#I doubt this will happen

[mustardprecum]

So I understand that Penelope was the most upset about what Colin said (in regards to her relationship with him) at that moment. But to be honest, I’d like to see her come back in season 3 after a period of retrospection that isn’t just mad at him for saying that.

I’d like to see her grappling more with how morally grey (at best) her business is, and still feeling guilt over Eloise, and even still Marina. Although I don’t entirely agree with her actions, I don’t entirely disagree with them, especially considering she’s still supposed to be a teenager.

All that said, it would be interesting to me if one of the major reasons Penelope is avoiding Colin is season 3 is out of a sense of guilt. She was hurt by what he said, but it wasn’t anything she didn’t know, and she did need to move on. Beyond that though, she lost her friendship with Eloise and hurt Colin through (how some people see it) treachery.

So when he arrives, ready to win back her friendship I don’t doubt it will include verbiage about how she is a true and loyal friend and a good person. I would like to see that more than anything else driving Penelope away. Because she doesn’t feel like she’s truly been that to Colin. In fact, in some way, distancing herself and moving on with someone else who won’t care about what she does, is a kindness toward the Bridgertons.

[flurry-of-beaus-pop-pop]

Okay, now that it has been confirmed that Jessica Capshaw is returning as a guest this season, I'm really going to need a scene between Arizona, Carina, and Maya.

Like, just imagine Carina running into Arizona while she's there for an appointment with Maya because they're trying for a baby again and it's obviously awkward at first but then when Maya joins her and introduces her as Carina's wife and shares why they are there, the awkward turns to surprise (because let's be honest, Carina was a very different person when she was with Arizona) and then eventually happiness for Carina at how happy she is.

Bonus if Arizona is married to Callie again and if Maya definitely gets a little jealous/possessive when she realizes who Arizona is - with Carina finding it absolutely adorable of course

[peonarcya]

What if the main mystery in Re: Zero is just a big misunderstanding, and at the end Satella will be like "Oh, I thought Subaru was my lost lover, but he is not, I gave him RBD for nothing, oops. Also, I am not Emilia, we just look alike, but we're not connected at all".

[sweet-sammy-kisses]

All I can think about is it's Shannon who returns or who Eddie sees while he is trapped and hurt.

Shannon's Ghost: It's okay to move on. I never wanted you to grieve me and cut yourself off from happiness. I want you to find love. I want you to find the partner that I could never be. Most of all I want you to be honest with yourself.

Eddie: I don't know what you mean.

Shannon: We both know that is not true. For so long you forced yourself to play the role people expected you to be. Ask yourself why you had panic attacks when people thought Ana was Christopher's mother and your wife but you are fine with Buck being Chris second father and co-parenting him with you all these years? It was because Ana or anyone else you attempt to date wouldn't be filling my role but taking Buck's.

[silvershewolf247]

No, but if the twist is that Chucky possessed Andy, Caroline is with him, and Andy dropped off the Chucky doll at the Whitehouse. I might get interested in this season.

Bonus Points if Andy and Nica have been working together and she doesn't know he's possessed.

[fates-theysband]

psychically willing placeholder to run a makeship or something so i can have a real marketable fate plushie

[butchfalin]

the funniest meltdown ive ever had was in college when i got so overstimulated that i could Not speak, including over text. one of my friends was trying to talk me through it but i was solely using emojis because they were easier than trying to come up with words so he started using primarily emojis as well just to make things feel balanced. this was not the Most effective strategy... until. he tried to ask me "you okay?" but the way he chose to do that was by sending "👉🏼👌🏼❓" and i was so shocked by suddenly being asked if i was dtf that i was like WHAT???? WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?????????? and thus was verbal again

[artist-rat]

some epilogue vibes (an excuse to draw some hugs. and my durge so many times)

[chloesimaginationthings]

The Mikes and Vanessas celebrate 10 years of FNAF!

[kittyprincessofcats]

ICJ Ruling

Okay, let's get into this.

First of all, I get the frustration at the court not ordering a ceasefire. I was disappointed and frustrated at first too, since a ceasefire was the biggest and most important preliminary measure South Africa was requesting - and of course we just all want this horror to finally end for the people in Gaza. So I get the frustration and disappointment, I really do.

