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Name: Paiton I Fandoms: Steve Universe, Sailor Moon, Avatar The Last Airbender, RWBY, Disney, and MANY More. I Favorite Color: RedLoves: Anime, Baking, Red Roses, Books, Cosplay, Mythology
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ATTENTION PLZ READ: Serious Post & Call To Action

I almost never get serious on here, but this is an emergency that effects ALL of us. This is gonna b a long post, but there's a lot of info so plz bear with me.

If you're not on tiktok, you probably haven't heard abt this cuz I've heard and seen NO ONE outside of tiktok talking about this and that's scary.

We have a major mass internet censorship bill that Facists- I mean "Conservatives" are trying to get through congress that was co-signed by Dove (yes, the soap company) & LIZZO of all people back in April of this year.

This bill is called the "Kids Online Safety Act" or KOSA for short.

Under the guise of "protecting children" it is the worst mass internet censorship bill to date and if it passes, it will give state senators and the government the power to censor and destroy anything they don't like off the face of the internet. And by that I mean in a recent video interview of Senator Marsha Blackburn (one of the senators that introduced the bill) said the quiet part out loud and detailed EXACTLY what we knew they were gonna do.

If they pass it, they're going to use it to wipe any LGBTQIA+ content & info off the face of the internet, but ESPECIALLY anything to do with Transgender people and being Trans. And they intend on targeting Transgender children especially.

Due to the purposefully vague wording of the bill giving the gov. the power to destroy anything they deem "a danger to kids" you know that's what they're gonna use it for instead of censoring anything that's an actual danger to kids. They said it themselves.

But it gets SO MUCH WORSE than that. This bill would also give th4em the power to control EVERYTHING you do and EVERYWHERE yo go on the internet and no. A VPN won't help you.

This goes way beyond just lgbtqia info and fandom content/culture being in danger. This also means our right to free speech, access to accurate and factual information, and ability to communicate & organize with each other is also up on the chopping block. They're trying to make it harder for us to fight back against what they're doing.

And even if you don't live in the US, this will also effect you too. Access to any US based content creators and US based media as well as your ability to communicate with your US friends & Family as well as access to info on what's happening in the US will also be in danger as well.

If you're on tiktok and want more info, I reccomend looking up omarsbigsister who has an entire playlist on the bill as well as info and petition links in her bio and a call script to read off for contacting your senators. but I will also be providing those same links at the end of this post.

So what can we do to stop it?

Sign petitions

COntact your senators and reps. Call them, email them, send physical letters,

but most importantly,

SPREAD THE WORD.

share and repost this because the fact that no one oustide of tiktok is talking about this even though it will effect ALL OF US and could spell the end of the internet as we know it is SCARY

This bill is text book fascism and we need to kill it in its crib.

Here are all the links:

Resources for learning about KOSA

Sign this petition and call your senators! (this one includes a call script for you to read from

Sign the open letter against KOSA

Stop KOSA movement's linktree with even more petitons and resources to help

reblogging with different tags to see if it helps reach more people

reblogging again to try and get it seen more

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Not a single monkey survived the Neuralink experiment. I’ll bet Elmo can’t wait to start torturing and murdering human beings with this.

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odinsblog

Let us recap all of the major cons & grifts that many “journalist” fanboys inside the Musk Distortion Field™ are always so quick to always eat up without any serious pushback

Full Self Driving (link)

Cyber Truck’s “indestructible” windows (post)

SpaceX Starship debacle (post)

The Dogecoin scam (link)

Boring Tunnel to nowhere scam (link)

The meritorious, “self made man” mythos

And that’s without even addressing the absolute, total shitstorm of a racist cesspool that Elon Musk has turned Twitter into.

Honestly, anyone who buys into his Neuralink scam deserves whatever happens to them if they put that thing anywhere near their body.

great post but the people who will be most negatively affected by neuralink won't be bootlicking tech bros, itll be disabled people desperate for effective and affordable treatment that will be signing up for these trials. they are the ones who will die. please give a shit about them

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sealpup9

Friendly reminder one of the things Neuralink is supposed to try and "fix" is autism. Its vile.

Also repeating this again:

The main people affected by Neuralink will be disabled people deaperate for treatment

Or worse, disabled kids who have no agency in the decisions their parents make regarding them.

