astro-biverted nerd

I'm going to reblog this post with my own "follow friday on a tuesday" post, but feel free to add any of yours! if we get any good collection I probably will just blaze this post to give folks a good starting list.

@wilwheaton Nerd stuff, politics, a good example of having fame with humility and grace.

@neil-gaiman That writer guy! Now that guy who made that show you like! Funny, interactive with fans.

@thebibliosphere Homegrown hero. Romance writer and font of wisdom for people with chronic pain.

@prokopetz You've seen the screenshots everywhere, now see them at the source!

i feel like @cryptotheism posts about such a variety of topics despite technically being a more ‘niche’ blog that i think theyd be a great starter blog too!! they used to be @normal-horoscopes (you’ve probably seen screenshots of their viral posts under that name) but tumblr had a weird glitch a few months back that impacted popular blogs so they’ve switched over to the cryptotheism irl now, tho the original horoscope blog still exists as an archive of their old posts (as of me posting this)

other generally ‘popular’ blogs that im also a fan of: @afro-elf @inkskinned @greelin @elphabaforpresidentofgallifrey @iguanamouth

for popular blogs that cover more specific topics i recommend:

@fandomshatepeopleofcolor (fandom community discussions)

@reverse-racism (general politics regarding racism as well as great memes)

@why-i-love-comics (comics)

@superheroesincolor (comics)

@sabertoothwalrus (original art/fanart)

@filmgifs (high quality film gifs— variety of genre types)

@dajo42 (queer author/artist)

@warandpeas (hilarious 4 panel comics)

@foodffs (food recipe blog!)

@sweetoothgirl (dessert recipe blog— i am a HUGE fan and scroll thru it obsessively and constantly)

@omgthatdress (fashion blog that does hilarious and informative critiques of celebrity outfits during major red carpets events— i like that they do have positive insights/tips mixed among the thoroughly deserved roasts lol)

@pocketss (hilarious comics— have u seen screenshots of that comic of a witch girl inviting a harpy to a ‘girls night’? that’s them)

@petitetimidgay (if u enjoy bibliosphere’s posts you’ll likely enjoy this blog too!! personal blog that also covers topics like living with chronic pain/disability

@qwantzfeed (hilarious dinosaur comics that cover topics like philosophy and science)

@thepigeongazette (funny and cute comics!)

@unfuckyourhabitat (great guide for tips/strategies to clean your home in a sustainable and accessible format for those who are neurodivergent or could otherwise use some help— NOT shamey at all and has a variety of types of tips based on time/energy/area/tidying up clutter vs needing to be properly cleaned/big cleans vs small cleans vs maintenance/routine cleaning)

GENERAL TIP FOR NEW USERS:

if you search a tag on tumblr for a topic you’re interested in,

whether it’s broad (‘comics’, ‘fashion’, ‘horror movies’, ‘game of thrones’, ‘MCU’, ’[name of tv show] or commonly an abbreviation for longer media titles, i.e. IWTV for interview with the vampire, or even [media title/abbreviation] followed by ‘book’ or ‘movie’ or ‘tv’ or ‘comics’ or ‘release date year (common w movies that have equally famous/well known orginals and remakes)’ or ‘HBO’/‘Netflix’ (common if it’s a show released on a specific streaming service) if there’s more than one version under the same media title, etc etc.)

or specific (‘[insert ship name here]’, ‘[fandom name] fanart, ‘[specific ship/character]’ fanart, ‘[specific piece of media] gifs, ‘[ship name] au/fics’, etc etc)

tumblr will automatically show u all top posts for that tag ranked by ‘most popular’ and ‘of all time’ (which are settings u can change— u can filter for specific types of posts in the tag that have gifs, or text only, or have media embedded, etc. as well as changing it to list posts in chronological order by ‘latest’ instead of ‘of all time’)

I reblogged this.

Actually, the claim that HRT doesn’t do much after puberty is a myth.  I started when I was 31 years old and now I’m 35. =)  

It’s never too late.

The top two pictures are from 2011, age 32. The bottom three are from this yeah, 2016, age 37, and (almost) 2 years on hrt. Hrt is magic.

Never.

Black men couldn’t vote until 1869, which is disgusting, but on top of that, they were met with “artificial hurdles like poll taxes, literacy tests, and other measures” to further prevent them from voting even when it was legal. The Voting Rights act did not come until 19-fucking-65 to repeal Jim Crow laws. Black Americans in the South could not vote in democratic elections until AROUND 1960. So like, when your grandparents were adults. Maybe your parents were even born then. Read more about the absolutely disgusting voter suppression Black Americans faced here. Until the 60s.

White women earned the right to vote in 1920, but unsurprisingly, they were really racist too.

Asian-Americans could not vote until 1943. Mabel Ping-Hua Lee is someone you probably didn’t hear about in history class, but she fought really hard for Chinese Americans’ right to vote. 

Native Americans couldn’t vote in every state until 1962. 

