#and sending us disability forms to fill out

[alongtidesoflight]

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[storybookprincess]

working in a library, i encounter a lot of people who are in the process of filling out important forms, sending important faxes, and copying important documents. and the more important these things are, the more stressful, meaning i end up assisting a lot of really stressed people with a lot of really stressful paperwork, and have thus developed the ultimate line to immediately validate and empathize with their situation

“they don’t make it easy, do they?”

i nearly always use this line at some point in the conversation & it works without fail, because there is ALWAYS a they and they are ALWAYS not making it easy. you don’t have to specify who “they” are. you don’t even need to have an approximate idea of their role in this process.

job application? disability paperwork? insurance documents? financial aid paperwork? in any situation, the person visibly relaxes & enthusiastically agrees, because someone understands their plight: they are out there & they are NOT making it easy

[hypnoneghoul]

here we gooo let's try to make some money (/hj, but I am a broke disabled student, so...)

I honestly don't know if this will be a big fail or big success so I'm starting out with 4 masks this month and 4 more masks next month (because I can't sell more than 4 masks per month due to some stupid taxation rules in my country), only to pay off the money that went into me making all this shit. If it turns out to be a success I'll probably be dropping more batches of better quality later on

Prices in EUR/prices in USD/shipping times:

It's quite cheap for a prequelle mask replica for one main reason; I'm no professional. This is my first time doing something like this and while I'm very proud of how the first mask came out and am confident in the ones I’m gonna be selling, they do reflect my lack of professionalism. Feel free to ask me for more detailed pictures if you're worried about how they look up close

I will not be doing any business with minors, tho, so please don't even try, MDNI always stands here

FC45 resin, acrylic primer, hydroalcoholic chrome paint and a waterbased polyurethane varnish. There's also foam padding and an elastic strap

Current availability of the masks is going to be updated in my pinned post. There’s going to be two steps to ordering, first is to fill out this form. You’ll have to leave your email there (optionally Tumblr username, too) for me to be able to contact you, and then when it’s your turn and everything is calculated, I'll contact you. If everything's agreed on and alright I’ll make an individual Ko-fi listing just for you to use. The form will help me keep track of the “wishlist” (if there's gonna be such interest, of course, because as I said I have no idea how it will go). First 4 people from the list will get a message from me and we'll proceed from there

I can ship anywhere you want; you as a buyer cover all expenses of the shipping, as well as customer protection fees on PayPal. For cost cutting reasons (and also because I'm not a registered company) the mask will be described as a gift on the customs declaration

The moment I have the first 4 people pay, I order the supplies and begin casting the masks as soon as they get to me (2-3 days). The entire process, between the waitlist filling and the masks being shipped, may take up to two weeks

I think that's it, feel free to message me/send me an ask in general if you have any questions!

[kisakis-boyfriend]

Ok, so, originally I was going to submit this as a request, but I think it's safe to say I went a little overboard with the details and… well... have a thirsty drabble instead. (also, just know that there was supposed to be more praise and dirty talk in this thing, but I couldn't write it in a way that felt right (I'm not that good at writing sex scenes), so feel free to fill in the blanks as your imagination dictates)

This is a trans!Kaeya x male Reader scenario, and some relevant information before we begin: Reader has a Hydro vision and is part of the Knights.

The setting is this: A new domain showed up on the outskirts of Dragonspine. Do you the odd nature of it (resembling a very, very large ice maze filled with environmental puzzles and natural hazards alike) the Knights and the Adventurers Guild are running a joint operation to clear and map it out. They send in 3 pairs of people at a time to disable traps, solve puzzles, find exit points and map the general layout of the maze. Considering the shear size of the domain and it's complete lack of any kind of monsters, it isn't unusual for people to be gone for 4-5 days at a time.

Finally it's yours and Kaeya's turn. You've already been in here for about 3 days, and during that time you haven't come across any monsters, but an abundance of traps, hazards and an eclectic collection of various odds and ends instead. The two of you are set to explore for one more day before making your way to the nearest exit point. During your (frankly speaking- aimless) wandering you stumble upon a large dead end chamber with what look to be natural hot springs in the back. Deciding that the area is a good place to rest you set up camp after thoroughly inspecting your surroundings for any traps or hazards. After setting up camp and having a meal, you agree to take a dip in the hot springs before retiring for the day.

While in the water, you decide that some fun is in order. You press a kiss to the back of Kaeya's neck before pulling him into your lap (his back to your chest) as if you want to cuddle. (Well you do want to cuddle, so you'll take a few minutes to savour the closeness.) You then begin to lightly run your hands over his chest and abdomen, before sliding them down his thighs and opening his legs to expose his cute pussy. You use your vision to form several small tendrils from the water and have them start touching and teasing Kaeya's cunt.

Normally you try to give him an orgasm or two (if you were feeling generous) during your foreplay before using your cock to fuck him stupid. But you're feeling mean today and decide that edging him until he's a whimpering, begging mess would be fun. So, you keep your touches light, eventually sending a few tendrils into Kaeya's cunt to prep him for your cock. You hush his whining with a swift pinch to his clit and a teasing growl of "Only good boys get rewarded, sweetheart. Will you be a good boy for me?". And what is Kaeya to do, but submit to your whims.

After an unknown amount of time (about an hour), you decide that your darling has been teased enough and it's time to give him his reward for being such a good boy. You form three other tendrils and have one wrap around Kaeya's chest a few times while the other two wrap around his calves to maneuver him into a better position as you slip out from behind him and stand between his spread legs. You take a few moments to admire his debauched appearance, from his dazed expression, to the water glinting off his skin and finally to the sight of his puffy pussy seemingly stretched and clenching around nothing.

After a searing kiss, you take a hold of his hips and slowly sink your cock into him, all while you command the multiple tendrils still in his cunt to coalesce into one that's about the same size as your cock. With a coo of "It's time for the good boy to get his reward." you start thrusting. It doesn't take long for Kaeya to reach his end with all the teasing you've been doing. You, however, are just getting started, and you know that you won't be satisfied with only one. So you fuck him through his orgasm into overstimulation, alternating your thrusts with the tendril, or sometimes thrusting in sync.

You take your sweet time to empty two or three loads in his cunt, and by the time you have your fill, Kaeya has nearly blacked out from the intense pleasure. After pulling out your cock, you use the tendril still in his cunt to clean him out with a few swift movements, forcing one last orgasm out of him and sending him into unconsciousness.

Once your darling is sufficiently cleaned You pick him up and get out of the hot springs. You use your vision one last time to get as much water off of the both of you as possible while you carry your passed out (and well fucked) lover into your cosy tent for some well earned rest.

