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personsonable-deactivated201908

me holding a gun to a mushroom: tell me the name of god you fungal piece of shit

mushroom: can you feel your heart burning? can you feel the struggle within? the fear within me is beyond anything your soul can make. you cannot kill me in a way that matters

me cocking the gun, tears streaming down my face: I’M NOT FUCKING SCARED OF YOU

miaislying

Hey OP? What the FUCK does this mean?

personsonable-deactivated201908

decay exists as an extant form of life

miaislying

That’s a terrifying answer, have a nice day

depsidase

if you read this and your response is something along the lines of “but we still need prisons” than you either lack imagination or your basic understanding of human beings is heavily flawed. either way, you should sit down and think about it some more. if you need a place to start, ask yourself if police/prisons—a reactive way of dealing with social issues—can ever be more effective than preventative measures? ask yourself why people commit violence without being lazy and copping out at “some people are just bad people.”

maybe read some books or watch some videos on prison abolition. some people—unlike you apparently—have real ideas and well thought out ways to implement them. maybe read some literature about psychology and human behaviour. anthropology and sociology also have insights here. i dunno. just learn more, please.

its obvious the current situation is destructive, doesn't work, doesn't get anywhere close to the actual roots of the problems, and needs to be replaced with something better. i do not consider “well this may suck but its the best we can do” as a valid answer to solvable problems. if you are confused, again, there is plenty of literature and online content filled with real ideas.

also, believing that a world without police and prisons is impossible is a very colonized perspective. its a very very narrow way of looking at the world. not every culture through the existence of humanity has required authoritarianism and punishment to keep peace and safety.

if you think authoritarianism and punishment are necessary, i think there are a lot of questions you have to start asking yourself about humanity, culture, and society.

victusinveritas

somethoughtseeds

shencomix

slothisticated-blog

It’s really weird coming back to my tumblr in the beginings of 2021 and seeing that this was the last thing I posted.

#new year #2021 #The boss levels just keep getting stronger and stronger

shencomix

black-to-the-bones-deactivated2

Media is trying to dehumanize black people every single time.

no-templars-here

player: that’s not in the rules!

GM:

sixpenceee

Doesn’t that look beautiful?

Like something you’d find on one of those soft/nature blogs?

Well you are in for a surprise

The Bolton Strid in England is one of the most innocent looking streams.

Though it looks like you could just hop across the rocks, but if you miss you will die for sure. It packs very rapid currents just a couple of feet below its surface. No one really knows how deep it really is. Nobody who has ever fallen into the Strid has survived. It has a 100% fatality rate.

alloursongswillbelullabies

It’s always the things I google expecting to be false that wind up being horribly true.

sixpenceee

I forgot to add but here is a SOURCE

busket

“It’s relatively common for people to assume they can jump the creek, walk across its stones or even wade through it (again, just looking at it, the Strid really seems to be only knee-deep in places, and certainly not the instant, precipitous drop into a watery grave that it is). Most of the time, they never even find the body. Which means there are just dozens of corpses down there, pinned to the walls of the underground chasms, waiting for you to join them…”

processintegrated

how dare you leave out the best quote

“It’s exactly how water works in a video game: It looks all stupid and harmless, but the second your foot touches the surface, you get some bullshit drowning animation and die instantly.”

comicreliefmorlock

@thefoxinblack I’m not gonna lie, honey, seeing this is one reason I’m agreeing to go to your icy-ass country for a visit.

dihydrogenmonoxideawareness

Why would anyone want to consume it!?

etherealastraea

I teach my 7th graders about the dangers of dihydrogen monoxide.

I bring in a graduated cylinder of it and we talk about how it’s used in nuclear power plants and gmo crops. How inhaling even the small amount I’m holding can lead to suffocation or even death. It’s found in vaccines and cancer cells, but also in infant formula and pet food. It is a huge component of acid rain, can cause severe burns, and has been found in places that were thought to be the most pristine and unpolluted locations on earth.

We talk about how there are little to no regulations on this chemical. No bans, no warning labels, and most manufacturers don’t even have to disclose their use of it in their products.

My students are outraged. We talk about what we can do. Create posters and flyers to spread awareness. Contact our senators with petitions to ban DHMO. Spread this information all over social media.

Then I explain that the real problem with dihydrogen monoxide is that….when I am thirsty…there is just nothing else as refreshing, and then I watch their looks of absolute shock and horror as I drink the entire vial down.

bluegone

I. Fucking. Love. This.

This is how misinformation works. How propaganda works. How manipulation works.

nerdy-pharmacy-daydreams-deacti

may our education be stronger than fake news

darthlenaplant

Amen.

chubby-aphrodite

To those who don’t get it:

“Dihydrogen monoxide” is the chemical name for water, AKA H2O.

gif87a-com

rincewitch

holy shit???????????????

designinbiology

Current Biology cover by Yvonne Blanco.

Stages of plant development displayed as a blueprint.

brought to you by Graphic Services for Science and Graphic Biology

milestellers

thatcurlyhurdgirl-blog

I will reblog this everyday

missedinhistory

Mary Anning started hunting for fossils in Lyme Regis in the early 1800s. Around 1811, she uncovered the complete skeleton of an ichthyosaurus. She made several significant contributions to paleontology, so why didn’t she always get credit for her work?

Happy birthday, Mary Anning!