rapeculturerealities:

Florida Republicans’ New Bill Bans Girls From Talking About Menstruation | The Mary Sue

Florida Republicans' New Bill Bans Girls From Talking About Menstruation

Damn, Florida, make up your mind! In which way do you want to be dystopic and horrible?

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The new bill in question, HB 1069, which seeks to prohibit any sex education or discussion around it before sixth grade in Florida schools, would also prohibit the 10-to-11-year old girls (or younger) who are getting their periods in fourth or fifth grade from talking about it, or even asking for help from a friend or teacher if they get it during class. And if an educator were to explain what was going on, or give aide to a student who asked for help, that teacher or school nurse would be breaking the law

evilsoup:

catboydivorce:

tonysopranobignaturals-deactiva:

adding the definition of social-emotional learning here was an unintentional own

Can we fucking look at some examples of this “indoctrination.’

This is a page from a 1st grade math textbook (enVision Florida B.E.S.T. Mathematics Grade 1), showing that there are more than one way to reach the same conclusion by doing what makes most sense to the individual; that there is no right or wrong way of doing so.

The NY Times reviewed 27 of Florida’s prohibited textbooks and found that, “In most of the books, there was little that touched on race, never mind an academic framework like critical race theory.“ [link to article]

 I could go on about the dark and drastic consequences of taking away social-emotional learning, but I won’t derail the post.

The fact that “teaching children how to think for themselves instead of following extra-rigid guidelines” counts as “indoctrination” into some leftist cult of wokeness or something is uh…fucking horrifying.

is it that or is it that it features a white girl and a black boy on the same page

great-and-small:

A few days ago I noticed that one of the softshell turtles in my nearby pond has a very unique look. I was thinking he might be piebald (which is a genetic mutation that disrupts skin pigmentation), but I’ve never seen or heard of a piebald softshell. Take a look at this weirdo ⬇️

Since I wasn’t sure what was up with this dude, I did what I always do whenever I see something weird going on with a wild animal; I called my local Fish & Wildlife! This might sound like a crazy reaction to seeing a splotchy turtle but I actually learned something extremely important that I would love for my followers (especially those in Florida) to know about too. After calling F&W I spoke with the turtle specialist for quite some time, as it turns out there is an unknown pathogen killing softshell turtles in Florida, and biologists are desperate to find the cause. They need our help to do this! The biologist that I spoke with says they’re relying on civilian reports to find cases for further study, so it’s incredibly important to spread the word and make sure people know how to report any abnormal appearance or behavior in turtles that they see.

Fortunately my splotchy turtle (I call him Uncle Walter) doesn’t seem to be sick based on his presentation or behavior! The turtle experts examined his photos and at this point they agree he is probably just piebald, though they asked me to keep an eye on him and make sure his condition doesn’t change. I’m so happy that I am armed with knowledge I can use to monitor him and his friends in the face of this worrisome unknown illness.

To my friends here in Florida- if you see ANY wild turtle that looks sick, weak, distressed, or abnormal please contact Fish and Wildlife immediately using the information provided below! To my non-Fl friends, if you have any contacts that enjoy herping or just outdoor activity in the state please let them know about this as well. Our turtles are very dear to us and reporting possible illness is the best way we can help find what’s killing these animals.

lunationgeckos:

mx-indie:

@EVERYONE IN ORANGE PARK, MIDDLEBURG AND FLEMING ISLAND, FLORIDA

IF YOU DON’T HAVE WATER, WICKED BARLEY BREWERY IS OFFERING TO FILL UP CONTAINERS TO 20 GALLONS PER PERSON

PLEASE REBLOG THIS, EVEN IF YOU HAVE WATER, SO PEOPLE CAN SEE THIS

If anyone else is in my area, bottled water is out EVERYWHERE and gas isn’t far behind.  Stay safe! 

eastafriqueen:

JetBlue is offering $99-$159 one way tickets out of all Florida airports they operate out of (MIA not included) destinations even in New York. If you live in South Florida or along the coast and are trying to evacuate via air take advantage of this. Other airlines are making their prices deliberately ridiculous just because they can in this moment of desperation.

https://www.yahoo.com/amphtml/finance/news/jetblue-caps-ticket-prices-florida-99-ahead-hurricane-irma-173232462.html

allisbornagain:

glasses-bae:

glasses-bae:

glasses-bae:

glasses-bae:

Guys, it offically happened….

I’m homeless.

My family threw me out for breaking down and “acting crazy”. I have no place to go to and I’m scared

my paypal is superjail216@hotmail.com . please, i have no where to go to and i can potentially die of heat stroke.

none of the shelters where i live are taking anyone in. i’m homeless and i’m scared. i’m gonna be sleeping on the streets tonight

Is there anyone in Tampa who can help my friend out? he’s only a teenager.

eeyore9990:

If you live in Florida and are a voter, please dear god, please go look at this tweet and IF IT APPLIES TO YOU, please notify these people.