let’s be honest though, millennial hate is totally a thing rich folks started because they’re pissed that we have really unpredictable consumer habits and it isn’t as easy to get us to buy into stuff, so they’re mad we aren’t just money giving/traditional economy supporting machines like they expected us to be
like look at how much millennial hate articles are things like “millennials aren’t eating cereal and it’s hurting the cereal industry” or “millennials aren’t buying houses and that’s bad” or “millennials #1 utmost priority isn’t trying to make as much money as possible” and rich folks are mad about it, so just posturing our unpredictability/nontraditional values as “laziness” gets everyone else on board the hate train in some weird attempt to collectively subdue us
“You are Doing Capitalism Wrong and it scares me” - bitter Boomers to Millennials who are not buying into their shit (or buying their shit)
Keep in mind that the subprime mortgage crisis was at a pretty pivotal time in Millenial’s lives, and taught them that financial institutions are not on your side, will lie to you, and specifically will lie to you about what you can afford.
Like, this isn’t coming from nowhere.
I mean boomers refuse to pay a living wage to anyone and then wonder why those people don’t buy anything? I am sorry but what exactly is the disconnect here?
“If I go to T.J. Maxx hoping to find a vintage mother-of-pearl bracelet on sale for $29.95 and I don’t find one, there is no affordable-vintage-bracelet shortage. There is only one deluded shopper who needs to snap out of it. This is exactly the dynamic at work in the talent marketplace, when employers say, “There’s a shortage of talent!”
That’s ridiculous. Talented people are everywhere. When you hire them, they will walk in the door with energy, experience and ideas. You’ll have to train them on your specific systems and processes. Some employers aren’t willing to do that.
They want job-seekers to show up at their door completely up to date and certified in six or eight of the newest tools and technologies — but then they don’t want to pay for that training! The fictional “talent shortage” is a bid at cost-shifting training costs away from employers and onto universities, community colleges and individual job-seekers themselves.”
For the second year in a row, a bunch of disgruntled “conservative” sf readers and writers are attempting to destroy science fiction’s Hugo Awards by nominating slates of works that are, variously: rabid racist tracts; works by their ideological opponents; tepid military sf; works by bystanders; and weird porn by Chuck Tingle, a master of the form, who has nothing to do with any of this.
Until now. When Tingle – who publishes “bizarre niche erotica” in great volume – discovered that his book Space Raptor Butt Invasion had been promoted to the Hugo ballot by spoilers hoping to discredit the award, he sprang into action. He created a new title, especially aimed at the “Puppies” (the two groups who want to kill the Hugos call themselves “Rabid Puppies” and “Sad Puppies” for fantastically tedious reasons you can look up for yourself if you care to): “Slammed In The Butt By My Hugo Award Nomination.”
Then Tingle took to Twitter, writing an amazing series of GIF-illustrated tweets, mocking Vox Day, avowed white supremacist and leader of the “Rabid Puppies.”
The crowning glory of Tingle’s campaign, though, was hisannouncement that his Hugo Award, should he win it, would be accepted by Zoe Quinn, the reigning bogeywoman of the Gamergate/neoreactionary right. In other words: every time a “Puppy” casts a vote for Tingle’s work, they cast a vote for giving Zoe Quinn a podium from which to address the entire World Science Fiction Convention about the importance of diversity and representation in fiction.
A local journalist in Texas recently discovered widespread racist policing across the state.
KXAN investigative reporter Brian Collister discovered that state law enforcement regularly issued traffic citations to Latino drivers before recording them as white in official state documentation. From Poynter:
The investigation, titled "Racial Profiling Whitewash," began in the aftermath of the Sandra Bland case, in which a Black woman was pulled over for a routine traffic stop that ended in a violent confrontation. She was arrested, and police found her hanged to death in her jail cell three days later.
The next month, state officials released a trove of documents that appeared to show the arresting officer in the Bland case stopped the same proportion of African American and White drivers.
