This is a door security bar. Now, it’s pretty obvious how it works, but let me explain anyway. When you are in your home/apartment, you brace this between the floor and the doorknob, (like you see them do with chairs in movies?) You secure it in place and when secured, the door is almost impossible to open, and basically impossible to kick open.
Hey, all. I’m not usually addressing the younger members of fandom when I post, but I think for this, it’s important. For those of us who are not so young, too, though.
Australians have two days left to opt out of My Health Record. I tried online, but wasn’t able to do it, and neither were the other people I know. It took about 35 minutes of waiting (with “THIS IS A GREAT SYSTEM” being babbled in my ear) for me to get through on the phone, but once there, it was about a 5 or 10 minute task.
If you’re 15 or over, you can have your own medicare card/number – that’s all the ID (match to date of birth, name) that I had to give over the phone to have myself removed from their system. I can’t find the link right now, but I think until you’re over 18 your parents can have access to your info? If this is true (if!) then… If I was 15/16/17 I’d want my medical data kept absolutely private.
The government says that they are tightening restrictions, blah blah blah, but.. This is an online system. Online systems get hacked. The information in online systems gets sold/shared (remember the HealthEngine debacle?) I don’t trust the current party in power (or the other big one, really) to keep this safe. I don’t want insurance companies or legal companies or anyone but the doctor I choose having my info.
You can opt back in if you want. I want to at least see what new things they’ll bring up as safeguards when they sit again (the Libs have refused to push the date of opt-out to after those things are dealt with in Parliament – that’s just fishy.)
My name is Kelsey Juliana and I’m suing the United States government
for causing and accelerating the climate change crisis. I’m 22 years old
and I’ve been a climate activist for more than half of my life.
I know that young people like me, and others who have yet to be born,
have a right to a safe climate system. The constitution guarantees all
Americans the right to life, liberty, and property. But how is anyone
supposed to live a life of freedom amid a climate crisis? My own
government is violating my constitutional rights by its ongoing and
deliberate actions that cause climate change and it’s not right.
I, along with 20 other young people from around the country, filed a lawsuit against the federal government in 2015, called Juliana v. United States.
We’re not asking for money. Instead, we’re asking the court to order
the government to develop and implement a National Climate Recovery Plan
based on the best available science.
This plan should end the reign of fossil fuels and quickly
decarbonize our atmosphere so that we can stabilize our climate system
before it’s too late.
The longer we go without climate recovery, the more we risk allowing our climate to spiral completely out of control.
And the climate is spiraling out of control, no matter how many
politicians claim we’re experiencing normal fluctuations or, worse, a
“hoax.” All of the expert witnesses in our lawsuit say that we are
currently—already—in the “danger zone” and an “emergency situation” with
only 1°C of planetary heating. Allowing the planet to heat up any more
is not safe for our species, as well as so many others. And according to
the Trump administration’s most recent environmental impact statement,
the planet could heat as much as 7°F before the end of this century. We
cannot allow this to happen because we simply will not survive.
We originally filed our lawsuit against the Obama administration.
That administration tried to have the case dismissed, but the judge
ruled in our favor and found that we should be allowed to go to trial.
In 2017, the Trump administration inherited the lawsuit and it has
done everything in its power, employing every conceivable tactic, to
deny my fellow plaintiffs and me our right to present our case in court.
This administration is so fiercely attempting to silence our voices.
At this point, every level of the federal judiciary—the U.S. District
Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court—has
denied the Trump administration’s efforts to have the case thrown out.
Yet it will not halt its efforts to avoid standard legal procedures and
confront us, the nation’s youth, in court.
Our trial is officially scheduled to begin on October 29, 2018 in Eugene, Oregon.
What we’re asking for could change everything.
My fellow plaintiffs and I want you with us as we head into the
courtroom to confront the United States government for knowingly
violating our constitutional rights. Supporters will hold rallies in
every state around the country, so if you can’t be with us in Eugene, find your local rally here.
Get regular updates by following @youthvgov on social media.
(I’m using the same graphic as last year bc I really like it)
It’s that time of year again! For the fourth year running, I’ve decided to do a Christmas fic giveaway. I’m really hoping it’s successful this year as I love doing it!
reblog this post (likes don’t count). Multiple reblogs will give you an extra chance of winning (1 entry per reblog)
in the tags, put TWO of your favourite ships and TWO of your favourite tropes/AUs (this is important and a lot of people didn’t follow this rule last year so their entry was disqualified)
this must reach 40 notes or it never happened 😉
Winners & Prizes:
I will be selecting winners using an online random url chooser.
I will be choosing 5 winners.
3 winners will receive a longer fic, up to 5,000 words.
2 runners up will receive a shorter fic, up to 2,000 words.
Deadline:
Ends 25th November
I will announce the winners in a post the same day
I will contact the winners privately regarding which ship/trope/AU/etc they’d prefer
Fics will be posted on Christmas Eve (like a stocking filler!)
if anyone is unsure what I will and won’t write for or has any questions, feel free to send me an ask here. to see previous my prizes go here and further examples of my writing can be found on my ao3 or in my writing tag.
