Having read Orientalism, you come to realize that othering is effective because othered people dont get called things that are dehumanizing, they get called things that push them outside the circle of humanity.

I just see people refer to almost Any Woman as a “girlfailure” and it bothers me in both the pedantic “that’s not what that word means” way and also the like obvious blanketing a cutesy term over any woman character and refusing to examine or elaborate on any (other) part of her character??

dragons in love

ICE has a playbook for buying warehouse detention centers: move fast, tell nobody, and let communities find out from property records or news leaks. It's happened in at least 20 towns across the country. A thread. 🧵

I think we should make home school illegal

Upcoming book on the Chicago Young Lords from @haymarketbooks.org. Twin Cities folks who know @rlmartstudio.bsky.social may have heard him tell the story of his involvement with them as a teenager, including selling their newspaper. www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2601-t...

I haven’t been here forr sooooooo loooooonnnngggggg

commission for @/allseeingbloom.bsky.social

Surprise! 🎂

logging on

#ff13 Fang / Vanille Some collab I've done for final fantasy con Love yuri? Play FFXIII

dating oblivion #ENA

I’m also going to take this opportunity to recommend Dark Angel: The Ascent (1994) which is like The Little Mermaid but with a demon from Hell who comes to the surface world.

Born on this day in 1861, Tekahionwake (Emily Pauline Johnson), Six Nations poet, author, performer and editor. anticolonialhistory.com/event/370/

Some art I made for my friend evilpony on toyhouse of her OC ! #art #digitalart #originalcharacter #cute #gyaru #anime #moe #artistsofbsky

Bernard Lafayette Jr., 85, Dies; Civil Rights Leader Helped Plan Selma March A close associate of Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis, he was involved in many of the key moments of the Black freedom struggle in the 1960s. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...

For reference, anyone citing: - Christian culture / values - Western culture / values - American culture / values - English culture / values It's just code for 'white people'. Let me know if you see one in the wild today!

アステーリャとリゼット🎄

what if it was all wet

The bobblehead is nice but the good stuff will be the bootleg Yoshi inspired jerseys and hats vendors in the parking lots and side streets will bring. Same with Hello Kitty night, the best stuff is sold as bootlegs outside.

Kitties finally dried down #linocut #printmaking

dogs #screenprint #printmaking

i made a starter back of beautiful and unique manuscripts you can browse online! (with links) for anyone that wants a good way to spend an afternoon :) open.substack.com/pub/weirdmed...

dragon posting ⚔️

girls for dessert 🍴🍰

horces 💙 #umamusume #daiwascarlet #vodka

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Ami x Makoto commission for a friend 💙💚 #magicalgirls #sailormoon #水野亜美 #木野まこと #美少女戦士セーラームーン

Born on this day in 1931, Nisqually citizen, treaty fishing rights warrior, front lines fighter in the fish wars, and salmon management advocate, Billy Frank Jr. anticolonialhistory.com/event/154/

Yummyniku Color sketch comm for @mallow.gay and @largefluffydog.bsky.social

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Some of you act like if someone doesn’t like your kink it’s the equivalent of 20 Jim Crows and 15 9/11s

i've never liked anyone this much before

#OtD 9 Mar 2020 tens of thousands of women across Mexico went on strike in protest at gender-based violence which kills thousands of women each year in the country. Transport, banking, education and retail were amongst the industries affected. stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1092...

#OtD 8 Mar 1926 the largely female members of the Fur & Leather Workers' Union went on strike in New York City, enduring beatings by police. They won a 10% raise and a five-day week. Learn more about women's struggles throughout history: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...

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For those who have forgotten the past 40 years: Tax cuts for the rich ...don’t trickle down Boosting military spending ...doesn’t bring peace Slashing regulations ...doesn’t create jobs Folks, we’ve seen this all before.

Can I get a hell yeah..

Twerkers at the barbeque get priority parking 🫡

coyo-tea & violets #traditionalart #canines #coyote

Many white people believe they are more attractive than POC simply because they’re white. Historical fact. But it’s depressing to see that in the queer community, it is encouraged to break free from cis-heteronormative beauty standards, but not from Eurocentric beauty standards.

🚨 Israel strikes Iranian oil infrastructure in major escalation Israeli aircraft struck energy facilities around Tehran on Sat., w/ Israeli Channel 14 reporting that about 30 large oil storage tanks at Iran’s largest refinery were targeted in one of the most significant escalations since the war...