the delay where you think it might be possible that the tree will survive and thenâŚnope
Fantastic video! And it perfectly illustrates why you never rest under a tree during a lightning storm. Not for risk of electrocution, but because of the tree. When lightning struck the tree, all of the sap inside of it boiled spontaneously – thatâs what caused the tree to explode. So youâre more likely to be injured by shrapnel, boiling hot sap, and/or have stuff fall on you than be electrocuted.
I just realized that the specific reason the 80s and 90s anti-racism preaching in the media failed is because it was entirely focused on emotions and bullying and self esteem, and now everyone thinks the only thing that racism affects is peopleâs feelings.
but in reality, personal emotions about oneâs self are the FINAL, smallest, most individual, personal step in what racism does. it ALSO does so much astronomically more than that, and anyone whoâs experienced it knows that on some level. itâs institutional; itâs woven inextricably into the fabric of not only our country, but our global system, too. and people are utterly blind to that.
popular culture still suggests that racism is wrong JUST because saying racist stuff hurts peopleâs feelings, and not because itâs a cultural attitude that informs every level of how our society operates; there is little awareness that racism is about ACTIONS, actions with no conscious intent behind them, not beliefs, which are intangible.
and now that the alt-right has popularized the idea that feelings are objectively stupid, thereâs no longer ANY reason not to say racist things. because who cares about hurting other peopleâs FEELINGS? thatâs the very last, smallest, most individual, personal thing you can possibly care about! đ
thatâs why people are convinced nowadays that a public figure with wide-reaching influence can say racist things unapologetically without âbeingâ racist. because to them, âbeing racistâ isnât the same as ACTING RACIST. Itâs some internal beliefâsome character flawâthat only crazy people have, and if youâre ironic enough about it, thereâs suddenly no harm in being openly racist for laughs.
when the truth is, ACTIONS MEAN MORE THAN BELIEFS. virulent racists are createdandenabledby an almost unfathomably massive system of laws and conventions and tradition and lies that people tell themselves and each other. on a global scale.
people think racism is a thing people believe but somehow NOT a thing people DO.
itâs crazy that im alive to witness major effects of climate change. like it always seemed super vague and it was always âthe polar bears wonât have anywhere to liveâ but this shit is going to fuck everything up bigtime.
Most people donât realize how serious it is. Weâve only got 50 years worth of resources left, if we keep going the way we are, and honestly, thatâs optimistic. Aside from that, weâve already gone over the calculated âpoint of no returnâ, so even if we immediately start sucking gasses out of the atmosphere and stop all transport and agriculture, weâre going to see oceans rise, sea life die, weâre going to be crammed into smaller land areas, places like Melbourne will be underwater, and the fallout will probably send us into an ice age anyway (long story, but basically the ice melts, cold water sinks, the ocean flow responsible for thermoregulation of the planet is interrupted, cue ice age).
I can already see it now. Forget the hurricanes for a moment:
-Hay isnât growing at the right time. Last year, no one got good hay where I live, because the weather (which has been in the same pattern during hay season for as long as Iâve been alive) was whacked out.
-None of my animals grew coats correctly, because the weather is just all wrong, and they donât know what season theyâre in.
-Weâre getting new temperature records globally; basically, all weather is starting to change already
-Where I live, there are always two weeks where we see echidnas everywhere, and then we donât see them the rest of the year. that is, until last year, when we barely saw them, spaced throughout several months.Â
-Let me reiterate, the animals cannot tell what season it is because climate change is altering weather patterns that have been here for as long as anyone can remember
-We also have more acidic rain due to all the gasses, which is why weâve got so many statues and whatnot corroding even though they havenât changed for thousands of years
-We had a tornado start to form in Melbourne. Thatâs unheard of.
We have the technology to slow down climate change. If we want to survive for more than 50 years, we need to act now. NOW. We need to put in place all the technologies we have, and pour money into more scientific research.
