The tumblr I won't check from work.

(If I've reblogged anything from you that you'd like me to take down, whether for #aboriginal-day or #blackout or anything else, please let me know.) While there's a lot of feminism and social justice here just like my main tumblr, I mostly follow a lot of sex workers from this one, so there will also be occasional porn and other nsfw reblogs as well. (If I follow you or you've followed me for a while, and you want to know my primary url, shoot me an ask.) I am not a sex worker and I hope I don't come off as trying to speak for people who are when I reblog SW-related content. Please call me out on it if you feel I'm failing in this. (I'm also white, to the hetero side of asexual, male, neurotypical, and able-bodied. So let me know if you think I'm not checking those privileges.) (he/him/his)

[legalizememes]

bruh

[heathyr]

everything about this… this statue, the choppy waves, the cliffs behind her, the echo, the drumming….. aesthetic

[tuulikki]

Lyrics in Faroese:

Trøllabundin eri eg eri eg Galdramaður festi meg festi meg Trøllabundin djúpt í míni sál í míni sál Í hjartanum logar brennandi bál brennandi bál

Trøllabundin eri eg eri eg Galdramaður festi meg festi meg Trøllabundin inn í hjartarót í hjartarót Eyga mítt festist har ið galdramaður stóð

English translation:

Spellbound am I, am I The wizard has enchanted me, enchanted me Spellbound deep in my soul, in my soul In my heart burns a smouldering fire, smouldering fire

Spellbound am I, am I The wizard has enchanted me, enchanted me Spellbound in my heart’s root, my heart’s root

[thelostknee-deactivated20210422]

Did anyone else just get the shivers? Cuz I’m definitely getting the shivers.

Btdubs, the singer is Eivør Pálsdóttir.

[corseque]

Reblogging again for the haunting wizard lyrics

[catboy-jim]

shoutout to the faroe island for being the only real viking island left

[psyducked]

please raise your children to wash their hands after they use the restroom I’ve watched too many men walk straight out of the bathroom from the stall without a second thought and it’s keeping me up at night

[pon-raul]

I mean if you taking a piss who cares if you don’t wash your hands, unless you just like go full power and spray yourself like a out of control fire hose

[nutsacktorturer]

stay the fuck away from me

[hardboiledoldman]

people who wash their hands after peeing are weak and must be culled

[ua86]

The only excuse for not washing your hands after you piss is mastering the art of pissing without touching your genitals.

[youre-a-fucking-human-being-dea]

You wash your hands every time you touch your dick? How grimy is your dick?

[blackshuckofficial-deactivated2]

I’m literally never shaking a man’s hand ever again in my life y'all need jesus

[pronounrespecter]

remember how i told y'all?

(they don’t wash their hands after shitting either)

[fall-and-shadows]

What I’m learning is that men are the reason for “employees must wash their hands” signs and why I never put 2 and 2 together is beyond me

[tyst-kampar]

Just out of curiosity, do yall wash your hands every time you touch your arm or the back of your hand or any other part if your body?

[eelpatrickharris-deactivated202]

wash your fucking hands, dickfingers mcgee

[yellowjuice-deactivated20190512]

what the fuck is wrong with these dudes bruh

[mango-thot-deactivated20190520]

I want to spray this post with Lysol

[lilnasxvevo]

AHEM.

“According to epidemiologist Richard T. Ellison III, it doesn’t matter what you do in the bathroom when it comes to keeping your hands clean. ‘The rationale is that when toileting, it’s possible to have fecal material and fecal bacteria get onto your hands … So it’s wisest to always wash with soap and water even after urinating. Neither plain water nor alcohol hand sanitizers are effective at removing fecal material or killing bacteria in fecal material.’ 

