#political office

[draper-claire]

Are you running for office in a city like NYC? Do I have practical fixes for you, that I personally would like to see implemented!

Requisite needle and med drop off at every pharmacy and hospital

Covered benches at every bus stop

Compost drop off at every subway

Free public transit

Painted curb no parking at bus stops

Painted curb no parking fire hydrant

Libraries open 24/7

More public restroom (business incentives for public restrooms)

More public transit stops and shorter time between pick ups

Free healthcare

Free college courses, only pay for use of credit towards degree

Required narcan and cpr training for all able tax payers

Landlord penalization for extended vacancies on residential and business properties

Extended park hours

Better street lighting

Better park lighting

All public resources in multiple languages available digitally and physically

365 KN95 masks and 52 covid tests to each resident of the city delivered annually for free. Additional available upon request.

Free handbook on waste disposal and recycling updated yearly and mailed to all addresses, additional available upon request

Green energy is standard for all electric and gas companies, with no up-charge for converting from traditional energy offering

[ceevee5]

[akiizayoi4869]

For anyone dumb enough to thank Trump and sees this as a "win", think again. This is anything but a win. It's a political stunt.

[hella-marshmella]

“My vote doesn’t matter (so I’m gonna sit it out/vote third party/put a write-in protest vote)!”

Unfriendly reminder that Al Gore only lost Florida (and subsequently the entire 2000 election) by only 537 votes. Your vote absolutely fucking matters.

If y’all really, truly don’t want Trump/Republicans back in control than you better get out and vote down the ballot, especially if you live in an even remotely purple/swing state.

The MAGA voters will absolutely get out and vote, don’t let them out-do you.

[bellaciao-ciao-ciao]

[the-shadows-request-candy-corn]

Trump may be about to sign the death sentence of the National Institute of Health, and, by extension, the Office of Lab Animal Welfare.

He gutted research animal protections.

Any vertebrate that isn't a mammal will have no rights.

Neither will mice or rats.

If NIH grants are stopped, researchers can't pay anyone. They can't perform research. They can't pay for veterinary services.

They won't be required to provide veterinary services.

The only medical research that will happen will be self funded by big pharma, and they can torture the animals and skew all the lab results that they want.

Just like Musk did to the primates in his neuralink research.

I don't know what's going to happen to me or anyone else at the university where I work. My job is to make sure the animals are treated humanely and to provide veterinary care. I'm especially scared about what's going to happen to those research animals if veterinary staff gets laid off. The USDA only covers mammals, and it doesn't even cover all of them. Every rat I've ever made a tiny paper gift box full of marshmallows for, every mouse I've ever watched grow up, every rodent I've ever separated from an aggressive dominant brother and then treated their tiny wounds, they have no protections if NIH goes down. Decades of research into humane handling, euthanasia, and animal behavior will be tossed aside and wasted.

Please, do everything you can. Protest. Contact your representatives. Anything you can do. Do it for science, for medicine, for people's lives, for people's jobs, and for the animals.

[carebeardean]

Charles whose dad smashed his cassette tape with a hammer learns to navigate the backpack cause, like, he needs to be useful, yeah?

and this way Charles has everything Edwin needs, and if Edwin gets sick of him he’ll just.. he doesn’t know what he’ll do.

but then Edwin gets the record player.

he suggests, tentatively, that Charles might play some of his “queen” if he liked. after all, if they are to haunt potential realtors away from their new office, they may as well entertain themselves.

so they take turns, switching out; edwin likes opera. he shows Charles how to waltz, chiding Charles to stop looking at his feet til they’re gliding, whirling around like they’re in the movies. Edwin’s smile is small and pleased and lovely. (Charles attempt to get Edwin to headbang along to queen results in a sort of awkward rhythmic nodding. Charles loves him so much he could die again.)

And, like. Edwin doesn’t like clutter. he doesn’t bother with the random tidbits ghosts give them for solving cases.

until now, apparently.

now he comes back from trading at the goblin market with little useless things—a cursed rubix cube, records from bands Charles mentioned years ago.

Charles is so busy trying to subtly read his book on Edwardian courting rituals (disguised by Nikos discreet manga covers) that he doesn’t realize what Edwin’s set down in front of him. he stares at Edwin’s spiky handwriting, the tidy numbered list.

“I thought, perhaps, that we might—start a new tradition.”

Charles blinks, eyes stinging. “Mate, did you.. make me a mixtape?”

“Crystal assisted me, and while she was absolutely insuffer—“ Edwin staggers, catching him with a surprised little noise.

“I love you so much,” Charles says, muffled into his throat. “You’re my favorite person. I love you so much it hurts, sometimes.”

“Yes,” Edwin says softly, hands curling around his waist. He takes Charles weight like it’s nothing. “I believe I know the feeling.”

this is a longer fic on ao3 now!

[peglarpapers]

me at the pearly gates: heyyy god

god: okay so look it's really straightforward the one rule is you can never have read fanfiction where celebrated 1840s naval officer james fitzjames is tenderly forcibly feminised by his even more decorated naval superior francis rawdon moira crozier specifically wherein the latter's dick does not work because they are both in the middling stages of scurvy like that's the only thing

me: okay listen 🤦

[bacchuschucklefuck]

january month of yuugi

[mugiwara-lucy]

So with the growing support behind Kamala Harris, I've been seeing more of THESE:

Do NOT pay them any attention.

Not only are these posts incredibly ignorant, narrow minded and naive....if we lose our rights how can we help the seas abroad?? I ask this because I NEVER get a concrete answer.

Kamala Harris is PRO-Palestine whereas Trump said he would "finish the job".

So between an Accomplished Attorney NOT COP who jailed pieces of gutter shit like Donald Trump or a Convicted Felon known for being a scammer, failed businessman and rapist; pick your poison.

[vaguely-concerned]

sisko: *sigh* against my will and for complicated political reasons I am sent to save your sorry cardassian ass yet again. just get in the fucking car already pls

gul dukat: there's a hidden meaning in that! the usurper of terok nor obviously desires me carnally

[moociaoafterdark]

Guilliman in 30K: *Is bright eyed and hopeful, genuinely believes he can help lead humanity to prosperity, is very proud and vocal about his home Macragge*

Guilliman in 40K:

[ravenkings]

the way that supposedly serious news outlets are treating the deranged ramblings of this senile old man is making me feel insane

[pursuecrazylife]

What is the CDU's obsession with female voters and Habeck? First we get this...

(Translation: Should it be that female voters help political marriage imposter Robert Habeck into office and with it push Germany over the edge, we have to unofficially think about the female right to vote. And officially think about offering anti-emotional democracy lessons.)

and now this....

(Translation: Don't be fooled by the nice pictures, ladies and gentlemen. I'm especially speaking to the ladies and women here. The guy who sits in the kitchen in his undershirt may be sympathetic, but he knows nothing about economic policy)

Do they really think us females put a heart down on the ballot and vote for the hottest candidate without reading the political program?!

Maybe, Friedrich, it's because you worked together with the far-right political party, and believe rape doesn't exist in a marriage. That Habeck is hot is a bonus perk, not the reason, so many females are voting for him and not you.

[victusinveritas]

[mysharona1987]