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pyomorphic: socialistexan: firstburrn: It’s about time people...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 14:04:21 -0600

socialistexan:

firstburrn:

It’s about time people realize that Trump is dehumanizing immigrants and turning them into a nonexistent enemy.

So if Trump cares so fucking much about the families of victims of violent crime, is he going to have Heather Heyer’s mother come for a press conference? How about the families of the victims of the Portland Train Stabbing? How about the families of the victims from the Charleston Church shooting? How about the family of Trayvon Martin? Michael Brown? Philado Castile? Eric Gardner? Tamir Rice? Sandra Bland?
Or mention how immigrant populations in the US have lower crime rates than, and undocumented immigrants are a full 25% less likely to commit homicide than, born-citizens.
No, because the truth doesn’t matter in the face of fascist propoganda.

this is the most overtly fascist thing trump has ever done holy fuck

polararts: the-bi-writer: killerchickadee: truth-has-a-liberal-...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 14:01:55 -0600

polararts:

the-bi-writer:

killerchickadee:

truth-has-a-liberal-bias:

zeshuetoral:

pewresearch:

As of April, 59% of U.S. adults who are eligible to vote are Gen Xers, Millennials or “post-Millennials.” Yet if past midterm election turnout patterns hold true, these younger Americans are unlikely to cast the majority of votes this November.

Time to break the mold! This year, everyone votes!

The only (peaceful) way to keep Trump and the Republicans in check, is to vote.

Register to Vote and Confirm or Change Registration

If you’re not voting against these people then you’re voting for them. You can’t bitch about what Trump is doing to this country if you’re not even attempting to do something about it.

listen i say this every time i see a voting post, but if there’s a barrier that keeps you from physically voting (like, you go to college in a different place than your permanent address, you have work/school, you’re home with kids, you’re disabled, etc) YOU CAN GET A MAIL IN BALLOT.

It’s called “absentee voting”, and over half of states don’t even require any sort of documentation for you to get one. You can literally just. Request one. And then you can vote by mail ahead of time, saving yourself So. Much. Stress.

[info on how to get an absentee ballot in each state]

Oregon has mail in ballots for everyone, and we consistently have high voter turn out, which is why I spread this info, every chance I can.

Note: Also, technically your employer has to give you a couple hours off on election day if you’re working more than a certain number of hours, but losing paid hours isn’t an option for a lot of people. So get on that absentee request!

I’m going to get political for half a second and say absentee voting is really easy!

If you’re a little lost on who to vote for: This app assesses your political views and shows your % matches.

+A list of everyone who voted against net neutrality (Avoid voting for, so the internet stays free)
+Environmentally Supportive senators

glorious-spoon: colordogluckynumber: shamethepainaway: uppityf...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 13:55:03 -0600

glorious-spoon:

colordogluckynumber:

shamethepainaway:

uppityfemale:

Not truthiness, just truth.

Yeah well perhaps they should have figured out what a border is first. Because their parents broke the law by Crossing ours and better than spend the time in these facilities than a prison with grown adults who made the human traffickers not even their parents

Actually, let me enlighten you.

These people in detention have not committed a crime.
- I don’t mean that in a moral or a figurative sense. I mean literally. It is NOT a crime to ask for asylum.
- These people didn’t jump a fence, they didn’t sneak into the backyard. They are knocking on the front door and saying “People are trying to kill me in my home country, will you let me in?”
- Now, I didn’t fall off the turnip truck. Some of these people are lying. That’s why you have a hearing. And because they might wander off, these people are held in detention until the hearing.
- This hearing is NOT in a criminal court. It’s in an immigration court. Because these people have not committed a crime.
- Immigration court is not like criminal court. You don’t have a right to an attorney.
- So these people are waiting around, separated from their children, with no attorney, until they get a hearing.
- In 2015, the median wait for an immigration hearing was 404 days.
- Here’s where it gets even more twisted. If people plead guilty to asylum fraud, they get their kids back and get deported.
- So these people knock on the front door, which is perfectly legal, and we take their kids, and tell them the quickest way to get the kids back is to confess to fraud.
- If someone committed a crime (ie. shoplifting, armed robbery, murder) and you took their kids away to make them confess, that confession would be thrown out.
- But these confessions are lawful, because this isn’t criminal court.
- Because these people haven’t committed a crime.
- Now some people think that if we make it so unpleasant for these people, they will stop trying to cross the border.
- But the message this sends isn’t “Go Home.” The message it sends is “Sneak in.”
- If they go home, they think they will be murdered. If they request asylum, they are separated from their children.
- If they sneak in successfully, they’re safe. If they sneak in and get caught, they are no worse off than if they sought asylum legally.
- And remember, these people haven’t committed a crime.