“According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, handwashing can prevent various illnesses and infections. Ellison added that it can also keep us from coming in contact with E. Coli and hepatitis.This is especially important for men to bear in mind because of perianal sweat. This type of sweat forms around the perianal area, which is the patch of skin outside the rectum. It can then spread to one’s underwear and to other parts of the body like the penis. Biology professor Pat Fidopiastis explained, ‘The point is that simply touching the penis in an effort to direct your urine flow can be more than enough to transfer harmful microbes to your hands, and then on to the pretzels sitting in bowl on the bar.’“

WASH.

YOUR.

HANDS.

[nottheoneicheckatwork]

Plus, like, you should wash your hands several times a day just on principle because you've touched all kinds of other things that are covered in germs, and the bathroom is the most convenient place to do that because it's already got soap and water there.

[itswalky]

you guys there’s a new nancy cartoonist and she’s amazing

[skarchomp]

[tredlocity]

[ayellowbirds]

[tharook]

[thebuttkingpost-deactivated2021]

this art style with modern references is the most jarring thing I’ve ever seen

[imsoweirdimnotanitimanith-deact]

it’s so raw and I love it

[jezi-belle]

If you’re enjoying this, it turns out Olivia Jaimes is getting tons of complaints from whiny old codgers who still read the funnies in the paper and don’t like actual jokes or being reminded that the internet exists.

If you’d like to make her life a little easier, consider dropping some feedback to GoComics/Andrews McMeel Universal and telling them you’re enjoying her work!

[workingitinportland-deactivated]

For the people out of the country who are asking how to help, Vee came up with this list, please do what you can on it and share!

[transpeter-deactivated20180411]

is jeff goldblum bisexual/pansexual or is he so comfortable with his sexuality that i’m pretty sure he could make out with a guy and say “i’m straight, i was just teaching him the proper way to roll his tongue when frenching” and i would be like “yeah that sounds like something jeff goldblum would genuinely be trying to teach someone” it could really go either way with him

[transpeter-deactivated20180411]

[kontrazvedka-deactivated2019031]

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Nearly 2,000 have been sent away since 2013 because the government says they lied on asylum application forms.

Despite its reputation as a haven for refugees, Canada has been deporting North Korean asylum seekers who came to the country through South Korea.

Nearly 2,000 have been kicked out of the country since 2013 because the government says they lied on their asylum application forms. Another 150 Koreans are under imminent threat of deportation. 

Eleven years ago, Taegun Kim came to Canada with his wife, daughter and son. Now they have two more children, both Canadian citizens. A deportation would be catastrophic for the family. 

“That notice means death to me,” Kim told Al Jazeera. “I came all the way here for a better life and my family is well adjusted to life in Canada. To think we’re going to be separated, it breaks my heart.”

Continue Reading.

[nottheoneicheckatwork]

Dear Tumblr, I have not lived in Somerville since July and I haven't had a dog since 2001. Please stop showing me just this ad.

[fatallyblonde]

there is no heterosexual explanation for this.

[r0rschach]

What happens!!?? I want this romance…. so cute

[decaflesbian]

Ummm im here for vintage lesbians

[weirddyke]

i’m sure someone probably commented on this post already but this is calamity jane, they eventually move into a tiny cabin together and sing a song about how “a woman’s touch” can fix anything. i watched this movie daily when i was about 7 and now i’m a dyke

[tsoki]

my butch lesbian professor who is well into her sixties had told me that this was her first real exposure to the concept that a woman could not only be attracted to other women, but be butch while doing it. she said this movie propelled her into her sexuality with a sense of pride and remains a cornerstone of her coming-out journey. in short, representation matters and always has. 

[wlwellbutrin]

@bunnyfemme

[zhanael]

@fairymascot

[idiopathicsmile]

yeah for reference, here’s the “fixing up the cabin” song

i really want to believe that at least one person in the production knew precisely what they were doing

[heroicendeavour]

Cannot believe no-one has even mentioned Secret Love yet. There’s a reason this song is a total gay anthem.

I’m pretty sure a LOT of people in the production knew precisely what they were doing.

