Not only that, but even without the “serious training,” why do people seem unable to consider that dancers at clubs practice just as serious an art form? Being able to work the stage, do insane pole acrobatics, and wow a crowd requires immense skill in many respects. One of my best friends is a dancer part-time and…

Really enjoying the Offspring song selection to lead off that epic pitching montage.

I wasn’t planning on upgrading but this is super frustrating. I hope they’re just covering and there isn’t really a serious plan to charge for these patches.

Welcome, Heather! Can’t wait to read some of the awesome stuff you’re sure to cook up :D

I will never, ever be able to get this image out of my mind :(

That means a lot, seriously. But I completely agree. I see it all the time from my fellow public health and medical professionals and researchers. The intention is good (I hope/like to think) but you’re right, it becomes incredibly patronizing. A lot of people that work in community health especially can suffer from…

I completely agree. In the course of some of my research I’ve had the incredible opportunity to get to speak to people who may have been in situations like yourself. I never stop feeling so honored that they would trust me enough to share some of the incredibly painful details of how they use to or currently have to…

Thanks for sharing with me; I really do appreciate hearing about your experiences. Up until very recently, I volunteered on two local syringe exchanges for about a year. It made me so happy to see our clients actually treated with respect, dignity, and kindness when they were interacting with the staff there. But I’d…

I completely agree. Even then, I find online “performances” around homelessness to be completely unproductive. You know those ones that occasionally pop up on Facebook or YouTube where someone pretends to be homeless? Those feel the same as this though slightly less destructive. They’re about personal vanity rather…

I think more what I meant was physical harm or ill, mostly because I avoid ever wishing that upon another person. As a rule of thumb, despite my long history of martial arts training, I’m very much a pacifist. I do agree with the charges however, and am happy that a measure of justice will be served for her actions.…

As a public health researcher, professional, and teacher: FUCK THAT NOISE. Stop being an ableist asshole, stop denying scientific evidence, and stop enabling cockmuffins in your state to further exempt themselves from vaccines that not only save their OWN kids’ lives, but OTHER kids’ lives.

So, as someone who regularly works with the homeless, I can KINDOF get her point; people do usually just straight up ignore those who are in need, whether that person is sitting around with a sign, panhandling, or actively approaching people.

Unsure why exactly, but I REALLY dislike the typographic design they went with. To me it screams neither “punk” nor anything arctic-related. Looks like a bad metal band logo reject.

I take this as an omen: we may win a few games this season. I’m cautiously optimistic as I watch this osprey get rekt.