#sorry so long

[froot-batty]

So we know that the dork squad exists in this universe, but what about other groups like the Gotham girls, and such? Joker and Harley also seem to be on good terms, so how did they meet?

oh, definitely! sorry this one's gonna be long i love talking about lore

the dork squad is definitely the most major of them, because out of the entire rogues gallery they're the ones that can stand to be around each other the longest, but we got some others

the gotham city sirens are kind of a group. it's more just a title bestowed upon selina, harley, and ivy. the thing stopping them from becoming an actual friend group is that ivy hates all of humanity, and if she has her way she's either avoiding the other rogues entirely or actively causing them harm. she can reluctantly tolerate harley and selina sometimes, but that's about it. selina and harley are decent friends though

an example of an actual, proper group though is my pair of my favorite c-list delinquent rogues, firefly and maxie zeus. they are as thick as thieves, and they have tentatively named themselves the "elementals" (though they fight over changing the name constantly). attempts to recruit freeze and ivy to their totally awesome themed friend group have been wildly unsuccessful, but they (mostly firefly) are DETERMINED to win them over

there's also the Guys That Live In the Sewers. being down there with your fellow rogues, you kind of get to know your roomies. this includes killer croc, ratcatcher, solomon grundy, and, occasionally, clayface, though clay prefers to stay in an abandoned theatre if possible. they're not really a group, but they're pals

lastly, there is my kind of cobbled together batfam. there are no robins and no batgirls in my universe, as my bruce doesn't believe in child crime fighting, but the red hood and spoiler (and kind of oracle) do exist. they just both have completely different names, backstories, and red hood's a lady. also they gaaayyy

ANYWAY, JOKER AND HARLEY

their backstory is pretty typical for a harley and joker story, except without the swooning on joker's part. they met in arkham while harley was a psychiatrist there, and eventually she sided with the joker blah blah blah

the thing about the joker is that she is, like, an exceptionally good speaker. very cult-leader-esque in the way she can speak and subtly manipulate the thoughts and feelings of others through what she says. the joker was able to sense that harley deep down wanted to go cuckoo bananas and used that to her advantage - not only to bust herself out of arkham, but to gain a friend in the process

they both do genuinely enjoy each other's presence. harley is the can-do-no-wrong golden apple of joker's eye, and the joker is little less than a king in harley's. they do tend to get a little possessive because of this

[willinghands]

i think r/BenignExistence is my favorite subreddit 🥲 i love these pleasant little glimpses into strangers' lives

[climbingthefloors]

obsessed with this baby hippo from thailand's khao khew zoo.. she has been so utterly betrayed by the world

[whiteshipnightjar]

Zoozve, my beloved

[thorinds]

1000 Books You May Have Actually Read

[ninjamonkeystudios]

I grew up in poverty but several members of my family are upper middle class— like solid wealth. Not one of my cousins had to worry about financial instability in early adulthood. My mom was the black sheep. The grandparents helped out buying us a safe place to live, a car so mom could work (both of which disqualified her from government assistance, her car was too new). We still couldn’t afford to keep groceries in the house. Mom shed friends constantly, borrowing money and paying it back late or flaking. I know she did other things for money, one of which brought a man who sexually abused me as a child.

My young adult life was a paycheck to paycheck existence. When my partner and I were first together, we couldn’t even afford a place of our own, and lived off his parents for a time. I had mental problems I didn’t even fully realize and physical problems I clearly did, that prevented me getting a better job. I settled on art and being a homemaker— so we were financially cobbled there, too.

All that to say, once we reached a point we didn’t have to do creative financing to pay all of our bills, when we were able to buy a small home that was cheaper than renting an even smaller apartment, when we could afford pets, children, trips that weren’t working vacations (conventions) it was such an enormous load off the psyche.

Back to the top; money doesn’t buy happiness. That I truly believe. It buys stability and security. I have one uncle who bought in fully to the hustle culture mentality. He was never happy. Always chasing money; he was never satisfied. He had fun and friends, access to influential people, a wonderful country club, terrific food, and a family who adored him (they claim— I still wonder about behind closed doors). He would never slow down to enjoy it. When he lost part of his thumb in a work related accident, he cursed god and became even meaner and more controlling. He was living the American Dream, but he never seemed content.

Money doesn’t buy happiness. It is not the money that fulfills you, but it’s one tool along the way.

Finally, yes, the rich need to pay taxes proportional to the burden imposed on the poor. Their finances should be scrutinized to avoid tax havens. Corporations and THEIR government welfare need to be dragged out into public more often to be discussed. Churches who get involved in politics and those who do not SERVE the community need to have their tax exemption revoked. We need to strictly limit money in government because that’s one reason the rich can write their own rules (let’s also examine politicians’ salary and other sources if income/assistance while we’re at it).

Finally finally, be happy. Serve and support one another. Remember community makes us strong, otherwise they wouldn’t constantly be trying to separate us.

[soaked-doors]

happy birthday zoro 🎉🍾

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Rowling isn't denying holocaust. She just pointed out that burning of transgender health books is a lie as that form of cosmetic surgery didn't exist. But of course you knew that already, didn't you?

I was thinking I'd probably see one of you! You're wrong :) Let's review the history a bit, shall we?

