#beginning of injustice

[disco-troy]

What if I said Rose Wilson Flamebird protector of Bludhaven... what if...

[umbrellajam]

y'know what let's do it. have Jack Drake accused of murdering Janet for a different flavor of drama and whump

he was in a coma and then wheelchair-bound for weeks/months after the incident you say? he was FAKING, it was all arranged, a ploy to appear helpless and sympathetic, how else could he have woken up and recovered so smoothly from the same poison that killed his wife

new evidence is produced of a suspicious payment trail from before the hijacking, leading from Jack's DI funds to accounts that appear connected to the Haitian cult/cartel responsible for the Drakes' kidnapping and Janet's tragic demise

the widow of the Drakes' personal secretary, Jeremy Whatzizlastname, and other employees all come forward and wag their tongues about the alarming frequency and escalation of the fights between the deceased and her aggressive, belligerent husband in the lead-up to that final fateful trip - how they were openly arguing about divorce

mysteriously, this relentless mud-slinging media blitz only begins after Drake Industries starts to go downhill and CEO Phil Marin comes under investigation for embezzlement/insider trading...

since it's post-NML the scandal blows up even further. the press hounds young Tim Drake, the iconic NML Kid known to all as the face of re-opening Gotham after the quake. muckrakers gleefully tear apart the recent image of a desperate, loving father who was broadcast on national television putting all his resources and influence toward bringing his lost son home

...actually. doesn't Drake Industries going broke happen right in the middle of Bruce Wayne: Murderer? (checks notes) aha, Robin #100 so lmfao yes, it does.

GOOD EXCELLENT PERFECT, Tim's father figures can both be accused of murder simultaneously 😈 and then the Bats have to divide their efforts and resources between exonerating Robin's dad and attempting to clear the civilian name of an infuriatingly uncooperative Batman…

[non-un-topo]

Kind of obsessed with this nickname actually

[epickiya722]

I like some fanon things, too, but sometimes fanon just ain't it.

[captain-jale]

You have to admire Gege's dedication to trashing Gojo. A true hater™

[3x03spring]

honestly wish s6 had focussed more on the horror of amy's situation and having her bodily autonomy stripped from her, having motherhood forced on her. it sort of skips straight from "woah this is fucked up" to "amy wants to protect her daughter" without exploring the fact that she never particularly wanted to have kids that was always rory's dream never hers. obviously she would be worried about melody and want to save her from the people who did this to them but i always feel like the emphasis was too much on how dramatic is it that everything is about the doctor and not enough on how deeply scary and unfair what happened to amy and river was

[queenlucythevaliant]

On one side of the gallery above stood the men sentenced to penal servitude in Siberia, who had been let into the church before the others. Each of them had half his head shaved, and their presence was indicated by the clanking of the chains on their feet. On the other side of the gallery stood those in preliminary confinement, without chains, their heads not shaved.

The prison church had been rebuilt and ornamented by a rich merchant, who spent several tens of thousands of roubles on it, and it glittered with gay colours and gold. For a time there was silence in the church, and only coughing, blowing of noses, the crying of babies, and now and then the rattling of chains, was heard. [...]

The priest, having dressed in a strange and very inconvenient garb, made of gold cloth, cut and arranged little bits of bread on a saucer, and then put them into a cup with wine, repeating at the same time different names and prayers. Meanwhile the deacon first read Slavonic prayers, difficult to understand in themselves, and rendered still more incomprehensible by being read very fast, and then sang them turn and turn about with the convicts. The contents of the prayers were chiefly the desire for the welfare of the Emperor and his family. These petitions were repeated many times, separately and together with other prayers, the people kneeling. Besides this, several verses from the Acts of the Apostles were read by the deacon in a peculiarly strained voice, which made it impossible to understand what he read [...]

No one present seemed conscious that all that was going on here was the greatest blasphemy and a supreme mockery of that same Christ in whose name it was being done. No one seemed to realise that the gilt cross with the enamel medallions at the ends, which the priest held out to the people to be kissed, was nothing but the emblem of that gallows on which Christ had been executed for denouncing just what was going on here. That these priests, who imagined they were eating and drinking the body and blood of Christ in the form of bread and wine, did in reality eat and drink His flesh and His blood, but not as wine and bits of bread, but by ensnaring “these little ones” with whom He identified Himself, by depriving them of the greatest blessings and submitting them to most cruel torments, and by hiding from men the tidings of great joy which He had brought. That thought did not enter into the mind of any one present.

