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[kaytjohanna]

Edit to include this reblog from @lizluvscupcakes, because they do a beautiful job of clarifying the intent behind this post. I’m so sorry if I came across as insensitive or ignorant about the ramifications of the Trump win— I promise, I know what Trump winning means. I know. But if we lose hope and act under the assumption that there’s no reason to go on, we’ve lost.

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lizluvscupcakes:

“I see a bunch of people in the notes saying something to the effect of “it is NOT okay it will NEVER be okay again stop acting like it is because you don’t have real problems”, and listen. I am gently taking your hand in mine. This is very very important.

We do not mean that it is literally going to be okay.

We are going to lose a lot. Rights, freedoms, property, loved ones, just like we did the first time. And we are going to feel those effects long after he’s gone. We’re going to have people who we lose who we can’t get back after all is said and done. We’re going to have done some things we couldn’t have imagined ourselves doing just to survive that we can’t un-do.

And it’s going to hurt. I’m not going to lie. It’s going to REALLY fucking hurt.

But.

If we play our cards right. If we cause the right problems at the right time for the right people. Then maybe, just maybe, there’ll be something here for someone to rebuild. Maybe not you, maybe not even me, we both might well die. But we might leave behind people who lived and something for them to live for.

That is what “it’s going to be okay” means in this context.

It might not be okay for me, or even you. But someday, it will be okay, even if we don’t get to see it.”

[kaytjohanna]

Hello- uh- recently got back into Bugsnax, and read the Hivesnax au on ao3, promptly remembered I'd seen it before, and binged the entire tag here on Tumblr lol-

Idk if the server still exists but I had... Ideas based on me making a fan-island, fansnax, and an entire expedition crew in a hyperfixated haze- I'm better at writing instead of drawing at the moment so I will cut to the chase. My Grumpsona, originally based on the journalist but would be just another washed up author in this, Arnfell Autumnjam Frightscrow Inkpier, joins an initial expedition near the area of Snaktooth Island, ending up coming across the fan-island Pulltooth Isle. Becoming stranded there after something under the waves sinks their ship.

For the Hivesnax aspect, after all venturing into the caverns and caves of Pulltooth, one by one, pulled by the Hive, they're captured and put into the miniature remnants on the island for safekeeping. Each turning into Grumpsnax. Haven't fully decided who becomes what, but the highest any of them go is Frightscrow and one of the other Grumpuses (the only one I don't have a name for yet) becoming standard Hosts after the Queen comes in on Snaktooth and the connection to Pulltooth is restored.

Frightscrow retained a lot of her intelligence. She's likely one of the planners, (I can't remember the proper role name I'm sorry) going off of past strategies and current technology to offer ideas for game plans. ...and otherwise, she's a writer and storyteller at heart, so she's regaling the Bugsnax of Pulltooth with the stories of her people and friends, the Hive, anything she can think of.

Her form would be based a bit off of a sphinx, but has dragon elements and insect elements from it, because she'd take a lot of elements from the one of two Bosses of the Isle, the Rocksweet Monarch. A massive Rock Candy dragonfly/wasp Bugsnax who protects her nest and sends her Lil' Rocksweets, drones essentially to attack in dizzying swarms that reflect the lights and bones they've accumulated in there.

Frightscrow would have mainly Rock Candy parts, but with some Taffy, Dragon's Beard Candy, Ramune, Mocktail, Candy Stix, Rolled Ice Cream, and Chocolate Cake, all mixed in. Sweet like a cavity, but the rock candy is sharp enough to cut a Grumpus and hurt like hell.

Okay this is probably enough rambling, uh- there you go- dms are open.

Oooohooo you have peaked my interest :D

I shall message most verily-- few bits to clarify, but I'm so glad that I've given you inspiration!

~ Kay

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People all over the world are thinking of you!

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For those people who need to hear it, there is nothing wrong with going back into the closet for your own safety. You aren't less queer because you can't be queer publicly. You aren't less trans because you have to act like you're not trans.

If you need to start going by your old pronouns or quietly go back into the closet to be safe - you are allowed to do that. Please do that if it means you're alive.

Your safety is important.

You are important.

And if you know someone who has to do this, don't push them. Don't out them. Follow their lead. People's safety is more important that grandstanding.

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when people put "trigger warning" on their content without specifying what the trigger warning is for

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smth smth balls

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GOD BLESS PATTI LUPONE BECAUSE SHE SAID THAT WITH HER ENTIRE CHEST 😭🫡

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Someone in my fb chicken group has a little bearded bantam that likes to sit on shoulders so they did a pirate photoshoot and I am losing it

Just look at it!! THE LITTLE HAT!!!

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BE MAD BE SAD BUT DONT U DARE GIVE UP

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hello again (bill clinton limewire voice) my fellow americans

There are a few states that actually have Shield/Refuge laws designed to help trans people fleeing from trans-unsafe states, which also guarantee trans folks access to healthcare. These states are:

California

Colorado

Illinois

Oregon

Vermont

Washington

Minnesota

New Mexico

Maine

Massachusetts

Rhode Island

Connecticut

Washington D.C.

Additionally, some states have "trans sanctuary" executive orders signifying safety for trans folks seeking healthcare. These states are:

Maryland

New Jersey

New York

Living as a resident in these states means you are protected by state's rights and state government to continue or begin receiving trans healthcare. These laws have been codified in their states so everything has been a-ok'd by their state governments.

Stay alive. You got this. I love you.

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On twitter I’m seeing dozens of threads from Black activists warning people against burnout, giving all sorts of useful tips about preventing and managing it for the sake of a long-term, sustainable effort.

On tumblr I’m seeing a hell of a lot of young white kids yelling at anyone who actually follows those steps, and acting like burnout is a moral falling rather than a well-proven psychological phenomenon.

Be careful who you get your information from. Don’t let guilt lead you to make choices that will harm both you and the movement.

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The people who police your gender will police your gender even if you're cis.

Eat them.

[kaytjohanna]

In case anyone is having a bad night:

Here is the fudgiest brownie in a mug recipe I’ve found

Here are some fun sites

Here is a master post of Adventure Time episodes and comics

Here is a master post of movies including Disney and Studio Ghibli

Here is a master post of other master posts to TV shows and movies

*tucks you in with fuzzy blanket* *pats your head*

You’ll be okay, friend <3

[kaytjohanna]

does anyone wanna hold hands until we feel a little braver

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This video made me cry so I wanted to put it here

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advice from dad

So, my Dad is a 73-year-old Mexican man who has lived here since he was 16. He was in Watts during the riots in 1965; in 1992, when I was in LA, as soon as the Rodney King verdict was announced, he called me, told me what was coming, told me how to stay safe. He has survived horrible living conditions, being kidnapped, physical abuse, prejudice, discrimination. He learned English, got his green card, pays his taxes, works hard, and has three daughters. 

I thought he would be devastated today.

But he wasn’t.

He saw that I was sad and angry, and he asked me why, pretending he had no idea. I almost started crying. And then he said, “no se me chicopale.” 

It means, don’t lose heart. Don’t give in to despair.

I asked him why he wasn’t upset.

He said, basically, “The world has always been this way. There are always people who are afraid, who are racist, who are awful. This is not new. And it will never go away. He won. We can’t do anything about that. All we can do is what we can do. Fight for what matters to us. Take care of each other. And don’t lose heart. And here, I got these unsalted cashews for you and a bag of jamaica drink mix and can you show me how to use the new washing machine because it’s not working.”

And, for reasons I can’t articulate, I feel a little better.