Ma force d'inertie.

"Vernal Pool Fairy Shrimp" (Branchinecta lynchi)

…a species of freshwater Branchinectid fairy shrimp which is endemic to various vernal pools in parts of southern Oregon and California. Vernal pooly fairy shrimp have a lifespan of ~2 months, typically from early January to March. B. lynchi will feed on a range of algae, bacteria, protists, and small invertebrates like rotifers. Female B. lynchi will lay drought-resistant eggs shortly before they die, these eggs will sink to the bottom of the vernal pools, embedding into the soil when the pools dry. When the pools refill the eggs will hatch, repeating the cycle. 

Currently Branchinecta lynchi is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN as it has a very small range and is very sensitive to habitat loss. 

Classification

Animalia-Arthropoda-Crustacea-Branchiopoda-Anostaca-Branchinectidae-Branchinecta-B. lynchi

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Doing Social Justice: 10 Reasons to Give Up Ableist Language (via disabilityhistory)

Purity of language is not how you make a group accessible. Why the fuck is this your first concern?

What about the importance of wheelchair accessibility? What about making sure events don’t have strobe lights and presentations do not have flashing images? What about teaching people to be patient when communicating with AAC users? What about making sure there are captions on all videos and transcripts and/or sign language interpreters available for live talks? What about making sure your online materials can be used with screen readers? (PDFs and flash must be adapted; images should have descriptions.)

What about the actual things you campaign for? What about making sure campaigns to end gun violence don’t include legislation banning mentally ill people from owning weapons because they’re “violent?” What about including disabled people, paid .22 cents/white abled man’s dollar because it’s legal to pay us subminimum wage, in your equal pay campaigns?

What about language that directly harms disabled people, instead of implicational shit that many members of the communities in question say are not slurs and not offensive? What about teaching feminists to stop calling MRAs autistic and everyone to stop using the r-slur (retarded)?

If you don’t want to be called ableist, there are about a million things you need to do before you start worrying about this, which is only supported by some disabled people anyway. Maybe concern yourself with not shutting disabled people out of your meetings and not reinforcing ableism directly with your campaigns first. If you don’t shut us out, we will come and help you with the rest by being members of your groups.

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Yes this.

I once went to an ableism teach-in where the organizers were very concerned about ~ableist language~ and not at all concerned that allowing people to smoke in the middle of the teach-in might make it inaccessible.