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Friendly reminder that almost half of the states in the U.S. have same day registration! This means you can go to the polling center for your location, register there, and cast your vote same day. So if you are over 18, are a U.S. citizen, and live in one of the states listed below, it is not too late to register and vote! I’m going to put notes for some of the states where voting is extra important due to the political climate of the state.

California

Colorado

Connecticut

D.C.

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Iowa - recent polls indicate state could flip from red to blue

Maine

Maryland

Michigan

Minnesota

Montana

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina - swing state! Could go red or blue

North Dakota - voter registration not required

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

Wisconsin - swing state! Could go red or blue

Wyoming

You can go here for more info on voter registration

I also have a huge list of voting resources here

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hi chat, guess who transcribed Alex Hirsch’s pitch for the book of bill that he showed off for nycc

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ONCE UPON A TIME 7.18, The Guardian

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“Dissipate its form” translates to “knock the living daylights out of it” in the multiverse.

Here’s a 30+ AU prequel mini comic to wrap up spooky season! Full pages below:

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Me: Once Upon a Time season 1 is so cozy and comforting :)

ouat s1: government corruption, a woman almost having to give her baby away against her will, a mine collapsing with a child inside, a girl locked in a mental hospital, arson, homeless children needing to steal to survive, said homeless children almost getting separated in the foster care system, infidelity, drugging and kidnapping, attempted muder, actual murder, a murder trial that has nothing to do with the real actual murder, a man slowly and painfully turning into wood, etc.

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*chanting* AROACE TOPH! ARO ACE TOPH! ARO ACE TOPH!

I just had to draw her in "LOVE IS IN THE AIR WEAR A MASK".

[ID: a digital painting of Toph in style of harajuku street fashion photography. She is standing relaxed, looking ahead. She is wearing a green t-shirt with black "love is in the air wear a mask" on white background tucked into a darker pleated skirt with some straps on one side. Her shoes are black chonky sneakers with green socks. She is wearing a small black bag on her right shoulder. She is wearing a black ace ring and a golden chain and a facemask. Behind her is a building, some fences and greenery. She is standing on a street. end Id]

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tb to the worst halloween ever 🤩🏚️🎃

⭐ kofi | comms | inprnt | shop ⭐

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if you pronounce loml as one word instead of letters/the words of the acronym you do not deserve rights

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Commission for @valerudia

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Enjoy some Ford and Mabel highlights from Halloween 2024! This was a ton of fun :D (Stan and Mabel shots should be coming soon, keep an eye out!)

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Also damn y’all REALLY liked him huh

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Ouattober 2023 | Day 1: Favourite Character

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Alone

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The thing is, PJO was always gonna be hard to replicate, because the structure of the core conflict is so, so, so beaurifully fine tuned.

The entire conflict in PJO is that the Gods are shit parents. It is simple. It is grounded. It is relatable and relevant to its child audience. But it's evoked, mirrored and reinforced by every single plot thread.

The Big Bad is the cast's grandparent, an abusive fuck worse than the current parent generation. Luke is a product of child neglect. The entire cast of villains are demikids and minor deities done dirty by the gods; either way they are there because the Olympians don't care about these little people until they are useful.

Annabeth has a shitty dad. Thalia had a shitty mom. Rachel has a shitty dad. So does Nico. So does Clarice. So does Charon! Percy, the hero, the savior, is the only character with an explicitly healthy, present parent relationship (Sally.)

The world of the story is fundamentally broken by child neglect. That neglect created every villain and every trouble Percy faces. And the world is saved by parents supporting their children; it is saved because Poseidon listened to Percy and Hades listened to Nico.

Even Luke! Though he wasnt Annabeth's dad, he was an older brother, a caretaker, and again the world is saved because he listens to her. Another reason why the romantic subplot is horseshit that should die in a fire. Ahem.

That sort of thematic cohesion is what makes the story hit so damn hard. It's a conflict between an abusive grandparent taking advantage of his grandchildren's strained relationship to their parents. It is resolved when the child gets to tell the Big Powerful Parents, to their faces, fucking do better, and they actually listen.

HoO just didn't have that. It didn't have a Luke; the villain created by the main conflict; and Luke is the lynchpin of that whole thematic cohesion. It doesn't work without a Luke. Or at least it doesn't go half as hard!

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THE ERAS TOUR - Miami, FL N3