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Kickstarting a book to end enshittification, because Amazon will not carry it

My next book is The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation: it’s a Big Tech disassembly manual that explains how to disenshittify the web and bring back the old good internet. The hardcover comes from Verso on Sept 5, but the audiobook comes from me — because Amazon refuses to sell my audio:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doctorow/the-internet-con-how-to-seize-the-means-of-computation

Amazon owns Audible, the monopoly audiobook platform that controls >90% of the audio market. They require mandatory DRM for every book sold, locking those books forever to Amazon’s monopoly platform. If you break up with Amazon, you have to throw away your entire audiobook library.

That’s a hell of a lot of leverage to hand to any company, let alone a rapacious monopoly that ran a program targeting small publishers called “Project Gazelle,” where execs were ordered to attack indie publishers “the way a cheetah would pursue a sickly gazelle”:

https://www.businessinsider.com/sadistic-amazon-treated-book-sellers-the-way-a-cheetah-would-pursue-a-sickly-gazelle-2013-10

[Image ID: Journalist and novelist Doctorow (Red Team Blues) details a plan for how to break up Big Tech in this impassioned and perceptive manifesto….Doctorow’s sense of urgency is contagious -Publishers Weekly]

I won’t sell my work with DRM, because DRM is key to the enshittification of the internet. Enshittification is why the old, good internet died and became “five giant websites filled with screenshots of the other four” (h/t Tom Eastman). When a tech company can lock in its users and suppliers, it can drain value from both sides, using DRM and other lock-in gimmicks to keep their business even as they grow ever more miserable on the platform.

Here is how platforms die: first, they are good to their users; then they abuse their users to make things better for their business customers; finally, they abuse those business customers to claw back all the value for themselves. Then, they die:

https://pluralistic.net/2023/01/21/potemkin-ai/#hey-guys

[Image ID: A brilliant barn burner of a book. Cory is one of the sharpest tech critics, and he shows with fierce clarity how our computational future could be otherwise -Kate Crawford, author of The Atlas of AI”]

The Internet Con isn’t just an analysis of where enshittification comes from: it’s a detailed, shovel-ready policy prescription for halting enshittification, throwing it into reverse and bringing back the old, good internet.

How do we do that? With interoperability: the ability to plug new technology into those crapulent, decaying platform. Interop lets you choose which parts of the service you want and block the parts you don’t (think of how an adblocker lets you take the take-it-or-leave “offer” from a website and reply with “How about nah?”):

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/07/adblocking-how-about-nah

But interop isn’t just about making platforms less terrible — it’s an explosive charge that demolishes walled gardens. With interop, you can leave a social media service, but keep talking to the people who stay. With interop, you can leave your mobile platform, but bring your apps and media with you to a rival’s service. With interop, you can break up with Amazon, and still keep your audiobooks.

So, if interop is so great, why isn’t it everywhere?

Well, it used to be. Interop is how Microsoft became the dominant operating system:

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/06/adversarial-interoperability-reviving-elegant-weapon-more-civilized-age-slay

[Image ID: Nobody gets the internet-both the nuts and bolts that make it hum and the laws that shaped it into the mess it is-quite like Cory, and no one’s better qualified to deliver us a user manual for fixing it. That’s The Internet Con: a rousing, imaginative, and accessible treatise for correcting our curdled online world. If you care about the internet, get ready to dedicate yourself to making interoperability a reality. -Brian Merchant, author of Blood in the Machine]

It’s how Apple saved itself from Microsoft’s vicious campaign to destroy it:

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/06/adversarial-interoperability-reviving-elegant-weapon-more-civilized-age-slay

Every tech giant used interop to grow, and then every tech giant promptly turned around and attacked interoperators. Every pirate wants to be an admiral. When Big Tech did it, that was progress; when you do it back to Big Tech, that’s piracy. The tech giants used their monopoly power to make interop without permission illegal, creating a kind of “felony contempt of business model” (h/t Jay Freeman).

The Internet Con describes how this came to pass, but, more importantly, it tells us how to fix it. It lays out how we can combine different kinds of interop requirements (like the EU’s Digital Markets Act and Massachusetts’s Right to Repair law) with protections for reverse-engineering and other guerrilla tactics to create a system that is strong without being brittle, hard to cheat on and easy to enforce.

What’s more, this book explains how to get these policies: what existing legislative, regulatory and judicial powers can be invoked to make them a reality. Because we are living through the Great Enshittification, and crises erupt every ten seconds, and when those crises occur, the “good ideas lying around” can move from the fringes to the center in an eyeblink:

https://pluralistic.net/2023/06/12/only-a-crisis/#lets-gooooo

[Image ID: Thoughtfully written and patiently presented, The Internet Con explains how the promise of a free and open internet was lost to predatory business practices and the rush to commodify every aspect of our lives. An essential read for anyone that wants to understand how we lost control of our digital spaces and infrastructure to Silicon Valley’s tech giants, and how we can start fighting to get it back. -Tim Maughan, author of INFINITE DETAIL]

After all, we’ve known Big Tech was rotten for years, but we had no idea what to do about it. Every time a Big Tech colossus did something ghastly to millions or billions of people, we tried to fix the tech company. There’s no fixing the tech companies. They need to burn. The way to make users safe from Big Tech predators isn’t to make those predators behave better — it’s to evacuate those users:

https://pluralistic.net/2023/07/18/urban-wildlife-interface/#combustible-walled-gardens

I’ve been campaigning for human rights in the digital world for more than 20 years; I’ve been EFF’s European Director, representing the public interest at the EU, the UN, Westminster, Ottawa and DC. This is the subject I’ve devoted my life to, and I live my principles. I won’t let my books be sold with DRM, which means that Audible won’t carry my audiobooks. My agent tells me that this decision has cost me enough money to pay off my mortgage and put my kid through college. That’s a price I’m willing to pay if it means that my books aren’t enshittification bait.

But not selling on Audible has another cost, one that’s more important to me: a lot of readers prefer audiobooks and 9 out of 10 of those readers start and end their searches on Audible. When they don’t find an author there, they assume no audiobook exists, period. It got so bad I put up an audiobook on Amazon — me, reading an essay, explaining how Audible rips off writers and readers. It’s called “Why None of My Audiobooks Are For Sale on Audible”:

https://pluralistic.net/2022/07/25/can-you-hear-me-now/#acx-ripoff

[Image ID: Doctorow has been thinking longer and smarter than anyone else I know about how we create and exchange value in a digital age. -Douglas Rushkoff, author of Present Shock]

To get my audiobooks into readers’ ears, I pre-sell them on Kickstarter. This has been wildly successful, both financially and as a means of getting other prominent authors to break up with Amazon and use crowdfunding to fill the gap. Writers like Brandon Sanderson are doing heroic work, smashing Amazon’s monopoly:

https://www.brandonsanderson.com/guest-editorial-cory-doctorow-is-a-bestselling-author-but-audible-wont-carry-his-audiobooks/

And to be frank, I love audiobooks, too. I swim every day as physio for a chronic pain condition, and I listen to 2–3 books/month on my underwater MP3 player, disappearing into an imaginary world as I scull back and forth in my public pool. I’m able to get those audiobooks on my MP3 player thanks to Libro.fm, a DRM-free store that supports indie booksellers all over the world:

https://blog.libro.fm/a-qa-with-mark-pearson-libro-fm-ceo-and-co-founder/

Producing my own audiobooks has been a dream. Working with Skyboat Media, I’ve gotten narrators like @wilwheaton​, Amber Benson, @neil-gaiman​ and Stefan Rudnicki for my work:

https://craphound.com/shop/

[Image ID: “This book is the instruction manual Big Tech doesn’t want you to read. It deconstructs their crummy products, undemocratic business models, rigged legal regimes, and lies. Crack this book and help build something better. -Astra Taylor, author of Democracy May Not Exist, but We’ll Miss It When Its Gone”]

But for this title, I decided that I would read it myself. After all, I’ve been podcasting since 2006, reading my own work aloud every week or so, even as I traveled the world and gave thousands of speeches about the subject of this book. I was excited (and a little trepedatious) at the prospect, but how could I pass up a chance to work with director Gabrielle de Cuir, who has directed everyone from Anne Hathaway to LeVar Burton to Eric Idle?

Reader, I fucking nailed it. I went back to those daily recordings fully prepared to hate them, but they were good — even great (especially after my engineer John Taylor Williams mastered them). Listen for yourself!

https://archive.org/details/cory_doctorow_internet_con_chapter_01

I hope you’ll consider backing this Kickstarter. If you’ve ever read my free, open access, CC-licensed blog posts and novels, or listened to my podcasts, or come to one of my talks and wished there was a way to say thank you, this is it. These crowdfunders make my DRM-free publishing program viable, even as audiobooks grow more central to a writer’s income and even as a single company takes over nearly the entire audiobook market.

Backers can choose from the DRM-free audiobook, DRM-free ebook (EPUB and MOBI) and a hardcover — including a signed, personalized option, fulfilled through the great LA indie bookstore Book Soup:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doctorow/the-internet-con-how-to-seize-the-means-of-computation

What’s more, these ebooks and audiobooks are unlike any you’ll get anywhere else because they are sold without any terms of service or license agreements. As has been the case since time immemorial, when you buy these books, they’re yours, and you are allowed to do anything with them that copyright law permits — give them away, lend them to friends, or simply read them with any technology you choose.

As with my previous Kickstarters, backers can get their audiobooks delivered with an app (from libro.fm) or as a folder of MP3s. That helps people who struggle with “sideloading,” a process that Apple and Google have made progressively harder, even as they force audiobook and ebook sellers to hand over a 30% app tax on every dollar they make:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doctorow/red-team-blues-another-audiobook-that-amazon-wont-sell/posts/3788112

Enshittification is rotting every layer of the tech stack: mobile, payments, hosting, social, delivery, playback. Every tech company is pulling the rug out from under us, using the chokepoints they built between audiences and speakers, artists and fans, to pick all of our pockets.

The Internet Con isn’t just a lament for the internet we lost — it’s a plan to get it back. I hope you’ll get a copy and share it with the people you love, even as the tech platforms choke off your communities to pad their quarterly numbers.

Next weekend (Aug 4-6), I'll be in Austin for Armadillocon, a science fiction convention, where I'm the Guest of Honor:

https://armadillocon.org/d45/

If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

https://pluralistic.net/2023/07/31/seize-the-means-of-computation/#the-internet-con

[Image ID: My forthcoming book 'The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation' in various editions: Verso hardcover, audiobook displayed on a phone, and ebook displayed on an e-ink reader.]

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Teyze Kızının Eltisi! (1) (Murat 45 Y., Aydın)

20 yıllık evli, 1 çocuk babası, 45 yaşında biriyim. Elektrik malzemeleri sattığım, aynı zamanda taahhüt işleri yaptığım bir dükkanım var. Her geçen gün büyüyen bir ekibim var. Aslında Aydın'lıyım, ama İzmir'de yaşıyorum. Gençliğimden beri hep çapkındım. Hayatımda hiç profesyonel bir kadınla olmadım. Bu kadar çok aldatmayı seven kadın varken ve de evini ihmal eden bunca adam varken para verip bir kadınla olmak bana göre değil.

