#Support for Research

[kenapiece-main]

Can you believe I'm having to make this meme even after successfully finishing up taxes and applying to job

[drashfaqhealth]

ورلڈ وائیڈ کینڈل لائٹننگ ڈے: 8 دسمبر

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ورلڈ وائیڈ کینڈل لائٹننگ ڈے: 8 دسمبر

ورلڈ وائیڈ کینڈل لائٹننگ ڈے: 8 دسمبر

ورلڈ وائیڈ کینڈل لائٹننگ ڈے ہر سال 8 دسمبر کو منایا جاتا ہے تاکہ دنیا بھر میں ان لوگوں کی یاد کی جا سکے جو ایچ آئی وی/ایڈز یا دیگر بیماریوں کا شکار ہو چکے ہیں۔ اس دن کی اہمیت یہ ہے کہ ہم شمعیں روشن کر کے ان لوگوں کی یاد کو تازہ رکھتے ہیں اور ان کے اہل خانہ کے ساتھ ہمدردی کا اظہار کرتے ہیں۔ ورلڈ وائیڈ کینڈل لائٹننگ ڈے کا مقصد اس دن کا بنیادی مقصد لوگوں کو ایچ آئی وی/ایڈز اور دیگر بیماریوں کے متعلق شعور بیدار کرنا ہے۔ یہ دن ہمیں یاد دلاتا ہے کہ ہمیں ان بیماریوں کے خلاف مل کر جدوجہد کرنی چاہیے اور ان لوگوں کی یاد کو تازہ رکھنی چاہیے جو ان بیماریوں کا شکار ہو چکے ہیں۔ ورلڈ وائیڈ کینڈل لائٹننگ ڈے کے مقاصد میں شامل ہیں: شعور بیدار کرنا: عوام میں ایچ آئی وی/ایڈز اور دیگر بیماریوں کے متعلق معلومات فراہم کرنا اور انہیں اس مسئلے کے خطرات سے آگاہ کرنا۔ حمایت فراہم کرنا: ایچ آئی وی/ایڈز اور دیگر بیماریوں سے متاثرہ لوگوں کو مدد فراہم کرنا اور ان کے اہل خانہ کے ساتھ تعاون کرنا۔ تحقیق کی حمایت کرنا: ایچ آئی وی/ایڈز اور دیگر بیماریوں کے خاتمے کے لئے تحقیق کی حمایت کرنا اور نئے طریقے تلاش کرنا۔ ہمدردی کا اظہار: ان لوگوں کے اہل خانہ کے ساتھ ہمدردی کا اظہار کرنا جو ایچ آئی وی/ایڈز یا دیگر بیماریوں کا شکار ہو چکے ہیں۔ ورلڈ وائیڈ کینڈل لائٹننگ ڈے کی تاریخ ورلڈ وائیڈ کینڈل لائٹننگ ڈے سب سے پہلے 1983 میں منایا گیا تھا۔ اس کا مقصد لوگوں کو ایچ آئی وی/ایڈز اور دیگر بیماریوں کے متعلق آگاہ کرنا اور ان کے اہل خانہ کے ساتھ ہمدردی کا اظہار کرنا تھا۔ اس دن کو مختلف طریقوں سے منایا جاتا ہے، جیسے شمعیں روشن کرنا، سیمینار، کانفرنس، واک، اور مختلف پروگرام منعقد کیے جاتے ہیں۔ اس کے علاوہ میڈیا، سوشل میڈیا، اور دیگر ذرائع ابلاغ کے ذریعے بھی اس دن کی اہمیت کو اجاگر کیا جاتا ہے۔ ورلڈ وائیڈ کینڈل لائٹننگ ڈے کے اہم پیغامات ورلڈ وائیڈ کینڈل لائٹننگ ڈے پر مختلف پیغامات دیے جاتے ہیں تاکہ لوگوں میں شعور بیدار کیا جا سکے۔ ان پیغامات میں شامل ہیں: حفاظتی اقدامات: ایچ آئی وی/ایڈز اور دیگر بیماریوں سے بچاؤ کے لئے حفاظتی اقدامات کی اہمیت پر زور دینا، جیسے تعلیم، روزگار کے مواقع، اور قانونی تحفظ۔ تعلیم اور آگاہی: لوگوں کو ایچ آئی وی/ایڈز اور دیگر بیماریوں کے متعلق تعلیم دینا اور انہیں اس مسئلے کے بارے میں آگاہ کرنا۔ متاثرہ لوگوں کی حمایت: ایچ آئی وی/ایڈز اور دیگر بیماریوں سے متاثرہ لوگوں کی مدد کرنا اور ان کے اہل خانہ کے ساتھ تعاون کرنا۔ تحقیق اور علاج: ایچ آئی وی/ایڈز اور دیگر بیماریوں کے خاتمے کے لئے تحقیق کی حمایت کرنا اور نئے طریقے تلاش کرنا۔ ایچ آئی وی/ایڈز کی علامات ایچ آئی وی/ایڈز کی علامات مختلف ہو سکتی ہیں اور یہ وقت کے ساتھ تبدیل بھی ہو سکتی ہیں۔ کچھ عام علامات میں شامل ہیں: ابتدائی علامات: ابتدائی علامات میں فلو جیسی علامات شامل ہو سکتی ہیں جیسے بخار، تھکاوٹ، جسم میں درد، اور گلے میں درد۔ بعد کی علامات: بعد کی علامات میں وزن میں کمی، رات کا پسینہ، اور لمبے عرصے تک بخار شامل ہو سکتے ہیں۔ ایچ آئی وی/ایڈز سے بچاؤ کے طریقے ایچ آئی وی/ایڈز سے بچاؤ کے لئے مختلف طریقے اختیار کیے جا سکتے ہیں۔ ان میں شامل ہیں: تعلیم: لوگوں کو ایچ آئی وی/ایڈز کے متعلق تعلیم دینا تاکہ وہ اپنے حقوق سے آگاہ ہو سکیں اور بیماری سے بچ سکیں۔ حفاظتی تدابیر: حفاظتی تدابیر اختیار کرنا جیسے محفوظ جنسی تعلقات، صاف سرنج کا استعمال، اور منظم خون کی منتقلی۔ طبی معائنہ: طبی معائنہ کرانا تاکہ بیماری کا بروقت پتہ چل سکے اور علاج ممکن ہو سکے۔ نتائج ورلڈ وائیڈ کینڈل لائٹننگ ڈے ہر سال 8 دسمبر کو منایا جاتا ہے تاکہ ایچ آئی وی/ایڈز اور دیگر بیماریوں کے متعلق شعور بیدار کیا جا سکے اور ان لوگوں کی یاد کو تازہ رکھا جا سکے جو ان بیماریوں کا شکار ہو چکے ہیں۔ اس دن کا مقصد لوگوں کو ایچ آئی وی/ایڈز اور دیگر بیماریوں کے متعلق آگاہ کرنا، متاثرہ لوگوں کی مدد کرنا، اور ان کے اہل خانہ کے ساتھ ہمدردی کا اظہار کرنا ہے۔ ایچ آئی وی/ایڈز اور دیگر بیماریوں سے بچاؤ کے لئے حفاظتی اقدامات، تعلیم، اور آگاہی بہت اہم ہیں۔

