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I mean. That's not really the gift of prophesy tho. that's just kinda looking at past events, looking at what the administration and its members are saying they're gonna do, and identifying a very likely outcome of their actions.

If major league baseball said "we're making all bats 20% bigger" and i said "wow, i bet there's gonna be a lot more hits in the next couple years" i'd hardly call that a prophesy.

when a new administration takes control of the government and says "we're putting a guy who thinks the way to get healthy is to eat every dead raccoon you find on the side of the road in charge of keeping the country healthy and free of disease", and you've watched a decade of deregulation lead to food borne pathogen outbreak after food born pathogen outbreak, then yeah, it's reasonable to say "wow, i bet everyone's gonna shit their brains out in the next few years." because that's just how cause and effect work.

screampotato

Suddenly struck with a need to explain to you how boat pronouns work (I work in the marine industry).

When you're talking about the design of the boat, you say "it".

When the boat is still being built, your say "it".

When the boat is nearing completion, you can say "it" or "she".

When the boat is floating in the water you probably say "she", unless there is still a lot of work to be done (e.g. no engine yet) then you say "it".

When the boat is officially launched and operating, you say "she". If you continue to say "it" at this point you are not incorrect but suspiciously untraditional. You are not playing the game.

If you are referring to a boat you don't really know anything about you may say "it" ("there's a big boat, it's coming this way"). But if you know its name, it's probably "she" ("there's the Waverley, she's on her way to Greenock").

If you are talking about boats in general, you say "it" ("when a boat is hit by a wave it heels over")

If you speak about a boat in complimentary terms, it's "she" ("she's a grand boat"). If you are being disparaging it may be it, but not necessarily ("it's as ugly as sin", "she's a grotty old tub").

If she has a boy's name, she's still she. "Boy James", "King Edward", "Sir David Attenborough"? The pronoun is she.

If it's a dumb barge (no engine), you say it. But if it's a rowing boat (no engine), you say she.

I hope this has cleared things up so that you may not be in danger of misgendering floating objects.

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theramblingvoid

Hit "view post" and lost it

lilysqueaks

@your-resident-boat-person

stijlw

illustrations by nicola bayley for the mousehole cat

lesvegas

you can only reblog this if you're not racist

paverics

“my father is a boy and my mother is a girl so i’m mixed” is the funniest possible response to someone asking your gender and it came from 6’5 Viking footballer and notable weird little guy Erling Haaland on a Snapchat

paverics

comedians can only dream of writing something this funny

hadesisqueer

Two World Cup finalists from opposing teams in this fucking picture, this sport isn't real

hadesisqueer

Context for anyone who is wondering: Lamine Yamal's parents won an UNICEF raffle for a charity photoshoot in which Barça players posed with kids, and 5 month old Lamine happened to get 20yo Messi. Which is like. Literally insane

joyflameball

gummybearattacktheworldofdespair

sapphic-gengar

BRING HIM BACK

poetrylesbian

gummybearattacktheworldofdespair

sapphic-gengar

oh thank goodness

acreaturecalledgreed

incredibly bizarre and confusing seeing ppl call themselves "chuds" all the sudden b/c like

thats what we call neo nazis and shitty conservative bros? or at least its what we used to call them? why are ppl calling themselves "chuds" affectionately now

what is happening

yall know chud means fascist right like please tell me yall know that

acreaturecalledgreed

im hoping this is a case of "younger folks on the internet adopting Silly Word b/c its Silly and not realizing it actually means something"

so here's me educating! you're calling yourselves fascists! thats what you're doing! maybe don't do that and use your head before you start using every goofy word you see!

acreaturecalledgreed

let me be agonizingly clear

when you call yourself and your friends "chuds"

YOU

ARE

CALLING

YOURSELF

A

NAZI

devotedprism

Wikipedia screenshots for those unwilling or unable to look it up to verify. Article link here(link). Transcriptions are in alt text.

A reminder: "TND" is a Nazi dogwhistle, originating from the phrase "total (n slur) death."

kirikomamura

its funny to take a step back and realize you are a tgirl communist who uses desktop linux exclusively

kirikomamura

make enough correct choices in life and you too can become some annoying guys strawman

lierabee

awawa

virtualgirladvance

girls night

virtualgirladvance

watching a partner awawa with this post open is amazing

ltwilliammowett

A seal fob pendant set with a gorgeous citrine base, intaglio carved with the word "Spero" translating from Latin to "Hope". Carved below is a ship, a Norwegian ship built by T. Salvesen in 1893, and ran aground (wrecked) in 1910. However, "hope" on it's own, a lovely sentiment. It's crafted in 15k gold throughout with a highly ornate body which dates circa 1820. The ship was probably added much later.

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These pescatarian birds are directly exposed to PFAS contamination due to the island's position near the St. Lawrence Seaway.

Over fifty years of data show a peak in PFAS (also known as "forever chemicals") content in seabird eggs in the 90s, followed by a decrease as regulations went into effect. The most recent findings show a 70% decrease of most common PFAS.

While continued vigilance a regulation is needed, this data indicates that regulations are working to reduce PFAS concentrations in marine ecosystems.

sattarehi

Yes!!!! I did a review of literature on PFASs in human drinking water about half a year ago, and there is a lot of really good progress! Please celebrate this, please don't let this solution be forgotten (at least so quickly) as the ozone layer or acid rain.

We are making genuine progress! Producers are dramatically altering how much they use PFAS and how much gets released in effluent, but also there's a lot better understanding of how to remove PFAS from the environment!

Environmental problems CAN BE SOLVED.

rabbitkinglune777

cool. another black child died in a hate crime

rabbitkinglune777

A South Carolina jury on Monday found a store owner not guilty of murder in the 2023 shooting of a Black 14-year-old.

apparently the murder happened in 2023 after doing some research but the murderer has been found not guilty.

black children get murdered and become victims of hate crimes every fucking day. this is ridiculous

rabbitkinglune777

im posting this here despite the website being extremely white centered, I want people to understand how in this country it's basically ok to murder and victimize black people, especially women and children in the name of "self defense" and white America will reward you for your antiblackness.

puppygirllaika

For anyone reading the headline and not the article: While the prosecution claims the store owner incorrectly believed the black child in question (Cyrus Carmack-Belton) had shoplifted a few bottles of water (no evidence of this supposed shoplifting was found), and the defense claims that the child had threatened the store owners son with a gun (no evidence of Cyrus using the gun or threatening anyone was found), either way the store owner chased the child down the street more than 130 yards, and shot him in the back as he ran away. He chased a black child down the street, and shot him in the back.

Cyrus would have started high school at the end of that summer. He would have been 17 today. He wanted to be a tattoo artist.