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General tumblr reminder, since some people don't know: If the person's URL has "deactivated" plus a string of numbers (a date) after it, that means that they manually deleted their own blog. It doesn't mean they were banned. Banned blogs don't have "deactivated" after them and will just be the normal URL you can't click on or interact with. They look very similar and function the same, but they were caused by two very different things.

hackfurs

thats not true i dont think people would do that

kushblazer666

romance-of-three-memes

A lot of people in mainland China are perfectly capable of getting around the so called 'Great Firewall of China' and interacting with the internet beyond it but the thing is a lot of them just flat out don't want to or don't really care all that much. Yeah sure the internet is heavily censored, but outside of that non-English spaces have gotten smaller and smaller while English takes over as the lingua franca of the internet, and they may or may not be able to read and understand English very well.

Also a lot of people on the internet beyond the 'firewall' are very hostile to them, they get treated like naive idiots or brainwashed infiltrators for the ccp. I remember a few years back when a lot of Chinese fanfic writers started uploading their stories on ao3 en masse because there had been a big uptick in websites that host fanfiction getting taken down and some people were so utterly vile about it, making jokes about how they could get the fics taken down by mentioning the Tiananmen Square massacre in the comments and things like that.

All because they were apparently offended by their favorite tags having more non-English works that can very easily filter out so they don't have to look at them at all. Because God forbid a fanfiction website that already greatly skews towards English fics have more works in other languages, right? That's like the only thing I miss about fanfiction.net, it had way more non-English fics, well that and more stories for certain fandoms than ao3 does.

And it's not like a lot of tech companies and other governments don't censor the internet to some extent or another, China isn't unique in that regard, it's just particularly infamous for being so heavy-handed and easy to use as a red herring.

the-kingdom-of-wei

hello, a chinese citizen here.

I do not like to type out long paragraphs here so I’ll try to sum it up.

Yes, I 100% agree with this guy, honestly it’s sad how most non-English communities (such as 3K) are getting reduced, and especially how some people treat Chinese people using typically banned websites like yt or twitter etc, i know that most people here are American or just not from china but cmon just give us a chance.

(sorry if my wording is kinda bad, im so sleepy rn lol)

romance-of-three-memes

No it's good, but even if it wasn't it would be nothing to apologize for. And trust me, 你的英文比我的中文好，我無法評斷你。

yorgiry

CASSANDRA CAIN in BIRDS OF PREY #9

allthecanadianpolitics

The cost of Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s most recent cabinet has increased by 72 per cent compared to the first inner circle he unveiled in 2

The cost of Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s inner circle has shot up dramatically after the latest reshuffle, as the number of cabinet ministers — and their cost to the taxpayer — grows compared to when the Progressive Conservatives first took office in 2018. Overall, Ford’s most recent cabinet has increased by 72 per cent compared to his first. Shortly after the Ontario Legislature ended for an extended summer break on Thursday, Ford unveiled a mid-sized cabinet shuffle at Queen’s Park, which resulted in the largest cabinet in Ontario’s history.

Tagging: @newsfromstolenland

#Cdnpol #everything is on fire

zoesupreme

autistic-af

In 1970, my mother's family adopted an intellectually disabled man named Horace. Horace was 56, and had been in an institution since 1921.

My uncle, who was 19, was working as an orderly at the institution where Horace lived. He only stayed a few months as the abuse he witnessed was too much for him. He had become friends with Horace and told him "I'll come back for you."

Horace replied "They all say that."

By that Christmas, Horace lived with my uncle and his family. My grandparents did the official adoption. Horace had never seen a Christmas tree, and that was his first real Christmas.

Horace died in 2010, at the age of 96. He laid down for a nap and just slipped away.

At least two generations of children grew up with him. He felt immortal to us. He loved Hot Wheels, pizza, cartoons and to talk to the portrait of my grandparents as he sat in his rocking chair.

He knew everyone's birthday. He loved unconditionally.

