#verified information

[morri-mclelland]

So, I didn't want to say anything last night when there was so little verified information. My safe feeling of home was violated last night with the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine. While that is not my town, it really isn't all that far from where I live, just about an hour or so from me, it isn't uncommon for Mainers to drive large distances daily for work, school or shopping, so an hour is really nothing in the grand scheme of things.

So, firstly, to my friends, followers, and lovely mutuals... we are safe. Both my sister and I are home safe and all our family and friends are currently safe.

Next, to the facts:

The suspect's name is Robert Card, a 40 year old Weapon Instructor who lives in the nearby town of Bowdoin.

At current, 18 people have died and an additional 13 are injured, though the extent of their injuries are unknown.

The shootings happened at a bowling alley, where there were bowling leagues playing, and a bar, where there was an event to celebrate those within the bar and restaurant industry.

His car was found at a boat launch in Lisbon Falls late last night.

At current, 8:15 pm, there is a house surrounded in Bowdoin, where they believe the suspect might be holed up, but this is UNCONFIRMED. There is roughly 100 local and national, and possibly international at this point, reporters nearby on scene, but this is all still active, so I wish safety to them all.

Currently, there are already schools and businesses that have decided it isn't in their best interests to open tomorrow, my own campus being one of them. LLBean was closed today, and I believe will be closed tomorrow, and I genuinely can't remember the last time they were closed for the whole day outside of COVID mandate. For those of you who don't know, LLBean's Flagship store is open 24/7, including Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Years Day. And while shopping is the least of my concern, the fact that it has changed and forced us that extra bit out of our norm is that much more unsettling.

As more information is verified, I will try and let people know. Most of my information is from the WCSH News Center Maine live coverage, and where they are getting their information.

[robinreturnstotumbler]

His name is Ulysses Grant Dietz

His first book is called Desmond

[mayasaura]

It really dawned on me watching episode 17, just how important this sequence of events is to Kabru and Laios' relationship, and how. Well. That's for a different post. I want to keep this one free of spoilers. (Certified Safe For Anime Only™)(There are spoilers for episode 17, tho. Obviously.)

Kabru's main concern has been, at least in part, revealed. He wants to figure out if Laios is capable of defeating the dungeon, and, if so, if Laios can be trusted with the power that might confer. The answer to his first question is simple. Yes. If anyone can defeat the dungeon, it's Laios.

The second question is where things get interesting. Can Laios be trusted with power?

In the aftermath of Laios' first fight with Toshiro, Kabru learns that while Laios has no particular respect for the law or conventional wisdom, he does have the humility to consider that his judgment might be flawed if he encounters conflict with someone he respects.

That is the face of a man taking notes, and I think he's making a cautious mark in Laios' favor. Laios doesn't really understand Toshiro's opinion, but he's listening.

Then, in the fight with the Falin-Dragon chimera, Kabru voices dissent—disgust, even—with Laios and Marcille's priorities.

You can practically see the Dragon Age style approval rating drop. Kabru disapproves. Minus fifteen hearts. If it had ended like this, I think Kabru would have lost all interest in Laios. Someone who would sacrifice a dozen lives out of sentiment can't be trusted.

Laios' response, and the way it builds on Kabru's earlier observation, is crucial.

He listened. And even better, he didn't listen blindly. He applied critical thought to Kabru's argument. What Kabru hears from him isn't just "I'm sorry, you were right," but also, "I understand and respect your position and priorities, and here's a very good argument for why killing what I still consider to be my sister is not in our best interest."

He processed Kabru's criticism and came to his own conclusions, and he did it fast. Not only that, but he's right. Kabru hadn't considered the potential consequences of killing the chimera.

Laios proved in this one exchange that he 1) isn't blinded by either his pride or his prejudice, 2) has the strength of character to not just fall back and surrender to someone else's judgment when he's uncertain, and 3) is smart enough to tactically outhink Kabru.

This is why Kabru is so invested in Laios liking him that he forces himself to eat the harpy omlette. This is why Kabru takes Laios' hand and makes sure he knows he wants to see him again. He doesn't understand Laios, and he still has strong reservations about him. Laios' interest in monsters scares him. But Laios has proved to Kabru that he might be capable of being the person Kabru needs him to be.

Top Ten Pictures Of The Moment He Won You Over (Taken Just Before Disaster).

[see-arcane]

Re: Carmilla, Episode 12, A Petition: SUMMARY

La Comtesse: Can you watch my poor ailing daughter while I'm away for mysterious reasons?🥺

The General: Can I have your name?

La Comtesse: How could you ask me that when we're such good friends?🥺

[robinreturnstotumbler]

From the horse's mouth

[soupscapes]

I did a Squiddo :D

At the beginning of this week I couldnt tell you the first thing about Lifesteal smp- I watched so many of her videos this week including seasons 5 and 6 of lifesteal ToT Horray :D

[endlessfuckup]

Okay I've had enough

this shit is so fucked up and obnoxious I cannot take it anymore

I get slightly reworded versions of this exact same message with using the same 3-4 pictures at least 20 times a week

!While there absolutely are legitimate fundraisers being set up and circulated by/for actual Palestinians in need!

