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i especially, and i mean,

ESPECIALLY

do NOT want to see any bi slander. wdym they’re "pretending"??? wdym they’re "actually just straight/gay and are lying about being bi"???? wdym they’re "not actually bi because they’re currently dating/are married to someone who is the opposite sex/the same sex as them"????? brother this isn’t Among Us?????? we’re not looking for the impostor 🤨🤨

but since a lot of y’all are so keen on finding one, i want you to point your accusing finger at yourself; it’s you; you are the impostor because you’re causing completely unnecessary conflict. you are bi-phobic—this is NOT what the alphabet mafia stands for; we do NOT stand for hatred and discrimination. we stand for equality and inclusion, for acceptance and love.

So go back to sucking on your mother’s teet you underdeveloped troglodytes.

swear to god i better not see any internal conflict within the lgbtqai+ this pride month - and just ever. we already get so much from the outside, why do we need to fight each other???????? WE'RE ON THE SAME TEAM; WHY DO YOU HAVE FRIENDLY FIRE ENABLED??????????????

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swear to god i better not see any internal conflict within the lgbtqai+ this pride month - and just ever. we already get so much from the outside, why do we need to fight each other???????? WE'RE ON THE SAME TEAM; WHY DO YOU HAVE FRIENDLY FIRE ENABLED??????????????

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so, i’ve finally gotten around to watching the grandfather of the entire Fantasy genre: The Hobbit. i’ve finished watching The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Extended Edition bc i wanna do this right), and it’s literally the best thing ever - Peter Jackson salted, seasoned, and cooked with these films; the stars fucking aligned at the right moment in time for Peter Jackson to serve pristine cunt on a silver platter to the unsuspecting masses.

however, i cannot take the shots of Thorin brooding/having dramatic lonesome moment serious because of how well lit the scene is + the dramatic camera angles..

because the only thing these scenes make me think of are:

spot the difference. spoiler: you can’t.

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correct me if i’m wrong: just learnt that there’s people putting AI generated fics on ao3 ITS FANFICTION?????????? YOU'RE NOT CHEATING FOR A GRADE?????????????????????????? AT LEAST HAVE THE DECENCY TO GENERATE AN ORIGINAL STORY AND TRY TO SELL IT FOR MONEY BECAUSE THAT WOULD ACTUALLY MAKE SENSE BECAUSE

YOU'RE USING AI. TO GENERATE. A FANFIC. YOU SAD LITTLE MUPPET HACK???????????????????????????????????????????????

go and gain some self-respect because you clearly do not have any if you’re using AI to generate a fic because where do you think the AI learnt how to write stories brother?????? BY STEALING ACTUAL AUTHORS WORK WITHOUT THEIR PERMISSION AND THE SAME GOES FOR AI GENERATED ART TOO

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never watched Star Trek, and i don’t know anything about it. but seeing as how the founding fathers: Spock/Kirk (Spirk) basically invented the term "slash" and gave shipping culture a massive push into what it is today, ALL THE WAY BACK IN THE SIXTIES, and now fans finally have a comforting closure, and essentially a confirmation of it being canon, for Spirk with Unification, that has everyone who understands how important this is reacting like:

truly is beautiful.. maybe the world is healing <3

congrats to Spirk shippers!!

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when the function (my house) has guests over (i’m gonna hide in my room and play my silly little games until they leave)

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normalise giving your friends kisses without the expectation of romantic or sexual feelings/attraction.

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don’t know exactly what flavour of neurodivergence i have, but what i do know is that the feeling of choice/decision paralysis completely evaporates as soon as someone says: "you can’t do that/i can’t do this." because then the brain suddenly floods with motivation and a "fucken watch me" attitude???????????