And that's a wrap folks, hopefully you've enjoyed the brainrot that has kept me in a vice for the past 2 weeks. 🌸

This is too good... Literally three of my favorite things: Hot springs, tentacles, and Kaeya 🩵

Thank you so much for gracing me and everyone else with this masterpiece! 💞

[acidburnsthings]

STAR-SPANGELED BANNER//FA14\\ part one

pairing: fernando alonso x soldier/military!reader

description: When the Circuit of the Americas joined the list of races for the 2012 season, no one expected it to be such a monumental day for a certain Spaniard...

faceclaim: Olivia Cooke; various pinterest girls

2012

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2013

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2014

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2015

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2018

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[digzinehq]

Hello! 👁️🗺️

Our names are Ben and Mandy, and we’re reaching out to the disabled geoscience and community and its allies today with an announcement as well as an opportunity that we hope will interest you.

We’re organizing a zine on the theme of disability in geoscience (DiG). We hope that the project will do a lot of good for our community by bringing people together through sharing experiences with access, inaccessibility, stigma, and support.

We’re looking to bring at least two (2) more staff members on to the zine project to help us organize and moderate it. Possible mod activities include answering and sending emails, monitoring our Discord server, drafting posts, making graphics, attending weekly editorial meetings, generating review criteria, managing reviewers, and formatting drafts of the zine.

Our current project timeline goes through July 2025, the idea being that publication coincides with Disability Pride month next year.

If you are interested in learning more about us and/or this volunteer position, please provide us with some basic information about you through filling out this Google Form.

If you are interested in supporting the DiG Zine in general, you may follow us on Tumblr, X/Twitter, and/or Instagram. We also have a Discord set up that you can join via this invite link. If you would like to join the DiG listserv, DM us your email address.

Thank you for reading! We hope to see you in the DiG Zine community,

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[thedroneranger]

Doggone It

Jake "Hangman" Seresin

Précis: Jake convinces Mrs. Seresin she needs a furry companion.

Note: I needed a serotonin hit, and dogs make me happy. This piece is an imagine in the To-Do List collection.

Warnings: So fluffy you might die, disabled dogs, inaccuracies around how military working dog adoptions work

Word count: 1.1k

Jake was nervous. Although he thought he was hiding it well, he wasn’t. She knew. She always knew. No one read Jake better than she could. Of course, he found it particularly annoying. Especially if he were planning any sort of surprise.

Pretending to be none the wiser, she sipped her latte and hummed along to the music. The wind siphoning through the cracked passenger window, streaming through her hair felt wonderful. Sun was hitting her face as she stared through her aviators at the passing scenery.

All of Jake’s tells were on display: thumbs thrumming on the steering wheel, knee jumping nervously and he wasn’t serenading her to their shared playlist, but instead mumbling to himself under his breath. 

Finally, he broke the low lull of the music. “We’re headed to base.”

“I know.” She turned from the window to look at him as he shot her a quick glance before putting his eyes back on the road. She continued to watch his profile, waiting for him to elaborate further. 

A breath he didn’t realize he was holding left his body. “We have an appointment,” he added. His bottom lip disappeared between his teeth for a second.

“An appointment?” She prodded, taking another sip of her latte.

“Yes, an appointment. You’ll see when we get there,” Jake finished. Her mind raced as she tried to imagine what would require both their presence on base. Her ID card wasn’t up for renewal. Her vehicle tags were up to date.

Once the truck was parked, Jake came around to the front of the vehicle, hand ready for her to take. They exchanged smiles as their fingers interlaced. Inside the building, nothing appeared familiar as they strode past sterile doors, and the overhead lights glimmered off the well-waxed beige tile.

At the end of the nondescript hallway, Jake pushed open one of the double doors to reveal a gymnasium dotted with dogs and handlers. Her eyes grew to the size of saucers. “You cannot be serious, Jake!” She turned to look at him. 

His expression was guilty yet hopeful. “Serious as a heart attack, sweetheart. We’re here to see which dogs are matches for us.” Her mouth hung open for a few seconds but nothing came out.

For months, she and Jake had been going back and forth about getting a dog. Given the uptick in the duration and frequency of his deployments and tours, he wanted her to have a protective companion around when he wasn’t. Plus, he couldn’t always rely on his friends—their assignments were as sporadic as his.

First, Jake looked at breeders, thinking a purebred puppy would be perfect. Although the idea of a pudgy puppy cuddled in her lap with velvet fur, premature wrinkles and unmistakable breath made her melt, she knew they had to adopt. So Jake changed his attack, sending her adoption events from rescues throughout the county. 

One day, he was on his way to the mess hall for lunch when a flier on the hallway bulletin board caught his eye. A smile curled his lips as he read the details for an upcoming military working dog adoption event.

He captured the information through the posted QR code and continued on to the lunch room. His squadron buddies ribbed him while he filled out the digital forms to ensure they got on the list as soon as possible. 

Jake remembered the day he got the approval email. He’d been incessantly checking. It also took all his willpower not to tell her. So often she did things for him that he really wanted to do this for her.

“Lieutenant Seresin? Mrs. Seresin?” A woman dressed in fatigues addressed them with a warm smile. They nodded in unison and each shook her hand. After introducing herself, she offered them beverages and then took the pair to a small sitting area. Then, she walked through how their application was vetted and they were matched.

“You’re perfect candidates for any of the dogs here,” the woman commended them. They exchanged affectionate looks as Jake slipped his hand into hers and squeezed it. “But there’s a specific dog we think is the best fit for you. Would you like to meet him?”

Jake was out of his chair before the word “yes” left his lips. The soldier smiled at his giddiness and waited for her to also stand. Once all three of them were on their feet, she guided them around the perimeter of the room until they reached another soldier, standing with a brindle Belgian Malinois. “Say hello to Ruck.” She motioned toward the dog. 

Jake listened so well to her list of must-haves that they were here, standing in front of a retired military dog in need of a home. She looked at Jake with a genuine smile. He thought his heart might stop. She looked so happy, which made him so happy. 

“May I?” She looked at the handler for permission to pet the dog.

“Please!” He looked at Ruck, giving a wordless command. Looking back at her, the handler offered a couple pointers for a successful first impression. Jake listened but watched his wife as she absorbed everything. 

Once briefed, she knelt to Ruck’s level and presented the back of her hand to him. Curiously, he nosed it, eventually nuzzling her palm. She smiled as she began to scratch his jaw, and then eventually behind his ears.

While Ruck warmed up to her, they learned he was a six-year-old that had served two tours in the Middle East and has been to almost all 50 states. The timing could not have been more perfect. As the handler finished with Ruck’s list of accolades, the dog excitedly popped up, rushing forward into her arms, revealing he was short a hindleg. 

Both she and Jake couldn’t help but smile, and the soldiers sighed in deep relief. Usually a hard sell, the pair was unfazed.

