Ok so, since Tumblr is being an over protective Christian mother int he worse possible ‘Carrie’ sort of way, I’m going to ask that ya’ll reblog and spread the word about your favorite writers and artists again. Likes are nice, but reblogging is way better. And with the way things are and tags and searches being literally nonexistence, we need you so much! I know activity has gone way, way down for me and other writers and artists, and now, it’s gotten so much worse. Tumblr has literally fucked up being able to search for anything at all. Your reblogs mater and are so important. If you want to keep seeing content from us, please, for the love of god, reblog. I hate asking this, but it means the world to me to be able to keep creating here. If Tumblr keeps fucking up then a lot of your fvaorite artists and writers may move elsewhere. Hopefully Tumblr will get everyone back to working order soon, but for now, YOU are the most important thing to us creators.
PETA: They’d rather spend their money on publicity campaigns than on the animals in their care. PETA killed 73.8% of the animals in their care in 2015 (x)
FCKH8: Is a for-profit company that exploits oppressed groups for money. They’re also wildly uninformed, and spread misogyny, cissexism and bi/panphobia, as well as stealing their posts/designs (x)
Autism Speaks: They spend most of their money on researching a way to eliminate autism, heighten the stigma against autism and don’t have a single autistic person on their board (x)
Please support other, better charities, and feel free to add any others you can think of to this.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure: CEO makes insane amounts of money, they deny a lot of requests for wigs/help with treatment/etc., and have attempted to sue other charities that use the color pink as part of their anti-breast cancer campaign. ( xxx )
The Salvation Army: They promote the hatred of LGBT+ people, work with fundamentalist Christian groups to support conservative politics and rip off and exploit workers. ( xxx )
Wounded Warrior: They take money that should be spent on veterans and blow it on huge opulent parties for the company bigwigs. 26 million in 2014 alone wasted! ( xxx )
^ Important reminder to NOT waste any money donating to these groups
Reblogging because of the added info about Wounded Warrior.
A good way to know if a nonprofit you’re donating to is allocating their money in the right way is to check out their Charity Navigator rating: http://www.charitynavigator.org
Signal boosting, the bell ringers are out in force, and this info is too important.
Hey folks, since the holidays are coming up I wanted to let you know a gift you SHOULDNT get for your loved ones or yourself.
DO NOT commission a custom doll from @/voiidpriince (craftsfromthevoids on Etsy) because you will not get it. Here’s the story with photos
I messaged voiid on December 17th of last year (2017) inquiring if it would be possible to get a commission of my boyfriends oc. (sending photos and a description)
he responded saying it wouldn’t be a problem and he most likely wouldn’t make Christmas but would take a week or two (I was fine with this and was prepared to wait longer, two months or so) after confirmation I placed the order
I’ll be putting the rest in a second post as there are a lot of conversation images
About a month later (January 22nd) I sent a message on Etsy inquiring about progress photos (just wanting to see how it was developing) and did not hear back. Two months later I saw a tumblr post of the same doll commissions being advertised, since I had not received a response on Etsy I decided to message on tumblr, following is our text conversation on tumblr, dates included:
Note how a tracking number was never received, while I don’t think voiid set out to scam me on purpose, I believe he bit off more then he could chew which resulted in an unhappy commissioner. As you can see I gave multiple warnings and waited until September until I decided it was the last straw (as he also started ignoring me the last few months). This isn’t a callout post, just a warning (and proof) for others not to get caught up in the same thing
EDIT: looks like I’m not the only unhappy commissioner? First photo from the advertising post, the second is an Etsy review
I really love @lunian‘s idea for an akuma!Marinette, so I decided to try and draw her:D
Okay I WISH that in the new sneak peek when Lila mentioned that thing about jagged stone that marinette had just been like “oh!! I’ll have to remember to ask him about that next time I see him!” 🙂 because marinette is like… arguably friends with jagged, and even if she’s not, she Does have a professional relationship with him because of the designs she’s done for him
If Marinette is forced to apologize to Lila (which I am pretty sure is gonna happen considering she’s always apologizing, even if she wasn’t the one at fault), I hope she says something along those lines after apologizing to Lila. Like:
Marinette: “I’m sorry, Lila. I shouldn’t have doubted you, and it was wrong of me to confront you the way I did, especially since you’re still new in class. I would love to hear more about Jagged’s kitten though. Maybe I’ll ask him next time I see him.”
Lila: “Oh, you know Jagged Stone too? (assuming Marinette is lying because Lila herself lies about knowing celebrities all the time)”
One of the classmates: “Yeah, we had a day where we got jobs at Le Grand Paris, and Marinette became Jagged’s personal assistant.”
Another classmate: “She even made him those eiffel tower sunglasses!”
Another classmate: “Or remember when Jagged hired her personally to design an album cover because he was so happy with Marinette’s sunglasses?”
