#Nea

[puppypawtism]

[violetwolfraven]

*laughs nervously* hey kids uh you might wanna start supporting your local theaters. Theatre is an easy, little to no risk way to defy fascism and the Trump administration is trying to kill it. Essay w/ sources to follow probably tomorrow.

[scopophilic1997]

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1163 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new micro-messaging series: small, subtle, and often unintentional messages we send and receive verbally and non-verbally. (2024)

[amipenthe]

SPOILERS!!!!!! FOR CHAPTER 253!!!!!!

After google translating the house and reading a summary of the events from someone who knows Japanese, we finally have confirmation: lavi is not cross and lavi is a part of Allen’s soul.

If I were Neah d Campbell I’d seek legal action. What the hell do you MEAN the man in love with me fell in love with my host and they combined into one person????

That panel when Neah sees our Allen’s face for the first time makes so much sense now. Could you imagine waking up to see the body you are in is a combo of the host you picked and the friend you asked to protect said host????? Neah’s face said I left you two alone for two goddamn minutes 😭

But good news! That means our Allen is his own person. He is the combo of two people, a creation of two people, making, him, in fact, something different than either of them. Making him his own unique being. Good for our baby!!! Hopefully he’ll be able to be like sorry Neah no I’m a different person than the one who made that deal with you: kisses.

I’m actually just as curious to see Neah’s reaction to this news as I am to see Allen’s. Like the fact Allen is his own unique being different than the one he made a promise with is trouble for him. Also, the fact he explicitly didn’t want lavi to become his host…wanted to spare him from such a fate but then lavi ended up becoming his host anyway has got to freaking sting

Ps ps….I wonder if Neah and our Allen will collaborate more together or come to some kind of agreement after this revelation it’s obvious now that Neah didn’t body snatch Allen, but at the same time, their old deal can’t and doesn’t stand…..

[forgottencomic]

[fuwacy]

A second OC has hit the page

I don't expect these to get a lot of traction - but I wanted to post some more recent-ish paintings (which is still from...2022? 2023?)

It's my OC, I used them for a RP fangan project back in 2022, which I still adore and am very proud of to this day.

Their talent is... not a secret technically, but the story that developed made it so.

I love my meow meow and I hope other people love my meow meow too. ❤️🫵✨️

[poupeesdecirque]

Weekly Photo 04/2025

Two sides of a coin. Light & Shadow.

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Guess who maybe got inspired by the illustration we got for the new clear file? It's so great to see Nea getting some attention too. It still doesn't answer much but he's getting more and more important.

[boxoftheskyking]

What Is Up With The NEA

There's a lot happening the US, and it's fine if the things in my specific corner have not caught your attention. But I want to let Tumblr know a bit about this in particular since a lot of folks I know here are artists.

Honestly I'm also getting annoyed with random people telling me and my coworkers what to do without actually knowing the deal. I'm not a grant specialist but I know more than the average citizen about this

What's the NEA: The National Endowment for the Arts gives money to arts organizations and projects in the US. It is federally funded (meaning the money is allocated on behalf of the American people). I work for an org that has received NEA funding for many years.

Very few orgs get the majority of their budget from the NEA, but if you do get NEA funding it gives you a certain level of "legitimacy" that makes it easier to get other funding.

(there's other arts funding that comes from federal $$ in different ways, but I'm not talking about that right now)

What happened: NEA announced everyone who is receiving 2025 grants from them back in December 2024. We have not signed a contract or received any of the money yet, but the information was made public (and went into our budget planning)

A few weeks ago, in response to various Executive Orders, the NEA has changed their rules and directives. Now, anyone who receives any amount of NEA funding cannot engage in programming or activities that "promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)" or "gender ideology."

But if it's not a large percentage of your budget, can't you take their money and use it for "approved" activities while doing DEI stuff with different money?: No. If you sign a contract and take NEA money, you are saying that none of your activities as an org support DEI or "gender ideology," whether or not NEA money goes to them. Even more sinister than that, it's required that any sub-contractors (anyone you pay) also fit their new criteria. So we couldn't pay any artists, contractors, staff, etc who "do a DEI or do a gender" either.

Can't you just use different terms and still do equitable work?: No, I wish it was that easy. We don't define what these things mean, the NEA and federal government will determine if you are in or out of compliance. If you take the money, they require that you come up with new reporting systems to "prove" that you are in compliance.

Now, who is going to be checking up on things since they are firing all the people in every department? Who fuckin' knows. It is all intentionally vague and threatening. Apparently Julianne Moore's book about freckles is "too DEI" so genuinely anything can fit their new criteria.

So you're just at risk of paying the money back? Be brave and try taking it anyway!: If someone at my org signs the paperwork and takes the money (and you can't get the money without an individual signing), we must comply with these rules on penalty of perjury. So a staff member at my job could get arrested and charged with perjury if we take this money and the federal government sees an actor we hire "do a gender" or thinks that a performance that happens in our building is "too DEI." For us, the money is not impactful enough to risk this.

Additionally, all of our non-profit status comes from the government, so if we agree to government rules and then "commit perjury," they could potentially come after our nonprofit status. We cannot exist without that, there is no easy way for a non-profit to just magically become a viable for-profit company at the snap of a finger.

Why would they do this: I mean they suck and want to silence anything but their own right-wing propaganda. But also if no one applies for this funding (even if they created the conditions where most orgs can't receive funding), they can get rid of the entire NEA and any federal arts funding because "no one wants it"

Wow this sucks what do I do: If you have the funds, contribute to arts orgs that are standing up and turning down NEA funding. If you don't, sign up for their newsletters, engage with their programming, share it with your friends, let your artist friends know which organizations are protecting their right to free speech

Jay are you losing your job?: right now, no. In the good news, many arts orgs that are taking a stand and publicly rejecting these funds and the strings that come with them have gotten some really great support from individuals. Does it make up the full gap in funds? Not yet, but $5 from an artist who believes in our values means more than any $30,000 that means we have to betray our fundamental purpose for existing.

We will have to cut and shrink some programming. I don't get paid a lot and that's not about to change. But we have plans to keep existing

If you specifically want to support my org, DM me and I'll give you info. I love my org but I also live my tumblr anonymity lol

The end

Thanks for reading this long post. I'm getting real tired of a bunch of armchair quarterbacks in my work email telling me "It's not that bad, just do this [incredibly basic thing that you would know is not possible if you just READ THE FREAKING INSTRUCTIONS]!" I appreciate your patience.

[homiehopper4life]

I’ll stop now I swear

[kiki-1109]

i ran a little poll where readers voted which BbR characters (out of these 4) they'd give valentine's gifts to, and these are the results! it was really fun, i should do more interactive stuff like this in the future :D

[poppystheories]

Despite three other Noah running around looking like absolute fashion catastrophes and behaving like deranged toddlers, the Earl gets fussy about Tyki's appearance and manner of speaking. (They don't even end up going to a restaurant.)

As gorgeous as Tyki looks, scenes like this become 10 billion times more uncomfortable after the whole "Tyki looks just like Nea" reveal. The Earl insisting Tyki specifically dress and talk a certain way...it's got bad vibes.

Is it gross and manipulative, or just plain sad?

[metiredlr]

Me, who shipped lavinea as a crackship for shits and giggles, now thinking about these two after the last 3 chapters

[supplyside]

Northeast Airlines

[janwon]

mari-chan is just idol

[forgottencomic]

[menelron]

I love studying astronomy where we call an astroid 33km across small and a life time of 1 million years short