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tempted to turn my finding of original sources/creators into a classic tumblr gimmick sideblog

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tempted to turn my finding of original sources/creators into a classic tumblr gimmick sideblog

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people who use normal social media apps: I like keeping up with my friends on there, I know when they have kids, where they've been on vacation, when they move to a new city- I can keep up to date and keep in touch!

average tumblr user: I have no idea what most of my mutuals do, have only a vague idea of the country they probably live in or lived in at one point, I couldn't tell you if they're 21 or 41, single or thrice divorced, have 3 kids or none and any of them could be a world-famous CEO and I wouldn't have the faintest. but I DO know what's happening on the abc show 911 because that is all they blog about. and isn't that what really matters when it comes to long-distance friendship.

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Hydroluminescence

(c) gifs by riverwindphotography,July 2023

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Skellig Islands, Ireland by Shane (Shutterlux)

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sketchbook page from one of my favorite spots in Lubec

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steve and rob's excellent adventure !!!!!!

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genuinely love it when american tourists try paying with swiss francs at our german establishment, in germany. it makes me smile because imagine you live your whole life in a place where all paper money comes in the same shade of green and now you're in your 60s or 70s and for the first time you're traveling the world and suddenly your wallet is chock full with delightfully colourful monopoly-looking money and you have NO idea how to tell what's a euro or a pound or a swiss franc so you just try your best helping the hapless europeans whose card readers crashed (again) by paying with their goofy-looking money in cash

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Bottle green and pale gold sea. Details: Stormy Seas, 1922, by Diyarbakirli Tahsin.

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A picturesque view of the Eilien Donan Castle: western Highlands of Scotland.

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honestly it is not that suprising how much of a insane dracula joker man the count became after twenty years voyage. bc if you remember, my guy spent fourteen years ALONE with abbe faria in a cell. abbe faria. the old guy who everyone thought was insane but was actually a mad genius who knew multiple languages and managed to write stuff on hand made paper? yeah that guy? who tried to DIG OUT a way from the STONE walls? for years?? knowing that he is on a ISLAND and would barely have strenght to get out anyway? that crazy bastard? the count learned a part of his freak from him.

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The trio of Hercule Poirot, Captain Hastings and Miss Lemon

AGATHA CHRISTIE'S POIROT (1989 - 2013)

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Jul 9, 2025

The Flint water crisis began in 2014, after lead-contaminated drinking water was found to be leaching out from aging pipes into homes citywide.

The American Civil Liberties Union and the Natural Resources Defense Council, with help from other activists and nonprofits, have released statements on the recent progress, celebrating the milestone.

The statements which they chalk up the crisis to “cost-cutting measures and improper water treatment,” that the state “didn’t require treatment to prevent corrosion,” after a “a state-appointed emergency manager” switched the water supply to the Flint River.

There is no safe level of lead exposure; each nanogram causes harm. In addition to long-known risks, such as damage to children’s brains and certain cancers, there is also significant evidence that exposure to lead is linked to numerous cardiovascular diseases, including stroke and heart attack.

The coalition mobilized the citizenry and filed a lawsuit against Flint and Michigan state officials to secure safe water. The result was a settlement in March 2017, under which a federal court in Detroit ordered Flint to give every resident the opportunity to have their lead pipe replaced at no cost, as well as conduct comprehensive tap water testing, implement a faucet filter distribution and education program, and maintain funding for health programs to help residents deal with the effects of Flint’s tainted water, according to the NRDC.

The coalition then returned to court six times in six years to ensure the city and state kept to the timeline, which was delayed by COVID-19, and other reasons which The Detroit News described as “spotty record-keeping” and “ineffective management.”

On July 1st, the State of Michigan submitted a progress report to a federal court confirming that, more than eight years after the settlement, nearly 11,000 lead pipes were replaced and more than 28,000 properties were restored where the maintenance had taken place.

Of the 4,200 buildings where lead pipes are known to still be in service, their owners have either left the properties vacant, abandoned, or have declined the free replacement under the Safe Water Drinking Act. The coalition has said it will continue to monitor city and state progress on these remaining lines.

“Thanks to the persistence of the people of Flint and our partners, we are finally at the end of the lead pipe replacement project,” said Pastor Allen C. Overton of the Concerned Pastors for Social Action, one of the organizations that sued the city. “While this milestone is not all the justice our community deserves, it is a huge achievement.”

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by Colleen Gara

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Fascinating photos of American West in the late 19th century.