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I keep repeating, “Self-control is just empathy with your future self” and it’s honestly saving my life right now.

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It’s fucking prison camps holding 1,400 children. that’s fascism. 

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Stephen Hawking, modern cosmology’s brightest star, dies aged 76

Stephen Hawking, the brightest star in the firmament of science, whose insights shaped modern cosmology and inspired global audiences in the millions, has died aged 76. His family released a statement in the early hours of Wednesday morning confirming his death at his home in Cambridge. Hawking’s children, Lucy, Robert and Tim said in a statement: “We are deeply saddened that our beloved father passed away today.“He was a great scientist and an extraordinary man whose work and legacy will live on for many years. His courage and persistence with his brilliance and humour inspired people across the world.” (Source) 

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Chester Bennington with his children, days before he took his own life, succumbing to years of depression.

The talented musician who had a crazy fan base spread across continents, several awards and hits to his credit, a loving family of 4 children, was secretly battling depression for years. Imagine a person of his stature, having an army of highly priced therapists/psychiatrists at his disposal, a blooming career, abundance of talent, plenty to live for, but not being able to beat suicidal thoughts. This is for everyone out there, who labels depression as ‘sadness’, ‘a phase’, ‘result of a break up’, ‘mood swings’ and my personal favorite - ‘attention seeking behavior’.

Depression is that face in the picture. A perfect picture of happiness and contentment. A face masking the dark thoughts going on in the head. It is being happy and posing for pictures with the people you love and yet thinking that you are unwanted and not worthy of this life. From here

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Downtown spotting

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There is no greater evil than organized religion using something as pure and good as spirituality as bait to control the individual.

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The real problem with education.

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Always your wear your helmet

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David Wojnarowicz (September 14, 1954 – July 22, 1992) was a painter, photographer, writer, filmmaker, performance artist, and activist who was prominent in the New York City art world of the 1980s.

Wojnarowicz was born in Red Bank, New Jersey in 1954. The product of an extremely difficult childhood brought on by an abusive family life and an emerging sense of his own homosexuality,

He wore this jacket in 1988, just 4 years before he’d ultimately die from AIDS. Sadly, just a few years ago some of his artistic work was censored at the Smithsonian. People in power are still content to try and erase his history and the continued struggles of people with AIDS. (Source)

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Richard Caldicott.

Source: https://instagram.com/p/Bc8WY_9jvt6/

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Wow.

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We’re so self-important. So arrogant. Everybody’s going to save something now. Save the trees, save the bees, save the whales, save the snails. And the supreme arrogance? Save the planet! Are these people kidding? Save the planet? We don’t even know how to take care of ourselves; we haven’t learned how to care for one another. We’re gonna save the fuckin’ planet? … And, by the way, there’s nothing wrong with the planet in the first place. The planet is fine. The people are fucked! Compared with the people, the planet is doin’ great. It’s been here over four billion years … The planet isn’t goin’ anywhere, folks. We are! We’re goin’ away. Pack your shit, we’re goin’ away. And we won’t leave much of a trace. Thank God for that. Nothing left. Maybe a little Styrofoam. The planet will be here, and we’ll be gone. Another failed mutation; another closed-end biological mistake.

George Carlin (via astraeustwo)

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As a recovering perfectionist, I was thrilled when author Jon Acuff asked me to draw a poster for his new book Finish. Visit Jon on his book tour to get a poster, or find it at my shop.

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Reminder: trans Muslims and gay Muslims exist and we’re not going anywhere.

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Guess what I am? Dangerously clingy and completely disrespectful of space