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Abandoned trail near Lake Quinault, WA.

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being a hat for mama

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Finally figured out how to permanently disable google assistant on phone

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So you want to read something like Jane Austen?

I see lots of posts where people answer this question with recommendations for classic historical romance authors like Georgette Heyer or more modern bodice-rippers like Julia Quinn or Tessa Dare. But to me that’s never quite the appropriate answer. Sure, if what you want is romance with country dancing and breeches, that’s fine, but surely if you want to read more things similar to Jane Austen, the best way to do that is to delve into her lesser known contemporaries. People Austen admired and people who admired her. People writing on similar themes and using similar language. 

So this is my list of 10 novels from the 18th and early 19th century that you might like to try if you’ve read Austen and want to branch out more. These are just personal recommendations and based off what I’ve read; I’m very happy to hear other suggestions!

Worth noting as well that all of these are available online or free for kindle download. :)

Keep reading

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with love. you have to fact check shit. yes you. you still have to fact check shit. a lot of people are great at fact checking stuff they don’t want to be true, but somehow are still absolute ass at fact checking stuff that’s rhetorically convenient to them. even people my age, who I KNOW grew up doing internet/bibliography literacy workshops, and being warned not to believe anything that isn’t reliably sourced, people who DO harp on fact checking conservative output or whatever, are still kneejerk sharing unsourced shit that is partially or wholly untrue or misleading, because it suits whatever narrative they’re pursuing in that moment, without even a “take this with a grain of salt”. fact check!!!!!! look at the sources!!!!! yes it’s a drag!!! do it!!!!!

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in a world where a prominent branch of anti-trans activism focuses on fearmongering about "parents' rights," trans rights and youth rights become inextricable.

trans kids deserve to be called the right pronouns and the right name by schools and doctor's offices, regardless of "parental consent." trans kids deserve to undergo the right puberty at the same time as their cis peers, regardless of "parental consent."

the very concept of "parents' rights" is a smokescreen that enables the abuse and dehumanization of children by adults. this is bad for cis kids, too.

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hey gamers I’ve started watching star trek does anyone else see the romantic tension between captain kirk and mr. spock

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Why do you use It/Its pronouns...

i got tagged in elementary school and never recovered

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20 examples of periodic solutions to the three-body problem

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I love RuneScape so much so Jon Bellamy capitulating to conservative whims by reverting their annual pride events is such a huge fucking slap in the face. Even the rest of the staff fucking hate this. Fuck off Jon Bellamy

I’ve been with RuneScape since its roots. Like, since it used to have “bed” mechanics that forced you to sleep and stop playing irl

It was my childhood, it has fantastic lore and characters. and Jon Bellamy throws LGBT people under the bus just to slobber and suck up to right wing boots

I hope the rest of the staff can either get Jon Bellamy to reverse this shit OR even better to get him to resign and have someone else take over

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Stop sharing pics and video of protesters. Whether you intend to or not, you're helping the cops identify them.

Related: don't post about going to protests, don't post pics/vids from protests you attend. Just don't even discuss your organizing on public channels.

You are endangering yourself and others when you post about protests.

Anyone who tells you to post about protesting or else you're not a real activist is either an op or an easy mark for an op.

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protest

there are powers that will do everything they can to convince you otherwise, but it should be said loudly that protest proves love. community is a conduit for love and oppression seeks to crush community. standing up to say no is an act of love

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find pride in protecting your community in the midst of the pandemic that never went away. pride not being accessible to disabled and marginalized people isn’t new. one simple step you can take this year to change that is to wear a mask. trans and queer folks are disproportionately affected by long covid—the folks you share spaces with every day. so put “we keep us safe” into action and find free masks and tests near you at covidactionmap.org or maskbloc.org! . . Photo ID: A doodled 2-panel comic. The top panel has four different shape characters, all smiling big. A square is holding a pink and blue sign with text that reads “We keep us safe”. A triangle is holding up a rainbow. An octagon and trapezoid are both holding a long colorful sign with text that reads “Protect trans & queer youth.” The bottom panel is filled in with gray. In the background are the four shapes from the top panel, but they are now silhouettes in the distance. A circle character stands in the foreground, looking towards the other shapes with a blank expression. They’re wearing a face mask and are holding a tiny pride flag that’s lowered to the ground.

Comic, caption, and image description via @/doodlesbycharlie_ on instagram.

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they went off with this