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most damaging idea of the 21st century: the conviction of vast numbers of people that human history will end within our lifetimes

climate change represents world-altering tragedy if unchecked, but not even in the worst-case scenario does it mean “literally everyone dies”

yet so many people have jumped already to “it’s over, the world is going to end, we can do nothing about it” and are just paralyzingly cynical. How do I explain that the power to imagine a future is essential for creating it

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Ukraine, 26th Feb, 2022

A friend of mine told me yesterday that he didn’t realise how much Ukraine meant to him until now. I posted yesterday about the time we spent there, and we’re all getting super pre-occupied about the invasion. As I said in that post, I can’t get our waitress out of my head. I can sort of remember what she looked like now. She had an undercut. I think maybe her hair might have been blue? But - I will never know if she lives through this, and it’s driving me very slightly mad.

So naturally, my husband spent all day yesterday obsessively researching everything he could about it with the help of his journalist friends, as a way to help me process it.

This post is me putting it all in order, as a way to try and process my own emotional response as much as anything else (I freely admit there is an element of self-indulgence here). Please don’t take me as the spokesperson for Ukraine right now, nor as a solid reliable news source. But, I haven’t seen this stuff except in bits and pieces on Tumblr, so here we go.

(This is also not about why the invasion has happened. This post is solely about what has happened, and how the invasion is going.)

So, Putin and the rest of the world believed that this invasion would take 1-4 days. The plan was to push through fast, take Kyiv, and force Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian President, to surrender. Given Russia’s military might, it really looked likely.

Here is the conclusion of all that’s happened so far:

Ukraine is absolutely nailing this??? Actually???

They managed to defend every single city overnight, including Kyiv. They started rolling out and using these WW2-style anti-tank thingies that look a bit like angry gabbions, look, here’s a picture of one being delivered:

A bunch of spare iron girders turned into a hefty octopus of Russian misery, basically.

But it’s not just tanks they’re taking down, oh no. Ukraine successfully shot down a transport plane 20km from Kyiv. That is, I shit you not, the single biggest hit to the Russian military since the Second Chechen War. Volunteers from Lithuania, Poland, Latvia, Estonia, Azerbaijan and Israel are all entering Ukraine to help fight and bolster the anti-Russian forces, which is probably illustrative of how Eurovision voting is going to run for the next decade. Most countries have banned Russian planes from their air space. To help stop the Russian advance, Ukraine has made and installed new road signs, like this one:

I can only say a handful of sentences in Ukrainian, Tumblrs, but as I understand it, from top to bottom, it says:

“Fuck off”

“Fuck off again”

“Fuck off Russia”

Meanwhile, it turns out the Russian military might we feared is… possibly not quite as advertised?

They’re underfunded and badly trained. Ukraine captured 200 soldiers in one go, and most of them were confused 19 year olds with no training. The equipment is shite. The tanks keep running out of fuel. Russian soldiers keep abandoning their tanks and handing them over to the Ukrainian army. Putin’s plan was to take Kyiv fast and move on, and he didn’t have a plan B - hence these kids, playing soldier. Here is an image of a Russian tank receiving roadside assistance from Russia’s finest, an old Lada.  

No one expected Zelenskyy to survive the night; but he did. America offered him asylum in the White House.

But he said no. 

Zelenskyy remains in Kyiv, with his people.

And Putin, in his desperation to be adored, has turned Zelenskyy into a global icon and hero.

Here is something you may not know about Volodymyr Zelenskyy - he used to be a standup comedian. Was he any good? No idea - but what he IS good at is producing funny short videos he can put on Twitter and that, which are absolutely fantastic for Ukrainian morale. And morale is vital in an invasion like this, and Ukraine are smashing it out of the park there.

They are utilising the internet to its fullest extent. In addition to Zelenskyy’s videos, they’ve made sure that the final words of the Ukrainian defenders of Snake Island are known and now echoed around the world: “Russian warship, go fuck yourselves.” A video has gone viral of Ukrainians mocking a group of Russian soldiers whose tank had broken down and who didn’t know the way to Kyiv anyway, presumably because of all the new road signs. They have created a website that lists every single Russian death they can identify, partly so Russian mothers can have closure (thus also painting themselves as the defenders of decency and humanity), and partly for the enormous morale boost of the world knowing, categorically, that they’ve already killed 3700 Russian soldiers (over 100 of which were from that transport plane.)  Not one word has leaked of Ukrainian casualties. I’m sure they’re devastating, but for morale purposes, they’re being kept quiet until the dust settles. Ukrainians have started setting up fake Tindr profiles to catfish Russian soldiers for intel, and they’re all 19 and lost, so it’s working. Plus, they’re using Grindr to actually track where the soldiers are, because it turns out Putin was not entirely correct about there being no gays in Russia.

