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Vintage Monster Valentines.

[fratboykate]

Guys, the first images of Irma’s level of devastation are coming out of Barbuda and it’s heartbreaking. The President of Barbuda says that 90% of the island is uninhabitable, upwards of 60% of the TOTAL population are now homeless because the hurricane destroyed virtually every building and home on the island, and that the estimated damage is valued at no less than $200 million dollars. That’s money a small island like that doesn’t have. They’re saying it’s going to take years to rebuild and Hurricane Jose is right behind Irma on the same path which means they could be hit twice. This is just one of the islands being affected.

Please, show up for the Caribbean like you did for Houston. There is no safety net for any of these islands including mine. They’ll rely entirely on foreign aid. Find local charities or global trustworthy charities (NOT the Red Cross) and make a donation asking them to aid the Caribbean. There’s whole countries being turned into rubble with no financial means to repair their infrastructures. They’re going to need help.

[fratboykate]

For the hundreds of people replying or in my inbox asking “Why not the Red Cross?!”:

Google is free.

Why The Red Cross Faces Backlash on Harvey Relief Efforts [Washington Post]

Red Cross Built Exactly 6 Homes For Haiti With Nearly Half A Billion Dollars In Donations [Huffington Post]

Red Cross Exec Doesn’t Know What Portion Of Donations Go To Harvey Relief [NPR]

Report: Red Cross Spent 25 Percent Of Haiti Donations On Internal Expenses [NPR]

Seriously, guess where I found all of those in two solid minutes of searching? Google. Even better, they didn’t charge me a penny for it. 

Stop wanting things to be spoonfed to you. While you waited for someone to link you to sources, you could’ve done it yourself and already donated to people who desperately need it. 

[fratboykate]

Because people are also asking where to donate instead of the Red Cross:

MercyCorps [89% rating on Charity Navigator]

Heart To Heart International [97% rating on Charity Navigator]

Direct Relief [100% rating on Charity Navigator]

Habitat For Humanity [83% rating on Charity Navigator // Because with islands like Barbuda 90% destroyed and French St. Martin said to be 95% destroyed then people are going to need homes built]

Catholic Relief Services [90% rating on Charity Navigator // For those who would want to donate to a religious organization]

If there is a note or comments section on their donation page please do let them know that you would want your money to go to their Caribbean relief efforts. Houston and Florida have the US government backing them in whatever they will need but these islands will have very little except for these charities to fall back if they have any hope of rebuilding what seems to be entire countries in some cases. For the people who lost everything even a few bucks will go a long way. 

For the most part I would suggest staying away from privately launched GoFundMes unless you know the person directly. Ultimately, you just never know where those funds are going to end up and if your money will be used wisely. Sure, the same can be said for charity organizations but at least there is a better shot at possibly helping through them. The five listed above are world known and have been studied by charity oversight organizations. It’s as close to perfect as we’re going to get.

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Hurricane Irma threatens Puerto Rico with 6-month blackouts

Experts say the local public utility was "running on fumes" even before hurricane Irma and tropical storm Jose approached.

Hey, guys! This probably breaks my aesthetic, but I don’t care.

On top of the IMMENSE economic and human loss that Puerto Rico will face after Hurricane Irma:

Puerto Rico is about to lose power for 6 months. Yes, no electricity for six months. SIX MONTHS.

180 DAYS.

YOU KNOW THAT SONG SEASONS OF LOVE FROM RENT? YEAH, THINK OF 525,600 MINUTES CUT IN HALF.

262,800 MINUTES.

15,768,000 SECONDS. NO ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY, TELEVISION, AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING, THE INTERNET, PHONES, RADIO, NOTHING. 

PLEASE donate anything you can here. 

You can also donate to the following organizations:

Mercy Corps

OneBlood (blood donation)

UNICEF

If you can’t contribute financially or with blood, PLEASE REBLOG! 

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[lastfmuser]

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Juanita Montoya Vigil, sister of Maria Martinez at Frijoles, New Mexico Photographer: Grant Fitch Date: circa 1930? Negative Number 041562

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[pathfindernerds]

“I just feel so dead inside…”

“Dead inside, you say? I know something that might just work”

[phobs-heh]

RIP Bernie Wrightson

[aflawedfashion]

Why do you have to be so competitive about everything?

Oh, and you’re not?

I’m less competitive than you are.

[rowdyholtzy]

Using your gf’s tit to help yourself stand up is lesbian culture

[whatkikiloves]

Style Crush: Esther Quek, distinguished group fashion and beauty director of luxury Middle Eastern publications The Rake and Revolution and frequent contributor to Condé Nast Traveller.

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Spongebob is a tv show about a closeted gay young man getting the attention of an unreceptive crush (Squidward) while also maintaining a performative crush on Sandy (known lesbian) anyways by the end of the series he will have come out and gotten over his thing for Squidward (which he was unknowingly only harboring because Squidward actively disliked him and Spongebob was setting himself up for failure) and form a committed and mutually beneficial relationship with Patrick, realizing he’s been in love with his best friend f years and Patrick (bisexual) has felt the same but also felt as though he couldn’t compete with the high culture that Squidward possessed

[kkoongie]

Working at hot topic is so fucking surreal

[kkoongie]

I made this post because today two guys came into the store and one kept purposely referencing Rick and Morty, while the other had never seen the show and the first guy was trying to make it seem like an awful thing that guy 2 had never seen it and was thinking he was superior for knowing a bunch of useless facts about the show. Meanwhile guy 2 looked visibly uncomfortable. While his was happening, some girls were arguing saying “you can’t be a fan of supernatural if you’ve only seen 4 seasons”.

I felt like I was living out a fucking tumblr post and I’m only keeping this job to get a discount on jeans

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simple cotton jacket_B (INDIE PINK)

54,000원

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Maggie’s Apartment is now available on Steam!

Maggie’s Apartment is a point and click game about a marshmallow named Maggie Mallowne. Locked in her one-room apartment, you must help her understand the stories of the scandalous celebrity world outside through her radio, her belongings, and her apartment neighbors that talk to her through the walls.

It’s finally here! To learn more about Maggie, check out her website. Time to get crackin’ on this mystery! 

Steam Link!

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this is easily the most attractive cat i have ever laid eyes on

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I hope I get a girlfriend before WWIII.