swanjolras-archive:

OH MY GOD CONGRATULATIONS VOTING IS AWESOME THEY GIVE YOU A STICKER.

yeah, it is pretty confusing– i do want you to know that it’s made confusing intentionally, that the lack of clear education on viewpoints and the tendency of the media to treat politics as entertainment instead of, well, politics is a deliberate choice made to force possible voters out of the polling station.

so just by making the choice to educate yourself you’ve taken the most important step, honestly. (also, you’ve given me a chance to go through voter education resources for over an hour, to which my response is more or less “nnnggggHHH YES.”)

but i know this’d be a pretty useless answer if it ended there, so here’s some good resources for educating yourself on candidates’ viewpoints and wading through the morass:

• my beloved girlfriend, the league of women voters, has created a site called vote 411. put in your address and it’ll tell you what candidates are running for your local elections, how to register to vote, whether you need id for voting, upcoming debates and forums for those elections, and voting guides for those elections. my primary emotion about this is “do me on it”.
• ontheissues.org gives a pretty solid list of where candidates in various races– presidential, senatorial, gubernatorial– stand on the different issues, and even offers a rad quiz letting you know which candidate in a given race agrees with you the most. (caveat: “which candidate agrees with you the most” and “which candidate you want to vote for” do not have to be identical.)
• if you’re confused about where you stand on a given issue– which is a good thing! you should be confused before you think about it critically and develop an opinion!– procon will give you a rundown of what people on both sides of it have argued.
• factcheck.org will let you know what each candidate is claiming and whether or not it’s true, which is great. the new york times does something similar, which is less comprehensive but much more readable, and politifact has a great truth-o-meter.
• govtrack will let you know what’s being passed in congress and who’s voting which way. for things like “this presidential candidate claims he supports X, but did he actually vote for X?” it’s great. it’s also, y’know, great to know what your government is doing.
• for congressional elections (VERY IMPORTANT, do NOT ignore) check out this database of biographies of currently existing congressmembers.
• greenhouse, a browser extension that lets you see how much money a given candidate has received in contributions from given industries. useful! (followthemoney also has a comprehensive archive of contributions.)
• and finally, if you’re confused about anything, ballotpedia knows everything about everything.

GOOD LUCK WITH VOTING. IF YOU’RE VOTING ABSENTEE GET YOUR BALLOT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

@ EVERYONE: ARE YOU REGISTERED? YOU SHOULD REGISTER NOW.

glynnisi:

marlahey:

Hank Green + his friends made a whole YouTube channel dedicated to videos explaining how to vote in every. single. state. None of them are longer than three and a half minutes. Deadlines to register are fast approaching in a lot of places so it’s incredibly important that everyone is well informed about what they need to do in order to exercise their right and make their voice heard. Go forth, America. Show up for what you believe in. Make good choices. Please.

#u.s. politics #voter registration #I am furious about the confirmation#and yes this feels like so little yet #enough snowflakes can create a avalanche

mageflow:

headspace-hotel:

incandescent-creativity:

ruinedambitions:

the-knights-are-not-dead:

ruinedambitions:

the-knights-are-not-dead:

ruinedambitions:

Part of me wants to shift the entirety of Magical Fantasy Adventure Land into the normal world instead of splitting it into a separate realm.

Part of me is still annoyed that this fucker still doesn’t have a proper title. Or at least something that sounds better as a place holder.

it’s called Mafalia. that’s your world’s name. ‘MAH-FAR-lee-uh’.

That actually sounds really good as a world name. I’m curious to know where that came from?

it’s the acronym. “Magical Fantasy Adventure Land”-ia becomes MaFAL-ia: Mafalia.

i always find if you need a placeholder name for something, write it out and make up an acronym, adding and removing letters or vowels if need be.

for example:

• “The House Where Clio Fell in Love With Him”

• “The HouseWhereClioFellinLoveWithHim”

• “THoWeCliFiLWH”
• “ThrowecliFiLWH”
• “ThrowecliffiLWH”
• “ThrowecliffiLWH”
• “Throwecliffe”
• “Thrawecliffe”

hence ‘the house where Clio fell in love with him’ becomes ‘Thrawecliffe House’. what’s a ‘thraw’? i don’t know. is it on a cliff? maybe; that’s an author’s preogative.

suddenly the name of the house itself throws up new questions which an author in answering goes off down a rabbit hole of worldbuilding.

Holy fuck. That is absolutely amazing advice.

Thank you so much!!!!!

As someone who regularly smashes words together for humorous purposes, I’m appalled I’ve never thought to use it in my writing. Bless you.

good advice

My favourite example of this is Dragon Age. The setting is called Thedas, which comes from calling it “the Dragon Age setting” in development!
The Dragon Age Setting
The DAS
Thedas

thefingerfuckingfemalefury:

rikmach:

yay855:

rikmach:

yay855:

amy-draws:

outerspace-is-spooky:

scarlet-benoit-is-my-rolemodel:

Why is Poison Ivy always so hypersexualized she’s basically a magic farmer she should be wearing muddy boots and complaining about how corn subsidies are killing agriculture as well as flora biodiversity in the US

They want her to be a forest nymph instead of the stem field eco-terrorist feminist that she is

…I had to draw it.

It also fits because she’s a lesbian, and lesbians wear plaid jackets.

To be fair, the in-universe explanation is so she can attract rich men who devastate the environment to her so she can murder them.

…that would only work the first few times.

I think you’re underestimating the stupidity of horny men.

I mean they do raise a good point

ohnofixit:

naamahdarling:

molotovriot:

space-tart:

astro-stoner:

hohokev:

why do jellyfish only sting when theres physical contact

why doesnt the electricity just surge throughout the entire ocean

why dont jellyfish rule the world

Fun fact!  Jellyfish don’t use electricity to sting you.  Whenever they feel pressure against their tentacles, it causes its cells to rapidly send out these stingers into your skin that then release its venom.  Like this:

#science tumblr to save the day from inaccuracies

#THAT’S WORSE

They are called nematocysts. They are what make box jellies and other fun lil critters so dangerous, because without these wee little daggers, the venom would have no way to get into your skin.

And yet something as thin as nylon stockings or pantyhose is enough to protect you, they are so small.

So if you’re scared of jellyfish? Wear sexy sheer undergarments into the sea like the regal creature you are.

I’m going to reblog this again because that is some of the best advice I have ever gotten on this blog.

house-of-crows:

questionablemotivations:

There are a lot of times I feel like just…flipping the vegan script.

It’s not ‘polyester’ it’s plastic

It’s not ‘vegan leather’ it’s plastic

Its not ‘faux fur’ it’s plastic

Plastic is a pollutant and causes far more damage to the environment both now and in the future than leather or wool.

Please stop telling me that the Plastic Lyfe is the only life, it is not. My leather shoes will last a decade where pleather is lucky to last 12 months. Leather (and wool) decompose and are renewable. Plastic is neither of those.

THANK YOUUUUUUU~