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[iamanartichoke]

some very important info re: paid accounts~

I am not a lawyer, but I can decently interpret legalese and, being as I also suffer from tl;dr syndrome and assume others may as well, I took one for the team and went through the updated TOS for the post+ accounts and highlighted (what I understand to be) the most pertinent information, which ultimately comes down to this:

You cannot monetize copyrighted works (aka charge and earn money from fanfic, fanworks, etc) and if you do decide to put your fanworks behind a paywall via Tumblr, when you are inevitably sued, Tumblr will not protect you and will not defend you and you alone, personally, will be responsible for whatever monetary damages said lawsuit results in.

If anyone is a lawyer and knows I've gotten any of this wrong, please do not hesitate to correct me/this post.

Screenshots taken from Tumblr's TOS (updated 7-21-21), Stripe's Account Agreement, and the post+ FAQs.

1. Your paid account will not be hosted by tumblr; it is routed through a 3rd party.

2. By signing up for a paid account, you're entering into an agreement with Stripe, so in addition to Tumblr's TOS, you are also bound to Stripe's TOS.

3. Stripe, like Tumblr, will not defend you or protect you against any lawsuits.

4. Furthermore, you may end up owing Stripe money (indemnify = compensate)

5. Tumblr's TOS specifically states that you can't put any content on your post+ account that violates any laws, including laws that protect intellectual property rights of others. This is super important, because Tumblr's post+ FAQ also states that you can post anything that you would regularly post on tumblr, which I'm sure many will take to mean that gifsets, fanworks, etc are fair game, since all of that stuff can be posted on tumblr now. However, the difference is, you're not making money from the fanworks you're posting or reblogging now. Once money enters the equation, the game changes.

Tumblr is making it seem like any and all content goes for post+ accounts, knowing 90% of this site is fanworks. This is not true and you'll be opening yourself up for lawsuits if you charge for fanworks.

6. Tumblr further disclaims any and all liability in any legal issues.

tl;dr: Please do not make a post+ account, bc you will be opening yourself to lawsuits and if that happens, Tumblr's response will be not our problem, you agreed to all the terms which said you couldn't do that, sorry not sorry. Please protect yourself.

[pennypaperbrain]

This post is a public service.

[metalheadsagainstfascism]

For all of the northerners that stood up for Texas during our freeze and said, “Don’t make fun of them, they’ve never dealt with this before. Their infrastructure isn’t made for snow and freezing.”

This one is for you.

Where I live 108°F with 80% humidity with no wind is normal.

Pacific North West is dealing historic best waves 35-40°C or 95-105°F.

First of all. Don’t make fun of them for bitching about the heat. Just like Texas isn’t built for a freeze and our pipes burst, Pacific North West isn’t built for heat and a lot of their homes don’t have AC.

If you live somewhere with a high humidity like 80+ HUMIDITY IS NOT YOUR FRIEND. The “humidity makes it feel cooler” is a lie once it gets beyond a point.

If you live somewhere with a lower humidity, misters are nice to cool off outside.

Once you get over 90°F (32°C) a fan will not help you. It’s just pushing around hot air. (I mean if you can’t afford a small AC unit because they’re expensive as hell, by all means a fan is better than nothing).

If you have pets, those portable AC units aren’t safe. If your pets destroy the outtake thing, it’ll leak CO2. Window units are safer.

Window AC units will let mosquitoes or other small bugs in. Sucks, but that’s life.

Now is not the time to me modest. If you have to cover for religious reasons, by all means. If you don’t, I’ve seen people wear short shorts and a swim top. It’s not trashy if it keeps you from getting heat stroke.

If you do have to cover up for religious reasons, look for elephant pants or something similar. They’re made with a breathable material.

Shade is better than no shade, but that shit it just diet sun after some point. Don’t think shade will save you from heat stroke.

I know the “drink your water” is a fun meme now, but if you’re sweating excessively you need electrolytes. Drink Gatorade, Powerade, or Pedialite PLEASE. I don’t care if you’re fucking sitting in one spot all day. That shit WILL save you from heat stroke.

Most importantly. RESEARCH THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HEAT STROKE AND HEAT EXHAUSTION PLEASE!

Heat exhaustion is more, “drink water and get you cooled off.” Heat stroke is more “Oh my god call 911.”

Be safe.

-fae

[politicalhobbyist]

Wear a hat and regularly soak it in water. As it dries it will cool your head. Its in the mid 90s here today and my hat is drying out in an hour or so, plan accordingly.

Take your time with tasks Physical activity generates body heat and you do not need more of that.

Good curtains on your windows help keep the sun out and the ac in.

[metalheadsagainstfascism]

Yes.

If you can afford it, blackout curtains or really thick curtains that keeps the sun out will insulate the windows.

I needed this when I lived in an apartment where my room faced west because the setting sun was too hot and the AC couldn’t keep up.

-fae

[ordinaryredtail]

Also drink water BEFORE you feel dehydrated. Drink water BEFORE you get hot. Even if you don’t feel like you need water, drink it. There isn’t much to prevent heat stroke, but going into the heat with water in your system will be far better than going into it without water. Avoid soda, coffee, iced/sweet tea, and other caffeinated drinks cuz they’ll dehydrate you.

Another good option is cold watermelon or high water fruits. When I find I’m so hot that the idea of drinking water is gross, melon is what I usually turn to. It’s more interesting texturally and is extremely high water content.

If you are experiencing heat exhaustion, drink cool but not cold water. Too cold will shock your system.

Seconding black out curtains. They’re saving my electric bill rn.

Do not be afraid to pour water on yourself or your clothing. Water evaporating will cool you off. Legit the only reason why I was able to sleep in 95 degree heat this weekend was my soaked shirt.

Also make sure to check your car batteries or tires. Nothing will leave you stranded in the heat easier than a car malfunction, especially a battery. If there is any resistance starting your car, get a new battery asap.

