#caseA

[keepingmyselfundead]

Mermaze Mermaidz Fanart by Emias Undead : Full Series 1-19

[rexscanonwife]

Sometimes I'm like "I don't have a caffeine addiction" and then when my coffee drips a little bit I catch myself thinking "NO!! PRECIOUS DROPS!!"

[burnbegin]

I think if one more person is mean to me today I will literally explode. the problem with being mean to strangers online is that you never know what you are exacerbating behind the scenes

[candyradium]

first tubbo stream ive caught in a while. enjoying the ridiculously cosy vibes

[robertreich]

Billionaires Don’t Want You to Know About This Supreme Court Case

A majority of Americans support a wealth tax. But, surprise, surprise, the wealthy Republican megadonors who’ve been plying Supreme Court justices with gifts and vacations do not. And if those justices don’t recuse themselves from a case I’m about to explain, it will be a grave conflict of interest and potentially block Congress from ever enacting a wealth tax.

Moore v. U.S. concerns a one-time tax charged in 2017 on profitable foreign investments regardless of whether investors cashed them in.

The plaintiffs argue that the tax is unlawful under the 16th Amendment, which gives Congress the power to tax incomes.

Right now the super wealthy can take advantage of increases in the value of their stock portfolios by using stock as collateral to borrow all the money they need instead of taking taxable income. It’s a way to have their cake and eat it too.

If the Supreme Court buys the argument that the Constitution does not give Congress the power to tax increases in the value of investments, that would make it impossible to ever pass a wealth tax.

But here’s the kicker: This case raises profound conflicts of interest on the Supreme Court.

Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas both accepted luxury vacations from billionaires who stand to gain financially and are tied to conservative political groups that are responsible for appealing the case.  

No wonder Americans don’t trust the Supreme Court.

So what can you do?

First, share this video to spread the word about this little-known case.

Second, contact your representatives, and urge them to demand that justices with conflicts of interest recuse themselves.

And third, if your representative doesn’t support a wealth tax to combat inequality, replace them with somebody who does.

With so much at stake, now is not the time to sit on the sidelines.

[dollect-net]

Doll of the Day! August 24, 2024!

Today’s doll of the day is Casea, a Mermaze Mermaidz doll released in 2024. To nominate a doll for DOTD, please click here! You can check out past Doll of the Day entries here!

[oceanicpride]

Mermaze Mermaidz Slumber Party Casea

The doll was purchased at The Entertainer, a UK toy shop.

[thestateofardadreaming]

On the Independent newspaper website.

Notice the different use of word. But in both casea, a goverment is edicting laws against women in favour of their ideology.

[midnighttheroies]

Helluva Boss Theory “Stolas and Blitz Relationship”

i’ve been wanting to do this post for so long and now i finally get too after seeing enough evidence to make my case

a very brief rundown of their relationship

stolas and blitz knew each other as childhood friends, however it was an arrangement done by stolas shitty dad because he “didn’t want to deal with him”, and blitz shitty dad forced him into doing his dirty work by tricking stolas into giving away most of his items around the castle, but at the end, we see the two bonding a little and formed at least some sort of friendship with each other

years later they reconnected, with blitz only wanting the book, and stolas, desperate for real love, makes a deal, once a month on the full moon, they both have sex and blitz gives the book back to him, and then for the rest of the month, blitz get’s to keep it the rest of the time

when did it start to become more complicated?

i personally think it was around ep 5 where things began to get complicated between the two, and feelings started to spike, like when striker ask’s about his relationship between him and stolas, blitz get’s flustered and embarrassed, which is not usual for him, and we can even see M&M smirking at each other, rolling their eyes, etc.., and i think that says a lot, considering that moxxie and millie are very happily married couple, so i think they can see the signs when someone is clearly starting to develop feelings

