#submitted 2023 06

[fuckyeah-beringandwellsfics]

Timeless

submitted by: @ninjaminion

Link and details: Timeless (links to author's website) by qlorgnette / @mrsdaphnefielding

Chapters: 35/35 Fandom: Warehouse 13 Rating: Explicit/NC-17 Relationships: Myka Bering/Helena "H. G." Wells Summary: an alternative Season 4 of sorts, setting in after 4×01 – with the Warehouse restored, Myka and HG get caught up in the side effects of Artie’s time reset. Time to solve some more puzzles and save the day. And apropos time…

Please tell us why you like this fic so much!

It’s one of the first fix-it fics I read when season 4 revealed itself… somewhat lacking, and I loved how this one took the astrolabe element and just made wonders with it while exploring alternate timelines AND time travel in different ways. I haven’t re-read it in a long while (guess what I’ll do now) but I remember it as one of my all-time favourites

Any other information you want to give?

After the first chapter it needs a password, here is the link to the page. [FYBWF note: on this page, if you scroll down, you will also find links to every single chapter, to make it easier to read!]

[saintmeghanmarkle]

The timing of Archewell's $250K donation to first daughter Ashely Biden's brand new charity SCREAMS quid pro quo. Keep in mind the donation was in 2023 when the Heritage Foundation was suing the Dept of Homeland Security over disclosing Prince Harry's US visa application. Makes you wonder.... by u/BuildtheHerd

The timing of Archewell's $250K donation to first daughter Ashely Biden's brand new charity SCREAMS quid pro quo. Keep in mind the donation was in 2023, when the Heritage Foundation was suing the Dept of Homeland Security over disclosing Prince Harry's US visa application. Makes you wonder.... The largest individual donation made by Archewell Foundation in 2023 was to Ashley Biden's brand new non-profit organization, Women's Wellness Space based in Pennsylvania. BTW Ashley is the daughter of President Joe Biden and "Dr." Jill Biden.In 2023 Elle magazine published an article about Ashley Biden (see archived link below) and mentioned her plans to open the Women's Wellness Space. At the time, Ashley was applying to a PhD program in clinical social work at the University of Pennsylvania. For those who are unfamiliar with US universities, the University of Pennsylvania is an Ivy League school and has deep connections with Joe Biden (i.e. The Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement opened in 2018; late son Beau and granddaughter Naomi are graduates, Ashley earned a masters degree). BTW, "UPenn received millions of dollars from anonymous Chinese sources, with a marked uptick in donations when then-former Vice President Biden was announced as leading the Penn Biden Center initiative. Following the formation of the Penn Biden Center, donations originating from China tripled and continued while Joe Biden explored a potential run for President." (Source: https://ift.tt/H21IFSQ ).Ashley's Women's Wellness Space received 501c3 status from the IRS effective July 12, 2023. According to the IRS determination letter dated Sept 19, 2023, Women's Wellness Space is required to file Form 990 on an annual basis. The $250K donation from Archewell ensures that Women's Wellness Space needs to file a full Form 990 for 2023, in which the nonprofit has to disclose all donations received that exceed $5,000 among other detailed information about the organization (if a non-profit receives less that $50K in donations in any given year, it can file an abbreviated version of the Form 990).What a coincidence that this sizable donation was made during the same period of time that the Heritage Foundation was challenging in court the Department of Homeland Security over Prince Harry's visa application to the United States! Of all the thousands of worthy non-profit organizations that serve women, H&M chose an organization that had not yet even been established and had no track record.I don't know for certain, but I suspect Ashley's non-profit might be based at the same location as Vetri Community Partnership at 915 Spring Garden St, Philadelphia, PA 19123. There seem to links between this nonprofit and Ashley Biden and the address popped up when i was doing a google search of "Women's Wellness Space." I haven't come across any evidence online that the Women's Wellness Space is actually up and running yet. https://ift.tt/Pj7HcEd link to Elle article, March 28, 2023:https://ift.tt/Z1ko76b address in Media, PA seems to be that of various individual lawyers post link: https://ift.tt/x4DHQVf author: BuildtheHerd submitted: December 03, 2024 at 06:07PM via SaintMeghanMarkle on Reddit disclaimer: all views + opinions expressed by the author of this post, as well as any comments and reblogs, are solely the author's own; they do not necessarily reflect the views of the administrator of this Tumblr blog. For entertainment only.

