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JSTOR has made available a large collection of documents related to activism. As far as I can tell, the resources are free to access - I don't have a JSTOR account and I was able to open up some really cool old copies of The Gay Liberator, for example. From their website:

Independent Voices is an open access digital collection of alternative press newspapers, magazines and journals, drawn from the special collections of participating libraries. These periodicals were produced by feminists, dissident GIs, campus radicals, Native Americans, anti-war activists, Black Power advocates, Hispanics, LGBT activists, the extreme right-wing press and alternative literary magazines during the latter half of the 20th century.

Independent Voices is made possible by the funding support received from these libraries and donors across the U.S., Canada and the U.K. Through their funding, these libraries and donors are demonstrating their commitment to open access digital collections.

Content for the Independent Voices collection was selected through recommendations by scholars, librarians, publishers, and selected bibliographies. The copyrighted periodicals that are included in the Independent Voices collection are being made available by the explicit permission of the copyright holder, assignee, or transferee; which were obtained in writing by Reveal Digital home page.

Materials Available Without a Log-In Include:

Ain't I a Woman?

Amazon Quarterly

Big Mama Rag

Blazing Star

Come Out!

Common Lives/Lesbian Lives

Conditions

DYKE

Detroit Gay Liberator

Dykes and Gorgons

Echo of Sappho

The Furies

The Gay Alternative

Gay Flames

The Gay Liberator

Hard Labor

Lavender Vision

Lavender Woman

Lesbian Connection

The Lesbian Tide

New Gay Life

ONE

Outlook

Philadelphia Gay News

The Phoenix

SPECTRE

Sinister Wisdom

Tangents

The Tide

Up and Coming

CHECK IT OUT!

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watch PearlMania500's response, that guy gets supply chain. I work in supply chain and that is exactly what everyone should be thinking about

But no, most people don't even know how their food gets to the grocery store

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i mean this in the gentlest way possible: you need to eat vegetables. you need to become comfortable with doing so. i do not care if you are a picky eater because of autism (hi, i used to be this person!), you need to find at least some vegetables you can eat. find a different way to prepare them. chances are you would like a vegetable you hate if you prepared it in a stew or roasted it with seasoning or included it as an ingredient in a recipe. just. please start eating better. potatoes and corn are not sufficient vegetables for a healthy diet.

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NEW POST!!!

It shouldn’t cost $64 to change a lightbulb.

Yet that was the quote they gave me when I took my 10-year-old Volkswagen Golf to the dealership for service. Along with another $4,824.56 in repairs of varying urgency. I met this estimate with cool and queenly disdain, declined the repairs, and left with an oil change on the house. (They knew what they did)

Because I know I can get my car repaired for cheaper! Like… way cheaper! All it requires is a little time, elbow grease, and good sense.

What some dealerships and mechanics charge for car repairs is, frankly, obscene. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Today I’m going to talk about my recent experience with the service department of a car dealership and explain, step by step, how I went on to pay significantly less for car repairs outside the dealership… and how you can too.

Gird you loins, people. It’s about to get reeeeeeal fuckin’ spiteful up in here.

How To Save Money With Affordable Car Repairs 

Video Version 🍋 Audio Version 🍋 Text Version

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"you're really scraping the bottom of the barrel" girl i am living that balsamic life, that's the mommy down there at the bottom.

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I think now is a good time to offer up some reminders for good internet safety. In the 90s and 00s, every kid going online for the first time was subjected to this talk, and it genuinely worries me how many younger folks today give out this kind of information completely unprompted.

You do not need to give your real legal name, even if it is just your first name

You do not need to share your real, exact age

You do not need to share your gender identity or sexual orientation

You do not need to share your race, ethnicity, or religious affiliations

You do not need to share your medical diagnoses and disabilities

You should never share your address or even the city you reside in

You SHOULD be using a VPN if you can.

If someone tries to pressure you into sharing any of these things, they are not your friend. A friend would respect your privacy.

These details are PRIVATE, PERSONAL information. They can be used to identify you. People that you follow or even hang out with online are strangers. Even people you like.

You are not immune to being scammed. There are bad actors out there who can and will take advantage of you wanting to be open and friendly. And in today's political climate, there are a lot of vulnerable people who are being targeted. Think carefully about your privacy and what personal information you share online.

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Diet culture is rooted in a LOT of ideas that are classist, racist, and fatphobic. Time to start unpacking some of that.

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I recently discovered laundry stripping and y’all, no matter how much of a crock of shit you think fast fashion is, you’re underestimating.

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Dudes healthcare is so fake. My ADHD meds are $940 without insurance. But they gave me a website of "coupons" which straight up looks like a scam website, and I got it today for $60! Just a coupon from a random website and it was $900 cheaper. America, I am confusion!! America explain!!

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On a job application: “What is your preferred name and gender, we value diversity, so be honest.” Me: 

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ok kids repeat after me

vinegar and bleach makes chlorine gas, which is highly toxic

ammonia and bleach makes chloramine, which is highly toxic

rubbing alcohol and bleach makes chloroform, which is highly toxic

hydrogen peroxide and vinegar makes peracetic/peroxyacetic acid, which can be highly corrosive

be careful about your cleaning products and dont get yourself injured or potentially killed ok

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Like A Boss: Writing A Resume

Resumes are possibly the hardest things you’ll ever write. Who knew one little page could be so problematic? Here are some of my tips on writing an effective resume: 

The purpose of a resume is to get you an interview NOT a job!

Formatting is HUGE! 

You will want to use 1-inch margins all around (if you have a lot to fit use 0.5 margins all around).

Do NOT use Microsoft word templates. Recruiters can spot these a mile away and most of them don’t scan well.

Use bullet points instead of long block paragraphs.

12 pt Times New Roman is always a safe bet.

Centered at the top should be your name in all caps with your city, state, zipcode | phone number | email underneath (this is for U.S.). 

All your dates should be aligned to the right side of the document.

Your sections should be in bold and should be: education, related academic experience (if applicable), work experience, volunteer experience, acknowledgements, skills. You can rearrange these sections depending on which you think are stronger. 

Content is IMPORTANT 

Use parallelism in your bullets. For example they should all begin with action verbs (think: managed, conducted, analyzed, derived, and so on). 

Use similar wording to what they used in the job description. If in the job description they mention analytical skills 3 times your resume better say “developed analytical skills by…” somewhere.

A good way to structure your bullet points is to start with what you did, followed by how you did it and ending with why you did it.

If you don’t have much work experience you can totally use projects you have done in courses that directly relate to the job or internship you are applying to.

CUSTOMIZE YOUR RESUME TO EACH JOB YOU APPLY TO!! 

Printed Resumes

Use nicer quality paper (think slightly heavier paper or paper with a higher cotton percentage). 

Make sure the paper is not wrinkled or has any kind of damage to it. 

NO TYPOS

Recruiters receive many more resumes than they care to look at. Do NOT get tossed in the trash pile because of a simple typo. Read and reread your resume to make sure it is error free! 

If you want someone to give a quick once over to your resume feel free to send it my way! 

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i told my current employer that i wrote speculative fiction in my spare time to hone my abilities as a writer and learn how to engage with online communities and that i had amassed a following because of said writing and engagement (code for ‘procrastinates by writing stevetony fanfic, posts it to tumblr, and answers asks about it later’) and now i’m in line to be the head of communications. its All About Phrasing, you got this and i believe in you.

That is fucking amazing and I’ve screenshotted so I can save that for myself wow I love that hgfdhfdfd

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Firefighter demonstrates how to put out a kitchen fire