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Tennessee law already says that religious leaders do not have to officiate weddings they object to. Critics say the new bill goes beyond that and would empower county clerks to refuse to certify marriage licenses, meaning that LGBTQ, interfaith, or interracial couples could be unable to get married at all, rather than just needing to find a new officiant for their ceremony.
Marriage equality is technically the law of the land thanks to the Respect for Marriage Act, which President Joe Biden signed in December. But Tennessee’s bill exploits a major loophole in that law. Critics had long warned that the Respect for Marriage Act did not go far enough. The bill had been amended during the debate process to say that religious organizations do not have to marry same-sex couples, and the law also does not require states to actually issue same-sex marriage licenses.
#things I missed during last months chaos#cw: america#for those not in America#inability to marry has huge financial consequences#which includes health insurance on partner’s policy#(and the cost of US health care requires insurance)
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Our thoughts exactly 💀
usa what are you doing :|
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Donald Trump
#would you punt them#into the sun#tumblr poll#poll#polls#tumblr polls#us politics#donald trump#us election#election 2024#politics#usa#america#cw united states#united states#the united states#american politics#american election#2024
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#cw yandere#cw stalking#fanart#hetalia#aph#aph fanart#hws#hetalia axis powers#hetalia world stars#axis powers ヘタリア#aph america#alfred f jones#art#rusame#amerus#artwork#illustration#ivan braginsky#aph russia#mutually assured delusion#space stalkers
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they have weird little hairpin turns and exits EVERYWHERE. the road system assumes you WILL screw this up at some point and wants to afford you the possibility of escape
ive never liked the phrase "manmade horrors beyond your comprehension" but i cant think of a better way to describe texas roads
biblically accurate highway
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"For the first time in decades, public health data shows a sudden and hopeful drop in drug overdose deaths across the U.S.
"This is exciting," said Dr. Nora Volkow, head of the National Institute On Drug Abuse [NIDA], the federal laboratory charged with studying addiction. "This looks real. This looks very, very real."
National surveys compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention already show an unprecedented decline in drug deaths of roughly 10.6 percent. That's a huge reversal from recent years when fatal overdoses regularly increased by double-digit percentages.
Some researchers believe the data will show an even larger decline in drug deaths when federal surveys are updated to reflect improvements being seen at the state level, especially in the eastern U.S.
"In the states that have the most rapid data collection systems, we’re seeing declines of twenty percent, thirty percent," said Dr. Nabarun Dasgupta, an expert on street drugs at the University of North Carolina.
According to Dasgupta's analysis, which has sparked discussion among addiction and drug policy experts, the drop in state-level mortality numbers corresponds with similar steep declines in emergency room visits linked to overdoses.
Dasgupta was one of the first researchers to detect the trend. He believes the national decline in street drug deaths is now at least 15 percent and could mean as many as 20,000 fewer fatalities per year.
"Today, I have so much hope"
After years of wrenching drug deaths that seemed all but unstoppable, some researchers, front-line addiction workers, members of law enforcement, and people using street drugs voiced caution about the apparent trend.
Roughly 100,000 deaths are still occurring per year. Street drug cocktails including fentanyl, methamphetamines, xylazine and other synthetic chemicals are more poisonous than ever.
"I think we have to be careful when we get optimistic and see a slight drop in overdose deaths," said Dan Salter, who heads a federal drug interdiction program in the Atlanta-Carolinas region. "The last thing we want to do is spike the ball."
But most public health experts and some people living with addiction told NPR they believe catastrophic increases in drug deaths, which began in 2019, have ended, at least for now. Many said a widespread, meaningful shift appears underway.
"Some of us have learned to deal with the overdoses a lot better," said Kevin Donaldson, who uses fentanyl and xylazine on the street in Burlington, Vermont.
According to Donaldson, many people using fentanyl now carry naloxone, a medication that reverses most opioid overdoses. He said his friends also use street drugs with others nearby, ready to offer aid and support when overdoses occur.
He believes these changes - a response to the increasingly toxic street drug supply - mean more people like himself are surviving.
"For a while we were hearing about [drug deaths] every other day. When was the last one we heard about? Maybe two weeks ago? That's pretty few and far between," he said.
His experience is reflected in data from the Vermont Department of Health, which shows a 22 percent decline in drug deaths in 2024.
"The trends are definitely positive," said Dr. Keith Humphreys, a nationally respected drug policy researcher at Stanford University. "This is going to be the best year we've had since all of this started."
"A year ago when overdose deaths continued to rise, I was really struggling with hope," said Brad Finegood, who directs the overdose crisis response in Seattle.
Deaths in King County, Washington, linked to all drugs have dropped by 15 percent in the first half of 2024. Fatal overdoses caused by street fentanyl have dropped by 20 percent.
"Today, I have so much hope," Finegood said.
-via NPR, September 18, 2024. Article continues below with an exploration of the whys (mostly unknown) and some absolutely fucking incredible statistics.
Why the sudden and hopeful shift? Most experts say it's a mystery
While many people offered theories about why the drop in deaths is happening at unprecedented speed, most experts agreed that the data doesn't yet provide clear answers.
Some pointed to rapid improvements in the availability and affordability of medical treatments for fentanyl addiction. "Expansion of naloxone and medications for opioid use disorder — these strategies worked," said Dr. Volkow at NIDA.
"We've almost tripled the amount of naloxone out in the community," said Finegood. He noted that one survey in the Seattle area found 85 percent of high-risk drug users now carry the overdose-reversal medication.
