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there are no Urushiol producing plants native to Europe or Africa.

American Poison Ivy and Poison Oak are native to North America

Poison Sumac and Cashews are native to South America

Asian Poison Ivy is native to East Asia

and Mangos are native to Southeast Asia

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you cannot talk about the homophobic murder of jonathan joss without including in the conversation that he is indigenous.

american indian men are at the 2nd highest risk of death by murder compared to all other ethnic groups. in their lifetimes, 82% of native men report having experienced domestic violence. yet the overwhelming majority of perpetrators are non-natives (88% of native men and 92% of native women who reported violence said their attacker was non-native). what’s more, tribal governments are often stymied in their attempts to bring justice against non-natives, meaning that many of these cases go unresolved.

this was an intersectional attack. the fact that he is indigenous matters, even if the motivation was homophobic, because it made him even more vulnerable and disposable in the eyes of his killer.

as always, look into MMIWP to learn more, and speak up for us. miigwetch, take care

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"not all men-" youre right, Sammie aka Preacher Boy from Sinners (2025) would never stand for such misogyny

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i am so ready to commit acts of violent arson to bring down this unimaginably insane government

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its been like 20 years since ive had a rainbow scratch book

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its been like 20 years since ive had a rainbow scratch book

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TW: Pedophilia

Teenagers are rarely taught the reason why they can't consent to sex with adults.

And that's because teaching them that would completely unravel our coercion-based society.

It can be difficult to explain in detail the exact reason and all the specifics in a way that they will understand. But the simplest way to phrase it is that in some cases, even when someone agrees to something and even when they appear enthusiastic about it, there's too much of a power imbalance that it's no different than forcing them. Also, having power and being abusive doesn't require a conscious expectation to be obeyed.

Imagine a world in which every teenager understood that and was easily able to call out anyone who tried to convince them otherwise.

They'd know that there's no such thing as an employee consenting to working for a poverty wage, working in unsafe conditions, working long hours, or working without taking breaks. They'd know that there's no such thing as consenting to paying a bank overdraft fee. They'd know that there's no such thing as consenting to student loan debt. They'd know that there's no such thing as consenting to medical bills. They'd know that there's no such thing as consenting to generating profit for banks or landlords in order to have a place to live and being evicted or foreclosed when you lose your source of income. They'd know that there's no such thing as consenting to a police search. They'd know that there's no such thing as a child who's okay with their parents spanking them. They'd know that being dependent on someone does not mean that you can never criticize them. They'd know that if it's considered abusive to simply play along when someone obeys, then it has to be much more abusive to actively expect to be obeyed, which many adults do to them.

And people who benefit from a society based on coercion masquerading as freedom wouldn't like that.

So instead, teenagers are taught something dismissive. They're taught that what they want doesn't matter. They're taught that they're too young to know what love is. They're taught "it's the law". They're taught things that are insulting to their intelligence, which they'll naturally rebel against.

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They’re scared because they know that the public is with Luigi.

They’re violating his rights because they need to maintain capitalism.

Keep talking about Luigi.

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what abt trans men having babies? does the gulag have a seahorse daddy paternity ward?

What will happen when Omegaverse men start getting mpreg and making babies instead of working?!?!???

OMEGAVERSE IS FICTIONAL

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Luigi Mangione is innocent until proven guilty

https://www.luigimangioneinfo.com/

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Random thought: making Luigi Mangione a death penalty case is incredibly stupid if you want it to go away!

The absolute smartest thing to do to make this go away is to keep this a normal, run of the mill, boring murder trial. Make sure Luigi Mangione's name is forgotten.

Don't expedite it, don't announce that you are going to try him for the death penalty, and just do your best to not make him into a martyr.

If asked about it, just try to discredit him. Make it out as if he is a lone wolf who is confused and disturbed and didn't know what he was doing.

It would be an incredibly easy playbook to follow...

Personally, I am actually pretty happy with them doing what they are because it is so stupid. Because it is going to inspire people to rise up. It's going to make them politically active. And it is going to shine an even bigger spotlight on the corruption of our insurance industry.

Donald Trump is wiping out thousands of dollars from people's retirement plans. He's causing the price of their goods to skyrocket! A lot of American entrepreneurs who are trying to build companies in the US are probably going to go bankrupt in the coming months because they can't afford the tariffs being placed on them.

And the Department of Justice really wants to have a huge spectacle of a trial to make a man who killed an insurance CEO into a martyr?

And then what?

Even if he loses the case, he will be allowed to make numerous appeals, each of which is going to keep his name in the press throughout Trump's entire term!

Or maybe the Department of Justice fast tracks the execution to make an example of him! But expediating his execution and violating his rights to an appeal will make him even more of a martyr!

There is no good scenario for a death penalty trial for the Trump regime.

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What bin the actual fuck this bitch expected? LMFAO

#free

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in case you cant tell, this is my new favorite thing