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A Rant About S[ace Games Cuz I Annoyed

So recently I was watching SuperButterbuns' vod of the 2023 game awards which happened like a month ago at the time I'm posting this, and I noticed that every single game set in space that they showed a trailer for all look EXACTLY the same aesthetic wise. Like there was absolutely nothing to differentiate them from eachother. And honestly I got a little annoyed! Why don't space themed games do different stuff anymore?! You can do a space exploration game that Isn't all metallic grey and white geometric shapes lines and patterns with only a single accent color for all the neon lights. It can be done! and it has been done! so why don't we do it more often! Outer Space is quite literally INFINITE therefore INFINITE possibilites for what space could look like! why not have a game where you explore outer space and said space is pastels or something?! I dunno! Just get creative with it! GIMME FLAVOR DAMMIT I'M TIRED OF SPACE WONDER BREAD!

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Age-old advice which is more relevant nowadays rather than less. This is the second iteration of it though. The original version is: “Never write anything in a letter you wouldn’t want to see in print.” Advice handed down by my mother from her forbears.

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allronix

From the IT department. We archive EVERYTHING. And Outlook autosaves every couple seconds.

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ri-writing

“Dance like no one is watching.  Email and text like it will one day be read in court.”

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may12324

💖 The Fairy Godmother’s Apprentice  - a sapphic fairy tale Visual Novel and Dating Sim. 💖

When the fairy godmother goes away on vacation leaving you in charge , will you make sure stories stay on their paths? or will you change your fate and risk it all for romance….

This is a fake dating game, its not real unfortunately. But maybe some day, in the future! I just love womens, and fairytales, and dating sims; so this is a culmination of all three! (with a fun emphasis on hot butch ladies, we need more of them okay! the mermaid is muscular and hot too okay, i swear).

Any Australian game devs wanna make this happen? Come at me, I’m ready to go batshit bananas working on this as a real game,.

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It has been amazing to see how aids has been controlled, definitely a win for humanity

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sotwk

Please remember testimonials like this the next time you donate to or volunteer for medical research charities/causes.

Even if you don’t save lives TODAY, it will have a huge impact on the lives of people in several decades. Or even a few short years from now.

Thank anyone in the medical research field whom you meet! They save lives just as much as physicians do, if not more.

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GUYS. So we all know Dino Nuggies correct? a classic. Simply incomparable. however....I may or may not have stumbled across something that may be potentially better while traipsing about Aldi's yesterday. (and yes i know there isn't actually an S at the end but that's what they get for giving their grocery store a human sounding name. I'm looking at you too, Joann's) Hear me out.....wait for it....

SEAHORSE NUGGIES.

They're dino nuggies, BUT THEY'RE SHAPED LIKE SEAHORSES!!!

If they're still there next time I'm grocery shopping, best bet I'm trying them!

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rikeijo

Yuuri's VA new song for Yuuri was released! I bought it online, so I still don't know the official lyrics 🤣 and I'm not very good at recognizing sounds that are heavily modulated?... like what he does at the end of words, so it still contains some mistakes, I'm sure.

But the song.... The LYRICS... It really made me cry... 😭😭

It's 10000000000% worth the money, so consider supporting the artist!

((Forgot the title... It's 氷上の翼 Hyoujou no Tsubasa (Wings on Ice)))

Kimi (you) - Toyonaga -> Yuuri

Anata (you) - Yuuri -> (most likely) Victor

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独り 暗い 落ちこんでるの I Hitori kurai ochikonderu no? I Still not sure about this line, I can't catch the last sounds of the words... "Alone, in the dark, are you feeling down?" But I'm not sure if it's a question or what 🤔 Anyway, this part is Toyonaga -> Yuuri.

山の頂 夢もまた夢さ I Yama no itadaki, yume mo mata yume sa I The top of a mountain, but dream is just a dream.

期待に 押しつぶされ 今日も 君は萎れてゆく I Kitai ni oshitsubusare, kyo mo kimi wa shiorete yuku I Crushed under other people's expectation towards you, today as well you wither away little by little

周りのせいにしてまで I Mawari no sei ni shite made (??) I I'm very unsure about this line -> probably, "So much that you blame people around you for that"

自分を 信じられなくて I Jibun wo shinjirerarenakute I You can't believe in yourself

心のエッジ 削られてゆく I Kokoro no ejji kezurarete yuku I The edges of your heart are shaven off little by little

独り 暗い 落ちこんでた (??) I Hitori kurai ochikondeta I Alone, in the dark, you felt down (?) (But again, I'm not sure)

奇跡なんて 起こるわけない I Kiseki nante okoru wake nai I It's impossible for a miracle to happen

そんな出会い 信じられない I Sonna deai shinjirarenai I I can't believe for such a meeting (between people) to be possible

後ろ向きな その背中に 翼を生やす人がいる I Ushiromukina sono senaka ni tsubasa wo hayasu hito ga iru I There is somebody who makes wings grow on this back that always faces backward

