Alexandria the Great

Lexxie (she/her) | 21 | Pansexual

[alexxandriathegreat]

Pretty homophobic of @markiplier computer to deprive us of content during pride month.

Truly disgusting, that "Mark's Computer" would do such a thing.

[alexxandriathegreat]

Listen I know everyone is worried about/laughing at @markiplier breaking his fucking foot but I can't get past those crusty toes. Sir I know you were poor as a child and probably had to use spit as lotion but please, for the love of God, MOISTURIZE

[myanmarupdates]

PLEASE DON’T SCROLL

even if you only reblog, that’s enough

1st of February, 2021

i was debating on whether or not i should post this on tumblr but seeing as there haven’t been posts about this yet, here it is. i’m exposing my real location and nationality but it doesn’t matter.

if you have been active on twitter, you may already know #savemyanmar is trending. long story short, there has been a military coup. several nations have released statements but i want to share insight on what’s happening in the country.

memes about a coup have been circulating around for a couple days and when i slept at 2 am last night, we were still under the rule of the National League for Democracy (NLD). while they are not technically democratic, they are the closest we’ve got. when my mother woke up at 6 this morning, she was notified that the country was now under the rule of the military.

banks services are no longer available. wifi was cut at around 7-8. some people got wifi again earlier but many got it barely thirty minutes ago. this is bad for businesses especially ones that require international communications. additionally, international students like myself are experiencing anxiety; how do we pay for and attend classes if we’re not sure wifi is a given?

myanmar has a long, complicated history with military governments. the last time the military went into rule was in 1962 and only stopped in 2011, following the 2010 elections. there was a huge protest in 1988 lead by students that resulted in lots of death. during the military junta, resources like rice, water, oil, were scarce. the gist is military rule is bad for us.

all of my followers are not myanmar citizens, i’m sure but as part of the international community, please help us. here is a petition that you can sign (although i’m not sure if that can do much). there may be protests in front of myanmar embassies so look out for those. most of all, please help spread awareness. 

the people here are coping with dark humor, primarily in the form of memes but we don’t know how long this rule will last, even though the official statement said only a year. here’s something that pretty much sums up our coping mechanism:

again, even a reblog helps

update :: all telecommunication means will be cut off at 12 am MMT

[nussstrudel]

“All right, anti-vaxxers. Let’s pretend you’re right. You’re not. Pretending is not science” - Hannah Gadsby - Douglas (2020)

[15megapixels]

Surgery for Max

Our family dog Max has a bump in his tail the past few months and the longer it stayed and the bigger it grew, the more worried we are it may already be something deadly (let me know if you want a close up photo of the bump, but I chose this photo because the other photo may be uncomfortable to some).

As of July 2020, the bump is as big as a ping pong ball in scale. We already took him to the vet and the diagnosis is that the bump is actually a tumor.

For now, due to insufficient funds we can't  proceed yet with the surgery that costs around $300 /Php 14,850; since my regular income goes to support my sisters’ studies and for paying house bills. My dad’s training school isn’t doing well yet due to the restriction of face-to-face classes

Initially I plan to do art commissions, but juggling it with my regular work is difficult.

I know there are more pressing concerns and issues to be financially supporting of as of this moment, and I don’t expect for all this amount to come from donations, but a little help is much appreciated!

I haven’t figured out how to create a GoFundMe, but for the meantime you can donate in my ko-fi or directly to my Paypal account at [email protected]

Reblogs are of course helpful to spread the word around. Thank you.

[15megapixels]

[Update 9 July, 3:27 PM EST]: It has been 5 hours since I posted this and we’re at 72% of the goal! 

Also, for real time updates, I do update the ‘goals’ I placed in my ko-fi account every time someone donates funds (I included the direct to Paypal & offline payments for transparency’s sake).

[15megapixels]

[Update 9 July, 10:03 PM EST]:

HOW CAN I THANK PEOPLE ENOUGH?

Seriously, I’m so grateful for everyone’s support. I’m still at awe from the downpour of your donations on such short notice and the wonderful messages you left in my inbox 💌💖

I feel confident we can send Max to surgery even with this amount at hand. I’ll try to chip in for the rest so we can give him the immediate care he needs. So, I already called the vet earlier and scheduled his surgery tomorrow at 10am

The donation pool is still open for those who are still willing to support our dear doggo Max. I have a gut feeling that extra funds will be helpful at hand as it depends how the surgery will go (i.e. if he needs a follow up procedure/ check ups, etc.) or he’ll be required to take maintenance medications.