…also, putting kids in cages because of what their parents have done is utterly fucked regardless

areyoshi: octopusheart: dendropsyche: sharped0: clientsfromhell: Client: I threw out that black...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 13:52:48 -0600

areyoshi:

octopusheart:

dendropsyche:

sharped0:

clientsfromhell:

Client: I threw out that black pen, it was out of ink.

Me: What black pen?

Client: The one that was lying on your tablet.

Me: You threw out my $150 Wacom pen?

Client: I tried writing with it and it didn’t work. It must’ve been out of ink.

this almost made me cry

this is simultaenously the best and worst submission i’ve ever seen from Clients from Hell.

I feel ill

every time i see this i want to die

karalovesallthegirls: Single mom Kara AU snippet: “Hey Ma?” Kara is focused completely on the...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 12:32:57 -0600

karalovesallthegirls:

Single mom Kara AU snippet:

“Hey Ma?”

Kara is focused completely on the system she’s creating. Earth systems are so outdated compared to where Krypton was it feels like moving at prehistoric paces. She’s revamping CatCo’s entire framework.

“Hmm?” She hums back. She hears Kal shuffle a bit, put his crayons down.

“Are you a lesbian?”

If she’d been drinking this would be the moment where she comedically spits it out.

“I, what?” She tries to say more but her mouth just flutters so she repeats, “What?”

Kal seems unfazed by her response, only thoughtful.

“We’re learning about all the kinds of parents there are and how some people have two mommies who love each other like mommies and daddies do-“

“You only have one mommy, Kal, and there’s nothing wrong-“

“I know that! But they said it’s cause sometimes mommies only like other mommies. And I feel like that’s you.”

Kara is flabbergasted. The handful of coworkers still in the office are giggling, obviously loving witnessing this mother-son moment.

“Why do you feel like that?” She finally asks, voice controlled. Kal shrugs and begins to color again, already losing interest in the conversation.

“I dunno. You talk about Miss Lena a lot. And you said she was pretty the other day. And you act all funny and weird whenever you talk to her. And-“

“Okay I get it!” Kara says, exacerbated, ignoring the unbidden snorts of her coworkers. She sees Winn and Kal exchange one of their little looks. They’re a dangerous duo together.

“I am not a lesbian for Miss Lena, Kal, I don’t-“ she trails off when her phone dings, looks down to see a new text from the woman in question.

Dinner tonight? We can even go to that sticky place with the dinosaurs Kal loves so much.

She gets distracted typing her reply, briefly forgetting the conversation until Kal helpfully comments,

“Your face is red and smiley. Are you texting Miss Lena?”

Winn can’t control the explosive laughter that erupts and Kara slams her phone down with a huff. If she wasn’t red before she definitely is now.

She’s never bringing Kal to work ever again.

queernuck: kosmonin: abandonedandurbex: Amusement park in...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 12:30:18 -0600

queernuck:

kosmonin:

abandonedandurbex:

Amusement park in Berlin left to nature’s devices [640x480]

It was “left to nature’s devices” because the owner got caught importing a roller coaster with 180 kilos of peruvian cocaine inside it

how is 180 kilos of cocaine not amusing

lesbianherstorian:“when you meet a lesbian person” published in...

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 22:56:19 -0600

lesbianherstorian:

“when you meet a lesbian person” published in an atlanta lesbian feminist newsletter, 1976

https://youtu.be/dhU5kBAsZlI

Here is a video version of this!

tilthat: TIL that the dots in the middle of words defined in the dictionary are to indicate where...

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 22:46:17 -0600

tilthat:

TIL that the dots in the middle of words defined in the dictionary are to indicate where they should be hyphenated if you have to drop a line
via reddit.com

ask-skye-and-damian: vijara: grimthetransman: journalismfucked100years: intergalactic-ashkenazi:...