Geçen yıl Ekim ayında teyzemin torununun sünnet merasimi için Aydın'a gitmemiz gerekti. Teyze kızıyla birlikte büyümüştük. Gitmezsem annem, teyzem ve teyze kızı beni mahvedelerdi. Karımla beraber Pazar günü gittik. Zaten 90 km yol, annemde akşam yemeği yeyip, giyinip salona gittik. Herkes hoşgeldin muhabbeti yaparken, teyze kızıbın eltisi Hale geldi masaya, annemin elini öpüp sohbete başladı. Sonra da dönüp benimle ve karımla konuştu. Uzun zamandır görmemiştim, ama değişik geldi gözüme. Daha önce merhaba - merhaba'da kalan sohbet, sünnet çocuğu salona girene dek sürdü. Düğün bitip eve geldiğimizde, anneme, "Hale ne kadar konuşkanmış, ilk defa bu kadar konuştuk!" dedim, annem de Hale'yi çok övdü.

Genelde Cumartesi akşamı komşu esnaflardan oluşan grubumuzla meyhaneye gider, geç vakit eve döner, evde de devam ederdim. Düğünden üç hafta sonraki Cumartesi akşamı rakımı koydum, laptopta takılmaya başladım. Face'de hani var ya yan tarafta tanıyor olabileceğin kişiler, orda Hale vardı. Saate baktım, 00:12'ydi. Kocasıyla çok daha samimi olduğum için baştan tereddüt ettim, ama sonra arkadaşlık isteği yolladım. Daha 1 dakika geçmedi ki, kabul edildiği, sohbet edebileceğimiz mesajı geldi messengerdan. Merhaba ile başlayan konuşma sabaha karşı saat 04:00'de bitti, ki bitmesini ikimiz de de istemiyorduk. Rakının verdiği cesaretle sohbeti istediğim gibi her noktaya getiriyordum. Gece saat 01:30 da telefonlar verilip Whatsap'a geçmiştik. Sabaha karşı 04:00'de yatarken, ailesi, hatta teyzemin kızı ile ilgili bildiklerimin tamamının yanlış olduğunu öğrenmiştim.

Ertesi gün öğlen gibi uyanabildim. Öğleden sonra, "Naber?" diye mesaj attım. Gece öyle kararlaştırmıştık. Yanımızda birilerinin olması ihtimaline karşı (Naber?) yazacak, cevap gelmesini bekleyecektik. "İyi, senden?" diye cevap geldi. "Dışarıdayım." dedim. O da evde yalnız olduğunu söyledi. Kocası Ayhan bir kepçe ile başladığı işi büyütmüş, büyük projelerin altyapı işlerini yapan koca bir şirket haline gelmişti. Hale'nin şikayeti de bu yöndeydi. "Fakir, ama mutluyduk!" demişti. Gece öğrenmiştim, Hale benden 4 yaş küçüktü, oğlu ve kızı da babalarıyla çalışıyordu. Yaklaşık 4-5 saat yazıştık yine, akşam müsait olursak yazışırız dedik.

O gece seks hayatlarımızdan bile bahsettik. Ayhan iyi bir kocaymış, ama son dönemde çıkan şeker hastalığı nedeniyle eskisi gibi sertleşemiyormuş. Daha ikinci akşamda açık açık seks hayatlarımızı konuşuyorduk. Karımın çok güzel olduğunu, harika bir çift izlenimi verdiğimizi yazdığında, "Gösterdiği kadar dişi değildir!" diye durumu anlattım. Evet, karım yatakta iyiydi, ama 20 yıl boyunca bir kez istemedi, hep isteyen bendim. O da tam tersi olduğunu, kendisinin Ayhan'a sürtündüğünü, onu bir şekilde ateşlediğini söyledi. Mesela hiç bilmiyordum, meğer onlar da her Cumartesi masa kurar rakı içerlermiş, hatta ailece, sonra çocuklar çekilince de bir şekilde mutfakta başlayıp yatakta bitermiş geceleri. "Hatta akşam yeni çıkmıştım yataktan, şöyle bir bakayım Face'e dedim, sen denk geldin!" dedi. "Ayhan nerde şimdi?" dedim. Bana bir foto attı, Ayhan yatakta yanında yatıyordu arkası dönük. "Uyanacak, yakalanacağız!" yazdım. "Top atsan uyanmaz, ama sabah da 07:00'de dikilir ayağa!" dedi. Bütün gece konuştuk.

Yine sabah işe gittim, öğlen yazıştık. Akşam üzeri yalnız olduğunu, Ayhan'la oğlanın bilmem nereye gittiğini, kızının da sevgilisi ile buluşağını söyledi. "Gelsem çıkar mısın?" dedim. "Çıkarım, ama gelme, akşam vakti yollar kalabalık olur!" dedi. Herkes çıkınca dükkanda kalıp aradım. Bir saate yakın konuştuk. "Yarın sabah İncirliova'da işim var, Aydın'a uğrarım!" dedim. "Tamam!" dedi. Anlaştık, saat 10:00'a kadar işimi bitirip, onu evine yakın bir yerden alacaktım. İşin kötüsü teyze kızının ve görümcesinin de olduğu, zemin katında kaynana ve kaynatasının yaşadığı aile apartmanında oturuyordu. İşim falan yoktu, canım seks istiyordu. Akşam konuşurken son sözü, "Bak birşeyler umarak gelme, biz akrabayız, sadece oturup konuşacağız!" oldu. "Tabii ki!" dedim.

Saat tam 10:00'da sözleştiğimiz yerdeydim. Aylardan Kasım olmasına rağmen hava günlük güneşlikti. Arabadan inip, karşısına park ettiğim marketten içecek ve yiyecek birşeyler aldım. Tam arabaya doğru giderken onu gördüm. Diz üstünde bir elbise giymiş, mevsimlik bir deri mont ve güneş gözlükleriyle salına salına geliyordu. Bu kadın 41 yaşında gibi değildi. Arabaya bindik. Gençliğimden bildiğim Çine çayı tarafına sürdüm arabayı, ama açıkcası ne yapacağımı da bilmiyordum. Daha şehirden çıkar çıkmaz elini tuttum. "Ne yapıyorsun?" dedi, ama elini çekmedi. Birkaç köy geçip uygun bulduğum bir alana çektim arabayı. Bir sigara yaktım, ona da tuttum, ama kendi sigarasından yaktı. O ara Ayhan aradı. Ona, "Güzellik salonundayım!" dedi, az konuşup kapattı.

Telefonu kapatır kapatmaz uzanıp dudaklarından öptüm. Karşılık verdi. Arabanın içinde öpüşmeye devam ederken elimi beline, ordanda kalçalarına kaydırıp kendime çektim, arabanın içi genişti. Bir ara kafasını çevirip, "Kimse gelmez değil mi, aman kimse görmesin!" dedi. Şom ağızlı kadın, daha cümlesi bitmeden 50 metre ötemizde bir araç durdu. Arabadaki kadın arka koltuktan kalktı, aradan ön koltuğa geçti. Bizimki kafayı çevirme refleksi bile göstermedi ve "Aaa, onlar da mı sevişmeye geldi ki?" dedi.

İçimden, (Hani birşey olmayacaktı, biz akrabaydık?) dedim. 50 metre çaprazımızdaki arabada kadınla adamın öpüştüğünü varsaydığım hareketleri başladığında, biz çoktan gözlerimiz orda, ama dudaklarımız birbirinde, benim parmaklarım onun amcığında, onun eli fermuarımı açıp avucuna aldığı yarağımda, sevişiyorduk. O (Kimse görmesin aman!) modundaki Hale kendini kaptırmış, parmaklarımın ucunda zevk çığlıkları atarken yarağımı öyle sıkıyordu ki, boşalacağım sandım. Kalçalarımı geri çekip yarağımı elinden zor kurtardım.

Diğer arabadaki kadın adamın yarağına eğildi, ben de tam tersini yapıp Hale'nin amcığına eğildim. Hale onları seyrediyor, yüzünü saklamak için en küçük bir girişimde bulunmuyordu. Yalayıp parmaklarımla sikerek yarım saat kafam aşağıda kaldı. Kafamı Hale'nin amından kaldırdığımda, diğer arabadaki çiftin arka koltukta olduklarını, kadının adamın kucağında hopladığını, ikisinin de yüzünün bizim arabaya doğru dönük olduğunu gördüm. Hale de ben amcığını kurcalarken orgazm olmuş, gözleri kaymış, onlara bakıyordu. Birer sigara yaktığımız anda diğer araba yanımızdan geçti. Kadın ön koltukta, başı kapalı, adam ile birlikte bize bakarken, Hale de onlara bakıyordu.

Sonra arabadan indik. Elele dere kenarında yürüdük biraz. Sonra öpüşerek tekrar arabama döndük. Hale arka kapıyı açıp, arka koltukta domaldı ve "Girsene!" dedi. "Ben sana değer veriyorum, ilk seferimizin sefil bir dere kenarında olmasını istemem!" dedim. Ama yine de eğilip parmaklarımı ve dilimi amına gömdüm. Aslında derenin karşısında, 300 metre mesafemizde sürüsünü yayan ve değneğine çenesini dayamış bizi seyreden çobanı görmeseydim sikerdim de. O gün ben de boşaldım, ama ağzına boşalınmasını sevmediğini söyledi. Emdi, boşalmaya yakın arabanın yanında, çobana karşı boşaldım. O gün sanırım 5-6 saat seviştik, ama sikişmedik. Geri döndük.

Evinin neredeyse 50 metre yakınına kadar gittik. "Gel kahve içelim!" bile dedi. Bu kadın kendine öyle güveniyordu ki, ben tırstım resmen. Giderken arkasından baktığımda elbisesi kırış kırış, iyice kısalmış, neredeyse götünün altına kadar sıyrılmıştı. Her akşam yazıştık, konuştuk. Bir hafta geçmeden, "Beni nerde nasıl sikeceksin?" diye inler oldu konuşmalarda. Tabii benim ona, "Şöyle sikeceğim, böyle kanırtacağım!" demelerimden sonra. Ama bu arada o ilk günü de konuştuk, "Hani herkesten korkar olmana rağmen, o gün çaprazımızdaki arabada sevişen çiftten yüzünü kaçırmadın, çobanın karşıdan seyrettiğini bile bile domalıp sik dedin!" dedim. "Çok tahrik oldum!" dedi. O gün ikimizin de sevişirken seyredilmekten zevk aldığımızı anlamış olduk.

Bir hafta sonra, aynı gün, Aydın'da günlük kiralık evlere baktım. Bir tane buldum, tam şehrin göbeğinde, orada buluşmaya karar verdik. Ben biraz erken gittim. Birkaç malzeme aldım. Yarım saat sonra aradı. Binaya girişi tarif ettim, 5. katta 1+1 bir daireydi. Kıyafetlerimizle ayakta öpüştük biraz, sonra soyunmaya başladık. Kırmızı dantelli bir sütyen ve kırmızı dantelli bir tanga giymişti. Dudaklarından başlayıp memelerine, ordan da amcığına yalaya yalaya indim. Sonra o aynını yaptı. "69 yapalım!" dediğimde, "O ne?" dedi. İlk yarım saati birbirimizin ağzında geçirdik. Amını yalarken parmağımın biriyle de göt deliğiyle oynuyordum.

