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an artist in motion (x)

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Patrick Swayze as Vida Boheme, Wesley Snipes as Noxeema Jackson, and John Leguizamo as Chi-Chi Rodriguez (and a special photographic appearance by classic Hollywood icon Julie Newmar, who also makes a cameo later in the movie) in the 1995 Universal Pictures/Beeban Kidron lgbtq+ comedy-drama To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar. Swayze and Leguizamo both received Golden Globe Award nominations for their performances in this movie, Swayze for Best Actor - Musical or Comedy and Leguizamo for Best Supporting Actor - Musical or Comedy. Though many other big name stars were considered for the role of Vida Boheme (including Robert Downey Jr., Rob Lowe, Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp, Matt Dillon, Gary Oldman, Willem Dafoe and the highly unlikely Mel Gibson), Swayze nailed his audition after hiring a glam squad to transform his appearance and convincing director Beeban Kidron to go for a walk with him around town to prove that he could pass as a woman. Beeban later recalled that it was his walk that sealed the deal, stating: "with his beauty and dancer's grace, he did just that. He had the job."

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when @piraytoro asks me to jump, i say “how high?” here is the first chapter of a new fic called do you know (what you’re missing will show) (5.8k).

fic summary:

On his first day of school, Pete Wentz learns that the prettiest girl he's ever seen doesn't date—or won't date until her sister does, at least.

Ray Toro doesn't know what she expects when a new kid wants to play bass for her band, but it wasn't a date. With a girl.

(or, the 10 Things I Hate About You au)

chapter summary:

"Aw, you’re not one of those guys who gets weird about girls in the scene, right?”

Pete shakes his head, maybe too enthusiastically. “No, of course not.” He thought that would be obvious, but he’s not really dressed like he’s into local music. His mom wouldn’t let him. He probably looks like a douchebag. “I mean,” he says, trying to find evidence against it, “back home, half the people my band hung out with were chicks. Girls. Women.” Yeah, ‘chicks’ definitely made him sound like he was weird. “And, uh… my mom’s a feminist?”

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Let's have the conversation about UBI.

Let the actual data and facts end the bad faith arguments.

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in the past 24 hours

IPC formally declared famine in Gaza

Israeli article shows internal IDF documents confirm at least 83% of Palestinian casualties are civilians, making the civilian to combatant casualty ratio equivalent only to that of genocides such as Rwanda or Srebrenica and taking it far outside former conflict ratios

Previous State Spox Matthew Miller admits Netanyahu told them the war would go on "for decades" and that he had known Israel was the primary obstacle to the ceasefire negotiations for the past two years, despite publicly blaming Hamas for not accepting ceasefires

these are all things that we already knew, things i have repeatedly fought with users here on, things that are being confirmed now that it matters less

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Objeticide

by Lor-K

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hits you with my mama beam

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Ray noticing the moon over MetLife

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went insane over ray running for gerard's body and being dragged off fighting and the concept of being forced back to life. wrote a fic about it. it's called (we're burning) forever and ever (1.3k).

summary:

Every time, Gerard tries a new method. Every time, they’re struck down by the Clown. And every time, Ray fights to save them.

(or, the black parade lives and dies over and over.)

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Dear friends, donors, supporters, and well-wishers,

We are a group of people from Sudan who fled our homeland due to conflict. Initially, we were over 500, but after a long and dangerous journey, only 120 of us made it to South Sudan. Sadly, not everyone survived, and it breaks our hearts to see our numbers continue to decline. Now, we are 110 people, desperately trying to reach Uganda for safety.

We are urgently seeking your help to make this journey. We have been stranded here for a long time, facing starvation and a lack of medical care. Many of our mothers, fathers, sisters, and brothers have already passed away. With no one else to turn to, we are reaching out to you for support.

To reach Uganda, each person needs $500, which will cover:

• $300 for transport

• $70 for food during the journey

• $120 for basic survival needs after arriving in Uganda

Since we are far from South Sudan’s capital, Juba, our journey will take four days. First, we must reach Juba, then travel for two days to Uganda. Once there, we will not stay in the capital, Kampala, but move directly to other areas for safety.

With 110 people, we need $55,000 to complete this journey. We also have 17 dogs and 8 cats, and while we would never want to leave them behind, we will do our best to bring them with us.

We could have moved earlier, but our GoFundMe has received only small donations, which have helped with medical care but not enough to escape.

THIS IS WHY WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT NOW—TO SURVIVE.

• A $500 donation can save the life of one person in our community.

• A $1,000 donation can help two people or even more—perhaps a child and a grandmother.

• Any amount will contribute to someone’s survival, as donations add up to help each person make it.

