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Purple-gold jumping spider, Irura bidenticulata, Salticidae

Found in Southeast Asia

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Gustav Borgen (1865-1926) ~ Portrait, sleeping cat on pillow. Wilhelmsen’s cat. | Norsk Folkemuseum

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Gustav Borgen (1865-1926) ~ Portrait, cat on pillow. Wilhelmsen’s cat

3rd US "Yellow Peril": there has been building animosity in the US towards China, and misinformation/conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 pandemic have only increased the xenophobia and racism towards people of east asian and pacific islander descent.

This is not the 2nd Satanic Panic in the US, but the 3rd. The 1st was in the 1950s and coincided with the 2nd Red Scare and 1st Lavender Scare. When I refer to the 3rd Satanic Panic, I am referring to the QAnon conspiracy cult and how their beliefs, accusations, and methods all mimic those of Satanic Panics in the US's past. One could argue that Satanic Panics have been going on for much longer than the 50s (the Salem Witch Trials come to mind). however, there are only officially two recognized historical Satanic Panics so far, with debate on the inclusion of QAnon as another Satanic Panic.

i've made a separate post about this, but i want to point out that the 2nd Lavender Scare that i am referring to is specifically the rising tide of violence and hatred towards trans people, gnc people, and drag performance. we are all, in the queer community, being affected by this rise in right wing violence, but it's important to acknowledge that the primary targets of this are those in our community who challenge gender cisnormativity, and especially trans women like me.