Haoko the Gorilla loves spending time with his kids, but his missus doesn't allow it when they're too young, so he "abducts" them, forcing the mom into a harmless, playful chase.
It's sort of a family tradition, as he did it with all 3 of his kids.
It's worrying how normal it's become in the UK to work 40+ hours a week and still have no money.
You get paid.
The rent goes out. The bills go out. The food shop gets done.
Then you're left broke 2 weeks after payday hoping nothing unexpected comes up.
We've normalised surviving instead of living.
One of the cruelest tools of slavery was the iron neck collar fitted with projecting hooks or spikes.
Mainly used to punish escape, these collars made it impossible for enslaved Africans to lie down comfortably or rest against a surface.
The hooks caught on fences, branches, or bedding, turning even sleep into suffering.
Others were fitted with bells so every movement could be heard.
Slavery was engineered cruelty.
It sought to control every aspect of a person's life — movement, rest, dignity, family, and identity.
Millions of Africans endured these horrors, yet they resisted in countless ways: through rebellion, escape, preserving their cultures, and fighting for freedom.
When people try to downplay slavery as "just labor," remember the iron collars, the branding irons, the whips, the chains, and the generations whose lives were deliberately broken for profit.
We remember not to dwell in the past, but never to forget it.
Truth matters.
This is bullshit. The reason there is no growth is that capitalism has hit the limits of its expansion. Screwing down on the sick and the poor is all it’s got left in the toolbox.
telling your brain "i know you don't wanna do the thing and it'll be very uncomfortable for you at first but you can do it buddy. it'll be fine" is actually surprisingly effective. it sounds too simple but that fuckass organ WILL listen to you if you treat it with kindness lol