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usamericans, do you remember in the incredibles when syndrome made the robot go haywire just so he could swoop in and 'save the day'

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the fact that we are firmly in a time where conservatives are like "the actual founding fathers, who were slaveowners, were not racist enough for my taste" is wild

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the whole tiktok situation is EXACTLY why media literacy and education on propaganda is so important. the notifications about tiktok going down and then coming back use VERY propagandistic language, and with a literal fascist coming into power in the us tomorrow we need to be even more critical of the information we’re consuming and stay on the lookout for political stunts like this

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Made a new poster! :)

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Maybe controversial, but I know some people are like “TikTok is just scrolling” doesn’t consider what it gave small businesses. One of the biggest things for me was even if I got no comments and no likes, I got to see the views and reach so easily and be able to think like wow. I could actually build something here, even as a disabled artist.

Because of the scrolling.

I found so many new small businesses and options for where my money should go versus big corporations. My Pokémon obsession was controlled by being able to watch others buy and the ones I stayed with never pressured me to but I wanted to support. And in the meantime I got to see news, or funny videos, or learning about hood trimming. Like. It was wild and didn’t only cater to the big streamers.

I’m inconsistent and have time between postings and I still wasn’t practically shadow banned from searches.

I’m super super wary about Trump and the propaganda that just happened. It’s making me think of Germany way too much. So I don’t give him credit for this because I’m watching carefully. But if I can make my business successful through tiktok I really want to try. While I felt weird doing it here.

Anyway I’m also on Bluesky for just starting out somewhere else as well. I’ll try to be more active but it’a hard speaking to my void here lol

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We’ll never die

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its so scary to put yourself out there but a SINGLE message saying "hi i loved what you made it touched me in some way" makes it all worth it 10000%

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Wanted to do another book themed sticker and this came to life—A life. A singular life of health, in the game of life. I think I'm funny lol

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can i please see a fat woman wearing it. yes, i know your sizes go all the way up to 5x. but can i please see a fat woman wearing it. yes, i heard you're woman-owned. can i please see a fat woman wearing it though. yes, i understand you donate 50% of proceeds to this charity. i still do not see a fat woman wearing it. can i please see a fat woman wearing it.

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I think it actually took over 20 hours in total?

I finished it, guys. 5 hours for the sketch, 5 for the lineart, 8ish coloring and fiddling and hoping for the best. These girls will never not break my heart now. I just want to spend more time with them.

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Do you play daily NY Times games like Wordle, Connections, Spelling Bee, or Strands? The NYT Tech Guild workers who make those games possible are currently ON STRIKE and asking you to not cross the digital picket line.

Spread the word! For other ways to help, you can also contribute to their strike fund here.

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hey my besties who live in red states: id like you to go out and vote anyway.

yeah, the electoral college means your vote doesn't count unless you win your state. it's a terrible undemocratic bullshit system. it's not going to change before this election,* so there isn't much point in complaining about it right now.

if you hold the belief that there's no point in voting because your voice will just be downed out by a chorus of bigotry- chances are other people in your state feel the same way. and because those people are not voting, it's impossible to know how many of you there are. the reason it's important to vote EVEN WHEN YOU KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO LOSE is to make this number public.

when the minority in a state still goes out to vote:

- other members of the minority party know they aren't alone in their state. this encourages MORE people to vote in the next election

- the majority candidates are forced to divert some of their campaign resources away from swing states to secure a state they were already going to win

- the minority candidates are encouraged to spend some time campaigning in your state instead of abandoning it as a lost cause

- assuming you also vote in local elections, the minority is more likely to win representatives in the house

- who knows there might be so many of you that you fucking flip it by mistake

there has been a 700% increase in new daily voter registrations in the few days since Biden dropped out of the race.

thousands of people are deciding, right now, that voting is worth it. some of them live in your state. there is going to be a spike in blue votes across the country. this election is going to have the youngest voter turnout in history. this is the best possible time to join them. join us.

what have you got to lose? one afternoon?

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Vote Harris.

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🇺🇸if you are planning on voting in person, and you sometimes use a mobility aid, BRING IT WITH YOU. the lines are historically long. if you do not have a mobility aid, consider bringing something like a folding stool.🇺🇸