[loversinstarlight-deactivated20]

As someone who used to work in the sun:

Freeze a towel or several. Then put them on your forehead, neck, arms, etc..

I’m not trying to make anyone spend unnecessary money but there are cheap handheld fans with water misters.

If you can’t be in a place with a fan or if your car AC is bust, these come in handy. I own two of the first one pictured and they’re really refreshing.

If you HATE the taste of water or Gatorade find flavor packets or drops to add to water.

Freeze treats and toys for your pets if they’re freezer safe. Test the pavement if you have a pet that you walk. If it hurts your hands it hurts their paws!

[starlightomatic]

- When outside, wear a hat (with a beak/brin) and sunglasses

- Inside, soak a towel in water and wrap it around the back of your neck

- Go swimming if you can

- Get your hair up off your neck

- Wear as little clothing as you can

- HYDRATE. A lot.

- If you have a fan or AC that’s not doing enough stick your face directly in front of it. And tbh I disagree with above in that I think fans are FAR better than nothing. They can make the difference between awful and tolerable. You can get a big box fan for your window for $20, way cheaper than an AC.

- If you’re on SSRIs, be aware that your heat sensitivity may be increased and that you may dehydrate more easily, so especially make sure to pay attention to your body and try to stay cool and hydrate.

[onyourgoat]

As an australian who lived in a sun room, Put aluminium foil on your windows THEN a blanket or blackout curtains.

[dynamite5ftjewishbitch]

Fun, someone said the words “prior authorizations” around me and now I’m pissed off at 730am on my day off. I go off on this rant all the time. ALL THE TIME.

[wayfaringmd]

Oof. This man gets it.

[fromthemindofatwentyorotherlycan]

Every time I have to send a fax to a doctor saying "hey this med needs a PA" I get violently angry.

Hint: if your PA gets denied call your insurance and ask for the credentials of the person who made that call. Usually they will approve it instead of admitting they hired some 18-year-old with no relevant training or experience to scan for buzz-words and just deny everything

[laexploradoraaa]

If you get denied, appeal. It's within your rights and if the appeal is overturned, you will be approved. It happens enough that it's worth the effort. Sometimes it's just a phone call.

[shymagnolia]

so I got into grad school today with my shitty 2.8 gpa and the moral of the story is reblog those good luck posts for the love of god

[shymagnolia]

okay so i just got my dream job??? a week after applying to it?? and now i’m thinking….maybe this is the good luck post

[flagellant]

…..not even six hours later i got an offer of a well paying full time long-term job with free room and board in queens in nyc, allowing me independence and a way to escape an abusive situation and an unhealthy environment

likes charge reblogs cast, folks, this is the good luck post

[coffee-or-hot-cocoa]

i need all the help i can get for finals

[finnglas]

Hey so

the last time I reblogged this post right before I got a great job, in a permanent work-from-home position, with benefits, retirement, and a salary literally 3x what I was making before, doing something I really like. 

So you know. 

This might be the real one, y’all.

[ultrafacts]

Source 

[hellkatsally]

These dudes are fucking legit.  They don’t just show up one day in court, either, they actually make friends with the kids and let them know they have a support system and that there are people in the world who care about them and will always have their back.  And less important, but also cool, is that the few times a couple of them have come into my cafe, they’ve been super friendly and polite and when I told one of the guys that I noticed his Bikers Against Child Abuse patch and wanted him to know how awesome I thought he was because of it, he got kind of shy and blushed and said, “The kids are the awesome ones, we just let them know they’re allowed to be brave.”

[bebinn]

The source is long, but so, so good. These men and women are available in 36 states, 24 hours a day to stand guard at home, in court, at school, even if the child has a nightmare. Many of them are survivors of childhood abuse as well, and know what it’s like to feel scared and alone.

In court that day, the judge asked the boy, “Are you afraid?” No, the boy said.

Pipes says the judge seemed surprised, and asked, “Why not?”

The boy glanced at Pipes and the other bikers sitting in the front row, two more standing on each side of the courtroom door, and told the judge, “Because my friends are scarier than he is.”

[lesbian-moon-gf]

Actual tears.. hnngh

[bee-whistler]

Show me more of people like this, world. I give up on humans too easily.

[groovypirate]

where do i sign up for this,i want to be in this gang

[ultrafacts]

[haydengisearchive-deactivated20]

This is fucking amazing. It may be out of character for me to say this but rock on

[clatterbane]

Bikers Against Child Abuse was founded in 1995 by a Native American child psychologist whose ride name is Chief, when he came across a young boy who had been subjected to extreme abuse and was too afraid to leave his house. He called the boy to reach out to him, but the only thing that seemed to interest the child was Chief’s bike. Soon, some 20 bikers went to the boy’s neighborhood and were able to draw him out of his house for the first time in weeks.

Chief’s thesis was that a child who has been abused by an adult can benefit psychologically from the presence of even more intimidating adults that they know are on their side. “When we tell a child they don’t have to be afraid, they believe us,” Arizona biker Pipes told azcentral.com. “When we tell them we will be there for them, they believe us.” ( Article)

More about BACA, from their site

[uriesays]

My parents are a part of this organization and they are metal af

They go on runs to protect the child if they feel even the slightest threatened no matter where. If the child needs them to go on vacation with them, they do. Bikers come from across the nation to watch over and take shifts for these kids. And the best part is once you’re adopted into this family as a BACA kid, you’re always one. Even when you’re 40 and the perp gets released from jail, they’ll come meet with you and find your best options for avoiding the person and maintaining the life you’ve built for yourself. Once a BACA child, always a BACA child. In Florida, there’s 100% rate for identifying the perp based on the child’s testimony. Why? Because BACA stands with the child and supports the child so they feel comfortable enough to point out their attacker.

What’s better than a badass biker gang being on your side???