"Acelemiz yok!" dedim ayağa kalkıp bir sigara yaktım. Oturma odası tarafına geçtik, L şeklinde koltuk takımı vardı, oraya oturdum, bu da yanıma oturdu. Ellerimiz birbirinin vücudunda, o yarağımla oynuyor, ben kalçalarını avuçluyorum. Sigaralar bitince, "Gel!" dedim buna, hemen üstüme çıktı. Uzanıp perdeyi açtım, karşı binalar yakın değildi, ama en fazla 50 metre vardı aramızda. Yarağımı amına aldığında, 15 gündür konuştuğumuz sikişme nihayet gerçekleşmiş, amına alttan pompalarken, memelerini ağzıma almış emiyor, iki elimle kalçalarını kavramış sıkıyor ve kucağımda hoplatıyordum.

15 gündür konuşuyor olmak mı? Karşı binalardan seyredildiğimizi düşünmek mi? Yoksa yarım saatten fazla birbimizi yalamamızın etkisinden mi? Bilmiyorum, ama birkaç dakika içerisinde ikimiz de boşaldık. Boşalıp yanyana oturunca perdeyi çekip kapattı. Sevişirken hiçbir şeyi takmayan kadın, sevişme bitince genç kız gibi utangaçlaşıveriyordu. O güne dek sormamıştım, "Daha önce kimseyle oldun mu?" dedim. "Çok istedim, ama kimseye güvenemedim!" dedi. O da bana sordu. "Yemediğim nane kalmadı!" dedim.

Karım 20 yıllık evliliğimizde götten vermediği için göt sikmeyi severdim. Az önce sevişme esnasında parmağımla göt deliğiyle oynarken Hale hiç kasmamıştı. O nedenle elimi götüne atıp, "Şimdi sıra bunda!" dedim. "Çok severim! Birkaç sene öncesine kadar ne Ayhan teklif etti, ne de ben istedim. Birkaç yıl önce senin teyze kızın götten sikilmeyi daha çok sevdiğini ballandıra ballandıra anlatınca denemek istedim ve Cumartesi alkollüyken Ayhan'a siktirdim. O günden beri bazen hiç amıma almadan alırım götten!" dedi. Zaten bu konuşmalar zıpkın gibi yapıyordu beni, koltukta domalttım. Ayağa kalkıp amına soktum, birkaç gitgelden sonra da götüne yüklendim. Hale, "Seninki Ayhan'ın sikinden kalın, kafası girene kadar yavaş!" dedi bir an. Kafası girince bir, "Immmhhh!" çıktı ağzından. Benden de bir, "Ohhhh!" çıktı. Hale, "Perdeyi açayım mı?" dedi. "Aç!" dedim. Uzanıp açtı.

Aydın'ın göbeğinde perdeler açık, teyze kızının eltisini götünden sikiyordum, 40 yıl düşünsem aklıma gelmezdi. Ohluyor, Ahlıyor, "Yavaş... Daha sert!" diye beni yönlendiriyordu. Arada kalçalarını tokatlıyor, ya da uzanıp göğüslerini sıkıyordum. O da amına parmaklarını sokmuş, benim tempoma göre kah hızlı hızlı kah yavaş yavaş kendini sikiyordu. "Şimdi kaç kişi bizi seyredip 31 çekiyordur acaba karşı binalardan?" dediğimde, "Offf, ahhhhh, evetttt, seyretsinler, aşkım beni ne güzel sikiyor götümden!" diye sayıklıyordu. Parmağımı ağzına soktum ve "Yala da ağzına da bir tane istediğini görsünler aşkım!" dedim. Hale, "Ohhh, evettt, gelip soksunlar, ağzıma, amcığıma, götüme, her deliğim dolsun!" derken kendimi tutamadım, götünden çıkarıp amına soktum. Hale, "Ohhhh, aşkım çok güzel sikiyorsun, ohhh!" diyerek orgazm olduğunda, ben de içine boşaldım...

O gün 10:30'da başladığımız sikiş saat 15:00'de bitti.

[Murat]

Seks

[offbrandkyoya]

Lights, Camera, Action! - scaramouche x reader smau

summary:

you’re best friends with the famous band of all time, 5WIRL. however, DCKZ are rising to the top which are leaving your friends in the dust. the solution: add a new member, a new face to start some attention! it did cause attention alright, especially for your heart.

pairing: scaramouche x gn!reader

genre: band au, smau, fluff, crack, celebrity x reader, angst

warning: cursing, scandals, false rumors, kys jokes, mistreatment

status: completed!

taglist: closed :(

5WIRL the lovers DCKZ

Prologue: 1 & 2

01: congratulations! (you’re fucked)

02: common venti L

03: todays the day

04: childe has 0 rizz

05: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, SIX

06: let’s do it

07: << egg sandwiches

08: not your wife

09: fake birthday

10: scarapoo

11: sandwich kisses

12: stay mad

13: kaeyas delusional era

14: yn’s love life

15: SCARA!

16: therapist venti

17: the first show

18: bitchy woman

19: cricket cricket

20: just a friend

21: oh

22: strong

23: retweet

24: im glad to have met you

25: the delusions won

26: HE WANT ME

27: yes

28: TEN?????

29: giggling

30: hoe list

31: date night

32: together 4eva

33: bf reveal

34: enough is enough

35: best friends

36: sugar booger

37: marriage arc

38: fucking kids

39: by my side

40: kazurizz

41: oops i did it again

42: suck it up

43: stupid + stupid

44: = scarayn

45: angel from heaven

46: jealousy jealousy

47: boy what

48: fine then

49: feelings suck

50: hopefully

51: I’m Sorry

52: two weeks!?

53: he’s everywhere

54: bitchless era

55: good luck (you need it)

56: the artist named “….”

57: bye boyfie

58: love confessions

59: yn the widow

60: scara the widower

61: NOW NOW NOW

62: TAY

63: PAC-MAN

64: horrible people

65: pussy

66: big fan

67: what about us?

68: ten kids confirmed

69: crashing down

70: sleeping beauty

71: Goodbye Moon

72: new you new me

73: rattled cages

74: Better luck next time

75: Here Goes

76: Therefore, you and me

77: communication is key

78: the art of love

79: last show

80: thoma ache

81: masked singer

82: think about it

83: haters gonna hate

84: mamas boy

85: you hafta

86: it’s over

87: 2 brothers 2 men

88: Yns Mona Lisa

89: star

90: horn dog

91: win or lose

92: fight club

93: warmth

94: This is Life

95: Epilogue

[shuxiii]

my heart isn't yours

Non!idol x non!idol kang haerin

Synopsis: a photography major seeking to reach their ambitions and goals collides with an underrated model in a project but somehow one encounter made faith and destiny allure to them.

note: ayeee revamped version of my first ever smau i have changed alot with the plots and characters and so i hope you guys really enjoy this one more time.

Warning; strong words, drama, suggestive jokes

Tags; non-idol x non!idol, wlw, floff, smau, strangers to enemies (kinda) to lovers, angst

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Taglist— @hhongchae

[pep-the-artemis]

Is CYN Autistic and is She Good Representation?

Murder Drones ⟨00⟩ is an indie show about robots; created by Glitch Productions ⟨01⟩; directed by Liam Vickers ⟨02⟩: all episodes are free to watch on YouTube and I do recommend watching. The show follows a robot girl named Uzi and her best friend N; CYN (the subject of this post) is N’s adoptive younger sister. Many people in the Murder Drones fandom (including myself) have identified her as being autistic but is this the case and is she a good representation? 

In this post I will try to go over all the evidence we have which suggests she is/isn’t autistic and discuss what it means to be a good representation. I have split this post into three parts,

Is CYN Autistic (Minor Spoiler warning)

Is CYN Autistic (Major Spoiler warning)

What is Good Representation and does CYN qualify?

If you enjoy reading this, consider reblogging and checking out my other post where I go into the science behind "if N is colour blind?⟨3⟩”. I must forewarn, I am not a medical doctor nor am I qualified in any adjacent fields relating to disabilities, I am just an autistic person who enjoys film theory.

All references used are linked too and also supplied at the bottom.

[image transcript; a picture of the character CYN from Murder Drones Episode 5 sitting behind a bar counter holding a ceramic teacup]

The first point I want to make is to address the possible concerns over CYN being a Worker Drone (the name given to one type of robot in Murder Drones) as, in media, autistic people are often negatively represented through machines. This is not the case here, in the show most characters are robots and behave neurotypically; the behaviours and mannerisms of CYN will expressly be discussed in comparison to the rest of the cast. This will also be discussed more in greater detail later in the post.

Part 1 - Evidence : Minor Spoiler Warning

Posture

The manner in which CYN stands gives us multiple strong indications that she is neurotypical. Contrary to common belief, autism both affects a person mentally and physically with a strong overlap between the two⟨04⟩. 

[image transcript; a picture of the character CYN from Murder Drones Episode 5 standing looking upwards towards the camera smiling with a crooked posture]

Going from top to bottom, the notable traits are;

CYN is very short, being estimated to be ~100cm or ~3'4''. For comparison, most Worker Drones are around 132cm or 4'4''. This is likely due to her being a child but there have been studies which have found that Autistic people are generally taller than their neurotypical counterparts⟨05⟩.

CYN holds her head at a tilt which is an common autism stim⟨06⟩. We also see that she often uses her hand to adjust her head or to hold it in support, leading to the conclusion that she has hypotonia (weak “muscles”) which is characterised by symptoms like difficulty holding the head up, difficulties with sitting up⟨07⟩, and poor posture; all identified in CYN. The source just provided focuses mainly on infants but I did manage to find a case study of a ten year old written by Mark Hutten⟨08⟩. I also found an interesting study saying head tilting can assist in helping an autistic person with facial recognition⟨09⟩.

CYNs elbows are constantly bent over a 90 degree angle pulling her arms towards her chest. This is known as “T-Rex Arms” in the autistic community and is usually believed to be a form of stimming⟨10⟩. 

When not being used, CYNs hands are constantly limp. This is a commonly seen extension to the “T-Rex Arms”. I was unable to find a scholarly article but I did find a discussion point by the online influencer Autistic Emmalyn⟨11⟩.

CYN leans towards her left leg and her right leg is distinctly more bent, this is common in autistic people caused by what's known as “Leg length discrepancy”⟨12⟩. Note, I've found contradictory evidence for what causes “Leg length discrepancy”; does the posture decrease leg length, does the leg length induce posture, or is differing leg length an illusion. It is also unusual for both legs to be bent so it's hard to say with certainty this is the cause.

CYN points her feet inwards which is known as in-toeing which is a common symptom of autism although only generally present in young children⟨13⟩. In-toeing can be caused by “femoral anteversion”: I found no study directly correlating “Femoral Anteversion” and autism but I did find a study which correlated hypermobility with autism⟨14⟩ and a study which correlated “Femoral Anteversion'' with hypermobility⟨15⟩. Hypermobility has also been shown to be correlated with hypotonia⟨16⟩.

