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oh my god...

so the first screenshot is trying to look this up on tiktok normally, "donald trump rigged election" and it says that search violates community guidelines.

the second screenshot is looking up the same exact thing, but with a (australian) vpn on. canadian vpn didn't fix it fyi.

THIS is exactly the type of censorship to be looking out for on tiktok. this actually is crazy.

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the first two tags are way too good to not laugh at oh my god

why is alucard with a croissant cracking me the FUCK up

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im not even kidding season 2 of nocturne threw me into a battlefield of emotions. up to now I CANNOT comprehend what i watched. that was. AMAZING.

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legit screamed “WHATS UP WITH THAT?” when erzsebet called alucard “half-breed” in a mean tone

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ALUCARD | CASTLEVANIA: NOCTURNE

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i one day strive to have the hair texture of adrian fahrenheit tepes </3

The animation on his hair in particular in nocturne has come SO far since the og show. The depth and volume they gave it, the little random strands coming out that aren’t collected in the rest of the waves is so realistic as a person with curly hair (yes I know his is not like mine but this happens to wavy and looser curly hair). The fact that the individual hair wisps are SHADED. the flatness of the hair when its wet vs the waviness/fluffiness when its dry. the animators ate so hard everybody say thank you castlevania nocturne team

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oh dear. will i be a ghoul in a grave

what if your url somehow had something to do with your future

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ahh to be a ghoul in a grave

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Thanatos Devotees do I have a site for you!

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we usually think of mood as a scale from 1-5, but there's actually a negative scale too, where the frown turns back into a smile, but just a little insane !

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YOU’RE SERIOUSLY SO COOL ‼️‼️

Just a remind how much I love my mooties/p y'all are rlly cool even if we don't talk too much :3

@psychic-psi @i-ate-the-sun7 @s1l4s-w0rsh1ps-t0m4t03s @yippie-madness @oscillating-fan-whore5 @ghoul-graves + anyone else I haven't tagged

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Gettin' Through the Holidays Mental Health Tricks

If y'all are anything like me, this time of year is triggering AF. Here are some small, very easy grounding exercises that I was taught by my therapist, basically in order of how much I like them for this rage-inducing season. You make like them in a different order, depending on your rage-to-despair ratio.

Push a wall: literally go up to a wall and try to push it over. Really try. I promise you won't push it over, but give it your best shot. Try to hold it as long as you can, and then take a breather and assess whether you need to repeat. Why it works: This is a quick, physical expulsion of the fight-or-flight feeling. It's a bit like punching a wall, but without the potential to hurt yourself/look scary/damage things. You can even do it in front of people and say you're stretching, they'll never know (unless the wall actually falls down, but this will not happen, I assure you).

Shake like a dog: Animals shake to release stress, and you are also an animal. Setting aside time to just shake it out, as vigorously as you can, arms and legs, face, stick your tongue out, pretend you're shaking like a wet dog. You can dance instead, if that feels better, and you can do this to music, but basically the more unhinged you can be, the better. If you are in a place you can scream, scream too! Why it works: like the above, this is a release of pent-up stress and anxiety. Especially if your rage-to-woe ratio is high, some kind of physical exertion is often the best way to burn through the cortisol and adrenaline you're building up.

Bilateral Tapping: Cross your arms over your chest so that your fingertips are at your shoulders, and slowly tap, one hand at a time, back and forth, for about a minute. Breathe slowly. Why it works: This is weird as hell, but because this engages both sides of your brain, it helps override the activity of the amygdala, which is the part of your brain that Makes The Fear. If you're being literally triggered in a situation, i.e. you're having a trauma response, or reliving some family trauma, this is a good one.

Box Breathing: From a comfortable position (can really be seated, laying down or standing), inhale slowly for a count of 4, hold for a count of 4, exhale for a count of 4, hold for a count of 4, then repeat. You can do it for shorter counts or longer counts, but if you vary the counts make sure the exhale is longer than the inhale. You can close your eyes or leave them open. Why it works: This exercise helps you move from a sympathetic (activated) nervous system response to a parasympathetic (balanced) response. I do this one every day, and it's a good gateway to meditation. Especially helpful in anxious or tense situations, but I find if I'm very triggered I need one of the other ones first, or it can make anxiety worse. Breathwork is amazing but not usually as a first exercise if you're very activated, or have been activated a long time.

Ice: Lots of ways to do this one – hands in cold water for 30 seconds, ice pack on the back of your neck, dip your entire face into a bowl of ice water (this one's the most effective). Why it works: I kinda think this is hilarious, but this activates your mammalian dive reflex. It immediately slows your heart-rate, so if you are feeling your blood pressure and heart rate rising, this one is very good. The only reason this one's at the bottom of my list is because I hate being cold.

I wish you all a very get-through-the-holidays-without-hurting-yourself. Take time alone if you need it.

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PUT THAT LION BITCH IN HIS PLACE

Shadow Sweep

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HELP THIS IS GOLD

My favorite pastime is imagining Alucard speaking in Ye Olde English. Like, “Trevor, perchanse May I place mine sword upon thy Big Ugliye Head whilest thine sleeps? I Require a propere Holder for mine weapon lest it acquireth Dirte”

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i really wonder which one of you belmonts stopped telling alucard’s stories to end up in richter thinking he was just a myth.

sure he may have disappeared from the face of the earth but i honestly figured uncle alucard would have some mention and proof of existence.

its like hes the one that always misses the christmas parties

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Castlevania art by Isaak Ramos (@isaakramos)

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