So a few days ago (June 3, 2018), the Volcán de Fuego erupted in Guatemala. So far, as of today (June 6) at least 82 people are confirmed dead, 300 are injured, 192 are missing, and thousands have had to evacuate. The towns of El Rodeo, San Miguel, Los Lotes, and Alotenango have been buried in volcanic material. The volcano is still in eruptive phase, and even more people could be affected. x x x
If you haven’t heard about this, that’s probably because the news (at least in the United States) has barely been covering it at all. In all honesty, I only learned about it today from a Tumblr post. Even on here, though, I haven’t seen many posts telling people outside of Guatemala how they can help, so I thought I’d compile a list.
Organizations Accepting Online Donations
- Helps International – 3 stars on Charity Navigator
- GlobalGiving Guatemala volcano relief fund – 4 stars on Charity Navigator
- B Strong (write “GUATEMALA” in the “additional comment” field if you want to allocate your donation for Guatemala, but you can also make a general donation) – Not yet on Charity Navigator
- International Relief Teams – 4 stars on Charity Navigator
- WorldVision – 4 stars on Charity Navigator
- Children’s Hunger Fund – 4 stars on Charity Navigator
- Catholic Relief Services – 4 stars on Charity Navigator
Other Ways to Help
- GoFundMe has a list of verified volcano relief efforts
- Banking information for international donation to Cruz Roja Guatemalteca (the Guatemalan Red Cross division) and Rotary Clubs of Guatemala)
- This photographer is selling photographs and donating all proceeds to those affected by the eruptions
If you know of any other ways people can help, please feel free to add them!
As of today, there are 99 people dead and 197 people missing and presumed dead. Even if you’re not able to donate, please reblog this so more people can see it!
The official death toll is now 109, 200 people are missing, and on Thursday, people who had just returned had to re-evacuate because of new lava flows, so please reblog and consider donating if you can!
(You can now also donate to the Center for Disaster Philanthropy
by googling “Guatemala volcano” and clicking “Donate”)
Month: June 2018
An octopus battles a crayfish. Detail from a mosaic of sea creatures in the House of the Dancing Faun, Pompeii; now in the National Archaeological Museum, Naples.
listen we’re always pushing back against anti-vaxxers with the science showing that no, vaccines don’t cause autism, but can we please talk about the underlying problem here which is that people hate autistic children?
even if the poorly researched pseudo-science was right and vaccines had any link to autism in children, i would still want myself and my children vaccinated because guess what, there’s nothing wrong with autistic people.
what i hear when people say they don’t want their children vaccinated against deadly illnesses because they believe that vaccines cause autism is not just that they’re horribly misinformed, but that they’d rather have a sick, dying, or dead child than an autistic child. and honestly, that’s pretty fucked up and just goes to show that neurotypical people don’t view us as people who are equally entitled to life.
*PUNCHES REBLOG BUTTON*
The Yakutian horse, sometimes called the Yakut horse, Yakut pony or simply the Yakut, is a rare native horse breed from the Siberian Sakha Republic (or Yakutia) region. It is large compared to the otherwise similar Mongolian horse and Przewalski’s horse. It is noted for its adaptation to the extreme cold climate of Yakutia, including the ability to locate and graze on vegetation that is under deep snow cover, and to survive without shelter in temperatures that reach −94 °F.
The breed averages 13.3 hands in stallions and 13.2 hands in mares, and shares certain outward characteristics with other northern breeds like Shetland pony, Fjord horse and Icelandic horse including sturdy stature, thick mane and heavy hair coat.
the latest evil secret of vaccines: mutant transgender potion
not my screenshot, I never would have protected these names
h o l y s h i t
if you cannibalize people of your preferred sex you’ll transition faster it’s science
it’s true, my transition was going slowly until i started eating 2.5 cis men per day, now i have a 3 foot beard and my boobs just fell off
My suggestions, if this becomes a thing:
1) Ride of the Valkyries
2) A kazoo
3) Brian Blessed screaming
4) Long, drawn-out farting / raspberries
5) That sound the TARDIS makes in-flight
6) Ian McKellen as Gandalf just muttering “bum bum bum” over and over
7) William Shatner’s rendition of “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”
8) That gadoiiiiiing sound a ruler makes when you ping it off the end of a deskIf anyone knows Brian Blessed or Ian McKellen, I’ll cut you in for 10%.
“It’s the MEN’S World Cup, not the women’s!” shouts Trevor, stamping his foot and holding his breath as he shits himself at the very notion of women being on tv to talk about football.
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