#windows 7 2021

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[amtwinlamps]

despite whatever you may think, it's NOT windows vista

creds: windows mojave by SeikoKishi

[mariacallous]

The Ocean Sciences Building at the University of Washington in Seattle is a brightly modern, four-story structure, with large glass windows reflecting the bay across the street.

On the afternoon of July 7, 2016, it was being slowly locked down.

Red lights began flashing at the entrances as students and faculty filed out under overcast skies. Eventually, just a handful of people remained inside, preparing to unleash one of the most destructive forces in the natural world: the crushing weight of about 2½ miles of ocean water.

In the building’s high-pressure testing facility, a black, pill-shaped capsule hung from a hoist on the ceiling. About 3 feet long, it was a scale model of a submersible called Cyclops 2, developed by a local startup called OceanGate. The company’s CEO, Stockton Rush, had cofounded the company in 2009 as a sort of submarine charter service, anticipating a growing need for commercial and research trips to the ocean floor. At first, Rush acquired older, steel-hulled subs for expeditions, but in 2013 OceanGate had begun designing what the company called “a revolutionary new manned submersible.” Among the sub’s innovations were its lightweight hull, which was built from carbon fiber and could accommodate more passengers than the spherical cabins traditionally used in deep-sea diving. By 2016, Rush’s dream was to take paying customers down to the most famous shipwreck of them all: the Titanic, 3,800 meters below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean.

Engineers carefully lowered the Cyclops 2 model into the testing tank nose-first, like a bomb being loaded into a silo, and then screwed on the tank’s 3,600-pound lid. Then they began pumping in water, increasing the pressure to mimic a submersible’s dive. If you’re hanging out at sea level, the weight of the atmosphere above you exerts 14.7 pounds per square inch (psi). The deeper you go, the stronger that pressure; at the Titanic’s depth, the pressure is about 6,500 psi. Soon, the pressure gauge on UW’s test tank read 1,000 psi, and it kept ticking up—2,000 psi, 5,000 psi. At about the 73-minute mark, as the pressure in the tank reached 6,500 psi, there was a sudden roar and the tank shuddered violently.

“I felt it in my body,” an OceanGate employee wrote in an email later that night. “The building rocked, and my ears rang for a long time.”

“Scared the shit out of everyone,” he added.

The model had imploded thousands of meters short of the safety margin OceanGate had designed for.

In the high-stakes, high-cost world of crewed submersibles, most engineering teams would have gone back to the drawing board, or at least ordered more models to test. Rush’s company didn’t do either of those things. Instead, within months, OceanGate began building a full-scale Cyclops 2 based on the imploded model. This submersible design, later renamed Titan, eventually made it down to the Titanic in 2021. It even returned to the site for expeditions the next two years. But nearly one year ago, on June 18, 2023, Titan dove to the infamous wreck and imploded, instantly killing all five people onboard, including Rush himself.

The disaster captivated and horrified the world. Deep-sea experts criticized OceanGate’s choices, from Titan’s carbon-fiber construction to Rush’s public disdain for industry regulations, which he believed stifled innovation. Organizations that had worked with OceanGate, including the University of Washington as well as the Boeing Company, released statements denying that they contributed to Titan.

A trove of tens of thousands of internal OceanGate emails, documents, and photographs provided exclusively to WIRED by anonymous sources sheds new light on Titan’s development, from its initial design and manufacture through its first deep-sea operations. The documents, validated by interviews with two third-party suppliers and several former OceanGate employees with intimate knowledge of Titan, reveal never-before-reported details about the design and testing of the submersible. They show that Boeing and the University of Washington were both involved in the early stages of OceanGate’s carbon-fiber sub project, although their work did not make it into the final Titan design. The trove also reveals a company culture in which employees who questioned their bosses’ high-speed approach and decisions were dismissed as overly cautious or even fired. (The former employees who spoke to WIRED have asked not to be named for fear of being sued by the families of those who died aboard the vessel.) Most of all, the documents show how Rush, blinkered by his own ambition to be the Elon Musk of the deep seas, repeatedly overstated OceanGate’s progress and, on at least one occasion, outright lied about significant problems with Titan’s hull, which has not been previously reported.

A representative for OceanGate, which ceased all operations last summer, declined to comment on WIRED’s findings.

[mostlysignssomeportents]

The CFPB is genuinely making America better, and they're going HARD

On June 20, I'm keynoting the LOCUS AWARDS in OAKLAND.

Let's take a sec here and notice something genuinely great happening in the US government: the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau's stunning, unbroken streak of major, muscular victories over the forces of corporate corruption, with the backing of the Supreme Court (yes, that Supreme Court), and which is only speeding up!

A little background. The CFPB was created in 2010. It was Elizabeth Warren's brainchild, an institution that was supposed to regulate finance from the perspective of the American public, not the American finance sector. Rather than fighting to "stabilize" the financial sector (the mission that led to Obama taking his advisor Timothy Geithner's advice to permit the foreclosure crisis to continue in order to "foam the runways" for the banks), the Bureau would fight to defend us from bankers.

The CFPB got off to a rocky start, with challenges to the unique system of long-term leadership appointments meant to depoliticize the office, as well as the sudden resignation of its inaugural boss, who broke his promise to see his term through in order to launch an unsuccessful bid for political office.

But after the 2020 election, the Bureau came into its own, when Biden poached Rohit Chopra from the FTC and put him in charge. Chopra went on a tear, taking on landlords who violated the covid eviction moratorium:

https://pluralistic.net/2021/04/20/euthanize-rentier-enablers/#cfpb

Then banning payday lenders' scummiest tactics:

https://pluralistic.net/2022/01/29/planned-obsolescence/#academic-fraud

Then striking at one of fintech's most predatory grifts, the "earned wage access" hustle:

https://pluralistic.net/2023/05/01/usury/#tech-exceptionalism

Then closing the loophole that let credit reporting bureaus (like Equifax, who doxed every single American in a spectacular 2019 breach) avoid regulation by creating data brokerage divisions and claiming they weren't part of the regulated activity of credit reporting:

https://pluralistic.net/2023/08/16/the-second-best-time-is-now/#the-point-of-a-system-is-what-it-does

Chopra went on to promise to ban data-brokers altogether:

https://pluralistic.net/2024/04/13/goulash/#material-misstatement

Then he banned comparison shopping sites where you go to find the best bank accounts and credit cards from accepting bribes and putting more expensive options at the top of the list. Instead, he's requiring banks to send the CFPB regular, accurate lists of all their charges, and standing up a federal operated comparison shopping site that gives only accurate and honest rankings. Finally, he's made an interoperability rule requiring banks to let you transfer to another institution with one click, just like you change phone carriers. That means you can search an honest site to find the best deal on your banking, and then, with a single click, transfer your accounts, your account history, your payees, and all your other banking data to that new bank:

https://pluralistic.net/2023/10/21/let-my-dollars-go/#personal-financial-data-rights

