#shut down the border

[somerandomg33k]

...... Wait.... Even the Democrats are talking about Shutting down the Border? Who is the conservative party in this situation? We are not about compassion for those seeking a better life? Here is my latest YouTube video.

[ak1w1i]

HELP THE MORTAJA FAMILY EVACUATE!

VETTED: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1yYkNp5U3ANwILl2MknJi9G7ArY4uVTEEQ1CVfzR8Ioo/htmlview?usp=gmail&pli=1

[mugiwara-lucy]

While shit break is busy pulling the US out of the Paris Climate Agreement and cutting Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security as well as threatening to “take back” Panama and Mexico, here is what ACTUAL leadership looks.

Rather than politicizing a tragedy and having bullshit convictions with the “I love Jesus!” crew, look at how Kamala is meeting with and consulting with firefighters to help save California.

America….you fucked up.

[carnelianwings]

Since I'm not sure if I'll ever get the chance to properly touch on this in a fic because it's more character analysis than something I can properly include in dialogue/exposition without it being very awkwardly out of place and telling not showing, I figured I'd just dump it here. It's something I think about a lot whenever I write for post-Seed Destiny Athrun in a fic, because in so many ways, this is actually something of a non-magical "Ideal (Fake) Reality" situation that Durandal very nearly succeeded in pulling off, but ultimately failed at because Durandal overplayed his hand and underestimated Athrun's loyalty to his friends Kira, who was pulling triple duty opposing Athrun because Kira himself didn't agree with what Athrun was doing, protecting Cagalli, and supporting Cagalli at a time when she was powerless.

It's a trope I very much love in magical/sci-fi settings because it says a lot about the character and the lengths they'll go to get what they want (the willingness and determination to take the longer, harder path to make the dream reality vs the instant gratification option even if it's fake), and also just gives me so much to work with when I write when it comes to character motivation/dialogue/actions.

I feel like a lot of this gets missed in all the memes that he's (somewhat deservedly) suddenly a part of after Seed Freedom, because while Seed Freedom Athrun is very self-assured and confident in his course of action, he definitely took a long hard road (with more downs than ups, in my opinion) between Seed and Seed Destiny to get there.

(Rest behind the cut because there's a reason Athrun Zala is my favorite Seed character, and not just because he's got a lovely voice - thank you Ishida-san for that - and is easy on the eyes.)

When Athrun re-enlists in ZAFT and "continues" his life again as himself, he's given a choice thanks to Durandal's string-pulling: Resume the life that was planned for him by his parents and PLANT (his "destined" life, if you will), or find his way back to the life that he's chosen for himself (with Cagalli and Orb).

If he chose his "old" life, he would've had it all - the glory of being a decorated war veteran, a post as a FAITH member (resuming the role he'd previously gotten thanks to his father), a "Lacus Clyne" for his fiance, and the honor of being the pilot of the Legend (while being something of a "legend" himself). Durandal saw to it Athrun would've seamlessly resumed that life to all external appearances, even if it would've been an absolute sham behind closed doors. Athrun might be a decorated war veteran, but that came with a lot of trauma and grief - trauma from having to fight and kill at such a young age, grief at being the one to survive when those he'd called friends die around him, plus all the unresolved emotional turmoil and grief of having never been able to properly resolve things with his father and his genocidal ideals (because Patrick Zala, too, was a man who never got over his grief at losing Lenore during the Bloody Valentine Incident, and only became the way he did because of that). He might've had a highly coveted position within FAITH, but that power would ultimately be in service to Durandal (a head of state Athrun alternates between wanting to agree with and being directly at odds against). Durandal needed more capable "Yes men" ace pilots like Shinn Asuka to spread and enforce his plans, not people capable of thinking for themselves like Athrun (at least, Athrun got there after Operation Angel Down). The "Lacus Clyne", is, of course, Meer under the best cosmetic surgery money could buy, but she is nothing like Lacus Athrun knows and cares for as a friend and whose cause he had once lent his power to (and would again at the end of the Second War).