KXAN looked into the documents and also began sorting through data on the 16 million traffic citations issued last year through the Texas Department of Public Safety. Something wasn't adding up—Collister noticed that "four of the top five names listed as White on Texas traffic citations sound Hispanic or Latino." From Poynter:
"We just did a truth test," Collister told Poynter. "We started with a five-year dataset with 16 million citations. The first thing we did was — sorted the last name column A-Z. We went to Gonzalez, Mendoza, Garcia, and we saw they all were showing up as White."
“Has the library outlived its usefulness in the age of Internet?”
“How do libraries stay relevant in the age of Google?”
“Do we still need libraries?”
“What can libraries offer that Google can’t?”
Brooklyn Library is going through it rn
I’m on my library’s Teen Advisory Board (TAB for short). Lets talk about what libraries do and why they are important af:
- Encourage literacy in children. My library and most other libraries have huge sections entirely for children as well as a ton of programs to encourage children to use the library. I would probably not have the same love for reading that I do today, if not for the amazing library near my house.
-Builds communities. My library and most other libraries will frequently sponsor community events to bring people together and make their city a more friendly place. Some of the things my library does it: organise a marathon; participate in parades; two used book sales each year; host local documentary showings; etc.
-free books and resources for anyone to use. I can read any book I want for free!!!! It’s awesome. And anyone can do it.
-seriously, I see homeless people at my library all the time reading books, and enjoying the free resources. Without the library, they would not have access to those books.
-awesome study spot. Seriously, great. As someone who lives with a very large, loud, busy family, the library is awesome for providing a productive peaceful place to study and get away from my hectic house.
-Librarians. are. the. greatest. Really, these people are so nice, and cute, and so hard-working, and I just love and want to be friends with them all, because they are awesome.
-What are you gonna do when you need help with your English paper, and the internet isn’t working? Google it?
@bklynlibrary, you were the one who started the post, do you have anything to add to this?
Spot on points! We’d like to add that the library is more than just books and literacy! We offer programs and resources for:
Immigrants studying for the citizenship exam, trying to find jobs, and looking for English conversation groups.
Those who are incarcerated – we bring books to them but also allow incarcerated parents to read to their kids via a live video feed.
Amazing cultural events that feature everyone from Pulitzer-prize winning authors to flamenco groups to art critics to teenage metal bands.
Job-seekers who need one-on-one resume help and interview prep.
Senior citizens who want to stay active – we have dance classes, a bowling league, and all kinds of activities.
For artists, we offer free Photoshop, Illustrator, photography, and art classes taught by professionals.
Every summer we provide free lunches to kids in low-income families.
All kinds of language classes for those looking to learn, and of course, all classes are free!
So yeah, the library is pretty bad ass.
Here are a few other things libraries around the world can offer:
* 3D printing services.
* Internet access - it’s not just for research these days, it’s for applying to jobs. Yes, even fast food jobs.
* Cake molds and cookie cutters.
* Energy meters so you can work out how much juice various appliances use.
* Scientific equipment - for that science fair. Another library has telescopes, and works with the local astronomy club to teach people how to use them.
* Gardening tools and even heirloom seeds (you return what you didn’t use).
* Toys and dolls.
* Artwork that you can borrow to keep in your home for a bit.
* Audio production studios.
* Fully equipped maker spaces with all kinds of DIY tools.
* Musical instruments - maybe yours is damaged or you want to try a new one real quick without outlay (instruments are expensive).
* One on one research sessions with trained librarians. In at least one rural area they do house calls.
* Digital media labs with all the software you need to do your design project. Some even have green screen walls.
* Technology instruction, especially for older adults.
* Santa suits.
* Nurses. Seriously, there is actually a library in Arizona with a public health nurse - remember those homeless people who hang out at the library?
* Naturalization assistance
* A karaoke machine.
* Portable exercise equipment.
* Reading magnifiers
* Kids’ fishing tackle
* Workshops, craft workshops, seminars, etc.
* Yoga and exercise classes.
* Museum passes
* Sports equipment, particularly if the library is in a park.
* Coupon exchange/donation.
