So I’ve started Pride and Prejudice, and already I feel bad for Mrs Bennet.

Timeline cleanse: American pikas calling to each other in the Canadian Rockies. Sound on to hear the loud “MEEP!” made by these potato sized alpine mammals. They’re way off under those cliffs but the calls travel. *this is likely a niche post, but it’s one of my favorite sounds in the world.

There was a -delightful- fellow in a creative writing college class who told me that the character who gave a suicidal child a seed to plant and nurture so she could grow up with it and find out what it became, should be the one who burned that tree down later in the story as an act of "tough love".

Maga taking shelter in the National Museum of African-American History And Culture!

I’m not tired of the Reflecting Pool Jello models everyone took to their relatives’ houses for the 4th yet. They’re so creative! Although this one I’d prob not eat. A bit too realistic.

a song about how to enjoy fireworks by carter vail

Yeah that was WAY MORE EXCITING than I wanted that drive to be Sky Gods are going hungry tonight.

This is just to say, I'm driving home in the middle of a thunderstorm, on boom holiday, juuuust after sundown. If you don't hear from me again, sky gods probably ate me.

And the fire department, and wildfire crews. Hogod. Thank you for your service on this holiday where a bunch of people get drunk and handle explosives carelessly.

Gotta work today. My job is feeding people. For everyone working EMT, ER, prosthetics, and plastic surgery, you're in my thoughts.

Here's a list of all kinds of medications that may interact with heat leading to a higher risk of overheating/heatstroke. Please take care of yourselves and if you have friends/family who take these medications make sure they know the higher risk. ❤️

God this is such a good music video. <3 I haven't watched it in way too long.

I just reread these. They're still fantastic.

For the next few days, every morning someone in America is waking up with ten fingers for the last time and doesn't know it.

Very thankful for this letter to Becky Pepper-Jackson (the 16 year-old trans girl SCOTUS ruled against yesterday) from James Dale, a gay man whose expulsion from the Boy Scouts was upheld by the Supreme Court in 2000.

This thread is incredible. "Back in my day we didn't have cellphones, so we built siege weapons out of garbage, set things on fire, and punched each other to pass the time." I'm reminded of the boy scout who built a nuclear reactor in his backyard.

Oof. Lost one of our hens to heat today. Putting the AC up in my room and putting frozen bottles of water in their coop to try to prevent any other losses. Poor dainty.

Oh. Oh, I love this. YES.

Reposting this because I went on the 27th, and I had a fantastic time. And, yeah. I felt safer as a queer person. The Loring Park Pride was fine, lots of artists worth supporting and fun to be had -- but this was where I felt like I was -at Pride-. I KNEW people here. I ran into friends, here.

I got a good chuckle out of this.

odd to see the “FREE BIBLES” people talk to members of the church of satan after they conducted an un-baptism at twin cities pride.

As the glitter and the adrenaline wears off, I'm left with an interesting pair of memories: Kobey Layne was there, herself, at the alternative Pride. She smiled and greeted people as they passed. Amy Klobuchar's -volunteers- were running a very nice tent at TC Pride, full of pretty merch.

A year ago I promised my therapist that I would go to Twin Cities Pride. Today, I went, with a pair of friends. We had a blast. Absolutely will go again next year, with better planning.

At least there are fireflies.

Oh dear.

Watching Conan the Destroyer and remembering why I love this movie.

Beware the Chalupacabra! Best of Mythdirection #Friday #comic #webcomic

One of the best smut comics in my collection.

PRESENTING THE TBOY WRESTLING PHOTO ESSAY: 436 PHOTOS OF TRANS PEOPLE WRESTLING EACH OTHER www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/7npdb...

Ahahah shit I could look at the background crowd of these photos for hours but his was such a mood. <3

POWER! AGILITY! STRENGTH! A SMALL DOG THAT GOT INTO THE RING THINKING IT WAS PLAYTIME!

Oh. I, um. I don't know why, but this series of photos make me happy, calm, and also like I'm gonna cry or something.

I was digging around on wikipedia today and happened to come across this very good painting of Fancy Men Bamboozled By Egg

There's a post going around right now that has finally, effectively demonstrated to me what "ratio" means. It turns out my guess as to what "ratio" meant was right! ...(y i k e s)

Once you learn many of the queer people who survived the Third Reich's concentration camps were promptly put back into prison - with the help of the Americans, who returned home to immediately instigate the Lavender Scare - your worldview is irrevocably changed.

Congratulations you got my spouse to cackle when I shared this with them. Quality shitpost

Remember folks. Warning means it’s here Watch means the ingredients are here but it isn’t spotted yet

Did you know that fireflies will answer lightning flashes? I didn't. But that's what I saw this morning. A silent call and answer from a couple of very confused fireflies, strobing in response to the sky.

Just stood out on my front stoop at 4 in the morning, barefoot, in my bathrobe, getting soaked with rain as a massive summer thunderstorm passed overhead. I needed that.

Aaaaaa I feel like it's my birthday or something! Thank you!

I love how enthusiastic people are to share knowledge of the D Team. <3 No srsly, There's a little hope in me for humanity yet, if we've got folks like this AND supportive members of the public who know how important their work is. So excited to get home and learn about some local superheroes.

Ohh, this is interesting. Reblogging so I can find it later and learn more about the MN health dept.

Trans people are harming no one. They aren't starting wars, they aren't stealing tax dollars for vanity projects, they aren't destroying democracy, they aren't undoing health and safety standards for corporate cronies. The people making these fucking laws are the ones doing all that.

Tired: On the Float in the Pride parade Wired: Become the Float in the Pride Parade. This absolute vision😊

*goes mad with power*

THANK YOU SO MUCH (also holy shit I am following thousands of people on both Bsky accounts I have and like 19 ppl are on the fediverse. ahahaha XD)

holy shit I did it. I did it, I figured out how to import and export followers on Mastodon! I found a thing that allows you to LOOK FOR people you follow on bluesky, on mastodon?! Brb, consolidating!

It's Pride! Follow trans writers before we're all banned go.bsky.app/VaypaqC