#there’s more but

[bharv]

A theme in my Manva and Enver dynamic that I haven’t spoken about here is religious reform and it’s a really core one. I may do a longer post when I’m not so busy on this but basically:

Manva’s control, precision, her killing with her hands, her plain presentation, is all linked to her reform of the Temple of Bhaal in the pursuit of the True Death. Whereas the old requirements of the temple were based in money and tithe from people expecting protection, assassination contracts, extravagant kills, she is taking it to a new era of reverence for the blood, and the pursuit of a True Death of all of Toril. This makes her extremely unpopular with some members of the temple, including those who support Orin, and those who were acolytes of the last chosen Torlin.

Gortash is also in the process of reforming the cult of Bane, but in a more responsive way to the changing socioeconomic principles of the sword coast. We are seeing the advent of the press, of landlords and industrial tycoons, and he is angling to make the church of the tyrant appealing to this new captain of industry class, a wealthy club that allows real privileges to its members. In some ways he is borrowing from the “secret society” model that many prominent Bhaalists pursued of having an outlet for their desires, as Manva is making the Bhaalists more puritanical.

[ja50nt0ddwa5h3r3]

Batfam AU: Alfred Pennyworth never existed

When the Waynes die, Bruce is sent to a boarding school somewhere in Pakistan, under Headmaster al Ghul (Listen. Talia wanted an undercover gig. He was like- nawr, so, erm, he went undercover instead. Lil Tally is a menace.)

He comes back to Gotham at eighteen, without training because Ra’s don’t want his daughter anywhere near this idiot rich kid with trauma. Bruce was a bad kid in school.

Dick Grayson’s parents die that day in the circus, Bruce was too busy getting drunk off his ass with Harvey.

Dick stays with Haly’s, eventually getting a new team to trapeze with.

The Court of Owls still goes after him when he’s a little older, and I apologize to the Talon!Dick haters, but Alfred’s not here to set the chain of events to stop it.

Jason doesn’t steal the tires off the Batmobile (Bcuz there isn’t one), and, y’all are going to hate me, but, erm, street kids usually end up picked up by a gang at some point, and for the Irony, it’s Roman Sionis. He quickly works his way up the ranks.

Tim’s put in an orphanage (it’s Gotham, doesn’t matter if they’re rich or not, it’s probably Ma Gunn’s tbh)

He never falls into any dangerous hobbies, but he also doesn’t get good education unless the city pays for it with the late Drakes’ money, but of course they don’t.

Justice League won’t touch Gotham, seeing as how bad the crime is now that the Waynes aren’t there to provide funding for the few good things in Gotham.

Leslie’s clinic is still a big part of the Narrows, eventually expanding to free boarding for homeless kids (after Jason’s already off the streets) and a well known emergency service all across Gotham.

Do I even need to say it? Damian doesn’t exist. Neither does the Joker, etc. HOWEVER, unfortunately, all the rogues that would have become rogues even without Batman’s existence (or Bruce Wayne’s involvement) would still become rogues.

Stephanie succeeds in fighting off her dad, eventually becoming the first vigilante of Gotham, still Spoiler. (She doesn’t have the training from Bruce though, obvi)

Cass runs off from David and Sandra, tries to work with society without the help of the Batfam

[republicanidiots]

Plan A or B

I know this sounds naive or like wishful thinking but I think Biden’s retirement mid- term was always part of the plan. It’s logical AND vengeful.

Assuming Biden went the full term, where would that leave Harris? A standalone hopeful who’d ne’er get elected. This way, he crowns the first female prez, the first black female prez. She’ll have 2 yrs of experience before the election

Ppl are used to Trumps making decisions based on how he feels. But Biden is an old school politician. He works his way ito getting what he wants. Look at what he was able to get done despite Repub resistance — increasing Covid response, student loan forgiveness, etc.

