Who needs sleep

Merrick, They/Them, I really have no idea what I'm doing but I'm trying my best so stay with me for a moment

[typhonserpent]

If you are American, PLEASE SUPPORT THE SSI RESTORATION ACT OF 2021

This new bill has been introduced in both the house and the Senate.

Among other things, it will:

Raise the monthly disability income by just over 30 percent - bringing it to poverty level.

Remove penalties for recieving financial help from friends and family.

Increase the amount of assets a disabled person may have from $2,000 to $10,000 (this hasn't been updated since 1989)

Update outside income restrictions to allow disabled people to receive up to $399 a month without reducing their benefits.

REWARD, not penalize, people who want to receive additional income while on social security income.

REMOVE THE MARRIAGE BAN YES YOU READ THAT RIGHT THIS WILL REMOVE THE MARRIAGE BAN

For those unaware current regulations do a lot to oppress disabled people. In fact marriage equality doesn't even extend to disbled people who risk having their benefits reduced or outright taken away if they marry someone. This means that in common law states disabled people can't even live with their significant other or they risk losing their financial independence.

Current regulations mean that if you're disbled you can't have so much as one penny over $2,000 to your name. So buying a car and gaining more independence or freedom is largely out of the question for disabled people.

Current regulations penalize social security recipients who receive income from outside sources, even if those sources are reimbursement. Did you get paid to babysit for a few hours? That's income, and you get your benefits reduced. Did you loan a friend $10 and they pay you back? The government considers that $10 income, and you get your benefits reduced.

These aren't mere anecdotes - these are all examples of actual things that have happened to disbled people I know, and if you have any disabled friends in your life I'm sure they can tell you the same stories.

If you value marriage equality, if you value financial independence, if you value the rights of disbled people, please PLEASE support this bill! Contact your reps, vote, and make noise! This is a great thing!

[typhonserpent]

UPDATE: Text SIGN PSLOAE to 50409

Resistbot is hosting a petition for this! They will automatically send letters to your representatives for you!

[emotionalmorphine]

This is super important, guys!

[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.

[hjarta-deactivated20260124]

just learned that magnolias are so old that they’re pollinated by beetles because they existed before bees

[scienceoftheidiot]

They existed *before beetles*

[somethingaboutsomethingelse]

[spacedandelions]

Why is this sad? Why am I sad?

[ignescent]

https://xkcd.com/1259/

Bee Orchid

[chambergambit]

this is your yearly reminder that dispite the fact that it is an essential part of filmmaking and people literally die doing it, there is no oscar for stunts.

[jamesmusicus]

All the people saying that there can’t be an oscar for stunts because they don’t want to incentivize dangerous stunts with a “most dangerous stunt” award don’t seem to realize that the award wouldn’t be for how dangerous the stunt was but rather for how good the stunt actor’s performance was. You can literally just disqualify any stunt performance that causes undue danger to the actor. You can require detailed safety reports for performances to be eligible. You can include a solemn honor for those that are injured or killed doing stunts separately from the whole thing. You can make stunt actor oscar speeches a safe space for calling out directorial or studio malpractice when it comes to actor safety. You can do any of a thousand things to preserve the integrity and safety of your actors without making it a dumb award for people with a foot in the grave, the reason the oscars doesn’t have a stunt award is because they don’t consider stunt actors real actors, and they’re incredibly resistant to changing their mind on literally anything, and only do so after incredible, sustained public pressure.

[zestyleaf]

"magical fey shapeshifter surrounded by regular animals" is by far my favorite cartoon saloon trope

[avi17]

[zestyleaf]

This is the funniest fucking addition anyone has ever made on one of my posts. Everyone else go home

[aphroditestummyrolls]

Folks, friends, y’all.... esk*mo is a slur. I understand a lot of people don’t know that, I don’t want to be a dick about it, but I’ve been seeing it in fics. Wanna write “esk*mo kisses”? Just say “nuzzled noses” or something.

