#put up a tr*mp flag

[nelson-riddle-me-this]

My dad put up a pride flag outside the house and it makes me so happy!

[probably-enjolras]

parking on my college campus is great because all the cars have something that is just slightly unhinged. here is a list of things i’ve seen YESTERDAY alone:

my own car that has a fall out boy bumper sticker encouraging people to keep honking at me and i’ll ignore them in favor of listening to TTTYG

a car that has the license plate “oh worms”

a regular car with military decoration saying the driver was in the marines and had family in the military and it’s all clean and organized except for a corner that just has an alien smoking a cigarette and saying “existence is pain”

a car with the license plate “mstr yda” (Master Yoda) and definitely lived up to it because instead of those antlers you can put on your car for christmas to be a reindeer, this car had Yoda’s ears on it

a car with a sticker that told people to be nice to them because their tummy was upset (AND i know exactly where this sticker came from bc it’s a local trans owned art business that does mostly DND, queer, and funny/relatable stickers, bookmarks, notebooks etc)

the staff parking has roughly 4x the amount of yellow cars than the student parking, even though it’s only two lanes compared to multiple lots for students

a staff car that was almost certainly an english professor with a sticker that said “let me tell you why i hate lord byron”

no one (including staff) following the rules on which corner to put your parking pass sticker on (guys we get free parking all over campus and they will give you more stickers any time you lose yours just PUT IT IN THE RIGHT PLACE)

a line up of three cars next to each other with one being a truck with an american flag with the blue line for the “blue lives matter” thing (gross), a confederate flag (gross also but we’re in rural virginia so not unusual), and surprisingly no tr*mp stickers but pretty much every republican in the state and local areas, next to a small red buggy that was mostly covered in doctor who, star wars, and marvel stickers and a small pride flag in the window, next to a jeep that had the sticker “silly boys jeeps are for girls” and a license plate that said “chicks rule” (in a way that fit the license plate amount of space)

and, my personal favorite because we have the same schedule and i see him at my local bagel place a lot, a guy with an ATV that has a lot of stickers about all the forests, monuments, and national parks he’s been too, but double the amount of stickers telling everyone that he loves bigfoot, bigfoot is real, bigfoot is his sugar daddy, and a line up of different cryptids in the corner that you’d see those little family stickers that show the mom, dad, kids, and pets as stick figures

i don’t like taking pictures of cars, i feel like it’s quite violating and because i’m at a local college if i took a picture, it wouldn’t be hard to actually doxx these people, so you’ll just have to take my word for it but i don’t think i’m creative enough to actually make this shit up lmao

[incognito-princess]

You guys!!! I was kind of broken hearted because it looked like my across the street neighbors of like 17 years put up a tR^mp flag. I thought I knew these people! I've always like them. Then today it was breezy for the first time since I noticed it and it a HARRIS*WALZ flag!!! I knew they were good people!!!!

[shinybluething]

One of my neighbors owns an empty lot across the street from his house. Currently it's so full of Xmas decorations that it looks like a prison camp for plastic santas, angels and reindeer.

Yes, this is the same guy who put up a 30 foot flagpole for his Tr*mp flags.

[missriyochuchi]

I guess it was inevitable that the neighbor who sassed back with a written refusal to our need for accommodation and regularly squeezes 2 gigantic trucks on our small block would put up an even bigger th*n blue line flag 🙄 I just hate that seeing it made my stomach drop, made me more anxious and fearful in our own home ☹️ Mom says she doesn’t care, but I know that flag more likely than not signals Tr*mp supporters - dyed in the wool ones, at this point - who aren’t exactly known for their compassion, which is something disabled people unfortunately rely on from others just to exist in the world. As if I didn’t already feel physically and ideologically alone and isolated, that fucking flag feels like the final nail in the coffin.

We really need to move before the end of the year.

[darkarfs]

Meet madmen in your area!! Bing is absolutely killing me, I can't stand it. But Chrome just...refuses to work, after every troubleshooting idea. I feel like I'm at some imaginary finish line and someone keeps putting little hurdles in the way.

I saw a bumper sticker today that said "Be very quiet: I'm hunting libtards" which, again, underlines that they just want to exterminate all of us softies and snowflakes who disagree with them. Another guy across the river from me took down his Let's Go Brandon flag after...7 months? But now there's just a "Tr*mp 2024" flag in its place. I looked from probably 500 yards away and yelled "YOU BOUGHT MORE THAN ONE OF THESE?? THIS IS THE REASON YOU OWN A FLAGPOLE???" I have to say, one thing about being offline for 3 and a half weeks is that I didn't read word one about him or Apartheid Bobblehead Manchild. I didn't miss not knowing about them or their goings on.

