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August 6, 2017

epubagent:
plussizeneverlookedsogood:

Be the Support System...





















epubagent:


plussizeneverlookedsogood:



Be the Support System that your past self needed.
Don’t pay attention to the ones that berate you and focus on the ones that celebrate you! 


Happy Big Girl Appreciation Day! 



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Published on August 06, 2017 12:00

blueklectic:
nevaehtyler:



Cop: What agency are you...



blueklectic:


nevaehtyler:




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Cop: What agency are you with?



Aramis Ayala, the first African American State Attorney in Florida history
: I’m the state attorney.


☕️☕️☕️




The face she made right before she asked if they had cards…..honey!


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Published on August 06, 2017 09:00

pinkcheesegreenghost:
malasuerte00:

angrychocolatefiend:

sourcedumal:

dynastylnoire:


shabbosfemm...

pinkcheesegreenghost:


malasuerte00:



angrychocolatefiend:



sourcedumal:



dynastylnoire:




shabbosfemme:



freedominwickedness:



hyenaboy:



“Yes, being in a female dominated field, I do know what it means to be marginalized. “


oh


my


god


omg


oh my fucking god



The really ugly part is they’ve actually done multiple sociological studies on this, and guess what the result is? Men in female-dominated fields aren’t marginalized at all; they get special treatment and are fast-tracked to the top, getting more credit for their work, faster promotions, and greater pay and benefits than their female colleagues.


Here’s one study. Here’s another. And another.



^phenomenon known as the glass escalator




have you ever been around male nurses….mannnn




Men in female dominated fields are entitled as hell. Don’t get it twisted



teaching is a female-dominated field but most principals are male


librarianship is a female-dominated field but most directors are male




Cooking is female dominated but most chefs are males



a large percent of hair stylists are women,  but most major hair care brands are owned by men


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Published on August 06, 2017 06:00

why you should all consider getting chickens

charminggoats:


penfairy:


a small backyard, a decent fence and the will to make a safe coop for your fluffy dames is all you need to make it happen

they will eat your vegetable scraps and gobble down pretty much any kind of food waste, turning discarded crusts and mushy fruit into big fat eggs full of protein!

and depending on which breed you buy, they will lay an egg almost every day. free, nutritious food every morning! what other pet will do that?

it’s a misconception that eating eggs is inherently cruel, or that you need a rooster for your chickens to lay eggs! all the eggs you buy in supermarkets are unfertilised, which means there is no chance of that egg ever hatching. you’re not eating a potential life, your chickens will lay eggs regardless of whether there’s a rooster around
so only buy a rooster to go with your lovely ladies if you want baby chicks - otherwise, just get some girls and enjoy those omelettes!
the way cage egg farms are run is terrible, and you can’t always be sure that a free range farm is as idyllic as the picture you see on the carton. lots of sad chookies who can’t perch or scratch or eat grass and clean themselves. :( 
this way, you will always be certain that your girls are happy, healthy, doing what chicken are meant to do and eating what chickens should be eating, which means bigger and better eggs for you!

you can give eggs to your friends! give eggs to strangers! eggs for everyone!
tiny and furious lawnmowers. chickens LOVE grass, especially clover. if you have a small backyard, they will do all the work of keeping the grass trimmed. 
a caution, pls buy your chicken a friend - they will get lonely if you only buy one. my friend had two chickens and one died, leaving Gizmo all alone. she got depressed and stopped laying, so they put her in the rabbit hutch. now she has a best friend bunny called Jimmy and she’s very happy! she often sits on him and purrs.

chickens are good around most other pets - cats and chickens usually regard each other with mutual indifference and disdain, but they generally bond with dogs. however, if you know your pooch or kitty is particularly aggressive, make sure you check it won’t be a problem!

scratch scratch scratch, scratch party!!

