the changeless thing that lurks behind superficial mutability

non-writers will never understand the mental illness of writing an entire conversation in your head while doing dishes and then forgetting every word the second you open a blank doc

Why do you think conservatives try to cut funds for education? To keep people dumb.

Lovely to see we have spaces where you can gain access to so much literature!

I'm sure it's been added a million times, but that's not how you spell Gutenberg. Here's the correct link to Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/

I miss when it was “that’s photoshopped” instead of “that’s ai”

in case anyone didn't know, that bot known for reblogging posts and sending asks with threats of sexual violence is now operating in a new way. it follows you with many blogs that have urls containing the same threats.

The thing is, the Israeli government wants to collapse Palestinian resolve through extreme material pressure. All of these items are cultural touchstones for many Palestinians, whether for cooking, entertainment, or simply making life bearable. Restricting access to them is an attack on the basic conditions of everyday life, with the apparent aim of making deprivation so severe that Palestinians are pressured into turning against Hamas, or at the very least creating conditions in which informants and double agents can be bribed or recruited. It's sadistic. Sadistic. Sadistic.

*trying to explain an alfajor to foreigners* "it's like if a cookie contained the entire world

Imagine a cookie. Now imagine two cookies. In between them? Anything your heart desires. And then cover it in chocolate so that it has a sturdy structure. Imagine a hamburger but if it were sweet and perfect and pure of heart

imagine not being able to pinpoint a country on a map and still feeling entitled to explain its culture and history to its own population.