An Explanation Is Not Owed

Or, what if, this and when something becomes public domain, no parts of it can be copyrighted again. For example (this is a hypothetical example) Barrie's Peter Pan is in Public Domain so anything from that, like Tinkerbell, would also stay public domain and not be copyrighted by Disney (I do not know if Tinkerbell is copyrighted by Disney but she/it probably is) but Disney's original spins on it would still be copyrighted (see the Disney Fairies Series or Pixie Hollow). and if this is how things work, cool! I have not researched copyright law because that is an entire thing

unpopular opinion but I think copyrights should automatically die when the author does

Popular* opinion

Imagine: Its 2025. You're getting pulled over. A community representative approaches to let you know you have a taillight out. They don't need your license and registration, they don't write you a fix-it ticket. You're back on the road in less than five minutes. You swing by the store and grab a new light, not because you're afraid of what the city will do to you, but because you respect your community and know that having all your lights working is part of the driving privilege.

Your neighbors got into a loud spat a few weeks ago and without fear or hesitation, called a domestic assistance number. A counselor arrived and was able to talk the couple down and suggest solutions for their disagreement. No one was hurt, the kids participated in the discussion, and it's been quiet ever since.

Your friend has been struggling with addiction and you fear they might be a danger to themselves or others. You call a substance abuse specialist and they talk you through ways to help your friend get treatment. They offer to send an agent out to speak with your friend directly and provide information on harm reduction centers in your area.

Black and brown people are no longer being exploited through tickets and fines to pay for police. Trust is slowly being fostered in the community.

Teachers are being paid a living wage and students are being given more time, attention, and education. Books are up to date and classrooms are optimized to keep up with technology.

Trump is out of office.

It’s been a very long time since the name of a murdered black person was used as a hashtag.

Casual racism is no longer tolerated. The KKK has been classified as a terrorist organization. The Confederate flag isnt flown and has been removed from any official state flags or insignias. Most Confederate monuments have been taken down and placed in storage or museums.

You trust the investigation force to deal with crime the same way you trust firefighters to put out fires.

That's what 'defund the police' looks like. What we've seen in the last few weeks shows how overreaching and power-drunk many officers are. We asked too much of them and then called them heroes despite evidence to the contrary. We let them think that they could get away with anything, including murder. Its time for change.

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Seattle Public Library is doing this awesome program called Books Unbanned that allows teens and young adults (ages 13-26) access to their collection of e-books and e-audiobooks from anywhere in the USA. All you need to do is fill out a simple form and you get their Books Unbanned card. Please share this information far and wide. I know they're not the only ones to have done this, but the more the merrier!

xkcd

Average Familiarity

Here you go!

I’m trying to find that XKCD comic with the two geologists who are like “we have to remember the average layperson only knows formulas for three or four basic schists and quartzes” and I cannot.

Anyone have it where you can lay hands on it?

Don’t tell me what to do

stay hydrated or else

if you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to live in the midwest, this is it. 

Hi, It would be nice if you could reblog what is happening in Poland right now:

70% of Polish queer kids commit suicides because of the hate they get, because of the support they are not given, because it is legal to say some city is a “LGBT-free zone”.  They dehumanize us, they mock us, they kill us. SPREAD THE WORD

When I was 17 my appendix ruptured because I thought I was just having period cramps and didn’t go to the hospital so don’t tell me PMS symptoms are no big deal

this is inaccurate.  Tokoyami and Dark Shadow switched lines

Midoriya: So... what do you want to eat for lunch?

Dark Shadow: TᕼE ᔕOᑌᒪᔕ Oᖴ TᕼE IᑎᑎOᑕEᑎT

Tokoyami: No, uhh... A bagel.

Dark Shadow:N̸͎̖̪̾̾͘ͅÒ̷͔͆̊͠

Tokoyamin without missing a beat: Two bagels.

Based on that vine

dr who’s on first, doctor strange is on second and doctor house is on third. theres no way theyre getting through a single inning