Etienne's Blog/Le Blog d'Etienne

I'm not sure what this is yet, but as long as I write something I guess it's all good./ Pas encore sur de ce que c'est, mais pour autant que j'écrive de quoi, c"est toute bon je crois. Looks legit so far

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untitled by keith haring, vinyl paint on vinyl tarpaulin, 1982.

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The Amnesty International report that JK Rowling is trying to censor through legal threats.

It can also be found on Google Drive here and on Bluesky here.

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Please save and share this info where possible. This report has since been removed by Amnesty International due to legal threats of libel from JK Rowling. This information is no longer easily accessible.

[vintageandroid]

i made a post like this before but I can't find it now. so. I'll just redo it.

What's the first "big news story" you remember from when you were a kid?

It's something I love to ask mixed-aged groups sometimes because I think it's really interesting to see the responses. I've gotten answers from the Olympics of [whatever year] to Watergate to more recent stuff from my niblings.

My first news thing I remember is the OJ Simpson trial. I vaguely remember watching the news with my grandparents before that, but that's the first story I remember, in part because my second grade teacher had us go play so she could watch the verdict 😂

[shubbabang]

its not funny but i do think about it a lot

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This made me think about this panel from Calvin and Hobbes:

But unlike the adult in this strip, Calvin’s dad actually APOLOGIZED for yelling at him when he saw how guilty his kid was:

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One of the best letters I’ve ever seen just popped up on my Facebook memories. Still makes me laugh.

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As today is the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, it’s a great time to revisit Dinah from Devon’s memory of this historic event. And yes, still makes me laugh.

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Today is the 54th anniversary of the moon landing, but Dinah’s diary entry is still absolutely magnificent.

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57th anniversary of the moon landing and the best diary entry in the history of diary entries. Sit down Samuel Pepys, it’s over. UGH.

[demilypyro]

My first video essay is now on YouTube. It's about my experience with a "cozy" game called Wanderstop. Please check it out. Thank you.

[demilypyro]

rave reviews

[demilypyro]

the essay passed 7.5k views! i'd really like to hit 10k so please keep sharing this video around, thank you

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We're at the "JK Rowling is personally funding litigation to try and destroy AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL" stage of rabid UK terf brain.

Screenshot via Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net on bluesky

Tldr Amnesty International, global human rights organisation, published a report called 'A growing threat: the anti-rights movement in the UK'. In it is detailed, amongst others, a whole bunch of transphobic groups and organisations, including Beira's Place, JK Rowling's trans exclusionary sexual violence support service. JK Rowling threw a shit fit and got Amnesty to take the report down by threatening libel. This was obviously not enough, because you can't appease a fascist, so now she's going to bankroll a bunch of lawsuits anyway through the JK Rowling Women's Fund.*

You can read an archived version of the report here, please save it and share it.

*Not so friendly reminder there is no way to engage in the wizard books without enabling this shit.

[niyarest]

the amazing digital circus is a show about empathy and what it does to you if you go too long without a support system so the show starts with sympathizing with Pomni (the most empathetic person, easy), ep2 is empathizing with an NPC in a game (no flaws), ep3 is empathizing with a man who has dementia, ep4 is empathizing with someone who annoys you when they're unmasking, ep5 is asking you to empathize with a rich white woman and so on....

so it all works up to the empathy boss - a bush era edgelord millenial trans girl who thinks she's Max from Sam & Max and is inherently unworthy of love

and some people failed the empathy test

[demilypyro]

it's always "what were you doing at the devil's sacrament?" and never "how was the devil's sacrament? did you have a good time?"

[demilypyro]

eh

[demilypyro]

feels rude to leave early

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source

[woodwool]

worst part of being an adult is how often youre forced to nag. you Have to be annoying or youre never getting anything done. which is unfortunate considering how common it is to teach kids to never nag and be annoying ever

[woodwool]

a professional i am paying money doesnt show up w zero communication and IM the one who has to feel guilty for having to call him and ask whats going on. because when i was a little kid i would get yelled at for nagging. joke world

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[joechoui]

Here's a comic I made for Halloween! It's sorta like Power Rangers but with casual swearing

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Now readable on my website!

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Sequel's out:

BIRTHDAY GIRL'S BETRAYAL

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Pathologic, For Those Who Will Never Play It (Haruspex's Route) premieres July 4th, 10AM PST.

I hope to see you there <33

[joechoui]

BIRTHDAY GIRL'S BETRAYAL, also readable on my website.

Previously: THE PRIDE OF PUMPKIN BOY.

[demilypyro]

My first video essay is now on YouTube. It's about my experience with a "cozy" game called Wanderstop. Please check it out. Thank you.

[demilypyro]

rave reviews

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[astroboyart]

Source: stargirl072208 (X/Twitter)

Atom (Astro Boy) dressing like Osamu Tezuka, in a drawing by Osamu Tezuka. Original artwork date unknown.