Ambulocetus @ambulocetus@social.cleverlibre.org

I am glad that farts aren't contagious as yawns
-Footyking, Jul 2016

Proud Boys, neo-Nazis and Christian fascists are planning to disrupt and protest #Pride, drag, and pro-LGBTQ events across the US and beyond this month.

Check out our new guide filled with resources and examples of how communities are pushing back against them.

#DefendPride #LGBT #LGBTQ #Pride #Pride2023

https://itsgoingdown.org/materials-and-resources-to-defend-pride/

If anyone here follows the podcast, you may remember the episode "Sam & Harlan"--about a young mother diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Sam passed away yesterday, just days after their 35th birthday. But they reached their goal of wanting to live long enough for their little boy to be able to have memories of them when they were alive.

My heart is heavy. And all I have to offer is Sam's story, that they were generous enough to record so that it could be shared with the world. It was a privilege to work on this. I hope the family--esp their husband and young Harlan--will find comfort and peace in time.

https://youtu.be/Z2nudPyP3FI

Social media advertising generally doesn't work on me (I implicitly don't trust it/presume it's a scam) but, I'll admit, this one was a close call.

i get a lot of queer folks are still religious, & i suppose i kind of understand that in an abstract way, but i am bemused by the amount of effort some folks expend to "prove" that the Bible or whatever isn't REALLY against being gay

yes. it is. of course it is. it is a deeply patriarchal, misogynistic document written by deeply patriarchal, misogynistic ppl who were barely knew how to make iron. it has plenty of other abhorrent moral takes (viz. slavery). is the Bible's homophobia so shocking?

Remember: the cultural heritage of America isn't only white supremacy, sexism, racism, bigotry, and capitalist greed. Our heritage is ALSO abolitionists, labor unions, civil rights, women's suffrage, environmental activism, etc.

Don't look at history just to find the mistakes. You can also look at history to find the victories and inspiration. We stand on the shoulders of generations of people working together towards a more perfect union. Sure, there's a whole lot of shit that's fucked up, but there's a whole lot of people who are also going out there every day to try and fix stuff too.

24 hours of Earth's rotation, with the camera locked to the sky instead of the ground. We're all hanging out on this spinning rock.
Brilliant video by Bartosz Wojczyński. https://artuniverse.eu/gallery/190705-rotation24h #nature #wonder #earth

That checks out. #lotr

We are suffering a massive cancer drug shortage b/c “While the meds are cheap to manufacture, pharma corps are not incentivised to because they don't bring in large profits.”

We must guarantee healthcare as a human right—not as a for profit enterprise for the wealthy.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65791190