Razi had his first close (through the porch screen door) encounter with a squirrel yesterday. he hunched up into a little ball and puffed up, and growled at it. the squirrel, which was slightly larger than Razi is currently, was not noticeably impressed. XD by the time the squirrel left the porch Razi had stretched out on the mat and was gripping it with all four sets of claws, still making little growly noises. ADORABLE LITTLE MURDERBEAST
content warning, thanks, meta
@mallaidh
so much this.
we are only as strong as we are gentle with eachother, and sharing is caring only if it's properly CW'd.
If a triggering toot is massively boosted, it can make the fediverse toxic for marginalized/hurting people for *days*, which can severely impact their (cough, my, cough) ability to be online at all.
I frequently mute people who use CW text unethically, too.
Put the info behind a wall.
Let me choose.
CWs, activism
coz usually the people willing to put the most work in, even for the most urgent and disastrous political horrors... are multiply marginalised people.
multiply marginalised people are more likely to have ptsd and are at more risk of burnout and have more engagement with activism. AND less avenues of treatment available.
this idea that scaring fence-sitting liberals is worth more than helping seasoned activists work safely.. it's not realistic. people ignoring it aren't gonna help
CWs
if you would like me to be able to read urgent things, please CW it so that not only can i read it, i can also responsibly boost it, and like, KEEP reading it if i have to stop
"i'm not CWing this because it's important to actually read it" translates to "i'm not CWing because any time this pops up anywhere in your life, nomatter how much you've read or done about it elsewhere, you should be forced to read it"
do u really think the people who don't open "urgent, USpol" are willing to act?
tiny spider
there is a tiny translucent extremely pale green spider trying desperately to build a web across my desk/chair/body. I keep gently brushing it off, but there's only so much I can do when it's *so determined*. I'm afraid I'm probably going to end up squishing it accidentally, and will probably never know it...
Hey #gardening Masto, do you have suggestions for drainage? I have some hanging containers left over from the landlord, and I just realized they have 0 drainage. Should I just drill holes in the bottom, or is there a better solution?
USpol, Pennsylvania, Pence, fuck right off mate
Brian Sims, PA state rep and queer, greeted Pence in Philadelphia with a middle finger.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/06/gay-pennsylvania-legislator-tells-pence-get-bent-philly-trip/
uspol, ms workers call out ms collaboration with ice
> In an open letter to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella sent today, employees demanded that the company cancel its $19.4 million contract with ICE and instate a policy against working with clients who violate international human rights law.
echoes of google workers and project maven. there must be consequences for fascists and collaborators!
https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-employees-pressure-leadership-to-cancel-ice-c-1826965297
uspol, abusers
The other thing is; they pulled this horror during Pride Month. Divide and conquer (don’t think about X, you must worry about Y), keep your victim exhausted, don’t give them anything that feels like accomplishment, try to control all access to information. Whether it’s children behind chain link partitions, conversion therapy or what they’re doing to us now, it’s a consistently abusive attitude.
the discourse
A stressed animal will run, fight, or go to ground; helplessness overlaps conserving energy.
We, right now, have very limited means to “fight” and fewer to “run.” I don’t want to condemn myself for not fighting, not fighting enough, I don’t like feeling censured and I don’t have the heart to condemn others for “going to ground.”
If you gotta withdraw, DO IT, there’s enough going on your voice will be crucial whenever you feel like you can cope again.
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