Heck, Jake felt his heart melt a little more. 

After a couple hours of socialization, Jake managed to convince the program manager to give a special release so Ruck could leave with them. Usually, they coordinated a home drop-off later, but Ruck had really taken to them. 

While they were outside, practicing commands and playing fetch, the handler came toward her only to be warned by Ruck not to come any closer. A smile crept across her face as she looked at the dog and rewarded him with a pat on the head. The handler and program manager were just as pleased.

On the ride home, Jake had a hard time keeping his eyes on the road as she and Ruck sat in the backseat. Ruck laid across the seat with his head in her lap as she stroked between his ears.

She caught Jake staring at her in the rearview mirror and pouted her lips in his direction. He cocked his cheek as though her kiss landed there and winked at her. 

Jake’s heart was so full, he thought he might burst.

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[owkdisabilityexchange]

Hello and welcome to the second Obi-Wan Kenobi Disability Exchange!

Find the AO3 collection for this year here! Read the works from last year here!

This is a disability-positive fic and art exchange created to bring more disabled Obi-Wan content into the wonderful world of fandom. To participate, you will need a registered account on AO3. If you don't have one, send me a message here and I can get you an invitation to register. If you want to participate as a pinch-hitter or beta-reader, please fill out this google form.

A few ground rules:

-If you have questions about the exchange itself, check the AO3 Gift Exchange FAQ and the OWKDE FAQ first, and if they aren't answered there, send an ask. If you have questions about your specific fic or assignment please use DMs or email owkdisabilityexchange@gmail.com.

-As this is a disability-positive event, ableism will not be tolerated. Please be respectful and sensitive about the subject matter. Ableism will be allowed in the content of the fics provided it is not supported by the narrative and is treated appropriately (i.e. the character may face stigma or internalized ableism, but this is resolved in a positive way without the character being 'cured'). If you have concerns send a message here, and I will do my best to answer them.

-Disabilities include but are not limited to: chronic illness (e.g. epilepsy, diabetes, fibromyalgia), physical disability (e.g. mobility issues, blindness, deafness), and mental/intellectual disability (e.g. autism, adhd, schizophrenia). You could even do a Force-related or in-universe disability, although what this would look like is up to you.

-Obi-Wan must be disabled in some way, even if he is not the main character, but other characters are also welcome to have disabilities.

-The minimum word count for fanfics written for the exchange will be 500 words. Fanart must be fully rendered and complete (more polished than a sketch).

2024 Schedule

-Sign-ups begin on Sunday, June 16th and end on Sunday, June 23rd (6/16/24 - 6/23/24)

-Assignments are sent out Sunday, June 30th (6/30/24)

-Assignments are due Sunday, September 8th (9/8/24)

-Pinch-hits are due Saturday, September 14th (9/14/24)

-Works are revealed Sunday, September 15th (9/15/24)

[Image ID: A screencap from Revenge of the Sith. Obi-Wan stands in the "Soresu" stance, with his left arm stretched out in front of him, and his right arm holding his lightsaber next to his head, the blade almost parallel to the ground. His mouth is slightly open, and his expression is intensely focused on something off-screen. White text reads, "Obi-Wan Kenobi Disability Exchange". End ID]

[homosociallyyours]

This is a post for one of my best friends who's been going through a lot for the past few years. I'll go into more details below, but here's the heart of the matter: My friend has a serious auto-immune condition resulting from the long term after effects of cancer treatments (worsened now by the addition of long COVID to her long list of diagnoses). Over the past few years, she's gotten sicker and sicker and has been forced to change her diet from a vegetarian anti-cancer diet (she's a breast cancer survivor, and fought HARD for her health) to one that's become more and more limited as her body becomes allergic to every food one by one. She's now reached a point where one of the last 2 foods that she was able to eat safely, chicken, is causing an allergic reaction; she has to eat it anyway to survive, so is now very sick all the time.

What can you do?

One of the last hopes that she has to turn things around is something called a fecal microbiome transplant, which has worked miracles for other people with similar issues, but cannot currently be accessed through medical channels in the US for any but one (unrelated) condition. It's really easy to do as a DIY treatment though, it's just hard to find a donor: so we are putting it out there to see if one of you might be able and willing to be that person, or know someone who could do it.

Here is what she has to say about the ask:

Finding the right person to do this is difficult, but actually doing the helping is extremely easy and quick if someone was that person! If you live in the continental US and are fortunate enough to have both physical and mental good health (or know someone or have a child who fit the criteria) and are willing, you might be able to change my life! Please consider clicking through to read more and maybe even come aboard...  (For clarity: this isn't a medical procedure or anything, it is literally just donating poop, there are a few specifics but it is very much from the comfort of your home on your own time.)

You can click here to fill out a google form to see if you might be able to be a donor. The questionaire is detailed: fecal transplant is a bizarre and magical thing in which the patient sometimes can even end up acquiring personal preferences from the donor- the gut microbiome (sometimes called the second brain) is incredible! But this means that any illness, chronic issues, or risk factors you carry may also be transferred to the recipient so while it may feel invasive, getting detailed info in very necessary; I am just too sick already to take on any more problems.

A note- yes, it is possible to buy screened and processed treatments even in the US: unfortunately the cost (~$2k per round of treatment) is way outside my reach, particularly given that it isn't really any better than just getting poop directly from a good candidate (proven via studies), and that often it takes trying a couple donors/ rounds to find a match that gets results. If anyone wants to just buy me that stuff, I sure wouldn't say no to that, but given the severity of my situation (medical and financial; I cannot work due to disability) it is likely I will need to do medical fundraising at some point and I am trying to save that for an even worse point. Also if you have that kind of money to help out honestly it would be better spent on specialists or my astronomical food costs. I will cover all costs associated with this process if I find someone though, of course!

Thank you for reading/boosting/etc, please consider sending the link to possible healthy friends or family who might be a fit, or consider whether you have a child fitting the bill you might be willing to enlist- young microbiomes are the best ones, as children's systems have had less time to be ravaged by the effects of the modern world or the simple deterioration of age.

[kickflippinginurheart]

I need help

I hate needing to make this post but the government is screwing me the fuck over, what’s new. This is a long story so scroll to the bottom if you just want the cliff notes.

I transferred from one college to another in the hopes of being safer, I was being targeted for my queerness and for not being white. So I moved to a new school that was much more accepting and (thankfully) cheaper to attend. I was supposed to get some money from Fafsa as a return which I would use for rent, as I live off campus. With rent taken care of I was planning on getting a job to take care of my groceries and anything else I wanted to do.

