Y’all realize kids who go to underfunded, decrepit, “minority-majority” schools—kids who are segregated out of districts’ gifted programs, kids whose addresses dictate that no such program will even be offered in jest—as a rule, like, experience infinitely more stress in every capacity than your woe-is-me, too-much-pressure-to-succeed, my-gift-is-my-eternal-wound ass ever will, right? Right?
(via filmnoirsbian)
The study found that the average time between a new species being described and it appearing for sale online was only eight years, with some species appearing for sale online less than a year after becoming known to science. According to one study cited by the authors, more than 20 newly described species had their entire wild population collected after description.
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Remember, the critically important bees that are in decline are NOT the ones we raise for honey, which are invasive and even destructive!
Quote from article:
“A huge misconception in the public is that honeybees serve as the iconic image for pollinator conservation. That’s ridiculous. It’s like making chickens the iconic image of bird conservation,” said Dr Ager.
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Socially liberal and economically conservative just means you don’t like to call people slurs but you still want to uphold all the systems of capitalism that keep marginalized people beneath you.
Alternatively for some men it can mean that you live in a liberal area and you want to be able to express a conservative political ideology while still being able to date girls.
(via powerfulwizard)