then in ep 6 and 7, we got to see their was a shit load more then we all thought, in ep 6, during blitz acid trip, we see stolas in his trip, and how he views him and their position, with stolas sitting in a thorn, and blitz in chains, being dragged up by him, and him being slightly flustered about it, i’ve seen alot of people’s theories of this and the meaning behind it, and here’s mine, blitz views he’s relationship with stolas being superior to him, royal, regal and above him in everything, meanwhile, in blitz’s mind, he thinks stolas views him as his “impish little plaything”, someone who he likes sexually, nothing more, and considering that stolas has the one thing that keep his business going, the book, he feels chained to him, and it could also means he feels like property to stolas, instead of a love partner, which is how most royals view imps, lower then them

and in ep 7, it showed us alot more, and it just confirmed that blitz does care about stolas, even if he doesn’t show it, like when he drives him home when even though stolas can make a portal, when he nearly cries at the thought of stolas trying to pretend as though they are a couple, and he even apologizes for not having sex with stolas even though he really had no reason to apologize in the first place, and while he’s scrolling through his phone, we see the most recent picture of him and stolas cuddling, with a soft smile on blitz face

and in the newest episode of season 2, we see little moments between the two, how they bicker at each other, how slightly more hostile they are towards each other, and the little flirting moments they have, and how blitz was literally fucking mesmerized by human stolas, which is kinda big considering he thinks all humans are fucking gross and ugly, even his own daughter human form is awful to him

(to be fair though, stolas couldn’t be ugly even if he tried lol)

in stolas point of view, it’s different, in ep 5, we can see he’s as flirty and clingy as ever to blitz, but in a very sexual way, nothing really have off the idea that stolas was actually in love with blitz until ep 7,when stolas is alone watching soap operas while eating cereal in his red robe 

(that’s a mood Gabriella)

and when he gets the call from blitz asking him out on a “date”, his whole mood changes, along with his usual flirty persona, he got dressed up, wore makeup and even made a whole ass entrance just to impress blitz, and during the ENTIRE TIME, he’s socially awkward as fuck and a complete nervous wreck, and he’s tries to desperately to have an actual conversation with him without it being sexual, this was stolas’s first real date with someone he actually liked and the fact that it wasn’t actually a date and blitz was just using him to get inside to spy on moxie and Millie is even more upsetting

and in season 2 ep 1, we get the backstory between the two and it really reveals what kind of person stolas is, he’s not the type to purposefully hurt a loved one, which is why he cheated on stella, he wouldn’t have cheated if their marriage was real, but it wasn’t, their relationship was arranged, not to mention stella is very abusive and toxic, the only thing that kept him going through the abuse and awful trapped marriage was his daughter, and when blitz came into his life again, he let himself believe what they had was real and intimate, but then he came to realize that what was between them was a “comfortable lie”, something he can fantasize about to help him get through the day and to finally have something look forward too, but that ended up being a lie too, literally all of stolas relationships have been him being used, his dad only using him for complete his royal duties, stella using him for his status and as her punching bag, blitz for his own personal gain, literally the only true relationship he has with anyone is his daughter Octavia, 

stolas doesn’t know how to show love, and since their relationship started sexual, stolas thought that was how he was supposed to act, but he unintentionally hurt blitz, especially at ozzie’s when he hid his face, but he wasn’t ashamed of blitz in that moment, it was more-so embarrassed that his bad laundry was being aired out in front of everyone and didn’t know how to handle it, but we can tell he deeply regretted hurting blitz like that, when he tries to offer blitz to spend some more time together, blitz lashes out on him, accusing him of only using him for his sexual gain, and then drives off, leaving stolas alone to cry to himself and get drunk

now, in season 2 ep 2, since the episode was focused on octavia, we didn’t really see alot of stolas and blitz, but we did get to glimpse of it, first all, stolas isn’t flirty and as sexual with him anymore, and not once does he call him “blitzy”, just blitz, and during their little banter about the memorizing the spells, stolas actually claps back at him, instead of laughing or downplaying his insults like he usually does, 

and when blitz is preforming in stage and stolas laughs at his joke, he winks at him, which causes stolas to blush and get flustered, not to mention when stolas turns into his human form, blitzo entire demure change's for a few seconds, like the man is star-strucked by how outrageously good-looking stolas is in his human form, and keep in mind, blitzo thought his own daughter’s human form was awful, he thinks humans are ugly and gross, STOLAS IS THE EXCEPTION TO THIS!!!