Another classmate: “That’s nothing! He even personally asked to have Marinette’s parents’ bakery be where he worked for that ‘Fill My Shoes’ show!”
Lila: *sweating bullets as she realizes Marinette is either a way better liar than her, or actually knows Jagged Stone*
Rose: “Oh, that reminds me; I gotta ask Prince Ali about you the next time I see him.”
Lila: *realizes there is no escape from the hole she has dugged herself into*
I hope that Marinette will remember that she actually knows Jagged and still has his number to call/text him about this whole kitten thing.
The horror on Lila’s face would be delightful.
Oh my god, Marinette calling up Jagged in front of the whole class, putting him on speakers, and asking him about his “good friend” Lila Rossi who “hurt her hearing saving his kitten” which he had before he “found out he’s allergic”
and the students just hear Jagged shout: “PENNY! WHO’S LILA ROSSI!?!”
Penny: “Jagged, you don’t know anyone called Lila Rossi!”
Jagged: “THEN WHO SAVED MY KITTEN!?!”
Penny: “You’ve never had a kitten!”
Jagged: “BUT HOW DID I DISCOVER I WAS ALLERGIC TO CATS THEN!?!”
Penny: “You don’t have a cat allergy! You were tested two years ago!”
Jagged:…
Jagged: “THEN HOW DID LILA GET TINITUS!?!”
Penny: “I DON’T KNOW! I ALREADY TOLD YOU; WE DON’T KNOW A LILA ROSSI!!!”
Okay I WISH that in the new sneak peek when Lila mentioned that thing about jagged stone that marinette had just been like “oh!! I’ll have to remember to ask him about that next time I see him!” 🙂 because marinette is like… arguably friends with jagged, and even if she’s not, she Does have a professional relationship with him because of the designs she’s done for him
If Marinette is forced to apologize to Lila (which I am pretty sure is gonna happen considering she’s always apologizing, even if she wasn’t the one at fault), I hope she says something along those lines after apologizing to Lila. Like:
Marinette: “I’m sorry, Lila. I shouldn’t have doubted you, and it was wrong of me to confront you the way I did, especially since you’re still new in class. I would love to hear more about Jagged’s kitten though. Maybe I’ll ask him next time I see him.”
Lila: “Oh, you know Jagged Stone too? (assuming Marinette is lying because Lila herself lies about knowing celebrities all the time)”
One of the classmates: “Yeah, we had a day where we got jobs at Le Grand Paris, and Marinette became Jagged’s personal assistant.”
Another classmate: “She even made him those eiffel tower sunglasses!”
Another classmate: “Or remember when Jagged hired her personally to design an album cover because he was so happy with Marinette’s sunglasses?”
Another classmate: “That’s nothing! He even personally asked to have Marinette’s parents’ bakery be where he worked for that ‘Fill My Shoes’ show!”
Lila: *sweating bullets as she realizes Marinette is either a way better liar than her, or actually knows Jagged Stone*
Rose: “Oh, that reminds me; I gotta ask Prince Ali about you the next time I see him.”
Lila: *realizes there is no escape from the hole she has dugged herself into*
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
Also: you want a bird friend? well it is PSYCHOLOGICALLY HEALTHY for you and the chicken to be friends! After thousand and thousands of years of domestication, chickens are basically genetically programmed to be happy to live with humans.
For the past 27 days, a small Protestant church in The Hague has been conducting round-the-clock religious services to protect an Armenian refugee family from deportation.
By law, police officers in The Netherlands are not allowed to enter places of worship during religious services. So, reverends from around the country have taken turns holding services at Bethel Church to prevent officials from arresting the Tamrazyan family, who have been in The Netherlands for nine years.
“By giving hospitality to this family, we could give them time and place to [demonstrate] to the secretary of state the … urgency of their situation,” Theo Hettema, chairman of the General Council of Protestant Ministers says.
what is the purpose of the lion king remake. its the same damn movie animated in 3d with realistic animals instead of 2d. what can cgi convey that 2d cant in the story of the lion king? what new thing does this bring to the story? how does it improve on it? it doesnt. both this and the jungle book are just worse ways to tell the original stories due to the limits of realistic animal facial structures and movement. we all need to stop falling for disneys new trick of just remaking Everything to profit off of your nostalgia while not taking any risks. all of hollywood is currently in this era where everything is a remake sequel or adaptation bc its riskless easy money. i find it hard to count all the original stories that came out in the past few years, and this lion king remake truly feels like the worst insult yet. i beg you all to not support these movies no matter who stars in them or how good they are, we cant just let studios be lazy and uninspired and turn away original stories to profit off of people by selling us what we already know and love over and over again
They said “live action remake” so that means either you get real lions and do it Homeward Bound style or you put cat ears on Beyonce, not this bullshit
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