However, I never got my return. So I started making calls. My school told me they actually never got my Fafsa in, and I owe them money for this semester. So I start making calls to Fafsa asking what’s going on. They tell me why the issue was, that I need to make certain corrections, everything like that. I try my best to do so, but I start getting an error on my form. It won’t let me go past a certain section because a false error, so I can’t actually send in my corrections electronically. They’re unsure why I’m receiving this error and can do nothing to fix it.

The only option is to send me a paper copy of my form and have me fill it out and mail it back to them. It will take:

- 10-14 business days for me to receive the forms

- 2-3 weeks for them to receive and process it

- 2-3 business days for my school to receive and process it

And

- 3-5 days for me to receive my return

I need this money for rent, for cat food, and testosterone. By the time this money actually comes in I’ll be two months behind rent and at risk of being homeless, not to mention starving. My family gives me no financial support because of the fact I’m trans. I pay for my own testosterone, my own college and my own food.

I’ve been having a lot of trouble finding jobs because I’m also physically disabled. I walk with a cane and have days where my leg gives out and I can’t walk at all. Finding a place to work under these circumstances hasn’t been easy and still, two months after moving here, I haven’t been able to get one. I draw and can do commissions if anyone is interested, I’d just really appreciate any help I can get.

Thank you for reading this far

TLDR; the government is stopping me from receiving money and I’m at risk of going homeless and hungry

I’m on most money apps (PayPal, Venmo, cash app) as @ Heavytiredeyes and again, anything is appreciated

[vanillaxoshi]

Element separate au

The element and Fang got kidnaped by the cult part 2

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" Let go of me ! "

" We have to save them ! "

" Why are you guys stopping me ?! "

Boboiboy , Gopal and Yaya trying to hold down the berserk lightning and earth element .

" Hali clam down ! "

" We can't do anything now ! "

" We know you can track Solar but the current situation wasn't allowing us to do anything ! "

" The cells got damage, the prisoners have break out ! We have to contain them before they cause any damage further ! "

" All the ships on this planet got disable and damage we have no transportation now ! "

" Before the ships got back to line we can't do anything to react them now ! "

"But-"

" Guys ! We have a bad and good news ! "

Ying barge in the scene with her communicator on her hand .

" Good news is , we got a message from Solar ! They are on a spaceship and they have send the coordinates to locate them ! "

The elements tense down when they heard the news but Boboiboy didn't .

" What's the bad news Ying ? "

".......Bad news are, Fang also got kidnapped . Fang and Solar can't use their power without got expose in the ship- "

" Which they're basically doing all the job without power . "

" Base on the massage just receive ? They are still getting chase by the people on the mother ship . "

"......."

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" Tell the engineers to fix the ships faster . "

" On it- "

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( Meanwhile on the mother ship )

" Where did he go ?! "

" We lost them again ! "

The guards stomps around the hallway looking for Fang .

" Boss , we didn't find anything "

One of the guard report to the tall green lizard-looking alien in front them . Moving nervously as the tall alien face starts to become darker .

" Bo- Boss ? "

" Shut up ! "

( This is the 5th time they have run away ! How could they escape every time under my eyes . How do I even explain to the lord that I failed to find them ! )

" Keep searching them ! Flip everything ! Look every corner ! "

" Yes Sir ! "

The rest of the alien salute as they start to search everything in the hallway . The tall alien have walk away to search the other area as they grumble under their breath , trying to finish their job given by the lord .

Meanwhile the aliens didn't notice the heavy breathing coming from behind the hallway's wall .

Huff-* Huff-* Huff-*

" I did not seeing this coming ! "

Fang lean on the pathway's wall , trying to catch his breath . While the orb form element jump off his head and reform to the human form .

" Well , be grateful that I have find this secret pathway . "

The element give Fang a smug look .

"Wait- "

" This pathway didn't have any sensor if you're worry about that . "

" How- "

" When you're busy on sending the message, I have look through and memories the ships data base's maps . It turns out this ship have a few secret pathway . "

" And just now you're so coincidence at one of the entrance's hallway . "

" Solar- "

" Your welcome-"

"Solar- "

" The pathway should lead us to near their spaceships dock so- "

" Solar ! "

Fang snap at the element while rubbing his head where the orb have been on .

" Next time ! If you want to tell me something would you please, not to burn head ! My head still sting !!"

" Ah- "

( Almost 5 minuets ago )

" Got to go ! Solar we're leaving ! They're coming !! " After Fang finish sending the message to Yaya , he saw the aliens heading towards the room on security footage . Trying to find Solar in the room before their arrive . " Solar ? Where are- " Fang saw the little orb in front the hologram screen's keyboard . Without hesitation , he scoop the orb to his hand . Just the moment the he got the element the footsteps are getting closer to the door . When the moment the doors are open , Fang dash out in his shadow tiger fusion form while the light element are on his head trying not to fall out Fang's head . " Get them ! " The tall green lizard-looking alien yells as the other chasing Fang .

The hallway have fill with the siren and the red lights .

SHADOW POWER DETECTED-

Fang soon change back to his original form when the guards far away behind him , didn't want to trigger the sensor further that'll expose their place . Running through a hallway , the light element notice something and try to get Fang's attention . But Fang was to focus on running away didn't notice the element's attempt . So that leave the element no choice but starts to heat Fang's head to get his attention . " Ow ! Solar ? What was that for !?!? " That was what happened before they found in the pathway .

( Now )

" I know you can't talk in your orb form but- "

" (Sigh * ) I swear to god . If my hair got burn because of you , I'll- "

" Your hair is fine Kid ! I didn't burn anything ! I Just heat up the-"

Solar stops their speech when they land their eyes on the place they just heat up have to turn white and very curly . The hair look like just got curled by the ion perm and got dyed , it didn't look bad . But it look a weird when only the top is curly and white while the rest look normal . It almost like some white tendrils sticking out his head .

" ...... "

" Solar ? What's that reaction- "

" ....... "

" .......What happened to my hair ? "

" Um- it look......great ? "

Solar say that while avoid having eye contact with Fang.

"......"

"......"

Fang starts to stare at Solar with a murderous eyes .

" ......Solar-"

" Let just keep looking for way out now shall we ! "

Solar quickly runs away when Fang starts reach out his hands that want to strangle them .

" Solar ! "

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( On the other side......)

On somewhere on the spaceship , the same tall lizard alien are standing in front a ancient-vintage looking door that is carved with Retak'ka's face on it along with the elements symbol around him .

Gulp *

The alien swallow their spit , trying to clam themself before knocking the door . Whoever is behind the door makes the alien fear to meet them but they still have to go in the hall to report the current states of capturing the element and the prisoner that have break out the cells .

So eventually they knock .

Thud * Thud * Thud *

"......."

" The lord has allow you to speak ."

