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a decade ago, 20 children and 6 staff members were shot and killed in the tragic sandy hook elementary school shooting. today, a decade later, 14 children and 1 teacher had their lives taken at robb elementary school in texas. it’s been a decade, and there has been nothing done to prevent this from ever happening again. may they all rest in peace.

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 the south texas blood and tissue center are in critical need of blood donations following this horrific mass shooting. you can visit their website to find a donation location. 

https://biobridgeglobal.org/donors/#

https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2022/05/24/uvalde-elementary-shooting-how-to-help-where-to-donate-blood/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=ksat12

i will be updating this post with more resources.

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the total death count is now 21. 18 children and 3 adults dead.

[notchainedtotrauma]

The Buffalo shooting occurred in a food desert. That was the main groceries store and it’ll be closed for quite some time. So here is one concrete thing we can do to help and that’s donating to the link below:

Buffalo Community Fridges

There’s a Twitter thread breaking it down

[neetols]

Heard about the Philippine election results :( I'm so sorry. Is there anything we can do to help?

Yeah it absolutely sucks altho tbh I'm not very surprised by the results as the elections were rigged in the first place. The Marcoses return to power has been planned since Duterte became president in 2016, the multi-million disinformation campaign, the media shut down, silencing of protestors etc., a lot of things were done to ensure his win. To be honest I dislike the international coverage of these elections since a lot of them put the blame on Filipino voters not knowing how democracy works when the Philippines has been controlled by political dynasties for decades. It's hardly democractic.

Filipinos in the diaspora can help by going to protests in your local community and non-filipinos can help by helping preserve documents against the Marcos regime. This means keeping physical and digital copies of books like Dekada 70, Conjugal Dictatorship, Marcos Martial Law: Never Again, The Jupiter Effect etc. There's a possibility these books will be banned. The Marcoses stay in power because they're good at rewriting history, preserving them is essential.

Also, because I've seen so many cases of this, continue to support Filipino creatives. I've seen international clients back out in the middle of commissioning Filipino artists because 'they don't want to support the dictatorship' and I find it baffling and offensive because really why blame an individual for the actions of an oppressive government. Not to mention that American artists didn't get treated like this when a controversial leader was elected. We need international support now more than ever because foreign investors are dropping the country which leads to less jobs being generated for locals.

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https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1cZsQfWU81BmhEwAf1T-eQG3chRJz8tot?fbclid=IwAR2pvBgr14BS3wggMEbCO3XrRDXy9NrrgSn3XeeV2KNfLyixe7djZNxdAqo

This is a link my college has sent out, a full library of Martial law writings.

[africanaquarian]

What the fuck is going on…

[iridessence]

i hate it here

[naamahdarling]

Did we not fucking tell everyone this would happen??

[paganinpurple]

The US moving backwards through time right in front of us

[lawbreaker13]

Sorry, is the goal overpopulation? I’m very confused as to what they think is going to happen

[zoanzon]

Arguably it wouldn't be overpopulation, which might explain some of the fence-sitters starting to fall behind this.

(Because I'm sure there's some just pulling the religious rhetoric out to align with the anti-abortion crowd but are doing it for the economic reasons.)

Thing is, population growth in the United States is dropping off. Covid exacerbated things for obvious reasons, but the birth-death ratio essentially hit even as of 2021, and that's after a decade or two of birth-rates and death-rates starting to draw close.

Beyond that, in times of recessions a lot of people don't want to have kids for the economic impact: a lot harder to pay for an infant when groceries and gas are getting expensive and there's worry over jobs getting cut.

Unfortunately for our capitalism-obsessed society, you can't have 'continual infinite growth of businesses' in without a steady supply of new blood to keep greasing the gears of capitalism.

So, for those partial to 'the cold calculus of maintaining society' or otherwise not caring for what happens to a society that sees birth-rates fall below death-rates, they see "unable to not have kids" as a valid option of making sure there's a fresh wage-slave population established for the next generation.

(Funny enough, this also means racism wins again, considering they could ameliorate the lack of births by just opening up immigration to account for the job openings/'keep the population growing'.)

But yeah: the evangelist crowd is cheering for obvious reasons, but I'm guessing at least a bit of this is just cold-hearted capitalists seeing a solution for the threat of not enough labor in the next generation.

[most-definitely-human]

After Roe v. Wade Vote, Access To Contraception Could Be Under Scrutiny

The Supreme Court will likely strike down Roe v. Wade, and the wording of Alito’s draft opinion has some experts worried that access to cont

A Republican Senate candidate endorsed by Peter Thiel is campaigning on a pledge to vote only for judges who oppose the SCOTUS ruling establ

Blake Masters pledged to vote for judges who believe Griswold v. Connecticut, Roe v. Wade, and Planned Parenthood v. Casey were wrongly deci

[angelsndragons]

friendly reminder that repubs are the worst and yes, this has been their goal all along and no, they haven’t been subtle or quiet about it.

this whole thing goes back to white supremacy. every time.

white people who can get pregnant aren’t having enough kids to keep white people the “dominant race” of america.

forced sterilization of people of color is going to come back in droves (not that it ever really went away but at least we’ve spent forty or so years lowering the number of forced sterilizations in these communities).

people of color are already several times more likely than white people to die of pregnancy complications and birth, because the medical community is racist as shit when it comes to believing and helping communities of color.

miscarriages will lock people up (which hey, conveniently means that said person can’t vote to change their circumstances anymore). no, seriously, there is no biological difference between an induced abortion and a miscarriage.