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 22:45:45 -0600

ask-skye-and-damian:

vijara:

grimthetransman:

journalismfucked100years:

intergalactic-ashkenazi:

intergalactic-ashkenazi:

intergalactic-ashkenazi:

yall hear about fucking hb2796

NO I’M FUCKING SERIOUS HAVE Y’ALL HEARD ABOUT FUCKING HB2796 WHICH LITERALLY FUCKING EXCLUDES TRANS PEOPLE FROM CIVIL RIGHTS LEGISLATION

I’m going to keep fucking reblogging this

“ No Federal civil rights law shall be interpreted to treat gender identity or transgender status as a protected class, unless such law expressly designates “gender identity” or “transgender status” as a protected class. “

@yall I see ignoring this please dont. I get it its upseting, but this is IMPORTANT information that could SAVE our lives and our rights.

Also this boils down to stripping rights away from intersex and trans ppl from what I understand, meaning that we would no longer be protected under federal law. This is scary. Call your reps and get this shut down as soon as you can. We can beat this together. We need each other right now. Share this, spread this information.

how you can help:

call your local senator and representatives! websites like 5calls tell you your national representatives based on your location and if you use their mobile site, you can call those representatives through their site. they don’t yet have hb2796 on their site, but you can use their system regardless!

here is an example of something you can say: “My name is (your name) and I am a constituent in (your town/city/district). I strongly oppose house bill 2796, which aims to remove gender identity protections from civil rights legislation by forcibly clarifying “gender” or “sex” to indicate only a person’s assigned gender at birth. Transgender people require civil rights protections as a vulnerable part of our population, and it is extremely important to me that they receive those protections. Thank you for your time and attention.”

IF YOU LEAVE A VOICEMAIL: leave your street address to ensure your call is tallied!

when you call, they will not argue with you, and basically just tally how many people contact them on a certain issue. also, if you want to support other issues on the 5calls site, don’t be afraid to make multiple separate calls! call volume matters and if you call more separate times it will be better.

Dammit I hate to use this blog for this but- from one trans guy to yall- this is important!

allhailheda: Am I the only one who thinks Andy Herrera is hot?...

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 22:43:50 -0600

allhailheda:

Am I the only one who thinks Andy Herrera is hot? (Pun intended)

southernbellerva: mesmerosis: unrepentantwarriorpriest: mrsunre...

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 21:39:05 -0600

southernbellerva:

mesmerosis:

unrepentantwarriorpriest:

mrsunrepentantwarriorpriest:

mando-gunslinger:

*flashback to me trying to play with the bear outside the house

All I could think of was this

Priceless.

“individual utilized the racoon to blow into the interlock system successfully…” might be the greatest sentence ive ever read

@pineland-express

tayorswift:There are people who’ve said that I’m being brave for...

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 21:36:01 -0600

tayorswift:

There are people who’ve said that I’m being brave for being openly supportive of gay marriage, gay adoption… With all due respect, I humbly dissent. I am not being brave, I’m a decent human being… Love is a human experience, not a political statement.

aquafresh: aquafresh: cherrytarts: aquafresh: God I’m sexy...

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 21:31:47 -0600

aquafresh:

aquafresh:

cherrytarts:

aquafresh:

God I’m sexy #AmiriteLadies

Following Aquafresh was the best choice in my life

Love you~ <3

what have you done to deserve my respect.

jraneramos: katie mcgrath kissing girls: a blessing

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 21:21:18 -0600

jraneramos:

katie mcgrath kissing girls: a blessing

sodiumforsaltytimes:I will never understand how people can’t love music in other languages, it’s not...

Sun, 24 Jun 2018 17:10:01 -0600

sodiumforsaltytimes:

I will never understand how people can’t love music in other languages, it’s not about what they say; it’s about how it makes me feel. It’s about the music, the melody, the tune and the tone of their voice and the way every artist pronounces words differently. I don’t need to understand a word for it to give me chills.

sylveonce: unpretty: gregorydickens: victorian-sexstache: unpretty: son-of-maglor: fiskeorn: ...

