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[updatingranboo]

reply from ranboo :D

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[video description: An unseen clock can be heard ticking fast. White text appears on a black background:

Something is growing...

The clock is still ticking when an unseen crowd begins to cheer. More text:

It will take the strength of many But only one will claim... The crown

There's the sound of a sword swishing through the air before clashing with metal. Technoblade's crown appears behind the words "The crown". The sword swings again, Minecraft XP is collected, and the crowd cheers even louder. Then, Techno's voice is heard:

Techno: One of us, one of us, one of us!

The sound of the crowd abruptly disappears. A large, unseen bell begins to ring as the ticking starts back up. More text reads:

November 9, 2024 A One of Us Fundraiser Festival of Voices Seeds of Hope

There's silence during the final text:

stay tuned @/oneofusglobal

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[ratatatastic]

If you could be anyone of your teammates who would it be and why? Panthers Cut.

[tangramkey]

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KEEP BOYCOTTING!! KEEP SPREADING AWARENESS!! KEEP DEMANDING A PERMANENT CEASE FIRE!!!

[halorvic]

The danger is clear and present: COVID isn’t merely a respiratory illness; it’s a multi-dimensional threat impacting brain function, attacking almost all of the body’s organs, producing elevated risks of all kinds, and weakening our ability to fight off other diseases. Reinfections are thought to produce cumulative risks, and Long COVID is on the rise. Unfortunately, Long COVID is now being considered a long-term chronic illness — something many people will never fully recover from. Dr. Phillip Alvelda, a former program manager in DARPA’s Biological Technologies Office that pioneered the synthetic biology industry and the development of mRNA vaccine technology, is the founder of Medio Labs, a COVID diagnostic testing company. He has stepped forward as a strong critic of government COVID management, accusing health agencies of inadequacy and even deception. Alvelda is pushing for accountability and immediate action to tackle Long COVID and fend off future pandemics with stronger public health strategies. Contrary to public belief, he warns, COVID is not like the flu. New variants evolve much faster, making annual shots inadequate. He believes that if things continue as they are, with new COVID variants emerging and reinfections happening rapidly, the majority of Americans may eventually grapple with some form of Long COVID. Let’s repeat that: At the current rate of infection, most Americans may get Long COVID.

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LP: A recent JAMA study found that US adults with Long COVID are more prone to depression and anxiety – and they’re struggling to afford treatment. Given the virus’s impact on the brain, I guess the link to mental health issues isn’t surprising. PA: There are all kinds of weird things going on that could be related to COVID’s cognitive effects. I’ll give you an example. We’ve noticed since the start of the pandemic that accidents are increasing. A report published by TRIP, a transportation research nonprofit, found that traffic fatalities in California increased by 22% from 2019 to 2022. They also found the likelihood of being killed in a traffic crash increased by 28% over that period. Other data, like studies from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, came to similar conclusions, reporting that traffic fatalities hit a 16-year high across the country in 2021. The TRIP report also looked at traffic fatalities on a national level and found that traffic fatalities increased by 19%. LP: What role might COVID play? PA: Research points to the various ways COVID attacks the brain. Some people who have been infected have suffered motor control damage, and that could be a factor in car crashes. News is beginning to emerge about other ways COVID impacts driving. For example, in Ireland, a driver’s COVID-related brain fog was linked to a crash that killed an elderly couple. Damage from COVID could be affecting people who are flying our planes, too. We’ve had pilots that had to quit because they couldn’t control the airplanes anymore. We know that medical events among U.S. military pilots were shown to have risen over 1,700% from 2019 to 2022, which the Pentagon attributes to the virus.

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LP: You’ve criticized the track record of the CDC and the WHO – particularly their stubborn denial that COVID is airborne. PA: They knew the dangers of airborne transmission but refused to admit it for too long. They were warned repeatedly by scientists who studied aerosols. They instituted protections for themselves and for their kids against airborne transmission, but they didn’t tell the rest of us to do that.

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LP: How would you grade Biden on how he’s handled the pandemic? PA: I’d give him an F. In some ways, he fails worse than Trump because more people have actually died from COVID on his watch than on Trump’s, though blame has to be shared with Republican governors and legislators who picked ideological fights opposing things like responsible masking, testing, vaccination, and ventilation improvements for partisan reasons. Biden’s administration has continued to promote the false idea that the vaccine is all that is needed, perpetuating the notion that the pandemic is over and you don’t need to do anything about it. Biden stopped the funding for surveillance and he stopped the funding for renewing vaccine advancement research. Trump allowed 400,000 people to die unnecessarily. The Biden administration policies have allowed more than 800,000 to 900,000 and counting.

