exactly. the medical profession should be having daily hearings about this. while word is getting out about the very serious problem, it remains to be seen what will be done about it.
I am white, and was raised in small mostly white communities when I was young, but moved to a larger city as a young teenager. Like a lot of white kids, I didn't understand how much of a thing casual everyday racism was, until I met my future best friend Cameron. I'd never been pulled over by the cops before, and now suddenly I was getting pulled over frequently, for no reason at all, the only difference was now there was a black man in the car. I remember the first time getting pulled over, and the cop asking for all of our ID's with no explanation at all, Cam saw me about to mouth off, and the look of terror on his face made me shut up immediately. Later, he told me when it happened again to just comply, don't ask questions, don't get angry. I had never had to view cops with fear before, in my mind, you only needed to be afraid if you were a criminal, but Cam was afraid, just for existing as black. If people try to tell you that black people are dramatizing their struggle, they are lying!
I talk a lot about this mysterious mineral, Labradorite, in my new book. The folklore as well as my cutting adventures...
https://books2read.com/Crystal3M
Think it's already live to borrow in the Scribd library if you're a member there https://www.scribd.com/book/620529767/Crystal-Magick-Meditation-and-Manifestation-A-Crystal-Book-of-Shadows
#MineralMonday #Metaphysics #Folklore #Crystals #Wicca #Photography #Rock #RockTumbling #Minerals
What happened to these growers was wrong. Doing something to make amends is right.
βOver the course of 100 years, the amount of Black-owned farmland dropped by 90%β
Black farmers call for justice from the USDA - NPR
#BlackHistory #Agriculture #Farming #USDA #Black #History #News #Racism #Progress #AltText
https://www.npr.org/2023/02/12/1151731232/black-farmers-call-for-justice-from-usda
America 2023 - "Medical professionals attribute the increasing cases of disease to inadequate prenatal healthcare and understaffed workforce.."
the decline of this nation, and the impact it has on the most vulnerable among us, is truly distressing and disgusting.
My art got featured by the official Doctor Who site/account across social media!
https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/your-doctor-artworks-cosplays-moments-and-more
If you're a news outlet who doesn't mention the possibility of transphobia as a reason an out trans girl was killed (or even that she was trans), but does mention trans status any time a trans person commits a crime, you are creating an enemy the public can't sympathize with, but only can see as a risk to themsleves.
I am so tired.
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 74.
In some species female bumblebee workers can be up to ten times larger in terms of their mass than other female workers from the same nest.
Larger workers are usually assigned the task of foraging.
#bees #bee #beesofmastodon
#beesanctuaryireland #beesanctuary
#bumblebees #solitarybees
#naturereserve
#nature #organic #vegan #savingbees #photography #savingbees
The Tennessee senate is criminalizing public drag performances (which they helpfully extend to all βburlesqueβ including βgo-goβ and βstrippingβ), because kids arenβt dying from guns, bullying, opiates and state violence, theyβre getting dragged to death
https://www.actionnews5.com/2023/02/09/tenn-senate-passes-bill-criminalizing-public-drag-performances/
House of cards, 1919 #artnouveau #serebriakova https://www.wikiart.org/en/zinaida-serebriakova/house-of-cards-1919
So... me. Work in aerospace, more space, not as much aero. Can fix my own car, choose not to. Can fix the random appliance of your choice. Hardcore introvert in person, which is why I love online. Lifelong science fiction fan. Read constantly. Scalzi is my favorite author, because he mixes exactly the right amount of snark into his writing. Together with a guy 30+ years, married since it was legal. Own a home in CA and don't plan to leave unless I immigrate to another country.