[wigglybunfish]

I know they’re the same, it’s all just Peri. That the drone will be repaired and the next time we need it, it’ll be the same. But still, when something happens like this, it scares me. I just don’t want to lose any piece of Peri, you know?

I know, I said. And I did know, and now I was having an emotion.

From System Collapse, Chapter 11.

Original line art is here

[vaguely-concerned]

are. are you telling me that if the romanced mage warden dies and alistair is king, he deadass stares greagoir down over her dead body and grants the circle of ferelden its autonomy after ordering it rebuilt somewhere safer. first you have to deliberately leave him behind so he won't die for you and then he does that for you once you're gone, even when you're broken up??? absolute and literal king behaviour of the highest order????? the actions speak louder than words of it all??????? I think I hauve covid

[kindnessoverperfection]

Please, if you can, take a moment to read and share this because I feel like I'm screaming underwater.

NPD (Narcissistic Personality Disorder) stigma is rampant right now, and seems to be getting progressively worse. Everyone is using it as a buzzword in the worst ways possible, spreading misinformation and hatred against a real disorder.

I could go on a long time about how this happened, why it's factually incorrect (and what the disorder actually IS), why it's harmful, and the changes I'd like to see. But to keep this concise, I'll simply link to a few posts under the cut for further reading.

The point of this post is a plea. Please help stop the spread of stigma. Even in mental health communities, even around others with personality disorders, in neurodivergent "safe" spaces, other communities I thought people would be supportive in (e.g. trans support groups, progressive spaces in general), it keeps coming up. So I'm willing to bet that a lot of people on this site need to see this.

Because it's so hard to exist in this world.

My disorder already makes me feel as if I'm worthless and unlovable, like there's something inherently wrong and damaged about me. And it's so much harder to fight that and heal when my daily life consists of:

Laughing and spending time with my friends, doing my utmost best to connect and stay present and focused on them, trying to let my guards down and be real and believe I'm lovable- when suddenly they throw out the word "narcissist" to describe horrible people or someone they hate, or the conversation turns to how evil "people with narcissistic personality disorder" are. (Seriously, you don't know which of your friends might have NPD and feels like shit when you say those things & now knows that you'd hate them if you knew.)

Trying to look up "mental health positivity for people with npd", "mental health positivity cluster bs", only to find a) none of that, and b) more of the same old vile shit that makes me feel terrible about myself.

Having a hard time (which is constant at this point) and trying to look up resources for myself, only to again, find the same stigma. And no resources.

Not having any clue how to help myself, because even the mental health field is spitting so much vitriol at people with DISORDERS (who they're supposed to be helping!) that there's no solid research or therapy programs for people like me.

Losing close friends when they find out, despite us having had a good relationship before, and them KNOWING me and knowing that I'm not like the trending image of pwNPD. Because now they only see me through the lens of stigma and misinformation.

Hearing the same stigma come up literally wherever I go. Clubs. Meetings. Any online space. At the bus stop. At the mall. At a restaurant. At work. Buzzword of the year that everyone loooves loudly throwing around with their friends or over the phone. Feels awesome for me, makes my day so much better/s

I could go on for a long time, but I'm scared no one will read/rb this if it gets too much longer.

So please. Stop using the word "narcissist" as a synonym for "abusive".

Stop bringing up people you hate who you believe to have NPD because of a stigmatizing article full of misinformation whenever someone with actual NPD opens their mouth. (Imagine if people did that with any other disorder! "Hey, I'm autistic." "Oh... my old roommate screamed at me whenever I made noise around him, and didn't understand my needs, which seems like sensory overload and difficulty with social cues. He was definitely autistic. But as long as you're self-aware and always restraining your innate desire to be an abusive asshole, you're okay I guess, maybe." ...See how offensive and ignorant that is?)

Stop preventing healthcare for people with a disorder just because it's trendy to use us as a scapegoat.

If you got this far, thank you for reading, and please share this if you can. Further reading is under the cut.

NPD Criteria, re-written by someone who actually has NPD

Stigma in the DSM

Common perception of the DSM criteria vs how someone may actually experience them (Keep in mind that this is the way I personally experience these symptoms, and that presentation can vary a lot between individuals)

"Idk, the stigma is right though, because I've known a lot of people with NPD who are jerks, so I'm going to continue to support the blockage of treatment for this condition."

(All of these were written by me, because I didn't want to link to other folks' posts without permission, but if you want to add your own links in reblogs or replies please feel free <3)

[zebulontheplanet]

Not going to tag a very icky post that I found but it’s not hard to find. So, here’s your reminder that;

Self suspecting and self diagnosed autistic people are NOT taking resources from diagnosed people. You can’t get autism services without a diagnosis, you can’t go to any therapies really without a diagnosis and so on.

