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Mutaz Essa Barshim and Gianmarco Tamberi decided to share the title in the men’s high jump.
this . :)
this is the only sports content you’ll see me posting because it’s so fucking sweet of them
From: https://www.worldathletics.org/news/feature/barshim-tamberi-friendship-tokyo-olympics-gold
Quoting this article “My friend Mutaz” written by Gianmarco Tamberi
I am a track athlete and a coach. I will be sharing the example of these two with my athletes. What an example of the sport being larger than the ego. The Qatari athlete could have won it (he is that good). Had they gone to a jump off, I have no doubt that Barshim would have won gold. But instead of going for glory, he did the unthinkable. He shared the podium. What a moment for our sport!
Hello, Tumblr!
This is my first time making a post like this.
This is extremely important for me, so please I beg you to take the time to read it!
I was accepted to the University of Applied Sciences of Hannover, in Germany to begin my studies in September. I will be part of the Information Management program. I am beyond happy!!
The only thing that's left to do is prove to German authorities that I will be able to afford living expenses without working or receiving government assistance.
I need to have €10.250 in a German blocked account for this.
For context, I come from an extremely poor family. I live i Paraguay, one of the poorest countries in South America. Living conditions here are truly bad, and with 21 year old I can only work to earn a minimum wage salary. Besides, none of my parents are responsible for ANY of my living expenses so I am completely on my own for this.
Fortunately I've been saving money for this for the past 2 years. However I am still a bit far from reaching my goal. I started GoFundMe campaign to hopefully reach my goal before the semester starts. If you are not able to make any donations, PLEASE share my campaign with your friends!! It is extremely important for me to reach other people.
Absolutely every donation makes a difference. Even as little as $1 has a huge impact on my future.
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I am begging you to please reblog this and share the link with your friends and also other social media platforms. You will improveme a young girl's life in so many ways with small actions.
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Tony Hawk’s Twitter is a gold mine honestly
We Stan this San Diego Man
this
C o m e d yy
Some recent gems:
And of course there’s
#where is race war tony hawk tweet thats my fav (via @laughingfish)
I gotchu, bro:
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I’m crying 😭😂🤣
Y'know what, fuck this bullshit. I need to know y'all are actually against it.
Reblog this if you will NOT use or support Post+.
I hope to make @staff see how that is total bullshit. Tumblr will die without writers/creators.
I pay enough subscriptions. I’ll just drop this social media platform before I pay for something else.
It’s 5 am, and I’m trying very hard not to bust up laughing!
I feel like book piracy has become so normalized now and its honestly so ugly and disappointing. Like I totally understand that some people in other countries have straight up no library access but for people in the US/UK?? saying that pubs are their 'free trial' without even trying to use a library??? I truly think younger readers using them don't realize how badly it could fuck an author over
i think book piracy comes down to people not understanding the differences between the film industry and the book industry. i don’t fully understand the film industry bc it’s not my focus, but i do know that pirating movies or shows is not going to directly impact the actors and/or the little people behind the movie or show. (if someone wants to elaborate on how, please do! i’m not really sure.)
however, pirating books is going to directly impact authors, not publishers or CEOs or any other bigwigs. an author is paid thus: they sign a contract for a certain amount of money, say, $100,000 for a two-book deal. that means that each book will be (technically) worth $50,000. depending on the contract, a check will be written for $25,000 upon the author turning in the version of the manuscript that the editor bought. that check will go to the author’s agent, who will take their 15% commission, which will be $3,750. then, the agent will send the remaining $21,250 to the author, minus taxes. with that same scenario, a check with the remaining $25,000 will be written upon the author turning in the final copy of the manuscript, aka the version that will go to the printer, and the process repeats (the check is sent to the agent, the agent takes their 15%, the author gets the remaining $21,250, minus taxes).
that’s not where this story ends, though: in every contract is a thorough section detailing royalties, aka how much the author will receive per sale of a copy of their book in the book’s entire lifespan. if an agent is good, this will be one of their most important areas they focus on during negotiations. it’s imperative that people know that royalties can make or break an author’s career. it’s better to have larger royalties than a larger advance, bc an advance is only once, whereas royalties will continue as long as the book continues to sell (hardcover, paperback, audiobook, ebook, etc). the higher the author’s advance, the more pressure there is for the author to break even, aka for the author to make back the $50,000 spent on that first book. in a worst case scenario, if an author doesn’t earn back their advance (a big turn of phrase in publishing), they could have book 2 canceled, or they could possibly never be able to sell another book to a publisher again due to a poor sales record. in that case, it’s likely the author will have to re-debut under a pen name so the publisher backing them can treat them like a debut author. or, you’ll see an author’s first printings tank between book 1 and 2 or book 2 and 3 etc etc. for instance, Enchantee by Gita Trelease had a first hardcover printing of 175,000 copies (which is big for a debut!), while book 2 of that series, Everything That Burns, has a first hardcover printing of 75,000 copies. now, i can’t see the sales numbers, but it seems likely a lack of sales is the culprit here.
so when people say that pirating books will directly influence whether or not your favorite author gets to publish more books, they really mean it. it won’t affect the publisher (who has massive protections in place) nearly as much as it will affect the author (who doesn’t have those same protections), and it could mean that your favorite author never gets to finish that series you love or can never publish another book again. in conclusion, don’t pirate books, kids.