[polish-art-tournament]

posters round 1 poll 8

[no propaganda has been submitted]

[Bartek Bojarczuk IG] [Paulina Adamowska IG]

[The Varsovianer project IG]

[callmedelia]

They Canceled Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies. Here’s a petition to switch it to another platform and save it.

Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies portrays a great level of diversity that is hard to rival in modern television. Characters from all ethnicities, sexualities, and social status are represented. It has an extremely dedicated fan base, but Paramount has made the decision to cancel the series and remove it show from their platform in the next week, essentially making it impossible to watch. This means that those involved with the show’s creation and production get no further compensation for their efforts. It is a tax write off for the company.

Additionally, ROTPL is (currently) destined to fall into the bin of “great sapphic representation silenced”, which also includes Everything Sucks(2019), I Am Not Okay With this(2020), and many others.

Aside from signing this petition you may also email and submit suggestions to alternative streaming platforms (such as Netflix, Hulu, Max, and Amazon Prime Video) to uptake the mantle. Other series to face cancellation have been saved in this way, notably the sitcom One Day at a Time(2017), which was initially removed from Netflix but later transferred to PopTV to finish its entire run.

Please do not let Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies die. Many of the cast have been extremely outspoken in their support of its renewal for a second season, and have been brought much grief by this sudden choice. The writers, actors, and producers should not be faulted and punished for their beautiful work, especially when ROTPL had only finished its first season 2/3 weeks before this sudden news. Revelation of its removal is frankly ridiculous, all things considered. Remember to Think Pink!

#SaveRiseOfThePinkLadies

(Edited for clerical error and additional information on 06/29/2023)

[cywscross]

remake the universe (remake us)

Fandom: Bleach

Character/Pairing: Aizen Sousuke & Kurosaki Ichigo, Kurosaki Ichigo/Urahara Kisuke, Aizen Sousuke & Kurosaki Ichigo & Urahara Kisuke, Aizen Sousuke & Urahara Kisuke, Kurosaki Ichigo, Urahara Kisuke, Aizen Sousuke, Shihouin Yoruichi

Rating: T

Word Count: 14015

Summary: There are different ways to conquer, different ways to win. Ichigo's greatest victories have always been in people.

Tags: Canon Divergence AU, Quincy War AU, Soul King Ichigo, Time Travel, Codependency, Obsession, Blood and Injury, Unreliable Narrator, Ambiguous/Open Ending

Submitted For: - Whumptember 2023 - Day 1: "Did I do good?" - Mentor whumper | Young hero | Blood loss (@whumptember) - Post-July Break Bingo 2023 - Trying to seduce your archnemesis/rival - 100ships - 06. Lust - Trope Bingo [Round 16] - Sacrifice - Hurt/Comfort Bingo [Round 13] - coughing up blood - Gen Prompt Bingo [Round 19] - Enemies - Bad Things Happen Bingo [Card 2] - Dying in Their Arms (@badthingshappenbingo) - 100prompts - 018. Wishing

[srbachchan]

DAY 5588

Jalsa, Mumbai                 June 5/6,  2023                 Mon/Tue  12:24 PM

🪔 .. June 06 .. birthday affection to Ef Serena Krishnan from Dubai .. Ef Sachin Kelkar from Muscat .. and Ef Marie .. happiness and good wishes .. 

💍.. and to Ef Vijji .. who's having her 36th wedding anniversary on June 6 .. our prayers of love and togetherness ever .. 🌸💕

🪔 .. and .. June 05 .. was the birthday of Ef Joshua David from Glasgow - UK .. and we missed it 😔 .. our apologies 🙏🏻 .. and our wishes to you ever filled with love and affection ..

.. the more digging in the Calendar .. the more discovery of birthdays of Ef missed from the database .. and this is regretted 😔 .. but there are serious attempts and hard work going on to retrieve all missed dates and make it up for the Ef .. 

Love ❤️

Birthday - EF - Serena Krishnan .. Tuesday, 6 June ... and our wishes as ever for this day of birth .. love ❤️

Science and technology have taken over the World and the dependence that we had on other factors is gradually moving further away .. how far, we are not knowing .. for at the end of the line there appears another and another and another .. unexplainable and unknown .. 

So we relentlessly pursue ..

... and find that the end of the line is as blank as an empty screen and a once occupied room ..

Be that as it may, the love of those that bring wonder and cheer and the joy of existence persist at every Sunday GOJ ..

poor kids .. they shall never know why they were subjected to this torture .. !!!

