#media briefings

[firstoccupier]

When Fiction and Reality Blur: Trump’s COVID Chronicles vs. The Andromeda Strain

By, Cliff Potts, WPS News, Editor-in-ChiefBaybay City | March 20, 2025 In a reality where truth often seemed stranger than fiction, the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic by Donald J. Trump’s administration has invited inevitable comparisons to Michael Crichton’s The Andromeda Strain. Both narratives involve a deadly pathogen and a nation racing against time; however, their key difference lies in…

[falafels]

pt. 39!!! <pt.38 pt.40>

poll is fr because i’m so indecisive ⬇️

tags for the homies ❤️ @andrewsleftarmband @blurryhour @you-know-i-get-itt @notexactlythatgirl @longspacerat @tessasilverswan @minyard-05 @carbon-dated-gal @bisexualchaosdemon @stormiiflies @watercoloureyes01 @vampire-overlord @iron-sides @azure-wing @buffalo-fox @ohgodnotagainplease @pink-hydrangea @jaywalkerss @ohmynoggin-blog @cosmic-marauder @min-getoutofmy-yard @plazybones @disastersappho @leestars13 @the-witch-forever-lives @minyardsss @post-historical-posts @andabuttonnose @hidinginmyhands @aftg4l @allfor-thegames @kaleidoskuls @inafieldofstarflowers @snowcoming @mooniism

[okanra]

Since I grew up in the late 90s, all I can think about teen Trunks and Goten is through the layer of nostalgia, with them wearing the late 90s and early 2000s clothing in something like a US setting, and Trunks using the latest phone technology at the time since he's a tech nepobaby: the legendary flip phone.

I think for Goten who was originally a mountain boy to be so hooked on things like phones and texting and girlfriends and dates when he grows into his adolescence, is because Trunks was his original influence until it wasn't.

Them using the trendiest slangs of 20 years later is pretty on point tho.

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Assisting Acquaintance Acquired.

[First] Prev <–-> Next

[martyrbat]

rip to bruce but if i fumbled her i would literally kill myself

[thepiedcurrawong]

WELCOME TO THE MINDFUCK

Here's a new intro post!

last updated 6/04/25.

IMPORTANT POST

BASIC INFORMATION

I live in AEDT/AEST, so click here to see my time.

I am seventeen years old and a minor. If you wanna be a 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴 be at most 18 or smth :3

I am bisexual(1) and panromantic. I am also a trans girl. My pronouns are she/her.

I love DMs! I love social interaction! Please, if you think I'm cool, DM me! I love talking to people!!

BEAUTIFUL GIRLFRIEND::: @uwathebestgirl ILYYYY!!!!!!!

Dividers used made by @enchanthings-a and can be found here

Further elaboration below the cut.

COMPLEX INFORMATION

I live in Australia. My favourite drink is coffee, followed shortly by Schweppes Agrum Blood Orange, caramel milkshakes, apple juice, and the blood of my enemies.

You may call me A.V., as those are my initials. If we're mooties I'll probably tell you my name.

I’M ON ESTROGEN, BITCHES! >:3

My singing range is around E2-A5.

I won't reblog reblog bait. Just know that yes, this blog is a safe place for everyone unless you don't tolerate other people, in which case you violate the social contract of tolerance and are as such not included in said contract.

I have many plushies. DM me if you want to know their lore.

I will probably use all slurs that apply to me (faggot, tranny, dyke).

I will probably flirt with you.

I love media piracy.

I FUCKING LOVE BIRDS. My favourite ones are the Australian Magpie, Aussie Raven, and of course, Pied Currawongs.

I have no DNI because they don't really work anyway.

I would totally fuck the xenomorph.

I have multiple sideblogs, DM me if you want to know them :3

I love yo-yos. I'm not good at it but I'm tryning ok just gimmie a minute here

My tags

A number of these I haven't used in a while, and most I just forget.

#av-og for when i write things.

#av-media for posts relating to media I like

#av-dark for DarK related stuff

#av-dune for Dune related posts

#av-silly for silly stuff

#av-rb for reblogs

#av-trans for stuff relating to being trans

#av-hrt for matter specifically regarding me having estrogen

#av-space for SPACE SPACE SPACE SPACE

#av-lore for mostly plushie lore but maybe some amy lore too if i decide to do jazz

MEDIA I'M A FAN OF (BIG LIST SORRY)

BOOKS

Holes

No Country For Old Men

Dune

The Hunger Games series

The Three-Body Problem trilogy

The Martian

House of Leaves

FILMS

Dune

The Princess Bride

Pirates of the Caribbean

The Black Phone

Jaws

Klaus

The Batman

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

TELEVISION

Test Patterns

Dark (2017)

A Series of Unfortunate Events

Stranger Things (only season 1 though) (3)

The Owl House

The Sandman

Alice in Borderland

Good Omens

Breaking Bad

Squid Game (4)

MUSIC

The Crane Wives

Will Wood & The Tapeworms

Sarah and the Safe Word

Vundabar

Lena Raine

The Heavy

The Black Keys

JCS

VIDEO GAMES

Fields of Mistria

Stardew Valley

Project Zomboid

Minecraft

Minecraft: Story Mode

Subnautica

Terraria

Celeste

Team Fortress 2

Bopl Battle

Pressure

OTHER

The Magnus Archives/The Magnus Protocol

Technoblade

Chainmail Chasers

Colinlock16 continuity

This Man

Jesus Christ: Superstar

Ending notes

Don't kill yourself, please.

