#everything’s bullshit

[nando161mando]

Gary Stevenson: ‘Economists have been all wrong about almost everything for 15 years now’

[postureofashrimp]

love that Agatha was just “yes, and-“ing her way through both Wandavision and Agatha All Along

[badplayerana]

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[mmelolabelle]

Armand is someone who has been has been trained (in brothels, by Marius, and by 500+ years worth of life experience) to adapt himself to what the people around him want. Throughout seasons 1-2, different people get very different versions of Armand, depending on who they are and who’s retelling the story at the time.

It’s the primary way Armand protects himself, whether he’s a teenage sex slave or the oldest, strongest person in the room. It’s how he controls people. Fundamentally, it’s the only way Armand knows to make people love him (an approximation of love at least). Worse, it’s the only way Armand knows how to love — by twisting and contorting himself into whatever form he thinks his current obsession wants or needs him to be. He even does it to his victims for crying out loud.

And then here’s Daniel, who is constantly seeking authenticity and truth. Who’s bullshit detector is never “off”. Who cannot tolerate any kind of masquerade, manipulation or lie – no matter how kind or well intentioned. Not out of any moral or ethical objection, but because Daniel simply cannot leave things well enough alone once something attracts his attention. He has to know. He has to see where it goes and how it ends.

“It’s my job, I’m built this way”

“It’s in your nature, Mr Molloy. Couldn’t get out the door without lobbing one more bomb.”

Daniel knew something was off about “Rashid” from the beginning, so he began to pick the situation in Dubai apart until Armand revealed himself. And then he kept going until he completely destroyed the narrative Armand had spent 77 years constructing.

Daniel deliberately and systematically pulled “Armand, Amadeo, Arun” apart and laid him bare with nothing but but a laptop, some free time, a near-suicidal disregard for his own personal safety and a mouth that just wouldn’t quit.

There’s power in being seen, in being known, ugly parts and all. What would it feel like, to be completely exposed like that for the first time in centuries?

So yeah it makes sense to me that Armand, who puts on all these acts and artifices to draw people in, but which only serve to ensure they’re kept at a distance, would turn his big sad orange eyes on the person who blew them all to smithereens and be all “…I wanna do this forever, actually.”

[rosicheeks]

Are you okay Missy?

[cacodaemonia]

I wish everyone in the US who didn't vote in the election a very fuck you

[choccy-milky]

ty to @icedmatchawoatmilk13 for sending this to me! i may have gone a bit overboard but this was so much fun to fill out/think about BAHAHA💖 ill still never get over how perfect the song sarah smiles is for them...the lyrics AND the fact that its an alliteration...im gonna do an animatic about seb and clora to that song one day i swear 😩 ((blank template by oakwolves!))

[essektheylyss]

presented without comment

[mint-fixates]

About Bill's Thoughts on Ford ("Even His Lies Are Lies")

Long af post containing spoilers for ThisIsNotAWebsiteDotCom and TBOB below!

So, this is bullshit. And if you're not already aware it's bullshit, I'm gonna tell you exactly why it's bullshit, with Receipts™!

Bill definitely saw Ford as a tool. No denying that. I can even believe that he sees him as a pet more than an equal to some extent. But to claim a tool and a pet are all he sees Ford as? He's 10000% lying. Whether to himself and the therapist or just the therapist, I'm not sure, but let's breakdown how we know he's lying about the extent of his feelings for Ford here.

Why would he want to make Ford a Henchmaniac? Why plan to keep him around after the portal is finished if he only wants him as a tool to build the portal?

2. Why give him 72 hours to turn the portal back on? He says it himself- "sentimentality". Convenient as they are, I don't usually get sentimental over hammers.

3. Why be more honest with him about his backstory than he was with his actual Henchmaniacs?

4. If he just wants Ford as an obedient human pet who "remembers to sit, stay, and roll over control of his entire life", why offer for Ford to join him during the Weirdmageddon arc, before needing his help with the barrier but after Ford had spent 30 years actively opposing Bill at every possible opportunity?

5. Of course, I'd be remiss not to mention it- if Ford is just a tool at worst and a pet at best, why would Bill get wasted and cry over him after the breakup?

[ikpwecanfly]

Healthy relationships really have no place in the vampire world.

The healthiest relationship we've seen so far is claudiline, and it was it's own demise. Madeline cares for Claudia. Not in a possessive way but truly. She wants her to be happy and have as much good as the world is willing to give her. She doesn't want to stop Claudia from killing herself (re: the conversation with Armand) She wants Claudia to WANT to live.

Where lestat and Armand locked Louis in to "protect him from himself", Madeline went away with Claudia and showed her around. Where Armand dressed Louis in drab black, Madeline made Claudia sunshine yellow dresses.

Where lestat tried to distance Louis from everyone who cared about him (his sister, miss Lilly...etc), Madeline sensed how much Louis cared about Claudia, and suggested they all meet up in a bar on a double date because yeah, she'll endure Armand's company for an evening, she bet it would make Claudia happy.

[eighthman-bound]

What a fun week for Tumblr trending this has been

[bones-of-a-rabbit]

readerbot fic shitpost time bc i have nothing else to share yee haw (featuring Sun sneakily asking nondescript fazco employees nonsuspicious questions for totally normal reasons)

readerbot is very Religiously Traumatized Young Adult Struggling To Overcome Their Upbringing coded here and y'know what. it tracks, good for them

[reality-detective]

The population of Springfield, Ohio, with Haitians by the federal government is not an isolated accident.

In Charleroi, Pennsylvania, a town with a population of 4,200, the immigrant population has increased by 2,000% over the past two years, with the majority being Haitians.

Larry Celaschi, the Councilman of the town share his frustration:

"Why was it all dumped on us, and we're not being funded with anything? We can't even meet our budget. Where are we gonna get this extra revenue to pay for it? We've got to do all these things to accommodate the immigrants—that's bullsh*t."

This 👆 is in more places than you think 🤔

[cozylittleartblog]

also in the face of people deleting their blogs, that's another reason why you guys are supposed to reblog stuff. if somebody deletes a post, your liked version will disappear, but the reblogs remain. i'm insane about preservation and archival, every single piece of art i have ever enjoyed is reblogged on my 450k+ posts main account so if the artists leave I still have their work. i even tag things (though just with the main fandom tag) so I have years and years worth of fanworks saved that the terrible general site search will never show you.

please reblog art. not just to support the artists who make it and share their efforts, but also so you have your own copy of their works saved for yourself, and the future users of this site.

[cecoeur]

you're the only voice I wanna hear in my head

[amanitacurses]