.. i felt they wait for hours in this sweltering heat , so to provide them drinking water with lime to quench their thirst .. 4 containers ,2 on either side of the gate .. over and above the ‘matka’ that is permanently there during the day and night

.. some sarcastically commented on a few occasions .. “ who goes out wearing socks and bare feet “ .. I say ..’I DO” ! .. you got a problem with that  !!?? 

“You go to the temple bare feet .. my well wishers are my temple  !!”

some happy ..

some not so happy ..

.. and some distant ..

the innovative Indian .. finding an opportunity and moving in to gather the fruits of it  .. or the ‘kulfi’ ... 🤣

Comfort be the elements of use in these times of uncared for attitudes , breaking away from any tradition that could have been imposed .. 

Shoes .. 

The comfort of the ‘sneakers’ or whatever else they may be called .. the nikes, the other brands , all .. now the formal wear irrespective .. 

that black patent leather, that polished bright , whatever , has disappeared .. the white bordered comfort wear be the IT .. !

at the Roland Garros the interviewer at the end of a game does a live chat on the court with the winner .. jacket pants shirt all formal .. shoes .. sneakers .. 

LOVELY .. 

this French tournament .. French , which has epitomised trend and fashion through ages , submits itself to the latest comfort .. 

I do remember a Roland Garros tournament where at the end of a game the Management asked the great French Tennis Champion, the first black French Champion to win a Grand Slam, YANNIK NOAH to come down and make a presentation to the winner .. and he came down in jacket tie and all other formals .. but in jeans .. !! 

And the crowd and the commentators murmured in a gasp at this  .. !!! 

I was so impressed by Noah to have not cared for the formal tradition and resort to the comfort of wear .. 🤣 ..

And now the entire World is comforted by jeans and sneakers .. and the ladies with the same attire - even tights - for ease of movement at work .. 

Oh ! this is a lovely World .. !!!

COVER THY MODESTY .. WITH PRIDE .. NOTHING ELSE MATTERS .. 

Love ❤️

Amitabh Bachchan 

[hotmalemugshots]

Isaiah Lee Tantillo

1st Arrest (no mugshot available): 09/30/2021

Charge: POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IN PENALTY GROUP 2 < 1G: 1500$

Bail Total: 1500$

2nd Arrest: 01/16/2022

Charges (5):

EVADING ARREST DETENTION W/VEH OR WATER: 60,000$

EVADING ARREST DETENTION

CARRYING WEAPON: 30,000$

POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IN PENALTY GROUP 1/1-B < 1G: 60,000$

POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA < 2OZ: 2500$

Bail Total: 150,000$

3rd Arrest: 10/06/2022

Charge: ACCIDENT INVOLVING DAMAGE TO A VEHICLE >=$200 (FLED SCENE OF CRASH 7/30/22): 500$

Bail Total: 500$

4th Arrest:10/20/2022

Charge: FAIL SUBMIT UA, POSITIVE MARIJUANA: 2500$

Bail Total: 2500$

5th Arrest: 11/10/2022

Charges (2):

REFUSED PROVIDE SAMPLE FOR DRUG TESTING: Not Bailable

ORDER OF ARREST / FELONY: Not Bailable

6th Arrest: 04/24/2023

Charge: ORDER OF ARREST / FELONY / OOA (EVADING ARREST DET W/VEH 01/16/22) FAIL TO APPEAR

7th Arrest: 06/12/2024

Charges (3):

EVADING ARREST DETENTION: 750$

ORDER OF ARREST / FELONY

EVADING ARREST DETENTION: 3000$

Bail Total: 3750$

[gallavichthings]

Gallavich Week 2023

Here we go once more with the 11th (!!!) edition of Gallavich Week!

Last year I decided to change things up a bit and give you two choices for each day, instead of just one as was usual before. Well, this year I'm taking things even further because you'll actually end up with several choices per day.

Dates and themes below, details about each theme (please read those and also follow the links when provided) and more information about Gallavich Week in general after the read more. Quick reminder that all kinds of work are welcome, as long as they are original. Please read the guidelines before posting.

18/06 - Gallavich Week 2023 playlist

19/06 - Top 20 touristic attractions in Chicago

20/06 - Disney

21/06 - Meet-cutes NYC Instagram

22/06 - Tags from popular Gallavich fics

23/06 - Shakespeare

24/06 - Free Day

Details about themes:

18/06 - Gallavich Week 2023 playlist

This was a playlist created with suggestions from some followers of songs that reminded them of Gallavich. I won't be adding any more songs to it, but there should be more than enough to inspire you!