🙏 We hope it goes well 🙏

[alexxandriathegreat]

PSA: Your worth is NOT based on what you do or how much you get done. If you do absolutely nothing at all today, YOU ARE STILL AMAZING!! You are still deserving of love and self care and happiness! Don't beat yourself up over the fact that you didn't have the energy to do it, or you were in too much pain to do it, or it was causing you too much anxiety, or whatever the reason was. It's all okay! Learn to forgive yourself and realize that you're human! Your body isn't a perfect machine, so sometimes it doesn't quite run how we would like it to. Work on loving yourself today, no matter what you did or did not accomplish.

[labambinafantasma-deactivated20]

If you’re European, in a couple of weeks you will be denied any and all access to fandom contents on Tumblr and everywhere else on the internet. Here’s why.

On June, 20th the JURI of European Parliament approved of the articles 11 and 13 of the new Copyright Law. These articles are also known as the “Link Tax” and the “Censorship Machines” articles.

Articles 13 in particular forces every internet platform to filter all the contents we upload online, ending once and for all the fandom culture. Which means you won’t be able to upload any type of fandom works like fan arts, fan fictions, gif sets from your favourite films and series, edits, because it’s all copyrighted material. And you won’t also be able to share, enjoy or download other’s contents, because the use of links will be completely restricted.

But not everything’s lost yet. There’s another round of voting scheduled for the early days of July.

What you can do now to save our internet, is to share these informations with all of your family members and friends, and to ask to your MEP (the members of the European Parliament from your country) to vote NO at the next round, to vote against articles 11 and 13.

Here you can find more news and all the details to contact your MEP:

https://saveyourinternet.eu

Also, sign and share this petition:

https://www.change.org/p/european-parliament-stop-the-censorship-machinery-save-the-internet?recruiter=50668942&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial

We have just a couple of weeks to stop this complete madness, don’t let them dictating the way we enjoy our internet.

#SaveYourInternet now!

[theconqueeror]

It’s funny how y'all will reblog any and all US things but when whole Europe might lose access to internet then everything is quiet.

[mmmmmmmilo]

Are you fucking serious? Is this really happening? I’m European and I didn’t know a single thing about this

[labambinafantasma-deactivated20]

Here you have

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52016PC0593

https://creativecommons.org/2018/06/20/european-parliaments-legal-affairs-committee-gives-green-light-to-harmful-link-tax-and-pervasive-platform-censorship/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitterfacebook&utm_content=JURI-vote-june-20

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/article-13-european-parliament-internet-censorship-copyright-a8408531.html?amp&__twitter_impression=true

https://amp.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jun/20/eu-votes-for-copyright-law-that-would-make-internet-a-tool-for-control?__twitter_impression=true

http://www.wired.co.uk/article/eu-meme-war-article-13-regulation

Also ao3 has spoken out about this

https://archiveofourown.org/admin_posts/10637

[niuniente]

You can sign the petition even if you are non-European. I recommend you do, as many of us fan content creators are indeed in Europe. We would also lose access to non-European fan creations, meaning less readers, less fans and less customers for your home-made merch, commissions and such for you.

[thefuzzycomic]

I’m reblogging this to FUZZY as this is extremely important. If I lose access to Tumblr, you will lose access to FUZZY. I would most likely even lose access to Webtoons, as it does have fan comics! Not to mention Patreon is not safe from this either.

[noonymoon]

PLEASE EVERYONE IN EUROPE SIGN THIS PETITION

WE CAN’T LET THIS HAPPEN !!!

[giganuramaki]

As a europpean fanartist, I’m directly affected by this shit. Give it some of your time if you can.

[majinorc-deactivated20181217]

Please help!

[zhe-lazy-fox]

Well fuck, I thought we already won this thing, uuugh

[jadehqknb]

This is our last line of defense, please sign the petition and if you’re a European citizen please contact your MEP.

[alexxandriathegreat]

My kink is telling my conservative parents about fucked up or stupid things that Trump has said or done and then seeing the fear in their eyes as they realize they voted for a fucking moron.

[ground-zoro]

Saw this on Facebook, but I have greater reach hear

[writingrailroad]

I fact-checked this and it looks totally legit!

Brittany Lavery is an associate editor at Graydon House (here is a link to the Twitter thread where she answers a lot of questions).

Here are some key takeaways:

They only publish Adult Fiction (no YA, middle-grade, or children’s)

Inkyard Press, their sister imprint, is going to be doing a similar open call in August for YA novels across all genres (link to Twitter thread)

No sci-fi, fantasy, horror, or nonfiction

It DOES include queer lit!

