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ok chat I made them kiss

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I'm at a convention and I just saw Captain America pick his nose. He truly is an accurate mascot for this country.

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by @nekomimipii

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This also applies for anyone left of center choosing to not vote or throw out their vote on a write-in because their inner Calvinist won't allow voting for a candidate that doesn't share all the same views as them on every issue.

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Stephen and Tony both want to help people, but the two geniuses also do their research.

Falling for scams does hurt people, actually

TW: Human trafficking, SA, torture, discussion of scam farms

I see a whole bunch of people arguing that they would rather risk giving to a scammer than ignore someone's gofundme. I also see people saying things like "I can't believe some sick people are profiteering off genocide" and like, me neither, but I feel like you guys really don't understand who actually runs these kinds of scams and what they are.

Scams of noticeable scale-- like scam asks being sent from hundreds of accounts to every user on Tumblr!-- are typically related to organised crime in poor countries, not Susan from Milwaukee who wants a new coat and has no scruples. People get trafficked by gangs to scam farms in Asia and Africa where they're worked to the bone and tortured trying to get idiots in wealthy countries to part with their money. Genocide profiteering is pretty much the least evil thing these people do.

Here's a UN article on it. Obvious warnings for content related to human trafficking and SA.

When you donate to a scammer, you fund these organisations and give them a reason to exist. It's possible some of the fundraisers are legit. I honestly find it unlikely given I'm not seeing any from any other countries where urgent fundraisers would seem to have great reason to exist but which haven't captured the same level of attention on Tumblr-- the number of Sudanese, Congolese, Ukrainian, Burmese or Uyghur fundraisers in my DMs is a fat 0. In any case, there are safer ways to help.

If you want to help (which is great!) you don't have to take the risk of paying for human trafficking. Donate to legitimate charities which have the resources to safely and effectively ensure the money and help is getting to the right people. Funding human trafficking rings in Myanmar is not a good risk to be taking while trying to help.

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Tel Aviv last night

Following the devastating news of the murder of 6 hostages, us Israelis are striking and protesting for a deal.

Saying we don’t want a ceasefire deal is just wrong. There are protests nationwide, school and most businesses are closed in protest.

We want a ceasefire / hostages deal . Bring them home now❤️🎗️

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Marvelous Mermay: Starkfish

"The truth is...I am a merman."

Note: Most of my Marvel merfolk will not be this elaborate. The plan is for most of them to be quick sketch-doodles like last year. But some will get more attention than others.

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Happy Festivus everyone! This year, the Feats of Strength will be hosted by the Grandmaster.

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I think Tony likes to kiss Stefan out of the blue.

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by @AngiGonzalez93

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I did a small thing inspired by @lilbitofmac and their SIM design and comic panels. I just liked the look of the design so much, plus the prompt of SIM tempting Strange with the promise to fix his hands is just- orz

Plus alternate version without the glasses:

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by @GingerTea116

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Nothing like making good use of your portal doors and taking your favourite engineer on a tour around the world...

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by @AngiGonzalez93

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Snow White and his prince

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It's incredible how such a simple style can capture an actress's face so strongly! Bravo!

I got a sketch of Christine (with a little hint of PalmerStrange/Stephine 😏) from @tinymintywolf and I love it so much I had to color it! <333

Honestly, Christine is such a great character and deserves all the love *will gush on her to anyone that will listen*

Art c) @tinymintywolf