#Team hope

[coline7373]

"For Life and Light."

Pffffiuuuuu... I didn't thought I would finish it in time but I did! *fist pump*

Just in time to thank the @codywanfirstkissbingo 's mods for such lovely prompts and to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and/or Winter's Holidays!!!!!!!!!

Big love sent to everyone!!!

💖❄🎄💖🌞💖🎄❄💖

[bibliophiledragon]

Indeed, no better description for this team than a family.

[seventeenlovesthree]

Can you believe they got Team Light and Team Hope right for once?

[emjaydoubleyou]

this post is fearmongering. the results of this study are concerning and should definitely be a matter of public discussion, but this is certainly not the conclusion the researchers came to.

the point of the study was to assess the risks of exposure to toxic metals- something one of the co-authors notes are “ubiquitous” fwiw- via menstrual products. Their research confirmed that these metals are indeed present in tampons, but no further conclusions are drawn. it is possible the metal entered into the cotton from the soil, which is a well-known phenomenon; cotton is so good at lifting heavy metals that it has actually been suggested as a part of the solution for revitalizing polluted ground.

the authors conclude with an acknowledgement that the study should be repeated- their sample size was 60 tampons- and a suggestion that further testing ought to be done to indicate whether or not these metals can even leech out of the tampon in the first place, let alone whether or not such leeching could occur at levels deleterious to human health.

there is, in fact, a body of research- too small, for sure, but much larger than this single study- indicating that long-term proper tampon use has no observable negative impact on health. i am grateful and thrilled that more research is being done and i hope that this study is the first of many on this line of questioning, but i am really frustrated at this post and the response it got.

obviously, if this study alters your approach to menstrual health, more power to you. consumers should be informed-risk-takers, and menstrual health is double-obviously a very personal choice. but it definitely wasn't the researchers concluding that you ought to “avoid using tampons at all cost," only this tumblr user did. the lead author of the paper, in fact, specifically says that she hopes people do NOT panic about the results.

(the notes of the post were disappointing. people affirming that they knew they were right to be suspicious of tampons all along, or even recommending alternatives that actually have very little to no research regarding the safety of long-term use, etc. it’s a different conversation, but categorical distrust of tampons is old-school misogyny. you certainly shouldn't wear them if you don’t want to, but there is nothing inherently scary or wrong about them, and people who prefer them are not being reckless or crass.)

((if you're really worried about exposure to heavy metals, you may want to turn a critical eye to fast fashion, as an aside))

[isjasz]

[mob killing noises] BAM!!!!1111!!

[egophiliac]

can't believe that skeleman has turned on us, and Halloween Prom is tomorrow.

(what a top-tier UM...we are about to be just totally obliterated in the absolute silliest way. what possible use could this power have outside of bringing us to the brink of utter holiday disaster.)

[ash-and-starlight]

sooo so happie to launch into space the art i did for this @zukkabigbang2024 for the beautiful fic

The Mercy of Magpies

written by the wonderful showstopping @ranilla-bean and betaed by the equally iconic @faux-fires. Featuring dilves, birdies, true love, war, crazy plans, dubious plastic surgery and a galaxy far, far away. Please check out the rebloggable fic post with its special cover art here (or jump directly to the fic, I can't blame you, it is That Good)

also, some extra juicy plot relevant characters pop up in later chapters and havent been included for 👀 spoiler reasons 👀 but you can already try to guess who they are who's that pokemon style <3

[kanis-things]

they terrified the whole thedas 🤭

[modmad]

A DOODLE COMIC? AFTER 10000 YEARS? yes! and only made possible by the huge help of collabing with ECHO (thank you echooooo); find them on socials here! https://bsky.app/profile/echobsilly.bsky.social https://x.com/echoBsilly

the rest of the comic is below the cut, OR you can read the whole thing at full size right here on my website which is. better than tumblr viewing just syk ANYWAY ENJOY

[troublesomerevolvingdoor]

Hold

[thoodleoo]

in such a beautiful and diverse world i'm so glad to see that one thing stands true across all cultures no matter the time period: getting really fucking worked up about sports

[asenok-openok]

Dadspy makes me cry

[bibliophiledragon]

Team H, I finished Secret in the forest, now moving onto desconjuration, that ending... it felt bitter, a " is this really a victory?" , two of the characters in this exact picture gone, I think my favorite character so far is Arthur Cervero, to be honest with how little HP he had at the beginning I was sort of expecting him to die early, but he proved he's definitely more resilient than he seems throughout this season.

I admire his character because he still keeps standing, he lost so much and yet, he keeps going, to protect those who still live, the hope that remained, awfully fitting.

Anywho, liking this rpg so far and am curious to see how this story follows.

[mxmarsbars]

wild life whitecastle is real we are so back

[stellarspecter]

@pscentral event 20: antagonists ↳ THE LORDS IN BLACK in NERDY PRUDES MUST DIE

[fangirls-just-want-to-have-fun]

Starkid really is insane cause like what in the fuck do you mean these are all the same people