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Atlas Jamie dynamic

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the iron prince [oc]

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Some of you may have heard about Monarch butterflies being added to the Threatened species list in the US and be planning to immediately rush out in spring and buy all the milkweed you can manage to do your part and help the species.

And that's fantastic!! Starting a pollinator garden and/or encouraging people and businesses around you to do the same is an excellent way to help not just Monarchs but many other threatened and at-risk pollinator species!

However.

Please please PLEASE do not obtain Tropical Milkweed for this purpose!

Tropical milkweed (Asclepias curassavica)--also commonly known as bloodflower, Mexican butterflyweed, and scarlet milkweed--will likely be the first species of milkweed you find for sale at most nurseries. It'll be fairly cheap, too, and it grows and propagates so easily you'll just want to grab it! But do not do that!

Tropical milkweed can cause a host of issues that can ultimately harm the butterflies you're trying to help, such as--

Harboring a protozoan parasite called OE (which has been linked to lower migration success, reductions in body mass, lifespan, mating success, and flight ability) for long periods of time

Remaining alive for longer periods, encouraging breeding during migration time/overwintering time as well as keeping monarchs in an area until a hard freeze wherein which they die

Actually becoming toxic to monarch caterpillars when exposed to warmer temperatures associated with climate change

However--do not be discouraged!! There are over 100 species of milkweed native to the United States, and plenty of resources on which are native to your state specifically! From there, you can find the nurseries dedicated to selling native milkweeds, or buy/trade for/collect seeds to grow them yourself!!

The world of native milkweeds is vast and enchanting, and I'm sure you'll soon find a favorite species native to your area that suits your growing space! There's tons of amazing options--whether you choose the beautiful pink vanilla-smelling swamp milkweed, the sophisticated redring milkweed, the elusive purple milkweed, the alluring green antelopehorn milkweed, or the charming heartleaf milkweed, or even something I didn't list!

And there's tons of resources and lots of people willing to help you on your native milkweed journey! Like me! Feel free to shoot me an ask if you have any questions!

Just. PLEASE. Leave the tropical milkweed alone. Stay away.

TLDR: Start a pollinator garden to help the monarchs! Just don't plant tropical milkweed. There's hundreds of other milkweeds to grow instead!

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Weird and wonderful compilation of strange bird noises.

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If your beloved timeloop rpg gets 3 more reviews I'll draw siffrin on my phone

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The queer community needs to declare a state of emergency, especially for trans people.

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Abolish Tesla.

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Food for thought

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The US is truly incomprehensible

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Sometimes I draw things. And put them to sound. The kobold here belongs to @squidinu.

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I grit my teeth and read the entire executive order regarding trans people, and I just want to take the opportunity to remind folks not to forget intersex people. One of the rescinded documents is “Supporting Intersex Students: A Resource for Students, Families, and Educators," and there is a huge emphasis on legally enshrining "only two sexes."

Yes, this affects trans people, but with the way intersex voices often get ignored in trans spaces, I just want to remind folks not to shut us out. Don't forget us. Don't keep talking over us. Don't act like we aren't on the front lines. Don't act like this is just about you. Please.

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A New Beast Has Entered The Fray!

"Apologies for the tardiness, companions and compatriots. You wouldn't believe the traffic on the threads of the multiverse to get here!"

((Went and rendered up Hank all nice for the Rivals concept))

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Upon learning that the DC Universe has its own AO3 (called TO3), my friends and I went down the rabbit hole of asking "which DC superheroes and supervillains would be the subject of celebrity fanfic?" and other cursed considerations.

Here are a few of my favourites:

"Lex Luthor would buy TO3 and/or flood it with bot fics at the first sign of a Superman/Lex Luthor tag, because Lex refuses to be topped by Superman in any circumstances"

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Friend 1: "Which of the Robins/Bat Kids would write slash fiction of their enemies?"

Friend 2: "If it's to be a public menace, it's Damian. If it's for the sheer sport of it, it's Barbara Gordon"

Friend 1: *WHEEZING*

Friend 3: "Of course it's fucking BARB."

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Dick Grayson: "Babs, PLEASE tell me you didn't kudos the mpreg fic of my dad and Connor Kent's dad."

Barbara Gordon: "Ew, of course not!"

DG: "Oh thank goodness."

BG: "I wrote the mpreg fic of my dad and your dad."

DG: *spittakes*

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"Damian writes joke fics of the Rogues' Gallery so that people won't take them seriously."

The Joker: "I'm telling you...GIVE ME THE TREASURE!"

Millennial Museum Receptionist: "Wow, like Persona 5?"

Joker: *internal screaming*