#Because it does

[wilwheaton]

There’s no plausible evidence that Republican voters are opposed to acts of sedition but will begrudgingly tolerate them if that is the only option available. Trump’s Republican competitors had been parroting nearly all of his flamboyantly ridiculous policies, only to be shot down by those very voters. You can offer up a Nikki Haley, but it will go nowhere. You can lob a Ron DeSantis onstage, full of hydraulic fluid and have him mimic the same Trump mannerisms and grievances and demands for violence—not just persecution but bullet-to-the-head violence against immigrants—and they won't bite. They like Trump. They want Trump, and when presented with candidates who are not facing 91 criminal charges, not found to have committed sexual assault, not proven to be a lifelong tax and bank cheat, and not the ratbastard personification of malice, they will not bite. This is a movement premised on ending the government itself if that's what it takes to assuage paranoia about globalist cabals and plotting immigrant hoards.

The GOP is about to officially coalesce around a seditionist for president

yikes

[useyourblinker]

[thankstothe]

[marlports]

telling myself it doesn’t matter how long this takes to write and that my 12 kudos will be worth it in the end.

[thestrangeblob]

the way that piece of fucking shit Greyson would be right with his “you belong to him” bs if elucien happens. NEVER ladies and ladies. I truly think that miss “the boys take a backseat in my books” sjm would never have written those words if she wanted elucien to be endgame.

they way elain choosing azriel and azriel choosing elain would be a gargantuan F you to that filthy stinky Greyson is all I need to see. like miss girl has the hottest man on the planet wrapped around her finger and her crusty ex will be screaming crying throwing up I fear😌

[fruitninja76]

Macro Tropes: Snow

I love it when a macro story centers around a tiny trapped outside in the snow, before getting rescued by a gentle macro.

It really works for both sides, because from the tiny's perspective it invokes the perfect feeling of being cherished and protected, finally having the safety to calm down and just melt into the hands of your rescuer.

On the other hand it's perfect for the macro because it invokes the perfect mix of pity and cuteness, being able to watch this poor abandoned thing smaller than your hand clinging to you like their life depends on it.

[sluttyhenley]

tell me you need me, I see that you're bleeding you don't need to show me again

HOLD MY HAND - Lady Gaga

[handyowlet]

[cumberbangers]

Hey, everyone, I'm so sorry I've been absent for a while, I've been dealing with some shit that's kept me pretty preoccupied. I promise to be back posting more regularly soon. But I did want to stop by and share a video I found tonight on Threads, because it's absolute perfection. I have no idea who created it, unfortunately, but if I do find out who the genius is, I'll edit this post to give them credit.

[notalostcausejustyet]

What do you think voting for Joe Biden will improve? Genuinely asking to learn a new perspective

It’s not about improvement. Although up until the Palestine debacle he managed pretty well. You’re welcome to look up employment, taxes and any other number of things he helped make significant strides in. Biden is a stop gap. He isn’t how we treat the injury to our democracy, he’s how we stem the hemorrhage.

You’re welcome to look up Project 2025 and see what conservatives have in mind if they get into power. We’ve already seen sharp losses in human rights because they tilted SCOTUS during Trump’s presidency. They flat out published a manifesto on how they plan to finish dismantling our democracy if they get the chance this next go around.

We have all of human history to see how it will go if we don’t walk it back from the edge now. It isn’t about better. It’s about having someplace left to stand so we can at least start the work of fixing this shit.

[aniseandspearmint]

Its almost the 5th here's hoping all the sane people who value democracy are able to vote and the numbers beat the fascists, and their friends, all the people wringing their hands about 'both sides are the same!'

[tinyshinysylveon]

does it ever drive you crazy, just how fast the night changes 

[raelle-writing]

Would Non want this?

This question has been echoing in my head, ever since I made the post about New disregarding what Non might want. To me, that was a really damning moment in the narrative for New, because it puts him in a long line of people who have used Non for their own ends, for their own gain. It shifted his goal from "righteous revenge" to "selfish revenge" and since that put him in line with everyone else who didn't care about Non's agency or his desires, to me it marked him for death.

