orowyrm:

if tumblr is gonna start giving us little achievement badges to wear on our blogs (which for the record i do think is kinda cute sorry) i need there to be more extreme milestones than just ‘make 100 posts’. i want something that tells people my blog is over a decade old. i want achievements for being blocked by xyz number of people. i want a ‘most unfollowed’ badge

wildewasframed:

shutyourmoustache:

shutyourmoustache:

shutyourmoustache:

Solidarity Summer is well and truly ramping up. AS IT FUCKING SHOULD.

And another one! 📢

Barnes and Noble booksellers are working on forming a union as well! 

https://www.reddit.com/r/union/comments/rwczci/barnes_noble_workers_want_union/

Their flagship store and New York has unionized along with 3-4 other stores! This is happening! People are tired of being seen as dollar signs and being made to work just to get to work more, to survive instead of thrive. Keep it UP. 

turtlesandfrogs:

techmomma:

For those with homes built to keep heat in, not let it out: aluminum foil your windows, shiny side out. Cover the window, tape up the sides, maybe tape cardboard behind it to help insulate from the heat outside and absorb heat that gets through the foil.

Love, a former Californian, whose had to keep houses cool without any electricity.

P.S. this is a method endorsed by FEMA and the Department of Energy, so if you need more than anecdotal evidence, there ya go.

I do this up in the PNW and it really helps during heat waves. So much.

captaincrais:

piinfeathers:

just in case anyone missed this in the news or maybe not in the loop, Disney is currently refusing to meet with or acknowledge the newly formed animation production workers union that just voted to join IASTE and become an official part of TAG, the animators and animation artists guild

production workers across all studios are currently voting to be recognized for their hard work and invaluable skill at keeping these productions running, but studios are refusing to meet with them to let them negotiate deals or even exist

as someone who works in animation as a designer i know i wouldn’t be able to do my job at all without any of my production workers. they are the incredibly hard working people who oversee pretty much everything in animation. they make sure everything is running on time, that schedules are being followed, they have to know pretty much every single word of the scripts and beats from the storyboards to make sure nothing is missed, and most importantly, they make sure artists are being taken care of and not overworked. they really are the unsung heroes of the animation world

production workers are also by far the most exploited workers in animation currently. they make about a fraction of what artists make for just as much work put in, and currently have no agreement for health coverage or other benefits that artists protected by the union are guaranteed

BUT! there is some good news. right now there’s a petition on IATSE’s website that has over 80,000 signatures currently addressed to disney leadership to do the right thing and meet with this new union and recognized their vote to form. it still needs roughly 21,000 signatures and only takes a minute to sign! anyone with a zip or postal code can sign, meaning both US and Canadian residents can sign and help this union get the deal it deserves!!

PETITION: Demand Disney recognizes Animation Production Workers' Union!

IATSE

i was able to sign from Germany so international zip codes also seem to work!

vexwerewolf:

kushblazer666:

I love that this post doesn’t include the actual text of his tweet, just his impending presence. This is the visual equivalent of a scare chord.

saint-batrick:

dee-the-red-witch:

gothiccharmschool:

plateauofmemories:

autumngracy:

quasi-normalcy:

Conversation that Tumblr is not ready for:

• A Vampire’s fangs are also it’s reproductive organs

I scrolled past that before realizing op was being literal and not just making some kind of weird joke

Oh please, “the penetration of the vampire’s bite as metaphor for sexual penetration” is like, horny classic vampire symbolism 101 🙄 Taking this to the next level of “vampire bite as literal reproductive penetration” is a conversation Tumblr is thoroughly and uniquely prepared for and one that we will all severely regret very shortly

Oh, I’m ready to be a spectator for this conversation. I’m ready. 

So, when a vampire doesn’t want to become a vaddy, they use a set of these, right?

SIR.

headspace-hotel:

headspace-hotel:

ms-cellanies:

modern-politics111:

‘People need to be riled up’: meteorologist names US heatwaves after oil and gas giants

Guy Walton has christened two previous heatwaves this summer Amoco and BP in attempt to name and shame fossil fuel firms

the Guardian

CHEERS TO GUY WALTON FOR “OUTING” THE FOSSIL FUEL COMPANIES

From the article:  

Walton has devised his own criteria for named heatwaves in the US, based on duration and extremity, on a one to five scale similar to hurricanes. Heatwave Chevron is classed as a four and is “historic”, Walton said. The meteorologist said he has a list of 20 oil and gas companies – including Exxon and Shell – for upcoming heatwaves and will turn to coal companies if he runs out of names.

OUTSTANDING MOVE

Y'all know what to do. Use Walton’s naming system. Make it catch on.

wilwheaton:

saywhat-politics:

Only capitalism could turn unlimited free electricity into a problem.

oh no the poor billionaires may lose a few thousand dollars so the plant doesn’t die so sad