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bring back tumblr ask culture let me. bother you with questions and statements

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I just did it again. IN COKE THIS TIME.

just dipped my lollipop on my gingerale mf

#bloody hell #Not the drug pls jfjdfnfj

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Knowledge is empowering

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found this buried in old game ideas txt file and i was cooking i think

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just dipped my lollipop on my gingerale mf

#I FORGOT OKAY #I THOUGHT IT WAS MY OTHER DRINK #(the one I won't talk about) #(Coughs hozier reference type drink)

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I know it’s not hard to point out reactionaries hypocrisy when it comes to like safe spaces or hug boxes or whatever but genuinely how much of an echo chamber do you have to exist in for you to think this is a reasonable thing to say

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Can I say something problematic that you’re really not supposed to say?

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An incomplete list of things that employers commonly threaten that are 100% illegal in the United States

"We'll fire you if you tell others how much you're making" The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 specifically protects employees who discuss their own wages with each other (you can't reveal someone else's wages if you were given that information in the course of work, but you can always discuss your own or any that were revealed to you outside of work duties)

"If we can't fire you for [discussing wages/seeking reasonable accommodation/filing a discrimination complaint/etc], we'll just fire you for something else the next day." This is called pretextual termination, and it offers your employer almost no protection; if you are terminated shortly after taking a protected action such as wage discussion, complaints to regulatory agencies, or seeking a reasonable accommodation, you can force the burden onto your employer to prove that the termination wasn't retaliatory.

"Disparaging the company on social media is grounds for termination" Your right to discuss workplace conditions, compensation, and collective action carries over to online spaces, even public ones. If your employer says you aren't allowed to disparage the company online or discuss it at all, their social media policy is illegal. However, they can forbid releasing information that they're obligated to keep confidential such as personnel records, business plans, and customer information, so exercise care.

"If you unionize, we'll just shut this branch down and lay everyone off" Threatening to take action against a group that unionizes is illegal, full stop. If a company were to actually shut down a branch for unionizing, they would be fined very heavily by the NLRB and be opening themselves up to a class-action lawsuit by the former employees.

"We can have any rule we want, it's only illegal if we actually enforce it" Any workplace policy or rule that has a "chilling effect" on employees' willingness to exercise their rights is illegal, even if the employer never follows through on any of their threats.

"If you [protected action], we'll make sure you never work in this industry/city/etc again." Blacklisting of any kind is illegal in half the states in the US, and deliberately sabotaging someone's job search in retaliation for a protected action is illegal everywhere in the US.

"Step out of line and you can kiss your retirement fund/last paycheck goodbye." Your employer can never refuse to give you your paycheck, even if you've been fired. Nor can they keep money that you invested in a retirement savings account, and they can only claw back the money they invested in the retirement account under very specific circumstances.

"We'll deny that you ever worked here" not actually possible unless they haven't been paying their share of employment taxes or forwarding your withheld tax to the government (in which case they're guilty of far more serious crimes, and you might stand to gain something by turning them in to the IRS.) The records of your employment exist in state and federal tax data, and short of a heist that would put Oceans 11 to shame, there's nothing they can do about that.

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hugging their pillow rn

#Love #lovers

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Hey so the trolley problem is dumb because the real person at fault for any of the deaths is the person who designed the trolley without an emergency braking system, the people who put in the purchase order for a trolley without an emergency braking system, the people who approved a PO for a trolley without an emergency braking system, the people who delivered a trolley without an emergency braking system, the organization that inspected and certified a trolley without an emergency braking system,and the operator who did not make a huge stink about being assigned to a trolley without an emergency braking system.

Whether you pull the lever is irrelevant, because a whoooole mess of people fucked up for you to be in that hypothetical situation.

Seriously, like, as a professional engineer, I find the premise of the trolley problem offensive. Cause like, so many safety regulations have been violated that it's just... insane.

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things to remember when you move out

•always have bottled water in your house/apartment •pay your bills on time •wash your dishes everyday •don’t tell anyone you don’t trust you live alone •call your mom and tell her you love her •make sure you have extra toilet paper •remember to close the curtains when changing •lock all the windows and doors at night/before leaving the house •double check that the stove is off •don’t leave lights on too much •use real plates instead of throwaways •have flashlights in every room •fruits and veggies are important •night lights aren’t just for babies and kids •electric and water bill are more important than cable •don’t eat out too much •do your laundry •it’s okay to ask for help •own at least two recipe books •never lock yourself out •but don’t hide a spare under a mat/plant •don’t open the door without knowing who it is •mop •wash your bed spread a lot •make sure you always have food in the fridge •if you feel unsafe call someone •candy/snacks are not meals

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this is by far my favorite safety/warning sign btw. they really went off with this one

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sometimes i wish i had facial hair

like sexy stubble or something that would be so cool