#political strangers

[mist-the-wannabe-linguist]

Dunno how to put it properly into words but lately I find myself thinking more about that particular innocence of fairy tales, for lack of better word. Where a traveller in the middle of a field comes across an old woman with a scythe who is very clearly Death, but he treats her as any other auntie from the village. Or meeting a strange green-skinned man by the lake and sharing your loaf of bread with him when he asks because even though he's clearly not human, your mother's last words before you left home were to be kind to everyone. Where the old man in the forest rewards you for your help with nothing but a dove feather, and when you accept even such a seemingly useless reward with gratitude, on your way home you learn that it's turned to solid gold. Where supernatural beings never harm a person directly and every action against humans is a test of character, and every supernatural punishment is the result of a person bringing on their own demise through their own actions they could have avoided had they changed their ways. Where the hero wins for no other reason than that they were a good person. I don't have the braincells to describe this better right now but I wish modern fairy tales did this more instead of trying to be fantasy action movies.

[lgbtlunaverse]

Lots of comparisons between Moros and Than but you're all overlooking something. Moros isn't hades 2's Thanatos. Nemesis is hades 2's Thanatos (grew up together, is mad you're leaving/fighting chronos, will interrupt you mid-run to help or challenge you, 4 seconds away from going "not like I like you or anything! b-baka" at all times)

"But isn't Nemesis hades 2's Meg?" No. Eris is Meg (hinders your run but not due to any kind of conviction it's just her job/she wants to beat you up, talks shit, clearly your ex)

Moros is something entirely new that we've never seen in hades 1. Treasure it.

[thedisablednaturalist]

You will not be able to fully understand or relate to people with differing disabilities. Being disabled yourself does not give you immunity to having biases, ableist ideas, or misunderstandings about people with different disabilities. We all have unique struggles and things that help/hurt us, and it's both beautiful and frustrating. It's what makes our community strong but it also can lead to infighting and miscommunication. Be aware of other disabilities, listen to people outside your specific condition. Don't talk over others and if you do apologize and learn from it. Don't assume because YOU haven't encountered something that it means anyone talking about it is lying or exaggerating. We can still have each other's backs without having the same experiences. We can do this. Take my hand.

[cheekios]

Please Bring Kaiser Home.

I have been having complications with managing my diabetes that have led me to be hospitalized twice. I live alone. Kaiser is a precious pup that specializes in detecting when blood sugar is too high or too low before it leads to complications. Something I have been struggling with. Kaiser would not only improve my quality of life but also be my companion and friend

I’m asking for community support get a Medical Alert Dog. It is a huge ask but any support is appreciated 💗

CA: $HushEmu

PP: emuslayter@gmail.com

[shalom-iamcominghome]

"We need more diverse queer representation!"

You cannot even handle queer jews.

[queenie-ofthe-void]

The Spicy Six Drink Challenge:

(Based on that viral TikTok challenge where everyone adds a bit of something to the King's Cup, they mix it up and take shots)

Hi, I'm Nancy, and I'm going to add Sprite because I feel like everyone's just going to add liquor.

Hi, I'm Jonathan. I'm going to add orange juice because I heard Eddie say he's going to add half a bottle of Vodka.

Hey everyone, Argyle here. I'm just gonna add a little bit of lemonade because Eddie said he's going to add some Malibu.

Steve here, setting sail on this nasty bullshit of flavor we're making. I'm going to add all of the Coke we have because Eddie told me he's adding, like, a pint of Jack and I don't want to have to carry my boyfriend home.

I'm Eddie. I'm adding a can of Monster because I told each person here that I'm adding different types of alcohol so they'd make the ultimate master mix of flavors, and I'm forcing them to reap what they've sown.

Robin: *adds half of a bottle of gin*

Robin: *takes a shot* I'm gonna kiss Nancy tonight

[strangerthingsfacts]

[maingh0st]

i know i'm not the first to say this, but the acolyte's cancellation has confirmed how tired i am of disney's decision-making when it comes to their content. i know nostalgia is the easiest way to a big payout, but we can only take so many spinoffs before the universe starts to feel too small. but then fresh content—content that's building on the canon by looking to old star wars lore while asking new questions—fizzles out.

it's the sequel trilogy all over again. we're promised something new, something that actually expands the canon rather than just recycling it, even bringing in concepts from legends, and then the rug is ripped out from underneath us & we're punished for ever caring about any of it. silly babygirl! palpatine was always the big bad (don't worry about the fact that this is thematically nonsense and not foreshadowed in any way), and rey isn't a nobody ("your parents sold you because they loved you"), and this isn't a story about how the force transcends human categories and dynasties (represented by a grey jedi force dyad between a legacy skywalker and a nobody orphan from a backwater planet, fulfilling not only balance between light and dark but also transcending the old to become something new). silly idiot!!! rey's a palpatine by birth and a skywalker by self-adoption and god forbid she create her own identity outside of these names our fans recognize. watch as she stands alone on a sand planet that has no personal significance to her, ending her arc almost exactly as she began. but look!! two suns! neat

i don't even know if fanservice is the right word. at a certain point, it just starts to feel like they're quaking in their boots at the thought of doing anything new. i had my gripes with some of the choices in the acolyte, but at least it was unique. it explored a new era and asked questions that star wars has only ever flirted with. like: what happens to the children who are uprooted from their homes at such a young age, yet can't find their place in the jedi order? how does one survive in a supposedly honorable system that nevertheless relies on the repression of some of humanity's most fundamental emotions? is it possible that an organization dictating exactly how one ought to interact with the very life force of the universe... could perhaps be faulty and shortsighted? what happens when the ways of that order clash with other cultures and worldviews? (spoilers: space colonialism). and that's not even to mention the ideas they play with re: the force itself (vergences! plagueis! force witches!)

