guys i actually beg of you to not let palestine become an unpleasant flashback, a transient tumblr trend, a hasbeen subject that just faded away. as an arab—and specifically iraqi—girl, i know what it feels like to have family displaced all over the world as a result of western imperialism. i know what it feels like to not be able to step foot into your homeland because it’s no longer safe. as an american iraqi, raised in the us and insulated from my roots, it wasn’t until last summer that i was able to visit iraq for the first time, and even then my family was worried for my safety—in my own blood country. although nothing like what palestinians are experiencing right now, it might be the tiniest semblance of what it feels like to watch your country disintegrate in front of you.
and this is a universal arab experience. i volunteer weekly at a refugee center that serves middle eastern refugees, and every day i see the longing in their eyes when they speak of where they hail from. it’s safe to say that we will be getting a wave of palestinian refugees very soon: just another generation of arabs who can’t inhabit their own country.
arab culture is so rich, so profound, so beautiful. i am tired of being told by the world—through literal genocide—that it doesn’t mean anything. please never let this be forgotten. free palestine. free palestine. free palestine.
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so like imagine Undertale characters but they're all crafts supplies (Undyne and Alphys) (Toriel and Asgore) (Frisk and Flowey) (Napstablook and Mettaton)
I've had Tumblr for over a year and still don't know how this app works :)
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Putting the rant here instead of on the forum where it wouldn't probably do any good:
Actually, honeybees *do* compete with native bees.*
Actually, bumblebees and other native bee species can be *more* effective pollinators for some crops than honey bees.** Particularly the ones they evolved with. Funny that.
Actually, not all bumblebees are solitary. Many species have colonies, though admittedly much smaller than honeybee colonies.
Actually, bumblebees and other native bee species are used commercially, and that's a mixed bag as far as conservation goes. A simple search will show you this, if you aren't being intentionally obtuse.
There is so much to learn about native bees. Learning about honeybees does not actually make you knowledgeable about all bees. Native bees are crucial to our ecosystems and biodiversity, and are worth supporting.
*https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-problem-with-honey-bees/ & https://www.xerces.org/blog/want-to-save-bees-focus-on-habitat-not-honey-bees & https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2656.13973 and that's just scratching the surface
**https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/2022/02/25/the-pollinating-power-of-bumble-bees/ There's more but I'm tired and don't have the references on hand.
at this point a rubik's cube is a fidget toy to me. when are the devs dropping the update where the cube messes itself up after i solve it
Really saddened by the amount of people calling Miku a TWITTER girl??? Excuse me??? Miku is absolutely part of Tumblr culture and if you don't think so you haven't been here long enough
1. Keep the flexibility in your spine
2. Stretch the muscles in the front
3. Strengthen the muscle in the back
The goal is to give yourself a double or triple chin. Keep your nose pointing forward, don’t let it tip up or down
Thoracic extension- use a chair with a seat back that comes up to the level of your shoulder blades. Try to bend back over the top of the chair without arching away from the seat back and without extending your neck. If the pressure from the top of the chair is uncomfortable you can place a towel there
If this isn’t enough of a stretch you can do one side at a time. If you have the right arm up step forward with the right foot and turn slightly to the left. Then do it on the other side.
There are lots more exercises for strengthening your back muscles but this is a good starting point and easy to do. I like doing it while driving
Tips:
Do the best you can
If it hurts stop
Envision future you saying thank you each time you do one of the exercises
miserable that there is no way 2 avoid being treated as either a man or woman