Wrestlemania overdelivered! I'm very happy I watched.

There are no good Farscape t-shirts. They don't exist.

Also: understand that even if Tr*mp's anus fucking prolapsed while he was on the toilet, his wackjob supporters would A) call it a conspiracy and B) martyr him, because they can't think for themselves and white supremacy is all they know to uphold.

I'm happy for every anti-fascist kid, because it means the kids are alright. But truth of truths? We need more adults that are willing to unlearn what they grew up with, FFS.

[ribcagefighter]

my neighbor put up a tr*mp sign with a bunch of flags around it :( now he is forever known to me as a piece of shit. well that’s what you get for living in a neighborhood full of old people.

[criticalsucc]

it's so funny tho, the neighbors (husband and wife couple, late 30s) i was dog sitting for last week moved in back in 2020. and as we got to know them we realized how extremely liberal they were (a rare thing in the state that voted 70% for tr*mp in 2016). and they even put out a pride flag with the trans stripes on it (which is why they are the only "acquaintances" i've come out to). but the wife is of one of my few "types" (short, short hair, and feisty attitude) and i did have a mild crush on her. and my bestie was like "she's married!" and was like "so...a girl can dream."

and then one night they invite us up to eat dinner with them, with their house guest (one of those handyman type lesbians), and decide to break the news to us that the wife is bi, they are poly, and this is her new girlfriend! 😅 just a funny coincidence

also one time i went up there to let their dog out and they had bundles of purple and black shibari rope sitting out on the coffee table 😂 i was like damn i love these people

[gifsbysimplysonia]

I also wanna stress that once that crew realized that the fandom was NOT going to fall for their "he's suicidal, his assets are frozen, WE need to save him because everyone in his life is refusing" storyline?

They backtracked FAST and HARD. To the point they even claimed THEY were the only ones who had ever donated to the fake campaigns, they named and vilified who THEY CLAIM was the perpetrator of that specific set of lies, and attempted to defend themselves by saying "We were only asking for people to donate or DM us for PayPal info to donate FOR ONE WEEK cuz what were we supposed to do, we wanted to help him." They flat out admitted to all critical thinking skills flying away because they were panicked about Chris being so depressed he was going to do something to himself. So of course them running to public forums to tell everyone about this AND ATTEMPT TO PUT THE RESPONSIBILITY - financially - on fans and make us feel guilty if we didn't help!!! Horrific behavior. Even if you don't wanna believe they were part of the scam, they emotionally terrorized the fandom that week and were never held accountable for at least that. But also? It was NOT just ONE WEEK.

That's why my pinned post is so important: it shows that they were asking for money since MAY 2023 and not just "that week" where they came out with the "he needs $23K to buy himself out of a contract" storyline. They started blogging, reblogging and tagging celebrity accounts FOR FAKE GOFUND MEs that were later traced back to the alleged perpetrator of the "Chris Evans needs $23K" scam, and it was said that they had to set up the campaigns that way (and have people DM them for info) so the fundraisers wouldn't get taken down.

And once the backlash started? They also ALL CLAIMED they were fooled and lied to. Which is REALLY something considering how many times the ringleader has cited "sources." So when she heard this - what she LATER ADMITTED WAS - ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS sounding situation? She didn't IMMEDIATELY go to "her sources" all in Massachusetts or on the outskirts of his circle to ask, "Yo, can you verify?" Her and her minions just blindly believed and started soliciting the ENTIRE FANDOM for money?!? Doesn't pass the smell test.

Later she tried to say that the alleged perpetrator would call her - and she posted screenshots showing they would be on the phone anywhere from 5 to 7 hours at a time - so there was no record of what she was being told (even though they then posted screenshots of the alleged perpetrator saying it to everyone at once in their private Discord??) and that the alleged perpetrator FORBADE the ringleader (an alleged grown a$$ woman) from saying anything revealed on the phone calls to the rest of the group. How did THAT RED FLAG not immediately make the ringleader hop into action?

Because she was being told what she wanted to hear. They all were. They put themselves in an echo chamber so they could all feed each others' delusions. The Tr*mp follower comparisons are unfortunately not inaccurate.

The cherry on the 💩 sundae, though, was when someone found the ringleader's personal Instagram and evidence that she still follows and communicates with the alleged perpetrator/scammer/person who defrauded her and her friends out of money (I don't believe this, they are all still friends imo, and they are still grifting).

It's honestly been wild and deserves it's own basic cable documentary. I'm so baffled as to how they still have defenders and followers. And now they are dragging Susan Downey into the circus, liiiiiiiiiike

Jfc so the “family in need” that the gofundme references was Chris evans??? Lmao that’s literally insane. Holy shit. So some people donated under the guise of trying to help a single mom and her family and others donated under the guise of getting CE out of a “PR contract”? Thanks for your time responding to this btw. I’ve always been confused about this whole thing.

