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HR 9495 is going back up for voting. All non-profit orgs are in danger.

The Committee on Rules is meeting at 1600 EST on 18 Nov 2024. The agenda includes HR 9495.

If this bill passes, the Secretary of the Treasury would have the power to strip any non-profit group of it's tax-exempt status with no due process.

If you are part of the fandom community and you are in America, please contact your reps and ask them to vote NO on HR 9495.

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I did an illustration for Trans Day of Remembrance today at work.

Our little community contains so much anger and grief, but it's because we love each other so fiercely. We remember our dead because their memory keeps us stubborn.

I love all of us today, and I hope you do too.

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🍉Hi

Asel, my young niece, lost her family in an airstrike. We need your help to escape Gaza. If you can't donate, sharing this message means everything. Every dollar, even $1, will get us one step closer to safety.

👉 Blog Link

https://www.tumblr.com/ahmedharara/767211796603060224/dont-skip-donations-urgently-needed-please?source=share

👉 Donation Link

https://gofund.me/85239dce

Thank you for any help you can offer! 🙏

Mohammed

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whoever wrote Emmrich Volkarin's companion quest in Veilguard I JUST WANNA TALK

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Arcane question: why did Jayce do that?!

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An upcoming Supreme Court case will shape the future of transgender people's freedom to be ourselves – and we need your help. Please sign the petition.

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My name is Tarneem Sami, and I live in the Shuja'iyya neighborhood of Gaza 🇵🇸 with my three children. I lost my husband, Ahmed, while he was trying to get supplies for us. We live in constant fear and face severe shortages of food and medicine.

I need your help to save my children from hunger and disease. Every donation, no matter how small, can make a significant difference in our lives. If you cannot donate, please share my message to reach those who can help us.

Thank you for your support and generosity 🇵🇸.

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Happy STS! Did your OC ever have a favorite lullaby or bedtime story when they were a kid?

Happy Fri-STS-Day!

Talking about Ames' childhood will just make me sad, so I'll pivot to Emry.

Emry most certainly did get a lot of lullabies and bedtime stories as a kid. Lullabies were probably his first introduction to music! Probably started babbling along to them as soon as he realized he could. Dang cutie.

(Also, Georgie, being the older sister, used to love reading to her baby brother, but as an adult she won't admit that on pain of death.)

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Storyteller Saturday!

Your characters are forced into a tournament arc. What is the tournament about/for? Who *needs* to win? Who refuses to go along?

Fri is close enough, right??

Eli would absolutely smash a tournament, doesn't matter what. He loves a good competition. Doesn't matter if the reward is just, like, a hot dog.

Ambrose would only win if it's a potion debate (as seen in Welcome to Potion Con and A Captured Cauldron. Anything else, he's not your guy. So sorry, Ames.

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✨COVER REVEAL✨

I’m so excited to be revealing the cover of my debut romantic fantasy novel, MEDIEVALLY BLONDE, which will be coming out summer 2025!!!

I still can't believe this is real.⁠ I'm so grateful to my agent, Josh Adams, to the amazing people at Harper Voyager US and UK, to @elithien for making this STUNNING cover and really bringing Clía and Ronan to life, and to all of you guys for making this possible.⁠ Its because of you that my dream is coming true, and I will be forever grateful💖

MEDIEVALLY BLONDE is available for preorder now!!

About MEDIEVALLY BLONDE:

A princess desperate to win back the prince who broke her heart follows him to his kingdom’s prestigious military academy—and in doing so, falls in love, saves the realm, and continues to look fabulous, in this romantic debut fantasy loosely inspired by Legally Blonde.

Domhnall and Clía are an ideal match—or so everyone says. They are prince and princess of neighboring kingdoms. An alliance the gods will smile on. Until Domhnall ruins everything by refusing to propose.

Heartbroken but determined, Clía makes the perfect plan: Follow Domhnall to Caisleán Cósta, the military academy he’s attending. Show she can protect her kingdom. Secure the betrothal. Sure, the castle has a brutal reputation. But how hard can dueling really be?

Warrior Ronan promised himself he’d never lose his focus. He fought and sacrificed for his place at Caisleán Cósta, and he has no time for blonde princesses who waltz into arenas like they’re attending a ball. Even if she and her otter-like pet are… well, cute.

He doesn’t want to be intrigued by Clía. But her hunger to prove herself is something he understands. He tells himself there’s no harm training her. Even if his heart does race around her. Even if Domhnall is his best friend.

