Angela Rayner, the shadow education secretary, said the refusal to allow a binding vote on tuition fees had created a constitutional crisis. She said: “The government had no mandate to increase fees to begin with and if they do not now reverse the fee hike they will be defying the will of parliament in blatant disregard for our democracy”.
I always find it amazing how you have the choice to either live out loud – that is, to live as someone who is unapologetically disabled, and talks about it like it’s as normal as every part of your life – or to live without ever speaking about your disabilities publicly. And if you do one, then you’re ‘attention-seeking,’ as if activism works by sitting down quietly, and if you do the other…
… well, that’s what ableists love, isn’t it? When we sit quietly, never talking about how ableism affects us, and how it makes our lives difficult? That would be so simple, wouldn’t it? So easy. Then they don’t have to deal with it.
I’ll take being an obnoxious bitch who lives loudly and proudly as a disabled punk over rolling over and showing belly to ableists who’d like me to fade in the corner and never bother them to change a thing about how society’s ingrained ableism fucks over the largest minority in the US.
And if you’re wondering: the same shit goes for being queer, for being non-binary, for all of it. I’m tired of being told that existing as I am is ‘shoving it in people’s faces.’ If you have a problem being reminded to not be an ableist or not misgender a trans person, well, uh, that’s not something wrong with me, is it?
The caffeine in coffee “beans” is a natural plant defense against herbivory, i.e., a toxic substance that protects the seeds of the plant. Fruits and leaves are both sources of caffeine as well and a tea can be made of the leaves, but neither are used commercially.
The joys of being descended from generalist omnivores–our liver and kidneys are the envy of the animal kingdom. Poisons become flavors and drugs.
Yeah, various plants are spicy or sour in order to deter animals from eating them.
We come across that shit and are like “Hey! This stuff burns the shit out of my mouth! THAT’S AWESOME, MORE PLEASE.”
[terrified alien noises in the distance]
And it turns into a MAJOR WINNER for the plants which are transported around the globe, lovingly cultivated and ensured the kind of species survival and proliferation their ancestors couldn’t even dream of.
sometimes I do physical things because I have to and other times I do things because I can and I don’t know how to easily explain it to people so that they understand the difference between when I’m pushing myself because there is literally no other option and when I am feeling slightly better and decide to do something because I feel up to it
Come see cat!. old ww2 bunker on the north Northumberland coast England .The message faces the main eastcoast rail line.By the way,there was no cat.[1136×640]
Urocyon's Jaunts 2.0 
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