Somewhere in there, big business got scared. They cooked up a legal theory declaring the CFPB's funding mechanism to be unconstitutional and got the case fast-tracked to the Supreme Court, in a bid to put Chopra and the CFPB permanently out of business. Instead, the Supremes – these Supremes! – upheld the CFPB's funding mechanism in a 7-2 ruling:

https://www.scotusblog.com/2024/05/supreme-court-lets-cfpb-funding-stand/

That ruling was a starter pistol for Chopra and the Bureau. Maybe it seemed like they were taking big swings before, but it turns out all that was just a warmup. Last week on The American Prospect, Robert Kuttner rounded up all the stuff the Bureau is kicking off:

https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2024-06-07-window-on-corporate-deceptions/

First: regulating Buy Now, Pay Later companies (think: Klarna) as credit-card companies, with all the requirements for disclosure and interest rate caps dictated by the Truth In Lending Act:

https://www.skadden.com/insights/publications/2024/06/cfpb-applies-credit-card-rules

Next: creating a registry of habitual corporate criminals. This rogues gallery will make it harder for other agencies – like the DOJ – and state Attorneys General to offer bullshit "delayed prosecution agreements" to companies that compulsively rip us off:

https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/newsroom/cfpb-creates-registry-to-detect-corporate-repeat-offenders/

Then there's the rule against "fine print deception" – which is when the fine print in a contract lies to you about your rights, like when a mortgage lender forces you waive a right you can't actually waive, or car lenders that make you waive your bankruptcy rights, which, again, you can't waive:

https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/newsroom/cfpb-warns-against-deception-in-contract-fine-print/

As Kuttner writes, the common thread running through all these orders is that they ban deceptive practices – they make it illegal for companies to steal from us by lying to us. Especially in these dying days of class action suits – rapidly becoming obsolete thanks to "mandatory arbitration waivers" that make you sign away your right to join a class action – agencies like the CFPB are our only hope of punishing companies that lie to us to steal from us.

There's a lot of bad stuff going on in the world right now, and much of it – including an active genocide – is coming from the Biden White House.

But there are people in the Biden Administration who care about the American people and who are effective and committed fighters who have our back. What's more, they're winning. That doesn't make all the bad news go away, but sometimes it feels good to take a moment and take the W.

If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this post to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

https://pluralistic.net/2024/06/10/getting-things-done/#deliverism

[sealsdaily]

Rating Seal Emojis

Somewhat of a tired format but i still enjoy it so i decided to do one myself?

These sweet thangs don't have much history, as the seal emoji was only added in 2021, but there's still enough to go around so let's go.

Apple iOS

Looks to be evocative of a really grey baby seal. It's quite sweet but i dont like that it has shoulders. 7/10

Google Android

Actually biased, but this is easily one of the cutest. I can excuse the undefined flippers. 10/10

Samsung 2.5

Like trying to redraw the Google emoji from memory. The features seem weirdly disconnected from each other. 5/10

Samsung 6.0

They went back, and decided it needed to be cuter, which they overdid, but who's to say it didn't work? 100% baby thing. Hind flippers are way small though 7/10

Windows 11 2021

Feels more evocative of a baby harp seal than the other ones. The tail makes what i can only describe as a "Seal Bident" and the front flippers are closest to the sleeves of a wavy blouse, but above all, it's JOYFUL and y'know what, i love the energy 9/10

Windows 11 November Update

...and then this came in. There's nothing wrong with this one per se but just compare the previous one! They took its joy and made it some kind of undefined mystery species. 5/10

Microsoft 3D Fluent

It's just the last one, but in 3D. Purple is a pretty novel color to shade a seal with but it doesn't add much, and the definition 3Dness gives it makes it feel weirder. 5/10

WhatsApp

"A seal is just like if you put a dog head on a fish, right?" I can't find a single species of phocid that has this coloration making me think they found an Australian sea lion and went "good enough". Ironically, this one also has the most accurate pose and flipper detail, so it's kind of a net zero. 7/10

Twitter

Sea lion! The tail is a hand and while usually that could be fun and interesting this emoji is going for accuracy and it just makes that fall apart a little bit. 8/10

Facebook

Standing tall and proud! This emoji, while recognizing how the hind flippers are placed, seems to forget the tail resulting in Smooth Barbie Crotch for seals. Front flippers bend real weird too. 8/10

[fuddaroundandgetbueckets]

Pairing: Paige Bueckers x Azzi Fudd

A/N: Surprise! Had some time today so here we go. I luhhhhhhh them. Lemme know if you like it <3

A Long Time Coming Part 7 - As the Snow Falls

Winter – 2021

Azzi watched as the snow billowed down in Storrs outside the physical therapy room window, her leg lifted and resting, the ice on her knee and foot beginning to melt. She had injured her foot last week, unable to play for the foreseeable future.

Her phone lay in her lap, quietly buzzing every so often. In it, held unread text after unread text of friends, teammates, and family offering condolences. She would get to them eventually, she told herself.  

Azzi leaned her head back against the wall behind her, letting her eyes close. Truthfully, she wasn’t sad or mad; she was just numb. Maybe next week she would feel optimistic about the road to recovery, but right now she’d be grateful to feel…anything. 

She felt a hand on her hoodie-covered shoulder and opened her eyes. Paige stood in front of her, eyes bouncing across her face. Azzi liked that they didn’t fall to her raised leg. 

“Hey, Az,” she said softly. 

Azzi closed her eyes again and gave her a small close-lipped smile in greeting. 

Paige’s hand moved, slightly rubbing under Azzi’s ear. Azzi could feel Paige staring at her, but she couldn’t find the energy to open her eyes and stare back. She kept her head leaned back, fingers interlocked in her lap, until she heard a chair scraping on the floor. 

Peering to the side, she watched as Paige wordlessly pulled a chair next to Azzi’s table. Crossing her legs, Paige pulled a book out of her bag, beginning to read. 

Azzi stared, watching as she quietly flipped the pages next to her. Paige did so unhurriedly, looking comfortable and like she had no intention of moving. 

Without looking up from her book, Paige slowly reached up and released Azzi’s hands from their bind, guiding her arm to dangle over the side of the table. Sliding her hand down her arm, she hooked a pinky around Azzi’s. 

I’m here, Paige told her without a word. 

They stayed like that for the next hour, Paige reading in one hand, the other preoccupied with Azzi’s. It made Azzi feel warm and loved, and most of all it made Azzi feel.

She was so grateful for Paige. 

————————————————————————

In the next few weeks, Azzi found herself in the gym late one night. 

Her doctor had cleared her for upper body workouts but told her to be cautious to not cause unneeded stress on her foot fracture. So, she was lifting dumbbells heavier than normal over her head in an Arnold press. 

She watched herself as her biceps flexed in the mirror, a trickle of sweat beginning to fall down her forehead. She felt locked in; she felt in control here. 

“Seven,” she huffed, lifting the dumbbell. Another rep. She needed one more.

“C’mon,” she said to herself. The weight was starting to feel too heavy, her muscles tingling. She stared at herself, stared at her foot in its boot. 

She exhaled, lifting the weights again. “Eight,” she strained, letting the weights fall to the floor as she finished the set. 

Tired now, she let her forearms fall to her knees, head coming down to stare at the floor. Her mind was blank as she breathed. 

