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Netanyahu should kill himself today

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Boss is asleep, cannot stop me from frogposting

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Literally sobbing. A judge, a US judge defended us. A judge brought up intersex people, uaing the term intersex, to *defend* us by not allowing our erasure. I'm having a lot of feelings right now

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i really thought that said “autistic black bear”

Friday. Weekend. Arrived.

You made it. We're glad you're here.

Be kind. Lift each other up.

"Asiatic Black Bear" by ZoeShuttleworth is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

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does anyone wanna hold hands until we feel a little braver

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I am fundraising to receive a service dog from Doggie Does Good, which requires an $8,000 deposit and $3,500-$3,800 for the dog itself. For now, I’m just fundraising the deposit to get my foot in the door and begin the matching process.

Reaching out for help from others is a very scary thing for me, but I have reached a point of desperation.

For a very long time, I have struggled with severe social anxiety, persistent depression, and ADHD. As I have entered adulthood and gotten to know myself better, I have also come to strongly suspect that I have some degree of undiagnosed autism.

Though I have certainly made strides in improving my mental health over the years, I have reached a plateau that has proved impossible to find an upwards trajectory from on my own. I have become stuck in a headspace of feeling apathetic to my own suffering, existing daily in a depressed state that ranges from mild to debilitating, and struggling to find the energy to get out of bed.

With winter fast approaching and the sun going down earlier and earlier, I know that my depression is only going to worsen for the next several months. It scares me to think about.

Being able to afford a service dog is more vital than ever for me right now.

Thank you, sincerely and wholeheartedly, to all who donate to or share my fundraiser; you are helping me change my life for the better, and I will never stop being grateful. Every single cent makes a difference in chipping away at this daunting $8000 hurdle ❤️

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Loving how as soon as electricity was like, a Thing, people just went "you can make toast with this" and started working on electric toasters but they didn't quite have the whole heating element thing down so there was a not insignificant chance of it just exploding

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What to do if you suddenly find yourself homeless

FOOD

Find your nearest food bank or mission, for food

grocery stores with free samples, bakeries + stores with day-old bread

different fast food outlets have cheaper food and will generally let you hang out for a while.

some dollar stores carry food like cans of beans or fruit

SHELTER

Sleeping at beaches during the day is a good way to avoid suspicion and harassment

sleep with your bag strapped to you, so someone can’t steal it

Some churches offer short term residence

Find your nearest homeless shelter

Look for places that are open to the public

A large dumpster near a wall can often be moved so that flipping up the lids creates an angled shelter to stay dry

HYGIENE

A membership to the YMCA is usually only 10$, which has a shower, and sometimes laundry machines and lockers.

Public libraries have bathrooms you can use

Dollar stores carry low-end soaps and deodorant etc.

Wet wipes are all purpose and a life saver

Local beaches, go for a quick swim

Some truck stops have showers you can pay for

Staying clean is the best way to prevent disease, and potentially get a job to get back on your feet

Pack 7 pairs of socks/undies, 2 outfits, and one hooded rain jacket

OTHER

first aid kit

 sunscreen

 a travel alarm clock or watch

 mylar emergency blanket

 a backpack is a must

 downgrade your cellphone to a pay as you go with top-up cards

 sleeping bag

 travel kit of toothbrush, hair brush/comb, mirror

 swiss army knife

 can opener

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They De-Tumblrized Ms. Frizzle

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The Weill Cornell Medicine commencement was held earlier this month where a medical graduate from Gaza used his time on stage to condemn the university and its leadership for their complicity in the genocide on Gaza and implored his fellow graduates to stay true to their oath and stand with the hundreds of healthcare workers who have been killed by the IOF. In response the university have done everything they can to minimise this young graduate from speaking truth to power from his own graduation records by cutting away from him during the ceremony’s livestream and erasing his time on stage in the released footage.

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Watterson pulled no punches

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"The trannies should be able to piss in whatever toilet they want and change their bodies however they want. Why is it my business if some chick has a dick or a guy has a pie? I'm not a trannie or a fag so I don't care, just give 'em the medicine they need."

"This is an LGBT safe space. Of COURSE I fully support individuals who identify as transgender and their right to self-determination! I just think that transitioning is a very serious choice and should be heavily regulated. And there could be a lot of harm in exposing cis children to such topics, so we should be really careful about when it is appropriate to mention trans issues or have too much trans visibility."

One of the above statements is Problematic and the other is slightly annoying. If we disagree on which is which then working together for a better future is going to get really fucking difficult.

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Use tax dollars to feed children/students who, by law, have to attend schools.