there was a four year long typhoid outbreak in ottawa. seven cases were traced back to an asymptomatic food handler, known in the outbreak report as case A. in september 2022, this outbreak was declared over. as of july 2024, no further infections in this cluster have been detected.

around 2%-5% of people who get infected with typhoid fever become chronic carriers that can infect other people for years. in this outbreak, case A worked in multiple grocery stores between 2018 and 2022.

and do you know what one of the main conclusions of the outbreak report was? do you know what the people who investigated this typhoid outbreak concluded?

they concluded that it is a health risk for food handlers to not have comprehensive benefits.

case A was forced out of work in food for 59 days without adequate compensation, despite the leave from work being mandated, and had to get a second job.

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it is dangerous for food handlers to not get paid leave. especially when that leave is mandatory.

this shit NEEDS to change. lives depend on it.

dyke hard (2014) dir. bitte andersson

“You mean my sword of Elvish-make? Nice try at diverting the blame, Galadriel, but your call-out post is being published as we speak.”

Quick color of my beloved

Reminder that twitter is now an informal, unregulated (i.e. warrantless) information source for Trump administration use.

https://www.wikihow.com/Import-Twitter-to-Bluesky

if you dont mind adding a browser extension and installing python, heres a way you can find your twitter followers and import your twitter feed to bluesky!

apparently https://movetodon.org is a mastodon-migration tool as well.

Warlock is suffocating from ghost matter in their throat, the party is trying to get it out.

Rogue: I’m gonna punch them in the stomach.

DM: ok, roll for it-

Rogue: 1.

DM: warlock, it does not help at all. In fact, it might be even MORE lodged in there, and now you feel like you’ve been punched in the stomach.

Warlock, ooc: someone dies tonight.

Cleric: Warlock, open your mouth realllly wide I have an idea.

*Cleric preceded to cast sacred flame down the warlock’s throat in hopes of using radiant damage to clear the ghost matter*

Cleric: I should roll for precision… and that’s a 5.

Cleric, ooc: Warlock I’m so sorry

DM: Hmm… Warlock, it feels like you’re eating raw judgement. Like that feeling of just shame. As if all your sins are being brought before you in your throat.

Monk, ooc: Like how when you ate a lot of food and your brain is like damn, fatass 

DM: yeah, like that. It doesn’t burn, but it feels like you’re on fire.

(long pause)

Cleric: … open reallly wide we’re gonna try again-

Warlock: MMMPH! 

thinking about how when you experience a lot of shame in your formative years (indirectly, directly, as abuse or just as an extant part of your environment) it becomes really difficult to be perceived by other people in general. the mere concept of someone watching me do anything, whether it's a totally normal activity or something unfamiliar of embarrassing, whether I'm working in an excel spreadsheet or being horny on main, it just makes my skin crawl and my brain turn to static because I cannot convince myself that it's okay to be seen and experienced. because to exist is to be ashamed and embarrassed of myself, whether I'm failing at something or not, because my instinctive reaction to anyone commenting on ANYTHING I'm doing is to crawl into a hole and die. it's such a bizarre and dehumanizing feeling to just not be able to exist without constantly thinking about how you are being Perceived. ceaseless watcher give me a god damn break.

I've been following this lady on TikTok who runs an anti-porn account out of what I can only describe as sociological curiosity. Basically, when I first encountered her videos I sniffed out pretty quickly that she was both a) very very cishet and b) a religious conservative and listening to her talk about sex and relationships has become this fascinating window for me into how The Other Side lives.

Like one of the main conceits of her content revolves around the fact that men have to constantly fight against being overcome by lust, which is hilarious to me, someone who has read fanfiction, because acting like cishet men are somehow uniquely prone to being gooners is so deeply ignorant of how anyone outside a religious conservative community lives.

I would argue that the fanfic girlies are honestly even bigger gooners than most cishet guys. The average straight dude jorks his peanits a couple times a week by going to pornhub and looking up "milf" or "big boobs". Fanfic Enjoyers meanwhile are stroking their shit nightly to a bespoke selection of niche kinks and hyperspecific scenarios drawn from their childhood trauma that would have the average person gasping and keeling over in shock like a victorian socialite who just caught a glimpse of another woman's stockings. The fact that this has bled out into mainstream erotica makes it even more laughable. You've got straight girls on TikTok posting about Penelope Douglas books and you're gonna come on Chappell Roan's internet and say men are the ones "living in lust"? Give me a break

a leia comic about loss.

Wow ok

having OC’s is crazy for real because no one else gives a fuck meanwhile you’ll be at the function thinking about them (guys who are not real) like

The one real HRT milestone that matters is the first time a cat steps on your boobs and it hurts

assigned titty at kitty (atak)

Yeah she atak me

official boob post

This is why "eat the rich" is not a violent statement. Rich people literally kill others for their own profits. Any violence against rich people who do this is self defense.

This is also one of the many reasons why there are zero good cops. The nicest cop in existence would arrest someone for stealing to survive but would not arrest these greedy employers for killing for profit.

Abood Needs Help

Have a heart and please don't skip!

In Gaza, a bag of flour is hard to find, even when its available, the price is $150.

Abood's ( @abood-gaza21 ) family is in a difficult situation. With the bombings destroying their livelihood, they have to rely on our donations. They tried stretching the money they got and make do with their situation, including eating with rotten flour and making bread for animal feeds. But even the rotted flour and feeds has ran out.

The famine is slowly killing them. His wife's health is already deteriorating. A small amount of money is all they asked for today, just to stave off hunger for another day. They'd be very grateful even with just $50 for a day. But I believe we can all chip in and give even more. So please, donate and share

DONATE HERE (43k/85k)

tagging (dm for removal)

STAGNANT CAMPAIGN: HELP MY FRIEND AHMED AND HIS FAMILY SURVIVE THE WINTER

Above is a screenshot from the GFM page for my friend Ahmed and his family's campaign to evacuate Gaza. 17 days ago, they were celebrating reaching their 40k milestone -- their initial goal. However, shortly after, Ahmed messaged me informing me that due to the skyrocketing prices for survival goods in Gaza he has had to use some of his money needed for his family to escape across the border for food, diapers, and winter supplies. He also informed me that this fundraiser is his family's ONLY SOURCE OF INCOME, as none can work due to the destruction of their jobs. Not only does this mean that, when the time comes, he may not have the money to leave Gaza with his wife and 3 little children, but he may burn through his cash merely trying to live to see the day they can all leave safely.

The goal has been raised to €50k to supplement these losses and to provide money for survival goods. The family needs €1,000 PER MONTH.

Because of an issue with GoFundMe, we were not able to raise the goal for a few weeks. We are behind schedule, with only 2 WEEKS LEFT TO RAISE €920. What's more, the campaign is STAGNANT, with days and weeks between singular donations.

Please don't give up on this family. We are all they have.

https://gofund.me/7c785f3e

I'm donating 25 euro in an attempt to re-kickstart their funding. Can anyone please match my donation?

Vetted by el-shab-hussein and nabulsi.

Tagging for reach under the cut.

#WHAT a fucking read of the manic pixie dream girl#I want this desperately actually???#perfect quirky enigmatic mystery girl who has all the traits you don't but long for#and lives life with extreme confidence and whimsy doing whatever she truly wants#and she's the future you can have!! she's here because she loves you! she wants you to be happy!#she hated being you so she knows how much you hate being yourself but she's here to prove to you#that there is a joy you can attain#there is a self you will love (tags via @aethersea)

One unexpected thing about being on T is the way that cis men are also jealous of you

Trans men being jealous? Especially those who aren't on T yet? Yeah fair, expected that one

I did not expect cis men to start being like "how are you 4 months on T and already have a deeper voice and more facial hair than me" lmao

But also it really just goes to show you that testosterone affects everyone differently and that 100% includes cis men as well. Chances are that if you're dysphoric about your voice, height, etc. there is also a cis man out there rn insecure about the exact same things

Make your own 💀

Cisgender men are extremely jealous of the way I travel through Boston

Great post everyone, hit the showers