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Major World Issues You Should Know About

iceboundolive:

With my angry post hitting 10k notes already, I wanted to bring together a list of some of the events people have added. I guarantee things will be missed, and I apologize ahead of time. But without further ado:

Australia
-Their PM Tony Abbott is sexist, doesn’t believe in climate change, is against same sex marriage, and continually makes it harder for indigenous Australians in the country, among other things

Brazil
-The government is insanely corrupt and people have been protesting to no avail, and some protests against education cuts (’austerity measure’) are met with violence

Canada
-PM Stephan Harper has cheated in the last three elections, pulled Canada from the Kyoto protocol, doesn’t support same sex marriage, has passed racist and Orwellian bills, and has driven the economy to recession
-Forest fires in western Canada (and Alaska) have driven over 13000 from their homes, with approximately 45.4% of Canada on fire. (Here’s a map of active fires)

China
-The Chinese stock market is in the third week of crashing, having lost $3.25 million since June 12, and Beijing is unable to stop it

Chile
-June 19; Hit by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake just off the coast

Cuba
-People are starving under a modern dictatorship (source?)

Greece
-Unemployment is at 25.6%
-The fate of Greece as a member of the EU is still uncertain as they are rapidly running out of money, and opinion appears split as to whether they should remain with the euro or return to the drachma

Israel/Palestine (I apologize for being woefully uneducated on this at the moment)
-Huffington Post has list of things to consider surrounding the conflict
-This website has a timeline of the events leading up to the conflict
-Regardless of the history, people (civilians) are being killed

Mexico
-The Iguala Massacre: 43 missing students have been confirmed(?) murdered by drug cartels

Russia
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Sweden is being threatened to stay out of NATO, and it seems as though the Baltic nations may be annexed soon
-Putin’s party has released pro-heterosexuality propaganda

Ukraine
-Russia is heavily censoring the airwaves, and has cut electricity to the land that has been annexed

United Kingdom
-The governing Tories appear to be obsessed with pulling out of Europe as much as possible

United States
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Police killings are headed towards 1100 by the end of the year
-Alaska is dealing with the same forest fire Canada is, and smoke from the fires has begun affecting the air quality in the USA as well
-California is suffering a deadly drought, and Nestle refuses to stop bottling water from the state (British Columbia (Canada) is also facing the same problem due to Nestle)

Also here’s a (probably incomplete) list of countries currently in a recession: Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, and Taiwan. 

New to spg but love them

gearssprocketsandoil:

Hey I am new to spg and was wondering do a lot of people make fan bots?

First - Welcome to the fanmily!

Making fanbots is very much normal. And if you don’t have the money to turn yourself into a robot - making a Walternate [Walter Worker YourFirstName] is an acceptable substitute.

Any way you can show your love is fine, really[fanart, fanfic, fan-vids]. Though I’m sure the band would prefer that you buy the merch, first

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Click here to support Therapy for Tyrese by Christine Dunn

Click here to support Therapy for Tyrese by Christine Dunn

adebdaro:

help out a black single mom trying to do right by her child living with a disability!

i went to school with one of her daughters and i can vouch for the fact that they are a phenomenal family who really need your help! the money raised will be used to enroll 10-year old Ty into an intensive physical therapy program that will help him walk more securely on his own.

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I should be eating lunch rn...

For all my “look after yourself” talk to other bloggers on my dash, I sure do neglect myself.

I want real hugs.

I’m so firkin nervous about KFZ getting anywhere that I’m amazed my entire torso doesn’t hurt. As it is, my gut and my chest seem to take turns. There’s hardly a waking moment where I’m not scared out of my wits or nauseated or both.

I have to believe in myself…

I just

feel

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5 things you JUST DON'T DO to people with glasses

hawkeyearrow:

1) “wow you look so much better with your glasses off!” just. please don’t.
2) take their glasses off their face and refuse to give them back. it isn’t quirky or funny, it’s really, really annoying.
3) “oh you got new glasses? i don’t like them.” you obviously have no idea a: how much those cost (hint: a lot, unless they were free w/ insurance) or b: how long whoever you’re dissing probably spent picking those

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Undeath is... occasionally inconvenient.

Sure, being a lich is incredible - I mean, cast some eldritch black ritual and be transformed into a fearsome sorcerous entity beyond the reach of the grave whose power and skill delves far past that which mortals were ever meant to know, yeah, that’s totally amazing…

…but there’s the small annoyances they don’t mention to you beforehand, like how you can’t enjoy “pleasures of the flesh” like good food or intimate contact anymore, since you’re just

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tylersegguin:adamjk:comic sands This post was grating on my nerves with every pun. And then, then I read the caption. And I closed my eyes,...

tylersegguin:

adamjk:

comic sands

This post was grating on my nerves with every pun. And then, then I read the caption. And I closed my eyes, thinking to myself I know I must deserve this hell. Now I know what it’s like for a post to physically pain me.

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There is no "Orphan Works Copyright Act."

There is no "Orphan Works Copyright Act."

nashscribblings:

I dunno where that stupid post came from, but there is no such thing as the "Orphan Works Copyright Act."

Check the US Congressional docket. I'll wait.

See? Not there. Because it doesn't exist.

There's a recommendation the Copyright Office is considering making, based on an existing law for a five-year pilot program. They're taking comments on it. Read the link above.

But the sensationalism is wrong, and Tumblr isn't helping. Stop reblogging it.

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Challenge #00907-B176: SUO's - Small Useful Objects

A lot of us have a “kit” stuff we cart/tote everywhere, stuff we need. Mothers carry stuff to feed,amuse and cope with the Sprogs. Crafts people carry weird stuff(well I do). So what does a Joat carry? Or pick another character/profession and add kit.

Rael could tell a newbie JOAT. It was the way their limbs trembled
under the weight of the gear in their coats. And the gentle ‘ping’ of
stitching giving way under the stress. He

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If you struggle with self-care and see this, stop what you're doing

rosecoveredtardis:

  • Have you eaten in the last 4ish hours?
  • Have you had something to drink today?
  • Can you have something, even if just milk or water or cup’o’noodles or toast with something yummy on it, if you haven’t, please? 
  • If you have any injuries, can you please take care of them for me
  • Also please take any meds if you should and haven’t, yet?

Whatever you have or haven’t done today just know you’re super strong

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