sorry america but you’ve been really mean. and I don’t want to go to your birthday party in two days
so this post has blown up; turns out a lot of people feel the same way I do. If you’re feeling conflicted or upset over 4th of July, I’ve compiled a list of educational resources and charities, both regarding US and international issues, which you can look into if you’d like. Issues here include humanitarian aid to Gaza, Ukraine, and the Caribbean, as well as reproductive, LGBT, BIPOC, and disability rights in the US.
honestly, even if someone is “faking” a disability, there IS something wrong that’s going unnoticed/ignored.
maybe no one is paying attention to what’s *actually* going on with them and they’re desperate for help.
maybe they need a break and no one will give them one without an extreme reason – like calling into work sick when you’re not sick because you’re exhausted, except the problem is more long-term.
think about it. someone has to be doing really bad to go out of their way to fake a physical disability.
what they’re actually doing is screaming that they need help and they don’t know how to get it.
for example, I’m multiply disabled. but for a while, my depression was the reason i wasn’t able to get up and around. now, when you tell people that you can’t do anything because you’re depressed, they don’t care. they see it as a moral failure. so I started telling people that my other disabilities were causing it – they still hounded my ass about not doing enough, but i was no longer told “it’s just because I didn’t WANT to do anything.” I wasn’t faking a disability, but I WAS exaggerating my symptoms.
unfortunately, people still don’t take you seriously about physical health issues. they’re still gonna tell you to “push past it.”
but sometimes you just want people to know that you’re not choosing to be in a rough spot. you want slightly less judgment from everyone. yeah, you won’t get treated much better, but knowing that everyone thinks that you’re doing bad on purpose wears on you.
if you feel the need to fake a disability, there’s something going on with your mental health. and when your mental health is bad, it’s disabling.
so screaming at people about “faking disabilities” is redundant.
happy disability pride month!
I make $784 a month on disability, please consider helping a disabled person afford gas, food, & necessities for the month! Our food stamps only last us a week now and we don’t get them until the 19th.
I currently have $1 in my account; usually I don’t run out of money that quick but I had a LOT of extra expenses this month. My mother also recently lost her job of 40 years due to having health issues and having to call in too often. She is currently pulling money out of savings to survive until we figure something else out.
“actually if you don’t vote for the guy who lied about beheaded babies and is currently funding the genocide that enabled to the tune of $14 billion, YOU are the one who wants a genocide, because it could get even worse for [insert random minority group here later - Editor] in America! if you carry this train of thought through to its only logical conclusion and get mad at me for explicitly saying that hypothetical future American deaths are worse than real current Palestinian deaths, i will start monologuing at you like a YA novel protagonist before linking a barrage of HuffPo and Buzzfeed articles about the five things Biden managed to accomplish in between not saving Roe v Wade and not stopping student loan payments and mishandling covid. i am the mature one here”
i’ve been getting a lot of mileage out of this screenshot lately
Stop saying that hypothetical future deaths are worse than the actual real genocides that are already happening right now.
Sooo what does voting for Biden actually cost you? Like yeah, he’s horrible, but we can all agree that Trump is worse?? Why is this a debate?
Not voting even though you can is a choice, the average person reading this does not have the ignorance excuse, if you for whatever reason feel bad for making the logically least bad choice, then you should feel even worse for making an worse one.
The US American war machine will continue and elections will not slow it down, only potentially speed it up.
Voting for Biden while only very marginally better than not voting is still better. Will the Biden administration at least make a token effort to enforce anti discrimination laws? Yes. Will a Trump administration do absolutely everything in and outside of its power that it can to abolish/weaken those laws? Also yes.
Biden has to at least pretend to be a good guy in all efforts, Trump does not.
For the first time since the war started, I managed to get a green apple 🍏 on April !.. and haven’t had any since ! Now we haven’t had any aid trucks in the south in ages !!