And the Legend? It might fit Athrun in name only (in the sense that he's the "legendary pilot who helped end the first Earth-PLANT War) but the entire suit (even if it had an updated OS for the DRAGOON system) doesn't even play to Athrun's core strengths as a pilot. It's almost comedic how Durandal didn't even bother tailoring the Legend to Athrun - the Saviour is more Athrun's style both as a spiritual successor to the Aegis and weapons load out, yet it's coincidental that it would end up in Athrun's hands. There's no way Durandal could've known and planned for the Saviour to go to Athrun, but Durandal arguably had that time with the Legend. In the episode where both the Destiny and Legend are revealed, Durandal made a point of telling Shinn the Destiny was fine tuned to him, but neglects to tell Athrun much about the Legend beyond the DRAGOON system and the updated OS for it (the closest Athrun arguably ever came to a DRAGOON system was flying right past Kira and Rau's duel in front of Genesis at the end of Seed).

On the flip side of that, there's the life Athrun had chosen for himself after the first Earth-PLANT War. It's not an ideal life, not by any means - the fact he's essentially a powerless civilian with no means to reach for his ultimate goal chafes him to no end, especially when there's the ever-looming threat of Cagalli getting taken away from him due to circumstances neither of them want nor are able to deal with. Cagalli can't get out of the arranged marriage, Athrun as "Alex Dino" has no claim to power and as "Athrun Zala" would only invite larger scale international problems - even if Athrun himself has no political ties to PLANT, his family name says plenty. Athrun is patient, yes, but even his patience has a limit, and seemingly losing Cagalli to someone he doesn't respect and she doesn't love (in a reversal of Athrun's situation with Lacus and Kira) pushes him to action out of desperation. And while it puts him at odds with Kira and Cagalli (including lashing out at both of them when Cagalli finally breaks down and gives in and gets coerced into going through with the arranged marriage), it does also get him to realize that he's not the same person he was before the war - he's no longer capable of living that same life he had before, where he would fight where his country tells him because that's the fastest way to end the war. The easy (destined, if you will) option is no longer an acceptable choice for him, because it's not the one that ultimately leaves him fulfilled and truly happy with the one he loves in the end.

And it's this that ultimately brings him back to Cagalli and the (Infinite) Justice, metaphorically reclaiming his sense of justice (ha ha). He's always going to be looking for a cause to serve, and a just cause by his own terms, because he's dedicated far too much of his life serving in the military to just stop doing that and he's spent too much time around Lacus to just mindlessly follow whatever the higher ups say, anymore. So this leaves the only way forward: serve under a head of state whose ideals he can agree with, with the freedom of choice to act according to his own sense of justice, and to that end, there's only one choice for him - return to Orb and Cagalli.

[darkwood-sleddog]

man i am sometimes baffled by the dog posts that reddit's algorithm pushes to my account.

what do you mean you're literally holding your border collie's head up with your hand as they walk to force them to learn a "head up heel" or whatever you're calling it. like just. fucking. teach the behavior with engagement games, it is literally one of the first things i was taught in a basic group obedience class you absolute buffoon.

[kuratm]

me when graphic design is my passion, i'm a tryhard and i want to revive my (dead) multimuse with ✨ STYLE ✨

what do we think, you guys? too black and white or am i slaying, as the kids would say? nobody look at the last icon. NOBODY SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE LAST ICON, THERE IS NOTHING TO BE SEEN HERE.

