The Adventures of JJ

an online archive of wonderful traveling, past and future

[imminent-danger-came]

What are your feelings on public transportation?

I wish I had access to public transport. If I did I would use it.

I don't have access to public transport, and I don't want it.

I have access to public transport and I use it, but I wish it was better.

I have access to public transport, but I would only use it if it were improved.

I have access to public transport and I wouldn't use it even if it were improved

I have access to good public transport and I use it, and I think it's great.

I have access to good public transport, and I don't/won't use it.

Voting ended onFeb 28, 2023

Please re-blog to widen the data sample! I might use this for my statistics project at the end of the semester, and every answer is a great help :).

Please share in the tags what you picked and why if you're so inclined.

[jewishvitya-movingblogs]

I wrote in this post why Hogwarts Legacy is antisemitic and why playing this game, even pirated, is like printing out an antisemitic caricature and saying "I just like the art."

I was right.

If you play this game, fuck off and stay away from me.

Sorry, finding this out almost made me cry.

[whatareyoureallyafraidof]

[skelezoid]

ALSO! if you want to know why some of them think that this decision is okay and the so-called “reasoning” behind their votes, here is one guy in particular you can hate:

Gaetz justifies 'no' vote on insulin cap bill by saying diabetics should lose weight

Twelve House Republicans broke party ranks to vote on a bill that would cap insulin at $35 per month for most Americans. Gaetz voted "no."

[partypuppyyes]

Some high-level ignorance in the notes, so:

1) lifesaving medicine should be free to all who need it

2) insulin is not expensive to produce

3) people with type 1 diabetes, a genetic autoimmune disorder and nothing to do with diet and/or lifestyle, need insulin daily to live, regardless of their diet and/or lifestyle.

[basedandfatpilled-deactivated20]

^ @patriciavetinari is right

I’ve seen a lot of people talking about type one diabetes as if it’s morally acceptable as opposed to just saying that everyone deserves a right to life saving medication regardless of body size. It’s very gross to see and a reminder that left leaning people still have no respect for fat people and do not value our lives.

[fatphobiabusters]

Politicians especially Republicans just find ways to be more and more awful don’t they? 

[minmaneth]

Keep reposting this through the midterms.

Insulin in America: A Right or a Privilege?

[kianamaiart]

the anti-racism psa i storyboarded for cn/chromosphere is out!

[jjbashir]

This is AWESOME. 

[whitepeopletwitter]

[jjbashir]

#think about it

[welcometonegrotown]

“Your Black Friend" animated short film by Ben Passmore, Alex Krokus & Krystal Downs

truly accurate.

[quiteliterallyhotsauce]

I love this

[dandelionkicker]

Wow

[mangopapi-deactivated20210928]

The reality

[kindliest-of-doodles]

This Is The Way.

Here is a spreadsheet of important funds.

Here is a doc of BLM funds/petitions/actionables.

Please donate if you can.

I know I'm just a little weenie on the internet and I'm not every clued-in about how things work. But I'd like to help. Hopefully if your attention was caught by this fanart, you'll consider donating to one of the many BLM causes. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Translation note: "Naastar An Demagolka!" means "Destroy all people who would commit war crimes/atrocities/heinous acts in general!" (Demagol was a notorious Mandalorian scientist in the Old Republic)

K'oyacyi Mando'ade! Stay safe!

[jjbashir]

BOATLIFT, An Untold Tale of 9/11 Resilience

[sprightlypixi]

Please share this! I can’t stress how important this is.

I’m not good at tagging things, add as you see fit.

[elfwreck]

Regarding Step 2: If someone notices you “look pregnant,” and ask about it: TELL THEM YOU ARE NOT. 

“Oh, I’m pretty sure I just put on a few pounds. Holiday snacks, you know.”

“Of course I’m not pregnant. I haven’t missed a period.” (Don’t mention the date of your last period. If pressed, “I don’t remember exactly.”)

“Ugh, really? Nooo! I do not want to look pregnant!”

…and so on. Adjust as appropriate for your communication style. Don’t admit it to anyone. Don’t say that it’s possible. Insist that you are certain you are not pregnant.

[ginger-ale-official]

This is important information to share friends

[wheres-lostboy]

Alternately, if you’re showing a baby bump and you know you’re gonna want to abort, wear baggy clothes until you get your abortion!! Make sure NO ONE can tell that you got a baby bump. This is especially important for thin folks, cuz thin folks show really early in their pregnancy. Wear baggy shirts and jackets, wear layers, wear scarves that hang over your belly, and wear loose pants! If someone asks you can just tell them that you’re trying a new style or that you didn’t have your usual clothes clean enough to wear or anything!

