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#recalls

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The salmonella onion ban has informed me that about 50% of my mutuals had a nice soup planned that's just RUINED now.

#recalls

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Hey y'all. If you have an Oculus Quest 2, or know someone who does, please pass this link on to them. People have been seriously injured by the foam on the headsets which goes around your eyes - their eyes swelled shut, some report vision issues.

My wife's face got really jacked up by hers - thankfully just skin irritation - and it's taken it several weeks to heal.

Posted: 7/29/2021

#recalls

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[Image Descriptions: A tweet from Alice Wong saying: "The delights of being disabled: I found out the BiPap machine I use at night and day (both models) are RECALLED (US only). Due to disintegrating foam inside!! That people...who need respiratory support...are breathing in." A retweet from Erik Ekins (QueerlyAutistic) saying: "The fact that people are finding this out through Twitter, about the machines that literally help/enable them to breathe."]

SIGNAL BOOST for anyone who needs to see this:

Here's a link to the recall page:

#recalls #image described

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my cat got heat stroke today it was so scary :( he’s home and recovering now but wauugghhhhh this fucking heatwave in the PNW is no fucking joke, we’re not acclimated to this and neither are our pets, keep your babies inside and watered don’t be like me and have to have a public meltdown in a humane society vet wing

#medical

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A YouTuber that I follow posted this from her IG… PLEASE READ IF YOU OWN A CAT AND LIVE IN THE UK. This is terrifying… This is real- the youtuber that I follow researched it, and went to the official site. Apparently it’s for certain dates and certain bar codes, so please take this seriously. 

Date Posted: Saturday, June 26, 2021

#recalls

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Checked before morning reblog and this is still current - April 2, 2021.

Missing👇

#missing person #reminder to check for reliable sources on missing persons posts since abusive people can create them for people leaving them - but there are #reliable sources for this one and it is real

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As of April 1, 2021 he hasn’t been found. This article has a little more information and says he may have been going to meet someone he met online.

Missing👇

#missing person #reminder to check for reliable sources on missing persons posts since abusive people can create them for people leaving them - but there are #reliable sources for this one and it is real

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#medical #image described #video

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many of the victims senselessly murdered on the 16th do not have family able to pay for a funeral and to lay them to rest peacefully, if you’re able to, please donate and support as much as you can or donate directly to Mario González’s fundraiser for his wife’s funeral service. these people deserve the dignity and respect they deserved while they were with us in life in what we are able to do for them in their passing.

#atlanta #racism #aapi hate #terrorism #death #current events

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i know anti asian discrimination is on the rise and it’s been in the back of my mind ever since my dad warned me about going out on my own bc he knew some friends of his had got beaten up and so i try to be careful.

but now these shootings in atlanta make it so very real and in my face. i live pretty close there and it’s like my aunt who’s a nail tech goes there pretty often for supplies. idk i just need everyone to be aware of how bad this is getting.

lately i just see ppl completely brushing aside anti asian racism. you have no idea how many comments i’ve seen saying that asian ppl are basically white... it’s laughable bc we have never been treated as such. especially for me being a tan SE asian. it’s like ppl forget about SE and south asians who are very much being targeted as well. i don’t even know where i’m going w this! it’s just frustrating. idk do what you can maybe donate or smth especially since you guys heavily consume asian media like show up for us too not just for our culture

https://stopaapihate.org/

https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/stop-aapi-hate

#atlanta #racism #aapi hate #terrorism #death #current events

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Apartment hunting has shown me that so many kids my age and younger openly broadcast that they are running away from abusive homes and that they are LGBT. I sympathize completely, but you do not under any circumstances need to be on a roommate finder website telling strangers on the internet that you are part of a vulnerable minority with no one back home who cares what happens to you... just say you are moving out, end of. Once you get to trust someone you live with then you can share the backstory. Internet safety is something that still matters.

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y’all things are actually serious here in Texas, tons of people are without power and temperatures are at record lows. it’s supposed to snow again tonight and a lot of people are stuck where they are with limited, if any, resources, food, and water.

I’m linking a few mutual aids below, please consider donating if you’re able and/or share this!! if there are other orgs y’all know feel free to add them!

Houseless Organizing Coalition Feed the People Dallas Mutual Aid Kick The Cold - Austin Mutual Aid Mutual Aid Houston Mutual Aid Houston is requesting ppl direct their contributions to @cs_rescue and @hochtx (both on twitter) Southern Solidarity

UPDATE: CONSOLIDATED RESOURCES (I will continue to update this post, please check the replies for additional info)

CROWDSOURCE RESCUE

FOR PPL IN THE DFW AREA: CLICK HERE for a doc with info on warming shelters, hotels, grocery stores, etc. that are open!! if you need help finding a warming shelter call 211. you can also follow @feedtheppldfw on twitter, their venmo: @feedthepeopledallas and cashapp: $feedtheppldtx

RESOURCE FORM for those in DALLAS OR HOUSTON who need shelter, food, etc.

AUSTIN MUTUAL AID now has 2 VENMOS: @austinmutualaidhotels and @austinmutualaid (via their ig: @austinmutualaid) follow them on instagram for updated resources and information. @whenwherewhataustin on instagram is also posting resources and updated info

SAN ANTONIO: Para Mi Gente mutual aid org -> @para.mi_gente on IG for updates. venmo: @pmgmutualaid and cashapp: $pmgmutualaid

OFFICIAL LIST OF WARMING CENTERS THROUGHOUT TEXAS

TEXAS WEATHER CRISIS ASSISTANCE DOC

#current events

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if you live in washington state, please take down & deep-clean your bird feeders! there is an outbreak of disease and we dont want to spread it <3

februrary 14 2021 -- western WA they should stay down until march; if you live in eastern WA, keep them down until april. this includes hummingbird feeders! it's not dangerous to humans, just birds. thanks for doing ur part to keep birds safe :)

#current events

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[id: Tweet by BillBishopKHOU, 4:27 AM February 15 2021. Update from the Houston Mayor’s Office on the George R. Brown Convention Center Warming Center for homeless individuals - as of 9 pm 514 individuals and 5 pets were checked into the warming center. No one has been turned away. #khou #HOUWx #TexasFreeze end id.]

FYI. If you see anyone in need of shelter in the H-town area.

#current events #image described

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So Your Temperate Home is Suddenly an Arctic Hellscape

As -10F hits area’s of the US who’ve never seen such temperatures in living memory, I wanted to give some tips from a Minnesotan who’s lived with these temps as a part of my life for 37 years.

1) Don’t Get Cocky. People used to these temps may laugh at our southern neighbors freaking out about the cold because yes, some parts of the US get such temps regularly every year. These people are being ignorant assholes. Our houses are mandated to have insulation that few of your homes will have. We pretty much all have huge puffy coats, and have well established winter weather gear drives for homeless and poor folks every year. We have expensive, well equipped infrastructure for cope with these temps and with large amounts of snow. You don’t. When it comes down to it, Minnesotans know to respect the cold temps- it’s just that a lot of the ways that do it are so commonplace as to be invisible to those who already have these habits.

2) Don’t go out wet. Dry your hair or stay inside. You will loose a lot of heat if you’re wet. Same for sweat, and wet diapers. And clothes with snow on them are now WET CLOTHES. Change into dry clothes as soon as possible.

3) If you have a shitty car battery or a car that sometimes struggles to start, then try not to use it. You’re unlikely to get the kind of temps where it’s impossible to start an engine (I’ve only experienced those temps a few times. Once my eyelashes froze shut and I almost froze to death in my own back yard. Don’t be like young me. Respect the cold.) If your car doesn’t start, you could be stranded somewhere, and realistically your area’s emergency services may be pretty overrun. 

4) Very cold air doesn’t hold moisture well. Plan for extra hydration for people, pets, and plants. Even if your staying in- most home heaters pull cold air from outside, then dry it out even MORE in the process of heating it. Dehydration is a thing. Even if your home’s heater has a humidifier attached to it (if you’re not sure, then it probably doesn’t.) it’s a good idea to drink extra water. Right now I have a few pots of water just left out by heaters to evaporate as much as possible. My mom used to just heat huge camping pots on the stove all day in cold temps. Remember, dry nasal passages really muck up your bodies ability to fight airborne illness. This is not a great time for that.

5) Help out homeless folks in your area in any way you can. These temps can and do kill. And since we have more evictions than any society can conscionably defend this year, we have high numbers of homeless people. Which means area supports for unhoused folks are often underfunded and over-taxed. 

6) Let your faucets drip. I know nobody likes to waste water but if your pipes freeze they will literally explode. Your home will flood. My mother’s kitchen got completely destroyed and it traumatized my childhood dog. Justa  bit of moving warm water will safeguard you from that.

7) Do. Not. Burn. Propane. Indoors. 

8) Plan for potential power outages. Ice on the lines can cause this and again, your infrastructure isn’t prepped for this. Unplug anything in your home you’re not using to do your part to help prevent rolling blackouts.

9) Driving on ice is a SKILL. Your roads may be filled with people who do not have that skill. Please please, stay off the roads if you can- even if you have this skill these roads will not be prepped and will, again, be full of people who don’t know how to do this because it just hasn’t come up that much in their life.

Stay safe and stay kind, folks! 

#current events

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I’m excited to be writing a blog post for Women at Warp on the history of/a personal reflection on Captain Georgiou’s fandom and pop cultural reception, and I’m hoping to interview several more fans for this piece!

Did you text your friends when Michelle Yeoh’s casting was announced for Discovery? Loved something about the way Georgiou’s character was presented on the show? Hated something about the way her character was presented one the show? Let me know if you’d be interested in doing a short interview (or feel free to just send me a paragraph or two on your thoughts/experiences!)

[id: first two-page spread of Entertainment Weekly’s 2017 pre-Season-1 story on Discovery, titled “Star Trek’s New Frontier,” with a promotional still of Georgiou and Burnham in the Shenzhou’s transporter room. end id.]

I’m posting especially in the hopes of finding 2 - 3 fans/viewers who aren’t really involved with Star Trek: Discovery online fandom who have thoughts about or experiences related to Captain Georgiou’s time on the show and would be interested in being interviewed–though I’m still looking for Discovery fandom interviewees as well, so please don’t count yourself out if you’re not in this group, either.

Interviews can be back-and-forth via text instant messaging (e.g. Tumblr messaging, Discord), by phone, or I can email a short list of questions to you that you can reply to on your own time. Or, if you have a short opinion or experience to share, feel free to just send it to me.

Interviews will be this week or weekend; Sunday Jan 31, 2021 at latest.

If you’d be willing to reblog this post even if you aren’t in Discovery fandom, or share it with friends or family who watch Discovery but aren’t in online fandom, that would be a wonderful help as I try to include a greater range of perspectives in this piece! Thank you for considering it 😊

[id: 2017 Entertainment Weekly promo image of Lorca, Georgiou, Tyler, Saru, Burnham, Stamets, and Tilly dancing on transporter pads in the Discovery’s transporter room. end id.]

#dsc