#litmus test

[positively--speculative]

I feel like the way some straight dudes read the character of Odysseus can be used as a bit of a litmus test--Do you read him as a man who fell victim of his own arrogance and as a man who was forced to be unfaithful to his wife more than once in order to have any chance of seeing her or their son ever again *OR* do you see him as a "lucky" man who *got* to sleep with goddesses?

I think this answer can vary based on the version of the story someone is most familiar with, so it's not black and white. But I think it could be used as the opening of a good, informative conversation

[kragehund-est]

[kindsoulbuddy]

Takeaways from this short clip:

➡️The 30% of white evangelicals who don’t support Donald Trump tend to get quiet when the 70% of Donald Trump supporters get loud.

➡️ if you tend to quiet yourself, try to get loud sometimes because there are more people like you than you think. When you haven’t really been around many democrats in your life you tend to “other” them. (And I dare say, democrats can “other” republicans too).

➡️ Trump is like a “self cleaning oven” doing much of the work for us! Ever since 2015 I’ve seen it myself; the “sheep and goats” have been separated in my eyes.

The “goats” have stayed faithful to Trump even now. And gradually many Christians have distanced themselves or deconstructed like myself.

To see a trump supporter in 2024 is a litmus test.

[cosmicanger]

“Sudan was actively supporting Palestine while committing genocide that killed millions of indigenous people. Arab nations/groups supported & allied with them — including Palestinian leaders. Palestine may be the litmus test for the *western world*, but it isn’t for the Arab world. Supporting Palestine in the Arab/Muslim world is a given. Supporting Black people’s liberation and freedoms within the Arab world — that’s your (Arabs/Muslims) litmus test on liberation and sovereignty.”

“it's not even the litmus test for the *western world*, that would be haiti......in fact we maybe shouldn't think any one country alone counts as the litmus test bc that logic was always......juvenile”

[shivroy]

i have a friend named jordan and i found ur blog and ur face tag and im like "my friend? my friend jordan?" no u are both white and i got confused

we DO all look the same

[sunny-superstar]

how come every cishet man i meet that likes iasip always thinks ‘the implication’ scene is peak comedy?

[shaylogic]

Why you should ask men you like about Barbie

[laindependencialuna1899]

my litmus test for having morals and ethics as a person on earth these days is you have to be sometimes right or wrong in other social media (twitter, reddit, tiktok, instagram, etc.) but always correct on tumblr. if you're always on X and Reddit and people like what you say, red flag.

oh, and support for people in struggling countries because of aggressors, western imperialists, and colonizers is a must.

[shinyjolteon]

litmus test for magnets

[crewdlydrawn]

Just gonna put that bad boy back into circulation like it didn’t just have an existentially transformative adventure

[scentedluminarysoul]

Posting on main about it because why not

I finally finished my main longfic and now I can finally write what I've been dying to write for months now:

OTP cousincest 🤭

[ivygorgon]

An open letter to the U.S. Congress

Separation of church & state! Co-sponsor S 1206 / HR 2725 the Do No Harm Act.

267 so far! Help us get to 500 signers!

As your constituent, I am writing to ask you to co-sponsor S 1206 / HR 2725 the Do No Harm Act. Religious freedom means that everyone should be able to practice their religion or no religion at all, so long as they do not harm others. And this bill is an important step to fulfilling that promise. The Do No Harm Act will ensure that a federal law, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), which was designed as a shield to protect religion, is not used as a sword to harm others. Our country is strongest when we are all free to believe or not, as we see fit, and to practice our faith without hurting others. As you know, passage of the Do No Harm Act is more critical than ever. Unfortunately, RFRA is being misused to allow discrimination against LGBTQ people, women, religious minorities, nonreligious people and almost anyone else – all under the guise of religious freedom. For example, the law has been misused to allow discrimination against workers, undermine people’s access to healthcare, and deny children in the foster care system the loving homes they deserve simply because families don’t meet the agency’s religious litmus test. The Do No Harm Act would serve to prevent dangerous rulings and policies like these in the future. Please co-sponsor it now! Thanks.

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[kaijutegu]

Today I was talking with my mom about why seeing an alligator is fundamental to my mental health. At first she laughed but I got her to listen and she gets it now. My psychiatrist and I call this the alligator litmus test, and it works really well for making decisions about my treatment. I bring this up because perhaps there is something in your life that you can use in a similar fashion.

I have severe major depressive disorder, and I treat this depression with medication. I've been on meds for about... seven years now, and sometimes we have to mess with them. But sometimes the emotional part of the depression is just super bad and there's something underneath that needs to be addressed. When we are figuring this out, my psychiatrist says to take one alligator and call her in the morning.

See, no matter how bad I'm feeling, seeing an alligator almost always cheers me up in the moment. (This works with other large crocodilians, too- they gotta be big, it doesn't work with caimans. I don't know why.) I can't look at their goofy toofers and beautiful eyes and bumpy hides and not be a little wowed by them. Millions of years of evolution have led to this amazing creature and they are completely unbothered by me. Almost all of the time, they make me feel happy. Or maybe I'll feel sad for some unspecified reason. Maybe I'll get worried about the ecosystem or something- but invariably, I will FEEL.

Unless, of course, it's my brain chemistry. If I can experience an alligator and not feel anything- not happy, not sad, just numb- there's something wrong and we should talk about adjusting my meds. Usually with a little tweaking I'm back to my very functional medicated baseline in quick order- instead of wasting time with coping skills and such alone when what I really need is brain chemicals, it's a much quicker way to communicate what's going on with me. At the same time, it also helps me know when the coping skills ARE likely to work without changing up my meds, or when there's something I need to work through with some help.

It's a pretty solid test. Might not work for anyone else on the planet, but it works great for me!

[kosher-martian]

Purity Test Politics does not work. Humans aren't perfect, and expecting your leaders to be perfect is a perfect recipe for being lied to.

Look where it's gotten us:

Politicians who only pay lip service to the hurting masses or favor symbolic victory over concrete successes.

Political "activists" who spend all day tearing anything imperfect down instead of building something - anything - up.

Political systems that reward cowardice instead of boldness.

Policies that are so over engineered to pass every conceivable focus group that they help no one.

[blackfinchart]

People have litmus test movies. This is annoying for me because I hate watching movies I haven’t already seen. Maybe it’s picky bitch neurodivergence nonsense but oh well.

I would not subject someone to this system naturally because it would be unfair.

…However.

If I were to.

“A Room with a View.”