Romance/romantic women’s fiction can be sent to HQN Imprint who are doing a similar open call (link to Twitter thread), but the editors acquire manuscripts for both imprints and will make sure it gets to the right place

They are open to international Black writers + Black writers of any gender

While they will only make an offer for completed manuscripts, they still look at unfinished manuscripts and may request to see more material

According to Melanie Fried, editor at Graydon House, here’s what’s hot right now:

Make sure you get your manuscripts in, and tell your Black author friends!!! I’d love to know who all’s submitting!!!

[narendur]

Neat! I hope any black writers following me can take advantage of this!

Also hey @thebibliosphere this looks like something some of your followers could benefit from, would you mind spreading around?

[thebibliosphere]

Absolutely!

[honestsycrets]

@laketaj24

[laketaj24]

Omg thank you so much!!

[haiyaxai-deactivated20151103]

This is a summary of college only using two pictures; expensive as hell.

That’s my Sociology “book”. In fact what it is is a piece of paper with codes written on it to allow me to access an electronic version of a book. I was told by my professor that I could not buy any other paperback version, or use another code, so I was left with no option other than buying a piece of paper for over $200. Best part about all this is my professor wrote the books; there’s something hilariously sadistic about that. So I pretty much doled out $200 for a current edition of an online textbook that is no different than an older, paperback edition of the same book for $5; yeah, I checked. My mistake for listening to my professor.

This is why we download. 

 Alternatives to buying overpriced textbooks

Textbooknova 

Reddit

Bookboon 

Textbookrevolution 

GaTech Math Textbooks

Ebookee 

Freebookspot 

Free-ebooks

Getfreeebooks 

BookFinder

Oerconsortium 

Project Gutenberg

[crystalgarbage-blog]

Spreading this shit like nutella because goddamn textbooks are so expensive. 

[referencesforartists]

not necessarily art related but as someone who couldn’t afford their textbooks this semester this is a godsend

[amplifytheworld-blog]

REBLOGGING because after a little digging, I found my $200 textbook for free in PDF form.

[inunchartedwaters-deactivated20]

friendly reminder that this exists since I know we’re all going back to college soon

[thechanelmuse]

The fact that a 12-year-old has to take the initiative…

On Sixth Anniversary Of Flint Water Crisis, Flint Still Has No Backup Water Source

Flint, MI–On the sixth anniversary of the Flint water crisis, Flint is again in the midst of a crisis.

Six years after the disastrous switch to the Flint River as a source of drinking water for the city, which led to an outbreak of Legionnaire’s Disease and toxic levels of lead leaching into the water, the city remains in violation of the Safe Drinking Water Act for not having a reliable secondary drinking water source.

Mayor Sheldon Neeley sent a stern message to Flint city council Monday to, “finish the job,” referring to the 21-inch diameter, five-and-a-half-mile pipe, that would connect Genesee County’s water system to Flint. The pipe would ensure that should the current system, which pulls Lake Huron water via Detroit, fail, Flint would have a readily available source of water.

As of now, the only backup source the city has are water reservoirs, which would only supply residents with drinkable water for a matter of days. If anything, such as a major line break or any other unpredictable event that could compromise the city’s water, it’s unclear where Flint would go next once the reservoirs run dry. “The results could be catastrophic,” Neeley said.

The city, per federal law, must have a secondary source of water. The proposed project would be paid for by an Obama era bill, the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act. The act authorized $100 million in funding for “Flint, Mich., to recover from the lead contamination in its drinking water system.” According to the EPA, $87 million of that money has not been spent.

The proposed backup system was due to be completed in December of 2019 at a cost of $14.7 million in federal funds. On Monday, the council again voted 4 to 4 delaying construction.  A majority vote of six would be needed from the nine-person council to reconsider the contract before they could revisit the project.

Read more

[redflawedglass]

Hydroviv was founded as a response to the Flint water crisis and is providing filters to people who need them, not just in Flint but other cities as well, at cost. Mari’s fund is trying to reach its third goal of $200,000. Pictured but not linked: https://www.gofundme.com/f/TeamMariWater

Of course, the point of the article is that filters would not be as vital if the local gov would DO THEIR FUCKING JOB, WITH MONEY THEY WERE ALREADY GRANTED.

[inber]

Bad things about having a travel companion with heightened senses:

Never being able to sneak a fart

Can't whisper rude things behind their back

When you get an inexplicable spike of arousal for whatever reason, they know (and maybe are confused because you're in a cheese shop)

Can't hide snacks from them

Always lose at hide and seek

"Are you angry?" "No, it's okay." "You smell angry. Do you need some cheese?"

