Weird peeve time. Calling lab grown gemstones “fake” is stupid because it’s the same shit just not formed naturally. An artificially grown diamond is the same shit as a natural diamond it is the exact same material bro it’s all fuckign carbon
It’s carbon it’s pretty and it didn’t involve slave labor what’s not to love??? Hi I’m having geology opinions tonight apparently. And I’m right
There is so much bullshit in the diamonds industry to be mad about tbh. It also ties into the bullshit of the wedding industry as a whole but we don’t have the time to unpack all that
There are a lot of prettier stones for way cheaper too
For decades i see sitcoms do the “is it fake?” And always thought they meant…made of plastic or glass….but they mean…its artificial? Why would i want a 2000 dollar carbon diamond made by dirt when i can buy a cheaper one exactly the same made by science?
its the capitalism. The diamond industry has built its empire on false scarcity and marketing to guilt people into buying the most expensive yet boring rock. With grown diamonds they cant keep up the illusion that diamonds are rare. The sollution? spend just a fortune on marketing to discredit the grown diamonds and make them seem lesser. Fun fact its a similar trend with grown caviar.
if you date a left handed person as a rightie it means you can hold hands together while holding swords in your dominant hands and fighting off your mutual enemies <3
If you date an ambidextrous person as either they can kiss your hand elegantly before letting go and pulling off some amazing sword stunts before returning to your side to hold hands and help you fend off your attackers as well
Things aren’t over quite yet: Both Georgia Senate races are headed to a January 2021 runoff that could decide Senate control.
This is where we are: Democrats (including the 2 independent senators Sanders and King) currently hold 48 seats. Republicans currently hold 50 seats.
If Democrats gain the 2 seats from the runoffs (Ossoff and Warnock) we will be able to TIE the Senate 50-50. In which case, Kamala Harris, the VP, will tie-break votes in favor of the Democrats, therefore giving us a “majority” in the Senate.
I cannot stress enough how important this is for Democrats. We need to get both Ossoff and Warnock in, otherwise Biden will have a very difficult time getting anything done in office over the next 4 years.
FOR GEORGIA VOTERS:
MARK YOUR CALENDARS. The federal runoff election date (aka for the Senate seats) is JANUARY 5, 2021! (State and local runoffs are held December 1, 2020!)
Request an absentee ballot by NOVEMBER 18, 2020.THIS IS SO IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE, EVEN IF YOU VOTED IN THE GENERAL ELECTION. For those who voted absentee in the General Election, you will NOT be automatically sent another absentee ballot for the runoff if you don’t make a separate request for one! Your prior absentee ballot request for the General Election does not apply to the runoff!
Early voting for the runoff will begin on DECEMBER 14, 2020. (Please get your ballots in before the Jan. 5 deadline, and try to drop off your ballots instead of mailing them in when it gets very close. For info on in-person voting on election day, check here.)
Check your voting status, track your ballot, find polling locations, verify your mail-in application status, and moreHERE.
Are you 17 years old but will be 18 by JANUARY 5, 2021? You are eligible to vote in the runoffs!
If you’re a college student coming from another state who is currently living on-campus or off-campus in Georgia, you can register to vote in the Georgia runoffs. (Go here, here and here for more info about this.)
Go here to find the contact info of your county’s board of registrar’s office. Contact them to discuss the voting options available to you!
For those who can’t vote in Georgia, but still want to help with the Senate runoffs somehow, please consider donating to the following and/or encouraging your friends and family to do so:
Letter writing starts soon too! Look here or here to learn more!
Want to donate but you’re not in the US? Try an organization like Spread the Vote!
Email Fair Fight/Stacey Abrams at Organizing@FairFightAction.com and indicate your interest to volunteer for the Georgia Senate runoffs!
/r/VoteDEM is also a great resource! It is a subreddit dedicated to promoting and helping elect downballot Democratic candidates all across the US.
More good sources of volunteering opportunities, including opportunities to volunteer directly with/for Ossoff’s and Warnock’s teams can be found at the Read More at the bottom of this post.
If anyone has more helpful info, please reblog and add it or contact me. Info in this post may be updated, so please check the original post if you find broken links or outdated info.
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We can do this. We can flip the Senate and take backthe next 4 years.
lets be real. supernatural was shit. sherlock was shit. doctor who is just fun campy sci fi adventures. it didn’t deserve to be lumped in with the other two
doctor who definately became shit after it was lumped with the other two. but thats more because thats the time moffat took over
