The Glass Box

stay tuned for results of this catastrophe.

[flowersfortony]

i think, i think laika guides our souls to the beyond when our bodies finally go. she’s a chipper, bright eyed, little dog at our feet, yipping happily to take us to the next stage of our life, whatever that may be.

[mynameisbillandimaheadcase]

I cry about Laika quite often

Not only because of the tragic circumstances that led to her death but also because her story is so tightly intertwined with kindness and humanity

From the scientist that took her home a couple days before her flight to play with his family

To the fact that the last human contact Laika had was being kissed on her nose while her capsule was being sealed shut

She became the patron saint of one way trips and made sure that Belka and Strelka made it back on earth safely

[dimension20stuff]

[insertusernameici]

[unicornempire]

I love that Leverage really goes out of it’s way to show us that just because you break the ‘rules’, it doesn’t mean you’re breaking the rules. Rules and laws and society are all made up, at the end of the day, and all you really have is your own moral compass and sense of justice; is this just to you? Is it right? Should it be OK for companies to put people in insurmountable debt for the rest of their lives just because our medical care is so expensive in this modern day and age? No law or rule should change what you know in your heart is right and wrong, and I think that’s the key thing that makes someone a good person in my eyes.

[theheroheart]

#there was a time when parker wouldn’t have noticed, #not because she lacked the capacity to care, #but because she had narrowed herself, #to stay alive she cut off as many unnecessary things as possible, #watching her get them all back, #is one of the glories of this show (via @seananmcguire)

[jack-the-bear]

Leverage hands down has the best character development I’ve ever seen.

[lets-go-steal-an-ot3]

This scene hit me like a brick. My parents were hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt when I was 16 bc I’d had cancer the year before (my treatment ended up being free but the initial ER bills and such were not).

But somewhere along the line they just… Disappeared. My mom says they’re not being paid and they’re not in collections. It’s almost as if someone out there did…exactly what Parker did.

Ever since I saw this the first time, I’ve imagined it was Parker doing it. That she and Hardison had a free weekend and decided to take it out on a collections agency. That I was one of the lucky ones who got a little Leverage.

[gay-jesus-probably]

Okay but like yeah, that is actually a thing that happens, albeit not exactly like this. I don’t remember the exact process but basically there’s a booming industry to sell peoples debt - the business you owe money to sells it to someone else for a fraction of the money owed, wipes their hands of the whole affair, and now whoever bought your debt is riding your ass to get you to give the money to the. But it’s also entirely possible for people to just… buy up massive amounts of debt for pennies on the dollar, and then just. Forgive it. Because capitalism is a living nightmare, but the system is broken enough that it’s possible to exploit it for good sometimes.

Like, the main reason I know about this is because John Oliver did a piece on debt buying a few years ago, and ended it by revealing that he’d bought 15 million dollars worth of medical debt just so he could forgive all of it. Both to expose how broken the system was because some random fucker like him could buy millions of dollars in peoples debt with zero regulations, and also just to take the record for biggest TV giveaway in history.

[mikkeneko]

A charity where you can do this, right here.

Be Parker! Be somebody else’s Leverage!

[melyzard]

Reblogging for the website.

[nianeyna]

yes! if you want to help with the medical debt crisis in the US and have some extra money please donate to RIP Medical Debt if you can. They’re completely legit and really do what they say - you really CAN relieve an incredible amount of debt for the needy with even a small donation. I’m a monthly donor and receive a quarterly report of the debt they’ve abolished, and it truly is amazing. Based on those reports the average amount of debt abolished per person is actually I would say about $600 - which means, if you’re doing the math, that with a $6 donation to RIP Medical Debt, you can potentially pull one person out of a poverty spiral - maybe even one family. For six dollars. that’s a pretty good deal, I think.

[whitepeopletwitter]

[scottandhiskind]

This post just made me realize that its been almost two months since the orange menace was removed from office and I haven’t heard a single thing about him in that entire time. I cannot tell you how freeing it is to not have to hear about him every single day anymore

[evegwood]

every time

[the-glass-box]

She's cute over here, too <3 #amreading #persuasion #anneeliot (at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2NndtalmPd/?igshid=5pumhe8xuhgh

[the-glass-box]

Reading about travelling to Lyme while I travel. <3 #persuasion #lyme #anneeliot #janeausten https://www.instagram.com/p/B2NnOCWlfWu/?igshid=yttl29csy1gr

[the-glass-box]

One of my favorite parts of flying at night. Caught the wing @southwestair #nofilternoedit #southwestairlines #pittsburgh (at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2Nm_dxlHT0/?igshid=hvmy744khnqq

[the-glass-box]

The timeline of Persuasion begins in the last days of August, 1815. I figure this would be a great way to finish up my 27th year and knock off one of my TBR bucket list titles. #19thcenturyliterature #janeausten #persuasion #anneeliot #tbr #reading #bookstagram #holycrapimreadingabook #firsttimejournaling #bookclubofone #27yearsold #annewas27 #itfits #nofilternoedit (at Denver, Colorado) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1FHpwDhn7i/?igshid=s9u2u4yjc17h

[the-glass-box]

I'm hilarious at art museums. #milwaukeeartmuseum #18thcenturyart #wisconsingirl #wisconsin #milwaukee https://www.instagram.com/p/B0HE-H1lxIg/?igshid=154r2a22r8wuh

[the-glass-box]

2015 through 2019. Always, thanks to my friends and family who sneakily took these shots and helped me celebrate this awesome tradition! #yearlyphoto https://www.instagram.com/p/BzckUU6lUZf/?igshid=kmqu9e3ur5c1

[the-glass-box]

Fourth of July is my very favorite day, because everyone is just out, having a good time. Then, at the end of the night, you get to see stars explode. <3 Happy almost 4th from this utterly enchanted woman. #yearlyphoto #4thofjuly https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzce9e9FuN5/?igshid=1853oy8y90rqk

[stimman4000]

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[susiephone]

(don’t let the memes fool you, i still get sad every time i rewatch gravity falls and realize there’s no more.)

[great-tweets]

👀

[monkeysaysficus]

They have nine beverages between the two of them

[polychromehana]

i have that painting ai app on my phone so i went ahead and took the liberty…

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