#2025: The Year of the Wood Snake

[houseofbrat]

Can the Republican party survive Elon & his minions? That will be a question when the Virginia 2025 election & 2026 elections roll around.

“Every cent of hard-earned taxpayer money should be spent efficiently, judiciously, and accountably — without exception,” U.S. Sen. Katie Britt said on Saturday. “While the administration works to achieve this goal at NIH, a smart, targeted approach is needed in order to not hinder life-saving, groundbreaking research at high-achieving institutions like those in Alabama,” Britt told AL.com. On Friday night, the NIH announced it was cutting payments toward overhead costs for research institutions that receive its grants, a policy that could leave universities with major budget gaps, The Associated Press reported. Currently, some universities receive 50% or more of the amount of a grant to put toward support staff and other needs, but that would be capped at 15%, according to AP. The University of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of Alabama in Huntsville are examples of the state institutions that could be affected by the cuts. UAB alone has received more than a billion dollars in NIH funding in recent years, AL.com’s John Archibald reports. UAH also receives NIH funding, university spokesman Russell Nelson said Saturday but couldn’t say how much. Steve Ammons, president of the Birmingham Business Alliance, said he was unsure of the specifics of the cuts, “but certainly any reduction in funding would be a hit to UAB since they were in the top 30 for 2024 for NIH funding. Certainly something we need to watch and make sure we advocate for the state’s largest employer.” Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin also said he was trying to assess the impact. He said the cuts would first hurt UAB’s ability to save lives, now and in the future, and potentially stifle technological growth that not only makes us healthier, but sustains the economy. “People need to be reminded that UAB is not just the largest employer in the city, it’s the largest employer in the state,” he said. “So as it relates to our state’s GDP, as it relates to our economic growth, as it relates to our future around genomics, personalized medicine, and where health care is going, NIH research dollars play a massive, significant role. And without a doubt, without knowing numbers yet, I can tell you this early, just receiving the information, those in the UAB family have a right to be concerned.”

Alabama is one of the reddest of the red states.

What is going to happen to all those Republican representatives & senators when The CULT of Elon drives it into the ditch because Elon's minions illegally stopped their legal & congressionally-authorized grants?

[jasminetwil]

Happy Lunar New Year, fellow goblins!

Today (29th January) officially marks the first day in accordance with the lunar calendar. This year belongs to the Wood Snake! 🪵🌳🐍💖

Those born under this slithery zodiac sign are said to very enigmatic and intuitive. Private and reserved, Snakes tend to act according to their own judgements. They are also very determined to accomplish their goals and dislike failure.

Wood Snakes in particular are charming, intelligent and creative, with a refined taste. However they may also be overly secretive, cunning and sometimes ruthless.

My Wood Snake is inspired by the colours of the Rainbow Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus deglupta) and the bark pattern of the Chinese Elm (Ulmus parvifolia). It also has Ganoderma lingzhi fungi growing from its body. This particular fungus is known as the mushroom of immortality and is revered in traditional Chinese medicine.

Wishing all of us the very best year to come, and may the Wood Snake bring us lots of happiness and positive changes. 💖

[unu-nunu-art]

2025 - Year of the Wood Snake - 木蛇年

It's still Feburary so it still counts, right? ...right? Instead of just making a snake character as a theme, I designed a character that is supposed to represents the "vibe" the year 2025 gave to me. I really hope you like it

[eon-break]

Pinch the Snake by Moopleaf

HAPPY YEAR OF THE WOOD SNAKE!!!

[dralitsuart]

Happy new year of the snake! The wood serpent that brings spring blossoms~

[thepastisalreadywritten]

🧨🐍🧧

[gayelectro]

My wife and I put up our couplets on our doors! I'm so happy~!

They're so beautiful! I'm so thankful to the artists who made them for us. The pop of red throughout the house is already bringing me so much joy. 🧨🐍🍊🧧

[neuvoid-writes]

"A Moment of Serenity"

"Sweet Dreams." Naga!Liu Qingge cuddling a humanoid sword spirit Cheng Luan, his tail curling around the Sword spirit close, sitting in a body of water together under the luminous moonlight. Liu Qingge is holding Cheng Luan close to him - the latter having fallen asleep in his partner's arms, his expression, content as they enjoy a moment of serenity together.

Lunar New Year Exchanges: Wood Snake 2025 just revealed! :D

it was so fun drawing Liu Qingge and Cheng Luan for Sylune! I have so many ideas for the two hahaha!~

[filopay]

Happy Lunar New Year 2025 🪵🐍

[axelmedellin]

Daily drawing 1 jan 2025

Year of the Wood Snake!

[salon-maiden-anabel]

We need to pray for a Year of the Snake themed Lucy alt for new years event in pokemon masters harder then we've ever prayed before over this coming month

[houseofbrat]

People really don't understand the depravity of what is going on. They really don't.

