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kim namjoon was in my dream last night

“He just loves music and has a lot of interest in culture. He just seemed like a bright boy”

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*everything going on in the world*

me: i wonder how min yoongi is doing

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dear americans,

as a polish queer woman and human rights activist, i know exactly how you're feeling right now and what to expect from these elections. i lived through the 2015-2023 regime of pis, a right-wing populist party that divided families in the same way trump did. i’ve experienced the rise of fascism in poland, the influence of far-right parties like konfederacja, and their “santa’s little helpers”—ordo iuris, an ultra-conservative catholic organization (banned in many countries, mind you) that helped enforce a near-total abortion ban and runs anti-queer campaigns in public spaces. i supported the black protests in 2016 as a middle schooler when they first tried to ban abortion. as an adult, i actively participated in the 2020 women’s strike, running from police tear gas daily after they finally passed the ban. i supported friends who faced charges.

i’ve lived through intense homophobia in poland as a queer teen and adult. i survived the first pride march in my hometown, where far-right extremists threw stones and glass at us. i endured the anti-queer propaganda spread by the ruling party in state-owned media. i survived the “rainbow night,” poland’s own stonewall moment in summer 2020, when police arrested around 50 queer activists following the arrest of margo, a nonbinary activist. i survived the "lgbt-free zones," the targeted violence, the slurs from strangers on the street, and the protests i held against queerphobia. it was hard as fuck, but i survived.

but just because i survived, it doesn’t mean others did. many women died because of the abortion ban—marta, justyna, izabela, dorota, joanna, maria, and many others who didn’t survive pis’s draconian anti-abortion laws. milo, kacper, michał, zuzia (she was 12), wiktor, and other queer and trans kids and young adults took their own lives because of the relentless queerphobia.

despite all of this, our experience in poland can serve as a guide now. here are some tips for staying safe and how we, polish queers and women, organized under the regime:

safety first, always. if you know someone who’s had an abortion, no you don’t. if you know someone is trans, no you don’t. if you know people who help with safe abortions, no you don’t—at least not until you know it’s 100% safe to share. if you are queer or have had an abortion, only share this with people you trust fully. most importantly, not everyone has to be an activist just because they’re part of a minority. if it feels unsafe to share that you're queer, trans, etc., then don’t. it doesn’t make you any less queer.

use secure, encrypted messaging like signal for conversations on potentially risky topics, such as queerness, abortion, organizing counter-actions, protests—anything that might be used against you.

stay anonymous online. if you want to research or report something without surveillance, do not use regular internet. get a vpn (mullvad is affordable and reliable), download the tor browser (for both onion and standard links), and if you plan to whistleblow, consider using a riseup email account.

organize and build networks. community is everything now. support each other, foster independence, because your government won’t have your back. set up collectives, grassroots movements. create lists of trusted professionals—lawyers, doctors, etc.—who can offer support.

to lawyers and doctors: please consider pro-bono work. this is what got us through poland’s hardest times. your work will be needed now more than ever.

for protests or risky actions: always write a pro-bono lawyer’s number on your arm with a permanent marker.

get to know the anarchist black cross federation and other resources on safety culture: "Starting an anarchist black cross group: A guide"; Still We Rise - A resource pack for transgender and non-gender conforming people in prison; Safe OUTside the system by the Audre Lorde Project;

for safe abortion info or involvement: get familiar with womenhelpwomen.

stay radical, stay strong, stay informed: The Anarchist Library

if i forgot to (or didn't) include something, don't hesitate to reblog this post with other resources.

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acolyte x text post

(hitting the 100 mark today)

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SUCHWITA EP. 20 ↳ threemin special

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It’s my birthday!

Draw me a lil bd doodle on ins!

X | instagram | bluesky | Cara

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the way i just said YES so loud in the coffee shop reading your post!

i love your comp of jang uk and anakin. both are “chosen ones” dealing with destiny and fate—there are more comps in season 2 i think also.

jang uk really has the support he needs in friends and maidservant kim and his master/mudeok/naksu/buyeon to avoid anakin’s path and jang uk is also arguably a less selfish character than anakin. all the things uk was ready to do to help naksu get her abilities back, his lovable monster. though that sorcery was forbidden and that echos all kinds of anakin too!

i’m writing a one shot cross over (finally) and it has major spoilers for the end of season 1. gonna post a link on here when i get it finished.

i don’t feel like i have the skill to do a proper AOS and the acolyte crossover fic but my brain is really swirling it around. maybe if it was a 1 shot or 2 chapter story - just after the end of season 1?

jang uk(qimir) pov

seo yul (who i think i would make a gender swapped jecki?)

the assassin naksu(mae-ho) shifting into the body of mu-deok/jin buyeon(osha)

the “twins” really being one.,..,,if you’re familiar w both of these worlds, help pls

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jang jaeyoung, the legendary bisexual and chaotic good character that you are

rewatched semantic error for the 53838939th time

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savetheacolyte really stepped it up for amandla

Amandla Stenberg gifted a billboard in Times Square to celebrate their birthday (10/23) and ‘The Acolyte’ renewal efforts.

Fans put in work to get this billboard up! The billboard reads, “Happy Birthday to Our Acolyte Amandla Stenberg. #WeLoveYouAmandla SaveTheAcolyte.com”

The background of the image has the words Beautiful, Successful, Brave, and Determined repeated in rows.

Visit the website savetheacolyte.com for more details, updates, news, and more.

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a pair of pieces for Acolyte Autumn Day 12 "Touch" and Day 14 "Pupil"

when you have an idea that makes you sad <3

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10.23 HBD to the number 1 she/they scorpio of my heart

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The Second Will Cost You - an Oshamir College AU

Chapters: 1/? Rating: Explicit

"I always feel like an imposter in places like this," Osha mutters, trying to shrink into his side. "I never feel like I belong." "Of course you belong," Qimir says. "I’m here, and you belong with me.” He smiles at her, and she smiles back, biting back the question that's been on the tip of her tongue for months: Yes, but who are you, really? It had taken a lot of sweat, some tears, and a little more blood than she'd expected, but Osha Aniseya has survived the agonizing process of reinvention. She'd set ablaze the carefully planned, meticulously organized life that had been plotted out for her and built something new from the ashes: a new apartment, new major, and a new boyfriend. For a few weeks, in that magical warm haze of late summer, everything is perfect. But as the cold winds of fall and a new school year beckons, Osha starts to realize that when it comes to having someone like Qimir in her life, all of the chaos that they had gone through may have been just the tip of the iceberg.

Read it on AO3!

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ALCHEMY OF SOULS 환혼 (2022) Dir. Park Joon Hwa

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the obsessions are really obsessioning