Latest Posts by alldragonsarelesbian - Page 2

hey, all academic research should be publicly accessible. make use of some of those billions of dollars being misused on military spending, and get rid of paywalls. 

this is a basic investment in the future. when you put scientific advancement behind a paywall, you are literally slowing down the speed of human progress

This is an actual quote. Link to original interview 

Please take a moment to check that your voter registration is up-to-date or register for the first time at: https://www.vote.org If your state doesn’t have mail-in voting, you can request an absentee ballot here: https://www.vote.org/absentee-ballot/ 

 Vote like your life depends on it. Because it does.

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reminder to expect massive fraud from the trump admin this election. letting inertia keep you from voting is the first step to preventing the huge turnout we need. the government is going to do everything in their considerable power to prevent your vote from counting.  

tell them to get fucked. 

ok but does the character really need to be a straight white man? is that relevant to the plot or are we just catering to the audience? it’s forced representation like this that detracts from the storylines that really matter

also I learned about this project called “queering the map.” the idea is that in the past gay neighborhoods and gay spaces were very clearly defined bc it just wasn’t safe to be yourself anywhere else. as lgbt+ people become more visible and accepted many feel that we are losing our connection to those spaces

so every dot on this map is basically someone’s queer experience: coming out, meeting their future wife, seeing another gay man in public for the first time, anything you can think of that truly left a mark on them

it started in Montreal and is primarily English-language with most pins dropped in the US, Canada, and Europe, but there are people all over the world who’ve shared their experiences. it’s great to look at places near you but it’s also great to see that even people in places you thought were the middle of nowhere are happy with themselves and finding community and living their lives

41.  i wish i was kidding

I’m at 5 what about you?

y’all saying BLM for one situation just don’t sit right with me, it goes beyond police brutality!!! it’s Black women dying at a higher rate during childbirth. it’s Black people being exposed to COVID-19 at a higher rate. it’s Black people being forced into low income communities. it's Black people being denied job opportunities due to the name on their applications. it's Black people being denied into higher institutions despite having the same qualifications as their non-Black counterparts. it's Black people having their creations and ideas stolen without being given credit simply because a good percentage of society still believes in 2020 that Black people are not creative enough or smart enough or skilled enough. this isn't just about police brutality. this is deeper than that.

Wealth, shown to scale

Wealth inequality in the United States is out of control. Here we visualize the issue in a unique way.

I’ve found that a lot of people, including myself, have trouble visualizing exactly how much a billion dollars is-- this is a very helpful source that not only effectively shows the vast scale of billionaires’ wealth, but explains what we could potentially do with that much money.  (I don’t own the site, all credit goes to Matt Korostoff: https://mkorostoff.github.io/)

What is happening in Poland?

CW for homophobia/transphobia/misgendering/deadnaming and police brutality

more info & whole thread in the source link

~ credits to pisspigwife69 on Twitter ~

Yo Biden just announced an infrastructure devolopment/clean energy/environmental justice plan and it's honesty pretty fucking amazing and much more ambitious than I ever would have expected from him, goddamn. He's trying to Eisenhower/New Deal our way out of the economic collapse.

Some notable points addressed by this plan:

Expanding American railway systems

Fixing the crumbling roads, bridges, dams, etc. that haven't been kept up

Capping abandoned oil wells

Undoing Trump's financial bailout policies for unclean energy companies

Reinvesting in American-made automotive companies

Getting America to 100% clean energy by 2035

Fixing air, water, and ground pollution issues that disproportionately affect poc

Getting justice for victims of environmental racism

Reinstating a bunch of environmental and medical jobs Trump had cut

Getting the US back on the Paris Agreement/Climate Accord

i did my research and donated. this is the easiest way to donate to the lebanese red cross.

This is an actual quote. Link to original interview 

Please take a moment to check that your voter registration is up-to-date or register for the first time at: https://www.vote.org If your state doesn’t have mail-in voting, you can request an absentee ballot here: https://www.vote.org/absentee-ballot/ 

 Vote like your life depends on it. Because it does.

src

reminder to expect massive fraud from the trump admin this election. letting inertia keep you from voting is the first step to preventing the huge turnout we need. the government is going to do everything in their considerable power to prevent your vote from counting.  

tell them to get fucked. 

*flips through mental rolodex of fantasies* and what storyline shall we be drifting off to sleep to tonight

Please Don't (but if you do lmk what happens)

Fighting the urge to open my adhd med capsules and snort the powder for instant focus

SAY IT WITH ME: I WILL VOTE ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2020.

I WILL VOTE ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2020.

I WILL VOTE ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2020.

I WILL VOTE ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2020.

I WILL VOTE ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2020.

