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if you live in oklahoma, make sure you register to vote because they’ve purged 430k voters and i was one of them. it’s really simple and takes 2 minutes.

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the interesting thing is that when you say things like 'the united states is beyond saving' people view that as a defeatist statement that is giving up on the hope of a better future, but frankly the thought of a significant number of people on the planet being willing and able to say that there is no place for colonial empires in their vision for the future is, to me, a much brighter and more hopeful political standpoint than the thought of being stuck in a perpetual cycle of choosing 'the lesser of two evils' as the overton window pushes further and further to the right with nothing but enthusiasm from our so-called progressive party.

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Done with the BeastZeus part but gonna save it for later!

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I’ve been waiting for this song to be released for so long! And now, my take on it is finally here!

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Not to be a killjoy (though it is what I do best) but the unsafe and rough handling of a baby Pygmy hippo in a pretty substandard Thai zoo being meme-ed into something funny and cute really shows just how much groupthink plays into public perception of animal welfare.

Moo Deng shows avoidance, threat displays and stress around her keepers that are constantly man-handling her, blasting her with a hose and harassing her. The enclosure is mostly concrete, which is horrible for her soft feet. There looks to be some substrate but there doesn’t seem to be any areas for wallowing or deep water wading.

There’s also very easy access of this hippo to the public with no places to hide. I’d love if someone could shed more light on the enclosures but from what I’ve seen it’s not great.

Also the free contact and forcing into tubs that the keepers do is only going to create an avoidant and potentially aggressive and dangerous Pygmy hippo.

But the public happily overlook that because she’s cute. It’s a similar attitude with seals too.

Stop rewarding bad husbandry with clout. Baby animals deserve agency and respect and to grow up without getting harassed and feeling the need to defend themselves constantly.

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ODY, after @anniflamma's lovely comics: Damn- the gods just love fucking me-

EURY: hahahahahaha they love fucking with you-

ODY: 0.0

EURY, getting worried: fucking with you-

ODY: .. 0.0

EURY, starting to look scared: I mean- there's also fucking you over-

ODY: ..0.0

EURY, looking desperate: YOU MEANT FUCKING YOU OVER RIGHT- RIGHT??

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I don't know which of you needs to hear this but "narc" is not short for "narcissist" when someone calls you a "narc" for snitching they are calling you a "narcotics officer"

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I dunno what I am doing guys...

Part 1 / Part 2 / The comment section that started it all

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Oh boy, it's that time again. Another Epic @anniflamma annimatic.

I've watched it a few times now, and HOLY SHIT do I wish I could do stuff like this. To start, I love a bunch of little stuff, like how Athena really leans into the snakes and how cocky Zeus is immediately. I love animatics that lean into the magic God stuff.

Next, Jesus Christ. I wish I could use color this good. Every God's portraits looks incredible. I love the colors, I love the silhouettes, and I love how personality is conveyed so easily through just a quick silhouette. (The Ares is my favorite, honestly Wallpaper material)

I also like this quick frame after, it's just kinda funny

Some other general stuff I loved was Hephaestus having a prosthetic leg, it looks cool and matches the mythology. I like how Athena took the sword from him and gave it a hit, a cool visual and thematically a nice way to show her win the argument.

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Got a bribe from dear @hypnosun

I always say that I will never do something like this ever again and I have shot my foot yet again...

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as a woman with elevated testosterone (pcos) who uses steroids (asthma inhalers) i must say i am feeling very cheated in the athletic prowess department. when is my dangerous masculine olympic level strength and speed supposed to kick in. do i need to go to professor x

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u gotta be hedonistic about vegetables. they're not good boy food that u eat to prove you're mature, they're the food that you can shovel into your mouth at 5 am without getting nauseous

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duo is a guy who's walked in on these two far too many times than he'd care to admit

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