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the american voting system is NOT EQUIPPED to support a 3rd party without ranked choice voting. and until we get RCV, it's one or the other. and it WILL be one or the other.

a lot of 3rd party candidates sound great, but they do not have a realistic chance at winning. be realistic. you know who does have a chance at winning? the household names, trump or harris.

splitting the vote by going 3rd party is what made trump happen in 2016, it was hillary clinton's downfall. it was USED by state sponsored internet trolls to spread propaganda, destabilize and divide the left. it was endorsed by trump himself, he tried it in 2020 too, and he's doing it again now because he knows it might be the only chance he has at winning.

be VERY wary of anyone telling you vote 3rd party. it's trump or harris. it won't be stein, de la cruz, or sherman, or fucking anybody else ive never heard of, because nobody is talking about independent candidates, and EVERYONE is talking about trump and harris.

it will be trump or harris for president, and it will be trump if you vote 3rd party. and ill tell you as an anarchist, i would rather have kamala harris and all her flaws in office over the fascist donald trump who would see me and my queer siblings and my friends and family of color dead.

do not split the fucking vote.

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Selected Works from Alice Austen

Alice Austen is known for her photographs of everyday people in New York, which managed to capture New York's immigrant population throughout their days, Victorian women's social activities, and New York's own rapidly changing culture. Her work captured not the posed and proper, but the very real lives of people on New York's streets. We want to especially highlight her work showcasing queer people of the era. You can see some of those works, like "The Darned Club" as part of the Collection of Staten Island Historic Society.

Coming to her work as a lesbian absolutely affected how she approached her work, her subject, and the outcome of her photos. She and Gertrude Tate met and began their 53 year long relationship at the turn of the 20th century, though they were only able to live together for about 30 of those years and were sadly buried apart, despite their wishes. Fortunately, in the past decade or so, there has been some push to see the pair reunited, though no plans have been made.

You can find these works and more in our gallery!

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Ive said this before but swear the biggest skill to learn as an adult is how to resist high-pressure sales tactics. You do NOT have to answer questions with anything other than "Sorry I'm not interested." No matter how nice they are or no matter how many follow up questions they ask or even how agitated they get when you stand your ground. Just keep saying I'm not interested. Don't answer their questions. Don't give them an opening to try to push back on your reasons. Be a fucking brick wall of I'm not interested.

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THE WORLD STANDS WITH PALESTINE 🇵🇸

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Princess Zelda in a style inspired by Alphonse Mucha

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🌸 This piece is available as a print here! 🌸

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I’m sorry friends, but “just google it” is no longer viable advice. What are we even telling people to do anymore, go try to google useful info and the first three pages are just ads for products that might be the exact opposite of what the person is trying to find but The Algorithm thinks the words are related enough? And if it’s not ads it’s just sponsored websites filled with listicles, just pages and pages of “TOP FIFTEEN [thing you googled] IMAGINED AS DISNEY PRINCESSES” like… what are we even doing anymore, google? I can no longer use you as shorthand for people doing real and actual helpful research on their own.