#quote number 51

[quote-tournament]

Fifth round, second fight

Quote number 43 :

Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying "I will try again tomorrow"

-Mary Anne Radmacher

VS

Quote number 51 :

"I used to think it was awful that life was so unfair. Then I thought, 'wouldn't it be much worse if life *were* fair, and all the terrible things that happen to us come because we actually deserve them?' So now I take great comfort in the general hostility and unfairness of the universe."

-Marcus Cole, Babylon 5

[krs-kross]

[todays-xkcd]

Hint: If you ever encounter this puzzle in a crossword app, just [term for someone with a competitive and high-achieving personality].

A Crossword Puzzle [Explained]

Transcript

[A square 15x15 crossword puzzle is shown. Only 21 of the 225 squares are black. The black squares are in a pattern that are 180 degree rotationally symmetrical. Three black squares down from the 11th column and similarly three black squares up from the 5th column. Three black squares out from the right in row 7 and then two more black squares diagonally up from the end. Similarly three black squares out from the left in row 9 with two more black squares diagonally down from the end. A single black square is three above the first black square on the diagonal going down to the right and similarly there is a black square three under the first of the diagonal squares going down to the left. (Row 6 column 12 and Row 10 column 4). Finally there are three black squares on a diagonal crossing over the central point by going up from the left through the central point (Row 8 column 8). There are numbers at the top of every column (except the one that is a black square) and similarly at the left edge of all rows (except the one that is a black square). There are also numbers at the bottom of every black segment (except the one that reaches the bottom) and all rows after black segments except the one that reaches the right edge. In total all numbers from 1 to 51 is written. They are written in reading order from 1 to 51.]

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51

[Below the square there are two rows of clues for each number that belongs to across (rows) and to the right there are one row of clues for each number that belongs to down (columns). Both segments have an underlined and bold title above the clues. ]

'''Across'''

1. Famous Pvt. Wilhelm quote

11. IPv6 address record

15. "CIPHERTEXT" decrypted with Vigenère key "CIPHERTEXT"

16. 8mm diameter battery

17. "Warthog" attack aircraft

18. Every third letter in the word for "inability to visualize"

19. An acrostic hidden on the first page of the dictionary

21. Default paper size in Europe

22. First four unary strings

23. Lysine codon

24. 40 CFR Part 63 subpart concerning asphalt pollution

25. Top bond credit rating

26. Audi coupe

27. A pair of small remote batteries, when inserted

29. Unofficial Howard Dean slogan

32. A 4.0 report card

33. The "Harlem Globetrotters of baseball" (vowels only)

34. 2018 Kiefer song

35. Top Minor League tier

36. Reply elicited by a dentist

38. ANAA's airport

41. Macaulay Culkin's review of aftershave

43. Marketing agency trade grp.

44. Soaring climax of Linda Eder's ''Man of La Mancha''

46. Military flight community org.

47. Iconic line from ''Tarzan''

48. Every other letter of Jimmy Wales's birth state

49. Warthog's postscript after "They call me ''mister'' pig!"

50. Message to Elsa in ''Frozen 2''

51. Lola, when betting it all on Black 20 in ''Run Lola Run''

“Down

1. Game featuring "a reckless disregard for gravity"

2. 101010101010101010101010 [sub]2→16

3. Google phone released July '22

4. It's five times better than that ''other'' steak sauce

5. ToHex(43690)

6. Freddie Mercury lyric from ''Under Pressure''

7. Full-size Audi luxury sedan

8. Fast path through a multiple choice marketing survey

9. 12356631 in base 26

10. Viral Jimmy Barnes chorus

11. Ruby Rhod catchphrase

12. badbeef + 9efcebbb

13. In Wet Let's ''Ur Mum'', what the singer has been practicing

14. Refrain from Nora Reed bot

20. Mario button presses to ascend Minas Tirith's walls

24. Vermont historic route north from Bennington

26. High-budget video game

28. Unorthodox Tic-Tac-Toe win

29. String whose SHA-256 hash ends "...689510285e212385"

30. Arnold's remark to the Predator

31. The vowels in the fire salamander's binomial name

32. Janet Leigh ''Psycho'' line

34. Seven 440Hz pulses

37. Audi luxury sports sedan

38. A half-dozen eggs with reasonably firm yolks

39. 2-2-2-2-2-2 on a multitap phone keypad

40. .- .- .- .- .- .-

42. Rating for China's best tourist attractions

43. Standard drumstick size

45. "The rain/in Spain/falls main-/ly on the plain" rhyme scheme

[dramaticallytotal]

The Rise of Team E-Scope Headcanons: Part Three

Idea Post Last Part

• Izzy being entertained by DJ's animal curse at first: "That's my son. DJ. The animal killer."

Noah worried for all his animal friends he knows are working for the show: "Izzy, as much as you know I appreciate a good quote, I don't think now is a good time for Starkid quotes."

Izzy with a hand held to her heart looking absolutely betrayed: "Noah Navam Mason Mudaliar! You take that back! Every time, all the time, is good for Starkid quotes!"

Yes, Izzy and Noah are fellow Dikrats.

• Izzy and Noah often quote things and look at each other to see if the other heard or got it and get super happy when they respond in kind if the quote is a two person of a long one.

• I do headcanon for the Halloween after Action Izzy made Noah do a duo costume with her, which turned into a group costume with her being Mable and Noah being Dipper, Owen was Soos and Eva was bribed into being Bill Cipher.

• Everyone thinks it's great that Noah and Eva are there to control and talk reason into Izzy and Owen but the truth is when all four of them are together they tend to share like 2 braincells max. Usually, Noah has ownership of them. But with his innate curiosity and thirst for knowledge, sometimes he gets roped into the shenanigans because he needs to see the outcomes.

• Eva and Noah bond over their similar senses of humor, but Eva also brings out the competitive side of Noah, and the two tend to have small competition between the two. Like who can take the most food off Owen's plate before he notices or the plate becomes empty. Or who can send Izzy on a long-winded story about herself or her family and betting on which competitors get annoyed first and snap.

• Owen and Noah give me Inigo and Fezzik vibes like the two will just get into random rhyming moments. Owen brings out the more childish side to Noah. He loves to make his little buddy laugh.

• Because of Izzy and Noah, they won the Area 51 challenge. Noah is no snitch, but he is worried about how many things Izzy managed to take and hide on her person.

• Same challenge Noah definitely hacked into Area 51 to turn off all the alarms and lasers, and Alejandro would be a big liar who lied if he didn't admit he was impressed and found it oddly attractive.

• Team E-Scope seems to have adopted some players. They fully believe they just made new friends, which yay! They're not the best at making friends, so they count it as a win. Because they continue to stick up for Katie and Sadie, the two girls tend to listen to their thoughts a lot. Though they never say it out loud, the two definitely think they're all in an alliance and vote whoever seems to be the target. Cody is also someone who views them all in an alliance. Eva won his loyalty with how she protected him from Sierra and consequently helped him vote her off.

• Katie, Sadie, and Cody: hehe we are such a sneaky alliance.

Team E-Scope: What are our three runts snickering about?

Owen: Yay, my buddies are making new friends 🥰

• Alejandro & Heather seeing the group's numbers grow: Damn they're good.

• Another point on Alejandro's: Noah is more than he seems, list, was added in Jamaica. While Noah was definitely distracted by Mr. Speedo. Mr. Speedo was also distracted by him. Specifically, the sight of him without his many shirts and look, yes, Alejandro is but a teenage boy, but also Noah was surprisingly fit for someone who everyone said was lanky and the most unathletic person on the show ever.

