#so i have the information and i understand what it means

[abbygailfox]

This is so, so important.

The amount of posts I have read – especially during the last few weeks – about how people think that she has always been this way and she wrote Harry Potter with the intention of pushing her agenda onto children from a very young age.

I truly, honestly think that that's incredibly dangerous. Because it operates under the believe that people's believes always stay the same. It stems from a black-and-white mindset in which people are – in the most simple of terms – either "good" or "bad" and they always stay that way. That is not the case. People are never unchanging in their views. They are made and influenced by things that happen to and around them. Constantly. And usually that is even a good thing. We measure the ability of critical thinking by observing how someone reacts to new information. If we give people information that they did not have before, we expect them to reconsider their stance. However that also means that we need to check ourselves again and again and again. And to do that tomorrow as well. And next week. And next year. And every day that comes after that again. It's a never ending process.

Because human beings never stop changing. And we are so easily influenced. Mainly because of two things:

1) All of us – every single one – want's to belong somewhere. Some of us may enjoy being alone, yes. But no-one ever wants to be lonely. And people have done and will do horrendous things to prevent being lonely.

2) If we have power, we don't want to let go of it. Especially if we know what it feels like not to have any. That doesn't mean that no-one ever does. There are good people in this world. But our first impulse is always to hold onto what makes us stronger and harder to hurt. And power does that.

Number 1) is what makes it so easy for people to get caught up in even the most ridiculous, dangerous or hateful cults and why it is so incredibly hard to leave them again. Because as soon as you can push a "we against them" agenda, you are a part of the "we". You're part of a group. You belong. No-one in their right mind would want to leave that. The situation – of yourself or someone you hold extremely dear – has to be incredibly dire for you to leave everything you know behind, leave your entire social circle, and subsequently be helpless, lost, potentially without means and confronted with people who don't understand why you joined in the first place. Who will potentially make fun of you and exclude you.

Number 2) is what happened to Rowling, I suppose. I don't know Rowling and at this point I don't care to. But she also probably didn't just wake up one day and said: "Actually I like all this money and power and the platform I have now quite a lot. But if I help marginalised groups to get more power, I might loose some of my own. So let's hate on them instead." No. It happens in increments. Maybe one day she was asked to give up more money than she was comfortable with for "some charity". And she decided the cause wasn't worth it, because after all, it was "just trans-people" and wait a minute what have "they" ever done for her? Or for women in general? In fact, couldn't their mere existence be a hinderance to the progression of women's rights? And after all it's her money. She worked hard for it. They could have done the same thing, but they didn't, did they? Or something else entirely, I can only speculate. (I don't support any of that, obviously. I'm trying to show how you slip into this kind of thinking.)

The point is, non of this is noticeable in the beginning. All these processes are gradual.

No cult just knocks on your door and goes: "We have the most insane conspiracy theories out there, science is a scam, we won't allow you to take modern medicine and we will drain all our your financial means to a point where you are helpless without us. By the way, do you have any LGBTQIA people in your social circle? We don't condone those. But hey, we can provide you with people who will act like they are your friends. You know, to substitute the ones that you will inevitably push away, if you join us. Heads up though, if you try to leave, we will blackmail you." No racist (or at least very few) will just come up to you and say: "I have this theory, that white people are better than people of colour. Let me convince you of it." (And frankly most people are not self-aware enough to realise when they are being racist.)

It will always start small. It will seem reasonable and harmless in the beginning. Some of the arguments you might even agree with. And suddenly you are in too deep, to get out.

This is NOT – and I cannot stress this enough – meant to be any sort of excuse for Rowling. I think the woman and the bullshit she spews is truly vile. This is also not meant to condemn all people in positions of power, because there are counterexamples – even if they get way to little attention. There are rich people who give money to science. Silently and without a self-serving agenda. Famous people who speak up for all kinds of marginalised groups. Powerful people that do invest in slowing climate change. There are powerful people giving a shit, just as much as there are people in marginalised groups that hate on everyone else and buy into a "we against them" agenda. (It's never black and white).

And please don't misunderstand me. You absolutely have every right to be angry at the bitch. You *should* be fucking angry. At anyone who tries to hurt and invalidate you. You should be livid. I am too. Oppose hatred wherever you find it. Oppose every vile word that comes out of Rowling's mouth, every anti-human rights bullshit you hear. Not just from her, but from everybody around you. Protect yourself and others. Do whatever you need to do to cope, especially if people don't just attack your believe in everyone being treated equally, but if they hit you on a more personal level. (Frankly, I personally get twitchy when people burn books – no matter which ones – mainly because I am German and pictures like those do not have great connotations in my world. But everyone copes differently.)

However the point is, the focus of this conversation has turned to "Harry Potter" way too much. (Yes, it makes her money, but we're not about to stop that, at this point. And I'll leave the decision, if the work can be separated from the author, enough to engage with content that does not make her money, for everyone to decide for themselves. The debate has been going on since before Roland Barthes discussed it [yes I know he mainly meant the level of influence the authors bibliography had on the text, it's still the same argument, but with a different aspect], using multiple prominent figures as examples. That is something every single person has to decide for themselves and we cannot push our decisions onto others.)

What I am really trying to make you understand is: We all like to think about ourselves, that we would use our power for good if we had any. That we would treat all people equally and would use our money to further the cause of all marginalised people in the world. End world hunger, end poverty, end the patriarchy, the list is endless. But we do not know if we would do that. Because we are not in the situation to do so. We do not know if – on the road to power – we would have kept the same three friends, that call us out on behaving like an asshole. We don't know if we could have kept a hold on our humility and our worldview and our ability to still see people in positions of less power and feel the urge to help.

What I am really, really trying to say in this rant (and I know it is endlessly long and I apologise) is this:

Nothing in life. EVER. Is black and white. You are not on the "good side", because you once made a selfless decision. Other people are not on the "bad side" because they have power or money. And the borders are not clear-cut. There are so many shades of grey. You can always ALWAYS slip. And you probably won't notice. EVERY SINGLE PERSON on this planet is corruptible. And this is not meant to discourage you. I don't mean to paint our world and our society as hopeless, because they are NOT. You are not condemned to become some soulless creature that does not care a lick about others, simply because you get to a place of greater power. This is in fact meant to encourage you. Encourage you to call others out. Especially encourage you to call yourself out. Encourage you to listen, truly listen, to people when they tell you, that you're being an ass about something. Maybe they are wrong. But maybe they are right. You can be influenced. But you can also influence how you yourself behave and how you treat people. How you view people. Not just groups, but individuals also. Have the courage to be kind. To everyone. And have the courage to question. Yourself and others. Check yourself and your thinking. Always. And if you think this could never happen to you and you could never harm people or mentally sort them into groups to be stigmatised and thusly easier pushed aside… Check yourself twice!

ok im going to #seriouspost for a second here. I don't think Harry Potter is a manifesto. I think it was a flawed passion project that millennials latched onto because of the fantasy of sticking it to their mean teachers and arbitrarily categorizing themselves (hogwarts houses; it's the thinking millennial's astrology). I think the fact that the series got popular when and how it did was very much a product of its time.

I don't think Harry Potter is the biggest symbol of JKR's bigotry. I think the most flagrant sign of that was how she responded to critics. I watched her become radicalized in real time. I watched how she doubled down on her racism when she was called out for the ways she promoted her tragically mid fantastic beasts movies. I watched her chase marginalized teenagers with a double digit follower count off of twitter for daring to criticize her thought process, and no one with any kind of power standing against her because she was the one who was paying them. This isn't to say Harry Potter is without flaws. This is to say she really didn't give a shit about that. Getting rich and powerful is a hell of a drug, and she had enough sycophants that she had no reason to care about what her critics were saying.

She was convinced that she was a martyr; a voice for the unheard; a leader for the ages, so of course her detractors were the bad guys. And I think we should take this to heart. We should see this as an example of how easy it is to get radicalized; if you think of yourself as a paragon of virtue, you are going to think that whatever you see as good and right is an objective fact. Most people don't know this, but the majority of terfs start out as trans allies. You are not immune to propaganda! You are not immune to falling into dangerous ideologies!!!

This is why the most important thing you can do as an activist is to listen. Do NOT think you're above being wrong; do NOT develop a god complex; do NOT form an identity out of being right all the time. Involve yourselves in the groups you claim to speak for. Listen to trans women; share resources that help trans women; familiarize yourself with the diversity of experiences that trans people have and the struggles they face.

No, none of you are as bad as JKR because you don't have her money or her power. You will likely never have the capacity for harm she does. But check yourselves. Do not affirm yourselves into thinking you always have the moral high ground. Watch yourselves; humble yourselves; check yourselves for signs of cult behavior and internalized prejudice. You are always learning. You will always be learning. Do not allow yourselves to get a power trip from brushing off marginalized voices.