Can this relationship improve?

yes, it can, because now we see exactly what the issues are between them, blitz is traumatized from his previous relationships and while he craves intimacy and love, he’s terrified of it because of the hurt and betrayal it comes with, and he doesn’t want to be in a position where he feels beneath someone

stolas is in a similar position as blitz, but he isn’t really afraid of intimacy, he’s just never experienced genuine love and relationships before and he doesn’t know how to approach it

right now, things between them are very, very awkward, and we’re not completely sure on how things are gonna be when the full moon comes, i don’t think they’ll pretend as though ozzie’s never happened, to many things happened their to the point where it shouldn’t be downplayed

if these two want a healthy relationship with each other, they have to communicate, which is something both of them don’t know how to do, but once they do, i feel like their confession will be messy, it won’t be an “aww, that’s so wholesome” it’ll be more of a “holy shit THIS IS FUCKING REAL AND HEARTBREAKING”!!

and honestly communication isn’t the only thing they need for this to become an actual healthy relationship, they also beed to work through their trauma, with blitz learning to love again and healing from his past, and with stolas unlearning the things he picked on up in his abusive relationship with stella, cause i know once he get’s out of that situation, he’s gonna be in a really mad place mentally, cause now that’s he’s out of that toxic relationship, he has to heal from the abuse, but i do think they can make it work, but it would be very slow, and rocky, and heartfelt the entire time

let me know what you guys think

[letters-from-dekarios]

The letter had been delivered by a cardinal with bright red feathers and a kind look in its little eyes. It flies away after dropping the letter. The mail is in a tea stained envelope, and the letter inside is also tea stained, but smells lightly of flowers, as well. It had been sealed by a golden wax seal with the image of a lute indented within it. The writing is a bit messy, but legible.

Dear Gale, 

(wait- can I call you that? Or do you prefer Mr. Dekarios? Man, i am terrible at writing letters-) 

You don’t entirely know me.. I’m Casea Redwood! More well known as the Songbird of the Sword Coast- not that that particularly matters, really- HOWEVER, I am writing to send you a warning. I am often troubled with images of tragedy in my sleep. This has been worsened by my uh.. Experimenting with the more macabre aspects of the Weave and all that.. Just a bit of Necromancy- nothing to worry about!

As I was saying- I have been sent an image of grave happenings regarding your more.. Failing connection with the Goddess, Mystra. You ought to exercise caution when dealing with her in any form. I know that you’ve had a rough go about things- and this letter is probably a smack to the face- (sorry about this by the way..)- However I have cause to believe the winds of change are heading your way.

Some omens to look out for- a sphere, a hand, a familiar face, a tomb of sorts (at least it looks like a casket to me..), a gateway, and a boot. I have no idea what any of these mean, yet I hope that this can aid you in the future! Whatever it may look like. Hopefully you can figure out what is happening and uh.. Get to the bottom of it! Word about you is that you’re one smart cookie!

So I’m sure you’ll be alright. If you ever need more insight from me you can always write a letter, seal it with a golden seal, and send it with a bird. Any bird! They find their way to me eventually! And a bit of a final word- Keep hope, my Not-yet-possibly-friend! I don’t know much about the Weave itself, but I do know that it has a way of making things work out. As someone who knows it better than I, I’m sure things will be okay. If not tomorrow, then someday.

Your (Possibly) Friend, 

Casea Redwood. 

(OOC: I went for a pre-events of BG3 kinda thing with my future Tav, Casea Redwood! He is a human Bard who is Odd, but tries to help when he can! I am so sorry for how long this is/gen and I hope you’re having a wonderful day! Your blog is so cool, btw! Okay, goodbye!)

Dearest Casea,

I can see why you’ve received such a title for a Sword Coast dweller. It’s not every day one has a cardinal-delivered letter sent to them and not a pigeon.

However, the contents of your letter deeply disturbs me. My connection with the Goddess is all but fragile, I would hope, considering my extensive history with the Weave. It’s not usual for one to experience so-called “visions” picturing the destruction or alteration of that. Though things may, perhaps, be a bit rocky at the moment, my ultimate connection to the Weave is what counts!