I’m super excited for this and I really hope it’s successful this year ❤ Please do enter and/or signal boost if you can ❤
Latinoamérica de mi corazón, cuándo vas a ser la tierra con la que sueña tu gente?
if you’re brazilian and LGBT i can help you move to Argentina. its not the best, but its what i can do
everyone share this around for brazilian lgbt people who want to become a refugee in argentina. tell them to contact me (love#3592 on discord) if they need more information.
relacionesinternacionales@lgbt.org.ar 011-4338-4900 int.8106 ó 0800-999-3722
Mandar un mail a: defensoria@lgbt.org.ar
O buscanos en FB y TW: @defensorialgbt
TO MOVE TO ARGENTINA SAY A MEMBER OF ZONA LA PLATA SENT YOU THIS INFO TO BECOME A REFUGEE
Heey, this is sweet, but you don’t need to become a refugee to live legally in Argentina if you’re Brazilian! It’s the easiest country to move to for Brazilians and the whole process to obtain a DNI (the Argentinian national identity) takes 90 days and you get a 2 year visa, which you can later turn into a permanent residency visa without much trouble. It’s very affordable, we don’t even need to translate the documents thanks to a bilateral agreement and you don’t have to prove you have a job lined up for you or anything. Unless Brazil leaves the Mercosur, there’s no need to go so far as to ask for refuge if you choose Argentina as your destination.
thank you so much for your addition! reblog this please
if you plan to do this, id suggest you do it as quickly as possible, because its been said bolsonaro wants to leave mercosur
LGBT BRAZILIANS TAKE CARE WITH DATING APPS AND GRINDR, THEY WILL BE USED TO TARGET VICTIMS PLEASE SIGNAL BOOST
ALSO!!!!!!!!!!!!
In Whatsapp (the most used messaging app in Brazil), if you receive a contact from a “juridical support group for LGBT+ people who are being harassed” called “REAJA”, DO NOT INTERACT!!!!!!! Apparently, this is not a real support group but it’s a trap that are targeting LGBT+ people to physically harm them. They people behind “REAJA” have very malicious intentions.
Sign-ups to participate in the 5th Annual 12 Days of Sterek Christmas/holiday calendar are now open!
*****There’s only 5 days left until sign ups close!*****
About:
The 12 Days of Sterek is a holiday calendar with original fan-created works. Works will be posted on the 12 days leading up to Christmas, starting December 14th.
What kind of works:
In terms of what you can do for the calendar, it can be anything: fic, art, manips, graphics, fanmixes, fanvids, whatever.
As long as it’s Sterek/Hobrien and we can post it on Tumblr, it can be whatever you want. (It doesn’t even have to be winter-y/holiday themed, although that’d be cool if it was, but I don’t want to limit you!)
Deadlines and Dates:
Sign-ups will close November 1st.
Submission deadline is December 10th.
Works will start posting December 14th-December 25th. (It could be beyond that depending on the number of submissions).
Other Info:
You can collaborate with someone else, if you would like, but please figure that out between yourselves and indicate on your form who you will be collaborating with.
If you need prompts or ideas, check out our an ideastag. Otherwise, you are welcome to create anything you would like to submit.
If you have ideas you’d like to share, send them as an ask to the site and we’ll post them for others that might need some!
How to Sign Up:
CLICK HERE to fill out the sign-up form to participate!
If you have any other questions regarding the event, send us an ask!
I just signed up!
Share with your sterek loving babes and we can all enjoy a fabulous countdown to Christmas with our two fave goobers lovin’ on each other! 🙌
Sign-ups to participate in the 5th Annual 12 Days of Sterek Christmas/holiday calendar are now open!
*****There’s only 5 days left until sign ups close!*****
About:
The 12 Days of Sterek is a holiday calendar with original fan-created works. Works will be posted on the 12 days leading up to Christmas, starting December 14th.
What kind of works:
In terms of what you can do for the calendar, it can be anything: fic, art, manips, graphics, fanmixes, fanvids, whatever.
As long as it’s Sterek/Hobrien and we can post it on Tumblr, it can be whatever you want. (It doesn’t even have to be winter-y/holiday themed, although that’d be cool if it was, but I don’t want to limit you!)
Deadlines and Dates:
Sign-ups will close November 1st.
Submission deadline is December 10th.
Works will start posting December 14th-December 25th. (It could be beyond that depending on the number of submissions).
Other Info:
You can collaborate with someone else, if you would like, but please figure that out between yourselves and indicate on your form who you will be collaborating with.
If you need prompts or ideas, check out our an ideastag. Otherwise, you are welcome to create anything you would like to submit.
If you have ideas you’d like to share, send them as an ask to the site and we’ll post them for others that might need some!
How to Sign Up:
CLICK HERE to fill out the sign-up form to participate!
If you have any other questions regarding the event, send us an ask!
Twice in the last couple of days I’ve seen fic with links to Ko-fi pages at the end; this is solicitation (even if you don’t say “give me money”) and thus goes against the AO3 TOS.
Linking to your tumblr or such where you have links to your Patreon or Ko-fi page is fine. Direct linking to those is not.
Please don’t get yourself kicked off AO3/have your AO3 account suspended for not following the rules!
We’re proud to announce that the Kickstarter for RESURRECTION, a Merlin-inspired fanthology celebrating 10 years of Merlin, is out now.
Follow the link above to pledge your support!
The fanthology features ORIGINAL FANFIC AND FANART from talented fan creators. There are also a number of PERKS to snag, such as BUTTONS, KEYCHAINS, and STICKERS.
Share the news with your Merlin-loving friends and don’t forget to give us a reblog!
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