[peakyrain]

having difficulty believing in shifting or LOA? this is why

did you know that our brains tend to protect us from new and unfamiliar information due to how they evolved?

this behavior stems from several biological and cognitive mechanisms, which can be explained by the following terms:

i. cognitive ease & the cognitive miser theory:

our brains prefer to stick to familiar patterns and ideas because they require less mental effort to process. this is known as cognitive ease. when something is easy to understand or familiar, it feels more comfortable and trustworthy. this is also something that helps us conserve mental energy, which was vital for survival in ancestral environments.

psychologists also describe humans as "cognitive misers" meaning that we often take shortcuts and avoid using unnecessary cognitive effort unless it's absolutely necessary. that's why learning or accepting new ideas can feel tiring or even uncomfortable because it forces the brain to work harder and reorganize familiar frameworks.

so when you're introduced to something completely new, like the concept of shifting realities, your brain might try very hard to resist it. not because it's fake, but because it's so unfamiliar that it challenges your deeply imbedded mental patterns. this can feel like confusion, skepticism or denial as you often see w/ anti-shifters.

ii. identity protection cognition:

another important mechanism is called identity-protective cognition. when new information threatens a belief tied to your worldview or sense of self, the brain reacts defensively. so even if the information isn't necessarily dangerous, it can still trigger emotional discomfort because it challenges who you think you are and what you believe is possible.

this is the reason why some people react strongly or dismissively when they first hear about shifting. if an idea challenges something you deeply believe to be true, people might even reject it—even if there's evidence, because our emotional reaction often matters more than if the information is factual or not.

evolutionary roots:

these tendencies of ours are rooted in evolutionary psychology. avoiding unfamiliar things often meant avoiding danger for our ancestors. familiar environments and behaviors felt safe, while uncertain situations could be risky. as a result, our brains are wired to prefer what's known and predictable.

this is also why habitual thought patterns become so deeply engrained, because they were once crucial for survival. changing them can therefore take a lot of effort and time because it requires rewiring our neural pathways, which the brain doesn't do lightly.

so whenever you find yourself doubting shifting or feeling overwhelmed by the thought of it, remember that it's just your brain doing what it evolved to do, which is keeping you alive and safe!

creds: stargirlscandinavia on tt!!

[kiragecko]

Do you think Cass's writers KNEW how harmful Babs' teaching methods were?

Cass and/or Babs fans who have read the first Batgirl series and/or No Man's Land, what do you think?

I'll get into the details in a moment, but my guess is they were trying to write Babs as a fallible mentor, but were ignorant about just how much damage she would realistically be causing. I'd like to get second opinions, because I've spent enough time studying communication with nonverbal people that I no longer know what people actually KNOW.

Anyways, here's the stuff I want to know if you guys think is intentional:

When we first meet Cass, Babs is trying to teach her to read. Babs is showing her the word 'stop' and getting Cass to sound out the letters. This is ... not a good idea.

Some of the errors Cass makes (starting with a 'd' sound and correcting to 't', for example) suggest that Cass is still learning HOW TO MAKE SOUNDS. She's still teaching her body how to shape her mouth and throat, when to vibrate her vocal cords - the physical aspects of speech. That's HARD, and deserves focus so it can be learned properly!

We later learn she only knows a small number of words. She's still learning to associate sounds with meaning. That's HARD, and deserves focus so it can be learned properly!

She's also still learning to match letter shapes to sounds. THAT IS ALSO HARD AND DESERVES FOCUS SO SHE CAN LEARN IT PROPERLY!

By conflating reading, speech, AND understanding, Babs is making Cass' job MUCH MUCH more difficult! Each of those, and a dozen smaller aspects of communication, all need months of prioritization, without competition from other aspects.

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Throughout Batgirl, Babs pressures Cass to read. Cass is still learning to parse meaning from the words downloaded into her head. She struggles to organize them into sentences. She struggles to understand the nuances of what other people are saying. Once again, these are all important things that she should be encouraged to focus on! Reading is nice, but at this point it shouldn't be the priority. By ignoring the skills Cass IS building, and pushing Cass towards competing skills she doesn't have the prerequisites for, Babs is slowing down Cass' progress and providing negative feedback loops.

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Babs seems to equate reading with communicating. Possibly because of her past as a librarian and the obvious value she gets from reading. Possibly because her current job is as an information broker and hacker. Possibly because her own disability limits her physically, and reading and writing has become necessary for interacting with the outside world. Possibly because she is living vicariously through the new Batgirl. And possibly because her eidetic memory suggests she thinks in words and can't actually imagine thought in other ways.

Cass is probably never going to use reading as a primary communication method, and would have benefited froma learning regimen that works with her skills, rather than pushing through her weaknesses.

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Here's the stuff I'm pretty sure was intentional:

Babs calls Cass stupid for not being able to read during a high pressure situation that is triggering Babs. This is obviously wrong, and she feels awful about it.

Babs is frequently impatient with Cass' progress, and sometimes accuses her of not trying, or not caring enough. She makes comments in front of other people without thinking. These are all shown as problematic and hurtful.

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Here's the things I think Babs did right:

Babs sets up a computer system that can be navigated by voice, and can interpret vague instructions. It provides visual, as well as verbal, information for everything Cass asks about. Cass is never pressured to use a different system.

Babs mostly allows Cass to explore, and builds lessons around Cass' interests. She integrates life skills into her lessons, and actually does a REALLY good job at helping Cass build enough of a foundation to start getting curious about the world.

She usually backs off when Cass gets stubborn, which lets Cass recover, and keep some agency.

She MOSTLY doesn't co-opt Cass' growing friendship with Steph. She supports them, and doesn't try to use Steph to push Cass in the directions Babs wants her to go.

Other than stuff around speech and literacy, I actually think the writers did a good job of writing a flawed but caring mentor who actually helped more than she harmed.

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What do you guys think?

[dykesynthezoid]

I think a piece of context ppl might not have about Robby’s dynamics w both Mohan and Collins is how much doctors and other healthcare workers w marginalized identities end up picking up the slack for their more privileged colleagues. I mean they’ve done studies on this, specifically on how much extra labor doctors and nurses of color (esp Black, indigenous, & immigrant doctors and nurses) end up doing just trying to work against the structural inequities hurting their patients. Overwhelmingly those people end up having to go above and beyond because nobody else will do it, not consistently, not in a way that’s actually culturally-informed.

And let’s be very clear: the hospital system profits from that. They profit from squeezing this extra labor out of employees who are already carrying an inherent vulnerability their other coworkers are not. The more healthcare workers of color (esp women of color) overload themselves trying to make up for the whole system being fucked, the more the hospital profits bc they don’t have to actually change anything materially or policy-wise. They can just let those incredibly hard working and skilled people burn themselves out into nothing and then go “wow how did that happen.”

So I��m not saying that Robby is doing that specifically, bc he’s certainly not ideologically aligned w the hospital system enough for that; but he is clearly not aware or informed on what the workplace labor dynamic is like for Mohan and Collins. He’s riding Mohan to see more patients because that’s what’s profitable, but doesn’t understand that her dedicated patience and compassion are, in fact, already making the hospital money (see the fact that her patient satisfaction scores are highest!); and potentially to her own detriment, bc she feels a sense of responsibility to provide that level of care even without outside support.

And likewise he has to have it explained to him that Collins is vulnerable in a way he isn’t. He doesn’t get, immediately, why she might feel uncomfortable about adding to her own vulnerability and her own labor by potentially sacrificing everything for a single patient. Bc guess what, that’s the sort of sacrifice that would be expected of her and yet never expected of him. As if she were predestined for that burden. Of course she doesn’t want it.

[sagenemesis]

We gave a presentation at the end of one of my classes last year, and as far as I can tell two of my three groupmates used chatgpt to get the info they were responsible for. Also no one was willing to meet up to rehearse, so I slammed together the essay while attempting to make their parts of the assignment less obviously AI, then turned that into the presentation slides, and wrote a fucking script so they could read it while the other presenters went.

I'm still really frustrated about it, as I'm sure you can tell. I mean... At the same time- none of my groupmates were first speakers of English. They were all definitely good for conversation, but struggled some with writing assignments. I'm frustrated they used AI, but I understand it more than with people who are fully, first-language fluent in English.

I worry about their career prospects, though. People hiring university business students should be expecting to get someone with a university degree - that is, someone capable of critical thinking, research, compiling data into coherent information, someone with a broad base of understanding, who has at least some knowledge of literature and science and various humanities, alongside their business focus. If what they wanted was someone who only knows accounting, they could hire someone who went to college and fully focused on that skill set. These kids are trading ease in university for later trouble holding down a job.

