she/they, but queer people are allowed to use the shiny it/its. using my legal name is also the knowing me free trial, premium membership grants you access to my much cooler True Name TM that neither God nor the government know about.
anybody else have like. public and private pronouns. like yeah strangers can use he or she for me idc but if you're a friend im expecting they/them only. and if you're a close friend you unlock the super secret rights to use it/its (exclusive) (rare drop)
hi there :) im a black nonbinary lesbian having a hard time w chronic illness and getting food for my esa, goal is $30 for wet & dry food hes a kitten. its ok if i cant afford to eat rn but i would rather get him the help he needs <3 do what you can c4$h4pp v3nm0 p4yp4l
West Papuaâs Indigenous people have called for a boycott of KitKat, Smarties and Aero chocolate, Oreo biscuits and Ritz crackers, and the cosmetics brands Pantene and Herbal Essences, over alleged ecocide in their territory.
All are products that contain palm oil and are made, say the campaigners, by companies that source the ingredient directly from West Papua, which has been under Indonesian control since 1963 and where thousands of acres of rainforest are being cleared for agriculture.
More than 90 West Papuan tribes, political organisations and religious groups have endorsed the call for a boycott, which they say should continue until the people of West Papua are given the right to self-determination.
Raki Ap, a spokesperson for the United Liberation Movement for West Papua, which is overseeing the call, said: âThese products are linked to human rights violations, in the first place, because West Papuans are being forced, with violence, to get off the land where theyâve lived for thousands of years, which has now resulted in ecocide.
âThis is a signal to the countries who are dealing with Indonesia, especially those in the Pacific region, to take notice of who theyâre dealing with and how they are basically allowing Indonesia to continue the colonial project in West Papua, the human rights violations, and also ecocide.â
West Papuans say more than 500,000 of their people have been killed by the occupation in the past six decades, while millions of acres of their ancestral lands have been destroyed for corporate profit. Indonesia, already the worldâs largest palm oil exporter, is now breaking ground in West Papua on the worldâs biggest single palm oil plantation, as well as a sugar cane and biofuel plantation that will be the largest deforestation project ever launched.
âWest Papuansâ, especially the ULMWP, position is very clear: we are a modern-day colony,â said Ap, speaking from the Netherlands.
âIndonesia hijacked the right to self-determination in 1962 when the Netherlands and Indonesia signed an agreement without any consultation in West Papua ⌠After that, in 1969, there was a so-called referendum, which wasnât fair, which wasnât under international law, one man, one vote: just 1,025 men were handpicked at gunpoint to vote for integration to Indonesia.
âSo this is the foundation of the Indonesiaâs colonial project. When we became part of Indonesia against our will, basically the genocide unfolded.â
FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS (BONUS POINTS)
1.) Something tells me they wouldn't.
2.) Is French not a big joke?
3.) I don't think so, so far English has only had minor side effects on my health.
3.) Apparently.
3.) Excuse me.
they call my dick excalibur. because it sat in a lake for a long time . no other reasons
just learned about the ginkgo trees that survived the nuclear blast in Hiroshima
you cannot kill me in a way that matters
(or If you want to support me pls buy something from my Depop I also source vintage so if you need anything fashion related I got you <3) like if anyone just bought like two things I would be able to really get through the rest of the month and February since I wonât be able to do anything after surgery.
Art by Alex Twin
drew over something i wrote for a class and liked :] sorry the cars are lowkey ugly, its because I fucking hate cars and cant be bothered to learn what they look like beyond ominous hunks of metal
edit: transcript of the poem by itself under the cut
6 Tips for Crossing the Road
Look both ways
The road is for cars.Â
Make sure to look for them before crossing. Even when you have the right of way, cars have a lot of safety features and you have none.Â
Use designated crosswalksÂ
The road is for cars.Â
So is the crosswalk but, under brief and temporary conditions, you can use it too! Never jaywalk, never walk in the road, just hope there is a clear and functional sidewalk.Â
Cross at the light
The road is for cars.Â
There are rules and signs for them, but that can only go so far. Walk quickly and hold your breath and hope that the light doesn't turn. Make eye contact with drivers as their cars teem with potential energy, rumbling with disdain at the inconvenience of your crossing. Try to ignore the cloud of exhaust that you are in and they are above.Â
Leash your pets
The road is for cars.Â
Obviously.Â
To you, it may be natural to sacrifice so much space to them but to your dog, it is not. His instinct is to explore freely. You must curb it. Modern US car models have such high hoods that the average child, let alone dog, is obscured. Even on the sidewalk, hold the leash tight because the sidewalk (if you are so blessed) is next to the street and the threat still looms.
Look out for road kill
The road is for cars.Â
And no one was there to leash the deer.Â
Or the raccoon.Â
Or the cat.Â
Did you know that the most reliable sample method for wildlife in an area is looking at the roadkill?Â
Remember these tips
The road is for cars.Â
Cars are everywhere. In the city. In the suburbs. In the country. In the woods (the US Forest Service manages more roads than the entire Ministry of Transit in China.) Cars are everywhere because there are roads to bring them there, which is great if you are a car and want to get from place to place fast without worrying about the in-between.Â
Unfortunately, you are not a car.Â
You are an animal.Â
You are in-between.Â
So remember to look both ways.Â
the whole point of a zine is that it's cheap to produce, amateur and homemade. if you're being asked to apply to participate in a print project, it is not a zine. if the final product is being printed and bound professionally, it is not a zine. if you are being asked to enter into any kind of licensing agreement more complex than "my work can be reproduced as part of this publication" it is not a zine. nine times put of ten if the final product costs more than $5 you have left zine country. im so serious about this.
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