[catpda]

how can ppl say cats dont have feelings like. 

when my cat got deadly sick she refused to eat a single thing and it had been days but when i started crying she ate just a little bit, and upon seeing how happy it made me, kept doing it whenever she could.

now whenever im sad or crying she finds wherever i am with a mouthful of food and eats the pieces one by one, every time looking up at me making sure i was watching her eat it all because she knew it made me happy. and it DOES make me happy

i love cats!!! 

[catpda]

im so glad my little Foofy has touched everyone’s hearts… she luvs you all

[sweetschizo-deactivated20190808]

Don’t armchair diagnose mass shooters and other killers. The misconception that all violent people must be mentally ill (and the following conclusion that all mentally ill people must be dangerous) has horrible real life consequences for visibly mentally ill people.

Schizophrenic people are 14 times more likely to be a victim of a violent crime than committing one because people assume that we’re homicidal and dangerous and may react very negatively to visibly mentally ill behavior, partly due to all the media portrayals of schizophrenics as violent killers.

50% of people killed by police are disabled or mentally ill (and the victims are disproportionately black or other people of color) because the unusual behavior of visibly disabled and visibly mentally ill people is read as inherently threathening and dangerous.

Please consider the real life consequences of reinforcing the association between mental illness and violence - people are dying because y'all want to blame all evil in the world on severe mental illness so that you can clearly separate yourself from it. You’re harming an already extremely vulnerable and marginalized group of people and it’s time to stop!

[sweetschizo-deactivated20190808]

I encourage people who aren’t schizophrenic to reblog this. These stereotypes are literally getting people killed and I’ve seen no awareness around this on this website.

[mialitheentertainer]

Hi. I go by Mia Little now because I’m over fetishizing my race with the surname Li and the baggage that comes with it. When I first entered the industry years ago I remember my first “manager” telling me to go with Li as my last name in porn because it was an obvious Asian last name. To be honest I knew that it was a pigeonholing decision to overemphasize my ethnicity and ultimately contribute to the reduction of my identity to just one fetishizable facet of my self. I’m tired of going to sets and not being informed that I will be asked to play into the stereotype at the last minute bc ppl assumed it wouldn’t be a big deal. I’m tired of being asked to not speak during a scene bc I am so obviously American, which I am. I’m tired of being asked to do an accent and perform race. I’ve been there. I’ve done these things because I thought it was the only way for me, as an Filipinx American womxn, to make it in the industry. It was exhausting and does not line up with my values when it comes to race and challenging the systems and patterns that perpetuate racism. I’ve come to realize that success in this industry for me isn’t about getting to be in all the movies and DVDs or nominations and awards. Success can be feeling in control of my identity and brand and having a fantastic community of fans, Ho fam, and friends that accept me as I am and whomever I grow into. As a queer, genderqueer woc I have never felt more closeted in my life than when I worked so hard to curate my body and self to adhere to the mainstream sense of what I should be and not who I am. Everyone’s journey in adult film is unique bc we are all juggling our identities, brand, and work. Thank you, Ho fam and friends for the unconditional love, support, and wisdom. Y’all make me feel a little more comfortable in my skin and believe a little more in my voice.💖💖💖

[nottheoneicheckatwork]

wtf tumblr I almost exclusively follow current and former sex workers from this account, of course I don’t fucking want your new damn “safe mode” on

[oncelerfucker69-deactivated2019]

headlines I like to see

[quasi-normalcy]

Why would you post the headline but not the article? (X)

[thetwistedrope]

Last week, 19 towns across Colorado voted to allow the exploration of creating a local, public alternative to expensive private providers.

Fort Collins voters went the furthest, passing a measure to finance an assessment of starting a city-owned broadband utility, which would aim to provide faster service at a cheaper price. That means residents could have a say in whether a new public network maintains the principle of net neutrality, whatever the FCC decides in the future.