Correct. It was a shady deal all the way around and tbh blew over way too quickly 🧜🏻‍♀️

[jwooyoung]

my neighborhood (and state in general) are mainly gross tr*mp supporters but it's nice seeing the one (1) rainbow flag up across the street 🥺

[stargirlfics]

So can we throwing Gina Carano away?! Ain’t got time for Karen FB mom’s who are transphobic, dozing, corona denying, all lives matter, calling heart attacks a pandemic (yes I couldn’t believe my eyes either), gun praising lunatics. Truly can we replace her in Mandalorian at this point? Pedro deserves better than this bullshit 😐 I’m sorry y’all but if a celebrity’s fan base posts a bunch of American flags, bye sissssss🤮

Oh yeah she can be taken to the trash immediately with her pro tr*mp, all lives matter, “let’s open the country back up”, “I mock people for putting their pronouns in their bio” ass self smh ew

Watch legit nothing happen to her but of course John Boyega has to go through the fucking ringer with Disney and Star Wars fans for no reason 🙃

[kazulmehto]

The “My neighbor just put up a Tr*mp flag” starter set

[rhcenyra]

I was thinking about ordering this sign and putting it up...my mom wasn’t super pumped to put up signs bc she was like it’s just gonna cause conflict with the neighbors and while now we know we CLEARLY don’t agree with their views they do do stuff for us a lot like free home repairs and stuff and my mom doesn’t wanna lose that lol bc she wouldn’t be able to afford that stuff otherwise but I’m like. At this point we GOTTA. we live in a pretty diverse community for the suburbs and it’s gotta be hard for people to drive around their own neighborhood and see nothing but tr*mp flags and feel like they’re not even welcome here

[transrevolutions]

nothing quite like listening to you ‘masks cause covid’ mom and ‘your brother can have a tr*mp flag but you can’t have a biden flag’ dad yak at thanksgiving

Screw them. I don’t know if you’d feel comfortable doing this, but make your own fucking flag. Throw it in their faces. Remember, there are hotlines you can call. Don’t put up with that shit. Stay safe. We’re all here for you, and I’m sorry they’re like this.

[obxfics]

Outer Banks Characters as People found on Tinder in Central Florida

John B: those dudes who are super hot and you know are out of ur league but u still swipe right on them and ur super surprised when theyre actually nice and dont immediately hit u up for ur snap... alternatively any skater boy who doesnt look like a douche (theyre hard to find but theyre out there)

JJ: fish pic (listen we all know it’s true...) alternatively hot surfer dudes using passport from Australia or New Zealand who are always smiling with their friends (do not have those weird pics where they just like... stare at the camera as if it makes them look sexier)

Pope: usually has some quote in their bio or mentions liking anime somewhere (sorry but its true) alternatively any guy who puts a STEM major in their bio we love to see it (and yes specifically any dude who hits me up for animal crossing dates or talks to me about tony stark)

Kie: my fav types of bi/lesbians who use like rainbow or lil leaf emojis just those soft vegetarian or vegan wlw (theyre so cute and sweet okay) alternatively skater lesbians who listen to alternative or pop punk (its me okay but i also am in love with them)

Sarah Cameron:  lowkey like lowkey any girl that says “married to the love of my life but looking for a girl to spice things up 😝” (im sorry but she gives off those vibes) alternatively those sorority girls who actually look super sweet (again theyre usually from Rollins) and hype up ur profile pics and like ur insta posts

Topper: literally any dude from Rollins (especially if they have a pic of them in their nice ass boat which they almost always do) alternatively “6′ because apparently that matters”

Rafe: okay now HE has the fish pics but also the hunting pics and pics of them on their 4-wheelers (is that what they’re called?) and have m*ga hats or tr*mp 2020 flags flying in the back of their raised pick-up trucks used to have “swipe in the direction of ur political views” in their bios (usually from fucking polk county 🤢)

[darkarfs]

I hadn't been camping since...7th of 8th grade, and it was cabin camping, so indoors, with beds and such. And truth of truths, I really just wanted to hang out with Zack (maybe my best friend of over 20 years) again. The week before he left for that place in Ligonier was the last I saw of him until Saturday. But he had evidently shared this experience with other people, and wanted to share it with me. Who'm I to deny him if it means we hang out? 

He picked me up, told me just to bring my thermal socks, my pillows, and a good pair of boots. And I knew to bring my medications. He had to tell me how to wear the hiking backpack, because I never had, obviously. I got, in his words, the "fluffy" one. It contained all the blankets and sleeping bags. His had the pads and the firetstarting equipment and essentially anything with any heft or solidness to it. I reminded him that I was, for lack of a better term, a "greenhorn" or a "city mouse" and that I might be stupid in the ways of this thing he's done, I learned, at least once a month since winter of last year. This was understood, and thus we are off!

It's strange. The 90-minute drive kinda takes you through a microcosm of the literal political landscape in Pennsylvania. The little town of Ligonier is like this quaint little pocket of cosmopolitan art and acceptance and progress and cleanliness and culture, with cool and cute little stores and ice cream parlors and libraries and everything. All that surrounds it, towns like Seward and Derry and Bolivar, are DEEP TR*MP COUNTRY. Like, businesses that have Winnebago-sized TR*MP flags hanging off the side of the building, signs in people's yards that say "sick of the two-party system? We're taking it back! BE READY" and shit like that. Scary shit. And Zack's apparently been on that drag so many times he was able to point to the one house, seconds in advance, with any kind of pro-choice/pro-science sign in their yard. And the house was heavily barricaded, by like, 12-foot-tall wooden fencing. 

A Sheetz stop for food and drink (campsite has no potable water; toilets are pit toilets). If we missed that one, no worries. Between where I live and the campsite itself, at least on our route, there are 5 Sheetzes. We bought hot dogs and buns and tea and water to make tea with.

I didn't know what kind of camping we were doing until we started talking, and he said it was "shelter" camping, which means, I guess, that you have this elevated half-a-hut with a wood floor, open on one end, with a stone fireplace that faces into the enclosure. Zack brought firewood that he cut himself, but to carry it from where we parked to the shelter, we had to put it all in a little plastic sled and tow it to the campsite with a rope. We took turns, because the site was about a 3rd of a mile from where we parked and I wasn't making him lug the damn shit by himself. 

We take the backpacks off and unpack, we roll out the sleeping bags, we get settled in. Sun hasn't gone down yet. We hike around a little bit, Zack does what he does; show me what kind of trees and mushrooms are native to the area. Stuff fascinates the man. I'm interested, but you know, just like to hear him actually talk again. I did learn, as we used his terrfyingly sharp knife to cut twigs for roasting hot dogs, that the inside of the branches of black birch trees, the kind we used, smell very strongly of wintergreen. THAT fascinated me.

We just sit and shoot the shit for a really long time as we take turns poking the fire around. About an hour in, he passes me a vape pen. Apparently, ya man has taken to potent-as-hell cannabis vapors, but only when he camps. I shrug and take a drag. Before I know it, 4 hours have passed and we've taken about 8 each. We've eaten the whole pack of hot dogs and I have incredibly vivid memories of every single thing we talked about. Not hard toward the end of our night, because Zack only replies with "oh ya" and "that's great" when he's high.

Honestly, everything was great until it was time to go to sleep. I've never not slept without being able to spread out or at least turn over on my side, and I want to emphasize that at no point was I uncomfortable because I was cold, even after there was no more firewood. The blankets, the bag and my clothes were more than enough to keep me warm. It was kinda nice to just reach over for my water bottle in the middle of the night and have it still be as cold as when I bought it. I just couldn't get comfortable on the pad he provided. It was like one of those pool rafts. You CAN'T turn over on your side on those, and if you sleep on your back, your elbows just fall off and hit the floor below. And when I would finally find a means of getting comfortable...Zack can only sleep on his back. And he snores like someone sticking a chainsaw into thick mud. I am not exaggerating when I say it sounds like someone moving wooden chairs across tile floors without attempting to lift them. 

Once the sun came up, I just sat up and watched him sleep, listened to the rain and the wind. There was a lot of that, and I would have been awake anyway, enjoying that. 

We hiked back after he pointed out some more plants and mushrooms, and then we drove back into town to this quaint little donut shop, where I got two donuts: an orange creamsicle one that was VERY good, and one decorated with Fruity Pebbles that was a little much, honestly. The lady behind the counter, a woman I'll say in her late 60s, was taken with my "I'm Here To Do COWBOY SHIT" mask, saying "heh, I'd wear that." She asked me if they make one for cowgirls, and I didn't have the heart to tell her I bought it because of a wrestler, and said, "I don't know! I bet they do."

Provided I could find a better means of sleeping , I would 100% do it again. It was Zack in his element, and I just like talking to him. At no point was I bored or angry or restless or annoyed or anything. It was just staring at a fire, saying whatever came into our prematurely aged brains. And it was nice in and of itself. It was nice to not hear a single car. Rain, wind, crackling fire, for hours. It's evidently Zack's happy place, and I get that.

But yeah! Camping, man. I dug it, but not as much as I did just seeing friends again. Camping was just what came with.