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pixel art games with "Pixel" in the title: low effort, boring, uninspired, probably shovelware

3d games with "3D" in the title: nostalgic, camp, ironically cool, recalls a bygone era where 3D was new and flashy and worth buying a game for

listen you can't be buying pixel art games with "Pixel" in the title

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Being a weird little girl as a kid provides two options to you: becoming transgender or becoming a weird adult woman. Both of which are things the world needs more of

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(Story Contest AU) Happy to say I figured out how to make transparent gifs!

If you wish to use them for fan-made cases, please ask me for permission (either in the comments here or dm me on my Instagram) and credit me in your work. Please also be aware I made these for my AU specifically so they may not make sense in the context of every Swap AU. I will be making more gifs most likely as well, for other characters. Here they are so far:

Maya

Phoenix

Miles

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I am dwowning

theww is nowh sign of land

yoow awe commin down wiff me

hand in unwuvvable hand

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She's doing it voluntarily. Not out of necessity or duress. As long as that stays true, it's not unhealthy.

My wife raised her younger siblings, looking after them since the age of four, when she realized that their mother is incompetent. My parents tried to actively make my sister raise me, but she opted to torture me instead. So we have told our eldest daughter over and over that she has no responsibility over the baby, she doesn't have to do anything to help look after her, adults are going to take care of the little one and she doesn't have to worry about that.

But she insists on keeping an eye on the baby, and we can't really stop her. I don't know if it's an improvement that she doesn't do it like she doesn't trust that the adults can take care of her little sister. She watches the baby like she suspects the baby is going to steal something.

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A time traveller already went back in time and killed Steve Jobs. He died when he needed to. To move it any earlier would be catastrophe.

The question isn't "should we kill Steve Jobs?" but "when do we kill Steve Jobs?"

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All of these are excellent ideas, but:

IF YOU ARE AN INTERNATIONAL TOURIST (NON-US CITIZEN), PERFORMING VOLUNTEER WORK MAY BE VIEWED AS EMPLOYMENT AND YOU MAY RISK DEPORTATION IF TRAVELING ON A TOURIST VISA OR VISA-FREE.

I wish it weren't so, but the new administration is literally setting deportation quotas and hapless tourist volunteers are an easy mark. Tourists in Hawaii have been hit by this before. Stay alert when traveling in the United States.

Are you 🫵 pissed off about the Lilo and Stitch monstrosity remake? Do you want to know how you can actually make a difference in supporting the people and ecosystems of Hawaii?

Tourism is a big issue in Hawaii (which the remake got rid of the original's commentary on because it makes foreigners look bad). I'm not gonna promote it, BUT I know that realistically, thousands of people arrive here every single day by the airplane-ful. And the majority of them aren't educated on the socio-cultural and economic impacts of tourism. SO, I'm making this post in an effort to educate visitors. If you or someone you know is visiting or moving to Hawaii (whether by circumstances in or out of your control), here are some suggestions on how you can give back!

You can donate to the Hawaii Community Foundation, which has been instrumental in giving aid to the displaced community of Lahaina after the Maui wildfires in 2023. They also provide scholarships to students of under-represented communities.

If you're interested in visiting Kualoa Ranch, you can do their Mālama Experience where you get your hands dirty giving back to the ‘āina (land)!

There are other organizations you can join to volunteer with, too, like Kupu and Mālama Maunalua. Check them out; maybe you can help with a beach cleanup or plant native trees! These are both non-profit organizations that accept monetary donations.

Visit the Bishop Museum to learn about Hawaiian history and culture! They also have events focused on sustainability and conservation.

If you're visiting Hilo on the Big Island, go visit the Laulima Nature Center! They're a non-profit aimed at protecting Hawaii's native species, and they even have an online store that ships to the US mainland and internationally! (After I post this, I'm gonna head on over and get myself a manu o Kū pin ♡)

A few other tips I have:

DO: Respect the locals' homes. Several beaches and hiking trails have access points in residential areas. Please be mindful to keep your voices down when passing by, and park ONLY in designated parking areas.

DO: Wear reef-safe sunscreen! Sunscreens containing oxybenzone and octinoxate are banned in Hawaii because they are known to damage coral reefs.

