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some little ceramic dishes and a vase from this month! (all sold!) 🍃

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Bystander Intervention Training

so, the US just attacked Iran, and that is fucking terrible. Something we all need to think about right now is how we can stop the harassment and violence against Muslims and Arabs in the US that got so much worse in the early 2000s from happening again to people now.

To that end, I wanted to share some resources on Bystander Intervention. One of the biggest things I learned from training like this is that there are many ways to intervene, and they don't all involve putting yourself in front of the person who may harm you or others. It's ok if you feel intimidated by that because there are more ways to help! And once you do the training, it might not be so scary.

Right to Be has Bystander trainings based on the 5Ds of Bystander Intervention (Distract, Delegate, Document, Delay, and Direct). The trainings are free!! sign up here.

I took one of their trainings a few years ago (when the org was called Hollaback!) and it was really very good, they have trainings at multiple levels and focused on various topics. They also partner with other orgs to focus on specific issues (like anti-AAPI harassment and with CAIR Chicago for anti-Muslim harassment, etc.).

Here are a few more resources:

APA Bystander Intervention Tip Sheet

RAINN Practicing Bystander Intervention

I think I'll sign up for one as a refresher.

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It’s crazy and fucked up that being yourself is actually the solution.

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I don’t really want to do this and I don’t want to air out my personal life drama in the public. But I’ll just say I am not in an ideal situation and need to move elsewhere. I’ve been job hunting for awhile with no end in sight. While I’m not super in danger with my finances I am paying bills w/ no income at the moment. I’ll leave my ko-fi up if you want to show me mercy and help me pay various bills that I owe. If anyone knows of any communication jobs in my area/remote or is hiring I can provide a portfolio or whatever. I write good I prommy.

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me: oh no! 😱 I dropped my phone 📱 in the dead sea 💀🌊 which has a famously high average salt 🧂 content of 290ppt, almost nine times that of the ocean. if only someone were brave enough to retrieve it for me 🥺

my best friend wound man (helpful to a fault): I will go ☝️🤕

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They should invent a method of asking for reassurance that nobody secretly hates you that doesn't make people secretly hate you.

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i just rediscovered the pelican spider. give me 1-2 business days to stop laughing at how they're shaped and ill be normal again

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this is one of my favorite reviews of all time. thank you so much Bog Eternal

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Put me in your shopping cart and take me with you while you buy your groceries.. you dont have to buy me anything i'll just watch. But i wouldnt refuse a snack or a treat...

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We can put them back together....we have the technology...

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*For the sake of this poll let's assume vore is purely referring to soft vore where someone is swallowed whole, cannibalism refers to the act of eating someone in smaller pieces, cooked or not.