In Which Vincent...

Heyo! You can call me Jenna or Vince (both are part of my name). Feel free to follow, ask, submit, whatever. I do post about causes and human rights. I'm plenty open to discussion, however, I won't tolerate rudeness or hate. Don't bother sending in if that's the case

[cesaray]

[bryansomething]

I had this scheduled because it’s May 18th but it has an entirely new meaning this year

[tilthat]

TIL that there are four stages to learning a new skill: unconscious incompetence, conscious incompetence, conscious competence, and unconscious competence.

via ift.tt

[aishahiwatari]

“Sometimes, when you practice a skill that you’re trying to improve, you might feel like you’re actually getting worse over time, instead of better. A common reason why this happens is that you’ve advanced from the first stage of learning, unconscious incompetence, to the second stage, conscious incompetence.

This means that you might start feeling like you’re suddenly making a lot of mistakes. In reality, however, you were likely already making those same mistakes beforehand. The difference is that you’re now good enough to actually realize when you’re making those mistakes, whereas earlier you simply didn’t have the necessary proficiency which is required in order to be able to notice it.”

You’re getting better, I promise! Keep it up! 💖

[booksandbrainsandsoftthings]

Not sure who needs to see this, but if a Service Dog starts backing into you, pushing you away from their handler, or they sit down at a leash distance from their handler

You Should Move Away.

They are performing a task known as "spacing" or "blocking" that helps reduce or prevent anxiety in their handler.

They are NOT "asking for pets" or being disobedient or asking to be spoken to. All you have to do is stay back from the dog and handler.

This is not a capslock PSA because I'm not sure how many people that don't have a SD actually know this is a trained task.

[naamahdarling]

I did NOT know and this is both very cool that SDs can be trained for this, and very important that we all know how to respect it.

[queenie435]

It’s almost Pride Month!!! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

[seeminglydark]

Because he aligns with my own identity you ONCE AGAIN get a visibility post of this man. Happy pan day of visibility, here’s a slightly maniacal Johnny for our day. (Older art retouched and fixed colors)

[cyberdelph]

by @mozu_hayanie

[chipper-smol]

a cute but disastrous old habit between a dragon and her foster knight

[clementiens]

[sudorm-rfslash]

Police vs law enforcement

[synebluetoo]

Look I used to work with tow truck guys and they do not give a fuck. One time the Air Force was doing a recruiting stunt and they decided to bring a plane as like…a prop? I dunno and they parked it in a 20 minute loading zone and 21 minutes later my coworkers IMPOUNDED THE PLANE.

[synebluetoo]

Have you ever had an Air Force general call your office and bitch? He did not expect the tow truck guys.

[im-a-dragon-cawcaw]

Nobody expects the tow truck guys

[gay-if-u-dont-mean-happy]

[whitepeopletwitter]

[lastoneout]

Op is denying us the fucking golden replies to this tweet omg

[nightonblogmountain]

When i had breast reduction surgery, i got into the OR and got put on this table that looked like a flat crucifix (arms out so they could get to the girls), and i said ‘god, don’t nail me down’

they put the mask on my face and the nurse said ‘no jesus treatment today’

and the last thing i said to her was ‘jesus with some big ass titties’ and then passed out. 

[crazy-brazilian]

[gaybastich]

[dingdongyouarewrong]

Hey really sorry if this is a pointless question but I’ve been staring at it for minutes on end trying to figure it out… what does the airplane diagram mean in your recent post about cancellation. Like, completely agree with the points you make but I’m so confused about the airplane diagram

oh!!! it's a visual representation of survivorship bias:

basically, it came from a research group at Columbia during WWII who were trying to figure out how to make their planes stronger. the red dots were the spots where most of their damaged planes would come back with bullet holes. so at first they were like, okay, these are the spots that are getting the most damaged, we need to reinforce those parts of the plane. but then this guy abraham wald realized, wait a minute, no. we need to reinforce the parts of the plane that don't have red dots on them. because the planes that are being hit there aren't coming back; they're just being destroyed.

so now the image of the plane is basically used as shorthand to refer to survivorship bias. it's a form of bias where you're often reaching the wrong conclusion because of what you aren't seeing.

for example, transphobes going "we can ALWAYS tell who's trans". you don't know that, because you can't account for the trans people you didn't identify. or people going "every single person who's complained about being cancelled still has a career" no, you're just noticing the visible ones who still have platforms. or "me and every other person my age i know didn't wear a bike helmet as a kid and we're all fine" no, using people your age as your way of determining this is actually really bad, because that means you aren't seeing the people who died.