They are being completely drowned out by these scam/bot accounts spamming the same 2-3 messages with the wording changed around slightly if changed at all

This has got to stop

I have every tag related to PayPal/gofundme/fundraisers/Palestine/the genocide blocked for my own sanity and I STILL, no matter what the fuck I do, cannot avoid seeing fundraiser posts containing pictures of dead or severely injured children or graphic text descriptions of the ongoing genocide(ex. starvation/death/illness/injuries) EVERY. FUCKING. DAY.

I don't care if I sound selfish for complaining it's genuinely taking a toll on me

I already have ptsd and a slew of other mental issues so seeing this stuff on a daily basis is actually really fucking me up

Realistically, I have no ability to help or change what is going on on the other side of the world.

I legitimately have zero ability to do a fucking thing about it actually!

I have no platform, I am not a politician, nor am I financially able to provide support.

I am barely surviving myself

Please let me have one fucking place where I don't have to see traumatic shit on a regular basis

@staff @staff @staff

[dotthings]

I get why people aren't taking random twitter clout-chaser seriously but can we not do denialism on things that were already confirmed like the script draft with [OMMITTED] all over it and the finale having three different covers of Carry On while Dean drives and drives and drives, there were obviously scenes that were cut. Plus the fact we already know Dean and Cas were at one point intended to reunite at the Roadhouse and Misha said they had a nice exchange. Details unknown. You don't have to buy what twitter random says specifically but there was an intention at least at one point to have Dean and Cas reunite. And even after the covid cuts...that episode was shortened. There are missing scenes. And it's not the remote filmed phone calls with Jody, Claire, Donna, since those were in the draft I saw, but in addition to that there was [OMMITTED][OMMITTED][OMMITTED].

[tomorrowusa]

Russia is heavily invested in installing their puppet Donald Trump back in the White House. They are relying on low information voters who get all their news from social media to help them.

US intelligence has assessed that Russian operatives were behind a fake video purporting to show someone destroying mail-in ballots in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, that circulated on social media Thursday. “The IC (Intelligence Community) assesses that Russian actors manufactured and amplified a recent video that falsely depicted an individual ripping up ballots in Pennsylvania, judging from information available to the IC and prior activities of other Russian influence actors, including videos and other disinformation activities,” said a joint statement from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. The agencies said that the video is part of an ongoing Russian effort to “raise unfounded questions about the integrity of the US election and stoke divisions among Americans” in the final days of the 2024 campaign. CNN reported earlier Friday that US investigators suspected that Russian operatives were behind the fake video, according to two sources briefed on the matter.

And it's not just Pennsylvania. Russia is probably behind this incident in Georgia.

Georgia election official says battleground state fended off cyberattack likely from a foreign country

Tell people you know in real life not to get news from social media – Twitter/X, TikTok, and the various Facebook offshoots in particular. When you see stuff on such platforms it's not much more credible than people writing on public bathroom walls. Accounts which claim to be news sources can be fakes which have intentionally similar names to legit news sources.

FYI: I don't consider Tumblr to be social media. There actually is content moderation here. 🙂

There are still legit free sources of reliable news such as CNN, NPR, the BBC, the PBS NewsHour, and The Guardian. And while not free, you can get the New York Times digital edition for just $1 a week for a year in an introductory offer.

If somebody you know personally is spreading disinformation from Russia or the GOP (almost the same thing), bluntly tell them it's bullshit and direct them to a legit news source. People are more likely to listen to people they know. So speak up!

And if there are any posts you find helpful from this blog, feel free to share them with people you know who are not on Tumblr.

[webgottism]

girl i wish

[somewhatsentientspellbook]

According to IMDb, we have some official cast members for the first three episodes of TLOVM S3!

Please be mindful that I don't know if these names are accurate/verified, they're just what's been reported on IMDb

I'm only reporting the new cast members with official character names or titles, but there are other new names that weren't included in this list:

Jennifer Karraz (Mistress Asharru)

Mara Junot (J'mon Sa Ord)

Samba Schutte (Hand of Ord)

Rachel House (Dohla)

There was also confirmation on CR socials for the titles of the first three episodes!

A Deadly Bargain

Prisoners of Ank'Harel

Vexations

[lang-shih-na]

making this one of the first times shih-na talks is sick and twisted i'm gonna throw up

[sonicspocketwrench1]

me at every single post these days

[stupot]

[windy-apple]

I hate working with the general public so very much.

[miss-wizard]

HOW THE FUCK ARE PEOPLE GETTING AWAY WITH THIS?????????????????????????????

neither of these people list or link to any actual critique of the video, and it's extremely likely that nobody involved has even seen the fucking thing!!! why did you add this onto a post sharing a different video by this youtuber without looking into literally any of it yourself? what's your fucking problem?