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i see it so i See it I see Thart with me EyeBals

when i see it i Look at it Put my eyes on it with My sightballs I look with my look balls and see It so in front of me

i see it with my eyedbarls

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in the latest cyber-news: the internet archive has lost their case against 4 major publishing houses (verge article). they’re going to appeal, but this is still a bad outcome. the fate of the internet is currently hanging in the balance because 4 multibillionare publishing groups missed out on like $15 of combined revenue during the pandemic because of the archive’s online library service. it’s so fucking stupid.

for those who don’t know what the internet archive is, it’s a virtual library full of media. books, magazines, recordings, visuals, flash games, websites - a lot of these things either don’t exist anymore or cannot be found & bought. heard of the wayback machine? that’s part of the internet archive. it is the most important website to exist, and i don’t say that lightly. if the internet archive goes down, the cultural loss will be immeasurable.

so how can you help?

boycott the publishing companies involved in this. they’re absolute ghouls, frankly, and don’t deserve a penny. the companies involved are harpercollins (imprints), wiley (imprints), penguin random house llc (imprints), and hachette book group (imprints). make sure the websites are set to your location as it may differ worldwide.

learn to torrent. download a torrent client (i recommend transmission), a vpn (i recommend protonvpn - sign up and choose the area that’s closest to your continent/country), and hit up /r/piracy on reddit for websites. with torrenting, you can get (almost) any media you want for free in high quality, with add-ons such as subtitles, and with no risks of loss. i would also recommend getting into the habit of watching stuff online for free. the less you can pay to a giant corporation, the better.

get into the habit of downloading and archiving materials. find a TB external hard drive, ideally the higher the better. it’ll probably cost around $60 for 1TB and continue to go up, but they’re so so useful. if you can’t afford a drive, look for any GB harddrives or memory sticks you have lying around and just fill them up. videos, pdfs, magazines, songs, movies, games - anything you can rip and download and fit on there, do it, because nothing is permanent.

donate to the internet archive. this is the most important option on the list. the IA relies entirely on funding, and it’s going to need more to fight this case. whatever you can donate, do it. i promise it’s helpful.

and finally…

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THE KRATT BROTHERS KILLED THE QUEEN

Martin & Christopher Kratt from Zoboomafoo/Wild Kratts killed the Queen - together!

Did your fave play a part in Queen Elizabeth the Second’s death? Submit them here!

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Please reblog this so that I can get a bigger sample size, but DO NOT include anything in the tags about the results, as that could influence other responses

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Heart breaking, you get the most popular result in a Uquiz 

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Queer stranger things fans right now

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lol what the fuck is going on with the new tumblr icon

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liking stranger things is a red flag. its also an orange flag. and a yellow flag. and a green flag. and a blue flag. and a purple flag. liking stranger things is gay. YOU are GAY.

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Stranger Things + text posts pt. 5

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dustin endlessly pestering eddie to get together with robin until eddie tells him he’s gay, and then dustin just blinks, takes a second and then starts pestering him to get together with steve

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i thought max was being a little harsh refusing to join hellfire in the pilot but dustin's "this is max, the one who never wants to play d&d" later on implies this happens often enough he's even told eddie about it. she probably gets asked like. every week without fail. it also means dustin somehow still thought he had a chance of bribing her with a t-shirt after an entire school year of unequivocal refusal. amazing

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hunter would arm wrestle with kevin so they could hold hands and look into each others eyes

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you know netflix would cancel it after a season though because it’s that good

Okay but the fact that Metal Lords wasn't made to be a show is really a bummer because there was so much to be touched upon in that short amount of time

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hearing mike say the dumbest things but then also seeing finn's soft facial expressions like i'm watching dr jekyll and mr hyde

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Season five prediction. They get matching t shirts.

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friends, there is a fic similar to this on ao3!! it’s called the red envelope by midnighteverlark :)

karen searching mikes room to see if there’s any clues related to the hellfire club only to find a letter to will signed w love

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some stranger things as textposts to lighten the mood