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I feel moved to do this so I’m gonna
I can only speak for the US, but if you think covid isn’t a big deal anymore you are being lied to. on multiple levels.
First and most important, covid is airborne. It was always airborne. This is a well-established fact in the medical community and has been for awhile. What this means is that, in indoor spaces and crowded outdoor spaces, it is chilling in the air and you are inhaling it with every breath you take. The more virus you inhale, the sicker you will be. The gov knows it, the cdc knows it, everyone knows it. Nobody wants to say this to avoid accountability that they fucked up the initial response with a focus on droplets, and they don’t want “panic”. Plus it will obviously cost them more.
herd immunity was never, and is not going to be, a thing with this virus
You can and will get reinfected. And with every infection, you’re at higher risk of severe disease and organ damage, including your brain.
Two very large studies on Long Covid have recently come out, and in summary, it is very real and you don’t want this shit. It’s estimated that 1 in 5 infected people will get it and there is no cure yet. Even if we find one, organ and brain damage is not reversible.
covid is causing an increase in brain disorders
this is an LA emergency room today as of August 27 2022 It’s like this all over as you can see in the comments.
children are at significantly higher risk for covid complications
masking doesn’t hurt kids’ speech development
earloop masks don’t do shit to protect you at this point and this is well established in the medical community. It’s N95 or higher or you have very little protection. Any mask is better than no mask. If you have absolutely no choice but to use ear looped masks, a mask brace helps significantly
you can get a p100, a mask with even higher filtration than n95, on amazon for $30. This is the one I bought. Here are more p100 and elastomeric masks you can buy safely
here is an indepth video on how to perform a DIY fit test at home using instructions from the US Army. You should be doing this with every mask you have (if you’re curious as to why federal mask mandates were never enforced or even discussed, it’s because federal law mandates that companies have to fit test every employee if masks are required for airborne protection and they can’t/don’t want to figure out how to work around this for the general public. You need to fit test for a mask to work accurately.)
one of the key components to actually returning life to normal for everyone, including the disabled, is air filtration. The Corsi-Rosenthal Box is a cheap, open source air filter that’s on par with more expensive filtration systems. At it’s best, it reduces 80% of the covid inhalation dose, which is the equivalent of a group of people all wearing decent quality, fitting masks. This not only helps against covid, but also reduces exposure to other respiratory illnesses and even allergies! People all over the country are making these and donating them to schools, businesses, people in need, etc. Here’s a video on how to make one yourself and I highly recommend you do if you can. If you don’t like masks for whatever reason, this is how we get rid of them
here is an awesome thread about traveling during covid
If you’d like reviews on various types of masks and if they pass fit tests, this is the guy you wanna follow
if you’re looking for graphs and charts and statistics, you wanna follow this account
if you wanna know more about air filtration, literally everyone in the medical community worth their salt is constantly screaming about it on twitter, but I recommend following this guy
and if you want accurate information about covid, then you should follow one of the first whistleblowers for the disease. He’s been right about everything so far, and he’s also posting accurately about monkeypox
NOW HOW ABOUT A FEW GOOD THINGS??????
a very promising prophylactic for covid, called Evusheld, exists and has been authorized for emergency use in the US. If you are immunocompromised, over the age of 12, and 88+ pounds, please harass your GPD and pharmacy to give it to you!!!! It is actively being suppressed and the us gov isn’t buying supply, so most medical professionals don’t know it exists and will fight you about it. Even if you aren’t in the US, it’s available in over 100 countries!!!!!
Novavax is a new and very promising vaccine that would be effective for emerging variants, and it’s working better than the current vaccines to prevent infection. But, again, the US is refusing to buy supply and the FDA is dragging their feet because the current administration is pfizer’s bitch :)
also, in general, I know it sounds scary that covid is airborne, but we have a lot of airborne diseases, and we know how to fight them. They aren’t magic. We can and do manage them all the time. It’s just that for some reason (capitalism), we’ve decided not to this time.
but the information is still available. We don’t have to lie down and let this thing destroy our communities and isolate our disabled and vulnerable neighbors. We have the ability, at any time, to end this shit for real and make our local communities safer, with or without the gov’s help.
we just have to do it.
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theriseofthesea · 4 months
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FAINTING 101
As someone who faints pretty regularly I’m writing this so people have some accurate information and know what to do if someone faints.