[thecollectibles]

Two of Swords by Anna Christenson

[historicaltimes]

Cleaning women washing a crucifix, 1938

via reddit

[thewolfbroughtindoors]

Me, thinking they’re hosing an emaciated child down the stairs: oh jesus…

Me, realizing it is in fact our lord and savior on the cross: oh, Jesus…

[seeminglydark]

Just a reminder that you’re valid, loved and wanted no matter how you present, if you choose to transition or not, in or out. My spaces will always be safe for you. Please remember how fucking beautiful you are.

The Trans Lifeline: 877 565 8860

Trevor Project 866 488 7386  theTrevorproject.org

Crisis text line: text HOME to 741741

Lgbtqfund.org

Blacktranstravelfund.com

Transgender law center.org

[seeminglydark]

coming around again to say youre amazing! Happy Trans Day of Visibilty

[milfsource]

LAURA DERN as Dr. Ellie Sattler in Jurassic Park (1993)

[seeminglydark]

Absolutely horrified and disgusted by Abbott, as if I didn’t already hate the sick fuck. HUGE love to the Texas ACLU for fighting so hard, sending all my light and love to my home state and all the beautiful people fighting for their rights and the rights of others.

Here’s some info from ACLUTX breaking down what’s going on and what they are doing to fight back, as well as resources to help if you need it. Protect Our Kids and families who support them.

[trans-advice]

The US Trans Survey is in February 2022 & it helps determine government funding

2022 U.S. Trans Survey

Pledge to take the U.S. Trans Survey

[trans-advice]

from the asks:

Would it be helpful for non-trans people to take the survey, or should we just stay out of it?

TLDR: if you are cis, signal boost the hell out of this survey instead. signal boost it to various communities, especially ones reaching out to marginalized communities. if you are trans, then please also signal boost the hell out of this survey too.

We need to signal boost this to rural & non-urban-areas so the trans people there get counted, we need API (Asian, Pacific Islander) trans people to get counted. We need bi/pan trans people, we need military veterans, we need other demographics too so please contact the people who are conducting this survey. Here are their information.

You can be in a different country, and still fill out the non-US-citizen survey, as long as you're trans.

Do Not Hesistate With Any Question or Accessibility Problem, Please Contact & Ask These People:

General USTS team - Equipo general de la USTS [email protected]

Josie Caballero – USTS Project Manager -- Dirección de Gestión de la USTS [email protected]; 202-804-6057

Sybastian Smith – NCTE National Organizer -- Organizador Nacional NCTE [email protected]; 202-804-6042

Alex del Rosario – USTS Outreach Manager -- Gestión de Difusión de la USTS [email protected]; 202-804-6052

Other Q&A's that came up during a 2021 November 16th presentation:

firstly, NCTE USTS did not get authority (IRB approval) to go into the protected class of incarcerated trans people

secondly, you don't have to be a US-citizen to contribute data, but you will be given a non-us-citizen survey.

If you reside in the US but are just temporarily abroad, then you would be able to respond to the US-resident survey. If you are permamently living abroad, you would take the survey for non-US residents.

if you have any other questions about these categories then please contact the USTS team for help.

The rough timeline for the USTS:

Pledge Period is until the end of January

Fielding Period starts around the beginning of February with a 6 week survey window

Report writing with start shortly thereafter and go until end of 2022

You need to be trans to take the survey, but anyone can know a trans person.

[unfrostedstrawberrypoptart]

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