#((psa))

[ultra-raging-ghost]

Reposting this twitter thread here, if you see this guy donoing in someone's chat let their mods know that theyre a CC stalker VV

Bad, sneeg, foolish, and Q are already aware of him so be sure not to spam their mods, but just be aware

Edit: the persons full twitch username is percydreadful

[fandomeldersintheirthirties]

Heads up, block anticonfessions, they will hunt your proship posts and try to harass you in their reblogs. I'm not normaly going public with blocklists but this person seems determined to bother as many people as they can so for your own safety and peace of mind just block them imedietely.

This is not a call for harassment. Full stop. Don't bother arguing or giving them attention. Just block. They're just some annoying 12 year old internet troll so give them a good old "don't feed the trolls" treatement and just let them starve.

[questions-about-blorbos]

the funny thing is that we first started this blog for fun just so that we could post about things we liked (whump polls and stuff). the popularity of this blog still surprised us. then all of a sudden people were in our inbox telling us what we can and can't post on our blog? "just stick to the polls and stop posting about squid game" no? sorry but who are you to tell other people what to do on their blog????

unless you were held at gunpoint to follow this blog, curate your own internet experience and unfollow us if you don't want to see the stuff we post on our blog.

we are not running this blog to please you. we're just here to have fun and talk about things we love on a blog we made solely to talk about things we love.

that being said, we also see so many of you who have been so kind and supportive. we may not be able to personally respond to every kind message we receive, but we see and read them all. and we wanted to let you guys know how much we appreciate each and every single one of you. thank you. there will still be lots of polls about blorbos for you.

[thecoffeelovingcat]

Fellow Californians,

The fire now has 0 percent containment and several areas now have no water in the hydrants anymore. People have now died in the fire.

If asked to evacuate, please do so.

Quickly Take photos of the interiors of each room in your home for insurance purposes.

Anything too large to take with you, take a photo.

Clothes, food, firearms, family photos, passports, SSNs, birth certificates, medical records, and anything of significance should be taken with you.

Small but high value items should also be taken with you (tablets, spare phones, game consoles, computers) as people have been looting evacuated homes in the past and it might happen again this year.

As for me, many of my neighbors are now evacuating even tho my area doesn’t have an order yet. We are just on the edge of the evacuation order.

I can see the fire from my property.

I’m now packing my bags for when the order happens.

I wish all my fellow Californians the best. Be safe.

[fuzzyghost]

[barelyatouch]

<33

[illnessfaker]

idk when/if that post will upload but allegedly operation olive branch has been reporting some of its ex-volunteers to the feds over calls for transparency about operations/where money was going to, @drchygunn on tiktok has more details

consider donating to palestinian-led orgs, other credible orgs, or directly to the many, many palestinian families in need

edit: oob's critics have emphasized that the spreadsheet/list that they have and the families on it are legitimate despite this and to continue supporting those families directly

[throatgoat4u]

the poor animals and the people, my hearttttt 💔. praying for every single person and animal in la rn and the rest of ca. hope it does not spread. @secretlocket and @zebonos have some aid links posted and said they will update with more! i’ll be on the lookout too if there are any i can find. hope the best for everyone in la right now. stay safe! love you guys ❤️.

[sommeliersims]

I'm practically snowed in at the moment, so sims and wine are on the agenda. Sorry not sorry.

Other than that I thought I'd give a little update on what's going on in my life. I'm starting a new job as a sommelier in February, can't wait - I'll be reuniting with some old colleagues that I've really missed working with. I also decided to take some time off before starting, so my last day at my previous job was Dec 29, 2024. So I have a whole month off to just rewind, relax and play sims. Might take a little trip somewhere, but at the moment travelling is chaotic because of heavy snow in the whole of Southern Norway. Anyhoo, expect me spamming your dash!

[archiesoniconline]

Hey everybody. One of our comics was recently sold on ebay. We are not affiliated with this individual or anyone else selling our comics: this was a physical copy we give away at conventions. ASO does not sell our content and never will. All our stuff is free both online and in person. Thanks!

[kazekothestrange]

Let's stay on top of this, folks.

i feel like this is important enough to put on here.

if you have any videos on youtube make sure this is unchecked

[nattousan]

*doom music starts to play* I actually kindof like scheduling these kinds of appointments now...

but seriously Fellas, don't forget to schedule a pap smear every couple of years just in case. If you still have a cervix you can still get cervical cancer. ilu

this has been a psa

[meluiloth]

Since the whole thing with NaNoWriMo has gone down, I've noticed that one of their former sponsors, Ellipsus, has cut contact with NaNoWriMo because they do not support their stance on AI; I didn't know what Ellipsus was, but upon further research I've found that they are a writing platform that works a lot like Google Docs and Microsoft Word, only with a heavier leaning on the story-writing aspect and connecting with other writers - and they also completely denounce any use of AI, both in the writing process itself and in the use of their platform. I really appreciate that.

Since this is the case (and since I've noticed Google has begun implementing more AI into their software), I've decided to give Ellipsus a try to see if it's a good alternative to Google Docs (my main writing platform). It's completely free and so far, I've found it simple to use (although it is pretty minimal in its features), and I really like the look of it.

