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Today would've been their 66th wedding anniversary... but, they've been gone from this world for over 15 years now. How is that even possible?

Also? How am I so damn old? And how is my kiddo now 17 years old (and driving)?! Jeebus, life's a funny thing. Ain't it?

Anyhoo... I sure miss them!

#mom and dad #missing my family #anniversary #bittersweetness #grief #random

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Carrot weather is the best weather. Oh, and hi. Been a minute.

#CarrotWx #weather #PNW

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It’s been 116 years since Upton Sinclair wrote “The Jungle”, and we Americans are still NOT PAYING ATTENTION!

#nytimes #upton sinclair #the jungle #meat packing industry #hold them accountable #corporate greed #child labor #labor unions

[cherseattle]

This captures “my” island so beautifully. The end.

a cozy weekend on vashon island. 

#vashonisland #vashon #pnw #pnwonderland #islandlife #wsferries #autumn #rural america

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ALL the yesses to this lil ditty!

#fall vibes #autumn #bring on the cold weather

[cherseattle]

Oh hi, August. How in the holy hell did you get here so fast? Also, it’s too damn hot here in the PNW. Make it stop, please and thank you.

Pt. Robinson Lighthouse, Keepers Quarters, Vashon Island, WA State - Jul 31, 2022

#rabbitrabbit #rabbitwhiterabbit #new month #who dis #August

[cherseattle]

Our bodies are a #Revolution What we do should be our own choosing. We WON’T go back!

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#ShoutYourAbortion #RaiseYourVoice #StandUp #FightForYourRights

#LawsOffOurBodies

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@milckmusic #WeSaluteYou 🫡

[cherseattle]

Happy November!

#rabbitrabbit #samhain #Halloween2021 #creepy doll

[cherseattle]

Good riddance!

Now, let’s nix Line3 as well. ✊🏽

#WaterIsLife #WaterProtectors #IndigenousResistance #Line3 #KeystoneXL #LandBack #DirtyEnergy #ClimateChange #HonorTheEarth #TheMotherComesFirst #TurtleIsland

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One of the best there ever was. RIP.

#Heaven Can Wait

[cherseattle]

Rabbit, rabbit. It’s May Day, and we be slidin’ into 5 months down for 2021. Hooray?

In other news, I got my 2nd Covid-19 vaccine yesterday!

Ain’t gonna lie, that felt good (literally AND figuratively)!

#rabbit rabbit #white rabbit #spring #coronavirus #vaccine #vaccinate to eradicate

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Oh, Florida. Why are you SO stupid?

#Florida #FloridaMan #FloridaWoman #Vaccines #AntiVax #Coronavirus #Covid19 #Trumpies #45 #FormerGuy #Miami

[cherseattle]

Devo | Beautiful World | Official Video

Relevant in 1981 when it was first released. Relevant AF in 2021. #DEVO #DEVOlution #DEVOvision #BeautifulWorld #ForYou #NotMe 

[cherseattle]

Nahko And Medicine For The People - Honor The Earth (Official Audio)

#Earth Day #Honor The Earth #Nahko Bear #Medicine For the People

[cherseattle]

This is some straight sh*t that all the neo-witchy, hippie-dippy, white, woo-woo, “healer” celebs out there hawking their spiritual wares need to get through their thick skulls. Full stop.

And while we’re at it, has Stevie Nicks apologized yet? Because if not, she sure as sh*t should.

Wondering how the word gypsy is a racial slur? Why are you referring to it as the G word when it literally means a free spirited traveller. What is so offensive about that?

Let me tell you a story, ignorant one. 

Once upon a time, there were a group of people migrating from northern India and Pakistan after the invasion “of the Persian Muslims who have since settled in Trukey, all of Europe, and the Americas These people are called the Rromani.” (x)

Once the pale bird feces people of Europe came into contact with the Rromani, they believed them to hail from Egypt, thus calling them Gypsies. 

Now about what disgusting white people like you have been trying to turn this racial slur into. There is nothing about being a free spirited traveller if you’re called such a word. What is up with white people romanticizing everything to make it seem all nice and rainbows for them?

“They were not nomadic by choice. They moved around because they had to… they were persecuted everywhere they went, and still are, to this day. They were persecuted alongside the Jews in the Holocaust – the Roma & Sinti”. They were forced to have this sort of nomadic lifestyle because “no country wanted them there”. (x)

Let’s not forget these lovely things Rromani people did and still go through because of who they are:

“Forced sterilization (yes, it is still happening)

Eviction

Harassment (by law enforcement as well as civilians)

Fingerprinting (this is happening in Italy right now – all Romani people are being fingerprinted, simply because our race is considered ‘criminal’)

Concentration camps

Starvation

Exclusion from public schools and welfare programs

Bombings (it is not uncommon in places like the Czech Republic for people to throw molotov cocktails into the windows of Romani homes)” (x)

“First and foremost: THE WORD “GYPSY” IS AN ETHNIC SLUR. It is a pejorative. It is an exonym that is hurtful and offensive. You need to accept this, period.

We are NOT your halloween costume. We are NOT your flowy skirt. We are NOT your fashion sense. We are NOT your wanderlust. We are NOT ‘boho.’

Gypsy is not fashion. Gypsy is not traveling. Gypsy is not a headband or a costume, or boho, or a long skirt.

Gypsy is a hurtful ethnic slur used to refer to the Romani people.

We cannot seem to emphasize this enough to people. This word is a slur. It was created to be a slur. Its meaning does not change. It will always be a slur. It will always be offensive.

‘The word is not yours. It’s ours. We can use it as we see fit. You cannot.’ - biggadjeworld 

We are a real people, with traditions, culture, and colorful heritage that spans centuries.” (x)

The “x”s in the post refer to sources you can click on and educate yourself with. On those pages, there are more links to become familiar to this slur and the Rromani people.

Also, don’t forget to stop by thisisnotromani!

- Jess

#racial slurs need to end

[cherseattle]

I can’t even with these goes. They are absolutely stunning, and absolutely perfect.

Love, love, love!

Hassidriss ‘She Rises at Dusk’ Fall 2020 Haute Couture Collection

#Fashion #Couture #Creatives #Design

[cherseattle]

Rabbit, white rabbit. Happy March! Also, it’s me burfday. I’m old AF and just shy of receiving senior discounts. Hooray?!

#RabbitRabbit #WhiteRabbit #MarchHare #NewMonth #HappyBirthdayToMe #Spring