My mother asked me to spread this around online, but if you are against the israeli/american aggression that they are subjecting towards Lebanon, here is a gofundme set-up by the Lebanese Popular Aid Association in order to help re-coup and aid medically! Plz share!
www.gofundme.com/f/Amis-de-se...
a simple drawing of a cat laying miserably on its back, captioned "doesn't want to".
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kindergartener: where were you born?
me: [hometown]!
K: i was born here
me: oh at school?
K: YEAH. (trying to play along w the joke) (points at the floor) my mom got pregnant Right Here!
hiii had anyone done TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation) or know anyone who has....it seems this is kind of my last true option LMAO and i guess id just liek to hear from people who have gone through it? ty!!!
second day in a row of a 3rd grader totally shutting down when i gently asked them to sound out a word. like "what sound does S make?". we need to get the kids hooked on phonics
a simple drawing of a cat under a blanket laying on a stone ground with open eyes captioned "my hard rock lifestyle".
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garak is a daddy but in a comedic and explicitly cringe way. garak, smiling unblinkingly with his smug little face and his big saucer eyes, perched stiffly on a velvet couch wearing some kind of metallic polka dot contraption, possibly high: come Doctor come ssssiit on daddy’s lap. bashir, just back from an 8 hour surgery, visibly struggling to fold his long brittle legs around garak’s short and completely still body, smelling of disinfectant: oh wow uhhh yum hahaha .
this is the best garashir post
Julian Bashir is the perfect modern bisexual twink: spends most of his late 20's pining after an unattainable transgender woman before settling down with an older man who used to work for the CIA.
this continues to be the best bashir post
did you know: moving is exhausting
a simple drawing of a cat sleeping on the ground captioned "a long day is over... and it was the longest day."
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a painting of a man lifting a sylveon by the armpits
Long, firm, tubular body, DEEP blue eyes, really wonderful expression. he is so calm, confident, really in charge here. Big, bouncy ears, perfectly set, a slender, whippy tail, and of course, those smooth, vibrant ribbons. Best in show.
a simple drawing of a cat laying down captioned "i like super don't want to".
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a simple drawing of a pathetic cat with big eyes looking up, captioned "weh!"
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![Some conservatives here think that secular young Iranians would be happy if America would come and liberate them. What would you say to them?
Democracy, contrary to what they try to tell us, it’s not a paper that you hang on the wall and then you have a democracy. Democracy is a social evolution. It is something cultural. Iranians, they have become much more secular, and they are ready for democracy, but they have to fight themselves for democracy, and the only thing that other countries can do is to understand their fight and help them in their fight.
They [America] talk about the human rights in Iran … how is it that the United States makes the biggest deals with China, and China is far from respecting human rights? What about Saudi Arabia? If you want to talk about an inquisition, the Iranian regime is far from being an inquisition. We have almost a free press, people leave, women have the right to study, they drive, they work. Saudi Arabia, they don’t have anything like that! Talk about human rights in Saudi Arabia! Why doesn’t anyone go and put a bomb in Saudi Arabia and kill the king?](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ggl3xsbrjtolfrqlyfguuhhn/bafkreiek5jrc36kgwezmon64mwl54k65acol4x677hnmghv6rataurwsti)
Some conservatives here think that secular young Iranians would be happy if America would come and liberate them. What would you say to them? Democracy, contrary to what they try to tell us, it’s not a paper that you hang on the wall and then you have a democracy. Democracy is a social evolution. It is something cultural. Iranians, they have become much more secular, and they are ready for democracy, but they have to fight themselves for democracy, and the only thing that other countries can do is to understand their fight and help them in their fight. They [America] talk about the human rights in Iran … how is it that the United States makes the biggest deals with China, and China is far from respecting human rights? What about Saudi Arabia? If you want to talk about an inquisition, the Iranian regime is far from being an inquisition. We have almost a free press, people leave, women have the right to study, they drive, they work. Saudi Arabia, they don’t have anything like that! Talk about human rights in Saudi Arabia! Why doesn’t anyone go and put a bomb in Saudi Arabia and kill the king?
![Do you think it’s ironic that, in the face of American threats, you almost find yourself defending the Iranian regime?
Absolutely, but if we want a democracy, the Iranian people have to do it themselves. The Americans say they want a democracy in Iran, and at the same time, when the Iranians wanted to become democratic in 1953 with [Mohammad] Mosaddeq and to nationalize our oil, the CIA came and made a coup d’état in my country. Why do you want me to believe that they want to come and make a democracy? We have to make our democracy!