CYN is seen pulling her thighs inwards which is a sign of autism and many autistic people (specifically autistic children) do it to help them find balance⟨13⟩.

Note that there is one scene in which she doesn’t stand in the manner described above, in this scene she is not the focus and she’s very much obscured. I believe at this point this is likely an animation error. I will be discussing this in greater detail later on but cannot currently due to the problem of spoilers.

[image transcript; a picture of the character CYN from Murder Drones Episode 5. The shot is of her standing neurotypically from behind while holding a ceramic teacup]

Walking

The problem with discussing the manner in which CYN walks is that we get limited shots of her walking, particularly unsupported. The best evidence we do have comes from the gala preparations in episode 5 but in that scene the lower parts of her legs are obscured and she is taking aid from N. There are other scenes where we somewhat see her walk but they each come with their own problems.

[image transcript; a picture of CYN (left) walking holding onto her older brother N (right)]

By comparing the number of times CYN and N’s head bob while walking together we get an indication of their respective stride lengths, by watching the scene at 0.25 speed CYN takes ~16 steps and N takes ~9 steps. Since they’re walking in tandem, we can conclude that CYNs stride length is 9/16=~0.5625 times that of N’s. Since stride length and height are directly proportional17, we can take into account their height difference by multiplying by the ratio of their heights (132cm/100cm=1.32) which gives us 1.32*0.5625=0.7425 so even when height is taken into account, CYNs stride length is significantly smaller than N’s and a smaller stride length is a symptom of autism⟨17⟩. This is also backed up in other scenes where we see CYN move and her stride appears very short.

While walking with N, her gait (distance between feet) is neurotypical, in other scenes where we see her walk, without aid, this is not the case so this is a direct example of where we cannot be certain of the information we’re getting from the gala preparation scene. A wider gait length is a sign of autism⟨18⟩.

When looking at the movement of her kneecaps compared to N and the other servants, she has a distinct increased hip flexion which is a symptom of autism which is an action taken to mitigate the effects of autism on mobility⟨18⟩.

Although she has an increased hip flexion, her knee’s do not appear to bend significantly which is another sign of autism along with limited ankle movement⟨18⟩. We only see one shot in the show where we see CYN feet while she’s moving and in that she takes only one small step backwards but it does seem that her ankles don’t bend, I am reluctant to push this as evidence due to how limited the data is.

In the cathedral scene, we see that she seemingly pauses between steps as she walks (this behaviour is not present when walking with N). This is referred to as an increase in the stance phrase which is a sign of autism⟨18⟩.

Oral

CYN (voiced by Allanah Fitzgerald⟨19⟩) has a very distinct manner in which she talks, for those unaware her voice sounds very reminiscent of Siri/Alexa which strongly contrasts most other characters in the show who have fully articulated voices. Without going into details (to avoid spoilers), there is an argument that can be made that her voice is the default for Worker Drones.

[image transcript; a picture of the character CYN from Murder Drones Episode 5 kneeling on a bar counter holding up her head with the back of her hand]

Here is a transcript of a conversation between CYN and N.

N       - *walking in*

CYN - “You seem, upset—big brother—N. Perhaps you'd like to attend the gala with me?—light sip”

N        -  “Ahh, not sure we’re invited, little buddy. Why not just hang with me?”

CYN - “climbing, criss cross applesauce—am I—not wanted, N?”

N        - “aww dude, you know its her parents… ahh, don’t give me those eyes”

CYN - “giggle, I am so naughty.”

certain parts of N’s lines being altered to avoid spoilers (CYNs lines have been left virtually unchanged).

The most obvious part of her language is her rigid voice, it is very monotone. This is not hard to correlate to Autism as ‘robotic’ is a common descriptor used to describe one of the ways people who are autistic talk⟨20⟩. I do want to mention that although her voice is robotic, she isn’t emotionless, through her actions it is clear she can feel a wide range of complex emotions including humour and annoyance; it's just she struggles showing it⟨23⟩.

CYN also uses phrases when performing certain actions such as “criss cross applesauce” when she is sitting down; this is a sign of Echolalia⟨20⟩ which is very common for autistic people⟨20⟩. Her phrase “you’d like to attend the gala with me” also gives the implications of delayed Echolalia⟨21⟩. Note, certain things she vocalises like “giggle” and “annoyed expression” aren’t Echolalia.

CYN does not show any sins of having narrow interests which is usually a common  symptom of Autism⟨20⟩. This may be a result of her limited screen presence as we don’t get significant indications of any of her interests.

Since we don’t see CYN through multiple stages of her life, it is difficult to determine if her language skills have developed unevenly⟨20⟩. She does mix childish and formal language together as she talks which can be interpreted as implying uneven language skills. I think the explanation of Echolalia fits better.

[image transcript; a close up picture of the character CYN from Murder Drones Episode 5 kneeling on a bar counter holding out her hands making an excited expression with her tongue out] (author note, do not question why she has a tongue)

Her face, although much less emotive, isn’t devoid of emotion; she can somewhat show emotions like fear and can be very expressive but only in a rigid and forced manner although her face is usually unexpressive. She also sometimes she visually shows the wrong emotions like with the picture above she is excited but here eyes are showing the scared emotion. All these is very stereotypical of autistic people and defies the common stereotype⟨22⟩.

Now we have come to the end of part 1, which is sad ): . Please consider reblogging, this took a lot of time and research to put together and I'm sure there's still mistakes and inaccuracies. So what conclusions can we draw from this information… not much since a lot of important information has been left out since they cannot be discussed without major spoilers for the show. Thank you for reading.

References

⟨0⟩Liam Vickers | Murder Drones Episodes

⟨1⟩Luke and Kevin Lerdwichagul | Glitch Productions

⟨2⟩Liam Vickers | Liam Vickers Productions

⟨3⟩pep-the-artemis | Is N ColourBlind?

⟨4⟩I lost the intended link | so here’s a cat

⟨5⟩Interactive Autism Network | Relationship Between Autism and Height

⟨6⟩Carmen B. Pingree | Signs of Autism

⟨7⟩Medical News Today | Hypotonia

⟨8⟩Mark Hutton | Hypotonia Case Study

⟨9⟩NeuroScience News | Head Tilt Social Engagement

⟨10⟩Cross River Therapy | T-Rex Arms in Autism

⟨11⟩Autistic Emmalyn | Autistic Arms

⟨12⟩YAI | Posture and Gait of Autistic Individuals

⟨13⟩NHS | In-Toeing

⟨14⟩National Library of Medicine | The Relationship Between Generalised Joint Hypermobility and Autism Spectrum Disorder in Adults: A Large, Cross-Sectional, Case Control Comparison

⟨15⟩National Library of Medicine | Is there a correlation between the femoral anteversion angle and the elasticity of the hip muscles in cases of intoeing gait due to increased femoral anteversion angle?

⟨16⟩The Royal Childrens Hospital Melbourne | Low muscle tone

⟨17⟩Scientific America | Stepping Science: Estimating Someone's Height from Their Walk

⟨18⟩National Library of Medicine | Gait deviations in children with autism spectrum disorders: a review

⟨19⟩Allanah Fitzgerald | FitzyVA

⟨20⟩National Institute of Hearing | Autism Spectrum Disorder: Communication Problems in Children 

⟨21⟩The Autism Therapy Group | Echolalia in Autism: What It Is and How To Treat It

⟨22⟩app2vox | Understanding autism and emotions

[evidence-based-activism]

Wouldn’t it be better to see how many men are actually raping and how many support it. Or how many women are getting raped by men. Than just saying men commit 99% of rape/SA? Because like idk wouldn’t it be like saying you should be wary of black people because they commit most violent crime? But most black people don’t commit violent crime.

At least one in three men around the world openly admit to abusing or raping women.

At least one in three women around the world self-report being abused or raped by men.

These stats are both based on self-report, which likely means they are both under-estimates (reasons in linked posts).

It is also useful to describe the demographics of abusers and rapists. The fact that the vast majority of abusers (90+%) and rapists are men (post 1, post 2, post 3) indicates that this is a gendered phenomenon. It would be a different story if there was sex parity in offenders and victims, but there isn't, so such statistics are useful.

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"Because like idk wouldn’t it be like saying you should be wary of black people because they commit most violent crime?"

No. This is a common comparison drawn and it is both misogynistic and racist.

First, black people do not commit "most" violent crime. According to the 2022 Bureau of Justice report black people (primarily men) committed ~25% of violent offenses and made up ~12% of the population, indicating a 2:1 offender-to-population ratio. While this is a disproportionate representation, it also isn't "most".

Second, while research on this topic is contentious and ongoing, there is substantial evidence that this offending gap is not caused by race but by differences in other environmental factors that happen to correlate with race (in the USA specifically, but also in some other countries examined).

For example:

Younger adults are substantially more likely to commit crimes than older adults [2], and the black American age distribution is much younger than the white American age distribution [3]

Urban areas have higher rates of crime [2] and a greater proportion of black Americans live in urban areas [4]

This articles [5] suggests that the key factor driving racial differences in criminal behavior is intergenerational mobility. Specifically, "black Americans and American Indians have much lower rates of upward mobility and higher rates of downward mobility than whites, leading to persistent disparities across generations ... Hispanic Americans have rates of intergenerational mobility more similar to whites than blacks, leading the Hispanic-white income gap to shrink across generations."

This review [6] found an "excess risk for criminal behavior in adulthood exists when an individual is exposed to lead in utero or in the early years of childhood" and this longitudinal examination [7] shows "alarming racial disparities in toxic exposure."

These were just a few examples of how some secondary factor(s) that is correlated with race (but, importantly, not caused by race) in America can explain the racial gap in criminal offending. This indicates that the racial gap is an illusory correlation.

In contrast, men are the primary perpetrators of almost every crime, across all societies, for every demographic, throughout all of history [8].

References under the cut:

Alexandra Thompson & Susannah N. Tapp. (2023). Criminal victimization, 2022 (307089; Criminal Victimization). Bureau of Justice Statistics. https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/criminal-victimization-2022

Who Commits Crime? (2015). In Social Problems. University of Minnesota. https://web.archive.org/web/20240818215340/https://open.lib.umn.edu/socialproblems/chapter/8-3-who-commits-crime/

Schaeffer, K. (2019, July 30). The most common age among whites in U.S. is 58 – more than double that of racial and ethnic minorities. Pew Research Center. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2019/07/30/most-common-age-among-us-racial-ethnic-groups/

Igielnik, K. P., Juliana Menasce Horowitz, Anna Brown, Richard Fry, D’Vera Cohn and Ruth. (2018, May 22). 1. Demographic and economic trends in urban, suburban and rural communities. Pew Research Center. https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2018/05/22/demographic-and-economic-trends-in-urban-suburban-and-rural-communities/

Chetty, R., Hendren, N., Jones, M. R., & Porter, S. R. (2020). Race and economic opportunity in the United States: An intergenerational perspective. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 135(2), 711-783.