この氷上で 君は自由になる I Kono hyojo de kimi wa jiyu ni naru I On this ice, you become free

誰も見たことのない 君にしか描けない夢を I Dare mo mita koto no nai kimi ni shika egakenai yume wo I A dream that only you can give a shape to, one that nobody has ever seen

<Next is Yuuri -> Victor>

あなたがいれば、僕は鳥になれる I Anata ga ireba, boku wa tori ni nareru I If you are with me, I can become a bird

もっと高く羽ばたかせて 信じてるから I Motto takaku habakasete shinjiteiru kara I Let me fly higher, I trust you

<This part, I think, is about Victor>

(OMGGGG in this next part strings are more in the front of the music????, just like in Yuri on ICE, when Victor appears in Hasetsuuuuuu.... TOOSHIIII... 💀💀💀💀💀💀 Strings = Victor 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭)

光と闇 背中を合わせた I Hikari to yami senaka wo awaseta I Light and darkness standing back to back (Whaaat...? Is Vicchan the light, you mean....? Tosssshi.....)

あなたは 何を求めているの I Anata wa nani wo motometeiru no? I What it is that you want?

笑う顔が ただ見たくて I Warau kao ga tada mitakute I I'd just like to see you smile

見るとなぜか 泣きそうになり I Miru to naze ka nakisouni nari I But when I see it (you smile), for some reason I feel like I'm about to cry

僕よりも僕を信じて I Boku yori mo boku wo shinjite I Believing in me more than I myself believe in me

翼は気まぐれに空を飛ぶ I Tsubasa wa kimagure ni sora wo tobu I The wings fly in the sky at whim (as they want)

この氷上であなたのために舞う I Kono hyoujou de anata no tame ni mau I On this ice, I dance for you

他の誰でもない あなたと描きたい夢を I Hoka no dare demo nai anata to egakitai yume wo I The dream that I want to give a shape to (paint) with you, nobody else

僕ならできる 信じてくれるでしょう I Boku nara dekiru shinjitekureru deshou I I'm able to do it, you believe that, don't you?

最後まで見届けてよ 変われるから I Saigo made mitodokete yo Kawareru kara I Watch me till the end, because I can change

この氷上で 僕は自由になる I Kono hyojo de boku wa jiyu ni naru I On this ice, I become free

誰も見たことのない 僕にしか描けない夢を I Dare mo mita koto no nai boku ni shika egakenai yume wo I The dream that only I can give a shape to, one that nobody has ever seen

あなたがいれば、僕はどこまでも 飛べる I Anata ga ireba, boku wa doko made mo toberu I If you are with me, I can fly no matter how far (everywhere)

愛をこめて届けるよ そこで見てね I Ai wo komete dotokeru yo, soko de mite ne I I'll deliver it to you, with my love. Watch me from there.

I meaaaan.... Tosshi... OMG 😭😭😭😭😭

Some YoI food... Before we all starve to death.

After listening to the song for another hundred times, I updated the lyrics & translation!

But I've also listened to Tosshii's live stream on yt, and what he said is:

  • the Intro of the album is connected to Hyoujou no Tsubasa, so the message was: "Buy them both, not just Hyoujou no Tsubasa (laugh)" (((He's sooooooo funny... I laughed so much hehe 🤣)
  • Tosshii asked his fan club, what their favorite character is in a survey, and the top results got their songs. The results are secret, and the order of the songs on the album isn't the order of the results.
  • At first he tried to make it more "unofficial", but he decided that's not ethical, so he asked production committees for permission. Some producers even asked him to send rough sketches of the song and so on, but he didn't revealed which committees. (So, YoI's production committee is alive and functioning... There are just reasons why they choose to treat this IP in this peculiar way.)
  • Hyoujou no Tubasa is the first song because it has an intro, and it would be weird to have an intro in the middle, and also this song and the last song have changing point of view, so it's like a frame for the album. Also they have similiar titles with "no" in the middle, so that's also a frame.
  • The song is about Victor officially!!!! Also this time, there is a clear "answer" to the songs, like what they are about, even if peeps are still allowed to interpret them as they want.
  • The song is about how at first Yuuri is in this position that he feels like left behind, but then he meets Victor. And because of that the way he thinks changes. Yuuri is also selfish, Tosshii says, and his emotions change a lot, there is instability there. But by dancing Yuri on ICE with Victor, the way he feels changes.
  • The outro is linked to Yuri on ICE, so it should be listened in order like: first "Hyoujou no Tubasa", where Yuuri says to Victor to watch him and how his life was until now, and then he actually shows that to Victor in Yuri on ICE.
  • The Eng lyrics (Sorry, I wasn't really sure if that's Eng, hehe....) are linked to "History maker" - "Could we have made history" (?) sorry, I'm not sure if I got this right. But Tosshii recommends to first read "History maker" lyrics and then think about this line to feel even more emotions.... (What's the Eng nuance of this line? Isn't it like "we couldn't" ?😱 Whaaaat? But maybe I got the Eng wrong...). This Eng part was added last.