[kikithegirl]

NATIVE AMERICAN CHILD PSYCHOLOGIST WHO IS A BIKER AND NAMED HIMSELF CHIEF HELL YES I’M HERE FOR THAT AND BIKERS BEING BAD ASS TO PROTECT KIDS. HELL YEAH.

[birdungehrl]

it’s back! I will always reblog BACA

[your-uncle-dave]

Damn good people.

[rowsdower-saves-us]

I know they wouldn’t consider themselves such, but these people are freaking heroes and the world is a better place because of them. 

[racethewind10]

Hey folks, it talks about this in the article but its not mentioned in this post, BACA is a 501 © (3) charity that depends in part on donations to help pay for stuff like gas for their bikes. If you want to help, consider donating. 

[drgaellon]

@copperbadge You like posting about heroes, Sam. Seems like this would be up your alley.

[copperbadge]

I love these folks! I’ve reblogged them before but it’s wonderful to see the donation information has been added. 

[galaxy-of-stories]

Always reblog. Keep doing what you’re doing y'all.

[hurtlittleboy]

Guys? This post changed my life. I saw this post. Forever ago. And thought it was only in america… and wished desperately that they could help me. But then I saw it again, during a bad episode, and checked their site. They aren’t just in the USA

They’re in Canada as well and probably other countries. I met and talked with a native guy who runs the place near me. His name is Shaman. I got in, and I’m considered a BACA child now. Despite being 17, turning 18 when I talked to them. They spent time with me when my abuser was over, they gave me therapy resources. They give you something called a ‘level 1′ where they go to your house with as many bikers as they can, i shit you not a solid 20-40 bikers came from even out of province, and met me. I got to choose my biker name and I got a vest with patches on it and my name on it. They all hugged a Teddybear before giving it to me, and told me if I ever felt the BACA bear was running out of love, to give them a call and they’d refill it for me, and then I got a ride on one of their bikes. Just a day or so ago I went to an annual party with them and they we ate food one of them cooked and had a lot of laughs. 

I’ve never felt as loved as I did being a part of the BACA family. They also gave me dog tags with the names, and phone numbers of my 2 workers.  So I can call them whenever I feel scared. 

BACA is an absolutely wonderful group that will do everything in it’s power to help any child whos been abused. 

And it doesn’t end when you’re 18 either. As long as you get in contact/get your level 1 before you’re 18? you’re ALWAYS a BACA kid. I’m 18 now and they still invite me to parties, ask me if I’m okay, and are there for me. They’re still trying to find me resources for therapy. 

BACA has changed my fucking life. 

I hope you all can read this, and reblog it knowing from someone who fucking been with them, that they are absolutely amazing. 

[feanor-the-dragon]

If I ever don’t reblog this, it’s because I am physically being restrained against my will.

[gasdiver2]

Supporting your local hero’s.

[darkangelfoundmyway-069]

FUCKEN AMAZING what these Bikers do!!!! This is why I don’t give up on humanity…

💞🖤💞 Carpe Diem 💞🖤💞

[instructor144]

[guerrillatech]

[saint-batrick]

it's a trap. if someone in the states on unemployment puts in an application and doesn't come to the interview, or if they come to the interview but refuse the job offer, that gets reported to unemployment and that person can lose their unemployment benefits. then, with no income, they are suddenly desperate for wendy's job offer. it's sick.

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

They’re also filtering for people poor and desperate enough that a free breakfast sandwich is a big deal. Ie, people desperate enough to easily exploit.

[stabbyflower]

Protip: if you're not on unemployment, this is a great way to waste the time and resources of these companies.

Sure, I'll turn in a job app for a sammich. I won't leave my job for it, but they don't gotta know that, do they?

[icrangirl]

Applebee’s is doing this too. Be careful out there and don’t fall for this shit.

[halftruthsandhyperbole]

Today I learned

[ouijubell]

Free Audiobooks and Ebooks on OVERDRIVE.

Free Graphic Novels (DC, Marvel, Image, etc), Music, TV shows, and music on HOOPLA.

Free music that you can KEEP on FREEGAL

You are PAYING for all this with your tax money - USE THEM. Most likely systems will have all 3 or 2 out of 3, so if you aren’t sure call your local library’s reference/information desk and how you can get set-up or started.

[horrorinthegraveyard]

Hey, highkey from a library worker: 

Overdrive has a new mobile app called LIBBY I find it easier to use.  It’s the same content as Overdrive just better for mobile.  Overdrive and Libby both let you send items to your kindle as well.  

[tusks-and-tonics-deactivated202]

Can confirm Overdrive is amazing. 

I work in the largest library system in my state (17 branches in total).

I use it not only for ebooks, but movies as well.

Other FREE resources to check with your library for are:

Freegal Music (download and keep music, including current music)

Hoopla Digital (borrow ebooks, e-audiobooks, e-graphic novels, stream movies)

Kanopy (stream movies; also available on Roku!)

Axis360 (usually hot or just released ebooks)

If you don’t have a library card…

GET ONE!

If someone says libraries are a thing of the past…

BOOP THEM IN THE NOSE WITH YOUR KINDLE!

Don’t discount libraries as “quiet” places. 

THEY ARE ALIVE!!!

THEY ARE LOUD!!!

THEY ARE YOUR DOORWAYS TO KNOWLEDGE!!

[petermorwood]

Libraries are GREAT.

Also, when you borrow a book from a library, it generates a tiny payment for the author. Every 6 months or so, @dduane and I get money deposited in our bank accounts; it’s not much, but it’s enough to pay for a utility bill or an order of groceries.

[jewishdragon]

the app for this (I think depending on where you live??? in the USA??) is Libby I use it ALL THE TIME

[great-tweets]

Beware!

[rayvenreayes]

Avoid sci-hub too👀

[queeranarchism]

From Ask for PDFs from People with Institutional Access

[dowereallyneedthis]

If you want to read an academic article that's behind a paywall just email the author and ask politely if they will send you the article. Most academics will be thrilled that you want to read their work and will gladly send it to you.