And that's if the professor doesn't notice they're using AI - that is, getting someone/thing else to write their assignments for them - and calls down the wrath of God the Academic Dishonesty council upon them, which can have serious effects on their university career. As in, you do that enough, and/or badly enough, and you get kicked out.

Which is going to be a serious problem if you're an international student who is only allowed to stay in Canada because you're going to school here!!!

They should block chatgpt on uni WiFi the way they used to block coolmathgames

[kindalonely-ngl]

i think you guys need to stop using the terms top/bottom for heterosexual relationships. Just keep using dom/sub but for the love of God stop doing top/bottom thing for otome characters they don't even fuck men

Hmm I have to disagree with that. From what I understand and interpret the terms, dom/sub means dominant/submissive which specifically explains the power roles of the partners. Dominant = perceived to have the upperhand and control over the sub, is responsible to provide a safe space for the sub; Submissive = the one who's actually have the control over the flow, what the sub says goes, is taken care of by the Dom.

Top/bottom are simply the position of the partners involved during the intercourse and how they contribute to it. Top = the one at the top, actively giving pleasure, does all the work (lol jk). Bottom = the pillow princess (Edit 2: this one is an exclusive term too. Did some reasearching and it's originally used by/among lesbians but I've also seen plenty articles using "pillow princess" in heterosex relationship discussions) the receiving ends, the one who lays back and enjoys.

That's why the "you wanna top?/ Can I do the topping tonight?" Is just as relevant in heterosexual relationships.

There's also a "dom bottom" and a "sub top", and many more dynamic roles in sexual relationships.

When I say LADS men bottoming, I didn't necessarily mean the boys taking it from behind and MC/female lover pegging them (which is hot, want, need, but no, I don't always mean that). I only mean them letting themselves be the receiver instead of giver, and letting their lover do whatever they want to certain extent. So using the term top/bottom in heterosex relationship isn't weird and irrelevant, nor the term exclusively belong to the LGBTQ++ community (Edit 1: it is actually an exclusive term for the queer community 😯, now we know. Credit to @auggofroggo for their informative reblog). (Edit 3: thanks to @lycheejelli I did some digging and found out that the term top/bottom/vers is used by straight couples specifically under the context of pegging. If a woman prefers to peg and uses strap-ons in a sexual relationship, then she's a top. If a man prefer to be penetrated by his woman, he's a bottom. If they enjoy penetrating/pegging and be penetrated, they're vers).

But thanks for bringing it up for discussion though! ✨️

[marsprincess889]

Vedic astrology observations

Part 11

Or rather: information that I think people forget or do not consider

Enjoy 💕

1. Your Rahu and Ketu axis (signs, nakshatras, houses) is extremely important. To understand and live your life story, you have to look into those placements. Any planet associated with them (conjunct one of them) automatically becomes a crucial part of a person's life story and the themes represented by those planets or planet are like lessons you keep learning or themes you keep bumping into along the journey. There is a highly mythological element to Rahu and Ketu as they are always connected and they always tell a story.

2. Your Ascendant is the filter that everything in your chart goes through while expressing itself. I understood the true nature of the ascendant while revisiting the themes of my ascendant nakshatra and thinking that it was so like me, so me, and yet, it was not really me on the inside, it did not fully feel like me, I just lived it. Ascendant is like the thing you just have to do and go through but even though it's so present and so important, diving too deep into and overthinking those characteristics of yours may not be so healthy. Ascendant is basically the themes of Aries (natural ruling sign of the 1st house) and those include the struggles and uncomfortable sensations that a person has while coming into the body. You may not feel like your Ascendant or connect to it like you connect to your moon but you still live out its themes in the grand scheme of things. And it's important to treat it as what it is_ uniquely important but different from planetary influences. In a way, it's also "mythological" for a person, in a sense that its themes are obvious to everyone (sometimes it can be so straightforward and "in your face" that it might be dismissed) and directly associated with a native's life but it's first and foremost those things, not a deeply buried mystery in a person to be uncovered.

(In short: accept and love your ascendant, embrace it but don't overthink it and do not try to fix it or change it. It is what it is and it does not have to be deeply personal. You cannot really escape it. )

3. Malefics are not always malefics (except maybe the nodes). Saturn, for example, is traditionally malefic for every chart but that does not mean that it gives every single person a really hard time. Unlike other traditional malefics (Mars and Sun) Saturn is directly associated with "hard times", difficulties and obstacles in general. Malefics and Benefics can be personal, and those depend on the ascendant. If a planet rules houses that are considered "negative", even if it's a traditional benefic, then it becomes malefic. The same applies when traditional malefics rule "positive" houses. This is not the exact rule, as sometimes a planet can rule both a "good" and a "bad" house. You can search for benefics and malefics for every ascendant online, it's easily found.

Having Saturn as a benefic is an enormous advantage. Saturn is the real deal. Whatever it gives, you can rely on it. You might struggle with its lessons but once you're done, the reward is true and truly valuable. I've found that, for me personally (Saturn is a benefic for me), Saturn antardashas were never as horrible as people described, and the areas of my life that were represented by the houses that Saturn was transiting in my chart were actually going as I wanted, in many ways. Because I'm also familiar with Saturn's energies (I have Sun conjunct Saturn on the same degree), I have understood its patterns of working in my life from early on. Humility is natural for me, but that does not mean that I don't struggle with it. The good thing about a benefic Saturn is that struggle itself is not a struggle, I'm accustomed to Saturnian energies and as many people have said, including me, Saturn rewards as solidly as it punishes. Saturn is great, I like Saturn.

4. D9 (navamsa) signs work as a layer rather than an alternate chart. The signs are like understones to the D1 and color the native's personality in a truly meaningful way. It's subtle, but it is, in fact, important. I think any individual resonates to people who share one or more D9 big three (Sun, Moon, Ascendant) with them. True for me. I think that even if they're not exactly compatible based on D1, when D9 big three signs (at least one) are the same, there's a natural understanding on a subtle but meaningful level. And you know how you should technically resonate to multiple based on D1 but only a fraction of them feel truly resonant to you for some reason? They likely share D9 big three signs with you.

I'd like to quickly state here, for the hundredth time, that there are no nakshatras in D9 or any divisional chart for that matter. Online calculations might show them but they also show outer planets (Uranus, Neptune, Pluto_ only used in tropical) in nakshatras too, so...

I have multiple posts about this and you're very welcome to read them but I can't deal with more insufficient arguments like "it's debated", "some people say it's really accurate". Like, think for your yourselves, and maybe after reading my posts about that you can come to your conclusion about if they make sense or not.

Some observations about D9 big three (any) in some signs:

Aries: action-oriented and unintentionally blunt, sometimes don't realize how they act, self-reflection is a bit of a struggle but they still do it, can act without thinking much.

Gemini: cerebral and often in their head, love variety, trust their mind more than their intuition or feelings or gut, can analyze too much, versatile, flexible, naturally social.

Cancer: unbelievably sensitive and can be passive-agressive, understanding but self-focused, can be aviodant, not really direct, comfort means a lot to them, secretive but their small actions betray them, may need time to process things, kind-of self involved but often unaware of it.

Leo: pretty direct, love to properly indulge in everything they do, don't like lukewarm or "half here half there" people, basically put their heart into everything, can be too fixed or rigid in their views, value loyalty.

Virgo: have a pure and "clean" aura, simple (in a good way), often express themselves in a clear, precise and clinical way (no matter how they really feel), often they are minimalists, can freeze when they're anxious.

Libra: hate agression, others may accuse them of not having a spine, truly undersranding but also impartial.

Scorpio: no matter how it looks_ they are serious and intense, understand how manipulation works, may feel like outcasts, a tad bit (or not so slightly) vengeful, very protective of their energy.

Pisces: sensitive and flexible, can understand almost anyone and anything, humble yet detached, have something ethereal about their aura, have a broad viewpoint, may have something about them that makes them look like they're "lost".

Do not have substantial info to share about Taurus, Sagittarius, Capricorn and Aquarius navamsas in big three, yet.

5. The strength or influence of any planet in any chart should also be observed from the placement of the planet itself, not from just activations in the nakshatras and signs ruled by them. Of course, those have their influence too, but if we're talking about tge influence from two opposite planets, for example, Sun and Saturn, and a native happens to have a nakshatra ruled by one of them (and does not have a nakshatra ruled by the other) in big three, you should still see if that other planets falls in the 1st or the 2nd house or is conjunct any of the big three (maybe even chart ruler, atmakaraka or Ketu). Chances are that person might feel influenced by that other planet, especially if that first planet is not in good dignity. All planets each manifest their influence differently when they're present as nakshatra rulers from the influence of their own placements.