19/06 - Top 20 touristic attractions in Chicago

Just follow the link to know what they are. As usual, prompts are meant to inspire and can be taken any way you want, not just as Ian and Mickey visiting the places.

20/06 - Disney

Anything Disney-themed. Disney movies, Disney shows, Disneyland... Mickey Mouse? :P And yes, Marvel and Star Wars can be considered Disney as well.

21/06 - Meet-cutes NYC Instagram

Follow the Instagram to find dozens of interviews with random couples about how they met! Watch them and get inspired. :)

22/06 - Tags from popular Gallavich fics

I took one "unusual" tag from each of the 10 Gallavich fics with more kudos on AO3, so here they are, to be used as inspiration:

Unresolved Sexual Tension (from Sexual Harassment in the Workplace)

Organized Crime (from The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Ian Gallagher)

Soulmate AU (from you are inked on my skin long before we begin)

Ian and Mickey talk dicks (from Nobody's Fuckin' Business)

Accidental Baby Acquisition (from Melánia)

Internalized Homophobia (from Noisy Neighbours)

Domestic!Gallavich (from a thousand and one ways to show you care)

Long-Distance Relationship (from Lost in Translation)

Ian Bottoms WHOOPS (from eighty-four)

Social Media (from Cooperative Gameplay)

23/06 - Shakespeare

Self-explanatory, I suppose? But again, to be interpreted as you want.

24/06 - Free Day

CREATING AND POSTING GUIDELINES

How do I participate?

You don’t have to subscribe to anything or announce what you’re doing, you just have to post your work on the appropriate day and tag me on the body of the post using @gallavichthings. It’s important that you tag me properly so that I can be sure to see your post and reblog it.

What types of works are accepted?

Any kind of original fan work is accepted, including but not limited to: fanart, fanfiction (no minimum words required), graphics, gifs and gifsets, videos, and fanmixes. Yes, meta and polls are also accepted (though I do request that you either try to keep them within the theme for each day or post them on the Free Day).

When can I start posting?

I’ll always make one initial post for each day, at 12am GMT (check here to see when that is in your time zone). After that, post away!

Can I still participate even if I don’t have a Tumblr account?

Absolutely! Just submit something here (http://gallavichthings.tumblr.com/submit).

Can I post on Twitter or Instagram?

You can post anywhere you want! On Twitter and IG, we encourage you to use the hashtag #GW2023and I’ll RT you. You can also mention @gallavichthings if you want. I do not have an IG account though, sorry, but you can post there and send me a link for visibility. That being said, we do encourage you to post here as well, so it can be seen by more people.

Is there an AO3 Collection?

Yes, right here. Participation is not mandatory though, and you can rest assured this Collection will not be deleted.

Can I post something that I’ve already posted before?

No, sorry. The works should have been created specifically for GW. You can, however, create a sequel or a different version of a previous work.

Can I post something that is not in English?

Of course. Just make sure that it is original, or that you have the original author’s permission (and, in that case, link to the original too).

Can I make R-rated works?

Yes, just please give any necessary warnings and tell us the rating at the very beginning of the post. If the post is visual (like a fanart or a gifset), it would be nice for you to also tag it accordingly - Tumblr now allowes you to select if a post is deemed for mature audiences or not. It’s not mandatory, but if possible put it under a Read More here on Tumblr and under a spoilers mark (so it’s not instantly visible) on Twitter.

Can I post something that’s AU?

Sure thing! Tag it accordingly though, both for those who want to avoid it and for those who’d like to find it.

Can I post supernatural works, mpreg, or genderbends?

Yes! But if it’s a fic, please include it in the warnings.

Can I post more than one work?

Definitely! The more, the merrier. You can post as many works as you want, on as many days as you want, be it one post per day or ten on the same day. Anything goes!

Can I post on more than one day? Do I have to make something for each day?

Again, the more, the merrier! You can post on only one or all days if you wish!

Can I make one work that fits two or more themes?

Sure thing. I only ask that you post it on the day of the last theme included. For example, if you are posting a work that includes the theme from Day 1 and the theme from Day 4, post it on day 4 (just make sure to tell me that it includes both).

Can I write a multi-chaptered fanfiction?

Yes, and you don’t have to post everything either. When you do, just be sure to include either a masterpost, or the links to the previous chapters in the beginning.

Can I include other characters/pairings in my work?

Yes, as long as Gallavich is still the focus.

What if I can’t finish on time?