In this case, what we're talking about is the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft, or in English, The Institute of Sexology. This Institute was founded and headed by a gay Jewish sexologist named Magnus Hirschfeld. It was founded in July of 1919 as the first sexology research clinic in the world, and was run as a private, non-profit clinic. Hirschfeld and the researchers who worked there would give out consultations, medical advice, and even treatments for free to their poorer clientele, as well as give thousands of lectures and build a unique library full of books on gender, sexuality, and eroticism. Of course, being a gay man, Hirschfeld focused a lot on the gay community and proving that homosexuality was natural and could not be "cured".

Hirschfeld was unique in his time because he believed that nobody's gender was either one or the other. Rather, he contended that everyone is a mixture of both male and female, with every individual having their own unique mix of traits.

This leads into the Institute's work with transgender patients. Hirschfeld was actually the one to coin the term "transsexual" in 1923, though this word didn't become popular phrasing until 30 years later when Harry Benjamin began expanding his research (I'll just be shortening it to trans for this brief overview.) For the Institute, their revolutionary work with gay men eventually began to attract other members of the LGBTA+, including of course trans people.

Contrary to what Anon says, sex reassignment surgery was first tested in 1912. It'd already being used on humans throughout Europe during the 1920's by the time a doctor at the Institute named Ludwig Levy-Lenz began performing it on patients in 1931. Hirschfeld was at first opposed, but he came around quickly because it lowered the rate of suicide among their trans patients. Not only was reassignment performed at the Institute, but both facial feminization and facial masculization surgery were also done.

The Institute employed some of these patients, gave them therapy to help with other issues, even gave some of the mentioned surgeries for free to this who could not afford it! They spoke out on their behalf to the public, even getting Berlin police to help them create "transvestite passes" to allow people to dress however they wanted without the threat of being arrested. They worked together to fight the law, including trying to strike down Paragraph 175, which made it illegal to be homosexual. The picture below is from their holiday party, Magnus Hirschfeld being the gentleman on the right with the fabulous mustache. Many of the other people in this photo are transgender.

[Image ID: A black and white photo of a group of people. Some are smiling at the camera, others have serious expressions. Either way, they all seem to be happy. On the right side, an older gentleman in glasses- Magnus Hirschfeld- is sitting. He has short hair and a bushy mustache. He is resting one hand on the shoulder of the person in front of him. His other hand is being held by a person to his left. Another person to his right is holding his shoulder.]

There was always push back against the Institute, especially from conservatives who saw all of this as a bad thing. But conservatism can't stop progress without destroying it. They weren't willing to go that far for a good while. It all ended in March of 1933, when a new Chancellor was elected. The Nazis did not like homosexuals for several reasons. Chief among them, we break the boundaries of "normal" society. Shortly after the election, on May 6th, the book burnings began. The Jewish, gay, and obviously liberal Magnus Hirschfeld and his library of boundary-breaking literature was one of the very first targets. Thankfully, Hirschfeld was spared by virtue of being in Paris at the time (he would die in 1935, before the Nazis were able to invade France). His library wasn't so lucky.

This famous picture of the book burnings was taken after the Institute of Sexology had been raided. That's their books. Literature on so much about sexuality, eroticism, and gender, yes including their new work on trans people. This is the trans community's Alexandria. We're incredibly lucky that enough of it survived for Harry Benjamin and everyone who came after him was able to build on the Institute's work.

[Image ID: A black and white photo of the May Nazi book burning of the Institute of Sexology's library. A soldier, back facing the camera, is throwing a stack of books into the fire. In the background of the right side, a crowd is watching.]

As the Holocaust went on, the homosexuals of Germany became a targeted group. This did include transgender people, no matter what you say. To deny this reality is Holocaust denial. JK Rowling and everyone else who tries to pretend like this isn't reality is participating in that evil. You're agreeing with the Nazis.

But of course, you knew that already, didn't you?

Edit: Added image IDs. I apologize to those using screen readers for forgetting them. Please reblog this version instead.

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Ah, I have been waiting to see if anyone with more knowledge of Twitter bots than me would have a debunking for this. Happened to scroll through the tags this morning when I should’ve been asleep and here you go.

Spoofing the phone clients sounds like so much work! But I guess they must be harder to detect and throttle that way.

I do think the general chaos of the previous week could’ve had a suppressive effect on Elon’s engagement either way, but it’s good to know my initial guess was definitely wrong.

Honestly a relief to see someone be really nice about my unintentionally viral post being inaccurate! Thank you for the extra info, @tevruden!

lmfao this is so funny 😭

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took time out of this finals week to redraw this precious frame. i love marcille and izutsumi's big-sister, little sister dynamic, so precious

[arttuff]

he is 10 apples tall

[stellarphileistic]

“Vétkesek közt cinkos, aki néma”

from the book “Jónás könyve” by Babits Mihály. Although the phrase itself cannot be directly translated, it is what best fits this topic in my opinion. Vaguely this sentence means that someone who chooses to stay silent in a situation is still at fault. Curly, who enabled Jimmy’s behaviour and actions towards Anya is guilty as well, however he did not deserve any of the things he had gone through after the crash.

[overseer-picard]

TNG text posts part 5 feat. DS9 era O'Brien