That's more or less all that he said about YoI!

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chryseis

FYI every purchase of any of The Adventure Zone music on Griffin McElroy's Bandcamp will be entirely donated to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund for the rest of the year. His music is set at 'name your price', and the McElroys are also going to match the donations.

If you've listened to even a bit of any TAZ campaign, you surely know what a fantastic musician Griffin is, and there is no better time to purchase his music than now.

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silkirose

:/

A little update <3

I still read all of your lovely replies! I have not given up on art my friends! I have even started my own webcomic on webtoon! It’s called Seth In Space and it would mean a lot to me if you would support me there! Love you all and happy halloween!!

I’m so happy to tell you all that I’ve made great progress with my mental health!! To genuinely be able to say that I feel happy is so liberating and free! I know a lot of you are still in that dark place. I’m here to say that it does get better. Much better! I still have some tough days but progress is progress! Be kind and gentle to yourselves. I love you all and thank you to everyone who’s supported me over the years!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Happy halloween 2021 everyone!! As for some good news, I came out as genderfluid this year!! I hope everyone has a magical halloween!! Patreon

I didn’t know what to do for the update this year as I felt I would just be repeating myself from last year, so I was advised to go balls to the wall

Happy Halloween!!

The post this year is dedicated to my beautiful little Rosey girl 🌹

I love you!

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Okay, genuinely, if you need some queer joy in your life and you haven’t watched it already, watch Yuri on Ice. Even if you aren’t usually into anime! Even if you don’t know shit about figure skating! Yeah, I know it’s seven years old now, but it still holds up! It’s just a genuinely wholesome, fun piece of queer media full of lovable characters, excellent music, and a world almost identical to our own except there’s no homophobia. Not a bit! Everyone is chill about folks being gnc too! There’s a scene where a guy talks about exploring his femininity and no one has any issue with it, not even the teen who loves to shit talk him!

I was also bracing myself for being queerbaited in the first half because it’s a sports anime and that’s just how this goes, but nope! It’s GAY gay. It’s a romance! It’s sweet and heartfelt and lovely!

There’s drama, but none of it has anything to do with the characters being gay. There is no villain. Hell, there’s not an unlikable character among the whole cast! There’s a cranky, shouty coach, but he deeply cares about his kids. There’s a little edgelord teenager, but he’s 15 and is treated accordingly by the story and characters. There’s one guy who’s a cocky bastard, but he’s not a bad person and gets some great character development later on. The biggest conflict is caused by, as usual, gay people not knowing how to communicate, but everything ends happily.

AND it’s got one of the best plot twists I’ve ever seen in anything.

Also there’s a scene at the end that’s one of the most romantic things I ever seen and I’m not exaggerating a bit. Seven years later and it still melts my heart.

I remember Con O’Neill talking about OFMD and calling it kind, and that’s how I feel about this show too. It’s kind.

Go watch it. Get the opening song stuck in your head. Watch two unhappy, lonely men fall in love while expressing their feelings through figure skating. ITS GREAT.

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feypact

public libraries in the usa offering free digital library cards to people not in their areas (as of october 2023):

  • brooklyn (13-21yo us residents)
  • seattle (13-26yo us residents)
  • boston (13-26yo us residents)
  • los angeles (13-18yo california residents)
  • san diego (12-26yo us residents, not the whole collection just commonly banned books)

these cards (part of the books unbanned initiative) get you access to each library's complete libby/overdrive collection (unless otherwise mentioned), no hoopla/kanopy/physical copies included.

ebook collections are expensive to maintain (many american libraries have annual fees for non-residents because of this) but because of an uptick in book banning (particularly brutal in mississippi last summer) larger libraries have opened their doors more, which is very kind of them!

i've used my seattle card for the last several months and their libby collection has about three times the books that my local library does, which is wonderful for accessing more niche titles or skipping a waiting list. would love to hear of similar ebook initiatives internationally!

i use library extension (firefox/safari/chrome compatible) to check all my collections (+ the internet archive) at once, works for several different countries highly recommend it.

spotify seems to be offering 15hrs/month of audiobook listening to premium subscribers and while that does seem useful if you're already paying and are after a new release with a long library waitlist, libraries are better for everything else.

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