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[imjustmining]

[imjustmining]

[imjustmining]

[bpd-dylan-hall-deactivated20190]

reading a paper on quality of life among 45-to-70-year-olds with Down syndrome:

“Individuals expressed a desire to be allowed to go to bed when they wanted to.”

[queenshulamit-deactivated201602]

:(

[chavisory]

Imagine.

[fullyarticulatedgoldskeleton]

I lived in a room and board that failed the burrito test. (”If you’re not allowed to get up in the middle of the night to microwave a burrito, you live in an institution.”) No one stopped me from going to bed, but they did tell me I had to have my lights out by 10, and that I had to be out of the house by 10 the next morning. When I complained to my outpatient program that I needed more help than I was getting, they threatened me with board and care, where my cell phone would be taken away and I would lose contact with the outside world. My case manager sounded so damn smug, like he had caught me out, when he said, “if you’re really as helpless as you say, then you need to be in a board and care.” Like my only options were struggling to do things I couldn’t do, or surrendering my life to an institution.

When I tried to talk about these things with other people, they always rationalized it away. (I told my dad once that my caseworker was reading my e-mails as I wrote them, demonstrating extreme disrespect for my privacy, and he said, “Well, she’s probably making sure you don’t use the internet to goof off.” I was 22 years old.)

 People tend to mock the idea that telling an adult when to go to bed, when to eat, etc., is a human rights violation, even though they would find it outrageous and absurd if anyone came into their lives to do the same thing to them.

And this is what people seem to think when they tell disabled activists we’re just not disabled enough to understand that some people really do need to be locked up and deprived of all autonomy.

[phuk-ewe-deactivated20221207]

Here’s the paper:

https://library.down-syndrome.org/en-us/research-practice/06/3/quality-life-ageing-down-syndrome/

[thathopeyetlives]

This is horrible.

[art-wallpapers]

Martin Rico y Ortega (1833 - 1908)

Venetian Canal

View of Paris from the Trocadero

Canal in Venice

Santa María della Salute de Venecia

A Spanish Garden

The Riva degli Schiavoni in Venice

La Torre de las Damas in the Alhambra, Granada

Doorway of a House in Toledo

Courtyard of the Palace of the Dux of Venice

[emerald-studies]

George Floyd - change.org

George Floyd - amnesty.org

George Floyd - colorofchange.org

Get The Officers Charged

Charge All Four Officers

Breonna Taylor - moveon.org

Breonna Taylor - colorofchange.org

Breonna Taylor - justiceforbreonna.org

Breonna Taylor - change.org

Breonna Taylor - thepetitionsite.com

Ahmaud Arbery - change.org

Ahmaud Arbery - change.org 2

Ahmaud Arbery - change.org 3

Justice for Oluwatoyin Salau

Pass The Georgia Hate Crime Bill

Defund MPD

Life Sentence For Police Brutality

Regis Korchinski - change.org

Tete Gulley - change.org

Tony McDade - change.org

Tony McDade - actionnetwork.org

Tony McDade - thepetitionsite.com

Joao Pedro - change.org

Julius Jones - change.org

Belly Mujinga - change.org

Willie Simmons - change.org

Hands Up Act - change.org

National Action Against Police Brutality

Kyjuanzi Harris - change.org

Alejandro Vargas Martinez - change.org

Censorship Of Police Brutality In France

Sean Reed - change.org

Sean Reed - change.org 2

Kendrick Johnson - change.org

Tamir Rice - change.org

Tamir Rice - change.org 2

Fire Racist Criminal From The NYPD

Jamee Johnson - organizefor.org

Darius Stewart - change.org

Darius Stewart - moveon.org

Abolish Prison Labor

Free Siyanda - change.org

Chrystul Kizer - change.org

Chrystul Kizer - change.org 2

Andile Mchunu (Bobo) - change.org

Eric Riddick - change.org

Amiya Braxton - change.org

Emerald Black - change.org

Elijah Nichols - change.org

Zinedine Karabo Gioia - change.org

Angel Bumpass - change.org

Sheku Bayoh - change.org

Angel DeCarlo - change.org

Sandra Bland - change.org

Sherrie Walker - change.org

Darrien Hunt - change.org

Cornelius Fredericks - change.org

Elijah McClain - change.org

James Scurlock - change.org

Darren Rainey- change.org

http://www.pb-resources.com/

https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/

Do something!

[artistsrandom]

[oceans90s-deactivated20210616]

chipperjay

[oceans90s-deactivated20210616]

[timmychalamet]

“Paracetamol is written about sections of the media’s representation of LGBT communities in general. On the odd occasion they are represented, the media tends to be handle it so horribly that the cumulative effect is that their readers – quite understandably – just don’t quite get it either. It’s pretty important to note here that I’m not trying to suggest that I know everything about this topic, because I don’t, but I do care and I wanted to act, and I think more people need to start actively caring. People need to start getting it. Trans music videos can be pretty bad and send out the completely wrong message. […] Many films about trans people have this weird suggestion that they don’t have the chance to be happy. We wanted to make something positive, with people who are actively affected by the topics in the video. The teenagers [in the video] were from east London, and watching their friendship develop, almost in real time, was awesome. Those guys are 15, and the story resonated with them. This video doesn’t tell them that their life is going to be shit simply because some people won’t accept who they are. I really hope it’s a video that can speak to people. It’s a cliche, but although we’re all different, we’re also pretty similar. Rather than caring about the problems that affect us alone, maybe we should start caring about the problems that we’ve created and start reversing them.” — Declan McKenna - the story behind Paracetamol

[whitepeopletwitter]

[mysharona1987]

[cikero]

don’t choke on the boot !

[dykey-femme]

due to increased productivity, they produced the same amount of work in 25 hours as the normal 40 hours week, but capitalists still complain because they weren’t “passionate” enough anymore

“passion for the work” = enslavement of mind, body, & soul. anything less than total enslavement will never be enough for them.

[escapekit]

The Colours of Istanbul  Istanbul-based photographer Yener Torun has captured the colourful architecture of his home town of Istanbul. Given the graphic quality of his work, it should come as no surprise that Torun had an interest in design long before he picked up a camera. By merging all of his interests, he’s seen his work progress and his Instagram following explode—he now has nearly 200,000 followers watching his every move.

[whitepeopletwitter]

[strengthins0lidarity]

We can afford the genocide of a people, but healthcare is off the table.

[mysharona1987]

[tayloverr13]

—I know i’ve posted quite a bit about what’s happening at the moment over here in Australia with the bushfires and everything but it’s absolutely heartbreaking and cannot be ignored. I posted about these fires about a week ago and that post received a few thousand likes and reblogs from people, much like myself, who are deeply heart broken by these fires and seeing that many people comment, like and reblog has proven to me just how powerful social media can be as a positive force to instigate change and share a message to bring about a movement where we can band together as one society to make a difference. And because of that, I felt the urge to post about these fires again, to hopefully bring more awareness to the issue with the hope of motivating others to speak up, donate and support the brave firefighters and those who have lost everything.

Just read the facts above. Half a BILLION animals have died, record numbers of CO2 has been released into the environment with it predicted to take over a CENTURY to reverse. The fires are spreading down the coast with more and more people being forced to evacuate and leave behind their homes and belongings. 20 people have died with even more missing and unaccounted for.

You can show your support by donating food, toiletries, clothing and other supplies to those stuck in evac centres across NSW and Vic or by donating to any of the organisations in my previous post (reblogged from @starsthatshines) or to Celeste Barbers facebook campaign which has raised over 18 million dollars (!!) in less than 48 hours.

Again, my heart goes out to everyone affected and you are all in my prayers or thoughts.