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Naturally, I opened my email to unsubscribe from Teen Vogue immediately and the button on the site seems to be dead?

For those on the left who are not socialists, or who do not ally with socialist parties, I don't really understand: what exactly is the project? What is the plan?

The government of Jamaica has set up a portal for contributing to official relief efforts. I will update this thread if anything analogous opens up for Haiti, Cuba, or the DR

supportjamaica.gov.jm

Look at you, mistaking correlation for causation like every other easy mark out there. Please take a scientific literacy class and reread what was put above. The legal definition being expanded in 2018 is not what’s being pointed to. Be more fucking discerning.

A pipeline to pseudoscience! Congratulations, you’re in one. Keeping spreading overly basic information. I’m sure it’ll be fine just like it has been for countless others.

I have a whole collection of those!

We would need a rescue to pull him essentially and a way to get him to PA. We’re a newer sanctuary but both myself (live in) and the founder are positive reinforcement trainers.

I wanna pull this guy. As a trainer, I know many fearful dogs do better once they’re out of the shelter. His whole life has been turned upside down. With some time to acclimate and patience, he’ll open up. He just needs more time and a change in environment.

Italian greyhound mix in a green onesie being held by me.

Small chi-terrier mix wearing a onesie standing in a field.

Chi mix wearing a leopard print and pink jacket standing in a field,

My job is full of exceptional cuteness. Onesies made by me!

Please consider supporting the sanctuary at ScarletHeart.org. I’d like to save so many more seniors and we can only do it with the support of senior dog loving folks!

The antidote to this is collectivism which comes with shaming people for being individualistic.

Bolts has been working hard to cover the upcoming elections so it’d be nice to get the account above 100K followers by election day in 3 weeks!

As constitutional scholar Maryanne Frank points out, they conflate being disliked with being vulnerable.

To get there, they need to experience consequences.

change, they need to be able to see it & so far the most successful intervention out there is an abuser rehab program run by Aboriginal feminist, narrative therapist & DV advocate, Kylie Douse. Those coming to her are seeking change tho & really that’s the first step.

This is the question all dv advocates are working to address. All abusers have a sort of deadened sense of shame. James Gilligan who spent most of his career in US & UK prisons says, “all violence begins with shame. The purpose of violence is to banish shame and replace it with pride.” In order to

Nah, I think the words I use to counter this old ass argument are good enough. Thanks tho!

It’s basic shit but not if your advocacy ends at human/non-human animal hierarchy. Which, it honestly can’t if we want to be rid of this shit. I think Hasan may have some patriarchal conditioning to unpack, tbh.

…must mean opposition to all forms of dominance. Cops are overwhelmingly domestic abusers bcus having power & control thru domination is what they seek/get from the job. Consider yourself a leftist then show it by not using coercion to control your dog. Believe them when they express pain or fear.

Yeah of course! I don’t think this means he’s kicked out of the leftist club permanently, but it does indicate incongruity/a blind spot in his values. His response should be one of humility & self-reflection which it hasn’t been. But there are a lot of ACAB folks that don’t understand ACAB…

I’m not making a judgement on his claims just saying in all likelihood he sent her to a shock collar trainer. This is ignoring the collar is the exact make & model of another well known shock collar & the claims he’s put tape over the prongs (supporting the argument he knows it’s a shock collar)

administer a shock. What makes the dog respond to the vibration is that it is initially conditioned with a shock. That’s the part the “professional” does behind closed doors, then they give the owner back the dog and they “only use vibration.” This shit is not new.

Since I’ve been in the industry for over 16 years, it’s not a guess. Key words like “vibration collar for off leash training” means shock collar trainer. Vibration collars are most often both vibration & shock collars. Altho they claim you can set it to only vibrate, testing shows many still

Literally, this is my life. I’m a professional positive reinforcement trainer. Part of a collective rooting coercion out of the industry. This includes the military, police and shock jocks like it sounds like Hasan hired to train his dog. Do better. Don’t be resistant to self reflection. Its RW

…& thats prob not accurate. The chance the trainer he used was using aversive methods is pretty high. And if you wanna claim to be a socialist/commie/anarchist fundamentally you should support the elimination of all forms of dominance. Using a trainer that uses shock wouldn’t align with those values

Ah ok, he may not be using a shock collar on her but having her “professionally” trained, he uses a “vibration” collar and the way he’s describing the it’s use, it’s very likely she was trained with a shock collar by said “professional.” Altho the flack he’s getting implies he’s abusive towards her

Fuck Paxton. Someone needs to start a “Mind Your Fucking Business Ken” campaign. Guy is an absolute POS, he will not be remembered kindly and I hope to piss on his grave someday.

Read up on domestic abusers & that’s what you’ll find. Entitlement, absence of accountability, all experience centers them. Abusers are bullies. These fuckwits think they’re entitled to control, to get their way, disagree & they have every right to punish you. They’re in it to humiliate & dominate.

Hierarchical systems of dominance create emotionally stunted ppl. Features of emotionally immature ppl: binary thinking, inverting cause & effect, rigid rules & standards for others but not for themselves. They’re beyond critique, don’t self-reflect, lots of entitlement & superficiality.

It’s a threat to their (those in power) sense of entitlement. Their deeply held belief they are genetically superior to most people and are owed an advantage in life because they were born better.

Seal and white colored Italian greyhound standing in anticipation outside.

My son is precious as heck. Too cute. Can’t get anything done with this beloved little man just hanging around all the time.