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moon, June, all that she/they acab blm trans rights are human rights i'm very tired all the time the thankful hag pyra ✨ probably older than your mum - occasionally nsfw 🔞

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pyra maniac🔥 @pyracantha.bsky.social · Jul 25

Regarding the heatwave in DC and just generally heatwaves everywhere, this is a list of common medications that can make you more susceptible to heat related illnesses.

Medications that may interact with heat
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS
ANTIDEPRESSANTS
SSRIs: Citalopram (Celexa),
Escitalopram (Lexapro),
Fluoxetine (Prozac), Paroxetine (Paxil, Pexeva), Sertraline (Zoloft)
SNRIs: Desvenlafaxine (Pristia),
Duloxetine (Cymbalta), Levomilnacipran (Fetzima),
Venlafaxine (Effexor XR)
TCAs: Amitriptyline
Armodafinil (Nuvigil)
AtomoxetinE (Strattera)
Dextroamphetamine (Adderall, Dexedrine)
Amphetamine (Adderall)
Lisdexamfetamine
(Vyvanse)
Methamphetamine (Desoxyn)
ANTIPSYCHOTICS
Risperidone
Olanzapine
Quetiapine
Haloperidol
INSULIN
HEART MEDICATIONS
Heat can damage insulin, making it less effective.
Don't store in a hot place like a car or direct sunlight.
ANTICHOLINERGICS
Benztropine mesylate (Cogentin)
Oxybutynin (Ditropan XL)
Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
Benztropine (Cogentin)
Diuretics: Furosemide (Lasix)
ACE inhibitors: Lisinopril, Captopril,
Enalapril
ARBs: Candesartan (Atacand), Irbesartan (Avapro), Losartan
(Cozaar), Olmesartan (Benicar), Telmisartan (Micardis), Valsartan
(Diovan)
Beta Blockers, Calcium Channel
Blockers
COMMONLY
ABUSED
SUBSTANCES
Alcohol
Cocaine
Infographic: Samantha Harrington for Yale Climate Connections | Sources: Ebi. (2021). Hot weather and heat extremes: health risks. / Westaway. (2015). Medicines can affect thermoregulation and accentuate the risk of dehydration and heat-related illness during hot weather. / World Health Organization

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Northwest Museum of Cartoon Arts @nwmoca.bsky.social · 20h

It's only 25 days until we open and we've still got $ to raise. The great news is that we've raised 41% of our goal - $7400 of $18,000! We need to raise $18,000 to cover 6 months rent and utilities. So we still have $10,600.

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pyra maniac🔥 @pyracantha.bsky.social · 12h

woah it's been a LOOOOOONG time since i saw baby boy!!! i mean i guess if mine is 21 time IS somehow passing. 😆❤️

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 12h

This is a cool project. use-it.travel - USE-IT provides maps made by young locals, not commercial, free and up-to-date.

USE-IT Europe | Free maps, made by locals

USE-IT provides maps made by young locals, not commercial, free and up-to-date. We are a European network of young map-makers sharing the best of tips to help you act like a local in our cities.

use-it.travel

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 12h

Call your senator to let them know how you feel about their vote:

www.commoncause.org/find-your-re...

Find Your Representative

Find your representatives. Learn how to find and connect with them. Stay informed about their bills, committees, and contributions.

www.commoncause.org

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 13h

The Senate has just passed the military NDAA containing 2 anti-trans provisions: a surgery ban using federal funds (dependents too), and a sports ban on military academy spaces.

This will be the STARTING point for negotiations with the House, which has even worse provisions.

Only 20 Dems opposed.

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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 13h

Here are 10 practical tips, based on Retana’s advice, for talking to kids about ICE raids and helping them cope with fear and uncertainty. Each point is presented in english y español.

The full guide: lataco.com/kids-ice-tal...

By Erick Galindo

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pyra maniac🔥 @pyracantha.bsky.social · 13h

this is a KILLER cast too. i'm so glad you got so much interaction! it makes me happy to see people loving performances like this.

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chira 🎋 @artofchira.bsky.social · Jun 1

whenever i encounter people who say they can't understand shakespeare verses I always send them this clip from the 2019 Shakespeare in the Park production of Much Ado About Nothing

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pyra maniac🔥 @pyracantha.bsky.social · 13h

if i had my way every play that's taught in schools would be performed FIRST and then read. you do not get the energy of a work unless you see it performed. plus Shakespeare is so bawdy! kids (and me!) eat that up!

pyra maniac🔥 @pyracantha.bsky.social · 13h

The absolute ENERGY that Beatrice needs as a character is SO much Danielle's. She's one of those actors that every time I see her i'm like cast her in MORE THINGS. She's fantastic.

pyra maniac🔥 @pyracantha.bsky.social · 13h

I got so angry about the payment issues this morning, i set off my heart monitor. i think it's the first time a machine told me to calm down, you're too mad. 😆
(lol also what a throwback this gif is)

a man with curly hair has the words you need to relax above his head

Alt: a man with curly hair has the words you need to relax above his head

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Dr. Vaughn Joy @gvaughnjoy.bsky.social · 5d

This week, I was prompted to review The Hunchback of Notre Dame from a genre perspective and I realized it's probably the film I would most recommend for everyone right now, young and old alike.