I figured I'd spread the word about this platform in case any of you writers would want to give it a try, and if you do, let me know how you like it!

[heywriters]

btw the majority of your life will be lived as a adult. yeah i don't make the rules. go have fun in your 40s or 70s or whatever. no one expects you to accomplish everything at 17 or 27. you've got time and in the meantime get some life experience, it will pay off

[musiclover638]

Y'all, please keep an eye out for these scams. I know so many of y'all have good intentions but we are internet people and we know that people lie, cheat, steal, and hurt just to get what they want. You can't trust whatever is on the internet just because you support, love, or care about it. Okay? Not all the post from the people in Gaza are scammers but please, let's keep each other safe from these disgusting people who are lying to steal your money.

Some quick tips to spotting accounts that are pretending to be a Palestinian needing mutual aid. Please keep in mind that not all of them are scam accounts, and that some may legitimate blogs who just aren’t too knowledgeable on how tumblr works. This guide is based around what I go by when checking certain blogs and usually it’s a quick giveaway the blog is a scam.

Please read this post too from my other blog before you tell people don’t donate to gfms:

1. You was sent the ask as someone who regularly shares Palestine related content such as regular news updates of posts by other Palestinians who are regularly giving updates. You may also get these asks from sharing a popular post that is from the Palestine tag. If you post often about Palestine, you will always start getting these asks. These askers don’t care if you state don’t send the asks. They will anyway. Unfortunately minors also get sent asks.

2. The ask has odd formatting such as having odd quotation marks in it or unusual formatting that may indicate it’s been edited and copied from somewhere else. Often the ask is the same thing as the post itself minus a link to a donation site. These asks rarely change so searching it should pull up if it’s been sent to other bloggers and sometimes the asks are edited only to add new phrases to them in time.

3. The account is almost always a few days old or a week old or long depending on how often they have sent asks. Usually some may even be an hour old and reusing a familiar pfp/ask.

4. The blog has a few Palestine related posts or posts from random tags reblogged to pad out length and then no more. They will have no original posts besides the pinned post while occasionally answering asks that they may have received but otherwise nothing else and no further updates given either.

5. They may have a Linktree link that is called “GoFundMe” as if indicating they have a GoFundMe there. However, they don’t. When clicked on, the Linktree actually goes to a PayPal account whose name may not even match the one their supposed name is. They’ll say it’s a friend, but it’s just the same person not someone else. You’ll see this same name across multiple accounts after a while usually giving away it’s not legitimate even under a different theme.

6. The text used by the blogs are often real stories stolen from legitimate fundraisers and searching parts of it in your preferred search engine should pull up the sources. These sources make no mention of a tumblr account either or don’t have the PayPal account associated with them in the info. Scammers often impersonate a real person in need and will ignore you if you show them the source they copied from.

7. Legitimate Palestinians often link to their own GoFundMe posts that their friends have set up or post links to other social platforms they are found on. They will regularly post updates when possible, post sources to support them when necessary, and also generally have some method of verifying their legitimacy. They may often share links to support others as well or give links to charities that have been shown as reliable. They will have more original posts than just a single pinned one and regularly speak to other tumblr accounts beyond just an ask. Please don’t bother them with asks about possible scam accounts. There are many guides out there that can do that for you if you search. You may find verified fundraisers too.

8. Scammers don’t know anything about Palestine and will often have trouble once you ask them anything beyond the mutual aid post. They don’t know the languages decently and you can tell it pretty easily if you’re one who uses it regularly. Whatever the scammers use is often just copied off the site they got the post from. Sometimes the text is just reused from past scams such as asking for insulin that doesn’t last long.

9. These scammers can and will use names stolen off real Palestinians to look more legitimate and trustworthy. They change names constantly once one of their PayPal accounts is shut down.

10. If you do see a GoFundMe link on a blog, don’t immediately assume it’s a scam just because it’s a relatively new account. Check the post notes to see if anyone’s verified the account yet or wait a bit as it takes time. You likely can search around to see if anyone’s posted anything where the blog has been vetted by others. You may also see if the GoFundMe is referred to on other socials or on lists that compile verified and vetted fundraisers.

Please don’t let these scams deter you from sending support where it needs to go. Even if you can’t donate personally, there are other ways to help. If you are sending money, please make sure that it’s going to where it’s needed and the place it’s sent has been verified accordingly. If you find a blog is a scammer, and have been able to prove it, please make sure to alert anyone sharing the post and report the account.

[wdapteo]

hey everyone be careful

I don't know if anyone has talked about this, but lately this has been happening in other fandoms too. There'll be these bot accounts that straight up steals people's posts and adds "expand" "read more" "continue" as a link in the end of the post - DON'T CLICK ON THAT, it's most likely a malware or something of the like.

so if you see a post like this: no profile picture, something that looks reposted (I've seen this happening to artists too) and a link at the end, even if the post has tags, that's a bot. Block and report it.

stay safe, and I hope @staff finds a way to stop these bots soon!