[out-there-on-the-maroon]

Read the article if you can, the voting margins are obscenely high in favor. :D

[subversivehost]

GOOD.

[we-are-the-reckless-youthhhh]

[explanatorypower-deactivated201]

i dont understand this at all and america scares the fuck out of me

[free-market-pluralist-deactivat]

This is the america they don’t want you to see

[robloxgf-deactivated20190515]

i love america

[dalaisa-katili-deactivated20170]

This is what you call Waffle House at 2 am when the bars close and everyone is drunk and hungry

[rasec-wizzlbang-blog]

*group of people having fun* this site: wtf this is so scary

[wilfulwayfarer-deactivated20220]

People having safe fun at a waffle house is scary for most Tumblr bloggers, reports say.

[inkandcayenne]

Some context for those not familiar with Waffle House Culture: 

Waffle House is one of the few chains in America that’s open 24/7/365, and where you can get both breakfast and lunch/dinner options at any time (I have had so many Breakfast Cheeseburgers at Waffle Houses). The food is really good, and people eat there at all times of the day or night, but it’s particularly popular as a late-night post-drinking spot because it’s all that’s open and it’s the kind of food that tastes especially good when you’re hammered.

Part of Waffle House Protocol is that all the servers and cooks greet every single customer as they come through the door. It sounds lame, but I’ve never been to a Waffle House where that greeting didn’t feel completely heartfelt. My mom is a health nut who could barely find anything on the menu she was willing to eat and yet she describes the Christmas Day lunch we had there one year as one of the nicest meals she’s ever had because everyone was so warm and welcoming. That sense of camaraderie gets turned up to 11, of course, at 2 a.m. when everyone’s shitfaced.

The jukeboxes have Waffle-House-themed songs on them (once you have heard “Raisins in my Toast” you will be earwormed forever) and there is an arcane system of hash brown ordering: scattered, smothered, covered, chunked, topped, diced, peppered, and/or capped. The hot sauce bottles say “Casa de Waffle.” 

Once, in Oxford (UK), my husband and I walked past a kebab van very late one night and he said “why do I smell Waffle House”

The location of most Waffle Houses means there’s some… classism that tends to get tied up with Anti-Waffle House Discourse, which is probably lending itself, in part, to this being such a fraught topic. (I’m looking at a map and apparently I was born and raised right in the middle of the Peak Waffle House Density Zone)

It is, in the words of chef Anthony Bourdain, “indeed marvelous— an irony-free zone where everything is beautiful and nothing hurts; where everybody regardless of race, creed, color or degree of inebriation is welcomed.”

[disease-danger-darkness-silence]

I love Denny’s but honestly Denny’s WISHES it was Waffle House.

[lady-feral]

One of the few things I miss about the south is waffle house.

[bakunawoah]

i miss eating at the awful waffle but i know that shit ain’t gluten free so

[blaaaaaank-deactivated20210314]

waffle house is literally one of the things i’m most excited about when i visit down south

[thisiseverydayracism]

Time to boycott the New York Times. Cancel your subscriptions.

[welcomedhappiness]

Farewell online privacy

[tikalgirl]

What happened?

[welcomedhappiness]

Trump happened.

[pizzaalle]

just get a VPN?

[earth-ruins]

You can’t just tell people to ‘get a VPN (Virtual Private Network)’. Buying a VPN is like buying a house. It’s very very important. Having no VPN or having a ‘wrong’ one can seriously damage your life. Especially for Americans because their privacy laws are garbage. I am going to try explain why you should get a VPN but bare with me, I am from Germany and my English is far from perfect. 

Let’s start with a simple test. Click this link here: https://whatismyipaddress.com/ It will tell your IP adres, your ISP (internet service provider), and your location. The location might not be very accurate, but then again, it’s just a simple website. Imagine what the government can do!