There are many things that I wish for in my country — I want my country to be free, I want my country to be democratic, I don’t want any journalists to go to jail because of an article they wrote in my country. But if the United States of America attacked my country, no matter what, I would be against the United States.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ggl3xsbrjtolfrqlyfguuhhn/bafkreiemfkr64p2svts4gyoqs63u3ewapgbcfz4kg3syo53q5pdn353rcm)
Do you think it’s ironic that, in the face of American threats, you almost find yourself defending the Iranian regime? Absolutely, but if we want a democracy, the Iranian people have to do it themselves. The Americans say they want a democracy in Iran, and at the same time, when the Iranians wanted to become democratic in 1953 with [Mohammad] Mosaddeq and to nationalize our oil, the CIA came and made a coup d’état in my country. Why do you want me to believe that they want to come and make a democracy? We have to make our democracy! There are many things that I wish for in my country — I want my country to be free, I want my country to be democratic, I don’t want any journalists to go to jail because of an article they wrote in my country. But if the United States of America attacked my country, no matter what, I would be against the United States.
Do you see similarities between the Christian fundamentalists in our government and the mullahs in Iran? They’re the same! George Bush and the mullahs of Iran, they use the same words! The mullahs of Iran say we have God on our side; he has God on his side, too. Both of them are convinced that they are going to eradicate evil in the world. But when these words come out of the mouth of a mullah, it’s normal. It’s a shame that the president of the biggest secular democracy in the world talks with the same words as the mullahs. It’s extremely scary.
Do you have any advice for secular Americans who are faced with living in a country that’s increasingly governed by religious fundamentalists? If I have any advice, it’s that every day that you wake up, don’t say, “This is normal.” Every day, wake up with this idea that you have to defend your freedom. Nobody has the right to take from women the right to abortion, nobody has the right to take from homosexuals the right to be homosexual, nobody has the right to stop people laughing, to stop people thinking, to stop people talking. If I have one message to give to the secular American people, it’s that the world is not divided into countries. The world is not divided between East and West. You are American, I am Iranian, we don’t know each other, but we talk together and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same.
The full 2005 interview it's from is well worth a read btw. Sadly just as relevant today as it was 20+ years ago—moreso, in fact. www.salon.com/2005/04/24/s...
"There are many things I wish for my country . . . But if the USA attacked my country, no matter what, I would be against the US."
Picture of Marjane Satrapi alongside a quote from her. The quote reads: The world is not divided into countries. The world is not divided between East and West. You are American, I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk together and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same... - Marjane Satrapi, Iranian-French graphic novelist
Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again.
thank you everyone for checking in and doing what you can. i’m here to personally verify this gofundme bri has started.
gofund.me/cb718263b
You probably can’t personally stop the war in Iran today. Is there something you can do for your neighbors hiding from ice? For a trans person in Kansas? Any local aid orgs or rapid response networks? Phone banks? Anyone already doing good shit that just needs a hand?
regency did NOT like my butt scritches. meowled at me and then walked 2 feet away.
tuxedo cat on the floor.
brown tabby cat sittin on a chair.
tuxedo caf getting his butt pet.
the hotel we're at has Two hotel cats. the tuxedo is named regency (and has a little bow tie collar)... the tabby wasnt around last year. they have electric beds and are well loved. and are freaking awesome. (ty @bug-world.bsky.social for the first 2 pix ♡)
Dozens of U.S. strikes on Iran. Dunno what to say now other than my thoughts are with the Iranian civilians under fire. What a nightmare.
at a folk singing conference (for lack of a better term) this weekend.. very wonderful to sing in a big group. so rare to be able to do it outside of religious contexts or concerts. i hope everyone gets a chance to be in a big choir where the objective is joy in music
a simple drawing of a tuxedo cat and a grey cat cuddled up together.
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they are their own texts! sister texts who can inform each other, but who are intended to stand on their own as texts!
a simple drawing of a cat sitting and staring, captioned "more."
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If you have the means, please donate to the Trans Continental Pipeline right now. They are a Colorado based org that helps trans people relocate and they are overwhelmed with requests. Colorado borders Kansas, and TCP has the infrastructure to help get people out.
tcpipeline.org
a simple drawing of a cat with wide eyes captioned "good god when it all starts coming together".
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a simple drawing of a cat under a blanket labeled "got scared".
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a cat with a blue ribbon and a beseeching expression thinking "i dorn ohhhh".
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a simple drawing of a bird cat on a branch gesturing towards an ornate sign that reads "bless this vile, stained emporium".
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a simple drawing of a goblin cat raising its hands and saying "i'm the secret half".
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