[brellafaun]

brainrotting about x-men presently and trying so hard not to convert Logan into a sweet tooth au

[carminewill]

𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐀𝐊𝐄 ( ran yi test starter call ) 𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐎𝐑: @crue11

Many days are spent LOST IN THE DARK WATERS of his still lake ; he should be gone AND YET . . . Few things matter in the wake of everything. He feels unusually LOST. But not in the way leaving The Wilderness had felt ; he had been lost in a way that sang of freedom. But this lost was heavy and cold. Maybe punishment would have been better. Or, perhaps this is a sort of suffering of its own. He does not know and does not care when sun rises and sets, when he wakes or sleeps. UNTIL . . . until he senses a familiar presence on the abandoned walkways of his pier. His eyes open beneath the water and he half expects a command to force him out. But none happens. Not YET at least. The fish has HALF A MIND to ignore the great demon. He doesn't. After a few minutes where they must surely both be aware of each other's presences, Ran Yi surfaces for the first time in . . . he doesn't know how long. THERE STANDS YUANZHOU. Suspicion swells, but he cannot sense the Goddess or her friends. Only the demon before him. After another minute of silent staring with robes floating like graceful fins around him, he reluctantly hoists himself up onto the pier. " Is there something you need? I have nothing I wish for to make a DEAL. " He speaks, voice a bit rougher with lack of use and that fact seems to momentarily surprise even him. His eyes flick towards the abandoned home, a pang of grief echoing in his heart before he looks towards the other.

[freakinator]

finished flamefrags' vid and it was awesome but i cant help but see the many similarites it shared with ls post-abyss arc

[3416]

random q but how'd you get into toronto sports? like was it the leafs and then ur leafs moots ended up being jays fans too so you got into it? the other way around? or the loser narratives just compelled you or something else?

THE LOSER NARRATIVES FKLDSJFKLDSJFLSD. well that was part of it tbh. i was suuuper into f1 a couple years back and met @ mxgicdave/penaltyboxboxbox online through it and he actually nudged me toward am34 and the leafs bc i was looking for smth to do during f1's summer break (which was also hockey break but getting into a new thing takes a while).... i was 100% into 1634 and the sheldon/kyle narratives from the very beginning tbh, and the whole nature of the leafs like try try try again bc that's what it takes in hockey and so many people refuse to admit it, lmao. there is something romantic about it all... it was very easy to fall in love with them.

as for the jays, i kinda thought it'd be smart to just stick with toronto and get into their sports in case i ever get to go visit (or in the far off dream of relocation..).... i'll have lots of things i love to do/watch in a single place!! and yes, a lot of leafs mutuals are into the jays too and i wanted something to distract from the end of the hockey season approaching so i got into the jays last summer 😭😭😭 also. look at bo bichette. how can you resist....

[ak1w1i]

Hello,

I hope you and your family are well and in good health😃.

I am writing to kindly ask for your support in reblogging my pinned post on my page❤🙏.

It details my struggle and the hardships we face in Gaza😥, especially the dire conditions we are enduring in the hospital where I work as a doctor😣💔.

Your assistance in spreading this message is crucial to raise awareness and garner support for our cause✌💚.

I sincerely appreciate your help and look forward to your continued support🥺❤🙏.

Thank you very much.

Dr.mohammed aldeeb from gaza

HELP DR.MOHAMMED ALDEEB EVACUATE!

[greghatecrimes]

I'm excited to move and start my new job in a few weeks but also my flight home tonight is a red eye and I'm so not ready to leave 🥲

[sadbicth]

elon musk did a nazi salute twice at the inauguration, and republicans are defending him.

trump revoked executive order 11246, which prohibited discrimination.

trump put all dei employees on leave to be fired.

trump blamed the dc plane crash on dei.

trump banned all lgbtq+ flags from being hung in government buildings.

trump ordered the pentagon to cancel celebration of mlk jr. day, black history month, women's history month, holocaust remembrance day, asian american pacific islander heritage month, lgbtq+ pride month, juneteenth, women's equality day, national hispanic heritage month, national disability employment awarenessmonth, and national american indian heritage month.

trump proposed removing all palestinians from gaza, turning the area into a vacation resort called “riviera of the middle east”.

trump posted an ai generated video showing what he hopes to turn palestine into, with a large golden statue of himself in the middle of it.

trump rolled back biden’s executive order to lower prescription drug costs for people using medicare and medicaid.

trump rescinded the $35 cap on insulin, and prices are expected to rise to $1500 a month.

