Carole Does NOT Approve

this blog was made for me thrust upon me by Spaziedoesntknow but it has become so much more to me. it has become my view, my story to tell, my life from things I love to the things that enrage me. this is where I choose to express my self and where I give my view point. if your not strong enough to handle it then maybe you should leave now.

[artsy-biggirl]

Mobility assistance

[kittensforbrowncoats]

Roll Mobility

Roll Mobility

[knitmeapony]

If you are not physically disabled, I want to ask you to do one tiny thing. Download this app. And every time you are about to go out with your friends, check the location you're going to go to.

Then drop a note in the group chat or on the Evite or whatever letting people know what the situation is. Lifting that bit of work off of your disabled friends is going to be hugely welcome, especially if you're the one to ask for changes. "Hey that restaurant looks tasty, but it's going to be a hassle if anybody needs to use wheels or a cane ( or has a stroller or anything else that your friend group might need), can we get takeout instead? Or go to this other cool place up the block?"

If you want to do a big thing, anytime you go somewhere that is poorly rated, let them know on a comment card or with a quick email that you're disappointed in their lack of accessibility. And vice versa, if you go somewhere that's well rated, send them a note to say thank you.

[sayruq]

Don't forget to buy eSims for Gazans as there's constant network and internet blackouts

[politijohn]

Source

[persephonese]

this is your thanksgiving reminder that the chinook tribe is still fighting for federal recognition, which means they are unable to access programs and resources. please take some time today to sign their petition and donate if you’re able to. and if you live in washington or oregon please write to your elected officials.

[omghotmemes]

Senpai says you’re welcome

[quintusbenedictus]

Reblogging again because I just realized that if I had this advice in high school I would’ve never made a tumblr account.

[unpopularly-opinionated]

Also works for most of those news sites like WSJ or NYT that only let you read a little bit, or block adblockers. Also some disable the scroll bar but if you go to the right side of the console after hitting F12 and look for the CSS element “overflow” and change it from “hidden” to “visible” then you can continue scrolling for free. Might have to click around on different parts of the page to find it, but it should work.

[animal-factbook]

Dog owners please be aware.

[teamvoorhees]

REBLOG THIS PLEASE

[vaspider]

This is Snopes-confirmed. Also be aware this is very common in sugar free food of many kinds. The retriever puppy who I know of who died of xylitol poisoning got hold of a pack of sugar-free gum.

[veterinaryrambles]

Always good to remind folks - if it has xylitol, KEEP IT AWAY FROM DOGS! It induces profound hypoglycemia and liver failure and is life-threatening :(

[ruffboi-mags]

[yespumpkindoodlesthings]

Xylitol is also the typical ingredient in sugar free candies and some baked goods. Other names, if you’re checking labels:

What other names is Xylitol known by? Birch Sugar, E967, Meso-Xylitol, Méso-Xylitol, Sucre de Bouleau, Xilitol, Xylit, Xylite, Xylo-pentane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol.

A list of brands and products containing xylitol

[voredere]

i don’t wanna be a killjoy but if you’re playing pokemon arceus please take the time to learn about the ainu people, their ongoing struggle to keep their culture alive, and the colonisation of hokkaido (the area the sinnoh region is based on)

the game itself has a good bit of colonialist themes and indigenous erasure, which means it’s up to fans to educate themselves and be mindful of what things they internalise. this isn’t a call out or guilt trip, i’m just asking people to be aware of the context behind the media they consume.

additionally, consider boosting ainu voices (especially about the game itself), donating to ainu individuals, and spreading awareness on the subject as allies.

[hypocriticalhit]

公益財団法人 アイヌ民族文化財団

アイヌに関する研究、アイヌ語やアイヌ文化の振興、アイヌの伝統等に関する普及啓発等が目的。イベント情報、関連団体の紹介。

The Foundation for Ainu Culture, it’s in English as well

Official website of Upopoy National Ainu Museum and Park in Hokkaido, Japan. Includes visitor information and details about programs and eve

Upopoy National Ainu Museum and Park, it’s in Japan but the website has information and links

https://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/ainu-beyond-politics-cultural-coexistence

This was written in 1999 but has a lot of info about laws regarding the Ainu people in the 20th century

The Story of the Ainu | Metropolis Magazine Japan

The Ainu people of Japan continue to call for recognition and change in Japanese government's policies through peaceful activism, education

This was written more recently and has lots of links as well as a list of Ainu associations at the bottom

Used these sites for a school project a while ago, but I’m not Ainu nor do I know anyone who is so if there are better resources or donation links please use those instead!

