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this is some bullshit

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My coworker is lowkey bullying all the customers into leaving (moving chairs vacuuming next to them closing the blinds etc) even tho we're open for another hour+ but idc. I support him. Get us out of here Miles

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I have this person blocked? I can't remember why, but this one post seems good, maybe I'll just go to their blog and look arou-EUEUGHHUUEAAGH [<- cry of agony as I begin taking infinite poison damage]

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Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who participated in this!!! It genuinely turned out so much better than I ever expected!! You guys are awesome and if you havent yet I highly suggest going through the rumble tag because theres so much amazing stuff in there 💖💖

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MARELLA AND MARUCA TEAMS!!!! 🧡💙

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^ go here if you like alt rock. massive flash warning though, there’s multicolored strobing lights throughout the whole video. the song’s on most streaming services I believe, so even if you can’t watch the music video I highly recommend the song itself.

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I love rock music. did you know.

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Prompts!

i've had a few asks so its prompt time baby!

Day One: Neverseen Rayni in the Lost Cities

Day Two: A tense moment

Day Three: Rayni and friends!

Day Four: A fight

Day Five: Covering for someone

Day Six: Betrayal/Watch your back

Day Seven: A new friend

Interpret these how you will :)

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this is, as the kids say, frying me (a glasses wearer)

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they called a born in 2008 trans girl a woman and were appareantly trying to kick her out of,,, chess?? the board game. chess.

like it was segregated by gender basically just for fun because mainly men play chess and people ofc immediately complained, like shout out nora heidemann you do not deserve this at all! what advantage would she have over anyone, its a board game??

like from what i read shes actively legally changing her gender which even the people running the tournament said DOSENT MATTER. so people who r arguing about if she should be in this under 18s chess tournament are IMO just stupid because the people running the show had no issue with it and the girls she was playing against probably didnt care either, so its probably just grown ass people but genuinly what advantage would there be. shes 16/17 its chess.

this made me so fucking mad that i NEED to talk about it. MASSIVE amounts of transmisogyny in there

and like ok. first off. i understand where the feeling comes from. chess is not something women are exactly welcomed into with open arms and as a feminist, i think women’s chess leagues or whatever is a really cool way to let women and girls develop an interest without having to fight everyone on the basis of their gender.

now. with that being said.

“men have better stamina and muscle mass, which helps them win at chess” is the most misogynistic thing i think i’ve ever heard from self proclaimed feminists. “women are not as good at sitting in chairs and thinking logically” genuinely. you are a misogynist.

ALSO NOT TO MENTION!!!

trans women and girls are incredibly socially isolated. putting aside how often they fave sexual violence, harassment, and general social isolation, liking chess. a smart board game. and getting banned from the league where other women play because they see your win as a net loss for all women everywhere is a fucking horrible experience. it also implies that she won because she’s trans, which makes no sense, because chess is a strategy game. it has everything to do with your mind and your ability to think quickly, to see steps ahead, ext- that is not a gendered ability.

women’s lower representation in chess is not because of their innate biological inferiority or because a single trans girl (a literal teenager) was good at something. it is because chess is a space explicitly not friendly to women- and this just proves that unfriendliness to women means trans women get excluded no matter where they go.

if the choice is “misgender yourself and face harassment or correctly gender yourself, face harassment, and get banned”, that is not a choice. that is “do you want to kick me in your left knee or punch you in the right arm?” and presenting it as a fair choice.

it is sociological forces keeping cis women from succeeding in chess by making it more difficult and unpleasant for cis women to compete. THAT ALSO GOES FOR TRANS WOMEN!!! if you want to see success among women rising, you dont need to challenge one teenage trans girl who dared to be good at something.

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The 2025 Gender Census is now open!

[ Link to survey ]

The 12th annual international gender census, collecting information about the language we use to refer to ourselves and each other, is now open until 30th August 2025.

It’s short and easy, for most participants it takes 5 minutes or less.

After the survey is closed I’ll process the results and publish a spreadsheet of the data and a report summarising the main findings. Then anyone can use them for academic or business purposes, self-advocacy, tracking the popularity of language over time, and just feeling like we’re part of a huge and diverse community.

If you think you might have friends and followers who’d be interested, please do reblog this blog post, and share the survey URL by email or at AFK social groups or on other social networks. Every share is extremely helpful!

Survey URL: https://survey.gendercensus.com

The survey is open to anyone anywhere who speaks English and feels that the gender binary doesn’t fully describe their experience of themselves and their gender(s) or lack thereof.

If you can't wait for survey numbers, you can click here for a public spreadsheet of non-secret info with graphs as it comes in, updated manually a few times per day.

Thank you so much!

[ Link to survey ]

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black sails, 1x03 / 1x06 / 3x04 / 3x08 / 4x02 / 4x03 / 4x08 / treasure island, robert louis stevenson

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immigration is awesome

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“you would defend a trans teenager over a cis adult any day” yeah that’s a vulnerable child not your debate class ❤️ get help for your heart

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“Imagine passionately defending plastic straws” imagine getting mad because someone’s meemaw or child can drink liquids without also wearing them all over their body and clothes and the floor. shut the fuck up you hypersensitive ableist crybaby

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there’s been a big spike in overdoses & overdose deaths in my community as of July 15 2025. I live in the upper Midwest in the USA.

check on your user friends. check on your friends with chronic pain. check on your homeless friends and your friends that work the streets.

PLEASE look for NARCAN/NALOXONE and training in your area - they can usually be found at public clinics, the fire station, and occasionally hospitals. commit to carrying NARCAN in your car, or purse, and know how to use it. You can save a life.

the Red Cross has a $20 course on administering narcan but you can find some free in-person ones in your area with a little bit of research.

never use alone. always have someone with you that can monitor your breathing and get help if you stop. you are loved and wanted.

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@camelspit maruca in the style of Lauras portrait!

@loveution @myfairkatiecat @radicaltorque @camelspit @sophiefostersno1stan @bleu-d-encre-poudre-d-etoiles @florida-preposterously @aurenflare