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has this been done before

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Way back in 2009, when I was a teenager, we had to read a news article in school comparing Pride to Nazi parades and talking about how all queer people were out to corrupt children and how they had to be stopped for safetys sake.

And the same exact arguments are being made against trans people now except its WORSE because some of the people making these arguments are acting like theyve forgotten that the exact same arguments were levied against them a decade ago.

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like people forget that weird girls grow into weird adult women. it doesn't just go away. and no you don't perish when you turn 25 or automatically turn into a nonweird wife and mother like some kind of Pokémon end evolution, you end up like me.

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people on this website be like “it’s actually school’s fault that i don’t know how to read because i wanted to write my essay on the divergent trilogy and that BITCH mrs. clarkson made us study 1984 instead. anyway here’s a 10 tweet thread of easily disproven misinformation about a 3 year old news story and btw, who is toni morrison?”

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August 2001. 'Rebel streak: lucky dazzle for girls with attitude'

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Challenging the mainstream world views every day

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@waytooinvested brought a long hollow piece of piping so that she won't have to put her face close to the fire to blow on it and I cannot express how much it delights me to see her every so often picking up her long pipe, like a world-weary wizard, and blowing fire up into the sky.

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^^^^character dynamic i need to do more with .EVERYONE SEES YOUR WORTH EXCEPT FOR YOU💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

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“Now, at roughly midday today, we’ll be passing close by the island of Anthemusa, so with a little bit of luck we should be able to see some sirens today. Please enjoy the amazing sight of these human-headed birds or, um, bird-bodied humans. But a word of caution: They will be singing songs designed to lure you to your death.”

— John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme: 2025 Special

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Settles down on your dashboard gingerly and with a big heaving sigh

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being naked is not sexy. wearing a white 18th century shirt with poofy sleeves tucked into a pair of black high waisted trousers is sexy. there are no exceptions

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A Very Rare 2,000-Year-Old Roman Sun Hat Rediscovered

How a 2,000-year-old hat kept Romans out of the sun

A 2,000-year-old hat intended to keep Roman soldiers cool in the heat of the desert following their conquest of Ancient Egypt has been painstakingly brought back to life.

The artifact, believed to be one of only three similar headpieces remaining in the world, was held in storage at Bolton Museum for more than a century until a private donation led to its restoration.

Conservator Jacqui Hyman said the felt hat was flat and moth-bitten when it was taken out of the box, and "sensitive treatment was paramount, due to its fragility".

"This hat was made to be worn - but if only it could talk and tell us who made it and who wore it," she said.

The hat before conservation and restoration.

Historians at the museum estimate the head covering was made about 30BC for a member of the Roman military in Egypt following the death of Queen Cleopatra VII, when the ancient kingdom fell under the dominion of the Roman Empire.

Similar to other hats used by Roman soldiers at the time, it is thought the headpiece was adapted to provide protection against sandstorms and the hot desert sun.

English archaeologist Sir William Flinders Petrie - dubbed by many as the 'man who discovered Egypt - donated the hat to the now-demolished Chadwick Museum in Bolton in 1911.

It has subsequently come under the ownership of Bolton Museum, where it has gone on display for the first time following its restoration.

Run by Bolton Council, the museum has a world-renowned collection of more than 12,000 Ancient Egyptian artefacts.

The hat restoration was funded by a donation from Darwen-based electrical manufacturers Ritherdon.

Sun hats from the same period can be seen in only two other museums around the world. One such hat is held at the Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester, and the other at a museum in Florence, Italy.

By Ewan Gawne.

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they're making the omelas child go to therapy so it can learn about interpersonal accountability and realize the impact that its confusing and antisocial behavior has on the people around it