The Gallavich fandom is ALWAYS happy to see new fan material, so just post it when you’re done and tag me, ok? The same goes for people who can’t finish a work on the assigned theme day; you can still post it on a different day during GW, just make it clear which day it was made for.

[darkmaga-returns]

“Although 25% of ambulatory patients experience an adverse drug event, less than 0.3% of all adverse drug events and 1-13% of serious events are reported to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Likewise, fewer than 1% of vaccine adverse events are reported.”

Lazarus, Ross et al. Grant Final Report. Grant ID: R18 HS 017045. Electronic Support for Public Health–Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (ESP:VAERS). Submitted to The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

“Thus, the ratio of ESAE to OSAE is 31 to 1, suggesting a URF of 31 (NSAE_Pfizer_trial/NSAE_Pfizer_VAERS = ~1.4M/43,948).”

Critical Appraisal of VAERS Pharmacovigilance: Is the U.S. Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS) a Functioning Pharmacovigilance System? (2021) Rose J. Science, Public Health Policy and the Law. 2021 Oct 01; v3.2019-2024

“Studies estimate that over 90% of AEs go unreported by healthcare professionals (HCPs).”

Hodel KVS, Fiuza BSD, Conceição RS, Aleluia ACM, Pitanga TN, Fonseca LMdS, Valente CO, Minafra-Rezende CS, Machado BAS. Pharmacovigilance in Vaccines: Importance, Main Aspects, Perspectives, and Challenges—A Narrative Review. Pharmaceuticals. 2024; 17(6):807.

“Underreporting is a major limitation of spontaneous notification systems, as it is estimated that only 6–10% of all ADRs are reported.”

García-Abeijon, P.; Costa, C.; Taracido, M.; Herdeiro, M.T.; Torre, C.; Figueiras, A. Factors Associated with Underreporting of Adverse Drug Reactions by Health Care Professionals: A Systematic Review Update. Drug Saf. 2023, 46, 625–636

“The median under-reporting rate across the 37 studies was 94% (interquartile range 82-98%).”

Hazell L, Shakir SAW. Under-reporting of adverse drug reactions. A systematic review. Drug Saf. 2006;29(5):385–396. doi: 10.2165/00002018-200932010-00002

“Other factors associated with under-reporting were ignorance (only severe ADRs need to be reported) in 95%; diffidence (fear of appearing ridiculous for reporting merely suspected ADRs) in 72%; lethargy (an amalgam of procrastination, lack of interest or time to find a report card, and other excuses) in 77%; indifference (the one case that an individual doctor might see could not contribute to medical knowledge) and insecurity (it is nearly impossible to determine whether or not a drug is responsible for a particular adverse reaction) in 67%; and complacency (only safe drugs are allowed on the market) in 47% of studies.”

Herdeiro MT, Figueiras A, Polónia J, et al. Physicians’ attitudes and adverse drug reaction reporting. Drug Saf. 2005;28:825–833. doi: 10.2165/00002018-200528090-00007

“A systematic review by Hazell and Shakir analyzed 37 studies conducted in different countries and found that the rate of underreporting of ADRs exceeded 90% in many cases.”

Al Meslamani, A.Z. Underreporting of Adverse Drug Events: A Look into the Extent, Causes, and Potential Solutions. Expert. Opin. Drug Saf. 2023, 22, 351–35

“[The] mean proportion of ADR reporting for 19 years reached from 5.87 to 10.33 per 100 000 inhabitants.”

Khalili M, Mesgarpour B, Sharifi H, et al. Estimation of adverse drug reaction reporting in Iran: correction for underreporting. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2021 Aug;30 8:1101–1114. doi:10.1002/pds.5235

“Among those, underreporting (only a fraction of the total number of potentially reportable events occurring after vaccination are reported).”

Zhou W, Pool V, Iskander JK, English-Bullard R, Ball R, Wise RP, Haber P, Pless RP, Mootrey G, Ellenberg SS, Braun MM, Chen RT. Surveillance for safety after immunization: Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS)--United States, 1991-2001. MMWR Surveill Summ. 2003 Jan 24;52(1):1-24. Erratum in: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2003 Feb 14;52(06):113. PMID: 12825543

[pruning-the-minds-garden]

Disambiguating the two Tradwives

There has been a bit of... "news"... in progressive political spheres the past few months about the tradwife lifestyle. Specifically, about conservative women who dove into - or at least professed to dive into - that lifestyle/aesthetic, and it later turned out that their partners were simply using that as a way to abuse them. Lets talk about that.

