#idk who this post is for

[pineapplebunnies]

I need to see Owen Wilson in more rom coms except it’s gay and he looks and sounds exactly like he did in Cars and his love interest is played by Larry the cable guy and-

[nekky-nek]

Back in my day we bought movie tickets up front the day of and looked for seats as we walked in the theater!

[theniftycat]

Nobody:

Music of the Night: Neitteim scharpens, heitens itsch ssenssäischon

[orossii]

i find it frustrating, but i’m not one of those people hyperventilating over the MAGA communism phenomenon. i’m of the opinion that a communist split from the ideological confines of left liberalism (identity politics and post-modernism as opposed to the traditional, economic class-centered left) is an overall positive development that needed to happen. what frustrates me is seeing this oppositional energy, a natural consequence of the contradictions of this new ultra-divisive left liberalism, get redirected toward the brand of highly astroturfed cultural conservatism that was the prevailing ideology of neoconservatism 15 years ago. it’s true that the working class tends to be more conservative, but that doesn’t mean that they’re actually represented by wealthy right wing ideologues like ben shapiro and andrew tate anymore than they are by judith butler or robin diangelo. it’s just as absurd to suggest that we need to emulate their messaging if we’re to reach these people as it is to say that trans rights are the only thing standing bewteen america and fascism. tea party libertarianism, qanon, chan culture, and evangelical christianity are just as astroturfed and populated by delusional middle class lunatics as antifa and the gender ideology movement

the people who follow these movements aren’t innately evil, even if i think their ideological framework of choice is misanthropic and synthetically designed to prevent them from thinking critically about certain things that they’re encouraged to view as ‘leftist propaganda’. in turn, sometimes they’re allowed to make certain observations about how the world works that the equally misanthropic left isn’t, gender ideology and the dangers of porn/prostitution/child sexualization being a huge example as well as the devastating economic consequences of western COVID policy on the working class

the left liberals are currently in the driver’s seat. when the contradictions of right wing cultural conservatism came to a head in the wake of the iraq war the neoconservatives were remarkably flexible in shifting their allegiances to the democratic party, while keeping the republican party warm for when they exhaust their current host once more. they have no ideological convictions outside of the inherent supremacy of their class, so they don’t give a shit what cultural trappings they use to advance their agenda

what american communists should be doing is studying WHY certain aspects of conservative and liberal messaging alike appeal to members of the working class, and advancing a synthesis that speaks to those legitimate concerns. for example, the democratic party capitalizes on real fears of racism and sexism. the republican party capitalizes on real fears of government overreach and de-industrialization. they tell us to pick the fear that scares us the most and then once we do that, we’re exposed to messaging that’s intended to manufacture a personal identity (almost exclusively democrat/leftist or republican/conservative) based on what started as a legitimate concern or value. they force feed us nonsense that makes us hate everyone that falls into the other ideological camp because of the genuinely irrational additional garbage the other is paired with. we defend our own irrationality because we don’t look to reality for our worldview, but the prevailing consensus dictated to us from the top down via our media echo chamber of choice. because of this we end up in a state where the society is polarized between two repulsive extremes of progressivism and traditionalism, both of which cause social instability because culture is not meant to change drastically from decade to decade by forces outside our constructive control nor is it meant to be kept in a state of artificial stagnation and warped nostalgia. both poles keep the working class distracted with these ugly bitter internal struggles while the imperialist ruling class marches on, hijacking whatever pole best suits their interests in the moment and funding them both to ensure their loyalty

the MAGA communists are just another niche for the ruling class to distract us with, they’re not exactly a threat to anything and will fail for the same reason the right-wing populist messaging advanced by the tea party failed. their messaging appeals to some people, but many find it ridiculous and artificial. i think their primary function has been to distract communist consciousness. but i will say this-- i think the conditions that lead to the astroturfing of the MAGA communist movement have huge implications. every time we experience an ideological rupture a new consciousness emerges, and when the communist movement starts disentangling itself from the trappings of right vs. left at the same time the imperialist world order is starting to crumble and give rise to unprecedented economic conditions, we’ll be able to finally take the bull by the horns

[sylvies-kablooie]

i do unironically think the best artists of our generation are posting to get 20 notes and 3 reblogs btw. that fanfic with like 45 kudos is some of the best stuff ever written. those OCs you carry around have some of the richest backstories and worldbuilding someone has ever seen. please do not think that reaching only a few people when you post means your art isn't worth celebrating.

[feyisntdead]

call my penis the invisible man the way you can't see that thang

[raynewolferune]

DC x DP Prompt: Bruce is bad at emoting but at least ghosts are empathic (too bad bat kids are not)

Was reading Twincognito on AO3 when I stumbled across this gem again:

~

" “Danny, Tim. I was just…checking in. Is everything alright?” Curse his inability to make meaningful conversation when it wasn’t a life or death situation.

They glanced at each other and shrugged.

Then Danny hauled himself out of the bed and walked over to Bruce.

Bruce tried not to let too much excitement show on his face. "

~

Now I really want to read a story where Bruce adopts Danny post Meta trafficking and is being his usual emotionally constipated self. His kids keep getting mad at him because he's treating their new meta brother who was trafficked poorly (generally being stilted in conversation with him, walking away hurriedly mid-conversation, avoiding Danny when he's feeling really awkward, etc). They think Bruce is discriminating against Danny for being a civilian, meta, dealer's pick, but really it's just Bruce being horribly socially awkward. Danny knows this because of ghost empathy and find the whole thing hilarious. The whole thing comes to a head with the Bat Kids staging an intervention in the Bat Cave.