Fear not, my friend, I will heed your vision with utmost warning. Though, I do have to ask, was it through your vision that you heard of my… current status with Mystra? Or was it by any chance at all through other means? Curious minds lead one to wonder! You can imagine the state I may be in with comments like those.

Regarding your omens, none quite ring any bells for this mind of mine. Is there any chance of elaboration on any of them? A sphere I can allude to perhaps an orb already part of my current reality, a familiar face… well, that could mean many people. And a tomb, or casket, you say? Unless this is a devil’s mind trick cast on you, these relay no sense of familiarity to anything happening within my state.

I appreciate your optimism despite your worries and your visions. If you happen to have one in relation to myself again, I would like to hear of it. If you ever have a moment to travel the Coast to Waterdeep, it may serve us both peace of mind to discuss the matter over tea.

Your aptness to write me over this does prove hopeful, however. I caution you with your dabbling in the darker side of the Weave but appreciate the notice nonetheless.

From the desk of,

𝑮𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝑫𝒆𝒌𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒔

text reads: gale dekarios

never apologize for writing long I absolutely Love it. it gives my brain more to feed on and you know brains do need food. also I'm giggling at gale receiving this after just screwing up his relationship and someone going ‘hey dude your life is Fucked rn AND in the future’ and him just sobbing cause why can’t he catch a break haha ~ kore

[theanimeview]

[Analysis] The Remarried Empress: A Victim Of Circumstance

Source: The Remarried Empress, Chapter 51

By: Casea Smith | @coffeewithkrow

While the Remarried Empress has been on a well-deserved hiatus, I’ve been reading it over again. I find that re-reading is always interesting because it gives you the chance to see if you might come out with a different opinion or point of view, especially now that you have had some foresight into future events. While I’ve reconsidered my thoughts and feelings on some things in my latest re-read, one thing hasn’t changed and that’s my opinion of Rashta.

Oh, Rashta. The most hated female character in the entire webcomic. Reading the comments wherein she’s often nicknamed “Trashta,” you may be convinced she’s the most hated female character in general. I do understand the criticisms directed at her, however I find it errs toward vitriol and I simply cannot bring myself to the same boiling point when I see her to be a misunderstood victim of her circumstances

Am I saying Rashat is perfect? No.

Source: The Remarried Empress

The makings of a fairytale became a reality for her. Though I don’t believe she truly loves Sovieshu, the Emperor, love isn’t required in order for her to have been sold on this fantasy. Keep all of this in mind as I believe her character flaws stem from this very point.

Rashta has many character flaws, she certainly puts the “Rash” in her name by making quick decisions without thinking about the consequences of her actions. She’ll impulsively lie and be deceptive for reasons that can be vexing for most. She also puts a lot of stock in what people think of her, often leaning into paranoia rather than self-reflection. Moreover, she will position herself to be pitied and doted on by the Emperor.

Petty and annoying things, assuredly. However I don’t believe that these flaws are worthy of such strong disdain, particularly in the beginning episodes of the webcomic.

Source: The Remarried Empress, Chapter 36

He actively pitted Rashta against the Empress as he would make a scene over every small thing Navier did. He painted it as though the Empress despised Rashta and was scheming to get rid of her from the start. I believe this caused Rashta to feel the need to lie about Navier’s acceptance of her to save face with the nobles, as well as paint the Empress as a villain to Sovieshu.

Source: The Remarried Empress, Chapter 17

Anything she perceives as a risk, no matter how benign it may look on the surface, is detrimental to her well-being, not just a minor concern that can be overlooked. You can find examples of this behavior in Chapters 17 and 18. Viscount Lotteshu, who used to own Rashta, threatened his way into meeting with her after making a scene at the party about her origins.

Source: The Remarried Empress, Chapter 44

Through her experiences as a slave and how she is treated thereafter, I believe this is what shapes her opinion of how nobles and royalty behave. They are either sickeningly sweet or horrendously wicked. They may dote on her one moment and the next be plotting for her downfall–and, for Rashta, it is a very steep fall. She is nearly powerless to her circumstance as she is in a constant state of potentially losing everything.