[42ds]

PSA

[openblogtomyabusivemother]

To those of you who had to hide stuff from your abusive parents in order to have anything… How did you do that?

Please reblog so other people can see.

Or maybe it’s not even in the past for you yet. I don’t have a lot of experience with this, so I don’t really have any tips. I know a lot of you deal with this, so if you could share any helpful ways to cope with this, I’m sure it would be really helpful!

[waywardtricksterangel]

Cash hidden in the pages of really thick books, inside my shoes, inside the inner layer of a jacket, under loose carpet or floor, in the closet, behind posters

[leeveemealone]

Backpack pockets, under shirts, in inside pockets that aren’t really supposed to be pockets, under pillows, under beds

[aromaticcedarwood]

Underneath the bottom of shelves like bookshelves, right where there’s a dark crevice or crack before the bottom row. I used to slip whatever it was onto the ground inside there and no one would see it.

A lot of times any box packed with a lot of stuff. Let’s say books and books piled on each other and these boxes are in your room. I liked to put my valuable things either near the bottom of these layers or on the side in the dark crevice that was left, and pack the boxes off to the side. Among everything else like other boxes of stuff it looks normal and even if someone looks they don’t often check every nook. Let’s say it’s extremely risky so you put it underneath all those things in the box. They won’t find it that way bc abusers number one trait is that they’re lazy in anything that doesn’t involve screwing someone up.

My best bet for hiding something was a place people didn’t often check or use, like a messy closet or a cabinet in the garage. I usually tried to keep it close to me through in a bag, so any place among many bags. Any place of yours where there are many many things, or tons of stuff packed into each other or piled around each other, so it’s not noticeable and it’s unremarkable to them. Like for example, my most prized papers/posters/art collages were pressed between multiple textbooks piled on my shelf or in the corner, or in a folder under many other real academic papers. I knew where I kept everything so it was ok.

If that’s not an option, then try your bra, or your glasses cases, any place where they’re unlikely to understand is important or check. A lot of times they’ll sift through whatever you have but they won’t check in depth so if that’s the case then hide it in something mundane with an added layer between it and surrounding suited paraphernalia to ensure protection and support the look.

Sometimes I’d get lucky and have inside pockets for whatever clothes I’d be wearing like certain jackets or windbreakers. USE THOSE. They are the most useful. Outside pockets come up empty but no one thinks to check if there are inner ones.

[theonlyleftydesk]

Small things can be hidden on the underside edge of the bed frame (favorite pencils and small things)

If you need to hide writing, make sure your creative writing notebook is the same type as your regular ones. That way if they try to grab one, most likely it won’t be the important one. If you need to hide a sketchbook, get one that is hardcover and then put it with schoolbooks.

DELETE YOUR INTERNET SEARCH HISTORY.

Save files onto thumb drives. Take those drives with you everywhere.

Delete your texts, if you have a phone. Leave no trace. Br secretive. Be safe.

[livingonesecondatatime]

Backpack is always a great bet. In all my years of my parents searching my stuff I’ve never seen them touch my backpack

Between the mattress and box spring

If your parents turn your bedroom inside out searching, try and find a place that no one touches that’s not in your room. Decorative China cabinets, empty top shelves, in empty suitcases, etc

If it’s small enough, carry it around with you. I take pain pills alot for chronic pain which my family things is all false and me just wanting drugs. I put them in a baggy that’s somewhat vaccum sealed to keep from knocking around. I’ll carry it in my backpack mostly but I’ve had it tucked in my waistband or in my hoodie pocket

[adoratato]

My bio mom’s house was in pretty bad state so anytime I had to hide anything I would stash it under the floor boards. I also tended to hide things in my school bag because my mom wouldn’t go anywhere near that. Also if you’re parents don’t turn the house upside down looking for something unlike my parents my friend would always hide bigger stuff at the back of their closet

[dark-winter-snow]

I always kept a little bit of cash in an easy place to find. Things like loose coins, small bills, all where money was “supposed to be”. My other money I kept rolled up, tied with a hair tie, and in a sock in my single sock pile. Sometimes if I was really saving up for something I left it a friend, make sure it’s someone you trust.

[sans--seraph]

Ditto the decoy stash (mine was usually between the mattress and box spring or in a dresser drawer, and something that I didn’t actually give two shits about, but could pretend to be upset about) but also-several smaller hiding spots are better than one big one. That way, even if one or two are found, it’ll only be a small fraction of the whole, and not matter as much in the long run. 

Keep your space messy if you can get away with it. Not dirty-no food or empty containers-but cluttered. Is that pile of shit important, or just not put away yet? Who knows! Maybe it’s hiding something! Maybe it’s there so you can grab it as you go out the door! (Do dust though-don’t leave wear marks or fingerprints behind.) 

And be sure to take any food things out of their bigger package (say, individual snacks in their cellophane wrapper, instead of the whole box) to cut down on space, make them easier to separate into different hoards, and reduce trash. Trash will give you away sooner than any fucking thing else, I swear. 

Leave anything you absolutely cannot do without (Got a birth certificate, SS card, or passport you’re worried about? Saving up to make a run for it? But don’t trust relatives. Sorry-just don’t. They will sell you out and say it’s for your own good.) somewhere they don’t go-school, work, or a friends house-if at all possible so you don’t run the risk of loosing it. 

[fangedprince-reblogs]

Keep things in your school locker. If you have a jacket with inside pockets, put them there and keep it at the back of your closet. If you’re lucky enough to have a compassionate sibling, or a sibling that doesn’t live with you, keep things in their room or storage. Also, board game boxes or old toy boxes make good storage. Find something like a box of loose legos or something and hide cash or whatever at the bottom. 

[hasleftthechat-deactivated20211]

The MOST important thing to remember when trying to stash something, is to hide it to also make it look unintentional.