[getloudr]

Planned Parenthood got LOUDR 🔊 @ Tumblr

WHO THEY ARE:

Planned Parenthood’s mission is to ensure all people have access to the care and resources they need to make informed decisions about their bodies, their lives, and their futures. Founded in 1916, Planned Parenthood is a trusted health care provider, educator, and passionate advocate in the U.S. as well as a strong partner to health and rights organizations around the world. Each year, Planned Parenthood delivers vital sexual and reproductive health care, sex education, and information to millions of people.

WHAT THEY DID:

🩺 On October 1, 2021, Planned Parenthood partnered with Tumblr to rally supporters for abortion justice and defend access to abortions at 539 rallies in every state.

🩺 On September 3, 2021, Tumblr and Planned Parenthood partnered up in response to a Texas law that came into effect September 1, S.B. 8., effectively banning abortion in the state and asking private citizens to act as bounty hunters who “enforce” the law.

We made the following calls to action along with the graphic below:

Ways to take action:

Hit the ❤️ and 🔁buttons to share this post

Make sure your voice is heard by signing this petition

Give your community a little ✨razzle-dazzle ✨with this poster

Make a donation: Text “Texas” to 22422 or visit wearepp.org/Texas

P.S. Check out @plannedparenthood's Tumblr blog

[juicetrump2]

[partisan-by-default]

(x) and a bit more detail:

[parlezvousladybug]

A whooooooole lot of evangelical places should get shut down

[felesrubrum]

For those who don't know what this means (like I didn't), a church is a 501c3 organization: a tax exempt entity. In order for it to stay that way they may not get involved in legislature- including endorsing a political candidate. So if you witness someone doing this, you can report them to the IRS using form 13909. (If you're in the US)

[fede-le-grand]

[untilitdoes]

This is the conservative/christian sign for abortion. This is the sign used by those who are pro-life. This is a sign that is sexist, that demonizes abortion, that is anti women’s autonomy and female rights. It declares fetuses as full babies someone is throwing away. This sign can be genuinely triggering to deaf women who have had abortions.

If you want to go full-neutral, you can finger sign abortion. 

Or, the scientific version (pregnancy-remove) that is considered the leftist way –

Do not spread the pro-life version. Conservatives specifically try to push their ways to sign things as the default. You are unintentionally helping overpower deaf women’s rights advocates.

[wilwheaton]

“What do you think Republicans fear more, a Democrat who says “You would take away reproductive rights,” or one who says “You would force a 12-year-old rape victim to bear a child for her rapist”? Because that is what is at stake here. Every Republican should be asked what they’d say to that 12-year-old rape victim. Every Republican should be asked how much time they think women should serve in jail for having abortions. They should also be asked whether they are coming for birth control next, because that is what many in the anti-abortion movement want to do. They falsely believe birth control pills and IUDs are “abortifacients” and therefore should be outlawed. I don’t know how many Republican candidates agree with that. I don’t know how many favor the national abortion ban activists are planning to push for. But since every Democrat running for Congress apparently must answer questions about “defund the police,” an idea almost no Democrats actually support, shouldn’t every Republican everywhere be asked if they want to arrest women who get abortions and outlaw birth control?”

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Democrats need to find the courage to engage the abortion fight

Don’t fuck this up, Democrats.

[politicalantibody]

Gloves off!

[liberalsarecool]

Get every Republican on record!

[wilwheaton]

“Opinions on abortion have been remarkably resistant to change for the past 50 years. The antiabortion movement’s attempt to convince the public that abortion is murder was a failure, and that likely won’t change in the post-Roe world. Conservatives know that perfectly well. But the whole point of building the apparatus of minority rule was for moments like this. You don’t have to twist the system in knots and eliminate democratic accountability to do popular things. You do it to stop popular things you don’t like, enable yourself to do things the public doesn’t want, and hold on to power no matter what. every state, so 40 million Americans in California, most of them Democrats, get the same representation as 580,000 Americans in Wyoming, most of them Republicans. That is then levered into the electoral college, which is why the past two Republican presidents took office despite having lost the popular vote. That (plus unprecedented ruthlessness in refusing to allow a Democratic president to fill an open seat) gets you a conservative Supreme Court supermajority — appointed by presidents who lost the popular vote, confirmed by GOP senators who represent a national minority — enacting a conservative legal revolution the public never asked for.”

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Minority rule is the reason Roe v. Wade is dead

I wish all Republicans a very pleasant die in a fire.