And why havenât we? Because politicians earn money from oil companies and donât care about the future of the planet, because theyâre not going to be here in 50 years anyway.
https://www.skepticalscience.com/Â is a great website that debunks common myths about climate change! check it out! it has a wealth of information thatâs super easy to understand and even comes in different levels in terms of learning.Â
i just recently sat in a climate change presentation and the physicist who gave the presentation talked about how if in the next 30 years we (not just Americans, but humans all over the world) do not cut down on carbon emissions (and this honestly boils down to policy changes that MUST be made amongst industrialists in âdeveloped countriesâ but thatâs a whole other conversation) climate change will ultimately become irreversible.Â
30 yearsyâall. thatâs within all of our life times. and these effects are going to be pretty much the end of human civilization as we know it.Â
Itâs time for people who will not live to see the consequences of their actions to give way to those of us who will. Itâs time for those of us born in the shadow of climate change to stand up and start demanding our stake in the future be recognized as larger and more important than the greedy old men who donât expect to be around that long.
These four examples all come from just the past five months, but there are countless additional articles and segments that share the same lessons about never giving up, going the extra mile, and taking care of others. The articles are framed to make you feel good, to illustrate the kindness of others, to show you that things can work out when tragedy hits, and yes, to ârestore your faith in humanity.â These are excellent messages that we could probably all benefit from having in our lives,but thereâs one thing that gets left out on an all-too-regular basis: the underlying causes.
she didnât lose her internship because âher friendsâ used a hashtag, she lost it because a bunch of 4chan fuckers found out sheâs trans and decided to doxx her and harass her employer about the ~image~ she was sending. like this wasnât her public face account, she wasnât spouting racist garbage, she mistook someone in her mentions for one of the randos she gets regularly harassed by (because, yknow, if someone tweets âlanguageâ at you on twitter, 99.9% of the time theyâre not actually concerned for you) and transphobes used the opportunity to fuck up her life. itâs great that hickam is behind her on this but a lot of people are sharing this and laughing at how hilarious it is that âa furry got fired for swearingâ, which is the smokescreen being used to cover how this was doxxing a trans woman to ruin her potential career
When someone disagrees with you online and demands you prove your point to their satisfaction by writing a complete and logically sound defense including citations, you can save a lot of time by not doing that.
Bro, Iâve known you for twelve seconds and enjoyed none of them, Iâm not taking homework assignments from you.
This got a lot of responses from people pointing out that evidence is a key part of intellectual inquiry, discourse, and debate. That being able to support your beliefs is a key critical thinking skill. Which is 100% true.
Except that you donât actually have to participate in intellectual discourse any time some fucko on the Internet tells you to.
Thereâs a vast difference between âthis is an important thing to be able to do,â and âthis is a thing that you must be continuously available to perform in public for any stranger who asks.â
quick protip: if someone is crying or freaking out over something minor, eg wifi not connecting, canât find their hat, people talking too loud, do NOT tell them how small or petty the problem is to make it better. they know. they would probably love to calm down. you are doing the furthest possible thing from helping. people donât have to earn expressions of feelings.
Iâm just gonna put it out there that if someoneâs freaking about something small, theyâre really freaking out about something big that theyâre trying to deal with, or something long term thatâs been building up, and that little thing is the straw that broke the camelâs back.
I donât know, try and give people the benefit of the doubt. Donât be the next straw on their broken back.
Needed this today.
People donât actually go from 0 to 60. If you think they did, you have failed to notice how long theyâve been at 59.
People donât actually go from 0 to 60. If you think they did, you have failed to notice how long theyâve been at 59.
HOW TO IDENTIFY A CHILD PREDATOR ONLINE ( Masterpost )
This is a guide to identify code words and symbols used by child predators online. Reblog to keep a minor safe! If you know any other predator code or symbols please let me know so I can add them to this list.
Term: MAP
MAP is an acronym for âMinor Attracted Person/Peopleâ. Itâs the name of a pedophilic community who has risen on tumblr. It was created in order to assemble Pedophiles, Hebephiles and Ephebophiles. On top of it, the creation of the word is a strategy for them to avoid being identified as predators right away. The community was made to spread positivity about pedophiles and their attraction toward children. The community is very anti recovery.
Note: MAP can also stand for Multi Animator Project. Use context clues and make sure not to attack someoneâs project by mistake.