Talayero, M. J., Robbins, C. R., Smith, E. R., & Santos-Burgoa, C. (2023). The association between lead exposure and crime: A systematic review. PLOS global public health, 3(8), e0002177.

Sampson, Robert, Alix Winter. "The Racial Ecology of Lead Poisoning." Du Bois Rev. 13, no. 2(2016): 261-283. DOI: 10.1017/s1742058x16000151

Steffensmeier, D., & Allan, E. (n.d.). Gender and crime. https://www.encyclopedia.com/law/legal-and-political-magazines/gender-and-crime

[a-shade-of-blue]

Masterlist of Fundraisers from the Palestinians who directly contacted me (15-18 September)

18 September

Shaima (@familygazaamal): Shaima has 4 children: Magdy, Walid (9), Abdel Rahim (8), and Amal. Her husband went to Egypt right before the current war on Gaza happened, and since the crossing closed, they could not go to each other. Amal’s infant nephew is suffering from nerve damage and needs to be evacuated to Egypt for medical treatment. They are trying to evacuate to Egypt. (https://gofund.me/59b524b6) (vetted by association. This campaign belongs to the family of @asmaamajed2's brother. (@asmaamajed2;s campaign has been shared by 90-ghost, promoted by @banyulepalestineactiongroup on IG, click here to see post)) 

Yahya Bkheet (@yahyabkhee-blog, @yahyabkheeblog): Yahya is from a family of 5. Their house has been bombed and they have been displaced. His has young children and his child Anas has developed skin diseases all over his body. They are trying to evacuate out of Gaza. (https://gofund.me/4129fcd7) (vetted by nabulsi)

Sondos Malaka (@sondosgzz): Sondos has lost 29 family members. She is from a family of 7 and is a 19-year-old uni student studying dentistry. She has a 14-year-old brother Osama who is autistic. The medicine and treatment he needs is not available in Gaza, and now even though he does not understand everything, he does not eat or drink out of fear. Her sister Tasneem was in her last year of high school. She is trying to evacuate herself, her 4 siblings and her parents out of Gaza. (https://gofund.me/dd0cdc1b) (#879 on the Butterfly Effect Project vetted campaign list) (€361 raised of €95,000 goal) 

Amal Ghilan (@amalgheelan99, @amalgaza99): Amal has 3 children: Abdullah (8), Salwa (6) and Nour (9 months old and born during this war). Her  father-in-law and sister-in-law have been killed. Their house and source of income have been destroyed. (https://gofund.me/20f8f0b7) (vetted by association. This campaign belongs to the sister of @eslamfamily1  (shared by @/90-ghost, #175 on the Bees and Watermelons spreadsheet))

Najah Al-Haila (@najahmeq): Najah has 4 children. Their home has been destroyed. They are trying to evacuate out of Gaza.  (https://gofund.me/85cee023) (vetted by @/gazavetters and is #49 on their vetted fundraiser list. For more info on @/gazavetters click here) (€2,470 raised of €80,000 goal)

Asmaa Ziad Awad (@asmaa-needs): Asmaa and her husband Majdi have 4 daughters: Menna (9), Malak (6), Mariam (2), and Fayza (1). Faiza has breathing problems and an injured finger that has undergone 3 surgeries but still isn’t healing. Malak requires medical treatment for epidemic hepatitis. Asmaa suffers from various diseases, including diabetes, and high blood pressure. Her father-in-law has health problems and cannot walk on both feet. They, and Asmaa’s father-in-law and mother-in-law, are trying to evacuate out of Gaza. (https://gofund.me/f69fb089) (vetted by association. They are a friend of @youseffamily (shared by 90-ghost, #406 in the Butterfly Effect Project verified fundraiser list) and also a friend of @save-mohammed-family2 (vetted by 90-ghost, #475 on the Butterfly Effect Project.))

17 September

Abdallah (@a-d-h-4, @save-gaza-a-d-h-4): Abdallah is 23 years old and from a family of 8. He and his 12-year-old brother Omar is doing everything they can to help their family survive. They’ve lost their aunt because of the lack of medical facilities in Gaza right now. They are fundraising to buy daily basic necessities. (https://gofund.me/70bd50b3) (vetted and promoted by @/gaza-evacuation-funds) (€580 raised of €15,000 goal)

The Khalid Sisters (@khalid-sisters): Najwa, Jana, Farah, and Maryam are the sisters of Shaheed Khalid Saed Ash-Shawwah, who was martyred on 07/31/24 along with Al Jazeera correspondent Ismail Al-Ghoul. Their brother Khalid was bombed while coming back from delivering food to their old and injured neighbors. They are fundraising to get funds for daily necessities. (https://gofund.me/3155a1ff) (vetted by association. The Khalid sisters are relatives of @/olagaza (#205 on the verified fundraiser list created by el-shab-hussein and nabulsi). The Khalid sisters are also nieces of @/tahseenkhazen (shared by 90-ghost)) 

16 September

Ahmed Matar (@ahmedmatatsblog): Ahmed has 5 children (ages between 15 and 2), and he is also responsible for caring for his sick elderly parents and his married brother with his 2 children. Ahmed decided to migrate and apply for asylum in another country a week before the current war with hopes to improve the living conditions of his family. But now he cannot work while his asylum application is getting processed, and his family is trapped in Gaza. He is trying to raise funds to cover his famly’s daily expenses and to evacuate them out of Gaza. (https://gofund.me/04873d58) (vetted by @/gazavetters and is #33 on their Gaza vetted fundraisers list. For more info on @/gazavetters click here) (€1,205 raised of €64,000 target)

Yusra (@mariam2013y): Yusra has a 11-year-old daughter named Maryam. Their house has been destroyed. They have been displaced no fewer than 4 times and they are trying to evacuate out of Gaza. (https://gofund.me/959e2902) (vetted by association! Yusra is a friend of @/dodooomar (shared by 90-ghost)) ($1,956 USD raised of $30,000 target)

Ahmed Mohammed (@helpzzmeplz): Ahmed has 2 children: Majdi (6) and Ayah (7). They are trying to migrate to Canada. (https://gofund.me/e22e9331) (vetted by association. Ahmed is a friend of Sahar (@/a-ss-123). (Sahar is also vetted by association. She is a relative of @/burningnightgiver (@/burningnightgiver's campaign has been shared by 90-ghost, also see post here)))

Yazan and Yamen (@yazanabed, @yamenbakera): Yazan and Yamen are brothers who live with their parents and their younger brothers. They have a younger brother who has contacted hepatitis C, and another who has contacted cancer due to the horrible conditions they are in. Their parents both need medication for their chronic illnesses. They also have a sister who is pregnant and her husband has been killed. (https://gofund.me/a1f08107) (vetted by association! They are the brother of @/bshaeromars-blog (#231 in verified fundraiser spreadsheet vetted by el-shab-hussein and nabulsi. Also promoted by nabulsi)) ($438 USD raised of $40,000 goal)

Mahmuod Anwar (@mahmoudanwar): Mahmoud is from a family of 10. Mahmoud has proposed to a girl and they intended to get married but this war had disrupted their plans. His house and his workplace have been destroyed. His younger brother dreamed of studying law at uni. His older sister Suha was a uni accounting student. His mother suffers from high blood pressure and chronic diseases but there is no treatment. They are trying to evacuate out of Gaza. (https://gofund.me/ffd50356) (vetted by @/gazavetters and is #38 on their vetted fundraiser list. For more info on @/gazavetters click here) (€135 raised of €15,000 goal)

Ahmad Zindah (@ahmednser): Ahmed’s house, vehicle, and the factory ran by him, his brothers and his father have all been destroyed. Some of his family members were injured by the bombings. (https://gofund.me/beb55c95) (vetted by @/gazavetters and is #37 on their vetted fundraiser list.  For more info on @/gazavetters click here) (€182 raised of €100,000 target)

Iyad Alanqar (@eyad-alanqar255): Iyad is trying to evacuate himself and his his family. Their house has been destroyed. They tried seeking shelter at a hospital but it was bombed, and he had to pull his niences and nephews (Nasser, Jana, Mohammed, and Hind) out from under the rubble. He also needs funds to treat his respiratory issues, as well as to continue his education. (https://gofund.me/9e599706) (vetted by @/gazavetters and is #24 on their vetted list. For more info on @/gazavetters click here)

15 September

Ahmed Almeshal (@abutamim92, @save-my-daughter-najah): Ahmed has two children. He lost his child Tamim due a lack of medical resources in Gaza. He has been separated from his wife and his remaining daughter Najah who are in North Gaza right now. Najah was born just before the war and requires intensive care which is currently unavailable. (https://gofund.me/2f9daabe) (promoted and vetted by @/gaza-evacuation-funds) (€674 raised of €20,000 target)

Eman (@emanfamily3): Eman is a science teacher and has 5 children: Nada (11), Rahaf (8), Sarah (5), Sham (3) and Zeina (8 months). Zeina was born in a tent. Their house has been destroyed and the children are suffering from skin diseases and malnutrition. They are trying to evacuate out of Gaza. (https://gofund.me/77751696) (vetted by association. Eman is a sister of @eslamfamily3 (shared by @/90-ghost, #175 on the Bees and Watermelons spreadsheet)) ($345 USD raised of $20,000 goal)

Amany Ubeid (@amnyaburas): Amany has 3 children: Mohammed (16), Moath (14), and Habiba (9). Her husband suffers from a skin disease called psoriasis and needs constant treatment that is not available. His son needs surgery to save his eye to avoid becoming disabled. They are trying to evacuate out of Gaza. (https://gofund.me/fab6b079) (vetted by the @/gazavetters team and is #17 on their vetted list, for more info on @/gazavetters click here.) ($1,384 CAD raised of $68,000 target)

Nadine Ismail Rajab (@nadeen-23, @nadoosha-sd): Nadine is a 21-year-old uni student studying English. She is from a family of 8, but has lost her infant brother Mohammed to hepatitis. She has a 3-year-old sister named Manal. They are trying to evacuate out of Gaza. (https://gofund.me/5492cf17) (shared by 90-ghost) ($832 USD raised of $25,000 target)

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[dudadragneel]

I'm just updating this

So, here's the list I said I'd share.

This is a mess, there's manga, webtoon, kdrama, jdrama, animes, tv series...

Not all of them are whump, some might be just my favorite episodes (probably because the animation was good.