I hid actual pamphlets of things to help me cope with living with abusers. But I put it in with other “self help” stuff that my abusers actually gave me. So when they eventually found it, I told them some counselor was handing them out and I just stuck it in there because I didn’t know what else to do with it. That was the difference between them just throwing that out and them going through my entire room and “accidentally” damaging or trashing things of mine that were of great value.

I would advise NEVER hiding anything in a spot that could possibly be construed as a hiding spot. I also second hiding stuff at school in your locker, or even finding cracks or crannies at school that nobody would ever check, to hide things. Try bathrooms.

For me, any of the traditional hiding spots would inevitably be found out and if they were obviously hiding spots, I would have extreme punishments for lying or hiding things.

If you want to risk hiding things around the house (the plus is they won’t likely look in the living room for your cash, the down side is if they have surveillance you won’t know until they tell you they know that you hid it), hide your stuff while you’re doing chores. I used to have to clean the entire house every week. Dusting was the easiest way to stash stuff. If they looked at any camera footage later it would just look like I was dusting when in reality I was stashing a little cash here or there. This one is very dangerous because if they can make a justification that you’re invading their space, if your abusers are anything like mine were, that’s when more padlocks would come out and you may end up spending all your time in the garage when they’re gone, even in the winter.

[openheartoctober]

decoys and multiple hiding spots work very well, so if even a little bit is found you won’t have lost everything. I hid small, thin things under lamps. Old jackets and rarely used suitcases. Books are also really good because if you have a ton of them it would be hard to go through them all, even if someone thought to look.

(I am not abused, I just have experience with my parents ransacking my room. boosting this for the poor souls with abusive parents.)

[xx-save-me-xx]

Never make it obvious. If you are female, money can be hidden in the wrappers of pads or pantiliners, or rolled into the tubes of tampons and hidden at the back of a closet. No one is going to touch those, not even an abuser. Document abuse online, on a password protected site, and save the link as something inconspicuous, or don’t save it at all. Envelopes taped to the backs of drawers can hold keys, important papers, money. I would roll things up in socks or scarves and bury them in my drawers.

[doodlingbookworm]

Papers in between pages of textbooks

If your parents don’t do phone checks, take lots of pictures. LOTS. esp if you have no room to hide imp. Docs or info.

If you keep food in your room, make sure it won’t smell

[thequeenuni]

Reblogging again bc I thought of more places

Bookshelves are your friend

Any old items you know they never notice? Your friend.

Some people flip mattresses, so if that happens to you- poke a hole small enough for nothing to fall out but to put things through. Tie it up into something smaller that way if it gets flipped they won’t hear or know. I hid things in there for yrs.

Closets are your best friend, I hid my friend’s clothes or items they let me borrow (you how know abusive parents hate when anyone gives you anything at all) I hid clothes under my other clothes in the closet, things in the pockets, socks etc. above windows on top of curtains (kinda behind them depending on what you want to hide). Anything that gets forgotten about in the house is for you!!! On top of cabinets, in plants/fake plants.

Buckets, bottom of boxes underneath unsuspecting things…

[the-brilliant-loser]

cutting holes in thick jackets lets you hide things in the stuffing of them which can be really useful, if it’s really thick you can keep more stuff in there.Also never use the same trick once it’s been caught and try to have some stuff lying around that you don’t mind being taken, if they find something, they might stop looking for what you’re actually trying to hide.

[thecloudcastlesystem]

I’ve never had to go trough this but a few things I thought of were:

-If you have to stash food, don’t buy food that will spoil quickly, needs to be in the cold or needs to be prepared. You don’t only want to live off of snacks however, so canned foods like beans, tuna, etc, are your friend. Same with pickled vegetables. Nuts and fruits can be great as well.

-If you need to be quiet and need to stash food, take things out of noisy wrappers and put them in containers if possible. Same with cans.

-If you either don’t have a phone or your abusers do phone checks, get a burner phone off of a flea market/second hand store, etc. It doesn’t need to be a good one, just one that works enough. If you’re lucky you can find a decent one for 20$ or so. You can use this phone to take picture proof and also to text people about your whereabouts and situations.

-If you can’t get a burner phone, but you have your own, take pictures of anything that could be proof, make another social media account, log out, send them to that account and delete the conversation.

-If you delete your browsing history, go on other websites after, Google random things. To some abusers a deleted browsing history can automatically mean you were doing something wrong and you could get hurt.

[have-a-cup-of-queer]

My dad and stepmom gave me no privacy. I enjoyed the school months because I could keep things in my locker and my school had the really big lockers. Nothing in the house was safe, but luckily I had my mom on my side and my own safe bedroom at her house. I did have a pretty big bookshelf in my room, and if it was cluttered and messy, they never even bothered to go thru it all because it looked like junk to them. My parents never went through my phone, but I kept a password on it just in case.

[alberteatsglass]

when i finally got my pride flag i either kept it 1) in between the box spring and my mattress or 2) inside a hoodie that was hanging behind my door

[skautism]

If you’re lucky enough to have a gaming console/device, or a caring sibling who does where the game needs cartridges (switch or 3ds are the 2 examples I can think of), you can hide small things in the cases, like sd cards with important stuff on it, and in the game manual you could hide pieces of paper with passwords and stuff to secret accounts. This works especially well if your parents dont think you use it anymore (my mom doesnt think I use my OLD 3ds anymore except occasionally for mario, so its a good hiding spot for small things)

[your-local-salty-bitch-deactiva]

ALL OF THIS IS IMPORTANT

[yay-depression]

I hide stuff like notes and change in the pockets of my folded clothes, so like if I’m making a time to talk to someone and it’s on a sheet of paper, I’ll put the sheet in a pocket of some pants that are in my drawer

[yourfriendbird]

Use wrapping paper to line the inside of your dresser but leave it loose so you can keep things under it

[anarchapella]

Please fucking lie to your employer. Like they don’t need to know your mental health issues or what drugs you do. Ffs

[thecolorsfucked]

its not lying if its to employers or cops

and look up ur rights on what they can and cannot ask u many places ban asking about ur record and transportation status and things like that resources will also tell u how they reword sketchy questions so ur prepared

[mixingpumpkins]

Hey. Take it from a former HR person… this goes double right now. I just spent some time putting in some job applications myself (not for HR, lol) and got about 15 interviews. And idk if it’s because of COVID uncertainty or if places just don’t fucking care anymore because they know people are desperate for work, but the amount of straight up illegal shit my interviewers asked me was appalling. (That’s not even counting the questions that were technically legal but clearly fishing for information they’re not legally allowed to ask.)

