Forgot to add democrats don’t treat “Muslim” as an insult or call the opposition “commies” like it’s the 70s and going out of style. Check out either wing’s various sites.
Also, didn’t the British wear red when the colonies were fighting for LIBERTY (“libertarians,” you know), not denial of freedoms, and against the high taxes in blue? This isn’t meant to be hypocritical, only what the current times remind me of.
this country was a bunch of immigrants escaping religious persecution. And somehow in less than 300 years we managed to become the exact opposite.
New Republican ad came out today which gave me the best reaction image I’ve ever seen.
But this really should be an object of shame:
Conservatives wanted to remind people that “Republicans Are People Too” with an ad campaigninsisting that Republicans recycle and have tattoos.
But as The Daily Banter pointed out, the woman the ad used to prove that “Republicans are black” is actually a very popular stock photo.
then one of the people who made that add told that the people that appear there are not republicans
That’s hilariously sad. XD
Let’s be honest, today’s Republicans are greedy, xenophobic, closed-minded old men that try to PUT CHURCH IN STATE WHEN JEFFERSON SAID THERE IS TO BE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE. UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION, NOT THE BIBLE.
And Democrats are any better how? I mean we have a Democrat majority here in California and…the place has turned to shit. Just saying both Democrats and Republicans are full of shit and neither one can really be better than the other.
Democrats accept LGBT.
They’re getting rid of LGBT conversion therapy.
They fight for the middle class.
They actually support equal rights.
They don’t wave their guns in your face.
They don’t shush women in interviews.
They don’t try to justify their every “law” with the Bible.
They don’t have binders full of women.
They don’t look for weapons of mass destruction.
They don’t believe in the broken “trickle-down economics.”
But both sides can never get anything done because they’re a house divided.
Yacouba Sawadogo is an exceptional man – he single-handedly managed to solve a crisis that many scientists and development organizations
could not. The simple old farmer’s re-forestation and soil conservation
techniques are so effective they’ve helped turn the tide in the fight
against the desertification of the harsh lands in northern Burkina Faso.
Over-farming, over-grazing and over population have, over the years,
resulted in heavy soil erosion and drying in this landlocked West
African nation. Although national and international researchers tried to
fix the grave situation, it really didn’t really make much of a
difference. Until Yacouba decided to take matters into his own hands in
1980.
Yacouba’s methods were so odd that his fellow farmers ridiculed him.
But when his techniques successfully regenerated the forest, they were
forced to sit up and take notice. Yacouba revived an ancient African
farming practice called ‘zai’, which led to forest growth and increased
soil quality.
Zai is a very simple and low-cost farming technique. Using a shovel or an axe, small holes are dug into the hard ground and filled with compost. Seeds of trees, millet or sorghum are planted in the compost. The holes catch water during the rainy season, so they are able to retain moisture and nutrients during the dry season.
According to the rules of Zai, Yacouba would prepare the lands in the dry season – exactly the opposite of the local practice. Other farmers and land chiefs laughed at him, but soon realized that he is a genius. In just 20 years, he converted a completely barren area into a thriving 30-acre forest with over 60 species of trees.
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Yacouba has chosen not to keep his secrets to himself. Instead, he hosts a workshop at his farm, teaching visitors and bringing people together in a spirit of friendship. “I want the training program to be the starting point for many fruitful exchanges across the region,” he said. Farmers from neighboring villages visit him for advice and good quality seeds. “If you stay in your own little corner, all your knowledge is of no use to humanity.”
Cali, have you tried this?
california doesn’t give a shit. Hell, their water situation wouldn’t be so bad if a majority of it wasn’t bottled for selling
New Republican ad came out today which gave me the best reaction image I’ve ever seen.
But this really should be an object of shame:
Conservatives wanted to remind people that “Republicans Are People Too” with an ad campaigninsisting that Republicans recycle and have tattoos.
But as The Daily Banter pointed out, the woman the ad used to prove that “Republicans are black” is actually a very popular stock photo.
then one of the people who made that add told that the people that appear there are not republicans
That’s hilariously sad. XD
Let’s be honest, today’s Republicans are greedy, xenophobic, closed-minded old men that try to PUT CHURCH IN STATE WHEN JEFFERSON SAID THERE IS TO BE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE. UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION, NOT THE BIBLE.
Eric Harris, who was unarmed, died an hour later after what Tulsa, Oklahoma police officials called a “mistake.” According to several news sources, On April 2nd, the victim had reportedly tried to sell a gun to undercover cops and fled on foot as they attempted to arrest him. A video camera captured him, wearing dark shorts and a t-shirt, running up a sidewalk. Harris was quickly caught and subdued. That’s when a 73-year-old volunteer patrolman, Robert Bates, “allegedly” reached for his Taser, but grabbed “accidentally” grabbed his gun instead. According to Tulsa World, Bates, who has donated thousands of dollars worth of items to the Sheriff’s Office since becoming a reserve deputy in 2008, is a Tulsa insurance company executive. He was working undercover as a member of the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office Violent Crimes Task Force. The World reported that “Bates is classified as an ‘advanced reserve,’ which means he ‘can do anything a full-time deputy can do.’”
Rather than immediately render aid, the officers held Harris down by his neck as a deputy screamed, “Fuck You! You shouldn’t have f*cking ran!”
As Eric Harris lay mortally wounded, face down on the pavement, he begged for his life. “He shot me!” Harris shouted. “He shot me, man. Oh, my god. I’m losing my breath.”
“F*ck your breath!” the officer yelled.
Capt. Billy McKelvey said the officers were not aware the suspect had been shot, despite the unmistakable sound of the gunshot noise. Bates “made an inadvertent mistake,” he said.
The New York Daily News reported that no further investigation is planned, unless requested by the sheriff’s office.
It is totally okay to slip up and misgender yourself sometimes. It doesn’t make you any less trans. You were raised to think you were (male, female) and that you would never be anything other than that. Don’t beat yourself up over it if you misgender yourself!!
THIS IS SO IMPORTANT HOLY FUCK. Especially since people will try to convince you that slipping like that means you’re “not really” what you say you are.
Also, please don’t feel embarrassed if you still have your old name/body/presentation in your dreams. It means nothing, they’re just dreams and everyone knows dreams can be silly buggers! :3
also you will react to hearing your old name for a long time. which doesn’t excuse others from calling you by it; supporting trans people means helping us get used to being properly named and gendered. (trust me: we aren’t. we can all use the practice.)
Honestly, this is one of the most important things for trans kids to hear, PLEASE reblog it. Holy shit.
I can’t even tell you the number of horrible self-hating thoughts that will float into your mind if you’re transitioning but slip up on YOURSELF, and its absolutely reasonable when you’ve been taught to associate yourself with a gender and name you’re uncomfortable with for years, decades even.
I am Silver Tongue, I am an artist. I have many characters and you can check out my art in the art tag. I occasionally practice witchcraft though I don't do anything too complicated. I am girl 2 and don't know what else to put here.