Latinx people faced voter suppression as well and legislation to correct it was not put in place until 1974.

All of that to be said - I understand why you say voting doesn’t matter, and it’s because the voter suppression that existed for hundreds of years is still working. They’ve convinced you that none of it matters so you’re sitting it out, which lets them win. If not for any other reason, why not vote to say fuck you to those that actively pushed for white supremacy, violence, and sexism to continue? Why not do it symbolically, even if you think your vote doesn’t matter?

More than a dozen elections have been decided by one single vote. A GOP cop lost an election by one vote. Fuck the GOP, and fuck cops. Your vote could mean the difference between a cop being in power.

One election that was decided by a single vote created a Republican majority in the Virginia House of Delegates because “one of the ballots was "defaced" because the names of two candidates were crossed out with the notation "Do not desire to vote for these two". They did this even though the person who cast this vote (which was known because it was a signed absentee ballot) testified that he intended to vote for Moss. Throwing out the ballot created a tied vote.[10]

Finally, I’m going to copy and paste this entire article about why it’s important to vote in local elections. 

1. Local government manages a lot of different things — and their decisions will directly affect your life.

There is no level of government that is more directly responsible for serving your community than your local elected officials. Local government can affect almost every aspect of your daily life. Here’s just a few of the things they’re responsible for:

Local school quality

Deciding sanctuary jurisdiction status

Policing and public safety (and holding police accountable)

Rent costs and affordable housing

Public transit

Alcohol and marijuana ordinances

City colleges and job training programs

. . . the list goes on and on, all the way down to your recycling options and collection.

To sum it up: your local government has a lot of money and influence to decide what your community’s priorities are and how it will be run.

2. State and local governments lead the way when the federal government isn’t.

For many of us, the 2016 election was a rough one. Like, really rough. More than any other voting bloc, our chosen candidates ultimately didn’t win. But there’s still a way to harness your passions and make a real difference, and that’s by getting involved in municipal elections.

Did you know that many landmark federal policies first originated at the local level? It’s true — local politics have a long history of shaping change in our country from the ground up. Policies such as women’s suffrage, minimum wage, environmental protection, and marriage equality all began at the local and state level.

By voting in local elections and holding your officials accountable, you can help create the change you want to see in our country. If nothing is moving forward at the federal level (or your federal representatives aren’t making progress in areas that you care about), it’s the responsibility of local governments to take action.

3. Your vote will make a difference.

Typically, just 1 in 5 voters participate in off-year local elections — meaning your vote at the local level can have an even bigger impact. For example, on just one election day in Ohio, 7 local issues were decided by just 1 vote.

Plus, if you do participate (and help your friends and family get to the polls, too), your elected officials will likely be more responsive to your needs and interests because you’re a voter. And if they aren’t, the next election is a a great way to fix that…

In capitalism’s eyes, everything is but a tool or resource to make profit. Workers and nature alike. A forest is not inherently “valuable” to a capitalist; individual people are treated as “human resources” and labour for 8 - 13 hours per day, most days of their life, until they’re physically too old to continue.

respectability politics is a trap.

pls don’t come in here and compare it to atla, which was made with different resources and no expectations placed on it as sequel.

Please spread the word!!

GoFundMe link

Her instagram @RunwayHair_

studies show our perception about asian americans, and their perceptions of themselves are impacted by media.

there are harmful psychological effects on native americans thanks to sports mascots. 

stereotypes of latino/latina/latines in media have - you guessed it - harmful effects - including political ones 

how about how inaccurate race and poverty images in the news effect our views on welfare?

positive images of disability effect disabled people positively, where as negative images effect them negatively 

the availability of GLB roles on TV positively impacts the gay community

and i honestly i could go on and on and on and on 

i know i know water is wet, all these studies to tell you what common sense could. but like … there is very real research out there that shows fiction has a very real harmful impact on minority communities. and that positive representation has a positive effect on these communities. 

I’ve been seeing a lot of this shit lately.

Apparently bergamot is getting popular. I figure now’s a good time to address the issue.

Bergamot is a citrus fruit that smells amazing, so a lot of people like to make essential oils out of it and put it in candles and stuff.

However, this should NEVER go on your skin. It has the same effects as Giant Hogweed (& some other wild carrots like Queen Anne’s Lace) and will give you nasty rashes and chemically hyper-boosted sunburns by making skin highly reactive to sunlight.

Remember this?

I personally have had friends who were seriously hurt by putting bergamot essential oils on their skin. It sucks.

In case you don’t want to look it up yourself:

Don’t use or make bergamot soap. Don’t use or make bergamot lotion. Don’t use or make bergamot anything that goes on your skin.

Just don’t put bergamot on your skin.

I ship both actually, I think it’s cute! I feel like zukaang could only work when they’re adults bc the age gap is too great for teens (like 4yrs is a lot, Aang would be 14 when Zuko’s 18 and that’s illegal, I’m literally friends with someone 4yrs younger than me and he’s baby even if he’s taller than me).