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Bucky knew this for a fact in 1930. Steve's always been an alarming hair away from being a PR disaster in the face of greed, intolerance and injustice. Suck it, US gov, I guess.

Steve Rogers is Captain America now and so he HAS to be respectful and Good and Professional but like…. sometimes when a superior is trying to intimidate or talk down to him in a way he doesn’t like/ used to get a lot back in the 40′s, his Primal SkinnySteve Lizard Brain surges back up to life and he ends up accidentally telling the secretary of state to go bite his ass or something w/o even thinking about it

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Yknow what I LOVE about the Star Trek fandom? It’s ANCIENT. I had a talk with a nice old lady at the old persons home that my great grandma is in and she noticed my Spock shirt and was like “oh I love that show I thought the premise was lovely” and you all know THE PREMISE is trekspeak for spirk and I was like “do you accept the premise because I do” and she looked at me with the eyes of someone who is reliving their otp moments and she said “the premise is all I wrote about, dear” and we just talked about spirk for a hella long time and I just love how age doesn’t matter in this fandom you can be ninety and still be the biggest spirk bitch ever how rad is that

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i really dont want to come off as an asshole and act like im not sympathetic but i think the idea that it is an appropriate thing to do to respond to posts about about positive experiences made by strangers with long and graphic vents about how your own life is nothing like that really has to end. i’m very sorry you’re going through that. but it’s just. really not appropriate.

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I have no idea what’s about to happen now – and neither does anybody else, keep that in mind. But I do know a few things:

White people: I know that a LOT of adult and older Black people are going to be INCENSED about this, and it’ll be because of Kamala. This is because the Black people I talk to in this cohort say so, it’s not a hypothetical. They see this as being BECAUSE of WHITE REJECTION of KAMALA HARRIS. In short, that it is racist as fuck.

LISTEN to them, ACKNOWLEDGE their view, be fucking RESPECTFUL and take their opinions seriously because I do think it’s one of the reasons.

As I’m writing this, Biden endorsed Harris. You want to fix item one? WHITE PEOPLE, GET HER THE NOMINATION. FUCKING DO IT. SHUT UP, AND DO IT.

White people who didn’t want this: do what way too many Bernie people did not do, and GET OVER IT NOW. It’s done. None of us can afford to carry any grudges.

Bernie people: I have talked with so many Bernie people still carrying grudges, so same goes to you: GET OVER IT NOW. It’s DONE.

Everybody: Many of you will get someone you don’t want. I don’t care, I’ve never got someone I actually want, and you can’t afford to care either. The Democrats have just thrown away more advantages than you know and the work gets harder now, not easier.

Work your asses off to get whoever comes out of this elected, no matter what.

Goddamn, we really, really do not have room for any more self-inflicted wounds. Got that?

I hate the phrase “vote blue no matter who” but I got some fucken news: Vote blue, no matter who.

This time, it really, really, really matters.

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Saying "voting doesn't matter" might reach your younger peers online but it certainly hasn't reached Clangus Hargbarg who was part of the kkk in 1951 and still sends in his ballot. He hasn't missed a one.

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This user supports AO3

This user is anti-censorship

This user believes in “don’t like, don’t read”

This user believes in “ship and let ship”

This user believes that fiction tastes and preferences do not dictate moral character

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Boba's Bubble Shack.

Looks like Boba Fett is diversifying his streams of income! That being said, the establishment reserves the right to refuse entry to any and all smugglers, especially the cocky ones. Tiny green children and their dads are welcome, however.

Combining 3 things I like, aka bubble tea, Pedro’s scruff and little Grogu :> No but seriously, why haven’t I included bubble tea in my art before we correcting this right now!

I’m neck deep in prep for SDCC next week (anyone going? I'll be in artist alley, BB-04!!) after being down with con crud for another, but I’m trying to not neglect my socials too much!

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George Leonnec: Cover of “La Vie Parisienne” from 1924

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RIP Akira Toriyama. 😢 There are moments that define the end of an era, and this is one of them.

Over three decades, and I've never once regretted stanning Vegeta, Bulma, Goku, Piccolo... Dragonball was one of my very first fandoms, and still is one of my fandoms. I met some of my best friends (to this day!) through that fandom, and the artist I am today in part exists because of that fandom.

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The Untamed costumes masterpost

Here are the posts I've made on the various outfits worn by some of the characters. I'll try to proceed in some kind of loose "order of appearance", and will update this as I go along.

This will by no means be comprehensive; and as I know nothing of the proper terminology, descriptions will be sparse and extremely vague 😁. So yeah, pictures mostly, to put some of the piled up screenshots in good use.

If you want to quickly access all the costume posts, you can use the in-blog tag #character costumes. And for all the posts related to a specific character, the tag #character costumes: character name.

