#protect education

[thedepressedjuggalette]

Imagine being offended by CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS. Only a pedophile would think CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS is sexual. Republicans have always being weird, closeted perverts who don't even read the books they're banning because they don't fucking care about educating kids.

Only 11% of people in Florida are requesting for books to be banned. 1 married couple requested for over a thousand books to be banned.

[colombinna]

these paragraphs from the wikipedia page for the Library of Alexandria feel particularly important to be shared nowadays

Remember kids, what killed one of the biggest sources of ancient knowledge wasn't a single, unpreventable catastrophe, but years of negligence and projects trying to dismantle it, or not caring to not take actions to cause it harm! That reminds you of anything happening in our current times?

[ecoamerica]

Watch the 2024 American Climate Leadership Awards for High School Students now: https://youtu.be/5C-bb9PoRLc

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[chittychittyyangyang]

Listen, you should never film strangers in public without their consent, but I swear there need to be fines or something for people who do that shit in some spaces. For example: I had to go to the ER last night, and some jerk filmed a woman who just came in and was clearly having an asthma attack. She immediately got to go back, and he was unhappy about that. Believe me, I get that it sucks having to wait when you're in pain, but you don't get to pick who deserves care when. The medical system in the US is a nightmare, and the ER could be the worst moment of someone's life. No one deserves to be recorded because some jack ass believes someone doesn't look like they need care.

This is fine to reblog. People who film strangers should be shamed if nothing else.

[protecteducationday]

Civilians must be respected & protected at all times. Civilian infrastructure must never be a target.

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for an end to the vicious circle of bloodshed, hatred & polarization in the Middle East.

[fixing-bad-posts]

actually children can be trans. Thanks.

[reality-detective]

Word 🤔

[certifiedsexed]

ID: Three screenshots from Trans Safer Sex Guide. It shows a list with three categories, labeled: "Activity", "Known Risks" and "Options For Protection".

First on the list is: "Kissing", "Herpes", "Herpes sores rarely pose serious health risks but if you want to reduce your risk of transmitting them, do not kiss your partner(s) when someone is having an outbreak. You or your partner(s) can also take medication daily or during an outbreak to reduce the chances of spreading herpes and to heal outbreaks faster."

Next is "Masturbation", "No known risks" and "N/A".

Next is "Sharing sex toys, strap-ons, and prosthetics", "Chylamydia, Gonorrhea, Hepatitis A, Herpes, HPV (These risk are theoretical; there are no documented cases of transmission)" and "Put a condom over any toy, especially ones made of porous materials like "jelly" and PVC (polyvinyl chloride). Boil or bleach sterile toys (ones that are made of silicone, glass or metal) between each use.

Next is "Humping/Rubbing", "Herpes, HPV, Syphilis" and "If you are not wearing clothes, you can put a dental dam or a piece of plastic wrap between your parts."

Next is "Oral Sex (on dicks, front holes, vaginas, strapless or anuses)", "With exposure to semen/fluids: Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, HIV With Skin contact only: Herpes, HPV (warts), Syphilis With exposure to fecal matter: Intestinal parasites, Hepatitis A" and "Use a barrier such as an external condom (if it fits snugly), A finger cot, a dental dam or plastic wrap. If none of these options feel comfortable, split a latex glove down the side and put the thumb hole over your parts. Avoid oral sex if you or your partner(s) have any open sores on the mouth."

The next is "Fingering, fisting, manual sex", "Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Hepatitis A, Herpes (These risks are theoretical; there are no documented cases of transmission)" and "Keep nails trimmed to avoid scratching the skin or causing cuts or bleeding. Use latex gloves (with cotton balls in the fingers if you have long nails)."

Last is "Front hole, vaginal or anal sex", "Chlamydia, Crabs/Scabies, Gonorrhea, Hepatitis B, Herpes, HIV, HPV (warts), Syphilis" and "Use an external condom. Use an internal condom - if using an internal condom for anal sex, remove the flexible interior ring."

[abracazabka]

In sophomore Spanish, there was a trans guy in our class. I want to tell a story about him.

The teacher just really seemed to target him. She always deadnamed him, always referred to him with feminine language, always, always used him as an example during lessons so as to misgender him. It was awful, but. But.