Autism accessories have a abundance supply. So yeah, get those ear defenders, get those sunglasses, get those stim toys.

You aren’t taking anything from diagnosed people.

Stop saying self diagnosed people are taking away from diagnosed people, because they’re not. They have their space in the community. The community is big enough for them.

[ireton]

The 4 Big Meat Packers In America Are Making A Move To Bankrupt Small Farms In America Starting In August

“This is a way that they're gonna be trying to force us out”

“The big 4 packers are killing the American cattle industry right now. Projected by August, each cattle rancher that is selling their animal is gonna be making $30 less per 100 pounds on that market ready animal.

- The American cattle rancher makes about 30% of every dollar earned on that animal - With this gonna be set in place, this is gonna take us down into the twenties.

This is gonna be a real scary place for the American cattle rancher. ‌ ‌If they can't make a profit or make a living off of what they're selling, their ranches are gonna be put up for sale.

This is a way that they're gonna be trying to force us out.

- And not only that, the corrupt thing is they're gonna be marking everything up $30 to every 100 pounds that they're making in return.

So with that being said, guys, we need to get back to buying local, supporting our local people. And as always, buy American and buy local.”

[wolfythewitch]

Neil Gaiman getting good omens fans to read the bible out of curiosity has the same energy as me accidentally converting some of my followers back to catholicism through my Jesus x Judas fanfiction

[sickly-sapphic]

i know theyre tumblr favourites but just a reminder that the creators/etc of percy jackson, fnaf, good omens, our flag means death and the last of us are all either supporting israel or "neutral" on the subject, plus many of the streaming services are directly supporting genocide

[nitronine]

Sometimes I wanna send out a psychic beam to every tumblr user that just says "stop reblogging unsourced screenshots of tweets about current events like they're news articles because that is the absolute easiest way to spread misinformation"

reblog things when they are sourced and also LOOK AT THE SOURCES. are they credible? is there any bias? use your BRAIN. Activism is useless at best and dangerous at worst when all you have is incorrect information. And hey, if you go out and look for a source based on a screenshotted tweet and it turns out to be true? Link the fucking article so others can see it too.

[proshippers-against-censorship]

Cannot stress enough that you NEED to constantly interact with people who have drastically different beliefs than you. You NEED to constantly challenge your personal beliefs and morals. If you let yourself slip into an echo chamber you're just going to become somebody's drone. Learn everything for yourself, do research, be confident in YOUR knowledge.

Please.

For the good of everyone.

[trracstudy]

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[fuck-hamas-go-israel]

Ethnic cleansing? Genocide? Apartheid?

Throwing around these buzzwords to describe the Israel-Hamas war because you’ve seen them on social media doesn’t make you right, and it doesn’t make you an activist.

It makes you ignorant, intellectually dishonest, and lazy for parroting biased talking points with no concept about what these terms actually mean.

What is apartheid?

Well, it was first used to describe the political system in South Africa and today’s Namibia whereby racism was institutionalised. This manner of governance meant that clear racial segregation would occur, in a manner that benefited the white race and would actively oppress those who had darker skin.

This meant that there were white-only spaces, white people would get prioritised when it came to education and jobs, and relationships/marriages between white peoples and coloured people were illegal.

Is Israel objectively an apartheid state? There are no laws that actively favour one group over the other. There is a sizeable population of Israeli Arabs that can thrive in the same way as the Israeli Jews can. There are laws against discrimination on the basis of gender, race/ethnicity, and sexual orientation.

Palestinians from Gaza are allowed to work in Israel through a work permit system. There are about 150,000 Palestinians working in Israel, most of which live in Israel and some come from Gaza/the West Bank. They aren’t denied rights institutionally.

Is it harder to get a job or education in Israel if you’re a Palestinian from Gaza? Sure, because of different governments. It’s like how it’s a lot easier for you to find a job in your own country (in terms of paperwork and bureaucracy) than overseas. But you’re not denied the right to apply.

