whalepunk:

poetrylesbian:

they should make a pill that makes people in their 20s feel good about where their lives are going

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Impressive to me that no one said the same thing twice

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tepkunset:

Things that should be 100% covered by the government, period:

  • Glasses
  • Hearing aids
  • Mobility aids
  • AAC devices
  • Prescription medications
  • Literally all forms of therapy

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blue-ice-veins:
“sharpied seashells by Barbara Moloney Callen
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blue-ice-veins:

sharpied seashells by  Barbara Moloney Callen

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jcrewguy:

Got to meet the Mayor of Burbank briefly at the TreeGate location while striking earlier. He said Universal did not have permits and will be hit with as many fines as possible. pic.twitter.com/UYTvvbCzib  — ♨ Marin M. Miller ♨ (@marinmmillerVO) July 19, 2023ALT
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sparkletindi:

vaspider:

laughingcatwrites:

unpretty:

jcrewguy:

Quick shoutout to the good people at @UniversalPics for trimming the trees that gave our picket line shade right before a 90+ degree week. pic.twitter.com/aZvvPYQ23i  — Chris Stephens (@ChrisStephensMD) July 17, 2023ALT
OH SHIT SON  THOSE TREES ARE CITY PROPERTY  IT MIGHT BE TREE LAW TIME https://t.co/oaoFWQQaNv  — Nome (@NomeDaBarbarian) July 17, 2023ALT
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In a statement to The Post, a spokesperson for NBCUniversal claimed the tree work is simply an annual ritual at this time of year. “We understand that the safety tree trimming of the Ficus trees we did on Barham Blvd. has created unintended challenges for demonstrators, that was not our intention. In partnership with licensed arborists, we have pruned these trees annually at this time of year to ensure that the canopies are light ahead of the high wind season,” they wrote. “We support the WGA and SAG’s right to demonstrate and are working to provide some shade coverage. We continue to openly communicate with the labor leaders on-site to work together during this time.”

Here is the weeping fig at Plummer Park that has been left alone because it is in weho. The photo embedded in the tweet is of an absolutely enormous tree with a huge lush shade canopy planted between a sidewalk and parking lot.  — lauren (@aptkr_) July 17, 2023ALT

If those trees were pollarded annually, the cut areas would NOT look like that. There would be big knobs of old growth at the trimming sites. Not seeing any of that here. The way those trees were topped (not pollarded, which is a very careful process that has to begin when the tree is immature) is excellent way to kill them due to loss of hydration, open sites to infection and parasitism during the best time of year for both, lack of nutrition due to so little greenery and new budding growth being left, sunburn and other exposure damage, and a myriad of other possibilities. Plus, if they were topped annually, they would not have the lovely drooping branches seen in the other picture but would have tons of vertical suckers instead.

This is what an annually pollarded mature tree should look like:

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If this was done by the city, the public works arborists should be protesting in front of city hall and screaming their heads off right now. I’m not hearing about that, so… Tree law!

The Studios: *speak*

Botanists and other Tree Experts:


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Update and confirmation of Imminent Tree Law:

Our Office is investigating the tree trimming that occurred outside Universal Studios where workers, writers, and actors are exercising their right to picket.  The trimmed trees are LA City managed street trees.  (Before and after photos below) pic.twitter.com/xczw0bTdh9  — LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia (@lacontroller) July 19, 2023ALT

He mentions later in the thread that not only do they not trim the trees annually, they’re trimmed at best once every 18 years. Supposed to be every five, and only in dormancy, which even my layman’s ass knows about tree trimming.

And yes, Universal can probably eat the fine. But it’s gonna be a whopper even if the trees survive (which is as mentioned kinda unlikely), California is a triple damage state for tree law, and it may increase dramatically if there were nesting birds in the trees.

All this to be a Captain Planet filler villain to some writers. And yes, it’s currently just the writers officially picketing there; SAG-AFTRA recommended against it for petty bullshit like this and the suddenly necessary sidewalk construction.

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blackgirlsreverything:

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fans4wga:

WGA Garage Sale: 2023 Strike Auction

WGA Garage Sale: 2023 Strike Auction. 100% of proceeds benefit the Entertainment Community Fund.ALT
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[image ID: first image is a screenshot from the WGA Garage Sale Auction page. Item is listed as Package 8 with a starting bid of $100 and titled, “Bidding begins July 27 – Personalized Video from the Office Ladies.” Attached is a photo of actresses Angela Kinsey and Jenna Fischer, aka Angela and Pam from The Office.

second image is a screenshot from the WGA Garage Sale Auction page. Item is listed as Package 14 with a starting bid of $100 and titled, “Bidding begins July 27: Elementary props from Robert Wolfe. @writergeekrhw Image is of a man holding props.

third image is a screenshot from the WGA Garage Sale Auction page. Item is listed as Package 18 with a starting bid of $100 and titled "Enigma Machine prop from Bones.” Image is of the Enigma Machine from the TV show Bones.

fourth image is a screenshot from the WGA Garage Sale Auction page. Item is listed as Package 24 with a starting bid of $50 and titled, “Lisa Hanawalt Handpainted Bojack Horseman strike sign.” Attached is an image of Bojack Horseman with the text “Give us a fair deal or suck a dick dumbshits!”

fifth image is a screenshot from the WGA Garage Sale Auction page. Item is listed as Package 37 with a starting bid of $100 and titled, “Better Call Saul Crew Gifts.” Attached is an image of BCS logo beer steins, a bag, and a mug.

sixth image is a screenshot from the WGA Garage Sale Auction page. Item is listed as Package 42 with a starting bid of $100 and titled, “What We Do In The Shadows - Colin Robinson’s notebook.” Image is of a composition book prop from WWDITS.

seventh image is a screenshot from the WGA Garage Sale Auction page. Item is listed as Package 41 with a starting bid of $50 and titled, “What We Do In The Shadows signed poster (1 of 12 printed).” Attached is the WWDITS poster.

eighth image is a screenshot from the WGA Garage Sale Auction page. Item is listed as Package 46 with a starting bid of $50 and titled, “Connor Roy For President Hat.” Image is of a baseball cap from the show Succession that says Connor Roy For President. end ID.]

Support the WGA strike and bid on some cool items from your favorite writers, creators, and film/TV shows! Link to auction site here.

Lots more stuff on the website, with more auction items added frequently!

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teathattast:

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socialjusticeinamerica:

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paspasnoodl:

demilypyro:

oysters-aint-for-me:

demilypyro:

talisidekick:

demilypyro:

Using my powers of disease and plague to wreak havoc on the kingdom. The knights keep sending doctors to defeat me but I’ve been eating way too many apples so my forcefield repels them

What’s your strategy against undergraduate medical professionals? Like those coming to the kingdom to use the disease and plague outbreak to complete their residency program requirement to become a doctor? Or undergraduate students doing a following for part of their study period? They wouldn’t be repelled by the apple forcefield.

I have a gun also

then why do you even need the powers of disease and plague

Nobody understands the value of a good aesthetic these days

I mean, a single gun is not a very effective way to wreak havoc on an entire kingdom, in the same way that disease and plague is not very effective at like… defending your evil lair from nosey grad students.

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