So why did he have some muscle definition?

• That would be a thanks to Eva, Izzy, his sisters Nisha, Nila, Nidhi, and Naomi, and actually Owen. His chubby buddy had been so excited for all four of them to hang out more, and he took them to his favorite restaurants. It meant Noah was made to eat. It's not that he doesn't like eating or is picky, but he tends to get distracted and lazy and miss meals. But because of everyone's efforts, he actually gained weight, which his doctor was very pleased with.

• Izzy and Noah are definitely Epic: The Musical fans.

• Chris definitely rigs the votes to keep certain people in the competition. For the views!!! Not because he's fond of Noah and Noah would be sad if his friends got out before their schemes could bear fruit! That group is where the money is at that's all.

• Eva made Noah swim a lot as part of her training mainly because she knew it was an activity Noah actually enjoyed. It definitely helped in giving him more muscle. He was already a fast swimmer when he wanted to be, but the training improved it. Which is why he was the second one to reach his team's boat in Newfoundland.

• Eva maybe still holds a grudge against Courtney, so sometimes she can't help but start little arguments with her and then pretend that she was clueless how it started. (Izzy has taught her how to weaponize her 'sad cat' face.)

Eva: Look, I know you don't like me, but what did I do to make you yell at me?

Courtney: you're the one who said my shoes were stupid out of nowhere!

Eva:....Courtney, you were complaining about them being stupid the other day, and I made a joke and asked if they were being stupid again...

Courtney: that is not what you said!

Eva: obviously this was a misunderstanding

Courtney: don't gaslight me!!!

The rest of Team Amazon, but especially Cody: calm down Courtney. It was a misunderstanding! Eva wouldn't gaslight someone.

• Later, Eva would be in the confessional with the biggest shit eating grin ever and just look dead at the camera: I did say her shoes looked stupid.

• Noah trained Izzy and Eva to resist Justin's charms. Which more than definitely paid off the first time Noah got to witness both of his friends resist Justin's smile and the sudden whipping off his shirt in Egypt. It left the fool floored and it was glorious!

• In this au, Noah can still really sing, and the first time, he was made to really sing in front of everyone it wasn't just Trent, Cody, and Harold who wanted Noah to join their emo band, it was also Justin. Which added to his flirting with Noah.

• He definitely calls Noah his little songbird and angel of music (he's a phantom fan).

• Alejandro feels this indescribable urge to take a page out of Noah's book and start throwing things at the model every time he does so.

• Izzy and Noah have a habit of scheming in different languages, and it frightened the others the first time they heard them talking. The fear heightened when the two went from conversing in ASL to German to Russian to French back to ASL. Eva helpfully points out that those aren't even all the languages the two speak.

• The gwuncan kiss did happen, but not because they like each other. It was an actual accident caused by the planes' turbulence when Duncan was about to leave so Gwen could finish her venting. It didn't even last long, but it was long enough for Tyler to see and run away before anything could be explained. It wasn't even much of a kiss. It was more like their faces got mushed together.

• Eva went to make a confessional when she accidentally heard Duncan and Gwen freaking out about a kiss. She didn't really stay to listen to the whole thing because she was freaking out over the news. She knew Noah was cool with Gwen, and she didn't know what to do or say, so she went to find him and tell him everything.

• Noah is shocked and also uncertain because he did not believe Gwen nor Duncan, who annoyed him, would ever cheat. He explains as much to Eva and correctly guesses that it was probably the turbulence. Noah has faith in Gwen that Gwen would tell Courtney about the mistake, but when no news came of it until Greece, he kind of started to doubt it. That is until Gwen grabbed him and confessed the whole thing and begged him for advice on how to tell Courtney.

• It's a whole mess made even messier by Tyler loudly shouting he saw Gwen and Duncan kiss during their challenge for no reason (he didn't know Alejandro planned it) Courtney was inconsolable and wouldn't listen to anyone, let alone Gwen and Duncan, when they tried to explain it wasn't even a kiss it was the turbulence.

• Trent became really protective of Gwen because Courtney couldn't see reason, so was acting out, Sierra was being more crazy than usual, and Heather, who was trying to milk the drama as much as she could.

• This was the episode Sierra got voted out because Courtney sabotaged her team's wings. Her plan backfired on her since she wanted to vote Gwen out, but Eva promised Cody they would get Sierra out and made sure Gwen voted the girl, too. Cody somehow convinced Sierra to vote for Courtney. He didn't feel guilty about tricking her, Eva helped him see that the rest of the team should have helped him with Sierra the way Eva tried to.

• When Courtney threw a fit about Gwen not being gone, Eva lost it. She yelled at all her teammates, excluding Cody. She yelled at them about keeping Sierra in despite the fact they knew how she was treating Cody. And if it was the other way around or god forbid it was one of them dealing with a crazy stalker said stalker would have been off the plane first chance they got. She ranted about how she expected them as women to understand but she was wrong she guessed.

• Then she yelled into the cameras about everyone who acted like Sierra and the fact the producers let her in and made Chris keep her in. Because she knew Chris hated fans like that, considering the man had his fair share of stalkers.

• Little did she know that words made an impact, and there were a lot of TD fans angry with the producers, especially since Chris joined in and explained he wanted her gone the first episode. The producers tried to throw him under the bus, and that's when he called his lawyers and publicly tweeted all the messages he sent to the network about Sierra. None of the competitors know this is going on. Chris was more than a little done with the producers, and the way this season was getting views, he was making his move of buying out the producers. Or maybe just buy the rights to the show and take it to a different network.

• This is why he was on the phone all China.

• Once Noah and Izzy found out Sierra was gone, they cheered and hugged Cody because they knew how big this was for him, and this further boosted Team E-Scope's popularity.

• Anytime Alejandro flirts with Noah, Izzy and Eva look into the cameras as a live slugs reaction. The viewers think it's hilarious.

• Trent is trying to figure out how he became the sane one on his team. He doesn't like it. Alejandro, take the brain cell back, please! Stop making goo-goo eyes at Noah!

Next

[sniperct]

The whole article is worth a read but I pulled some money quotes.

In the conference room, Gambashidze was laying out his plans for a new target: Along with his colleagues, he began drafting what would become known as the Good Old USA Project. The project was supposed to influence the outcome of the US presidential election in favor of former president Donald Trump, specifically targeting certain minorities, swing-state residents, and online gamers, among others, in a scheme that included a full-time team dedicated to the cause.

They also specifically wanted to erode support for Ukraine and Biden and targeted gamers as the back-bone of the right-wing movement.

As well as getting Trump elected, the campaign’s secondary goals included increasing the percentage of Americans who believe the US is doing too much to aid Ukraine to 51 percent, and reducing the percentage of Americans who have confidence in President Joe Biden down to 29 percent. The plan lists a variety of audiences the campaign specifically wants to target, including residents of swing states, American Jews, “US citizens of Hispanic descent,” and the “community of American gamers, users of Reddit and image boards, such as 4chan.” The document describes this category of gamers and chatroom users as the "backbone of the right-wing trends in the US segment of the Internet.” In recent months, the Trump campaign has embraced many of the most influential figures within these communities, including many who share deeply misogynistic rhetoric on a regular basis.

And of course, they targeted social media, making sleeper groups intended to sway the election.

