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so many male characters are held back by the fact that they're not wearing earrings when they so clearly should be wearing earrings

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THE ENTIRE WEST IS BEING PUT UP FOR SALE AND I AM BEGGING YOU TO CALL YOUR SENATORS

Trump’s budget bill has many, many things in it, but buried amongst it is the MILLIONS OF ACRES OF PUBLIC LAND FOR SALE.

This is the entirety of the Arizona state forests, the entire Cascades mountain range. Swathes of pristine desert around the national parks in Utah. On the doorstep of Jackson Hole.

THIS BILL IS BIG, BUT IT CAN BE AMENDED AND ABSOLUTELY MUST NOT PASS AS IS please.

If you have ever enjoyed the wilderness, we stand to lose it all forever.

CALLING your senators - NOT JUST IN THE WEST. ALL SENATORS, is CRUCIAL.

Outdoor alliance has a great resource for reaching out.

I don’t have a huge following but please, everywhere I have ever loved, the forests I grew up playing in, the land I got married on, is all at risk and I am begging.

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just a heads up to my fellow writers out there that AO3 is currently fighting off bots commenting on people’s works to tell them that AO3 will delete their fics “due to the works being deprecated”, and the deletion will affect their accounts unless the authors delete the fics themselves first. IT IS A SCAM. AO3 will NOT delete your works. please do NOT fall for these bots!

I’ve been told the reason why these bots are doing this is due to copyright infringement issue where they’re trying to steal your works (possibly to train AI but this is just a guess) ‼️‼️‼️and once you deleted your fics, it will be either very difficult or impossible for you to claim ownership of your own fics when they were already deleted.‼️‼️‼️

a reminder that AO3 will never contact you through your comments section (in case they claim to be one of the moderators). AO3 will only contact you through your email address which you use to register your account, and it will be from AO3’s official handle. not some sketchy ass @

so if you get a comment telling you you should “delete your works to protect your account because AO3 is doing blah blah blah” report that comment. don’t delete your works.

PLEASE DO NOT FALL FOR THESE SCAM.

AO3 IS NOT DELETING WORKS.

DO NOT DELETE YOUR WORKS JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE CLAIMS THEY KNOW SOMETHING.

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One of my favorite stories to tell about myself from when I was a kid is the story how my grandma’s “Catching Fairies” game was banned because of me

So when I was really little my grandma had this game she made up, she’d give me and all my cousins jars and containers and tell us that in her garden there were fairies but they were smart and tricky so they disguised themselves as caterpillars and butterflies and as grasshoppers and worms.

Whoever caught the most ‘Fairies’ won but we had to set them all free because they tended to the garden

One summer day my brothers were at the age they were dreading ‘girly’ stuff so I was playing alone

At this point I had met all the fairies in the garden and I was getting bored without any competition and with finding the same old fairies

But then just as I was begrudgingly heading back to my grandma with the same fairies as usual I found a new fairy!

I thought she was so beautiful! She was resting on the sparkly thread in the leaves and her black body gleamed in the sunlight, she had long legs and a cool red spot on her back

Excited I coaxed her onto my hand and was so giddy I found a new one! I rushed back to the farm house to show my Grandma and Dad, gently carrying my new friend.

But when my Dad and Grandma turned around to see what fairy I caught I saw the color drain from their faces and both of them freeze, I could tell something was wrong but didn’t understand

My dad congratulated me and asked me if he could see the pretty fairy, I let him but felt a little nervous seeing how terrified he looked as she moved into his hands from mine.

Slowly he walked back towards the door, my grandma clutching my shoulders then my dad LAUNCHED the fairy back into the garden which I thought was rather rude

Then we had a nice long talk about Black Widow spiders

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My Vitamin C deficient ass goblin brain: Oohhh you wanna drink a Sunny D. You wanma drink a Sunny D so bad.

Me, with chronic tummy aches AND ZERO DOLLARS: in THIS economy???

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🇨🇦🇺🇸recall of 1.7 million U and U+ window air conditioners sold as dozens of different models under several different brand names due to mold issues. injuries reported🇺🇸🇨🇦

brand names include midea, comfort aire, danby, frigidaire, insignia, keystone, LBG products, mr. cool, perfect aire, and sea breeze.

🇺🇸US recall link🇺🇸 - 🇨🇦canada recall link🇨🇦

quotes are from US link.

Hazard: Pooled water in the air conditioners can fail to drain quickly enough, which can lead to mold growth. Mold exposure poses risks of respiratory issues or other infections to some consumers. Remedy: Refund Repair Recall Date: June 05, 2025 Units: About 1.7 million (In addition, about 45,900 were sold in Canada)

emphasis mine. these air conditioners are a breeding ground for mold due to a major design defect.

