#i'd be happy to

[altschmerzes]

how worth it is it to go to law school in canada vs the us? im in undergrad in the us and ill likely practice here but im not completely sure

i can't speak to whether it's worth it if your plan is to practice in the us - my plan is, gd willing and the canadian government remains cooperative, to stay and practice in ontario - but i do know that there are states that accept canadian law degrees with no issue and just make you write the bar, but there are also a lot of states where it is significantly more complicated than that and can be an enormous pain. so like, it's possible, but may involve a major headache, especially depending on where you plan to practice.

but just speaking of law school in itself, and not the subsequent licensing headaches? holy shit i cannot speak highly enough of my experience. like, for one, because the united states is an. insane hellscape. (and don't come at me about how canada has its problems too - trust me, i know. but two things can be true at once. canada has its problems and they are serious and systemic. it is also however not the united states and this is to its serious benefit.) the tuition that i'm paying here, even as an international student? fuck it's so much cheaper.

as an international student at my school in ontario, counting for currency conversions and whatnot, i am paying about ten grand a year less than i would be paying as an in-state resident in my home state's like. state university law school - and the other important thing to consider there is that while that school is good, the school i'm in here? they're not... in the same tier, reputationally. which doesn't necessarily mean anything, but the way that people react when i mention what school i'm going to here is the way people react to 'i'm at harvard/uchicago/yale law' in the states. and for that comparison? the tuition thing stands out even more. there are about 200 law schools in the us. canada has 24. do with that information what you will, i suppose, but to me it made me feel like there was a bit more of a... security? behind the qualify of the education i was going to end up with and the likelihood there'd be name recognition and alumni networks that could help me in my career and life after graduation.

there's a bunch of other stuff to consider obviously like housing and cost of living and whatnot, and so that can get complicated. it's also worth flagging that the immigration conversation in canada is seeing a lot of handwringing about Too Many Visa Holders right now, and that includes new caps to study permits. if you - or anyone - want to chat off-anon about what the study permit application and whole. visa stuff. process was like for me, with the understanding that my experience isn't necessarily going to be representative of the changing situation, i'd be happy to do that!

[stellarhoxy]

Also, from an actual expat that travelled for a relationship that failed:

moving country also means being further from your family and friends, being thrown into a place where you're all alone with maybe 1-2 people that can support you and will need to find a network. travelling back and forth is expensive. you most likely will have to learn to be fluent in a new language reasonably quick in order to comfortably find job and living and to non-rich people money is finite so it's going to be extremely tricky without some sort of help.

don't ever judge anyone for fighting for their rights and don't be so entitled to state that a country should cater to one group of citizens but not the other - a lot of ppl in my home country (not the US, also has less trouble to do what's above) had takes like these, ugh get blasted.

"Why are you in this country if you hate it so much?"

Umm... I was born here? Moving out of the country is expensive and one of my criticisms of the US is how we treat the poor? It's actually somewhat difficult to get citizenship somewhere else? You're supposed to be critical of your own culture and engage in politics somewhat? I have a right to speak my mind?

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Dog Meshi.

[i-am-a-fish]

I'm very sorry to ask something like this, I've really been struggling with this question, and I wanted to ask the combined wisdom of the people on this site

I would like to know why you keep going, and what drives you to keep living. I know there are a lot of reasons to stay alive and enjoy life, I can think of a few that personally resonate with me, but I really want to know what your reasons are

You do not have to comment on this if that's too big of an ask, and I'm very sorry for asking something like this, I really need someone's help, I feel like I don't have much purpose

Also if I may ask, please don't post any suicidal ideation in the comments of this post, I really can't handle something like that right now

[beidak-art]

sleepless night

[octarineblues]

supporting communities & people impacted by the Southport attack and the far-right riots in the UK

here is a list of community fundraisers I found, starting with those aiming to support the Southport community after the appalling attack at a children dance party, to the fundraisers helping those affected by the subsequent racist and Islamophobic far-right/nazi riots

Edited on 5 August to include Middlesbrough fundraisers. Edited on 6 August to correct the link on the Books for Spellow Lane fundraiser, to adjust the name change for the Belfast fundraiser, and to adjust the wording in the second last paragraph.

Southport:

Southport Strong Together Appeal - organised by the community foundation for Merseyside, for those affected by the Southport knife attack

United for Southport families - the funds will be distributed among the nine families of the children who were at the party

Swifties for Southport - a fundraiser for the Alder Hey Children's charity, which supports the victims and the affected families, as well as first responders and clinicians. Extra funds will also support the wider Southport community

Fundraiser for the Southport Mosque - a fundraiser to aid rebuilding or possibly re-locating the Southport Mosque after the damages it suffered during the riots

Rebuilding Windsor Mini Mart - fundraiser to rebuild the locally-owned grocery store that was targeted during the attacks, broken into, and looted

Liverpool:

Fundraiser for the Spellow Hub - the Spellow Hub was broken into, looted and set on fire at night during the riots. The Spellow Hub is a newly created one-of-a-kind (in the UK) institution, which consists of a library as well as a community centre with a mission to help people get education and pathways to work

Books for Spellow Lane - another fundraiser for the library in the Spellow Hub, to replace the books and rebuild the library there edit: included the correct link

Hartlepool:

Fundraiser for the Nasir Mosque - the Nasir Mosque was attacked following Southport riots; this fundraiser is organised by Hartlepool citizens to help the mosque deal with the damages as well as to show appreciation for the role of the mosque in the community. edit: the funds will be also distributed to the local community!