Meanwhile, Gambashidze and his colleagues used Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit to create community groups of Trump supporters, with one sample name given as “Alabama for America the Great.” The document also reveals that the Russians planned to use Reddit as a vector to disseminate their propaganda as it is a platform “free from democratic censorship.” Gambashidze’s plan outlined how Doppelganger would create 18 “sleeper cells” on social media platforms in each of the swing states, which would “at the right moment, upon gaining momentum, become an important instrument of influencing the public opinion in critically important states and portals used by the Russian side to distribute bogus stories disguised as newsworthy events.” It’s unclear if these so-called sleeper cells were created and, if so, whether they are still present on the platform.

They also targeted and looked at influencers, including politicians.

One of the key aspects of the Kremlin’s campaign is also to engage with influencers. According to the FBI’s affidavit, Gambashidze’s company ​​“extensively monitors and collects information about a large number of media organizations and social media influencers.” According to the Good Old USA project document, the Kremlin was seeking to work with influencers who are “proponents of traditional values, who stand up for ending the war in Ukraine and peaceful relations between the US and Russia, and who are ready to get involved in the promotion of the project narratives.” Among the types of influencers listed as possible collaborators are actors, politicians, media representatives, activists, and clergymen.

[getawayfox]

At the beginning of the year, I thought I'd make a couple of little rec posts with a quote from some of my favourite fics, you know, something easy. And easy it was: with so many gorgeous fics that are out there, it's been such an absolute joy to keep finding quotes to share that I ended up making one each week for the whole year. I got so many lovely messages and tags about them and I'm so happy that I helped people discover new things to read. So, here is a masterlist of all the 50 quotes that I shared this year. (There are actually 51. Idk how that happened. Let's pretend it's a nice round number, it looks better on the banner😂)

Thank you to everyone who liked, shared, commented, and showered our writers with love. I will be back next year with more!

Fire Meet Gasoline by lettersbyelise (Drarry, E, 63k)

if you've changed your mind by warmfoothills (Drarry, E, 20k)

the long ways by oknowkiss (Drarry, M, 10k)

Under Giant Mountains by wolfpants (Drarry, E, 34k)

You Know the Feeling by sorrybutblog (Drarry, M, 12k)

In The Company Of Serpents by corvuscrowned (Drarry, E, 25k)

Draco Malfoy Absolutely Does Not Need to Be Loved by Harry Bloody Potter by nv-md (Drarry, E, 18k)

Poppiholla by moonflower-rose (Drarry, M, 13k)

The Courting by the Pureblood Who Only Has Five Milligrams of Romantic Intelligence and Thinks He's Real Smooth by cibee (Drarry, T, 20k)

check this hand 'cause I'm marvelous by lqtraintracks (Drarry, E, 8k)

When It Returns by academicdisasterfic (Drarry, past Harry/Neville, M, 8k)

Nights With You by the-sinking-ship (Drarry, E, 58k)

Take These Lies by pennygalleon (Drarry, E, 20k)

Nightcall by wolfpants (Drarry, E, 1k)

find a new place to be from by oflights (Drarry, E, 48k)

Winner Takes It All by skeptiquewrites (Drarry, E, 41k)

Aere Perennius by onbeinganangel (Drarry, M, 25k)

Phoenix in the Fire by fw00shy (Drarry, E, 1,5k)

Of Mirrors, Myths and Men by the-starryknight (Drarry, E, 5,5k)

When Times are Dire by aibidil (Drarry, E, 130k)

Captivated by doubleappled (Drarry, E, 8k)

Countdown To a Life by tackytigerfic (Drarry, E, 3,5k)

I, Ferret by curiouslyfic (Drarry, T, 2k)

Hourglass Heart by bixgirl1 (Drarry, E, 5.2k)

When The Party's Over by sweet-s0rr0w (Drarry, E, 5.4k)

Like This and Like This (Dreams of Lace) by primavera-cerezos (Drarry, E, 6.6k)

Everybody Hates a Tourist by wolfpants (Drarry, E, 51k)

No Distance by skeptiquewrites (Drarry, E, 4.9k)

I Fall On Grass by tackytigerfic (Drarry, T, 3.1k)

Waking Up Slow by sweet-s0rr0w and ihopeyoubothstaysafefromharm (drarry, E, 22k)

Sun Stroke by peachpety (Drarry, E, 3.8k)

Together Like This by shealwaysreads (drarry, E, 3k)

A Saviour’s Guide to Manners and Decorum by wolfpants (Drarry, E, 13k)

The Four Ds of Apparition (or: Destination, Determination, Deliberation, and Dicks) by eidheann and firethesound (Drarry, E, 37k)

Shiny Things, Slightly Damaged by lqtraintracks (drarry, E, 5k)

In Which Harry is Magnetic North and Draco Is An Idiot by bryoneybrynn (drarry, T, 14k)

I only want the ones I envy (I envy) by porcelainheart3 (Drarry, E, 13.5k)

in between two tall mountains (there’s a place they call lonesome) by oknowkiss (drarry, E, 8k)

Boy Wonder by maesterchill (Draco/Ron/Harry, E, 6k)

Cool About It by oflights (Drarry, M, 16k)

Pissing for England by moonflower-rose (drarry, M, 2k)

Do I Make You Cringe? by graymatters (drarry, M, 5k)

takes one to know one by hogwartsfirebolt (Drarry, M, 3k)

Between the Power Lines by tackytigerfic (Drarry, 3k, M)

It's Me Or The Peacock by harrows (Drarry, T, 4.5k)

Waiting for that Feeling by sorrybutblog (Drarry, T, 4k)

Waiting for the Moon to Rise by wolfpants (minor Draco/Harry/Bill, endgame Drarry, E, 9k)

On Permanence by the-starryknight (Drarry, M, 1.4k)

Birds Behaving Badly by peachpety (drarry, E, 10k)

Löyly by citrusses (Drarry, E, 10k)

Of Magical Beings Being - Magic by rockingrobin69 (Drarry, E, 30k)

[snickerzanddoodlez]

U got headcanons?

For Wordgirl? Yes, lots of headcanons!

-Wordgirl and Tobey are both autistic! A fairly common one, but I really like it. (An argument could be made for literally every Wordgirl character, but these are my big ones!)

Wordgirl is shown to have a lot of trouble with being too blunt, being unsure what to do in

For Wordgirl? Well, we see that she’s extremely fixated on both words themselves and Pretty Princess and Magic Pony Power Hour. 

She excels in language (which is due to her being Lexiconian, I’ll admit, but regardless) to the point where she isn’t allowed to compete in certain things anymore, while struggling severely in art related things. She also gets needlessly bothered by words being used incorrectly (any Learnerer episode is a good example of this), which is something I see exhibited by my sister a lot!

She *loves* collecting things for Pretty Princess, and in El Queso Mysterioso we see that she KNOWS IT WELL- even being able to identify the actor for “non-speaking toadstool 51” (or whatever it was) which is also very similar to my sister- she knows voice actors, episode numbers, etc like the back of her hand, it’s almost uncanny (and I mean that in the best way possible)

She’s also shown to have a “different” sense of humor in a way, often being the only one to laugh at her own jokes- and as well as this, she seems to have a hard time “people-ing” sometimes (especially in ways that other characters don’t). She seems to have a hard time holding back her reactions / being “tactful” at times, shown especially in the episode “Judging Butcher”- in my opinion, anyways.

I think the social things specifically could in some situations be defended by “well, Lexiconian culture is different!” but she barely grew up on Lexicon so I don’t think it works.

As far as Tobey, well, I over-analyze every scene he’s in- speaking or not- just because I love him that much, so uh…some of this is more background-y stuff!

