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propaganda I'm not falling for:

every human being needs to eat meat in order to survive, and the amount of meat needed to be consumed is an entirely individual and personal choice

the only way to obtain this necessary meat is by force-breeding, imprisoning and industrially slaughtering billions of animals every year

animal agriculture can be "regenerative" and "environmentally sustainable"

animals exist to be resources that we can exploit/products that we can buy & sell

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girl get a grip omg 😭😭😭

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Would you like to round up your total to donate to charity?

If you've ever heard those words, please, PLEASE don't respond yes.

It wasn't until I worked in the fundraising world that I learned how this worked, and it massively fucking sucks.

These are called "scan campaigns"

Okay, you say, but what is a Scan Campaign? Scan campaigns are those donation requests you get when you try and check out of somewhere. Like, “Would you like to round up?” or “Donate $1 to XYZ?” These are often framed like they're quick, feel good ways to help a cause and it can feel so gross to say no.

However, here’s what’s really happening:

You are the one who donates the money.

The company collects and bundles those donations.

The company then donates the full amount in its name.

The company gets the PR benefit and tax deduction.

You get… a receipt.

Yes, you read that right. The company gets a TAX DEDUCTION, based on YOUR PAYMENT. Sometimes they will match (like $10,000 to $10,000 raised, but they will still get the deduction and the headline for $20,000).

So, what do you do? Give money to a cause, yourself. You should always go to the source with any kind of charitable giving anyways (And I STRONGLY encourage checking out organization 990s on ProPublica - I should make a post about this too) because you need to know where your money is going.

I'm not saying NOT to give. I'm saying don't give corporations the ability to get goodwill they DON'T deserve. It may feel strange to say no when you're asked to give money to Childrens Miracle Network, but you can also come home and give right here - https://donate.childrensmiraclenetworkhospitals.org/ but look at their 990 first - https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/870387205

This is actually pretty high, it should be about 25% or lower for salaries and wages. But that's another post.

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each year congress people should be required to go on a field trip where they each get dumped in the middle of a random u.s. town & handed a phone with google maps & forced to find their way back to washington solely through the use of local public transportation systems.

to be clear i don't think this would improve our political reality in any way, but it would be fun to watch

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The backdrops in TOS are certainly a choice however I do appreciate how often they have characters stand in front of a bi flag gradient

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ask game for fanfic writers

do you know how you want the story to end when you start, or are you just stumbling through the figurative wilderness hoping to find a road?

talk about a notable time a narrative or character has looked you dead in the eyes and said “fuck your plan, here’s what we’re actually doing.”

on a scale of 1-10 how much do you enjoy incorporating romance into the average story?

what is the plot bunny you’ve been carrying for the longest? optional bonus question: do you ever wonder why you haven’t written it yet and experience deep existential dread?

have you ever made a playlist about something you were writing as an elaborate means to procrastinate when you could have been actually writing and if yes drop a link, son

do you have any kind of consistent writing schedule or just hoping for the best?

tell us about the plot of the first fanfic you ever wrote

what’s your relationship with constructive criticism and feedback like? do you seek it out? how well do you take it?

in an ideal world where you’re already super successful and published, would you want to see a tv or movie adaptation of your work? why or why not?

at what point in the process do you come up with titles, and how easy or hard is that for you?

what’s something neat you’ve learned while doing research for something you were writing? also, how much do you worry about doing research in general?

do you ever have trouble focusing on writing? how do you get around that? 

talk about a writing experience that has pleasantly surprised you.

what’s your worst writing habit? 

where do you share your writing?

where is your favorite place to write?

what is your favorite line you’ve ever written?

what is your most and least favorite part of writing?

what are some books or authors that influenced your style the most?

what is your favorite trope to write?

pick a writer to co-write a book with and tell us what you’d write about.

describe your writing process from scratch to finish.

how do you deal with writers block?

on average, how much writing do you get done in a day?

what’s your revision or rewriting process like?

