the word i was looking for was hindsight

Not saying there aren't some extremely valid criticisms of the Democratic party and the overall structure of the US political system but jfc this is how some of y'all sound. Please stop and think I'm so fucking tired

The trouble is that terminally online leftists assume that because there is a Democrat in the oval office, that means that he can do whatever he wants, and why he is not doing what his constituents want is a subject of much consternation for them. There is only one way to drag the Overton window to the left, and it is by applying nonstop political pressure to elected individuals, who must be VOTED in. The only question worth asking is this: which elected individuals are even possibly able to be dragged to the left? There is an obvious answer.

Solidarity

I just wondering how it will be look without toughts

Normal conversation (￢∀￢)

Gen Z please see this and take it in. You need to know, we all need to know.

you know the funny thing is that in these past 2+ years there has never been a single day when ukrainians felt secure or confident in our quote-unquote "allies". there has never not been an underlying fear that they're gonna get tired/bored of us any day now, they're gonna be too scared to help, they're gonna choose the short-term profits from doing business with russia over the long-term benefit of sticking with us, they're gonna be too enamoured with that high culture ballet intelligentsia chic to listen to some poor mail bride folks, they're gonna get offended that we don't kowtow in gratitude enough, they're gonna get annoyed that they've given us so many bananas but we keep insisting we need apples, etc.

and we were right on every point, and we keep asking for apples because there's literally no one else on planet earth to ask, and we keep cooing about the whole "civilised democracy western values" nonsense (yes, it's cringe to hip lefty people, i know, i am a hip lefty people too) to maybe flatter them into moving their asses, very aware that if they think we're losing they'll dump us because it's a waste to help us but if they think we're winning they'll dump us because there'll be no sense of urgency to help

and all people internalised was this "the west has past tense helped ukraine" narrative, whether they bring it up to pat themselves on the back or to """point out the hypocrisy""" and say that it's time to move on to something else

no the fuck you didn't. you were in the middle of helping, then you changed your mind and dropped your hand, and so far it seems that no amount of bleeding and carnage will shock you into lifting it up again

@starlightomatic re: your tag, and to any kind person who wants to help but is unsure how, here's my two cents:

1. keep yourself posted. i hate to say "spread awareness" because awareness alone doesn't help anyone, but if you proactively follow ukraine news you'll be more likely to know when a chance to help in a more substantial way does arise. follow the kyiv independent, united24media, euromaidan press, ukraïner, etc. for regular news updates in english. follow ukraine-based journalists and activists such as oz katerji (i heard he's on tumblr too), romeo kokriatski, terrell jermaine starr, check out the many ukrainian journalists they retweet. follow ostap yarysh, a ukrainian journalist in washington covering ukraine aid and such. follow julia davis to know what unhinged genocidal rhetoric the russian state media have been spewing lately. follow vladyslav starodubtsev if you're interested in the ukrainian leftist movement (modern and historical). follow lia ğazı qızı for a crimean tatar perspective. follow alice zhuravel and her project tozhsamist to learn about racial diversity in ukraine. follow afghan-ukrainian columnist mariam naiem. follow academics focusing on ukraine (not the nebulous "eastern bloc", ukraine) such as timothy snyder. there is plenty of credible information in english out there.
2. speaking of chances to help: right now there's a us house discharge petition going around to bring the ukraine aid bill to a vote despite mike johnson's bullshit. if you're in the us, here is a list of reps to contact. ukraine's needs are as clear as they've been the entire time: weapons and ammo. weapons are saving more ukrainian lives than refugee protections (though those are a good thing too, obviously). if you want to advocate for ukraine, arms deliveries and military aid always could use more advocating.
3. if you can, donate. come back alive and the prytula foundation accept international donations; so do the ngo ukrainian lgbtiq+ military (self-explanatory), vtrnk (the ngo supporting women in the army), sylni (charity foundation helping SA survivors), and i'm sure some of my ukrainian mutuals can reblog this with more suggestions. if you want to donate to an international org, donate to world central kitchen, they're about the only int org that's actually doing their job here. don't shy away from donating to the army-focused ngos. crowdfunding is about the only thing keeping us afloat right now – yes, on the battlefield, too.

i understand there's a lot happening in the world right now and everybody's only got so much energy to keep track of it all, but don't let ukraine be an afterthought. we're still here, we're not winning, we're not losing, we're hard at work and it could still tip either way. every effort counts.

Every time I see this I go “oh, neat pony” and scroll past while my brain chugs through the caption like the slowest computer on earth and I have to scroll back up to it

@0kkvlt have you seen the bear?

It’s the same poodle

Her name is Bijou and her owner likes turning her into other things

I saw the bear and said “oh, cool bear” out loud to myself, I think I may just actually be very stupid

Let me demonstrate my answer for you:

That's it. That's my answer. Endor.

Please just take a look at Han's face right after witnessing 3po float. The man just had his entire worldview blown to smithereens.

that's so funny. that means he accepted Vader deflecting a blaster bolt with his hand as just something freaky government cyborgs can do, and stuck by Luke for multiple years as he tried to figure this Force stuff out, and just treated it like your friend getting really really into neopaganism to cope with a loss.

like yeah kid good job with the witching. i'm certain it will be more useful against your enemies than your sharpshooting. no i do not think your witchcraft is supplementing your aim but i'm not gonna argue about it.

yeah Luke was like 'I heard Ben Kenobi's voice in my head telling me how to blow up the Death Star :)' and Han was like 'kind of an unusual coping mechanism but I'm not gonna argue with him'

who is laios

The fakes who only love fat bodies when they’re a very very specific shape 🙄