DON'T: Approach wildlife, particularly honu (sea turtles) and 'īlio holo i ka uaua (Hawaiian monk seals). Stay at least 10 feet (3 meters) away from turtles and at least 50 feet (15 meters) away from monk seals. If you see someone harassing animals, report them to the statewide NOAA Marine Wildlife Hotline: (888) 256-9840. You can also contact the Hawaii State Department of Land and Natural Resources.

DON'T: Collect sand, rocks, or other natural items to bring home with you. This is to protect the ecosystems and also out of respect for Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiians), who have cultural beliefs regarding lava rocks in particular. Taking lava rocks is extremely disrespectful.

DON'T: Litter! Please throw away your waste in proper trash cans. If you see a bin that says "ʻōpala," that's a trash can!

Many Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiians) are moving to the US mainland because the cost of living in Hawaii has been driven up so high (because of people moving here), they can't afford to live in their ancestral home. So, if you are going to visit or move to Hawaii, please:

- Make the effort to support local businesses, especially those owned by Native Hawaiians!

- Educate yourself and your loved ones about actual Hawaiian culture!

- Try Hawaiian food, like poi!

- Learn some Hawaiian words and don't be afraid to ask how to pronounce words correctly!

- Donate to a food bank!

- Watch films and read books written by Native Hawaiians!

My hope is that whoever sees this post will use it to educate themselves, their friends, and their families who are considering visiting.

My background is in sustainability and the environment, so that's what I know to suggest off the top of my head. If any Kānaka Maoli read this post and have suggestions to add, please do!

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there’s nothing wrong with me plus i don’t have any wants or needs plus i don’t feel or think at all

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all topless men are gay, if a man ever takes off his top in public it's because he's gay

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Okay, lets play a little thought game. Imagine for a second that we're in an alternate universe where everything is the same, except there's a mental illness that (among other things) obliterates your gender identity, turning you agender. Like it's got a lot of symptoms, but that one's a mandatory associated feature. Nonbinary people still exist in this alternate universe, but the mental illness that makes you nonbinary (MITMYNB) is broadly thought of to be the cause of nonbinary identities, and nonbinary genders are not yet recognized or understood.

Naturally, everyone on earth sees these two groups as being identical. The broader public assumes all nonbinary people to have MITMYNB, it isn't understood how one could be nonbinary without suffering greatly from all of the illness's other symptoms. Some nonbinary people even claim to be happy about being nonbinary, when MITMYNB is known to cause crushing dysphoria and depression over one's loss of gender identity. They're appropriating the struggles of the mentally ill for attention, if they were really nonbinary they would be miserable, they'd be lining up for conversion therapy, (which works sometimes in this universe because it is occasionally an associated feature of a mental illness but causes incalculable pain to those who are nonbinary but don't have it)

Of course, the only thing that nonbinary-gendered people can do is create tightly knit communities and enforce dogmatic validity as a defense against the impossible weight of invalidating wrought on them by people who are, for all they know, in the same group as them. Remember, we know in our universe that "nonbinary" is a gender, but they still don't. Mantras form. You don't need to be mentally ill to be nonbinary, you don't need a diagnosis, there is nothing to be treated, you are valid just the way you are. Which, while it is probably exactly what needed to be said to some people, it ends up further confusing and invalidating people who are suffering from the mental illness. "What do you mean, I am seeing spots and forgetting my last name, I don't want to be valid, I need help, I need community." Screamed helplessly to people who can't fully understand, who believe they're being told that their earnestly held gender identity, their selfhood, is a mental illness. No one wins. This is how I feel about plurality.

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i have a common theme with my favorite pokemon (small)

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BAN ON CONVERSION PRACTICES IN THE EU. GO SIGN IT. DEADLINE IS FUCKING MAY 17. WE'RE STILL MISSING 800.000 signatures. FUCKING DO IT.

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Vivipary - when seeds sprout while still being attached to its mother fruit

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I know some Christians believe animals don't have eternal souls? I don't know what the scriptural evidence is for that but if there is some it would probably be a heresy

The surprising thing is that "all dogs go to heaven" actually has some biblical evidence. I don't know if any Christian denomination with it as dogma, but it's definitely not heretical

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Thots on the Pope

So the pope has thots now