She heard a soft thud to her right and looked up. Paige stood in the doorway of the gym, her gym bag on the floor next to her. She leaned against the door frame casually, hands in her sweatpants pockets.

“Sup,” Azzi said, trying to sound light. 

Paige looked her up and down before replying. “Tryna get a lift in before break,” she said nonchalantly, tugging her sweatshirt over her head. The action was swift, but Azzi caught a glimpse of her pale torso as Paige’s shirt lifted. Azzi felt her eyes linger there for a beat too long. 

Azzi leaned back in the bench and wiped her brow. “Oh yeah?” She took a swig of her water bottle. Paige was not a fan of mandatory lift; Azzi knew she’d rather shoot around. 

“Yeah,” Paige said as she sat down on the bench next to Azzi’s, putting down the same weight on the floor Azzi was just lifting. Azzi quirked a brow as she stared at the weights, never seeing Paige lift that much. 

“Three sets, eight reps?” Paige asked, preparing the weights on her knees. Azzi nodded, doing the same. They turned, staring at the other in the mirror for a moment. Azzi knew what Paige was doing – they had each other’s locations, and she wasn’t letting her be alone. 

Azzi gave her a small smile through the mirror. Paige smiled back. 

————————————————————————

Winter break came faster for the pair than anticipated. Being in-season now, their schedules were packed and before they knew it, they were back in Minnesota for the holidays for a brief stint with their families. 

Paige sat at Azzi’s grandparents’ dining table, her and Azzi playing a game of Jenga with Azzi’s family. The girls had their thighs pressed against the other, forearms brushing as they played. Paige found herself ducking to hear Azzi speak even though they were close and it was, technically, highly unnecessary. 

“Get the middle one,” Azzi told her. 

Paige shook her head. “Do you have eyes? It’s going to make the whole thing fall.” 

Azzi rolled her eyes, flicking Paige’s temple, “I’m trying to help you.” 

“You’re praying on my downfall.”

“Drama Queen.” 

They locked eyes for a moment, an intimate smile blooming between them. Paige felt her heartbeat pick up and her body get warm.

Paige’s last few weeks had been interesting, to say the least. What with her sudden clarity on her feelings for Azzi, Azzi’s foot injury, and the season starting, her emotions felt jumbled. She wanted to dissect her feelings and every possible interaction she had ever had with Azzi that had led them to where they are now, but she also had to be there for her best friend, as well as her teammates. To say her realization for her feelings for Azzi came at inopportune timing would be an understatement. 

So, she settled, if it could be called that. She settled for fleeting glances at Azzi, sometimes full-on stares, small touches to ground herself, being near her whenever she could. Because realizing she had feelings for her best friend made something snap within her; she suddenly could not get enough of Azzi Fudd, and it was killing her slowly to pretend otherwise. 

It was hard to navigate, if she were honest with herself. Does she tell Azzi? If she did, how would she react? The two had been so close for so long, lines had been blurred by what was normal and slightly not normal for friends to act around each other a long time ago. Paige had no idea if Azzi reciprocated how she felt. 

And if she didn’t feel the same? Paige contemplated nose diving off the nearest cliff. 

And if Azzi ended up with someone else, ever? Paige would nose dive off the same cliff, with a weighted vest. 

These thoughts kept her up at night, her jaw clenching and unclenching like clockwork. She had no one to talk to about any of it because it involved the one person she confided in for everything, leaving her lost and frustrated. 

So, yes, Paige settled. She settled with sitting so close to Azzi at her grandparents’ dining table she could feel every breath Azzi took, every laugh that shook her, and every sigh that escaped her. 

Being near Azzi was a drug to her, and she was worried she’d never get her fix. 

“It’s your turn,” Azzi nudged her arm, “Pay attention.” 

Right, Paige thought. Pay attention. 

Paige turned to the stacked pieces, a hush falling over the family as she stood slightly and slowly pulled the piece Azzi told her to grab earlier. Apparently, she did so unsteadily, because the stack fell apart, splaying out across the table. Paige clicked her tongue and gave Azzi a look as the family let out a chorus of laughs and whoops in the finality of the game. 

“Nice effort, PB. Stick to basketball maybe,” Azzi’s dad chuckled. Paige rolled her eyes.

“Look what you made me do,” Paige said hushed in Azzi’s ear. The younger girl let out an involuntary shudder. 

“Me?” Azzi laughed, “I gave a suggestion, and you acted on it – not my fault.” 

“Right.” Paige leaned back in her chair, throwing an arm around Azzi’s chair, spreading her legs so their knees lightly touched. 

Azzi felt her eyes wander over Paige. She took in her confident position, her strong jaw, her pretty bare face. Pretty, Azzi got stuck on that word. So pretty. 

Azzi let herself register for a moment that she had always thought Paige was really pretty. And confident. And funny. 

She blinked. 

“You look like you just ate a lemon,” Paige leaned over and said in her ear. 

Azzi scrunched her face at her, trying to ignore the blush she felt creeping up on her cheeks. 

“You guys think it’ll be a good season?” Azzi’s grandfather asked the two girls. 

They both nodded enthusiastically. Had they been asked this a few weeks ago when Azzi was first injured, the answer wouldn’t have been as clear. Now that Azzi had been on the mend and they knew her clearance was inevitable, the excitement they felt was palpable. 

“Natty is in our future,” Paige said with a grin. “Going to get my sharp shooter back and we’ll be stacked.” She let her arm drop across Azzi’s shoulder, tugging her closer. 

Azzi felt warmth in her chest at the confidence Paige had in her, and something else. My sharp shooter – Azzi thought it sounded nice. 

“That’s what I like to hear,” Azzi’s grandfather smiled, clapping his hands. 

“Paige is going to terrorize Geno all the way to a national title,” Azzi joked, earning a side smirk from Paige. 

“Obviously.” 

————————————————————————

The next night was Christmas Eve. 

Paige, Azzi, and Paige’s little brother Drew sat far too close together on Paige’s living room couch as they watched Elf, their legs kicked up on the coffee table. A large Christmas tree stood in the corner of the room, twinkling red and green warmly as the only source of light apart from the TV that played.  

Paige’s family’s Christmas tree was not aesthetically decorated like some would prefer, but with memorabilia and trinkets the family had collected over time. Azzi loved it, and it reminded her of her own family tree. Being in Paige’s family home now, she felt at home herself and fondly reflected on how similar her and Paige truly were. 

Drew sat smushed between the two girls, his head drooping on Paige’s chest, him being too small to reach her shoulder. Paige looked down at her younger brother and smiled, “Tired, man?”

Drew nodded sleepily, his eyes already closed. Paige looked over at Azzi, who was watching Drew with a tender smile on her face. Paige wished she could commit this moment to memory; the way Azzi looked so soft and comfortable in her Christmas pajamas, the way she stared at Drew adoringly, the way the Christmas tree glowed behind Azzi, the way all Paige wanted to do was take Drew to bed and kiss her best friend. 

Paige’s jaw clenched. She cleared her throat. 

“Alright buddy,” she said as she scooped Drew up, letting his chin rest on her shoulder, his arms flopping as he let himself become dead weight against his older sister. She held the back of his head and turned to Azzi, “Be right back.” 