So, Russia wants to cut their internet access. Can the Ukrainian Minister for Digital Transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov, shame a billionaire into providing aid?

This is crucial, remember. Atrocities happen best in the dark, and the world is watching - because of the internet. Morale is vital to maintain. Can they convince Elon Musk to help?

Yep.

Ukraine now has the fastest internet service in the world. The fastest, most stable internet service in human history, in fact. Russia cannot now disable it. The world watches.

Which is just as well, because then Anonymous decided to get involved, and have leaked the website database of the Russian Ministry of Defence. Lol. Also this happens:

And then the Russian propaganda channels started broadcasting the truth of what is happening in Ukraine. Double lol.

So what is the political response?

Well, in addition to closing airspace to Russian planes, loads of countries are sending weapons to Ukraine. Those that can’t are offering asylum. They’re also offering asylum to any Russian soldiers who surrender or defect, which is startlingly good tactics, and there are rumours of around 5000 Russian soldiers who have done just that. Germany, of course, has long had a block on lethal weapons transfer; but Germany recognise this shit for what it is. They’ve lifted the block, thus allowing the Netherlands to send weapons. Efforts are now underway to fast-track Ukraine into the EU. I presume they will consider the lack of pint glasses with crowns on to be a worthwhile price to pay.

So what about Russia’s supporters?

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenka helped Russia with this invasion. Now, this has happened:

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya was actually elected president, but some wild nonsense kept her out of power. She’s now running a government in exile. I have literally no idea what this means or will mean! But my god. She has a spine of steel, and this is not a good time to be happening for Putin. 

And it’s really, really not, because then intel on a meeting of Putin and assembled Oligarchs LEAKS (hello Anonymous, probably). The highlights:

This war is costing Russia $15bn a day

He expected it to take ONE TO FOUR DAYS TO WIN

It’s been two days and he is losing very badly, currently

They will run out of rockets by day 4, maybe sooner

After that they will be down to rifles and ammo

It will take 3-4 months to make more significant weapons, except they need raw materials, and the countries that can provide them… have cut supply lines

If the war lasts 10 days, Russia will have completely run out of money and weapons

It’s only day 2, and Russian soldiers are knocking the doors of random Ukrainian homes begging for food and water because they’ve already run out

So, out of desperation, Putin turns to his greatest, closest and most trusted ally for help: Kazakhstan. 

And Kazakhstan

SAYS NO

And then Ukraine shoots down a second Russian plane.

Anyway, I’m going to finish off with a final point. Morale is vital in this situation, so here is the message from the Ukrainian government at the minute, to everyone watching around the world:

Be VERY SUSPICIOUS of any negative news about Ukraine. Russia uses misinformation and propaganda. They will want to damage Ukrainian morale.

Use your social media to spread news of Ukrainian victories. 

Don’t give oxygen to negative stories. Especially since they might not be true.

That’s genuinely something we can do to help. Every victory of Ukraine, blast it far and wide. So on that note, I’ll leave you with this:

Congrats to Natalia Antonova’s cousin’s son.

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It is four weeks until #LaugusteWeek2022 begins! 

Time for participants to begin their brainstorming/outlining/sketching

PROMPTS & DATES

Feb 11 - Protector

Feb 12 - Quicksilver & Gold

Feb 13 - Burden of the Crown / Family Legacy

Feb 14 - Us & the World

Feb 15 - Physicality, Intellectuality, Devotion

Feb 16 - Faith / Spirituality

Feb 17 - “put on my brother’s ill-fitting clothes”

For full details look to our pinned post - or send us an ask! 

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Come on founder/king of Athens, aren’t u gonna slay the Bull of Minos or not?

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Your clean up and edits are amazing! I'm so in love with them! I'm wondering if you ever cleaned up the picture of Ciel for his birthday back in 2016 before? It's the one with flowers on his head!