In Tobey’s Playground Calamity, he’s shown to cover his ears when the rest of his class claps- “sensory overloads” are common in those on the spectrum and as someone who suffers from those, I absolutely relate 😭 

As well as this, in “Mobot Knows Best” he’s shown to be overwhelmed when Becky and Violet invade his personal space, which is normal, but he seems somewhat distressed / nervous as well as confused, which makes it seem a little different.

He’s also….extremely fixated on robots, which are certainly his special interest (“Special interests are frequently developed by individuals with autism spectrum disorder, expressed as an intense focus on specific topics.”). His room is shown to be entirely robot themed, and he’s always thinking about them, seemingly-

He, as well, seems to have issues socializing. In a scene from “Trustworthy Tobey”, when he’s shown borrowing a book from Tobey, he seems a bit…”tactless”, for lack of a better word(girl), and his bluntness doesn’t seem to be out of carelessness as much as ignorance.

He’s shown to be very blunt and kind of (heavy quotes here) “different”, so….them’s my two cents!

Kid Math is also autistic but I don’t feel the need to defend that one

-Beau canonically loves birdwatching, so I like to imagine he used to have a pet bird named “Chica”! (This is specifically because I once doodled the following stupid interaction:

Beau, holding up a bird: “And this is my pet bird Chica!”

Tommy: “Like from FNAF?”

Beau: “get out of my house”

-Tommy is Seymour Smooth’s son and has been sent onto May I Have a Word as a spy. Belle Stunning is his mother because the layers of drama that adds makes me laugh.

-Scoops’ favorite musical is Newsies.

-Tobey tried to force himself to just latch onto Victoria instead of Becky, which is part of why we see him hanging out with her so much in “Kid Math 1&2”, but he quickly realized that she didn’t like him and he didn’t even like her.

-Kid Math has a crush on Violet. Just look at their little interaction and the foot-kick he does in the Kid Math episodes after talking to her!

-Dr. Two-Brains loves the movie Ratatouille and cries every time he watches it. His Henchmen like the Barbie movies, and Dr. Two-Brains berates them for watching them (but secretly likes a few of them).

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Erin Reed at Erin In The Morning:

Last night was especially painful for transgender Americans—and few understand this as deeply as I do. As election results rolled in, I watched alongside my readers, many of whom are queer, trans, or have family members who are. It quickly became clear that we were facing the reality of another Trump presidency—not only that, but this presidency would come on the heels of a $215 million ad campaign priming Americans to hate people like us. As I watched into the early hours of the next morning, I found myself drawn less to the election numbers and more to the urgent messages from those truly at risk of ending it all. I responded to as many as I could, knowing in my heart that these feelings were rippling across the country. I've had time to think and breathe since then, though the feelings of fear, anger, and despair remain as strong as ever. In these moments, I keep finding myself looking back at those who came before us and their struggles. There’s a famous quote: “The longer you can look back, the farther you can look forward.” When I look back, I see that the fight for rights is rarely a steady path forward; it’s a journey filled with turbulence, despair, and hope appearing in the most unlikely places and times. Today, this truth resonates deeply: this has always been a generational fight—one few of us ever chose but one we’ve been drafted into nonetheless.

My role in this fight started in a small Louisiana town, deep in the swamps of Lafourche Parish. I first realized I was transgender in 1999, at just 12 years old. In truth, I’d known I was meant to be a girl as early as age 6, but society offered neither the concept nor the hope that such a truth could be realized. It was in online IRC chats and D&D groups that I could finally be myself. Even then, the idea of coming out, as some gay people could at the time, felt like an impossible future for me. It was in the fight for gay rights that I first witnessed the struggles and setbacks of a generational battle. I watched as gay rights were debated online, primarily on blogs like DailyKos in the early 2000s. Many of the same challenges LGBTQ+ people face within our community, and Democrats face within the party today, were reflected back then. Some gay people argued that civil unions should be enough. Others excused Democrats who voted against gay rights. Even Obama, during my high school years in 2004, responded to questions about gay marriage by saying, “Marriage is between a man and a woman,” and, “We have a set of traditions in place that I think need to be preserved.” For gay people, those words were hard to hear. What was harder came after: having come out and gained rights in cities across the country, gay people watched as George W. Bush was reelected on a fiercely anti-gay platform and Republicans, running on a similar platform, grew a Senate and House majority. In Bush’s 2004 State of the Union address, 51 minutes into his speech, he declared, “Our nation must defend the sanctity of marriage... If judges insist on forcing their arbitrary will upon the people, the only alternative left to the people would be the constitutional process.” While the United States ultimately did not pass a national constitutional amendment, 27 states enacted constitutional amendments banning gay marriage. Public opinion was firmly against gay marriage, and Democrats threw gay people under the bus. That generational fight suffered a setback, and it was hard to see any future.

[...] Today feels eerily reminiscent of 2004. Pundits are already attributing Democratic losses to transgender individuals. Some Democrats may conclude, as Obama did in 2004, that they should distance themselves from championing transgender rights. Many who do now wear that decision like an albatross around their necks. Meanwhile, Republicans seem more determined than ever to advance brazenly cruel policies targeting us. Trump's plans are already known, and other Republicans have outlined an end goal of eradication. I'm certain the architects of Project 2025 are ready to implement it.

Erin Reed wrote this piece in her Substack blog that the fight for trans rights, much like the fight for marriage equality and LGBTQ+ rights more broadly, will be a generational battle that will have setbacks along the way.

[hawkeyeslaughter]

mash ask game ( part two ) !! 😚😚 y’all know the drill . send me an ask with one of these questions :) ( the numbers are different to differentiate from the first ask game here )

27 . which era is your favorite ? hawkeye/trapper/frank , hawkeye/bj/frank , or hawkeye/bj/charles ?

28 . which is your comfort episode ? maybe not your favorite episode , but an episode you watch to feel happy ?

29 . favorite wife ? louise mcintyre , lorraine blake , peg hunnicutt , louise burns , or mildred potter ?

30 . do you have any lines you find yourself quoting in real life ?

31 . who had the worst write off between trapper , frank , henry , and radar ?

32 . they make a lot of references to popular media back then , do you have a favorite ? if you don’t know / aren’t familiar with them , any favorite impersonations that they do ?

33 . is there something your favorite(s) did that you didn’t feel like made sense for their character ?

34 . what’s your favorite scene location ? ( ex . swamp , post op , mess tent , etc etc . )

35 . out of the “ dear … “ episodes , which one is your favorite ?

36 . what’s your favorite canon ship ? least favorite canon ship ?

37 . favorite famous guest star ?

38 . which character would you be most likely to entrust with keeping a secret ?

39 . if you could pick one character/patient that died to live instead , who would you pick ? ( excluding henry come on guys 🙄🙄 )

40 . is there a certain episode you associate with a certain memory ? ( ex . one you’d watch with your parents etc )

41 . who’s tent do you think has the best interior ?

42 . which food from the mash mess tent , if you had to eat a meal from there , would you pick ?

43 . your favorite general to make visits at the 4077th ?

44 . which 4077th party do you think was the most memorable ?

45 . which one of any of the swamp rats’ friends was your favorite and why ?

46 . favorite one of the swamp rats’ out of uniform outfits and/or articles of clothing ?

47 . what quirk does your favorite character have that you find most endearing ?

48 . what episode are you showing to your friend as a first impression to get them into mash ( pilot barred )

49 . is there a duo that you wish the show had done a bit more with ?

50 . what’s an episode that everyone seems to love but you don’t really like ? alternatively , which episode do you think needs all the love ?

51 . what’s your favorite announcement over the camp speakers ?

52 . wildcard again ! poster can pick whichever question they want to answer !!

