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wow he REALLY sounds like a blue bird character

wonder where he falls on the chart

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APRIL FOOLS

your fave leaves you

calling you a dusty on the way out, never to be seen ever again

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Playing the next Dislyte update for the plot

The plot:

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Toland convincing Amber to let him out:

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the amount of work i put into this stupid fucking image should earn me a goddamn medal

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Bullying Toland like it's a 9-5 job

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Source

This is one reason why you should be masking everywhere even if you don't think covid is a big deal. Make masks normal so they can't enforce the laws they've been trying to pass for years now.

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OH MY GOD WAIT

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Can ya’ll please start learning the difference between these political and ideological terms instead of using them all interchangeably. 🙏

Right-wing. Conservative. Republican. MAGA. They are not the same thing.

Left-wing. Leftist. Democrat. Liberal. Also not the same thing.

Right-wing and left-wing? These are broad ideological categories.

Republican and Democrat? These are political party affiliations, organizations with shifting platforms and internal divisions. They are not static; they evolve, fracture, realign.

Liberal and leftist? Two entirely different breeds of progressivism. Liberals seek incremental progress and reform within the system. Leftists push for systemic change and demand structural upheaval. One is mainstream, the other often at odds with it.

And yet, we throw these terms around carelessly, flattening them into caricatures, erasing distinctions that matter. Understanding the difference isn’t just semantics—it’s the foundation of meaningful discourse.

So, let’s break it down properly.

Right-Wing vs Republican vs MAGA vs Conservatism

• Right-Wing → An ideological category that favors tradition, limited government, free markets, national sovereignty, and law-and-order policies. It ranges from moderate conservatism to far-right nationalism or authoritarian beliefs.

• Republican → A political party in the U.S. Historically supports lower taxes, deregulation, strong national defense, and conservative social values. While most Republicans lean right-wing, the party includes a mix of moderates, establishment conservatives, and hardline factions.

• MAGA (Make America Great Again) → A political movement associated with Donald Trump. While aligned with the Republican Party, MAGA is distinct in its focus on nationalism, populism, strict immigration policies, and “America First” economics. It prioritizes anti-globalism, anti-establishment politics, and opposition to progressive social movements. Not all Republicans are MAGA, and not all MAGA are republicans—some libertarians and independents also support Trump.

• Conservatism → A broad philosophy that generally promotes traditional values, free-market capitalism, personal responsibility, and skepticism of government overreach. In the U.S., conservatism aligns with the Republican Party but also isn’t limited to it—some libertarians and independents hold conservative beliefs. Conservatism can encompass a range of views, from moderate to more traditional stances. It’s important to note that while some people within these groups may express close-minded views, many others hold conservative beliefs without resorting to prejudice or hatred. They advocate for respecting others’ rights and emphasize values such as individual responsibility and freedom.

Left-Wing vs Leftist vs Democrat vs Liberalism vs Wokeness/Wokeism

• Left-Wing → An ideological category that advocates for social equality, government intervention in the economy, progressive taxation, and civil rights. The left wing spans moderate liberals, social democrats, democratic socialists, and far-left movements like Marxism or anarchism.

• Leftist → A term for more radical progressives who advocate for major structural changes beyond what mainstream Democrats support. This includes democratic socialists, Marxists, anti-capitalists, and anarchists.

• Democrat → A political party in the U.S. Historically supports labor rights, social welfare programs, progressive taxation, and civil rights protections. The party includes centrists, moderates, liberals, and progressives, meaning not all Democrats are leftist, and not all leftists are Democrats. Many leftists criticize the Democratic Party for being too moderate, corporate-friendly, or reformist instead of revolutionary.

• Liberalism → In the U.S., “liberal” refers to center-left beliefs that emphasize personal freedoms, civil rights, and government intervention to promote social welfare. However, in a global context, classical liberalism refers to a philosophy that favors free markets, individual rights, and limited government—which in the U.S. would be closer to libertarianism. Again, not all liberals are Democrats, and not all Democrats are liberal.

• Wokeness/Wokeism → A term that originally referred to social awareness, particularly regarding issues of racial and social justice. It comes from the idea of being “awake” or aware of systemic inequalities, discrimination, and oppression. Initially used in Black activist circles to mean being alert to racial injustices and civil rights issues. Later expanded to include awareness of gender, LGBTQ+ rights, economic inequality, and other social justice causes. In recent years, “woke” has been used as a pejorative, especially by conservatives and right-wing critics, to describe what they see as overreach, performative activism, or extreme political correctness.

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Body Language

When someone is...

Sad

Face/Body:

Avoidant/reduced eye contact

Drooping eyelids

Downcast eyes

Frowning

Raised inner ends of eyebrows

Dropped or furrowed eyebrows

Quivering lip/biting lip

Wrinkled nose

Voice:

Soft pitch

Low lone

Pauses/hesitant speech

Quiet/breathy

Slow speech

Voice cracks/breaking voice

Gestures/Posture:

Slouching/lowered head

Rigid/tense posture

Half formed/slow movement

Fidgeting or clasped hands

Sniffing or heavy swallows

Self soothing gestures (running hands over the arms, hand over heart, holding face in palms, etc)

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FOR PARENTS OF YOUNG KIDS IN THE US!

Someone over on bluesky posted this and I figured I'd better repost it here. It's the pre-RFK 2025 vaccination schedule for babies and young children, ya know, just in case it mysteriously disappears. Save this and give it to your child's pediatrician; tell them this is the schedule you want your child on.

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The nonstop booing...Congressman Al Green refusing to be silenced...the protest signs...the women in RESIST shirts...never been so heartened watching such an infuriating presidential address.

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You’re in luck, cousin. I have just the thing for ya.

It’s called Havocscope. It’s got information and prices for all sorts of edgy information. Ever wondered how much cocaine costs by the gram, or how much a kidney sells for, or (worst of all) how much it costs to hire an assassin?

I got your back, cousin. Just head over to Havocscope.

((PS: In case you’re wondering, Havocscope is a database full of information regarding the criminal underworld. The information you will find there has been taken from newspapers and police reports. It’s perfectly legal, no need to worry about the NSA hounds, cousin ;p))

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Toland edit w more anatomically accurate teeth n fixing whatever the hell is going on in the second one

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Remembering Uday's villainess origin was she was a cop that got complaints and that was enough ammo for Chu Yao to convince her not everyone deserves life

like actually imagine complaining to a cop and in response they join a terrorist group