I imagine a bird of prey could relatively easily be trained to go for his hair (E: though I don't actually know shit about it lol). Any falconers out there up for the task?
Different rules for different birds
ID: the text "tfw you realise trump respects turkeys more than women" above a photo of trump about to pardon a turkey that's in front of him, asking "am I allowed to touch it?"
🍂Holiday fun fact🍂
ID: A scene from The Good Place in two images. Janet is talking to Chidi, Michael is standing behind her. In the top image she says "Fun fact: Columbus is in the Bad Place" In the bottom image she continues "because of all the raping, slave trade, and genocide."
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ID: text "when you start the communist revolution and begin to eat the rich:" bellow is a photo of Gordon Ramsay saying "delicious finally, some ethical fucking consumption"
Na, fuck Shatner for soooooo many reasons, but also fuck listening to the hyper privileged and wealthy musing about how precious life and our planet are when them and their greed and their egos are the ones destroying them for everyone else in the first place.
Carful not to choke on that boot.. 🙄
Go out in to your own community and figure out what's needed. I have no idea where you live, how you're able to help, or what kind of support your community might need.
Start by looking for a Food Not Bombs or other group helping feed vulnerable people, and go from there, I'm sure that at the very least they'd appreciate a donation and or helping hand, but more importantly, they'll be able to point you in to several directions where your help could be used.
Also https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/petr-kropotkin-mutual-aid-a-factor-of-evolution
So server issues ate a friend 😭
Long story short I made a moth friend who ended up teleporting to me every time I logged in first thing in (my) morning and while I'm happy to drag them around with me once in a while, it became a daily thing and some days I just want to play alone, so I started temporarily blocking them during my first playing session so that I don't have to reject them, they just don't know I'm online.
Today I went to unblock them to send them daily light, but the server issues that have been happening all day did their thing at the exact same time, and once I unblocked, they didn't show up in the constellation but the block list was still showing (they were the only ones on it, normally once you unblock, the list goes away), so I reset the game, and now the block list is gone, but so is this friend, stuck in Sky limbo 😂
I know they're just a random on the internet at the end of the day, and we'll both survive if this doesn't sort itself out, but I just feel so guilty worrying that this moth will think they did something wrong 😭
E: you can ignore me, just logged in again and they're back in my constellation! 😂
Take a photo of the instructions.
When you forget to do that, look up the product online, the cooking instructions should be there.
Except complaining will get you absolutely nowhere, because the people you're complaining to (E: with the power to do anything within the existing system) don't give a shit at best, and at worst, get their kicks out of sweeping homeless camps and abusing their occupants (or at best, are already on your side, in which case you're still achieving absolutely nothing by complaining).
Maybe consider "do some direct action to actually help people" instead.
Apologies for the R word - not my meme.
Maybe don't fucking post it then? An "apology" (which is meaningless if you're going to do the thing anyway) doesn't make ableism ok.
I’m actually surprised (not really) how many people can come this close to getting it, but still be so desperate to follow the rules they've set (E: where they can directly and indirectly kill millions a year for profit with impunity, but we're not allowed to even say nasty things about them, never mind plan to fight back against them, without being considered dangerous terrorists), that you manage to convince yourself billionaires will just freely and willingly give over those assets and all of the power that comes with them one day once we've asked nicely enough.. 🙄
I don't think he's ever declared having a minimum age, only a maximum, make of that what you will.. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Bin it, set it on fire. 🗑️🔥
ID: a drawing for a wikihow to calculate bodily injury settlement, of someone about to step on a discarded banana peel. Someone has added the word "humanity" on the shoe, and "capitalism" on the banana peel.
i just think the whole experience of the mental hospitals is rather harsh and cold for what they’re trying to accomplish.
A system is what it does. They're trying to accomplish control and conformity, not genuinely help people in distress, otherwise these places wouldn't exist since they have very little therapeutic value and increase distress exponentially (this isn't to say that people who work in there don't genuinely want to help, but you can't from within an ableist capitalist white supremacist patriarchal cis heteronormative framework. Also there are unfortunately plenty of people who go in to these jobs on a power trip looking for access to vulnerable people to abuse, and that same framework lets them).
E: I'm in the UK where this is all also the case, as I suspect it is in most places.
It isn't just doctors who have an issue with PA's, it's patients, too.
Don't get me wrong, PA's have their place in the system, and doctors are far from perfect, but PA's have been brought in to basically replace doctors for a fraction of the cost, and training, and it's not good enough. Complex and long term cases were already falling through the cracks before, to now have to rely on people who have even less knowledge or ability to help is just making things worse for those already most vulnerable.
You sound like you've never had to care for yourself or a home a day in your life, and have no idea how the real world functions for anyone but the most privileged and entitled.
You're in for a real eye opener once you venture out on your own (or not, if you have the kind of privilege that would generate this mindset, I have a feeling you'll always have someone to go around after you cleaning up your messes and you may never get the slap in the face from reality you so desperately need).
Thank you for your reply, I genuinely appreciate it. Calling out ableist language is often met with resistance, defensiveness, and even ridicule, so it's always really nice and encouraging to get a positive response.
That activity you did at the youth centre sounds incredible, and I wish that kind of thing was an essential part of every child (and adult)'s education, little things like inclusive language (E: and the improved attitudes and lesser stigma that come with it) are the foundation we build a better society on.
But as you say, we were all, disabled (in which case we have to grapple with internalised ableism as well as lateral) or otherwise, socialised in an ableist world, so that kind of language is the default, and it takes a conscious effort to avoid, and even when you do, we all slip up once in a while we're only human, it's about how we deal with the slip up that matters (getting defensive and doubling down vs learning and growing).
