Reach for the stars I guess

He/Him They/Them Xe/Xem and Honk/Honks, professional idiot and artist. Artblog at @artstralix LOL ACCIDENTALLY INSTALLED A THEME ON THE WRONG BLOG SO IT LOOKS LIKE THIS

[astralix13]

I AM STARTING COMMISSIONS YAYYYYY

No sexual NSFW commissions

No political/offensive commissions

I have the right to refuse for any reason

I accept payment through Cashapp

[astralix13]

crazy how vivziepop managed to whitewash alastor and make him a racist caricature at the same time. near impressive levels of racism going on there

[yoseffamli04]

Help my family rebuild our lives after the war.

I'm Youssef from Gaza, and I'm facing extremely difficult circumstances after my home was destroyed in the war. I have three young children, Lana, Aboud, and Adam, who have been deprived of their right to education and play, and have endured unspeakable hardships.

Now we're living in a tent and facing a severe shortage of basic necessities. I lost my job, and the lack of hope seems to be robbing us of a life of dignity. Amidst this suffering, I've launched a fundraising campaign on GoFundMe, and I need your help to reach my goal.

I'm reaching out to you all and asking for your contribution, even a small amount, whether it's £20, £30, £50, or even £100. Every donation will have a profound impact on our lives and will help us rebuild a better future for my children.

Don't leave our children alone in this ordeal. Every little bit of help will make a big difference.

✅️Vetted by @gazavetters, my number verified on the list is ( #591 )✅️

Donate to Youssef and his family need your support., organized by Kirsty Watson

I am kirsty, I am from England, I met Youssef through volunteer work with Ebon… Kirsty Watson needs your support for Youssef and his family

[crabussy]

the USAs gone to shit as of now and im considering moving to NZ when i grow up. would you recommend it? like geniunely? is there pros and cons to living there? i am very curious and id like to hear from someone that DOES live there!!! im sorry if this question has been asked before ^^;

HI !!!! to be very very brief: it's great if you love the outdoors. 5 million people on a set of islands larger than the entire UK means a TON of open space, forests, beaches, mountains, etc etc. if you're an ecology and camping nut like me it's awesome. if you enjoy highly urban areas, there ARE cities, but they're heinously expensive to live in for most people. though in comparison to the USA it might be better?? dunno!!

I've only ever lived in singapore and aotearoa, so I don't have MUCH frame of reference, but god I love it here. I know a lot of people who don't, though- my own family prefers southeast asia!!! but if you like art, expensive gourmet food, mythology and rich history, baffling island ecology, and a LOT of open roads, you'd probably like it here.

...just be mindful that the government sucks bad, there's a housing crisis, a ton of ecological issues (most rivers are unsafe to swim in due to runoff from farms), and there's more than a fair bit of racism here despite the (wonderful to see!!) efforts to uplift māori culture and voices. so yess. pros and cons. I'd definitely look into it, though!

[whencartoonsruletheworld]

hearing anything about the nolan odyssey is so funny. it's like "they cut the extremely important and infamous nobody scene" "the cyclops is a giant puppet that they put in an actual historical cave + gave circe animatronics for her pig transformation instead of cgi" "they dumped plastic skeletons in an environmentally protected location they were not supposed to be in" "they recreated ancient greek instruments in order to have an accurate score" "all of odysseus's agency is basically gone" "anne hathaway actually learned how to weave ancient looms" "the women in this movie are treated like shit" "they actually buried actors alive to get those underworld shots" "did you see what the fuck zendaya was fucking wearing holy shit you can't DO THAT, MA'AM" "what do you mean there was a legitimate epic the musical reference" "NOT A SINGLE FUCKING GREEK WAS CAST IN THIS MOVIE"

like did nolan have two guys standing at his side at all times whispering ideas in his ear and one told the truth and the other told lies and they didnt tell him which was which until they wrapped production cause

[mylordshesacactus]

For all that the 1800s etiquette guides are--obviously--derangedly sexist from a modern perspective? They're also mindblowing in how casually they will assert things that MODERN DAY CONSERVATIVES would scream and cry and shit their pants about.

"People back then always married young it's natural!!!" Every single 1800s guide I've ever met casually mentions that, of course, you really shouldn't get married before you're at least 20, and waiting until 25 is usually better.