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LP: The situation with bird flu is certainly getting more concerning with the CDC confirming that a third person in the U.S. has tested positive after being exposed to infected cows. PA: Unfortunately, we’re repeating many of the same mistakes because we now know that the bird flu has made the jump to several species. The most important one now, of course, is the dairy cows. The dairy farmers have been refusing to let the government come in and inspect and test the cows. A team from Ohio State tested milk from a supermarket and found that 50% of the milk they tested was positive for bird flu viral particles.

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PA: There’s a serious risk now in allowing the virus to freely evolve within the cow population. Each cow acts as a breeding ground for countless genetic mutations, potentially leading to strains capable of jumping to other species. If any of those countless genetic experiments within each cow prove successful in developing a strain transmissible to humans, we could face another pandemic – only this one could have a 58% death rate. Did you see the movie “Contagion?” It was remarkably accurate in its apocalyptic nature. And that virus only had a 20% death rate. If the bird flu makes the jump to human-to-human transition with even half of its current lethality, that would be disastrous.

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[turnabout-cats]

don't forget your daily clicks

ace attorney characters as cats day 128: he may not have the best name anymore but he stays winning in our hearts 💔

[royalarchivist]

Wilson took over Rubius' setup today and refused to let him move the camera, going so far as to grab his arm with his tiny little paws MULTIPLE times so Rubius would keep petting him 🥹💕

Wilson is my favorite streamer.

[miyani]

Something I made for the One Of Us Global charity event!

Don't forget to donate! :D

[ham1lton]

the love interest for me is always lewis bc that’s my man and no one could be him <333 but i left it open ended bc like dream girl, you can imagine anyone you want hehehe (except i said cringe fail lando at the end bc he’s the only one that could fill that role 😭😭)

but EXACTLY what u described. charles is asking about the emoji keyboard and the intern is like who is asking about what…

i saw somewhere that lewis said he wants AI to help with the stewards’ decisions and engineer yn is like ily but this would make it worse. the AI would say we should ask vin diesel for a second opinion.

altho i could see max calling yn while he’s live-streaming bc his computer at home is giving him issues and she’s like never call me at home again

for my seb girlies (also me 🥵), he’s always asking her shit even after retirement. he’s like how do i end an ig live. what’s tiktok. who is alyssa violent (yn figures out he means alissa violet)

[updatingranboo]

ranboo donated to the one of us global foundation charity event! :D

donate here!!

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[video description: The official trailer for Festival of Voices 2024. It begins with a screenshot of Techno's Minecraft skin beside a quote from him: "One day, we'll look back at where we started and be amazed by how far we've come." Wind whistles as the quote is replaced by his YouTube avatar and white text.

text: 11 years of Technoblade

Action music fades in. It plays in the background of clips of Techno playing Minecraft, as well as clips from a previous Festival of Voices, with a caption at the bottom clarifying "(footage from last year's festival, some people included may not be present this year)". The clips are spliced with more white text.

Techno: Everything working? text: A One of Us Global Event Techno: Alright, so what we're doing today: we're playing Minecraft— text: In honor of Technoblade Techno: People are gonna be like "Wow. This is the single greatest Minecraft event I've seen in my life." It's gonna be fantastic. text: A brand new UHC gamemode Tubbo: This is it!! Snifferish: Oh, yeah! Slimecicle: Lock this in, lock this in! text: A special fundraiser event Techno: You guys are too powerful. Jschlatt: Look at this, we're in first! TommyInnit: Yes! Slimecicle: YEAH!! Philza: Wow, we just went up 10k. text: Technoblade never dies Techno: Not even close, baby, Technoblade never dies! text: Claim the crown

Techno's crown appears behind the words "Claim the crown" before they both fade out.