6. The destiny of Rahu in signs, simplified:

Aries: to act

Taurus: to enjoy

Gemini: to communicate/get across

Cancer: to be safe

Leo: to express

Virgo: to cleanse/purify

Libra: to balance

Scorpio: to transform

Sagittarius: to explore

Capricorn: to build

Aquarius: to influence

Pisces: to transcend

The base/foundation of Ketu in signs, simplified:

Aries: identity

Taurus: resources

Gemini: intelligence/intellect

Cancer: safety

Leo: self-posession

Virgo: clarity

Libra: balance/harmony

Scorpio: depth

Sagittarius: truth

Capricorn: status

Aquarius: influence

Pisces: wisdom

Just a reminder: astrology is best learned from observing and double/triple/quadruple checking the facts yourself. Despite this, the mythological nature of it makes intuitive perception kind of necessary to truly grasp it and understand it. I'd advise to write down your observations or to note them otherwise but do not share them or be sure of them unless you have sufficient proof and enough examples. Also, sometimes your personal experience and a pattern you're very familiar with is enough, there's no need to find an example from media or celebrities. I feel like everyone is just throwing random senstences around on astrology blogs these days and very few of them actually say something of value or make sense.

That's one of the reasons why I'd really appreciate confirmations from you in comments or reblogs or otherwise, on this and other posts too. My posts get a lot of likes but not many get enough comments or reblogs and yeah it would be nice to make my posts more visible, but mainly I just want genuine feedback from people. That's why I want more exposure anyways. So, if you want to comment your example(s) or personal impressions do not think that you're being annoying, that's exactly what I want.

[toranesu]

⌗ sub bottom. andrew graves x dom top m. reader — silver sable; section A.

cw. established relationship, post-therapy andrew&ashley (yes, i know they're beyond redemption), body worship, foreplay.

; REN: accidentally posted a draft.. now you'll have to deal with a story split into two parts, lol.

He's done it, now. Andrew Graves has finally, finally found the courage to heal. And he's brought his sister along with him, too. It's been a rough year, attempting to heal in a secluded area where no one would leak their information or spread whispers of their deeds.

Andrew Graves and Ashley Graves are beyond redemption — that's what he's sure of. His sister had dragged him with her, and he had dragged her with him. No one is to blame, he tells himself. But deep down, he wishes he could put the blame on someone else so he wouldn't have to stand this soul rotting guilt. His sister doesn't feel it, he's sure.

He glances at you, the man he had met at a bar one and a half years ago. His source of repentance, his source of change, his source of love. "I don't think we should do this," he murmurs, hands clenching and unclenching on the sheets underneath his head.

Andrew doesn't understand why you're so willing to touch him like this. Sure, you've been dating for almost a year — only starting once his psychiatrist gave him the green flag for it, that is. But your relationship was going fine without having to have sex, he thinks.

Why now? He's asked before. "Don't you want to?" Was the question I responded with. It'd be a lie if he said he's never once thought of it. But he can't. He couldn't. Not after.. not after everything.

"Why not?" Your voice breezes in just barely a whisper, voice only loud enough for Andrew himself to hear. A hand reached out to cup his cheek, thumb grazing against the bone lining across his skin to his jaw. Andrew purses his lips, eyes averting to think of something to say.

Anything. It's fine, he tells himself. I don't deserve this, anyway, he repeats in his head. "I had sex with Ashley," he breathes out, voice cracking as he keeps his gaze away from yours.

"In the last one and a half year?" Your response came gentle and nurturing, eyes never once leaving his face. He bites his lip, turning back to you. "No," he denies, almost defensively. As if trying to convince you, or himself, that he would never do that to you.

"I know," you whispered, thumb reaching to rub against his lower lip in an attempt to get him to stop biting himself. He almost teared up from that simple gesture. "It's gross," Andrew said, referring to the sex he had with his sister; referring to incestual sex.

You raised an eyebrow, pursing your lips into a thin smile. "It is," he frowned at your response, legs folding up to his knees in perplexity. "I'm gross," he clarifies, staring directly into your eyes.

"No," your reply came almost immediate, eyebrows furrowing in negation as your palm gripped his jaw a little tighter. He winced, looking away once more. "Hey, no," you frowned, tilting his face to make him look straight at you. "I never said that."

Andrew bit his lip once more — a tendency whenever he seemed to get frustrated, you noticed. "But you think it," he rasps out, hands laying dumbly on the sides of his head. "And even if you don't, it's true," he mutters just slightly above his breath.

You leaned down to place a kiss to his almost swollen lips, only to receive a knock to the forehead because of Andrew abruptly turning his head to the side. "Dude," your reaction could almost be mistaken for a wail if it weren't for your profound nonchalance.

He stayed silent, which led to an escaped huff out of your lips. "You're not gross, 'Drew," you say in assurance, gaze softening the slightest bit to show your sincerity. "You've done gross things, including fucking your sister," you trailed off, earning eye contact avoidance from Andrew once more.

"But that doesn't mean I think you're gross," you grimace, patting his cheek before taking his hand in your own, intertwining your fingers together beside his laid down head. "It doesn't mean I don't see the effort you've put in and the progress you've made throughout this year," you whisper, trying to search for his gaze.

Andrew's lips quivered, hand almost instinctively squeezing your own, returning the lace of your fingers with his. "That goes for your sister, too," you continue. Damn it. A guy who cares about not only him, but the only family he has, too, despite how fucked up they both truly were. He's truly scored — without deserving it the slightest bit.

His eyebrows furrowed once more, every hint of joy seemingly discarded by his own thoughts the moment they shimmer. "Thanks," he manages to grate out in a hoarse voice, hand weakly squeezing your own.

Your gaze softened, leaning once more to place a kiss to his forehead; which he gracefully accepted, this time. "Of course," you mumble against his skin, free hand brushing the hair out of his face.

"So?" Your voice interrupted whatever thought he was about to have, palm running down towards his cheek and jaw as you lifted your head back up once more. "You up for it?" So caring, he wanted to tease. "Or we can just cuddle and do it another time."

Andrew instantly shook his head. Though he refused to admit, sex with you did seem to often cross his mind. "No," he mutters, free arm reaching out to drape around your shoulder. "I want to," he says.

"No pressure?" The hand still clasping his own squeezes his, and he gives an affirming nod. "Okay," you lean down to envelop his lips in a sultry kiss, palm tracing along the arm draping on your shoulder.

You encapsulated his lips in a senseless frenzy, hands a little clumsy as they undressed his dimly built body. He's been trying to exercise a bit more along with you, after all. All these little things remind you of just how deep your love for him goes.

"I love you," your voice comes out in a weary whisper, hands trailing down his body as your head dipped right onto his barely existent cleavage. He doesn't really understand the things you're into; but if touching him at all makes him happy, then he's got no reason not to be.

His now free arm joined the other, draping around your shoulders as you trailed kisses down his wretched chest. The intrusive thought springs him awake, glancing down at his marked up body of scars and whatnot, yet also decorated in the kisses and marks I've dwelled parts of my love into.

Maybe this was fine, he tells himself. Maybe it was fine to let me kiss him; embrace him like this, despite everything, despite all that he is. Andrew gazes down as you trace kisses down his abdomen, reaching lower as your hands work their way smoothly to pull his pants down.

"I love you, too," he covers his face with one arm, only now realizing he's yet to respond to my three words of affection as your lips just barely grazed too close to his cock.

He wants this, he tells himself. Seeing that small smile on your face as you trail more kisses down his thighs, reaching to his legs only furthering the will to serve himself vulnerable before you. He's never taken it from behind before — never even thought to.

Andrew could remember the awkwardness he had felt while preparing himself; cleaning his ass out, fingering himself to stretch himself even just a little. He had wondered if and how someone like you would even go through touching a body as dirty as his — defiled, dirty, and gross.

But now, having you trace loving kisses, licks, and nibbles all over his skin without leaving an inch of his skin as if you worshipped him.. he's rendered speechless.

He let out a guttural moan as soon as he felt your longest finger coated with a cold substance pressing against his already swollen hole from his careless fingering. "Maybe you should let me stretch you out next time," your chuckle of understanding only left him further embarrassed.

"Be gentle," he wanted to rasp out. But was someone like him truly in any position to make demands? He doesn't think so. Therefore, he bites himself silent.

"Relax," your airy whisper came as soft as comfort, two fingers slowly finding home within his squishy, unintruded walls. "I'm not hurting you, am I, baby?" You rustled beside his ear, placing a kiss to the shell.

He shook his head. "No," Andrew let out a sound akin to both a sigh and a moan. His hands scrambled to reach towards your back, fingers digging into your skin ever so loghtly at the sensitivity of the newly found sensation.