A robotic voice have answers before the door was open for them . Behind the opened door is nothing but pitch black along mechanic voice with the cold breeze coming out the room . The tall alien have kneel in front the door as they speak .

" To the rightful lord , I have something to tell . "

" ....... "

" WHAT HAVE YOU BRING ? MY SOLDIER ? "

A low deep husk voice have come out form the room . Which make the tall alien tremble in fear .

" DID YOU GET THE LIGHT BACK TO WHERE IT'S BELONG ? "

" I- I'm afraid that I didn't accomplish the order you given me . "

" ....... "

The silent have fill in the hall , the tall alien try to keep their heart beat quiet down , fear that they'll take the wrong move that will make the lord give them the blessing like that person earlier .

" ........MY , MY . MY SOLDIER DON'T BE THAT TENSE . I'M NOT MAD "

" HMM......LET'S SAY I'M KIND OF EXPECTING THIS WILL HAPPENED "

" ........ "

The alien didn't dare to move an inch .

" LET'S SAY IT'S QUITE SHAME THAT KAL'TA RECEIVE THE BLESSING BY THEMSELF , WOULD YOU HAVE THE HONOR TO GIVE THEM SOME COMPANY- "

" No thanks ! I'll bring them here right instance !- "

The alien blur out their word before they realize what have they done . " ......THAT'S RUDE TO CUT OFF MY WORDS IN THE MID WAY DON'T YOU THINK ? "

" I- I'm sorry my lord- "

The alien sink their head further to the ground as their voice mix with fear .

" .......WELL THEN , I SHALL BRING KAL'TA TO HAVE A TALK WITH YOU SHALL WE ? "

The alien tremble more as they know what's coming . They didn't dare to look up when the dark room that have a pod is coming out .

" LOOK , KAL'TA THEY'RE VISITING YOU , SAY HI TO YOUR FRINEND . "

The pod are containing the cult leader that have bring Solar and Fang to the mothership , looking insane when they having the maniac smile on their face while their eyes are white along the laughs that have fill with craziness but they didn't move an inch as the red gas have keep filling into the pod from the tube that is attach to the pod .

This is the person who have receive the lord's blessing ,just with few hour in that pod they have loss their mind .

" IT SEEMS LIKE KAL'TA DIDN'T WANT TO TALK WITH YOU IN A MOMENT , WHAT A SHAME . "

" ...... "

" HMMM......IT SEEMS LIKE THIS TASK IS TO HARD FOR YOU . I DON'T BLAME YOU THAT YOU FAILED , DON'T WORRY I'LL GIVE THEM MY BLESSING BY MYSELF- "

" YOU MAY DISMISS NOW . "

" T- thank you my l-lord . "

The alien lets out a sigh of relive .

" BUT....."

The tenson have rise again .

" KEEP THIS IN YOUR MIND , I WOULD NOT TOLERATE SUCH RUDENESS AGAIN . "

After the "lord " have finish their words the door have close again as the pod get drag to the dark room again .

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".......Look kid, I'm-"

" CALL ME FANG . "

" ......Fang , I'm sorry for- "

" ......making your hair like that ? "

Fang pouted on Solar's reply .

" Yeah that's not a big deal at all . "

" We stay should focuses on finding a way to get out this place . "

" ...... "

That does not sound pleasant at all , more like sarcastic . 

The duo are still in the pathway they're in , Fang is walking in front of Solar refuse to have a eye contact ever snice they have clam down from mourning his hair's state . 

" Yeah......let's keep going . "

Solar very sure even Fang have look clam downed but he is definitely still mad at him.

......Ok they admit that wasn't a good move earlier and miscalculate that the possibility that this kid's hair build different or the method they use to heat up in the first place have problem .

They should make up with him after they reunite with their master . 

Yeah after this ......

As they continue to walk , Solar can feel that they start to feel headache and tired as the time pass . They have been separate too long with their holder and didn't have a chance to have any energy income to stable their form . They have to be more caution on using their power now , to prevent they just collapse or have amnesia again ! ( they still didn't get over the" traffic light trio "case on planet Kadruax !) 

They're also have other method to reduce the power loss but.....

They believe that the kid wouldn't still close with them after the hair accident . So they just decide to just bare with it now .

 Just right after they give up the thought of getting help , Fang halt his steps . 

" ......Let's take a break here . "

" What ? "

Solar gaped on Fang's words , before the element have a chance to ask further Fang just sit on the floor . He lean on the wall and pat the floor beside him as a invitation to sit beside him . Of course the element are totally confuse about the child's action but they didn't have the heart to argue with that now , they really need to rest .

So the element sits as taking a break . They just sits there , no communication or movement . Silent fills the pathway , after a moment Fang takes out food bars and hand Solar one of them as he starts to munch on one . Before Solar even have a chance to ask , Fang spoke .

" Energy bar , made with Tok Aba's coco .  It's a good stuff that can carry with me to help the other elements to restore the power , other than straight up radioactive or explosive stuff that could possible kills me  ."

" ......Thanks ? " 

Solar dumbfoundedly open the wraps and eats it . It does help with restoring energy , still feel pleasant that the fact the coco have better power source and taste other than the ...... " stuff " that they have consume before .

Both of them quietly munch on the food bars . 

"......."

"......Hey Solar ? "

" Hm ? "

" Are you alright ? You been separate with the others too long and I have been warned that you guys could suffer with the memory loss which that could......misjudge the situation ? "

" ......What have you heard ? "

" ......Nothing ? "

......The face that Fang is showing are not convincing-

AT ALL .

" ......Who told you that ? "

" ......Gopal . "

Solar takes a deep breath to hold back his embarrassment with their heating face . Also planning to have a " talk " with that kid when they got back .

" My question still stand , are you alright ? Do I need to help you with anything ? "

" ...... "

( Solar now facing choosing options  *)

Option one : Don't tell the kid about the energy loss and bare with it - but have a high risk that the got amnesia and unable to fully able to use their power without concerning that they couldn't maintain their form .

Option two : Tell the kid about the energy loss and let them help ( Which is keeping themself in orb form let Fang carry them) - the loss of energy can be reduce ,  they could just reform when the situation gotten bad or need firepower . 

" ...... "

( ...... Solar choose option two ! * )

" So- "

.........

( After a few moment later......)

Solar have explant the situation to Fang  .

" .......Ok , I'm fine with that . "

" Eh ? "

" But  ! I'm not allowing you to touch my head again ! "

" That's fair . "

" ......Don't you dare tell anyone about this . "

" Chill , I didn't tell anyone about you're "Orb form " case to anyone. "

" ......So ? "

" ...... "

" Let's do this . "

Solar change to their orb form again .

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" SOON , THAT I"LL GIVE THE BLESSING TO YOU ."