So basically, everyone can find out where you live. But there is more danger. Your ISP. Your ISP logs your every move online and they are required to keep it in case the government wants access to it (or if a 3rd party wants to buy your data (yikes). They have everything. What websites you visit. How long you stay on a website. What you download. Your search terms. European laws are more subtle on this but if you are from the US you are #@*#&, especially because Trump doesn’t support the open internet. It’s scary but maybe in the future you can’t get a job because the recruiter knows your searched on ‘how to deal with depression’ or anythings else that’s supposed to be private because it’s your f*cking right. Or you get a $100k fine because you pirated a movie 15 years ago. You need a VPN. You’re dumb for not using one. but what does a VPN do?

A VPN encrypts all your data so if it were be intercepted no one can ‘crack the code’ and damage your privacy. 

Usually being online goes like this (simplified): Your computer —-> ISP (—–> keeps data —–> sells it)

But with a VPN it goes like: Your computer —–> VPN (encrypts data)—–> ISP (ISP can’t see shit)

Furthermore, a VPN hides your IP address and location by giving you another IP address located in Spain for example (you can often choose from a list and change as many times as you want).  

Now that you know why you should get a VPN and what is does it is important to educate yourself because people often choose the wrong VPN. VPN providers are also businesses and have to obey the law. If you choose a VPN provider located in the US then you are throwing your money away because the laws in the US shits on your privacy. If the US gov wants the provider to give all their logs they have to obey.  The ISP  still can’t see what you are doing online and sell your data but the US gov can interfere with your VPN provider so NEVER CHOOSE A PROVIDER LOCATED IN THE US. 

I just wanted to make that very clear so my followers don’t buy false security.

There is still more danger!  Who says your VPN provider isn’t selling your data? You need to check their logging policy. Do they keep logs? If yes, what for? For how long do they keep them? Tip: Choose a provider who doesn’t keep logs

More about law  The US is part of the Five Eyes program (the worst):  

The Five Eyes, often abbreviated as FVEY, is an intelligence alliance comprising Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. These countries are bound by the multilateral UKUSA Agreement, a treaty for joint cooperation in signals intelligence (source)

There is also a Nine Eyes (bit better) and Fourteen Eyes Program (better).  You don’t want a VPN provider who is located in one the Five Eyes countries.  If you had to choose go for a provider located in a country that’s part of the Fourteen Eyes Program or even better, go for a country that isn’t part of any program! 

I know this is a shitty explanation and please pardon my english but now it’s time to do your own research. Take your privacy seriously. Maybe WWIII breaks out and you get killed for liking the ‘wrong’ FB-page.  

Go to this website: https://thatoneprivacysite.net/simple-vpn-comparison-chart/

Make sure that your future VPN provider both has green boxes for Privacy Jurisdiction and Privacy Logging. 

I recommend ovpn.se and trust.zone. ovpn is located in Sweden so they are part of the 14 Eyes Program and they keep minimal logs. Their business ethics, however, are alright. 

Trustzone is located in the Seychelles. No country can interfere and their privacy jurisdiction is the best you can get. The US want your data but needs to get it from Trustzone? The Seychelles will simply give them the finger and wave them goodbye. However, this makes this provider very appealing for people who torrent and criminals because they keep no logs (and that is how it shoud be) Also,  there are almost no marketing efforts so this provider is one the cheapest)

Also, often providers such as ExpressVPN are being called ‘The Best’ on websites about VPNs but know that this is just marketing which also makes those provider more expensive (and they too shit on your privacy)

This must be the worst article you have ever read but please, please take your privacy very seriously.

EDIT: I got many people asking me which provider I use. For those who want to know, I use Trust Zone. They offer a free 3-day trial with no strings attached. But still do your own research! 

[writing-prompt-s]

I am also with Trustzone but I think you forgot to explain one of it’s most important features. It protects you when you are using someone else’s Wi-Fi. If you are at Starbucks and you use their Wi-Fi your privacy is at risk. Anyone with ill intentions could steal your information. Especially if you are using an unsecured Wi-Fi hotspot. With a VPN your data gets encrypted so no one can steal it. 