Or, like. Okay here's a long segment:

Just firmly going "it is crazy sexist to blame The Wife for overspending when thirty seconds of asking questions will immediately establish that her husband was outright lying to her about how much money they had. Talk to your wife like a normal person."

Or--okay, here. A section on being honest and not writing love letters in secret, because that's usually a good sign that there's something untoward going on....

....except that he then immediately acknowledges that sometimes, the reason you're hiding this from your parents is that your parents suck. That there are parents who frankly have not earned the right to approve or disapprove of your partner.

(I realize the phrasing there sounds a lot less strong than my summary, but--trust me on this. When you're familiar with the narrative voice of these kinds of books, this passage is downright radical. The mere acknowledgement that if you treat your kids badly, it's your own damn fault when they don't talk to you? I've genuinely never seen that before in this genre. Don't freak out over "properly trained", either. It's just a linguistic shift--at the time, "training" was used the way we would say "raising" a child today. )

[mylordshesacactus]

"Delete all the nudes and sexts after a breakup or you're a piece of shit" has been the standard expectation since EIGHT. TEEN. EIGHTY. FIVE.

[mylordshesacactus]

"Men and women being friends with each other is literally normal. Don't be a controlling freak."

Anyway I was wrong the publishing date is actually 1882 so like.

[mylordshesacactus]

"If you have to abuse a child to keep order in your classroom then you're a bad teacher."

So like @ the modern Republican party, are the "traditional family values" in the fucking room with us right now--

[boomer-mythology-destroyer]

[germanslav]

Something good finally comes from Ohio.

[thelovingdread]

Smash them thangs

[rabbitkinglune777]

by all means necessary.

[rabbitkinglune777]

btw,,, if you wanna support a trans disabled black artist who made this, consider tipping me here 💜

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[bovineblogger]

hii just in case u didnt know: im fat! and i love my life!

being fat is okay! you can be happy and fat! kill the weight watchers sales rep in your head!

signed, barley. i love you ❤️ fat liberation now!

[strawberrybakura]

hi op i hope it's okay if i add my fat joy and some largefat perspective to this post too

you are never too fat to be loved you are never too fat to be beautiful you are never too fat to be desirable in every way

grabs u by the shoulders if u are already kinda fat but still have an ed. ITS OKAY TO RECOVER AND GET EVEN FATTER I PROMMY YOU WILL BE HAPPIER

[pokeblader3]

I'm serious when I say we gotta give Temmie Chang half the credit for Making Undertale (and Deltarune)

She's got an animation degree, I know the art in Undertale gets underappreciated sometimes because it's trying to evoke an older simpler style, but the art in Undertale is legit amazing and without Temmie, none of Toby's ideas would have been able to be realized (without finding some other artist and animator)

She deserves more flowers for being the one who made the vast majority of the art assets for an entire game that is one of the most commonly cited games as an influence on others (her style is so beloved and recognizeable, there's a fully complete Undertale fangame emulating it)

[babizzxx]

[gaming-fish]

[bird-gifs-collection-agency]

i just don't even know what to say. this is despicable, deplorable, and shocking. A bouquet full of power and Mouth. Eyes so yellow they kind of look like egg yolk. thank god he got sent off to The Fishing Boat to fish for the rest of his life!

[soupy-sez]

Jett Fillmore from GOAT (2026) trailer

[bitchautism]

here's two articles about how JK Rowling just posted on X an upskirt photo of Freda Wallace, a transgender woman, after deadnaming her and misgendering her repeatedly online.

JK Rowling deadnamed and posted 'upskirt' photo of trans woman on X

The wealthy author escalated a social media spat that resulted in posting a photo from a 2023 event at the Institute of Economic Affairs in

JK Rowling posts upskirt image of trans woman while begging to debate her - LGBTQ Nation

Rowling posted the picture taken from below because the trans woman, she said, was "refusing to debate me."

[sailatina3]

Thank you for posting without the fucking destiel meme

[crypticarchivist]

So in summation; Rowling demanded access to a woman’s time and when she couldn’t get it she retaliated by posting an upskirt image of her and called her fat, and some of her fans even went “I think I can see her genitals”.

She literally went “debate me! Debate me!” Over and over like the grifter she is and when she couldn’t get what she wanted and when “no” wasn’t enough she resorted to retaliatory sex-pestery, posting an image of somebody’s body with intention to shame and embarrass and spawn more waspish tittering from her internet followers.

Rowling is trash and this is disgraceful behavior, in case anyone has forgotten.

[shabby-blog]

She had also claimed Freda "deserved" this sexual harassment because of what she was wearing... You know... The same excuse used over and over to try and justify rape.

[villainessbian]

J K Rowling committed a sex crime against a trans woman (specifically, violating the Sexual Offences Act 2003)

(1) A person (A) commits an offence if—

(a) A intentionally shares a photograph or film which shows, or appears to show, another person (B) in an intimate state, (b) B does not consent to the sharing of the photograph or film, and (c) A does not reasonably believe that B consents.

(2) A person (A) commits an offence if—

(a) A intentionally shares a photograph or film which shows, or appears to show, another person (B) in an intimate state, (b) A does so with the intention of causing B alarm, distress or humiliation, and (c) B does not consent to the sharing of the photograph or film.

[opt1gan]

The poor children

[mohammedmtargaza]

Standing On My Own Feet: Help a Gaza Father Earn an Income

Please watch my video until the end. It tells my story better than words ever can—who I was before the war, what happened to my family, and why I am asking for your help today.

My name is Mohammed Matar, a father of two beautiful children, Esraa and Sohaib. I also care for my elderly parents, my sisters, and their children. Like thousands of families in Gaza, the war changed every part of our lives.

When I started this campaign on November 10, 2024, my only goal was simple: to keep my family alive.

Thanks to your generous contributions, $11,140 has been raised as of today, July 9, 2026. Every dollar was used transparently for food, clean water, medicine, and other basic necessities that helped my family survive during the hardest days of our lives.

Today, I am asking for something different.

I don't want to depend on donations forever. I want the chance to work again.

Before the war, I earned a Bachelor's degree in Medical Laboratory Science and worked in laboratories and hospitals. The war took away our home, my job, and everything we had built.

Today, work opportunities in Gaza are almost nonexistent. After thinking carefully about the few opportunities still available, I found one realistic way to support my family again.

My dream is to buy an electric motorcycle and start a small delivery business. It may seem like a simple vehicle, but for my family it represents something much bigger.

It means I can earn an honest income.

It means I can buy food for my children with the money I earn through my own work.

It means my children can see their father standing on his own feet again instead of waiting for aid.

Electric bicycle prices in Gaza now cost between 16,000 and 25,000 ILS (approximately $5,338 - $8,344 USD). To see the current market prices yourself, please check this TikTok video.

"My new fundraising goal is $5,338. Adding this to the $11,140 previously raised will bring our total campaign goal to $16,478, which will allow me to purchase the motorcycle and begin working as soon as possible."

Once I reach this goal, I will document every step—from purchasing the motorcycle to starting work—and I will continue sharing updates with everyone who supported us.

If you are able to donate, even $5 or $10 can bring me one step closer to rebuilding my family's future.

GoFundMe 🙏❤️ Mohammed Matar

✓ Vetted by @gazavetters (#533) · ✓ Verified by @bilal-sala7 (#36)

If you cannot donate, please consider sharing my campaign. A single share could reach the person who changes our lives.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you for believing in my family.

Your kindness helped us survive.

Today, your support can help us live with dignity again.

[professionalmushroom]

Share and donate if you can please !

[glorious-spoon]

spent forty-five minutes today helping an 87yo woman who does not own a computer or a cell phone try to set up an email account so that she could then set up a second account in order to access benefits. went with protonmail, because they don't require 2fa, but it turns out that while you can still make a protonmail account without authentication you can no longer use it to create OTHER accounts without it, and the benefits page she needed to get to required both an email and a cell phone to create an account anyway. asked if she wanted to try going in person to see if someone there could help her, and she said that she had, and they'd directed her to the website. she tried signing up with her landline, but of course that didn't work because you can't do SMS authentication that way. finally ended up writing up detailed instructions for how to log in and authenticate her account so she can drive to her severely disabled daughter's house forty minutes away because that's the only person she knows and trusts who has both a cell phone and a computer.

anyway i fucking hate mandatory 2fa and i think the people responsible for it should have to spend a year navigating their lives with no cell phone and no internet access beyond the public library pcs. fuck.