just another paper man

[ampervadasz]

[bookwormmaddy]

why are hummingbirds so dumb

[sparrow-va]

[micaxiii]

The Holy Trinity

[mysharona1987]

[la-laborista-republiko]

Straight women should unionize

[witchaj]

What the actual FUCK

[thebestpersonherelovesbucky]

This right here is a HUGE red fucking flag. If you’re in a relationship with someone who wants complete control over finances, especially to the point where you don’t even have access to money, this is an attempt to control and isolate. They will use ALL sorts of excuses. “I’m better with money” “You spend too much” “You’re too impulsive” etc. It has nothing to do with looking out for you or money. It’s straight up abuse and will likely lead to worse.

[whereintheworldiskamalakhan]

Also, women need to be independent in every way they can. And they also need to know what’s going on with their finances, even if their husband makes all the decisions or whatever bs goes on. Because (true story), one day that husband could die and you’ll find out that you’re in a crazy amount of debt that you never knew about because he didn’t tell you shit and that gets to be a lovely surprise after the funeral.

[dancinbutterfly]

Women should ABSOLUTELY be independent and you should ABSOLUTELY keep your banking separate.

HOWEVER!

If you are in that circumstance?

Grocery shopping and gas stations and big box stores are your BEST friend. I know we’re in a pandemic but put on an N-95 and go. Use your debit card every time and take out 20-40 dollars each time you shop for these sorts of things because that doesn’t read as a withdrawal. It counts as part of the shopping. Women have been doing this for GENERATIONS now. My mother did it when my father was financially abusing her and she taught me and now? I pas this on to you.

Take your 20-40 dollars a trip and put the cash somewhere he won’t look.

Where won’t he look? With a friend who he doesn’t want to know. In the yard he expects you to care for. In the laundry he won’t do. In the kids room where he doesn’t go because that is your job. In the dog food he expects you to refill.

Or.

In you can take that money and put it a fucking bank he doesn’t use. Under your name and your name ONLY. Because when you leave him - which on average will take 7 attempts because thats how many times it takes to leave an abuser - you will need all the money you can squirrel away.  Depending on how often a woman runs absolutely necessary errands and how much money a family makes, she can squirrel away 1K+ in a year this way which may not seem like much but it’s enough for a softer landing than ZERO especially if she’s not working.

Take care of yourself ladies.

[elizabethleestorms]

Same goes for the opposite men. I’ve seen it happen where a woman controlled all the money and was financially abusing the man. It happens to everyone and keep yourself safe.

[jadedaceofspades-deactivated202]

And this isn’t a “straight” thing. It’s an abusive thing. 

[christel-thoughts]

Right, because if you don’t think this happens in queer relationships, you are sadly mistaken.

[naamahdarling]

Please be aware and look out for your queer compatriots. Queer relationships are statistically at least as likely to be abusive, and possibly moreso. I hate that, but we need to see it to fix it.

[we-are-rogue]

[lawfulgoodness]

The “Dread Gazebo” is one of those inside jokes that everybody in the D&D/RPG community is supposed to know, but that makes it really hard to actually learn.  Everyone references it, but nobody actually tells the original story.  I played D&D for years before I got up the nerve to ask why everyone made jokes about gazebos.

Just in case any of my followers my be in the boat.  Here’s a link to the original story.

And here’s the story about the story.

[babblebunny]

I’m calling this segment

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* Just Ace Things *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

[nyyyoooooooom]

truly absolutely genuinely obsessed w this “via getty” phenomenon

[wooliest]

?????

[swampgallows]

this is the most Acme image i’ve seen in my life

[silentcartoon]

[Looney Tunes theme plays in the distance]

[maeamian]

Love to insist that my elected representatives call me Reverend because I filled out an online form that entitles me to the title and I don’t care for how Mister sounds when in reference to me

[maeamian]

Since someone asked for the link, it’s at the universal life church, which primarily exists for the purpose of helping people perform wedding ceremonies and as such will sell you some stuff for that purpose, but the ordination itself is free: https://www.ulc.org/

[maeamian]

I haven’t yet although some days I’m extremely tempted, but once you’re ordained, for 20 bucks they’ll give you a doctor of divinity for your self guided study in same, or for a much cheaper 14 bucks, they’ll let you pick from an exciting range of titles that include, if YOU promise that you feel like you’ve earned it [which is largely what’s been stopping me tbqh (and I want to be clear none of these are made up)]: Angel, Bishop, Doctor of Space and Time, Free Thinker, Friar, High Priest, Minister of Rock, Mystical Philosopher, Prophet, Saint, Universal Philosopher of Absolute Reality, and Vicar. All with the sort of prestige and glory that comes with a title from a church that will grant them at those prices.

[willowlark369]

Finally. A doctorate in my price range.

[asynca]

The Scottish Widows ads are next level

[loosellps]

What service does this company offer???????

TBH it doesn’t matter what service they offer. I’m just assuming it’s a front for a network of hitmen.

[mias-back-from-the-dead]

holy shit it’s a life insurance and pensions company

[copperbadge]

I assumed it was a historical drama about the Scottish nobility and now I’m very disappointed I can’t illegally download and watch it. 

[quasi-normalcy]

Scottish Widows: We’re Recruiting

[dhdrawings]

You are quite literally missing the best one

[pocketss]

getting ready with the girrrlllss

part 1

[socialistexan]

Holy shit dude

[knight-of-ashes]

and another one (a scandiboo to boot)

[dhaaruni]

They just evacuated the Senate and the House of Representatives like what????

[dhaaruni]

I’m hearing gunshots on CSPAN and what the actual FUCK is happening???

Why aren’t they getting people out?? Lawmakers and aides and other staff???

My (genuine) thoughts and prayers are with everybody in Congress right now and all their families.

[dhaaruni]

Fwiw, my congressional representative aka my former boss is sheltering in place in the House chamber. The senators and representatives outside of congressional leadership have been evacuated and these freaks are shooting into the chamber.

[dhaaruni]

Fucking hell

[plavoptice]

Armed standoff at door of house floor (CNN)

[euphorbic]

There is video of these terrorists literally yelling “Kill them” while breaking windows with riot shields in order to force their way in. Some have Confederate flags, many of them are wearing US military surplus gear, all of them are white.

[lady-feral]

Just sayin'.

[lady-feral]

I mean, little reminder here:

[officialqueer]

This photo of my brother's cat trying to jump on the dinner table at Christmas feels like a Normal Rockwell painting.

[officialqueer]

He just wants to be included!!

(He's got an Insta btw).

[krawdad]

[officialqueer]

This is so funny, please never spread it because my mother will kill me.

[jaubaius]

Art Car with singing fish and lobster

[propheticfire]

The above caption egregious omits that the fish and lobsters are singing Bohemian Rhapsody.

[beif0ngs]

Dr. Olivia Octavius

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

[whitepeopletwitter]

How to know you’re talking to a Nazi

[prole-log]

[blood-trip-god]

For those that dont do large numbers that says 6 TRILLION DOLLARS

[thatdiabolicalfeminist]

This means that these things could be done, today, right now, except for those same billionaires who would rather hoard the world's resources and force people to die of need. Every billionaire is a traitor to humankind.