Call your reps and tell them you are opposed to John Bolton’s appointment if his previous stances concern you (Hint: They should. Both Democrats and GOP congresspeople have opposed him previously for a reason). 

It’s also a good time to tell your reps you want the president’s first strike power restricted.

Asha: Father, why do you get so mad when Grandfather and Grandmother visit? Do you hate them?
Balon: I don’t hate them, just your grandmother. Well, I don’t hate her, just the sound she makes. Her voice, and the things she says.
*flashback montage of her annoyed squawking about life at Pyke*
Asha: Wanna hear my impression of her?
Balon: Yes.
*Asha makes the same squawking noise, Balon smiles*
Alannys: I’m not hearing this, right?
Balon: Sorry! I mean, she’s your Grandmother. We love her. *takes Asha to the side and whispers* We hate her.

[Opinion] The Chechnya LGBT crisis – one year on

gothhabiba:

your-daughters-shall-prophesy:

“A year on, we know that the situation is just as grave as it was when the story broke.”

the fund to support ILGA-Europe’s efforts in Chechnya can be found here (the update is as of October 2017 but they are still accepting donations in 2018), or you can give a general one-time or recurring contribution here

[Opinion] The Chechnya LGBT crisis – one year on

Humans’ Use Of Pain-Relief Creams Proves Fatal To Felines

ksiouxw:

strixus:

flaredownapp:

Important for spoonies with cats!

Creams with Flurbiprofen are fatal to cats.

Brands that use this chemical (Not a complete list):

Myoflex
Traumeel
Capzasin

If you have cats, check your pain relieving cream for this, and keep them from ingesting it, please!

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/mobileart.asp?articlekey=694

Oh no! Boosting for all cat owners.

Humans’ Use Of Pain-Relief Creams Proves Fatal To Felines

simonalkenmayer:

jordanr770-blog:

strawberrhe:

splend-42:

zdelta-xray-delta:

strangesigils:

eternallyhungry-phan:

eternallyhungry-phan:

weirdseaotter:

beeblebrox-writes:

viatae:

hopesdayydream:

hey uh? i dont really know if this is real but im? kinda both scared and disgusted rn? even if you’re not muslim if you could spread this? i dont know how many muslim followers i have but, please, stay safe?

please spread this and please stay safe.

every single one of my followers should reblog this. Keep your brothers and sisters safe.

DUDE WTH

what the frick is this real

according to the internet this is a real thing in the UK.

thats messed up.

stay safe 

I just looked it up and for real people are getting these letters all over the UK.

Please be safe if youre muslim, if youre not muslim please look out for and protect the muslim people around you, theres some seriously sick people out there that may very well act on this.

What the actual fuck.

Please stay safe everyone

Rushed to snopes, hoping to find it’s a hoax – doesn’t seem to be, and it’s reported on The Independent and on Sky News and on The Guardian.

Stay safe, everyone.

Fucking disgusting

This is fucking sick. If you are Muslim, please stay safe. And if you are not Muslim and see any of this going on, please step in and help. Nobody NOBODY deserves this.
  
The only thing I truly understand about this heinous idea is the point system. I’m guessing the amount of points you get are really the number of years you win in prison without the possibility of parole. 

It’s happened before.

But likely it’s the work of one small group or a single perpetrator.

phenioxgirl:

tzikeh:

jacquez45:

luciferissatan:

grilledcheesed:

criticalrolequotesandstuff:

And if you’re afraid of the power Trump already wields, hear this: if we don’t show up in the midterms, the Republicans could get a supermajority in the Senate. That means no ability to filibuster. No recourse. No way to stop them.

We’ve got to make sure the blue states stay blue and try to turn some of those red states blue as well. Don’t count your state out just because it usually votes Republican. Historically, midterms have way lower turnouts than presidential election years. So lets actually show up this time and do some damage.

Oh, and one hopeful note, all the House seats are up for reelection. So let’s take that shit away from Donald Trump and his Republican Party. 

Also, remember to vote in local elections! Keep track of when they are, the candidates, and make sure you stay informed on local and state politics. We have to show up in 2018, and at every. Single. Thing.

I dont like adding things but this needs to be said: DO NOT ASSUME THAT THERE WILL BE A HIGH DEMOCRATIC TURNOUT. Do not think that “oh EVERYONE else will show up to vote, I dont have to” Do not do that. Because trust me you wouldn’t be the only person thinking that. Now, if everyone assumes it’ll be a high turn out so they dont go, then nobody goes. Assume always that your vote will be the tipping point, assume that your vote is necessary and needed (because guess what: it absolutely is). Go vote. Keep track of the dates. And just go do it.

Register to vote. Check that you’re registered even if you think you are, even if you (like me) have voted in every election since you were old enough to do so. And then do it.

If you can, volunteer to drive people to the polls.

Re: luciferissatan’s comment – 100% correct – even more correct is that midterms’ low voter turnout? Is because Dems skip the midterms. More Republicans go to the polls for midterm elections, historically, than Democrats.

IF YOU STAY HOME, REPUBLICANS WILL WIN. END OF.

All you high schooler turning 18 in time for the election make sure you register to vote!! 

Y’all are woke right now and that is so amazing, but you need to keep the momentum going. Real change happens when you show up and help put people into power the will actually make changes

15 states—California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Utah—plus the District of Columbia, allow or have enacted legislation allowing 16 or 17 year-olds to pre-register to vote even if they won’t turn 18 before Election Day. So when you are getting your license register so that come election day you don’t have to worry about it. Tell your friends to do the same. 

Double check that you’re registered today!

nobodysuspectsthebutterfly:

sourjen:

There were no potatoes in medieval England, but they are so integral to British cuisine that every medieval European fantasy from Tolkien to GRRM has potatoes.

Surprisingly, there are no potatoes in ASOIAF! (No “taters” either.) GRRM actually got that right, he’s fairly* good at avoiding using
anachronistic

New World foods (no tomatoes either). People eat turnips (“neeps”) and beets and parsnips and other root vegetables instead.

*Fairly good, because he messed up with corn. But at least GRRM’s better than Tolkien there! Though it’s a shame, because, mmm, potatoes.

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GRRM has slipped a few times on New World foods. Then hunts turkeys and the Starks eat pumpkin soup. And then we have Dorne’s peppers. As well as some sort of dish called ‘meat and mash’ where they don’t mention what exactly is mashed – probably turnips or root vegetables, but it’s never clarified.

Plus the show has potatoes mentioned a couple times, so if you want to throw potatoes into your fanfic or whatever, you’re not strictly wrong since Westeros does apparently have some new world foods. 

thejusticethatissocial:

ALS Research to Honor Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking advanced our understanding of the universe and of what it means to be human.

He died on March 14th of ALS, at the incredibly ripe old age of 76.

I am 34, have ALS, and a life expectancy of about 2-3 more years. There is still no cure and no good treatment.

Please consider donating $7.60 or $76 in honor of Stephen’s memory.

All money will go to the ALS Therapy Development Institute to fund crucial research.

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