[rabbittiddy]

Wait, what’s going, on? Did trump destroy internet privacy with a bill or something? Where’s the news? Oh wait, why am I getting visions of Alex Jones and selling water purifiers?

[thecrystalfems]

He hasn’t yet but he says he wants to. And if he is serious about it it would be really easy to do. Since all our data is already recorded, as the person above explained.

[coltrer]

Trump wants more surveillance of Muslim Americans. This in a country where internet privacy is already close to non-existent. 

Trust.Zone has a free trial. Use it. 

btw this post only has 11k notes? That’s quite disappointing for something this important. 

Don’t reblog this post to save a life. Reblog this to protect an entire family!

[imthedoctor12]

@earth-ruins @writing-prompt-s Should I get trustzone for my mobile device?

[writing-prompt-s]

If you use public Wi-Fi, then yes. Which VPN you use is up to you, amigo. Take @earth-ruins advice. Do your own research first. 

[writing-prompt-s]

@elvesfromthedeep​ just brought the current situation in the US to my attention (March 30, 2017). 

Sources

Anger as US internet privacy law scrapped 

Congress just voted to let internet providers sell your browsing history 

To all my friends in the US, please read this entire post. Making everyone aware of VPNs is going to be my mission. Your privacy matters. Please reblog this post.

[greeneyespurpleheart]

Don’t tell me you just wanted to scroll past this. Stop looking at pictures of cats for a moment, okay? Don’t you realize how important this is? This is dangerous! ‘America, the best FREE country in the world’ my ass.

With this new law your ISP can sell your Internet history which could include passwords, usernames, religion, credit card numbers, race and much more to the highest bidder. So here is what I want you to do. You are going to read the whole thing and before you think ’this is so important. Let me reblog this real quick and go back to admiring cats again-’ NO! Don’t reblog this. Take action first. Then reblog. Sign up for a free trial! Trust.Zone offers one (here). Yes. It might be difficult to set up a VPN for some people. But is that going to stop you from protecting yourself and your family? 30 minutes. 30 minutes is all that it takes. 5 if you know how to install software. The problem with some of you is that you see ‘difficult’ as something negative. I want you to see difficult differently. I need you to push through this stuff. You are going to protect yourself. There is nothing negative about that. VPNs are fun and costsaving too! A VPN bypasses geographical restrictions so you can access websites you normally can’t or you could start Netflix’s one month free trial over and over again- forever. And it’s legal! (unless you use it to buy weapons etc.,) Don’t tell yourself that you are too tired and that you will do this tomorrow. Because that isn’t going to happen and you know it. You have to do this right now. You only have to click on it. Don’t let this/shit/life just happen to you. Take yourself seriously. Get a VPN.

Privacy is not a privilege, it’s a fundamental human right

[stumbling-while-balancing]

I had this pointed out to me, and I wanted it to be the last thing I reblogged so it was the first anyone entering my blog would see. It’s not something I usually post, but it definitely is important enough to make an exception.

Goodnight everyone!

[nonbinarypastels]

Just a note for people who simply can’t afford to pay for a VPN that free VPNS do exist. They’ll likely not be as good quality as ones you pay for (for example, they may have a cap on how much data you can use with them or have bandwith limits or limited support options) but they’ll still get the job done and they’re better than nothing.

You can find a list of different free VPNs and the descriptions + pros/cons of them here:

https://www.bestvpn.com/free-vpns/

[mskaylee]

I use IPVanish, which has its plusses and minuses (but hey, seems to have finally fooled Netflix, who was blocking me). But if you are a person who cares about privacy, is involved in activism, wants to browse the web region-free, or fears the current state of the U.S. government, you need a VPN. While you’re at it, please encrypt and password-protect your devices and backups.