#The Fierce

[quinloki]

I think the wildest thing about the TikTok Ban is that TikTok decided to adhere to it beyond the letter of the law.

They bent their knee willingly and gave up space and a platform they did not have to. They consciously decided to fuck over their user base when there was no valid reason for them to do so.

I've seen people talking about how you absolutely do not want to obey ahead of authority, and to see TikTok do it is... weird. It's unsettling. It feels like a dangerous stunt.

Specifically, it feels performative. It's got the marks of a Great Drama™, and given Trump's first 4 years and his absolutely bonkers love for theatrics over anything else, this just feels hollow. Like TikTok is trying to turn it's - generally younger - user base into "fans" of the republicans.

They can't really scoop up youths any other way, honestly. But using a big impactful story and putting Trump as the "hero" who saves their beloved platform.

It's not even the 20th and I just don't like how this new administration is starting. I do not like a private company complying beyond the letter of the law in advance of that law either. Because the only thing the law laid down was that they couldn't update the app on Apple and Google.

There wouldn't have been any fines or legal ramifications.

[repotting]

So it's clear a lot of the "I'd even vote for Hitler" Democrats are trying to impress upon us the urgency of the situation, like "things are so dire I'd even resort to this!"

And of course one major problem with this tactic is that you're assuming we'll be like "wow, you'd overcome your obviously strong principles" but like.

You haven't established you even have those principles. You've just told us that you'd collaborate with Nazis and like, yeah, that is famously something many liberals have been okay with doing.

[cathianemelian]

~A deity not to mess with~ It's always so much fun to draw in Hades style

[aerequets]

no one can make twilight double-guess his looks besides anya

[fascinationstreetmp3]

You have taken the whole of me. I could never accept just a piece of you in return.

[tfroika]

[gutterscrouge]

I SPOT A LOSER OVER HERE!!! 🗣🗣🗣

Im sure Link wont agravate the tag and it will just be two kids playing

[verflares]

(click for higher quality!) draconified link concept ive been chipping away at this past week ..... here's my funny little compendium concept for him:

"A heroic spirit has taken the form of this bestial dragon. Unlike it's kin, this creature exhibits an extremely aggressive disposition. It appears highly territorial, and will relentlessly chase down those who disturb its skywide patrols - of which it seems to be endlessly searching for either a long-time vassal or foe. Unfortunately, it seems the spirit within has long since forgotten exactly who it was looking for…"

[ovegakart]

link got tired

[balo-badartist]

Husband

[wip snippet again] Finished piece here:

Started out as a warm up portrait on Friday but then I drew his shoulders, and then his chest, why not figure out the arms and the hands too and then the legs took me the longest and now it's just straight up a full body illustration of the man. And I literally have 13 other Legend of Zelda WIP's waiting for me to finish ;v; Born to make finished artwork, forced to make an endless stream of WIP’s. No attention span having- not even a modicum of self control to be seen

[endlessartpumpkin]

The flow of time is always cruel.

[athlast]

there's something about butches reclaiming protectiveness and chivalry from an imposed "caring, nurturing" character associated and often forced upon women. something about how while straight men often try to present as careless as possible, masculinity and care are not only not conflicting in the butch identity, but inherent to it. there's something there.

[polinsated]

colin: *is angry, feels betrayed and insecure and turned on* also colin:

[clowns0up-felix]

Been soooo busy but here’s some doodles I did in class the last days

Been having so much fun since I found a procreate brush that’s similar to the MS paint brush ^^ got really very inspired by an artist I love so much @/legendofdinner they’re such a huge inspiration to me urghhh

[hibbeln]

Justice ⚔️

trying something different :D