trump ordered the national institutes of health to cancel their review panels on cancer research.

trump ended the guidelines to prevent ai misuse. the guidelines prevent many things, but notably it prevents production of ai child pornography.

when sean hannity asked trump about the economy, he said “i don’t care”, after campaigning with the economy as his main talking point.

trump has withdrawn the us from the world health organization.

trump is ordering health agencies to stop reporting on bird flu and halt publications of scientific reports.

trump has pardoned over 1500 people who stormed the capitol on january 6th.

trump changed denali back to mount mckinley.

trump signed an executive order to rename the gulf of mexico to gulf of america.

trump shut down cbp one, an app which granted legal entry to 1 million+ immigrants.

trump has discussed introducing a “gold card”, which would allow the wealthiest people to buy us citizenship for $5 million usd.

trump is allowing ice raids at churches and elementary schools.

trump announced plans to declare a national emergency at the us-mexico border.

trump signed an executive order to expand the use of the death penalty.

trump disbanded the school safety board that works to prevent school shootings. it was comprised of survivors, educators, and gun violence prevention advocates and formed after the school shooting in parkland.

trump has threatened to invade panama to claim the panama canal.

trump withdrew from the paris climate act.

trump revoked all protections for transgender troops in the us military.

trump rescinded executive orders made by biden that benefited and protected women, lgbtq+ people, black americans, hispanic americans, asian americans, native hawaiians, and pacific islanders.

trump is attempting to make it legal to refuse to hire or fire pregnant women.

multiple state legislators are drafting bills to allow the punishment for abortion to be the death penalty.

trump pardoned 23 individuals convicted under the freedom of access to clinic entrances (FACE) act for their anti-abortion activism, including oftentimes violent protests at abortion clinics.

trump signed an executive order allowing deportation of foreign students who they believe express support for hamas or hezbollah.

trump announced that the us government will from here on out only recognize male and female as sexes. intersex is not legally recognized anymore.

trump has told all schools and universities that they have two weeks to end all diversity initiatives, or he will cut federal funding. (as of feb 19, 2025)

trump fired the staff of the federal aviation association after a deadly plane crash in dc.

trump has fired the heads of the tsa and coast guard, and gutted a key aviation safety advisory committee.

the supreme court weakened the clean water act's limitations on raw sewage discharge into our water in a 5-4 ruling.

the official white house twitter account posted an “illegal alien deportation” asmr video where they did closeups of chains and the sound of ankle chains hitting the metal stairs of the airplanes deportees were being loaded onto.

on truth social, trump posted, “LONG LIVE THE KING!”.

at CPAC, a republican group called the “third term project” held a rally to support changing the constitution so trump can run for a third term. on their posters, they’re photoshopping his face onto julius caesar’s, seemingly forgetting what happened to julius caesar.

the trump administration paused health communications to prevent the fda from announcing food recalls.

republicans on tiktok are recreating elon’s salute to prove that it “wasn’t a nazi salute”, and they’re either doing it completely wrong because they know if they replicate it then it will actually be a salute, or they’re doing the proper salute and posting it online.

google and apple maps now display the gulf of mexico as “gulf of america”.

rfk jr. wants to ban SSRIs and put everyone on them into labor camps.

andy ogles drafted a constitutional amendment to allow trump to be president for a third term.

the us senate confirmed russell vought, one of the main authors of project 2025, will lead the white house budget office.

nancy mace repeatedly used the t-slur during a congressional meeting, three times were out of spite.

andy biggs introduced a bill to abolish osha and completely eliminate federal workplace safety protections.

georgia republican congressman mike collins called for the deportation of new jersey born mariann budde, the bishop who urged trump to “have mercy” on the lgbtq+ community and immigrants during a service at the national cathedral.

florida republican anna paulina luna has introduced a bill to add trump to mount rushmore.

new york republican claudia tenney introduced a bill to make trump’s birthday a federal holiday.

