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I regret to inform you that Discord's new Terms of Service includes an arbitration clause. You can find it here https://discord.com/terms/#16. This clause includes an opt-out, which I have transcribed here:

You can decline this agreement to arbitrate by emailing an opt-out notice to [email protected] within 30 days of April 15, 2024 or when you first register your Discord account, whichever is later; otherwise, you shall be bound to arbitrate disputes in accordance with the terms of these paragraphs. If you opt out of these arbitration provisions, Discord also will not be bound by them.

These clauses are underhanded ways that corporations seek to deprive you of your right to participate in class-action lawsuits and your right to a jury trial. (This does only apply to us users ,other people still spread the word though )

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does anyone hve any sin recommendations i just fell from the garden of eden five seconds ago

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some of my favorite replies to this tweet. happy lesbian visibility week!

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Bit telling that for years and years evangelical religious extremists have been allowed on university campuses with their bullhorns and horrific imagery where they harass students into physical altercations and when students complain to the university’s administration they just shrug their shoulders citing freedom of speech but when those same tuition-paying students start protesting against war and genocide they call SWAT

#as I said to my friends yesterday about the cops and administration: #Megulgl zol zey vern in a henglaykhter: bay tog zol zey hengen un bay nakht zol zey brenen. #May they turn into chandeliers so they hang by day and burn by night.

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Hey guys, I have a priority fundraiser rotation for you:

Fadi & Shahed: 2,044 USD out of 62.5k

Sana'a & Sujood: 12,016 £ out of 50k

Mahmoud Qassas: 9,994$ out of 200k

Ezzideen Shehab: 10,296€ out of 32.5k.

Hussam Aburamadan: 16,374€ out of 148k.

Hamdi Hijazi: 1,511$ out of 25k.

Suheir Hojok: 16,897 AUD out of 70k.

Madleen Abu Jayyab: 29,005$ out of 70k.

I have personally verified every one of these campaigns listed here.

As Mona's campaign nears completion I'm preparing for you this list so we can show these families the same amazing and unbelievable support we showed Mona and her family. The invasion of Rafah grows nearer everyday. Please understand the urgency of this campaign.

Version date: April 25th 2024.

#if you’ve cash to spare here’s a good thing to do with it

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Aging is hot. Gray hairs are hot. Smile lines are hot. Get with it.

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I just learned about The 12 foot birds that went extinct like 400 years ago and Haasts Eagles that ate them and also probably people and like the more I learn about the world the more I’m like religion and folklore and stuff makes so much sense because what the fuck

today on neat hozier retweets: disappearing birds!

#I’ve been of the mind that I don’t know shit for a long time #but every once in a while it’s like yeah I REALLY don’t know shit or fuck #it’s great. very comforting to me #not the birds though. comforting that they’re extinct maybe

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just gonna start killing people i dont find funny

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Yeah i have a dark past (being 13). Just an absolutely horrible backstory (being 13). It would keep you up at night if i told you about it (i was 13 one time)

#this is too real

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i was cuddling with my boyfriend last night when his shoulder started tensing up (like he was readjusting or gently pushing me off) and when i asked him if he was okay or needed me to move or something he went “no you’re fine, i was just imagining myself pulling a large rope. i didn’t even realize my shoulder was doing that lmao” then refused to elaborate and i have never been as attracted to him as i was in that moment.

#bh

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One thing that irritates me about this sort of thing comes from an accessibility standpoint. A lot of times when people make videos they won’t say a word— maybe they’ll mouth it or there will be captions and they’ll pointed the caption and then the caption will either have the word or an emoji or something like that— and that means I as a screenreader user am missing information. The other thing that happens is people will say the words but then they will edit the auto generated captions and change it to a similar sounding word or to an emoji and that means that people who rely on captions might be confused or missing information and if you’re using auto generated captions then algorithm already knows so you’re just making stuff less accessible for no gain. R*pe gets read for me as “r-star-pay” and su*cide read as “soo-star-side” it’s not the end of the world but it can make these conversations a lot more confusing and for some people possibly inaccessible.

Endlessly diabolical how you can't say words like rape and suicide uncensored without either being criticised by idiots or punished by conglomerates.

#I don’t know tons about how the algorithm works #And I don’t feel like I have enough information to have a strong opinion on the asterisk situation #I find it troubling but I also feel like I could easily be missing information on why it might be happening #I have sympathy for people trying to spread awareness and fearing censorship or trying to game the system but yeah it’s tricky

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when the autism is being an actual mental health problem instead of making me obsess over fictional characters again:

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This is not the same but Japanese Macaques (they’re monkeys) keep deer as pets and ride them around and also *RIDE* them around as in Hump them. Thank you scishow tangents for this info.

Wait, which animals raise livestock?

