hey, all academic research should be publicly accessible. make use of some of those billions of dollars being misused on military spending, and get rid of paywalls.
this is a basic investment in the future. when you put scientific advancement behind a paywall, you are literally slowing down the speed of human progress
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also I learned about this project called “queering the map.” the idea is that in the past gay neighborhoods and gay spaces were very clearly defined bc it just wasn’t safe to be yourself anywhere else. as lgbt+ people become more visible and accepted many feel that we are losing our connection to those spaces
so every dot on this map is basically someone’s queer experience: coming out, meeting their future wife, seeing another gay man in public for the first time, anything you can think of that truly left a mark on them
it started in Montreal and is primarily English-language with most pins dropped in the US, Canada, and Europe, but there are people all over the world who’ve shared their experiences. it’s great to look at places near you but it’s also great to see that even people in places you thought were the middle of nowhere are happy with themselves and finding community and living their lives
this image just appeared in my subconscious and I felt compelled to put it into the world
true crime youtubers are so annoying when they’re like “they got a lawyer immediately and refused to take a polygraph test so thats suspicious 👀” that’s not suspicious that’s called being smart
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these were simpler times
Nothing to set your heart and insecurities racing like trying to befriend a new neighborhood cat
Yo Biden just announced an infrastructure devolopment/clean energy/environmental justice plan and it's honesty pretty fucking amazing and much more ambitious than I ever would have expected from him, goddamn. He's trying to Eisenhower/New Deal our way out of the economic collapse.
Some notable points addressed by this plan:
Expanding American railway systems
Fixing the crumbling roads, bridges, dams, etc. that haven't been kept up
Capping abandoned oil wells
Undoing Trump's financial bailout policies for unclean energy companies
Reinvesting in American-made automotive companies
Getting America to 100% clean energy by 2035
Fixing air, water, and ground pollution issues that disproportionately affect poc
Getting justice for victims of environmental racism
Reinstating a bunch of environmental and medical jobs Trump had cut
Getting the US back on the Paris Agreement/Climate Accord
I am always open to discuss politics, government, etc. in a kind and polite manner. The goal of every discussion should be mutual understanding.
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