[trashymammalishere]

distract me pls

1: Is there a boy/girl in your life?

2: Think of the last person who hurt you; do you forgive them?

3: What do you think of when you hear the word? (you choose)

4: What something you really want right now?

5: Are you afraid of falling in love?

6: Do you like the beach?

7: Have you ever slept on a couch with someone else?

8: What the background on your cell?

9: Name the last four beds you were sat on?

10: Do you like your phone?

11: Honestly, are things going the way you planned?

12: Who was the last person whose phone number you added to your contacts?

13: Would you rather have a poodle or a Rottweiler?

14: Which hurts the most, physical or emotional pain?

15: Would you rather visit a zoo or an art museum?

16: Are you tired?

17: How long have you known your 1st phone contact?

18: Are they a relative?

19: Would you ever consider getting back together with any of your exes?

20: When did you last talk to the last person you shared a kiss with?

21: If you knew you had the right person, would you marry them today?

22: Would you kiss the last person you kissed again?

23: How many bracelets do you have on your wrists right now?

24: Is there a certain quote you live by?

25: What on your mind?

26: Do you have any tattoos?

27: What is your favourite colour?

28: Next time you will kiss someone on the lips?

29: Who are you texting?

30: Think to the last person you kissed, have you ever kissed them on a couch?

31: Have you ever had the feeling something bad was going to happen and you were right?

32: Do you have a friend of the opposite sex you can talk to?

33: Do you think anyone has feelings for you?

34: Has anyone ever told you you have pretty eyes?

35: Say the last person you kissed was kissing someone right in front of you?

36: Were you single on Valentines Day?

37: Are you friends with the last person you kissed?

38: What do your friends call you?

39: Has anyone upset you in the last week?

40: Have you ever cried over a text?

41: Where’s your last bruise located?

42: What is it from?

43: Last time you wanted to be away from somewhere really bad?

44: Who was the last person you were on the phone with?

45: Do you have a favourite pair of shoes?

46: Do you wear hats if your having a bad hair day?

47: Would you ever go bald if it was the style?

48: Do you make supper for your family?

49: Does your bedroom have a door?

50: Top 3 web-pages?

51: Do you know anyone who hates shopping?

52: Does anything on your body hurt?

53: Are goodbyes hard for you?

54: What was the last beverage you spilled on yourself?

55: How is your hair?

56: What do you usually do first in the morning?

57: Do you think two people can last forever?

58: Think back to January 2007, were you single?

59: Green or purple grapes?

60: When the next time you will give someone a BIG hug?

61: Do you wish you were somewhere else right now?

62: When will be the next time you text someone?

63: Where will you be 5 hours from now?

64: What were you doing at 8 this morning.

65: This time last year, can you remember who you liked?

66: Is there one person in your life that can always make you smile?

67: Did you kiss or hug anyone today?

68: What was your last thought before you went to bed last night?

69: Have you ever tried your hardest and then gotten disappointed in the end?

70: How many windows are open on your computer?

71: How many fingers do you have?

72: What is your ringtone?

73: How old will you be in 5 months?

74: Where is your Mum right now?

75: Why aren't you with the person you were first in love with or almost in love?

76: Have you held hands with somebody in the past three days?

77: Are you friends with the people you were friends with two years ago?

78: Do you remember who you had a crush on in year 7?

79: Is there anyone you know with the name Mike?

80: Have you ever fallen asleep in someones arms?

81: How many people have you liked in the past three months?

82: Has anyone seen you in your underwear in the last 3 days?

83: Will you talk to the person you like tonight?

84: You're drunk and yelling at hot guys/girls out of your car window, you with?

85: If your BF/GF was into drugs would you care?

86: What was the most eventful thing that happened last time you went to see a movie?

87: Who was your last received call from?

88: If someone gave you $1,000 to burn a butterfly over a candle, would you?

89: What is something you wish you had more of?

90: Have you ever trusted someone too much?

91: Do you sleep with your window open?

92: Do you get along with girls?

93: Are you keeping a secret from someone who needs to know the truth?

94: Does sex mean love?

95: You are locked in a room with the last person you kissed, is that a problem?

96: Have you ever kissed anyone with a lip ring?

97: Did you sleep alone this week?

98: Everybody has somebody that makes them happy, do you?

99: Do you believe in love at first sight?

100: Who was the last person that you pinky promised?

[quote-tournament]

Third round, seventh fight

Quote number 51 :

"I used to think it was awful that life was so unfair. Then I thought, 'wouldn't it be much worse if life *were* fair, and all the terrible things that happen to us come because we actually deserve them?' So now I take great comfort in the general hostility and unfairness of the universe."

-Marcus Cole, Babylon 5

VS

Quote number 56 :

"I didn't come this far to not go adventuring"

-Joe Hills

[evidence-based-activism]

Is there any proof men that claim to be 'raped' actually suffer or are they whining for nothing? I'm so tired of this narrative that the poor male victims have it so bad.

Before anyone says anything, yes, I know this is might be a troll. Yes, I plan to answer the question anyway. (I'm feeding the audience not the troll. :) )

So ... let's start from the top.

You've emphasized "claim" and put raped in quotes, presumably to imply that men cannot be raped. However, I have previously established that, while less common, a significant number of men have experienced rape. While not the main focus of the post, I discussed the specific numbers, sourced from the CDC here [1].

The conclusion was that 11% - 26% of men report being raped (penetrated) and/or made to penetrate and/or coerced into sexual intercourse in their lifetime. (Readers may differ on which of these acts they consider "rape". That topic is also addressed in the linked post above. But even if you only consider acts where the victim is penetrated as rape: 1 in every 26 men report being non-consensually penetrated at some point in their life. That means that, if you know 26 men, it is likely you know a male rape victim.)

Beyond the frequency, however, I have no idea why you'd think that any rape victim is "whining for nothing". Even if there was only 1 single man (or 1 single woman for that matter) who had ever been raped, that person would have experienced an egregious violation of their physical body and their personal autonomy. That -- all on its own -- is something.

Concerning victim impact, the same CDC report details how:

Of men who have been raped, 50% reported concern for their safety and 51% reported feeling fearful

Of men who have been made to penetrate, 23% reported concern for their safety and 23% reported feeling fearful

Among men reporting any form of sexual victimization, there was a higher prevalence of: HIV/AIDS, frequent headaches, chronic pain, difficulty sleeping, and serious difficulty hearing along with higher reported prevalence of difficulty dressing or bathing, difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions, and difficulty doing errands alone. All of this suggests that sexual victimization among men is correlated with higher disability rates among men.

If that's not enough, consider the fact that 41% of made to penetrate victims and 57% of male rape victims were first victimized when they were a child (younger than 17). I trust your (genuine? facetious?) lack of empathy doesn't extend to child victims?

To extend our sources list and highlight some specific findings:

A 2023 review of literature about male victims [2] describes mental and physical illness among male victims, along with interpersonal and sexual dysfunction.

An early study [3] found greater odds of psychological disturbance, sexual problems, self-harm, and substance misuse among male victims of childhood sexual abuse. This study is of particular relevance given the rate frequency of childhood victimization reported in the CDC paper.

A more recent study [4] found increased depression, anxiety, and related somatic symptoms among both male and female victims (the specific patterns were slightly different but similar overall).

Another review and meta-analysis [5] found that sexual abuse is associated with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, PTSD, sleep disorders, and suicide attempts. These associations were consistent across sex (when data was available for analysis).

An additional review and meta-analysis spanning 44 years of research [6] found no evidence of a difference in effect size by sex (i.e., sexual assault was associated with psychopathology to a similar degree for both women and men).