A tame example? Two questions into a phone interview, the guy on the other end of the line asked: “How old are you?” I said “Excuse me?” - giving him a chance to rethink that. He didn’t. “How old are you?” “Sir, you are not allowed to ask me that question.” “Well, I want to know. I’m asking.” “And you’re legally not allowed to ask me that. I’m not required to tell you my age.” At that point, I guess he managed to remember an old HR bulletin or something (I hope to god he wasn’t actually HR himself), and he said, “Well, I need to know if you’re over the age of 18.” (Which is what he should have asked in the first place… or not, since that was in the application that he could have read.) “Yes. I’m over the age of 18.”  And we moved on. Two questions later, he tried another illegal question. I called him on it again and ended the interview, citing that a workplace with such a clear disregard for the law, especially upon first contact with a potential employee, was not going to be a good fit. (They offered me the job anyway, lol. I didn’t send a thank-you or a response.)

At a different interview, the majority of questions were “fishing” questions - just looking for that info they’re not actually allowed to ask. (This person was also either not really HR or an HR person who was exceptionally bad at their job.)

I could tell they were getting frustrated when I dodged answering the personal stuff, and they actually got extremely upset when I mentioned later in the interview (re: less relevant work experience) I had worked in HR. They were super flustered for the remainder of our time, and I watched them skip over questions on their sheet they had clearly planned on asking. They KNEW they were being sketchy and were counting on me not knowing anything about HR - or my rights - and so they got upset when I did. These were super tame examples. I’m begging you, if you’re job searching right now, PLEASE know your rights. Please know what interviewers are allowed to ask. Please don’t volunteer information or elaborate more than you’re required to about personal things. Save your words (and everyone’s time) by elaborating why you’re good for the position/what you can do. I may create a resource list on this shit later but PLEASE PLEASE KNOW THIS STUFF BEFORE YOU TALK TO AN EMPLOYER. This goes for anywhere you’re interviewing as well as your current employer. This also goes for HR. HR may be the person you go to when shitty stuff happens, but that doesn’t mean they’re your friend (or competent). They don’t need to know your age (beyond 16+, 18+, or 21+, depending on the job). They don’t need to know your medical history. (For the love of god, do NOT answer the “have you been diagnosed with depression?” question.) They don’t need to know if you have kids or whatever. They don’t need to know a LOT of those things that may appear on an application, including your veteran status, whether you’re on/have been on unemployment, etc. They’re not entitled to know specifics about your transportation (unless you’re using that transportation for the job, like Uber/delivery drivers). Look this up for your state/the job’s state. Beware questions like “What year did you graduate?” if you’re like me and don’t put dates on your resume (I just put amount of time spent at employers, not dates of employment). They’re fishing for your age. It’s “Oh, you know, 100 years ago,” if you feel comfortable making a joke, or “About [generic number, like 5 or 10] years ago” if not. Also beware things like the “What do you do in your free time?” question, even if you already work there. This is not a friendly getting-to-know-you question. This is a basis for judgement. Not up to an invisible standard? They’re going to be biased against you for pay raises, promotions, etc. Mention kids/lots of family/social engagements? That’s a tick against you for not being the kind of person who lives to work (yes, it’s gross and stupid). Mention lots of solitary things? Cool, that’s their mental note to ask more from you because you’re “not doing anything anyway.” By all means, be friendly with your coworkers/talk about shared interests if you want, but it is none of your boss’s business, and be aware what could get back to them.  Don’t. Tell. Employers. Shit.

[maplethorn]

I’ve been asked so many illegal questions in interviews and same thing; when you call them out on it they get so flustered and backpedal like crazy.

Also to note, because I know in my last job this happened, if you’re unsure of a question, ask for clarification. My old boss had asked me how much I could physically lift, if I had a bad back, if I was pregnant, etc. Me, knowing full well she wasn’t allowed to ask about health related things, asked for clarification, explaining that I didn’t have to answer those, and she profusely apologized and was just making sure I wouldn’t hurt myself on the job because the bags of flour we were going to be carrying/moving from truck to building were sometimes over 75 lbs.  Here is a list of things they’re not allowed to ask you (copied directly from my business textbook);

·         What is  your  marital status?  Are  you married?  Do  you live  with  anyone? Do  you  have a  boyfriend  (or girlfriend)?  (However,  employers can  ask  your  marital status after hiring for tax and insurance forms.)

·         Do you  have  any disabilities?  Have  you had  any  recent illnesses?  (But  it  is legal to ask if  the person can perform specific job duties, such as, Can you carry a 50-pound sack up a 10-foot ladder five times daily?)

·         I notice  you  have an  accent.  Where are  you  from? What  is  the origin  of   your last  name?  What is your  native  language? (However,  it  is legal  to  ask  what languages you speak fluently if  language ability is related to the job.)

·         Have you  ever  filed a  workers’  compensation claim  or  been injured  on  the  job?

·         Have you  ever  had a  drinking  problem or  been  addicted to  drugs?  (But it  is legal to ask if  a person uses illegal drugs.)

·         Have you  ever  been arrested?  (But  it is  legal  to ask,  Have  you ever  been  convicted of ___________? when the crime is related to the job.)