Rebuilding the Farm Shop - the shop was targeted during the riots, and when the owner and his son tried to protect it, they were also violently attacked. The fundraiser is to help fix the damages to the store.

Sunderland:

help rebuild Citizens Advice Sunderland offices after arson - two of the Citizens Advice Sunderland offices were set on fire during the riots, and one of them is completely destroyed.

Hull:

Hull Help for Refugees - a local fundraiser to support the Hull Help for Refugees charity, the donated money will be re-distributed to community members affected by the riots

Fundraiser for Hull Help for Refugees and Welcome House in Hull - collected money will be donated to the two charities

Belfast:

help fix racially motivated damages - originally the fundraiser for the Sahara Shisha Cafe which was targeted by the far right in Belfast during the riots, now a fundraiser for all affected businesses in the area. edited to reflect the change of the name of the fundraiser to avoid any confusion

Middlesbrough:

Supporting residents after the riots - Middlesbrough has suffered so much during the riots, lots of businesses as well as just regular family homes were vandalised, had their windows smashed or even were broken into. This fundraiser wants to distribute the funds between affected people to help them fix the damages, and to generally support the local community. the newest fundraiser, imo potentially the most urgent one

Fundraiser for a Care worker's car which was set on fire - a car belonging to an employee of a care agency was set on fire during the riots while he was on shift at a care home.

If you want to donate locally but there is no fundraiser to support where you live, consider donating to your local charities oriented towards Muslim or PoC communities, or towards anti-racist and refugee organizations! And go support your local Muslim/Arab/Black/Asian/Refugee owned businesses!

If you have any information about other local fundraisers, feel free to add to the post or don't hesitate to let me know and I will add them here! We have seen so much hate in the past few days, we have to stay strong and keep supporting each other!

Stay safe everyone 💛

[herd-reject-arts]

So I'm leaving work and something darts in front of me, maybe 10ft away, too fast for me to see what it is. Peek around the tree blocking my path and I see this

Just like... a whole ass hawk. Dude's gotta be about 1.5ft tall. Massive fucking bird. And it's just staring me straight in my soul like this, even as I try to move ahead. It didn't budge. And there's only this path back to my car unless I want to walk on a busy highway. So I have the option of Death By Raptor or Death By Truck.

So I walk in the poison ivy filled patch off the sidewalk. Guy still isn't moving. Still staring me directly in the eyes. And I do this thing when animals are behaving strangely where I'll talk to them, so I'm just like, "Hey, man. I don't know you. You don't know me. This feels really threatening. I'm just trying to get to my car, dude. Can I get some space please? You're a big fucking bird. I see those claws. You could kill me right now, but I'd appreciate if you didn't, ok?"

It didn't move until I was about 2ft away. Again: I'm as far from it as I can be without walking into the street. It clearly wasn't going to budge. I walk past, thing flies up (silent, btw. Scary) and lands on a brick wall a little further ahead

Anyway. Weird guy. Nearly shit my pants when I noticed a bird big enough to carry off a fully grown cat was just... there, staring me in the face, unwilling to move away from me, a human, something it should see as a threat. I watched behind me the whole rest of the way to my car, just in case this bird decided to help me shed this mortal coil. 10/10 experience. Super cool guy.

[starwarjotta]

looking for someone on Tatooine

[egophiliac]

(almost) four years in, and I finally had time to draw something for the anniversary! woo! 🎉🎉🎉

[wangxianbaybee]

"Your flowers."

"You're welcome, I gave them to you."

[deathricedrawn]

i'm ready to try

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

The indescribable tension between an overworked and underpaid smut writer, and his biggest fan hater.

(for @frummpets)

[ipostmysimpingstuffanonymously]

Oh wow I didnt know chapter 249 already leaked lol

[demaparbat-hp]

Golden Boy (and Silver Girl) for the Kintsugi AU.

[charlietheepicwriter7]

"Nightwing."

Dick froze halfway across a rooftop, the lights and gunshots of Bludhaven disappearing in an instant. A scowl flashed across his face, teeth clenched and bared, before he forced it back. His face smoothed back out and his voice took on a pleasant, amused tone. "Slade. How did you get this frequency?"

"Nevermind that," Slade scolded. "We have more important things that need discussing, and information to be revealed."

"Is this about Constantinople?" He asked with a lilt, propping one hand on his hip. "Because I thought I told you, those geese totally counted as villains and deserved arrest--"

"I found a child vigilante. What do I do with it?"

"Ex-cuse me?" His fist clenched. "Is this a trick question?"

"No."

"What do you mean, 'what do I do with it?' You know what to do with it; you become its nemisis when their 15 and haunted them for the next decade." His voice was thinly-veiled rage. He couldn't stop himself from shaking. That poor kid, Slade has his sights set on them. He's going to torture that kid, or worse, and now I have to track Slade's trail back to wherever he found this kid--

"I can't do that! He's only eight years old!"

"What?"

"There's this eight year old meta brat running around a Mid-West town in his pajamas while adults shoot at him. There isn't a mentor in sight, and one of the kid's rogues has threatened to skin him. What. Do. I. Do?"

[redcallisto]

Kieran my baby boy. someone take him to a therapist please