Pugnacious円

Mixed-Feminist-Hawaii Bred

[corrinelovett]

Me as human Inuyasha

[astraldemise]

looks at you

[astraldemise]

looks at you

[syn4k]

@bettsplendens i'd just like you to know that this is my favorite comment on this post and i'd like it to be memorialized

[couldnt-think-of-a-funny-name]

when I was a little kid at some point I got upset with my parents because I didn't have a crucifix in my bedroom and they did- I was like why do YOU get to be safe from vampires??? you're okay with me getting my blood sucked???? so we took a little trip to the catholic store but the one closest to us was run by a group of nuns that had been moved here from romania. I got a little baby pink cross and this sweet old nun was like 'aww, is this a baptism gift?' and I was like no. I need to be protected from vampires. and she immediately got SO serious and was like 'this is the best one we've got, you'll definitely be safe' and since she was literally from vampire land I was convinced she was like, van helsing. like the whole time my parents had been laughing about how cute my fear was but she literally Knew dracula and was taking my concerns seriously I held this over my parents for so long lmfao

[couldnt-think-of-a-funny-name]

Transylvania approved defense. I know Dracula was SHAKING in fear when he tried climbing through my window that night.

[askcosplaysenpai]

meticulously researching the history of 18th century Turkish exports so my gay pirates bathtub smut is believable

[memewhore]

[thatdisasterauthor]

This one really does just gain momentum with every new word, huh?

[mathew]

[so-much-for-subtlety]

[forever-let-it-burn]

[elvencantation]

While the giant bill was fake, it represented a very real accomplishment. The group raised more than $17,000, which purchased more than $1.6 million in medical debt owed by Philadelphians, according to their nonprofit partner RIP Medical Debt.

keep reading

[silverolivia-upsidedown]

This is a great way to undermine the system that we are trapped in

[uniquecrash5]

The fact that this can be done at all shows how utterly bullshit the entire system is. There was literally no reason for that medical debt to exist in the first place.

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

Let's say you owe a private hospital ten thousand dollars, but you have very few assets, so they're pretty sure they're never getting any of that back. There's ninety nine other people who also each owe the hospital ten thousand dollars. (It doesn't have to be a hospital; any debt can be sold this way.) The hospital has shit to do and the low chances of you paying them mean it's an unnecessary drain on their time and resources to hound you all for it. But they can get *some* money, by selling your debt to a third party.

Let's say the sell each ten thousand dollar debt for ten dollars (I'm making all these numbers up for simplicity). So a third party gives the hospital one thousand dollars, and now all hundred of you owe that third party ten thousand instead! You're in the clear with the hospital, you owe it to these guys now! And their job is to hound and harrass you for the money you owe. If one of you pays up more than a thousand dollars, you've covered their initial investment. These guys are gambling on the likelihood that enough of you can pay your debts that you make it worth the time they spend tracking you and harrassing you.

Or, instead of trying to get the money out of you, they can just... decide you don't owe them. Why not? They own the debt. They can fork out a thousand bucks, buy a million in debt, and forgive it. That's what these guys did. (This is also a favourite move of John Oliver; if you ever see headlines about John Oliver forgiving debt, this is what he's doing). A small payment can take a massive weight off the shoulders of a lot of struggling people.

Again, I made up the numbers to simplify the math. But this is how the process works.

[one-time-i-dreamt]

From my bedroom, I heard some crashing from downstairs approaching. Britney Spears opened my door, ready to kill me. I pulled a crossbow out of thin air and shot her. She drank a martini to regenerate health and I screamed, “Who are you??”

She threw down the glass and looked at me. “It’s Britney, bitch.”

[thegaymertrainer]

🍯 🐻

[daaaaanver]

Jimmy is tearing it tf up

get it Jimmy

[cheeky-orchid]

In slavic languages the word 'bear' literally comes from 'honey eater'

[eleilinnrallin]

This is a reminder for those who handmake Christmas presents that now is not too early to start. It may in fact be a good time to start if you have a lot to make/your craft takes a long time. You should maybe start it now, whether that's brainstorming or actually doing the crafts!

