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I think part of what makes farscape fuck so severely is that as things get more and more insane, the weight of those decisions have an emotional impact that feels real and reasonable. Crichton has several v understandable psychotic breaks. Aeryn isolates herself. Chiana sabotages her relationships. Fuck scorpius defs has a personality disorder They are all so mentally ill as a consequence of their circumstances and its v reasonable, in a way that some scifi is afraid of letting their characters explore fully because of a need for moral purity

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truly the most american thing is Big Drink. more than late stage capitalism, more than an unparalleled cultural focus on individualism, more than 9/11 jokes

what binds all americans together culturally is Big Drink

and you might be saying "is this fat shaming" or "but mayor bloomberg outlawed Big Drink in nyc" or "gays are so annoying about their iced coffee" or some other dumb comment but no open your minds, Big Drink isn't just sugary or caffeinated beverages

every day i see one of you hydration bitches (affectionate) on the train with a water bottle so big a toddler could drown in it. that too is Big Drink. we literally invented a bigger beer can (tall boy) in wisconsin in the 60s in the service of Big Drink

anyway i never feel more american then when i have Big Drink in my hands

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The writers of Deep Space Nine ran with the idea that Starfleet was far more diverse than shown ("For production reasons, Starfleet on TV is a predominantly human organization, but we presume that it's a far more heterogenous outfit that we can normally afford to show." - Ronald D. Moore) and tried to reflect this beyond their budget by referencing all the strange aliens serving in Starfleet off-screen, like Vilix'pran, the budding, winged alien lieutenant somewhere on the station. Meanwhile Voyager ran with the idea that Starfleet is overwhelmingly human ("When the people around you are all one way and you're not, you can't help feeling like there's something wrong with you." "Voyager isn't just one way. We've got Bajorans, Vulcans, a Talaxian -" "And one hundred and forty humans.") And most of the rest of Star Trek holds to the "Starfleet is predominately human in a literal way" idea but with more of a "humans...Are Explorers" vibe

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Wait hang on. Do ~christian kids ACTUALLY believe that santa is real? I thought that was just in movies??? Like, is "being shocked to learn santa was your parents" a real thing that really actually really happens in real life??? I thought it was like opening the door and setting out an extra cup of wine on passover. Obviously the prophet Elijah isn't actually going to walk in and take a sip. Obviously "santa" is your parents playing pretend. You're all just doing a bit, right???

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Spin this wheel first and then this wheel second to generate the title of a YA fantasy novel!

(If the second wheel lands on an option ending with a plus sign, spin it again)

Share what you got!

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Briton Rivière (1840-1920) "Compulsory Education" (1887)

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summer is the worst time of year and I do not want to do things in hot humid air. may I please have some cooler air? I can’t find a label on me that says “store in a cool, dry place” but I’m sure it’s there somewhere.

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they dont tell you this but like half of adulthood is just washing the same FUCKING pan

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Why are you using chatgpt to get through college. Why are you spending so much time and money on something just to be functionally illiterate and have zero new skills at the end of it all. Literally shooting yourself in the foot. If you want to waste thirty grand you can always just buy a sportscar.

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Moving medieval manuscript art!

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Lakes and graveyards are very similar in that if you detonate a large explosion inside either one a lot of dead bodies come to the surface.

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genuinely irritated about the prevalence of brother-sister character designs where the brother has a huge nose and the sister has a tiny nose. 1) why are you a coward who hates the joy and beauty of women with big noses 2) have you looked at any real human siblings lately 3) why do you appear to think the nose is a secondary sex characteristic

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Today's Seal Is: Yummy Backpack I Eat It Maybe

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A federal judge says it was illegal for the Trump administration to cancel several hundred research grants issued by the National Institutes of Health.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge ruled Monday it was illegal for the Trump administration to cancel several hundred research grants, adding that the cuts raise serious questions about racial discrimination.

U.S. District Judge William Young in Massachusetts said the administration’s process was “arbitrary and capricious” and that it did not follow long-held government rules and standards when it abruptly canceled grants deemed to focus on gender identity or diversity, equity and inclusion.