Author: movementsinshadow

a comprehensive collection of weird-ass wikipedia articles to read when you’re bored

moldytony:

bratfang:

lesliecrusher:

fair warning: while some of these articles are just silly or weird, i do like to freak myself out, so a fair amount of these are creepy and/or morbid! some of the links involve death and occasionally suicide, so consider this your blanket warning for potentially upsetting/tiggering stuff! also when you’re white-knuckled gripping the bedframe at four am because you’re too freaked out to go get a glass of water and you think there’s an axe-murderer in your closet, don’t go a-blamin’ me. you clicked the link.

@moldytony

I LOVE POST MORTEM PHOTOGRAPHY THANK U BBY

shiobookmark:

angryblackgirlrants:

hansbekhart:

xsourpussx:

egodram:

fuckyeahsexpositivity:

blackwaifu:

goldstarprivilege:

appropriately-inappropriate:

hellomissmayhem:

gaywitchesforabortions:

tehbewilderness:

the-fly-agaric:

bajo-el-mar:

Reading about abusive men and the way they think. Very unsettling and an incredible book so far. Here are my very professional notes.

what book is this?

This is from “Why Does He DO That” by Lundy Bancroft.

I’m so glad I’m seeing more and more Lundy Bancroft quotes on my dash because this book CHANGES THE LIVES OF ABUSE VICTIMS.

The programs run for rehabilitating abusive men through the courts? Bancroft DESIGNED THEM. His programs are replicated ALL OVER THE WORLD.
He literally wrote THE book on abuser rehabilitation.

Here’s a link to a pdf copy. If you haven’t read this book yet, read this book.

Can we talk about how it seems like the entirety of the book is online on PDF, this making it accessible to anyone with an internet connection?

That is how we stop abuse.

We enable everyone to know what it looks like, so that when it happens, they can shut it down.

Arm yrself with knowledge!

Changed my life, would reccomend.

Reblogging for the PDF link.

—BB

Always reblogging because this isn’t just a partner abuse thing, this is a common abuse tactic PERIOD: Parents, siblings, bosses, general assholes, etc…

http://www.pdf-archive.com/2014/07/20/why-does-he-do-that/why-does-he-do-that.pdf

new link (the old one is broken)

Pretty sure I’ve reblogged this like eight times, don’t care.

“Always reblogging because this isn’t just a partner abuse thing, this is a common abuse tactic PERIOD: Parents, siblings, bosses, general assholes, etc…”

Heads up guys. It moved again.
https://www.pdf-archive.com/2015/10/21/why-does-he-do-that/

But if it breaks just use the sites custom search. :3 That’s how I found it.

How to deal with street cats

animatedamerican:

elodieunderglass:

starshardfragments:

  1. Be nice to them. They’re doing an important job. Do not chase them, grab them or harass them. 
  2. Always bring some food with you, it’s just polite. 
  3. Approach them slowly, and let them come to you. Sometimes you might have to sit on the ground and tap it a few times. This is what you brought food for. 
  4. At some point after you have managed to touch the cat it will turn and sprint away. This is when you start following it.
  5. Cats do not want you to get lost, but they can be fast. Never lose sight of them, you should stay with it until your return. This might still look like your usual street but you are in a liminal space already. Try not to get lost. 

(NOTE: do not follow cats with mismatched eyes. You can pet them, but the moment they run away you should immediately turn your back to them and walk in the opposite direction.)

Black cats:

  1. Follow black cats into the floor-level vents. Don’t worry, there are many spider webs but there aren’t any spiders.
  2. Do not lose sight of them in the dark.
  3. When you emerge, you will be in the same street you were before, but there will be no people to be found.
  4. Do not stray, follow your cat. Sometimes it might want to just catch a bird and go back. Do not stay longer just to explore.
  5.  If you hear the sound of a crowd in the distance do not try to follow it. Your cat will never lead you there.
  6. You can take anything with you but you cannot take pictures or record video or sound.

Orange cats:

  1. Orange cats hang around train stations for a reason. Follow them into the next train. You will not need a ticket.
  2. If the cat wants you to scratch its ears during the trip, do it.
  3. The landscape will not look like the area around your town.  Do not panic – this is normal.
  4. The people in the train will not speak a language you understand or recognize, but they will have clothes and devices similar to yours. They are usually nice.
  5. Get down at the same stop as your cat. You will not understand the name of the station, and no one will get off in the same station as yours. You should follow your cat, but it will never leave the station. Follow it into the next train to get back home.
  6. Never stay in the train. Never wait for the last stop.

White cats:

  1. White cats live on the edges. They will take you to many places but at the same time they will never take you anywhere.
  2. If you meet them during the night-time, the sun will start rising, regardless of the time. If you meet them during the daytime, the sun will start setting. It will stay like this for the duration of the trip.
  3. Follow them to the edge of a forest that smells like honeysuckle. You will hear the song of birds and the flow of water. You should never stray and enter the forest on your own. Your cat will not follow.
  4. Follow them to a building where a fancy party is being held at. Through the windows you can see the food and the champagne. The guests will ask you to join them, but your cat will keep walking. Do not accept the invitation, and never eat the food or drink the champagne.
  5. Follow them along the edge of a swimming pool. People will be bathing, playing and laughing. It will be hot, regardless of the season. Do not step too close to the edge, because they will try to grab your ankles and pull you into the water. Keep walking.
  6. Once the sun finally sets or rises you will be back home. Never enter your house until you are completely sure the sky is changing.

Calico cats:

  1. Calico cats are the safest. They will follow you instead.
  2. Walk around your town and you will see everything is the same, but you will not be able to make the connections between the streets.
  3. If you want to go to a certain place you will find it is no longer where it used to be.
  4. You will not recognize anyone. Every single person in the street will be a stranger. They are not dangerous but do not look them directly in the eyes.
  5. Never try to find your house. Because you will find it.
  6. When you want to come back take the cat back where you found it. This might be more difficult than you expect.

Remember to always take some food with you, something make of iron, and comfortable shoes.

And remember to always be nice to the cats!

[if you like my writing consider buying me a coffee? your girl works night shifts ;u;] 
@senshi76 gave me the suggestion for this one!

Oh I love this!

WELL THIS TOOK AN UNEXPECTED TURN EARLY IN

theonion:

WASHINGTON—Warning citizens that they should be prepared to evacuate at a moment’s notice, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency recommended on Wednesday that Americans always keep a go-bag packed in case their past finally catches up with them. “You never know when you’ll receive a knock at your door from someone you hoped you’d never see again, so it’s vital to have a bag ready that contains $5,000 cash, a loaded revolver, at least three passports with separate identities, and changes of clothes for a variety of different climates,” said acting FEMA director Robert J. Fenton, adding that residents should designate an alternate exit from their home in case the front door is obstructed by the person who calls out to them by their former name and says, “What, you think I just forgot?” “And since you might have just minutes or even seconds to safely vacate your property, have a pre-written note on hand that you can quickly drop on the kitchen table, telling your family that you have to leave but that you love them very much. The faster you can leave your home, the more likely you are to survive, even if you now realize that your days of running will never truly be behind you.” Fenton went on to say that every American should also have a first aid kit in their go-bag in case a bullet catches them just as they turn the corner.