I WILL VOTE ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2020.

I WILL VOTE ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2020.

I WILL VOTE ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2020.

I WILL VOTE ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2020.

I WILL VOTE ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2020.

Wearing any type of face covering, even if it’s just a bandana, is vitally important to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.  Please wear a mask.  I would highly recommend reading this paper on the efficiency and potential effectiveness of cloth masks.  I’ve copied the conclusion down below, but I urge you to read the article for yourself; please never accept something just because you saw it in a tumblr post (or any social media post).

Conclusion of the article:

“In conclusion, we have measured the filtration efficiencies of various commonly available fabrics for use as cloth masks in filtering particles in the significant (for aerosol-based virus transmission) size range of ∼10 nm to ∼6 μm and have presented filtration efficiency data as a function of aerosol particle size. We find that cotton, natural silk, and chiffon can provide good protection, typically above 50% in the entire 10 nm to 6.0 μm range, provided they have a tight weave. Higher threads per inch cotton with tighter weaves resulted in better filtration efficiencies. For instance, a 600 TPI cotton sheet can provide average filtration efficiencies of 79 ± 23% (in the 10 nm to 300 nm range) and 98.4 ± 0.2% (in the 300 nm to 6 μm range). A cotton quilt with batting provides 96 ± 2% (10 nm to 300 nm) and 96.1 ± 0.3% (300 nm to 6 μm). Likely the highly tangled fibrous nature of the batting aids in the superior performance at small particle sizes. Materials such as silk and chiffon are particularly effective (considering their sheerness) at excluding particles in the nanoscale regime (<∼100 nm), likely due to electrostatic effects that result in charge transfer with nanoscale aerosol particles. A four-layer silk (used, for instance, as a scarf) was surprisingly effective with an average efficiency of >85% across the 10 nm −6 μm particle size range. As a result, we found that hybrid combinations of cloths such as high threads-per-inch cotton along with silk, chiffon, or flannel can provide broad filtration coverage across both the nanoscale (<300 nm) and micron scale (300 nm to 6 μm) range, likely due to the combined effects of electrostatic and physical filtering. Finally, it is important to note that openings and gaps (such as those between the mask edge and the facial contours) can degrade the performance. Our findings indicate that leakages around the mask area can degrade efficiencies by ∼50% or more, pointing out the importance of “fit”. Opportunities for future studies include cloth mask design for better “fit” and the role of factors such as humidity (arising from exhalation) and the role of repeated use and washing of cloth masks. In summary, we find that the use of cloth masks can potentially provide significant protection against the transmission of particles in the aerosol size range.”

Source again for if you don’t want to scroll up: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7185834/

Of course, a simple cloth mask is nowhere near as effective as a respiratory mask such as N95 masks, and neither even touches the effectiveness of a full-body protective suit, but (a) not everyone has access to a fully-body protective suit or even to an N95 mask and (b) any face covering is better than no face covering.  So if all you have to cover your face is a bandana, please cover your face with a bandana.  If you have access to higher-quality cloth masks, utilize higher-quality cloth masks.  If you have access to N95 masks, wear an N95 mask.  Do as much as you can to keep the virus from spreading.

(Also please note the significantly higher risk if your mask does not fit; obviously this risk would be higher with bandanas, which are not typically made to fit snugly to the contours of one’s face.  Still, bandanas are better than nothing.)

Stay safe! <3

I feel this could have been designed better.

Hi, @wokeurajoke​-- that’s an interesting contribution to a post that was originally about schools reopening, although I’m sure you have your reasons.  Your claim is correct on two points:

(1) You are correct in stating Democratic districts (not states) have higher death counts due to COVID-19.  However, the large majority of these deaths (nearly a quarter of all COVID-related deaths in the US) occurred in just 12 Democratic congressional districts, all located in New York City.  One can see how districts in NYC, a densely populated urban area, would have a higher death count than more rural districts.

In addition, while the initial surge of deaths due to COVID-19 was tragically large in Democratic congressional districts, and the death count is still larger in those urban districts than in Republican districts, the decline of deaths in Democratic congressional districts has “outpaced the national average” while Republican districts have seen significantly less decline, according to a Pew Research Center study published near the end of May.

Source: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/05/26/coronavirus-death-toll-is-heavily-concentrated-in-democratic-congressional-districts/

Of course, any number of deaths is horrifying and tragic.

(2) You are absolutely correct in asserting that science is your friend.  Wear a mask, keep social distancing, and most of all, stay safe!

this is the Good Shit

you know what’s good? when characters are on a last-name basis, but something terrible’s happened and they start calling for the other by the first name.

Sounds about white

When we begin eating the rich, Bernie says start with Elon Musk