monkberryfields

[monkberryfields]

Before the election results, Reasons to be Cheerful (founded by David Byrne) asked their readers to finish this sentence: "No matter who wins, ..........". Reason to be Cheerful's managing director and award-winning poet Rebecca Faulkner used the hopeful answers to assemble this poem.

Hopefully it sparks hope for those who need it right now. ♥︎

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I don't believe anything white tumblr queers say about the virtues of 'building community' when they've made it clear 'community' to them means 'me and my white friends.' what are you building? a polycule on a hobby farm?

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the mclennon daemon au that has been haunting me for like a month now is finally up! go give it a read <3

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not to quote rent at you like the millennial queer i am, but the opposite of war isn't peace, it's creation.

make art. make music. make literature. make poetry. make clothing. make a birdhouse. make a meal. make a little guy. make a journey. make friendships. make community. make connections. make someone smile. make someone laugh. make someone burn bright with the assurance that they are loved. make a home.

your job on this earth is to care for yourself and be a blessing to those around you. we create a better world right here, where we stand, starting with us.

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11/6/2024

The fag of the day is Paul McCartney

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love is in the pin back button

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Download all of the fanfiction you love if it's hosted in the U.S. Put it on a portable hard drive. We are all the archivists now.

Project 2025 will classify it all as pornography and it will disappear.

This isn't doomerism. They told us what they are going to do. Believe them.

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if you're feeling powerless right now—and god knows I am—here's a reminder you can donate to the National Network of Abortion Funds, the Trans Law Center, Gaza Soup Kitchen, the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, and hundreds of other charities that will work to mitigate the damage that has been and will continue to be inflicted

life continues. we still have the capacity to do good, important work. that matters

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if you're waking up like me thinking "where do we even go from here?"

you:

build community & involve yourself locally

learn self sustainability skills

choose kindness

protect others & yourself

join or build a mutual aid group and/or network

find time for small joys (the arts, cooking a meal you love, spending time with loved ones, etc.)

[monkberryfields]

Two things to prop up right now:

The ACLU - They’ll do their best to make sure this dumpster fire doesn’t turn into a wildfire.

The Trevor Project - They’ll be fielding a lot of calls, texts, and chats in the next few days and beyond.

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fuck this shit. moving into paul mccartney’s hole.

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So, he's gonna win. Nothing can stop that, it seems.

This means that we all, collectively, have a job to do. Namely, get in the fucking way.

They want to fuck with your queer friends? Get in the fucking way.

They want to deport the immigrants in your community? Get in the fucking way.

They want to stop someone from getting an abortion? Get in the fucking way.

The only way we survive this, and all that comes with it, is mass collective action. We fight together, for all of us.

Get in the fucking way.

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Honestly, I hate it here

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To all the trans people who see this tonight, no matter what happens, we will survive. Trans people will still be here 4 years from now and 10 years from now and 100 years from now and tomorrow. We have always existed and we always will. The world cannot unlearn about us; we are too public, too loud, too beloved, too present. Ill be here tomorrow. Please stay here with me.

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I think I might faint

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Paul McCartney filmed for 1964 documentary What's Happening! The Beatles in the U.S.A. [Within Filming The Beatles’ First US Visit: Albert Maysles (2009)]

PAUL: (RP ACCENT) I get the impression you’re filming! Is this true? I do believe you, actually.[?] This man carrying this lethal weapon on his shoulder... # Walking the dog... # Pretend you can’t see him! He’ll go away!