First off: there are many reasons a person may faint.
It can be due to a medical condition or as an emotional response to something distressing like seeing blood.
Fainting usually does not look as pretty or romantic as it does in the movies and TV shows.
I’ve had my parents explain that when I faint it looks like a rag doll falling to the ground or me slumping over.
Usually when someone faints, they lose control of their muscles causing them to fall to the ground, unconscious.
This can result from not having enough blood flow to the brain, so the body is trying to fix this by getting you to be horizontal.
Some people might only be unconscious long enough to lose control of their muscles and gain consciousness as they’re falling.
Someone who has fainted should “wake up” within about 30 seconds. They may be confused and it may take a bit for them to orient themselves in the space.
The important thing is to remain calm and assure them that they are safe.
If someone takes longer than about a minute to two minutes to rouse from being unconscious you should call local emergency medical services. Especially if you believe this person has hit their head or they are having seizure like symptoms.
While you’re waiting for help to arrive and the person is unconscious:
Check their pulse
Check to make sure they’re breathing and their airways are not obstructed
Don’t leave them alone, and make sure they are protected until help arrives.
Note: You should take someone to emergency room if fainting is not a regular occurrence. I would exercise caution because some people faint frequently because of a medical condition (like me!) so I’d wait before immediately rushing them to the hospital.
(this is important: I am not a medical professional but I do faint pretty regularly.)
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cod-dump · 5 months
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hi! I feel a little bit bad for asking since you JUST posted "Time" (the monster handler AU), but would you mind giving any HCs/details about the verse? Like (if you need ideas):
assuming the insectoid is Roach, what're his abilities?
what is demon!Ghost's personality?
what eras are Soap & Gaz originally from?
what event led to Price summoning Ghost?
also: the moment I read that Nik was some kind of lycan, the term "bear" came to mind 😅 anyway, I always love your drabbles/ficlets! It's like getting a new episode of my favorite show! Have a great weekend...oh & what kind of monster would YOU want to be?
I don’t mind at all! I have been wanting to talk about it :)
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Roach is indeed an insectoid! His face is mostly human but he still covers up to hide it from everyone. He doesn’t think he’s ugly or anything (some have described his face “moth-like” with ant antenna) he just had too many run-ins with people who are deathly afraid of bugs.
• He has regenerative abilities (if he loses an arm it will grow back the next time he molts). But if more serious damage is done to something like his head or chest, he won’t be able to recover from that.
• Roach has venom (it paralyzes whoever he bites but if he injects too much it can cause lasting damage to their nerves). Roach has accidentally made someone permanently lose all feeling and function in everything below their waist. Now he’s very careful when using his venom.
• He can stay underwater up to twenty-four hours before he needs to get air (this is helpful since he isn’t a very good swimmer)
• Roach is pretty strong. Not fifty times his own body weight strong but more like twenty (he has picked up a couple teammates and ran because they were in danger and the assholes weren’t listening to him).
• Roach loves sweets. He’ll eat anything without complaint (he’s eaten rotten carcasses before) but sweets are his absolute favorite.
• And, last of all, Roach can communicate and control some insects or creepy crawlies! He’s like the ultimate bug queen (don’t call him that). Flies, ants, roaches— They all listen to him. Bugs also tend to stick around him (he attracts them).
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Ghost more or less the same. Though everyone questions if he genuinely cares about his team and the people he works with or if it’s just a ploy. He mostly sticks around Price (for obvious reasons) but he does venture out on his own (no one knows what he does). He’s good at hiding that he’s a demon and people tend to only find out when someone tells them. Ghost never likes revealing what he is to people unless the absolutely have to know (it causes distrust and that isn’t good for missions).
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Soap is much older than Gaz and follows the old vampire laws. Cannot enter a privately owned building without verbal permission, contact with sunlight is almost always lethal, can’t tolerate garlic, can’t eat human food without projectile vomiting— all the things people know vampires for. His much older bloodline is the cause for him having to follow these strict laws (and he’s miserable because of it). Soap was turned against his will centuries ago in Scotland around 1300 (where he was born) by a woman that was supposed to be his bride. He’s long cut contact with her, not agreeing with her idea of changing him so they could be together forever.