" ...... "

" THE LIGHT THAT BRING THE MISFORTUNE . "

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" MAY THE BLESSING GIVE YOU THE DREAM THAT YOU WANT . "

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( to be continue ) 

SORRY FOR LATE ANSWER

I didnt get to answer this as fast as i would

But uh sorry fang but dont worry your hair can grow back, at least now your getting along ol' solar over there

And having trouble with this cult leader again we have many cults for retakka huh

Boboiboy and the brothers should still be worrying, bet theyd bust down the entire ship(highly doubt it but yknow)

And yey! Solar is getting more comfortable with the "kid"

[theriu]

In case anyone needs to hear this tonight:

Please don’t hate your body. You are more than your body, but your body is important. It may get confused or scared or send wrong signals, it may be afflicted by incorrect processes, it may be damaged, but it is YOURS. It may not fit some ideal the world has tried to fit all bodies into, but it is YOURS. It was entrusted to you. It is precious. No matter how broken or confused parts of it may be at times, it is yours. It is precious. You are precious.

Your mind is connected to your body. How we think can indeed affect our bodies. I don’t mean that believing something a certain way will MAKE it happen, but science has proved again and again that we can retrain our thoughts to be better (even if they arent perfect); we can learn optimism and empathy even though we struggle with them; we can deny sensations and urges we know are wrong or harmful. We can care for our bodies, for ourselves, without hating our bodies or ourselves.

Your body is not against you. It is your cradle, your vessel. It doesn’t know anything expect “protect the body and the person in the body,” and sometimes it needs help because it doesn’t realize its attempts to protect you are broken, are hurting you. The corruption of this world can damage the body, but it’s still TRYING. Sometimes it tries so hard that it hurts more. Sometimes it’s a small child that needs you to lovingly hug it and tell it you’re okay, everything will be okay.

Please love your body. Please put away the sharp blades, the harmful drugs, the surgeries that remove healthy parts because the body or mind is confused and thinks it shouldn’t have them. It’s okay to need help, whether from doctors or counselors or pastors. The pain or depression or anxiety or disability or whatever you’re dealing with is hard, it’s so hard, it’s okay that you struggle with it! But please don’t give up on your body. Sometimes things pass, and sometimes God leads us to new ways of living that turn even the worst problems into sources of light.

Please, don’t hurt your body. Please, don’t abandon your body. We need you here. It’s not your time yet. And if you have hurt your body, I promise, I promise: There is still hope. The Healer can make beautiful things out of dust and ashes. It’s not too late. It’s never too late while you still have breath in your lungs.

The Lord God made you. He loves you. He has not abandoned you. He knows every ache and pain and fear. He offers HIS strength to get you through this hard time. He doesn’t condemn you for finding it hard. He understands it may take you time to fully trust Him. He isn’t going anywhere. He isn’t giving up on you. Please don’t give up on yourself.

You are so, so very loved. Please, know that it is okay to love yourself, too.

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“Just as a father loves his children, so the Lord loves those who fear and worship Him [with awe-filled respect and deepest reverence]. For He knows our [mortal] frame; He remembers that we are [merely] dust.”

— Psalm 103:13-14 (AMP)

“For You formed my innermost parts; You knit me [together] in my mother’s womb.

I will give thanks and praise to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; wonderful are Your works, and my soul knows it very well.

My frame was not hidden from You, when I was being formed in secret, and intricately and skillfully formed [as if embroidered with many colors] in the depths of the earth.

Your eyes have seen my unformed substance; and in Your book were all written the days that were appointed for me, when as yet there was not one of them [even taking shape].

“How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them!

If I could count them, they would outnumber the sand. When I awake, I am still with You.”

—Psalm 139:13-18 (AMP)

[kevin--of-desert-bluffs]

So what's up with Kevin of Desert Bluffs? (updated with new canon version)

I'll keep it simple this time, spoilers ahead. Some of it is me filling in plot gaps, but most is based directly on what we've been shown. Updated version of This but the old one is more detailed in a sense.

Kevin was born in Night Vale, or more accurately he was created into it. Wherever it is that he came from, that place was not our universe. He was taken in by Tamika Flynn, but knew he was not the only Kevin in this universe and sought to kill himself but could not.

He was taken under the wing of Mother Lauren, an avatar for a Smiling God. But there was something about her takeover that he did not like and could not agree with. He tried to rebel, to hurt her, and failed. She absorbed him into her but he is saved by his older self who already lived his life in this universe and a desert otherworld.

After getting Mother Lauren to flee, Kevin is adopted by his older self and they return to the DOW.

He lives some years in the DOW, potentially observing and recording the movements of one of the giant centipedes which lives in the DOW, thinking it another avatar of a Smiling God if not the being itself. This recording, in the form of a notebook, is lost and ends up in a NV years at some point in his timeline. Alternatively, it is a book his 'father' who is also him, has written. He is raised with the religion of a Smiling God. This is the religion of his father, a religion his father was raised in but also a religion which changed as it was adopted by Strex. There are many texts on the religion written by his father than the child also absorbs and will one day write himself. This too is it's own version of a religion worshipping a Smiling God.

At some point he leaves the DOW and ends up in a different universe to the one he was created into. He is in a Desert Bluffs which still exists and is years away from knowing Strex. This allows him to actually age. Either his father who is also himself raises him here himself, or Kevin is raised by the Joyous Congregation as Darryl was. Either way his father ends up old and alone in the DOW. Kevin forgets much about him and his upbringing as he ages in Desert Bluffs, which he views as his genuine hometown.

Kevin becomes the radio host of Desert Bluffs community radio and is happy. Then Strex comes to town. A mysterious man from the neighbouring NV says he's from the future and that they will win against Strex - they do not. Strex leaves him permenantly physically disabled and mentally brainwashed for years. Decades. They twist the religion which follows a Smiling God into something they can use against everyone. A woman called Lauren Mallard supervises him.

Kevin is part of those who try to take over NV and make it part of DB. They fail and Kevin ends up in the DOW. Here he starts to restablish himself off the backs of ancient rotted signs of civilisations (possibly his own childhood town of Desert Bluffs Too, but likely a fresh Desert Otherworld), and calls it Desert Bluffs Too. He makes friends with Carlos the scientist of NV. Carlos leaves, which upsets Kevin but he keeps going. His attempts to befriend Cecil, his double, never being successful. Lauren once more appears and things seem almost normal for them for a while.

Kevin meets a man called Charles and the two date. He tries to get the new citizens to construct a giant mudstone abyss to a Smiling God, which causes ancient spirits to rise and attack them. The citizens take it out on Lauren, who has been made mayor. She is banished to the desert.