Your fingers grazed against his prostate, and he let out the most delirious moan you never thought could exist. His nails dug into your skin, back arching as he buried his face in the crook of your neck. Despite what he says, Andrew is a sucker for physical contact.

( t.b.c. . . . )

[tillinghastcorporatemedia]

I hate to be that guy but since there's only three people and a game screenshot this is a bit stilted but im starting to think this idea of not voting and only revolution is kinda within the tenet of white supremacy that falls under the either/or thinking section

Because Lenin did lead the revolution but he also advocated for voting as well

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To understand why, between 1906 and 1914 Lenin directed Bolshevik election campaigns for participation of its elected deputies in Russia’s four state Dumas. The “Address” taught that elections, to repeat for the umpteenth time, were only a means for the Bolsheviks — “to count their forces and to lay before the public their revolutionary attitude and party standpoint.”

The document also informed Lenin’s stance on the ever present lesser-evil/splitting the vote issue. Engels’ Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State taught as well to regard elections as a “thermometer” that “registers boiling point among workers.”

In his single most detailed writing on non-party elections, an assessment of those for the First Duma in 1906 — an 80-page text that’s as long as his more famous Left-Wing Communism — Lenin previewed in broad strokes exactly what he led in 1917. His instructions to the Russian Social-Democratic Labor Party (RSDLP) deputies who were elected to the Duma in which the liberal Cadet party was hegemonic are all-so revealing:

“Our task is not to support the Cadet Duma, but to use the conflicts within this Duma, or connected with it, for choosing the right moment to attack the enemy, the right moment for an insurrection against the autocracy. . . As a means of testing public opinion and defining as correctly and precisely as possible the moment when “boiling point” is reached . . . but only as a symptom, not as the real field of struggle. . . . Our task is to use the respite that will be provided by an opposition Duma (and as the proletariat needs time to rally its forces properly, this respite will be very much to our advantage), to organise the workers, to expose constitutional illusions, and to prepare for a military offensive. Our task is to be at our post when the Duma farce develops into a new great political crisis; and our aim then will be, not support for the Cadets (at best they will be only a weak mouthpiece of the revolutionary people), but the overthrow of the autocratic government and the transfer of power to the revolutionary people.”

Also this post fails to bring up Malcom X's speech "The Ballot or the Bullet"

"Malcolm X advised African Americans to judiciously exercise their right to vote, but he cautioned that if the government continued to prevent African Americans from attaining full equality, it might be necessary for them to take up arms."

Also Martin Luther King Jr. advised to also vote

so did the Black Panther Party

I'm having trouble finding information on voting blocs or voting powers for Mao himself but it does look like before his rise to power there were votes that he would have casted

The thing is we are fighting a battle against a multi pronged unit of authoritarian and oligarchal powers

We need to be doing *both*

Not voting is what is allowing all of these extremist actions in each individual to go unchecked, and we will need to follow up each of these votes with some form of armed uprising to ensure the needs of all those who didn't vote are within the reality of the rights of those who did, and make the system count the votes of those who legally can't (felons, immigrants without voting rights, non violent offenders, etc.)

we cannot fall into the Either/Or section of thinking because that upholds the systemic ideals of white supremacy in this country and the ideals of westernization across the globe. This is something that has been laid out long before most of us here on tumblr were born and we need to realize that.

Vote, then rise up, then vote, then rise up until we have reached full egalitarian response to the bourgeois control of our country

really kinda wild to watch on the words have meanings website

Communists voted, liberals voted, marxist-leninists voted, hell im pretty sure Stalin even had elections (regardless of how forced or non forced the proletariat was in voting for those stances)

The lesser of two evils shit is true and has gotten us to this point of full hell in america but to not vote is giving almost of these shitbags some form of uninformed consent to fuck shit up

This especially goes to my fellow white people of all demographics, we got here because our ancestors threw away our diasporas in form to assimilate into the mainstream ideals of whiteness and cut us off from the cultures we were originally from.

This isnt the 1800s anymore and we're fighting against multiple militarized groups, we need community, infrastructure, food, supplies and many people willing to fire some shit off to truly achieve some form of american proletariat due to the many ways classes have been forced upon this society we call home.

the reason military power worked against nazi germany was because we had people silently throwing a wrench against most forms of naziism in silence while the militaries fought. there are many stories from paper pushers to workers to even the average german citizen of large or small ways of dragging out the powers.

we're in a hell of our own making and we need every front from desk workers to militias to gardeners to mechanics to post office workers to work in concert.

The russian revolution that lead to communism didnt appear out of thin air and there was infrastructure that allowed power to be consolidated after the revolution was started before the revolution and we need to start organizing that power here.

To wrap up my point more succinctly, not voting is dangerous but voting isn't the only place we need to putting power in.

there are more of us than there are of them and we also are gonna need many prongs of force.

voting is one of many things we need to be doing, the uprising will take many forms and we need to work in every one of those forms.

Not every artist is a marksman and not every marksman is an artist, we will need both and more

Don't allow the systemic ideals of white supremacy to influence our positions of revolution, either/or thinking is one of them

many things can be true at once.

[intimidating-fettuccine]

is it okay if i ask for a toby, jason and LJ ( separately please ) with an autistic s/o who infodumps a lot about their current hyperfixation/special interest but stops and apologizes once they realize they were infodumping

I hope you enjoy <3 You picked some good sweet boys for this one

Toby:

He understands why you would apologize immediately, but also immediately reassures you that you do not ever have to feel bad about info dumping to him. My Toby is also autistic, and he is also a very big info dumper with people that he loves and is close to. He gets a little sad on your behalf whenever you apologize. How could he possibly get upset at you for doing something that he also does? Toby will insist (gently and over time) that you don't apologize for it anymore, because listen to me, this man LOOOOOVES listening to you info dumping about stuff. Toby geeks out so hard around his partner's interests, and he would listen to you talking about anything. You could talk about different speeds of paints while they're drying for like three hours and he would be rapt with attention the entire time. In the same vein, Toby also loves it if you listen to him talk about his interests, and obviously, you do, and it makes him so, so happy and makes him feel so seen. The two of you will always have something to talk about, and he loves knowing that you'll always be there for him and he can always be there for you to support each other and your interests. If he ever senses that you're hesitating about going on a long ramble he'll gently encourage you, asking if anything has happened that you're excited about recently, and when you do eventually ramble about what's got you feeling giddy he just gets this lovestruck smile on his face because he loves you so much and seeing you excited while you talk about your interests is his favorite thing. He also definitely makes it a thing where you guys have sharing nights where you both partake in each other's interests so you can really show each other all the good things that you love about it and enjoy them together.

Jason:

Truly aghast the first time you apologize to him about info dumping. His face shifts into confusion and concern, asking why you would apologize for sharing things with him, and when you explain you feel bad about info dumping so much at once, he'll give you a soft smile, press delicate kisses to your hands, and assure you that he would listen to you talk every moment of every day if he could, and he MEANS it. Listening to you talk is one of the most relaxing things for him, and it helps him keep his mind off of more negative things, so he makes sure you know that he is always willing to listen to you talk about anything. Also, this man takes notes. Literally. He does his best to remember all the things you info dump about (and he does a pretty damn good job) but if he's scared he'll forget something he has a notepad dedicated just to you that he writes down information in about all your interests, that way he can keep track of all your interests and better understand when you're rambling. Also, totally asks you questions to be better engaged. If he's confused about something or interested in certain things he asks really good, engaging questions so he can be more involved and knowledgable. He's also totally going to spoil the fuck out of you with your special interests. Been hyperfixating on this game you played years ago and don't have? Expect to be gifted with it in the next few days. Do you really like this new line of merch for your favorite fandom, but it's too expensive? Baby, that whole line is YOURS if you want it. Anything he can buy you to help you better enjoy your fixations he will absolutely do because spoiling you like that is his way of showing love, and it brings him so much joy to watch you enjoy the things you love and that he gets you.

LJ:

He scrunches his face up in sadness the second you apologize for rambling about something, tugs you into his lap, and gives you the biggest hug he can physically manage to give you. Jack adores you so, so much and does not ever want you to think that it's bad to tell him about something just because you've been talking for a long time, and he tells you as much, reassuring you that he loves listening to you speak and learning from you. As someone who isolated himself for the better part of a century, Jack does not know as much about the human world as other demons, and he loves learning new things about it through you. Could some of your interests be niche and not a big part of human culture? Sure, but it's super important to you, and it's something new to him, so he wants to learn as much about it as he physically can. He will curl up in bed with you in his lap, his head resting on your shoulder, and listen to you talk for as long as you physically can, a content, adoring smile resting on his lips. He also asks very early on for you to share your interests with him, if you're comfortable doing so. Have a favorite show? He's curled up with you watching it as intently as he can. Have a favorite game? He's watching you do a playthrough and questioning you on all the mechanics and things you need to do, and if you're alright with it, he would be happy if you'd teach him how to play too. Literally anything to spend more time with you and learn more about you is something Jack wants. This man wants to absorb you and all your fixations into his heart and mind and never let go. He just thinks you're the cutest when you're excited, so don't ever feel bad about being that way. So long as he can be with you, Jack will always be equally excited about whatever you talk about or do.

