life is so exhausting. all i can i hope now is to find out i was part of a conservation reintroduction program and in a few more years some alien wildlife biologists will come pick me up and release me into some field on another planet where humans used to live like that’s ultimately ideal at this point
Some close ups of fancy goldfish they had at the goldfish/koi farm we visited.
PSA: Obviously this is not how you keep fish properly, the way that they are housed in these pictures is temporarily – please don’t take these pictures as an example on how to stock your tank/pond!
But they aren’t documented so they wouldn’t be pa…..nvm
This is a huge misconception for regular Americans. When the government uses the phrase “undocumented” they’re using it incorrectly because if they were truly undocumented then they would’ve be in system. However these immigrants are in the system and they pay taxes, file tax returns and get no benefits that citizens and legal residents get. They also get to see ICE showing up at their doors because the government has their addresses.
Fun fact. “Undocumented” workers pays $12 billion dollars every year in taxes.
“Undocumented” just means “without papers,” i.e. a social security card, valid visa, etc. They’re still on databases and whatnot, they just don’t have the documentation that allows them to reap the benefits.
so if it didn’t click- the government is aware of their presence and gladly taking their money under the table while simultaneously promoting the idea that undocumented people are a threat and encouraging hatred and distrust of them it’s super messed up, literally the scheme of an evil villain, and it’s really happening
🗣 undocumented immigrants in Los Angeles contribute more to the GDP than the state of Montana and like 5 other states
Also, for what it’s worth, even immigrants that are really undocumented – that is, not in the system at all – still pay taxes.
They pay sales taxes on the goods they buy, they pay property taxes on the homes they live in (or, more often, rent – the property owners pay the taxes and pass the costs on to the renters.) Depending on how their employment shakes out, they may still have taxes withheld from their paychecks.
fun fact the west coast does not have cicadas so you can imagine my surprise when my LA ass moved to Philly for college when all the trees started screaming while they’ve been on fire plenty of times where I’m from they never screamed
i’m c r y i n g
like consciously i know biodiversity exists but i guess i just never considered the fact that some people don’t have the experience where you just wake up one day to all of nature fucking shrieking like hellspawn and you’re like “huh guess it’s that season!”
The season of knife wind, the season of sneezing, the season of sun punishment, the season of tree screams, what’s hard about this
As a lonely kitten, Monster (left) would pull the stuffed animal off the shelf for cuddles, kisses, and play times. It’s 6 yrs later and the toy we now refer to as “Monster’s Baby” has made it to every vet visit, emergency surgery, and new home. Baby is a lil worn but Monster loves him all the same.
do you want to know something?? I always wondered what the hell kind of hairstyle the Ancient Egyptians were trying to portray with depictions like these
and this
until I did my hair this morning and
oh
welp
you can take the noses off our statues but until you find a way to take Egypt out of Africa we’re still going to find ourselves
I’m reblogging this post without all the salty, racist commentary because I’m sick of looking at it. please spread this around again in its pure form for posterity.
What’s funny is that white people thought they were hats/crowns 😂
And here’s some pictures of the Afar people, who still live on the horn of Africa today.
Cool, huh?
Beautiful
People thought it was Hats and Crowns? How could they not see hair?
The same reason archaeologists, upon finding a woman’s skeleton in the grave of a famous Roman gladiator, immediately wondered where the gladiator’s skeleton was: Old Straight White Man™ brand denial.
Same way they denied the Really Gay Egyptian Tomb, too. It’s kind of a Thing.
This post is amazing, I’m so glad it exists. I have learned.
There is so much greatness in this post and all white people care about is defending why they thought the depictions are hats. White people??? Why are you like this???
I’m salty as fuck that we were taught they were crowns at SCHOOL. For Christ sake.
Their hair is laid to rest. How do I get on this wave?????
I’m really afraid how woke my kids are gonna be in school.
This is why Eurocentrism is bad for archaeology, and we really need race and gender theory. We can only learn about the past if we’re able to ask the right kinds of questions.
^^^^^
I also got a few cut flowers out of that job, whether I had intended to or not!
(Not about to go through that brush pile after more of the buds right now; these few just jumped out at me while I was working.)
That one bloom that had already opened is small and lighter colored than usual, but the smell is fantastic.
Urocyon's Jaunts 2.0 
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