And if you’re worried about being seen going into an abortion clinic, do what celebs do. Wear hats and sunglasses that cover you and throw a scarf around your face so that anyone passing by couldn’t possibly recognize you. If you have a recognizable vehicle, park somewhere else and walk to the clinic.

Take care of yourselves!

[missiur]

Reblog if you’d be okay if your friend came out as transgender

let’s see how many transphobics we can weed out

[jaywayup-deactivated20150620]

if you can’t reblog this unfollow me right now

[odet0afriend]

all my friends already came out sso

[dajo42]

if you dont have me on facebook you are probably not missing out on any posts but the comment section is important too lmao

I went to the Renaissance faire dressed as a warrior.  I had a real sword with me, too.  I was standing (in character) next to a sword-fighting ring, where kids of all ages got the chance to pick up a sword and challenge the champion.  Some woman walks by, with her little girl.  The girl starts walking towards the ring, saying she wants to fight.  But the mom pulled her away hella sharply, and was like, “That’s for boys.”  You don’t want to be a BOY, do you?”    And the girl looked around and saw me.  I think she thought I was a boy; I had my hair in a ponytail, and was wearing a hood.  So she comes up to me and asks me, “Do you think girls can be fighters, too?”  And her mom looks like she’s silently gloating.  Like she thinks I’m going to say no.  So I take off my hood, untie my hair so that it flows freely, and kneel before her.  And I’m like, “Milady, anyone can be a fighter.”  I swear, the look on that mother’s face made my day.

[maneth985]

[luxgalador]

This post was good but then it got better

[celticshenanigans]

Okay, this is a slight topic diversion, but in response to the above comment. I’ve volunteered at the CT Ren Faire for years now. For the last 5 or so I’ve worked in the game section, and we have a game similar to the above comment called “Smite the Knight”. I’ve been in the ring before, it’s a ton of fun getting to run around with the kids. The main goal is entertainment. Have a good shtick, keep the crowd engaged, and let the kids have a good time.

In both work and observing, I have learned something about kids. A lot of parents try to get their boys to go fight. Of the young ones that do, they tend to be shy. You get the ones who just swing the boffer swords around with no regard for life, but, mostly, they’re reserved. It’s adorable. I mean, they’re kids.

But the girls. THE GIRLS. Holy crap. I swear, the pinker the dress, the more taffeta and glitter…the more intensity. I remember, the first year I worked there, one girl came in, grabbed the biggest sword she could, and WENT TO TOWN on our knight. Lifted it over head, let out this primal scream and mowed him down. Homeboy is 6′2″, she was FIVE. And once he was in the fetal position (He was fine. It was for show.) on the ground, she stopped, put her foot on his chest, and yelled “I AM A FIERCE PRINCESS!!”. Later in the day when she walked by a couple of us yelled “Ah! It’s the fierce princess!” and she stopped and flexed. It was the best, and I will never forget that girl.

[complete-in-ix-deactivated20230]

OH MY GOD IT’S BACK YES

[the-ironhobbit-deactivated20170]

This has improved since last I reblogged.

[tinierpurplefishes]

I taught karate for like 5 years, and the girls were always, pound for pound, better than the boys. Even the girls who didn’t really want to do it and were only there because their parents made them were better than like 95% of the boys.

[shadesofmauve]

I was playing fiddle at a ren faire, and two little girls were really enjoying our set. After quite some time one of them walked up to me and shyly offered me her star tinsel tiara, because she “didn’t have any money. And this protects you from trolls!” I said “Thanks, that’s really sweet – but what about you? Don’t you need protection from trolls?”

At which point this six-ish-year-old girl whips out her certificate from the axe throwing booth and says “Nah, I’m fine.”

I still have that tinsel tiara. It’s draped over my modem. I figure it’ll protect me from the most trolls that way.

[callmebliss]

I am not in the habit of reblogging a post and slapping an “it got better” on there BUT I SAY GOTDAMN

[jjbashir]

My heart just got 100 times bigger. I AM A FIERCE PRINCESS!!

[jjbashir]

This trip to Universal started off as a recovery trip. I was miserable. I hated my job, I hated knowing I was 'stuck' in Florida for the foreseeable future. @noriegajudi wanted to cheer me up, so she planned this trip so we could go to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter for the first time. . That was in the beginning of July. . Then Lou called, asked if I'd like to come back. . The trip ended up taking place the day after a successful trip to Massachusetts apartment hunting mission. It went from a cheer me up trip to a cheer me on trip. Judi is my biggest cheerleader. There isn't a better sister than her. We've gone on trips since, but this is the one that means the most to me. (at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter)

[camewiththeframe]

[persephonesstrap]

This is worse. Looking at these you can tell they have no significant monetary value. They were confiscated as a fear tactic. Nothing more.

