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So I'm a trans person formulating a plan to get out of Tennessee, and my main obstacles are that I have a lot of Processes to get through and not much money. If anyone has a few dollars to spare and wants to help with the latter, my Ko-Fi is here.

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You guys I just found out about this guy who made 3D printable files for adapters for game controllers to allow them to be used one handed!   It’s so clever and easy and accessible, unlike other adaptive controllers.  It just snaps onto a regular controller.  The way the stick is controlled is damn genius.  So much easier than trying to use your feet like other systems. 

A friend is using one due to a stroke and as someone with problems from arthritis, this is so great to see, in case I get to the point I really can’t use my right hand.

Please share and give this guy some love, cause this is awesome. 

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"there is no ethical consumption under capitalism" only applies on matters of necessity.

You need a phone or access to a computer to get a job, but phones and computers are made in foreign sweatshops.

You need clothes to be a participant in society, but affordable clothing is made in the most abusive factories on earth.

You need a place to live, but landlords own the homes and you can't afford a mortgage.

You don't need to play a game, so when it comes to gaming, where you draw the line is what you are morally okay with. Do you support gambling mechanics that manipulate people (gotcha/loot boxes)? Do you support toxic working environments (Activision Blizzard)? Do you support JK Rowling's beliefs and actions? You decide for yourself, but if the answer is yes, you don't get to decide for your trans friends that you have done nothing wrong.

Sorry.

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The main bundle has 69 (heh) games for $60. The sister bundle has 66 games for $10.

The sale runs Feb 10-24, 2023

Edited to add: the three games discluded from the $10 bundle are:

YOU ARE A WIZARD

Our Minerva, and

TOMBS: Toot on my balls skeleton

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Don’t get your sex ed from fanfiction!

Get it from

Scarleteen

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Tons more at the source!

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commission ^~^

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this is so so important to me and mine, and I'm asking you to Do Something so I'll respect your time and keep it brief

in the UK, if 100k sign a a government petition it will be brought to Parliament and debated. y'all know this country is suffering from some 80s-style bigotry right now, and this is one symptom: almost 200k fuckholes have come together to force the government to discuss whether it is 'appropriate' to tell children that queer people exist. this is a big symbolic victory for them. and i am burning with fury.

please, if you're from the UK, sign this counter-petition so they can at least see how much of a minority they are. simply put, the attempt to put these bastards in their place isn't gathering enough steam. there are barely 2000 more signatures now than there were this morning (27th January 2023), and that isn't enough. i refuse to let these people feel even a moment of victory or satisfaction. please help.

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cooking while chronically ill

baking with arthritis or other chronic hand pain

living with chronic migraines

adhd meal plan

chronic pain tips

getting yourself to eat

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Will I ever return??

Yes, when I don't have new bots following me every day and you know what ones I mean :,)

#so many bots

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if you’re interested in mutual aid and aren’t sure where to start, i can’t recommend enough joining a local Buy Nothing group. in a nutshell, it’s a totally free gift economy— people give from their own abundance and ask for what they need. it’s indispensable as a recent grad household— we got the majority of our basic furniture, as well as an AC unit through the group— but what i find particularly wonderful are the ways other forms of community aid popup through the group.

i’ve seen people organize meal trains for strangers. people fleeing from domestic violence have gone from a suitcase of possessions to a fully stocked house in 48 hours. home hospices being set up with goods from six different households. cookbook lending. distribution of windfall apples and tomato harvest overabundance. grocery pickup for ill folks. people looking out for listings for others. everything from bread to baby carseats to house paint to pet food.

and much of it is done between strangers, often between people who would not recognize or identify with the term “mutual aid”. it lowers waste, goods go directly to people who need them, and it avoids the sometimes dubious morality of the thrift shop circuit. i’d really recommend it.

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A guide to no cook pasta

In case you are short on time, low motivation, or in a hotel room somewhere

Put a handful of pasta shapes into the biggest mug you can find. The pasta should fill the mug halfway. Boil the kettle and pour the boiling water over the pasta, about 1 or 2cm from the top. Put a saucer or bowl on top of the mug. 

After 10 minutes, check. It should be done. Drain, add toppings or just eat. I have definitely never done that.

#recipes #studying

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What I eat when depressed as a vegetarian

This is a little guide to what I eat when ill, depressed or horrifically busy studying. I love making bread in my own time but what do you eat when you can’t even bring yourself to heat something in the oven?

Soup is a godsend. You are getting something warm, filling, nutritious and not too expensive. It takes like 3 minutes in the microwave and you can have toast too if you can be bothered in that time.

Actually, tinned stuff can be good depending where you are. Vegetable chilli, tagines, lots of fairly wholesome meals. 

Coming from the land of Great Britain there isn’t an illness not cured with toast. Marmite on toast is my favourite as it gives you a lot of essential nutrients, and is one of the only things you can bear to eat when sick but there’s also marmalade, plain butter, chocolate spread, nut butter...

Packet noodles do get scorned as unhealthy sometimes but who cares, everyone eats them. You can buy stuff to fill them out a little bit more like frozen diced vegetables.

If you can afford it, pre prepared things, no preparation time at all. You could get all sorts of cheese, even ones that come in their own little packets. Chopped up vegetables and fruit, different breads to pick at. Prepared vegetarian protein can be interesting, it is generally going to be hummus and falafel. I’m slightly addicted to eating dry cereal. 

Pasta at a stretch. You can actually microwave a single serving of pasta, add a bit of stir in sauce and you’re done unless you want cheese or additional toppings. There’s a brilliant recipe on making pasta with a kettle where I say here.

This is just based on my experiences, but I hope it is vaguely helpful.

#mental health #depression #studying #vegetarian #plant based #solarpunk #sickness

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so I got into grad school today with my shitty 2.8 gpa and the moral of the story is reblog those good luck posts for the love of god