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EVERYONES FAVORITE UBER BADASS

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I love the violent hatred in this image

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I really like what this physicist, Lamar Glover, has to say in Behind the Curve. 

+ this part from Spiros Michalakis:

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Reblog and put in the tags something that is usually considered “bad” or “lazy” writing, and possibly even for good reason, but you can’t help but enjoy anyways.

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not allowed to say Harry Potter, but what was your book series obsession as a teen

mine was definitely Eragon

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Artist Yudori musing on queer expression and queerness in fiction, diverging by cultural perception. [originally posted on instagram]

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what about mabel my friend mabel

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The absolute superman..

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reminder that if you ever buy wool yarn secondhand you should put it in a plastic bag in the freezer for a week, let it thaw 24 hours, then refreeze another week. this makes sure that if there are any moths or pests they are killed by the first freeze, and the remaining eggs are lured to hatch by the thawing and then killed with the second freeze. until this process is complete you must keep the yarn isolated from your existing stash or you risk any infestation spreading. i buy a lot of wool yarn from thrift and antique shops and always do this and have never had a problem with moths or other bugs. if you buy wool sweaters or other wool things secondhand you should also do this just to be safe

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genuine question — how is donating money going to help Palestinians if no food is going in? What is the money for?

Medicine, water, supplies, food, fuel (much of it black market being upsold at egregious prices) — these all cost money and pretty much all Palestinians in Gaza have no source of income now. It’s drops in the bucket compared to ending the siege and occupation but it’s one way to do at least something small to help. Others are in need of money to evacuate when the border opens again (which hopefully is asap…), tuition and supplies for school to continue studies despite it all. Another fund is focused on trying to rebuild farmlands in Gaza to get food again that way.

I can’t tell anyone what to do with their money but I don’t think this mindset of “well nothings going in so we can’t help” is helpful for people on the ground who are the ones saying that donations can and do help them survive.

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A little sliver of good news from southern Arizona:

"TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — The Tucson City Council voted unanimously to kill Project Blue, a large data center proposed for land near I-10 and Houghton.

Council members cited public opposition to the proposal, and concerns that the project would use far too much water and electricity to be appropriate in Tucson’s fragile desert environment.

Pima County Supervisors approved selling about 290 acres of the land for the project but to move forward Tucson City Council had to agree to annex the land, and to allow Tucson’s water utility to supply water to the project.

Instead of approving those moves, the Council ordered city staff to stop all work with Project Blue developers and instead start work on new regulations to govern any new data centers planned for the city."

Community action works! Never stop fighting!!

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hello! i hope ur having a good day/night! i was wondering if you have any recommendations for beginner patterns in general that could hone skill and aren't too difficult. i started out by practising flowers and i'm currently working on a design with the flowers printed for me, but i'd like to try doing other kinds of practising too, because i want to be able to stitch words or animals one day. no worries if not! thank you and have a good one!!

Hey there! Pulling my answers from a previous ask here, but I like DMC's free patterns plenty fine. There's a list of ones I hand out to beginners under the cut at the end of this post. For getting good at linework you should just practice a lot of linework. Think of it like inking vs painting. The skills carry over to a degree but it's not unusual for an artist to have a preference for their style and even to specialize in one vs the other. Find some coloring book pages and practice your lines. Backstitch, stem stitch, try to make it look crisp as you can.

Links to patterns under the cut:

Blue Hill - wreath with blue flowers

Etoile Constellation - celestial star/moon/sun tableau. Ignore the call for etoile threads tbh and just use the number codes for the plain colors

Etoile Magic Star - tri-toned shooting star. Ignore the call for etoile threads tbh and just use the number codes for the plain colors

Strawberries - a scattered ditzy design with strawberries, leaves, and flowers

Lemons - a scattered ditzy design with lemons and sprigs of flowers and leaves

Oranges - a scattered ditzy design with whole oranges, orange slices, and sprigs of leaves

Raspberries and Roses - a scattered ditzy design with raspberries, roses, leaves, and flower bits

Toadstool - an amanita mushroom scene. This one's really fucking popular online, you see it a lot.

Jellyfish - uses a variety of stitches to give texture to the titular sealife

Octopus - uses a variety of stitches to give texture to the titular sealife

Seahorse - uses a variety of stitches to give texture to the titular sealife

Shrimp - uses a variety of stitches to give texture to the titular sealife

An Hee Jin, Toucan - cute lil toucan on a branch with leaves and flowers

Flying Snakes - snakes but theyre circus performers. lean into the whimsy. life is short.

Woodland Bear - forest scene with a bear. Lots of french knots for the trees, still a beginner pattern. Get that practice in.

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The longer I exist as a loudly proudly gay man the more I think that cishet men aren't actually attracted to women.

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Delicious. We love to see it.

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It never ends!

Part 1

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hey here's a website for downloading any video or image from any website.

works w/ youtube, soundcloud, twitch, twitter (gifs and videos), tumblr (video and audio), and most other websites you're probably lookin to download stuff off of.

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You should be starting a recipe book. I don't give a shit if you're only 20-years-old. The modern web is rotting away bit by bit before our very eyes. You have no idea when that indie mom blog is going down or when Pinterest will remove that recipe. Copy it down in a notebook, physically or digitally. Save it somewhere only you can remove it. Trust me, looking for a recipe only to find out it's been wiped off the internet is so fucking sad. I've learned my lesson one too many times.