I’m not here to call anybody out, it’s been in multiple fics, I’m not vague posting. This is just a psa. 👍🏻

[aphroditestummyrolls]

If you could help me spread awareness about this by reblogging, I’d really appreciate it.

[whitepeopletwitter]

[onimuoyinbo]

A lady asked me how much it cost to make her a purse of a well known style in cotton fabric of a particular design and colour. £35 - I said. She said she thought that was a bit dear for a purse. I asked her how much she thought it would cost her to make one then. She thought about £10 as you can get similar in Primarni for £8 OK, so for £10 do it yourself I said Her reply was - I don’t know how to. I said for £10 I’ll teach you how to. So besides saving you £25 you’ll get the knowledge if you ever want to make another. She seemed pleased and agreed. OK I said, you’ll need a machine, cutting mat, rotary cutter, rivet press and the pattern. Oh well….. I don’t have many of things and I can’t justify buying all that just to make one purse. Well then for another £10 more I’ll lend you my stuff to you so you can do it at my house. Okay, she says. Great, I replied, come round on Tuesday afternoon and we’ll make a start Oh, I can’t come on Tuesday I’m having my hair done! Sorry, but I’m only available Tuesday to teach you and lend you my stuff. Other days are busy with other bags and purses. Bugger, that means I’ll have to miss my haircut. Oh, I forgot, I said, to make one yourself you also have to pay for the sundry costs. Now she’s confused – what on earth are they?? Fabric search time, electric, wear and tear on the machine, blades for the cutter etc She looks at me and says – but that’s ridiculous you can absorb all that cost as you are charging me to borrow your stuff. I could, I said, but I’m not spending time looking for the fabric you need you can do that yourself – you need 3 fat quarters of fabric, buckram, woven interfacing, non woven interfacing, a lock, rivets and matching thread. So she then says - I’ve been thinking, I think I’d rather pay you the £35. It’s too complicated to make one for myself, it wouldn’t be as well made and it would cost me a hell of a lot more than £35. When you pay for a hand crafted item, you pay not only for the material used, but also: - knowledge - experience - tools - services - time - enthusiasm Only by knowing all the elements necessary for the production of a certain item can you estimate the actual cost.

[shortcrust]

Absolutely losing it at this reply

[shortcrust]

[liberalsarecool]

Good news for science and education.

[marisatomay]

how to kindly let people know that there is going to be massive amount of disinformation and conspiracy theories pushed between now, the election, and the inauguration that will make the last 5 years look like a breeze and if you’re going to get your news exclusively from twitter then please please please follow credible journalists and not just your friends, celebrities, and pundits

[theoppositeofadults]

❤️

[kuuhakublank00-deactivated20220]

NEEDS. MORE. NOTES.

[claredevlingf-deactivated202207]

THIS IS GOLD!!!

[queer-as-frikc]

GIVE THIS NOTES

[imfemalewarrior]

Clothing is not consent

-FemaleWarrior

[trans-parenting]

September is cool and all, but who’s ready for OCTOBER THIRST?

[trans-parenting]

Happy October Thirst!

[accounting-wunderkind]

I'm very thirsty for daddy october

[deadredactedwalking-deactivated]

baph i am going to fucking block you

[dear-andre]

damn the horse really IS in the hospital

[msmildred]

Eartha Kitt photographed by Terry Fincher, 1960s.

[iamtherabbitinwonderland]

[magicalvegan]

Not to mention the normalization of 12, 16, and 24 hour shifts in the medical field, as well as there being no legal recourse to refuse being mandated to stay beyond 24 hours when you don't have relief.

[johnnyjoestarrelatable]

oh you have adhd? name one

[johnnyjoestarrelatable]

name one uhhhh

[johnnyjoestarrelatable]

what was it

[johnnyjoestarrelatable]

OH YEAH!

no

wait. 

[johnnyjoestarrelatable]

right right right it was uh it was “name one time you handled criticism without crying”