Sun, 24 Jun 2018 16:10:43 -0600

sylveonce:

unpretty:

gregorydickens:

victorian-sexstache:

unpretty:

son-of-maglor:

fiskeorn:

elkian:

unpretty:

unpretty:

dr-hollands:

unpretty:

i love cutthroat kitchen but bingewatching makes it really stand out how often alton brown refers to himself as ‘daddy’ and makes contestants wear spreader bars

I’m sorry what

you heard me

#I CAN’T BELIEVE I NOW KNOW WHERE TO BUY THE EXACT FETISH GEAR THEY USE ON MY FAVORITE COOKING SHOW

@genericrevenge

OKAY BUT WHY THE FUCK ARE THEY USING SPREADER BARS ON A COOKING SHOW??!??! DOESNT THAT MAKE IT KINDA HARD TO COOK???!?

kinda, yeah

@datas-vibrating-robot-dong this seems like your speed

That logo looks familiar.

WHAT

OH MY GOD

hypnotic-flow: audio-sexual: misscrownedking: vivian-cain: dr...

Sun, 24 Jun 2018 15:33:04 -0600

hypnotic-flow:

audio-sexual:

misscrownedking:

vivian-cain:

draggedthruthe-yard:

RUTHLESS

I love her

I saw this in one of my sociology classes. In case you’re wondering she didn’t apologize.

white girl: *cries b/c she’s used to that working*

Jane Elliot:

flower-fille: ruffgirlfromjakku: flower-fille: Lesbian/ace girl solidarity is when somebody’s like...

Sat, 23 Jun 2018 17:20:49 -0600

flower-fille:

ruffgirlfromjakku:

flower-fille:

Lesbian/ace girl solidarity is when somebody’s like “how do you know he’s good-looking if you aren’t attracted to men???” And you look into the non-existent camera like you’re on the office

Lesbian/ace girl solidarity is also when your straight friend shows you an ugly rude piece of cheese boy, tells you ‘isnt he so hot??’, and you have three seconds to make your choice

I have to be honest here…you are 100% right, sorry straight girls

butts-bouncing-on-the-beltway: redmagus77: kaylapocalypse: thatadult: The Stanford prison...

Sat, 23 Jun 2018 15:29:12 -0600

butts-bouncing-on-the-beltway:

redmagus77:

kaylapocalypse:

thatadult:

The Stanford prison experiment tapes were so stupid when I watched them in AP psych and so stupid when I watch this film about them. Literally they could’ve all sat and played cards and got $15 a day to tell ghost stories all day and be best friends. But masculinity and whiteness and power created this violent irrationality that positioned young ass men to be met with brutality and trauma and disrespect even when it was obviously taken too far. and it makes no sense. If someone put me in a room with Black girls and said I would get paid $90 a day (that’s the equivalent apparently) to be a prison guard, do you know how fast I’d be sitting with them and learning about them and exchanging Instagrams and like.. sleeping.. like what the fuck was the point of any of that…

My psych teacher introduced us to this study and literally before she showed us was like “don’t ever confuse a study based on one type of person (white men/boys) to be an example of an Everyman situation. There is strong evidence that if this was recreated with diversity, or even just with girls, that the results would have been drastically different. This is an example of bias and sexism in the medical research community.”

“Other, more subtle factors also shaped the experiment. It’s often said that the study participants were ordinary guys—and they were, indeed, determined to be “normal” and healthy by a battery of tests. But they were also a self-selected group who responded to a newspaper advertisement seeking volunteers for “a psychological study of prison life.” In a 2007 study, the psychologists Thomas Carnahan and Sam McFarland asked whether that wording itself may have stacked the odds. They recreated the original ad, and then ran a separate ad omitting the phrase “prison life.” They found that the people who responded to the two ads scored differently on a set of psychological tests. Those who thought that they would be participating in a prison study had significantly higher levels of aggressiveness, authoritarianism, Machiavellianism, narcissism, and social dominance, and they scored lower on measures of empathy and altruism.”

http://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/the-real-lesson-of-the-stanford-prison-experiment

The thing about this study is that whether or not it’s generalizable to the public is debatable at best.

But it’s certainly generalizable to the population of people who tend to be drawn to prison system and law enforcement jobs because that’s exactly the demographics that tend to show up in those positions.

gahdamnpunk: I’m ALL EARS

Sat, 23 Jun 2018 15:26:59 -0600

gahdamnpunk:

I’m ALL EARS