From Resurrection by Leo Tolstoy

[paradisaeidaes]

Okay ykw no I’m not okay. I’m not okay and this is all so UNFAIR. I hate everyone on here it’s so unfair I just want to explode completely

[beardedhandstoadshark]

The actual creator, as given by a few other people in the notes. The Twitter link in the post, ironically, also goes to a reposter who didn’t give credits.

x

[cathymee]

ok. i guess

[startfirstbd]

[ellipsus-writes]

(Read on our blog)

Beginning in 1933, the Nazis burned books to erase the ideas they feared—works of literature, politics, philosophy, criticism; works by Jewish and leftist authors, and research from the Institute for Sexual Science, which documented and affirmed queer and trans identities.

(Nazis collect "anti-German" books to be destroyed at a Berlin book-burning on May 10, 1933 (Source)

Stories tell truths.

These weren’t just books; they were lifelines.

Writing by, for, and about marginalized people isn’t just about representation, but survival. Writing has always been an incredibly powerful tool—perhaps the most resilient form of resistance, as fascism seeks to disconnect people from knowledge, empathy, history, and finally each other. Empathy is one of the most valuable resources we have, and in the darkest times writers armed with nothing but words have exposed injustice, changed culture, and kept their communities connected.

(A Nazi student and a member of the SA raid the Institute for Sexual Science's library in Berlin, May 6, 1933. Source)

Less than two weeks after the US presidential inauguration, the nightmare of Project 2025 is starting to unfold. What these proposals will mean for creative freedom and freedom of expression is uncertain, but the intent is clear. A chilling effect on subjects that writers engage with every day—queer narratives, racial justice, and critiques of power—is already manifest. The places where these works are published and shared may soon face increased pressure, censorship, and legal jeopardy.

And with speed-run fascism comes a rising tide of misinformation and hostility. The tech giants that facilitate writing, sharing, publishing, and communication—Google, Microsoft, Amazon, the-hellscape-formerly-known-as-Twitter, Facebook, TikTok—have folded like paper in a light breeze. OpenAI, embroiled in lawsuits for training its models on stolen works, is now positioned as the AI of choice for the administration, bolstered by a $500 billion investment. And privacy-focused companies are showing a newfound willingness to align with a polarizing administration, chilling news for writers who rely on digital privacy to protect their work and sources; even their personal safety.

Where does that leave writers?

Writing communities have always been a creative refuge, but they’re more than that now—they are a means of continuity. The information landscape is shifting rapidly, so staying informed on legal and political developments will be essential for protecting creative freedom and pushing back against censorship wherever possible. Direct your energy to the communities that need it, stay connected, check in on each other—and keep backup spaces in case platforms become unsafe.

We can’t stress this enough—support tools and platforms that prioritize creative freedom. The systems we rely on are being rewritten in real time, and the future of writing spaces depends on what we build now. We at Ellipsus will continue working to provide space for our community—one that protects and facilitates creative expression, not undermines it.

Above all—keep writing.

Keep imagining, keep documenting, keep sharing—keep connecting. Suppression thrives on silence, but words have survived every attempt at erasure.

- The Ellipsus team

[reasonsforhope]

"On a freezing cold Wednesday afternoon in eastern Kentucky, Taysha DeVaughan joined a small gathering at the foot of a reclaimed strip mine to celebrate a homecoming. “It’s a return of an ancestor,” DeVaughan said. “It’s a return of a relative.”

That relative was the land they stood on, part of a tract slated for a federal penitentiary that many in the crowd consider another injustice in a region riddled with them. The mine shut down years ago, but the site, near the town of Roxana, still bears the scars of extraction.

DeVaughan, an enrolled member of the Comanche Nation, joined some two dozen people on January 22 to celebrate the Appalachian Rekindling Project buying 63 acres within the prison’s footprint.

“What we’re here to do is to protect her and to give her a voice,” DeVaughan said. “She’s been through mountaintop removal. She’s been blown up, she’s been scraped up, she’s been hurt.”

The Appalachian Rekindling Project, which she helped found last year, wants to rewild the site with bison and native flora and fauna, open it to intertribal gatherings, and, it hopes, stop the prison.