Several species of ants will 'herd' aphids around (a type of plant lice)- even picking them up and putting them back with the group if they wander off. The ants will attack anything that approaches their aphid herds, defending them. The aphids produce a sugary excretion called honeydew, which the ants harvest and eat.

Some ants will even 'milk' the aphids, stroking the aphids with their antennae, to stimulate them to release honeydew. Some aphids have become 'domesticated' by the ants, and depend entirely on their caretaker ants to milk them.

When the host plant is depleted of resources and dies, the ants will pick up their herd of aphids and carry them to a new plant to feed on - a new 'pasture' if you will.

Some ants continue to care for aphids overwinter, when otherwise they'd die. The ants carry aphid eggs into their own nests, and will even go out of their way to destroy the eggs of aphid-predators, like ladybugs.

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Microhylids – or narrow-mouthed frogs - have an interesting symbiosis with Tarantulas.

While the spiders could very easily kill and eat the much-tinier frogs, and DO normally prey on small frogs, young spiders instead will use their mouthparts to pick up the microhylid frogs, bring them back to their burrow, and release them unharmed.

The frog benefits from hanging out in/around the burrow of the tarantula, because the tarantula can scare away or eat predators that normally prey on tiny frogs, like snakes, geckos, and mantids. The tarantula gets a babysitter.

Microhylid frogs specialize in eating ants, and ants are one of the major predators of spider eggs. By eating ants, the frogs protect the spider's eggs. The frogs can also lay their eggs in the burrow, and won't be eaten by the spider.

So it's less 'livestock' and more like a housepet - a dog or a cat. You stop coyotes/eagles from hurting your little dog/cat, and in return the dog/cat keeps rats away from your baby.

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Damselfish grow algae on rocks and corals. They defend these gardens ferociously, and will attack anything that comes too close - even humans. They spend much of their time weeding the gardens, removing unwanted algaes that might overtake their crop.

The species of algae that they cultivate is weak and and sensitive to growing conditions, and can easily be overgrazed by other herbivores. That particular algae tends to grow poorly in areas where damselfish aren't around to protect and farm it.

Damselfish will ALSO actively protect Mysidium integrum (little shrimp-like crustacians) in their reef farms, despite eating other similarly sized invertebrates. The mysids are filter feeders, who feed on zooplankton and free-floating algae, and their waste fertilizes the algae farms. Many types of zooplankton can feed on the algae crop, and the mysids prevent that.

While Mysids can be found around the world, the only place you'll find swarms of Musidium integrum is on the algae farms that Damselfish cultivate.

Damselfish treat the little mysids like some homesteaders treat ducks. Ducks eat snails and other insect pests on our crops, and their poop fertilizes the land. The ducks can be eaten, but aren't often, since they're more useful for their services than their meat.

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There are SEVERAL species of insect and animal which actively farm. They perform fungiculture and horticulture: deliberately growing and harvesting fungus and plants at a large-scale to feed their population.

Leaf-cutter ants and Termites both chew up plant material and then seed it with a specific type of fungus. The fungus grows, and the termites/ants harvest the mushroom as a food source.

Ambrosia beetles burrow into decaying trees, hollow out little farming rooms, and introduce a specific fungii (the ambrosia fungi), which both adults and larval beetles feed on.

Marsh Periwinkles (a type of snail) cultivates fungus on cordgrass. They wound the plant with their scraping tongue, then defecate into the wound so their preferred fungus will infect it and grow there. They let the fungus grow in the wound a bit, and come back later to eat.

#I have nothing else to say about this sorry to interrupt the like very cool insect science with some hornky animal facts

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The door of the beis midrash slammed open.

All the men turned back curiously.

In the doorway stood the Red Hood.

“Don’t mind me gentleman. ” Red Hood drawled. “It’s been brought to my attention that an Ari Satz was seen coming in here.”

Several men gulped as Red hood strode into the room. 

“ Now, I’m sure this was a misunderstanding, because certainly such tzadikim as yourselves would not harbor a get refuser in your midst.” Red Hood said; he leaned on a shtender, rocking it forward. 

“Why would a meshugas like you care?” a man muttered. Red Hood swerved, his helmet facing the now cowering man.

“Aw, bitter you ain’t getting any cuz of the mikveh strike? Maybe you should talk to your rabbis about Volvy Berkowitz, hmmm?”

“Anyway, if anyone sees Ari Satz, I wanna know. And if anyone here was thinking of helping him….” Hood surveyed the room. “I’m gonna find out, and it won’t be pretty.”

Red Hood straightened and walked back to the ajar door.

“Shalom Aleichem, gentlemen” the Red Hood said; and then he was gone.

“Since when is Red Hood a yid?”

#Baruch HaShem #this is so funny #also this is absolutely jam packed with references and I sent it to some goy friends completely forgetting what is and isn’t common knowl

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people who don't follow chess I promise this post is really funny

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