Azzi watched as Paige left with her brother, the sight of her carrying him so heartwarming she wanted to hold a hand to her chest. It was almost overwhelming, the feeling. 

So, she stood up, walking over to the Christmas tree and beginning to trace a light finger over the “ornaments”. A photo of Paige chewing her Team USA medallion. A note from Drew scribbled messily, telling his parents he loved them. A candy cane bracelet Paige had made for her dad in the fifth grade. 

She rested on a hanging photo of her and Paige, feeling touched to be included on the family tree. The picture was of them after they had gotten back from USA basketball camp; they’d just landed in the airport after discovering they were both headed back to Minnesota, and Paige had whipped out her phone to take a selfie with her new friend. They had smiled into the camera, their temples touching, an unbreakable bond already forming. Looking at the photo now, Azzi couldn’t help smiling to herself. 

She heard Paige enter the room again, coming up behind her. Paige’s chest ghosting over her back. “He’s a menace,” Paige mumbled over Azzi’s shoulder, “Refused to brush his teeth until I threatened to tell dad.” 

Azzi chuckled without taking her eyes off the picture she held. She held it higher for Paige to look with her. 

“We were babies,” Azzi said softly. 

Paige smiled and her eyes bounced between the photo and Azzi’s profile. “Babies,” she agreed quietly. 

Azzi turned her head slightly and her and Paige seemed stuck staring at each other; caught in a silence neither was ready to break. She watched as Paige’s eyes softened, and she thought she’d never seen her look at her like this, and then about how good it felt. Good in a way she wasn’t used to, and she found her mouth going dry. Was she getting closer to Paige’s face? 

Azzi sharply turned her head, focusing back on the tree, staring at anything other than Paige. She felt her grip tighten on the picture in her hand. 

“Yeah,” she said, voice cracking slightly, “Can’t believe you roped me into becoming best friends.” She let out a weak laugh. 

Paige was quiet for a moment, watching her.  She raised her hand as if to touch Azzi’s back, but thought against it, letting her arm drop. She exhaled, closing her eyes. “Yeah,” she said, “Five years later, who would’ve thought.” 

Azzi turned then, pointing a finger in Paige’s face, attempting to look stern, “Don’t open my present until tomorrow morning, I mean it.” 

Paige smiled at her then, tilting her head, hands finding themselves in her pockets as she rocked a little on her heels, “Fine, but you can’t either. I mean it.” 

When the next morning rolled around and Paige opened the gift under her tree that Azzi had left wrapped for her, she found herself smiling stupidly at the Love & Basketball movie poster she’d been eyeing online to hang in her room back at school. New crocs with purple accessories to go with her other ones, and a pajama set so they could match together. Paige could laugh at how well Azzi knew her. She could also punch a wall at how badly she wanted to hold her. 

And when Azzi opened Paige’s gift to her, her heart slightly faltered. Paige had addressed it to “My Sharp Shooter” and wrapped up an assortment of Azzi’s favorite snacks she ate when she first got injured all those years ago, along with about 5 new books and trinkets to adorn on her car keys and litter around her room. Sifting through the box she found a note that read in Paige’s handwriting “Thinking of you always”. 

Azzi thought then, she’d never met anyone who cared for and knew her in the way Paige did. Her heart felt about ten sizes too big for her chest, and she had to excuse herself from her family to collect herself. She thought maybe she was coming down with a fever.

Because the way she was starting to feel about Paige was not how people feel about their best friend. And it terrified her.

[svt-meiying]

PLEDIS ; BROKEN JOINTS & NO HIATUS

The Ghost Maknae's disregarded condition raises concerns amongst fans

July 17, 2023 (3:57PM)

Pledis Entertainment recently released an overdue statement regarding the schedule update of SEVENTEEN's Mei following the stage accident that took place earlier this month, and merely stating that netizens were outraged by its content would be an understatement as even separate fandoms have begun speaking on the situation negatively. While it was expected that the maknae would be absent from the upcoming 'Follow' tour until recovery as it is to take place mere days away, the notice declared that despite having suffered numerous lacerations, muscular trauma and a tear to her left rotator cuff, there would be no accommodations nor changes made to upcoming activities - though she went through surgery just this morning.

Here was the accident that ignited such indignation from the internet ; the TMEA Music Festival stage was closed by the hip-hop unit and while the youngest rapper was placed in hazardous situations due to the dangerous nature of certain stunts, everything unfolded without issue until the final note. Although the reason was not explicitly revealed by the company themselves, nor the artist who has not yet had the chance to speak on the matter, attendees caught sight of blood dripping down her skin when the lights went out whilst one shaking hand pressed against what looked to be a limp arm. Amongst the rumors arising from uncertainty, an anonymous venue employee released footage taken from backstage ; showing that numerous parts of the flimsy wooden flooring having shattered during the previous performance caused S.Coups to stumble and miss the thin window of time available to catch the maknae.

Carats working in the medical field took it upon themselves to analyze the situation and have come to the unanimous conclusion that Mei likely suffered a full thickness tear as not only was the platform 7 feet tall, but she showed clear inability to move the affected arm. According to professionals, the young woman would need to take at the very least 6 months of hiatus to come back into soft choreography and 9 to make a complete comeback, risking long-term damage with this immediate return to activities even with the use of a sling - which she will likely not be wearing.

This was unfortunately not the only instance where the entertainment company has demonstrated blatant disregard towards Meiying's health - only granting the maknae three months of hiatus to recover from the Grade 3 ACL tear sustained seven months prior following surgery, despite medical professionals recommending 6 to 12 months. While netizens initially believed that it was the artist's choice as she is widely known to be somewhat workaholic, cryptic posts from their leader revealed that tensions were high between SEVENTEEN and HYBE due to everyone attempting to reason that she needed more time, especially considering the gravity of her previous ACL tear in 2021 - going from a Grade 1 to Grade 2 in light of their carelessness.

The intense strain during powerful choreographies has become clear over the past month ; as not only is the young woman's knee appearing to give out numerous times within three minute tracks, but she has demonstrated an inability to sit down on furniture such as chairs or couches. Although netizens have been speaking up about this treatment it is unknown as to whether any changes will be made regarding the upcoming tour, but everyone is praying for the company to come to their senses before any long term damage is sustained to either of these joints. However, Bang Si Hyuk's statement regarding their care for artists has made it relatively clear that it unfortunately will need to arrive at this tragic point as he said : "We have consulted Zhen Meiying before making this decision and assure the public that there are very little to no risks in her return to the stage after this incident."

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A/N ; Sorry about the lack of activity on both blogs recently, I've unfortunately been very tired and am going through a slight writer's block!

[fatcathappycat]

Heeeeey! Here comes:

7 year gap Narumitsu fic recs - Part 3!

The seven year gap years are some of the richest for Narumitsu fan fiction. Below are another seven of my favourite seven year gap fics, in no particular order.

Enjoy!

1) we sleep and set fires by fictitiousregrets

Rating: M Words: 16,608 Time to read: 70 min

I'm starting the list strong here. Set during the Wright's first visit to Europe, this beautifully written fic is one of my all time favourites. It features strong characterization and dialogue, and a really interesting premise. My only complaint is that it is too short. I've been craving more shared dream stories ever since (Do you know of any? If so, please share in the comments!)