His kids. His son beau died of cancer and — as VP — Biden thought he’d need to get a second mortgage to pay Beaus medical bills. Hunter Biden is going to jail while Eric Trump steals from a cancer charity and walks free. This act screws over republicans who aren’t known for their imaginations. I think he enjoyed watching them be caught flat-footed. Note that it didn’t happen until Trump was a sure thing as Repub candidate.

He didn’t want to run again. He’d run as a prez candidate 3x and VP 2x. 1/2 a term would be perfect. He was done. He would have done it tho if it stopped Trump from getting re-elected.

All the unpopular choices Biden made will be Biden’s fault not Harris’.

[honestlydarkprincess]

god i hate him so much i love him i want to kill him i think i would die for him he's going in the soup also i think he's the love of my life

[lem-hhn]

This is hard

favorite character from any media BUT it has to be a woman. in the tags now go (pls talk to me about your favorite fictional women pls pls pls pls)

[victusinveritas]

For those not in the know, this is one of the Amanita mushrooms referred to as a Destroying Angel. Never, ever, ever, ever forage with an app. Especially for mushrooms.

[faeriekit]

"This fic was ai generated—" Cool, so lemme block you real quick

[dredsina]

Ive said this before but swear the biggest skill to learn as an adult is how to resist high-pressure sales tactics. You do NOT have to answer questions with anything other than "Sorry I'm not interested." No matter how nice they are or no matter how many follow up questions they ask or even how agitated they get when you stand your ground. Just keep saying I'm not interested. Don't answer their questions. Don't give them an opening to try to push back on your reasons. Be a fucking brick wall of I'm not interested.

[mayhemchicken-artblog]

in the hour or so it took me to draw this op turned reblogs off

EDIT: reblogs are STAYING OFF. op was right and correct and i have never regretted making a post as much as this one. if you want to reblog my art you can reblog something else from my blog. or commission me, lord knows i deserve financial compensation for the nightmare this post has put me through

[enemywasp]

I'm sorry I keep posting my tiktok comments but please. What does this mean. What do people THINK shipping is for anymore???

[sirompp]

hi. i made some images.

feel free to take them and use for whatever you may need them for. no credit required

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Knowledge Revenge.

[stimmingandstruggling]

more good news from tiktok: they’ve started blocking celebrities.

they’re calling it block party 2024. just blocking and ignoring countless celebrities who havent said shit about palestine. influencers, actors, anyone who went to the met gala, whatever, they’re getting blocked. and people keep talking about how cathartic it is, how good it feels, how they never realized they could DO that. there was some kind of subconscious law against blocking famous people, but it’s broken, and people are LOVING it. and it’s WORKING. a social media/digital advertising coordinator was talking about how ad companies are PANICKING, because they can’t accurately target anymore. so many big influencers, including fucking LIZZO started talking about palestine the MOMENT their follower counts started going down. and the best part? no one is forgiving them. lizzo posted a tiktok asking people to donate to palestinian families, and all the comments just said you’re a multimillionaire. put your money where your mouth is. blocked.

i feel like i’m witnessing the downfall of celebrity culture, right here right now. people are waking up.

[unsung-idiot]

some quick drawings of little Soos I made a while ago

[chongoblog]

Me, after forgetting to cut the top off an onion before dicing it: “Aw dammit”

The Gordon Ramsey that lives in my head: “Don’t worry there, this mistake isn’t going to ruin anything. No need to be too hard on yourself”

Me: “Wow, that’s…not what I was expecting”

Gordon: “Of course, you ought to know by now that I don’t shout at cooks just to do so. I do it because the people in hit television show Kitchen Nightmares are putting their services out into the public and claim to be good enough to have the title of head chef. You’re just some guy in your twenties making beef stroganoff for yourself and your roommate. I’m kind of a dick, yeah, but I’m not gonna scream at you for a minor mistake like this”

Me: “Oh….well…thanks”

Gordon: “You’re welcome…cunt…”