#THIS IS REALITY

[autuboho]

[underdressedgoth]

You know what,

To everyone who either skipped voting because of a stupid reason (like saying your vote didn't matter, or you didn't like Harris for some stupid reason), or people who voted third party, and ESPECIALLY men who voted Trump because they're misogynists with small egos who can handle the idea of a women being in charge

This is what you have allowed.

-Death to millions of lives in Ukraine citizens once Trump removes our troops aid from the country

- The possibility of Poland being invaded and taken over by Russia because Trump WILL let Putin take over

-Project 2025, this will pretty much strip everyone's rights who just so happens to not be a straight white rich man. This will remove our protection rights as LGBTQ+, POC, and women. Gay people will lose their rights, women will lose their rights, colored people will lose their rights. The only people who are safe in this are-as I said before- STRAIGHT WHITE RICH MEN! If you don't like reading, then watch "Handmaid's Tale", that's pretty much what it's going to be like.

-Increase inflation, fun fact! The reason why Trump's first two years were great was because of OBAMA! Because we were still under OBAMA'S plan! The reason why Biden's first two years were shit.was because of TRUMP! Learn basic economics.

-GLOBAL WARMING INCREASING! Trump got rid of a lot of our laws protecting our ecosystems the first time. He will get rid of the rest!

And that is only THE TIP of the iceberg!

But no, you all took the high ground. You guys DEFINITELY made the right choice.

I hope you all are fucking happy. You allowed this to happen.

And to all of those who voted Harris, I'm sorry, and I hope for the best for every single one of you.

[rmelster]

“The government loves and supports his disabled citizens”. Lies. They won’t give a crap if they are not “disabled enough”, and even then they will not do much. “The government loves and support his disabled citizens”. But they don’t pay for your glasses even if you have an insurance, they won’t pay for your socialising therapy even if you need it, they won’t give you a disabled degree for your autism because you are not bad enough, autistic enough, suffering enough. What they will give you is a bad scowl and tell you “you are trying to steal help from people who really need it”. As if they gave help to people who really need it.

[cranberrytea451]

Sans would hate chick-fil-a sauce

[gulagorkestar]

this is cringe or whatever because the internet enjoys rage vitriol and unhappiness but i really am just so proud of myself for getting here. like a couple of the literal worst years of my life and what looked like a failed dream after getting rejected from trinity for a degree i wasnt particularly interested in but thought id be good at and pursued because i was scared of being too dumb for what i actually wanted. this is legitimately a dream come true for me. like i cant tell you how many times i wished that i could study history but thought it would never happen because xyz. i saw a picture of myself from 2014 and i had a poster of the Eiffel Tower hanging on my bedroom wall. this is what was meant to happen. i can finally save uni dorm inspiration photos on Pinterest without a gut wrenching sick fear that it won’t happen. a friend ive known since i was freshly 14, upon telling her I’m going to Sorbonne, told me you deserve this. i do i think

[sanityshorror]

The US is on DEFCON 2 (though the gov publicly claims to be at DEFCON 3, is been leaked numerous times that the actual DEFCON is DEFCON 2)... Do you understands what that means? DEFCON 1 means nuclear missiles have been launched. DEFCON 2 means there is a very high risk of nuclear missiles being launched at any moment.

If you support anything other than IMMEDIATE and TOTAL global cease fires, you are supporting nuclear annihilation. If you do not believe we are in WW3 and believe talk of nuclear war is only something "crazy" preppers are speaking about... you are in deep denial. If you think you will not die due to a nuclear war, you're a freaking moron.

Supporting any war, any war, is supporting the end of humanity and permeant destruction of planet Earth.

If you care any HUMAN life, you best start vocally speak out against every single war.

May mercy be given to us all. You cannot win a nuclear war.

[travelingtwentysomething]

You're onto something... this is about to become a Brenaissance account.

[zeezeepearl]

ok im going to #seriouspost for a second here. I don't think Harry Potter is a manifesto. I think it was a flawed passion project that millennials latched onto because of the fantasy of sticking it to their mean teachers and arbitrarily categorizing themselves (hogwarts houses; it's the thinking millennial's astrology). I think the fact that the series got popular when and how it did was very much a product of its time.

I don't think Harry Potter is the biggest symbol of JKR's bigotry. I think the most flagrant sign of that was how she responded to critics. I watched her become radicalized in real time. I watched how she doubled down on her racism when she was called out for the ways she promoted her tragically mid fantastic beasts movies. I watched her chase marginalized teenagers with a double digit follower count off of twitter for daring to criticize her thought process, and no one with any kind of power standing against her because she was the one who was paying them. This isn't to say Harry Potter is without flaws. This is to say she really didn't give a shit about that. Getting rich and powerful is a hell of a drug, and she had enough sycophants that she had no reason to care about what her critics were saying.

She was convinced that she was a martyr; a voice for the unheard; a leader for the ages, so of course her detractors were the bad guys. And I think we should take this to heart. We should see this as an example of how easy it is to get radicalized; if you think of yourself as a paragon of virtue, you are going to think that whatever you see as good and right is an objective fact. Most people don't know this, but the majority of terfs start out as trans allies. You are not immune to propaganda! You are not immune to falling into dangerous ideologies!!!

This is why the most important thing you can do as an activist is to listen. Do NOT think you're above being wrong; do NOT develop a god complex; do NOT form an identity out of being right all the time. Involve yourselves in the groups you claim to speak for. Listen to trans women; share resources that help trans women; familiarize yourself with the diversity of experiences that trans people have and the struggles they face.

No, none of you are as bad as JKR because you don't have her money or her power. You will likely never have the capacity for harm she does. But check yourselves. Do not affirm yourselves into thinking you always have the moral high ground. Watch yourselves; humble yourselves; check yourselves for signs of cult behavior and internalized prejudice. You are always learning. You will always be learning. Do not allow yourselves to get a power trip from brushing off marginalized voices.

[churchofthemimic]

Meow Wolf's Omega Mart in Las Vegas, Nevada

the amount of attention this post has received is immense.

Hello from Church Of The Mimic. :)

[sata-cable]

[deadlypoetacademia]

[eridan-ampora]

baby animals move like theyre playing a new video game & havent figured out the controls yet

[rachel-sez]

Standing in a checkout line, when an older man asks me about my Goncharov t-shirt. I say "It's a movie, " when the person behind me chimes in, "Oh, yes, Scorsese."

The original gentleman goes on to tell me about the author Goncharov, his favorite of his novels, and a famous character from one of the novels. The three of us discuss whether the main character in the movie is intentionally named after the author, referencing that character, or whether it just sounded good to the film maker. We discuss how steeped the movie is in symbology.

Two of us are having a very different conversation than the third.

[nobita-here]