#group sick

[perrieedwards]

i feel like people are skimming over the uk riots in a way that makes me want to tear my hair out. muslims in the uk are in active danger. immigrants in the uk are in active danger. refugees in the uk are in active danger. people of colour in the uk are in active danger. asian communities in the uk are in active danger. black communities in the uk are in active danger.

there are massive far right riots throughout the country right now and people like fucking elon musk and nigel farage are inciting it and still have a platform to speak. people have used three young girls deaths, people's genuine grief in southport, to try and gain traction for their own racist bullshit and it's working.

a lot of refugee charities have been forced to close leaving many people without support, homes, funding, food, etc. if you aren't able to donate please consider sending a message via the conversation over borders campaign! it will send a hopeful, welcoming letter to a refugee in the uk. there is also a guide to staying safe here.

please do your own research and donate to refugee charities, anti-islamophobia charities, mosques who are trying to rebuild after being destroyed, counter protesters, here are some i've heard positive things about but the list is extensive; southport strong together (support for the southport victims and their families), southport mosque rebuilding, riot repair fund, middlesbrough vulnerable residents, nasir mosque rebuilding, hull help for refugees, bristol welcomes migrants,

[thevioletcaptain]

i genuinely don't care how good a piece of ai generated art or writing looks on the surface. i don't care if it emulates brush strokes and metaphor in a way indistinguishable from those created by a person.

it is not the product of thoughtful creation. it offers no insights into the creator's life or viewpoint. it has no connection to a moment in time or a place or an attitude. it has no perspective. it has no value.

it's empty, it's hollow, and it exists only to generate clicks (and by extension, ad revenue.)

it's just another revolting symptom of the disease that is late stage capitalism, and it fucking sucks.

[sheriffofmagic]

new favorite ally beardsley pic just dropped (edit: for context @froginakettle and @sugaldean both shared this is from a pro-palestine protest)

FREE PALESTINE

[drawnfamiliarfaces]

is that disney-esque artstyle, peter parker look alike PILOT RANDY CUNNINGHAM???

also ngl i kinda dig Viceroy II and Deputy Mayor Kranski

+bonus Bible designs

[antiterf]

Tired of people applying concepts of gender and gender hierarchy specifically made for cis people to trans people and thinking we're the problem when we point out that it doesn't fit.

[abby-howard]

You deadlift? What's your PB?

My current max is 250 pounds! Gotta catch up to Tony, he's at 300 now 😤

Also someone else asked about how deadlifting doesn't kill my back, and the answer is that weightlifting with proper form is good for back pain >:]

Strengthening your stabilizer muscles is so good for your bones and posture! It doesn't mean accidents don't happen, as we will all decay in time, but it definitely helps me draw all day and night without crumbling into dust 👌

[artsekey]

Reminder to get your COVID booster when they're available. I kept putting off my next dose because of my schedule, and I've been out with COVID for eight days now.

Posting the symptoms I had to inform others as COVID is constantly evolving:

Day 1 (3 or 4 days after exposure): started as a feeling of "imminent sickness" in the back of my throat. I otherwise felt 100%.

Day 2: Extremely tired. Congestion. Limited all contact.

Day 3: 101 Fever. Congestion. Extremely tired. Couldn't make it through lecturing my class (remotely). Began medicating with Theraflu (acetaminophen). Tested positive for COVID with the fastest and clearest positive test I've ever seen.

Day 4: Fever between 99 and 101.5. Cancelled all activity. Spent all day in bed. Extreme congestion. Extreme aches & chills at night. This day was absolutely miserable. My friend brought me soup. I cried about it. Continued with Theraflu. Considered going to the ER due to severity of symptoms.

Day 5: Intermittent low-grade fever at 99.8. Congestion continued, coughing and sneezing began.

Day 6: Fever cleared. Coughing & sneezing intensified. Tested again as per CDC recommendations: still a strong positive. Began taking Robitussin (cough syrup only, no acetaminophen).

Day 7: Coughing worsened significantly. Lots of liquids, lots of Robitussin.

