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happy birthday to the only song

#lemon demon #music

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Just a reminder for people who may not know, in light of protestors at UCLA being shot in the face with rubber bullets— rubber bullets are not bullets made of rubber. They are metal bullets encased in rubber.

Despite being called “non-lethal” or sometimes “less lethal”, they are well known to cause death and permanent disability.

Here’s a photo showing their size— these are actual rubber bullets used during the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020.

Do not let them downplay the severity of what they are subjecting this students to for standing against genocide. Stay safe and stay educated.

EDIT: Twitter banned @/nosferatusexgod, the student shot, whose tweet I linked to (as a primary source) at the top of the post. Screenshots of the tweet I originally linked to can be found here.

#palestine #free palestine #protest #ceasefire now

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As protests start ramping up and violence escalates please remember:

DO NOT PUT MILK IN YOUR EYES FOR PEPPER SPRAY OR TEAR GAS.

It can and will cause infection due to bacteria. Flush with water, distilled if possible, and never EVER wear contact lenses to protests where there may be police retaliation.

Please reblog. It may save someone's sight.

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Rainworld (pseudo)flora part. 4 (Might need to open in a new tab to read, sorry)

Additional facts about these 3: Pole Plants

Their eye is so small and underdeveloped, its useless

The leaves on the trunk spiral together to form a stiff and sleek pole-like form

Monster Kelp

Gills are more efficient due to taking a niche in water environments

Leaves grow in excess and in varying lengths as a defensive strategy to protect the trunk

Worm Grass

The only species (out of these 3) to have teeth

Work together to capture and exhaust prey, quickly spitting acid on them to digest them externally so that they can be chewed up

Adult worm grass have black trunks that gradually turn red and grow longer with age

Their eye glows a striking blue to alert fellow worm grass that potential prey has been spotted

#rain world #rainworldbuilding #speculative biology #spec bio

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Current accounts pretending to be Palestinian with names listed. These accounts are likely impersonating real people and some are also stealing text from legitimate fundraising posts. If any of these contacted you and you sent funds, please contact your bank as the account will not refund you.

miniaturementalitypatrol (Godwin Okoth)

ahmdiwombmiracleahmed (AHMED SHIMBIR)

sparklyphilosopherharmony (Wafula Valentine)

wingedkingcrusade (Nada Husien)

fullangelobservation (Taheera Abdallah)

naomigloriaa (Gloria Naomi)

speedyinfluencerprince (Jeff Owino)

innermentalitycupcake (Rahwan AbdiMahady)

crispydazepeace (Yusuf Okanga)

furrycollectiveglitter (Remmy Cheptau)

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you, reading this. you're a creature now. reblog to creature your followers

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when people say "ok but x bug has no benefit to nature" I bet they can't even name 5 facts about the bug they're shitting on. so how could they Possibly know what its function is in the environment and if it's "useless" or not

wasps being the perfect example, I still get people saying "oh bees are cute and pollinate :) yay. but WASPS ARE EVIL and they don't contribute ANYTHING!!!" and it's like buddy. wasps pollinate too. they also control spider populations. they do a lot of great valuable things. but even if they didn't, they're still worthy of being here. I see SO much hatred toward wasps and I wish people would try to learn a little more about them.

I'm mainly talking about paper wasps here because these are common ones we run into in daily life and most commonly deemed "aggressive". but wasps have body language. and if you learn to read this language and learn how to properly act around them, things will go a lot better for you! wasps can be curious creatures and they may come up to observe you, especially if you're wearing something brightly colored. this can be startling for sure, but my best advice is to just be still, DO NOT SWAT or wave your arms. try to just back away or sidestep so it loses interest and leaves. swatting is just gonna make them feel as if they are being attacked and increase your chances of being stung.

many stings happen due to unfortunate but accidental circumstances. unknowingly getting too close to a nest, stepping on a wasp on accident, one getting stuck in clothing, etc. I got stung once while gardening, went to pull a weed and the wasp was on it, so I grabbed her without knowing and she stung me because she was scared. this doesn't mean "oh wasps are AGGRESSIVE and EVIL" it means you stumbled into an unfortunate situation where the wasps felt threatened and defensive. instead of being like "FUCK all wasps" go forward trying to learn about common nesting areas, be wary of holes in the ground, wear gloves while gardening, and if you do have to be around a nest, try not to make a lot of noise. if the nest absolutely needs removed, call a professional.

#environmentalism #bugs #animals

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If you want to purchase an esim for Palestine (select Middle East in the menu) through Nomad they are currently having discounts. You can use one of the following codes before checkout:

NOMADXSTUDENTS15 - 15% off of any plan (except day plans) over 5 USD

NOMADCNG - 5% off for all Middle East sims

PS: You can also try my referral code but I'm not sure if it still works:

TOBA57PV - 3 USD off your first purchase

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Difficult question time for aspec people and people who struggle with intimacy

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Pick the one that troubles you the most.

"But ace people can have sex !/ Aro people can be in relationships !" I know but there was not enough space to specify 'repulsed' or 'people who do struggle with relationships of any type'.

I didn't add "I'm worried people won't accept me" or something similar because I'm asking about problems you have with yourself.

#one: I’m not sure if I’m aromantic bc of one (1) crush I may actually have not had 7 years ago #two: im aromantic and a loner but actually kinda want a relationship/qpr #im happy with being ace tho

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#I like sparkles #rain world #poll

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Another thing is that when this aggression started, we were so worried about winter and how displaced people in tents will survive it. Earlier this week the temperature in Gaza hit 38 degrees (100 Fahrenheit) and we are now wondering how will displaced people survive the heat in those tents.

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Israeli forces burn 94-year-old Palestinian grandmother alive

94-year-old Naifa Rizq al-Sawada, who suffered from Alzheimer's and was unable to walk or speak, was in her home in the vicinity of the al-Shifa Medical Complex in the west of Gaza City on 21 March when the Israeli military invaded stormed her home post-midnight and forcibly evicted her family at gunpoint, forcing them to leave her behind.

Yesterday, her sons who were able to return home after Israeli forces' withdrawal, discovered her home engulfed in flames by the Israeli army. Inside, they found her charred remains on her bed.

[via RNN]

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Lastest photo of our building they destroyed half of the building unfortunately where is our apartment 😔💔.

This was my daily view from my room 😔

They destroyed everything 😭

And here is the link to help us rebuild our apartment when we back.

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The real heroes.

Free palestine