Of course, if you have a history of violence, a criminal record, or your family has ties to terrorists, then it’ll be a lot harder to get an approved work permit. But that’s not apartheid. That’s common sense, and a regulation practiced by all countries that minimally desire to protect their own population from danger.

Ethnic cleansing and genocide

These two concepts can go hand-in-hand. Ethnic cleansing refers to the mass expulsion or killing of a group of people based on their ethnicity. Similarly, genocide is the purposeful killing of a group of people solely with the intention of annihilating them.

Famous examples? The Holocaust, of course, where the Nazi regime believed in the superiority of the Aryan race and decided to declare genocide on the Jews, Romanis, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, people with “Asian features”, and many many other groups. Anyone who they didn’t think was “pure”.

Their aim was to ensure that the Aryan race propagated without having “impure” blood affecting the bloodlines. They even started a eugenics programme called Lebensborn to ensure that more pure Aryan babies were born.

More recent examples? The Rwandan genocide where the Hutus attempted to wipe out the Tutsis on the basis of ethnicity. They mandated that Tutsis mention their ethnicity on state-issued ID cards in order for the Hutus in power to be able to identify them and then kill them.

Or the Yazidi genocide which happened so recently, in which ISIL killed, raped, and sent thousands of Yazidis into conversion camps on the basis of their ethnicity. They also took Yazidi women as sex slaves and raped and tortured them.

Or the Rohingya Muslims in the Rakhine State in Myanmar, and how there was a mass killing and expulsion of them from the country, forcing them to flee to Bangladesh to take refuge, crating the world’s largest refugee camp.

Or how ISIS killed thousands of people from Christian groups in Iraq, Syria, Egypt, and Libya because of their faith, leading the US, EU, and UK to label this as religious genocide and condemned their actions.

Has Israel been practicing ethnic cleansing and genocide on Palestinians all these years?

Well, the birth rate of the Palestinian population in Gaza, the West Bank, and in Israel has been steadily increasing all these years.

So, no. No ethnic cleansing, no genocide. They are free to have as many children as they desire.

The UN Genocide Convention

The United Nations has 5 actions that constitute genocide.

1. Killing members of a target group

Israel is targeting Hamas officials with the aim of wiping out the terrorist group and ensuring that such a deadly attack on Israeli soil doesn’t happen again. I suppose you could call it genocide against Hamas, but they’re killing Hamas because they’re terrorists, not because they’re Palestinian. Shouldn’t everyone believe in genocide against terrorists?

But look at Black Saturday. Look at Hamas’ rhetoric. They repeatedly call for the annihilation of Israel and genocide of Jews. When will the media start believing what they say, word for word, instead of trying to spin it into “hmm maybe they want to kill all the Jews because they’re freedom fighters!”

War has collateral damage. Of course the innocent civilians don’t deserve to suffer just because of the actions of their government, but there have been warnings given to the Palestinian civilians prior to Israel striking the areas. There are consequences of attacking a country first, and then having that country attack you back.

2. Causing people of the group serious bodily or mental harm

The UN refers to sexual violence as the prime example of non-fatal harm.

Sexual violence has occurred. Hamas have kidnapped and raped women and even paraded the bodies of half-naked women around. But I f Israel had done the same, it’ll be the first thing appearing on everyone’s BBC push notifications (without even being confirmed as true).

3. Imposing living conditions intended to destroy the group

Many people refer to the blockade that Israel imposed around the Gaza Strip as an example of this.

This blockade was imposed by both Israel and Egypt in 2005. Its aim was to prevent smuggling of weapons into Gaza, and isolate the reign of Hamas to the region. This was to ensure the safety of Israel and Egypt.

Did this blockade pose serious challenges to the Gazan civilians? Of course. But that’s a consequence of having a terrorist government. If you have a terrorist group running your country, don’t be surprised if neighbouring countries are extra careful about who or what they allow in or out of the borders.