Gaz is much, much younger than Soap. He was born shortly after WWII ended in England and was turned around 1963. He says he was turned unwillingly by vampire who he would later kill. This act should have cured him of his vampirism but he remained a vampire (it is uncertain why). Because of Gaz’s bloodline, he doesn’t have to follow the old vampire laws (sometimes he does so in a mocking/teasing way).
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Price summoned Ghost years ago after his captain was brutally tortured and murdered by an organization that would later be revealed to be lead by Vladimir Makarov, a descendant of what people believe to be Dracula himself (though Dracula is more or less a over hyped vampire that many agree wasn’t the strongest or even a well liked vampire).
Price knew that he, as a simple human, wouldn’t be able to stand a chance against Makarov so he made a spur of the moment decision to find a way to fight him. One dug up corpse and ritual later (which resulted in the Zaragoza Drug Cartel in being massacred), Price would summon a demon that he would later name Ghost. This all happened before he met Laswell or Nik, of course.
If he had something in his life worth keeping, someone to care for or look out for him, he wouldn’t have sold his soul. But he was young, upset over his captain’s death, and he wanted to do something about it. Dwelling on it won’t change anything, so Price has just accepted that Ghost will someday eat his soul.
Until then, they have work to do.
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Yes, Nik is a bear-like lycan. He has blond fur with dark roots which led to Price nicknaming him ‘Blondie’. Considering Nik’s human form has black hair, no one gets why Price calls him that (until they see Nik turn, that is).
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Dragon. Dragon anything, really. Fucking love dragons omg-
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csuitebitches · 2 years
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Questions You Need to Answer as a Business Owner/ Start Up Founder
Here’s a list of questions you should be able to answer while preparing for a client call, investor meeting or presentation.
- Have you conducted customer research? What was the outcome?
- What was a lesson you learned along the way?
- How do you develop product strategy?
- Who is your primary customer?
- If most of your business is partnership based; What drop rate are you expecting when your trial/ pilot with these partnerships is over?
- How much risk does your distribution strategy have?
- How easily can your competition replicate you?
- How easy or expensive is it for your customers to switch to your competition instead of you?
- What are some major barriers you’re expecting?
- what KPIs are you expecting from your pilot? Which one are you going to focus deeply on?
- What is your burn rate?
- Talk about your unit economics a little more.
- Are you focused on growth or profitability?
- How can you achieve break even faster?
- What’s your current cap table?
- What will you do if your top line don’t match expectations?
- What is your vision?
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unbfacts · 3 months
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Why do we experience a falling sensation in our sleep? 😳
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tleeaves · 3 months
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Remember, folks: attempted manslaughter does not exist because manslaughter is an accident. The word you're looking for is murder. It's attempted murder. If there is purpose, if someone is doing something that's intended to do harm by another and it risks death, that's most likely attempted murder. You can't attempt manslaughter Because It Is An Accident With No Intention.
Thank you this has been Lee and the law.
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scashu-cashew · 6 months
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To know about this blog:
This is my ‘main’ blog that I just do a lot of reposts on, my actual art account is:
That’s the blog that I do all my art on and will most likely ramble about things I like. It’s just if you ever see this blog (scashu-cashew) reply to you, just know it is actually Scashu (me)
In general I just don’t know how, or even if I can, switch main blog properties over to my most active one
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frogmanfae · 4 months
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Something that nobody tells you about piercing your nose and you would never think to expect is that sneezing is fine. Sneezing doesn't hurt a bit. Yawning is the most painful experience ever.
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hellforestrp · 1 year
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Welcome to the blog. Here are some quick things to know and rules. Thanks @multistoty for making the image below. Image does not contain everything, so please read all of this post.
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Mun is 24 and in the est timezone. Most of my replies will be late at night but may come during the day, especially early morning.
Smut is very common, so you must be 18+ to rp with me. Kinks to avoid are scat, vomit, piss, vore, incest, and age play. Those will not be allowed here. Maybe some others too that I'm just forgetting. If you're unsure, then just ask me.
This account has two main OCs, one male and one female, Draemen and Maena. To learn more about them, visit the character profile or muses tag. My OCs are both fantasy, so if you want to rp without those elements, let me know, and I'll remove them for our rp. I also have a list of side muses, which are characters that exist in my OCs world that may come up every so often. Check the side muses tag for those.
My open starters are always open. My asks are always open. I also have a tag for wanted plots. You can send in prompts that I've reblogged or even entire starters to my ask box. Check the send to ask tag to see the ask prompts, please always specify muse. I am always open to plot too, just send a message.