ChaoS Child - 10 (vomit)

Tales of Zestiria - 4 (nausea)

Argevollen - 15 (vomit)

M3 - 3 (vomit)

Mob psycho 2 - 6 (vomit)

Persona 5 - 2,4,5, 15 (pain, injury)

Dororo - 5, 12 (faint, fever)

Fukigen na mononokean tsuzuki - 6 (faint)

Donten ni warau - 3 (nausea)

Darling in the franxxx - 5,6,11,12, 13,15,17, 18,21 (fever, faint, pain)

Duel ep 8 (vomit)

Wolf's rain ep 5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,14

God's Quiz - season 2 ep 12 (vomit)

God eater - 5, 6❤, 9,10 (injury)

Re: zero - 5,8, 10 (vomit)

Sign language - 68 (fever)

Aldnoah zero - 5 (vomit)

Battery chapter 10 (vomit)

Forever mine - 43,44,45,46, 63, 64,65, 69 (collapse)

Kakao 79 - 113-115 (fever)

Plastic memories - 07, 12 ( faint)

Doukyonin - 08 (faint)

Miira - 3,07 (fever faint)

Goboutan - 12 (fever faint)

Plastic Memories - 07 (faint)

Hyouka - 07 (nausea)

Black Lagoon - 1 (vomit)

Full metal Panic Fumoffu - 2, 8 (fever faint)

Knights of sidonia - 2 (vomit, faint)

Fruits basket - 23

Ai yori aoshi - 4

Guardian - 8

My love from another star - 9, 16

Guardian - 8,9,10,12, 19, 20,21, 23, 28

Love shuttle - 2,3,4,5,6,9,10, 11,12 (fever, vomit)

Riverdale - 4season ep 1

GRAND HOTEL - 1Temp - 7 3 TEMP - 2,3, 19,20 (injury)

Tokyo ghoul movie (emeto)

TEEN WOLF- Season 6 ep 6, season 1 - 1,2,6,8,11, season 2 - 6,7,9,10, season 3 - 5,6,11, 13 season 5 - 6,9 , season 6 - 13

RIVERDALE- 1- 10,11,12

Love stage - 9 (fever)

Skip beat - 15 (fever)

Miira no kaikata - 07 (fever)

DETECTIVE CONAN -  49,188,191,193,522,927,928,219, 118,126 (pain - faint)

Bleach - 9

Code breaker - 6

Tada kun - 9 (fever)

Mayonaka no ocult komuin - 1

Omiai (hentai) - 5,6 (fever)

Naruto - 140

DIVE!!- 12 (faint)

Katsute - 09

Beelzebub Ojou - 04

Cagaster -3,4,5

Pinocchio - 5,12,13

Itaewon class - 10 (emeto)

Richard - 10

Kakafukaka - 5 (emeto)

Uzaki - chan - 3 (fever)

Titan's bride - 4

Grisaia - ep 1 & 3 (vomit)

The God of Highschool - ep 5 (vomit)

Run with the wind - 8 (fainting), 18 ,19,20 (fever)

Kanojo okarishimasu - 73 (emotional breakdown/vomit)

Inuyasha - 18, 19, 20, 21, 28, 32, 42,45, 46, 51, 57,58, 70, 78, 82, 87, 90, 89, 107, 113, 117, 122, 125, 126, 132, 137, 138, 140, 146, 155, 156, 161, 162, 163, 164, 167

Umibe no etranger - 7

Kkondae intern - 8

One piece 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83

Kekkai sensen - ep 4, 5, 8

Kekkao sensen and beyond - 9

Tensei shitara slime datta ken - 10,11,13

Persona 5 - 2,4,5, 15

Dororo - 5, 12

Fukigen na mononokean tsuzuki - 6

Donten ni warau - 3

Darling in the franxxx - 5,6,11,12, 13,15,17, 18,21

Naruto shippuden - 9,11,17,18,19,20,23,24,25,26,29,30,31, 39,40,41,42,43,44,45,49,50,52,56,68,70,71,73,74,75,79 ❤,80 😢,81,82😢, 84 ,85 🤯,86, 87 🤯🤯, 88🤯,89

Fruits bqsket ep 12j

13 reasons why - 4×02

WHUMP

ChaoS child - 10

Tales of Zestiria - 4

Argevollen - 15

Kimetsu no yaiba - 12

The K2 - 4

Healer - 6,12, 13,14

Train 2020 - ep 2 (emeto)

Pinocchio 4, 12, 18

One piece - 566, 567, 568, 569, 570, 597(Law) 598, 599,600,601,602

Jujutsu kaisen - 23 (megumi vomit)

Taishou otome - ep 2

One piece - nebulandia, 3d2y

True beauty - 5 (panic attack)

Casualty - series31 ep 34 (vomit)

Love and leashes - slight gag

Attack on titan - season 1 ep 3 (eren gags)

Tokyo ghoul movie - emeto

Hamatora (emeto)

Boruto - 234- 236 (emeto)

Anatomy of a scandal - 3 (emeto)

Slam dunk - 8,9,10,11,15,16(whump),23,24💜,25,28,29,30,33,38,39,40,42,43,44😭,45,46,48,49(whump),51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58(w),59😭,60,61,62,63,65,66,67,70,71(w),72(w)73,74,75,76,77,79,81,82,84😭

My strange friend (c-drama) - ep 14 (emeto)

Miss Hammurabi (K-drama) - ep 12 (emeto)

Lucky Romance (k-drama) - ep 9 (emeto/panick attack)

Goodbye Mr. Black (kdrama) - 18 (emeto)

Your honor - 19+20 (emeto)

Outlander - season 3 ep 9 (emeto)

2gether the series - 13 (emeto)

Kimi no tonari de yurarete (emeto?)

Stranger things - s1e4 - Jonathan gags

Kinnporsche - 2, 4 (emeto)

Time (drama) - 4 and 6 (emeto)

- my strange friend (c drama -youtube) - ep 16 (emeto)

- stranger things - s1ep8 (not really emeto but the scene gave me whumperflies)

- Kinnporsche - 02,04 (emeto)

- Banana Fish - 5 (nausea - I know but like, the scene gave me whumperflies)

- Chainsaw Man - 1 (blood), 6 (blood)

- Romantic Killer - 6 (slight panic attack) 11 (emeto)

- Aku No Hana - 8, 11 (emeto)

- Kimetsu no Yaiba - Mugen Train movie and season 2 episode 1

[rsatoru]

© art credits @qmthtdy on twt ! >^<

Fans consider the 25th of July to be a "SatoSugu day": the ship's name in Japanese (条五, pronounced "natsu go") means 725 — 07/25. The ship name GoGe literally translates to "five summers".

Anyway, it should be okay. We’re the strongest.

SATORU TO SUGURU, CHAPTER 66

Satoru – “You scared?”

Suguru – “Not really. We should be fine. We’re the strongest.”

— Chapter 72

Yaga – “Why did you let him go?”

Satoru – “Are you... really asking me that?”

Yaga – “No, you’re right... I’m sorry.”

— Chapter 78

There’s no way I would mistake his residuals.

SATORU TO YAGA, CHAPTER 0.3

It was my best friend. My one and only.

SATORU TO YUTA, CHAPTER 0.4

Satoru – “Now, now, don’t be spouting crazy talk to my students.”

Suguru – “Satoru! It’s been so long!”

— Chapter 0.3

Suguru – “Sorry, Satoru. The girls want to try the crepe shop on Takeshita Street. I’ll be on my way.”

Satoru – “Leaving? Not on my watch.”

— Chapter 0.3

Satoru Gojo is Master Geto’s one and only best friend, after all.

MIMIKO AND NANAKO, CHAPTER 112

My six eyes tell me you’re Suguru Geto. But my soul knows otherwise!

SATORU, CHAPTER 90

“I could't follow him. I couldn't stop him.”

GOJO THINKING ABOUT GETO[4]

Someone who doesn't want to be saved is like the setting sun sinking into the mountains. No matter how you hold out your hand, there's no way to reach them. There was no way to reach him.

GOJO THINKING ABOUT GETO, JUJUTSU KAISEN 0 (LIGHT NOVEL)[5]

Gojo Satoru. His appearance meant that this was the end. Or rather, to Geto — there was no other way this could end. In that way, it was easier to accept that this was his fate.

JUJUTSU KAISEN 0 (LIGHT NOVEL)[6]

The strongest sorcerer; the wickedest curse user. Now they were mortal enemies, as irreconcilable as oil and water. Yet now, as they chatted on this little road by Jujutsu Tech, it was hard not to remember. To remember the past, when they laughed together. Idly chatting in the classroom, getting lectured by Yaga, walking shoulder-to-shoulder. What they were doing, what they wanted to do, what they wanted to make of themselves — as long as the two of them were together, none of that was ever in doubt. Days like that, long ago.

JUJUTSU KAISEN 0 (LIGHT NOVEL)[7]

Gojo felt like he didn't know what face to make. His words, his every expression, even his bad habits — they made Gojo feel like each one was full of nostalgia, to the point of fond annoyance. A conversation between the two of them alone, ten years separated. Before it became a curse, Gojo opened his mouth.

JUJUTSU KAISEN 0 (LIGHT NOVEL)[8]

To live for the purpose of being yourself. And for that goal, Geto could only continue to pursue his twisted dream, drowning himself in the curse that lies in the gap between ideal and reality. This was the final confession of a man who could only choose to warp himself, who had erased himself in pursuit of his goals. The only person who could bear such a curse was Gojo Satoru. Where did it go wrong? And how could they start over again?

JUJUTSU KAISEN 0 (LIGHT NOVEL)[9]

Moments * After Toji’s death both Satoru and Suguru inherited what was left of him: Satoru took in his children, Megumi and Tsumiki, while Suguru got posession of his another “child”, worm-like cursed spirit that called Geto “mother”.

* Geto’s execution order was issued right after the village massacre; Gojo has been postponing the task for 10 years after that.

* In a private conversation with Yuta Okkotsu, Gojo admits to his student, that he has a personal theory about love being the most twisted curse.[10] The only known negative incident in Gojo's personal life was caused by Geto, who betrayed Gojo and became a criminal.

* In their final scene together, Geto tells Gojo that in this world he cannot really laugh from the bottom of his heart. Gojo's final words to Geto are unknown, but whatever he said made Suguru laugh for the last time in his life.

* In chapter 0.4, Gojo tells Yuta that Geto is the only close friend he’s ever had. It is notable, that Gojo uses the present tense in the original Japanese panel, even though Geto’s life has just ended.[11]

* Gojo refused to send Geto’s body to Shoko Ieiri for an autopsy (and subsequent cremation).[12]

* While discussing their strategy to immobilize Gojo in order to seal him, curse Jogo says, “Even a thousand measly human lives wouldn’t be enough to distract him!”[13] It turns out to be true; Gojo mercilessly kills a thousand mutated people, but Geto’s appearance stupefies him and leads to his defeat.

* During the battle with Hanami and Jogo, Satoru deactivates his Limitless Cursed Technique, and fights the curses only using his cursed energy and physical attacks. A mere hour before Gojo is successfully sealed by an imposter wearing Geto’s body, Jogo notes that nothings seems to be able to stop Gojo (“Is there anything you don’t have?!”).

* When Geto’s body reacts to Satoru’s words adressing him, Geto’s imposter notices that it is the first time when it disobeyed him.

* When Mei Mei meets Pseudo-Geto, she wonders why he is still alive and whether he and Gojo have been conspiring and working together all this time (although, she discards that thought).

* The Jujutsu Kaisen 0 light novel mentions that the events that happened to Geto and Gojo's inability to help his only friend led Satoru to choose his path as a teacher.[14]

* In the same light novel, when Geto leaves the college after notifying everyone about The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons, Gojo watches him go and sees the "shape of his soul" (夏油の魂の形 in the original text).

Behind the Scenes

Gege – “How to put it, through making it Satoru (and) Suguru—”

Interviewer – “[You wanted] to get it to feel duo like.”