west virginia republican delegate lisa white has introduced house bill 2712, which would remove rape and incest as exceptions for abortion, even for minors. you can call her at (304) 340- 3274 or email her at lisa.white@wvhouse.gov and let her know your opinion on that.

there is a bill named the SAVE act which would require americans to provide their birth certificate, passport, or other citizenship documents every time they vote, and would require the last name on their driver’s license to match that of their birth certificate. this would prevent married women who have changed their last name from voting.

bill h.r.1161, which is available publicly on congress.gov, would authorize trump to enter into negotiations to acquire greenland and to rename it to "red, white, and blueland".

six states (arizona, idaho, iowa, kansas, mississippi, and north dakota) are planning on challenging obergefell v. hodges, which would end same-sex marriage nationwide. about a dozen more states have representatives are also considering filing similar resolutions.

a bill to ban the mRNA vaccine has passed out of the house committee.

amazon revoked protections for lgbtq+ and black employees.

the cdc has removed their hiv prevention page.

the united states state department has officially changed its “travelers with special conditions” page which previously said “lgbtqi+ travelers” to “lgb travelers”, completely getting rid of the tqi+.

every single republican told us we were overreacting. trump swore he had nothing to do with project 2025 yet continues implementing details outlined in it. not a single person has the right to tell us we’re being dramatic anymore.

hope “cheaper eggs and gas” was worth it.

EDIT: i removed the “trump refused to swear on the bible” point because it was being taken as me being an offended christian. i’m not christian, im agnostic. the reason i included it in the first place is because he’s the first president in history to ever refuse to swear on ANYTHING. meanwhile his “conservative christian” followers had no issue with this, and decided to continue to scramble for excuses instead of admitting he may not be as religious as he claims he is. i figured taking that point out entirely is probably better than filling this with an explanation in the middle of the other important issues.

[rightnewshindi]

मंत्रियों से बातचीत कर लौट रहे कई किसान नेता गिरफ्तार, शंभू बॉर्डर में इंटरनेट सेवाएं बंद; पुलिस कर रही सीमाएं खोलने की कोशिश

Punjab News: किसान नेताओं और केंद्र सरकार के बीच बुधवार को 7वें दौर की बातचीत हुई. सरकार के प्रतिनिधिमंडल में केंद्रीय कृषि मंत्री शिवराज सिंह चौहान भी मौजूद रहे. मंत्रियों से बातचीत करके किसान नेता वापस लौट रहे थे. तभी पंजाब पुलिस ने उन्हें हिरासत में ले लिया. इसमें सरवन सिंह पंढेर, अभिमन्यु कोहाड़, जगजीत सिंह डल्लेवाल, सुखविंदर कौर, काका सिंह कोटड़ा और मनजीत राय समेत कई अन्य किसान नेता शामिल…

[okiee--dokieee]

I’ve always thought that the fall of the American Empire will begin when the first U.S. foreign base is shut down by the country it is inhabiting. Did I think it would happen in our timeline? Honestly no BUT now with the Munich Security Conference and the U.S. no longer being a “guarantor of security in Europe” we may actually see a U.S. base shut down in EUROPE of all places 😯 (I thought for sure maybe Japan would be the first). Are we truly seeing the end of the American Empire?

[monenblogi]

❛ that  sounds  dangerous  ….   i’m  in .   ❜ (jinx) - @niopham

Sensibility says he should protest, but someone had to test her prototype. Plus, it wasn’t like they had a lot of willing participants lining up hearing about a ‘new Jinx weapon’ in the works... He was going to have to learn that she was old enough and willing to put herself in line for his work no matter how much he didn’t like the idea. 

Damn it. 

“... Then you need to follow my word to the very letter.” Silco allowed his gaze to draw back to the splayed out map, a number of circles drawn—though only one was marked with a bit extra to indicate its importance. “Margot’s business relies on the upper city doing a bit of poverty tourism—a despicable thing, but we can use this to keep her on our side.” He pointed out the guard stations on the border. 

“Don’t bring attention to yourself when you get rid of them, and we should be able to install our own people.”