Hi~! thank you so much, I'm happy that you like it! ♥

You mean this image?:

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So Venom is back?? 😭💖

This was a request from Patreon, this is the perfect time to post it ajdbbsns

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Lauguste Week 2022

This is the official tumblr for Lauguste Week 2022, a Captive Prince fandom event showcasing fanart and fanfiction for the Auguste/Laurent ship! Submissions will post in early February 2022. 

The event dates and details for participation can all be found below! Your mods for this event will be @benevaletete (Sabo) and @ancelegance (Kass), and we are both happy to answer any questions that come up for you. Thank you! 

PROMPTS & DATES

Feb 11 - Protector

Feb 12 - Quicksilver & Gold

Feb 13 - Burden of the Crown / Family Legacy

Feb 14 - Us & the World

Feb 15 - Physicality, Intellectuality, Devotion

Feb 16 - Faith / Spirituality

Feb 17 - “put on my brother’s ill-fitting clothes”

These prompts are all open to interpretation, fluffy, angsty, tragic, smutty, wherever your imagination takes you! Canonverse or modern AUs, anything in between, there are no limitations.

EVENT DETAILS & RULES

This event will feature and showcase fan works (art and fanfiction) for the Auguste/Laurent ship. We will be accepting romantic, NSFW, and platonic fan works that highlight this pairing as the focus.

If you are posting for one of the specific prompts created for Lauguste Week 2022, please try to post your work on the date assigned to the prompt so we can watch everyone’s different interpretations roll in together!

Make sure to mention @lauguste-week in your submission post so we know it’s meant for this event.

There are no content rules or limitations, other than that Auguste and Laurent should be the main characters and the focus of your fan work. Every artist has their own vision, preferences, and boundaries and we are not here to question or police that. Please do your best to tag appropriately, that’s all we ask!

We ask that all participants please use the tag #lauguste when posting your submission if your fan work contains Auguste/Laurent as a romantic or sexual ship. We all have the right to create the content we want to work with in creative spaces, but some of our fellow fandom members may be uncomfortable with certain themes and we want to make sure that they can easily block what they don’t choose to consume.

We are happy to accept anonymous submissions from anyone who would prefer to participate without sharing their fandom name. Our tumblr submissions are open, so if you would like to submit anonymously please log out of your tumblr and use Anonymous (or a secret nickname) as your name and a fake email address when you submit, and we will post your contribution directly to this blog.

Please feel free to create fanworks for as many or as few of the prompts as speak to you! On the date of the prompt go ahead and post your work to your own blog (or submit it to us anonymously, as described above) and @lauguste-week in your post. We will reblog the post to showcase it here along with the rest of the submissions!

If you don’t like any of the prompts but you want to create some free-form Lauguste work and participate, that’s also totally welcome! Any post that tags @lauguste-week and follows the rules of the event will be reblogged and showcased here. We encourage content, content, content. :)

Thank you to everyone who has supported this idea, and thank you in advance to all participants! We can’t wait to open the new year with new content for these golden princes.

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“Day and Night”, for the @capri-bigbang2k21

A massive thank you to my wonderful and talented writer Ccainao3 who picked  this prompt from me. Be sure to head over to AO3 to check out their part because it’s going to be amazing! ✨

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The beautiful artwork that inspired my 2021 Reverse Bang fic Emerald's Spinsters. You can read it below.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/34912960

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with zero innocence for the captive prince reverse big bang! Fic by @treeprince

As Second Best Man, Berenger knew he'd be in charge of the Bachelor Party and, of course, the stripper.

He never expected that he'd want to take the stripper home for himself.

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“The man drives a MOTORBIKE, Damen!” for the @capri-bigbang2k21

Be sure to head over to AO3 and check out the companion fic by @glitteringvoids ! Thank you so much for picking up my idea and creating a wonderful fic for it 💛

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Pallazar Day was on the 14th of April, but is it ever too late to celebrate @steelestingray‘s birthday? I don’t think so!  Happy birthday to you again my dear <3 Thank you for your fics, your humour and your good heart! 

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Auguste lives!AU. Laurent and Auguste come back to their rooms for a midday romp after a long morning treating with the Akielon ambassador.

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“We asked them to bring the most impressive stolen item.”

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mmmph i have zero chill