All together this indicates that while men are less likely to be sexually assaulted/abused, they are affected in similar ways/to similar degrees as women when it does occur.

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Just to avoid some inevitable discourse: anon, if you are being genuine and/or to anyone who does believe this sentiment, know that you are in the minority.

While data on this is sparse, consider the results of two studies.

A 2006 study [7] analyzed men and women's responses (victim blame and reaction to perpetrator) for male sexual assault victims. They varied the scenario asked about by victim sexuality and perpetrator sex. They found that (1) women reported less victim blame than men for all the scenarios, (2) women did not differ in the amount they blamed the victim for each scenario, (3) men were more likely to blame gay male victims with a male perpetrator and straight male victims with a female perpetrator -- suggesting the "sexuality incongruence" drives their assignment of blame. In addition, men but not women reported more favorable views of the female perpetrator, regardless of sexual orientation of the victim. And again, women did not differ in the views on the perpetrator across scenarios. In absolute terms, degrees of victim blame and perpetrator support were low across all conditions.

A 2023 study [8] confirms and extends these results. This study examined empathy towards male victims of non-consensual "sexual touching". The study shows high levels of empathy overall, with no difference between scenarios involving male or female perpetrators. I have some issues with the language used for in this study. (They refer to "antipathy towards men and their domination" as "hostile sexism" and " traditional admiration for men’s role as protector" as "benevolent sexism", but it looks like this may have been the terms used by the tool they chose.) For ease of discussion I will use these terms. So, in addition, they found that hostile sexism predicted more empathy for male victims but only for female participants; hostile sexism predicted less empathy for male victims for male participants. Benevolent sexism predicted less empathy in general.

This all suggests that, in general, people are supportive of male victims. The people who deviate from this trend are men and/or report greater adherence to traditional gender roles. It's of note, however, that when analyzing the groups with these deviations overall support is still high. This indicates that these demographic/political differences result in relative differences, but in absolute terms people are overwhelmingly supportive of male victims.

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TL;DR:

Yes, male victims "actually suffer". No, they are not "whining for nothing". Male and female victims both "have it so bad".

People generally already know this and indicate support for male victims. Feminists are particularly likely to report empathy for male victims, which means you (anon) are either a troll or an outlier.

References under the cut:

Basile, K.C., Smith, S.G., Kresnow, M., Khatiwada S., & Leemis, R.W. (2022). The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey: 2016/2017 Report on Sexual Violence. Atlanta, GA: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Thomas, J. C., & Kopel, J. (2023). Male victims of sexual assault: A review of the literature. Behavioral Sciences, 13(4), 304. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13040304

King, M., Coxell, A., & Mezey, G. (2002). Sexual molestation of males: Associations with psychological disturbance. The British Journal of Psychiatry: The Journal of Mental Science, 181, 153–157. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007125000161884

Choudhary, E., Smith, M., & Bossarte, R. M. (2012). Depression, anxiety, and symptom profiles among female and male victims of sexual violence. American Journal of Men’s Health, 6(1), 28–36. https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988311414045

Chen, L. P., Murad, M. H., Paras, M. L., Colbenson, K. M., Sattler, A. L., Goranson, E. N., Elamin, M. B., Seime, R. J., Shinozaki, G., Prokop, L. J., & Zirakzadeh, A. (2010). Sexual abuse and lifetime diagnosis of psychiatric disorders: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 85(7), 618–629. https://doi.org/10.4065/mcp.2009.0583

Dworkin, E. R., Menon, S. V., Bystrynski, J., & Allen, N. E. (2017). Sexual assault victimization and psychopathology: A review and meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology Review, 56, 65–81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2017.06.002

Davies, M., Pollard, P., & Archer, J. (2006). Effects of perpetrator gender and victim sexuality on blame toward male victims of sexual assault. The Journal of Social Psychology, 146(3), 275–291. https://doi.org/10.3200/SOCP.146.3.275-291

Le Brun, C., Benbouriche, M., & Tibbels, S. (2024). A study of empathy towards male victims of sexual violence: The effects of gender and sexism. Sexuality & Culture, 28(2), 654–672. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12119-023-10138-3

[gaytrashgoblin]

HI BABY GAY!!!!! pls do all the ones with 5s in them pls and thank you !!!

5. Four turn ons- ummmm, smooth voice, intelligence, humor, and the ability to have rational discussions about things we disagree on without it devolving into an argument

15. Favorite quote- the first one that came to mind was the "it's rotten work" "not for me. Not if it's you"

25. Ever done a prank call? When I was like 12 sure

35. Favorite holiday? Halloween for sure

45. Where am I right now? At work sadly. So at a 7-11

50. Do I have someone of the opposite sex I can tell everything to? My younger brother!

51. How often do I wear a fake smile? Frequently? I work customer service. But ither than that not much

52. When was the last time I hugged someone? Last night? I hug my dad and stepmom at least once a day.

53. What if the last person I kissed was kissing someone else right in front of me? Would not be a problem. My partner and I are poly so. I'd probably be psyched? Bc I like the other girl too so

54. Is there anyone I trust even though I should not? Nope. We cut those kinds of people right out ✂️✂️

55. What is something I disliked about today? My manager messed up the schedule so I'm going to have to stay later than planned tonight which sucks

56. If I could meet anyone on this Earth who would it be? Idk maybe Eichiro Oda

57. What do I think about most? Probably what I want to do with my life- like work wise.

58. What's my strangest talent? I'm pretty good at impressions? Other than that I'm not sure

59. Do I have any strange phobias? lizards. And anything that looks like a Lizard so like geckos and iguanas and oahdbaksb no no no thank you

65. Do I believe in luck? Absolutely. No other way you get born into a tax bracket you're stuck in for your whole life. At least for Americans.

75. What was I doing last night at 12am? Writing my pitchmas fic for Max @ridiculously-over-obsessed

85. What would be a question I'd be afraid to tell the truth on? Oooo probably something about my history of SH or similar topics I'd only like to talk with my therapist about

95. Ever left the house without my wallet? Nah

105. Ever been underweight? Also nah

115. Ever been in an airplane? Yes for the first time ever just a few weeks ago!

125. Ever rode in an ambulance? More times than I could probably remember

135. How many kids do I want and what will their names be? Don't really think I want kids.

145. Am I afraid of heights? Not really. Used to have really bad anxiety about it but not anymore

150. The meanest thing somebody has ever said to me? Paraphrasing but my mother told me I would never amount to anything other than a leech who lives off of other people

151. What I'd do if I won the lottery- buy my dad, myself, and my brother houses and cars. I'd donate a bunch of it. Ya know the usual

152. What do I like about myself? I'm generally a pretty empathetic person. Like I can understand what you're going through even if I haven't and extend care and compassion

153. My closest Tumblr friend- probably @hintatake, as we talk the most regularly!

154. Something I fantasize about- not having to work, being able to freely pursue academics without fear of cost.

Send me numbers

[scotianostra]

Happy Birthday Scottish Rugby great, Gary Armstrong born 30th September 1966 in Edinburgh.

Armstrong was first capped at aged 22 against Australia at Murrayfield, he went on to be capped 51 times for Scotland in a career ravaged by injury brought on by his fearless playing style, it is quoted by fellow Scot David Sole (that) "If you were picking one guy to go over the top you would pick Gary Armstrong. He would put his body on the line for the cause -- a phenomenal player with incredible courage."