I've heard a lot of responses to that, including "revenge is always inherently selfish so that doesn't change New's character" and "Non is dead so what he'd want doesn't matter." And I disagree. Because narratively, what Non wants does matter. It's half the point of the show, that Non wanted to stay involved in the movie, didn't want to give up his script, that people pushed him around and framed him and coerced and manipulated him - stripping him of his agency at every turn. Even the people who thought they wanted the best for him (Phee, Jin) pushed what they wanted onto Non.

So even if Non is dead (and I'm not convinced he is), yes his agency and what he'd want matters. The problem is, of course, that we don't know what he might want.

We can speculate. Because of course, Non wrote the script, condemning everyone to die. He brought a knife into the woods, intending to use it to murder Por, Tee, Top, Fluke, and Jin.

But despite this, when push comes to shove, Non backs down. When Jin darts forward to apologize, Non lowers the knife. Despite the fact that Non wrote Jin's death into the script, and crossed out his face along with the others, Non couldn't kill Jin even in the midst of his psychotic break.

Yes yes I know Non didn't know what Jin did to him, but despite that, Non had clearly decided Jin was guilty by association, but he couldn't pull the trigger.

In the further flashbacks, when we see Non working with Tee to repay Uncle Joe, we also see he has a note that he keeps nearby to motivate him. And that note says nothing about revenge. Non simply wants to get out and move on with his life. He also has Tee right there in front of him, and doesn't try to kill him. He hits Tee's chest, but even that is pathetic in comparison to pulling a knife on him before...

So all of that leads me to believe that Non didn't want revenge. He wanted to move on with his life. He didn't have that kind of violence in him. He was a gentle kid at heart, pushed to the breaking point.

But for the sake of argument, let's say Non DOES want revenge. Let's say that he wants the group of friends to die for their crimes. Because he very well might.

I think some people are missing some crucial pieces of information here. Because while Non might want the group to die, I don't think that would extend to Phee.

Non loved Phee. They broke up. And even if Non viewed Phee sleeping with Jin as a betrayal (and he might not, since they broke up AND there's some muddiness there because of Non sleeping with Keng - don't come at me, it's coercion, but the narrative establishes that Phee views it as cheating, so that's why I mention it) - he might not want Phee to die for it!

Non might not want the person he loved to die a bloody death because of his mistakes. Even if he hated Phee for sleeping with Jin. That might very well be too far for the boy who hated feeling like a burden on the people he loves.

But okay, let's assume Non DOES want Phee to die along with the others. He might not want his older brother to be the one doing it.

As I said above, Non hated feeling like a burden. He hated the idea of people inconveniencing themselves because of him. Do you really think he'd like the thought of his older brother throwing everything away, his entire life, and now his future? Non might not want New, the last member of his family, to destroy himself that way. There's no one else to carry out that revenge for Non, but if Non weighed the choice between his brother having a successful future vs revenge...? I'm not sure what he'd choose.

There's a lot of complexities to the question of what Non might or might not want. And while I personally think he wouldn't want revenge, because Non was at his heart a gentle person until he was pushed to the absolute brink... I think there are layers to the revenge that he may or may not want. And I think that desire matters, and it frustrates me that people are once again taking Non's agency out of the story.

[andoutofharm]

why do they end every show with saturday? (bonus questions from the ask me anything chat)

[stein-chen]

I miss them. No, wait. I miss the idea I had of them.

Back then. When everything felt new and exciting and promising. I loved them.

Now, I don't love them any more. Or, well, I do. But not really. Not really them. I just love the person I thought they were. A picture of the past.

I still love them. And at the same time I don't.

Actually, it feels a lot like mourning someone who isn't here anymore. They are gone. The person I thought they'd become has vanished.

I mourn them. I miss them. Even if they are still here. Because they aren't. Not the person I miss and mourn and love.

Not the person I lost.

[chaosfish2775]

This election feels like a reality TV show. Trump is even ahead in the polls right now, though I don’t believe he will win. It’s crazy, there’s so much drama, the lead keeps shifting and changing. But we need to remember that this is real life, the outcome of this election will affect all of us for decades. The entire world for decades. Get out and vote, make your voice heard, don’t get complacent, don’t get lethargic, and don’t get apathetic. Vote, talk, debate. Volunteer, organize, do whatever you can with whatever you have. Vote Kamala Harris and Tim Walz to the White House! And get informed.

If you are wondering who is running for elections in your area, go to: https://www.vote411.org/ballot