U.S. based, she/her, queer as fuck. I lurk and reblog mostly. Very rarely I post my own art. This blog supports Black Lives Matter. Racists, bootlickers, TERFs, and homophobes fuck off.
I was today years old when i found out that i was allowed time off to vote. Something no boss has ever told me.
Reblogging now but I’m also scheduling this to post again at the end of October, when folks may need a reminder that they may have right to time off work to vote.
Yeah, if you live in a paid time state nearly no boss is going to tell you this, or that you don’t have to clock out. Tell others you work with. Take those two hours.
hey, solidarity to everyone out in philly tonight protesting the police murder of walter wallace jr. i know the story’s probably gonna get buried by all the supreme court stuff, so if anyone out there has a specific bail fund or mutual aid org that people trust out there please let me know about it so i can boost it. i’ll be keeping an eye out in the coming days
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how the appreciation of art in any form has been reframed as “Content Consumption” - a phrase which focuses on the transactional relationship rather than the experience the audience is given through observation of the art.
It is the difference between saying
“I’ve bought several books by This Author.” rather than… “I’ve enjoyed reading several books by This Author.”
Another thought I had about this. I think that a big part of the reason “Content” has become the word of choice is because it specifically frames the subject in a way that is advantageous to corporations. Videos, music, games, and everything else on a computer is Information, and saying “Information Consumption” immediately reveals the absurdity behind the idea of intellectual property particularly in relation to the internet.
Consumption inherently implies that the product is somehow removed from market circulation as a result. This might be because the owner is not presumed to resell it - or it might be literal in the case of food and other perishables. However when you “consume” a video online, you have not meaningfully removed that video from circulation in any way. There was no singular “Video Unit” that will no longer be available.
It’s information - and information is shared not consumed. When I read a book the text does not vanish from the pages. When I copy a file the original is not stolen away. The phrasing here is obviously corporate - an attempt to enshrine corporate positions on intellectual property into the English language.
Sherrie did her part to make sure Black Lives Matter protestors were able to exercise their constitutional right to assemble & protest safely. The police have now charged her with felonies for doing so. The International Anti-Fascist Defence Fund is helping to ensure that Sherrie is defended in the courts after she defended us all in the streets.
not to make people feel guilty for ignoring what’s going on in poland but i am going to do exactly that. we need international attention. our government breaks human rights everyday. when we protest, they treat us with tear gas. they beat us up, they throw rocks at us, they strangle us. they’re killing us. they’re slowly taking away our rights until there’s none left, and it will go unnoticed. unless there’s some kind of international attention, they’re not going to stop. pay attention to poland.
Hey ya’ll. Remember when the US needed international attention for BLM? Well Poland needs it now and it’s time to step up and do our part. The government is overstepping their boundaries. No government should be using teargas (a war crime…illegal in fucking wars) on its own people. No government should be killing its own people. And no government should be restricting healthcare access from its own people.
thank you for this! although i’d like everyone to remember that black lives matter protests are still happening and police brutality and racism in the US are still huge issues that need our attention. it’s not over! poland has had police brutality issues for a long time now but right now, it’s gonna be even worse because people are protesting.
for any polish people who plan on attending the protests, stop bzdurom has a safety guide for protesters on their story
so let's say hypothetically that I was scared shitless of the future (fascism, global warming, etc). of all the resources you've shared what do you think are the MOST vital/effective/fast
Radical unions. Over 60% of millennials are in favor of unions, but fewer than 5% are members. If 60% of a workplace is organized, that union has a fuckton of control over their conditions - and with some good messaging could no doubt expand into that 40% that’s opposed or unsure. Join the IWW, especially if there’s a local branch (if not, maybe you can help organize one), and they’ll give you all the resources you need. Maybe even consider salting, which is where you join jobs specifically with the intent to organize them (if you’ve seen Sorry To Bother You, Squeeze is a salt). There are a ton of people who are waiting for an opportunity to unionize - take advantage of that
Solidarity economy. On the business/municipal level, the cooperative movement. On the community level, the Transition Initiative. And on the interpersonal level, the Buy Nothing Project. These build an alternative to capitalism from the grassroots and have had great success. I think that’s partially because they’re inoffensive and not overtly political - you can convince pretty much anyone to start sharing and trading things, or to support worker-owned businesses. I think this is our best bet for moving away from capitalism and towards sustainable socialism fast
Meshnets. I know this seems kind of arbitrary and small compared to the others, but communication and organization is vital to any movement, and we’re already seeing surveillance and censorship over the internet which has every potential to get worse. Meshnets are near-impossible to censor or monitor without physically damaging the equipment, and since that equipment is very easy and cheap to DIY and not particularly easy to spot, it’d be fairly safe from fascism. I can also tell you that most people are super psyched about mesh networking when someone actually tells them what it is, so we just need to spread the word and expand the networks and infrastructure
I stand by my belief that everyone should focus on what they’re good at and passionate about, since that will avoid burnout and make you the most useful, but if you’re really filled with a need to change things right now, those are some good starting points
i learned that in August 2014 Women’s Voices for the Earth commissioned testing of four types of Always menstrual pads, manufactured by Procter & Gamble. The certified laboratory STAT Analysis Corporation analyzed the products for volatile organic compound.
“The results of the testing indicate that both scented and unscented Always pads emit toxic chemicals, including chemicals identified by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Toxicology Program, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, and the State of California Environmental Protection Agency as carcinogens, and reproductive and developmental toxins. None of these chemicals are disclosed on the product by the manufacturer.”(x)
I switched to dye free fancy cotton pads, after years of having periods so fucking bad I would sometimes faint, and now i just get like. regular cramps occasionally, they’re not even that bad anymore.
i switched back to these after using fancy organic cotton pads during my most recent period & they caused PROBLEMS out of the blue - 100% confirmed, these are not good to use
been using these reusable menstrual pads since november 2019 and im never going back to these commercial pads. commercial pads like these always gives me skin rashes which is so annoying. switch to reusable i swear you’ll not only be period-ready but also rashes-free!
psa they also have a starter pack in case you want to switch and you dont know what to get and an xl size for plus sized women!
EXPLAINS ALOT. WOULDVE BEEN NICE TO KNOW AWHILE AGO. COOOOOOL.
Plus, there’s a study that showed that vagina are highly vascular so, basically, every chemical you put down there is absorbed by your body real fast and really well. In short, ditch tampon too.
TAMPONS are dangerous frequently the direct cause of TSS TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME
Yeah, reusable pads were one of my first major eco-friendly changes but my body has been way happier that way. They are infinitely more comfortable and effective, and I just throw them in my washing machine on the hand wash + extra rinse and hang dry. I can’t say being on your period is ever pleasant, but it’s way better than before - ESPECIALLY in situations where you can’t change as often - and I don’t feel like the harbinger of the end of the world when I look at my restroom trash can anymore :)
I always buy generic brands but wasnt “always” the ones who were sending fucked up pads to women in africa just a few years ago too???? Fuck always brand.
PSA!!!
they now have a budget-friendly trial pack so you no longer have to worry which pad fits best for you. you can just buy the pack to get one pad of each size!!
Could the fact that i use Always brand be the reason i get such bad cramps?? I must test this theory…
Also, pads can take up to 800 years to decompose. Yikes.
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