However, I do think this ruling is still a major win for South Africa, Palestine, and international law as a whole and here's why:

The court acknowledged that it has jurisdiction over this case and completely dismissed Israel's request to throw out the case as a whole. It will now determine at the merits stage (that will probably take years) whether Israel is actually commiting genocide.

The court acknowledged that Palestinians are a "distinct national or ethnic group and therefore deserving of protection under the genocide convention". Pull this out next time someone tells you "there's no such thing as Palestinians, they're all just Arabs".

The court acknowledged very unambiguously that "at least some" of Israel's actions being genocidal in nature is "plausible". South Africa has a case, officially. Israel is accused of genocide, in a way the ICJ deems "plausible", officially. This is huge. (And seriously, how freaking satisfying was it to hear all of those genocidal statements by Israeli politicians read out loud and used as justification for this rulling?)

The court might not have ordered a "ceasefire" in those words, but they did order Israel to "immediately end all genocidal acts" (which includes killing and injuring Palestinians) and submit proof that they actually did. How are they going to comply with this ruling without at least severly reducing or changing what they're doing in Gaza?

In fact, this wording might actually be more appropriate for a genocide (vs a war), as author and journalist Ali Abunimah notes on Twitter:

He's completely right. Israel lost today, by overwhelming majority (I mean, 15 to 2? I heard people predict the rulings would be very close, like 9 judges vs 8, but instead we got 15 to 2 (and even 16 to 1 on the humanitarian aid). Holy shit.) The court disimissed almost everything Israel's side of lawyers said, while acknowledging that South Africa's accusations are "plausible".

And this is important especially because of Mr Abunimah's second tweet there^. Because the question is, where do we go from here?

This ruling means that Israel is officially /possibly/ commiting genocide and that should have huge international consequences. The rest of the world now HAS to take these accusations seriously and stop arming and supporting Israel - and if they won't do it on their own, we, the people, have to make them. This is THE moment to rise up all around the world, especially in the countries most supportive of Israel (the US, the UK, Germany): Protest, call your representatives and demand a ceasefire and an end of arms deliveries to Israel.

We now have a legal case to back our demands: If Israel is, according to the ICJ, "plausibly" commiting genocide, then all of our governments are, according to the ICJ, "plausibly" guiltly of aiding in genocide. And we need to hold that over their heads and demand better. We need to do that right now and in huge numbers. Most politicians only care about themselves and saving their skin. We have to make them realize that they could be accused of aiding in genocide.

(As a German, I'm thinking of Germany here in particular: After South Africa's hearing, our government dismissed their case as having "no basis" - how are they going to keep saying that now that the ICJ officially thinks otherwise? Over the last months, people here have been arrested at protests for calling what's happening in Gaza a genocide. How are the police supposed to legally keep doing that now that the ICJ has officially deemed this accusation "plausible"? I used to be scared to use the word "genocide" at protests or write it on my protest signs - not anymore, have fun trying to arrest me for that when the ICJ literally has my back on this one 🖕🏻.)

So yeah - don't be defeatist about this, don't let Israel's narrative that they "won" (they didn't) take over. This might not be everything we wanted, but it's still a good result. Don't let what the court didn't say ("ceasefire"), distract you from the very important things that they did say. Let this be your motivation to get loud and active, especially if you live in any country that supports Israel. Put pressure on your governments to not be complicit in genocide, you now officially have the highest international court on your side.

[giantkillerjack]

Today my therapist introduced me to a concept surrounding disability that she called "hLep".

[plain-text version of this post can be found under the cut]

Which is when you - in this case, you are a disabled person - ask someone for help ("I can't drink almond milk so can you get me some whole milk?", or "Please call Donna and ask her to pick up the car for me."), and they say yes, and then they do something that is not what you asked for but is what they think you should have asked for ("I know you said you wanted whole, but I got you skim milk because it's better for you!", "I didn't want to ruin Donna's day by asking her that, so I spent your money on an expensive towing service!") And then if you get annoyed at them for ignoring what you actually asked for - and often it has already happened repeatedly - they get angry because they "were just helping you! You should be grateful!!"

And my therapist pointed out that this is not "help", it's "hLep".

Sure, it looks like help; it kind of sounds like help too; and if it was adjusted just a little bit, it could be help. But it's not help. It's hLep.