And I found those in five minutes.
Libraries are very important for books, but they go far, far beyond that.
Also, as a writer, I want my books in libraries, where people will take a risk on an unfamiliar name.
I would also like to point out: in adverse and extreme weather, libraries are warming and cooling stations for local populations.
When Chicago had the polar vortex in 2014 that dropped the temperature down to -16 Fahrenheit, Chicago Public Schools were initially reluctant to close in part because of the hundreds of kids who get free breakfast and lunch each day. They were finally able to give the go ahead, because resources like the Chicago Public Libraries stayed open, providing services for kids and their families.
And librarians fight and fight and fight for your privacy and your intellectual freedom.
Of course he loves debt. We have bankruptcy laws in this country, and he's a serial abuser.
Here’s the exchange between Trump and Andrew Ross Sorkin on CNBC Thursday:
"I am the king of debt. I do love debt. I love debt. I love playing with it." Trump said.
"Do you believe that we, in terms of the United States need to pay a hundred cents on the dollar, or do you think that there's actually ways that we can renegotiate that debt?" CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin asked him.
"Yeah, I think -- look, I have borrowed, knowing that you can pay back with discounts. And I have done very well," Trump said. "I would borrow, knowing that if the economy crashed, you could make a deal, and if the economy was good, it was good, so, therefore, you can't lose.”
Binyamin Applebaum covers the economy for the New York Times. Of Trump’s idea that the U.S. could simply renegotiate our country’s national debt, Applebaum noted: “Such remarks by a major presidential candidate have no modern precedent.” That’s a polite way of saying: holy fucking shit.
Applebaum got a response from Lou Crandall, chief economist at Wrightson ICAP: “No one on the other side would pick up the phone if the secretary of the U.S. Treasury tried to make that call. Why should they? They have a contract [requiring full payment].” Applebaum offered a primer that further explained the point in such a gentle way that one can almost see him patting the Donald on his hair.
“Listen, there are forty-one books in this series that’s been going since the 80′s, so it’s going to be a little daunting! Luckily there are at least forty-one approaches to the reading order, so you’ve got options! Just…don’t start with The Color of Magic, for god’s sake. I mean, theoretically, yes, you could read them in order but hell, who would want to? Start with Guards! Guards!, he’s got the hang of the thing by then. Personally, I read them using this chart!”
At which point they’ll pull out this lovingly made infographic that probably has sodding footnotes to boot, they’re so goshdarn helpful about it, when honestly, none of us really care which order you read them in, as long as you read them somehow.
Just…don’t judge the series by The Light Fantastic, wait to read that one after you’ve finished Soul Music or something and feel brave enough to go back. Seriously, the first few books aren’t BAD or anything, but they’re like comparing a sketch in Leonardo’s notebook to The Last Supper.
Discworld fandom gatekeepers do gatekeeping about as well as Ankh-Morpork does. We just let you in, and before you’ve turned around twice you’ve spent all your money and live here, and for all intents and purposes you’re one of us.
The veteran CIA official who once provided intelligence briefings to presidential candidates—including Gov. George W. Bush in 2000 and Sen. John Kerry in 2004—says briefing Donald Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee, could be rather difficult.
"It's an extraordinary year and Trump doesn't fit any mold at all," John McLaughlin, the former deputy CIA director who served as acting head of the agency in 2004, tells Mother Jones. "I think he'd be a hard brief."
To McLaughlin, Trump looks like an inflexible candidate who might not take well to information that contradicts or undercuts his own positions. "As an intelligence briefer, you'd probably be telling him a fair number of things that are at odds with his stated views," he notes. "And then you would find out how well he absorbs discordant information...Trump's public statements don't suggest that he's someone who easily deals with things that strongly disagree with his view."
