I Think It Should Also Be Said That When Really Bad Events Happen Like Assassination Attempts Usually

I think it should also be said that when really bad events happen like assassination attempts usually there's a rally behind the flag effect increasing the incumbent's popularity and well who's been in the white house the last 4 years?

Personally I think immediately panicking that your party is going to lose an election because the opposing candidate (who was convicted of 34 felonies and found liable for rape and incited an attempted coup against the federal government among other atrocities) experienced an attempted assassination is objectively pathetic behavior and democrats at large need to stop being so pathetic

It’s here !! The guide for two-legged people who don’t know how to draw wheelchairs !!! 7 pages of infodump ! Disclaimer : I don’t know everything, I have one (1) experience of wheelchair user who used both bad and good chairs, and I share what I learned.

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1) Calvin in his wheelchair saying “yo” under a huge title “how to draw manual wheelchairs properly by Calvin Arium, a wheelchair user comic artist”.

2) A character says “my character self propels in a chair that was outdated in 1970 lol” Calvin says “so it looks like you two legged people don’t know the difference between an hospital chair and a chair made to be independant” an arrow point the crapppy chair, saying “we never want to see this again”

a bubble says “the hospital chair is extremely unpractical, tough considering it’s cheaper than a good custom chair a lot of us have only this”

3) a character hurt himself trying to reach the wheels of the hospital chair. Several arrows point why the chair is unpractical : “high backrest restrain shoulders movement” “huge armrest restrains wheel access” “separated footrest : amovible, cheap, bulky” “x structure, foldable but heavy” “huge front casters for stability” “heavy wheels”

4) Several arrows point an active wheelchair (the KSL by Küshall) : “usually no armrest” “a low backrest allow more movement” “light, design, ferning expersive” “special cushion to avoind injuries” “knee angle is usually 90°” “one single piece of frame, sometimes entirely welded” “weight : from 4 to 10kg” “often rigid” “center of the wheel is the center of gravity” “higher quality wheels : less spikes”

5) A hand grab different parts of the wheel, pushing harder in the second half. Bubbles says “some have gloves, some don’t. The hand must grab the biggest area possible. Less movement = more energy. This is a common but not only way to push.Calvin is on his back wheels, rolling on grass and dirt bubble says “popping a wheelie is when a wheelchair user rolls on their back wheels to roll on every complicated surface.

6) several drawings illustrate the folding frame, the ergonomic but rigid and expensive backrest, the separated footrest (only for folding frame), the handles, the folding handles, athe amovibles handles, or no handles, the cool fancy loopwheels, the pretty custom colors 

7) More Features ! The fancy rigid-foldable frame, the anti tippers (sometimes used by beginners), the motorization (wheels, smart drive) when propelling yourself is difficult Calvin says “and now vroom vroom motherfuckers”

TIME

How the Watermelon Became a Symbol of Palestinian Solidarity

When Palestinian flags are banned or censored, activists and allies use the watermelon as a symbol of resistance.

NPR

Why watermelons are a symbol of Palestinian solidarity

The watermelon now symbolizes unofficial Palestinian solidarity amid reports of online censorship and the ongoing civilian deaths in Gaza.

Can you explain something to me? Sorry this is so random but I honestly don’t trust anyone else’s answer lmao… but why is watermelon associated with the propal movement? I see people using the emoji and tagging things with it all the time as a way to be “sneaky” about it (not sneaky when everybody knows what it means…) but I don’t understand where it came from or WHY they use it, and I don’t know who else to ask bc I just don’t trust that people would give me a genuine answer.

I don’t know for sure if this is the right answer, all i know about it is that i started seeing it after a creator on tiktok made a filter/game that donated money to some charity (not sure which one) for palestine when used, and it had watermelons in it. I’m assuming it was used before that, but I haven’t seen anyone actually talking about the origins of why they use watermelons as a stand in for palestine.

happy new year everyone!! <3

God Bless people who dress wild and go out in public. I love seeing a woman in all pink with pink hair and pink nails, with a tiny dog in a pink outfit in her bag. Or a massively goth dude covered in piercings sporting a giant green mohawk. Cosplayers. SCA reenactors. Ren Faire people. There’s nothing I love more than a pair of handsome young men walking around in Revolutionary War outfits. Just please keep dressing wild and freaky. You bring color to life, and it never fails to put a big smile on my face.

If you're reading this, you've won The Game. It's over, it's done, and you can breathe. Now any time you see posts telling you that you lost The Game, you can smile, shake your head, and feel sorry for all of those OTHER people who are still playing The Game, while being glad that you yourself are free.

"But that's not how The Game works-"

If someone can arbitrarily decide that everyone on Earth is playing The Game, someone else can arbitrarily decide there's a way to win.

Congratulations on your win!! Celebrate with a treat of your choice.