i know not everyone loved the show, but a lot of people really did care about it. a lot of people, like me, were excited to see these new questions being raised. but forget it—the disney gods have decreed that it didn't hit some magical threshold of streaming hours or reach a "broad enough" audience in the two months it's been out. but don't worry guys. turn your brains off and tune in for the next spinoff 2 chewy 2 bacca

[kidovna]

🤝🏻 part 1 (next)

[nicollekidman]

realizing that people who equate cynicism with intellectual rigor are often just being lazy and pathetic has been so helpful tbh

[topnotchquark]

Nico saying that Lewis gives his daughters boxes of presents every Christmas just got caught in my mind.

Imagine you were a mixed race boy born in Hertfordshire, different from everyone else around you. Bullied in school, being raised by your father to compete in a sport where money is very much of essence and you and your family do not have a lot of it. And then you meet this other boy who comes from the kind of life you dream to live one day. You're friends and fierce competitors. You find solace in each other. You visit Monaco for the first time with your friend, dreaming up the life you will have when you make it, when you beat out of the mould that the world thought it could capture you in.

And then you two grow through the ranks and you're at the pinnacle of your sport and you have what it takes to win and the world recognises that you can win. And you win. You win with your friend and fiercest competitor by your side fighting with you for those wins, and this fighting ruins something something that was valuable to both of you when you were still innocent and unsullied by life.

But despite everything that went into the doing and undoing of this relationship, you still realise that this person you once called a friend has a life and family beyond your bitter dynamic. He has children, and children need love and affection and good memories. And you're a better man now so you understand that. So you make sure the kids get gifts on Christmas. And you make sure of it every year. Afterall, if you met someone you loved deeply when you were both kids, wouldn't you feel a pang of nostalgia when they had kids. Wouldn't you try to extend the warmth that you couldn't find for your friend to his children. Afterall, whatever happens during childhood basically remains with you forever.

[saccharinescorpion]

i’m sorry, i have to put my foot down: Juniper did NOT call the farmer stinky and do the ojou-sama laugh in her first scene for you to say “March is literally the only character in Fields Of Mistria who isn’t overly nice to the player” this is blatant mean girl erasure!!

[ikarakie]

people pacify will byers too much. he is a Bitch!!! he is sassy and snarky!!! he talked mad shit about GOVERNMENT AGENTS WHILE THEY WERE ONE ROOM AWAY!!! DO YOU NOT REMEMBER THE TONE HE HAD WITH MIKE AND EL IN THE RINK-O-MANIA EPISODE??? ("how did you forget about the socks? since you come here all the time?" & "one party! for mom's work!") yes he has trauma yes he has little to no self confidence but oh my god he has a mouth on him. he's a little shit!!!! stop pretending like he isn't!!!!!!!!!

edit: BRO HE LITERALLY LOOKS AT POLICE OFFICERS HEAD ON AND LIEEEESSS TO THEM !!!RIGHT TO THEIR FACES!! talking some "it was an accident." type bullshit HE IS A MENACE I BEG YOU HEAR MEEEE

[gayforcarstairsgirls]

Noah Schnapp is more powerful than the United States government

[cosmic-hoboandthehighlander]

Don’t get me wrong, the joke memes are funny and all but if I’m being 100% honest here, as an American I’m actually pretty fearful for my life.

I’ve been dreading this election all year and seeing this disgusting man continue to plan, in my personal opinion, to take over the country I call my home as not a president but as a dictator, has made my mental health plummet over the last few months.

This isn’t a funny, ha-ha sorta moment. A man walked into my place of employments just minutes after the news broke and joyfully started going off about how “they shot the wrong man!” to my friend and I while we stood in horror as he told other customers and hollered about his MAGA agenda.

The republicans will retaliate; that is my biggest fear. They see this man as someone who lived despite what “we did to him” and will get worse in the coming months. I know Biden isn’t the best guy for the job…but at least I know if he becomes my president, I can feel just a little safer going to sleep at night.

[mylittleredgirl]

my personal experience with The Premise was when i was 13 at my first star trek convention. i walked around having my mind blown open by the realization that this many people enjoyed star trek (and created things for it!!!), and was curious about the tables tucked basically under the stairs far away from the professional merch dealer's rooms.

a woman manning one of these tables covered in paper zines asked me if i liked The Premise, but it was a verbal conversation so the question i heard was, "do you like the premise of star trek?" with no capital letters but a sense of Great Importance.

i don't actually remember what i said, but it was definitely the wrong answer. this spun around in my head for years, because it was some kind of essential password for the key to the kingdom. but like, what was the premise of star trek? humans live in spaceships someday?? peace and love between humans and aliens in the 23rd century? why was that a pre-requisite for reading this carbon-copied stapled newsletter with kirk and spock on the cover that "might not be appropriate" for me to read?

anyway i assumed this kind of speakeasy table was selling political manifestos advocating overthrowing the government to get us to Star Trek Times faster.