This recall involves U and U+ Window Air Conditioners made by Midea and sold in brand names including Midea, Comfort Aire, Danby, Frigidaire, Insignia, Keystone, LBG Products, Mr. Cool, Perfect Aire and Sea Breeze. The air conditioners are designed to fit in windows. They were sold in three sizes of cooling power: 8,000, 10,000 and 12,000 BTU. The air conditioners are white and measure about 22 inches wide and 14 inches high. The brand name is printed on the units. The model number can be found on a label on the front right side of the unit when facing the air conditioner. They were sold with remote controls and can be controlled by a mobile app.

emphasis mine. there are a lot of these. the wording seems to imply other brand names may be affected, but are not (yet?) part of this recall.

Consumers with the recalled air conditioners should immediately contact Midea for a free repair or a full or prorated refund, which will be based on the purchase date or date of manufacture. Consumers who want a refund will be requested to send the unit back to Midea using a free shipping label or submit a photograph showing that they cut the unplugged power cord of the unit to receive a refund. Consumers who want a repair should contact Midea to arrange for a technician to install a new drain plug or send consumers a repair kit that includes a new drain plug and bubble level, depending on the model. Consumers who continue using the air conditioners while awaiting a repair should visit www.MideaUrecall.expertinquiry.com for instructions on how to inspect their unit prior to continuing use.

you can get a refund or a repair, and you should do so immediately. temperatures are heating up in the northern hemisphere and the manufacturer does not want you using these units until they get fixed, or at least until you inspect it for mold while waiting for it to be fixed.

and even if you do not have one of these, and you have a window air conditioner or any other appliance that might be able to accumulate mold, this is a great time to check for mold anyway. just because it came up, you know?

Incidents/Injuries: The firm is aware of at least 152 reports of mold in the air conditioners, including 17 reports of consumers experiencing symptoms such as respiratory infections, allergic reactions, coughing, sneezing and/or sore throats from mold exposure. Sold At: Costco, Menards, Home Depot, Best Buy and other stores nationwide and online at Midea.com, Amazon.com, Costco.com, Menards.com, HomeDepot.com, Lowes.com, Walmart.com, BJs.com, BestBuy.com and other websites from March 2020 through May 2025 for between $280 and $500.

some emphasis mine. these were sold nationwide in the US and in canada. and these fuckers get expensive!!!

below the cut is the list of recalled units, sorted by brand name.

midea

MAWO8AV1QWT

MAWO8AV1QWT-C

MAWO8U1QWT

MAWO8V1QWT

MAW08V1QWT-S

MAWO8V1QWT-T

MAWO8W1QWT

MAW10U1QWT

MAW10V1QWT

MAW10W1QWT

MAW12AV1QWT

MAW12AV1QWT-C

MAW12U1QWT

MAW12V1QWT

MAW12V1QWT-M

MAW12V1QWT-S

MAW12W1QWT

comfort aire

RXTS-101A

RXTS-121A

RXTS-81 A

danby

DAC080B6IWDB-6

DAC80B7IWDB-6

DAC100B6IWDB-6

frigidaire

GHWQ085WD1

GHWQ105WD1

GHWQ125WD1

insignia

NS-AC8WU3

NS-AC8WU3-C

keystone

KSTAWO8UA

KSTAW1OUA

KSTAW12UA

lbg products

QB-8K CO

mr. cool

KSTAWO8UA

KSTAW1OUA

KSTAW12UA

perfect aire

1PACU10000

1PACU12000

1PACU8OOO

sea breeze

MWAUQB-12CRFN8-BCN10

WAU31OYREX

WAU312YREX

WAU38YREX

check your relevant recall link for more information on what to do next.

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things you DO NOT need to be a man

a dick

he/him pronouns

XY chromosomes

things you DO need to be a man

the swiftness of a coursing river

the force of a great typhoon

the strength of a raging fire

the mysteriousness of the dark side of the moon

^this post was brought to you by LGBT^

Let's

Get down to

Business

To defeat the huns

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U can watch Star Wars so many times and it doesn’t prepare u for how dumb Star Wars is. For one thing I think we gloss over how kenobi (who has definitely been at the club. Please.) describes the mos eisley cantina as the worst most villainous place ever and then u get inside and it’s a pack of muppets vaping

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Yeah the World Cup is excited but nothing beats the truest sports tournament

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You know how in gym class they would ask you to do a push up and if you couldn't do it, maybe you've never done a push up in your entire life, they would judge you instead of teaching you how to do it correctly so you dont hurt yourself?

Thats what on the job training feels like nowadays.

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You can be depressed and not feel sad or blue. Depression can also be a haze of sleepiness, distractedness/obsessiveness cycles, and a twinge of irritability that can be hard to recognize because you might already be a “fiery” person. It can feel like a lazy Sunday that keeps imposing itself for weeks or months.

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WE LOVE YOU PEDRO

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IS THAT WHY DAVID TENNANT CAME BACK