specimentality:

On April 16th 2025 the US federal government has proposed to change the interpretation of the endangered species act so that it no longer protects habitat.

This is open for public comment until the end of May 19th. Please comment and make your voice heard.

Wildlife need their habitat. If the ESA redefines harm so that habitat is no longer protected, the implications for wildlife would be catastrophic.

poofmalyakaet:

universallyvoidd:

slavdollz4mangione:

this is actually insane? i genuinely pray they don’t get away with it because it’s beyond messed up

Look you can’t mythologize this man. He is real, and he is in danger. They cannot be allowed to get away with illegal searches and arrests

ohfugecannada:

To my uk trans people and allies out there.

stupid-twink-girl:

self-loving-vampire:

self-loving-vampire:

@ Canadians

I think we have a solid factual basis and enough supporting evidence that (provided that the conservatives lose the election) we may have a case to have Canada alter or withdraw from its safe third country agreement with the United States and begin to accept trans refugees from there.

But this is not going to happen if we don’t demand it and present information that should lead to an update to the law.

So in addition to voting in the next election, please try to get in contact with local immigrant and LGBTQ advocacy groups and organize to bring this information before those who could act on it, including phone calls to members of parliament.

It is time to take action. We can’t just assume someone else will do it in our place.

As a refugee myself, I am already gathering allies and information to coordinate actions from the shadows. I am hopeful that this can be done.

Among the organizations already calling to update or remove the STCA we have Amnesty International, the Canadian Council for Refugees, and Rainbow Railroad. Try to contact them on this issue.

Amnesty has a ready-made template you can use to call on the government to end this agreement.

There is a movement for this, but it needs energy and support.

vro0ms-evil-twin:

I fucking hate that the general response to RFK Jr’s eugenist take on autistic people is “autistic people do pay taxes, autistic people do work, autistic people do date!”

Some autistic people don’t and that shouldn’t make them less worthy of life. Some autistic people do need constant help and support and that shouldn’t make them less worthy of life.

Once again we’re falling in the right wing trap of :

1. They make a hateful, fascist statement
2. Instead of focusing on the fact that it is hateful and fascist we try to show them that they are factually wrong
3. We throw our own allies and the most vulnerable of us under the bus in the process
4. We legitimise an only slightly less hateful, fascist view as we go
5. They have completed their goal of making us accept the still hateful, fascist second version, hurrah. What a victory.

Right now what we’re getting to with that is that autistic people who can work and pay taxes are okay, and the others aren’t. Fuck this shit.

Same thing happens with the people who are being deported (“they have a visa!”, “they didn’t even have a criminal record!” -> even if they didn’t have a visa, even if they did have a criminal record, deporting them and detaining them in what’s essentially a concentration camp wouldn’t be okay, you absolute tools of fascism.)

sammsays:

I would normally never do this and I normally avoid all political posting, but the FDA has had to stop a lot of food testing due to staff cuts currently planned at least until September 30th.

This is very dangerous for certain foods and if you live in the United States, I highly recommend that you keep track of this list: https://www.fda.gov/food/food-safety-modernization-act-fsma/food-traceability-list

That is a (not fully comprehensive but useful) list of the high-risk foods for contamination and sickness that could result in serious harm or death. The broad strokes are cheeses, but especially soft cheeses, raw/fresh vegetables, pre-sliced fruit packages, ready to eat salads, chicken eggs, milk (bird flu), anything fermented like melons, and pet food, among others.

This is likely not a comprehensive list, so be sure to look things up yourself as well.

If you buy vegetables and plan to eat them, it is best to cook them to a safe temperature and wash their outsides well with water and light scrubbing instead of eating them raw. Treat it like chicken in that regard.

Make sure that the individual foods that you buy often are safe to eat or at risk, and adjust accordingly. This is a fundamental necessity that everyone here will need to follow. Testing is reduced or gone, and reporting on outbreaks will also likely be reduced or banned outright as well.

All you can do is stay safe, use your masks in public again, and make sure that you are clean as well as your food.

Attached below are more tips for vegetables, meat safety should be the same, just be more vigilant.

I love you all and don’t want any of you hurt. Let’s all support each other, thank you.

beardedmrbean: