jewishclarkkent:

to all of the jewish people that may be reading this, i hope you and your families are safe today. i hope that you are able to grieve with your community and hold one to each other and hold each other up. 

i am thinking of you all. i am thinking of our communities and our people. 

אנחנו נתגבר ונשרוד גם את זה.

optimistic-red-velvet-walrus:

Although it is good for people to not be an asshole while driving, to not block the intersection, to move over to let people pass, to not double park, stricter and stronger traffic laws disproportionately punish black people and poor people and perpetuate a racist state that profits from overcriminalization.

Although it is good for people to not abuse substances and to not develop dependencies on those substances, stricter and stronger drug laws disproportionately punish black people and poor people, perpetuate a racist state that profits from overcriminalization, and doesn’t help people who have substance dependency.

Although it is good for people to openly discuss their past, to forgive each other on a personal and structural level, questions about criminal backgrounds

disproportionately create barriers to employment and education for black people and poor people, perpetuate an economy that deprives people of their basic needs, and increases recidivism.

We have to approach policy in a way that is not “What do I think is the perfect way for people to act at all times and how can the state enforce it?” but “What can we do structurally to reduce the harm of the world and encourage the good?”

ainawgsd:

Leopard Seal

The leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx), also referred to as the sea leopard, is the second largest species of seal in the Antarctic (after the southern elephant seal). The leopard seal is large and muscular, with a dark grey back and light grey on its stomach. Its throat is whitish with the black spots that give the seal its common name. The overall length of this seal is 7.9–11.5 feet and weight is from 440 to 1,320 pounds. 

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enoughtohold:

actupny:

The issue is AIDS… where do the candidates stand on treatment research, housing, health care, discrimination? Your vote is a weapon… use it… we are at war. (Gran Fury, 1988)

Combine your vote with direct action to demand an end to AIDS. Check your voter registrationpreview your ballot, and join ACT UP.

Please pay special attention to the ballot measures in Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, and Utah, which would expand Medicaid coverage. Health care access is crucial to preventing and treating HIV and ending AIDS.

changeinenthalpy:

ardwynna:

klepto-maniac0:

ardwynna:

Shubhay-Doo!  A South Asian Scooby.

No reposts please.

@ardwynna PLEASE TELL ME MORE

^_^“ I did this maybe a year ago and it came and went, so the sudden surge this weekend has been something. A few Bollywood versions of American films came up on browsing and spouse and I started discussing other potential Indian versions of things. So of course South Asian Scoob would be the most cowardly tiger that ever was, just an utter disgrace to all tigerdom. :p The thing took root and I had to draw it. The rest of the gang are Vanya, Baaghi, Dafiyah and Fahd, and their Mystery Mobile is one of those floral-painted Pakistani buses. Same theme song, but in tabla and sitar. XD

@politelyintheknow this might be up your street?

@philosophersmuse