Such were Armstrong's injuries he devoted an entire chapter to them in his autobiography" Scotland played 89 matches in all between his debut against Australia in October 1988 and his final appearance against the All Blacks 11 years later,he would undoubtedly have played the majority of these matches had he remained injury free, however he surely would not have been the same fearless player. He was fearsomely committed, a quality which made him a favourite of notoriously demanding Scotland coach Jim Telfer.

To put him on a pedestal on my own would be unfair, I confess to not being a massive Rugby fan but when the late great Bill McLaren, said of him "I can't recall an occasion on which he passed one rubbish ball to his partner, then you might start believing the mans ability.

To sum things up in a poll in The Herald in 2015 Gary Armstrong was voted the Greatest Scottish Rugby player ever, another article from ESPN is titled "The man who never threw a rubbish pass" The Sports network have him at our number six best player.

The year Gary Armstrong retired, 1999 was the last time Scotland won the Five (now six) Nations Championship. Checking the facts myself, in the 20 years that have passed, we haven't even been runners up our best standing lately was third in 2018.

Coincidence? Make your own mind up. To borrow a line from a famous song...." When will we see your likes again?"

A former lorry driver in the amateur era, Armstrong returned to the lorry business after his rugby career ended while also trying his hand at farming. He has since made a successful transition to the grain business and turned out for Stewart Melville’s third XV at the age of 51 as part of his ongoing work to aid the My Name’5 Doddie Weir foundation.

Armstrong also made a surprise return to the playing field in 2018, turning out for Stewart’s Melville RFC’s third XV as a favour to his old friend and fellow former Scotland international Finlay Calder.

[evafhernee]

I present; 99 Castoff Incorrect Quotes. Don’t ask why

(Part 1) (Part 2 (This one)) (Part 3)

(34)

Rori: Don't worry, I have a permit.

Marina: ...This just says "I can do what I want"

(35)

Vector: I'd like to live through a week that's not a whole new verse of "We Didn't Start the Fire."

(36)

Marina: Tell me a little about yourself.

Frankie: I'd rather not, I really like this group.

(37)

Vector: Is stabbing someone immoral?

Rori: Not if they consent to it.

Arianna: Depends on who you’re stabbing.

Sage: YES??!!?

(38)

Frankie: Hey, Arianna! Did you know your my BFFLWYLION?

Arianna: What the hell is that supposed to mean?

Frankie: Best Friend For Life Whether You Like It Or Not.

Arianna:

(39)

Zera: Arianna! I thought you were dead!

Arianna: No, just in deep cover.

Zera: ...But it was an open casket.

Arianna: It was very deep.

(40)

Frankie: I've never encountered a problem that can't be solved by an spontaneous musical number.

(41)

Arianna: All of your existences are confusing.

The Squad: How so?

Arianna: Your presence is annoying, but the thought of anything bad happening to any of you upsets me.

(42)

Marina: Being half asleep and feeling someone gently plant a kiss on your forehead is one of the purest kinds of love in the world.

Rori: Unless you're home alone.

(43)

Arianna: Hey, quick question. How petty am I allowed to be?

(44)

Sage: Do you guys hear something?

Arianna: I hear the sound of you shutting the fuck up.

(45)

Arianna: So, you lied to me?

Frankie: That depends on how you define lying.

Arianna: Well, I define it as not telling the truth. How do you define it?

Frankie: Um, reclining your body in a horizontal position?

(46)

Frankie: Let's not Arianna this into a worse situation than it already is.

Arianna: Did you just use my name as a verb?

(47)

Sage: Coca Cola can remove rust from metal, imagine what it's doing to your body.

Rori: Pfff, getting rid of the rust, idiot.

Sage: THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORKS!

Frankie: Hmm... I've been drinking soda and my body's rust free... not sure where you're getting your facts from...

(48)

The Squad is playing Minecraft together

Frankie: Ooh, a village! You know what that means!

Marina: Hostile takeover?

Arianna: Genocide?

Rori: Steal everything!

Frankie: No, I meant-

Sage: I didn't know we would fight the ender dragon this early! A village worth of beds isn't enough!

Vector: WHAT ARE WE EVEN DOING?!?!

Frankie: ... I was going to say move into the village and become the mayors...

Sage: Ohhhh! That sounds like a better idea.

Vector: Agreed.

(49)

Marina: So jellyshish-

Rori, laughing: JELLYSHISH!?

Marina: You know what I meant!

(50)

Vector: I can't tell if you're a genius or just incredibly arrogant.

Arianna: Well, on a good day, I'm both.

(51)

Rori: Do you want some tea?

Arianna: What are the options?

Rori: Yes or no.

(52)

Arianna: Wait- Your arresting me because I'm a homo?!

Sage: ...Homicide. You killed your whole family.

(53)

Sage: Frankie, you look deep in thought. What's wrong?

Frankie: Did you know you can look at any object and know what it's like to lick it? Even if you've never touched it before?

Sage: I'm never asking you anything ever again.

(54)

Zera: How the hell are you still alive?

Arianna: Honestly, I'm just as confused as you are.

(55)

Arianna: I have a plan.

Marina: Good! As long as we aren't breaking the law again, I'm open to hearing it.

Arianna: ...

Marina: ...

Arianna: I no longer have a plan.

(56)

Frankie: Do you ever feel like exploding? Have you experienced the urge to enter the process of combustion? Has your mind created a logical idea, known as thought, to disperse your body into thousands of particles suddenly?

Marina: It's 3 am, please go back to sleep.

(57)

Arianna: My toxic trait is that I truly believe I could win a fight against anybody if I was mad enough. You might have the strength and size, but I have the pure, unfiltered rage.

(58)

Zera: You tricked me!

Arianna: I deceived you. 'Trick' makes it sound like we have a friendly relationship.

(59)

Frankie: Arianna is okay.

Sage: They're okay? They said they were going to break my legs! And don't tell me they didn't mean it, okay?! 'Cause they gave me the mackerel eyes, they meant it!

Frankie: Sage, Arianna threatened me. They threaten Rori every day. They probably threatened her before breakfast this morning. It's what they do. Grow a pair.

(60)

Vector: Are you good?

Arianna: In what sense?

Vector: Generally.

Arianna: Oh, definitely not.

(61)

Rori: I think it's time to start fucking some shit up.

Marina: Oh no.

Rori: More like "oh yes!"

(62)

Arianna: Why are you two always out during rainstorms?

Marina: It's so peaceful and refreshing. I love the smell of rain.

Frankie: Rori bet me I couldn't get struck by lighting, but they're WRONG.

(63)

Marina: My goal is not to be the best, but to inspire someone enough to one day surpass me.

Rori: YOU CAN'T JUST SAY THAT EVERY TIME YOU BEAT ME AT CONNECT FOUR!

(64)

Sage: That sounds like a terrible plan.

Frankie: Oh, we've had worse.

(65)

Arianna: I'm gonna kill you.

Rori: Get in line!

(66)

Vector: STOP!

Everyone stops

Vector: wAiT a MiNuTe-

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Jacen Recs Fallout 4 PC Mods

Found on either Nexus Mods or Bethesda's Mod Page. Many mods can be found on both sites but I'm only linking to the place I got mine from. One important caveat, kiddies: some mods require you to have Nuka World and Far Harbor installed at the very least.

Locations

(All should be relatively compatible with each other. May need to download compatibility patches.)

The Beantown Interiors Project Adds numerous locations throughout the Commonwealth where you previously could not enter. Also adds places in Nuka World and Far Harbor.

