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what the hell is a mortgage?

first apartment essentials checklist

how to care for cacti and succulents

the care and keeping of plants

Getting an apartment

Money

earn $50-$100 by taking surveys

how to coupon

what to do when you can’t pay your bills

see if you’re paying too much for your cell phone bill

54 ways to save money

How to do Your Own Taxes

Health

how to take care of yourself when you’re sick

things to bring to a doctor’s appointment

how to get free therapy

how to prevent a hangover

a list of stress relievers

how to remove a splinter

Emergency

rights when cops pull you over

a list of hotlines in a crisis

things to keep in your car

how to do the heimlich maneuver

Job

time management

create a resume

find the right career

choosing a major

job interview tips

how to stop procrastinating

How to write cover letters

Travel

ultimate packing list

traveling when you have no money 

best way to pack a suitcase

how to apply for a passport

how to make a travel budget

Better You

read the news

leave your childhood traumas behind

how to quit smoking

how to stop skipping breakfast

how to stop micromanaging

ways to get better at asking for help

how to stop being a pushover

learn another language

how to improve your self-esteem

how to sew

reasons to stay alive

the ratio of male to female cuttlefish is 11 to 1.

this means its hard to find a female to mate with, and if you do, theres likely already at least 1 other male whos already spotted her.

the solution for some "males"? a "sex change". being female makes it easier to approach and find another female, and easier to mate.

this also means that the female sees them as another female, and has sex with another female.

in our society, we often see fat people as lazy or unmotivated. particularly in america, laziness is equated to failure. you see this a lot in older generations who pride themselves on overworking because of promises of capitalism and the american dream. history of the negative connotations of fatness and its association with toxic work values aside, skinny people are considered more attractive, and therefore worth more than people who are overweight. this equation of fatness with worthlessness leaves fat people feeling broken and contributes to mental illness down the road. fat people struggle with body image their entire lives. most fat people are genetically inclined to be fat. they aren’t “making excuses” for their physical appearance, it’s simply the way they are. shaming fat people for being fat solves nothing; it most often breeds mental illness and eating disorders, and increases the risk of suicide. rarely does bullying and mental abuse help fat people (which, let’s be honest, is exactly what pressuring fat people into losing weight is). we have created a culture where fat people are put in harmful situations every day because of something as trivial as their weight. fat people struggle to get equal treatment, healthcare, job opportunities, and more. this insistence on “encouraging” fat people to lose weight comes from an obsession with sameness and conformity. humans are often intolerant toward others’ differences. fat people lie outside the thin line of what’s considered socially acceptable. which brings me to my next point…

laziness also shouldn’t be demonized. humans are not built to work as much as we work today. food is supposed to be good and enjoyable. relaxation is meant to serve as a mental health buffer and reviver. prioritizing these things is a good thing. in fact, the beauty standard of thinness is misleading and, in most cases, harmful to physical and mental health. being chubby is actually more desirable, health-wise; we are supposed to have fat. it’s a natural bodily survival tactic. the fact is, we prioritize having a thin figure over being happy and healthy.

fat people are more likely to be mentally stable and healthy with taking pride in their appearance, than if they were to conform to society’s will that was making them miserable. even if they are physically capable of losing the weight. weight loss is not the ultimate purpose or goal of our lives. it’s an endless endeavor that will never really be achieved; even if you succeed at getting a “desirable” body (which you will have to keep maintaining), what have you really achieved? the right to have no one pass judgmental looks or police your dietary/exercise decisions? that is a right everyone deserves inherently. no one needs to change who they are or what they look like just so people will stop harassing them. there are many reason why people are fat. whether it’s health complications or lifestyle choices, it’s not your place to tell them what they should be doing instead. it’s their body. only they get to decide what to do with it. they deserve support and to feel good and at home in their own skin, without the expectation to change for others.