But as they say, love is a battlefield—and unfortunately for them all, a very real war is looming on the horizon. It’s a fight that will threaten all their kingdoms… and test all their hearts.

Other fun facts: It takes place in a queernormative world, there’s disability rep, there’s forbidden love, and it’s loosely inspired by Irish folklore!

Preorder now!

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🏳️‍⚧️ It's trans awareness week! 🏳️‍⚧️

If you're looking to support a trans indie author, my book just came out last month! 💕

TO WIELD THE DARKEST NIGHT features a trans man apothecary who romances his handsome cursed knight - paperbacks are also out now!! 💖

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Watt felt wrong standing there without Cornelius in the picture, and after Cornelius took the shot he called a fellow passenger to assist with the problem. Cornelius’ face reddened, but he offered the fellow his camera and quickly explained how to use it. He joined them and stood between Watt and Severino, adjusting his hat before tucking his hands into his pockets. He nodded to Severino, then shot Watt a withering look.

“How typical for the photographer not to like having his photo taken,” Watt murmured, fighting a grin.

“It’s just a very valuable piece of equipment,” Cornelius shot back, quiet and whip-quick. Despite his tone, his lip curled upwards. They stared at each other for a moment, then Cornelius winked and turned his attention forward.

Watt looked at the camera too, unable to stop smiling.

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Big shout-out to by @thistlearts for the cover art, Cornelius is such a vibe. 👌👌

Did you know the camera Cornelius uses is a Kodak No. 2 Folding Autographic Brownie? It had a slot where you could write directly on film, and was on the market between 1915-1926.

I obtained a No. 2C Folding Autographic Brownie (rounded body style and 130 film) a few weeks ago from the local thrift shop and cleaned it up, the bellows are too cracked for any good pictures but it feels so cool to have this 100+ year old camera from this story. Better pictures to come soon once it's all put back together.

Blurb:

Cornelius Sawyer is a man of many talents, but forgiveness is not one of them.

Watt Johnson is a man of his word, but not once in his life has he spoken up for himself.

Once connected by the bonds of childhood, threads now severed by the demands of life, the pair are brought together for a once in a lifetime opportunity: an all expenses paid expedition to Brazil, searching for a man the world believes to be long dead, Percy Fawcett. And perhaps, even the Lost City that he was looking for.

Under the guise of doing research work for their respective universities, a reluctant Cornelius and an exhilarated Watt accept the offer and delve into the unknown, trusting no one but themselves. Looking at a map, the route and its dangers seem to be known obstacles which can be easily conquered, a fact that Watt leans on heavily.

But Cornelius is intimately aware that the river has teeth, that the land renders a siren song to those who are desperate to become lost in its mountains and basins. To survive the journey they’ll have to face the enemies within, and trust the other to have their best interests in mind.

After all, the Voice of Wild Places is calling, beckoning the adrift homeward.

The Voice of Wild Places releases in May, 2025.

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Folding her clothes to buy herself time, [Bree] dug deeper into her memories. Vale had only opened brief windows to life in the castle, but none of it sounded pleasant. The archmage, the lack of familiars, the celebrations she didn’t miss. The scars on her hands. Bree had assumed parades and luxury awaited Vale’s return. Now, she wasn’t so sure. She resolved to ask about this when she emerged, but the beginning of the makeup process immediately tore away her thoughts. Vale set her down on the blankets, wiped her face with warm cloths and flower-scented cream… Then instructed her to lie down on the bedroll. “It’ll be easier to draw the lines this way,” she said. “You’ll fidget less.” Taking her word for it, Bree lay down, skin swathed in both silk and furs— And Vale’s robe as the witch straddled her, brush in hand. 

you ever go "oh my crush might be traumatized, actually" then suddenly find yourself in this meme:

[ID: the meme photo of a woman in the red dress straddling a woman in a black dress, who's laying down while the first woman does her eye makeup. end ID]

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“Pip, try this.” [Bree] poured a few drops [of wine] into a tiny cup. Pip sniffed, twitched his whiskers, took one sip—and shuddered. “Certainly tastes like a crime,” he said tightly and handed back the cup. Vale laughed into her glass.  “Apologies. I don’t know what spirits appear to flying squirrels.” Bree gave a wicked grin. “A whisker sour, perhaps.” “Breelin, the court has killed over less.”

I do love them your honor

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In A Rival Most Vial, the book starts with Ambrose's potion shop being empty and him liking it that way.

In Book 3, the book will start with Ambrose's potion shop being crowded and him liking it that way.

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