One of the most important things of all, please be a relatively active account. I prefer not to wait days to receive a single reply. Also, please write more than one or two sentences. It makes it more challenging for me to write.
Thank you for visiting, following, reading, and / or rping with me. :)
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probablychemical · 2 months
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these are some things i think people need to be told and reminded of daily, at least i personally need to <33
friendly questions and reminders!!! 
did you take your meds? if not, go take your meds!
are you hydrated? if not, drink a glass of water! 
have you eaten in the last few hours? if not, eat something. something good and protein rich!
have you showered in the last day? if not, shower now!
have you stretched your body recently? if not, do it. try some easy alternative exercises!
how's your sleep schedule? if it's bad, try to fix it. you can do this gradually, every day go to sleep five minutes earlier than the previous day until you sleep at an acceptable time (the same goes for waking up)!  
do you spend too much time on the screen? try to spend at least 10 minutes away from it every hour and you can also start the day off (20 minutes is already enough) and do the same before bed!
do you feel exhausted, physically or emotionally? rest! take some time alone, lie down, watch a comforting movie, etc!
do you feel unproductive? try starting with small things and getting them done, then increase to bigger demands! 
do you feel unattractive? take a shower, do some skin care, style your hair and clothes, etc! 
do you feel ineffective, are you comparing your progress with others? stop it! everyone progresses differently, even in the same tasks and conditions, and that's perfectly okay. don't compare your progress, focus on it!
are you bored? do something you enjoy. listen to music, do your hobby, watch a movie, read your favorite book, bake, etc! 
are you stressed, angry? put that into work, use anger and stress as fuel to do something you've been avoiding 'cause you don't have the strength!
want to give up? go outside, touch some grass, drink tea, listen to your favorite music, dance, think of something good that you would really like to do, etc!
did anyone say something nice to you today? no? yes? well, anyway. i want you to know that you're doing great with the best you have and i'm very proud of you and the person you are. i'm happy that you exist!
did you say something nice to someone today? if not, do it now!
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4r4chn10 · 8 months
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Just an FYI but if your muse is dating Lionel he will absolutely pamper and spoil your muse to the best of his abilities.
Wanted to sleep in? Voila, their house was cleaned top to bottom while you slept.
Hungry? He will learn to cook their favorite dish
Having a bad day? Hugs or space to brood, whichever works best for them. But also comfort foods.
A villain/hero hurt your muse? Lionel won't kill them but they'll wish he had.
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Because I’m seeing an influx of new followers from my old blog or however else you are finding me. I do check ages and blank blogs will not be tolerated. If you do not AT THE VERY LEAST have a 18+ or “an adult” in your bio or somewhere that is easy to see you will not be allowed here.
You have 1 day from the day you follow me to fix that issue
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omgspnfanfiction · 1 year
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A Little Update
Angels,
I know I haven’t posted any new fics in a while, but I’ve been going through some mental health things lately and haven’t been in the mood to do much writing. 😢
Dealing with all these things has led me to the decision to CLOSE/STOP requests at this time. I have over 50 requests in my asks/saved on word doc. I have rough drafts for at least half of them, but there is still a lot more to do and some requests I just haven’t found inspiration to write for. Some are quite detailed and sometimes its harder to write those. I’m still going to try to write for all the ones I have answered saying that I would write, (I can’t promise anything though) but I also want to focus on my own ideas and get back to feeling creative and writing from within me and not from someone else’s vision. Not that I haven’t enjoyed the requests and some ideas that have been sent my way, have made my fingers soar across the keyboard, but right now I feel its more of a weight over my head that I can’t shake off or get passed. It feels like its limiting my creativity and passion. Something I never want to lose!
Anyone who hasn’t had their request answered or seen it on my blog, I’m sorry but I won’t be writing your fic or even saving the idea to my word doc to write later. I don’t want to turn them away, some ideas sounded fun and I’ve always felt bad even thinking of rejecting any idea, but at this point I have to do what’s best for me. Maybe in the New Year I’ll open the requests again. But for now my requests are closed and I will NOT be accepting them, even if you send them in to my request/inbox. If you have sent a request and not received a reply, I really do hope you find someone to write your vision for you! 🥺🥺🥺
That being said, I love the holidays too much to let a season go by without at least one fic! So, while I haven’t been writing lately, I do hope to spend this whole week writing, editing and fixing some Halloween fics 🎃🎃🎃 I won’t mention how many fics I’m working on for it, as I don’t want to make false promises at this point, but for sure at least 1 is coming your way 🙈😂. And hopefully a lot more random ones after that.
