yall our foster kitten may finally be getting adopted tomorrow!! 😭 fingers crossed (or else we‘ll give up and adopt her lolll)

my 30 year old cousin (who i introduced to pokemon when he was a toddler) brought his baby to our place for the first time and we discussed at length what her first starter pokemon would be. ngl it feels kinda magical

The GOP is willing to let people lose paychecks and starve and panic to keep this list secret. That's the "pro-life" "America first" party for you. Call your reps. And at their local offices!! ESPECIALLY if you have GOP reps.

it makes me really sad to see ordinary people defending (and worshipping) billionaires. there are no ethical billionaires! yes, even if they’re a woman! full stop!

Melinoe

i keep hearing “potty 4 u” in that one charlie xcx song which ngl kinda slaps

actually feeling that old thing called happiness because i get to see the stardew valley orchestra tonight

You ever think about how NASA, in its farewell to the rover Opportunity, played ”I’ll Be Seeing You” by Billie Holiday in order to “sing her to sleep” in her final moments? 🥲

Adding my voice to the chorus: the Sumud flotilla never entered Israeli waters. that is a lie. The Gazan coast is Palestinian territory (not even spiritually, like actually in international law) so the Sumud flotilla has not violated Israeli sovereignty. The Israelis intercepting them however…

If you haven’t been paying attention to the EA takeover because you’re not a gamer, here’s why it should concern you anyway. 2 out of 3 people in the US play video games —and right-wingers are gearing up to control their content. Their messaging, their propaganda. Coming to a console near you.

there are so many animals that if i got to meet in person, it’d feel like meeting a celebrity. like if i got to see a wild pangolin or a fruit bat, i’d start sobbing

i love copyedits because they remind me that i somehow still haven’t figured out how the passage of time works, as well as basic addition. once again, i am humbled.

Btw, if you’re gonna buy mums this year*, don’t. Buy asters instead. Mums are not native to N. America, asters are. Ideally one grown without pesticides but I know that’s hard to find. Any aster is better than a mum. *if you live in N. America

Another unhinged email from an interested adopter for my foster kitten: “I would love to have her.” No “hello.” No sign-off. No details or questions. Just that single line. ?????

grief is like that unwanted guest who shows up at your party but you can keep yourself distracted by all your other guests until everyone leaves and now it’s just you and grief who won’t take the damn hint and go away

one general thing i’ve noticed when fostering kittens: when cishet men email their interest in a kitten (which is rare), it’s always framed as “this kitten looks like it will be good addition for *me*” as opposed to, “do you think this kitten and i will be a good fit?”

the lack of campiness in modern media feels like yet another casualty of fascism (i miss my campy tv shows and fashion)

friendship will always be my favorite love story tbh

showed my foster kitten a big basket of my dog’s toys so she could play with something new. she chose…a hair clip that had somehow fallen in there.

welp, it’s been a full 24 hours since my flu/covid booster shots and i’ve experienced no real side effects besides a sore arm and some general sleepiness? but every other time i’ve gotten a booster, i have felt like death (fever, chills, sweats, exhaustion, nausea, etc). i’m saved!!!! 😭

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signed up to get my flu shot and covid booster today 💪🏼

me: the problem with people these days is no one wants to look up from their phones and be alone with their thoughts 😤 also me, alone with my thoughts: oH GOD, THE HORRORS! THE HORRORS ARE UNENDING!! MAKE IT STOP!!!!

tw: sibling death tonight marks 8 years since my brother’s passing, and i’d like to think he would simply resend this text to me every year (it’s okay, you can laugh)

okay if—IF—we kept our foster kitten, what should her name be? (for context, she is an absolute chaotic goblin. anxiety is scared of HER)

yall we still haven’t gotten a single adoption application for our foster kitten (this has never happened before). is this the universe telling me we need to keep her

i’m relieved more people are opening their eyes to the burning state of our country, but it really bums me out that it took *jimmy kimmel* getting his show cancelled to start sounding the alarms, and not, you know, the blatant attacks on protestors for supporting palestine the past 2 years 😐

saw someone say that “philadelphia is the city of brotherly love but the brothers in question are cain and abel” 💀 (can confirm)

animal adoptions are at an all time low (and shelters are more crowded than ever). we’ve been fostering the cutest kitten ever and she hasn’t gotten a single application. 🥲

Keep up the pressure

Let's respond to hate with love. Let's respond to love with big love. To those who are anti-transgender, Chiitan isn't asking you to understand transgender people. I ask that you quietly watch over us. Transgender people just want to be happy with the people they love🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

i can’t help but feel like this country is broken beyond repair. that there is no “normal” to return to.

“this too shall pass” okay but like…no?? when???? because i’m starting to think at this rate, it will never pass actually and i am at my limit!!!!

If you’re calling for civility in a time when fascism is overtaking the country then you are on the side of the fascists

I don’t have a lot of sympathy for very wealthy, privileged people who are capitulating to fascism and/or staying silent because they’re “scared.” People are being dragged out of their homes and people who could be next are *still* speaking up. Silence won’t protect you but it emboldens them

i just can’t believe we live in a world where not everyone agrees if fascists are Bad Actually

friendly reminder that if you are a queer, disabled, or person of color, now would be a great time to make sure to have your passport and important documents (medical/vaccination records, birth certificate, etc) all sorted, if you can.

These calendars are how we're funding the 2026 Philly Native Plant project! Each calendar spread has information about an animal *and* links to a list of things each of us can do to help that animal thrive in its natural habitat. Learn about helping while empowering our actions? Pretty good deal.

why yes i am very f*cking tired of waiting for the world to become beautiful and good and kind too tired, in fact!!!

tbh as a muslim who grew up in post 9/11 america, i’m sad but not at all surprised at our country‘s current trajectory. nor am i surprised by just how bafflingly asinine all the people in the driver’s seat truly are. like almost impressively so.

This isn’t cancel culture. It’s “obeying in advance.” A similar thing happened after 9/11. Mainstream media from movie trailers to radio stations not only removed anything that could be related to the towers, but also any art/artists that questioned authority, like Rage Against the Machine.

apparently on other sites, readers are doxxing/putting authors on boycott lists if they’ve posted anything ”negative” about charlie kirk. what the hell are we even doing.

anyway, trans rights forever

i’m not going to be lectured about political violence by people whose politics is violence

Charlie Kirk spent his life‘s work and all of his energy and time targeting out-groups while arguing for a world in which gun massacres would be easy to enact, plentiful, and inevitable, and he became famous and wealthy doing it, and we’re now not supposed to mention that because it’s not polite.

Ah.

YIKES!!!

for a moment, i felt a presence following close behind me on my walk to the grocery store. and yes, something was, in fact, following me. it was the giant backpack i was wearing 🙂

i spent WAY too long watching a PAUSED video and wondering why everything had gone so still 😭 why cat in video no move???? because YOU paused it, you numbskull 😭😭😭

My partner and I (2/4th of SNW) are both trans and attempting to leave the US (I’m also an Arab immigrant). It’s extremely expensive, so please consider buying our game/leaving it a review so that we have some sort of income when we inevitably have to make the jump and start over. Thank you.