This is a questions for the any-sort-of-trans folks (on tumblr? how many could there possibly be?!"

Do something creative even if it sucks. Do something creative even if it sucks. Do something creative even if it sucks. Do something creative even if it sucks. Do something creative even if it sucks. Do something creative even if it sucks. Do something creative even if it sucks.

as a huge lover of birds, 90% of the concern against wind turbines being used for energy is literally just pro fossil fuel propaganda. birds ARE at a risk however there is a lot of strategies even as simple as painting one of the blades that reduces a lot of accidental deaths. additionally renewable energy sources will do more in favor of the environment that would positively impact birds (and all of us). one study found over one million bird deaths from wind turbines. while that is a shockingly high number and we should work to drastically shrink it, at least 1.3 billion birds die to outdoor cats on a yearly basis. it was never about caring about birds

there was a study done in 2015 that shows an even greater possible yearly divide than the 2012 one

Tumblr users like their cats tho. They aren't going to restrict their little fur babies to the inside of their house.

People who like cats should keep their cats primarily inside! It protects your own cats from disease, infestations of fleas or similar parasites, predators, other cats….and if your cat isn’t fixed, you’re preventing a new (likely multiple) generation of cats from living their lives feral outdoors. However, it is safe for cats and wildlife to bring them out on a leash or in a catio / enclosed area!

Turns out the British public has more positive views of lgbt people than the British media would suggest. Cis lesbians are tied with cis bisexual for expressing the most supportive views on trans people

Article date: August 11, 2023

Some encouraging news.

Really glad they did this research - especially because YouGov is a credible, well-regarded, and fairly accurate pollster. They're one of the most prominent polling organizations in the UK. So it's not like just anyone is giving these numbers - you can have a fair amount of confidence in them.

Given British media and assholes online, I definitely would not have called that cis lesbians and cis bisexuals are tied for most supportive of trans people. Very, very nice to hear.

transphobes are a very loud but very small group. don't lose hope. don't give up. don't stop fighting. more people support you than you realize.

Feel free to reblog etc. I'm asking because my roommate had a weirdly shameful response to doing this the other day, and I was like ?????? It's a tap.

When a physicist falls in love :)

Richard Feynman's love letter to his deceased wife, 1946.

Noticed something a little funky in the world around you and want to figure out what's up? Especially if there might be something you ought to be doing about it? Not sure what information sources to trust these days? If you're in the US, federal agencies like NOAA, USGS, EPA and more collect massive amounts of scientific data every day, much of which is publicly available online - if you know where to look.

A PDF version with clickable links is available for free on my itchio page (quakeandquiver); I'll add a direct link in a reblog.

Itchio link~

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Why is the sky so:

• Hazy? AirNow.gov
• Dark'n stormy? Weather.gov
• Weird? NASA.gov

Why is the water so:

• smelly/gross/weird? Mywaterway.epa.gov
• Not where it's meant to be? See below.
• Are you at the beach? (this branches off into many answers, all following water questions go from this one)
• If yes, and Too little water where there should be? Tsunami.gov * if water at the beach dramatically recedes, run inland immediately
• If no, and Too little water where there should be? Drought.gov
• If yes, and Too much water where there shouldn't be? NOAA.gov; Digital coast*, Storm Prediction Center, National Hurricane Center. *Sea level rise viewer and coastal flood exposure mapper
• If no, and Too much water where there shouldn't be? Ready.gov/floods, Weather.gov

Why is the earth so:

• Shaky? USGS, earthquakes.usgs.gov
• Shaky and the sky is weird? USGS, Volcano Hazard Program, usgs.gov/programs/VHP
• Moving downhill? Usgs, Landslide Hazard Program, US Landslide Inventory, usgs.gov/programs/landslide-hazards; National Avalanche Center, avalanche.org

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here are a ton of underglaze transformations for you guys to enjoy! amazing how much a little clear glaze will do for a piece, and the clay changing colour as it dries makes a big difference too