Dr. Rahul Gupta, the White House drug czar, said the drop in drug deaths shows a path forward.
"This is the largest decrease on record and the fifth consecutive month of recorded decreases," he said.
Gupta called for more funding for addiction treatment and healthcare services, especially in Black and Native American communities where overdose deaths remain catastrophically high.
"There is no way we're going to beat this epidemic by not focusing on communities that are often marginalized, underserved and communities of color," Gupta said.
"Overdose deaths in Ohio are down 31 percent"
Indeed, in many states in the eastern and central U.S. where improvements are largest, the sudden drop in drug deaths stunned some observers who lived through the darkest days of the fentanyl overdose crisis.
"This year overdose deaths [in Ohio] are down 31 percent," said Dennis Couchon, a harm reduction activist. "The deaths were just plummeting. The data has never moved like this."
"While the mortality data for 2024 is incomplete and subject to change, Ohio is now in the ninth consecutive month of a historic and unexpected drop in overdose deaths," said the organization Harm Reduction Ohio in a statement.
Missouri is seeing a similar trend that appears to be accelerating. After dropping by 10 percent last year, preliminary data shows drug deaths in the state have now fallen roughly 34 percent in the second quarter of 2024.
"It absolutely seems things are going in the right direction, and it's something we should feel pleased about," said Dr. Rachel Winograd, director of addiction science at the University of Missouri St. Louis, who also noted that drug deaths remain too high.
"It feels wonderful and great," said Dr. Mark Levine, head of the Vermont Health Department. "We need encouraging data like this and it will help sustain all of us who are actively involved in trying to have an impact here."
Levine, too, said there's still "plenty of work left to do."" ...
Dasgupta, the researcher at the University of North Carolina, agreed more needs to be done to help people in addiction recover when they're ready.
But he said keeping more people alive is a crucial first step that seemed impossible only a year ago.
"A fifteen or twenty percent [drop in deaths] is a really big number, an enormous impact," he said, calling for more research to determine how to keep the trend going.
"If interventions are what's driving this decline, then let's double down on those interventions."
-article via NPR, September 18, 2024
#some of these statistics are so good I could cry#finally we might have turned the corner#finally we might be able to have the end of this epidemic in sight#cw drugs#cw addiction#substance use#opioid use#naloxone#narcan#addiction#public health#opioid epidemic#united states#north america#fentanyl#harm reduction#good news#hope#opiods#opiod crisis#overdose#tw overdose#drug overdose
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I commissioned @burninblood for this piece based on that one Twelfth Night promo photo (you know the one) and I absolutely love it. Look at Bucky's expression! And, Nat being, well, Nat! And, Steve leaning in for a kiss! The clean inking, the gorgeous coloring... I'm in love!
#marvel mcu#bucky barnes#steve rogers#natasha romanoff#winter soldier#captain america#black widow#cw blood#cw injury#burninblood
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And here's the link to the article: https://jezebel.com/conservatives-are-coming-for-no-fault-divorce-1849366745
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I’m not a common man.
This song has me by my balls i had to get him out of my system
A gazillion more diff versions (it’s just 2)
#tw blood#cw blood#hetalia#aph united states#aph america#hws United states#hws america#alfred f jones#CAW CAW 🦅#this song is also Spain to me maybe I’ll do him next#eyestrain
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˗ˏˋ➳ Winter Soldier Promo Photoshoot | Lockscreens
one word. hair.
do not repost
pls reblog if you save
requests open 🪼
#t: cws#c: bucky#marvel#j: locks#marvel lockscreens#captain america winter soldier#winter soldier#bucky barnes#sebastian stan#james barnes#james buchanan barnes#mcu#lockscreens
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The concern about “removing the books” turning next into “removing the people” is already starting to rev up with one of the most vulnerable tiny minorities: the trans community. Trust me, if these ultra-regressives have their way, they aren’t going to stop with bully transfolks. They’re going to keep on steamrolling and I am certain of that.
#the moment that is went from slow and steadily growing to rapidly and frighteningly overwhelming#reminds me far too much of situations that#in prior decades#completely ENDED all sense of modern life in certain other nations#and the direction of the US is worrying#i know many people who insist it won’t happen in the US#either because they have no sense of world history in the 20th century#or— worse— they (or parents) lived through that shit and moved to the US#to escape to freer society#thus they have put their heads in the sand#because the thought of moving somewhere else#is too distressing#they just shout at me WHERE NEXT? WHERE DO WE GO NEXT?#censorship#books#politics#us politics#cw: america
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good afternoon to those who celebrate!!!!
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Goretober day 2 Bloodspill
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not explicit so i feel okay putting it here. we've been hitting daily triple digits where i am. wanted to play around with giving my favorite ken doll wavier hair and a jock strap. what a model, guys.
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🇷🇺🇺🇲 MAD
#mutually assured delusion#space stalkers#LMAOO ok ill stop#hetalia#fanart#aph#aph fanart#hws#hetalia axis powers#hetalia world stars#axis powers ヘタリア#aph america#artwork#aph russia#illustration#alfred f jones#art#ivan braginsky#rusame#amerus#cw yandere#cw stalking
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will it be like before? will it ever be the same? (if we reuse the cels, would the color start to fade?)🎶
comm for @apollo-soyuz1975🥳! tysm!!
#don't lie to him alfred he subconsciously sees your ahoge deflate#aph russia#aph america#rusame#hetalia#ivan braginsky#alfred f jones#myart#1 comm slot open pspspsps#caption is predictable sorry i keep thinking about rusame reuse the cels#hallucinations cw
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