When she returns she is a high priestess of a Smiling God and gradually becomes an avatar for it. Kevin gets word of a younger version of himself now existing in NV and tries to talk to the boy but negotiations don't go well. He returns to the DOW to think of what to do next, realising his timeline has made a loop he returns to see NV taken over by Mother Lauren.

He rescues himself from Mother Lauren, sending her on her way and starting the cycle anew. He raises himself, doing his best for the boy. He sends the boy to a new Desert Bluffs, or the boy ends up there by accident. He stays in/returns to the DOW where the new town eventually collapses, as people also return to Desert Bluffs or other places which aren't the DOW. He grows old and alone there, eventually briefly contacted by Cecil, his double.

Did he start the religion which worships a Smiling God? Yes and no. He is doomed by the narrative either way.

[cosmotiquecore]

⭐🌈 CONCEPT INFORMATION POST

hi gang welcome to my concept ramble 😭 this will mostly consist of information about who the star strikers are, what we do, some lore, etc. not much today!!

what are the star strikers?

the star strikers are a full unit of heroes split into 2 subunits with 4 people each: stellium axis and soul retribution. together, we're star strikers: stellium retribution. we were created from the goddess of the stars, asteria. she created 2 comets to send to earth after she was captured by her evil sister, umbra. she sent these 2 comets filled with crystals to transform us into star strikers with aldrin, her brother, and obscuura, umbra's oldest child who betrayed her evil hand, to earth. aldrin and obscuura found a magical agency called astronomical agents of the universe (AAOTU for short) and convinced the ceo, alejandro, to help find 8 heroes who'd help rescue asteria.

who are the star strikers?

star strikers are split into two categories: organic and artificial. organic star strikers are what i and my primary teammates are: we transform with the help of asteria's crystal. artificial star strikers are created by AAOTU with the help of the coding in our transformation devices. they don't have the help of asteria.

then, we're split into subunits. star strikers is the unit, then the categories, then the teams we're in are subunits of those categories. my teammates, organic star strikers, are split into stellium axis and soul retribution. together we make stellium retribution. i'm in stellium axis.

underneath the artificial unit, we have mono//scale and crystal of consciousness, as well as a solo star striker ((who's actually my f/o but i'll get into that later)). artificial unit may grow as we're almost always recruiting those with magical potential or background to help save asteria.

stellium axis

stellium axis is the first organic star strikers unit formed. we're based off of something called a stellium axis, a group of birthmarks creating a constellation. this phenomenon is said to give a magical fate to the holder.

atlas enriquez-evergreen (19, he/him) -> our leader and braincell #1. he's the son of alejandro enriquez, the ceo of AAOTU. he was destined for great things, like being an asshole and being our team leader. he's pretty monotone in his voice and reactions, not easily reactant to surprises or revelations. his stellium axis is delphinius, located on his right arm. his rep animal is a bottlenose dolphin, his theme color is teal, and he transforms into star striker apollo, the luster of intellegence!

bryan heo (16, he/they/any) -> also known as shitlord bryan, this is the guy who believes he has a spiritual connection to jiwon from cherry bullet. he's our battery- always energized and ready to push the group into chaos. he can get a little too excited sometimes, but that's not to say they're an absolute sweetheart. he makes fnf mods in his spare time (and honestly they're kinda MID!!!!) his stellium axis is bufo, located on his left shoulder. his rep animal is a frog, their theme color is green, and they transform into star striker beatrix, the radiance of kindness!

georgialaxy stellaris (16, any prns) -> hey guys it's ME!!! the one who has like 5000 names!!! anyways, if you want to read more about me, check out my mp staff intro! but to put it short, uhh i like kpop, i don't take shit from anyone, i did ur mom last night, and i'm the only physically disabled member of organic star strikers (fun fact)! my stellium axis is cassiopeia, located on my right cheek. my rep animal is a sand cat, my theme color is pink, and i transform into star striker cosmotique, the spark of creativity!

ian gresill (19, he/she) -> plot twist: this bigender fellow is actually obscuura! entire lore about aldrin turning obscuura into a human (ian) to hide from his evil mom but we can always talk about that later. ian holds braincell #2 of stellium axis, and is totally very gay for atlas. she's also our free personal stylist. also our peacemaker and bryan's safety net. his stellium axis is leo, located on his chest. his rep animal is a ladybug, his theme color is red, and he transforms into star striker erebus, the courier of strength!

soul retribution

soul retribution is the second organic subunit of star strikers. the cool thing about these guys are they're all from undertale games (or are just ocs i grabbed from my friends who i think would be cool to manifest). they each have representative soul traits.

clover baum (16, they/he) -> CLOVER FROM UNDERTALE YELLOW WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE??!?!? anyways uh clover's the youngest organic star striker, right behind bryan! they're a strong wielder of justice, and is morally grey, using their emotions to cast judgement among those who've done wrong. they have immense good luck. they represent the soul of justice. their representative animal is a dog, their theme color is yellow, and they transform into star striker calypso, the enforcer of justice!

axel moore (20, he/him) -> axel's one of my friends's bravery ocs that i kind of consider canon (so sorry undertale orange creators). he has two ideal careers: boxer and... fisherman??? that's right- his dad's a pretty well known fisherman so he learned a tip or two from the fishing hobbyist himself. he's the energizer of SR, also regarded as bryan's older brother. he also has balls of steel being the bravery soul. his representative animal is a tiger, his theme color is orange, and he transforms into star striker perseus, the envoy of bravery!

mel quinn (20, she/her) -> mel from kindred spirits!! dating ray, she's the mother of the group, and an experienced ballerina who had to formerly abandon her hometown due to Capitalism and Joe Biden. she loves everyone and is hard to dislike. she treats everyone with respect and even if you don't like her, she is still filled with integrity throughout. her representative animal is a swan, her theme color is blue, and she transforms into star striker nebulae, the envelop of integrity!

ray martin (22, he/him) -> ray's one of my friends's perseverance ocs that i also consider canon (so sorry batty). dating mel, ray's the father of the group and.. to everyone else, he is a jerk. it's a mystery to anyone but us as to how he became a star striker. ray has a superiority complex and is unable to humble himself easily as he's acted like this since escaping the womb obby. despite often downgrading everyone, it's a secret as to how ray truly feels about himself. he's known to persevere throughout even the toughtest struggles. his representative animal is an owl, his theme color is purple, and he transforms into star striker xenon, the essense of perseverance!

