Things Should Be Easier For Trans Women.

what im saying is this. and yeah, if every or most of the people in this situation were also masking, that would be perfect - but it only takes a few people's decisions (improving ventilation in an area) to increase the protection of every single person who will ever be in that space. when somebody masks, they're protecting themselves, and if they're sick or contagious, they're protecting the people around them - but only when they're in that space! no matter what we do, short of highly enforced mask mandates (very, very difficult to both put into action and enforce), people are not going to mask everywhere.

and we can say they should. and we can educate people on why they should. and we will! but it is not going to make everyone mask! our energy would all collectively be better used, imo, into educating on the insane improvements in respiratory spread when you improve air circulation. that means a space can become more accessible if only half of people are masking, or even less. and it will make you, dear reader who masks, even MORE protected against illness in ALL spaces.

Not that it's anything new, but the "voluntary" in "voluntary migration" really drives home the utter shamelessness of the occupation.

They destroy Gazan homes, hospitals, schools, roads, universities, infrastructure, cut off their water and electricity, then when they have no choice but to escape the hell that was created for them, claim they "voluntarily" chose to leave their land behind and have no right to return.

When Nakba deniers claim that Palestinians "chose" to leave their land, remember this.

I see way too many posts about being really affectionate with your friends and if you aren't hugging and kissing your friends then you don't really have friends and you should be in love with your friends a little bit and it annoys me so here's a post that shouts out non-affectionate friends. shoutout to the people who don't like affection or hugging or being super gushy with each other but still love and appreciate their friends dearly. shoutout to the people who find it really hard to be emotionally vulnerable and sweet but are still always there for you in a crisis. shoutout to people who don't have to be hugging you constantly to prove that they care about you

Until they start sabotaging tanks and fragging their officers, you should not give the slightest fuck about Israeli soldiers or their supposed trauma. If bulldozing living people and blowing up ancient Lebanese cities is so disturbing to them, they should channel their disaffection into the only action that matters: disobedience.

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I know I've said this a hundred times but if you're worried about palestinian fundraisers being scams at least consider donating to MSF. It's a highly reputable organization which has broken its long-standing neutrality to denounce Israel in front of the UN. Here's all the aid MSF is providing to Gazans (documentation available in multiple languages).

One my rules of thumb for callout posts is that if the reblogs are "Oh good, we are bullying these people now", in the sense of "I like having valid targets", the callouts are 100% bullshit and not even worth looking into.

HI THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE AL-NAJJAR FAMILY IS MOVING EXTREMELY SLOW!! THIS HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR FOR THEM AS THEIR HOME WAS DESTROYED ON THE FIRST OF OCT 2023 EVEN BEFORE THE SEVENTH AND THEY HAVENT EVEN REACHED $5000 PLEASE HELP ME SUPPORT THEM THEY HAVE RECEIVED $5 IN THE LAST 3 DAYS PLEASE

THIS IS VERIFIED!!! Sarah is 16 (her brothers Suleiman and Muhammad in video above) and she is on instagram @ sarah3.9031 for various reasons she cannot download tumblr but we video call and communicate and my roommate and I are organizing the fundraiser so we have any proof of payouts. PLEASE I feel like I’m letting her down as I don’t have a large following or anything to support her I need anyone who reads this to share or donate yes we are begging you

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Donate to To help Sarah and her family, organized by Jd Sweat

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I would normally never do this and I normally avoid all political posting, but the FDA has had to stop a lot of food testing due to staff cuts currently planned at least until September 30th.

This is very dangerous for certain foods and if you live in the United States, I highly recommend that you keep track of this list: https://www.fda.gov/food/food-safety-modernization-act-fsma/food-traceability-list

That is a (not fully comprehensive but useful) list of the high-risk foods for contamination and sickness that could result in serious harm or death. The broad strokes are cheeses, but especially soft cheeses, raw/fresh vegetables, pre-sliced fruit packages, ready to eat salads, chicken eggs, milk (bird flu), anything fermented like melons, and pet food, among others.

This is likely not a comprehensive list, so be sure to look things up yourself as well.

If you buy vegetables and plan to eat them, it is best to cook them to a safe temperature and wash their outsides well with water and light scrubbing instead of eating them raw. Treat it like chicken in that regard.

Make sure that the individual foods that you buy often are safe to eat or at risk, and adjust accordingly. This is a fundamental necessity that everyone here will need to follow. Testing is reduced or gone, and reporting on outbreaks will also likely be reduced or banned outright as well.

All you can do is stay safe, use your masks in public again, and make sure that you are clean as well as your food.

Attached below are more tips for vegetables, meat safety should be the same, just be more vigilant.

I love you all and don't want any of you hurt. Let's all support each other, thank you.