He had scars on his back from the institutions. If you asked him about that place, his face would screw up and he'd say "oh, it was a bad place. Bad place."

And for 40 years, he was safe, loved, and happy. He loved us in return.

No point to sharing this. But I still miss his laugh as he held a conversation with a portrait, whispering about his day to the people who had helped rescue him.

yehudah

totally normal and not deranged thing to say

arcanescavenger

For those who didnt realize it wasn't just a blanket statement, but actually made sense

headspace-hotel

I live. I‘ve just been on my other Tumblr account lol

#i also forgot the login for this one

stannisbaratheon

i posted this old as balls gifset ten years ago today

thederpclub

Happy 11th bday!

r0achinyourc0mputer

i think any conversation regarding banning tiktok that insists tiktok is actually a force for good misses the point

it doesn't matter if tiktok is the next library of alexandria or if it sucks shit, the problem is that the US government shouldn't have the authority to limit americans' access to the internet so dramatically. the problem is other social media corporations lobbying to ban their opponents. the problem is pretending data harvesting is just fine as long as we're the ones doing it, diverting attention away from how companies like facebook have already harvest and sold way more data than tiktok could ever dream of collecting for the chinese government.

allthecanadianpolitics

The painful, often bleak, stories of these men were uncovered by Sarah Worthman while doing research at Veterans Affairs Canada.

Frederick Lea Hardy died fighting for Canada at Vimy Ridge in the First World War. Shortly before being killed in action, the teenager spent time in prison doing hard labour as a military punishment for his sexuality.

Hardy was one of at least 19 members of the Canadian Expeditionary Force involved in consensual relationships who were arrested and tried for what was then known as gross indecency.

The painful, often bleak, stories of these men were uncovered by Sarah Worthman while doing research at Veterans Affairs Canada. Her findings have just been published under the auspices of the LGBT Purge Fund, a non-profit organization established through a class-action settlement.

The settlement with Ottawa was a key element of a sweeping federal apology delivered in November 2017 for decades of discrimination against members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. [...]

Tagging: @politicsofcanada

allthecanadianpolitics

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says voters in Toronto's upcoming mayoral byelection should not support anyone who wants to defund the police.

Voters in Toronto’s upcoming mayoral byelection should not support anyone who wants to cut police budgets, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday in the wake of an apparently unprovoked fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old at a city subway station.

Ford has previously said he is staying out of the race to replace former mayor John Tory, but addressed it Tuesday when asked about violence in Toronto’s transit system.

He said there needs to be a three-pronged approach to address the issue: mental health supports, more police, and federal bail reform. On the first two points, Ford did not indicate that any additional funding would be coming from the province to either help Toronto hire more officers or boost his government’s 10-year, $3.8-billion mental health strategy.

Ford did, however, have advice for voters in Toronto’s mayoral byelection in June. [...]

Tagging: @politicsofcanada

theknightmurders

Doug Ford is still salty Toronto didn't vote for him for mayor and is doing his best to interfere out of spite. Absolute loser.

allthecanadianpolitics

Across downtown Vancouver, there are more than 160 single-room occupancy [SRO] buildings that contain small single rooms, usually with a sha

Across downtown Vancouver, there are more than 160 single-room occupancy [SRO] buildings that contain small single rooms, usually with a shared kitchen and bathroom facilities.

The rental units serve as part of the city's affordable housing stock, typically offering a cheaper option than market rental apartments.

SRO housing is often seen "as the last stop before homelessness," according to the City of Vancouver's website.

But without any control measures in place, the price of rent at certain privately-owned SROs continues to climb, sometimes reaching more than $1,000 a month, which advocates say is creating financial barriers for the city's most vulnerable population. [...]

Tagging: @politicsofcanada

awkward-teabag

And keep in mind the max amount of disability one can get is $1358 and these places often add fees on top of rent for utilities and/or don't cover them whatsoever. But let's pretend this is a generous living situation that covers that.