one time I was cleaning out the stables and my chicken came over, saw that I was using a big rake and went !!!! scratch time!!! and she started scratching furiously next to me like she was trying to help

they’re very clean animals and will clean themselves every day with a dust bath and a thorough preening
when it starts raining it takes them a good 10 seconds to process what’s happening, then they RUN to shelter

gloriously stupid tiny velociraptor running
peck peck peck. is food? I check! peck. not food!
rip all snails and slugs that live in your garden

they will also go after mice and spiders

chicken poop is great fertiliser! when you clean out their coop, spread the poo on your garden and watch your flowers and veggies grow!

kiddos LOVE chickens!!

seriously, looking after chickens is a great job for little kids - any little fella can fill up their water and give them some food, and collecting a warm, fresh egg every morning is so rewarding for them!!! 

hours of entertainment watching their antics

some (not all) like a cuddle! the ladies will let you know what their preference is. they may also gently peck and groom you because they love you.

you can give them fancy names like lottie, ethel and lady beatrice so it sounds like they’re a supporting cast in a Jane Austen novel

in conclusion give a pretty chicken a happy home today


Roosters can help keep the chickens safe, too! If you let your chickens roam free in your garden occasionally like we do, the rooster will lead the way for the chickens and keep watch over them while they’re in relatively unfamiliar territory. It’s pretty cute actually, at least until your rooster accidentally ends up where you don’t want him and you gotta try to guide an annoyed rooster back to his home.


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Published on August 06, 2017 03:00

protocol00:

velen-z-the-lucario:

protocol00:

anime girl: *breathes*
her tiddies: 

mostly untrue...

protocol00:



velen-z-the-lucario:



protocol00:



anime girl: *breathes*


her tiddies: 



mostly untrue *yes I am going to be that guy*



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My dude.


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Published on August 06, 2017 00:00

August 5, 2017

this got funnier





this got funnier

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Published on August 05, 2017 18:00

africanaquarian:
friend: don’t you ever worry about men thinking you’re high maintenance?
me: *in a...

africanaquarian:


friend: don’t you ever worry about men thinking you’re high maintenance?


me: *in a silk bathrobe, on my 5th step of my PM skincare routine, trying to choose between 8 colors to paint my nails according to what best suits my mood and skintone, a cup of dandelion tea cools on the counter top, mixed with lemon, chia seeds, and raw honey* nah


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Published on August 05, 2017 15:00

bloodheretic:
beachfox:

socialistexan:

hire-a-samurai:


tanook...





bloodheretic:


beachfox:



socialistexan:



hire-a-samurai:




tanookicatoons-world:



But it’s not illegal.
Marriage is just not recognized as something lawfully binding.
No one is being arrested for being homosexual and loving another. lol



If you’re a LGBT citizen in  Sudan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Mauritania, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Qatar, UAE or parts of Nigeria, being gay is punishable by death.
(Source:LGBT relationships are illegal in 74 countries, research finds, by Siobhan Fenton)
So yeah, no one is arrested for having a different sexual orientation.
They’re killed for it.




Also, until 2003 being LGBTQ WAS illegal in 13 states.


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_v._Texas
Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S. 558 (2003) is a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court. The Court struck down the sodomy law in Texas in a 6-3 decision and, by extension, invalidated sodomy laws in 13 other states, making same-sex sexual activity legal in every U.S. state and territory.


They used to kick down gay people’s doors and arrested them while they were in bed.


They used to raid gay bars to find crossdressers, GNC and trans people to arrest (that’s how Stonewall happened).


They used to make up fake charges against gay people to allow them to still arrest them for being LGBTQ.


It being legal to be gay in the US is a very new thing.



Today is one of those days when I realize that people below the age of 30 know a very different world than I do.




It constantly blows my mind tbh, especially when it’s people slightly younger than me because the years you really start becoming aware of the world vary enough that even someone 21-23 has a radically different understanding of how much things have changed in just the last few years.


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Published on August 05, 2017 12:00

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