The title is a reference to Mind Brand.

have this as a gift for reading the whole thing

[doomdoomofdoom]

Apparently there's currently discussion in science (humanities in particular) about whether video essays could be accepted as academic writing on par with the academic papers we currently have

I think that's awesome as fuck tbh

[watermel0ns-dumb-cringe]

As much as i love coming up with stupid as hell names for Jimmy , I feel like . Refusing to name him or acknowledge his actions undermines the entire point of the game and what it's trying to comment on . Like , isn't the entire point to acknowledge what he did ? For him AND Curly to take responsibility ? I understand WHY it's not brought up as much , as it's a sensitive topic — but I feel like Jimmy should be more acknowledged by the mouthwashing community outside of "where's your shirt" memes , AUs that remove him or change him to be a good person (as much as I love the concepts , aside from . Lobotomized Jimmy . That one makes me feel REALLY icky) , or just him being tortured , as much as he deserves it . I'm not saying to like - stop it ENTIRELY , as I can't control that , I'm just saying that we should acknowledge him a bit more in a serious manner like we do the rest of the cast .

[frahah]

The 1975 mixed media visual art 💿

[black-and-yellow]

Ingenue

Reel it in.

(NB even though this reads right to left, the pages are ordered so that they will be in order when scrolled through on full screen)

[slozhnos]

rewatching newsies and i really love the detail at the end of of ‘that’s rich’ where jack is trying to wave at katherine

[thesentinelzine]

✦ ─────────────────

THE SENTiNEL ; A GUARDiA SViZZERA PONTiFiCiA ZiNE

───────────────── ✦

IN the well-oiled machine of the Vatican, one well-disciplined, brightly-uniformed cog turns with particular dedication and fervor - of course, it's the Pontifical Swiss Guard. Day in, day out, they are responsible for the Holy Father's protection. They keep watch at general audiences; stand guard at the gates of the Apostolic Palace; devote themselves to their church and their duty. However, maybe you've wondered… What do these people think about while standing around for all that time? What do they do in their free time? What do they gossip about on their lunch break? What kind of dumb nonsense do they get up to on their day off?

THE Swiss Guard tells all… In the debut issue of The Sentinel - a deeply unserious magazine about the life and times of the Guardia Svizzera Pontifica, and its many friends in the Vatican Security Services.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION UNDER THE CUT ;

WHO ARE WE?

THE blog itself is run (currently) by few members of the steadily growing GSP community. You may know us as: 🐋 toto @thalassous ; he/him, sea/sear 🌿 emma @therepublicofletters ; she/her 🫒 juicy @juiceyborger ; he preferred, any work 👾 chris @ijustwantedtoresetmypassword ; what are pronouns ☕ max @ardyforshort ; he/him

WHY ARE WE DOING THIS?

THIS zine is the brain child of a gaggle of Conclave (2024) enthusiasts… That got a little carried away with it. Read: Accidentally created a whole parallel-universe Vatican Security Services out of original fictional characters. And wrote, and drew, and created a whole bunch about their lives, loosely set in the Conclave universe. A collective labour of love, creativity, and maybe a little bit of madness. Acriter et Fideliter. Enjoy ❤️

WHERE CAN I LEARN MORE FIRST?

WE currently have a:

Zine Masterpost

Zine Tag

Mirahaze Wiki (work in progress)

In-Character Asks Tag

[annabelle--cane]

I respect the labor it has always taken to push queer stories to anywhere approaching the mainstream and I appreciate that all of these works have their merits and will have been extremely meaningful to people but sometimes I look back at the state of queer media in the late 2000s/early 2010s and I briefly see into hell

[atla-what-is-this-site]

not a big queer-drama-coming-out-story fan

but oh my god.

After i came out to them, my mom bought me this manga

Is Love The Answer by Uta Isaki

Summary:

Chika has never fallen in love. In high school, she tried dating, but found herself feeling alien in every relationship. Now, in college, she takes a psychology course, trying to find out why she's different. The story focuses on her coming-of-age, as she tries to figure out the question, "Is love the answer to everything?"

I love this a lot, mainly because its not trying to be dramatic. Its not sad, frankly i was smiling the majority of this book. But the characters, the story...

all in all, 10/10 would recommend.

[lightkrets312]

to the people who write summaries and wikis with thorough breakdowns of all the lore and media for a series that breaks it up into 20 different formats: you are doing fantastic work, may it remain intact and accessible well into the future, I owe you my life

to the people that decide splitting your series into 20 different media formats with critical lore in most/all of them is a good idea:

ARCHIVE YOUR SHIT IMMEDIATELY, WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING.