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why does lex keep defaulting to "the world" and not letting me change it? 😭😭

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I really deeply hate how the correct statement "using man-hating as a cover for transmisogyny is awful and you need to be able to recognize when that's being used as a dogwhistle" has somehow evolved into "misandry is real and that's why terfs are wrong" like no I don't think it is. Can we please retire Not All Men I can't do this

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lmao her main reaction was "why were you so nervous about writing a cover letter???? i was expecting the worst because you were so sure you didn't know how to write them but this is excellent???"

i was like well you see the thing is. i know i'm a good writer but also i am consumed by anxiety always lmao

i signed up at the local youth employment center to get help with the whole job thing (surprisingly, they accept anyone under 35!!) and my counselor is teaching me how to write a cover letter

and i'm a tad apprehensive about the fact that the draft i sent her to evaluate is uhh full of lies lol. like i hope she doesn't tell me to stop lying; that would be entirely unhelpful

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Dionisio González. Architectures for resistance. Source

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PSA: the guardian is not working on a hit piece on diy hrt, and claims they are are misinformation

on the 18th, this post appeared on 4chan's /lgbt/ (slurs in thread: link). a screenshot was posted to reddit, then to tumblr. you've probably seen it:

today, the 23rd, another screenshot popped up on various discord servers, then was reposted variously to twitter. it shows a supposed email from guardian journalist and notorious TERF Susanna Rustin, claiming as the original 4chan post does.

it's now been shared around, and it's with good intentions. the message is useful: don't share your personal information or medical data with journalists, especially ones that happen to be TERFs.

but the post does this through misinformation and fearmongering. i'm still waiting on my response by email from Rustin, but she's reiterated twice (once, twice) that she did not write the email and is not working on such a story. on the 19th, i talked to other guardian newsroom journalists, who said they also did not know of a story's existence.

the moral of the story: this is misinformation, and it's dangerous. it spreads a fine message here, but it does it through spreading anxiety and terror.

you can follow along with this post on my parallel thread on twitter. also calling on @wakewithgiggli to delete their original post!

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pictured: bella, mildly disgruntled by my attempts to get her to look at the camera while she's trying to sunbathe

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i signed up at the local youth employment center to get help with the whole job thing (surprisingly, they accept anyone under 35!!) and my counselor is teaching me how to write a cover letter

and i'm a tad apprehensive about the fact that the draft i sent her to evaluate is uhh full of lies lol. like i hope she doesn't tell me to stop lying; that would be entirely unhelpful

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trans girl: so the patriarchy still benefits under-privileged groups relative to their social positions, for example whilst obviously oppressed, working class men obviously still have privilege over working class women, gay men still have privilege over gay women etc.

tumblr: right, that makes sense

trans girl: so naturally, trans men still have privilege over trans women, even if they are still relatively under-privileged in comparison to cis men

tumblr: shut the fuck up transphobe

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:( why do moths keep taking over my apartment?? i had the damn pantry moths a few months ago and now i find them eating a wool blanket i had in my closet :(

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goddamn it my friend's dad changed his netflix password for the first time in a decade 😭

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bbc iplayer is free, and all you need to access it is a vpn to set your location to the uk (hide me vpn includes the uk as a free location!) and a uk postal code

my method for finding a postal code is going on google maps and just clicking a random place in the london to get the address :)

Doctor Who is celebrating 60 years by releasing over 800 episodes on BBC iPlayer.

The sci-fi fantasy show first premiered in 1963 and has cemented itself as a permanent fixture in pop culture history. This fall, fans will be able to stream the entire 800-plus episode series along with spin-offs like Sarah Jane Adventures, Torchwood, and Class, and the behind-the-scenes series Doctor Who Confidential.

Each Dr Who episode will be made accessible for all Whovians, with subtitles, audio description, and sign language options available for the very first time.

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happy neil banging out the tunes day!! 💖

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Neil Banged out his tunes today, on a train you have the comfort and relaxation to bang out your own tunes

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wip for the holiday 😁

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we rented a minivan and tried to meet up with friends in magog, where totality was longest, but we gave up about halfway there due to traffic and found a park in bromont to set up in instead

because of the traffic i didn't have time to grill hotdogs as originally planned, but eva saved the day by getting up early to make us bagels and cream cheese! like, she made both from scratch??!!! wth they were so good

bella was entirely indifferent to the eclipse but we tried to include her anyway

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i mean, as someone with a bad back, fucked up wrists, and a well-behaved great dane, i'm definitely glad they changed the rules in montreal to allow all dogs on--as long as they're muzzled

i did not own a muzzle for bella before this policy was enacted because she's never bitten anyone in her life (not even when another dog attacked her at the dog park! 🥺🥺 she is a defenseless giant baby) but i was more than happy to buy one for her because i don't expect fellow passengers to just take my word for it that she doesn't bite, given the animal-in-metal-tube factor you mentioned

i'm obviously biased, but i really don't think the bag policy is better for passenger safety than the muzzle policy

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i'm happy for y'all about your firefighter blorbo's bi awakening but i also have a question. how. how do you tell these white men apart