Yes, Rashta lies. Yes, she’ll do petty things to Navier. Yes, she schemes in order to keep herself in her position. However, she is tortuously navigating her way through a world she had lucked into, a world she was never prepared to enter.

Navier, in stark contrast to Rashta, was raised for the sole purpose of being an Empress. She was taught and prepared to handle issues with a level of decorum and intention behind everything she does. Meanwhile, Rashta never had such training and possibly can’t even begin to grasp these concepts as she attempts to, essentially, cosplay the role of a noble that’s been thrust upon her by current circumstances.

Source: The Remarried Empress, Chapter 35

Rashta is blinded by her suffering as she impulsively does dishonest and questionable things. Her actions and the actions of Sovieshu are all adding up, plummeting her into a downward spiral in later chapters. Though she never had tact to begin with, her means of avoiding trauma become even more careless and messy. This is a type of hell all on its own, as her attempts to run away from her pain are causing her to careen right toward it. Yet, that’s why I like her as a character, because she is an example of there being no such thing as a “perfect victim.”

Rashta may be flawed, but that doesn’t make her any less of a victim. She has no right to be absolved from any consequences, but I do believe she deserves a little more empathy from readers than what she garners now.

[magnoliamyrrh]

okay sorry this is on my mind bc reading for class but it is SO fucking weird to me that theres women who will go on about formula being better for their babies than breastfeeding and how their baby is better off never being breastfed and yada yada like;;;;;;

listen its the womans choice yea But scientifically medically speaking outside of that. n o. no. in 98% of cases no. whatever some ppl made in a lab is not the same as what humans have been surviving off of for millions of years and what the body has carefully over millennium adapted to do. it does not contain the antibodies which that baby needs for an immune system. it does not contain the same nutrients.

there are studies which show actually that even exlusively bottle feeding your baby partially a real milk is correlated w that baby having microbiome disregulaties, leading to weaker immune systems, allergies, diabetes, gastrointestinal issues, among others. in part bc of formula in part bc in breastfeeing and skin contact the baby adapts to the womans bacteria and thus has a normal and healthy microbiome

like. again. yes its a womans choice. and u know plenty of women who cant for xyz issue perfectly understandable no shame but

,,,,,,,;;;; there is like a subsect of ppl who either shame those who breastfeed or have got it in their heads that somehow formula and bottlefeeding your baby is Better and its just. so not scientifically true in 99% of casea and also tbh when it comes to that mentality im pretty sure its tied into some sort of capitalistic ploy for consumption and more stuff to make people as far removed from their bodies and nature as possible

[jeanmoreaux]

It might just be me but, while I understand a lot of people enjoy ‘fanon’ for a reason, I think when it’s pushed down people’s throats it’s very annoying and borderline delusional

I know it’s an old discussion that will never be resolved but for example: gender of a character

‘To me this character is xyz’ — like ok. But I still find it strange when it’s prefaced like that because the author/creator wrote a woman or man, or whatever. And people like to say they’re something else.

Obviously for fan fiction or HCs that’s totally fine that’s why these things exist. But to say it like it’s a fact that character A is gay when they’re not, and character A is clearly a woman (or man or whatever human) as the creator made them—I just. It’s annoying and it feels disrespectful to the author who made this character in the first place

Listen, as an example, Renee and Allison from aftg are straight. But a lot of fans ship them as a lesbian couple. And it’s whatever. But then someone starts attacking other fans for simply enjoying and saying what’s actually canon and not every damn character has to be queer just to satisfy the audience.

This rant came out of nowhere I just thought of this blog as it’s always discussing so many character thoughts and meta and I 💀

well we love to discussing character thoughts and meta on on this blog for sure!! i see your point, but i think fanon is unavoidable and the best thing i found to kind of not get riled by discussion like this is just disengage from fandom at large and focusing on groups of people who share your interpretation of a media or are chill about their headcanons.