Gege – “Also meaning wise... a natural born genius and a genius through effort — well, not exactly — but I kind of wanted to have that difference in nuance.”

— Gege Akutami about choosing Suguru's name.[15]

The kesa... I may be mistaken but the kesa here is most likely called "gojou-kesa". When I was researching kesa, there were several different ones and this one was apparently called gojou-kesa, so I recall figuring "oh isn't this just right".

GEGE AKUTAMI ON GETO'S WARDROBE.[16]

I was lectured by director Park and the sound director before recording [the scenes] where Geto talks to Gojo, since the relationship between those two is special.

TAKAHIRO SAKURAI, GETO'S JAPANESE VA[17]

Lines they exchange often have a different distance from the others, and there are words that can only be understood between the two of them.

TAKAHIRO SAKURAI EXPLAINING THE PARTICULARITY OF GETO AND GOJO'S RELATIONSHIP.[18]

The last [scene with] Gojo and Geto... no, it might be better to describe it as Satoru and Suguru's back and forth banter along with their expressions. That scene lingers in my ears.

TAKAHIRO SAKURAI ON SCENES FROM THE MOVIE THAT LEFT AN IMPRESSION ON HIM.[19]

Interviewer – “Do you see any difference between Gojo from the anime series and the movie?”

Nakamura – “I could really feel a big difference between Gojo from this two hour movie and the anime that had been on air for six months. In the TV anime Gojo didn't talk about himself, so you couldn't see his human nature, but in the movie, the way he interacts with Okkotsu, and emotions he has when facing Geto help to show his own human nature.”

— Yuichi Nakamura (Gojo's Japanese VA).[20]

Interviewer – “What do you hope the audience will pay extra attention to?”

Park – “I hope people will watch it with Gojo and Geto's relationship in mind.”

— Sunghoo Park, director of Jujutsu Kaisen 0.[21]

Last scene between Gojo and Geto is the best scene. Whole team worked hard to create a better atmosphere and tempo. It brings tears to my eyes when I watch it.

SUNGHOO PARK, DIRECTOR OF JUJUTSU KAISEN 0.[22]

I think the main topic of [Jujutsu Kaisen 0] is love. Okkotsu and Rika's story is a story that's based on love. Aside from that, although it's not exactly the same love, I think there's still a kind of heart-to-heart understanding between Gojo and Geto. They were once good classmates; now their relationship has turned upside down. Okkotsu and Rika, Gojo and Geto: they're all cases where love could've helped them grow, but instead it became a curse. I think this detail is one of the special points of the movie.

SUNGHOO PARK'S THOUGHTS ON THE CORE OF JUJUTSU KAISEN 0.[23]

The pairing attracts a lot of people due to the characters’ connection they formed as young adults and the sorrows that followed. Their contrasting aesthetics, personal views, and eventually their opposing positions in the jujutsu world make them a fascinating dynamic to explore. Another thing that sparks interest in the fanbase is that despite Gojo’s omnipotence and absolute invincibility, he has one weakness, which turns out to be the memory of his dead friend.

Many fans view Gojo and Geto’s falling out as a break up or divorce, there are a lot of fan works (art and fanfiction) made surrounding the theme of ex romantic partners. One of the most popular concepts is Geto and Gojo breaking up in front of KFC, which leads to humorous fan arts like this or this and even playlists (for example). A great amount of works focuses on the time period between Geto’s turn and Volume 0, when Gojo and Geto are considered to be on the opposite sides of the law (fulfilling the trope Love Across Battlelines). Given Satoru and Suguru’s story is undoubtedly tragic, many fan works on AO3 are dedicated to studying such emotional states as heartbreak, loss, grief, e.g.

Another trope explored in fanfiction and fan arts is found family, considering Gojo became Tsumiki and Megumi’s guardian, while Geto took responsibility of raising two girls — Mimiko and Nanako (like here, here, or here). Some AUs include Suguru being mentally stable and becoming a teacher at Jujutsu High along with Satoru (and getting to know Satoru’s students). This inspires many artists to come up with different, often comical, ideas of what their day-to-day life would be like. While some prefer to reminisce on the sorcerers’ youth, others like to explore what their life could be like if Geto came back and took control of his body (like depicted in this comic or in this AO3 work). Often SatoSugu feature works dedicated to other pairings as a background couple, especially in ShokoHime fanfiction and artworks.

One of the most occuring motifs that artists tend to use in their works is a dragonfly (like here or here). Both Satoru and Suguru have connection to that insect: in one of the interviews, mangaka Gege Akutami admitted that now that Geto is dead with his body still automatically reacting to Satoru, his physical state could be compared to a dead dragonfly with its head ripped off: technically it is dead, but it keeps twitching post-mortem.[27] Some fans hope Gege was joking, and still belive in the possibility of his consciousness (or soul) coming back to him. In a flashback scene from manga, young Satoru can be seen wearing a dragonfly patterned yukata.

[28] Another thing about dragonflies that unites both Gojo and Geto is its Buddhist meaning. In Buddhissm, it represents the joining of Heaven and Earth as the dragonfly is one with the air and with the water at the same time. Famosly, Gojo quoted Buddha ("Throughout heaven and earth... I alone am the honored one") when he overcame his struggle and was symbolically reborn to join the fight against Toji. Artists mainly use the dragonfly as a symbol of the tragic turn the relationship between Satoru and Suguru took, and the unavoidable nature of fate.

There is another symbol. In the second opening VIVID VICE, Gojo can be seen walking in rain with a bouquet of white and blue flowers in his hand. Judging by the size, shape, and petal edges, these most likely are white calla lilies, gysophilia, and blue roses. White gypsophila from his bouquet, or baby-breath, is used for funeral flower arrangements and farewell ceremonies[29]; white calla lilies symbolize rejuvenation of the soul, love, and grief (often chosen for weddings and funerals).[30] Blue roses do not grow in nature, but can be hybridized or dyed; among other things, they signify unattainableness, a never-to-be-fulfilled wish, and impossible love.[31] Gojo is dressed in all black and is wearing his black shades, meaning he is on his day off, and chose to dress like that for some occasion.[32]

The fandom has taken liking to this interpretation, thus, flower bouquets comprised of blue roses often feature SatoSugu art pieces. Since blue roses are hard to produce, cosplayers (and some artists, too) tend to opt for blue hydrangea, flower that was first discovered and cultivated in Japan.

In Volume 0, Geto takes Mimiko and Nanako to a famous crêpe shop on Takeshita Street.[34] In the first light novel, months after Geto’s death, Yuji and Megumi wander somewhere in the Akihabara area (9 minutes from Takeshita Street by taxi) and see Gojo; they lose sight of him, and when they find him again, he is eating crêpes bought, judging by the package, in “a popular crêpe shop”.[35] Most popular crêperies in both areas belong to the same brand called Marion Crêpes. Fans believe that Gojo and Geto visited crepe shops when they were students, thus, in fan works they are often depicted getting crepes together, sometimes accompanied by their “children”.

The ship’s popularity reached the cosplayers, too. For example, in 2021, married couple from China with almost 7,5 million followers combined on Chinese social platform Weibo cosplayed the characters during CP28, Chinese Comic Con held in Shanghai. As seen in the video the couple posted, they were extremely popular, as the crowd of fans kept following them wherever they went.

this is a special repost to my past satosugu analysis

posted last 07.25.22 by @seouci only on tumblr.

[sakkurada]

⠀⠀⠀⠀🐾⠀𝄪⠀⠀⠀˚⠀.⠀halloween event!⠀⠀/ᐠ - ˕ -マ

𝄪⠀⠀⠀hi everyone! we invite you to join this event organized by us, we hope you can join us and have fun for a while! and this event will have 2 parts… 🦇

⠀⠀⠀⠀🌚⠀𝄪⠀⠀⠀˚⠀.⠀halloween event: first part!⠀⠀/ᐠ - ˕ -マ

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀ starts october 06 and ends november 01

𝄪⠀⠀⠀in this part of the event you must create a mb with halloween style (with a kpop idol), when you post it you must put in the tag "sakkurada halloween event: first part" and mention me in the post.

⠀⠀⠀⠀🎃⠀𝄪⠀⠀⠀˚⠀.⠀halloween event: second part!⠀⠀/ᐠ - ˕ -マ

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀ starts october 07 and ends november 01

𝄪⠀⠀⠀⠀this part of the event has to do with the participant's profile, you must create a new halloween theme to your profile, when your profile is ready create a post and in it you will put "sakkurada halloween event: second part" and mention me in the comments!

⠀⠀⠀⠀🍬⠀𝄪⠀⠀⠀˚⠀.⠀how to participate?⠀⠀/ᐠ - ˕ -マ

𝄪⠀⠀⠀⠀you should comment "joining" in the comments and reblog this post mentioning 3 of your friends!

⠀⠀⠀⠀🍬⠀𝄪⠀⠀⠀˚⠀.⠀prizes⠀⠀/ᐠ - ˕ -マ

1st place: 120 rblgs, 5 custom mbs, 10 custom gifs, 5 locs!

2nd place: 90 rblgs, 3 custom mbs, 5 locs!

3rd place: 50 rblgs, 1 custom mb, 3 locs!

(there will be 3 winners in each event)

⠀⠀🍫⠀𝄪⠀⠀⠀˚⠀.⠀GOOD LUCK AND ENJOY!⠀⠀/ᐠ - ˕ -マ

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[binglio]

DOAÇÃO DE CAPAS #5 — OnlyGG

R E G R A S

É necessário seguir meu perfil no Spirit e no Tumblr — @binglio;

Reblog a postagem da doação no meu Tumblr;

Sua história deve seguir todas as regras do Spirit;

Me dê os créditos nas notas finais do primeiro capítulo, não coloque na sinopse;

Não reedite a capa e tampouco retire os créditos.

O B S E R V A Ç Õ E S

Leia com atenção as especificações de alteração de cada capa;

É obrigatório o uso da capa por, no mínimo, três meses (90 dias);

Usarei a ordem de chegada, apenas comente abaixo qual capa gostaria e seu user no Spirit;

Você terá o prazo de dois meses (60 dias) para publicar/usar a capa em sua história. E só entregarei, já com as alterações pedidas, quando a história estiver pronta para ser postada;

Caso não consiga cumprir o prazo, por favor, me avise que passarei a capa para outra pessoa interessada. Apenas renovarei o prazo, caso não tenha ninguém interessando na capa;

Acompanhe a situação no meu cronograma (doação #5).

Capas e as especificações abaixo!

01. "quanto tempo dura um mês?" — seulgi (red velvet); altero o título e user 02. "azul da cor do mar" — taeyeon (snsd); altero o título e user

03. "never forget you" — irene (red velvet); altero o título, frase e user 04. "apologize" — seulgi (red velvet); altero o user {DOADA}

05. "bom dia, tristeza" — yeri (red velvet); altero o título e user 06. "life is a highway" — red velvet; altero o título e user, três versões: foto 1 (mais azulada), foto 2 (amarelada) ou gif

07. "get it out" — nayeon (twice); altero o título e user 08. "ela desatinou" — taeyeon (snsd); altero o título e user

09. "hashtag" — nayeon (twice); altero o user 10. "coming home" — nayeon (twice); altero o título e user

[helixos]

palestine aid posts booster 09/07

hello! these wonderful people reached out to me in my inbox and asked me to boost their campaigns. unfortunately i do not have much disposable income at the moment, otherwise i would be donating to every single fund i can!

as a bonus incentive and as a favor for me: if you can donate at least $5 to one of these campaigns and show me your receipt(s) in an ask/DM/email, i'll draw you a little something as thanks!