Elon Musk’s "DOGE" team has gained access to the Treasury Payment System and is actively shutting down payments they claim are “illegal.” However, there is no indication they are following proper acquisition or financial procedures. There has been no coordination with awarding agencies, no legal determinations, and no adherence to FAR or appropriations law. The image shows a spreadsheet of the payments in question. If payments are being stopped without agency review, this could create contract disputes, funding violations, and serious legal issues.

Former social worker here- Lutheran Social Services?? In Chicago and the suburbs they run thousands of programs, from Adult Protective Services to homeless shelters to foster care to senior homes.  Along with Catholic Charities, they are the largest providers of social services in the state of Illinois. A lot of these programs, like Adult Protective Services are CONTRACTED THROUGH THE STATE specifically (for better or worse) to cut down on the amount of government employees- not unlike hiring Space X to build ships for NASA. ....do these idiots think it's like ....payments directly to the church for no reason? Holy shit. 

In Chicago they run hundreds of programs, from Adult Protective Services to homeless shelters to foster care to senior homes. 

Ah, well these are the exact groups that this corrupt administration wants to target for elimination.

No kidding. This is going to gut social services as badly or worse than the last time we had a Republican governor and he straight up refused to sign a budget for 4 years.  That's actually when I left the social work profession. This sucks. 

I can't stress this enough: Most Americans have NO IDEA how anything works. They THINK they know how things work. The notion that the government has been paying faith-based, charitable, and private organizations to do things typically associated with government social services since AT LEAST the George W Bush years is completely new information to them, and they don't believe it. That's how you get them confidently 'discovering' something like this and deciding it's just a boondoggle to get tax dollars elsewhere. You literally cannot tell these people actual facts, because they don't want to accept them, BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW OR CARE ABOUT HOW ANYTHING WORKS.

Perfect example of someone who does NOT know how government funding works is right here: Dr. Vinay Prasad.

I hope everyone is going to be okay with grandma and grandpa getting kicked out of nursing homes later this year because THE CULT OF ELON is totally okay with Elon and his minions cutting their funding!

Yes! They provide the only PACE Program in St Louis. My elderly mother begins the program tomorrow.

They'll literally be putting elderly people in danger. This is a nursing home care in home program.

There are no physical facilities for them to go to. This is truly frightening.

Check out the list tho.... Wisconsin, Florida, Carolinas, Central Ohio, Nebraska, South Dakota....

Yep. The subset of it all is to hurt the poor, old, immigrants and basically anyone who isn’t a top 10% white male. Sadly, we’re winding the clock back to 1933. Hopefully it doesn’t end the same way.

[samkuchingdraws]

Manifesting REPUTATION TV this Lunar New Year. Wishing everyone a Happy and Blessed Lunar New Year of the Wood Snake!! 新年快樂!!!

[bryan360]

‘The Old Switcheroo’ (Tumblr Exclusive)

So here’s my take for CNY artwork celebration and also my liking after watching DreamWork’s 2022 animated comedy film. I did check on Netflix few years back and it was pretty good that featured predator creatures as ‘The Bad Guys’ stealing and heists. Now I’m not interested of which the main characters are my favorite or least interested in; especially that guinea pig which turned to be the main antagonist later on. Nevertheless, I enjoy this movie with the animation technique that took inspiration from the Spider-Verse films.

Anyways, here’s my pencil sketch drawing with Mr. Snake and my rabbit ‘cousin’ character 🍫Choco; trading their different golden dolphin trophies while the other one made out of chocolate. I don’t know if Choco doing no good things again, but having a favor with a snake were red flags here. 🚩 The chief isn’t gonna like this, but hey! It’s still part of CNY celebration, right? 😅

(Also note to my secret friends: no ‘On This Day’ throwback for today. Especially to celebrate this year’s CNY celebration.)

Mr. Snake - ‘The Bad Guys’ (2022); DreamWorks Animation Studios, Universal Pictures

Choco (my rabbit ‘cousin’ character) created by me; BryanVelasquez87 (Bryan360)

Tagged: @murumokirby360 @shadowredfeline @alexander1301 @sammirthebear2k4 @lordromulus90

[micescrisis]

Happy New Year!

[felinewanderer]

2025 Animal of the Year:

The Snake, of course.

I am born in the year of the Snake. I am an Earth Snake and while the snake gets a bad reputation, it actually stands for so many positive things.

Luck, healing, eternal love, good fortune, protection from harm, personal growth, and the cyclical nature of life and death.

This is the Year of the Wood Snake.

2025 is a year of reflection, recalibration, and renewal, offering a mix of calm energy and intellectual challenges. The Snake’s intuitive wisdom, paired with the nurturing Wood element, creates a time to refine your long-term goals and strengthen personal and professional relationships.

Major Themes:

Transformation: A year for letting go of what no longer serves you and embracing meaningful change.

Strategic Growth: Success will favor those who plan meticulously and act wisely.

Deepening Connections: Introspection and emotional intelligence will help navigate relationships, promoting empathy and understanding.