[ayay]

Hey wouldn’t you know, I’m Ainu :) Originally I didn’t want to write anything on this post because reading it the first time made me very upset, but I think I’m fine sharing my thoughts now

About that museum in Upopoy… Many of us Ainu don’t feel as though it’s fully reflective of Japan’s colonial past, and that the laws that have “given Ainu their rights back” are very toothless. You can read more about it in an article I’ll copypaste and link below the readmore, to not derail this post.

Onto the pokemon. I fully agree with this post, and after doing some research myself I can’t really say that any character is designed to look Ainu aside from the main characters, who look like they’re from a children’s book. I think that GameFreak could’ve included a plotline around Meiji era Japan and Ainu colonization without being so weird about everything. Some people on other sites have tried to claim that the starters are meant to be based on the 3 “main kamuy” but I don’t see it, really. Just feels like a grasp for straws.

And to be honest.. This isn’t the worst way that a plotline revolving around colonization have ever been depicted in media, but it’s still bad. Don’t just brush it to the side just because it’s badly written. Let your indigenous friends know about how the plotlines can be upsetting. Thank you for reading, under the readmore is the article I talked about earlier.

Keep reading

[mini-wrants]

Losing Miranda Rights protections wasn’t on my 2022 bingo card yet here we are….

[cattorneyatlaw]

Supreme Court limits ability to enforce Miranda rights

The Supreme Court limited the ability to enforce Miranda rights in a ruling Thursday that said that suspects who are not warned about their

[theunsinkablesappho]

Because what America really needs right now is less ability to hold cops personally accountable for their actions

[lesbianchai]

So this means that you do still have the right to remain silent.

You just now cannot sue if you are not told your rights.

Unfortunately, this will mostly harm those unaware of their rights. So will deeply, and mostly, effect uneducated people and those unfamiliar with U.S. laws (such as new immigrants).

They (cops) are not only further protected, but now are allowed to not tell you when you have that right. Which honestly can just be confusing for anyone.

It’s fucked up and definitely targets marginalized individuals, in addition to protecting cops. Double lose.

The Supreme Court does not care about us.

[bumblebeerror]

Now more than ever: DO NOT TALK TO COPS.

If you are taken into custody for Anything, you invoke your right to a lawyer (“I am invoking my right to a lawyer. Here is my lawyer’s number/Please assign me a public defender.”)

Then you shut the fuck up. “I am invoking my right to remain silent.” Do not make small talk. Do not answer ANY questions. If at any point you do (like to ask for the bathroom, a drink, etc) immediately repeat that you are invoking your right to silence. They will try to get you to talk. They’re allowed to try to get you to break your silence, and they will do so. They’ll make you wait for the lawyer.

Every cop show ever has taught you that getting a lawyer looks guilty, and I’m telling you that’s propaganda. Get the fucking lawyer. Even if they just want a statement out of you, even if you called them. Get the lawyer. Shut up.

[oviids]

stranger things filmed in a WHAT in lithuania?!??!?

[oviids]

this is disgusting

[ikuharaisabitch]

Hey let's not forget about current Lithuanian refugee prison camps with absolutely abhorrent standards, lack of food, ability to wash yourself & unfair trial - refusal of asylum is practically granted. Lithuanian border guards are allowing people to die in the forests, pushbacking them to Belarus.

In pictures: The Lithuanian migrant camp that's 'like a prison'

More than 4,100 migrants from the Middle East or central Africa have arrived in Lithuania illegally since the beginning of the year. The FRA

Migrants in Lithuania: Six months after their arrival, where are they now?

