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Hey do you have the tumblr post of the tweet where it says something like “the nihilism, cynicism, and apathy is going to kneecap the US leftist movement before it even starts”? I have been trying to find it for the past fifteen minutes but now that I actually want to, I can’t. Either you posted it or mariacallous did and I’m just going 50/50 here

I don’t think it was me, but I agree.

#us politics

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This is fascinating for two reasons.

1. They haven’t actually apologised for anything. She’s pre-emptively rejecting an apology that they have no intention of giving.

2. Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson are extremely well-liked. A lot of people are more attached to them in their roles as they are to the actual characters in the books.

What does JK Rowling gain by coming out with this?

#jk rowling

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https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/rocked-by-spy-scandal-germanys-far-right-reprises-old-themes-campaign-launch-2024-04-27/

#destiel daily digest

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MARY OLIVER

#aww

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May I refer you to the lovely Hildegard von Blingin?

Like Bardcore is a thing and nobody was going to tell me about it?

#music

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A small study recently published in PNAS presents a similar, if lower-tech, idea. Coating the inside of the nose with the over-the-counter antibiotic ointment Neosporin seems to trigger an immune response that may help the body repel respiratory viruses like those that cause COVID-19 and the flu, the study suggests.

#coronavirus

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“[Louis] has never even said he’s a [vampire] yet. Won’t even say the word. The fraught complexities of what happens when you are with the right-slash-wrong person.” — Rolin Jones, Episode Insider 3

#iwtv amc #interview with the vampire

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We should have known, but, still, the science is shocking: when conservatives run governments, suicides and homicides go up; when liberals run governments, suicides and homicides go down.

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The studies in the US and UK cover over a century of data.

#suicide #us politics

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i want to live (all origins)

#baldur's gate 3

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So we all know that Tumblr is US-centric. But to what degree? (and can we skew the results of this poll by posting it at a time where they should be asleep?)

Reblog to increase sample size!

#polls #tumblr

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#aww #elephant

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She lives there now.

(Don't make the mistake of thinking she is stuck. She's exactly where she wanted to be. It's my fault for not letting her climb even higher and retreat into the mountain fully, which is her dream.)

Gaze upon my wild child. She has never met a hill she hasn't wanted to go up.

#dogs and cats living together

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Re: Knight Terrors - Robin #2

There is so much here I could talk about, it's hard to even pick/ decide where to start. I guess I'll just say this up front: I really didn't like the first issue, and while I still have some minor gripes with this second one, it was overarchingly damn good and I'm ridiculously excited that Tim and Jason were finally allowed again to have an interaction that makes sense for them, given their past history. It's been 84 years I swear.

Now without further ado:

1)

The way they see themselves and each other.

This excerpt goes perfectly with a different post I was working on, talking about what happened at Titans Tower.

(Jason narrating, referring to Tim; Teen Titans 2003 #29)

Tim chronically suffers from imposter syndrome. He's constantly doubting himself. But Jason has always believed, known, that Tim is good at what he does. And over time his conviction in regards to it has only grown stronger. Jason's high opinion of Tim's capabilities is actually part of the reason he was so hurt about being "replaced" by Tim, specifically.

(Jason talking to Tim during Robin War; Red Hood/Arsenal 2015 #7)

Jason has always seen Tim as better than himself. All the while Tim has struggled to feel capable of living up to Jason's legacy. But Tim still took up the mantle because he cared and he had to try. And Jason recognizes that.

(Tim talking at a portrait of Jason, Secret Origins 2014 #3)

(Red Hood/Arsenal 2015 #37)

(Red Hood and the Outlaws 2011 #8)

In summary for this section: Tim and Jason tend to think lowly of themselves, but highly of each other. There's mutual respect and understanding. That's at the very core of their relationship and Knight Terrors showcases that beautifully.

2)

Another great thing about their dynamic that gets shown off in this issue is that they make a damn good team and enjoy working together.

throughout the issue

(Tim narrating, Teen Titans 2011 #16)

(We are Robin 2015 #7)

3)

Last but not least, we get some delightfully, painfully, tender moments.

Jason wishes for someone to count on. And Tim is right there for him. Which gets heavily doubled down on at the end of the issue:

Tim is always ready to work with Jason, to lend a hand, to be there for him-

- and Jason trusts Tim with his life.

Which, speaking of life...

After waking up, Jason tries to get in contact with Tim and when he can't, we see how devastate he is, thinking something went wrong. Ouch.