[ryans-place]

Hope this helps (I didn't make this and I don't take any credit for making this. I just found it and thought it would be helpful).

[thehalfwaypost]

Memo To All Democratic Candidates

REPEAT AFTER ME, AD NASEUM: “My Republican opponent wants to end democracy, kill pregnant women, marry off little girls, burn books, emulate Putin, allow daily mass shootings, and ban the word ‘gay’ while inviting the government into your private love life.”

From 2022: The Year Of The Democratic Wedge Issue

[superheroesincolor]

Due to recurring health problems I have not been not feeling 100% lately (meaning the last few months). 

This week I had to have a new check up because the pain and was told I need to have blood work, electrocardiogram and x-ray, all these plus the meds and currently I don’t have healthcare provider.

If you like what I do and are able to help in any amount  please consider donation via:

         paypal.me/heroesincolor

Thanks in advance.

[seabeck]

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) resources

Basics

Infection List USA

Infection Map UK

French HPAI infection Info

What to do if you suspect your flock has HPAI + Signs and Symptoms 

Resources from the USDA

Info from the CDC (Can humans get it?)

Biosecurity

USDA 

Chicken chick 

Tarp recommendations for runs - Tarps stop poop from raining down on your birds - This article mostly focuses on winterizing and weather, however.

Protecting Captive Wild Birds From HPAI (for zoos and rehabs)

Rodents- Rodents can spread this virus too - Please don’t use poison, glue, or drowning, check laws regarding releasing wild animals for your area

Hardware cloth skirt example - Stops digging animals

Rodent prevention (note: barn cats are largely ineffective and detrimental to native wildlife)

More rodent prevention/control

Repeater live mouse trap

Repeater rat trap

Kill traps: rat, mouse

DIY repeater trap

Boredom Busters

Chicken treat ball - Chewy

Fruit and veggie hanger - Amazon - After reading reviews I went with this one because some others had injured hens

Omlet chicken swing  - Pricy but popular

DIY chicken swing

DIY boredom busters (note: I don’t recommend straw, it can cause impaction. Also the free ranging idea obviously doesn’t apply but the rest are good)

Flock blocks: Purina, Kalmbach  (use something to keep them from touching the ground)

Wyze Cam v3 - not so much a boredom buster for your flock but allows you to see and hear your flock! A boredom buster for humans perhaps

This is a basic list so feel free to add more. It’s also USA centric however this virus is in the UK and Canada (and surely others). Even if you don’t have poultry, please do your part and help out by taking down bird feeders and waterers/baths.

[stevensavage]

Inevitable Abortion Activism Post

(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com, Steve’s Tumblr, and Pillowfort.  Find out more at my newsletter, and all my social media at my linktr.ee)

OK I hadn’t planned to post much on politics here, beyond theory.  The last few months convinced me otherwise.  So get ready for occasional posts on Serious Stuff.  Also SHARE THIS POST

This time it’s abortion.  The Supreme Court looks like it is (or was) ready to negate it.  So here’s how to fight back now.

Groups planning marches.  It sounds like May 14th is the date.

Indivisible - https://indivisible.org/

Planned Parenthood - https://www.plannedparenthood.org/

NARAL - https://www.prochoiceamerica.org/

MoveOn - https://act.moveon.org/survey/defend-abortion-pledge/

UltraViolet - https://https://act.weareultraviolet.org/sign/abortion_mobilize_pledge/

Support orgs for abortions across the country:

Arkansas Abortion Support Network - https://www.arabortionsupport.org/

Northwest Abortion Access Fund - https://nwaafund.org/

Kentucky Health Justice Network - https://www.kentuckyhealthjusticenetwork.org/

New Orleans Abortion Fund - https://www.neworleansabortionfund.org/

Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund - https://www.msreprofreedomfund.org/

Missouri Abortion Fund - https://mofund.org/

North Dakota Women In Need Abortion Access Fund - https://www.ndwinfund.org/

Oklahoma Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice - https://rcrc.org/

South Dakota Access for Every Woman Fund - http://sdaccess4everywoman.org/

Memphis Center for Reproductive Health - https://memphischoices.org/

Fund Texas Choice - https://fundtexaschoice.org/

Utah Abortion Fund - https://utabortionfund.org/

Pro-Choice Wyoming - https://prochoicewyoming.org/

Yellowhammer Fund - https://www.yellowhammerfund.org/

The Brigid Alliance - https://brigidalliance.org/

Steven Savage

www.StevenSavage.com

www.InformoTron.com

[saywhat-politics]

[liberalsarecool]

Privacy is a right for men AND women.

[liberalsarecool]

Smash the patriarchy!

[surprisemoose]

I’ve said it before, and I will say it again.

If you want Roe v Wade overturned, but don’t support:

Comprehensive sexual education in schools

Easy and affordable access to contraception

Access to adequate and affordable prenatal care

Paid parental leave

Subsidized childcare

CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program)

WIC,

Then you don’t actually care about reducing abortions or protecting children. You just want to punish people with uteruses for having sex.