A local resident puts love hearts and slogans on the plastic that covers offensive graffiti on the vandalised mural of Manchester United striker and England player Marcus Rashford on the wall of a cafe on Copson Street, Withington on July 12, 2021 in Manchester, England. Rashford and other Black players on England’s national football team have been the target of racist abuse, largely on social media, after the team’s loss to Italy in the UEFA European Football Championship last night.
A defaced mural of Marcus Rashford is repaired by the artist Akse P19 on July 13, 2021 in Manchester, England.
i was having a pretty good day until derek chauvin's mother spoke.
with not one an ounce of sympathy, carolyn pawlenty proceeded to ignore all the pain, tears, and death that her son has caused the floyd family and countless others. instead of apologizing and acknowledging someone else's pain other than her own, she whined about how she believes that her son "has a good heart and he has always put others before own." she even went as far as to say that he was innocent and "a good man." pawlenty also mentioned how she won't get to see her son, or talks to him on the phone, or give him a "special hug." how dare she cry about not getting to see her son when gianna will never get to see, talk to, or hug her father again, because of her son.... when floyd's siblings will never get to see, talk to, or hug her father again, because of her son... when floyd's other family and friends will never get to see, talk to, or hug george floyd again because of her son...
not only did her words enforce the idea that his parents are a large part of the reason chauvin is the horrible person that he is, but they are a perfect example of white delusion and white disregard of the suffering that black and other racial minorities go through and have been going through for centuries.
no carolyn, your son is not a good man. he is not innocent. he is a murderer, and he deserves a lot more than 22.5 years in jail.
with all of that being said, here are a some important links: official gianna floyd fund (george floyd's child) - closed, george floyd memorial foundation, the official peace and healing for darnella fund
(feel free to reblog with other helpful links!)
edit: (changed to regular text so it’s easier to read!)
https://twitter.com/joshuapotash/status/14026897807x06578441
For those who haven’t heard, this woman in Arkansas was speeding by a slight margin (5 miles) and was flagged to pull over by an officer. She put on her blinker and got into the right most lane, then slowed and put her hazards on, indicating she was looking for a safe place to pull over. This is actually what police departments, and this one specifically, tell people to do. The shoulder on that road was quite narrow, and she was likely waiting to exit the interstate.
Despite this, the officer slowly gains on her and uses a pit maneuver to spin her car out. This sent her (and her unborn child) careening into the median and completely flipping the car. The officer is heard calling for ems in a very calm voice.
From what I can find, the woman is alright, as is her child. She’s looking to pursue legal action against the officer, who has defended his actions by claiming she was driving wildly and swerving. As I’ve seen so far, he is still being paid and on the force.
In case there was any doubt that cops are fucking liars, here's the video of her "driving wildly and swerving"
zero remorse in this officers voice -- this is the voice of a police officer who knows he can get away with almost anything and doesn’t care if he hurts people
Speaking as someone who has taken it, the Arkansas Driver's manual specifically states that if there is no safe place to pull over to slow down, get in the right lane, and turn your hazards on to show you plan to stop. In other words, she did EXACTLY what she was supposed to do.
bastards
Defund the police!
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… and here is a gift for all of us.
Happy Pride!
Every pride, you must reblog this. No exceptions
Happy pride month!
"you're just racist"
It was never a fear of immigrants. It has always been about hate towards people of color. We have no problem with white Europeans. No fear of white Europeans stealing jobs. No fear of white Europeans being terrorists. No fear of white Europeans bringing drugs into America. No fear of white Europeans being rapists.
Call out racism when you see it.
“If your house is on fire, the most urgent thing to do is to go back and try to put out the fire, not to run after the person you believe to be the arsonist. If you run after the person you suspect has burned your house, your house will burn down while you are chasing him or her. That is not the action of a wise person. You must go back and put out the fire. When you are angry, if you continue to interact with or argue with the other person, if you try to punish him or her, you are acting exactly like someone who runs after the arsonist while their home goes up in flames.”
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Thich Nhat Hanh, in “Taming the Tiger Within”.
Thich Nhat Hanh gems
I needed this this morning.
‘People Are Greedy’: The Absurd Electric Bills Slamming Texans
https://www.thedailybeast.com/dollar5152-power-bill-texas-winter-storm-hell-only-gets-worse?ref=scroll
Texans should file a class action suit against ERCOT, all the power companies, the governor & every member of their state House & Senate. All of them should pay these astronomical electric/gas bills.
DON’T PUNISH THE VICTIMS. PUNISH THE PERPETRATORS.
Thank god this isn’t twitter so I can say I unequivocally support murdering the people responsible. Don’t worry they probably weren’t smart enough to give cops lower rates no one will stop you.
Look at the absolute evilness
When will we be able to claim that capitalism has failed us?
I had to go to my local grocery store right before it opened so that I could rush in. Once we got in, everyone was running around getting what they could. Luckily, we were able to find everything on our list.
When we stepped outside, there was a long line of people waiting to enter a store which already didn’t have anything. I was always told that this was the nightmare scenario, if socialism ever occurred here in the United States. Well, newsflash: It is occurring under capitalism. When will we finally wake up from our dogmatic slumber?