At its best, it is patronizing and makes a person feel unvalued and un-listened-to. Always, it reinforces the false idea that disabled people can't be trusted with our own care. And at its worst, it results in disabled people losing our freedom and control over our lives, and also being unable to actually access what we need to survive.

So please, when a disabled person asks you for help on something, don't be a hLeper, be a helper! In other words: they know better than you what they need, and the best way you can honor the trust they've put in you is to believe that!

Also, I want to be very clear that the "getting angry at a disabled person's attempts to point out harmful behavior" part of this makes the whole thing WAY worse. Like it'd be one thing if my roommate bought me some passive-aggressive skim milk, but then they heard what I had to say, and they apologized and did better in the future - our relationship could bounce back from that. But it is very much another thing to have a crying shouting match with someone who is furious at you for saying something they did was ableist. Like, Christ, Jessica, remind me to never ask for your support ever again! You make me feel like if I asked you to call 911, you'd order a pizza because you know I'll feel better once I eat something!!

Edit: crediting my therapist by name with her permission - this term was coined by Nahime Aguirre Mtanous!

Edit again: I made an optional follow-up to this post after seeing the responses. Might help somebody. CW for me frankly talking about how dangerous hLep really is.

Plain-text version:

Today my therapist introduced me to a concept surrounding disability that she called "hLep".

Which is when you - in this case, you are a disabled person - ask someone for help ("I can't drink almond milk so can you get me some whole milk?", or "Please call Donna and ask her to pick up the car for me."), and they say yes, and then they do something that is not what you asked for but is what they think you should have asked for ("I know you said you wanted whole, but I got you skim milk because it's better for you!", "I didn't want to ruin Donna's day by asking her that, so I spent your money on an expensive towing service!") And then if you get annoyed at them for ignoring what you actually asked for - and often it has already happened repeatedly - they get angry because they "were just helping you! You should be grateful!!"

And my therapist pointed out that this is not "help", it's "hLep".

Sure, it looks like help; it kind of sounds like help too; and if it was adjusted just a little bit, it could be help. But it's not help. It's hLep.

At its best, it is patronizing and makes a person feel unvalued and un-listened-to. Always, it reinforces the false idea that disabled people can't be trusted with our own care. And at its worst, it results in disabled people losing our freedom and control over our lives, and also being unable to actually access what we need to survive.

So please, when a disabled person asks you for help on something, don't be a hLeper, be a helper! In other words: they know better than you what they need, and the best way you can honor the trust they've put in you is to believe that!

P.S. Also, I want to be very clear that the "getting angry at a disabled person's attempts to point out harmful behavior" part of this makes the whole thing WAY worse. Like it'd be one thing if my roommate bought me some passive-aggressive skim milk, but then they heard what I had to say, and they apologized and did better in the future - our relationship could bounce back from that. But it is very much another thing to have a crying shouting match with someone who is furious at you for saying something they did was ableist. Like, Christ, Jessica, remind me to never ask for your support ever again! You make me feel like if I asked you to call 911, you'd order a pizza because you know I'll feel better once I eat something!!

Edit: crediting my therapist by name with her permission - this term was coined by Nahime Aguirre Mtanous!

Edit again: I made an optional follow-up to this post after seeing the responses. Might help somebody. CW for me frankly talking about how dangerous hLep really is.

[themostdesperatehoney]

Wish my mutuals lived close so we could fuck nasty about it

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

With the end of season two comes a second redraw!

[Nov 2022] [June 2023] [June 2024]

[krismckrismckris]

if this post gets 500 or more things (reblogs, likes, comments) then ill eat an actual meal for the first time in almost a year bc im living off of microwaveable popcorn

i doubt this will happen so while i wait im gonna make microwaveable popcorn and yall cant stop me :)

my account so small this wont happen so imma enjoy my microwaveable popcorn 🤭

[casterhex]

stan pines would learn about the existence of crypto and be confused about why all these suckers are throwing their life savings away on money that doesn't even exist. then he realizes all these suckers are throwing their life savings away on money that doesn't even exist and shortly afterwards "stancoin" is born. gravity falls-typical hijinks ensue

[udkmehahaha]

and when "its not my fault you dont love el" comes out of will byers' mouth in s5 THEN WHAT?!?!