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Also a reminder that they were better at tumblr than most of us, comrade interloper was great at memeing. Like, the talent!

they will do a lot of that, actually; most of their posts are usually a mix of popular memes (since that's what gains followers) and reasonable-sounding posts about social and political issues (since that's what "proves" their legitimacy and establishes their cover), and in between all of that is the occasional post about how voting is useless and the progressive candidate is Just As Bad, Actually

these blogs are meant to be indistinguishable from real people in left-leaning communities because that's the entire point

so

that self consciousness is forced into us. before i got sick i had no qualms about sitting when i wanted to sit. even in public. i was known for it. hell i once took a nap on the sidewalk outside the local hangout spot while my friends guarded me

i didn’t start to become anxious about sitting “too much” until i got sick. disability is seen as something shameful, & sitting when others wouldn’t called attention to my shame. add a cane to a teenager sitting on a stoop & suddenly you’re not a punkass kid, you’re a fucking tragedy. disabled people are also constantly, unrepentantly accused of being lazy & not trying hard enough, not doing enough, taking the easiest way at the expense of our dignity. sitting when i wanted to seemed to confirm that i was exactly the lazy asshole everyone said i was. & while you can say you’re lazy with no reprecussions, disabled peoples supposed “laziness” is used to deny us accommadations, benefits, medical care & basic human decency. people (although not as many as it first felt like) stared in a different way when i sat in odd spots in public than they had before i had the cane with me. vague amusement & slight annoyance gave way to disgust & pity. the stares were either far longer or broken by awkwardly averted eyes- everyone wants to stare at the cripple, but nobody wants to be caught doing it

plus, honestly, the thought of using a stool to cook or a chair to do dishes never even occurred to me for the longest time, simply because People Don’t Do That

& i’m not even going to start to unpack the stigma behind the shower chair, because that’s a post of its own

ultimately though, these feelings don’t very often lead to me forcing myself to stand when i can’t… but only because my whole thing is analyzing & rejecting the roots of internalized ableism. i’m the original cripple punk for fucks sake. however, i know that if i’m even feeling them that other disabled people must be struggling too, & probably really need to hear that it’s ok

so i’m telling them that it is

Abandoned place i miss dearly...

Ig. _meinirsblush

if you have a well funded library you might even have access to maker spaces that have 3D printers. or video/audio recording equipment. libraries aren’t these tomb silent homes for books any more. they’re community spaces. they’re full of life and things. 

- wifi hotspots that can be checked out for weeks so you can have internet on the go or at home

- CDs, DVDs, blurays including usually multiple copies of new stuff

- A tech lab with a 3d printer, computers for graphic design and game dev focus, VR headsets, and a soundbooth for recording

- Study rooms for solo or groups

- Printers, copiers, faxes, and scanners for just about anything you need taken care of.

- Including a new printer big enough to make giant posters, maps, and business-grade ads.

- A seed library, both floral and food-related.

- A computer lab programed to erase your data and reading history so you’re never at risk while visiting sites like domestic abuse hotlines

- Laptops pre-programmed with Adobe and Office software so you don’t have to buy them

- Monthly author visits

- Ebooks including comics on tons of various platforms

- Classes for those who want to learn how to or better their computer skills

- Art you can check out to hang on your wall for as long as it’s available, including the work of local artists who get paid for their art, especially if it gets popular and we want even more of their stuff.

- Monthly papers ranging from local newspapers to multi-national magazines on just about any topic you can imagine.

- We used to offer food and drink at a loss but You Know ©

- Notaries with extensive legal knowledge including renters rights, getting you in contact with immigration protection, and contacts with pro-bono lawyers.

- A connection with all the libraries in the state, so if we don’t have something, we can have it shipped to you within a matter of days.

- Books translated into multiple languages

- A donation bin for old books/DVDs/VHSes that often turn around and get sold for two or less dollars

- A food donation site for local food banks

- A “suggest a purchase” section on our site where you can support your favorite indie writers/musicians by suggesting their work if we don’t already have it

- We’re growing butterflies this year, and in prior years we hatched chickens! \o/

- An outreach program for the elderly and disabled who hand-deliver almost everything I’ve just mentioned