AKA "Cypher's Internet Misadventures" A place for my ramblings and reblogs. There's a lot of Homestuck, some Doctor Who, and a few other things somewhere in here.
Havent updated since the tiddyban, just here to like posts p much.
Tumblr is going to delete all NSFW content on the website starting on December 17, inevitably banning countless artists who have posted NSFW art, writers who write NSFW stories, and generally ruining the website completely.
In solidarity with the artists whose digital profiles will be erased, MSPA Prophet will cease to make any further posts if this policy is enacted.
But for the final series of posts: If you’re an artist who’s leaving Tumblr because of the policy change, submit this blog a (SFW) post with your art and a link to other social media profiles where we can find your work! Knowing where to find you after this site completely collapses is the important part.
Homestuck artists are of course very encouraged, but any art is welcome. See you for the next two weeks before Tumblr turns to complete garbage.
This year, Republican Bruce Poliquin sought reelection, having served in the House of Representatives for two terms. He ran against the Democrats’ candidate, Jared Golden.
Poliquin got 46.2% of the votes. Golden got 45.7% of the votes.
You’ll notice that 46.2% + 45.7% = 91.9%, not 100%.
See, Poliquin and Golden weren’t the only candidates, there were also Independent candidates like like Tiffany Bond and Will Hoar.
Normally in America, if you vote for someone that’s “kinda like a Democrat, but not a Democrat” you run the risk of having a Republican win (and if you vote for someone “kinda like a Republican” it can be seen as helping the Democrats).
For example, over in Arizona it looks like the Democratic candidate for the Senate might have won… except some people voted for a liberal “Green Party” candidate. More than twice as many people than were needed for the Democrat to win. So the Republican candidate goes to the Senate.
The election was won by the candidate that less voters liked.
Back to Maine.
In 2016, Maine became the first state in America to vote in favor of having their federal elections be decided by ranked choice/instant runoff voting.
Under this type of voting, people fill out a ballot to say which candidate they like the most… and which candidate would be their second choice, their third choice, and so on.
If no candidate gets a majority of the votes, then officials look at the ballots again and say “okay which candidates got the fewest votes? Who did their supporters say was their second choice?”
The votes for the candidates that got nowhere near a majority are given to whichever candidate was the “Second choice” of those voters. The goal is to ensure that the winning candidate is someone that a majority of the population is at least okay with.
And that’s why Poliquin, with his 46.2% is expected to lose to Golden and his 45.7%. Because the people that ended up voting for an Independent mostly said “well, Golden wouldn’t be my favorite… but he’s better than Poliquin!”
The end result still isn’t perfect, but it’s a vastly more democratic process, that has the potential to elect officials far more representative of the population.
People can vote for an Independent freely instead of holding their nose and voting for the “lesser evil.” Independent parties can have a chance to grow instead of being demonized as taking away votes.
And candidates can look at the results and say “huh, a lot of the people that got me elected really liked that Independent. Maybe I should see what were the policies that made the Independent popular?
Americans need to look to Maine and ask “why aren’t we doing it like that?” (and maybe head over to https://www.fairvote.org/ to try and get the ball rolling in their State)
Drawings and paintings by Ari Bach (the “i” in facts-i-just-made-up), you can see more at https://www.deviantart.com/aribach. This is also where you can find me if this blog gets deleted. And of course through my novels’ publisher.
STROKE: Remember The 1st Three Letters… S.T..R … My friend sent this to me and encouraged me to post it and spread the word. I agree. If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks.
STROKE IDENTIFICATION: During a party, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine and just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. (they offered to call ambulance)
They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food - while she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening. Ingrid’s husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00pm , Ingrid passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the party . Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today.
Some don’t die. They end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead. It only takes a minute to read this…
STROKE IDENTIFICATION:
A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke…totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.
RECOGNIZING A STROKE
Remember the ‘3’ steps, STR . Read and Learn! Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke. Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions :
S * Ask the individual to SMILE .. T * = TALK. Ask the person to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) (eg ‘It is sunny out today’). R * Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS .
If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call the ambulance and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.
NOTE : Another ‘sign’ of a stroke is 1. Ask the person to ‘stick’ out their tongue. 2. If the tongue is ‘crooked’, if it goes to one side or the other that is also an indication of a stroke.
A prominent cardiologist says if everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to 10 people; you can bet that at least one life will be saved.
And it could be your own.
First reblog post that actually saves a life.
This is a life-saving post.
the more you know
yeah don’t think that this can’t happen to you or someone you know if they’re young. my cousin’s wife is 33 and she had a stroke last year
I’ve had a stroke. It happens to people, and the more you know about this kind of stuff, the better.Because it could be important to know.
LIVE SAVING. WOOOAHH. REBLOG REBLOG REBLOG REBLOG REBLOG
Had a family member almost die of one, so signal boosting because you never know when you could save a life.
Because I feel bad if I don’t reblog…
My mother died after being paralyzed by a stroke. Please read this^
I remember a while ago here in UK there were stroke-identifying adverts. Their catchphrase was FAST:
F- Face: is their face fallen on one side?
A- Arms: can they raise both their arms up and hold them there?
S- Speech: is their speech slurred? Can they speak a full sentence?
T- Time: if all the signs show a stroke, call 999.
We managed to save my nana with this information when she had her first stroke.
SAVE A LIFE.
ALSO children and even babies in utero can get strokes! My little sister had one when she was almost 2 and we amazed the doctors cause we caught it in just a few days(not quite in the 3 hour mark, but still a very good sign). She was able to almost fully recover. She just a few struggles with words once in awhile.
girl i hope you appreciate your boyfriend. he just stood practically on top of a horror movie monster so you could get out of the elevator first. he loves you.
are we going to ignore the actress who got kicked in the face
well thats the price you pay for fucking terrifying someone
This whole post is GOLD
Yea, if you’re an actor and you deliberately try to freak people out then you need to be aware it’s flight or FIGHT. There’s a chance that someone will run away screaming but someone could also square up and try to kick your creepy ass.
By deciding to be a creepy bastard you are accepting the possibility that you might end up getting hurt and I do not feel sorry for you.
But a quick reminder: if you go to a haunted house, DONT GO if you know you react to fear with violence. You’re paying to be scared by these actors; they’re doing their jobs. They don’t deserve to be punched for something you signed off on.
But if you’re an actor or prankster who’s picking targets who didn’t consent ahead of time, be warned, you might get punched.