[arithanas]

This picture breaks my heart everytime it appears in my dash. It’s a fear tactic, alright but—

The first one in the left corner: It’s a first communion rosary, and it’s not cheap.

The black one in the first line: That’s a widow rosary and it’s old.

The white one in the second line:  is a commemoration rosary. It has a miniature picture in the round part. I haven’t seen that since the 70′s.

In the third line, multicolor one: It’s an Anima mundi, I have only seen those in the hands of Rosary ministery’s old ladies. The oldest ones are from the 80′s after Juan Pablo II came to Mexico for the first time. It’s one of the old ones, I know because the crucifixes are different.  The third one on the fourth line: Red and gold. The style is old, the metal is dark, that’s a 50′s rosary, probably a quinceañera one (or it’s maybe older, from the 40′s when the brides carried red roses with their offerings).

The fifth one on the fourth line: It’s a quinceañera rosary with Ignatius’s tear. The style is old and in my part of Mexico is orphan girls who used it. At least it was when I was young. The third one of the fifth line: the blue one with the anchor. That one I have only seen in Veracruz and it doesn’t look new. The fifth one on the fifth line: That’s a 90′s wedding rosary. Black and white patterns were popular on that date. The fourth one on the last line: That’s a first communion rosary from the 30′s. It’s delicate and most probably silver. The rest wrench my heart too, the humble everyday rosaries with wooden beads and knots. Those are cheap and bear the wear and tear of their user handling. But those  I described are much more.

Those are mother’s rosaries.

Those are not just rosaries. Those are mementos, that’s the proof of their families stories. They are taking from them the only portable things they can carry to feel the connection to their families. It’s not a fear tactic. Call it like by its name. It’s dehumanization.

[mysharona1987]

The screenwriter even admitted this, by the way.

[fattyatomicmutant-deactivated20]

Oh my fucking god we’re trapped in the timeline Marty fucked up

[jjbashir]

[thecutestofthecute]

Friend has the sad???!!??!!!!!

I’m coming friend I’ll save you from the sad!!

I am here now you’re going to be okay!!!

You are so beautiful and i love you!!!

[furbearingbrick]

I needed this.

[zeraphinda]

Everyone needs this.

[jjbashir]

This joy must be shared always.

[styro-sometimes]

Net Neutrality

CONGRATULATIONS, everybody! We only have 10 days to fight the FCC & the repeal of #NetNeutrality!

Thanks to John Oliver there’s a SUPER easy way to do this Do you enjoy Netflix? Do you find yourself spending too much time on FB? If net neutrality goes away, our Internet bills go up and we give power to companies like Comcast and Spectrum.

Here’s what you can do - takes less than a minute: 1. Go to gofccyourself.com (the shortcut John Oliver made to the hard-to-find FCC comment page) 2. Click on the 17-108 link (Restoring Internet Freedom) 2. Click on “express” 3. Be sure to hit “ENTER” after you put in your name & info so it registers. 4. In the comment section write, “I strongly support net neutrality backed by Title 2 oversight of ISPs.” 5. Click to submit, done. - Make sure you hit submit at the end! **Feel free to share this**

[jjbashir]

Signal Boost This!

[fullhalalalchemist]

🚨🚨🚨

today is Nov. 15. the FCC, under chairman Ajit Pai, will not listen to the public despite millions of comments in support of net neutrality. They are going to try their hardest to kill net neutrality, which in turn will kill the internet, which in turn will help eradicate democracy. it won’t just affect Americans, it has the potential to affect the entire internet, something we ALL use daily. you can bet your ass other countries will see america doing this, and use it as an excuse to do it in their own countries.

this is what buying a plan without net neutrality looks like there:

you have to pay MORE for features you’re already guaranteed to have under net neutrality. and in america, you already know how expensive everything is.

democrats AND republicans both want net neutrality. advocacy groups in touch with congress have said that if your members of congress receive calls from you, they are more encouraged and more likely to take action to stop Pai’s plan to gut net neutrality. after Nov. 22, it will be MUCH HARDER to convince your member of congress.

please, call them. call them daily.

https://www.battleforthenet.com/

[fullhalalalchemist]

hey guys, please reblog this version and don’t forget to call!!! if you are nervous about calling, you can use resistbot to send faxes to your reps and the stance app to pre-record your message so you won’t have to speak to anyone. (available in both google play and app store)

[nonbinarypastels]

Followers, please take a few minutes of your time and contact your reps about net neutrality.