[soranker]

98 lovemail doodles >_<

[foolsocracy]

Hi, I love your art! Would you ever consider drawing the Fab Five as adults?

hell yeah

[me-beef]

@strangeravatar made a great point

i was gonna focus on the spike-hotboxing-celestia aspect but i got distracted somewhere along the way and i think i forgot what joke i was trying to make

but dont you think its interesting how many guards of the exact same color/body type she's managed to accrue?? i do

ooohh you want to go look at our stickers so bad

[spooksier]

me when the emotionally repressed character is revealed to have had something happen in their childhood that was completely out of their control but changed them in a way they can never come back from

[direpunk]

filming friends

[reallybadblackoutpoems]

the crucible (1953) - arthur miller

“ough”

[livwritesstuff]

i went on a deep dive of the Steve & Hopper ao3 tag yesterday and and it got me thinking about what would happen if Chief of Police Hopper ran into Steve and Eddie while he was on patrol after pseudo-adopting Steve, and it’s been long enough that Hopper is sort of a safe-person for Steve so Steve goes into full-fledged bitch mode when Hopper tries to pull cop stuff on them, and Eddie (who knew about none of this because Steve is a chronic under-sharer) is so totally baffled.

He’d spent years watching Steve sweet-talk his way out of trouble. Even before they started hooking up it used to drive Eddie goddamn insane, because if (when) Eddie pulled any of this shit Steve gets away with, he’d be totally screwed, but all Steve has to do is flash a sheepish grin and run a hand through his hair once or twice and say, all baleful, “I really didn’t mean any trouble,” and he’s home free.

It has its perks though, or so he's learned during his last few months of hanging around with Steve, so when Steve and Eddie’s make-out session is interrupted by the tell-tale red and blue lights of a cop car pulling up behind where Steve parked the Beemer a few hundred yards down a maintenance road, Eddie’s not all that worried. In fact, he’s got a pretty good amount of faith in Steve’s ability to spin up some story to keep them out of any real trouble, and as Chief Hopper ambles over to them, Eddie prepares himself for a whole show of, “Yes Chief, sorry Chief, it won’t happen again Chief.”

So imagine Eddie's complete and utter surprise when Hopper barks, “Hey, morons! What the hell do you think you’re doing?” and Steve only rolls his eyes and says, “What’s it to you?”

Eddie feels his jaw drop.

“Steve,” he mutters through gritted teeth. He tries to elbow Steve into shutting the hell up, but he misses because Steve has already taken several steps forward to meet Hopper, his face turned up in a kind of defiance Eddie doesn’t think he’s ever seen on him before.

“What’s it to me?” Hopper repeats, glowering at Steve, “It’s midnight. I’m on patrol. You’ve got one of the most recognizable cars in this entire damn town parked in a restricted-access zone with this idiot–” Hopper gestures at Eddie (Eddie didn’t think the pointing or the idiot were necessary, but clearly, clearly, he’s missing something here), “–who’s been dragged into my station more times than I could count.”

“The town line, Hop, is over there,” Steve says, pointing at an indiscriminate spot over Hop’s shoulder that may or may not be part of the Hawkins town line, “We’re not even in Hawkins anymore. You’re totally out of your jurisdiction.”

“You wanna know something about jurisdiction, smart-ass?” Hopper asks, “If my report says shit happened in my jurisdiction, it happened in my jurisdiction.”

“Wow,” Steve deadpans, “Way to not sound totally corrupt. Nice work, Chief.”

Hopper’s jaw twitches for a second, and he’s clearly debating if he wants to keep arguing with Steve who, to Steve’s credit, looks like he’s got debate in him for days. Ultimately though, Hopper decides against it and stalks back over to his squad car.

“If you’re not home by one there’s gonna be hell to pay. You hear me, Harrington?” Hopper yells, “One AM. Hell to pay.”

“Oh, sure,” Steve rolls his eyes, “Totally hear you. One AM. Loud and clear or whatever.”

Steve flips the cruiser both birds as it peels away, which Hopper only flashes his high beams at a couple times before he’s gone, kicking up a bunch of dirt and mulch and leaves in his wake, and Steve is wearing an exasperated expression as he turns to face Eddie again.

“God, he’s so annoying. Let’s just go to my house.”

Eddie gapes at him.

“What the fuck was that?”

“Huh?”

“What the fuck was that?” Eddie repeated, gesturing wildly towards where Hopper’s car had just been.

“Wha– you mean with Hop?”

“Uh, yeah?!?”

Steve just brushed him off, “Whatever, just ignore him. He’s basically my dad.”

“What?”

[corviiids]

in the one (1) month since i watched death note for the first time i sure have been doing a fucking posting

bonus:

[mwagneto]

sorry idk but the way the world is so fast and the people in it still want it to be faster is sooo annoying to me. people groaning while standing in line for 3 minutes people being mad the train ride is gonna take 2 hours people complaining that the bus is a few minutes late people being angry that construction work is taking months even though it used to take decades. don't you see the world is already so so so fast in every single aspect can't you understand that being mad will do nothing and just make your mood worse. enjoy the moments of stillness you're given. just stand in line and look at the people around you. sit on the train and watch the scenery. you'll get there.