[narcjsistx]

— 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐓𝐇 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐔𝐒 ᡣ𐭩

all the information here ; PART EIGHT

Madrid has always been a beautiful city, you've known it since you were born. You've always appreciated the lively pace, the smell of churros always in the air even when you were in the suburbs. You loved Madrid when you were nobody and going out wasn't so complicated, now maybe you didn't love it that much anymore, not with journalists always on your tail as if you were your husband. The wedding had been celebrated less than two days ago and already the journalists were trying to force you into interviews just to have some more information on the mysterious relationship that Sae had kept hidden for years. You were happy that you were leaving early for your honeymoon, so that you could at least get a break from the daily rush. Hell, you had been his wife for two days and it already felt like you had been running away from reporters for years. You were understanding a little more why Sae always seemed annoyed in interviews

"Are you sure this is okay?" Sae says, sitting at the table, phone in hand and some papers on the table. You nod, placing Tanzeku in his high chair "Sure. If that’s okay with you, of course" you say, and he nods without seeming particularly bothered. The little notification that comes from his phone a few minutes later confirms that he has notified the resort you are going to "Two separate beds booked. They will have no problem, they will think that the second one is probably for Tanzeku" he says, and you nod again, even though you think for a moment "Why would they ask questions anyway? I mean, it’s our honeymoon and we're paying them. They should mind their own business" you say, crossing your arms, and Sae shrugs "You have to understand that now that you are famous too, your business is the business of the world. Privacy has been dead for you since the day you became my wife. Be prepared to get used to it, as it looks like this fake staging will last for quite some time" he says getting up from the table, leaving you alone in the kitchen with your doubts and his son's hands clasped around yours. You remain silent for a while, thinking about what he just said to you and that you know will have a huge impact on your life. You hear noise from the living room "And by the way I'm paying them, not "we are paying them" he says, and you mutter an insult under your breath as you take Tanzeku to change his diaper

Seventeen hours later, with the baby in your arms and Sae at your side looking at you in puzzlement, you swear you want to die right now. The room is so perfect that it feels spoiled to even complain about it, especially knowing how much it cost Sae, but the double bed shining in the center of it is so damn annoying. You and Sae look at each other, but then he takes a step forward dragging his suitcase "They probably got the email late and had already booked the room" he says sitting on the couch, and you sigh, walking into the room "For how much we pay them they can't even give us the right room?" you say, and he raises an eyebrow, but you speak before he can "Don't bring up the subject of money again" you say glaring at him, and he raises his hands in defense. Tanzeku giggles in your arms, looking curiously in the direction of the balcony: you step forward and the sea view you have is literally heavenly, with the shades of the sky on pink and a light fresh wind that refreshes you. The majestic air of Bora Bora is a breath of fresh air after nearly nine hours of flying, and complaining about a stupid bed now seems so pointless. You sigh, relaxing your muscles and turning back to Sae "It’s fine, I guess. We’ll have to get used to it eventually anyway…" you say, and Sae nod "Exactly. I sleep on the right, I warn you" he says, and you chuckle wearily "If that’s all you ask for, fine" you say, and set Tanzeku down on the floor, where he crawls at his father's feet. You see Sae bend down to look at him, and then simply stroke his head. You breathe a sigh of relief, especially knowing how Sae feels about his son, a thought that had made you nervous weeks ago. He almost seems to have accepted it all, now that he knows he has someone else permanently helping him with this child. You sit down next to him, stroking Tanzeku's cheek "Do you think he'll remember this vacation?" he asks, and you shake your head "I don't think so. He's still a child, from what I understand when they grow up they only remember things after they're five years old" you say, and he sighs "Good. Because if he doesn't remember this, he won't remember also the call with Tiffany"

The rest of the evening passes peacefully, you simply decide to order dinner in your room and spend the rest of the night sleeping. You will be here for two weeks, you have all the time in the world to enjoy the evenings that Bora Bora has to offer. Tanzeku is sleeping peacefully in his cot when you come out of the bathroom, clean from your nearly half hour shower. Sae put him to his bed while you were busy, giving you the opportunity to take your time. You walk out of the bathroom and notice Sae lying on the bed, absentmindedly scrolling on his phone, absorbed in nothing in particular. You close the door behind you and he looks up, glancing at you "Aren't you feeling warm in your long sleeve pajamas?" he asks, and you shake your head, sitting on the bed "I'm fine like this" you say lying, because you chose this because you're embarrassed even wearing the pajamas you usually wear when you're alone

Sae disappears into the bathroom and you take your time lying down, figuring out how to stay away from him for the rest of the night and above all without suffocating, since it's already very hot here due to the tropical climate. How did you end up sleeping in the bed of the soccer player you only watched on TV until a few months ago?. Thinking about this you almost fall asleep, and you simply turn around when you feel a weight on the bed and the lights go off. You turn around and from the little light coming from the moon reflected in the window, Sae's naked back seems so damn close. His pale and muscular skin seems even paler with the reflection of the moon, and when you notice how he's sleeping in just a pair of pants, you wonder if you'll survive tonight. Thank goodness he's facing away from you, it would be embarrassing to see his face. You turn slowly, and when you place a hand on your cheeks, they're damn hot from the possible, or sure, blush

You hope to survive these two weeks in Bora Bora

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[forsaken-headcanons]

SO SORRY IF I SENT IT TWICE, TUMBLR LAGGED AND I HAD NO IDEA IF IT WAS SENT OF NOT. (I had to colour it att again on mobile. IT WAS PAIN)

Since Mod Nooby wanted to see more of my Forsaken characters changed to fit Blocks Tales here's a part two about BT!007n7 and BT! C00lkidd!!!

After getting freed from Banlands, 007n7 took C00lkidd and decided to lay low in a small village in the Demo 4 area. (A desert/oasis village)

There are some gangs/groups lead by people that lost their family members during the Team C00lkidd hacking attacks. They hold a grudge and want revenge. If they someone ended up bumping into hacker duo, a nasty fight would happen

007n7:

He has a control panel for C00lkid, where he can also read the mood of his creation or any thought C00lkid sends him, is able to access his point of view and is able to control him (he rarely uses the last option)

007n7 and Shedletsky came to understanding/ created an alliance. 007n7 can continue his experiments but the bigger ones need to be reported and must have someone trusted by Shed to supervise.

At first 007n7 was reluctant about working with Shed, but with time he realised that this alliance is beneficial for him. And now he legally does illegal things.

Hates traveling on a ship. Why? Because he always gets seasick. It (obviously) makes him sick, but also makes him have a sour mood.

With time village people started trusting him more and now he sometimes helps around village, uses his hacking skills in different way than before, although he makes them know he's not happy about helping them. (He's always grumpy in front of people. It's his way of keeping them away)

Lost count how many times he got a lecture about the way he's mistreating his son. Was lectured by Shedletsky, Player, People in the village. EVERYONE!!! Does he care? It makes seem like no, but slowly it gets inside his head and slowly, really slowly starts to see their point of view. But since he hates when he isn't in the right, he's hesitant to make changes.

Once he and C00lkidd fought another hacker, it caused C00lkidd's code to get completely messed up and drop 'dead'. 007n7 knew he could fix him, but since it was the code that got damaged it meant that C00lkidd might never be the same. This were one of the most stressful weeks in 007n7's life. Eventually C00lkidd turned out to be okay, only with minor memory loses. That was the first time 007n7 started the hug.

Often falls asleep during work, which results in sleeping in odd positions, although he always wakes up in be

C00lkidd:

When he has trouble understanding emotions, he sends a signal to 007n7's c00lgui to inform him in hopes of help understanding them.

Doesn't go against his father's orders no matter what. Any task given by n7 will be completed, no matter the cost.

Has trust issues when it comes to anything related to Builderman and Banhammer (because of his dad getting banned and what he heard from Player's rant about 'Builderman')

At first everyone in the village was afraid of him. He wanted to make friends, but everyone ran away at the sight of him. He understood why, but it didn't mean it hurt less. And when he brought up this issue to his dad... Well, he didn't care.

Player is the first one who treats C00lkid like actual child and not deadly hacker or line of code. Which resulted with other village kids and adults to become more open and now they unofficially adopted him in. They are his emotional support and helped him understand emotions better.

