Call me Worlds! They/Them or il/lui | Minnor | Whump and Hurt/Comfort Enthusiast | Medical SpIn | aspec lesbian | Autistic + NPD traits | Might be weird about vivisection don't worry about it[Profile Picture Description: A zoomed in picture of the coronary arteries and veins, with out the heart muscle. /End ID]
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i think eliots world would be rocked if he were introduced to the humble claw clip
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Parker is my beloved little demon and she can do whatever she wants
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Pay attention to the particulars of Mastercard's responses, because this a textbook example of how to create plausible deniability.
"Mastercard has not barred any legal transaction" is, technically, a true statement – because Mastercard is not the one processing the transactions in the first place. Mastercard does not deal directly with any merchant, and in fact typically refuses to communicate with merchants at all; there's always a payment processing service sitting in between Mastercard and the merchant, whether that's Stripe or Paypal or any of dozens of other service providers.
Consequently, there are two layers of service agreements in place: the agreement between Mastercard and the payment processing service, and the agreement between the payment processing service and the merchant. That second layer of service agreements, between the payment processing service and the merchant, is where all of these content restrictions are being imposed. Mastercard can thus truthfully claim that they aren't barring legal transactions.
Now, if you've been paying attention, you've probably already spotted the issue: if the content restrictions are being imposed upon the merchants by individual payment processing services and not by Mastercard, why do all of those payment processing services seem to have exactly the same content restrictions?
That's where the critical sleight of hand comes in: while Mastercard's own terms of service do not require payment processing services to bar transactions of particular types, their ToS does require payment processors to bar transactions which could be damaging to the Mastercard brand. What constitutes damage to the Mastercard brand is not defined; it means whatever Mastercard wants it to mean. The payment processing services are thus in a position where they can be held in breach of Mastercard's terms of service for basically any reason, which gives them a strong incentive not to test any boundaries.
And that's why Mastercard can truthfully say they have never barred any legal transaction: they're never the ones doing the blocking. The layer of payment processing services that sits between Mastercard and the merchants are enforcing those content restrictions, based on a series of unwritten handshake agreements between the payment processors and Mastercard regarding what does and does not constitute acceptable content – and because the particulars of those handshake agreements aren't in writing, Mastercard can assert that their terms of service do not compel payment processing services to bar any legal transaction and technically be telling the truth.
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hearing that your characterizations are good is like. the best thing to hear as a fic writer.
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Working at a physical therapy office is insanely funny cuz I get to hear shit like "You're really stiff, so we'll get hands on and stretch you out." and "Are you finished? Okay, great, let me go and get the strap, go ahead and lay on the table." and they're always said in this bland-but-cheery kinda voice that you only get when saying that stuff is a regular part of your job.
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Working at a physical therapy office is insanely funny cuz I get to hear shit like "You're really stiff, so we'll get hands on and stretch you out." and "Are you finished? Okay, great, let me go and get the strap, go ahead and lay on the table." and they're always said in this bland-but-cheery kinda voice that you only get when saying that stuff is a regular part of your job.
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I'm blogging on a platform filled with people who think that social workers are good, soldiers are innocent victims, and that it's okay to blow up countries over institutional patriarchy and homophobia.
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I woke up to the news of the martyrdom of a relative of mine and his five children. Their remains were collected after being torn apart by a missile.
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earthquakes are like the one natural disaster that isn’t being directly exacerbated by global warming. that shit is here for the love of the game and the love of the game only.
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reblog to remind prev they're not a bother and their presence is wanted <3
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STOP USING ANTI WIZARD VOCABULARY ❌️❌️❌️
i have to reschedule -> the stars are not yet alligned
i dont know -> whos to say
i dont know why you would even ask that -> much to consider
i know tarot isnt real -> its really more of a thought exercise
astrology isnt real -> astrolgy isnt fucking real lol
you wouldnt fucking get it -> the magicians path is not for everyone
im going to convince you to break up with yout stupid boyfriend -> sure i can give you a tarot reading!
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We must help people understand that consumer abundance in the North is built on unequal exchange — on exploitation of the Global South’s labour and resources. The fast fashion, the cheap electronics, the frequent produce replacement — all of it depends on a global system of appropriation. But more importantly, we must show that the working class in the North doesn’t actually win under this system. What they’ve gained in cheap consumer goods, they’ve lost in political agency, autonomy, and collective freedom. Their demands for decommodification, workplace democracy, and control over production have been abandoned. Capital has used cheap imports to pacify working-class dissent, while consolidating its own power. So the real prize for workers isn’t another iPhone — it’s democracy, dignity, and a liveable future. We need to reignite that vision, grounded in shared interests with the Global South. The key is to frame eco-socialist transformation not as a loss, but as a liberation — from exploitation, precarity, and ecological collapse. And that’s where solidarity becomes real: not charity, not development aid, but shared struggle for a better world.
Jason Hickel, Reorganizing Production to Serve Life, Not Profit
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TWO ASEXUALS SITTING IN A TREE
S-I-T-T-I-N-G
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When you think about December, do you associate it with snow and does it snow in December where you're from?
Yes, it snows in December
Yes, it doesn't snow but it's winter in December
Yes, it doesn't snow and it's not winter
No, it snows in December
No, it doesn't snow but it's winter
No, it doesn't snow and it's not winter
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