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pronouns: they/them
location: Seattle
phenotype: dracosaur
alignment: chaotic well-intentioned
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aka Sprackraptor, Rasha, elynne, Yahvahzensil, & etc.
40-something ace/aro
an identity under construction in a badly-fitting human suit.
~follows welcome; followbacks not guaranteed~
Joined Jun 2017
current masto discourse re: self-care, pol, & CWs
and like all rights, it is a right *and* a responsibility. the CW tag is giving you a gift of choice. making a choice you know is going to make you unhappy and then complaining that you were given a choice at all is the height of irresponsibility.
current masto discourse re: self-care, pol, & CWs
okay, I'm declaring a moratorium on my reposting of stuff I agree with.
I am myself a person who right now does not have the spoons to deal with the current horrors. it may be weak or selfish, but I just lost a beloved pet last week, then went through a life-threatening illness with another. and even if those things weren't true, I might not be able to deal anyway. but that's my right. and it's also my right to not click CWs that might upset me.
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US political action (ICE) (Portland, OR), support needed
-> https://organizing.social/@slackz/100232661061069398
(CWed boost)
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RE: CW, distinctions of use, politics of marginalization and personal choices to modulate voice.
Silence = Death
Insisting that the voice of the oppressed protest off the thoroughfare is fundamentally not a right we should be reserving. Though the choice to moderate your own voice is one that can be taken for a variety of practical reasons, or for consideration.
We should never normalize systemic social pressures for silence.
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Us pol / escapism / action
It is okay to escape from the news right now.
It's okay to feel hopeless.
Hide if you need to.
Then try and come back and help with some kind of action, even if it's just copy pasting an email to your representative/s.
Help locally.
Help one other person find resources.
Do something to make someone's day, week or year a little better.
Do something to make your community a little bit better.
💞💞💞 I'm hurting so much right now, but I'll come back 💞💞💞
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When someone says "oh, it's just a few bad apples" (about cops, etc.) remind them that the proverb isn't "it's just a few bad apples but everything else is fine"; the proverb is "a few bad apples /spoil the bushel/".
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Just a little reminder that Google's "Holidays in the United States" calendar includes Black Friday... but not Juneteenth.
Draw your own conclusions.
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If someone is posting things you don't like, mute, block them, and move on.
If white people would mute and/or block me rather than sending me their useless emotions and wrong opinions about how they don't like being held accountable, this place would be better for both of us.
Save it, I don't care.
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Happy Juneteenth!
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Uspol, ICE protest, help needed
Heads up that there is currently no #Seattle event for June 30 shown on https://www.familiesbelongtogether.org. Does anyone around here with #organizing experience want to start one?
kitten mishap (minor, he's fine)
Raziel was chasing a toy yesterday and ran into a wall full-speed, then sat down and did the "whoah dizzy!" thing for a few moments. I didn't realize a kitten his size could run into a wall fast enough to give himself a concussion, but--lesson learned! so now I'm careful to keep from running him into a wall with toys. >____<
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Want to read webcomics and fanfiction updates all in one place with whatever tools you like, no matter where they're hosted?
I'm proud of https://www.comic-rocket.com that I built for this a decade ago, but I'd rather use open standards. RSS only gives you the most recent pages. So:
I've filed feature requests for RFC5005 (full-history RSS) support with several open source projects.
https://github.com/samuelclay/NewsBlur/issues/1109
https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-rfc5005-support-to-wordpress-generated-rss-feeds/
(and an email to AO3)
Wish me luck for some positive responses!
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I'm looking for others with #type1diabetes on the fediverse. Just looking for a bit of a support network in this. I would very much appreciate a boost.
If you have it say hi/follow please.
Questionable Content: asking the important questions (cw: theropod sex speculations) https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3766
me, using wet wipes to clean a kitten's paws after he's used the litterbox while the kitten is squirming and squeaking indignantly: no, you are not being oppressed.
Do Not Know If bird or somebody trying to start a recalcitrant car engine in the distance
(spoiler: it's a bird)
and it's sleep time, which has snuck up on me once again because IT IS STILL FULL DAYLIGHT OUTSIDE, WHAT IS THIS WITCHCRAFT EVEN, WHY DO YOU DO THIS TO ME AUUUGGGGHHHH
I have a kitten on my chest. your argument is invalid.
kitten antics
when Raziel catches a string toy he'll usually clamp onto it with his teeth and growl at it. not at me, not at another cat... at the toy. it's *tremendously* cute. and then after he's sat and growled at it a bit he lets it go and leans back, waiting for it to start moving again...
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When the timelines, that sometimes catch fire, get too hot it's okay to step away.
It's also okay to not do it.
Try to practice self-care where you can get it.
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pronouns: they/them
location: Seattle
phenotype: dracosaur
alignment: chaotic well-intentioned
...
aka Sprackraptor, Rasha, elynne, Yahvahzensil, & etc.
40-something ace/aro
an identity under construction in a badly-fitting human suit.
~follows welcome; followbacks not guaranteed~
Joined Jun 2017