South of the Sea and Its Optimization+Compatibility Mod Adds a bunch more locations and such to a relatively empty area of the map. The description says 65+ locations of varying sizes so a relatively large mod

Lexington Interiors What it says on the tin, more locations in Lexington (approximately 28)

Crowded Commonwealth Adds ~11 new locations to the game

Inside Jobs Adds locations throughout the Commonwealth, Far Harbor, and Nuka World. Also requires Automatron. (Be aware of a small conflict with Tales from the Commonwealth for the Malden Medical Office. You can still access it with both mods installed it just takes finicky clicking.)

Atomic World Adds a good number of locations throughout the Commonwealth including whole cities. Note that the navmeshing is kinda weird so companions may have trouble following you in these mod-added locations

Plenty o' Exploration ~18 new locations, interiors and full buildings, throughout the Commonwealth

Salem Expanded What it says on the tin, adds locations (~28) from the road leading into Salem and Salem itself.

Locations + Gameplay

(See above caveat)

Tales from the Commonwealth A large mod that adds locations, quests, and numerous NPCs. Some of those NPCs are romanceable such as my favorite, Birdie, an anxiety ridden Asian sniper. His comments on various locations and quests are some of my favorites

Tales from the Commonwealth's DLC Patch Needed for mod companions to comment on the DLC's locations and quests. Birdie's personal quest requires the DLCs for using DLC assets.

America Rising: A Tale of the Enclave A fully voiced mod on the level of a DLC. Locations, characters, quests. Includes new companions as well as a new player home. Be aware it will make you choose between the Enclave and the Brotherhood of Steel as canon-wise they aren't friends at all.

Barrenwood A whole new island world space with numerous locations and quests connected to it, with fully voiced NPCs. It has two settlement locations that you can connect to the base, vanilla game.

Radio

(All either add stations or songs)

Old World Radio Boston compatible with the other mods below. Also adds settlement items such as flags and radios. Not just music but also radio shows like the game's Silver Shroud station.

Elvani's Track Pack best used with the below. Adds 36 lore-friendly songs to Diamond City Radio. See page for list.

More Where That Came From Diamond City Radio see above. Adds 111 lore-friendly songs to DCR.

Atomic Radio Pairs well with Tales from the Commonwealth and there is even a combo mod. Like Old World Radio, it adds its own standalone station that includes lore-friendly ads for lore items such as Sugar Bombs. Contains radio shows similar to the Silver Shroud and PSAs in the vein of after school specials (such as puberty), and commercials for things like Grognak the Barbarian.

Armor

Armorsmith Extended What it says on the tin. Works best when combined with the below but not needed. In fact some versions will leave concealed armor unneeded.

Concealed Armor what it says on the tin, hide armor so you can see the clothes underneath such as in the below mod Eli's Armour Compendium

Armor and Weapons Keywords Community Resource (must be used in conjunction with above)

Strength of a Nation puts Ukraine colors on power armor (T45, 51, 60, and X-01) which gives a perk when all pieces are painted, as well as the quote "I need ammunition not a ride" as said by President Voldymyr Zelenskyy on the chest piece of your chosen PA, and adds the Ukr national anthem to the radio (classical music station so may take a while to actually hear it).

Eli's Armour Compendium customizable clothes and armor as well as a location in-game near Diamond City

Old World Camouflage what it says on the tin

Sadly only for Xbone, but I might as well mention Clone Armory.

Weapons

(All should be relatively compatible w/ each other. YMMV. Yes I do like having a good pool of weapons to choose from so this is my biggest category next to the locations mods. Some have unique variants you can find. Others can only be found at vendors instead of in enemy loot lists. I tried to list how to find them/where to buy the modded weapons. Many are moddable/customizable with things such as scopes and the like.)

Mosin Nagant and a couple Unique Variants mod (requires the base Mosin Nagant mod and match scripted vs. non-scripted). Says it starts to spawn at lvl 25 but I found one before level 10 (likely a 'bug'). BUT, if you get the unique variants add-on mod, you can pick them up as soon as you leave your starting area of choice.

SVT-40 WW2-era weapon used in famous battles like Stalingrad. A renowned Nazi killing weapon along with the Mosin Nagant (see above). Spawns on Gunners/vendors at lvl 16, the bayonet alone at lvl 10. Or find the 2 variants. See page for locations.

Service Rifle Based on the weapon from Fallout New Vegas which is based on the M16. Loot list at lvl 10, vendors, or find unique variants with a quest beginning at lvl 25.

Modern Firearms Tactical Edition What it says on the tin, adds modern day weapons from SMGs to Sniper Rifles. For a list of all available weapons, click here. You can find them on enemies as soon as you leave the vault (or equivalent starting location if you use a start-up mod)

M1 Garand Loot list Gunners and/or vendors at lvl 17, the bayonet by itself lvl 13, or find the legendary variants as soon as you leave your starting location. Can also spawn in using the console. See the page for instructions.

See Through Scopes what it says on the tin. See thru those damn scopes. Customize the magnification and scope reticle.

Star Wars Mandalorian Amban Rifle OP as hell but that's okay because the Amban Rifle is OP as hell in the show. Can only be crafted in the chem lab, which you can find in Sanctuary and thus have an OP weapon relatively quickly.

Aquila Laser Rifle slightly OP totally customizable laser rifle. Find east of Boston Mayoral Shelter (beware of strong enemies). Or spawn in using the console. See page for details.

Spetsnaz Rifle based on AS VAL and VSS Vintorez. Found on Gunners, sold by vendors with no level requirement, or use the console. See the page for details on the last option.

Sturmgewehr STG-44 WW2-era weapon used in many an FPS. Find one at the Museum of Witchcraft near Major Jefferies' body in Salem or at Gunner Plaza on Captain Wes. Also found in loot lists and vendors rarely. Can spawn in using console. See page for details.

HK G11 "Kraut Space Magic" this gun is directly from Fallout lore. It's a gun that can be found in Fallout 2. The name refers to how it fires, which is considered a clockwork kinda bizarre thing. Starting at lvl 15 you can start quests to gain the weapon. Requires skill check 6str, 7per, 8char.

M1928A1 Tommy Gun aka the gun made famous by gangsters throughout Hollywood and a weapon held by one of the Vault Boy bobbleheads yet mysteriously not in the games since FO2. Found on Triggermen starting lvl 12, other enemies such as Gunners at lvl 20. Or find uniques as soon as you leave your starting location. See page for locations.

Character Creation

Lots More Male Hairstyles/Lots More Beards and Moustaches what it says on the tin

Fast Start New Game skip past the pre-war part

WX Hair Colors makes the hair colors look more natural especially the browner ones

LooksMenu better Chargen

Misc

Weightless Junk and Other Items no, really, verbatim title. And does what it says: weightless junk and other items (such as meds)

Unofficial Fallout 4 Patch What it says on the tin

Everyone's Best Friend Allows for Dogmeat+Another Companion

K-9 Harness gives armor and extra carrying capacity to Dogmeat

Rich Merchants stop going from merchant to merchant to offload your loot

Improved Map with Visible Roads What it says on the tin. Cleans up the Pip-Boy map to look a lot better. Works on Far Harbor's map, as well. Corrects placement for some locations as well.

Settlement Things

Mandalorian Flag A black and red mythosaur skull flag. Only one version: wall hang

Looks Mirror adds a mirror to be crafted that will bring up the looks menu for free

Ukraine Flag adds multiple versions of the Ukr flag. One that hangs on a wall, one that is in a flag stand, one on a pole that sits still, and one on a pole that is animated to look like it's blowing in the wind. Besides the wall flag, the others are invisible in the workshop list but just keep scrolling to see previews I promise the mod isn't broken or whatever lol