#we also talked about cows

[userlando]

why do they look like the same person in different fonts what the fuck is going on

[rxttenfish]

MY GIRL CARPENTER IS NOT BEATING THE SLASHER VILLAIN ACCUSATIONS

[bobthedragon2]

celebrate christmas with me by either A. thinking about OCs or B. buying me fried chicken

the OCs do not have to be mine but that would be a bonus. u_u✨🍗✨

[ereborne]

Song of the Day: February 25

“Watermelon Crawl” by Tracy Byrd

[philzokman]

Why do people think humans killing each other is a bad thing when animals do the same thing and nobody gives a shit? NOW I'M NOT SAYING I AGREE WITH MURDER, IT'S A GENUINE QUESTION. I will explain. (I will be using lions as an example)

The only known predator for lions are other lions. They have no need to kill each other whatsoever. They don't need to in order to survive(technically) and they don't need to in order to get food.

Lions are warm-blooded mammals and they have feelings and they can learn things, just like humans. They learn from mistakes and they adapt. They have even made up their own language through sounds that come out of their mouths, just like humans. I think that this kind of shows that they have thoughts and maybe a conscience.

Knowing this, human beings do not give a damn if animals kill each other, whether it be for food or for sport. So why do people get so upset when humans do the same thing? It just doesn't make very much sense to me.

man i’m just a little guy

[apollo-zero-one]

The Consensus Song reminds me so vividly of the Announcements song at the summer camp I went to. The slow clap that gradually gets faster and then we start singing?

Fond flashbacksssss I miss summer camp

[oceanmoss]

what do you mean someone can have a profound crush on ME and be so sweet and kind that's unbelievable insane so honourable so beautiful holy hell .

[starrypawz]

You ever have a moment talking to your highly suspected to be neurodivergent parent where its like

Nope that was very much neurodivergant to neurodivergant communication

[vibinwiththefrogs]

Being a proponent of "no plant, bug, or animal is all bad" in a conventional agriculture degree is a nightmare

[countessrivers]

Not to start talking about aussie politics, but you can't say that you support women and victims and totally aren't a bunch of morally corrupt, grubby, misogynistic assholes and a failure as a political party who think women are lying about being raped, while um...treating brittany higgins the way you're treating her.

[applebunch]

far more compelling for me than the fact that narrators can time-travel is the reason WHY narrators can time-travel. in-universe acknowledgement of "nothing in their universe exists outside of the things that are 'on mic'". if it isn't in an episode, it didn't actually happen. that's an actual rule that exists in the story. it has been canonized.

the stamatis's parents never spent a second alive. gemma and charlotte never actually had their wedding. every single character has only existed as far back as their flashbacks can throw them. and that's IF they have flashbacks! flashbacks are not common! leon dragging michael out of the bar didn't get a flashback, so it didn't happen! like not in just the implicit way that applies to all characters in all stories, that's an in-universe rule!

but what's really getting me is this:

greater boston starts with leon killing himself. it starts because he kills himself. the foundation of the story is leon's death on the roller coaster. that's why everything else happens. leon's death makes something in their strange world into a story worth telling. the story is the only medium through which their world is allowed to exist.

leon's death is what brought their world into existence.

or, fun reversal, the world was created SO leon could die in it, which would then create a story intriguing enough to justify the existence of the rest of the world.

huh.

[cowcowwow]

what does itean when you tag a post "gray?" Also may I add that the way you talk is so cool and I love how you say "ye"!!!

Gray is the name of one of my friends!! :D I tag posts with gray either when it reminds me of them or I think they'd like it and I want to show it to them :] /gen /pos

AND AWH THANK YEE SO MUCH AH 💖❣️🥺💕/gen /pos

I like typin' in a way that it reads like how I talk in real life!! :D Tis why I often abriviate the -ing endings on words to "in'" cause I often don't pronounce the full ing sound fgdb /pos /gen

[bam-monsterhospital]

camera pics of newfoundland from beach-day! (many taken from the vehicle)

the shorelines around Gros Morne, framed by the distant -almost surreal- Tabletop Mountains, are some of my favourite places in the entire world.

[lxverofmine]

learning about boobs in class i love university

[intersectionalpraxis]

"If a pig catches both a human influenza A virus and an avian influenza A virus at the same time, it can spark a process known as viral reassortment — a genetic exchange in which flu viruses swap gene segments." "Those swaps can introduce dramatic changes, producing a new virus with certain properties of a non-human strain coupled with the capacity to infect and spread between people." "The death rate in humans may be upwards of 50 per cent, World Health Organization data suggests, though it's possible that milder infections are getting missed, skewing the case fatality ratio. Still, in a population that's never been exposed, the global impacts could be dire." "More human cases could also be happening under the radar among farm workers who've moved to the U.S. from abroad, don't speak English as their first language, and may be hesitant to seek medical help, he added." "So I think there's probably underreporting on both sides," Armstrong said." "If [H5N1] gets into a population where there's constantly animals going in and out … it might not ever leave."

I've been watching this develop for the past several days, and apart from being terrified most people will not take this seriously (I've seen a handful of people already shout conspiracy on social media and it's alarming to see, as always). What I wanted to point out is that pandemics are going to continue to be our 'normal.' I watched a great video on YouTube a while ago (I believe it was by Vice?) that touched base on how this is going to become our new reality because of multiple factors (such as our proximity to animals, and environments/etc). It was when Covid hit and they did a piece debunking some of the misinformation floating on the internet. If I can find it I will post it here because it was informative and relevant to pretty much any world crisis we will see around any virus that spreads among a human population.

This post isn't trying to fear monger anyone, I just hope more people are aware of what is happening because this is important to talk about. There are already cases (of cows getting this bird flu) in the US, and I won't be surprised if there will be instances in more countries around the world. As usual, keep washing your hands/keeping good hygiene practices, masking up (and if you aren't I hope you consider it), and taking precautions if you do happen to visit/work or go near a pig or poultry farm too:

I'll keep track of this here of course, but please stay informed folks. And also FU to any governments who will try to minimize this or try to diminish the severity until it's too late and community spread happens like Covid because their actions are influenced by capitalistic interests.

Update (April 7th, 2024, 9:32pm EST): to anyone wondering where some of the source information originates from -here is a link to the CDC. They are tracking documented avian virus outbreaks in the US and the public can access it here:

[bookalicent]

it's obvious the way some people talk about palestinians and israelis, they've never met a person from the middle east. you are a white american who grew up with aladdin and sayid from LOST and think the only ethnicity in the middle east is "arab", stop talking about race in the middle east. ik it's "baby's first time learning that the middle east is more than just deserts and terrorists!" but go back to calling for a permanent ceasefire and stay out of the way.