Loves helping out around village, with his unnatural strength and hacking skills people learned to appreciate him. (He's a lot more liked than 007n7)

His abilities are mostly locked away now, so he accidentally won't cause a disaster. Despite this he's still overpowered.

Is on Hatred's hit list. Not even Player knows why.

Cherishes every bit of attention/care he gets from his dad. And was overjoyed when he started to give him more attention.

Enjoys copying/mimicking people.

Really, REALLY likes doing origami. He learned it from Azure (I also made Azure and Two Time in BT. I'll talk about them next time)

Uses his skills to prank people. (He's a mischievous little guy). He especially enjoys changing people's clothes into Team C00lkid all red uniform. (Main target: Player)

1x1x1x1, calls him him a "Spawn from hell". It's not with malicious intent. Just annoyance.

For C00lkidd, hacking is a second nature. So Shed had to make a special anti-hacking bracelet so he won't accidentally use the c00lgui in public. After all, Team C00lkidd is known as one of the most dangerous hacker groups in the world.

Once some bandit wanted to attack C00lkidd. The bandit ended up having to buy himself a new sword, after all what do you expect after attacking a metal robot with a simple sword.

He doesn't have to eat, but does it anyway. He really likes ice cream

Has a special folder in his memory bank. It's labelled "C00lkid's favourite memories folder".

He created a song in a pirated app, where he put random sounds that sounded nice [Insert Forsaken C00lkid chase music]

If he sees his dad sleeping in uncomfortable position, he will teleport him to his bed.

Normally is left to do what he wants, but sometimes assists his dad.

~ Purple anon (I apologise for bombarding the inbox!!! I think I'm done for now... The fixation hit me HARD)

HI!!! HELLO!!! we say as we cock the shotgun behind our back /silly

GODSSS just. these are so adorable. no words. holding them all so close.,/, hgrajkhwlkahwddhjghasd

[ledesaid]

Midnight and a Prophecy

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When the ghost of the Oracle of Delphi gave him a prophecy about him escorting his wife... who would come from the future... and that he should protect her from her pursuers for three days, he did not understand what that might entail.

The only thing that mattered was that someone very important to him would soon come to see him, and he needed help.

There was nothing more to ask.

Days later, something sparkled in the eyes of the Champion of Earth. You won’t believe it, but he had found something marvelous after the latest cyber attack on the Justice League’s database.

Marvel: The emergency hangar wasn’t declared by the Justice League atop a rocky outcrop on a coastal cliff in California… Coordinates… Smoke-gray color…

In the middle of that attack, at the very last moment, right before his eyes, the information was being erased and fading away, devoured by a lethal computer virus…

The villain lose. Cyborg is fine, but much of the data was lost forever, and inadvertently, The Captain Marvel discovered that the information from that base no longer exists.

So he paid a brief visit to his possible new operations base.

Charming.

No, really, not sarcastically. It truly is.

It has water, electricity, supplies, and plenty of furniture. It’s not exactly a bombproof bunker, but it’s perfect... his very own twenty square meters of happiness.

Speaking of happiness…

Soon, the eclipse that would bring his guest would occur.

Time is so silent when tries to escape in a hurry.

A second prophecy from the ghost compels him to carry with him a fire sword. She will arrive, pursued by those who seek to hurt her.

And once again, the silence is stifled by the passage of time.

The fact that the captain appeared on national television kicking a creepy creature in the midst of the Nevada desert didn’t generate as much surprise as we expected. What truly shocked everyone was how the captain desperately tried to protect... a woman, who wore a cape embroidered with golden threads like that of the captain himself, a woman who hid her face as best as she could, a woman who concealed a protruding belly.

??

Everyone: ??

Not to mention that the entire League helped the captain in the incarned battle.

Marvel: Thank you for helping me, guys. I don’t know what I would have done if my wife had been injured.

Hal: Are you married?! You’re literally a clumsy college student, how is that possible?

Flash: Just like they teach it in high school, Hal.

Hal: Don’t help, Bardo. You know what I mean!

Superman: Anyone need medical attention?

Marvel: Fortunately not, but guys... I must ask for your help for the next three days. Something dangerous is pursuing her; I’m not exactly sure what it is, but the oracle says that on the fourth day everything will be alright.

Wonder Woman: We will help you, brothers. It will be an honor, and I hope that we can get to know her more calmly, if you allow us.

Marvel: I’m sorry… the oracle forbade me and others from seeing her face until the fourth day

Batman: A prophecy. Do you trust that oracle, Captain?

Marvel: It’s complicated, but she is part of my family and I will protect her with all my strength.

Flash: Are you blonde?

Marvel: Barry, don’t cheat!

Flash: I’m sorry, it was Hal’s fault.

You and I know that since that day, Billy liked blondes more.

[legalandnotease]

Honestly watching thunderbolts two times and reading people’s comments made me realise something. In a weird way well for me at least the movie fixed the stupid concept of Bucky being responsible for the crimes hydra committed using him against his will. By pairing him up with yelena and being her mentor. Who is in the movie being acknowledged as a victim. In a way yelena also being the megaphone for the team and showing all of theyer struggles through her, with one important element all of them were in a way victims, including Bucky.

I hope that they stay with that route and also staying a mentor to all of them. Helling them to learn to accept themselves and be better wich he does seem to have helped in the post credit scene.

I love the fact walker has a beret and still his taco shield showing he’s stepping out of the captain America shadow he was in.

Hi Nugget, and thanks for this ask.

You've made some very interesting points here, and I agree!

Despite its flaws (yes it does have them) Thunderbolts is literally the first movie or TV show I can think of where nobody throws Bucky's past in his face and he's not made to beat himself up over it. I think @luna-rainbow mentioned something about this and she's easily one of the best- informed Bucky fans I know.

Also yeah I notice that when Yelena lambasted everyone after they had their asses handed to them by Sentry she didn't include Bucky. There seems to be an unspoken respect for him.

Some have said Bucky could have been replaced with anybody in this movie and whilst I understand where they're coming from I politely disagree. The Thunderbolts are a group of people who have been through horrific things. I don't mean the usual "I have PSTD" I mean as in child abuse, torture, addiction, gr**ming, enslavement, manipulation, mind control. These are people who have not just lost thier freedom but their autonomy, agency and often never had anybody in thier lives to help them (although Ava had Bill Foster and I want to know what happened to him).

The very worst things human being can do to each other. It needed a person who had also been through those same kind of horrific things and come out the other side to be the mentor/leader. Which is why Bucky was the perfect choice. The team were ready to give up because they hadn't come out the other side yet- Bucky has, so he could yank them out the bad place they were in and unite them in a common purpose.

As for the last part: I am no Walker fan but the taco shield is hilarious. I have to say, for all I dislike the man, Walker being the first person to punch Bob's abusive father was immensely satisfying. Punching an abuser might earn him a little tiny bit of respect from me...

[shoujosoulsite]

❀ AOMI’S GUIDE TO RESPAWNING ( explaining what respawning in MY perspective )

ok… let me get to the point : this post is for one purpose, and it’s to finally stop having to repeat myself. This is in no negative context, especially since respawning is pretty underrated in the shifting community, even today so I can understand the questions but I’m low-key getting annoyed by it. So I created a post where people can go get their information about respawning, this is not only my explanation but links to others explanation as well. So as you read from the title, this post is everything about respawning.

⠀🍀⠀⁺⠀ ⠀ ♪ ⠀What is respawning? Respawning is the act of shifting to your chosen reality, realm, or dimension and severing the ties and attachment between your awareness and void reality making it that you can’t come back here. It’s very similar to permashifting— after all they are two sides of the same coin but with respawning you can say it’s “really permanent” since you are cutting any connections with this reality. respawning if you search up from Google or Cambridge dictionary is

when you look at these definitions, especially if you go back to what I said about respawning on top, you can say respawning as a “rebirth”, a new start in a new reality. Now due to this and lots controversy in the past, you may think respawning as suicide, especially when the topic of death and shifting occurs. I’m here to say that’s it’s not really suicide and there is way more nuance into this than meets the eye. I’m not going to deny the correlations with death and respawning but what I’m going to deny is to say respawning is just suicide and death is just this one meaning. I made post in the past (which I linked at the bottom of this post) that how death is a subjective concept, especially when it comes to shifting and spirituality. Death does not always mean death of the body— it can be the death of ego, the death of the life you used to know, the end and start of something new. Death is not really just the end but can also be the major change of something— a reconstruction than just a destruction. Also in the shifting community as whole, especially the respawning and permashifting side of the community is heavily against suicide, especially as a method for many obvious reasons that I’d don’t even have to get into.

to put it simple, it’s like “normal” shifting but not coming back and really can’t come back as you are cutting off any correlation you have with this reality .

