“May I Please Draw Your OC?”

delighted to discover there’s a bird called awebo that says “awebo”

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Hi. Things are bleak, I know that. I know that we paid for Trump's last term with blood and it is likely the price will be blood again.

But listen to me. LISTEN.

You do not have to force yourself to witness horrors as an act of activism. It is not a form of activism. You can put your phone down, you can block that horrific video. We cannot win if you cannot fight and you will not be able to fight if you are hopeless.

Do not let them guilt you into this. People who are exhausted are easier to walk over. Take care of yourself, find community where you find joy.

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wikipedia no longer being anywhere near the top of search results when looking up anything feels eviscerating

in los angeles, the historically Black community of altadena has been decimated by the ongoing eaton fire.

afropunk has created a spreadsheet of gofundmes of displaced Black individuals and families affected by the current los angeles fires. the list is constantly being updated.

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PROOF IN CASE YOU NEED IT

DO NOT BOIL CRABS. IT IS INHUMANE.

The Independent

Scientists call for humane cooking methods as crabs found to feel pain

Pain response appeared shorter and more powerful when crabs faced physical stress

Mail Online

Crabs CAN feel pain, scientists say - as they call for ban on boiling

Scientists are calling for an urgent ban on boiling crabs and other crustaceans alive after proving that they can feel pain just like any ot

I’ve been saying for years that non-mammals deserve the same empathic treatment as mammals and that humans are more likely to be ignorant to the suffering of something that isn’t cute or fuzzy. I really hope people fucking listen to this.