~7~

2) from bond and thrall by bewitchingwind

Rating: T Words: 11,954 Time to read: 60 min

"of course there's a future," edgeworth mutters a little frustratedly, turning away perhaps. "or we would not be here doing this." phoenix's heart flickers on."

This is art. This is prose. This is a word-based painting. The choice of not using capitalization in this story provides a feeling of things ephemeral yet existing outside of time. Feeling like something a little different? Please give this one a chance. It's beautiful.

~7~

3) Locked Hearts and Hidden Voices by flybykeylimepie

Rating: T Words: 10,780 Time to read: 50 min

In keeping in the theme of 'something different,' this stories' use of second person narrative puts you intimately within Phoenix’s shoes. To me, it felt really refreshing and one of the most creative fics I’ve ever read. And it's a good. Recommending it so more people get to be challenged inspired by it!

~7~

4) Major and Minor Keys by FlanmanZ

Rating: T Words: 15,848 Time to read: 70 min

Every now and then, I come across a hidden gem of a fic. THIS IS ONE OF THEM!!!!! Seriously this was written in 2021!? I keep scrolling up and wondering why the stats aren’t higher! The writing is gorgeous, the dialogue is so well written and the tension so delicately crafted. At the end of that last paragraph, I wanted a cuddle!!! Or to give one to the author or writing and sharing this! I shared this one before in a separate post, it fits this list I would love more people to feel the feels, celebrate and appreciate this work with me :P

~7~

5) Proxy by ThunderheadFred

Rating: E Words: 37,009 Time to read: 2.5 hours

A Narumitsu 7 year gap classic that takes place in Germany, shortly after the disbarment. This beautifully written fic has some wonderfully angsty moments and a super smart premise. I've read this one at least 3 times and highly recommended it.

~7~

6) Of Unravelled Knots by Ekat

Rating: E Words: 71,846 Time to read: 5 hours

This long fic is recommended for those that like stories of Phoenix slowly emerging out of his hardened shell after the 7year gap. It is written however, from Miles' point of view. The author is skilled and knows how to build tension, laugh out loud humour, and layers of complexity and sweet relief. I lurves it.

Enjoy!

~7~

7) So, when this loose behaviour I throw off by ehtala

Rating: M Words: 12,784 Time to read: 60 min

HOO! You know when you come across a fic where people keep smashing their keyboard into gibberish and referencing how they want to lick windows, eat wallpaper etc. etc.? This might be the fic that tempted me into similar behaviour. I keep coming back to this one again and again. And again. There is just something about a cagey Phoenix revealing his strategic mind, or how he and Miles navigate through all the barriers to finally connect... GAH! It just a does something to me. I consider this a Narumitsu classic, written by a Narumitsu master. Yeah, you might of read it before - be kind to yourself and read it again. Highly, highly recommended.

~7~

Want more?

See Part 1 , Part 2 and Part 4 of this series.

I hope you enjoy them all!

₍˄·͈༝·͈˄₎ ੭ ♡* ੈ✩‧₊˚

[old-powwow-days]

The first major solo museum presentation of fourth-generation Navajo weaver Melissa Cody (b. 1983, No Water Mesa, Arizona) spans the last decade of her practice, showcasing over 30 weavings and a major new work produced for the exhibition. Using long-established weaving techniques and incorporating new digital technologies, Cody assembles and reimagines popular patterns into sophisticated geometric overlays, incorporating atypical dyes and fibers. Her tapestries carry forward the methods of Navajo Germantown weaving, which developed out of the wool and blankets that were made in Germantown, Pennsylvania and supplied by the US government to the Navajo people during the forced expulsion from their territories in the mid-1800s. During this period, the rationed blankets were taken apart and the yarn was used to make new textiles, a practice of reclamation which became the source of the movement. While acknowledging this history and working on a traditional Navajo loom, Cody’s masterful works exercise experimental palettes and patterns that animate through reinvention, reframing traditions as cycles of evolution. Melissa Cody is a Navajo/Diné textile artist and enrolled member of the Navajo/Diné nation. Cody grew up on a Navajo Reservation in Leupp, Arizona and received a Bachelor’s degree in Studio Arts and Museum Studies from Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe. Her work has been featured in The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia (2022); Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR (2021); National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa (2019–2020); Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff (2019); SITE Santa Fe (2018–19); Ingham Chapman Gallery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque (2018); Navajo Nation Museum, Window Rock (2018); and the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe (2017–18). Cody’s works are in the collections of the Stark Museum of Art, Orange, Texas; the Minneapolis Institute of Arts; and The Autry National Center, Los Angeles. In 2020, she earned the Brandford/Elliott Award for Excellence in Fiber Art.

Melissa Cody: Webbed Skies currently on exhibition at MoMA PS1 through September 9nth, 2024

IDs Under the cut

Top to Bottom, Left to Right: White Out. 2012. 3-ply aniline dyed wool. 17 × 24″ (43.2 × 61 cm)

Deep Brain Stimulation. 2011. Wool warp, weft, selvedge cords, and aniline dyes. 40 x 30 3/4 in. (101.6 x 78.1 cm)

World Traveler. 2014. Wool warp, weft, selvedge cords, and aniline dyes. 90 x 48 7/8 in. (228.6 x 124.1 cm)

Into the Depths, She Rappels. 2023. Wool warp, weft, selvedge cords, and aniline dyes. 87 x 51 9/16 in. (221 x 131 cm)

Lightning Storm. 2012. 3-ply aniline dyed wool. 14 × 20″ (35.6 × 50.8 cm)

Pocketful of Rainbows. 2019. Wool warp, weft, selvedge cords, and aniline dyes. 19 x 10 3/4 in. (48.3 x 27.3 cm)

Path of the Snake. 2013. 3-ply aniline dyed wool. 36 × 24″ (91.4 × 61 cm)

[chongoblog]

just wanted to say i really like and appreciate the mashups you’ve put out recently and sharing some of the meaning behind them because it’s honestly made me really appreciate and have a new perspective on mashups as a whole. like i’d always liked and respected mashups as a form of music but my view on them was a lot more… lighthearted i guess? like i never really considered the intention behind the songs chosen besides when there were obvious connections, and i never really thought of them as something that could be used for self expression until recently. its very cool how you’re able to take all these bits of songs and recontextualize them into an entirely new meaning, like a collage in audio form. idk i guess just thanks for making art so good it made me gain new appreciation for the medium as a whole :]

Literally? This message means everything to me. This has been The Goal for years.

Honestly, I felt the same way you did when I was first starting out. Mashups do feel a lot more lighthearted, since a lot of the novelty of mashups comes from "now hold on just a second...this is a song that I recognize...but the lyrics are from a different song??? That's so crazy!!!". But as I've honed my skills further and further, I've found that you CAN tell stories and express yourself through this medium.