Love you all! Thank you so much for reading my fics, for commenting and sharing your thoughts and ideas with me. I hope you continue to support me as I continue to post content ❤❤❤❤❤
Alsooooo, this doesn’t mean you can’t say hi, send comments or just chat with me at anytime. The door for that will never be closed!
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diplexchimera · 2 years
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Okay so,
This is a little awkward for me, but it could also be helpful, soooo
I got a freakin hemorrhoid (external-ish)
Which I thought, was like, a middle-aged or older person thing, and, it is not
lol
It hasn't been painful or itchy or literally anything for me, but it seemed like it didn't want to go away, so I had to actually address the issue. One of the options is literally to ice your butt, more specifically, ah, the hemorrhoid itself
So look, all you gotta do, get a normal sized washcloth, lay it out flat, you put one icecube in the middle, and fold the cloth over, hotdog style.
You can either, apply it to the spot like that, or you can put it in a ziplock bag. And then uh, you lay down on your side, and put it betwixt your but cheeks, with the ice against the problem area.
I've been having the issue for like, a couple weeks or more now, and icing it a single time made it work itself out.
So uhhh yeah, that's a thing I now know. And since I'm not even 25 quite yet, I'm gonna guess someone out there as young as me or more young, might need to know, and might not exactly trust Google, but also doesn't want to visit a doctor
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csuitebitches · 2 years
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Things I Learned from my Start Up
And things I wished business school had taught me.
Very important to understand contracts, shareholders agreements and legal things. Get the best lawyer money can buy
Equal equity split (all cofounders hold the same amount of shares) can turn some investors off because of dilution
It’s very important to do constant MVPs. It’s the most cost effective way at building a physical product. Check MVP types online to see what resonates with you the best
Understand the finance and costing even if you are not the CFO
Bootstrap for as long as you can. Getting an investor is an achievement but remember - it’s a massive responsibility. If you can pay for certain expenses on your own, keep it that way
Diversity has its pros and cons. People from different backgrounds can interpret things differently. Make sure you follow up to see that they’ve understood
We used free apps like Trello (task management) and Toggl (time management) for the team
Use fiverr to outsource your work like data research, market research, doing tasks that are monotonous and do not require too much decision making
Enter pitch competitions, even if you aren’t ready. It will shape you up and teach you things about your own product that you may not have envisioned. Use LinkedIn to source them out
Use Crunchbase to look for your competitors. Don’t be delusional and say that you’re so unique that you don’t have competitors
10 survey responses that say they’ll buy from your business ≠ actual sales
Y Combinator has a free entrepreneurship course. It’s short and doable. Definitely do it.
Weekly team meetings are a necessity
Triple check the pitch deck before you present
Can’t trust all long term employees- time does not equate necessarily equate trust
Give and receive a receipt for every single transaction
Note down every single transaction that goes and comes in, regardless if it’s cash or card
Credit notes should not be used for large amounts
Minutes of the meeting are important. Ensure it’s signed off by attending members
Bitching/ gossiping about an employee or cofounder will find a way back
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petthingstimming · 2 years
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•∽• bigender catboy doggirl zone •∽•
Things 2 know: all about that sexy autistic swag, Poly Partnered & open to others, Pretty Little Pet of @orcgirlcock 💝, Heavily T4T, there is gonna be CNC on this blog, and stuff I post is mostly in fantasy so it can get pretty wierd and plenty fucked up, This cutie uses he/she pronouns ✧
Stuff I'm into: sooooo much shit, it changes all the time really, rn its mostly intox/drugging, kidnapping, ownership, a lot of petplay, primal or instinct play, robot stuff, hypno, manipulation, overstim/edging, pain play, and dollifcation, Along with free use for other queers <3✦
Rules and limits: trans hotties please message ;), and all asks are encouraged. You can come into my asks with whatever you want, but please start off messages kindly ✧
Im open to most kinks but dont come in here with Misgendering, Ddlg, or Ageplay and Raceplay of any sort, that shit can stay off my blog. ✦
I block liberally and encourage you to do the same. ✧
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