The environmental justice organization worked with a coalition of local nonprofits, including Build Community Not Prisons and the Institute to End Mass Incarceration, to raise $160,000 to buy the plot from a family who owned the land generationally.

Retired truck driver Wayne Whitaker, who owns neighboring land and had considered purchasing it as a hunting ground, told Grist he was supportive. “There’s nothing positive we’ll get out of this prison,” he said.

The penitentiary has been a gleam in the eye of state and local officials and the Bureau of Prisons since 2006. It has always sparked sharp divisions in Roxana and beyond and was killed in 2019 after a series of lawsuits, only to be quietly resurrected in 2022. Last fall, the bureau took the final step in its approval process, clearing the way to begin buying land...

In his book Coal, Cages, Crisis, Schept noted that mine sites are considered ideal locations for prisons or a dumping ground for waste, rather than places of ecological value, as some biologists have argued. The Roxana site has been reclaimed, meaning re-vegetated with a forest that now shelters a number of rare species, including endangered bats.

Opponents argue that a prison will bring more environmental problems than jobs. Letcher County was 1 of 13 counties ravaged by catastrophic flooding in 2022, a situation exacerbated by damage strip mining caused to local watersheds. The prison slated for Roxana will exacerbate the problem.

The Bureau of Prisons estimates it will damage 6,290 feet of streams and about 2 acres of wetlands. (The agency has promised to compensate the state.)

DeVaughan said the purchase also is a step toward rectifying the dispossession that began with the forced removal and genocide of Indigenous peoples. The Cherokee, Shawnee, and Yuchi made their homes in the area before, during, and after colonization, and their thriving nations raised crops, ran businesses, and hunted bison that once roamed Appalachia.

In all the time since, coal, timber, gas, and landholding companies have at times owned almost half of the land in 80 counties stretching from West Virginia to Alabama. Several prisons sprang from deals made with coal companies, something many locals consider the continuation of this status quo.

Changing that dynamic is a priority for the Appalachian Rekindling Project, which hoped to buy more land to protect it from extractive industries and return its stewardship to Indigenous and local communities. DeVaughn said Indigenous peoples throughout the region will be welcome to use the land as a gathering place...

DeVaughan sees its work establishing a new vision of economic transition for coalfields, one that relies less on “dollars and numbers” and more on “healing and restoration” of the land and the Indigenous and other communities that live there.

She is working with some personal connections in the Cheyenne and Arapaho nations to acquire a herd of bison and plans to work with local volunteers, scientists, and students to inventory the site’s flora and fauna."

-via GoodGoodGood, February 6, 2025

[political-us]

Representative Al Green quotes MLK “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” concerning ethnic cleansing of Gaza - promises to begin impeachment process against President Donald Trump.

[tarotlexa]

PICK A PILE READING- what's sexy about you?

welcome back to a new pick a pile reading my loves. before we begin, let me state that sexy to me doesn't simply mean sexual attractiveness, it's more of a state of mind to me, a vibe. interpret this as you will. <3

as always, this is a collective reading so take what resonates and leave what does not. much love!

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pile 1: omg pile 1 are you one of those girls that love the office siren/corporate chic/business casual or lots of leather look?

anyway, your allure is undeniable. you have a restless, wildfire energy that makes you untouchable, unpredictable and tempting. to some, you're literally eve's apple. you're the kind of person who walks into a room and shifts the atmosphere immediately. you're driven, passionate and you're currently building something or creating and thriving and it HAUNTS people. they always wonder about your next move. there's something about your eyes, you might have a very intense gaze or simply beautiful eyes. a striking posture or walk. you carry yourself like you're going places and others can feel it. you might be a fire sign (leo, aries, sag) or a taurus/libra since the empress is present. people want to bask in your dark feminine glow. people project all kinds of fantasies onto you, stuff that you never even thought about. they wonder who you really are under all those layers because it feels forbidden for them to get to know the real you. people see you as off limits in general, you also could be someone in a position of authority. you're very protective of your placement in society, you might also be someone who wants to fight injustice in the world. one thing that people notice very quickly about you is how you always think before you speak and it lowkey scares them because what else are you hiding in that mysterious mind of yours? guess we'll never know. this isn't always a good thing since you seem to attract a lot of petty and immature gossip, especially between coworkers or classmates lmao but the thing is, you're socially untouchable. there's nothing that could make you crash out publicly and they know it so they tend to keep their gossip between themselves instead of trying to provoke you or confront you. people fear intensity because most people are empty and have nothing to give to the world, always remember that. never reveal your cards because it's part of your allure, you always seem like you're in control even when you're not. "i know something you don't" vibes lol