Other intelligence officials have expressed similar concerns since Trump became the all-but-certain GOP standard-bearer this week. "Given that [Trump's] public persona seems to reflect a lack of understanding or care about global issues, how do you arrange these presentations to learn what are the true depths of his understanding?" former CIA and National Security Agency director Michael Hayden told the Washington Post. There's also the possibility that Trump will blurt out classified information on the campaign trail. McLaughlin says candidates—and any aides they may want to bring into intelligence briefings—aren't required to obtain security clearance to participate in the briefings. Lengthy and detailed background checks are the norm for government officials granted access to classified material.
The White House referred questions on the intelligence briefing process to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which carries out the briefings. That office has said it won't provide further details until after the nominating conventions in July. Candidates do not receive intelligence briefings until they are officially nominated.
The White House has ultimate say over what information goes into the briefings, and McLaughlin says President Barack Obama could even decline to offer briefings to the candidates. But he believes that would be unlikely. His hunch is that in the case of Trump, the White House would take extra steps to stress to Trump and his aides the sensitive nature of the information and the need to protect it. "But who knows?" McLaughlin adds. "We don't know who [Trump] is."
Do you mean doctors who spent years learning about abled white cis men’s bodies
do you know anything about the world besides what you read on tumblr
Okay but this is true?? Shut up with your bullshit, the medical industry for a very very long time has used the able bodied white cis male as their standard and that has very real healthcare consequences for a lot of people.
Do you know why most women don’t know when they’re having heart attacks? Why heart attacks kill more women than men? Because symptoms of a heart attack are different for women and the ones that doctors usually recognize and publicize are the symptoms experienced by men. Do you know why it’s so difficult for Black and Brown people to get diagnosed if they have skin cancer? Because doctors have been taught to recognize it on white people. People of size are constantly told that their problems are entirely because of their weight and doctors don’t even bother to look beyond that to be sure that’s the case. So those people have medical conditions go undiagnosed properly for years, and die in the process. Fuck, even just the fact that people think it’s okay to charge women more for healthcare because “they have extra parts” (?????) is indicative of the way the male body has been considered the standard for fucking ever. And the healthcare needs of disabled people or trans people? Forget about it.
OP is 1000% right. The medical industry has used the able cis white male body as their standard of care for CENTURIES and that has real consequences for the rest of us today. It’s getting better but it’s not where it should be. So fuck off with your snarky commentary, you’re wrong. The healthcare industry is not equipped to handle the needs of people with disabilities, women, PoC, trans people, people of size, etc. and that’s in large part due to the fact that the established body of medical knowledge was created by studying able, cis, white male bodies almost exclusively.
Hey there folks, speaking as a trained EMT and a pre-med student, I can confirm that the above person is approximately 7000% accurate. In my EMT training, I would repeatedly ask ‘’but what if my patent is a woman” or “what is my patient is a person of color” and at first all I got was shock. Then I got confused bumbling. I got some answers–basic symptoms of a heart attack in women, how to recognize cyanosis in someone of color, the basics of how to work with an autistic patient or someone who for whatever reason can’t communicate well with you. In fact, EMTs and other EMS workers are getting a lot better at learning the differences between the health care for a person of color or someone disabled. We were even told that we would need to ask our patients for their biological sex (I know, I’m really sorry, I know that there are people who find this intensely uncomfortable or even harmful, but there are real medical reasons for this and most decent EMTs will use whatever pronouns you ask them to). But most if not all of the answers we were given about women were directly related to gynecological issues. The guys teaching me? They were good guys. Nice. Funny. Smart. Devoted to caring for patients. Impassioned about protecting people, especially women and teenaged girls, from assault. Largely not sexist toward me or their coworkers. Hell, they were even smart enough to say “listen, boys, the women in this class have a higher pain tolerance than you, they just do, and as a rule if a women says their pain is a 5 on a scale of 1-10, assume it’s somewhere around an 8” when a kid laughed during the gyno unit. But they just didn’t know what to say when I asked “so if you’re supposed to palpate the patient’s chest, what do you do if your patient’s a triple-D” or when I asked “so if your patient gets menstrual migraines, how do you know if this headache is a stroke or not.” They had never been taught. This is a real problem, one that many medical professionals work hard to remedy once they start practicing. But this is not bullshit. At all. The standard patient is a cis white guy with no disabilities or chronic illnesses. It’s a huge fucking problem and I’m going to need you to step down with your bullshit, there, friend.
