Charity under capitalism is “giving back” mere fractions of what you already stole from the commons.
nestle has caused literal wars in africa because they did the same exact thing and people got goddamn tired of being given back a small percentage of what was theirs originally
wow, what a gorgeous month to remember autism isn’t a disease and there’s no “cure for autism” and there shouldn’t have to be one just because allistic people can’t get the hell over themselves and realise other people experience the world differently and have different needs and require different accommodations. terrific.
It doesn’t look like anyone on this post found the original source so here you go; there’s lots of other pretty cool decorating ideas PLUS credit to the photographer (and designer/homeowner).
Hand built by my sister and her husband in the 1980s with fitted wood pieces and joints, rather than with nails and screws. The walkway up to the house is necessary because there is a small river flowing across the land. But this makes the soil rich and fertile — they live almost entirely off produce grown on their own land. The glass in front is a little greenhouse.
i just read a washington post article on romcoms aging poorly due to the pushiness (and oft-stalkery conduct) of the male characters therein, and it got me thinking about pride and prejudice, and specifically darcy saying, “one word from you will silence me on this subject forever.”
because, like, that’s the seldom-portrayed romantic dream in the patriarchal hellscape that is our world, isn’t it?
a dude being willing to say, “i understand if you don’t feel the same way about me, and i’ll leave you alone forever about this if my attention is unwanted.”
so simple, yet so wonderful in its basic human decency
Kimchi and Justice 