Reblogged camillahect
My mind palace is a well-oiled yaoi machine
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Rümeysa Öztürk was grabbed off the street in my town one month ago.
Transcript
[A chart titled "U. S. P. H. D. Program Timeline", with arrows directing the various labelled stages and a block showing the percentage of Coursework to Research over time.] Meet with Advisor. Research Proposal. Qualifying Exams. Propose Dissertatin. Research and Write Dissertation.
[The next stages, "Submit Dissertation" and "Defend Dissertation" have been crossed out in red, with new stages also written in red covering up the Coursework to Research block.] Get grabbed off the sidewalk outside your home by masked government agents. Be whisked out of the state before a judge has time to intervene. ???
You can watch footage of Rümeysa Öztürk's arrest by masked, plainclothes DHS agents on the Wikipedia article about her detention. Truly chilling.
Reblogged taran-wanderer
cop pulls me over little does he know my drivers license is written in elf hieroglyphics & blinds anyone who reads it
artemis fowl
Reblogged wymanthewalrus
why are dudes in fanfic always getting hit with freight train orgasms. why not an orient express orgasm, classy and romantic. where are the shinkansen train orgasms? his orgasm hit him like the TGV atlantique breaking the passenger rail speed record. like the shanghai maglev, his orgasm was a feat of engineering but something of a commercial disappointment.
Don’t tell me delayed orgasms aren’t a thing
learning new things about the german rail system today
Reblogged taran-wanderer
bastard sounds great in an irish accent. if an irish person calls you a 'daft bastard' it just feels right
the welsh have the monopoly on things ending in hell. fuckin hell and bloody hell hit different in a welsh accent. its like music to my ears
the scots have piss and shite for sure. "its pishin it doon out there" "this is a load of shite" absolute poetry
if i may speak for the english i think we do penis related words very well. dickhead, knobhead, twat, etc.
and for all the shit we give them, you gotta admit that no one can deliver a 'goddamn' quite like an american. theres a certain weight to it that you just cant achieve in other accents. when an american says goddamn you know shit just got real
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why don’t they make a baby pope.
having to elect a new pope every ten years because they keep dying is super inconvenient. if it’s a baby that’s a solid 80 year streak right there. and a baby is basically a clean slate so he can be influenced by the forces of good and evil as he grows. we’ll see what god really wants
dalai lama
Reblogged helixase
let's tussle with mama
Reblogged werewolfest
Where's it made? Who brought it here? How much were they paid? Who makes it? Is it made in separate parts and put together? How much were they all paid to do this? Where do they get the materials? Who paid for that? Who brings it there? How much were they paid? Who streamlined the base materials? How much were they paid? Who gathered the base materials? Where? How much were they paid? Is it good for them? Is it good for us? Is it good for the land? Is it necessary? Is it biodegradable? How much does it hurt? Do I need it? Do I even want it?
Reblogged hypokeimena
We ask your questions anonymously so you don’t have to! Submissions are open on the 1st and 15th of the month.
Reblogged chase-solidago
The Public Comment Process (+ how to write effective public comments)
The US federal rule-making process is founded around the right to comment: the public's opportunity to publicly address the agency responsible for a decision. This right is enshrined by the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) of 1946 and reinforced by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1970, which both require that citizens be able to take part in pre-decision communication with a federal agency.
Public comments are important for a number of reasons:
- Agencies must consider all new information received during the comment period and address that new information before publishing the final rule; this includes revising the proposed rule.
- A good comment can be the basis for a court challenge. If the agency does not adequately address the new information in the comment, they can then be sued and the rule placed on hold until the issues raised by the new information are resolved.
- Advocacy groups and journalists often scour public comments to get ideas for their own comments and campaigns, and to contextualize proposed rules.
Submitting a public comment on proposed federal rules and regulations is not like commenting on social media, though. Substantive comments that require agency response are those that contain information pertinent to the actions proposed in the regulation, such as community impacts, scientific evidence, or other data. Non-substantive comments ("I don't like this!") don't require any response beyond maybe a "Comment noted."
Here's a brief set of tips from the Public Comment Project:
“The most valuable public comments are unique, fact-based, and succinct. The agency will have to sort through many identical form letters and expressions of personal opinion.
- Your comment can report on scientific evidence that opposes or supports the theory behind the regulation. Providing additional supporting evidence helps strengthen the agency's position by creating a stronger scientific foundation for their action.
- Use an opening sentence to establish your credibility. State who you are and summarize any of your experiences that are relevant to the topic of the proposal.
- You do not have to come to a conclusion or judgement regarding the entirety of the regulation, but you do have to clearly communicate the implications of the research you present. Avoid leaving it up to the agency to infer how research or data relates to the regulation.
- Check out the agency's mission statement and any statutes relevant to the regulation. Federal agencies' actions are driven by their mission and held to the standards dictated by statutes, so make your comment stronger by explaining how your information contributes to their mission.”
You can also find templates here: https://publiccommentproject.org/comment-templates
Sources:
- The Public Comment Project https://publiccommentproject.org
- Democracy in Practice: Public Participation in Environmental Decisions, Beierle and Cayford 2002
- Union of Concerned Scientists https://www.ucs.org/resources/participating-federal-rulemaking
Procrastinating on my mountain of grading by setting up a side blog to collect and share resources + opportunities for public comment against the onslaught of attacks against the environment from the Trump admin
Reblogged nikkicafeina
Ncuti Gatwa & Hugh Skinner - The Importance of Being Earnest (National Theatre London)
The lil point at someone in the audience on the line “anyone who knows me intimately”
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Reblogged ollifree
too many stories about turning yourself into a monster as a metaphor for pretending to be something you aren't and losing yourself in the process. not enough stories about turning yourself into a monster as a metaphor for choosing to openly embrace yourself even if it's strange to other people