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[secifosseluce]

“I took comfort in the illusion that I could go back [to my hometown]. But I’d been around long enough to know history is sealed and unchangeable. You can move on, with a heart stronger in the places it’s been broken, create new love. You can hammer pain and trauma into a righteous sword and use it in defense of life, love, human grace and God’s blessing. But nobody gets a do-over. Nobody gets to go back and there’s only one road out. Ahead, into the dark.”

— Bruce Springsteen, Born to Run (via readingcities)

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[catasters]

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[goldcrescent]

I’d best be seeing that anti JKR energy for this twilight show too bc Smeyer continuing to profit off the Quileute tribe is not cute

[guccimedusa]

I keep seeing people on Twitter being all "I'm sure they'll be more respectful and mindful of the Quileute tribe this time around."

Except, they won't be. Even if they get actual Native American actors to play these characters, even if they bring on a Native American to serve as a cultural advisor, it wont matter. Why? Because Smeyer appropriated a real Native American tribe and twisted their culture and history in her fantasy books for her own profit.

This fictional Quileute Tribe is and always will be disrespectful to the real life Quileute tribe.

[hiraeth-starguy]

The Quileute Tribe is still taking donations to move out of the immediate tsunami zone as of April 2023. Instead of directing attention to this TV series if/when comes out (and even if it doesn't honestly), please consider supporting the tribe financially here if you can afford it.

Quileute Move to Higher Ground |

mthg.org

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[thebisexualmandalorian]

Moving to Safety

I hate to have to ask for this, but I need help. As some of you know, my family has been unsupportive at best regarding my transition, and

paypal.com

My name is Jesse, I'm a disabled trans man, and I really need help to move away from my unsupportive family and a state that's becoming increasingly hostile. I have a place to go, I just need to get there by the end of the year.

If you can help, I would appreciate it more than I can say.

[gallusrostromegalus]

Hey guys.

This is my very good friend Jesse of many years, who is in a nasty position, and who we are hoping can move in with me as soon as possible. We've worked out a timeline and cost breakdown but due to his poor health and other complications, he frankly needs all the funding he can get.

We've worked out a timeline, budget and execution plan, all we need is the funds, and donating really will help save his life in a very material way.

Thank you all who can donate, or who can help boost this.

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[brigwife]

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I just rescued a lizard from my sister’s cat… I felt so sorry for it, it was so scared… I think it’s going to be ok though. It didn’t seem injured.

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[leatherandmossprints]

‘The Quiet Pet’ (detail) by John William Godward, c. 1906.

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[caesarsaladinn]

albatrosses will wipe the floor with any species of bird you choose to compare them to. they’re the Most, or at least Extremely, by almost every metric

[caesarsaladinn]

wingspan. lifespan. intricacy of mating dances. devotion to monogamy. investment in offspring. ability to circumnavigate the globe. literary symbolism that is flexible but not to the point of meaninglessness. eyeliner quality. I could go on

[aplpaca]

muppetness of said offspring

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[hobbies306540111]

women should lift weights because it prevents osteoporosis in old age and makes you a more capable person in everyday life please shut up about butts and waists and hourglasses i'm going to fucking kill

[endangeredlove]

;___;♡♡♡♡

[mothric]

genuine question from someone who would rather chew their arm off than go to a public gym, and also doesnt have a lot of money: how do you safely get into strength training? are there youtube channels, apps (android), etc anyone recommends that makes it approachable and don't lean into diet culture / body shaming?

also the biggest thing that keeps me from working out is that I already have joint and spinal issues and moving the wrong way can fuck up a knee or a shoulder or my spine for days. I really don't want to injure myself, and have unwittingly done so before. resources that are extremely clear on exactly how to move and offer gentler / alternative ways to move for people with limited range are vital.

[feenyxblue]

Okay, so this may not technically be strength training, but muscles are dumber than bricks and cannot tell the difference between your own bodyweight and actual weights.

So, may I recommend:

Hybrid Calisthenics

Hey everyone! My name is Hampton and my brand is Hybrid Calisthenics. You can find me by that name pretty much everywhere on social media.

YouTube

He runs a YouTube channel where he goes over how to work your way up to more complex exercises (for instance, his pull-ups videos start with using a door jamb and moving your weight back and forth) so it's good for easing yourself into things.

[bundibird]

You also don't have to fork out for expensive weights and such if you don't want to/can't. Substitute with stuff you either already have at home or can get from the supermarket and build up the weight you can exercise with. 500 gram cans of butter beans then 750 gram bottles of pasta sauce. 1 litre drink bottle then your 1.5 litre milk bottle. 3 litre bulk-buy bottle of laundry detergent. Etc. One of my dogs weighs 13 kilos and I pick her up on the regular (to her delight). One weighs 16 kg and I pick him up too (to his consternation and mild disapproval). You don't have to fit out some fancy home gym before you can start strength training.

[theygender]

I second Hybrid Calisthenics, that's the program I use. It's run by one guy who's taken it upon himself to make exercising more accessible and it's completely free! Each exercise has different variations based on your ability and each variation is further divided into different levels of difficulty so you can work up to where you want to be. If you can't do a single push up for example then this program will help you work up to the point where you can, and if you're a master of push ups then there are more advanced body weight exercises you can tackle so you can keep moving forward in your training without stagnating. The routine offers a full body workout with absolutely no equipment required for the beginning levels. The only reason you would need to buy anything is if you want to work up to a full pull up, at which point you would need actual pull up rings

Here's his actual website which I feel is easier to navigate than the YouTube channel on its own and organizes things in a way that's easy to understand. He explains everything you need to know about the routine and each individual exercise has both a text description and a video tutorial

Hybrid Calisthenics

Hybrid Calisthenics

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[draculagerard]

Once again telling fic authors that the writers villianizing a character of color or writing them as a racist stereotype is not an excuse to write them as such in their fics lol

[draculagerard]

#IF 👏 CANON 👏 IS 👏 RACIST 👏 YOU 👏 SHOULD 👏 NOT 👏 ADHERE 👏 TO 👏 IT 👏 !!!!#god. I guarantee you the gay fanfiction you're writing doesn't adhere to canon anyway. that's such a stupid fucking excuse it's sooo dumb#you're literally just racist and lazy and you can't be fucked to unpack it#sorry for jumping into the tags Sam this just makes me mad also @pisshandkerchief

No go off!! Literally why are you unbothered when correcting the homophobic writing and then refuse to give racism the same treatment

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[soup-enthusiast]