Curiouser And Curiouser

You're mad. Bonkers. Off your head...But I'll tell you a secret...All the best people are 26f bi,

[depsidase]

[lilliephoenix]

autumntides

10h

"In the instance an employer makes an illegal request for a photograph as part of a job application, you may submit a complaint to the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission." Successful violation fee collections are paid partially to the one who suffered the violation, which in many cases exceeds a year of work at these shit jobs. There's only two weak points to a corporation, and those are in the budget and in the supply chain. Hit them where it hurts.

[kamikaze-kumquat]

Fucking word.

Learn your rights!

[ms-cellanies]

AUTO REBLOG IN CASE YOU MISSED THIS THE 1ST TIME AROUND.  It is important to KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.

[sandmandaddy69]

[qualitysigns]

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

[yeahokayillreblogthat]

yeah okay ill reblog that

[thatsbelievable]

[anths-girl]

Fuck, yeah ✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻

[cricketcat9]

Excellent plan

[duck-that-draws]

They're so sibling coded, Rex is definitely that one mom friend to have snacks on him

[aggy72]

[quick2love]

“don’t let it bother u” baby i’m gonna be bothered by this for the next 10 years

[freshpickle]

please be nice to me, i'm in my twenties. do you know what that does to a person

[suuniva]

POSTING THIS AGAIN!!!

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE BE CAREFUL OUT THERE!!!

[dadstielkline]

fun facts about sharks

[churrotowns]

since it’s pride month, throwback to this beautiful cover and this wholesome interaction between two icons

[midoriyasbones]

Reblog if you are 100% okay with a transgender person correcting you if you accidentally misgender them or use their dead name.

[obaewankenope]

fuck google docs so fucking much

i've just lost hundreds of docs and pdfs and i'm beyond pissed right now

they're all permanently gone

[obaewankenope]

actually they're not holy shit

okay so, gonna tell ya'll something awesome rn

google drive is a mess sometimes with its storage things and if you're unlucky it might delete some of your files and you won't realise until it's well past the point where they won't be in 'trash' anymore and you're fucked

all is not lost however!

if you're on drive via browser, hit the little ? in a circle next to the settings cog and select "help"

search for "file recovery"

it'll show you the ways to try and recover your files on pc, android, and mac etc

these don't matter

you need to scroll down to the bottom and just hit the "contact us"

you'll be logged out automatically

log back in

click the little box to give google permission to attempt to restore your files for that account

click "submit"

give them some time to work but it's an automatic process

i've got most of my files back in less than 10 minutes

all is not lost! rejoice!

[obaewankenope]

I'm gonna reblog this again bc wow but was it helpful to learn!

[strawberryoverlord]

[haberdashing]

Out of curiosity, an informal survey…

Fanfic authors, reblog this and say in the tags the latest you’ve stayed up writing a fanfic.

Fanfic readers, reblog this and say in the tags the latest you’ve stayed up reading a fanfic.

If you’re both, by all means, give your responses for both!

[perpetually-cursed-love]

An all-nighter reading

[theconcealedweapon]

[naslostcontrol]

Mutaz Essa Barshim and Gianmarco Tamberi decided to share the title in the men’s high jump.

[niihiiil-deactivated20210913]

this . :)

[balkanica]

this is the only sports content you’ll see me posting because it’s so fucking sweet of them

[carryonmywaywardcaptain]

I went and looked up the clip just to get a better feel for what happened. I knew the ending, I knew what was coming, and I still got chills and almost cried.

THIS IS THE KIND OF WHOLESOME HUMAN CONTENT I LOVE TO SEE ON MY DASH.

[chase-your-dreams-away]

[annathesillyfriend]

this is incredible I love it I wish them all the best 🥺🥺

[wordsmithic]

IT GOT BETTER

[starlightomatic]

idk i wish we like... took a moment to just be sad about how a book series a lot of us really really loved turned out to have been written by an awful person?

like yes it has problematic themes but i wish we would stop pretending it always sucked and everyone who liked it was a dumb idiot. yes it’s not Literature (TM), it’s a children series, ok nu. but it was a really good children’s series and there were reasons everyone loved it.

a lot of us have lost an important part of our childhood because it’s tainted now and like. maybe we could or should just be sad about that and recognize we lost something.

also if people could stop yelling about how we’re stupid idiots with no taste because we liked children’s books when we were eight years old that would, like, be cool too

[starlightomatic]

like if you were a kid who was abused or different or lonely the idea of being whisked away to a magical world was immensely compelling. the idea of having friends and finding out you were special and there was a reason you were being mistreated was immensely compelling.

on top of that the worldbuilding is genuinely immersive. it really felt to me like there was a world beyond the main characters and that’s something i rarely find in other books.

and yeah as an adult i can look at the goblins and rita skeeter and see how it’s all problematic but as a kid it all truly flew over my head. the goblins didn’t give me internalized antisemitism cause i did not realize they were pulling from jewish stereotypes. rita skeeter did not make me transphobic cause i straight up did not notice the parts about her physical body being “manly” until people pointed that out two years ago.

yeah as an adult i can read it and see a whole boatload of problematic stuff but it wasn’t actually always obvious and like. it could have gone differently. if jkr was a different person she could have apologized for all of this. or explained she hadn’t known better but now she does and that she’s sorry to the communities she hurt. there was a moment when i thought that was possible. now it’s obvious that it’s not, and i think i’m allowed to mourn that.

and i’m allowed to mourn that something that was incredibly important to me as a child and that i really loved is now irrevocably tainted. we all are. we don’t have to pretend it retroactively sucked and that we were all idiots for being nine-year-olds who wanted to escape our lives and found a means to do it vicariously. fuck, it’s sad enough that nine-year-olds wanted to escape their lives. but anyways we weren’t idiots, the books were good for their time and what they were. we genuinely lost something of value and it’s okay to mourn that.

