#<- sort of <3

[puckpocketed]

i don't know why portland specifically loves its czech goalies so much lol but the reason that there are so many czech imports in the chl generally is that the czech junior system isn't the strongest and a lot of the country's top prospects basically scatter to the winds at some point, mostly to north america. teams are more likely to draft kids who'll come over and swedish and finnish kids for example are less likely to leave their strong domestic programs, but the czechs just have fewer options at home

WOAH!! (voice of a guy in the weeds of Kings prospects) Lines up with what clippings I’ve found of Jakub Dvořák and his very weird and wacky 12 months. I know he came to Canada part way through the season to play in the WHL bc his team at home (professional !) had cut his ice time in favour of veterans, wasn’t aware of Czechia’s junior system brain drain! (<- actually, do they consider it like this??)

very interesting to hear about systems outside of NA, thank you for the info <3

[obsob]

i am a being capable of immeasurable love and whimsy

[lazylittledragon]

some beach babes i started while i was on holiday <3

[mildlyartisticsuperdetective]

went to a spa the other week and thought about absolutely nothing but this the whole time. gale was a team effort so thank you @ladymurgatroid for the phrase ‘retired old lady workout regimen’.

i know shadowheart can learn to swim in the course of the game but there is no way she’s good at it. she is forcibly removed from the floatie when karlach cannonballs too close to the sun, and spends the rest of the day on a lounger insisting that she isn’t sulking.

[llovely]

here's a fake interview about my me & my girlfriend that i transcribed from my head. enjoy!

[mischievous-thunder]

Bonus:

Nap time with the multiversal couple

[chiquilines]

As mentioned in the previous post, i have lost my entire mind

[galadrieljones]

They're just trying to remember how to be people.

[elsaclack]

Yeah okay so like I said in the tags of the last post I’m rising from my tumblr grave to say that the ban on TikTok is symptomatic of a MUCH larger and more terrifying problem. Because yes, on its surface it’s silly dances and asmr and cooking videos and whatever, but in truth and at its core, TikTok single-handedly revolutionized the way 170 million Americans communicated with each other AND the rest of the world. Non-Americans love to point out how America-centric Americans are, but fail to realize that we are purposefully raised in an isolated, insulated environment where we are told from basically day 1 that America Is The Best and not to even bother taking a look around because it’s all downhill from outside of here. TikTok has, for MANY Americans, single-handedly destroyed that notion and allowed them (us!!) to broaden our world-view and realize that actually, things are better in other countries, and it did so in a kind, empathetic, and compassionate way.

And yeah most people wake up to the truth of that on their own as they get older, but holy shit!! The VAST majority of the Americans on TikTok are millennials and gen z (and even some older gen alpha)!! People who are becoming disillusioned with “The American Dream” (said with the HEAVIEST sarcasm) while they’re still school-aged or are just entering young-adulthood!! People who are entering - or TRYING to enter - the American workforce who suddenly have an unfiltered window into non-American lives and are wondering why tf we’re struggling and penny-pinching and toeing the line of poverty while our rich elected officials sit around and fight and argue over everything that actually matters to the citizens they supposedly represent and get richer all the while. THAT is why they’re banning the app, and that fact alone should terrify every single American citizen.

Not to mention the precedent it sets for other social media platforms!! You think some nebulous, unproven, and unfounded “threat to national security” will stop with TikTok?? They’ve already censored Adult Material on tumblr, who’s gonna stop them from coming back and doing it again or getting rid of it altogether for the exact same reason? It’s a blatant act of censorship and a direct attack on the American first amendment right to free speech.

NOTHING radicalized me the way tiktok did. I watched people in my life who were STAUNCH Trump supporters in 2016 AND 2020 wake up to the truth and vote blue for the first time in their lives BECAUSE OF TIKTOK, and did so with al the nuanced understanding that even Democrats are severely failing this country, but are at least better than the alternative. That level of awareness and presence in the average US citizen scares American politicians.

The fact that the vast majority of them - including the ones loudly opposing the ban!! - bought stock in Meta BEFORE the ban was legalized/upheld by the Supreme Court?? That Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk were legally allowed to lobby congress to ban TikTok when BOTH stood to DIRECTLY financially gain from their biggest competitor being banned in the US and are guilty of unethically gathering data and selling it to MULTIPLE third parties?? The fact that Trump is now teasing that he may or may not intervene to save TikTok when he was the one who talked about banning it in the first place AND ALSO OWNS HIS OWN COMPETING SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM??

It’s the burning of Alexandria. It’s the loss of a significant chunk of culture. It’s the sharp and sudden loss of contact with the rest of the world for more than half of all American citizens. It’s the loss of $240 BILLION dollars in the GDP when the country is already TRILLIONS of dollars in debt. And on an individualistic level, it’s the loss of millions of small businesses and primary income streams for so many individuals and families who found their primary audience on TikTok. Is the app perfect? HELL no. Are there significant changes needed to make it a safe environment for all users? ABSOLUTELY. But that can also be said of ANY social media platform. TikTok openly fostered connection and communication and creativity and compassion that is completely unique to that platform! It made so many people - myself included!! - feel less alone. I get the feeling I know what the general consensus is about TikTok on this site, but the ban on this app should scare the shit out of everyone.

[shepscapades]

Revenge :3 In which Season 10 (dbhc) Bdubs gets a new fit and one person is decidedly Not Very Normal about it + the original concept sketch :]

(Referencing this post!)

[sonlc]

who’s this cute little fellow…

[pidgydraws]

🐴 just between you and me... 🐴

they can find one another in a thousand universes~ but they can't talk directly about their feelings...

some brush and style exploration for the commission i'm doing for Cardine's western AU "Never Really Faced My Fears Before" <3 (bonus: character sheets >here< and another piece from this AU >here< <3)

[gemmascouts]

Marcus Rutherford & Isabella Bucceri as Perrin Aybara & Faile Bashere THE WHEEL OF TIME 3.07 | Goldeneyes

[lazylittledragon]

baby rogue is once again committing crimes but too nice to actually get away with them

bonus

[rainscenes]

I'm here. What can I do? What you always do. Just talk to him.