8 shining lights together as one, here we come! star strikers stellium retribution YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ok anyways

i'll likely introduce the artificial star strikers in another post. these are the main 8 and the basics about them!!

what are we doing?

we're doing mainly 3 things:

save asteria from gay baby jail, aka rescue her from umbra who captured her out of jealousy.

protect AX1S, a plane of existence between reality and dreaming that houses pixii, creatures bonded to human SOULs (everyone has one, including those outside of soul retribution) but was locked away after umbra captured asteria.

protect everyones hopes and dreams of COURSE what are we the star standers?????!?!?!

anyways, those are the basics of my concept!! hope you guys learned something, and are excited for what's to come soon!

see you guys later :)

[scotianostra]

On April 10th 1936 Activists including the 'Red Duchess of Athol' formed a committee to send an ambulance to Spain in memory of three Dundonians killed while fighting for the Spanish Republican government.

A remarkable Scottish woman of principles.....

I’m using this wee bit of history to actually tell you about one of the woman in particular here, I will touch on the Ambulance story during the post, but in the main it’s about one remarkable lady

The Red Duchess, or Katherine “Kitty” Murray, the Duchess of Atholl, as she was formally known, was Scotland’s first female MP, The Red Duchess tag is a bit of a misnomer, as Kitty was a Tory politician, but beffore you judge her on this, please don’t hold that against her though, read the post and then judge her.

Kitty shook up parliament with her high principles and disregard for old school tribal politics, she joined the House of Commons in 1923 after winning the seat of Kinross and West Perthshire for the Conservatives. She also realised the threat Hitler posed and defied her party whips – reading Mein Kampf in the original German and giving translations to Chamberlain and Churchill to try to convince them of the imminent danger.

She was a woman full of contraries, before women had received the vote in 1918 she had outspokenly opposed giving them the vote, arguing that they were not yet sufficiently educated!

In the late 1920s her attention shifted to international issues. She supported a campaign to prevent female genital mutilation in the British colonies in East Africa and she became concerned over developments in the USSR: her book The Conscription of A People exposed and denounced Soviet forced-labour practices.

Her understanding of the dangers the Nazi’s posed influenced her support for the Spanish Republic after the failure of the attempted military coup in July 1936.

The U.S. journalist Louis Fischer gave this assessment of her;

“In her old-fashioned black silk dress that fell to her shoe tops she would sit on the platform, at Spain meetings, with Communists, left-wing socialists, working men and disabled International Brigaders and appeal for help for the Republicans. She would interrogate everybody who had been to Spain and hang on their words and note many of them in a book filled with her illegible scrawl.”

It was the ease with which she aligned to the communists fighting in the Spanish Civil War, that the Red Duchess name came about. It was much more than politics with Kitty though, she organised the evacuation of nearly 4,000 children from Bilbao and accommodated them in Britain.

It was Katherine Murray and another Scottish woman Fernanda Jacobsen who helped with humanitarian efforts during the war in Spain, Jacobsen became commandant of the Scottish Ambulance Unit (SAU) which provided humanitarian assistance in three convoys.. Jacobsen led the first unit of six ambulances and a lorry, with a crew of 19, which set out from Glasgow on 17 September 1936. Over the course of the war there were three such convoys, all led by Jacobsen.

The Red Duchess toured Scotland to raise support, stirring audiences into action with her spellbinding oratory, and visited Spain with Labour MP Ellen Wilkinson. The fruit of her journey was the enormously affecting book 'Searchlight on Spain', which sold 300,000 copies in Britain. The aristocrat's work demonstrated the social breadth of the Aid for Spain campaign in Scotland, and inspired women from all backgrounds.

While casting aside the politics of left and right, Atholl believed in the right for the Republicans to legitimately govern and defend themselves. The Duchess, who was also an accomplished pianist and composer, proved to be a heavy weight and fearless operator - but her name today remains relatively obscure.

It wasn’t all about Spain though, The Duchess, even before she had taken her seat in Westminster, had already reported on the dire state of health provision in the Highlands and Islands as part of the influential Dewar Committee, whose findings became the blueprint for the NHS in Scotland.

As I said earlier this was a woman of contraries and her opposeition of women’s suffrage at 21,led to Lady Astor, the first English female MP to take their seat in Westminster, derided her as “Canute trying to keep the waves back.”

Later, her position changed and the Duchess would befriend Sylvia Pankhurst who was to publicly endorse her as an independent candidate in the 1938 by-election which she triggered after losing the support of her local party over her views on Nazi Germany. At the time there was a widespread feeling of appeasement towards Hitler and his policies, Kitty Murray was a lost voice in her opposition to them. Such was her belief that she resigned her seat and stood as an independent, fighting almost entirely on this single issue.

A telegram from Stalin supporting the Duchess' campaign inflicted further damage to a campaign that was set against the vast resources of the Conservative Party. She lost the election by just 1,305 votes.

Her friend and campaign organiser Frieda Stewart said: “The challenge was one of principle against a whole party-political machine; and the Tories were determined that they were not going to be put in their place by one dissident individual, whatever her title.”

Murray, who authored several books, largely stepped away from the fray of public and political life following her defeat.

Following the death of her husband in 1942, she became Honorary Colonel of the Scottish Horse Regiment and also served as President of the Perthshire Branch of the Red Cross Society. Kitty Murray, the Duchess of Atholl spent spent a lot of her private income on assisting refugees. With the support of the Foreign Office she broadcast a message of support in the autumn of 1944 to the Poles resisting the Germans in Warsaw. She was also very concerned for those suffering at the hands of the Soviets. Just before the war ended, the Duchess of Atholl, chaired the British League for European Freedom, a post which she held up to her death in 1960.

Katherine “Kitty” Murray, the Duchess of Atholl died in Edinburgh in 1960, aged 85, after falling from a wall.

Read more about this all but forgotten woman here https://www.basquechildren.org/-/docs/articles/atholl2019

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Sent this to tumblr staff this morning

Good morning,

I have recently seen this post: https://www.tumblr.com/changes/726375529346973696/tuesday-august-22nd-2023?source=share going around about the new dashboard changes and I’ve looked at the updates since. There is a huge accessibility issue.

The removal of icons in the reblogs make the post impossible to read for visually impaired and blind members. The entire post just becomes a jumbled mess with no separation. This needs to be fixed. If you leave it like this you are being ableist and clearly no longer care about the people actively trying to use your site.

I’ve seen others sending similar emails and they get a crappy, clearly generated response about how there will be no return to the previous dashboard and everyone will just have to accept and report bugs or glitches. That does not address your decision to ignore people with disabilities calling you out.

I know I have no power to do anything and more than likely this message won’t change anything on your end. But I’m going to add another voice to the pile because you are not listening to the people who fund and use your hellsite and you’re just furthering ableist agendas.

Hatefully signed,

One of the many users who deserve to be treated fairly and accommodated ✌🏻

Help boost this via reposting here, emailing tumblr support, and filling out the feedback form on tumblr support blog with these complaints!

EDIT: also IT LIMITS ZOOM ABILITY WHICH FURTHER MAKES IT ABLEIST FUCK THIS GUYS