Term: NOP
An acronym that stands for âNon Offending Pedophilesâ. Also a community. Pretty much the same thing as the MAP community.
Term: Non Offending
A pedophile who doesnât interact with children at all or try their best to avoid them. A non offending pedophile does not consume child pornography or medias meant to mimic child pornography ( example: Loli pornography, cartoon child porn, etc ).
A non offending pedophile also doesnât spread positivity about pedophilia or promotes pedophilia.
NOTE: A lot of pedophiles call themselves Non Offending regardless of whether they offend or not in order to avoid backlash. They will twist words and try to redefine what âoffendingâ means. Keep in mind that a non offending pedophile will do their best to AVOID all contact with children.
A pedophile who purposely interacts with children in ANY way is offending.
Term: CP
Short for Child Pornography.
Note: CP can also be short for Cheese Pizza. Make sure to use context clues before jumping to conclusions.
Term: Sim CP/Child Pornography
A term for simulated child pornography. Simulated child pornography is pornographic medias featuring no real children, but what looks like a child in order to simulate child pornography. It legally counts as child pornography as well. Even thought predators will insist that it isnât as bad.
Term: AOA
Acronym for âAge Of Attractionâ.
A term to define the desired age range of the pedophileâs lover.
Term: Anti/No Contact
A term to describe a pedophile who doesnât touch children in a sexual manner.
NOTE: No Contact is NOT a synonym of âNon Offendingâ. Some âno contactâ pedophiles might still interact with children, promote pedophilia and watch child pornography.
Term: Pro Contact
A term to define pedophiles or supporters who advocate for sexual relationships between children and adults.
Term: Hebephile
People who are attracted to minors from 11 to 14 years old.
Term: Ephebophile
People who are attracted to minors from 15 to 19 years old.
Term: Virped / Virtuous Pedophile
Also a ânon offendingâ community.
The âMAPâ flag
A flag coined by pedophiles on tumblr. They made it on pride month in hope that the LGBT+ community would accept and support them. It didnât work we donât want them anywhere near us. Still watch out for that flag in order to identify them.
The âLesbian MAPâ flag.
A flag coined by a pedophile on tumblr whoâs a lesbian. Very similar to the MAP flag.
Note: The Lesbian MAP flag highly resemble the Non Binary Lesbian flag. Make sure not to confuse the two because NB lesbians arenât pedophiles or bad people! Hereâs a picture of the Non Binary Lesbian flag:
The Boy Lover Symbol
This symbol, a blue spiraling triangle framed by another triangle, is known as the BoyLover logo, used by adults who prefer young boys.
Note: The term âBoy Loveâ can also describe a type of media that features a relationship between two boys/men. Make sure to use context clues and not attack mlm/gay men medias on accident. However the symbol/picture is exclusively made for pedophiles.
The Younger Boy Lover Symbol
This symbol is for pedophiles who prefer much younger boys. Known as the LittleBoyLover logo, it is also a blue triangle spiral like the BoyLover logo, but it is drawn in a child-like scraw.
The Girl Lover Symbol
The GirlLover logo is a heart inside a heart, indicated that the pedophile prefers young girls.
Note: The term âGirl Loveâ can also describe a type of media that features a relationship between two girls/women. Make sure to use context clues and not attack wlw/sapphic/lesbians medias on accident. However the symbol/picture is exclusively made for pedophiles.
The Child Lover Symbol
Pedophiles who do not have a preference of gender use the ChildLover logo, which is a butterfly with four hearts for wings.
The Childlove Online Media Activist Logo
Pedophile promotion symbol: This is the Childlove Online Media Activism logo, which pedophiles use as a symbol to promote their âcauseâ: that sexual relationships between adults and minors should be decriminalized.
The North American Man/Boy Love Association (NAMBLA)
The North American Man/Boy Love Association (NAMBLA) is a pedophile and pederasty advocacy organization in the United States. It works to abolish age-of-consent laws criminalizing adult sexual involvement with minors and campaigns for the release of men who have been jailed for sexual contacts with minors that did not involve coercion.
Reading through all of this was absolutely disgusting and uncomfortable, but it was equally necessary and educational.
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