@maysmohmmed12 - €340 of €35,000 EXTREMELY LOW ON FUNDS! (vetted by association of @\osamabasilps )

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[usafphantom2]

Randy’s Warbird Profiles: Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-5 “White A”

August 30, 2024 Zac Yates Warbirds News 0

[Photo by Randy Malmstrom]

Aircorps Art Dec 2019

By Randy Malmstrom

Since his childhood, Randy Malmstrom has had a passion for aviation history and historic military aircraft in particular. He has a particular penchant for documenting specific airframes with a highly detailed series of walk-around images and an in-depth exploration of their history, which have proved to be popular with many of those who have seen them, and we thought our readers would be equally fascinated too. This installment of Randy’s Warbird Profiles takes a look at the Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum‘s Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-5, currently the only airworthy example of the legendary Luftwaffe fighter.

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[Photo by Randy Malmstrom]

This particular aircraft was built in Bremen in April 1943. It is an example of the Jagdbomber (“Jabos” for short) or fighter bomber modification. It was based at Siversky (southwest of Leningrad) and so has come down through history as the “Leningrad 190.” It is the aircraft of Feldwebel Paul Rätz, Jagdgeschwader 54, Staffel 4 and a veteran of 117 combat missions. I have heard variously that it was painted in forest camouflage using paints scrounged from local residents by Luftwaffe field mechanics, or it was pained in RLM colors being tested at the time. The yellow stripe indicates Russian Front and a letter marking generally refers to ground attack rather than a number for air attack.

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[Photo by Randy Malmstrom]

While on a “free hunt” for trains with his wingman in the “Corridor of Death” near Voybokalo, east of Leningrad, on July 19, 1943 Rätz encountered heavy anti-aircraft fire. He reported having been hit by flak and made a nearly perfect belly landing. He was reported missing in action, but in fact survived the crash and was taken prisoner in the Soviet Union and was later repatriated to Germany in 1949. The aircraft was found in 1989 where he left it near Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) with his helmet and radio gear on the pilot’s seat.

It is believed that slave laborers sabotaged this aircraft as there was no bullet damage, and a rag was found in one of the oil lines. It was rebuilt with as much original skin as possible (I am told as much as 80-90%) and powered by a BMW 801 D-2 air-cooled engine (note the 12-bladed fan behind the propeller) — I have heard that an unused engine still in its crate was found for this project — which was rebuilt at Vintage V-12s in Tehachapi, CA. What was amazing about this aircraft was the Kommandogerät (control device), an electro-mechanical computer that sets the fuel mixture, propeller pitch, boost, and magneto timing all at once. It is my understanding that the famous KommandoGerät in and of itself was half the cost of the BMW 801 “Power Egg” engine (there seems to be question as to any use of that moniker in German-language regions), and that there were disputes between manufacturers Fw and BMW over all the early engine problems (who was to blame); a Luftwaffe officer helped the two companies come to some agreement.

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[Photo via Randy Malmstrom]

It was acquired by Vulcan Warbirds Inc. for display and flight at Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum (FHCAM) on Paine Field in Everett, WA. The BMW sticker has been removed for safe keeping but you can see the disk where it belongs. The canopy is largely original and I’ve heard reports that the plastic was recovered from the Bodensee (Lake Constance) or possibly Lake Geneva, Switzerland. Final restoration was at GossHawk Unlimited in Arizona and Steve Hinton flew it for the first time on December 1, 2010. It is the only flying example of this version with a BMW 801 engine as of this writing, with Steve Hinton and Kevin Eldridge the only two pilots checked out in the aircraft since it was restored.

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[Photo by Randy Malmstrom]

This Jabos modification was armed with two Rheinmetall MG 17 7.92 mm machine guns in the cowling (disparagingly referred to by German pilots as “Türklopfer” or “doorknockers” for their lack of penetrating power) – two of the MG/FF 20 mm cannons in the wings were removed to carry up to 1,320 lbs. of ordnance. It has red mechanical landing gear indicator rods or bayonets which you can see protruding on top of the wings and where it attaches to the landing gear strut.

Note that in this vintage of Fw-190 there is a spring-loaded pulley on the canopy to keep the antenna wire taught regardless of the the canopy’s position; this was skipped on later 190’s such as the D-13 Dora (I have photos of that aircraft without the pulley). Flaps are metal whereas the Dora uses wood. Also, since the canopy rails are not parallel the canopy has a hinge on the top to make it flexible. There is a cable from the right landing gear strut to the tailwheel that retracts the tailwheel when the main gear goes up; there is an access panel on the left side of the tail fin to adjust the cable mechanism (see photos and diagrams). The right wheel rim of the aircraft is painted red indicating synthetic fuel (as far as I have determined).

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[Photo by Randy Malmstrom]

The “Achtung” warning on the armor behind the pilot’s seat reminds ground crews that there is an explosive canopy release – this is due to the difficulty of opening it manually when the aircraft is at speed.

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[Photo by Randy Malmstrom]

About the author

Randy Malmstrom grew up in a family steeped in aviation culture. His father, Bob, was still a cadet in training with the USAAF at the end of WWII, but did serve in Germany during the U.S. occupation in the immediate post-war period, where he had the opportunity to fly in a wide variety of types which flew in WWII. After returning to the States, Bob became a multi-engine aircraft sales manager and as such flew a wide variety of aircraft; Randy frequently accompanied him on these flights. Furthermore, Randy’s cousin, Einar Axel Malmstrom flew P-47 Thunderbolts with the 356th FG from RAF Martlesham Heath. He was commanding this unit at the time he was shot down over France on April 24th, 1944, spending the rest of the war as a prisoner of war. Following his repatriation at war’s end, Einar continued his military service, attaining the rank of Colonel. He was serving as Deputy Wing Commander of the 407th Strategic Fighter Wing at Great Falls AFB, MT at the time of his death in a T-33 training accident on August 21, 1954. The base was renamed in his honor in October 1955 and continues to serve in the present USAF as home to the 341st Missile Wing. Randy’s innate interest in history in general, and aviation history in particular, plus his educational background and passion for WWII warbirds, led him down his current path of capturing detailed aircraft walk-around photos and in-depth airframe histories, recording a precise description of a particular aircraft in all aspects.

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Zac Yates

Zac, born and raised in New Zealand, grew up immersed in aviation, with his father working as a helicopter crewman and living at Wanganui Airport. His passion for aviation started in childhood, building scale model kits and following the global warbird scene. He later trained as a journalist but found mainstream media unfulfilling, leading him to pursue a career as an aircraft maintenance engineer.

Now residing in Blenheim, near the historic Omaka Aerodrome, Zac studies at RNZAF Base Woodbourne and aspires to become a private and warbird pilot. Known as "Handbag" in aviation circles, he shares his love for aviation through photography and writing, connecting with enthusiasts worldwide.

@VintageWarbirdNews via x

[fetznerdeathrecords]

Typhonian - The Gate of the Veiled Beyond

Blackened Death Metal from Ulm, Germany

Where most bands are content revelling in the sound of the glory days of early '90s death metal, German band Typhonian have not only beautifully reimagined it with blackened elements laced with the classic Swedish/Finnish melodies, they are also attempting to take that sound ahead in the most logical manner. Their approach being reminiscent of Edge of Sanity and their 40-minute masterwork 'Crimson', Typhonian are going a step further, adding more progressive and atmospheric elements, which become perceptible especially towards the end of the album, ultimately culminating in a near 20-minute epic closer. It's a phenomenal journey of the music that's evidently rooted in the old school death metal sound metamorphosing gradually and finally taking on a gleaming, breathtaking form and ascending. They have broken the shackles that have held back the style for a couple of decades by encompassing various influences organically and forging a cohesive sound that has dominance over them all. With the visionary 'The Gate of the Veiled Beyond' release, Typhonian have more than just outdone themselves; they have surpassed expectations for the style as a whole.

1. Celestial Salvation 00:44 2. Cosmic Throne 04:06 3. Primal Deceptive Light 04:48 4. Crimson Rivers 03:35 5. The Gatekeeper 07:06 6. Towards the Chamber of the Omnipresent Mind 04:46 7. A Glimpse at the Starless Ocean 05:39 8. Cath'un - Gate of the Veiled Beyond 19:21

Release date: September 20th, 2024 via @transcendingobscurity

[saint-oleander]

🍉 HELP FOR PALESTINE MASTERPOST PART FOUR 🍉

PART ONE 🍉 PART TWO 🍉 PART THREE

I do not vet fundraisers, I am simply compiling the people who asked me to share. As of now I do not have the resources to donate.

If you have proof of vetting for fundraisers that are signed as unvetted on here, please send it my way and I will update.

I am now writing fics for whoever donates. Check the pinned post on @oleanderandwatermelons

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[yorshie]

HEYA!! 😁

My question for you is;

Top Five favorite TMNT movies! And Top Ten Favorite Characters from TMNT! Ang version! 😊

Hi maddy!

Top five favorite TMNT movies

2014 TMNT - that fight scene in the snow was amazing! And. Big turbles. Being silly gooses :3

The first 90s movie - bebe boys. Kiss their beaks. They deserve the world.

2016 TMNT - bayverse but make them prettier lol.

TMNT 2007 - the fic potential from this movie makes me rabid. Also tech support Donnie deserved more screen time. I want a deleted scene of him calling the architect.

And finally the second 90s movie. I like Keno and the fight scene at the beginning is my favorite fight scene in the franchise.

Top ten favorite characters! (I assume turtles are not included? Because if I’m allowed to add turtles the whole list would just be different iteration turtles lol. Edit- I decided to just include one version of each turtle and put them on the list. This is just in order I thought of them.

1. 2003 Raph - the og crush, the does no wrong, the man I would enable everytime he so much as opened his handsome mouth

2 Bayverse Leonardo - the prettiest and pettiest Leo to ever Leo 🤣

3 metalhead! - I really liked tottmnts metalhead, but I just like cool robots.

4 90s Casey Jones - himbo. Elias Koteas had too much power with his hair. They really let him walk around in grey sweatpants like the world wouldn’t be affected.

5 07 Donatello - he deserved more screen time. He beats bayverse Donnie only because he has a meaner streak in him.

6 bayverse bebop and rocksteady - I know I know, this is two characters. But they go together. They are a team, and they’re hilarious.

7 bayverse Mikey - another himbo. The himbo-est himbo to ever himbo. Kudos to his motion capture actor for bringing him to life.

8 Cassandra Jones (Foot Recruit) - I liked female version of Casey Jones, and her characterization was good!

9 Warren Stone - he’s just. So fucking funny.

10 the scientist from the second 90s movie. Don’t ask me his name 🤣 I don’t know it. I just see him and go “hey. Funny guy!”

Thank you for asking!