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dysphoria is a very common hallmark of transness, sure, but gender euphoria is an almost completely universal and therefore much more reliable signifier and frankly i think we should say ‘if the idea of being a different gender than the one you were born assigned as makes you feel happy/better about yourself you’re trans’ instead of telling people ‘the way you know you’re trans is if your body feels like a prison and your genitals make you hate yourself’

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straight guy geologist describing a vertically oriented igneous intrusion to his buddy: it’s a . well. i’m not sure i can reclaim this one just get over here

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bdsm enjoyers r onto something. i think we should incorporate aftercare into just hanging out. i need a buddy to hold me and say “that was really fun and you seemed normal”

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uptown worm.... into the oval office she will squirm... all her policies are fair but firm... i'd elect her to a second term

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So one of my neighbors has a lawn Roomba or whatever they're called, and this thing trundles around looking like a background robot in the background of the original trilogy, and ABSOLUTELY BAFFLING THE DOGS.

They have concluded, I think, that it's some kind of prey animal because right after this video ended they decided to crouch down and stalk it, which means I'm 90% sure I'm going to have to stop Arwen from eating it at some point.

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ikea released introductions on how to build different furniture forts

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AtLA Book Three + The Onion Headlines (Book Two)

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When Zuko apologized to uncle Iroh in the tent cause he was so ashamed of his actions and what he’d done to the only person who unconditionally believed in his ability to do good >>>>>

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There’s a reason lots of good parents say to babies stuff like

“You’re excited to go to the park!”

“Oh, it makes you mad that we can’t go outside.”

And then when the babies get a little bit older the parents can say

“You seem upset. Are you sad?”

“Are you excited that gramma is coming over today?”

Which lets the kid (who is learning to utilize speech) respond with yes or no, which may prompt more questions, like

“So you aren’t sad, are you angry?”

“Yes, does it make you happy when gramma is here?”

And then, finally, when the child is learning to use language in a more complex way, the parents can say,

“How does it make you feel?”

“Why are you feeling like that?”

And it’s all about teaching emotional awareness. I really reccomend using the process on yourself. Learn to ask, “am I happy?” “Am I sad?” “Am I anxious?”

Then practice identifying, out loud or on paper if you can, “I’m happy.” “I’m upset.” “I’m sad.” “I’m anxious.”

Final step: “Why am I feeling anxious? I’m still thinking about that awkward conversation earlier.” “Why am I happy? It’s such a beautiful day outside.” “Why am I sad? None of my friends are responding to my messages.”

It really helps you notice patterns (“I’m more likely to be happy when I’m around this person.” “When I haven’t eaten, I often feel angry.” “If I don’t plan ahead, I get anxious.”) which is the first step in avoiding things and people that are bad for you and encouraging things and people that are good.

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20 sided quartz die, Roman 1st-3rd centuries AD [648x633]

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listen I ended up regretting saying anything about this on my old blog because people will interpret literally any and every statement maliciously on this hellsite but I want to start like. a helpline for people who are like “hey I pretty much only read YA but I’m like 22 now and don’t relate to teenagers as much, it’s such a shame that there are no fun books written for adults :(” because boy HOWDY are there some fun books for adults 

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girls don’t like boys girls like the starship enterprise

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With supply chains gone haywire and limited help forthcoming from the government, ordinary citizens have started volunteer networks around the country, forming what one enlistee referred to as “a last-minute bucket brigade.” Get Us PPE, one of the largest groups, estimates that it facilitated the delivery of some one and a half million masks in April alone. Smaller groups—amorphous, and nimble on their feet—have been built from webs of real-life connections made manifest in Slack channels, WhatsApp groups, and endless 2 a.m. Zoom calls. Often, there’s no formal hierarchy, just a rotating crew of bleary-eyed volunteers: teachers, coders, lawyers, artists, historians, and the recently unemployed. “There are dozens of these groups working across the country,” Megan Ranney, an E.R. doctor and a founder of Get Us PPE, told me recently. “We need every one we can get.”

As Aminlari recovered from the virus over the course of a month, a friend of hers put her in touch with one such volunteer effort, known as Last Mile PPE. Founded in New York, Last Mile groups have sprung up around the country, including in Los Angeles, where Aminlari first made contact. She began coördinating her mask-sourcing efforts with the L.A. branch and soon founded her own, in San Diego. She sees it as a temporary but necessary solution to the problem of P.P.E. shortages. She doesn’t like to speculate on why the gear isn’t getting to doctors on the front lines. “I just know what the end result is,” she said. “We don’t have it.”

I’ve been quiet about this but my partner @triciawang​ has been working with a group of volunteers to build an ad-hoc organization to confidentially and securely get PPE into the hands of frontline healthcare workers who are most at risk.

Usually this means workers in units doing intubations, workers in nursing homes, nonclinical workers, and workers in low income communities. 

Many of these workers have had to request PPE anonymously because hospital systems have threatened to fire doctors and nurses who speak out about the lack of PPE. From what I can understand of the issue, hospitals’ potential concerns include possible accusations of breach of patient confidentiality, lawsuits over negligence, or dips in their stock price. The result for many workers, though, is that they show up to their jobs with a greater risk to their personal safety than what is necessary. Many have fallen ill. Some have died.

Our tiny apartment in Bed Stuy (and many like them around the country) has been turned into a 24/7 operation for sourcing masks and face shields, processing requests from healthcare workers, and coordinating deliveries. Our hallway is a warehouse. Every surface of our living room is covered in order forms and post-it notes. We’ve set up a white noise machine to help with concurrent Zoom calls. In my very minor support role, I’ve taken over all of the cooking and dog walking duties. I’ve also ordered a ton of whiteboard paint.

What started as a temporary, two-week project to help hold things over until the federal government got their act together (Narrator: “They haven’t, possibly on purpose”) has turned into a longer term effort with tremendous need but no clear end.

More on the project here. If you’re in a position to donate money go here.

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In case you missed it, I have a brand new poetry collection releasing from Random House June 2nd!!

This link has more info and US purchase links!

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/622996/when-the-stars-wrote-back-by-trista-mateer/

You can preorder/order through any major book retailer or from your local indie!! If you’re an international reader, you can place an order wherever you would normally order books! Happy to troubleshoot if you run into an issue.

Thank you for reading, always!!!

⭐️💜💌✨

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real tired of hearing the vegan vs. omnivore arguments when the real superior diet in terms of both cruelty and ecosystem is locally sourced

beef and pork from a farm 10 minutes away from you is more ethical and less detrimental to the environment than quinoa grown in ecuador. the future is food forests. the green revolution is food forests. if we manage to survive this apocalyptic hellscape all of your food, plant and animal, is going to come from within half an hour of where you live. plant a vegetable garden in the meantime

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I’m making a uquiz later today be prepared you have been warned

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