I know for a long time I've found new ways to make mashups fun and interesting, but I think 2021 marked the point where I realized this medium can be used to do so much more. Specifically with Windows 7 Startup (Slowed Down). I've given a speech about this one multiple times in the past, but in case you did not know or could not tell, this mashup is essentially about being caught in the cycle of addiction and self-loathing. It was vent art, but in the form of a mashup, which is something that fascinated me. It's been one of my favorite mashups I've ever made for that reason (enough that I had to make sure it was included in Polka For Another Purgatory), even if it was made when I was in a terrible place.

All that to say, thank you so much for this! I personally really like the term "audio collage".

[how-about-some-more-whump]

The Dance of the Storm 风暴舞 (2021) - Whump List

Synopsis: After the death of his father, Li Junjie (on the left) was sent to an orphanage where he met Shi Yunhao (on the right). They became the best of friends, and years later entered a security agency as new recruits. Everything was fine, until Li Junjie suddenly disappeared for three years without a word. Now coming back and looking for revenge, Li Junjie is faced with mixed feelings coming from his agency, his brother and especially his ex-fiancée.

Notes: The WHUMP. The BROMANCE (in pink). The ACTION SCENES. It’s everything I need to keep my mind peacefully quiet. Apart from these scenes, you can watch this drama in x2 speed (or skip it entirely), it’s way too long otherwise. I refer to Junjie and Yunhao as "brothers" because it’s how they refer to each other. Love ya!

NB: Timestamps might be off (< 1mn) depending on where you watch the show. I do not disclose any character death on purpose. The characters are listed by chronological order of whump in each episode.

WARNING: This drama contains se*ual assault depiction.

------ EPISODE 1 ------

Li Junjie

2:17 (In a nightmare) Stabbed in the gut, holding his wound, struggling to stay awake, woozy

16:28 At gunpoint, fighting, running away, slapped

18:57 Hugged (awwww)

21:20 (In a flashback) Shot in the leg, at gunpoint

22:16 (In a flashback) Threatened

Shi Yunhao

40:41 Ambushed, under heavy gunfire

------ EPISODE 2 ------

Shi Yunhao

1:37 (Continued from previous ep) Ambushed, under heavy gunfire

Li Junjie

4:38 Fighting with a criminal, communication with his teammates cut off

6:15 Shot in the back by his teammate (probably in a vest because he seems fine)

9:17 In a car crash, fighting, shot at, holding onto a moving car

11:24 Surrounded, at gunpoint

14:44 (In a flashback) Shot in the leg, collapses

19:18 (In a flashback) Threatened

------ EPISODE 3 ------

Li Junjie

2:51 Fighting with a criminal, thrown around, punched, panting

12:43 Threatened with a bomb

Shi Yunhao

12:43 Threatened with a bomb

------ EPISODE 4 ------

Shi Yunhao

8:38 (The way they smile at each other-)

39:29 Ambushed, attacked with a knife, disarmed, fighting, thrown to the ground, dragged

41:25 Ran over by a car, panting

Li Junjie

20:42 In a barfight (22:27 wtf is happening lmao)

------ EPISODE 5 ------

Shi Yunhao

2:27 Publicly humiliated, pushed

5:17 Blaiming himself

6:11 Comforted by his brother (cuties)

14:00 Yelled at by his father, apologizes, teary eyes

------ EPISODE 6 ------

Li Junjie

6:35 Surrounded, at gunpoint, surrenders

7:19 Interrogated (stays detained for the rest of the episode)

------ EPISODE 7 ------

Li Junjie

11:23 (Continued from previous ep) Still detained

14:20 Handcuffed, interrogated

22:25 Shot in the abdomen, hiding, sweating, escapes from cell

34:28 Bleeding, collapses, pale face, panting

39:15 Barely conscious, wound digged through, wincing and moaning in pain, bullet digged out

------ EPISODE 8 ------

Li Junjie

11:52 Pale face, taken away

19:09 Black sack on his head, struggling to walk, holding his wound

39:25 (In a flashback) Training, attacked from behind, thrown to the ground, in an armlock

40:40 At gunpoint, shot at

------ EPISODE 9 ------

Li Junjie

6:02 (Continued from previous ep) At gunpoint, shot at

9:05 Shot in the chest, falls from a cliff

10:10 Drowning, passes out

29:39 Unconscious, bullet digged out

32:57 Still unconscious, infected wound, fever

37:59 Still unconscious, struggling to wake up

Shi Yunhao

9:02 Pushed, at gunpoint

9:50 Slapped

16:29 Tearing up

------ EPISODE 10 ------

Li Junjie

5:30 (In a flashback) In a group fight alongside his brother, thrown to the ground, kicked in the face, bloody nose, thrown again, groaning in pain, pulled by the hair, punched, dazed

16:26 Bitten (well deserved, how the hell doesn’t he realize how terrifying he is for her), screaming in pain, attacked with a knife, jumps through a window, wincing in pain, running away

Shi Yunhao

5:30 (In a flashback) In a group fight alongside his brother, picked up, manhandled, bruised face

------ EPISODE 11 ------

Li Junjie

2:25 Attacked with a knife, fighting, strangled, arm cut, running away

------ EPISODE 12 ------

Li Junjie

25:20 Trades himself against a hostage

30:26 Hands zip tied behind his back, black sack on his head, manhandled, smacked in the face

32:18 Tied upside down on a boat with ropes, can’t see and can’t hear, spasms

36:28 Hands zip tied behind his back, black sack on his head, helped to walk, weak

------ EPISODE 13 ------

Li Junjie

4:37 (Continued from previous ep) Still tied up, weak

24:29 Tied up on a chair, black sack on his head, injected with a sedative, passes out

26:22 (In a video) Still tied up, sedated, black sack on his head, shot in the head

Shi Yunhao

8:30 At gunpoint

------ EPISODE 14 ------

Shi Yunhao

40:22 (In a flashback) Surrounded by a group of people on motorcycles, trying to run away

Li Junjie

40:35 (In a flashback) Sprained ankle, limping, attacked, slapped, hit between his legs, moaning and wincing in pain

------ EPISODE 15 ------

Li Junjie

10:31 Hands zip tied to a chair

16:32 Tortured (head plunged into water), hands chained behind his back, thrown to the ground, beaten

36:22 Hung from the ceiling by the wrists, unconscious, slapped, beaten, dragged, groaning in pain, drooling blood

Shi Yunhao

22:00 Drinking alone, defeated

------ EPISODE 16 ------

Li Junjie

7:08 Unconscious in a cell, face bruised and bloody, dragged, tied on a chair, manhandled, interrogated, thirsty

9:22 (In a flashback) Hung from the ceiling by the wrists, thirsty

10:34 Injected with some sort of drug, screaming in pain

20:22 Lying on the ground in a cell with his hands tied, barely conscious, struggling to move

27:29 Fighting his way out of it

30:42 At gunpoint, recaptured

37:07 Hands tied behind his back, thrown in a cell

------ EPISODE 17 ------

Li Junjie

3:45 (Continued from previous ep) Lying on the ground in a cell, bloody (it’s pretty much all he does for this entire ep)

------ EPISODE 18 ------

Li Junjie

6:47 Hung from the ceiling by the wrists, unconscious

10:02 Watching someone he loves get tortured (waterboarded)

------ EPISODE 19 ------

None.

------ EPISODE 20 ------

Li Junjie

40:21 Gun to his head

------ EPISODE 21 ------

Li Junjie

7:41 At gunpoint, gun to his head

16:35 Gun to his head

18:20 In a gunfight alongside his brother

19:35 (This bromance omg)

32:31 Gun to his head

Shi Yunhao

17:41 Gun to his head

18:20 In a gunfight alongside his brother

------ EPISODE 22 ------

Li Junjie

2:39 Tied up on a chair

6:30 Kicked in the chest, moaning in pain, stepped on, groaning in pain, bleeding from the mouth

22:41 Beaten up, dazed, spitting blood

------ EPISODE 23 ------

Li Junjie

5:40 Shot at, running away

6:35 Head grazed by a bullet, woozy, shot at more, hiding

------ EPISODE 24 ------

Li Junjie

24:52 Jumps through a window while chasing a criminal, wincing in pain, shot at, running away

--- EPISODES 25 to 29 ---

None.

------ EPISODE 30 ------

Li Junjie

9:21 Arrested

------ EPISODE 31 ------

Li Junjie

1:44 (Continued from previous ep) Detained (stays this way the whole episode)

Shi Yunhao

8:00 Pissed (and hot as hell)

------ EPISODE 32 ------

Li Junjie

18:56 Sent to jail

Shi Yunhao

23:32 Betrayed, gun to the back of his head, forced to shoot someone

------ EPISODE 33 ------

Li Junjie

12:03 Hit on the back, manhandled by prison guards

40:21 Wrongfully accused, hit, taken away to solitary confinement

------ EPISODE 34 ------

Li Junjie

1:40 Handcuffed

3:37 Hit on the back, manhandled by prison guards

12:11 Fighting with other inmates, stabbed in the shoulder, shot, panting

29:19 On a hospital bed

40:51 Unconscious on a hospital bed

Shi Yunhao

3:34 Kicked in the chest, falls to the ground, kicked

22:28 Attacked with a knife, stabbed in the arm, groaning in pain

24:17 Cleaning his wound, shirtless

------ EPISODE 35 ------

Li Junjie

1:39 (Continued from previous ep) On a hospital bed, weak, comforted by loved ones, struggling to breath, coughing, passes out (can’t believe i got pranked by this mf)

3:40 Mask brutally taken off, exclamation of pain, scolded

17:15 Learns his father might be alive, upset

21:05 Tries to run while wounded, in pain, collapses

22:02 Helped to walk

------ EPISODE 36 ------

Li Junjie

5:17 Worried for his brother, comforted

20:26 In a fight, hit on his wound, in pain

21:38 In a heated argument with his brother

Shi Yunhao

11:04 (In a video) Holding his wounded arm, in pain

14:36 Under pressure, sighing

21:38 In a heated argument with his brother

29:49 Drinking

32:21 Still drinking, drunk, angry, crying

------ EPISODE 37 ------

None.

------ EPISODE 38 ------

Shi Yunhao

33:16 Tailed, in a car crash, severely injured, unconscious

38:50 Unconscious on a hospital bed, intubated

------ EPISODE 39 ------

Shi Yunhao

5:14 Unconscious on a hospital bed

34:54 Unconscious, abducted while being transferred to another hospital

Li Junjie

5:21 Bed vigil for his brother

20:12 Checking on his brother (who’s cutting onions?)

------ EPISODE 40 ------

Shi Yunhao

17:21 Unconscious, bomb strapped to his chest

18:07 Blown by an explosion

19:24 On a hospital bed, weak, hoarse voice, coughing

Li Junjie

18:07 Blown by an explosion

------ EPISODE 41 ------

Li Junjie

8:30 Jumps out of a moving car, dragged under a bus, shot at

16:35 Falls from a bridge into water while driving a bus

19:53 On a hospital bed

Shi Yunhao

17:40 Holding back tears

------ EPISODE 42 ------

Shi Yunhao

30:36 Disarmed, shot at, hiding, running through two brick walls (he’s lucky he’s not in Europe)

32:40 Trapped in a dark room, can’t see a thing, attacked with a knife, cuts all over his body, unsteady

34:10 Lying on the floor, bleeding, struggling to stand and walk, panting, kicked, grabs a blade with his bare hand

36:42 Panting, struggling to walk, attacked with mountain ice axes (yup), fighting

------ EPISODE 43 ------

Shi Yunhao

43:05 (This whole monologue is so funny, he’s the best bro ever lmao)

___

Head to the WHUMP MASTERLIST for more whump! For more of Willian Chan (Li Junjie), click here.

[flixpii]

𝑇𝘩𝑒𝑦 𝑆𝑎𝑖𝑑 𝑡𝘩𝑒 𝐺𝑖𝑟𝑙 𝐷𝑖𝑒𝑑 𝐶𝑟𝑦𝑖𝑛' 𝑆𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑝𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒

description :

In 1909—a year before the events of Interview With the Vampire (2021), and twenty-three years before the events of Sinners (2025)—Louisiana, Ella-Mae de Pointe du Lac is trying to navigate grief, family expectations, and the eerie unraveling of her quiet life. After the sudden death of someone she loved, strange things begin happening—dead birds at her window, unshakable nightmares, and a mysterious man who always seems to appear when the sun begins to fall. As her world slowly shifts into something darker, Ella-Mae finds herself caught between what she knows and what’s quietly calling to her from the woods.

masterlist !

prologue

chapter 1

chapter 2

chapter 3

chapter 4

chapter 5

chapter 6

chapter 7

chapter 8

chapter 9

chapter 10

chapter 11

chapter 12

(adding more as i post to ao3 !! check ao3 for tags !!)

[fandomfactsfunfacts]

Damian Wayne Major Injuries

Face:

Robin: Son of Batman (2015) #3: Loses a tooth after punched

Deathstroke (2016) #43: Eye injury

Head:

Unknown

Throat/Neck:

Unknown

Torso:

Batman (1940) #665: Major internal injuries in submarine explosion, organ replacement surgery

Battle for the Cowl (2009) #2-3: Shot in chest by Jason Todd

Nightwing #110: Three fractured ribs after he was transformed into a feral humanoid cat during Beat World and then transformed back after being forced to fight

Nightwing #110: Torn muscles in his chest after he was transformed into a feral humanoid cat during Beat World and then transformed back after being forced to fight

Back:

Batman & Robin (2009) #6: Shot in the Spine by Flamingo

Batman & Robin (2009) #7: Spine surgery, received metal spine

Nightwing #110: Torn muscles in his back after he was transformed into a feral humanoid cat during Beat World and then transformed back after being forced to fight

Arms:

Batman and Robin (2011) #8: Arm in sling

Legs:

Unknown

Entire Body/Unspecified Injuries:

Various Comics: Growing up in the League of Assasins

Batman and Robin (2011) #4, #6 Beaten by Morgan Ducard

Batman and Robin (2011) #10: Thrown into Jason Todd’s memorial case by Tim Drake

Nightwing (2016) #19: Tortured by Dr. Simon Hurt

Deaths:

Batman Incorporated (2013) #2: Stabbed in the torso by his clone

Robin: Son of Batman (2015) #5: Drowned

Robin: Son of Batman (2015) #13: Shorted out a battery run on souls

Teen Titans (2016) #40-41: Purposely poisoned himself

Dark Nights Death Metal (2021): Killed by Groblins

Robin (2021) #2 & #8: Killed by Nika and Connor Hawke in the Lazarus Tournament

Potential Older Damian “Batman in Bethlehem‎”

Damian: Son of Batman (2014) #2: Thrown out a window and into a river by Dollotrons

Faked Injuries:

Unknown

Other Earths:

Earth 49 - Injustice 2: Arm broken by Batman

Earth 55 - DCeased: War of the Undead Gods #8: Sacrifices himself

Earth 63- DC VS Vampires (2021) #6: Bitten and turned into a Vampire

Unknown Earth - Mother Panic Gotham D.A. #2: One of the Batfamily members tortured and murdered by the Joker when he wouldn’t give up Bruce’s location

[woman-respecter]

Sending this to u because u are an incredible Jewish feminist and this really needs attention :(

Three antisemites attacked a French Jewish woman, threatening her with a knife while calling her antisemitic slurs, including referencing the October 7 massacre. The police identified swastikas graffitied on her body.

https://m.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-823767

A French source said this: Trois hommes l'auraient frappée et auraient proféré des menaces antisémites. Les individus auraient également menacé leur victime à l'aide d'un cutter et l'auraient forcée à baisser son pantalon. THEY FORCED HER TO PULL HER PANTS DOWN. https://www.cnews.fr/faits-divers/2024-10-07/paris-une-femme-victime-dune-agression-antisemite-par-trois-hommes-dans-le

This hate crime is getting no attention. Idk what to do. Jewish women are constantly let down by everyone.

In September, a memorial garden in Nogent-sur-Marne, France, dedicated to two female victims of gruesome antisemitic murders in Paris in 2017 and 2018, respectively, was defaced with a swastika.

https://www.jns.org/france-antisemitic-tag-at-memorial-for-murdered-jewish-women/

It gets fucking worse. One of the victims was Halimi, an Orthodox Jewish woman in her sixties, died in 2017 after being pushed out the window of her Paris flat by a man who was shouting "Allahu Akbar" during the act. Her killer got away because the french court determined he was "in a psychotic state from marijuana use" and therefore couldnt be held criminally responsible. IN 2021. https://www.timesofisrael.com/top-french-court-wont-prosecute-jewish-womans-killer-because-he-was-on-weed/

thank you for informing me of this, it is absolutely disturbing. for those reading this post, this may sound like old news (bc there have been so many attacks on jews in france in the past year) but the linked articles are from oct 2024.

man what the FUCK is going on with french antisemites. the halimi case (which i posted about back in 2021) and then the 12 year old girl who was raped, and now this. not to mention the hundreds of incidents that didn’t make the news.

tye sad reality is that most of tumblr, including self-proclaimed “feminists” will actively try to ignore this because caring about jews is really not in vogue rn (i mean it never was but now its seen as particularly un-progressive.) it makes me want to scream. ugh.

[laura1633]

my notes from the 2021 season:

- still mad about silverstone

- i agree that the ruling for the unlapped cars was weird, but, as a newer fan, i liked the excitement tbh

- plus, i liked that redbull was making risky calls, while mercedes was being too conservative. they may have lost track position by pitting, but they consistently had better pace so why not take the risk and give him better tires?

- in general the rules seemed to kinda go out the window throughout the season so tbh it was fitting for the end of the season to have some kind of strange call

- ppl keep calling max entitled bc he "felt entitled to the win" but like. sorry i dont see it. he worked hard, they both did, but its a team sport that more or less gets decided by the gods (stewards) and there were calls for and against both mercedes and redbull all season long

- ppl need to not be baffled that max wouldnt change a thing about silverstone

- i agree that lewis lost the championship in baku

- i think pressure was getting to max at the end of the season, and having a genuinely slower car just compounded it, but ppl were NOT giving him enough grace for being TWENTY FOUR. (Lewis is over a DECADE older than him. and 7 championships. of course he is going to have more poise and grace 😭)

- complaining to the refs/stewards/umps is part of sports. its how it will be to the end of time. but it will never not be funny to hear toto crying to masi at the end of abu dhabi

- i do think having some more transparency w the stewards would be good (idk if theyve made strides w this since 2021 or not)

- im used to watching hockey so like. idk i want more collisions lol

- i clearly have a bias against hamilton bc it always annoys me when he compliments the fans before answering his first question post race 😅 it's like when a singer/band says "this is the best city we've ever played in" at every single concert on their tour 😂 (i know its not the same, esp with covid, but it still annoyed me lmfao)

- I'm so excited to start 2022 👀👀👀

(sorry this got rlly long lol)

I always feel like someone is going to come and shout at me in my inbox whenever I talk about 2021 lol but I'll answer below the cut because my answer is also long!

I can’t watch Silverstone again, I just can’t and I know Max was okay in the longer term but it’s too big an impact for me to want to see it again. 

The unlapped cars thing I think came about because all the stakeholds in F1 like the teams and the broadcasters etc made it clear before hand that they very much wanted the race to end under racing conditions and not behind a safety car provided it was safe to do so. I think it was such a huge decision to make  in the moment and would have probably had people going crazy whichever way it went. I guess he could have red flagged it and had a standing start for the last few laps but even that wouldn’t really have been strictly what red flags are for. But it absolutely wasn’t the only questionable call that year, in fact I don’t even think it was the only questionable call that race. Its why when people want the decision in Abu Dhabi reversed I just think if you do that then you should go through every single other call that year then and see if they were correct, its impossible.

Whether things have improved or not well we still see so much inconsistency and confusion now. Sometimes it feels like they are making it up as they go along!! The amount of money in F1 I do wish they would invest in at least trying to get the decisions to be more consistent. 

Mercedes were definitely conservative but it would have been a really brave call to give up track position because I am assuming they were thinking that if they pitted then Red Bull wouldn’t and then if it ended under safety car they would have just thrown the win away. Tricky for sure, definitely in hindsight they should have pitted because even if Max stayed out LH had the faster car and would have had fresher tyres but if they pitted and Red Bull didn’t and it did end under a safety car we would all be calling them idiots lol! 

Oh thats really odd because I’ve not actually seen anyone say Max ‘felt entitled to win’ that’s a new one for me! 

Crazy to me that people would ask Max whether he would do anything at Silverstone differently when he wasn’t at fault. It reminds me of the line of questioning last year when they were basically asking why Max wouldn’t just let LN past. Sometimes he gets asked some stupid questions.

Baku, oh god yeah Max was so unlucky there. He really did have a lot of bad luck that season and lost a lot of points through no fault of his own! Yep Baku was definitely a key moment for LH.

Yeah Max was still so young really and under immense pressure towards the end of the season but I actually thought he handled it well and kept his cool all things considered. He got frustrated in Saudi but honestly I thought he was calmer than I would have been because I would have lost my absolute shit at that race haha 

A very stressful season at the time but it was good to see two drivers properly giving their all every single race. 

2022 is lots of fun, some great Lestappen action at various points in the season so hopefully you will enjoy.