We understand that $55,000 may seem like a large amount, but it is not just for us—it is to save an entire community.

WHAT HAPPENS IF WE DON’T REACH $55,000?

As a community, we have made a heartbreaking decision: If we don’t raise the full amount, we will still attempt to move forward. However, we will have to vote on who gets to leave—prioritizing children, grandmothers, and people with disabilities. The rest will have to stay behind, hoping for another chance. It is a heavy decision, but we have no other option.

The profile picture on our GoFundMe was taken when we first arrived in South Sudan. The second image in this post shows our current reality—the shelter we built while living here. https://gofund.me/12c12ab7

Thank you so much for your donations, which are truly saving lives. Even the truly small donations are making a big difference, and if you cannot afford donating, reblogging is a huge help. We appreciate your time and kindness in understanding our desperate situation.

May you always be healthy.

The Crying Community

From Sudan → South Sudan → Destination: Uganda

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I've been thinking I really want to do something to try and help folks over in Palestine, so while I can't donate I want to at least help link to some of the general charities for folks there:

Here's arab.org's daily clicks for Palestine!

Here's eSims for Gaza!

Here's the Gaza Soup Kitchen!

Here's the linktree for the Sameer project!

Here's Crips for eSims for Gaza!

Please donate and helps spread the word if you can! If you're like me and can't donate, there's at least the daily clicks site you can bookmark and do!!!

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Do gringos know we're getting US homeland security ads on our local television warning us not to immigrate to the united states illegally and putting the fear of god onto us?? anyways I didn't wanna go to your bitch ass country anyways but the ad makes me so uncomfortable.

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Look 👀 alive, sunshine 🌞 109 1️⃣0️⃣9️⃣ in the sky 🌁, but the pigs 🐷 won't quit 🛑. You're here 👈 with me, Dr. 🩺 Death 😵 Defying ❌. I'll be your surgeon 🥼 your proctor 📓 your helicopter 🚁 pumping 🏋️‍♂️ out the slaughtermatic 🔪 sounds 📻 to keep you alive 😃. A system 🔄 failure 🚫 for the masses 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦, anti-matter ⚛️ for the master plan 📒, louder 📣 than God's👆revolver 🔫 and twice 2️⃣ as shiny ✨. This one's 1️⃣ for all of you 🫵 rock'n'rollers 🎸 all you crash 💥 queens 👑 and motor ⚙️ babies 👶, listen up ⬆️ ! The future 🔜 is bulletproof 🦺, the aftermath 🧮 is secondary ✌🏼, it’s time ⏰ to do it loud 🗣️ and do it proud 🥹 killjoys 😵🥳, make some noise 🎧!

Jet-Star and the Kobra Kid

Goodnite, Dr. Death

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Bad 👎 news 📰 from the zones ⛔️tumbleweeds 💨 it looks 👁 like Jet ✈️ Star 💫 and the Kobra 🐍 Kid 😎 had a clap 👏 with an Exterminator ☠️ that went ➡️ all Costa Rica 🇨🇷 and got themselves 👯‍♂️ ghosted 👻, dusted⌛️out on Route 🛣 Guano 🦇. So it's time ⏲ to hit 🥊 the redline❗️and up-thrust ⏫ the volume 🔊 out there 👉. Keep your boots👢tight, keep your gun 🔫 close, and die 🪦 with your mask 🎭 on if you've got to. Here 👈 is the traffic🚦

Look Alive, Sunshine

Goodnite, Dr. Death

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Alright 👍, children 🧒 👦 👧 the lights💡are out 🔳 and the party's 💃🏽 over 🚫. It's time ⏰ for me, Doctor 🩺 D, to start 🏁 running 🏃‍♂️ and say 🗣 goodbye 👋 for a little 🤏 while. And I know 🧠 you're going to miss 😢 me, so I'll leave 🛫 you with this👇. You know that big ball 🧶 of radiation ☢️ we call ☎️ the sun ☀️? Well, it'll burst 💥 you into flames 🔥 if you stay🧍‍♂️ in one ☝️ place 🗺 too long 📏. That is, if the static ⚡️ don't get you 🫵 first. So remember 💭, even if you're dusted ⌛️, you may be gone⚱️but out here 👈 in the desert 🏜 your shadow 🖤 lives on 🔛 without you. This is Dr.🥼Death 💀 Defying 🙅‍♂️, signing ✍️ off 🔇

Look Alive, Sunshine

Jet-Star and the Kobra Kid

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To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995) 

I love this movie with my heart 

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im honestly surprised (not really surprised considering what website this is) that i haven't seen anyone on here talk about Lil Nas X getting violently arrested after suffering some kind of mental health episode. I wish he was getting more attention and support.