Frollo is a genocidal potential rapist who gleefully orders law enforcement to murder innocent civilians

And you might be like, “V, what the fuck? You just said that this is a phenomenal film for kids? Are you some kind of sick fuck like Disney filmmakers in the 1990s?” And, yea, kinda. How many moments in reading just that little synopsis did you go “well that sounds familiar”? A rapist leader threatening to round up and imprison innocent people because they’re different, because they live lives untethered to his own “norms”, because they dare to enjoy being human, because they provide for themselves and their families by creating art and music, because they promote self-expression, kindness, generosity, and justice? Sounds like something to warn against and to teach kids young that that’s the worst, most evil motherfucker Disney could think of.

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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 13h

Been waiting decades for the Pumpkin Gates of Hell to open up! And what luck—it’s right down the street…

An inflatable Halloween yard decoration of an enormous orange pumpkin mouth with red eyes and glowing green vine tendrils wrapped around it, as well as a flashing giant spider at each side of the base (one green and one purple).

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pyra maniac🔥 @pyracantha.bsky.social · 13h

oh they are so beautiful!!!!

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 18h

A timely excerpt from Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis, written by my friend Aaron Goggans, who has supported many frontline activists struggling with their mental health during moments of mass protest and upheaval. Thank you, @pempem.bsky.social for uplifting.

A Letter from an Organizer on How to Fight While Feeling Broken

An excerpt from Read This When Things Fall Apart.

mentalhellth.xyz

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pyra maniac🔥 @pyracantha.bsky.social · 13h

oh exciting!!!!! i can't wait to get mine!

pyra maniac🔥 @pyracantha.bsky.social · 13h

this will be my last response: not if there's no OFFICIAL way to tell that it's a sale. giving someone money NOT through a point of sale apparatus does not ensure consumer OR seller protection.

pyra maniac🔥 @pyracantha.bsky.social · 19h

You do beautiful work!!!!

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pyra maniac🔥 @pyracantha.bsky.social · 19h

US not IS I hate typos

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Greer Donley @greerdonley.bsky.social · 22h

NEW-ish: Louisiana is suing FDA over its 2023 REMS change for mifepristone, which removed the in-person dispensing requirement. That change allowed mail or pharmacy dispensing of mife after significant data showed it was safe and effective. A few things to note about this new lawsuit.

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pyra maniac🔥 @pyracantha.bsky.social · 19h

The amount of bullshit squeezing the small businesses rn is INFURIATING. Payment companies that won’t let you use them, tariffs that are making it impossible for small companies to sell directly to customers. Killing small businesses while billionaires exist is what the IS exists for I guess.

a woman in a black shirt and grey cardigan is standing in front of a window with blinds

Alt: a woman in a black dress and grey cardigan grabs a pillow from a chair and jams it over her face to scream into it

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pyra maniac🔥 @pyracantha.bsky.social · 19h

Also per last post PAYPAL IS NOT A BANK. They can and will just freeze your account on flimsy pretexts and steal your money. It is NOT protected there. Move $ out quickly if you use it as a sales point.

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pyra maniac🔥 @pyracantha.bsky.social · 19h

So now people are having their access to PayPal cut off if there is “commission” or other buzzwords that these companies are using to exclude NSFW creators. And it’s catching ALL CREATORS. REGARDLESS adult art is LEGAL TO SELL. Payment companies making it impossible to sell art is utter bullshit.

Gilbert #NewDeal4Animation @discord12395.bsky.social · 7d

This is a warning to every artists and clients using PayPal: Leave the note blank or send invoices. Apparently even saying "commission" makes them trigger happy. #SaveSpeech #StopPaypros

And continue the pressure by calling PayPal. Helpful link here: anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co#phonescript

@Inker_comics: I JUST GOT FUCKED UP REAL BAD [shared a screenshot of his suspension from PayPal]

@MrQuessos: [quote tweeting @Inker_comics] If you are going to pay an artist via PayPal, please DO NOT include ANYTHING related to commission or nsfw in the payment description. Whether out of ignorance or innocence, you could screw up someone's job.

Mastercard

Phone (US): 1-800-627-8372
1-800-307-7309
US option selection: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1
Phone (outside US): 1-636-722-7111
Aus: +61 1800 120 113
UK: 0-800-96-4767
All region numbers here (and here )

Stripe

California: 888-926-2289
US: 877-887-7815
France: +33 805-11-19-67

Paypal

Phone (US): 1-888-221-1161
Phone (outside US): 1-402-935-2050
UK: +44 (0203)-901-7000

Visa

Phone (US): 1-800-847-2911
US option selection: 1, 1, 2 or 1, 1, 3
Headquarters: +1 (650)-432-3200
Aus: +61 1800 125 440
Phone (outside US): click here

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pyra maniac🔥 @pyracantha.bsky.social · 19h

My bank doesn’t support Zelle, and with a bank transfer how are customers protected if they have a problem? People should be able to use regular payment systems to sell things that are LEGAL TO SELL. It is legal to sell NSFW art. There is NO REASON for these companies to try to “regulate” this.

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 21h

Erin does great work on here, and this entire thread is well worth a read, not just for the information that contains, but because it'll make you feel better about what's going on in the country

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 21h

4. Netflix, however, didn’t flinch—and a week later, its stock is up, the boycott a fizzle rather than a firestorm, a hollow echo of the successful Disney backlash led by liberals around the same time that followed Jimmy Kimmel’s firing.

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