#come on lol

[kwyw]

Keleigh Teller?

This Keleigh Teller?

And Derek? This Derek?

[secondbcrn]

oh they really said "and nothing for b.enedict" huh? lol there are 9437 storylines and what they set him up for last season gets ignored!

[neuroticboyfriend]

girl help there's a new person in the headspace and they're a gray anthro wolf named steven... stevie for short. i think my brain just assigned me a fursona /j.

[twilightofthe]

oKAY. i CAN'T. i was trying to hold it in but i CAN'T i'm gonna SAY IT

why does everyone in the show keep referring to ahsoka and sabine's failed apprenticeship like they're two bitter exes INCLUDING THEM BOTH

[dutybcund]

finally watching jonny's 'actors on actors' and have once again been confronted with the way brits say nike. please give me a moment.

[fair-fae]

31? MILF for realsies-

Uh, no lol.

[moons-rising]

*finds the perfect accent for my progen*

*it's getting resold for 4k gems when it originally cost 650*

[bnny]

i miss my anon hater ngl like . you come in here spouting such vehement hatred and then don't even continue to harass me? coward. i want all you can give and more.

[potofsoup]

Oh look, it seems like there's a Republican-led movement to purge voter rolls in the lead-up to the election! It's almost as if your vote matters and they don't want you to vote! Anyway, I whipped up a quick map (based on this) that shows when the voter registration deadline is in each state. There are a few deadlines coming up in the next week or so.

If you live in a state that regularly purges voter rolls for infrequent voters (the orange ones in the first map), or if you moved recently, it's good to check if you're still registered to vote.

Vote.org makes it super easy to check your registration: https://www.vote.org/am-i-registered-to-vote/

Just put in your address and DOB and they'll tell you whether you're registered. (And they give you a quick link to register online if it turns out that you're not! Only the 9 states in white on my map don't have online registration, and for those they provide instructions on how to do it via mail or in person.) If you want an extra verification, find your state's election website and double-check there.

So yeah, give yourself peace of mind -- do a quick check. :)

[starrysharks]

ghanaian miku

[emjaydoubleyou]

this post is fearmongering. the results of this study are concerning and should definitely be a matter of public discussion, but this is certainly not the conclusion the researchers came to.

the point of the study was to assess the risks of exposure to toxic metals- something one of the co-authors notes are “ubiquitous” fwiw- via menstrual products. Their research confirmed that these metals are indeed present in tampons, but no further conclusions are drawn. it is possible the metal entered into the cotton from the soil, which is a well-known phenomenon; cotton is so good at lifting heavy metals that it has actually been suggested as a part of the solution for revitalizing polluted ground.

the authors conclude with an acknowledgement that the study should be repeated- their sample size was 60 tampons- and a suggestion that further testing ought to be done to indicate whether or not these metals can even leech out of the tampon in the first place, let alone whether or not such leeching could occur at levels deleterious to human health.

there is, in fact, a body of research- too small, for sure, but much larger than this single study- indicating that long-term proper tampon use has no observable negative impact on health. i am grateful and thrilled that more research is being done and i hope that this study is the first of many on this line of questioning, but i am really frustrated at this post and the response it got.

obviously, if this study alters your approach to menstrual health, more power to you. consumers should be informed-risk-takers, and menstrual health is double-obviously a very personal choice. but it definitely wasn't the researchers concluding that you ought to “avoid using tampons at all cost," only this tumblr user did. the lead author of the paper, in fact, specifically says that she hopes people do NOT panic about the results.

(the notes of the post were disappointing. people affirming that they knew they were right to be suspicious of tampons all along, or even recommending alternatives that actually have very little to no research regarding the safety of long-term use, etc. it’s a different conversation, but categorical distrust of tampons is old-school misogyny. you certainly shouldn't wear them if you don’t want to, but there is nothing inherently scary or wrong about them, and people who prefer them are not being reckless or crass.)

((if you're really worried about exposure to heavy metals, you may want to turn a critical eye to fast fashion, as an aside))

[chloemew]

Now that the bots are gone, we can also beat the shit out of this light uninterrupted

[lago-morpha]

Ultimate Anime Tournament: Round 5, Matchup 6

[whitebalverines]

i need to go to bed but my brain is working overtime lol

planning art in my head, thinking of oc lore and oc smoochy kisses LOL

[sunbloomdew]

do you ever see a person and you are overcome with incredible fondness? and you just think "oh." but not in a romantic or sexual way you are just filled with warmth and it makes you happy, it just does. and you think "i'm so happy you exist. i'm happy you are somewhere out there in the world, doing your thing". it's love but also not entirely

like people are lovely and i feel it in my entire chest like a burning candle that smells like roses and a sunny day

[artsymeeshee]

Slowly planning out ideas for the winter themed Pines family bonding moments so here’s their winter outfits! (Well. Specifically for inside)