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gen z has to reckon with its radicalization problem. you are not a morally pure and superior generation of youth come to save the world, your men and boys are radicalized at an unprecedented level and you ignore it because it’s too hard to address but you have to. these boys are in your classes, they date your friends, you know them and you cannot continue to pretend this is an “old white guy” problem

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another ask game for ur beloved ocs

(pro tip: name some ocs in the tags when you reblog this so newcomers can ask with ease, and be sure to send an ask to the person you reblog it from!)

Is there anything your character doesn't know that they probably should know by now? (simple skills, basic knowledge, something important to their job, etc)

Is your character argumentative? Are they likely to be the one starting an argument?

Think of the last video game you played (anything counts). How good would your character be at playing it?

What's something your character is particularly bad at?

Would anybody describe your character as sweet?

Would anybody describe your character as mean?

Describe a situation in which your character would be scared half to death.

Is your character open with their emotions?

Something awesome just happened in your character's life! How are they celebrating?

Your character wants attention. How do they go about getting it, even if it's in a negative way?

Describe a time when your character felt exceptionally horrible, either mentally or physically. It doesn't have to be the worst time, just a particularly bad one.

Name another character you have who you wouldn't want your character to interact with, for any reason.

Your character isn't feeling good. Do they try to hide it, or do they want sympathy? Do they care if people can tell regardless?

What's something about your character that you wish you could have or be?

What are three colors your character likes?

Your character is taking out the trash in the dark. Are they scared? Of what?

Does your character stand out in a crowd?

Your character gets caught in the rain--not an insane downpour, just regular rain. How do they feel about it?

Does your character exaggerate often?

What's your character's mental state like on an average day?

Think of the last store you went to. What would your character buy there?

Does your character speak any languages other than the one they typically use?

Think of something that makes your character unique. How do they feel about that?

Your character has to get a tattoo right now or they'll die. Life or death tattoo situation. What are they getting a tattoo of?

What’s something your character struggles with on a daily basis?

What’s something an artist should keep in mind when drawing your character?

It's your character's birthday! Are they doing anything special?

Does your character like snow?

Your character needs a cake for a party. How much of it are they doing themself? (From scratch vs box vs storebought cake, homemade vs canned icing, etc)

What's something your character does that might be described as cute?

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How Far From London Can You Get By Train In 12 Hours

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I can't do much but maybe this will interest someone. This cookbook is by a classically trained autistic chef, made for people with sensory issues. It's sold 1/6th of its initial run because apparently no one wants to have an autistic person interviewed on TV.

Apparently it's also very funny.

Spread this around! I bet someone here can use this.

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Health update:

Turns out I was, in fact, right about something that my endocrinologist was ignoring. I suspected that due to Hashimoto's thyroiditis I had developed insulin resistance, because it was an explanation for the excessive weight gain of over 100 lbs over a decade or so - normally Hashimoto's causes some weight gain, but not to that degree (usually within the range of 20-30 lbs at most). A few weeks ago, I had my GP check this in a blood panel, since she's the only doctor I have who listens to me fully, and sure enough, I have impaired insulin sensitivity that's on the cusp of being full insulin resistance.

So now it's time to figure out treatment, and I think besides the usual of continuing to improve my diet and trying to exercise more, the first step - even before Metformin or a GLP-1 medication - is to get a new endocrinologist, because I keep being shrugged off like my health isn't important even though I knew for years something else wasn't right since my thyroid symptoms weren't improving. On top of all of that, the bloodwork revealed that my Hashimoto's has temporarily swung into hyperthyroidism because my doses of T4 and T3 are too high, but my endo won't adjust that until I can get in to see her...which right now, unless someone cancels, would be in September.

It is June.

She is 100% being replaced now.