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(Not to be confused with Native American History Month which is in November)

The month of June is National Indigenous History Month. It was officially declared in 2009 with a unanimous motion that passed in the House of Commons.

please use sparknotes. please use khan academy. please listen to school house rock songs and watch the history of the entire world i guess and tim and moby and bill nye. any documentary you watch in class can be found somewhere online with a quick google. get your books from project gutenberg and z-lib. download textbooks off the internet whenever you can find them. use desmos for a free online graphing calculator. if you’re learning something and you don’t get it look up the wikipedia page on it and put it into simple english to get the gist, then put it back into regular english to get the full story. cheat if you have to. school sucks so bad rn and if you’re like me and you get all your materials secondhand or from the lost and found, online resources are really useful rn; all of the above have helped me pass a class in some way, and i hope they can help you too.

Cotton Eye Joe was a folk hero named for his fibrous retinal growth. Son of Governor Don D. LeFoe, Joe was born in Boise, Idaho. His father died young when Joe was four, so Joe was raised by his new widow, Doe. Doe moved way up north to Fargo, where her caravan got stuck in the snow.

Joe got frostbite and lost seven toes, but they all persevered and found their new home where Joe met songwriter Herschel P. Sloane, who was soon to be wed to Ms. Jennifer Lowe. But Joe grew older and seduced his beau, calling off the marriage and trying to elope. Herschel chased Joe south to Mexico, where he found the couple in a big chateau. He hit Joe first with a big fist blow, sending the man down to the floor. He tried to run away with Jen in tow, but she loved old Cotton Eye and told him, "Hell no."

Where Jennifer and Cotton Eye ran we don't know, But Herschel wrote a song about them both, immortalizing love and loss and hope, popularized by Henry David Thoreau.

The situation around Sheikh Jarrah should make everyone angry. For those of you who might not know what’ going on here’s a brief breakdown:

Indigenous Palestinian residents of Sheikh Jarrah, for a very long time, have been fighting lengthy legal battles in Israeli courts against eviction orders which aim to replace these indigenous people with illegal Israeli settlers. 

On May 7th, the illegal Israeli settlers along with courts (an apparatus of Israel’s apartheid regime) have started a campaign to illegally take over the home’s of Palestinian families in Sheikh Jarrah. These families were given until today (May 10th, 2021) to “reach an agreement” with the occupiers. This obviously prompted protests. The IDF has also brutally responded to these protests. Now the world is watching and global protests have started happening.

Some important things to note:

-Sheikh Jarrah belongs to the Palestinian families. It is part of the occupied Palestinian territory, and therefore any Israeli settler presence in it amounts to a war crime under international law. 

-There has been a mountain of UN Security Council resolutions demanding that Israel withdraw from East Jerusalem which Israel continues to ignore.

-This is ethnic cleansing

I know you feel hopeless but here’s what we can do:

-Support BDS (Boycott, Divestments, Sanctions) movements (What”s BDS?) Boycott Israeli products from their colonial settlements

-Understand whats happening in Palestine and the crimes of apartheid/persecution being committed by Israel. (Check out this great report by HRW on the situation) After getting an understanding. SPREAD AWARENESS. Especially in the US. This is key to combatting Evangelical propaganda and Israeli lobbyists. Do this through social media.

-Contact your local reps and pressure them to stop giving Israel military funding or any form of financial support. Fight against zionist lobbyists such as AIPAC or Christians United for Israel.

-Donate if you can. Here’s a few links. If you can add more (reputable) donation links to this, I ask that you please do. 

International Medical Corps

Palestine Children’s Relief Fund

Grassroots Al-Quds

I found this great twitter thread of donation links

Here is another

This is a start and we can honestly make change happen. I personally believe social media outrage coupled with supporting the BDS movement is a great way for you to help even by sitting at home. 

palestine children’s relief fund: provide urgent humanitarian care for children in gaza

anera: provide on-the-ground emergency relief

medical aid for palestinians: emergency relief for women and children, psychosocial support, disability help, other medical needs

doctors without borders: medical teams on the ground treating injured palestinians as needed

feel free to add on in the notes, notify me if any of the fundraisers listed arent necessary/actually helpful to donate to, and let me know if anything needs added on/modified

as always, if you cant donate then please share and spread awareness