Extra

Jiang Cheng's and Wen Chao's diamond-patterned fabric

The mysterious Lan hair ornaments

Wei Wuxian's iconic red underwear

Wangxian in each other's underwear

Wei Wuxian and Wen Zhuliu's Sunday robes

About Lan Wangji's blue-stoned jewellery (and his blue robes)

Waist ornaments NEW

The Gusu Guest Disciples

Lan summer seminar robes (episodes 3-8) (#4)

Jiang Cheng

Compilation of all outfits

The aqua blue robe set (episodes 2-3 and 8-14) (#6)

The slinky "on the run" robes (episodes 14-17) (#27)

The colden core transplant robes (episodes 18-19, 46) (#28)

Jiang Fengmian

The dark blue (semi-)formal robe set (episodes 7 and 8) (#26)

Jiang Yanli

The lavender robe set (episodes 2-3, 8, 11, 14-17) (#7)

Jin Zixuan

The wide-shouldered cream and pale gold robes (episodes 3 and 11-13) (#23)

Lan Qiren

The white and blue Gusu robe set (episodes 3, 4, 6, 7, 11, 27, 43) (#25)

Lan Wangji

Compilation of all outfits NEW

The white Gusu Lan robes (episodes 3-8) (#3)

The baby blue travel robes (episodes 8-11) (#8)

The lacy white indoctrination robes (episodes 11-14) (#16)

Lan Xichen

The light blue robe (episodes 3-11) (#5)

Meng Yao

The Gusu outfit (episode 4) (#9)

The zigzag-patterned Qinghe robe (episodes 10 and 11) (#13)

Nie Huaisang

The simple but classy cream robe (episodes 8-12) (#12)

Nie Mingjue

The wide-shouldered Qinghe robes (episodes 10 and 11) (#22)

Song Lan

The grey and black robes (episode 10) (#20)

Wei Wuxian

Compilation of all outfits

The resurrection outfit (episode 1) (#1)

The dark blue, patterned robe (episodes 2-3 and 8-9) (#2)

The wave-patterned robe and wide-shouldered vest outfit (episodes 9-11) (#11)

The first Qishan outfit (episodes 11-12) (#14)

The second Qishan outfit (episodes 12-14) (#21)

The slinky "on the run" robes (episodes 14-18) (#27)

Wen Chao

The red diamond-patterned robe (episodes 4, 7, 8, 10-13) (#18)

Wen Ning

The 1st dark red flame-embroidered robe (episodes 3-5, 7) (#24)

Wen Qing

The dark red flame-embroidered robe (episodes 3-7 and 17-18) (#10)

The gauzy red robe set (episodes 8 and 9) (#15)

Xiao Xingchen

The white robe with black accents (episode 10) (#19)

Xue Yang

The black robes with antique gold accents (episodes 3, 7 and 10) (#17)

My comments on other costume-related posts

On Nie Huaisang's too-large robes

A little note on LXC/JGY colour coordination (not a costume post as such but...)

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You CAN do pullups, my friend!

Gym Rings: https://hybridcalisthenics.com/rings Free DIY Rings (Save Money): https://hybridcalisthenics.com/DIYrings

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Shaved Ice the Sheep

After my last con, I needed a quick little palette cleanser personal project - I love making things for other people, but sometimes you need to make something for yourself! I decided that what I wanted was a little friend to sit up on top of the Color Machine, and the sheep from the logo design felt like a perfect choice. She’s accompanied by dye bottles and a couple little balls of wool, and has a magnet in her base to help her stay steady up on top.

This was a personal piece and is not for sale, but my commissions are currently open and I’d love to talk ideas with anyone who wants to add a felted friend to their world!

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Google is going to start scraping all of their platforms to use for AI training. So, here are some alternatives for common Google tools!

Google Chrome -> Firefox

If you’re on tumblr, you’ve probably already been told this a thousand times. But FireFox is an open-source browser which is safe, fast and secure. Basically all other browsers are Chrome reskins. Try Firefox Profilemaker, Arkenfox and Librewolf! Alternatively, vanilla Firefox is alright, but get Ublock Origin, turn off pocket, and get Tabliss.

Google Search -> DuckDuckGo

DuckDuckGo very rarely tracks or stores your browsing data (though they have only been known to sell this info to Microsoft). Don’t use their browser; only their search engine. Domain visits in their browser get shared. Alternatively, you can also use Ecosia, which is a safe search engine that uses its income to plant trees! 🌲

Google Reverse Image Search -> Tineye

Tineye uses image identification tech rather than keywords, metadata or watermarks to find you the source of your image!

Gmail -> ProtonMail

All data stored on ProtonMail is encrypted, and it boasts self-destructing emails, text search, and a commitment to user privacy. Tutanota is also a good alternative!

Google Docs -> LibreOffice

LibreOffice is free and open-source software, which includes functions like writing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, formula editing and more.

Google Translate -> DeepL

DeepL is notable for its accuracy of translation, and is much better that Google Translate in this regard. It does cost money for unlimited usage, but it will let you translate 500,000 characters per month for free. If this is a dealbreaker, consider checking out the iTranslate app.

Google Forms -> ClickUp

ClickUp comes with a built-in form view, and also has a documents feature, which could make it a good option to take out two birds with one stone.

Google Drive -> Mega

Mega offers a better encryption method than Google Drive, which means it’s more secure.

YouTube -> PeerTube

YouTube is the most difficult to account for, because it has a functional monopoly on long-form video-sharing. That being said, PeerTube is open-source and decentralized. The Internet Archive also has a video section!

However, if you still want access to YouTube’s library, check out NewPipe and LibreTube! NewPipe scrapes YouTube’s API so you can watch YouTube videos without Google collecting your info. LibreTube does the same thing, but instead of using YouTube servers, it uses piped servers, so Google doesn’t even get your IP address. Both of these are free, don’t require sign-ins, and are open source!

Please feel free to drop your favorite alternatives to Google-owned products, too! And, if this topic interests you, consider checking out Glaze as well! It alters your artwork and photos so that it’s more difficult to use to train AI with! ⭐️

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Happy New Year!!

Starting off 2024 with a dragon and some bunnies.

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Technology then and now