Nobody in class fell for that shit.

We all referred to him correctly in Spanish, even the kids who did not give a shit about learning the language. It was aggressive allyship in that classroom and it pissed off my transphobic teacher to no end.

If paired with him, we wrote masculine words on our work. We all did. She couldn't mark down all of us. And God knows I was a nerd, so if she marked me down, I would have made a scene.

I was willing to make a scene for him, and so was just about everyone else in the class, despite him not being great friends with anyone, or even talking very much. It didn't matter; it was the principle of the thing, it was his human rights.

We all told her to fuck off without using said words, despite the clear power she had over us. So, the moral of the story for students, especially high school students, is:

Protect your peers. There are more of you than there are of your asshole educator. Trans folks don't need to be your friends for you to stand up for them, quietly or loudly.

Teenagers/students tend to follow the leader; so be a leader, and don't take shit from adults/instructors who would use their power over you to disrespect you, and to degrade you. Don't let them do that to your peers.

You can have an army of sixteen year old allies from all walks of life if you (within reason and safely) take a stand. Don't lose hope, and don't lose agency.

[spiritofpassionfruit]

A–Aventio TGCF idea?? Wherein Civil God Veritas Ratio meets the infamous Ghost King Aventurine during his first mission cuz cuz like— The "live for me" paralels?!? The one who has all the luck partner as well?!? The villain who was actually not the Villain this whole time!?!? The loving humanity a little too much it causes the downfall of a god?!?!?!?

Rant AU in the tags proceed with caution

[willowser]

just to make sure we are all on the same page in this corner of the internet, i want to be explicitly clear about my stance/feelings on some things:

if i come across "content"/fic in this niche that i absolutely do not like, do not vibe with, am not interested in, that icks me out completely and totally—i scroll past it as quickly as i can and i move on with my day.

in the case that it's "content"/fic that really bothers or triggers me in any way, i make sure that i have blacklisted/blocked certain tags and keywords so that in the future i may not come across those things again.

i also understand that there is a variety of tags used throughout the internet and that websites are not perfect/things slip through the cracks. people are also human, and mistakes are also made.

in the event i am exposed to something that i do not want to see, point blank, i would never and will never believe it is my right to harass and terrorize the person writing said thing/s, and if i witness this kind of behavior being celebrated among the people around me, whoever you are, i will be removing you from my space.

to be perfectly and abundantly clear: i will always be a supporter of dark content, and its right to be written. even if i don't understand it, even if it "disgusts" me, even if i never want to read it.

please understand that i do not say this with hostility, nor do i mean it as a threat or to be confrontational. you should protect the space that you are in; this is me doing that, this is me making sure that you do that, even if it's against me.

[ecoamerica]

Watch the 2024 American Climate Leadership Awards for High School Students now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C-bb9PoRLc

@ecoamerica was excited to announce the ACLA24 High School Student winner, Adah Crandall! Early high school graduate Adah is a climate justice organizer who focuses on the intersection of climate and transportation. Watch the student finalists, Aishah-Nyeta Brown, Jerome Foster II, and more in the ACLA24 for High School Students Broadcast Recording!

[resistancekitty]

[communistkenobi]

probably incredibly damaging to public knowledge that you can’t even read a single article about like, covid without being confronted by a paywall. like at a certain point I really can’t blame people for not reading anything

[reality-detective]

There are no past presidents that travel with this kind of protection like Trump does. He's still "Commander in Chief" and people are oblivious to this 👆 fact. 🤔

[certifiedsexed]

ID: Two screenshots from Trans Safer Sex Guide, with text reading: "Internal Condoms

Internal condoms, sometimes called "female condoms" (or FC2), are polyurethane condoms that can be placed inside of a front hole, vagina or anus before sex. Internal condoms help prevent pregnancy and the spread of STIs by collecting semen and preventing bodily fluids from getting inside of the front hole, vagina or anus. Internal condoms are ideal for penetrative sex, especially anal sex.

If you are going to use an internal condom for anal sex, make sure to take the internal ring out before you insert the condom - it's painful when left in and makes the condom more likely to pop out. Remember to change condoms between partners and when switching between a front hole or vagina and an anus."