Day: August 26, 2018

typhlonectes:

These muddy turtle children were found crawling out of the ground, right next to the Erie County Fair in far Eastern NY State.

Bio-techs from the nearby
U.S Fish & Wildlife Service – Lower Great Lakes Fish & Wildlife Conservation Office

helped to relocate these freshly hatched Common Snapping Turtles to a suitable wild location in the

Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge, far from any roads.

(Photo credit: Colleen Kolb/USFWS)

homestuckorbust:

professorsparklepants:

imtooticky:

My coworkers complain when we can’t assign homework over Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. As if somehow this interferes with their ability to teach their classes.

My coworkers complain that our Muslim students get to leave class to pray Salat at noon. Like, we have maybe one Muslim student every two or three years – thus far, all extraordinarily respectful and lovely kids! – and they slip quietly out of class to pray.

My coworkers find all this infuriating. “Imagine,” they cry, “If a Christian kid asked to do that.”

I calmly explain, every single time, that a Christian kid would never HAVE to do that, because every single Christian holy day is a day off school. Good Friday. Easter Sunday. Christmas day. Our entire country interrupts its financial and educational systems – schedules its WEEKS – around the Christian prayer customs and seasons.

God forbid we temporarily unclip the rope barrier and leave an opening for someone whose religious traditions vary from our own.

Heck, the only holy day we DON’T get off is Ash Wednesday, and that only involves a church service if you’re Catholic.

DING DING DING

baapi-makwa:

baapi-makwa:

Boozhoo (hello), my name is Ken, I am a disabled Ojibwe artist from northern Wisconsin. I am writing this post because I am having a hard time making ends meet and any donations I could possibly receive at this time would be greatly appreciated. Recent events have left my bank account depleted and my cupboards bare, I have some food but it will not last and I still do not know how I will cover all the utility bills.

I do have PayPal, that is really the best way to donate at this time, the email I use for that is: baapimakwa@gmail.com, or you can click here.

Really need to go food shopping and hoping to hit up the food shelf at the same time, found a ride but gonna have to pay for gas and possibly lunch for the driver, any help is greatly appreciated. Miigwech (thank you).