#ineffective

[shadowisabean]

I'm just a BABY!!! 🐶🍼

[yeesiine]

Love without action is ineffective!

[nando161mando]

[howifeltabouthim]

'If we follow the path we're on, what we have always done, we lose. We only prolong the inevitable.'

Jenn Lyons, from The Ruin of Kings

[markmcole]

Are You Still Making a Difference?

“Salt is good for seasoning. But if it loses its flavor, how do you make it salty again? Flavorless salt is good neither for the soil nor for the manure pile. It is thrown away. Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand!”—Luke 14:34–35 (NLT) Jesus often used everyday metaphors to convey deep spiritual truths—and this one about salt hits home. Salt, in the ancient world, was…

[miss-floral-thief]

Hope it doesn’t rain on way back

[kensaidthat]

Not Smart

The Tennessee Legislature is pushing a bill that could ban cold beer sales in convenience stores and groceries. The reasoning behind the bill is to cut down on DUIs across the state, but I'm doubtful it will be effective. Most people I know (including me, unfortunately), get hammered at bars, restaurants and other places that serve alcohol (speaking of that, the bill also has provisions that hold bars and restaurants accountable if they "overserve" customers). Besides, if cold beer sales at stores are banned, my guess is that it will drive people to liquor stores for much harder stuff that doesn't need to be chilled. As a consequence, this bill will likely hurt small brewers who rely on sales to grocery and convenience stores for most of their revenue while making highways less safe. While having empathy for one of the legislators who was injured by a drunk driver, this bill is idiotic and an example of the GOP's feckless leadership. The people of Tennessee deserve better.

Article: https://pro.stateaffairs.com/tn/politics/cold-beer-ban

[mortuarybees]

same people crying about ups drivers winning $42/hour are the same people who dismiss unions and say they just take your money and don't do anything for you. Bet you'd like $42/hour!!!!!!!

[xiranjayzhao]

Even the only female emperor in Chinese history is not safe from toxic bfs, though she certainly has her own way of dealing with one.

This is about Xue Huaiyi, a male lover of Empress Regnant Wu (not called Emperor Wu colloquially in English to avoid confusion with Emperor Wu of Han). The story is that he got super jealous that she was growing closer to another male lover, her doctor Shen Nanqiu, and so he acted OUT. During a banquet he drew a huge buddha using ox blood and claimed it was his own blood that he drew from his knee (of all places). When she neither believed it nor was impressed by it, he burnt down the 91-meter-tall pagoda that he built for her. She proceeded to have him unalived (stories differ as to how) and then had his ashes mixed into the building material for a new pagoda.

Wu Zetian knows how to handle yanderes 😉

Source: 旧唐书, 资治通鉴

[parasocial-paradox]

hey so it's been less than 20 seconds. can we put a sock in it maybe

[glitteraffe-art]

skate or die

(based on this post, under the cut):

[its-kinda-snowy]

I don't think Herbert won the knot tying badge in Eagle Scouts :/

a continuation of this post based off of all your amazing comments :3

[bruciemilf]

Batman and Two-Face are star crossed enemies.

Anyone could tell you that blindfolded. Sure, Two Face is the only rogue who gets to exclusive rides to Arkham, benefits from a psychiatrist handpicked by the bat, has his own wing (with a big ass TV and personal shower) — but other than that?

Enemies.

Here’s where it gets complicated:

Do the Arkham guards tell Batman Dent is cheating on him with Bruce Wayne, or do they tell Wayne Two-Face is cheating with Batman?

[lizbethborden]

[uncanny-tranny]

One reason you might not be very "good" about a trans loved one's pronouns or the language you use for them might stem from memorizing what they want, rather than actually changing how you view them.

For instance, my trans friend came out rather late compared to me. However, since internalizing that I wasn't really correct about who she is, because she's a woman and I didn't know that, it was instantaneous to refer to her by her name, to use language that accurately reflects her instead of what I thought she was.

When you actually internalize that a loved one is actually this way instead of what you thought, it makes it so much easier to truly and actually change your perspective on them.

In short, are you memorizing who they are, or are you actually learning who they are?