Tag: important

charlesoberonn:

argumate:

brainstatic:

Ben Carson is such a great example of how the concept of raw intelligence doesn’t exist, and that people can have wildly varying types of intelligence. This man is the best brain surgeon in America. Possibly the world. He invented a new way to treat seizures. He separated conjoined twins in a surgery that everyone else said was impossible. And he thinks going to prison makes you gay. He thinks the pyramids were grain silos built by the biblical Joseph.

So maybe you suck at something because in one area you’re Ben Carson The Politician but in another area you might be Ben Carson The Neurosurgeon.

this is tremendously inspiring and utterly horrifying at the same time

When you spend all your skill points in medicine and have got nothing left for common sense.

hostilepopcorn:

gettingvetted:

iwritethemworlds:

reylo-junkyard:

novitae:

cupcakeemily34:

badveganwolf:

imran-suleiman:

Photographer Mattias Klum from National Geographic gets close and personal with a lion.

“and all of a sudden you feel very small” damn right

IT JUST WANTS TO BE LOVED AND SAVED

please, if you are able, do what you can for the asiatic lion. donate, get involved, spread information. there are only about 300 left in the world, and they all live in Gir Forest National Park in India.

the african lion is also estimated to be extinct by 2050 due to habitat loss, sport hunting, and loss of their prey base to the bushmeat trade. these beautiful creatures could be extinct in our lifetime. the next generation may not ever have the chance to see these creatures, there will be no more cute lion vines, there will be no more documentaries, there will be no more zoos or sanctuaries containing lions. there will be no more lions.

if you have any love for nature, any love for animals, any love for life, and if you care at all about the permanent loss of a species, especially one so beautiful and iconic, if you care and if you are able, please donate to help save lions.

The Lion Conservation Fund

The African Wildlife Foundation

The World Wildlife Foundation

Not relevant to my blog, but my inner nature lover is calling

Saw someone once posted a review on a book that said lions dont live in India; sad that some people dont even know they exist.

Yes, donate! But not to WWF

Yeah, reminder that the WWF still violates the rights of tribal peoples, funds shoot-on-sight policies, has never apologized for its racism in the 90’s and has an approach to conservation that’s based on eugenics. WWF is also in bed with palm oil producers, supposedly for monetary gain. I’d also argue that the WWF misuses its funds, considering its CEO is in the 1% and at one time had a higher salary than the US president, despite being a non-profit.

Better charities would be The Zoological Society London and Wildlife Trust of India

mitchfynde:

bisexualdillinger:

straight dude: talks in depth about cars/sports/any other masculine hobby.

me, not heterosexual: i may not be able to understand your hobbies but i support you and am not only glad that you have found something you’re deeply interested in, but also that you’re willing to share it with me. people who make posts that mock “straight guys” for simply being excited about their interests without hurting anyone are just bitter assholes who don’t have a personality.

Guys, stop reblogging the shitty responses and boost this pure post.

hustlerose:

hustlerose:

here’s a new ideological movement for you: internet iconoclasm

  • stop putting random internet people on pedestals because they’re funny or quirky or for any reason at all actually
  • self examine and self criticize: are you putting too much stock in parasocial internet relationships? are you being mindful of the humanity of others?
  • never lay down your pride to defend someone you’ve never even talked to
  • remember that the person and the persona can be very different
  • if an online celebrity or influencer deserves to be torn down, then let them be torn down.

i’d like to address the 3 types of responses this post is getting.

Seguir leyendo

the-bluebonnet-bandit:

jackharknessday:

weavemama:

DO NOT SUPPORT SALVATION ARMY 

I can back this up. It isn’t only their shelters.

I have a family friend who worked at our local Salvation Army headquarters as a a secretary. This particular office took all the Christmas donations for children in need, put them in a warehouse, and on a designated day the staff and their friends picked through them all, taking whatever they wanted. She saw people hauling away bikes donated for specific families. Some local children had hundreds of dollars of gifts donated in their name, and on Christmas they received three cheap things, items likely not even from the person who sponsored them.

My friend quit, and I’ve not given them a dime of my money since then.

Do not give to the Salvation Army.

Do Not. Give. To. Salvation. Army

Source: weavemama

subcorax:

hey no seriously though if you’re in college check your email all the time

i don’t just mean because profs send most important stuff via blackboard and email or whatever

but because it is the most reliable method of getting so much free stuff

the first week of the semester i got an email mentioning you could show up to the dorm common room one evening and get a free succulent
guess who has a succulent now

literally this morning i got an email about how apparently it’s my honors college’s 30th birthday and there would be cake in the study suite. like 5 fucking people showed up so they just let us have as much cake as we want, i ate like two pieces and took one home in a tupperware, they also gave me a mug, a lanyard, and like 3 pens i am living like a fucking king

weird bits of your college are willing to feed and furnish you but they only communicate through email, check your email for cake