[animentality]

[wiseoldllamaenby]

@amtrak-official

[queer-as-city-folk]

Yeah, trains are pretty much the most efficient transit system known to man and it is maddening that we chose other methods at any chance

[blueroses96]

it was racism!! it was good ole american racism!!! this cannot be forgotten. any discussion abt this topic without racism front and center as the PRIMARY REASON for this change is toothless and impotent.

the auto companies created the term "jaywalking" to demonize walking on streets, associated it with stupidity and "undesirable people", and offered automobile ownership as the solution. they convinced the white upper and middle classes that public transit was a waste of money and did they really want to sit next to Those People on a trip to the park? and CONVENIENTLY built highways through communities of color and immigrant communities, neatly displacing them and gentrifying the surrounding areas in one fell swoop. it was because of RACISM and CLASSISM. the auto companies weaponized racism and classism to sell privileged white people on a stupid technology that actively harms everyone on the planet themselves included.

electric trains are an efficient technology that does a lot of good for communities and is extremely necessary in the coming years of climate catastrophe but we canNOT discuss this with discussing class and race and protecting people affected by pro-public-transit policies while implementing them. we MUST protect vulnerable communities liable to get ousted by luxury apartments built next to the new metro station. rent controlled apartments and redesigned zoning laws are a MUST.

[singlikeabone]

The forgotten history of how automakers invented the crime of "jaywalking"

In the 1920s, auto groups redefined who owned the city streets.

For reference on the history of jaywalking

[gin-juice-tonic]

remembering one of the times i was getting evaluated by a therapist to determine if i was "really trans" or not or whatever and he was like "so if you transitioned to male, how would you dress differently?"

and i was like "i.. dont know. I wouldnt?"

and he looked at me blankly and wrote something down and said "really? you wouldnt wear anything more masculine?"

and i realized i'd given the wrong answer so I just said "I would... wear... suits?"

and he smiled and wrote something else down like "ah! yes"

[gin-juice-tonic]

i remember my exact outfit too because this conversation bewildered me so much

like... what do you want me to do

[chewedcorn]

Baby elephant crossing a river

[wherehappythingsgo]

HIS

LITTLE

TRUNK!!!!!!!

how freaking adorable!!

[makel-grax]

And also a very practical use!

[augustdementhe]

IT’S SNOOTLING!

[catchymemes]

[alex51324]

I wish benevolent giants would collect me and put me in a safe place when I eat too much fermented fruit.  

[horseimagebarn]

horse foal in a pasture in the act of pouncing upon a blue ball this baby is poised to strike and is doing so very skillfully its front legs stretched out like one might imagine a vampire holding out its cape further adding to the mental image of a predator striking at its prey in the background there is the behind of another older horse perhaps the foals mother she is not watching the playing take place

[vikingfunerals]

the commodification of friendship is the most annoying thing to come out of the internet in ages. like actually i love to break this to you but you're supposed to help your friends move even if it's hard work. or stay up with them when they're sad even if you're gonna lose sleep. you're supposed to listen to their fears and sorrows even if it means your own mind takes on a little bit of that weight. that's how you know that you care. they will drive you to the airport and then you will make them soup when they're sick. you're supposed to make small sacrifices for them and they are supposed to do that for you. and there's actually gonna be rough patches for both of you where the balance will be uneven and you will still be friends and it will not be unhealthy and they will not be abusive. life is not meant to be an endless prioritization of our own comfort if it was we would literally never get anywhere ever. jesus.

[liarsblade]

*touching his extremely defined six pack* who did this to you.....

[invisiblefoxfire]

*gently lifting a cup of water to his lips* it's going to be okay. *choking back tears* just a few more sips and then we'll get you a sandwich...

[cloverandcrossbones]

Reblog to give a glass of water to every dehydrated actor with shrink wrapped abs whose life was endangered for a shirtless scene