This is about how "tradwife" as a sociopolitical/religious ideology relates to "tradwife" as a power exchange/kink phenomenon. Also, this bears on the conversation about guilt by association, as well as conversations about the powers and limits of labels, consent, and community (esp. as it relates to kink). I'm not "coming for" tradwives with this, nor accusing them or trying to disparage that lifestyle in any way as such, and I hope that comes through properly. What I'd like to do with this is elevate the discussion around them a bit, help absolve them of unearned guilt where that guilt isn't earned, and use that as a springboard for talking about larger issues. Yes, that italicized text is important and we'll come back to it later.

So, lets have that conversation now.

To start with, here are a few news pieces about the tradwife phenomenon in mainstream media sources:

* https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/opinion/tradwife-tiktok.html (from 05/15/2024) *https://unherd.com/2024/05/lauren-southern-the-tradlife-influencer-filled-with-regret/ (from 05/06/2024) * https://www.newyorker.com/culture/persons-of-interest/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-trad-wife (from 03/29/2024) * https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-22/tradwife-movement-personal-pleasures-or-extreme-right-ideologies/100356514 (from 08/22/2021) * https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2023/07/14/trad-wife-meaning-controversy/70407456007/ (from 07/14/2023) You can read all that if you want, but its purposes are really to do three things. First, to show you that people have been talking about this well outside of kink/BDSM circles for a while. Second, there have been some recent developments ("rise and fall," "filled with regret" I think demonstrate that aptly). Third, there is some complexity to the label, as exemplified by headlines like "personal pleasure or extreme right ideologies?" or "trad wife meaning controversy." Hence this post, to disambiguate the "tradwife" label, describe what it means, and hopefully get people to put their focus where it is necessary to do so, rather than heaping guilt on undeserving bystanders.

Lets jump to the second part first, and describe what tradwife means. There are, in my opinion, two halves to this. I'll start with the one that anyone reading this is most likely to know.

Tradwife (kink): an aesthetic kink or power exchange relationship revolving around a caricatured view of postwar gender relations, thereby creating a dynamic where submissives &/or wives consensually submit to Dominants &/or husbands while projecting a hyperfeminine affect. The aesthetics of the husband and their emulation of a "trad'sband" are largely unimportant to this as an aesthetic kink. The precise gender of the "wife" in the kink scenario is also often unimportant, with "wife" being a verbal stand-in in this context for "submissive partner" where that partner could be nonbinary or even a man. This latter scenario - or other combinations - is also occasionally combined with kinks like a humiliation fetish, cuckoldry, orgasm control/denial, forced feminization, and others as appropriate to the dynamic in question and individual tastes.

Tradwife (ideology): A far-right, conservative ideology that caricatures and then emulates postwar gender relations, as a vehicle for suggesting that all of society should return to that mythologized time. It posits that such a lifestyle - characterized by hyper-feminine submissive wives in exclusively cis-heteronormative, monogamous (exception: the husbands in such situations are often allowed if not expected to commit adultery), conspicuously Christian relationships with hyper-masculine husbands, using a 1950s era (that is to say, "Mad Men"-esque) vision of such - is the ideal position for all people everywhere, It further posits that any other relationship style or design is inherently inferior, and the cause of numerous societal ills.

In reading through those two definitions, I am sure you can see the overlap. What might be less obvious to some - especially the writers of the above news pieces, who are not familiar with kink culture - are the differences.

The first, BIG difference is consent. Tradwife-as-a-kink requires ongoing consent from all involved parties to be practiced/lived properly. Everyone involved has to want it, or at the very least not be opposed to it, in order for it to work. Tradwife-as-an-ideology does not require this consent, and in fact projects the lifestyle as an ideal upon uninvolved third parties as 'The Way They Should (want to) Live' (tm), thereby discarding entirely the consensual involvement of those third parties in the process. You cannot, EVER, say that a particular lifestyle is "the way people should be" without in the process necessarily ignoring or abrogating their consensual involvement in adopting that lifestyle. Tradwife-as-an-ideology does precisely that, and so it is by definition not an ethical kink practice. Tradwife-as-a-kink does not require that one adopt tradwife-as-an-ideology, however, so it is entirely possible for a person to want to live that lifestyle themselves without wanting to foist it on others and so be performing that aesthetic kink without falling foul of any ethical lines whatsoever. That being said, the overlap exists because some who live that as a kink then come (or have always) to adopt that ideology, or then foist it upon their partners (most commonly in the form of the husbands doing so to their wives, but it's possible to run the other direction as well).