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im not trying to “pit two bad bitches against eachother” i am trying to end historical revisionism. oh you saw how cute Clifford was as a tiny red baby puppy? but you dont like him so you replaced him with the more memeable dog? yeah okay. thats because you love stolen valour. tiktokers are not more important than the truth so heres some facts clifford was the SMALLEST puppy and love made him GROW. clifford was small enough to float on soap True but Snoopy was never that little enough. unless it was the biggest soap ever. well hers the truth i like clifford more. and just because the internet perfers snopy will. never stop me from being my BRAVE! self.
im not trying to “pit two bad bitches against eachother” i am trying to end historical revisionism. oh you saw how cute Clifford was as a tiny red baby puppy? but you dont like him so you replaced him with the more memeable dog? yeah okay. thats because you love stolen valour. tiktokers are not more important than the truth so heres some facts clifford was the SMALLEST puppy and love made him GROW. clifford was small enough to float on soap True but Snoopy was never that little enough. unless it was the biggest soap ever. well hers the truth i like clifford more. and just because the internet perfers snopy will. never stop me from being my BRAVE! self.
Ohh, so I was looking at my storage and found these! I originally shared them on twitter before yeeting the platform. Anyway, feel free to use! Art memes for your oc :D
I have a question, if you could do anything you wanted with your life, and money, time, and other circumstances wouldn’t be an issue, what would you like to do?
So I just made a joke that “more women should poison their husbands” to my cool boss and then immediately found out that he got divorced because he was poisoned by his ex-wife
I’m apologizing profusely and he’s like “oh it’s fine it was funny” and then he offhandedly mentions that his next girlfriend tried to poison him also
“Aphrodite isn’t attractive enough to me, so I made art ‘correcting’ her appearance” should be the start of a myth about the horrifying curse laid upon someone for their hubris, but in 2024 people just casually tweet it out bc they’re mad at a video game
wanting to post screens of the goofy things i’m working on but having to deal with the caveat that these will often never get past the point of private prototypes and no you can’t play them
perhaps i enjoy being mean to people? have you considered that?
have been informed this is a terf & i’ve decided i actually enjoy being mean to this person specifically
Peltier has been in prison since 1977 when the U.S. government convicted him for killing two FBI agents in a 1975 shoot-out on Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.
But his trial was full of misconduct, including federal prosecutors hiding evidence that exonerated Peltier and the FBI threatening and coercing witnesses into lying. The government’s case fell apart after these revelations, so it abruptly revised its charges against Peltier to aiding and abetting whoever did kill those agents — on the grounds that he was one of dozens of people present when the shoot-out occurred.
There was never evidence that Peltier committed a crime. The FBI and U.S. attorney’s office never did figure out who killed those agents.
Peltier is widely considered America’s longest-serving political prisoner.[…]
The FBI continues to oppose Peltier’s release and is the main reason, if not the only reason, that he’s still in prison. But its stated reasons for opposing Peltier’s release are full of holes, outdated and remarkably easy to disprove.
The FBI also has not publicly addressed the key context of that 1975 shoot-out: That the FBI itself was intentionally fueling tensions on that reservation as part of a covert campaign to suppress the activities of the American Indian Movement, or AIM, a grassroots movement for Indigenous rights. Peltier was an active AIM member and an FBI target.[…]
Currently, Peltier spends most days confined to a cell with inches of space to move within, as his maximum security prison in Florida is regularly in a state of lockdown. He requires a walker to get around. He is blind in one eye from a stroke.
Biden is likely Peltier’s last best hope for going home. The president has the authority to unilaterally release him at any time.[…]
So far, Biden hasn’t said a thing about Peltier.
A White House spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment.[…]
The Democratic National Committee voted unanimously in 2022 to pass a resolution urging the president to release Peltier. Dozens of senators and members of Congress, including Biden’s former presidential rival Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Senate Indian Affairs Committee chairman Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), have called on the president at least four times to free Peltier.