In the summer of 2021, thousands of migrants entered Lithuania irregularly from Belarus. They found themselves blocked at the border of the

Only organisation who helps refugees in forests is Sienos Grupe.

Sienos Grupė

Sienos Grupė. 2,877 likes · 441 talking about this. Esame savanorių grupė, teikianti tiesioginę humanitarinę pagalbą pabėgėliams ir migranta

Fuck Lithuania and every other country *cough* Poland *cough* that engages in what can be described as racial segregation of refugees - those who fled from Ukraine face no such problems, no further human rights violations.

[robotpussy]

like seriously, do people really think a white man could write something like HOUND DOG!?

[robotpussy]

what white man in the 50s knew what a hound dog was? that Elvis man is thief but they want to keep singing his praises 😐

[robotpussy]

anyways listen to the REAL ORIGINAL talent behind this song. Miss Mama Thorton will have her flowers received

[mrhealyourgirl]

I actually educated the residents at my job about Big Mama Thornton being the originator of the song and they said they never knew. and I was like yeah she's singing about how her man always whines for things yet is no good to her so hearing elvis sing that when he knows nothing about the words is kinda silly

[dear-systems]

do not use betterhelp. do not support betterhelp. do not believe betterhelp.

they:

-do not vet their therapists

-forcefully shut down negative commentary

-lie to therapists

-lie to consumers

-trap therapists in exploitative contracts

-sells users data

etc

[denizensofkingscross]

Since I know a lot of my followers are also LGBTQ+: Pride Counseling is operated by the same company as Better Help, so don’t use them either.

[catgirlasscheeks-deactivated202]

can people here start talking about what just happened on alabama please, a lot of trans people are in danger and no one here is mentioning it, sorry for the guilt trip but im scared for my girlfriends life rn

[trans-bunny-nerd]

Alabama Legislature votes to ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth

State lawmakers also passed a separate measure prohibiting early classroom instruction on sexual and gender identity, a bill critics have du

Ok this is some really scary shit and please lookout for any Alabama citizens in need of help in the coming days. Our young ones are our most vulnerable

Civil Rights Groups to Challenge Alabama Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Alabama, Lambda Legal, Transgender Law Center, and Cooley LLP announced t

As expected, there are multiple groups getting ready to challenge this, but it doesn’t stop the harm already caused. This is a huge transgender rights issue and could set a precedent for other bigoted state legislatures. Anyone who is concerned with transgender rights (read human rights) needs to be fighting this. I urge anyone with the resources to donate to either these groups or any local mutal aid groups

[autiedragons-ismoving]

Our governor just signed it through today as of writing this. They’re also advancing the bathroom bill which has Alabama’s very own Don’t Say Gay attached to it. There is an incredibly large and vibrant LGBT/Queer community in Alabama. There are a lot of trans kids here. The anti-healthcare bill will not last because it isn’t constitutional, but the damage that will be done while it’s in place is absolutely terrifying. Please please please read more into this. There are several organization in the area (I can think of at least four in my city just off the top of my head) that are going to be working overtime for our communities and they are going to need as much help as they can get.

For the love of all things please do not keep sweeping this state under the rug. We are not an out of sight out of mind problem. There are queer people in Alabama, and the ones most impacted by this are those of us living at the intersection of both queerness + poverty and/or BIPOC experience - which is MOST of us. Acting as if we have this coming, we deserve this because of the actions of our state government, we should all just leave, etc is tone deaf and absolutely disgusting. None of us deserve this.

[mamoru]

Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported

These early adopters found out what happened when a cutting-edge marvel became an obsolete gadget... inside their bodies.

yet another horrifying story about disability tech companies taking the money of disabled people and then abandoning them. this one is about $150,000 eye implants. company went bankrupt, many patients are now without vision again and unable to remove the implants without risking their health, but having the implants in is also extremely dangerous and makes it impossible to get life saving MRIs. the company responsible did not even think to contact its patients when it was going out of business and ending support. people have devices in their brain that now do nothing except potentially kill them. there is nobody who offers replacement parts for these devices, any maintenance, and people are having their implants break without any support to fix or remove them.

fuck these companies. fuck this shit. it keeps happening. these fucking companies make products for disabled people, offer them hope, take their money, then bail. even if bailing can fucking kill people and if they used up all their money

this is why tech startups cannot replace healthcare overhauls, better benefits, more funding, and more studies. expensive, temporary technology is not the answer to accessibility. it is not feasible and it is not safe.

there is zero accountability and shit like this is always happening.

