#or is it an asthma attack

[dont-lick-my-foot]

no because why did my brain do this

[killerunicorn3]

[northgazaupdates]

EMERGENCY!

Farah’s mother is in dire need of medication for her severe asthma!

The constant bombing of Gaza by the IOF has led to the omnipresence of dust in the air. This is hazardous for everyone, but especially people with asthma. These conditions can easily trigger an asthma attack, and Farah’s mother has been out of medication for more than a week!

You can send funds for Farah to buy her mother medicine by supporting her family’s campaign

Thank you❤️

Farah’s family’s campaign is vouched for by @nohaibrahims-blog

[one-time-i-dreamt]

I had sent an ask to Neil Gaiman but I only wrote, "What book, Neil?" and he replied, "Oh my stars. you're right." Then I laughed myself into an asthma attack.

[thatpunnyperson]

According to NBC here in the US, the missing titanic sub has been found. As debris. Off the bow of the Titanic wreckage.

And it looks like the sub suffered what we all suspected, and what was undoubtedly the more merciful of the two options: a catastrophic implosion from the pressure.

Also, more info has come to light about the fishing trawler with the hundreds of migrants that sank cataclysmically off the coast of Greece, indicating that the greek coast guard knew about the vessel AND how much trouble the vessel was in, and were towing it at a speed that made it capsize, at which point they unhooked the tow line and watched the trawler sink without helping the passengers to safety. Despite a bunch of other ships trying to help as well throughout the whole ordeal.

So a lot of people are dead, all because of regulations (and the lack thereof) regarding sea-faring vessels and rescue protocols. People shouldnt be allowed to make a business charging a ton of money for a ride on an uncertified, unsafe, un-seaworthy ship going deep into the ocean with no distress beacon or tether to the mothership. People also shouldnt be allowed to enact laws that criminalize the ferrying of refugees, which then force the refugees to hitch rides on fishing trawlers, and which also prevent people from helping those fishing trawlers full of refugees due to fear of legal consequences.

Hopefully BOTH of these events spark changes on an international scale in terms of what is legally allowed to be sailed, who is legally allowed to be the passengers, and what the rescue protocols are in the event of disaster for any seafaring vessel, illegal or not. It shouldnt be just the global 1% who get 24/7 search parties and remote-operated submersibles helping rescue them.

[lady-bizarre]

DUDE

[maigetheplatypus57]

Underrated RTGame bit is when chat starts making alt accounts based on whatever his current game series is and just starts roleplaying in the chat/donos. I love you Von Karma family potluck and divorced fallout family <3

[vurelly]

how am i meant to ha wahoo yippee through life in these conditions

[saturnniidae]

Instead of this can someone pls make one that's Hiccup getting brutally ran over by a bus asmr

[vampvelvet]

we as a society dont really like. put any weight to asthma as a condition. like its been getting better the past few years, but growing up with like asthma as the butt of jokes in tv and movies and nobody ever denouncing those jokes irl, i didnt realize at the time how much that sucked. asthmatics in media at least back then were made out to be like sensitive weak and pathetic, like as if it was some kind of personal failure. they were losers, nerds. not athletic. it was funny for them to be out of breath after a short exercise that the other characters were fine about. people dont realize how scary it is. can you blame me for not being athletic because i dont want to put myself at risk of an asthma attack? it feels like youre literally dying. there isnt oxygen in your lungs. is that not terrifying? does it not absolutely suck to go outside on a humid or dry day and feel like your body is working against you? or to feel like youre being a burden to ask people to stop smoking around you? its not a fucking joke.

[silkscreaming]

Finished my four color print! :)

This was deeply inspired by the lino prints of William Hays--I saw one that knocked my socks off and made me want to do some more experimenting with transparent inks since I usually print with a very limited color palette. This was a huge challenge, but extremely satisfying! They'll be at Flamecon 🥰

[hemipenal-system]

"using sex toys is assaulting them because they can't consent" is an opinion i just saw on twitter what are the radfems doinggggggg

[wallyhearts]

ena5 announcement how are we feeling

[operationslipperypuppet]

Izzy falling over multiple times because Brennan went in so hard on a prompt is so fair and valid

[biscuityskies]

Hello and welcome back to Shit Writing Sunday where I write something shitty and you get to see it - and it’s Sunday for me 😎

Today’s sws: Obi-Wan Is Tired Of This, Grandpa

(The Jungle, #1 Codywan Shipper: well that’s too damn bad!)

(Btw this is from pinch points, which is for @codywanfirstkissbingo)

[reasonsforhope]

"In cities across the country, people of color, many of them low income, live in neighborhoods criss-crossed by major thoroughfares and highways.

The housing there is often cheaper — it’s not considered particularly desirable to wake up amid traffic fumes and fall asleep to the rumble of vehicles over asphalt.

But the price of living there is steep: Exhaust from all those cars and trucks leads to higher rates of childhood asthma, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and pulmonary ailments. Many people die younger than they otherwise would have, and the medical costs and time lost to illness contributes to their poverty.

Imagine if none of those cars and trucks emitted any fumes at all, running instead on an electric charge. That would make a staggering difference in the trajectory, quality, and length of millions of lives, particularly those of young people growing up near freeways and other sources of air pollution, according to a study from the American Lung Association.

The study, released [February 28, 2024], found that a widespread transition to EVs could avoid nearly 3 million asthma attacks and hundreds of infant deaths, in addition to millions of lower and upper respiratory ailments...

Prior research by the American Lung Association found that 120 million people in the U.S. breathe unhealthy air daily, and 72 million live near a major trucking route — though, Barret added, there’s no safe threshold for air pollution. It affects everyone.

Bipartisan efforts to strengthen clean air standards have already made a difference across the country. In California, which, under the Clean Air Act, can set state rules stronger than national standards, 100 percent of new cars sold there must be zero emission by 2035.

[Note: The article doesn't explain this, but that is actually a much bigger deal than just California. Basically, due to historically extra terrible pollution, California is the only state that's allowed to allowed to set stronger emissions rules than the US government sets. However, one of the rules in the Clean Air Act is that any other state can choose to follow California's standards instead of the US government's. And California by itself is the world's fifth largest economy - ahead of all but four countries. California has a lot of buying power. So, between those two things, when California sets stricter standards for cars, the effects ripple outward massively, far beyond the state's borders.]

Truck manufacturers are, according to the state’s Air Resources Board, already exceeding anticipated zero-emissions truck sales, putting them two years ahead of schedule...

Other states have begun to take action, too, often reaching across partisan lines to do so. Maryland, Colorado, New Mexico, and Rhode Island adopted zero-emissions standards as of the end of 2023.

The Biden administration is taking similar steps, though it has slowed its progress after automakers and United Auto Workers pressured the administration to relax some of its more stringent EV transition requirements.

While Barret finds efforts to support the electrification of passenger vehicles exciting, he said the greatest culprits are diesel trucks. “These are 5 to 10 percent of the vehicles on the road, but they’re generating the majority of smog-forming emissions of ozone and nitrogen,” Barret said...

Lately, there’s been significant progress on truck decarbonization. The Biden administration has made promises to ensure that 30 percent of all big rigs sold are electric by 2030...

Such measures, combined with an increase in public EV charging stations, vehicle tax credits, and other incentives, could change American highways, not to mention health, for good."

-via GoodGoodGood, February 28, 2024