⟡ ݁₊ common misconceptions and questions about respawning ? 🌸

✧What is the genuine difference between respawning and permashifting — are they the same? permashifting : shifting for long periods of time or even permanently but you still have attachments back to this reality

respawning : shifting to your desired reality but can’t come back as you are cutting any ties you have of your void reality

it’s 100% understandable why you may think those are the same, hell even I thought they were at some point but they have some differences that make them stand out. I used to joke in the sense of respawning is like permashifting but genuinely is permanent in all angles while permashifting is like respawning but you still have one thread that you have with your void reality so you can still come back there.

✧ respawning terms to know

Void reality / void vessel = the reality and version of yourself you are leaving behind. home reality = this is not just for respawners but can also be for permashifters and regular shifters but it’s mainly used in the context of the reality you are respawning to. reincarnation = the belief/concept of your soul/consciousness/awareness to be reborn into another body after d34th. It’s also known as the act of transmigration— being reborn into a new form, lifetime, and even reality. deathless respawning = basically respawning without the physical body dying SCA/d34th respawning = sca which is the abbreviation of sudden card14c arr3st in the main way of d34th respawners use d34th (in the terms of physical body) as respawning. They manifest/intend that as they shift and be grounded into their desired reality, their body will go into a cardiac arrest that will eventually cause their void vessel to pass on as they (their awareness) will be safe in their home reality. D34th respawners are type of respawners who plan for their physical body to d13 after when they shift/respawn. Forced reincarnation = it’s what you can say another term for respawning

✧ what will happen to the version of you that you will leave behind in the terms of respawning ?

depends on you— if you intend to leave a clone, that will happen! If you intend for the physical body to die, that will happen. Though similar to shifting (let’s say you don’t intend for your body to die), your “clone” which is just another version that will take your place and continue to live out your life while your awareness is in a different reality/realm/dimension.

✧ is respawning safe?

yes. Shifting is safe, permashifting is safe, manifestation is safe, all that is safe! All I just suggest is that you know for a fact that you want to leave this reality behind for good.

✧ how do you respawn? Asking that question is literally another form of asking how to shift. Just like there is MANY ways to shifting and manifesting, there is many methods to respawning. To put it simple :

It’s the same way you shift but with the intentions/methods of not coming back. Most common are…

Erasing your memories of your void reality

manifesting/intending for your body to physically die or “disappear” when you are fully shifted and grounded in your dr.

scripting in your dr script that when you shift there, your ties of your void reality has vanished

Visualization of you cutting like a thread/rope of that represents your awareness in your dr and your void reality (this is not just in the sense of a shifting method but can also be used in the void state, lucid dreaming, and astral projection )

Just simply intending not to come back and leaving a clone to take your place ( your clone is you so don’t worry)

✧ is respawning harder than normal shifting / permashifting ?

If you think/assume that than yeah but in general no. Shifting, permashifting, and respawning are all in the same category

✧ all people who respawn are suicidal or selfish…

no.

✧ minors/under 16 and respawning

Just like shifting, there is no age limit to doing something that’s natural to you but in the terms of reincarnation/respawning… I genuinely/strongly suggest doing it like when you are around the ages of 16-18 and up. The reason why I say this is because respawning is quite literally a permanent decision. Again it’s 100% safe and chill but still you should know what you are getting into (also 16-20 is what you can is the universal age of consent and also when your brain starts to really mature).

(This is just my opinion, do what you want, as long as you know what you are doing and know for a fact you won’t have any regrets of leaving this reality behind for good )

✧ do you need to clear your soul contracts, akashic records, and etc?

it all depends on you and your views. Respawning has many ties to spirituality, and you can say that respawning itself is quite spiritual if you look at in the perspective of leaving this (fuckass)reality for new one and a rebirth to a new life and possibilities. If you are a very spiritual person then yes (that’s your choice but still), if you are not spiritual in that sense ( + want to get out of here quick) then no.

✧ Why does someone respawn in the first place?

there is many reasons why someone may respawn just like there is many reasons why someone may shift, manifest, and even astral project. It all depends on the person, their situation, and how they view respawning. One thing for sure is that from not only my reasoning but for many others it all goes back to one thing — it’s too have new start (a rebirth you may say) in existence and be truly happy in a reality we truly that they belong to.

Death is subjective - my post/opinion on it

Permashifting and respawning by Alastor Luno

respawning : a full rundown by Heliosoll

respawning guide by Madame Lovi

my respawning affirmations by Circe

kaguya’s/serentiy’s channel and shifting/respawning document (their channel *and them as overall person* is honestly amazing! They are a respawner and successful respawned *which I’m so happy for* and have amazing Google doc about respawning and shifting. This link is to the video and this link to their overall channel ! Again amazing person and have such informative posts about respawning)

Go luck in shifting/respawning/permashifting journey! 🌸🦋🪽

[littlestarbigsky]

sodapop angst ? 🥺

so sorry this took me a while calendar month to answer😵‍💫 yall are the coolest for being patient with me, i promise my response time will be much better this summer lmao

a lil thing abt adhd/dyslexic soda with some mama curtis <3 i won't lie i cried like a BABY writing this one soo do with that information what you will

the door slammed shut so hard, it rattled the glass in its panes.

"don't slam the door, please," mama called lazily from the kitchen, her hands kneading a loaf of bread next to the sink. she looked up and her eyes landed on sodapop, standing in the middle of the living room, his little seven-year-old hands balled into fists and a paper shaking in one of them. her eyes scanned over him, his face was flushed and his eyes were puffy, his nose red, and there was something in the way he held his shoulders that felt so... defeated.

"baby, what's the matter?"

soda didn't answer at first, just bit down hard on his bottom lip to stop it from trembling. when he finally moved, he set the crumpled piece of paper on the table, turning his head away; silently telling his mama to look at it. when she unfolded it, her heart sank right through to her stomach.

it was a spelling test.

every one of his answers was marked wrong, neat little red marks littering the page. not just mistaking c's for k's and the types of simple mistakes darry would sometimes make, but the letters were all in the wrong orders, messing up the very foundation of the word. a few of them had been left blank, a mess of eraser marks overtop.

soda heaved a huge, shaking, breath, a few tears dripping down his cheeks despite himself, and mama felt something inside her shatter. she looked at him for a long moment before she caught his eye. without word or warning, he launched himself at her with all the force he could muster up and she caught him just as a terrible sob ripped from somewhere deep in his chest.

"she told me i just needed to focus more," soda's voice broke miserably. "she said i gotta try harder next week."

"i know, sweetheart, i know," she soothed, lifting soda up and setting him in her lap to cradle him against her.

"you don't understand," he sobbed. "i tried this time, i really tried."

mama couldn't say anything, the lump that swelled in her throat and the tears that pounded behind her eyes were strong enough to render her silent. all she could do was hold her baby close, brushing his hair back and pressing soft kisses to the crown of his head.

"i'm sorry," he cried eventually. "i'm sorry, mama... this is as good as i can do..."

her head whipped up, and for a moment, she didn't care if the tears came.

"don't you do that," she said firmly, her own voice breaking over the words. “don’t you apologize. you don’t have a thing to be sorry for.”

soda sniffled, throwing himself back into mama’s arms, “i don’t mean to be dumb… i don’t wanna be…”

“baby, there is not a dumb bone in your body,” she whispered, hugging him close and praying that he couldn’t hear the shake in her voice. “and don’t you ever let anyone tell you different.”

“but the teacher said…” soda gasped, his voice choked and desperate.

“i don’t care what ms. connelly had to say,” mama hushed, combing her hands through his hair and holding him tight to her. "she don't know you like i do, sweet thing."

"pony and darry..." he mumbled dejectedly. "they're so much better at this than me, i'm just not made right... i just wanna be smart like them."

soda's voice broke off, and mama had to try hard to keep her voice steady. she tapped his nose. “you’re not made wrong, baby. just made bright. so bright the world’s gotta squint to see you right.”

soda heaved a huge sigh, a few final tears dripping down his cheeks. mama swiped them away gently with the pad of her thumb and looked him over for a long moment.

"how about we do somethin, just the two of us?" mama asked sweetly, trying not to look too pleased when soda's face lit up, despite his red and swollen eyes. "darry's at football practice and daddy's taking pony to the dentist after school, why don't the two of us go get some ice cream."

soda giggled before he asked, "but... the dentist?"

mama waved it off, "nah, pony's got the dentist, you and darry have a whole 'nother week to rot your teeth."

he laughed. really laughed, and mama felt her heart ache in her chest with the love she felt for her baby, and maybe, just for now, it was enough.