my dad noticed i was stressed so he 3d printed me a little wooden elephant
Day: November 29, 2017
Artist Carves Wooden Rope Sculpture From a Tree Trunk
Artist Maskull Lasserre indulges in sculptural practice that strikes a delicate balance between hard-edged industrial media and a delicately poetic resolve, blending the two beautifully.
Me: That’s just rope whats the big dea- wait. wait… *peers closer* holy shit
Whoa
I wish I could carve like this omg 😩🙌🏽
Click here to support Help Randa Stay Safe
Hello family, thank you for clicking on this and taking the time to read. I am writing this on behalf of a member of one of our own, Miranda, known to a lot of the tumblr fam as @blindpandabear or even just lovingly as our very own Randa.
Some of you might be aware that back in March of 2017, Randa escaped from a physically dangerous and violent situation involving her abusive parents. She managed to get to NY where the promise of living with friends was an option, but since then those offers have fallen through and Randa was living out of her car on the streets until she was able to find employment and an understanding landlady to let her rent a room.
Unfortunately Randa was forced to leave that employment due to mental and emotional abuse at the hands of her employers, who also often failed to pay her on time and even asked her to commit insurance fraud on their behalf, telling her to doctor important forms involving a client through photoshop. Randa reported this to the relevant authorities and was subsequently forced to leave for reasons of safety. This prompted an investigation that is still ongoing and may be for some time, but still leaves Randa without reliable support or income.
To add injury to this forced departure, Randa tried to claim unemployment through The Department of Labor, which she was granted, until her former employer protested the claim, leading to a review wherein the Department sided with her employer and denied her claim. Insurance fraud, tax evasion and documented abuse with eye witness accounts and all.
We are attempting to appeal this sanction, but in the meantime Randa could really use help getting back on her feet and into a place of relative stability. She can and does do freelance work as a graphics designer (including designs for my own merchandise and the formatting of my cover work for my upcoming novel which I will link so you can see examples of her recent work) and is willing and able to take on work any of you might have, but until then she needs to be able to cover rent, food and medical costs for her extremely severe PTSD (diagnosed in July after a mental breakdown) and other health issues. Thankfully most of her diagnosis testing to find out why she is having blackout episodes (previously suspected to be seizures) is covered by Medicaid, but there are some things she needs to pay for on her own and they are vital towards recovering her health in order to better find more permanent work.
If you know Randa, you will know she is one of the kindest, most sweetest people there is to know, and is always first in line to help others wherever she can. We know $5000 seems like a lot, but we are hoping $5000 will be enough to bide her some time and pay off some of the more urgent debt, as well as help to keep the roof over her head until at least January when we hope to have something figured out. At the moment she’s living day to day with no money for food and relying on the help of friends to sometimes even eat one meal a day. Any help would be so very greatly appreciated, but please, only give what you can, and if you can’t give, please share. Thank you
-tumblr mom x
Apologies for the typos and double posting fam, if you’re not aware the youcaring page takes 5 minutes to update after you make an edit and I’m doing this in a blind panic trying to get Randa the help she needs so it’s a bit chaotic. If you can signal boost again with correct info and grammar that’d be fantastic. Thank you so much ❤
Little taste of Armenia at Vernissage, Yerevan’s Flea Market.
Vernissage is held behind Republic Square metro on Nalbandyan street and is open on weekends.
How a bankruptcy filing shielded a big coal company from California’s climate-change lawsuits
Assuming this lawsuit would have been successful, Peabody Coal will be sheltered from financial exposure because of the way the Bankruptcy Code operates. Unfair? Yeah, it is, but few things are fair when the Bankruptcy Code is invoked.
Excerpt:
Peabody Energy, the nation’s largest private-sector coal company, joined several of its fellow coal producers in bankruptcy in 2016. Its main goal was to wriggle out from under more than $10 billion in debt it had incurred to expand, even as demand was sharply falling.
But its bankruptcy filing has provided a collateral benefit: Peabody has been ruled immune from a lawsuit brought by three California jurisdictions blaming it and dozens of other fossil fuel companies for a sea level rise related to climate change.
The ruling came last month from U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Barry S. Schermer of St. Louis, who presided over Peabody’s bankruptcy. On Monday, the California plaintiffs — the counties of Marin and San Mateo and the city of Imperial Beach — filed a notice that they’ll appeal Schermer’s ruling to federal court.
The lead lawyer for the plaintiffs, Vic Sher of San Francisco, says he’s confident Schermer is wrong. “We believe the cases were appropriately filed and brought in California, and look forward to having that resolved on appeal,” he told me.
But he may have a tough task bringing Peabody back into the lawsuits, bankruptcy experts say. That’s because most of the damage the cases lay at Peabody’s feet stems from activities prior to its bankruptcy filing. As a result, Schermer ruled, the company’s liability for those activities was extinguished by the bankruptcy.
