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delusions, by definition, cannot be explained by things like cultural background - such as having a belief constantly reinforced by intentional attempts to rationalize it for the sake of maintaining power over minorities. yes, someone can be both delusional and a bigot, and yes conspiracy theories can feed into delusions, but the two are not fucking synonymous.

when presented with the threat of mass resistance, the liberal state will bend over backwards to create rose-scented fascism that they don't have to feel bad about, that can't be argued with because any narrative that isn't the official one is roundly rejected as hysterical and unfounded.

As for Poland, not much better. There's a constant nationalist idea that a real polish person is white and catholic. Every time I see a video of a black person speaking polish on Instagram or wherever there's always bound to be some moron whining that these people are not polish and that they want them out. That this is OUR home, that we don't want these outsiders, these queers. That immigrants are nothing more than a waste of taxes and housing (sentiment shared in both countries and many more European countries) they try to hide it by saying they just want the "illegal" ones out but I don't buy it. You can make anybody illegal with enough pushes of a pen. A person cannot be illegal and I thought Poland is supposedly famed for its hospitality but I guess I'm wrong.

And just, anybody who says European civilization or western civilization, I straight up don't like. White supremacist ideas are so crazy prevalent in Europe and everyone sweeps it under the rug. Casual racism is insanely common, and normal. I mean.

This is a polish brand of margarine, which has a extremely racist caricature of a black person as their mascot.

Or you know a chocolate swedish snack that's literally called "china salty snacks" and the China on the packaging is wearing a straw hat.

focus on the task at hand: improving living and quality of life conditions for your community. unionize. donate to food banks. cooperate with organizations like food not bombs to distribute free hot meals. volunteer at libraries. participate in homeless outreach. give people access to resources in your community. organize and participate in protests. create organizations, groups, and gathering spots for queer folk in your area who need safe places to go and find community.

help people find access to HRT, surgery and other gender affirming care. carry, hand out, and administer narcan (naloxone). help recovering people get to rehabilitation, methadone clinics and so on. help addicted people practice harm reduction and use safely. help give out menstrual kits to homeless and low income people who have periods. help people get into housing programs. help disabled people apply for disability (SSI and SSDI) and disability lawyers. help disabled people find work or income resources that are accessible to them. donate blood and/or plasma if you can. care for people with HIV and AIDS.

help people apply for food stamps, medicaid, bill and rent assistance. help disabled people find case managers and caregivers. call local lawmakers to voice your opinions on current events. advocate for disadvantaged queers in your area. establish and participate in mutual aid funds. spread awareness and advocate online. write about and share your experiences with disadvantages, abuse and other problems you've faced in life for who you are. gather and organize with people with shared experiences. start or volunteer at a community garden. deliver meals to the elderly. volunteer at a homeless shelter.

organize fundraisers for, spread awareness of, and donate to:

Palestine

Sudan

Congo

i don't care if someone's activism looks different from yours: there are a TON of ways to improve and make change in your and the global community. doing ONE of these is enough, finding a singular way to improve your community is a better use of your time than arguing. everyone can find ways to be good to each other.

rehashing the same talking points, reading between the lines, accusing someone of identifying with politics they've never advocated for, and making baseless accusations isn't helping. it's not fixing anything. mobilize. advocate. stand up for your community and its rights. take action. now. i mean it. we must.

Sorry if it’s a little cramped- had to make this all fit in ten photos. Hope you guys like it….. and again…. sorry Andrew

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Until my neck subluxated and now I can’t sleep on that side without compressing some vital nerves and blood arteries. I also can’t sleep on my back right now because the pressure compresses my occipital nerve. Basically sleeping has been a nightmare recently, but that’s not the point of this post.

The point was I brought this up in physical therapy to talk about how great this pillow is because I can now sleep on my right side without the stupid thing going numb or waking me up because it hurts. And my PT was like wow, great! How did you sleep on your left side for so long without it being an issue?

And I said, oh that’s easy. I just tuck that shoulder out of the way.

And she said, ...what?

And I said, yeah, I just tuck it out the way. Not like my right shoulder. That one doesn’t move as well. It just hurts, I think there’s something wrong with it.

And my physical therapist asked me to demonstrate what I mean when I say I ‘tuck my shoulder out of the way,’ and haha, you’re never going to believe this, turns out I’ve just been casually pulling my left shoulder out of the socket for, oh, let’s see, 30 years? And then napping on it like hmmnm yess comfy.

Anyway. I looked up from my demonstration and my physical therapist was making this face:

I felt like a toddler being gentle parented by a mother doing her absolute best to use her “gentle” voice and not yell after watching their child lick a fork and attempt to stick it in an electrical outlet.

Turns out that rheumatologist who said I had zero hypermobility and just needed to exercise more was full of shit. We already knew this. But it’s good to have it reconfirmed.