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Educate yourself.

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when the capitalists die out either thru global warming or revolution will we be able to start homegrown internet

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#justiceformuslims

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Moss Graffiti: A How To Guide

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Redraw of my old comic

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Your mental health doesn’t make you bad.

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If you're trans you should join a union and learn how to use a weapon yesterday

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so after seeing how @thewindowsshutdownnoise lost followers after rb'ing my aroace romance repulsed error post, i decided to make aspec pride icons out of pure spite

in order of loss.jpeg, aroace combo flag, aromantic flag, asexual flag, and another aroace combo flag

check the notes for some bonus ones! ill reblog this post with them since i cant add more than 10 images to a post teehee

no credit needed to use, this art and character belong to @/loverofpiggies, apologies for the quality but i did my best and error deserves only the best

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The amazing Halitrephes maasi jelly filmed off Baja California by EVNautilus.

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Pixel Art by Bart van den Bosch

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My favorite piece of worldbuilding in Amber Skies is that the internet is alive and can feel pain

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we love trans jewish & trans muslim solidarity

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more on writing muslim characters from a hijabi muslim girl

- hijabis get really excited over pretty scarves - they also like to collect pins and brooches - we get asked a lot of questions and it can be annoying or it can be amusing, just depends on our mood and personality and how the question is phrased - common questions include: - “not even water?” (referring to fasting) - hijabis hear a lot of “do you sleep in that?” (we don’t) and “where is your hair?” (in a bun or a braid, usually) - “is it mooze-slim or mozzlem?” (the answer is neither, it’s muslim, with a soft s and accent on the first syllable) - “ee-slam or iz-lamb?” (it’s iss-laam, accent on the first syllable) - “hee-job?” (heh-jahb, accent on the second syllable)

- “kor-an?” (no. quran. say it like koor-annn, accent on the second syllable) - people tend to mess up our names really badly and you just get a sigh and a resigned nod or an awkward smile, maybe a nickname instead - long hair is easy to hide, short hair is harder to wrap up - hijab isn’t just covering hair, it’s also showing as little skin as possible with the exception of face, hands, and feet, and not wearing tight/sheer clothing - that applies to men too, people just don’t like to mention it ( i wonder why) - henna/mehendi isn’t just for special occasions, you’ll see people wearing it for fun - henna/mehendi isn’t just for muslims, either, it’s not a religious thing - henna/mehendi is not just for women, men also wear it, especially on their weddings - there are big mehendi parties in the couple of nights before eid where people (usually just women and kids) gather and do each other’s mehendi, usually just hands and feet - five daily prayers - most muslim kids can stutter through a couple verses of quran in the original arabic text by the age of seven or eight, it does not matter where they live or where they’re from or what language they speak natively - muslim families tend to have multiple copies of the quran - there are no “versions” of the quran, there has only ever been one. all muslims follow the exact same book - muslims have no concept of taking God’s name in vain, we call on God at every little inconvenience - don’t use islamic phrases if you don’t know what they mean or how to use them. we use them often, inside and outside of religious settings. in islam, it is encouraged to mention God often and we say these things very casually, but we take them very seriously - Allahu Akbar means “God is Greatest” (often said when something shocks or surprises us, or if we’re scared or daunted, or when something amazing happens, whether it be good or bad; it’s like saying “oh my god”) - Subhan Allah means “Glory be to God” (i say subhan Allah at the sky, at babies, at trees, whatever strikes me as pleasant, especially if it’s in nature) - Bismillah means “in the name of God” and it’s just something you say before you start something like eating or doing your homework - In Shaa Allah means “if God wills” (example: you’ll be famous, in shaa Allah) (it’s a reminder that the future is in God’s hands, so be humble and be hopeful)

- Astaghfirullah means “i seek forgiveness from Allah” and it’s like “god forgive me” - Alhamdulillah means “all thanks and praise belong to God” and it’s just a little bit more serious than saying “thank god” (example: i passed my exams, alhamdulillah; i made it home okay, alhamdulillah) - when i say we use them casually, i really mean it - teacher forgot to assign homework? Alhamdulillah - our version of “amen” is “ameen” - muslims greet each other with “assalamu alaikum” which just means “peace be on you” and it’s like saying hi - the proper response is “walaikum assalam” which means “and on you be peace” and it’s like saying “you too”

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Do you like games? Trapped at home? Wanna have a fresh experience starring people of color front-and-center?

Let’s talk about ValiDate: Struggling Singles in your Area. A dating sim with a twist.

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Currently one of the top games on Itchio’s dating sim category, written, drawn, fully scored & produced by a diverse team of creators of color, it recently hit funding on Kickstarter, and with 19 days to go you can still help it become fully-realized with all the cool CG art and extra content it deserves!

From the Kickstarter page:

“ValiDate is a visual novel in which you maneuver yourself through the twisting paths of young adulthood.

Set in the Jercy City area, twelve struggling singles in their twenties navigate through the trying ordeals of capitalism to find meaning in their lives. Includes a hint of love, cosplay, and even mediocre mixtapes in the mix.

With 12 playable characters and over 30 routes to choose from, there will be about 20-30 hours of content, depending on how you play it. We don’t know if you be reading fast or not. Whether your decisions are good, bad, or just tremendously shitty, you’re going to have a great time falling in (or out) of love with these characters.“

The twist, if you didn’t catch it, is that instead of playing as a singular protagonist, you’ll be able to play as *12 distinct characters* trying (and failing) to romance one another, as their lives intersect in unprecedented ways.

At the time of writing, you can play as 4 of the main characters (with a demo update coming soon to showcase a bit of Malik’s route) & meet a couple more! they are:

Thanks to the Kickstarter campaign, you’ll now be ALSO able to meet:

12 playable characters with 30+ routes.

The ability to choose horrible decisions and see the entertaining fallout.

#OwnVoices narrative writing by an all people of color team.

Original score by the Boys.

A beautiful array of artists of color’s work to give each character their own individual feeling.

Backgrounds taken from all around the world.

Flawed characters undergoing narrative arcs handled with empathy and self-indulgence.

Achievements for every single ending.

Since the campaign has been funded, TWO of the stretch goals have already been hit, but there’s more to come. 

you see, i really want that fishing minigame.

Find more info, meet the team, & check their Kickstarter here! http://kck.st/2ZLTz8w

happy playing!!!! :D reblogs always incredibly appreciated.

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Generational thinking allows us to ignore the fact that there are marginalized elderly people and bigoted young people. The only reason boomers seem more bigoted than teenagers is because all the marginalized boomers were systematically murdered via hate crimes, poverty, and medical neglect.

Class consciousness or bust.

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