Many authorities from other Arab nations have also expressed approval of Egypt’s border restrictions, and even encouraged Egypt to flood the terror tunnels that Hamas has dug under the city. As a side note, other Arab nations have not historically been very kind or welcoming to Palestinians. Syria has killed over 4000 Palestinians, and many Arab countries are now refusing any refuge for Palestinians. But no one cares about that because it doesn’t make Israel look bad. All they do now is use the images of dead Palestinians under the hands of Syria and reuse them to propagate fake news.

The blockade has been labelled as a human rights violation because of collective punishment. Many humanitarian organisations believe that the blockade has caused the Palestinian civilians disproportionate harm.

Contrary to popular belief, Israel isn’t disallowing humanitarian aid from coming through the borders. Fuel, food, hygiene products, clothes, and shoes have been coming through the borders regularly for years. The Gaza Strip also has electricity and internet access and water.

Do all these items reach the Palestinian civilians? Well, there has been evidence that Hamas has been intercepting a lot of the supplies sent by humanitarian groups. This is not surprising since the UNRWA tweeted that Hamas has stole fuel from hospitals in Gaza in order to launch more rockets at Israel (but quickly deleted it after realising that it goes against their agenda to paint Hamas in a bad light.) In addition, the returned hostages have mentioned that there are many aid supplies hidden in the terror tunnels by Hamas. Instead of giving them to the civilians, they are hoarding it for themselves.

There has also been video evidence that some people are reselling these aid items in stores at exorbitant prices in order to turn profits. This has been well-documented for the last 10 years.

Is blockading the region to mitigate terrorism a disproportionate response? Well, it’s like asking if heightened security and stricter border control at airports is a disproportionate response after 9/11. Is being cautious and worrying about the security of your country an irrational reaction to the constant threat of terrorism?

4. Preventing births

Gaza’s population growth rate per annum is about 1.99%, which is the 39th highest in the world! Their population is allowed to propagate freely.

Israel isn’t preventing births of Palestinian babies.

5. Forcibly transferring children out of the group

No, Israel hasn’t been taking Palestinian children and forcing them to convert/keeping young Palestinian girls as sex slaves. Like I said, if this was truly happening, all the news outlets would be so quick to publish the story before verifying it.

Can we trust the UN Genocide standards?

The UN is known for corruption and have been exploiting the Palestinian people by selling them the humanitarian supplies instead of distributing them for free, which they should because these supplies literally are donations.

The UN also has differing standards of what they would label as genocide. For example, they refuse to call what China is doing to the Uyghurs in Xinjiang as genocide, even though the situation does fit many of their own criteria.

Hence, to all of you out there overusing these terms without knowing what they mean, make up your own mind about things. No one can force you to believe anything and no one can force you to change your mind.

But at the very least, do your due diligence and educate yourself before spouting tired buzzwords. Repeating misinformation doesn’t help anyone and can be very harmful.

[corsairspade]

every time i interact with the silmarillion i get weirdly excited about the fact that the authorial intent is that it's a translation of historical accounts. it's a tertiary source! none of it is first hand. it makes it so much more interesting. was the legendarium a mannish tradition? what parts of these were written by pengolodh? by rumil? what loremaster has recorded this? would there be bias in the accounting? can i trust what i'm reading, from this viewpoint, this many years after it would have been written?

what has been mythologised, what has been sanitised, what is third-hand written on rumour? it's such an interesting thing to consider.

[reality-detective]

◻️Celtic salt, also known as grey salt or sel gris, offers potential health benefits when taken on the tongue.

◻️It is rich in minerals such as magnesium, calcium, and potassium, aiding in electrolyte balance and hydration support.

◻️The salt may stimulate saliva production and digestive enzymes, supporting digestive health, while also having alkalizing properties that help balance pH levels.

◻️Unlike refined table salt, Celtic salt may have a milder effect on blood pressure regulation and enhances the flavor of foods and beverages.

- Barbara O'Neill 🤔

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