Day 8: Today! No fever, no cough, some slight congestion remains. Once again tested positive for COVID-- with a weaker positive this time! I expect I'll be back to normal by day 10, but... trust me, if you're going to get your "booster" through a needle or ten days of this, choose the booster! As a reminder, you can order up to 4 free COVID tests at the end of September through HHS.gov!

[kachinnate]

hi im back from my million year hiatus is there still anyone in this fandom

[pop-punklouis]

I DON'T CARE WHAT PEOPLE SAY WHEN WE'RE TOGETHER!!!!!! YOU KNOW I WANNA BE THE ONE WHO HOLDS YOU WHEN YOU SLEEP!!!!!!!!!! I JUST WANT IT TO BE YOU AND I FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I KNOW YOU WANNA LEAVE SO COME ON BABY BE WITH ME SO HAPPILY!!!!!!!!

[conanssummerchild]

troy saying to abed "no one will ever have my patience with you" and then troy leaves and we see that its kind of true, no one is patient with abed like troy is

[medievalthymes]

the ass quest mountain crew is like if the scooby doo gang was doomed by the narrative

you got:

1. depressed himbo and his talking animal companion

2. everyone’s favourite funky (gnc) guy

3. the literal queen

4. coming to you live from jhaampe, interview with the witted bastard, news reporter: starling birdsong

5. a 300 year old lady fed up with all of them

[ohgreat-moretapes]

Tim I noticed a lot of indigenous patches on your jacket, are you Native?

Idk what my dad was 'cause I never knew him, but yeah my mom is (or... Was.. I guess..) Muscogee, the tribe native to the part of Alabama I'm in.

If I remember correctly she came to Alabama from Oklahoma (where a lot of Natives were displaced to in the 1800s) to "get back to her roots."

But yknow, I was separated from her in childhood (which tbh is upsettingly common for Native families) and I was raised in a very white very Catholic asylum so I'm not as connected to the culture as I'd like to be.

-Tim

[thehappiestgolucky]

Not feeling well so I’m making characters not feel well either

Spearmaster designed to be the ideal messenger, never really dealt with the average illnesses other creatures did. Until it constantly hung around the group and finally caught its first flu. Body does NOT know how to deal

[nothorses]

desperately need people to understand that society punishes transmascs for being femme and for being masc, for different expressions of the same reason: "the wrong people" claiming any aspect of manhood or masculinity is a threat to the concept of manhood as well as the gender binary.

they will not accept femme transmascs if they become more masc, and they will not accept masc transmascs if they become more femme, and if they tell you otherwise they're fucking lying & you need to start listening to other transmascs instead of bigots with ulterior motives.

[fatuismooches]

I still have many duo playable Reader and Dottore thoughts... specifically their idle animations this time. They would have idles where both of them appear and idles where only one person is involved.

Reader pulling out a box of chocolates to enjoy, to which Dottore appears behind them and steals one to get the first bite. They then get pouty and playfully hit him while the Harbinger feels no remorse.

Dottore examining that blue vial of his (what's so interesting about that thing, you wonder) to which Reader comes out, poking and prodding him for his attention, and he only purposely ignores them for fun. They then get tired of it and snatch the vial out of his hand, which he laughs at.

It would also be so cute if they had matching idles, like Miko/Raiden and Kaveh/Al Haitham. I can imagine one with the pufflings...

Reader would giggle at the pufflings appearing out of nowhere and swarming their body, as well as the fox creature pawing their leg to be lifted up and cuddled. Then, they get an idea, humming as they pull out a small piece of candy and gift it to the crowd of pufflings, directing them to deliver it to their one and only.

Dottore would sigh at the sight of the pufflings, attempting to brush them off but to no avail, they are already littered on his shoulders and pockets. Speaking of, it seems they've dropped something in there - hm? Candy? He chuckles, knowing only one person who could have sent such a thing.

[deservedgrace]

The lack of understanding and empathy for cult survivors is really alienating. Because the same people that (rightfully) get upset hearing domestic violence jokes or rape jokes will make jokes about starting a cult.