text: Festival of Voices Claim the crown November 9th, 2024

There's one final thud before the music ends. Several streamers are listed: Antfrost, AntVenom, Apokuna, Average Harry, Apokuna, BadBoyHalo, Badlinu, CaptainPuffy, CaptainSparklez, CG5, Couriway, Eret, Falsesymmetry, Firebreathman, FitMC, Fruitberries, Ghostiefruit, Hannahxxrose, HannaPeyton, Hbomb94, Im_a_squid_kid, ImpulseSV, Jillyeon, JojoSolos, KaraCorvus, Krinios, KyleEff, MichaelMcchill, Nihachu, Poodwattle, Seapeekay, Skeppy, Sneegsnag, Snifferish, SophieTexas, SpeedSilver, TapL, TheOriginalAce, Tubbo, VelvetisCake, and vGumiho.

text: learn more at oneofusglobal.org or @/oneofusglobal on all platforms

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[thedisablednaturalist]

Guys we need to fight climate change so more dogs get to have their first snow day

[abyssalaquarist00]

UNCLE SAM'S NEW CLOTHES: How are American tax dollars spent?

Read more for artist commentary.

have had this concept simmering for a while now. wanted to imagine the "uncle sam" character as if he were to appear as a contemporary US politician. his pockets flow with taxpayer dollars, and its more the merrier with him. a couple things to note..

ill start off with the dogs. the US depends on Saudi and Emirati oil, hence why those dogs are black. theyre barking for american money, and aid in conflicts theyve started. these countries depend on the US military.

now the UAE in particular wants to become westernized, its in its best interest to do so. i have something else planned for that, so i wont get into it now.

israel is hiding between uncle sams legs, with a mouth dripping with blood. that is where its most safe, to be shielded from criticism. the dog is white in representation of both the flag and the fact that the zionist movement originated in europe.

the US uses these three nations militaries as its own personal attack dogs in what we call the "middle east" (which has its own british / french colonial origins)

also look up: why is the UAE called little sparta?

the zippo lighter represents the US military, they were also famously used in the vietnam war. you can assume that uncle sam used the zippo to light the dollars to light the cigar, which in turn is causing thick smoke (pollution)

of course its stupid to light the money on fire to light the cigar, but he has all the money a person could want. what does he care he burns a few hundred bucks?

the US military is actually one of the worlds leading polluters! you can look this up yourself if youd like.

and finally the cigar. the US sanctions and blockades countries they oppose, spend decades on propaganda against them, yet they want to reap all their resources and exports. what they cant have is luxury, so they crave it even more.

i think i forgot to mention the tie. its red and blue because the 2 party system is the same lol

the art might speak for itself but i know we live in a time where media literacy is at a low so. here it goes

crossposted from twitter of course

[k2ulhu]

hulu was doing live coverage of the election until 2:00am, at which point my power randomly went out and when I reopened the hulu app on my tv the election coverage was replaced with

[oidheadh-con-culainn]

had a really interesting convo yesterday about ethics and whether intent or results matters (eg if you tried to make an ethical purchasing choice but the business was actually exploitative as hell, does that "count") and very much came to the conclusion that sure, if you're concerned with your personal immortal soul, as a christian might be, then intention counts. but if what you're focused on is your impact on the world, then intention means nothing if the actions have negative results, right? (that doesn't mean you're to blame for them! you didn't know! but you also don't get "ethics points" for trying, you know?)

and this also got me thinking about the whole christian idea that sinful thoughts are as bad as sinful actions because. they're just not imo. maybe for the sake of your Immortal Soul they are points against you, if that's your jam. but in terms of putting good into the world, in terms of your impact on other people, the ONLY thing that matters is what you choose to do with those thoughts. there is no way that "was kind to someone who was pissing me off, for the sake of community harmony" or "helped an acquaintance with a task even though I felt resentful about the time spent doing that" is a Bad Thing for the world

and it made me wonder how much purity culture and thought policing is rooted in (mostly evangelical) cultural christianity and this idea that ethical choices are an individual thing because what matters is the impact of them on YOUR soul and not, you know, things we do because of what we owe the world around us / because of love for others / because a world where people are trying to put good into it is a hell of a lot nicer to live in than one where people are only worried about themselves

i grew up evangelical but like. fairly mild evangelical and even though there wasn't a big focus on hell and stuff, i definitely fixated on imperfect thoughts and behaviours that were putting absolutely no harm into the world, rather than focusing on what i could do to put good into it, and that individualistic vs outward-focused approach to morality has been something i've grappled with a lot as an adult. but i never really thought about it as simply as this and really that's what it boils down to. are you making the ethical choice because you're trying to put good in the world, or because it would make you a "good person" to do so? because the answer to that 100% defines whether it's the thought or the result that counts