[callmearcturus]

@NintendoAmerica: As of late March 2023, it will no longer be possible to make Nintendo eShop purchases for the Wii U and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems.

Hack your 3DS. Hack your Wii U. It's easy and fun, and you will gain access to so much shit, you will not lose access to one of the largest generational game libraries, you can access even older games.

It is always morally correct to pirate Nintendo games. Fuck them.

[electriceyespots]

3DS Hacks Guide

A complete guide to 3DS custom firmware, from stock to boot9strap.

this guide is a good way to hack your 3ds!

[temprarytattoos]

one of the easiest methods to hack your 3ds requires a free game that you download from the eshop so do it before the eshop shuts down!

there are other methods as well but just so you know!

I promise you it's easier to do than you think, too! and there are many people (myself included) that would love to help and answer questions, no matter how basic.

I hacked my wii u so it now has every game from every retro console/arcade machine + any wii, GameCube, and wii u games I want. my 3ds has every DS and 3DS title ever released. no regrets.

A guide to hacking the Nintendo Wii U.

[eleni-anz]

Ummm byee

[snumblesaurus]

So I kind of hate that Putin is trying to restrict the flow of information into Russia so that he can control the narrative, so for my Russian friends, here is my guide on

How to get around internet censorship and maintain internet privacy

This will be an extremely long post 😅

Priorities

Download the Tor Browser

This will hopefully help you access the internet regardless of Russian government bans. It’s a little slow, but better than nothing. It hides your IP address from the internet, so it’s kind of like using a VPN. A very basic summary of how Tor works: your internet traffic is routed through several “nodes”. The Entry Node, can see your IP address but has no idea what data you’re sending, and this goes through several middle nodes, until it reaches the Exit Node. The Exit Node can see what data you’re sending, but it can’t see your IP address so it doesn’t know WHO sent it. That’s why it’s a good idea to do nothing identifying when using the Tor Browser, like writing personal information. Here’s a blog post with more detailed information about the Tor Browser.

Get a VPN

VPNs are often used to get around government internet restrictions. Russia will probably not be able to do much about it. However, not all VPNs are created equal. Nearly all of the free VPNs are a scam that turn around and sell your data, so free VPNs are not secure. The only exception to this is ProtonVPN which has a free tier, but it’s very slow. Basically the only good VPN is one you pay for. When choosing a VPN, be aware of where the company is based, because if a VPN company is based in the USA, it will have to comply USA privacy laws. So choose a VPN based in a country that has good privacy laws. A great one is Mullvad VPN, which is based in Sweden. But for the purposes of Russia, just making sure your VPN is not Russian or in a country sympathetic to Russia is probably good enough.

Alternative Front-Ends A frontend is the the part of a website which the user interacts with directly. To browse the contents of websites, you usually have to visit them. However, many people have made alternative privacy-respecting frontends to popular websites that allow you to see the site’s content without actually visiting the website. This helps avoid tracking, data-collection, and even countries’ attempts to ban websites. Twitter is banned in Russia right now, but using all an alternative frontend to Twitter works (according to my Russian friend).

Google Translate

Lingva Translate / Instances

SimplyTranslate / Instances

some instances allow you to choose to translate with several other services (such as DeepL)

Imgur

Rimgo / Instances

Instagram

Bibliogram / Instances

Medium

Scribe / Instance

Reddit

Libreddit / Instances

Teddit / Instances

TikTok

ProxiTok / Instance

Twitter

Nitter / Instances

Wikipedia

Wikiless / Instances

YouTube

Invidious / Instances

Piped / Instances

YouTube Music

Beatbump / Instance

If anyone knows of one of these for Tumblr please let me know. I found this site called Tumgir but it looks sketchy and unlike the rest of the ones I listed, it’s not open-source. So visit with caution, but I’m mentioning it because it might be better than nothing.

There are also these browser extensions that automatically redirect site links to the available alternatives:

Mozilla Firefox

LibRedirect - Redirects YouTube, YT Music, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Imgur, Reddit, Wikipedia, Medium, etc.

Google Chrome

Privacy Redirect - Redirects Google Maps, Google Search, Instagram, Reddit, Twitter, Youtube.

iPhone (iOS 15+) Safari

Privacy Redirect - Twitter, Reddit, YouTube, Instagram, Google Translate, Google maps, Google Search, Medium

Android

UntrackMe - Google Maps, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube

Messaging / Communication

Matrix is a federated and decentralized End-to-End Encrypted (E2EE) messaging with many platforms, the most popular of which is Element. It’s like Discord, but worse. It’s getting better over time though! You can even use a a throwaway email to sign-up.

If you’re Russian you likely already know about Telegram, but MAKE SURE you’re aware that only Secret Chats are End-to-End Encrypted. So don’t say anything that would get you in trouble outside of a Secret Chat.

End Notes

China is way better at internet censorship. They’ve had years to build the infrastructure to control the flow of information online. And yet, the Chinese people still manage to “climb the wall” and find ways around this. Russia is new to this game and doesn’t have the resources China does. So I really doubt it’ll be that hard to get around their attempts to block websites. Have faith! And feel free to DM me for more info cause this post just scratches the surface for things you can do tbh.

[afloweroutofstone]

i'm kinda scared and not very politically inclined, do you think the united states is going to get bombed by russia?

There is a 0% chance that this will happen, and to be honest with you I find it hard to have sympathy for Americans feeling nervous about all of this. People in the US are the most protected-from-consequences people on the planet. There won’t be a draft and we will not be the victims, Ukrainians will. No one is invading your local McDonalds

[elierlick]

FAKE TRANS DOCUMENTARY/ORGANIZATION: Here’s the ridiculous story about how extreme the far-right is willing to go to dehumanize trans people. I was nearly tricked into doing an elaborate anti-trans documentary by Matt Walsh’s film crew this month. It started with an email from the “Gender Unity Project” a couple weeks ago. They claimed they were doing a film on the trans community and gave me names of well-known trans individuals and surgeons they had interviewed. It all seemed normal at first. I even talked to the producer (Makenna Lynn Waters) on the phone beforehand. She sounded like a well-meaning cis film graduate who was just curious about the trans community.

When we chatted, she claimed the documentary was self-funded. I was suspicious because she had finished college recently, but figured she was just rich (who has that kind of money?). Later, she told me the individual they were interviewing in Chicago had suddenly canceled (this happens, but is still sus). Then she offered to fly me to Nashville: where Matt Walsh lives. They finally sent me a release form this morning, which strangely didn’t have the name of the company on it. So, I looked up the Gender Unity Project. It used a registered agent to shield the company owners. It’s dubious but sometimes registered agents simply make it easier to incorporate. Then I looked Makenna Lynn up. Her name didn’t show up anywhere.

After some heavy Google searching, I realized she used her middle name as her last in our emails. I found the IMDB page of her real name (Makenna Waters). It turns out she’s a producer for the Matt Walsh show! That’s not a red flag: that’s a gun to your face. If you’re not familiar, Matt Walsh is a white supremacist who makes a living denying the basic humanity of trans people. She wasn’t just a producer for his show: she worked on over 200 episodes of it! I finally found her Twitter, which features videos of Walsh berating protesters and Ben Shapiro doing his usual BS.

I decided to look closer into the “Gender Unity Project.” After searching its state registration number, I learned it was registered to Justin Folk, a white supremacist documentarian who works for Matt Walsh and Prager U. His initials (jrkfolk) were also listed in the release I thankfully refused to sign. So, if you’re contacted by these slimy assholes, don’t respond. The last thing we need right now is another “gotcha” anti-trans documentary! Stay alert and take any media personalities with a grain of salt.

And they say we’re the ones tricking people?