Slightlyanxiousvillain

U ever b like “it is what it is” but deep in ur heart wish shit would b different

I have nothing to prove to you.

Extremely frustrating as Palestinians watching the world stand in solidarity with The Ukraine and suddenly knowing how to use the word occupation.

dropping this here

and this one too. they let refugees fleeing a different war freeze to death in the middle of winter while the world turned a blind eye at the frozen corpses of children who were denied asylum and died because of it. this was happening as of two months ago as well, it’s not old news

i stand with ukraine, obviously.

i also stand with those who are calling out the blatant hypocrisy in how others in the same situation were treated, as well as those who are rightfully upset in the world’s support of and reaction to of one group of people but not others who have faced the same and much worse.

and before anyone jumps on this with ‘omg not appropriate right now’ or ‘stop comparing the two’, it’s entirely possible to stand with ukraine and the russians who are protesting the russian govt, while at the same time acknowledging that the world’s eurocentric response to this situation is extremely different to the response it gives other countries in places the western world declares are “backward”, and “uncivilized”

me before making yet another unintelligible post about my current hyperfixations

i've clowned about deancas for ten seasons straight and some of y'all really think i'm about to stop now lmao it's the last season i've got absolutely nothing to lose it's not like i had any dignity in the first place

I think there are schools where what might be called a “behaviour problem” exists.

In said schools, I don’t think banning mobile phones would have an impact because a) phones aren’t the issue and b) it won’t be enforceable anyway.

We live in a world where kids will have constant access to mobile phones, and we ought to be teaching them how to use phones safely and responsibly- banning them doesn’t help.

Meanwhile, what schools with behaviour issues need is:

-Funding for interventions with kids who struggle in a classroom/school environment for whatever reason.

-Funding to attract and retain experienced staff.

-Resources in the wider community (e.g. youth workers) to deal with things like drug problems that spill over into school.

-Funding for decent alternative provision for kids who can’t cope in a mainstream school environment.

-A broader curriculum with more vocational opportunities for kids who don’t thrive in traditional academic subjects.

But also, there needs to be an acknowledgement that every single kid has been through a traumatic experience in the last year, and when you are eleven or fourteen, a year is a much higher proportion of you life than when you are thirty or forty.

And the expectation that kids will just seamlessly slot into their old routines and everything will be fine is ridiculous.

IM SOBBING

BORIS RESIGNING AS PRIME MINISTER!!

The UK government passed the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill today, which gives police massive control over protests… including preventing them if they’re too ‘annoying’ or ‘noisy’ (even if it’s only a single protester). It also effectively criminalises the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller lifestyles, and recommends 10 year prison sentences for statue vandals.

The bill passed on the same day as the government announces the abandoning of all Covid precautions, where Boris Johnson basically stood up in front of the country and said ‘yeah more people will die, but yeah… money. Do whatever the hell you want and fuck collective responsibility, every man for himself’.

Thereby COMPLETELY ignoring SAGE, the scientific experts who advise the government, who have warned that variants that are resistant to the vaccine might develop.

And all of this isn’t even mentioning the Electoral Integrity Bill that was also read today, which is looking to introduce voter ID to prevent fraud… THERE IS NO WIDESPREAD VOTER FRAUD IN THE UK. 4 people were convicted, and 2 people were cautioned by police in the last election. 

6 people.

Out of roughly 47 MILLION people of voting age.

It’s just a move to disenfranchise voters.

Every day this hellhole just gets worse.

Obviously, I hope that everyone in Ukraine stays safe and Ukrainians deserve all of our support right now but I also wanted to say that my heart goes out to all people in Eastern Europe and Central Asia who have been living with the fear of Russian intervention for years and now see their worst fears come true. I see so many posts about how "we shouldn't worry as Westerners because the war will not affect us directly" and while this is absolutely true, I wanted to take a second to acknowledge those who do have to live with the fear that it might affect them directly. I don't have anything more to offer than words and it's not worth much but if you are from Poland, Estonia, Kazakhstan or any other country close to Russia or Ukraine and you are afraid because you don't know what the current events means for the future of your country, I am with you in thought and sending you a warm hug with this post.