unironically, take an interest in things. visit art galleries, hit up the library and discover-browse. read widely. learn new languages, new words. watch old films. the world is a wonderful place but the sense of wonder is a muscle that must be cultivated like any other.
please vote in the midterm elections two years from now so we can try to flip the house and senate!!! they’re just as vital as the presidential elections. if you didn’t vote this election or aren’t registered etc etc then this is a good time to rectify that!!!
today has been a rollercoaster of emotions, but if no one has told you yet, its also okay to be in despair. it’s horrific to be a minority of any kind and constantly reminded that the general public does not value you. but i do and your community does. lean into them
the way people talk about palestinians as if they’re just a point to prove and not real people is really so heartbreaking.. you guys truly do not see them as people
the fight will continue and i hope this outcome breeds passion for a better future and compassion for those beside you. i hope, if never before, a fire is ignited in you to fight
gentle reminder: its a privilege to feel anger, disappointment and devastation if your rights have now been threatened for the first time. there are many groups that have fought for their rights for a lifetime and have never been given the experience to lose them *again*
I cannot fathom the feeling of the women who came forward about their sexual assault at the hands of Trump. Seeing millions of people vote for their abuser.
My heart absolutely breaks for these women. I believe you, and I am so sorry.
These “I wish it was the 1950’s” women are so stupid. They assume that in a system that robbed women of power they’d get some best-case fairy tale scenario, ignoring that the system was challenged by feminists in the first place because it was a nightmare for so many.
We aren’t doing this in 2024. You have a crush and that’s it. No pathologizing. No diagnosis. Free yourself from the confines of pop psychology and enjoy your fleeting experience on earth
Americans be like: "9/11, the most shocking day in world history, when we knew we werent safe at home"
The rest of the world on a daily basis for the past century under american t*rrorism: