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More likely they'll have estates quietly crumbling into ruins

All over Europe & the UK, hikers come across abandoned castles and huge homes, built at great expense off the rents from feudal-era tenant farmers. Crumbling heaps

@AbandonedAmerica photographs similar edifices in America

These McMansions are kept up because they're a wasteful extravagance, even for them. A money pit

That's what's wrong with the hoarding of wealth, it stagnates

Happening right now: Ivan is in my lap, purring. I’ve been petting him greedily because I needed the physical connection. He looked up at me and I told him over and over again how much I love him ♥️

Cool History: The Public Universal Friend

In 1776, after a rough illness, a 24-year-old in Rhode Island claimed to have died. They said they were then resurrected genderless. They abandoned their birth name and pronouns, becoming, the Public Universal Friend.

Becoming a Quaker preacher, The Public Universal Friend gathered a large following and was quite influential. They opposed slavery, empowered unmarried women, welcomed black people, and encouraged peace with the Iroquois. They even founded a settlement called The Gore.

There were numerous attempts to arrest the Friend for blasphemy, but they all failed. In one incident, the women of the house drove off the invading men, tearing their clothes, and in another, the Friend escaped skillfully on horseback.

Pretty rad, all in all.

#History #NonBinary #Trans #Genderqueer #LGBTQ

@catvalente I’m fortunate enough to live in a place where literally nobody blinks an eye, but… #CisGlam

Port Side Of The Pt Reyes

The Pt Reyes has been one of my favorite photographic subjects ever since I discovered her washed up on the shore of Tomales Bay many years ago. I don't know her history but she has been sitting here dacaying for years.
That process was hastened by a photographer just recently when he set the stern on fire and burnt the back of the boat almost completely. See the full image here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/port-side-of-the-pt-reyes-bill-gallagher.html #PortSideOfThePtReyes #Bill #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt #shipwreck

As the United States heads toward running out of cash in a few weeks, here's a reminder how this happened:

* The law says what tax rates are, determining revenue.
* Each year laws are enacted that direct money to be spent a certain way.
* An older law limits national debt.
* Republicans drove up the debt during the Trump Admin (tax cuts, airline bailouts, etc) so that the limit is about to be reached.

The laws are logically incompatible.

Neighbor said he needed a flash drive so I showed him my boobs as I rode my Vespa past his house

Cat meme. Photo of Tabby cat on her side. Nine yellow and brown chicks standing on her. Her look is like one of horror. “Cat with Chicken Pox.”
#Cats #CatsOfMastodon #catsoffediverse #Humor

Last night my respected mother Tahira Rashid passed away.

إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعونَ‎

From God we are & to God must we return.

This is our prayer as Muslims. A reminder that we are here due to the Grace of God & we belong & return to Him.

She is survived by her husband, 4 children, & 11 grandchildren. I owe her so much, yet so much remains. I don’t know what to think or feel. I’m numb. I’ll have more to say later perhaps. For now I’ll be taking time offline.

Requesting your prayers for her.

Accidentally watched a movie on Hallmark and before it was over my virginity had grown back

RS jamelle bouie

if papers wrote about daniel penny the way they have written about jordan neely this headline would read “unemployed college dropout says he would kill on subway again” https://t.co/ukbB2b16jW

i just realized - Word is infuriating because it's so neurotypical. it has certain ways it wants you to do things but it doesn't tell you. i end up spending more time trying to understand the current format and trying in vain to persuade it to understand what i want, while it makes unexpected reactions to everything i do

Some hospitals refusing to mask anymore because they claim people are likely to get #COVID elsewhere anyway. That's a dereliction of duty. Regardless of what is happening elsewhere, no one should ever have to risk their health while seeking medical care. Do no harm.

Yesterday I made a wee loop of some figures dancing by a river, & only realised after posting that I'd made a #RiverDance and should have, you know, done the *proper* dance.

So I decided to give it a go.

It did not go well, but it made me laugh so...

#silly #river #video #loop #dance #drawing #animation

It was a simple sandwich merely existing in a sub shop. One day a man chose the sandwich & left. There were traffic jams, errands, & phone calls. After many obstacles, the man was home. He put the sandwich on the table. It was the end of the hero's journey.

If the GOP has decided drag & trans folk existing is the wheel they want to break this country on

I’m thinking cis men need to start wearing sparkly eyeshadow

One shade is about .99 at CVS

Simple, straightforward, & in this case, truly, they can’t arrest you all #shadowprotest #shadowban #drag #transrights #ally

"Hamburger Mary Sues Florida Governor over State Senate Bill 1438 - Protection of Children

"After much consideration, the owners of Hamburger Mary Orlando have decided to file a lawsuit against our Governor for signing Senate Bill 1438 - Protection of Children.

"This bill has nothing to do with children and everything to do with the continued oppression of the LGBTQ+ community."

Here's the Go Fund Me for the legal defense fund. https://www.gofundme.com/f/legal-defense-fund-for-hamburger-mary-orlando

[at the gym]

Me: WOOOO, this power smoothie ain’t working or this machine is set too heavy

Trainer: this *points to the gym mat* is a barroom floor, that *points to smoothie* is your third frozen margarita, and that *points to bench press machine* is Sal, the bouncer

Charter schools made big gains in legislative session - Hoosiers? Reed Hastings and the Walton family spend to sow distrust in Indiana's public schools, thinking it will boost “education freedom” and their larger libertarian agenda. https://inschoolmatters.wordpress.com/2023/05/23/charter-schools-made-big-gains-in-legislative-session/ #privatization