“Does bankruptcy shield them from torts committed in the past? The answer is yes,” says Lynn LoPucki, a bankruptcy expert at UCLA law school.
How a bankruptcy filing shielded a big coal company from California’s climate-change lawsuits
unpopular opinion: mental health/suicide/self harm awareness does absolutely nothing for the people it intends to help if it doesn’t challenge the legal system that requires forced institutionalization of people who self harm and/or are suicidal, especially younger people like teens and kids
I’m sorry. I’m not sure I understand this post. It reads like, “Don’t require people who are suicidal to stay in a hospital,” but how else are you supposed to help someone who is actively trying to take their own life? As far as teens go. Someone, please explain….
someone reaching out and saying “i’m suicidal” doesn’t want to kill themselves. they’re taking the initiative to prevent that from happening.
but when you force a person to choose between suffering in silence and having their autonomy, freedoms, voice and opinions stripped away, being completely cut off from the outside world, putting themselves in a position that makes them even more vulnerable to mistreatment and abuse, and being plunged into debt, most people are going to choose the former rather than the latter.
and when asking for help essentially means being punished, suicide can often seem like the better option.
A little back story.
So I’m tired of writing my story out in tweets, and I’m losing followers over it constantly.. so I’m just going to write it once. Here. Also, everything is kind of all over the place because I’m currently selling things for gas so I’m able to get back to Sioux Falls tonight… (Sorry)
My name is McKinzie Circle Eagle, I come from the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Rez. I’m 19, and I am currently pregnant with my first baby. (👶🏽💖) Normally, during your first pregnancy or any of your pregnancies it’s supposed to be the best time, right? Full of support, love, a warm home, and much other things. I haven’t gotten that in the slightest, except for a few of my friends and fam and of course my lovely twitter fam.
I have been homeless, car less, and just fucking clueless about what to do with my life during this pregnancy… and get this. I’m only 22 weeks. All of this shit has happened in a matter of 22 weeks, and yes.. I know there are people that have it way worse than me.. but it’s taken SO many people to try to convince me that it’s okay to ask for help.. So here I am.. Asking for help.
Currently, my car is my biggest issue.
I took it to get my tires rotated today, but they found at least 6 more problems today (not including the ones I already know about) The mechanic told me he really doesn’t think it’s safe to be driving, but I have to get to my ultrasound tomorrow.
I’ve slept in my car during this pregnancy, I’ve not showered for days during this pregnancy, and I’ve not had a job for most of this pregnancy. I did, back when I was around 13 weeks…but not since then. Trust me when I tell you that I am TRYING. I have never wanted a job so badly in my entire god damn life, this is the longest I’ve gone without one.
The reasons why it’s so hard for me to get one though is because:
1. I don’t live in a place long enough before some bullshit happens and I’m forced to move again.
2. My doctors appointments are often because I have gestational diabetes.
3. With my car being so shitty, I literally don’t have a solid way of transportation.
(No I cannot walk, it is winter now and I’ve got asthma. I’m not getting pneumonia again.)
I don’t know what I’m trying to prove honestly with this post, just a call for help really. I don’t want people to think I’m faking, or that I’m not doing all I can to actually help myself.. because if you want to know anything about Natives at ALL it’s that we are stubborn as shit when it comes to asking for help.
I’ve been through shit in my life, but none of it like this… and especially while being pregnant.
So right now, since I do not have a job I am literally so far behind in my bills that the bank is calling daily, my car is having more problems (cooling fans, brakes, and radiator), and my OB appt’s are 5 hours away from me.
I have an ultrasound tomorrow, plus a meeting with my doctor.. I cannot miss this. I need to see how my baby is doing, I’ve been through so much since my last ultrasound and I just want to know if my baby is doing okay… and my GD, god that is the thing I worry about the most.
The 5 hour thing, I’m currently trying to move back to Sioux Falls. I’ve got friends who think it is better for me there because they’ve got lung specialists (and since I’ve got asthma they think it’s going to get really bad during my pregnancy and they want me to be around people that know specifically about lungs).
I’ve applied for jobs there even though I’m still in Rapid City, but I’ve heard back from a dealership about a part time job. I’m praying I’m getting it, because I want nothing more than to just work my ass off for the rest of my pregnancy.
If you’ve been following me, you probably think that wow this girl has a ton of problems.. and I do. I don’t know why, I don’t know what I did to get all these problems especially NOW of all times, but if you really don’t have anything kind or helpful to say please do not say anything at all.
All I want for the holidays is to know my baby is okay and for my bills to be caught up.
If you’ve got questions or any helpful tips my Twitter is – iamlakotak
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