I didn't mean abort the us govt like THAT

misc:

consider rinsing or even soaking potatoes to remove excess starch (makes them fluffier)

if your potatoes have thin skin, consider leaving it on (tasty + nutritious)

boiling the potatoes:

salt the water before boiling

sub water for broth

boil them whole for fluffier potatoes

boil them chopped for a quicker cook time

you could even consider baking pr steaming them whole instead of boiling

potato choices:

russets (fluffy and smooth)

yukon gold (rich and creamy)

reds (great if you like the skins)

you can mix them up too

mashing the potatoes:

put them through a ricer

use a mixer (saves your energy)

wet ingredients (besides milk and butter):

broth

sour cream

cottage cheese

cream cheese

most types of cheese, really

olive oil

other ingredients:

black pepper (of course)

fried garlic

fried onions

onion powder

garlic powder

a pinch of paprika

chopped green onions

ranch seasoning packet

bouillion powder

fried bacon/pancetta

sage, rosemary, other such various herbs

Fairy Cave Chamber, Bau, Sarawak, Malaysia

Cave of the Crystals beneath the Naica Mine in Chihuahua, Mexico

Rafarholshellir Lava Tunnel, about 30 minutes from Reykjavik, Iceland

Lake Castrovalva area of Lechuguilla Cave in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico

Coconino Lava River Cave, Coconino National Forest, near Flagstaff, Arizona

Unidentified

Nettlebed Cave, Mount Arthur region, northwest portion of South Island of New Zealand

Mercers Caverns Bridge, Mercers Caverns, Murphys, California

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- marsha p. johnson repeatedly identified as a gay man and drag queen and survived into an era where the language did already exist if he chose to identify as transsexual. he explicitly stated that he was not transsexual and claimed that all transsexual people were also homosexual.

- sylvia rivera did identify as a transsexual woman (and made disparaging speeches about lesbians). she was not an ally to lesbians. lesbians and transwomen have not always been allies.

- neither of them were there when the stonewall riots began, according to marsha’s own testimony. sylvia was sleeping off a drug trip on a park bench, and by the time marsha arrived at stonewall, the riots were already in full swing.

- storme delarverie, a mixed black gender-nonconforming lesbian and drag king, may have been the one who incited the stonewall riots. she never identified as a transman despite surviving into an an era where the language was made accessible to do so. accounts differ as to who started the riots.

- stonewall was not a special haven for trans people and drag artists, it was just some bar where gay people met up. by all accounts, it wasn’t even a good bar.

- pride as a festival and parade was invented by gay men, lesbians, and bisexual people. fred sergeant is one of those gay men, and he has been beaten (in recent years, as an elderly man) by trans people and their allies due to his views on medical transition. non-homosexual trans people were unheard of in this era.