I maintain that tumblr doesn't just have a problem with reading comprehension; it has a problem with reading period
People will reply to my posts saying "wow I can't believe you said this!" and I'm like yeah. I don't believe I said that either
I never want to hear conservatives go on about repressive censorship in China, North Korea, and Iran ever again
To be clear to those unfamiliar: these are the companies that libraries use to lend ebooks.
They are literally cutting off library access to minors.
If you are affected by this or other bans and restrictions in the United States, be aware that the Brooklyn Public Library is offering free digital library cards to anyone age 13-21 nationwide as part of their Books UnBanned initiative:
BOOOOOST
the article is from 2023 but this is apparently still a thing. in addition to brooklyn and seattle, digital library cards are also being offered by the boston public library (ages 13-26), the los angeles county public library (ages 13-18), and the san diego public library (ages 12-26). for the la card you need to live in california, but for boston and san diego you can be anywhere in the us.
I think about this image at least once a day
"how was work" carries the same energy as "how was school"
This is my favorite meme thing I've seen for that:
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AN ENDLESS LIST OF MOVIES I LOVE Clue (1985) dir. Jonathan Lynn
Cos I felt like that post asking the yes no was missing some nuance. So here's your more options poll
London’s biggest screening party for the Eurovision Song Contest finals has been canceled, the venue Rio Cinema and organizer Eurovision Party London have said. “Following discussion with the organizers of Eurovision Party London, we have collectively decided not to screen the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest this year while Israel remains in the competition,” the Rio Cinema said in a statement on X. “The Eurovision Party London has been a beloved partner of The Rio Cinema for many years, and we will continue to work with them in the future. We firmly believe that the Eurovision Song Contest has the power to bring people together across the world, and when its core values of inclusivity, equality and universality are upheld, it can be a genuine force for good. With its own slogan in mind, we hope that we can all be United By Music again soon. We will continue to organize fundraising events for the charities we support, including Doctors Without Borders and Medical Aid for Palestine.”
Reminder that Eurovision is an official BDS target this year. And one of the actions they recommend, which can be carried out on a local level, is to pressure venues and event organizers to drop their Eurovision screening parties.
If you're in a country that broadcasts Eurovision, consider whether there's anything you can do to pressure local venues to also drop their screening parties. Even getting a small venue to cancel their Eurovision screening can make a difference, especially if you're able to get them to organize a pro-Palestinian event in its place.
One interesting thing about me is that I frequently go through periods where I eat nothing but redbull and gas station sandwiches until one day I open my empty fridge and realize I have no idea what a functional human being buys at the grocery store so I have to keep a full list of everything I eat and use taped to the outside of the door so I can stare at it in a dissociative trance until the answers come to me through the void like dark knowledge from a divine being
"blood worms" "aluminum" "sewing needles" "aquarium filters"