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Grandalas birds 💙

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Oggi e sempre ✊

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We talk a lot about consent, and that’s a good thing. We talk a lot about autonomy, and that’s a good thing. We talk a lot about privacy, and that’s a good thing.

But we talk mostly about all of that in respect to sex, and relationships, and it’s important to remember this applies to other things, too.

If someone says, “don’t tell anyone I got this new job,” and you then tell people, you’ve violated their consent, their privacy, and their autonomy.

If a friend says, “I don’t like it when people touch my hair,” and you keep touching their hair, you have violated their consent, their autonomy, and their privacy.

If a coworker asks you not to tease them about their new boyfriend, even if it seems like gentle and friendly fun to you, and you do it, you’ve violated their consent, their autonomy, and their privacy.

People remember these things, and they hurt. Not as much as sexual assault, obviously. But those small violations of your wishes, those instances of disrespect, still hurt, and they can add up.

Consent doesn’t just apply to sex. Respect the wishes of others.

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Reconstructions made from the ancient skeletons found at archeological sites:

The Whitehawk Woman. She lived in England around 5,000 years ago and was buried with great care. She was also buried with a newborn infant, and died aged between 19 and 25 years old. Researchers believe she died during or very soon after childbirth. Her bones indicate she was otherwise in good health.

Adelasius Ebalchus. He lived in Switzerland 1,300 years ago, and was in his late teens/early twenties at the time of his death. His gravesite indicated he came from wealth, and his bones showed he was well-nourished. His bones also showed that Adelasius suffered a lingering infection; archeologists believe he most likely died from lung inflammation.

The Slonk Hill Man was found semi-crouched in a grave near the seaside town of Brighton, England — in the same area as the Whitehawk Woman. Their lives, however, were separated by nearly 3,000 years. The Slonk Hill Man lived during Britain’s Iron Age. The reconstruction artist (an archeologist and sculptor) described him as being “very good looking”, tall, muscular, and in robust health at the time of his death. There were no obvious signs of what caused his death.

The Wari Queen. She was found in 2012 by a Polish-Peruvian archeology team, entombed in an underground mausoleum in El Castillo de Huarmey, Peru. She lived approximately 1200 years ago and died in her sixties. Her bones indicate she led a leisurely life, and her decayed teeth indicate a diet high in sugar (most likely she regularly drank the sugary corn-based beer, chicha). Other artefacts in her chamber suggest she was an expert weaver — a very highly-valued craft.

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Clexa pick up lines pt. 1

Sorry if I haven’t posted in a while but school just started and I’ve been very busy…

Btw here’s a The 100 post, hope you enjoy ♥️ pls don’t let it flop 🫶

Credit: me

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As much as I want to support ethical farming practices I will be buying the cheapest bag of frozen chicken thighs as much as the next frugal/poor person which is why animal welfare needs to be legislated, not left up to the invisible hand of the free market or some bullshit. Invisible hand of the free market finds itself around a lot of throats.

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burning to death because i can’t remember the secret maneuver that’s different from every other car on earth or because i never read the manual or because it’s a rental or because it’s a rideshare or because i’m in the back seat and the driver is incapacitated (due to the fire currently burning us to death) or i’m a child

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Things in Colorado that feel like American Gothic

The UFO Watchtower in Alamosa CO with supposedly two interdimensional portals in the front garden. People will leave items there to connect them to that other world

There are images of Kokopelli everywhere. Kokopelli is a native american trickster spirit and the spirit of music. You can’t escape him

Whatever the fuck Casa Bonita has going on. It’s a so-called Mexican restaurant but really it’s an eldritch trapdoor. Saying it has Mexican food is an insult to both Mexicans and food. I can't even describe it. It's like another dimension in a restaurant. It's bigger on the inside.

Most people know at least some Spanish - there’s a ton of Spanish names but they’re all pronounced wrong in the Americanized way because we’re stupid. If you don’t know Spanish you miss out on a lot

Nobody knows what group it belongs to in the larger United States. It’s in the West, but nobody can decide whether it’s Northwest or Southwest. I’d personally say Southwest because it has a lot of the native American and Hispanic influence as the rest of that area but it’s very up in the air

The western half and eastern half are SO different. Western half is mountains and elk, Eastern half is plains and cattle. The culture is so different between the two directions that it even confounds natives of the state

You always know what direction it is since the mountains are in the west. Lost? Look to the mountains

The Vampire of Lafayette CO. After Fodor Glava, an immigrant from Transylvania, died he was suspected of being a vampire. Some said the tree that grew from his grave was from the wooden stake lodged in his heart. A red bush grew beside him, a grim reminder of the blood he drank, of all his victims

The Tommyknockers in the mines, who beat out the support beams to cause cave-ins. The only way to know they’re at work is the chilling knocking sound. Miners would leave their food as offerings in the mines to appease them

You can’t predict the weather. Not even the meteorologists can. Don’t even try. It’s 80 one day and 42 the next. 

The Stanley Hotel, which inspired The Shining

Route 666. Later renamed to Route 491 in 2003 because it was too notorious. Some say Hell Hounds and a strange Black Sudan follow them on the road, only to discover nothing there when they pull over

Ridge Home Asylum

A lot of the most famous murder cases happened in Colorado. JonBenet Ramsey and the Columbine Shooting come to mind. History is written in blood

Mike the Headless Chicken Day. Yes, that’s a real holiday. Basically there was this chicken that lived for 18 months without a head so we dedicated a day to him. 

The Hot Springs. Don’t trust them. The spirits like a soak just as much as you do. 

The Coffin Races to commemorate the death of a woman named Emma Crawford. Basically she died of sickness but a flood scattered her remains. We’re still finding pieces of Emma to this day. 

Garden of the Gods. It has that name for a reason

Greeley. It’s known for smelling like cattle because it’s home to a huge slaughterhouse. Once a year they burn the cowblood - nobody goes outside on that day. The smell is too much. 

In the San Luis valley, where that famous UFO tower is located, dead farm animals are often found skinned and gutted, blood drained, with no explanation. Nobody knows what keeps killing them, but it’s been doing it since the 1960s. My bet is on the Chupacabra. 

The Denver Airport. Look up Denver Airport conspiracies. It’s wild

Blucifer. It’s a giant blue horse statue outside the Denver Airport. It once fell over and crushed its creator to death. It’s eyes have glowed red ever since

There’s a huge air force base in the Mountains. You see planes flying all the time. The skies are streaked with their trails. Don’t ask what they’re doing. It’s best that you don’t know

Red Rocks. There's so much iron in the rocks that they're bright cherry red, much like blood. Don't question it

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Wet'suwet'en solidarity event in so-called "Montreal"

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Today I got curious about nutmeg and wound up learning something I never would have expected: it looks Incredibly Cursed™️ when raw!

The outside fruit is normal enough, but the nutmeg seed itself is encased in this strange scarlet webbing, called the aril, and looks exactly like the demon-infected heart of a video game monster. That haunted webbing is the source of mace, an apparently common spice that I have literally never heard of but which is the source of the classic doughnut flavor, among other things. (It’s not related to the self-defense aerosol.)

I think most people know you can also get balls high off freshly-ground nutmeg and possibly die after the absolute worst trip imaginable, potentially lasting several days.

So, that’s fun! Doughnuts are flavored with Deeply Cursed Monster Hearts and I find this utterly delightful.

ALARMING! I love it!

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Clarke: Girls are so hot

Clarke: But boys are also so hot

Clarke: why iS EVERYONE SO HOT?

Raven: Global warming

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Cadogan: Is Callie there?

Clarke: Calliope is in here