Can't plan or execute a surprise party

Don't get to see them looking all cute dorky in glasses

They think that salt is an exotic spice, and anything hotter than a tomato is banned

If you use a dog whistle to train your herding animal, you also summon a witcher

The first time they feel a new tactile fabric, you have to extract them from within the bolt at the seamstress' after two hours and apologise

Trying to explain that you don't smell like jealousy because they fed their horse an apple, you just miss being cared for

Trying not to cry or scream when they bring you an apple and a wedge of cheese

[inber]

Reblogging to add @steel-and-silver-and-song's tags because they made me laugh and I'm in an exposing mood

[shymagnolia]

so I got into grad school today with my shitty 2.8 gpa and the moral of the story is reblog those good luck posts for the love of god

[shymagnolia]

okay so i just got my dream job??? a week after applying to it?? and now i’m thinking….maybe this is the good luck post

[flagellant]

…..not even six hours later i got an offer of a well paying full time long-term job with free room and board in queens in nyc, allowing me independence and a way to escape an abusive situation and an unhealthy environment

likes charge reblogs cast, folks, this is the good luck post

[pridesobright]

JUSTICE FOR BREONNA TAYLOR on march 13th, breonna taylor was killed by a division of the louisville police department, as they performed an illegal and unannounced drug raid on her home. the police was at the wrong house and the man they were looking for had already been arrested earlier that day… the police officers have yet to be arrested or charged.

here’s a few resources to help — feel free to add more! ♡

PETITIONS

Justice for Breonna Taylor

Stand With Bre

#JusticeforBre — MoveOn

#JusticeforBre — Color of Change

FUNDRAISERS

GoFundMe

Louisville Community Bail Fund

· please share if you can on twitter and instagram ·

[blueraspberries]

OFFICIAL Gianna Floyd Fund (George Floyd's child) organized by Tiffany Lee

**UPDATE MESSAGE** 6/3/2020 - Please note that THIS is the only legal Gi… Tiffany Lee needs your support for OFFICIAL Gianna Floyd Fund (George Floyd's child)

if you can, share or donate to the official fund for george floyd’s 6 year old daughter. it was organized by the family’s legal team and shared by his best friend, so it’s legitimate. the least we can do is make sure his baby is set for life.

[odddior-deactivated20200814]

i know there’s a lot going on but ICE are now one step closer to literally creating gas chambers. they are spraying a chemical called HDQ neutral roughly 100 times a day, every 15 minutes at the adelanto detention center (one of the biggest in the country). people are getting rashes, headaches, their insides are bleeding, etc. the guards are wearing gloves and masks but the detainees have NOTHING. and here’s a quick reminder - america inspired the nazis to create gas chambers when they gassed latino people during the 1917 bath riots. 

here’s a petition to sign. it’s close to it’s goal. if there’s anything else we can do to help i’ll update this post.

[your-url-is-problematic]

I don’t have the words to properly explain how horrifying this is. In April, the advocacy group Freedom For Immigrants published a report about unsanitary conditions at the detention center, where the immigrants were made to clean the facilities with only water, or shampoo. According to their report, there were sick detainees there - possibly with COVID-19, but it’s unclear since they weren’t being tested - and the conditions could easily lead to a situation in which the virus exploded among those there.

The guards are spraying this disinfectant in retaliation for the report. To be clear - HDQ is an industrial-strength disinfectant, which according to the manufacturer is “harmful if inhaled” and “causes severe skin burns and serious eye damage.” The guards are spraying it on everything every 15-30 minutes, according to sources, and immigrants in the center have already experienced severe symptoms including blisters, rashes, bleeding, fainting, breathing difficulties, headaches, stomach pain, and nausea.

And let’s be real - ICE doesn’t give a shit, either about protecting these people or about preventing a COVID outbreak. ICE, according to their own reports, currently has 25,911 people in custody, of which only 2,670 have been tested. 1,392 of those were positive. In simple terms - less than 10% of detainees have been tested. Of those, more than half are positive. We cannot estimate how many sick people ICE is currently holding, or how many more will get sick without any kind of prevention or care.

ICE is killing people through neglect, and when they dared complain - they started gassing them.

Unfortunately, with Trump in the white house, petitions aren’t doing much. What we can do, however, is donate to the advocacy group that is bringing these things to light, allowing them to continue their work and hopefully free more immigrants. Their donation page is here. Please spread this.

[haitianartlover]