This is an issue with mental health too, where people of color (black and Hispanic people especially) are less likely to be taken seriously with mental issues, and where community outreach for these groups is very very different from the kinds of programs that might be effective for white people.
Autism is rarely diagnosed in women because the symptoms doctors look for are all specific to men. Doctors used to blame depression and other mental illnesses in women on a misbehaving uterus, and it’s still a struggle for women to get their symptoms taken seriously enough to merit proper treatment.
Mental health for LGBT people has a long history of being an oppressive shitshow, given how long it took the medical community to stop pathologizing sexuality and gender identity. (Conversion therapy is still legal!)
As well as autism rarely being diagnosed in women, it’s also harder for a person of colour to be diagnosed, as it’s perceived as being a middle-class+ white man’s disease.
And! We didn’t know how large the clitoris was until THE NINETIES because no-one thought it was worth investigating. Thanks to a female researcher in Melbourne, Australia, we know that it’s roughly a wishbone shape, and has two ‘legs’ that extend down under the labia majora.
I’m working but if someone could caption this that would be great.
According to CDC the top 10 leading causes of death in the United Stares are
1. Heart disease: 614,348
2. Cancer: 591,699
3. Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 147,101
4. Accidents: 136,053
5. Stroke: 133,103
6. Alzheimer’s disease: 93,541
7. Diabetes: 76,488
8. Influenza and pneumonia: 55,227
9. Nephritis (kidney disease): 48,146
10. Suicide: 42,773
So the 18,893 overdose deaths in 2014 related to opioid pain medication don’t even make the top ten leading causes of death.
Neither does the 10,574 overdose deaths related to heroin and other illegal drugs.
Those numbers are concerning, but the real picture isn’t being painted.
Why do the mainstream media keep saying that opoids are the leading cause of death?
This is just a caption.
Thanks for captioning the image for me, I appreciate it.
But we don’t need better mental health services; stronger environmental laws to improve air quality; guidelines on how not to kill one’s workers from stress, low pay, and inactivity; better health care and access; better elder care (and more pay for the workers); stronger vaccination efforts; or anything like that.
No, what we need to do is make it harder for chronic pain patients to get treatment. Yeah, that’ll definitely help … someone.
My therapist and I decided that from now on, when I’m thinking something negative about myself, I’m going to imagine that Donald Trump is saying it, because it’s really easy for me to just tell him to fuck off.
Example:
Trump: “Your thighs are fat.” Me: “Fuck you and your fucking wall.”
I think we’re onto something here.
this is probably the best coping skill I’ve ever seen and I am ten billion percent going to use it too
Reminds me of the day I realized a coworker had never *HEARD* of Doctor Who. And I mentioned this to another coworker. Who had never *HEARD* of Doctor Who.
I... didn't adjust to living in the midwest all that quickly, to be honest.
if you are an eligible voter in the US this coming election and bernie sanders does not have the democratic nomination
you. have. to. vote. for. hillary.
i am not fucking messing around
i am not gonna sit here while you write in names or go on some fucking strike. hillary is not on the same level as donald trump. all of you who act like that’s a hard choice are ridiculous. you vote for hillary clinton if she gets the primary. if you don’t, you give trump the presidency. clear and simple. normally i would not advocate against writing in names, but at this point writing in names would take away from hillary’s vote if she is the nominee–EVEN IF YOU WRITE IN BERNIE SANDERS, YOU GIVE TRUMP A HIGHER CHANCE AT THE PRESIDENCY, AND YOU DON’T WANT THAT.
not even a year ago y’all were laughing about donald trump. don’t fuck this up. in no world is hillary clinton as bad as donald trump.
To all the people in the notes saying no, I’ll just say: As much as prefer Sanders and am ambivalent-at-best about Clinton, I watched Gore lose to Bush because people voted for Nader and I do not want to see that happen again just because people aren’t learning from history.