do you like to write one-shots or series, and why?

do you share rough drafts or do you wait until it’s all polished? 28. And who do you share them with?

handwritten notes or typed notes?

give us a spoiler for one of your stories.

most inspirational quote you’ve ever read or heard that’s still important to you.

tell us about one of your characters who’s an absolute joy to write

do characters influence your writing style?

do you start with the characters or the plot when writing?

how do you name characters and places?

tell us about a character who’s very different than you who you love a whole lot

do you base your characters of real people or not? If so, tell us about one.

when creating characters, what comes first: appearance, backstory, motivation, personality, something else?

how many stories do you work on at one time?

are you an avid reader?

best piece of feedback you’ve ever gotten.

what is the weirdest story idea you’ve ever had.

describe the aesthetic of a story in 5 words.

how did writing change you?

any writing advice you want to share?

name three of your favorite fanfic writers.

what time are you the most productive when it comes to writing?

what story are you most proud of?

do you reread your own stories?

do you want to be published some day?

do you plan or do you write whatever comes to your mind?

share the synopsis of a story you work on that you haven’t published yet

how many unfinished ideas/stories are you working on at the same time?

when writing, do you have an outline? and do you stick to it?

what’s a common writing tip that you almost always follow?

do you have any abandoned WIP’s? What made you abandon them?

five years from now, where do you see yourself as a writer?

what is the last thing that a fic made you google when you were reading it?

what is the last thing that a fic made you google when you were writing it?

where is the most dangerous place that you’ve read fic?

where is the most dangerous place that you’ve written fic?

what was the first commercial property (book/movie/tv show/etc) that you realized was actually professional fanfiction?

what’s the weirdest reason you’ve ever shipped something?

what’s the best insult you’ve read in a fic?

what is your favourite title for a fic you’ve read? 

what is your favourite title for a fic you’ve written? 

when have you felt the most confident in your writing? 

when have you felt the least confident?

how long will you spend on a story or scene before you give up?

how do you write emotional scenes? do you ever feel what the characters feel?

are you very critical of your own writing? how much do you find yourself editing (either during the writing or after the fact)?

how do you balance writing and life? do you ever feel overwhelmed by the amount of writing you have to do?

what do you do if a scene gets too serious?

how do you visualize scenes? do you see it like a movie in your head, or do the words just flow?

are you a planner, pantser, or planster?

do you know how your story ends before you start writing?

what is one essential thing to remember when writing a villain? 

how do you write kissing scenes?

how do you choose where to end a chapter?

are you an over-writer, under-writer, or just-right-er?

do you try to put themes, motifs, messages, morals, etc in your writing? if so, how do you go about it?

if you could go back in time and give your younger self a piece of writing advice specific to you, what would it be?

“proper” punctuation or all lowercase?

less is more or more is more?

said: overused or underused?

what would be on a moodboard for your current wip(s)?

which season best matches the mood of your wip(s)?

does your writing style change depending on the genre you write?

if you could have another author write your wip for you (bc we all dream of this occasionally), who would it be?

sarcastic narrators: entertaining or overdone?

do you notice your own voice in your writing style?

how has your writing style changed over the years?

first, second, or third person?

do you hear other people’s writing styles when they talk?

do you prefer dialogue or description?

do you describe a character’s appearance all right away or in pieces?

romantic/social sideplots: interesting or irritating?

abstract or detailed romance scenes?

what don’t you like about your writing style?

was being a writer a dream of yours when you were little? or did it spring up when your older? or is it just a hobby? 

open question to the writer.

a compiled list of asks for me to reference. they are not my own. just some of my favorite questions i’ve picked out from a couple different lists. feel free to reblog and use too!!

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the writer’s urge to ask your friends “do you wanna see a little somethin’ i’ve been working on?” when the little somethin’ you’ve been working on is 800 words and ends in the middle of a sentence

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Christopher Pike & Una Chin-Riley in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022-) | part one two

+ bonus

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I have some news for members of the united states armed forces who feel like they are pawns in a political game and their assignments being unnecessary.

