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Get inside with A/C or, at minimum, somewhere well shaded

Remove any unnecessary clothing and/or outer layers (socks, jackets, shoes, belts, sweat bands, hats, etc)

Wet their remaining clothing or use a cool compress. Make sure the compress stays cool by rewetting it every few minutes

Have them drink cool water and an electrolyte drink if available (focus on the water, the electrolytes are helpful to replace salt, but water should be the priority)

If you have ice packs or anything frozen, wrap them in a cloth barrier and place them against the neck, armpits, or groin area (pulse points). Do not put an ice pack directly onto skin.

Keep them seated or laying down with legs slightly elevated

If they cannot drink water or keep it down or they are unconscious, get emergency help immediately

Keep in mind that changes in skin color may be more difficult to spot on dark skin

If anyone knows of anything else, please add it!

Someone over on bluesky posted this and I figured I'd better repost it here. It's the pre-RFK 2025 vaccination schedule for babies and young children, ya know, just in case it mysteriously disappears. Save this and give it to your child's pediatrician; tell them this is the schedule you want your child on.

You KNOW classic SF used the limited displays of CRT television and the static of transmitted signals the way theaters use stage makeup and lighting to make inexpensive props look great fine— take advantage of the medium! But it's hard to imagine how it looked if you've only seen Blu-ray HD restorations.

I feel like a certain amount of queer persons have fallen for the propaganda that our existence is inherently sexual, so anything that is even remotely sexual (as identified by a needlessly puritanical culture) is factually for sexual gratification in some way.

One of our event coordinators wants to do a live art session with nude models that are trans, and I was explaining to a friend that the hard part was finding a venue willing to host it. She assumed that the person coordinating was going to be a model and that this was an exhibitionist thing.

Like ... no? He's a talented artist who wants to give opportunities to trans persons.

People think our nature programs are about hookup culture. I would simply like a group of birders that is not going to put me in exile for mentioning my wife.

The bellydancing is not about sex. It is just fun for me. I enjoy it in a nonsexual way. And also like... if it was, would it be hurting anyone?