The second difference is not so much one of ethics, as it is of aesthetics. Tradwife-as-an-ideology seems to discourage anything that could be seen as deviant outside of tradwifery itself, and instead encourage an aggressively normative and binarist relationship style, dynamic, and presentation by both participants. That is to say, the men involved are supposed to be Stereotypical Men (tm), the women involved Stereotypical Women (tm), they are supposed to have Stereotypical Sex in a Stereotypical House, a Stereotypical Relationship and the whole thing is designed to live in the Uncanny Valley in Stepford County of Anytown, The South/Midwest, USA c. 1950 (but the 1950s shown in sitcoms not, like, the actual 1950s) where everyone co-exists peacefully and no conflicts arise, ever, because Everyone Knows Their Place. And, crucially, that's as deep as it goes aesthetically. There is no point to that aesthetic other than to ape what is, in their view, an idealized way for all people everywhere to be (one that is conspicuously free of any non-White, non-Christian, non-cishet, or otherwise politically "disagreeable" people whatsoever, but I'm sure that's just a coincidence).

Tradwife-as-a-kink is very different, in that sense, and often (but does not necessarily) involves the inclusion of other kinks into that dynamic such as those named above. Also, it can be (and often is) practiced by non-cishet, non-White people who take that aesthetic and use it to say or do something, as a vehicle to criticize the ideal through caricature even as they live out that caricatured version of it. They add in cuckoldry because of the the implicit assumption that the hyper-sexualized, hyper-masculine Men in that scenario would have to cheat in order to find sexual satisfaction at all, and they want to explore their feelings around that as well as get some kinky satisfaction/jollies from it. They add in forced feminization because they like the idea of being made to be a Stereotypical Woman due to the way society already punishes them for - in all likelihood - not living up to existing gendered expectations they never consented to be held to. But, I also don't want to psychoanalyze this too deeply: they might just add in other kinks because they find them hot, or because they want to. That's okay too, because tradwife-as-a-kink is inherently deviant, and so further deviant lifestyle choices are really no big deal (nor should they be a big deal, when done in a considerate and consensual manner).

So, is it possible to be both? Yes. Obviously.

Is it necessary to be both? No. Equally obviously.

Finally, is tradwife-as-an-ideology a problem while tradwife-as-a-kink is not? I think, by now, you know my answer to that question. I wouldn't have even asked it if I thought my answer was in doubt.

Much like "Your Natural State" I think we as a community need to understand both the kink side of this practice, and its ideological implications. That's not to say we should condemn the kink practice when/where it is conducted properly and with the consent of all parties, but I think we need to understand it in order to put blame and guilt where it is right that it go and not outside of that place.

The people who practice the ideology and not the kink are obviously an issue, and they deserve to be called out for the toxicity they bring to the community. The people who practice the ideology and the kink... well, I think they need to at least be made aware of what they are doing, and given the opportunity to thoughtfully reject the former while they live the latter. We should not paint them with too broad a brush, because honestly we in the hypnokink community know all about the consequences of broad brushes and guilt by association. Credit card companies restrict the use of the word "hypnosis" by adult actors and adult mixed media artists with that same guilt-by-association zeal, assuming that anyone who uses hypnosis for kinky purposes is doing it to evade or elude the consent of their partner. That is not the case, but they do it anyway, and we should not seek to emulate their behavior.

Like I said at the top, labels have power. By adopting and then appropriating that label, right-wing groups and personalities have enabled themselves to abuse their partners, to hide behind the innocent members of their community and use them as a shield, and to evade due criticism for a while. It's time that stop. It won't stop by treating all persons who live that lifestyle as guilty, but rather by focusing guilt where that focus is due - on the people who practice it non-consensually, as an ideology rather than a kink, and to draw a line between the two wherever possible. Some people will straddle that line, and those people should be made to ask themselves the hard question: "which is more important to you?" because the answer to that question will be revelatory, and instructive of what our next steps forward should be in approaching them.

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Thunder Makes Her Quake

submitted by: anonymous

AO3 link and details: Thunder Makes Her Quake (1794 words) by @bi-swan-trash Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Warehouse 13 Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Myka Bering/Helena "H. G." Wells Characters: Myka Bering, Helena "H. G." Wells Additional Tags: Thunderstorms, Sharing a Bed, Comfort Summary: Myka is deeply afraid of thunder. Without her noise canceling headphones, she has to turn to human comfort.

