we paid for public services, we want those public services to be accessable to us
we also paid for a shitload of bombs and corporate bonuses, but the people recieving that ‘free stuff’ seem to be fine with it only when it goes to them, not to the needy
Breaking down how tiny the cost is for some of our most valued social and governmental services is really something. Even working hourly paycheck to paycheck, I’d gladly pay for these programs multiple times over even without redistributing the taxes that fund the military and corporate subsidies. I don’t know anyone who wouldn’t be willing to do the same.
There are certain things that are just such a huge return on investment in our communities that it’s amazing we even talk about this at all. And a lot of the investment people sometimes push for and get asked “how do we pay for it?” are things that pay for themselves multiple times over. Like investing in public transportation; there’s something like a 4:1 ROI on something that we should do anyway because of the human and climate benefits.
When you set people up for success, when you invest in communities and give people the tools to succeed, a rising tide lifts all boats. Very few investments only affect a small group of people. I don’t have children myself, but I want kids to be fed! 1) I don’t want kids to go hungry, wtf, and 2) those kids’ health impacts us all in the future when they’re the ones running the country, and in the present because the state of the kids affects the adults caring for them. It doesn’t help anyone if half our workforce and fellow citizens are stressed and overworked and distracted and isolated because they’re focused on just keeping their kids fed.
No one lives in a bubble. And we shouldn’t have to. There’s a reason humans form societies. Life is better for everyone if we work together and support each other. It’s literally what we evolved to do; how we people, on a very basic level. And it’s more important to remember that than ever, with challenges like climate change facing us.
Don’t leave out any hard of hearing children who come to your door this Halloween, take a minute out of your day to learn a few seasonal asl signs! These are two different variations of “Happy Halloween” Click here for my source.
halloween is for everyone!!!!!!
this is honestly the cutest thing ever 10/10 will do this year💗💗
And here are the British Sign Language versions. (I love the BLS sign for Halloween. It’s so cute.)
Deaf inclusion for every holiday!
Love this! I also posted a video the other day of different signs from about 90+ countries for “Happy Halloween” :)
Two years ago, I had a Deaf girl show up in my drivethru on Halloween. Her mom was kind of sad when I tried to offer the girl candy, and you could tell it’d been a rough night. I asked her to get the girl’s attention, and then signed to her the way I learned from those top gifs. She started laughing and clapping her hands at once, and when I held out the bowl of candy she was DELIGHTED. I think there’s a very serious possibility I was the only person all night who was able to share with her that way.
It matters. Learn.
IT MATTERS. ASL is the THIRD most used language in the US yet most schools don’t offer it as a language course.
If you are at all interested, even in self-study online, check out www.lifeprint.com. It’s free and an absolutely marvelous program.
A group of men were tried in Norfolk in 1465 for using necromancy to discover such a trove. Allegedly they invoked and made sacrifice to accursed spirits. When a spiritus aerialis appeared, at Bunwell, they promised it the body of a Christian man in exchange for its leading them to treasure; the spirit revealed in a crystal the location of a hill filled with treasure, whereupon the adventurers baptized a rooster with a Christian name and sacrificed it to the spirit.
-Forbidden Rites, 1998
imagine thinking you’re getting a whole human soul and you get duped into getting a Catholic Chicken™
for the strength and bone crushing bite of a dragon. Powder that can be used as empowerment for both defensive and offensive spells, could also be used in curses.
Supplies needed:
5 parts Black Salt
3 partsChili Powder
½ partDragon’s Blood
1 partClove
2 parts Thorns
1 part Cinnamon
1 part Mandrake Root
Optional Small bones or bone shards
mortar and pestle
jar for storing
Once you assemble all Your ingredients, Mix them together in your mortar and pestle. While doing this focus and feel their energies, pour your power into them and visualizing your magickal intent. Blend and grind the herbs until you feel that they are ready. once done add them to a jar and label it. now your ready to use your powder.
