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I do not ask this lightly, the Missouri AG’s office has started a site to build a list of trans people. Clog the system. That’s the life of a trans kid who gets another day on this earth. Spam the fuck out of it, it’s not sophisticated. You don’t need to use a real email. Post as much as you’d like

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<3

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godddd ive been on tumblr for over 10 yearssssss

#im old

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b-but… that antisemetic propaganda funding the destruction of transgender rights… has my favowite brand name on it!!!!!! 🥺🥺🥺

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A textbook called Grammatical Theory by Stefan Müller just came out, and man, he's dropping some truth bombs!

Furthermore, the claim that first language acquisition is effortless and rapid when compared to second language acquisition is a myth as has been shown by estimations by Klein (1986: 9): if we assume that children hear linguistic utterances for five hours a day (as a conservative estimate), then in the first five years of their lives, they have 9100 hours of linguistic training. But at the age of five, they have still not acquired all complex constructions. In comparison, second-language learners, assuming the necessary motivation, can learn the grammar of a language rather well in a six-week crash course with twelve hours a day (500 hours in total).

And then...

In Chapter 13, it was shown that all the evidence that has previously been brought forward in favor of innate linguistic knowledge is in fact controversial. In some cases, the facts are irrelevant to the discussion and in other cases, they could be explained in other ways. Sometimes, the chains of argumentation are not logically sound or the premises are not supported. In other cases, the argumentation is circular. As a result, the question of whether is innate linguistic knowledge remains unanswered. All theories that presuppose the existence of this kind of knowledge are making very strong assumptions.

In short: Human linguistic abilities aren't magic, and children aren't elves.

In meme form:

#linguistics

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a gift to you on this very special day

#happy threshhold day

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#waffle

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just so everyone is aware - one of the best ways for bird flu to spread is by encouraging birds to congregate. while the bird flu epidemic from 2022 continues strong into 2023, you should almost always stop feeding birds. this illness can spread between types of birds - you encouraging birds to feed in your backyard could cause the death of the person down the road’s backyard chickens. the disease RARELY spreads to other animals and humans, but it is zoonotic and CAN infect both pets and people, so be cautious and discourage spread of the disease. if you find a deceased bird do not handle it without protective wear and do not let pets interact with dead wildlife. im not going to launch into an outdoor cat spiel but if you have a cat that catches birds regularly, consider stopping them from doing so while this is going on for their & your safety.

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My inner introvert is screaming 😂😂😂

#omg this is so good i need a full version #music

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finally. a feminist retelling of the voynich manuscript.

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Oh yeah, people outside of San Francisco don’t know about Karl the Fog:

https://www.kqed.org/news/11682057/how-the-bay-areas-fog-came-to-be-named-karl

new fav wikipedia page

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#unironically love #music

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by artist Itō Jakuchu, 1790, Japan. Sano City Yoshizawa Memorial Museum

#same tbh #art

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#art

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After receiving the news of Sherlock season 5 and Destiel it is only fair to assume that David Tennant will be reprising his role as the tenth doctor soon in this essay I will-

#lol