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This is such a sweet sharing-a-bed comfort fic.

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I Know We Shoulnt Gloat But... by u/FarBeneathTheOcean

I Know We Shouln´t Gloat But... It´s nice to see how Meghan´s desperation for fame has landed her with the same side eye and judgement that her family got for pointing out that she´d ghosted on her father after getting engaged to Harry. Now everyone can see that she´s a clueless grifter with no plan beyond her face appearing on magazines and tv. She had a clean slate in the UK and could´ve constructed the personality she wanted but instead she wanted it all too soon at lightening speed without listening to a single expert and she thought that she could simply build on Harry´s connections alone while simulteneously making him cut ties with the people who were responsible for his public persona. This lady thought she could create an entire royal institution all by herself. Now this year the whole world has finally realised that she´s just an airhead with dreams of grandeur. I can´t wait to see her drop the faux-posh girl and go back to her real bar-girl shallow personality.Never Interrupt Your Enemy When They´re Making A Mistake. I don´t feel sorry at all for Harry. post link: https://ift.tt/mtlBDWK author: FarBeneathTheOcean submitted: December 23, 2023 at 06:53AM via SaintMeghanMarkle on Reddit

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STEO DAY

Guess what? It’s almost June, and that means our fourth annual SteoDay is around the corner! We can’t believe it’s almost three years since we had our first SteoDay. We’re even more excited to bring it back! Just like last time, this event takes place on Thursday, 06/29/2023! 

Previously, our prompts were  ‘At First Sight’ & ‘Written in the Stars’ & ‘Enemies to Lovers’ because June 29 was the day Theo and Stiles first met on screen. This time, we chose the following theme: 

Fighting for Love

Are you thinking of the incredible lengths Stiles and Theo are willing to go to fight for their love. It's not just about physical battles; it's about overcoming emotional obstacles and defying the odds that stand in their way. Create whatever your heart desires! But since this prompt/theme is optional, you can choose a different one as well. There are no limits to your creativity! This also means that we accept every contribution - gifs, incorrect quotes, drabbles, fanfictions, aesthetics, everything.

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[A|B|O, Ω!Saitama reacting to α!Genos]

GenoSai | One-Punch Man Omegaverse 06-01-2023

[some #genosai + A|B|O] I kinda prefer alpha Saitama

But I've been thinking about Omega!Saitama whose omega side has always been more muted and/or dormant.

if anyone looks at him just for a moment they'll probably assume he's a beta with the built he has.

His scent isn't very strong nor does he really release pheromones. He looks very out of place compared to most omegas.

Plus, he's never really struggled with his heat, they have all been mild at best and somewhat annoying too, but nothing like what he usually hears about.

He doesn't attract Alphas that much and doesn't really care about it to be honest, preferring to just do his hero work, read manga and watch tv.

And like everything else about his instinct, he doesn't necessarily retract or submit when alpha gets mad at him, he easily growls back to their faces and fights.

Then Genos appeared in his life.

Never before had he struggled with an alpha's scent and pheromones, yet here he is, being affected by Genos. And maybe it's similar for Genos.

While no one else really smells Saitama properly, Genos sure does so.

I imagine Saitama getting horny because of the pheromones Genos lets out, trying not to let it show so as to not make things awkward because its hard to do when Genos can smell him just as much or when he's starting his heat and suddenly he feels more sensitive and hot than he's ever felt before, hiding in his bathroom as he doesn't know what to do, Genos worried on the other side of the door.

Maybe Genos slowly tries to court Sensei because of course he already loves Saitama and wants to help him out. Maybe on the first heat that hits him so hard Saitama allows Genos to comfort him with his scent, just laying down with him doing nothing, cuddling.

I just love non-traditional omegaverse, and wonder how it would be for O!Saitama who lived his life so far without really caring about his dynamic, only for it to be harshly triggered by Genos for some reason.

The way he slowly warms up and opens up to Genos for things he's never needed before (and never thought either that an alpha would want him anyway)

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[flicker-confessions]

FLICKER CONFESSION #0002

Submitted by anonymous:

Mike is so overrated. Also his design is extremely bad and is so obviously just the developer he was based on's avatar. (Side note but he is wayy too oversexualized by the fandom like he's based off a real person what are you doing)

Blog runners' additional note: yeah I get it, though I didn't know about the hypersexualization !?!? Like man that's really weird, especially if he's based off a real person (sort of reminds me of some adam x grace shippers which is just really weird but yeah)

Submitted on 06/12/2023 (d/m/y)