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if only dog had a bigger bed available, or perhaps two. maybe even a human bed. alas, he must make do with a measly little pillow.

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@adelinejclose

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its make a terrible comic day which means i MUST draw incomprehensible gender autobio comic

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he brought his cane back and his itty bitty Toothless

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Could you please not censor Taylor swifts name? It keeps the tag/content blockers from picking it up.

oop, my bad. Can do

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Secret trick to Finishing That Damn Essay: pretend you have math homework you’re supposed to be doing

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I’ve made this post like six times but it still fucks me up the China’s mountains just look like that. Like I spent decades thinking it was stylistic but no, they just have different mountains over there.

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Elon Musk isn't a sociopath Trump isn't a narcissist Jeff Bezos isn't a psycho they are terrible racist bigoted assholes but I'm begging y'all to fucking give a shit about people with personality disorders. PLEASE.

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A lot of pop psychology gets thrown around and since I already have a headache, here's preventing you lot from making it worse.

Love-bombing: A manipulation tactic of increasing affection and grand gestures before or after doing something abusive, specifically to weasel one's way out of consequences.

What it is not: A streak of affection and generosity towards friends/loved ones.

Trauma-bonding: Knowingly traumatizing someone to take advantage of their vulnerable state, to then act like the "hero" or the one who cheers them up.

What it is not: Bonding over similar traumas.

Gaslighting: *Knowingly* convincing someone they cannot trust their own perception of a situation in pursuit of one's own narrative.

What it is not: Misaligned perception of events.

Narcissist: Someone afflicted with Narcissistic Personality Disorder, a traumagenic cluster B disorder, that struggles with self-obsession, paranoia, craving validity from the public, delusions of grandeur, and social disconnection.

It is not: Your rubbish ex that cheated on you.

Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.

-Xanthe

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Can we as a society stop using "narcissistic abuse" and making all narcissists out to be abusive and will abuse everyone they come in contact with in medical articles. I just want a reliable source about npd supply without being called manipulative and abuser in the first paragraph

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if people dont give me enough compliments i might just explode. have u thought of that.

this is what happens when i dont get praised enough..............

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July is observed both as Disability Pride Month and the anniversary of the Americans with Disability Act, passed July 26, 1990. I urge all of my US followers, especially abled ones, to pressure your senators to support The SSI Restoration Act of 2021 (H.R.3824).

[Here is a link] to more information about SSI and how this act will improve the lives of disabled people across the United States. Some major changes include:

Raising the income amount from under 75% of the federal poverty level to at least 100% of the poverty level

Marriage equality: disabled people will keep their full benefits rather than being penalized

Asset limits (dictating how much money you can possess at one time) increasing from $2000 per person to $10000 per person

I understand it can be scary to reach out to senators, and it can take a lot of energy. I still encourage you, if you are able, to send an individualized letter or email to your senators and request a written response. This will increase the chances of your letter being read and remembered. I’ll include a vague guide under the readmore on this post. I’m going to give you all the information I included in my letter, and you can present it (or other relevant information!) however you’d like— whether that’s writing your own letter from scratch or keeping strictly to my guide.

[Template begin:]

Dear Senator [NAME],

As your constituent, I [implore/urge/encourage] you to support the SSI Restoration Act of 2021 (H.R.3824.) Many of the rules and restrictions of SSI benefits have not been updated in over 40 years. [State some facts here especially regarding the income amounts. It’s under 75% of the poverty line, being $794/mo, which adds up to $9528/yr, when the poverty limit is $12880. Throw those numbers around. Mention how this forces disabled people to stay in poverty and offers no class mobility.]

Your support for this [restoration/act/etc] is [critical/vital/important/imperative] for the health and well-being of your disabled constituents. [Optional: include a relevant personal connection, such as a brief section stating your experience as a disabled person. I had two sentences: one stating I’m a disabled constituent; one stating a couple of my symptoms “and other disabling symptoms” and how that leads to difficulty working.] This low income and the years it can take to be approved is not a commitment individuals take without desperation. [Throw around more numbers. Talk about how some medical devices can cost tens of thousands out of pocket. Explain that disabled people will experience emergencies like car repairs, family deaths, etc like any other person, and deserve the right to financially prepare for such.]

This restoration act does not bring disabled people to a privileged position, rather it pulls them slightly out of forced poverty. [I hinted at the mental and physical health impacts poverty can cause.] Therefore, I believe it is [imperative/critical/vital] to raise the standard that disabled people [live with/expected to survive on/etc, however you want to word it, in this current time/day/etc].

I would like to request a written response on this issue and have attached my contact information.

Thank you for your consideration and service,

[Your Name]

[Contact Information: Include at least an email address or physical address if you can, for the written response, if you aren’t going through a website that collects this information.]

[TEMPLATE END.]

Again, this is only the basic formula that my letter followed, and it may be easier for you to write your own from scratch, but if this template even helps ONE person contact their senator confidently then I am glad to include it.

If you don’t know who your senators are, you can usually Google search “contact [state] senators.” Their contact forms and information should be the first results. Be aware that some senators do not allow for copying and pasting into their contact forms (which in and of itself is an accessibility issue.) sometimes this can be bypassed from a mobile browser!

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Just saw a post asking how tall people are and now I want to make it a poll. Apologies to people in the fringe height categories, you do not get specifics.

I had to consult a chart for this

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A federal judge says it was illegal for the Trump administration to cancel several hundred research grants issued by the National Institutes of Health.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge ruled Monday it was illegal for the Trump administration to cancel several hundred research grants, adding that the cuts raise serious questions about racial discrimination.

U.S. District Judge William Young in Massachusetts said the administration’s process was “arbitrary and capricious” and that it did not follow long-held government rules and standards when it abruptly canceled grants deemed to focus on gender identity or diversity, equity and inclusion.

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i will not be having an ipad baby. i will be having a Pea baby