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brain so very bad 🥲

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I love you, Israelis in my phone. Stay safe.

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Ok, loves, so we've all got the message that joking about suicide is bad for your mental health. Now we need to get on "joking that the planet/all of humanity has no future" is bad for societal health/encouraging resistance to bad shit."

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My zine I made to sell for family campaigns I love how it came out

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We ask your questions anonymously so you don’t have to! Submissions are open on the 1st and 15th of the month.

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ah fuck im gettimg real world lag [gets achievement “hit by a crossbow bolt”] huh what the fuck [gets hit by a crossbow bolt]

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Tel Aviv Pride

Photo by Dave Schwartz

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Harrison Ford | Indiana Jones, on set

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you literally need to humble yourself before the cheese grater because what she really craves is human flesh and she can smell your blood underneath your skin. fyi

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For all of the northerners that stood up for Texas during our freeze and said, "Don't make fun of them, they've never dealt with this before. Their infrastructure isn't made for snow and freezing."

This one is for you.

Where I live 108°F with 80% humidity with no wind is normal.

Pacific North West is dealing historic best waves 35-40°C or 95-105°F.

First of all. Don't make fun of them for bitching about the heat. Just like Texas isn't built for a freeze and our pipes burst, Pacific North West isn't built for heat and a lot of their homes don't have AC.

If you live somewhere with a high humidity like 80+ HUMIDITY IS NOT YOUR FRIEND. The "humidity makes it feel cooler" is a lie once it gets beyond a point.

If you live somewhere with a lower humidity, misters are nice to cool off outside.

Once you get over 90°F (32°C) a fan will not help you. It's just pushing around hot air. (I mean if you can't afford a small AC unit because they're expensive as hell, by all means a fan is better than nothing).

If you have pets, those portable AC units aren't safe. If your pets destroy the outtake thing, it'll leak CO2. Window units are safer.

Window AC units will let mosquitoes or other small bugs in. Sucks, but that's life.

Now is not the time to me modest. If you have to cover for religious reasons, by all means. If you don't, I've seen people wear short shorts and a swim top. It's not trashy if it keeps you from getting heat stroke.

If you do have to cover up for religious reasons, look for elephant pants or something similar. They're made with a breathable material.

Shade is better than no shade, but that shit it just diet sun after some point. Don't think shade will save you from heat stroke.

I know the "drink your water" is a fun meme now, but if you're sweating excessively you need electrolytes. Drink Gatorade, Powerade, or Pedialite PLEASE. I don't care if you're fucking sitting in one spot all day. That shit WILL save you from heat stroke.

Most importantly. RESEARCH THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HEAT STROKE AND HEAT EXHAUSTION PLEASE!

If you're diabetic and can't drink Gatorade, mix water, fruit juice, and either lite salt or pink salt

If you can afford it, cover windows with thick curtains to insulate the house

If you have tile floors, lay on them with skin to tile contact. If you don't, laying your head on cool counters works too.

If the temperature where you're at is hotter than your body temperature, don't wear heat wicking clothing. Moisture wicking is safe though.

Check your medication labels. Many make you more susceptible to sun and heat

-Room temperature water will get into your body faster. This is something I learned doing marching band in high summer in Georgia, and it saved all of our asses. Sip it, don't gulp it, especially if you're getting into the red; same goes for whatever fluid you're drinking. And just in general drink during the day.

-If you are moving from an air conditioned space to an un-air conditioned space, if at all possible try to make the shift gradual. When my dad and I were working outside and in un-ac houses a few years ago, he'd turn the air down to low in the truck about ten-fifteen minutes before we got where we were going. This way your body doesn't go from low low temps to high temps. S'bad for you.

-If you can, keep your lights off during the day. Light bulbs may not generate a lot of heat, but the difference is noticeable when it gets hot enough. I literally only turn my bedroom light on in the evening when it gets too dark.

Don't be afraid to just like... pour water on yourself if you need to. The evaporation will cool you off.

Put your hand to the cement for 15 seconds. If you can't handle the heat, it'll burn your dog's paws. Don't let them walk on it.

Dogs with flat faces are more prone to heat stroke. Don't leave them out unsupervised.

Frozen fruit is delicious in water.

Wet/Cold hat/handkerchief on your head/neck will help you stay cool.

Pickle juice is great for electrolytes! You can even make pickle juice Popsicles!

Heat exhaustion is more, "drink water and get you cooled off." Heat stroke is more "Oh my god call 911."

Image Description provided by @loveize

[Image description: an infographic showing the difference between heat exhaustion and heat stroke. The graphic is labeled "Heat Dangers: First Warning." Signs of heat exhaustion: faint or dizzy, excessive sweating, cool, pale, clammy skin, rapid, weak pulse, muscle cramps. If you think you or someone else may be experiencing heat exhaustion, get to a cool, air-conditioned place, drink water if conscious, and take a cool shower or use cold compress. Signs of heat stroke: throbbing headache, no sweating, red, hot, dry skin, rapid, strong pulse, may lose consciousness. If you think you or someone else may be experiencing heat stroke, call 911. End description]

Be safe.

-fae

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Jacek Yerka, Eruption 

www.artsytoad.tumblr.com

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So there are several species of frogs that have evolved to be so small that their vestibular balance system doesn't work well and I'm sorry but it's the funniest thing to watch them try to jump.

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Computer game where you're building a tower level by level and the closer you get to heaven the harder it becomes to fight off God.

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To this day, I see the Jewish community call for Iran's freedom from their government and posts about our long friendship with the people.

Meanwhile pro-palestinians call for Israel's destruction, harass Jews in diaspora, and claim they should not own any land because the Arabs conquered it centuries ago. Wtf

Why can't they acknowledge the contrast? When will they swallow their pride and admit they were misled?

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things you need to understand about jewish conversion

i've been seeing confusion about these things here on tumblr, and i thought this would be a good PSA. jews are welcome to add on to this.

conversion to judaism is a process of complete ethnic assimilation. i don't think this point needs elaboration.

the want to convert does not give you extra access to judaism. it changes nothing about your status or the fact that our practices are not open to you, you are not a jew until you have completed the conversion studying process as directed by a capable rabbi (i see the need for a final project/essay becoming more common these days as well), undergo a beit din ("questioning" in front of a rabbinic court), and finally submerse in a mikveh. the moment of submersion is the only point you become a jew. (yes, once you begin the formal conversion process you must begin to interact more and more with judaism and the jewish community. the range of what is opened to you becomes wider. but there are still many boundaries.)

if you are a pagan/neo-pagan/"witchy," etc., you cannot take these practices into judaism. especially if you are thinking about or planning on "synchretizing" your religion with judaism. it can never happen. monotheism is an absolute requirement, idolatry is an absolute "no." it is not up for debate. i cannot even begin to describe just how deeply it demonstrates a lack of understanding of the core of judaism to try and argue otherwise. (judaism has its own mysticism, but that is extremely closed and takes a very large amount of learning and dedication once you are a jew.)

being a noahide does not mean "being jewish without having to convert." there are seven laws expected of all humanity to follow and that is it (other than some general principles like being kind).