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Support Native American art & artists!!

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I don't want to keep going on on someone else's post but just some notes for calling your reps:

you are almost certainly not the weirdest nor most awkward person to have called them this week. unless you want to be in which case i believe in you.

this is literally their (and their staffers') job; you are not imposing.

even during the day I get voicemail the vast majority of the time. This applies when I call the DC or the local offices. Now granted I live in Lib Land (TM) and specifically am surrounded by federal workers who are highly motivated to scream into the phone constantly (bless) but also, truly, calling after hours is fine. It's volume; unless you have a very unique story to tell (and you might!) if you're going off a script from 5calls or similar a voicemail is just as good as getting a staffer. The key here is call volume.

it takes me like 10-15 minutes max to hit all three of my reps. do it and then give yourself a little treat.

phone >>>>>>>>>>> email, sorry. especially if you're going by scripts. If you must email, customize.

It's recess! are you phone shy but better in person? find a town hall and attend it, which is even more effective than a phone! This is potentially tough for senators if you're in a large state, but with a handful of exceptions in large but mostly rural states (eg: Alaska) your rep should be meeting relatively close to you. If your rep is a dirty coward, Indivisible has been organizing Empty Chair town halls in which they hold space for the rep to actually do their job. In a few cases democratic representatives, especially in more densely populated and small states, have traveled to their colleagues' districts to answer questions, which is great publicity for the democratic party.

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Hey guys let me tell you about advance fee scams

I hope y'all are familiar with these in this day and age, especially my artists out there, because they're incredibly common.

About half an hour ago I posted a drawing and tagged it #artists on tumblr, and very quickly received this comment.

My scam radar went off immediately, due to the generic blog name and lack of any emotion in the comment, but I decided it might be an entertaining venture so I dmed them. They asked for a drawing "of these", and sent me a random selfie. I got the details and told them it would be $15, and they promptly offered me $300. At this point I know it's a scam, but I play along for funsies and give them my paypal. Shortly, they send me this image for "confirmation" (I blocked out my email)

And they began to insist that I checked my email. I looked in my spam folder and found the following email.

This is fake. This is not a thing. And the "you're to refund the $200.00 back" is the scam. They send vaguely official-looking emails at you to "prove" that they sent you the money, then have you send them $200 (or however much the scam is for). Then, surprise surprise, you're out $200.

I continued to play along for a bit, and in the second email "Paypal" told me that I had to refund the $200 before they could "credit the $300 to my account", along with these lovely threats.

And yeah, it's silly. But it's not silly if you don't know and get scammed. So. Spread, please! And thank you very much to @mlaurel for the opportunity to get these screenshots.

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IG:Mariamacreates

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AN ONY MOUS

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Marine Angemon!

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Y'all ever see Big Challenges the Sanrio croc?

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Keramon is so cool guyss

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human and bug relations will change by the end of the century

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Urgent: Need of Food and medicines! We need food donations now. Discrimination, torture, and violence plague us. LGBTQ+ individuals face rape and harassment. Your solidarity and advocacy can make a difference. Spread the word, donate please to help us access our food and water supplies in the community and our resources https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-lgbtq-refugees-of-the-kakuma-camp

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Pair of Rabbits (mid- to late 19th century) by Kaigyokusai Masatsugu (Japan, 1813-1892).

Image and text information courtesy LACMA.

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Doremifasol

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Cendrillmon for anon supporter

Timelapse:

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New Drip

WIP - Tea Twilight just showing off their new drip~

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c0mmission for @\RealDachSound on twt thank you!

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patamon practice i did based on a photo of someone’s patamon plush in a blossom tree 🌸

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It's strange to look at the Puppetmon I did about a year ago and then look at this...My style (if I can even claim to have a distinct one) has changed so much. I even remembered to record a timelapse for this one!