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for several weeks now this tweet has been causing wars on twitter

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A 28-year-old motorcyclist died in Washington State on Friday afternoon because a dipshit Tesla driver rear-ended him at speed. A Snohomish man, 56, was commuting in his 2022 Tesla Model S when he activated the car’s camera-based advanced driver assist system and according to his statements to police, began looking through his phone. With nobody paying attention to the car’s actions, the Tesla software ignored Jeffrey Nissen on his motorcycle and continued on at speed. The car rear-ended the two-wheeler, Nissen was flung from the bike, and his life ended pinned underneath the electric car, where he was still lodged when police arrived to the scene.

Tesla claims another life.

Reminder that even if you are personally aware of how dangerous Tesla vehicles are and vow to never ride in one, they can still kill you.

My own driving habits have changed around them. I always give Teslas extra space, avoid following them directly, and expect them to stop or swerve suddenly without notice.

Cannot count the times I've pulled up next to a Tesla at freeway speed, noticed the driver playing on their phone. Tap the horn. They look up with surprise.

Please, don't be that guy.

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obviously i love jhutch and im usually very quick to defend his overly enthusiastic allyship in the 2010s because a) i do genuinely think he cares about lgbt rights and b) i was in highschool in the 2010s, i remember how huge it was for a famous person to be even slightly supportive of lgbt people, let alone doing actual charity work

but some of the things he said were unfortunately extremely funny in hindsight

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On related note, a few years ago, the Entomological Society of America officially discontinued the use of "gypsy moth" and "gyspy ant" as common names for Lymantria dispar and Aphaenogaster araneoides. L. Dispar is now known as the "spongy moth," so named for the appearance of their eggs, but I don't think a new common name has caught on for the ant species yet.

These changes we brought about, in large part, by the advocacy of Romani people in academia. You might not think that bug names are a very serious issue, but I believe that language matters. These species became known as "gypsies" because their attributes were likened to certain stereotypes and negative perceptions of actual Roma, so the continued use of those names reaffirmed those negative associations in the public consciousness. Slurs and pejoratives can never be truly decontexualized.

In my mind, one of the biggest obstacles that Romani people face when we are trying to advocate for ourselves is a lack of recognition as a marginalized group that deserves the necessary consideration. Even for seemingly trivial matters, like bugs or comic book characters, the way that people talk about us-- and talk down to us, when we get involved-- is telling. So, I always think that changes like this are a win, because it means that people are willing to learn and grant us the dignity we deserve. And there's nothing wrong with wanting to effect change in your own field, even arts and science.

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:)

#yay blood

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#oh Big for me

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okay i know i said i’d shut up about dolls but what happened to american girl dolls was an absolute tragedy.

the decline in fabric quality makes me want to cry

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*covers you in more blood affectionately* there, all better :)

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men should be looking wet, pathetic, and covered in blood more often

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would you trust your icon to babysit your children be honest

#no <3 #very leave the baby with food in the most luxurious nursery #but no supervision #would feed my baby spiders

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i think what’s on a person’s nightstand is very telling so reblog this and put in the tags the things you have on your nightstand

#tissue box #pile of weeks of used tissues (I’m gross sorry) #a few scrunched and hair ties #cough drops #(I’ve had bronchitis for almost 3 months ) #alarm clock #flashlight #letter opener shaped like a small katana (vintage) #scotch tape??? idk why #roll on lidocaine maximum strength (for my chronic foot pain)

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normalize having more than one best friend. "best friend" shouldn't just be a title reserved for one person... best friend is a species...

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the world is so beautiful (alpha cleopatra x beta caesar x omega mark antony happening in my dms rn)

#what’s the point of these fucking degrees if not

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keep in mind that i have degrees in classics so do not try to lecture me about classics

also patroclus is a beta thats non negotiable and doesnt factor into achilles orientation

PROPAGANDA:

alpha: hes a war criminal and very fierce in battle

omega: he was hidden away in the disguise of a princess for several months and was convincing enough to not be found out. his fierceness and reputation as a warrior was easily sleighted and one could say he was compensating for the sleight with all of That

#omega and mad about it #Agamemnon (beta) is a dick about male omegas which adds to their beef

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"knight posting" this and "guard posting" that. i'm the princess's trusted handmaid who provides her advice and comfort in my soothing, low-class style. i am saying things like "if you don't mind me speaking out of turn, my lady..." and sharing fairy tales and lullabies my sad mother taught me. also i am fucking the jester.

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do we think theres hadrian/antinous omegaverse

#there should be

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we need to be writing roman emperor omegaverse

#REAL #Hadrian was trying to get that man pregnant