[bramblepatch]

Also, I get very tired of hearing "read any other book" - many potter fans were, and are, voracious readers. We have read and enjoyed other books; many of the books we read as children were marketed as "if you like Harry Potter..." at the time. Feeling grief over the betrayal of one author does not mean that you don't enjoy, or care deeply about, other books.

[yyyyddmmsupremacy-deactivated20]

if you're invested enough in a book series that you feel the need to mourn when you find out the author's a bigot, your life went wrong somewhere.

[starlightomatic]

you mean the part where i was literal six-year-old? no you’re right i should have just skipped right to adulthood

[jabberwockypie]

I mean, as noted in the posts above, for a lot of people who escaped into Harry Potter and other books so hard as children, their lives DID go very wrong somewhere. When the books were coming out, I knew more than one person who were suicidal teenagers who didn’t kill themselves because “but then I won’t find out how the books end”. So, you know, maybe don’t be a shithead about people having feelings about something that was important to them.

[perpetually-cursed-love]

This. We read them as family and it was a huge deal to me, then I was a teenager and had really bad anxiety and depression over my grandfather being diagnosed with and dying of cancer, Harry Potter helped. The idea that you can beat death helped, I have a deathly hallows tattoo for this reason, and now I feel betrayed. I am a proud bisexual woman who’s looks at the story that helped me stay alive not even 10 years ago and my heart breaks. I still support fan fictions etc but I hate JKR, and I struggle because family members still buy me merch but honestly it’s been a huge part of my life since I can remember, the books legit came out around when I was born. My entire life has had Harry Potter in it. And I don’t think it’s right to say I have to hate the art because the artist is shit. That means most of history should be hated, and I study history in university. That’s just wrong. You can appreciate art while knowing the creator is problematic and finding ways to enjoy your art without supporting them.

Ps. I apologize for any typos it’s 1:35am and I’m on a new phone that doesn’t understand my spelling mistakes yet ex. Waterproof was corrected to water Oreos earlier today 🤷🏼‍♀️

[deafstarrr]

I just got a car and started driving again so I was thinking about some safety things for D/deaf/HoH drivers. One huge concern is the possibility of being pulled over and encountering the police.

I have a magnet similar to this on my car in case of that situation

I also keep a notepad and pen in my glove box with my insurance card and registration. I keep everything is in one place so I won’t have to reach around and look like i’m searching for “something”

—-

I also found this article with more information—

https://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-2016/deaf-driver-safety-police-kb.html

Deaf Driver Safety: How to Deal With the Police - Health

Drivers with hearing loss should be extra cautious when pulled over by the police, as a recent tragedy in North Carolina reminds us. We have

Too many deaf folks have been killed by police, already. Stay safe!

(Hearing people are encouraged to reblog)

[death-deafying-stuntman]

I also have a Deaf Driver card

mine is from Gallaudet, so all the information is for DC but its still effective to let an officer know you’re d/Deaf no matter where you are. It goes in the visor of whatever car I’m driving. 

[sephezade]

Spread this like butter on cornbread.

[thepastisaroadmap]

[Image description: a banner and two photos of a pamphlet.

The banner is bright yellow and says in large text: Driver is Deaf. In smaller text it says “Failure to comply with verbal commands means driver can’t hear you.”

The front of the pamphlet says in large text “I am a Deaf Driver,” followed by bullet points.

Failure to cooperate with your verbal commands means [all caps] I am not [end caps] hearing you.

I [caps] do not [end caps] read lips.

Using a flashlight at night in my face will prevent me from seeing any gestures.

Qualified Interpreter(s) must be provided upon request to ensure effective communication. (Sec. 504 Rehab. Act/Title II of ADA)

Smaller text says “Video Relay Systems at Police Districts: The Metropolitan Police Department has technology for individuals in the deaf and hard of hearing community to communicate with its members. Each police district station offers a video relay service which enables those who rely on American Sign Language to access a live interpreter via a computer and video camera at the station desk. Station personnel are trained in the use and operation of the technology and can assist members of the community to establish a connection. The service is available at all seven of the police district stations and three sub-stations. Find out more about the police districts and locate your Police Service Area by visiting www.mpdc.dc.gov/districts or citizenatlas.dc.gov/atlasapps/reporthometab.aspx.”

The back of the card is titled “Tips for Using Your Visor Card” and says

Keep this card in your car’s visor in the event you are pulled over by a law enforcement officer.

When you are pulled over, immediately place the card in your window so the office can see it.

Keep your hands on the steering wheel until the officer gives you instructions.

Wait for the officer to approach the vehicle and read the card. Do not attempt to move in any manner that would make the officer think you are looking for a weapon.

If you are not able to understand what is being said through written notes, request an interpreter or another effective means of communication.

It is followed by a list of Police Districts and Substations in the DC area.

First District: 101 M. Street, SW. [phone]. TTY: [phone].

First District Substation: 500 E. Street, SE. [phone]. TTY: [phone].

Second District: 3320 Idaho Avenue, NW. [phone]. TTY: [phone].

Third District: 1620 V Street, NW. [phone]. TTY: [phone].

Fourth District: 6001 Georgia Avenue, NW. [phone]. TTY: [phone].

Fourth District Substation: 750 Park Road, NW. [phone]. TTY: [phone].

Fifth District: 1805 Bladensburg Road, NE. [phone]. TTY: [phone].

Sixth District: 100 42nd Street, NE. [phone]. TTY: [phone].

Sixth District Substation: 2701 Pennsylvania Ave, SE. [phone]. TTY: [phone].

Seventh District: 2455 Alabama Avenue, SE. [phone]. TTY: [phone].

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