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🦉 🐸 🌿 for the ask game!

Thank you so much for the ask!

🦉 Are you a morning person or a night owl?

Night owl, 100%. My brain just works better when it's late; it always has. I can handle early mornings if necessary, though (although mental/chronic illness makes it harder RIP).

🐸 Describe your aesthetic.

Hm, I don't know. I love looking at all so many different aesthetics (cottagecore, dark academia, cyberpunk, etc.) and would love to cultivate any one of them, but in practice, I don't really have it in me right now. If I had to pick one, I guess I might say...basic? Normcore? I know that's probably not a very interesting answer and I'm not sure how accurate it is, but that's all I can think of.

🌿 Describe your favorite outfit.

I don't think I have one. But my favorite hoodie is a black Star Trek hoodie. It says Starfleet Academy on the front and it also says the Starfleet motto — ex astris scientia (from the stars, knowledge).

Thanks again for the ask @coffee-in-that-nebula! These were some great questions; hope you enjoyed the answers even if they're not all the most interesting!

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big big biggest possible fan of when a whumpee who sacrificed themself for their friends/teammates is publicly displayed for their friends to see. Like their capture is broadcasted, or a video sent to the team, or its some sort of public setting where whumpee follows whumper around on a chain or more humiliatingly, a leash and collar. Even better if whumpee was someone they used to look up to as someone stronger/ more powerful than them and. Is now reduced to a toy

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11x09 - Internal Affairs

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*Star Trek Thoughts Pt.2*

This one’s about Vulcans. Little headcannon I thought up (probably mentioned somewhere, but I’m writing this on 2hrs of sleep) to help differentiate them from Romulans. Both being the same species that split off from one another over logic…

And you know what? I’m still thinking of fangs.

Romulans should have fangs and Vulcans, as part of their coming of age? Should file them down when they reach puberty. Following logic makes them vegetarians, after all. They don’t need a mouthful of razors, but they should by no means be totally flat. Not herbivore looking veneers. No. They’re still a race with rituals surrounding combat, the Pon Farr, etc.

They should be flatter, but still longer than a Human.

Just picturing Commander Spock in the mess hall, maybe some new Ensigns are admiring him from afar. He’s got fans, of course. Spock’s someone to aspire to, much like his Captain, but then? As they’re watching? Spock picks up a forkful of greens, opens his mouth and they see 4 sharp canines and faintly pointed molars once decided for cutting through tendons. Ligaments. Breaking bones to suck out the marrow.

Now, willingly reduced to munching on dandelion greens and vegan croutons…

Spock, for the life of him, can’t imagine why all the little Ensigns are suddenly so afraid of him. Why they leap to do as he asks, but refuse to make eye contact and when obliged to? They go pale. (More than a few have fainted over the years)

(We love all Spock’s in this household, because at his core? In any form? He’s just a weird little scientist with a bowl cut who plays the harp and we love him for it)

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wild to think that sam was originally intended to be the main character of The West Wing when he doesn’t even crack the top five most interesting characters on the show. tell me more about the press secretary and her very hot, very problematic affair with one of the reporters in the white house press pool! tell me more about the nineteen-year-old orphan working crazy hours for bullshit pay while raising his younger sister and dating the president’s daughter! tell me more about the babygirl deputy chief of staff with survivor’s guilt who causes as many problems as he solves and reads his own RPF on the clock! tell me more about the first lady and the years of insane medical malpractice she’s committed trying to keep her husband’s disability invisible!!

and then sam is like “oughhh noooo i hooked up with someone i didn’t know was a sex worker, whatever shall i do” like oh my god dude can you grow upppppp there’s a raft carrying like seven hundred refugees that’s about to get hit by a hurricane and we gotta secretly orchestrate the assassination of another head of state before lunch

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words to live by:

we're we. here fuck. we're shit. queer up.

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