Thanks again. <3
Hmmm, funny how that works.. 🤔
ID: Sirry Alang, PhD (she/her) @ProfAlang posts:
Three things your oppressors demand from you:
1.Politeness
2.Respect
3.Gratitude
Three things that won't end your oppression:
1.Politeness
2.Respect
3.Gratitude
Everyone else's rule
ID: At the top left is text: "I'm doing my stuff everyone else's stuff can fuck off". On the right is a line drawing of several people tending to and admiring flowering plants so tall they need a ladder to reach their tops. In the bottom left corner Ruby is crouching down next to a small flower growing directly from the ground, and smiling.
Credit: Rubyetc
Always
ID: a simple flowchart titled "Should I Punch This Nazi?". At the top is the question "Is the Nazi within punching distance?" two arrows lead to "Yes" and "No". "Yes" has an arrow leading to "Punch the Nazi". "No" has an arrow to "Move closer" and from that back up to "Is the Nazi within punching distance?"
Hop in rule
ID: colourful bubble text: "hop in we're going to protect trans kids!". Between the words are Richard Scarry characters driving and riding in their individual vehicles: a worm in an apple car, a pig in a corn car with a non-binary flag waving at the back, a mouse in a rainbow coloured pencil car, a pig in a hotdog car, a mouse in a pickled cucumber car with a trans flag waving at the back, a cat on a bicycle with a progress flag waving at the back, and finally a small animal I can't identify, maybe a gecko or cricket in a crayon car.
Rule
ID: photo of two friends looking at a phone together, laughing, above is text: "Hitting "delete" after reading the first sentence of an entire essay that some bigoted potato took the time to write in my comments."
This site aims to collect as many guides and resources as possible on how to ensure your safety and the safety of others during protests, demonstrations, and other direct action
Came across this site while looking for the manual for the robot dogs now patrolling trump's place, looks like a great source of helpful info.
Workers of the world unite
Image ID
ID: A poster in 3 segments, 2 at the top and one bellow:
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The text "if we wait for the government it will be too late" above a drawing of 4 people meeting in an airconditioned building. One is Grey and is smiling and showing love to the others, saying "I love you guys!". The 3 others are red, who is smoking a cigar, green holding a bag of cash, and yellow wearing a top hat represent gas oil and coal respectively.
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The text "if we act as individuals it will be too little" above a drawing of a person in a small but flourishing garden, they are holding up an apple they got from one of their trees, saying " Such... beauty!" with sparkly eyes. Beyond their fence to the left is an incoming tsunami, to the right are a field and trees on fire with bellowing smoke.
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The text "if we act as communities it might just be enough" above a drawing of several groups of people outside. From left to right, there are 3 people standing around a produce table that has a sign above it saying "crop swap on today!", next to it is a small cabinet marked "seed library". On the ground in the centre foreground are an adult and 3 children sitting around a campfire, the kids listening intently, the adult has the Australian Aboriginal flag on their shirt. Behind them are an adult and child getting a pizza out of an outdoor oven. To the right is a stall with a sign above it saying "refugees welcome", in front of it are two adults, one is wearing a head scarf and is holding a baby. In front of the stall are 4 rows of crops growing from the ground.
Quote by Rob Hopkins in "From what is to what if"
Credit: @brenna-quinlan
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All the better to compost with
ID: photo of a yellow woodchipper with text: "Technology has advanced a long way since the French revolution"
An inherent incompatibility
ID: close up photo of a hand trying to put a square peg, representing ethics, in to a round hole, representing capitalism
I want rule
ID: Text on a trans flag themed background:
I want to see trans people get old and go grey.
I want to see trans people retire.
I want to see T4T couples celebrating 50 years together.
I want to see trans grandparents and great grandparents.
I want to see trans people live long, happy lives.
Rule
ID: Photo of a brick that has had the trans flag drawn on to it, text around it says "embrace tradition"
You can't overthrow violent oppressors using peaceful means
ID: 4 panels:
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A self righteous person holds their hand up and says "Violence is never the solution."
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Stephie replies with a smile "Oh! So you agree that we shouldn't give weapons to the police?"
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She adds "And that we should dismantle the army?"
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Stephie is now right up behind the other person, looking angry, saying "Or did you mean that violence is only a solution when it helps maintain the status quo?". The other person looks deeply uncomfortable.
Credit: Sophie Labelle
Space rule
ID: An outline of a fat person with long flowing wild hair, they're in a graceful pose that looks like they might be dancing, with their arms spread out and one leg in front of the other. The outline is filled with a starry galaxy like pattern, made to look like it's glowing on the blue-purple background. On the torso are the words "take up space"
Well, they do claim to want to provide shelter.. ¯\(ツ)/¯
ID: A poster titled "How to turn you landlord into a tent in 4 easy steps" with 4 simple line graphics illustrating the steps:
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A man in a suit with his hand out asking for money
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The head of the man alongside two large bones, a spinal column, and a smaller bone
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The large bones and spinal column form the base of an A-frame tent
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A patchwork of the landlord's skin makes up the tarp draped over the frame, and the small bones are used as pegs to hold the whole thing down
Garden of Peace Inc. - Upholding and affirming the lives and lived experiences of queer and/or trans folks of color
Upholding and affirming the lives and lived experiences of queer and/or trans folks of color.
A friend shared this in our group chat, I thought I'd share in case anyone here would find it helpful and or people want to donate