definitely tap more into that poised, unshaken and calculating energy if you want more people to notice you. speak your mind but refrain from sharing too much because you might give your ideas away (subconsciously or consciously). also try to remember that not everyone is your friend, even if they pretend to be. careful with what you share with those people because they might use it against you. also, i have an intuitive message: if you're wondering if you were right about ghosting that person, you were

pile 2: an enchantress. a dreamer. perhaps you're an astrologer/tarot reader or mystic too. ethereal energy. people see you as someone who can save them or heal them, you're romantic, grounding and people instinctively flock to you because you make them feel safe. people probably overshare a lot with you. gentle and poetic beauty, lighter than usual hair or eyes. timeless beauty. you might be an earth sign or a cancer/pisces, could also have some libra placements. there's a natural regal energy about you, you belong in soft candle lit rooms wearing silk and drinking expensive wine. you probably look amazing in blue or purple. your energy is VERY elusive, cyclical and unpredictable. you choose where your energy flows by choosing when to withdraw it, probably not even on purpose. you simply know when to leave the party and that makes you unreachable, creating a fun effect where the more unreachable you are the more people want a piece of you. most have probably begged you to come to their social outings or parties and you still refused them. you give off the energy of someone who has options, people never know where they stand with you. you can never be found in the same place, you're always wandering off and that's so intriguing. you also might be someone who attracts alienation in their life in terms of love, like it's hard for you to find someone who can be an equal partner. forgive me for adding this but you might also be someone with not a lot of money or who chooses to not spend a lot of money on themselves, yet you give off the opposite energy to people (they think you're withholding from spending money on yourself or your clothes). you always leave people wondering "why". manic pixie dream girl who? i love the fact that both the high priestess and the moon came up, your intuition is so on point, people can't lie to you or manipulate you. you're always three steps ahead, even when they least expect it. people are very afraid to lose you so they try to keep up with the force of nature that you are. your sexiness is mainly in your contrast, you can be gentle but you can also be intimidating as hell when you want to be because people don't know how to read you (you don't give off intimidating vibes at all, more like mermaid vibes if anything). you're good at keeping people on their toes.

you might be also one of those people that says something offhandedly that sticks in other people's minds for weeks.

pile 3: this pile is the epitome of cute and sweet, people feel so comforted by your beauty and your presence, i don't really sense any nervousness around you at all (just cute shy embarrassment that you get from interacting with your crush in elementary school). but it is all a facade, in a way. you might look cute, girlish and sweet but deep down you're someone who has insane amount of inner strength. you've probably been through hell and worst and that made you develop a more gentler outlook on life. you might also be someone who used to be apathy fuelled before you realized that there's beauty and joy in everything. i see you as someone who has grown a lot in 2024, you probably changed your mindset about life in a very radical life and that change was noticed by those who surround you. you're also someone who has lots of friends or lots of supporters around you. i feel like you could be a water sign or an air sign. the eight of cups shows that you're someone who might be prone to escapism or self isolation or you simply choose your friends in a very picky way. like you'll totally leave someone if they don't impress you of if they can't match that inner strength of yours. you could also be someone with daddy issues (sorry) and that attracts lots of older figures in your life who want to compensate for that. like people want to baby you in a way lol (this applies to both friends and partners). but again, this is all a cute curated image, not the reality. you're someone who isn't afraid to challenge authority and you don't let people control you and this makes those "replacement" father figures run for their lives after a while because they realize you're not as innocent as you look and that's your kind of allure. you're secretly sharp, intellectually dominant and you can be brutally honest when you want to be. most people make the mistake of seeing you as a naive girl next door and they love it when you prove them wrong. you could have beautiful hair or hands. also very alluring collarbones. people find it extremely sexy that you don't settle, you're not desperate for anyone's attention or company so they always try to impress you but it never works. you're a muse.

thank you for reading! comments/feedback/reblogs are always appreciated <3

[incorrect-batfam-quotes-mostly]

Bruce: We need to distract these guys

Dick: Leave it to me

Dick: Centaurs have six limbs and are therefore insects. Discuss.

The injustice league: *Immediately begin arguing*

Tim, watching in horror: Oh this. I don’t like this. I don't like this at all.