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shave your head. dye your hair. get that tattoo. do whatever it takes to make your body yours again.

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ok but like. space shanties. 

there’s a thing that should definitely be a thing in sci-fi.

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What’s happening to autistic people right now?

(Trigger warning for abuse, electroshock therapy, torture, and ableism.)

The US court has overturned the ban on shock devices being used against disabled students, predominantly autistic students in the US.

The shock device being legalized is called the graduated electronic decelerator (or GED). This is a torture device that is used to ‘correct’ autistic behaviors / symptoms. Autistic people are shocked for stimming, and for having meltdowns, ect. This device was made popular by a behavioral center (the Judge Rosenberg Center, specifically) that is infamous for its abuse and torture of autistic / disabled patients.

(Image ID: someone is holding their arm out and resting it on a table, with their sleeve rolled up. Attached to their arm are wires, which connect to a small cube device.)

This is what the device looks like. It sends electric shocks into the victim’s skin; the victim often being restrained and held against their will. This is torture. GEDs have been reported to cause intense psychological trauma, PTSD, and physical injuries.

In March of 2020, the FDA ruled for GEDs to be banned. (Although, of course, they were still illegally used at a number of places.) This ruling has recently been appealed, and today, the US court of appeals has re-regulated the law to stop the use of GED. Sounds great, right? It would be!

... If not for a huge loophole in the wording, which basically allows this torture to continue. This device is going to have continued use on autistic students in order to “correct their behavior.”

“So.... What can I do??”

Great question! You can:

Listen to and boost autistic voices to spread awareness

As-of now (July 7th), autistic activists are trying to get #StopTheShock trending on Twitter, so Tweet out the hashtag if you have Twitter

If you’re in the US, email / call your legislators

Sign this petition if you’re in the US

Follow this case and look out for updates

If Autism Speaks (known ableist hategroup) says anything about this, DO NOT BOOST IT

That’s all! Thank you. Reblogs are very appreciated!!

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There are two people inside of you:

One wants to move to a cottage and live a domestic life, one wants to live in a chateau that is rumored to have vampires or ghosts.

And if you relate to this, congratulations, you're sapphic.

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love at first s(word f)ight

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Instagram: peculiarwhispers

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Photographer captured the image of a tiny owl hiding from rain under a mushroom

📷: Tanja Brandt-Tierfotografie

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if we were both toads in hats would you come sit on my log yes or no

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things from sappho to call your girlfriend

ἀστέρων πάντων ὀ κάλλιστος (of all the stars, the fairest)

πόλυ πάκτιδος ἀδυμελεστέρα, χρύσω χρυσοτέρα (far sweeter-sounding than the lyre, far more golden than gold)

τὰν ἰόκολπον (violet-tressed, one with violets in her lap)

ὦ κάλα, ὦ χαρίεσσα κόρα (o beautiful, graceful girl)

ἦρος ἄγγελος ἰμερόφωνος ἀήδων (nightingale, sweet-voiced messenger of spring)

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trees are very 🥺 because sometimes i’ll stand under the shade of a tree and look up at it and it’ll sway its branches about in the wind and i’m like oh my God i’m alive and YOU’RE alive. we are alive together and made up of the same starry stuff and standing right next to each other in this moment on this earth. do u feel it when i reach out and press my hand to your trunk? can you hear me? i think you’re so neat. and then the sunlight filters through its leaves just so and that lovely green color leaves me dazzled. it’s just very nice to be an alive thing next to a different sort of alive thing

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so many songs to listen to. so many books to read. so many things to watch. so much stuff to write. i think i will sit here and decompose

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How could you NOT fall in love with the glow of the moon and stars, the warmth of the sun, the ancient life within the trees, and the sweet melodies of the winds?

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Yes please, all of this and more

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Depression isn’t a hobby anymore it’s a fucking full-time job.

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OK I NEED MORE BLOGS TO FOLLOW! I just unfollowed a bunch. If you post things about:

- Gremlincore 🐌

- Crowcore 🪶

- Cryptidcore 🦇

- Monsters 😈

- LGBTQ+ Community 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

- Worm On A String 🪱

- Furbies 👹

- Aliens 👽

Then reblog this, and I’ll check out your blog and follow you. Thanks!

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#mood