·         How old  are  you? What  is  your date  of   birth? When  did  you graduate  from high school? (But it is legal to ask, Are you 16 years [or 18 years or 21 years] old or older? depending on the age requirements for the position.)

·         Of   what  country  are you  a  citizen? Are  you  a U.S.  citizen?  Where were  you  born? (But  it  is legal  to  ask,  Are  you authorized  to  work in  the  United States?)

·         What is  your  maiden name?  (But  it is  legal  to ask  What  is your  full  name? o r, Have you worked under another name?)

·         Do you  have  any religious  beliefs  that would  prevent  you from  working  weekends or  holidays? (An  employer can,  however,  ask you  if   you are  available to work weekends and holidays or otherwise within the company’s required schedule.)

·         Do you  have  children? Do  you  plan to  have  children? Do  you  have adequate  child-care  arrangements?  (However, employers  can  ask for  dependent  information for tax and insurance purposes after you are hired. Also, they can ask if the candidate would be able to travel or work overtime on occasion.)

·         How much  do  you weigh?  How  tall are  you?  (However, employers  can  ask you about your height and weight if  minimum standards are necessary to safely perform a job.)

Know your rights, keep yourself safe and away from employers who try to pull this shit on you.

[maplethorn]

Actually, adding onto this, here’s a small excerpt from the same textbook on how you might deflect these questions;

“If you find the question harmless and if you want the job, go ahead and answer it.

If you think that answering it would damage your chance to be hired, try to deflect the question tactfully with a response such as, Could you tell me how my marital status relates to the responsibilities of this position? or, I prefer to keep my personal and professional lives separate.  

If you are uncomfortable answering  a  question, try  to  determine the  reason behind  it; you might  answer, I don’t let my personal life interfere with my ability to do my job, or, Are you concerned with my availability to work overtime?

Another option, of course, is to respond to any inappropriate or illegal question by confronting the interviewer and threatening a lawsuit or refusing to answer. However, you could not expect to be hired under these circumstances.  In any case, you might wish to reconsider working for an organization that sanctions such procedures.”

[cryoverkiltmilk]

If they ask how you spend your weekends, they may be asking if you attend religious services.

[velasgoatart]

Sooo, I decided to do the "Go For It, Nakamura-kun!" challenge, except it's self-indulgent fanart of Aone Takanobu from "Haikyuu!" There's two versions, one without a papery-looking filter and one with. If the quality sucks, I am so sorry. I should probably learn how to take advantage of canvas sizes lol

[sfa2mikio-archive]

I’m sorry but it’s really annoying to see this keep happening on my dash. For those who don’t know,Pixiv is considering shutting down access to western users.

Why?

Because of edits and reposts onto social media sights, such as Tumblr, Facebook, even Twitter. The problem has been here for the past months and I really just get sad seeing everyone reblog edits and reposts of art that’sUNSOURCED.

I’m sorry if I seem bitchy, but this is a critical issue, because not only would this cut off fandom posters, it cuts off any person in the US from accessing Pixiv.

Pixiv artists are already deleting their works and accounts, more and more artists are deleting everything because of this. I have alreadymade a post about this on my main,  and so havetwo ofmy friends. You may say we’re throwing a big deal about this, but the thing is- we’re just trying to make sure that us fans and future fans have the art resources.

Things to know:

ZEROCHAN AND WEHEARTIT ARE NOT SOURCES.

I REPEAT. ZEROCHAN AND WEHEARTIT ARE NOT SOURCES.

If you really absolutely don’t know, try the Google Images source thing.

Or better yet-saucenao is a better one, as if it’s a pixiv work, it shows you the original pixiv link, if it’s deleted or not, and the artist.

If you don’t know the source, DO THOSE STEPS ABOVE, and if they don’t work, state you don’t know it and ask around.

Oh, and biggest thing for the Vocaloid fandom mainly, along with other fandoms:

this is a list of pixiv artists who do not want their art reposted or edited at all.

If you ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO REPOST THEIR WORK, ASK THEM FIRST! It won’t hurt you to be polite, and even if they don’t understand english they probably will understand what you’re saying.

[kuro-hachi]

I find this very relevant to this blog so I hope you’ll allow me to give another PSA.

(Thank you endless-chocolate for sending me this link)

I see this happen on my dash sometimes and I’m not gonna lie, I did consider unfollowing the people that reblog unsourced fanarts. Especially more so on those so-called one piece confessions/dirty op confessions whatever. It’s getting ridiculous. 

However, it’s my belief that every one of you are wonderful people who respects others, especially those who have worked hard in drawing and writing all the wonderful doujins and fanarts. So I hope I can raise some more awareness to this.

As usual I’m going to illustrate it in an easy way. (read right to left)

What supposed to happen:

What you’re doing when you don’t source:

What you’re making the artist do:

Every artist grow by displaying their work and getting critique. But when their work is spread around without any credit to the artist, AND EVEN MAKES THE OWN ARTIST DELETE IT FROM HIS/HER SITE it lost the purpose and meaning.

What you should do from now on (if you haven’t been doing so):

Here’s a guide on how to use saucenao. If it’s from pixiv, saucenao will most likely find it. If it doesn’t, use google image search.

If an artist spend their time to draw that fanart, I think we can spend a bit of time finding out the proper source/credit.

This has been another PSA from Dark Honey.

[curryuku-deactivated20200429]

cant stress enough about this topic, please source everyone

[oshawott]

【 Such a tragedy we have avoided.. 】: Let me just pause ooc for a moment.

[cobaltstarlight]

I am proud to be raising awareness of this serious issue!

Please spread this around so less and less of a problem will continue!

[jinxedbabbles]

PSA: help your artists

[bouncyirwin]

Help your artists.

[velasgoatart]

Breadth #5: Family on the Docks

[velasgoatart]

Breadth #4: Trivices of Flora

[loremonster]

Facebook PSA

Hey all, a little Social Media PSA if you have the Facebook App on your phone. 

