good lord there's a lot of vasectomy joke gifts that don't know the difference between a vasectomy and an orchiectomy.
orchi is removing of one or both testicles. a vasectomy cuts or seals the vas deferens so there's no sperm in your semen. You still have testicles, you still have testosterone, there's just no sperm in your ejaculate to make babbies with.
they're very different operations!
One might even say there's a vas deferens between the two
As an autistic adult, whenever I interact with autistic children I feel this deep sense of protectiveness over them, because I remember what it was like to be that small and misunderstood. It makes my chest genuinely ache, because meeting these kids and seeing how tiny and young they are just reminds me of how cruel the world was to me when I was just as tiny as them.
It makes me so angry because the thought of torturing that child just for being autistic forces me to reckon with the fact that a lot of the cruelty I faced as a kid was not only deliberate, but arose from a sadism that only existed because I was autistic.
bus is my friend. shes no train but shes trying her hardest in a world that hates her
Bus goes where train would never dream of. Bus is in the middle of nowhere where cars are otherwise mandatory. Bus goes in between train lines where it’s impractical and can do detours instead of service outages. Bus makes your last mile trip or your crosstown connection when you want to go to somewhere that isn’t downtown. good bus.
Bus routes are the secret passageways of a city.
my synagogue was set on fire last night during Shabbat at 3:00 AM in an arsonist attack.
no one was injured, which i am extremely grateful for. they have several security cameras, so there is a suspect in custody. the details and motivation haven't been shared, but it can be reasonably assumed to be a hate crime.
this was the first synagogue established in the state, the only one that's not hours away, and certainly the largest in the area. two Torah scrolls are destroyed beyond repair, 5 are damaged. the library where children have religious school and morning Shabbat service is held has been completely burnt down, much of that section of the building that's left is covered in soot and ash. the administrative offices were also lost.
our Tree of Life, which was for important life events like bar/bat/b'nei mitzvahs, was destroyed. i was just looking at it this past Tuesday while waiting for a meeting with my rabbi. it was dozens of bronze plaques in the shape of leaves with commemorations on them placed above a trunk. there is a photo of the wreckage that makes me cry every time i look at it.
we have a rescued scroll from Nazi-era Czechoslovakia (it is thankfully unharmed). we have a Holocaust memorial garden. we have names of dead loved ones displayed. memories in and on the walls. there are so many deeply meaningful and largely irreplaceable things here.
my rabbi was out of state for the last several days. i cannot imagine how he's feeling.
im fucking pissed at the police department. they said that they would patrol the grounds more often in light of the worldwide rise in antisemitism. I have not personally seen them once. they let the only area for our community to gather be set on fire.
i am exhausted. i am angry. i am thankful it is not any worse, because it easily could have been, but tonight i am grieving that little library full of vintage Jewish books.
The same Synogogue was also bombed in 1967. This is the best article I could find so far this soon after the fire.
yes, this is my synagogue. Beth Israel Congregation was firebombed by the KKK in 1967 along with the rabbi's house because he was an outspoken supporter of civil rights for Black Americans.
here are some photos of the aftermath of the most recent fire:
I have been asked about fundraising, so I will be providing a link to donations.
Please help us rebuild if you can.
how it all feels lately
yeah actually this was a very literal piece of vent art bc i got a notification about cheese recalls while making dinner :') might as well add the info since i didnt expect so many people to share my doodle
Recall is for Ambriola Pecorino Romano grated cheese, due to contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria can be fatal to anyone infected if not treated, and its incubation time may last for months.
Affected brands are Ambriola, Boar's Head, Locatelli, Member's Mark, and Pinna. Expiration dates range from the end of Feb to May 2026. These were sold in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maine, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.
Hold on i need to ask my friend Claudia, who is a college student and edits wikipedia something real quick...
THIS IS MY FRIEND CLAUDIA
Queer joy detected!
if I had a plasma pistol you wouldn't hear from me ever again. i would crouch behind highway guardrails and shoot fully charged shots at teslas passing by me
It’s ok to post this
but have you ever even heard of the fynbos biome ?!!?!?!?!
a biome so unique in south africa that it's earned an entirely new biome classification for itself. so many plants are endemic to this area, and ofc it's under threat of extinction.
It's a wonderful place! I had the privilege of visiting the fynbos last year and it was as amazing as these photos show and more!
guys why is it lowkey thursday today 😭😅