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so i made something for my fellow fallout nerds :3 <3 <3

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[ ORIGINAL MEME BELOW - NOT MINE - HAVE NO IDEA WHOSE IT BELONGS TO BUT IF YOU KNOW PLEASE LEMME KNOW SO I CAN CREDIT THEM <3 ]

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how it feels when you read during the day instead of at 5:37am after saying "just one more chapter" for the 50th time on a fic that has 104/104 chapters

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so Nate from fo4 is now canonically a war criminal now because a Bethesda writer/designer didn’t seem to have watched the clip he cited before tweeting ??????

link to this very interesting and funny video about the situation: https://youtu.be/_kgbYdmVSyM?si=Pn5_1tnh8kfLE-7W

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FALSE ALARM - ITS WORKING KIND OF

it’s… down again

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it’s… down again

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during these trying times (Ao3 is down for maintenance) i will be going through the five stages of grief, but stop at stage two - anger - and proceed to go batshit insane :3

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ao3 is downdjdjdkdk

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is it a beige flag if i occasionally feel an instinctive urge to hang to the edge of a door frame and swing back and forwards, making creeking noises with my mouth in order to pretend i’m a door in desperate need of WD-40 or is that just insanity and therefore a red flag

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please help if you can. something needs to be done.

Don't just email an MP. Get organised and think bigger.

We need to understand how there are many ways we can affect change, and if we're only thinking of limited individual action then it's easy to feel unheard. Older generations have plenty of time getting used to politics and asserting their influence, so let's take things seriously and make it clear that young people can and should be heard - and that involves some different tactics.

Contacting MPs is what I tell people to do because that's the basic step 1. It's easy. You just find your representative and tell them what the issue is, and what you want to see change. You don't need a template - it's literally just that simple.

But then what? Well, most people will stop there - but here's how to be more effective:

It's one thing for the politician to know your issue (they can't act without being informed) but it's important that they realise other people care too. This is the bit where you need to get organised and understand change is a community effort. The burden of responsibility isn't on your shoulders specifically, but you should seek out ways to get others to help.

Creating a petition is useful. If you make a physical one you can get signatures at a protest/rally. If you make an online one you can get signatures from posting in Facebook groups. Make social media posts and TikToks and tell others to do the same to spread awareness. Make multiple. Include calls to action. Tell people what you want to happen and how they too can get involved.

But also: engage with traditional media! Letters to the editor are a way to have a media outlet with massive reach publish your thoughts - and MPs will be able to read it. A few people email their office about a topic? OK, might look into that. It's getting media attention? It could escalate if left ignored.

Write physical letters to Members' offices! That's far harder to ignore than an email!

Find relevant interest groups/advocacy groups. Like when I'm trying to get people to care about how Western Australia has very outdated (and lacking) protections for LGBTQIA+ people I link them to Rainbow Futures WA because they're an organisation giving information and structure to that advocacy. Find groups relevant to what you want to see change and follow them on social media. You might not be confident enough to organise a protest, but if one is organised by a group you follow then you'll know about it and can boost the attendance.

Don't just email the government - email members of the opposition/crossbench. If they're bringing it up in Question Time, then how can the government defend itself if it keeps ignoring the issue? That feeds further into the media aspect of it because journalists will see it being brought up, and there could be a story there.

Is there a committee inquiry asking for public submissions on the topic that you can provide your perspective on? Look on the relevant parliament website to find out. Is a political party you support doing a survey on the topic so you can fill that out? Find out.

The aim isn't just to spam someone's inbox until they give you a satisfying response, the aim is to make it obvious that this is an issue for the community, this is an issue that needs action, and it will impact people's decisions at the next election.

All throughout this: talk to your friends about it. How are you, together, working on these ideas? How are you encouraging each other? How can you as a group reach more people with your message? How can you as friends help each other find the resources you need to stay informed? Organise as a group. It's far more effective that way.

Yes, starting with emailing an MP is important - and if that's all you can do, then at least you've done that. No guilt in not doing any of the rest of the list. But if you can do more, then that builds up and is useful, and the more people work together the better outcomes we can achieve.