With the last update, Facebook began tracking something called ‘off-Facebook Activity’ which keeps up with all apps and browsing you do off of Facebook and collects that information with the purpose of targeting ads… which means they’re selling it to ad agencies. This includes access to any banking apps on your phone and your spending habits. 

 Not only is this a major breech of privacy that Facebook didn’t have to tell us about when they updated the app, it’s, of course, automatically turned on. 

To turn it off, go into your Facebook app, pull up the menu from the main screen [the button with the three horizontal lines] scroll down to security and privacy, find ‘Off-Facebook Activity’ and hit the button that lets you manage your history to see all the apps it’s been collecting from. From there, you can clear the information it’s already collected, and there will be a button regarding ‘Future activity’ where you can turn the ‘feature’ off, at which point Facebook with give you an ‘ARE YOU SURE YOU DON’T WANT US COLLECTING YOUR INFORMATION TO SELL YOU THINGS???’ screen. Yes, yes you are sure. Because this is disgusting. 

[blackmarkettrombones]

Facebook made this super hard to find, so I’ve written up instructions for how I got through it (on my app - I don’t know if there are other versions where it’s different):

From Facebook, go to the Menu by clicking on the three horizontal lines on the top right of the screen.

Scroll down to the bottom and select the Settings & Privacy drop-down menu.

Then select Settings (the first option under the drop-down).

This will take you to a screen showing multiple headers with lists of links under them

Scroll down to Your Facebook Information and select Off-Facebook Activity.

The next page has a short explanation of Off-Facebook Activity. Click Manage Your Off-Facebook Activity after the What You Can Do header.

This will take you to a screen with an option to Clear History (which I recommend). To actually turn off this feature, you will have to click the three dots at the top right of the screen and select the Manage Future Activity option that pops up.

This will take you to a page explaining in more detail what they’re doing. Select the Manage Future Activity at the bottom of the page.

THEN you can finally select the toggle to turn off Future Off-Facebook Activity. 

If it’s glowing blue with the circle on the right side, it’s active, and if it’s gray with the circle on the left side, it’s off.

[simplyclockwork]

Just went and checked this out and yikes on a stick

[delightful-fear]

Yuck. I just did this.

[thefloatingstone]

[quantumshade]

i tried to explain what generational trauma is to someone recently and they were like “oh so because something happened historically, you get to have issues about it now?” and no.... that’s not what that is.

when i was in 8th grade, on my class trip to washington dc, we visited the holocaust museum. it’s a wonderful, extensive, informative place, and it’s a beautiful tribute to the victims. as a jewish kid, i knew what the holocaust was. i’d faced antisemetism every day of my life, and will continue to do so. i knew what had happened to my ancestors not too long ago.

but when i stood in that museum. in the recreation of the cattle trains used to move us to the camps. in the recreation of an auschwitz cabin, staring at the map of the camp. when i saw the pile of shoes and jewelry taken from the victims. when i learned how their hair, so very much like mine, was cut for having texture. and how their teeth were pulled for the gold fillings. i had a panic attack.

it was embarrassing, but i was a shitty little 8th grader, and i tried to hide it. but I couldn’t breathe. it was like there was a band around my chest the entire time i was in the museum. i was surrounded by ghosts, by the whispers of emaciated men and trapped women and crying children.

what is generational trauma?

it’s the psychological idea that trauma can be passed down through multiple different ways. trauma can change you significantly, even rewrite neural pathways and physically change how you think. that, paired with the cycle of subconsciously sharing our trauma with our children, as well as mixing with the trauma we learn as we grow, leads to some really rough patches in our relationships with our identites.

this is a really great 4 minute video from the healing foundation about the trauma carried by aboriginal people in Australia. tw for some really heavy topics, but all presented in a relaxed and serious environment.

what do we do?

well, honestly, i don’t know. it’s not like we’re gonna stop sharing our stories with our descendants, nor our histories. we can’t get rid of things related to our identities that give us our own trauma, the bigotry we face unfortunately isn’t going anywhere.

but being aware of your generational trauma is a good step. it’s not just being “sad” or “sensitive” to history. it’s our history still affecting us today. when your indigenous friends are made upset by discussions of colonization, when your black friends feel the weight of a millenia of racism placed on their shoulders, when your gay friends ask you to please stop using that word, when your trans friends see another historical figure deadnamed and misgendered, when your jewish friends can’t talk about the Shoah without their voices breaking.

so why the fuck are you lecturing us?

our murdered ancestors live on in us, in our eyes, our hearts. we are reminded of them constantly, made painfully aware of who we are and how many people hate us.

we were not supposed to survive, and if most of the world had their way, we wouldn’t have. (no, the allies were not heroes of wwii, you turned us away at your borders and continue to let us die from nazis today. if america had had the option, they wouldn’t have given a shit about jewish victims, but that’s a whole other essay i could write)

it’s time to start acknowledging the past, acknowledging your generational trauma and the trauma of those around you. i’m not making up an excuse to “have issues”. at the time i’m writing this, october 2020, i’m 17. i have felt this weight my entire life, and i will continue to shoulder it, as will everyone else.

my point is, maybe we can shoulder that weight together. maybe then it won’t weigh us down as badly. we have solidarity, and we are tough, and resilient, and strong, and beautiful. your generational trauma is something to be aware of, but not ashamed of. we can do this—change the world for the better. we can break the cycle so our descendants don’t feel as we do.

[quantumshade]

you should reblog this even if you’re not affected by it. goy do not care about jewish people at all and that is so fucking clear

[quantumshade]

reblogging again for thanksgiving. reach out to your native friends today. listen to them. show them kindness and respect and solidarity.

[witches-ofcolor]

Reblogging too because generational trauma absolutely fucks up African Americans and i cannot stop thinking about how folks are literally getting married on plantations.

[virgoasf]

[curlsandstems]

I need this.

[poni1kenobi-deactivated20250915]

Reblogged last year, hoping it comes this year