So you have $358/month left over for:

Your cell phone: $40 on the cheaper end because data plans are some of the highest in the world.

Your food: $50/week if you're into couponing and don't get bored with the same thing over and over again.

Your meds: Anything from nothing to hundreds.

Medical aids: Again, nothing to hundreds.

Luxuries: No, you don't even get these.

You also get no privacy or space as this is a single room, and depending on your medical needs, you may have to go for a larger one as some of these one-room places are barely big enough for a double-sized bed and dinky computer desk.

And that's if you can get the maximum level of assistance. It can be as low as $935, which won't even cover rent.

And the wait list for public housing where you'd get more space is 10+ years and, as we learned during the 2021 heat dome (or was it 2022's?) you don't get control of your apartment's temperature so the landlord may decide to save a bit of money and disable your air conditioning even if there's a chance you'll die (which did happen to some).

"Affordable" has lost all sense of meaning in BC, for many things, but especially for housing.

allthecanadianpolitics

Under Bill 19, children will only be eligible to work starting at age 14. Furthermore, those aged between 14 and 16 will be limited to 17 ho

Quebec Labour Minister Jean Boulet tabled a bill on Tuesday, aimed at limiting the presence of children in the workforce.

“In order to be eligible to work, you will have to be at least 14 years old,” Boulet said during a press conference in Quebec City.

Unlike other provinces, Quebec has no minimum working age.

The proposed legislation is based on a flagship recommendation by the Comité consultatif du travail et de la main-d’oeuvre (CCTM) — a committee made up of leading employer’s associations, union leaders and the Labour Ministry. [...]

Tagging: @politicsofcanada

phoenixgirlarsonist

This a case of read the article. Quebec currently has no minimum age so this is actually a good thing. Its placing a restriction on the amount of hours worked (17) and how much between Monday to Friday (10 hours total). The article doesn't list what industry this applies to only that it's for kids between 14 to 16. 11 to 13 are restricted to things like babysitting and newspaper routes. It doesn't have anything for teens over 16 but they are looking into one for it. It's bad it's taken so long for Quebec to do this but this is an over all step forward. They even mention kids aren't the way to solve the labour shortage.

egberts

Hi, so this might be random but I haven't seen anything about it on here and I know this is a website full of depressed people who probably use dry shampoo.

DRY SHAMPOO RECALL

"Among 148 batches from 34 different brands of dry shampoo products, 70% of samples tested showed "quantifiable" levels of benzene."

These products and more are being recalled for containing cancer causing chemicals. And because of the nature of dry shampoo is to spray it in your bathroom, directly onto your head, it can linger in the air and expose you to the chemicals for longer periods of time.

"The detection of high levels of benzene in dry shampoos should be cause for significant concern since these products are likely used indoors, where benzene may linger and be inhaled for prolonged periods of time."

THIS IS A LINK to one article full of information, but you should probably do your own research on the subject to figure out if you currently have or have used one of these products and what to do about it moving forward.

egberts

I forgot to date this but this is from early November 2022. The article is from the 3rd. And PLEASE remember that the included photos were lifted directly from the article and I don't think they actually include every recalled product. If you use or have used dry shampoo then make sure you do your own research! This post was simply to put the word out there.

night-dark-woods

ID. photos of rows of several different brands of dry shampoo. End ID.

cherryflavoredbutch

unrepentant tiktokers who haven't thought critically since 2019 will hear a criticism of tiktok and be like "how are you gonna hate a whole app 😂😂💯🤡" I do hate tiktok. yes all of it. I don't care about whether the content is good or bad, I hate the fundamental function of that app which is to get you addicted to the zero-effort dopamine hit you get from consuming shortform content algorithmically tailored to you, erode your attention span, and promote consumerism. this is true regardless of whether or not you "found your community" on tiktok or use it as an escape or a coping mechanism. this does not add nuance to the discussion the way you think it does. i do not care and i am not obligated to care and I hope that app one day gets class action lawsuited into oblivion

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