#doesn’t have to be a lasting impact

[beholdthesword]

when I first started writing fic I started replying to every comment I got because I was so happy that anyone was even reading them

and I’ve kept it up because I feel like I sent a precedent for myself but sometimes I felt weird about it because then ultimately half the comments on my own fics were me

but I saw a post recently about how commenting builds community and even though we may write for ourselves we also post for that connection to readers

and I’m really trying to break free of the passive consumerism that tends to plague our lives now and that post really struck me because I do what to connect with other people even for a moment

all that to say I’m gonna keep responding. and I’ve been hoarding all the comment emails on my latest fic bc I was feeling weird about responding but I’m gonna go back and respond because I want those people to know that I’m a real person and their words meant something to me

I’m still working on anxiety around leaving comments but I’m going to remember that there’s a person who wrote this fic and I want to connect with them, if only for a fleeting moment

[seaglassdinosaur]

Something about how Haymitch continues to drink. That he never ‘fully’ recovers, even though there are plenty of opportunities through and after the series when his access to alcohol is cut off. Something about him perhaps seeing the act as pointless because the damage to his body has been done, but being content with the time he has left.

Something about Haymitch being able to care about people again; allowing himself to care about Katniss and Peeta and not having to fear losing them or anyone else ever again. That he finds a hobby, a constructive and meaningful way to spend his time that not only reminds him of Lenore Dove, but was prompted by the people he has around him. That he finally feels safe enough to open up about and remember everyone who was taken over the years. That he’s able to heal some through this.

Something about how Haymitch’s pain doesn’t go away, but he’s able to find peace with it through these practices and people, and is able to forgive himself and feel forgiven by those he lost.

[uglygirlstatus]

driving test in two hours so nervous I cannot move

[hearts4pearlescentmoon]

Bro is trying so hard to be Stanford Pines

[branches-of-time]

looks at images of Mondstadt and tears well up in my eyes

[nightmareonpeachstreet]

Sometimes u just gotta find things to distract you from Arlecchino until she comes out

Like decorating your teapot to be a family home for Arle, her wife Furina and their 3 kids, Lyney Lynette and Freminet

[kavehayati]

Chappel Roan saying she’s sad she’s demisexual and then there’s me being aroace as a whole like don’t you think I’m even more sad 😭

[made-of-starlightt]

Obviously there is much worse going on in the world but I am trying to do so much rn and I feel like the result is everything is mid and in so cranky all the time

[nick-close]

I hope Anthony starts planning LESS going into the rest of s2, tbh. I hope we get less plot, I hope we get more stupid things he put in because they were funny, and I hope the story starts to come after the comedy. I think he was really smart in setting up anchors as a plot point again, because it allows the story to become episodic in new environments- which is where I think the cast thrive. I hope he relaxes into doing dumb nonsense and remembers to trust his improv.

I don’t want s2 to keep trying to live up to the second half of s1- or trying hard to please the people invested in the story. I want it to please a group of friends who want to make each other laugh. Those are my thoughts, anyways.

[evil-ontheinside]

How annoyed do you think Richie is that Max and Eren have something in common (their last names)?

On that note, Richie and by extension Ruth and Pete (bc we just know this kid went on so many rants about this anime and not just in an anti-star wars context) are very aware of the meaning of Max's name

[vonkarma2]

I literally forget Aidan exists for months at a time

[sombreset]

.(slight abuse mention/personal stuff)

[midnight-arandombanana]

Ok so.

I was going to write stuff and whatever

But I got slightly possessed. I think.

Anywhere he’s the first person I’ve ever drawn and not thought they look really stupid!

I was originally aiming for like 7-8 rhinedottir but I think I kinda missed that mark so here’s 11-12 Rhinedottir!

My current hesdcanon for her childhood is that she was adopted around 7-8 by a rich family and that’s a big part of how she had the resources to become The Alchemist. But her family’s kinda. Yknow. Very Normal. So. Depressed Rhine 😊😊😊

[kavehayati]

I cannot fathom the level of self importance some people must have to behave this way

[ziracona]

Bastard bestfriendship soulmate just doesn’t get written any better than Partyom

[mariacallous]

Democrats in the U.S. Senate on Monday evening blocked a Republican-led attempt to enshrine discrimination against transgender athletes in federal law. The lawmakers rejected the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act. The bill, part of a more considerable conservative effort to roll back LGBTQ+ rights, failed to garner enough votes needed to advance.

After senators voted to confirm President Donald Trump's pick for education secretary, professional wrestling magnate Linda McMahon, the upper chamber considered moving forward with the anti-trans legislation. The bill was stopped by a cloture vote, which is a procedural motion that requires 60 votes to end debate and move forward. The vote was 51 to 45.

The legislation, introduced in the House of Representatives by Florida GOP Rep. Greg Steube and passed by Republicans earlier this year with the support of two Democrats, sought to rewrite Title IX protections by defining sex in athletics solely based on “reproductive biology and genetics at birth.” If enacted, the bill would have effectively barred transgender women and girls from participating in federally funded school and college sports.

The bill also called for federal studies on the impact of transgender inclusion in women’s sports and potential “adverse psychological and developmental effects” on cisgender athletes. There is no evidence that transgender athletes are a danger to cisgender peers. While it did not mandate physical examinations to determine an athlete’s sex, critics warned that its enforcement could lead to intrusive scrutiny of all female athletes.

The bill’s failure comes amid a broader, coordinated effort by Republicans to legislate transgender people out of public life. Just last month, Trump signed an executive order titled “No Men in Women’s Sports." Trump used the signing ceremony as an opportunity to spew inflammatory rhetoric, falsely claiming that men have “invaded” women’s sports and that male athletes are “beating up and injuring” women—a claim that has been debunked time and time again.

Human Rights Campaign president Kelley Robinson applauded the Senate’s rejection of the bill, emphasizing the damaging impact of such policies. “Every child should have the opportunity to experience the simple joys of being young and making memories with their friends. But bills like these send the message that transgender kids don’t deserve the same opportunities to thrive as their peers simply because of who they are. And they are impossible to enforce without putting all kids at risk of invasive questions or physical examinations just because someone doesn’t look or dress like everyone else,” Robinson said in a statement to The Advocate.

Trump’s executive order, which threatened to strip federal funding from schools and colleges that failed to comply with his ban on transgender athletes, has already triggered legal challenges. Civil rights advocates and legal experts have pointed out that executive orders cannot override federal civil rights protections, including those under Title IX, and the order is expected to be tied up in court for months.

“We should want all of our kids to have the chance to be on a team, problem solve with others, learn valuable skills, and find places to belong,” Robinson said. “Thank you to the leaders who stood up today, pushed back against those playing politics with young people’s lives, and declared that ours should be a nation where every child feels valued.”