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Something that I get chills about is the fact that the oldest story told made by the oldest civilization opens with "In those days, in those distant days, in those ancient nights."

This confirms that there is a civilization older than the Sumerians that we have yet to find

Some people get existential dread from this

Me? I think it's fucking awesome it shows just how much of this world we have yet to discover and that is just fascinating

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if you don't do anything else today,

Please have a moment of silence for the people who were killed instead of freed when news of emancipation finally reached the furthest corners of the american south.

have another moment for the ledgers, catalogs, and records that were burned and the homes that were destroyed to hide the presence of very much alive and still enslaved people on dozens of plantations and homesteads across the south for decades after emancipation.

and have a third moment for those who were hunted and killed while fleeing the south to find safety across the border, overseas, in the north and to the west.

black people. light a candle, write a note to those who have passed telling them what you have achieved in spite of the racist and intolerant conditions of this world, feel the warmth of the flame under your hand, say a prayer of rememberance if you are religious, place the note under the candle, and then blow it out.

if you have children, sit them down and tell them anything you know about the life of oldest black person you've ever met. it doesn't have to be your own family. tell them what you know about what life was like for us in the days, years, decades after emancipation. if you don't know much, look it up and learn about it together.

This is Juneteenth.

white people CAN interact with this post. share it, spread it.

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USA: limit birthright citinzenships, ban citizens of 12 Countries to enter USA, invite illegal immigrants to self-deport,...

MANY EUROPEAN COUNTRIES: declare war on immigrants, try in every way to undermine the work of rescue associations in the Mediterranean, toughen the conditions required to apply for citizenship...

LATVERIA:

where you need at least 10 years of residence before being allowed to leave!!! XDDD

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Thank you to all the mothers for everything you do. You deserve so much more.

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thank you Canada 🇨🇦

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Free bumper sticker design for any Floridians who want it

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Andor Appreciation Day 2 - Everyone Has Their Own Rebellion

@andorappreciation

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reblog if you’re okay with people writing fanfics of your fanfics and/or fanfics inspired by your fanfics

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Addams Family Values 1993, dir. Barry Sonnenfeld

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Fanfic Writers: Director’s Cut

Reblog this if you want readers to come into your ask box and ask for the “director’s commentary” on a particular story, section of a story, or set of lines. 

Or, send in a ⭐star⭐  to have the author select a section they’ve been dying to talk about!

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About Project Strahd, you mentioned looking for 2D and 3D artists in particular. May I ask how many applicants you have currently for 3D modeling character design? I’m thinking about applying if you need people but I don’t know if I’m qualified

Without speaking for my colleagues on the Art team (I’m a different department 😅) I can definitely say you’re more than welcome to apply with your experience! I don’t know exactly how many have applied for 3d, but I do know a bulk of the applications have been for writing and VA. Here’s a more complete list of our current open applications:

Animations Team: Facial Animator, Creature Animator, Character Animators

Art Team: Illustrator, Concept Artist, 3D Environment Artist, 3D Character Artist

Cinematics Team: Lighting Editor, Storyboard Artist, Timeline Editor

Game Design Team: Level designer

Music Team: Composer

Sound Design Team: Audio Engineer

Voice Acting Team: Voice Actor Coach, Voice Actor

Writing Team: Editor, Quest Writer, Dialogue Writer

As you can see, we’re in need of artistic talent across quite a few areas, so even if you feel you may not have enough experience for one, I highly encourage you to apply anyway, and for as many roles as you have interest in. 😁

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Reblogging to add more info about the project:

We began production in September 2024. That being said, we're still in the early stages, but we have established a solid foundation for development.

Yes, the Tarokka will be featured as a gameplay element

We have six recruitable companions planned plus 4 Durge-style origins to choose from.

Our mod does not employ generative AI of any kind, not even for the voices or the music. And we're pretty proud of that fact :)

So, again, if you're interested in contributing, applications are open until April 7th. We're especially in need of artists, both 2d and 3d, as well as animators, but feel free to apply for more than one role :)

Project Strahd is Recruiting!

Hey everybody! In case you aren’t aware, there is a great community-led project whose development team I’m proud to be part of — a Curse of Strahd mod for Baldur’s Gate 3 called Project Strahd!

We just opened up our recruitment process for anyone interested in joining our development team. We are looking for all kinds: artists, writers, voice actors, programmers, musicians, you name it. The D&D community here on tumblr is full of amazing talent and I personally know of no fandom more dedicated to a fictional world than those who create for the Ravenloft campaign setting.

If you’re interested in working with us, you can apply for a role TODAY by visiting our Discord:

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If you see this on your dashboard, reblog this, NO MATTER WHAT and all your dreams and wishes will come true.

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Project Strahd is Recruiting!

Hey everybody! In case you aren’t aware, there is a great community-led project whose development team I’m proud to be part of — a Curse of Strahd mod for Baldur’s Gate 3 called Project Strahd!

We just opened up our recruitment process for anyone interested in joining our development team. We are looking for all kinds: artists, writers, voice actors, programmers, musicians, you name it. The D&D community here on tumblr is full of amazing talent and I personally know of no fandom more dedicated to a fictional world than those who create for the Ravenloft campaign setting.

If you’re interested in working with us, you can apply for a role TODAY by visiting our Discord:

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I disassociated for the first 24 hours or so following my stillbirth, to the point where my spouse had to place our daughter in my arms before the hospital took her away forever. Up until that point I had barely even looked at her, much less held her, and a lot of that truly was that I couldn’t even process what had happened, couldn’t accept it as reality.

It was an impossible thing for me. At 34.4 weeks gestation I hadn’t even been remotely concerned it could happen. Even though I had preeclampsia. God did I feel so fucking stupid. How and why did I end up in such a haze of delusion?

It’s because successful childbirth is treated as this natural, foregone conclusion. And it’s a narrative that is fucking everywhere you look. This shit is so, so damaging to the people who experience miscarriage and fetal demise. It is why I take every opportunity I can now to speak about my experience, even if it is uncomfortable. We need to talk about these things. Our daughters and sons need to know early on that the emergence of Life is not the warm and fuzzy Huggies commercial they would have you believe.

Its not that at all. The road to your child’s first breath is a dirty fucking street fight with Death. Knife pulling, bone-breaking, razor-blades-hidden-in-your-hair kind of fight. And you fight at every moment, even in your sleep, and that motherfucker can and will take you off guard.

The fight is hard enough, and here we are sending our daughters into it blindfolded with their hands tied behind their backs. Fuck these politicians. May they never know peace.

We should teach children about miscarriage during sex ed. Here’s why

I feel this in my bones

Miscarriage and still births are still so taboo, which contributes to/exacerbates the feelings of isolation and despair which often follow. And it's not at all helped by the misinformation that's out there.

Some of the most unhelpful types of advice I frequently see involve versions of 'avoid stress', which, if you think about it for more than a minute is not only something of an empty platitude, but also makes no sense given the number of full-term babies born into extremely stressful conditions throughout human history

Properly understanding and talking about the potential vagaries of pregnancy might also go some way to challenging anti-abortion rhetoric, which tends to fetishise pregnancy (always at the expense of the pregnant person. And reality). It was quite apparent that some of them don't understand how pregnancy works when those US politicians started waffling about 're-implating foetuses' during in ectopic pregnancies... I dare say people like that have never heard of a molar pregnancy, for example.

Basically, we need to demystify pregnancy for everyone's sakes