you already brought up aftg and ngl i tend to struggle a lot with some fanon aspects while embracing others. it’s really just a matter of curating your experience. i think with aftg in particular canon is super lose if you don’t include the extra content (because it’s not directly tied to the books like in an addendum or anything). sooo if you look at it like this, technically renee and allison aren’t canonical straight or queer. in canon, their sexualities remain undefined which is probably why a lot of the fandom headcanons them as queer. so canon basically says nothing about that topic.… so who is right now? you see what i mean?? sooo much room for different fanons that all aren’t really canon. ofc you can take nora’s extra content into account, but i don’t think what’s outside of the book has to count for the canon text. it can if you want, but it doesn’t have to??? does that makes sense?? i also don’t think fanon is necessarily disrespectful to the author and their vision, but in extreme casea it might be… and some authors might be bothered while others couldn’t care less. but i think when you create something and put it out into the world people will always interact with it in a way that might sometimes be removed from that original vision.

it’s really just kind of on you to remove yourself from that if you don’t vibe with it. fanon will always be there one way or another…. you do you and find the people who do as you do and you’ll forget some fanon stuff even exist.

[keepingmyselfundead]

Mermaze Mermaidz 17 : Casea

[attuproject]

The Caseic Federal Road Network

The Caseic Federal Road Network is the main road network of the Caseic Federation, connecting trade routes and transport across its many states. The road network has two designations for roads: major federal roads and minor federal roads. Minor federal roads are typically smaller and serve less-populated regions than major federal roads.

List of roads

Major Federal Roads

1 - The 1 road is the oldest and longest road in the network, connecting cities on the west coast from Jim to Canebrija. South of Abaye, the diamond symbol is used, whereas the octagonal symbol is used to the north. This is because it was originally two different 1 roads which connected together.

2 (South) - This 2 road connects Capa Gasti to Ibe-Jibin, the Federal Capital. It was later extended to meet the N road. This road is informally known as the "Major Capital road", in contrast to the Minor Capital road which also passes through Ibe-Jibin.

2 (North) - This 2 road connects Bainache to Bariyesa. The different 2 roads were built concurrently,

3 - The 3 road connects Canebrija to Framche

4 - The 4 road connects Famrat to the 1 road via Achearia

S - The S road (also known as the 5 road) connects Senje to the 1 road and to the N and M roads.

GNU1 - The GNU1 (Grand Nayela Union 1) road connects the G.N.U. capital, Framaja-Nayela, to the 1 road and to Ibe-Framji.

GNU2 - The GNU2 road connects Framaja-Nayela to the GNU3 road along the Central Nayela River.

GNU3 - The GNU3 road connects the cities on the west coast of Brenjia Bay. It runs from Jifanci to Ibe-Nayela.

GNU4 - The GNU4 road connects the cities on the east coast of Brenjia Bay, starting at Ibe-Nayela, then continues around the coast to Bainache.

GNUB - The GNUB road provides a shorter and more sensible route from Ibe-Nayela to Bainache.

B - The B road encircles the island of Brisa. It is disconnected from the rest of the road network, and is accessible from the island of Casea by the Nisi-Jiricaya ferry.

J - The J road connects Canebrija to Bariyesa.

M - The M road connects the cities in the mountains, namely Famrat, Framche, and Ibe-Framji.

N - The N road connects Ibe-Nacha to the 1 and M roads.

Minor Federal Roads

GNU2' - The GNU2' (GNU2-prime) road connects Framaja-Nayela to Senje. Because of deteriorating relations between the G.N.U. and Sencharea, this road is falling into disuse.

Jesfig Loop - The Jesfig Loop encircles Lake Jesfig, between the kingdoms of Esiga and Jasfeya.

Minor Capital - The Minor Capital road, indicated by the symbol of the Federal Capital, connects Ibe-Jibin to the 1 road and the 4 road.

Minor 1 (West) - This Minor 1 road connects the Minor Capital road to the eastern side of the 1 road.

Minor 1 (East) - This Minor 1 road connects Bainache to the Jesfig loop via Bachec.

Minor 2 - The Minor 2 road is a bypass of the northern 2 road which connects to the Jesfig loop.

Minor B - The Minor B road is a bypass of the B road which provides a shortcut from Nisi to the Brisa fjords.

Minor M - The Minor M road is an extension of the M road which connects to the Jesfig loop

Minor W - The Minor W road connects the 1 road to the GNU3 road.

[deal4shop]

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