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claude the crab (again)

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sorry but there is nothing more romantic than enemies to lovers. literally nothing. it is you have seen me at my worst, and you make me my best. you have witnessed my anger and hatred and resentment, all of these vile, malignant emotions of mine, emotions i once felt for you, and yet you love me regardless.

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Abled Person: Hey man, can you hold this wad of $2,000 and this one penny for me while I open my wallet?

Disabled Person: YOU COMPLETE AND UTTER FOOL!

The United States Government:

(Watch how many people don’t get this.)

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Come. Join me in my madness.

*caveat: this works best in small sizes—anything big will probably need a more complex stitching setup, end papers, and sturdier book covers. My tiny books have been measuring about 1.5x2.2 cm, and .4 cm thick

#bookmarking this #want #alt text

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Every person need to be taught disability history

Not the “oh Einstein was probably autistic” or the sanitized Helen Keller story. but this history disabled people have made and has been made for us.

Teach them about Carrie Buck, who was sterilized against her will, sued in 1927, and lost because “Three generations of imbeciles [were] enough.”

Teach them about Judith Heumann and her associates, who in 1977, held the longest sit in a government building for the enactment of 504 protection passed three years earlier.

Teach them about all the Baby Does, newborns in 1980s who were born disabled and who doctors left to die without treatment, who’s deaths lead to the passing of The Baby Doe amendment to the child abuse law in 1984.

Teach them about the deaf students at Gallaudet University, a liberal arts school for the deaf, who in 1988, protested the appointment of yet another hearing president and successfully elected I. King Jordan as their first deaf president.

Teach them about Jim Sinclair, who at the 1993 international Autism Conference stood and said “don’t mourn for us. We are alive. We are real. And we’re here waiting for you.”

Teach about the disability activists who laid down in front of buses for accessible transit in 1978, crawled up the steps of congress in 1990 for the ADA, and fight against police brutality, poverty, restricted access to medical care, and abuse today.

Teach about us.

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Hey, I am a disabled student who uses a wheelchair. I am unable to make the payment on the wheelchair for December. I'm trying to sell everything I own on Facebook marketplace and I've signed up to sell plasma, but I am nowhere near making the payment. I can't get around without this chair. If I lose it, I am beyond screwed.

My ko-fi is https://www.ko-fi.com/carolxdanvers

Please help me keep my wheelchair. I cannot function without it.

#signal boost

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[Image Description: A narrow room with dark wooden bookshelves against either wall, filled with books, and a bay window seat at the end of the room, between the shelves. The bookshelves on the right go floor to ceiling, and the bookshelves on the left have a window above them and more shelving above the window, up against the ceiling. There is an ornamental rug on the floor, and the window seat has gray cushions, pillows, and a backrest, as well as built-in wooden drawers underneath. The view from the main window shows tall pine trees. A rust-colored fan hangs from the ceiling. /End ID]

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Etsy is somehow being even worse, do not click etsy ads

Etsy is now forcing shop owners to be part of their ads. We can not opt out.

To anyone who buys from etsy: DO NOT EVER CLICK THEIR ADS

They are rolling out a program where if you get a sale from an ad they put out, they’re taking 12-15% of the profit(probably on top of the like, 5%ish+ they already take). Even worse, if you have clicked an Etsy ad in the last 30 days ANYONE YOU BUY FROM ON ETSY IN THAT PERIOD WILL BE BILLED THAT FEE. 

So please, if you see an ad for something you like off etsy, do not click it. Just go on etsy and search for it.

This is somehow worse than what storenvy used to pull. 

Please go directly through an artist or see if they have their own storefront (I use bigcartel) instead of purchasing off etsy. And if you must, just please, please, never click an etsy ad.

#psa #i didn't know this

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[Image Description: Rows of wooden bookshelves, full of books and a few knick knacks, sit tucked underneath a wooden staircase, lit up by a built-in light above the shelves. The floor is hardwood with a thick decorative rug on the floor near the shelves, and a cushioned wooden chair sits against the wall next to the shelves. /End ID]

Reading Corner 📚📖

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Your mom finding her friend at a store is like unskippable cutscenes

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You get turned back into a baby but you retain all your skills and memory, what do you do?

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I know I'm preaching to the choir but like. You know you can wear masks for other sicknesses. Not just covid. If you have the flu or a cold or a stomach bug you can still wear a mask to help prevent the spread of it to others if you insist on going out! I just think it's the polite thing to do

#did you know that up to a third of seasonal influenza cases are asymptomatic and you can still spread it asymptomatically? #I learned that recently and now I feel awful that I could've ever unknowingly spread the flu to people in the past #this mask is staying on

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Posting proof of life because I definitely fell off on posting here for the last year and a half! I deleted my Twitter like half a year ago but I was still a lurker for a long time on there, and I'm finally giving up on that.

What'd I miss (besides Goncharov :P)?

#I'm back #where am I #Tumblr is trying to sell me double checkmarks that might turn into crabs what

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I know I've been on accidental hiatus from here for a while between moving, kicking off a new semester at work, applying to grad school, and starting a new part-time job, but I just want to say that I love xoxosierra.store -- I used one of her notebooks to take notes on the first day of my PT job:

And now I'm about to take advantage of her 20% off Labor Day sale to buy a "writer tears" mug (code is LABOR DAY).

I'm not making any money off this post, I just want to share the love -- support a queer Black woman-owned business today!

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#sierra elmore #ya author #ya #bookish #booklr #bookblr #reader #writeblr #writelr #am writing #boost #support black businesses #reading #books #books and libraries #xoxosierra #writer tears #notebook #notebooks #studyblr #alt text

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WHY DO PEOPLE EVER MOVE, IT'S BEEN TWO WEEKS AND I STILL DON'T KNOW WHERE ANYTHING IS

#personal #the last month has been... something #sorry for the impromptu hiatus

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Hey everyone - my best friend's sister needs surgery because her jaw is locked and insurance won't cover it. She has to pay over $11,000 up front to have the surgery and without it she is in a lot of pain.

Please reblog and share!

#signal boost