my roommates are mad at me cause i told them the blaire witch project wasn’t scary before we saw it together but i literally cannot watch the blaire witch project without thinking of the funniest image ever conceived, aka shaggy from scooby doo facing the wall like the end of the blaire witch project
Hid art. Made graffiti, smuggled out kids, hid people, preserved knowledge, and kept the truth out of the lies
Not everyone is built to be a fighter. And that’s okay. A war isn’t won by the infantry alone. We need support in this trying time as the great beast called Facism rises. Don’t tolerate intolerance. Stay angry. Stay together. Stay smart.
all those senators voting to have kavanaugh be supreme court justice like….. you guys are really trying hard not to be re-elected huh
What’s extra hilarious is that she got all steamed about it like “OMG THIS IS BRIBERY.”
Um, no. No one offered YOU the money, Susan. It’s called “You fucked up and now we’re taking steps to make sure you lose your seat because of it.“ Because that’s how elected positions work.
Besides, lobbyists and big business buy Congressional votes in backroom deals all the time. So why not everyday folks too? Or do y’all think she’s just pissed cause this one’s out in the open?
All the money counts for nothing if people don’t get off their asses and VOTE. For the love of pete, what else could you have to do that day that’s more important? You’ve seen the alternative.
PSA: journalists aren’t supposed to put names in the headlines if the person isn’t a public figure. It’s not a matter of maliciously not giving credit
^^^as a journalist, this is something that bothers me ALL THE TIME
A friend of mine on Twitter explained this the other day, so to elaborate based on what she said: If the name is not instantly recognizable the way a public figure is, then putting the name in the headline isn’t going to bring about any sort of recognition or connection in the reader, and doesn’t do much to draw the reader into the story. But something like “local teen” does create a connection by tying the person into the community, and encourages the reader to learn more about what this local teen has done. The name will be in the article itself, after the headline has done its job at getting the reader to look into it.
It’s worth noting too that usually, according to the Inverted Pyramid writing style used for journalism where the most important information is shared first, the person’s name is usually in the first sentence of the first paragraph.
Whenever I see someone get up at arms over a headline that says “Local Teen” and the first comment is “SAY THEIR NAME” I’m always like “hey, thanks for telling every journalist present that you don’t read articles and just skim headlines.” Really makes us feel appreciated.
I think this Onion headline illustrates the point pretty well
