You Know The Old Saying

gif w the g from “genre” or “regime”

*silently hides my semicolon pile in my arms*

you never saw anything

You Won’t BELIEVE How Many Em-Dashes Local Writer Can Squeeze Into One 5K Word Fic

weeeeewooo!

so I decided to do a fun little thing

these are my little guys from me and my friends’ version of tmnt! they’re very silly goofy

annnnnnd now you can ask them questions!

go ahead! ask in the comments!

(note that,,, me and my friends are still developing these guys! so sometimes there may not be a straightforward answer to smth yet!)

enjoy!!! :D

Also! Keep water (both HOT and COLD) dripping in your sinks and baths/showers CONSTANTLY! Every few hours, run the water at max for a couple of seconds, and flush all the toilets in the house! This will keep your pipes from freezing up, and it’s very very important!!!

Also, to those who have pets! If you do NOT have pet booties to protect their feet when going outside, WRAP THEIR PAWS WITH WASHCLOTHS AND TAPE/STICKY JOINT WRAPS! This will keep them from getting FROSTBITE and other cold related injuries!!! So keep your furry friends safe! :]

Tips for dealing with below 0°F temperatures, for anyone who's not used to it and is now having to deal with it in this winter storm:

Tuck your shirt into your pants to prevent the cold from sneaking in

Put on a sweater or a hoodie over that, and then also wear a coat over that

Put on a beanie and then pull your hood up over that (BOTH hoods if you're wearing a hoodie instead of a sweater)

Wear a scarf underneath your coat hood. You want it to be kept as close to you as possible, and hopefully high enough that you can tuck your nose into it while walking outside

Wear solid pants like jeans, and put on tights, leggings, or (if you actually have any) long underwear underneath

Wear two pairs of socks—at least one of which is long socks—and tuck your leggings into those

Wear boots or some other thick shoe with good traction if you have any

GLOVES. Wear two pairs of you need to. I only have one pair and now my hands are my only weak point 😭

Try not to stay outside for too long if you can help it, frostbite and hypothermia are painful and very dangerous. When you're inside, make sure you're eating plenty of food and drinking plenty of water. Your body needs energy and hydration to fight off the cold. Stay safe out there everyone

I GOT ASSIGNED PINKY

OH MY GOD MY GENDER IS NOW PINKY FROM PINKY AND THE BRAIN

WHAT A LITTLE MANNNNN

uquiz time :DDD

beep beep just OC stuff

but I almost never post anything so

like

have this :]

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meet Rube (Coda) Auryn

yes his name *is* a pun on Rube Gold[berg] machines

he is a psychonauts OC (even tho I haven’t drawn him in that style yet)

but yeah

funky lil guy

he is a junior psychonaut

and he has issues (just like every other psychonaut)

and also he hates dentists

(you can guess why :>)

They’re my favorite father son duo

So zshape,,,

I love it /gen

SKETCH DUMP

#justrepostingsoyoucanseethis #causeitisimportant

the story of the no-fly list hack is a story about what happens when you care about people and its clear from the reactions of certain groups that they dont understand that.

the person who hacked the no-fly list was a swiss trans nonbinary it/she bi poly lesbian cat therian, who upon finding the list knew what it wanted to do with it. it took that list and sent it to journalists, sent it to researchers, sent it to people who cared about the data that was put onto it. then later, it does interviews about why it did it and what it thought of the list.

"Another individual, according to crimew, was listed as 8 years old based on their birth year. 

Many entries on the list were names that appeared to be of Arabic or Middle Eastern descent, although Hispanic and Anglican-sounding names were also on the list. Numerous names included aliases that were common misspellings or slightly altered versions of their names.  

“It’s just crazy to me how big that Terrorism Screening Database is and yet there is still very clear trends towards almost exclusively Arabic and Russian sounding names throughout the million entries,” crimew said. "

there are Arabic people on that list. Muslim people on that list. Middle Eastern people. Hispanic people. and not only that, they were varying ages. one of them not even being 10 years old. i don't have access to the list myself, but i can sure make a guess as to how many children and teens are probably on that list.

maia says in an interview that there was a hack made to accessing the 2021 no fly list, but the group who preformed it did not give the information out for anyone, not even journalists or researchers to read. and maia thought that was bullshit. it thought that the list shouldve been seen. it thought that the data in there should be known.

and now that it does know, it wants everyone to know how shit of a list it is. it wants people to know that the US government has a much bigger list than previously stated. it wants people to know that the US has a bullshit system for putting people on that list. it wants you to know that specific groups are being targeted because of their race, their religion, where they come from, what even their name sounds like theyre from. it doesnt matter how old they are, what theyve done, even if they have no criminal record. they're on there because of who they are.

maia did that because it cared. it cared about the people who were on it. it cared about the people who were being falsely targeted. it cared about the communities and groups this was hurting. it cared about people.

but it seems like no one can care about two things at once. people dont care about the thousands of children and innocents on the list, they cared it was hacked by a member of LGBT+. people dont care that it was hacked by someone who is a member of LGBT+, they cared it was hacked and that it had people who didnt deserve to be on it.

thats not what this is about. this isnt about things you dont care about. this is about what you should care about. and what you should care about are three things.

there are people out there who are being targeted all because of where theyre born and what theyre named, and that is not fair and not morally right.

maia is proud of who it is, it is proud to have the labels that it does, it is proud to be free with its gender and sexual expression, it is proud and happy.

this is a story of minority helping minority. something that should be a common human rule.

no one cares if you think maia's labels are invalid or if you think its annoying. no one cares that you dont acknowledge the innocents that are on the list. what they do care about is the kindness and caring of other humans that was used to do this. the mindfulness and determination to bring forth data that shouldve been known a very, very long time ago. the appreciation that people of similar groups and communities have for what it did and to show how theyre truly seen by the government. it wasnt just anger and stubbornness that was taken to do this. it was love. love for people who didnt get it from officials or politicians. love from people who know what its like being alienated and seen as a threat or a joke. love from and to humans who deserved it.

you should care about who maia is, because it is proud of who they are, and that pride was used to create a love for groups who deserved to be seen and treated fairly. and you should care about what is in the no-fly list, because it shows just how many people out there need to be protected from prejudice and bigotry. and you should care that although maia is happy right now, theres always the chance of it being danger for what it did. and you should care about the millions more people out there who are probably on the 2023 no-fly list who might not be old enough to even think for themselves.

you should care about people. you should protect people. you should love people.

hey if you know me on tumblr, jsyk I’m very very trans

however I’m not a UK citizen

so y’all if any of my mutuals see this, and are also a UK citizen

go BOOST.

because trust me I live in a place where stuff like this happens all too often as well.

and I wouldn’t wish it on anyone. so go BOOST IT and SIGN THE PETITION if you can!!!

Petitions - UK Government and Parliament

Petition: Reverse the decision to block the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill

I want the Government to reverse their decision to block the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill, as this legislation contains importa

hey if you're a UK resident can you sign this petition and if not please rb to spread the word

this is an official UK government petition that they have to respond to if it reaches 10,000 signatures