Anyway, my current goal weight is to get back down to 150 lbs (I'm currently sitting at 225 lbs, which does mean I gained roughly 30 pounds in a year despite moving around more, so obviously something was amiss here). We'll see if I can figure out how to do that. Starting out by working on getting more vegetables and reducing carbs in my diet, and then going from there. Exercise is difficult because of my chronic back pain due to leg length difference, so I'll be seeing a podiatrist about a lift for my shorter leg, too, which will hopefully make that easier on me. I've already started doing some low impact exercises at home to ease myself back into it - just a little bit at a time - because I want to get my body functional again. I've lost so many years now to illness and I'm tired of it and I want to live.

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Have literally started watching a playthrough of Pokemon Colosseum because I had an idea about something that could happen in @depotinternhilda wherein there's a Doubles tournament held in Orre and Hilda gets Emmet to train her for it. I literally know next to nothing about Orre except that it's based on the Phoenix, Arizona area so I need to learn a lot more before I write/draw anything.

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A train was stranded because of a power failure so this old girl from 1887 came to the rescue.

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Today it was 90 degrees, super hot. Out of nowhere we get a thunderstorm, and in the middle of it, it kept getting sunny for a few moments before clouding over. It happened a few times.

I looked out the window, and in the middle of the street was this buff pirate fighting and arguing with this shriveled redhead guy wearing a full-on sweater?

Happy Pride, everyone!

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It is Wo-Chien Wednesday, my dudes!

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(hit the image limit multiple times, check the notes for the full conversation)

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Attention

If you're schizophrenic/schizospec in some way, have/experience psychosis, extreme paranoia, hallucinations, delusions, or in general have a mental illness / neurological condition that is widely demonized (like most cluster b disorders)

Could you please take a moment to leave a word or two about representation? I'm making this post so that people with misunderstood mental conditions could get a boost in talking about representation, and for everyone else to learn something valuable relating to portraying characters like that in original works (or fanworks too!)

Basically, I'm gathering input from people who live with these conditions about what they'd like to see more, in terms of representation in media, harmful stereotypes or pitfalls to avoid, and how to appropriately portray mental illness in fantasy settings for example.

So if you have anything you think would be valuable to know for people outside your group or community, feel free to add on! In reblogs or comments. No pressure though! You can only mention one thing for example, or maybe one criticism and one wish for what you'd like in representation. Don't be ashamed to go on a long rant either, if you have stuff to say! Whatever you feel like commenting on! I'll try to boost all/as many responses as this post gets.

If you're not part of the group I'm asking input from, please reblog for a wider reach if possible!

Obviously I know even people within the same communities can have different opinions and preferences for representation, which is why I wish we could get a wide range of responses to this.

Thank you in advance!

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Hello, it’s your friendly neighborhood Internet historian here. As I recently realized we are nearing the 10 year anniversary of this particular meme I thought it might be useful to share its prestigious story.

Early in 2005 a blogger got a bootleg DVD of Revenge of the Sith, which included terrible subtitles which had been translated from English into Chinese and then back into English. The title, despite being written on the screen anyway, was subbed as “Star War: The Backstroke of the West” and contained numerous running jokes such as the phrase “Jedi Council” consistently being translated as “Presbyterian Church”. 

At the end of the movie, Darth Vader screaming “NOOOOOO” was translated simply as “Do not want”.

The rest, as they say, is history.

*eta I was looking at the wrong post, the anniversary is in June

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Hey, listen: We’re not gonna get anywhere with this “socialism” stuff unless we can establish solidarity networks that provide real, tangible aid. And I do mean “tangible” in the sense of “you can fill up a box with it.”

Back in the old-timey days, when we didn’t have things like a minimum wage or government assistance, folks didn’t think twice about paying union dues every month out of their meager paychecks. And in those days, when it was a regular, everyday occurrence for union people to get beat up or outright murdered for their union-ing, the unions still managed to win a lot of their fights. Reason for all that? The bigger part of them union dues I mentioned *went into a strike fund*.

Time on a picket line means time off the clock. And as for me, in this economy, if I go a week without a check, my family don’t eat. I go two weeks without a check, and we’re homeless. And them’s the brakes.

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Update as we're stopped for passengers in Harrisburg: Today's "thing to keep talking about over the train crew radio" has been the Harry von Zell "Hoobert Heever" flub with obvious intentions and results