Hello everyone, I’d like your input! I’ve been thinking of opening a ko-fi membership (aka patreon on kofi) age once again, but im not sure if what I draw/offer is interesting enough to have one… what would you guys want? I cant do merch due to location and price, but I’m willing to hear out anything
So Arizona launched an “education hotline” that allows “concerned parents” to report “””critical race theory””” and other things like ~gender identity~ being taught in the classroom
It would be a shame if the number and email were spread to bad actors looking to prank call the AZ Department of Education
and for the love of god, don’t just spam it with memes or le funny shrek jokes or whatever, they’ll just hang up
make plausible-sounding reports for things that don’t actually exist, so that they actually have to waste time/resources investigating false leads - the goal is to waste time they would otherwise be using to do their jobs, not to get tumblr clout for being an epic troll
So apparently the internet article said the superintendent wouldn’t be deterred by the prank calls because they would ‘taper off eventually’. It’d be a real shame if this post stayed in circulation via queues so they get a consistent list of prank calls to filter through. 😇
While it’s important to approach writing with creativity and imagination, it’s crucial to prioritize responsible and ethical storytelling. That being said, if you’re looking for information on poisons for the purpose of writing fiction, it’s essential to handle the subject matter with care and accuracy. Here is a list of some common poisons that you can use in your stories:
Hemlock: Hemlock is a highly poisonous plant that has been used as a poison in various works of literature. It can cause paralysis and respiratory failure.
Arsenic: Arsenic is a toxic element that has been historically used as a poison. It can be lethal in high doses and can cause symptoms such as vomiting, abdominal pain, and organ failure.
Cyanide: Cyanide is a fast-acting poison that affects the body’s ability to use oxygen. It can cause rapid loss of consciousness and cardiac arrest.
Nightshade: Nightshade plants, such as Belladonna or Deadly Nightshade, contain toxic compounds that can cause hallucinations, respiratory distress, blurred vision, dizziness, an increased heart rate, and even death when ingested.
Ricin: Ricin is a potent poison derived from the castor bean plant. It can cause organ failure and has been used as a plot device in various fictional works.
Strychnine: Strychnine is a highly toxic alkaloid that affects the nervous system, leading to muscle spasms, convulsions, and respiratory failure.
Snake Venom: Various snake venoms can be used in fiction as deadly poisons. Different snake species have different types of venom, each with its own effects on the body.
Digitalis: Digitalis, derived from the foxglove plant, contains cardiac glycosides. It has been historically used to treat heart conditions, but in high doses, it can be toxic. Overdosing on digitalis can cause irregular heart rhythms, nausea, vomiting, and visual disturbances.
Lead: Lead poisoning, often resulting from the ingestion or inhalation of lead-based substances, has been a concern throughout history. Lead is a heavy metal that can affect the nervous system, leading to symptoms such as abdominal pain, cognitive impairment, anemia, and developmental issues, particularly in children.
Mercury: Mercury is a toxic heavy metal that has been used in various forms throughout history. Ingesting or inhaling mercury vapors can lead to mercury poisoning, causing symptoms like neurological impairment, kidney damage, respiratory issues, and gastrointestinal problems.
Aconite: Also known as Wolfsbane or Monkshood, aconite is a highly toxic plant. Its roots and leaves contain aconitine alkaloids, which can affect the heart and nervous system. Ingesting aconite can lead to symptoms like numbness, tingling, paralysis, cardiac arrhythmias, and respiratory failure.
Thallium: Thallium is a toxic heavy metal that can cause severe poisoning. It has been used as a poison due to its tastelessness and ability to mimic other substances. Thallium poisoning can lead to symptoms like hair loss, neurological issues, gastrointestinal disturbances, and damage to the kidneys and liver.
When incorporating poisons into your writing, it is essential to research and accurately portray the effects and symptoms associated with them. Additionally, be mindful of the potential impact your writing may have on readers and the importance of providing appropriate context and warnings if necessary.