In conclusion: I was worried going in, with DC's track record lately, but I can happily say I was beyond pleasantly surprised. This feels like a return to form, and I pray we'll get more content featuring these two in the near future. If you haven't checked it out yourself yet, I highly recommend reading this issue.

Thanks for listening <3 I know this was a lot hah

#jason todd #tim drake #batman

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#jason todd #tim drake #batman

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Sorry if this isn’t the place for this kind of ask, but I need to talk to somebody who isn’t going to shout a slogan at me.

I’ve kinda lost hope that a better world is coming. I think humans are too selfish to let it happen, and we’re gonna wipe ourselves out before we make any real progress.

Have you ever felt that way, and how do you stop it?

So, first off: every generation of human beings has believed that the end was nigh, and we were surely on the brink of destruction. And every generation was right. The world is always ending for someone.

And yet here we are.

I felt pretty hopeless about the world when I was younger. I don't know how old you are, friend, but I will say that it's easy to feel like the world is uniquely horrible when you're young, and that's due in no small part to a lack of lived experience. Like, you think things are bad right now? Within my lifetime, homosexual sex was illegal in parts of the US. Now, my non-binary ass can get testosterone in the mail, covered by insurance, with a co-pay of $10. This IS the better world, friend. It's improved so much just in the time that I've been in it. Yes, there are terrible things happening, but I can categorically say that some parts of it are way better than it was when I was young.

#the world today #the world tomorrow

[stele3]

stele, given the absolute fuckery going on in the world today (and in our own goddamn country) how do you maintain your sanity/hope?

Limit your doomscrolling. If you find yourself feeling helpless and hopeless, get off Twitter/Tumblr/whatever.

Do something for your community. It can be as small as picking up one piece of trash a day, or helping a neighbor carry groceries from their car to their door. A tiny bit of help provided to another human being is more meaningful than 100 online posts about Palestine or Ukraine or anything else. (Which reminds me, I’ve got to schedule my next blood donation…)

Discipline yourself to see small joys. This is something that honestly will take years to properly learn; I was lucky enough to be taught this by my wife, @completeutterwonderfulnonsense, who seems to come by it naturally. She doesn’t just notice a cute dog, she comments on the cute dog, lingers on it, takes pictures of it, shows me or her parents the pictures. So I started to look for cute dogs that I could show to her. Suddenly the world was full of cute dogs, and a world full of cute dogs isn’t so bad. Basically, you will find what you look for in the world, and if you look for joy and hope, you’ll find it.

#facts of life #The world today #the world tomorrow

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GOD your poor neck and shoulders. FYI, I do strongly recommend getting a custom-made corset if you can afford one. Hanging all that weight from your shoulders constantly, even with a bra, probably causes so much tension in your posterior lower neck, right around C7.

Had a 'fun' new experience today in the form of my first ever mammogram because I found a lump on my chest a few weeks ago, and when you find a lump, you get that shit checked out.

Ironically, the lump I went to get investigated turned out to be nothing, likely just a cyst that made its way to the surface, but they did find something else on the scan that requires me to do a follow-up ultrasound in six months. The doctor stressed that it is most likely a fibroid, but given my family history of breast cancer and general weird health fuckery, they're being vigilant and keeping an eye on it.

The mammogram itself was fine. The technician doing it kept complimenting me on the "pliable" nature of my breast tissue and how easy it was to smoosh me into the machine. I was like thanks, I have Ehlers Danlos Syndrome; my body is basically made of only slightly more reinforced laffy taffy.

She said, "That explains that," and then proceeded to smush my tits into a pancake. Apparently, they were the most compliant tits she's worked with. I said thank you because what else can you do in that situation. And then she asked me if I wanted to know how much they weighed, and I said boy, do I?!

So she started reading off the results and was like, "17.7 lbs," and I was like, gosh, no wonder they feel so heavy, and then she kept talking and said, "And the other one weighs..."

And that's when I realized she didn't mean total.

She meant one boob was 17.7lbs.

So in case you've ever wanted to know, my right boob weighs 17.7 lbs, and my left one weighs 17.3 lbs, bringing the grand weight hanging off my chest to an even 35 lbs.

The tech was like "gosh! That's a lot for someone of your size!" and I was like "ya fucking think?!"

For a frame of reference, I weigh 136 lbs total. One-quarter of my weight is tits.

I am one-quarter titty.

And I'm telling that to the next doctor who suggests I lose weight.

Anyway. Remember to do regular breast exams, and don't be afraid of mammograms. Yes, they're checking for cancer, but they also tell you fun things like how much your chest weighs and whether or not your boobs are compliant.

#massage therapy #physical health