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hurrraaid

No thoughts. Only baby ferret sploot

happy pride month from sápmi! ❤️💚💛💙 I want to show you the sámi pride flag, it’s a rainbow version of the sámi flag (bottom left picture) and I think it’s really beautiful

nepofledgling

happy pride month from sápmi again!

silvermoon424

A word about scanlation

I scanlate a lot of manga and doujinshi and am part of a couple of larger scanlation groups (I'm not really active in them rn though).

The scope of fandom has changed so much over recent years that I'm not sure some people are aware that, for the most part, scanlation (and translation in general) is a labor of love. It's unpaid volunteer work and often actually costs money because you have to buy the raw materials and maybe even software to do the typesetting/cleaning/etc in. I actually pay unaffiliated freelance translators to translate certain materials I desperately want to read but can't find a translator to collab with for whatever reason.

All of this is to say that you aren't supposed to be making money off of scanlation. Scanlation is technically illegal because it involves the unauthorized reprinting of copyrighted work, but many companies are willing to turn a blind eye to it because it lets them gauge interest about official translations. Scanlator etiquette does make allowances for donations towards raw materials like manga, artbooks, etc though (which is more than fair imo).

Anyway, I bring all this up because I've been noticing a trend of new scanlators wanting to monetize their work. This is EXTREMELY frowned upon in most circles but is becoming more and more widespread. In one of my scanlation groups, we had someone who asked "how much the role pays," and when they were informed it was a volunteer position they left in a huff.

There are entire scanlation groups now that lock their catalogs behind paywalls and threaten legal action against anyone who reuploads their work. Even though, you know, they're reuploading other people's work and are usually pumping out chapters so fast there's not a whole lot of quality control.

Also, reader entitlement towards scanlators is as old as scanlating itself, but I've seen an uptick of assholes who yell at people volunteering their labor because they aren't doing it fast or well enough. The vast majority of these entitled assholes have no fucking idea how to translate, or how to typeset, or how to scan/acquire raw materials, or how to clean/redraw scans, etc. They just feel entitled to other people's time and labor and instead of being grateful they get anything at all, they bitch about how it's not perfect.

I've been scanlating for a decade now and I only do it because I love it so much. I've sunk countless hours and a ton of money into it. And I really don't like how people are trying to capitalize off of it. It just feels like everyone is trying to monetize everything nowadays.

You don't need to make money off of your hobby!!! You can just do it because you love doing it and you love being part of a community!!!

Anyway, be nice to scanlators, y'all.

robinboardman

A full moon, also known as the Strawberry Moon, rises behind Temple of Poseidon, near capital city Athens Photograph: Anadolu Agency

free-and-to-none-accountable

'“The U.S. Army brought the leading citizens of Ohrdruf to tour the facility, which turned out to be part of the Buchenwald network of concentration camps. A U.S Army colonel told the German civilians who viewed the scenes that they were to blame. One of the Germans replied that what happened in the camp was 'done by a few people,’ and ‘you cannot blame us all.’ And the American, who could have been any one of our grandfathers, said 'This was done by those that the German people chose to lead them, and all are responsible.'" "The morning after the tour, the Mayor of Ohrdruf killed himself. And maybe he did not know the full extent of the outrages that were committed in his community, but he knew enough. And we don't know exactly how ICE will use this warehouse. But we know enough. I ask you to consider what the Mayor of Ordruf might have thought before he died. Maybe he felt like a victim. He might have thought 'How is this my fault? I have no jurisdiction over this.' Maybe he would have said, 'This site was not subject to local zoning, what could I do?' But I think, when he reflected on the suffering that occurred at this camp, just outside of town, that those words would have sounded hollow even to him. Because in his heart he knew, as we do, that we are all responsible for what happens in our community.”

Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before

We are All Responsible for What Happens in our Community

There are ordinary heroes everywhere. All hail, the good citizens of Surprise, Arizona! '“The U.S. Army brought the leading citizens of Ohr

boogiepopmeup

KEEP SHARING THIS SHIT AND KEEP TALKING SHIT ON SURPRISE!!! They are now saying they aren’t going to stop this

Surprise Mayor Kevin Sartor gave a press conference about an hour ago regarding the planned concentration camp in an industrial warehouse at

aloeverawrites

Arizona Right Watch also posted a video of within the warehouse.

I recommend watching it.

This, this is the first time I've seen a concentration camp before it became a concentration camp.

This is the first time I've seen a place and known that people are going to be tortured there, that people are going to die horribly there. If it's not stopped.

We have to stop it. We just don't have any other choice.

You may have seen pictures of concentration camps after they were liberated, but this is the first time you've seen a concentration camp before it became one.

You saw photos of an atrocity you couldn't do anything about.

This is not that.

slipperyliz

Surprise has online forms for contacting their various branches of government. You can send them your thoughts on this concentration camp.

https://surpriseaz-services.app.transform.civicplus.com/forms-list?tile=All%20Forms

mapswithoutwyoming

legend tells of a mysterious being called “nuance” that allows multiple things to be true at the same time. some say you can still hear its voice whispering in the trees

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shrewreadings

like to charge, reblog to cast.

girlinspacepodcast

Resist the push for generative AI. Make art.

Source:

Alt Text: Four panels of a comic by artist Joshua W. Cotter entitled "Make Art".

Panel 1: "Art poses a threat to corporatocratic systems because a purpose of art is to remind the individual of their inherent autonomy. Their humanity."

Panel 2: "That is a purpose in direct diametric opposition to that of corporatocratic systems: objectification of the individual for profit and control."

Panel 3: "Generative A.I. is part of an authoritarian corporatocratic effort to co-opt and commodify the creative process to rid the end result — art — of that with threatens its existence — humanity."

Panel 4: "Resist commodification. Defy corporatocracy. Defy oligarchy. Defy their anti-human, anti-life authoritarian movement. Make art." — JWC, 02-10-26

dogpuppy

chickenmim

Dude... allow me to add to your trove.

I have a folder of these on my phone... I'm not sure what that says about me!

teaboot

This has always bothered me too and it didn't make sense until someone older told me that when they were growing up "scare quotes" were used the way we used *asterisks* or ALL CAPS for emphasis

Edit: Oh. The fake kid's book is... dark.

writingwithcolor

Our Favorite Books from Asian and Pacific Islander Authors Releases in 2026

Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month from WWC!

To celebrate, we’re shining a spotlight on some of our personal picks for 2026 releases from Asian and Pacific Islander authors.

The Poet Empress by Shen Tao | January 20, 2026 | Chinese | Historical Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Romance

Jess: This debut novel by Shen Tao about a village girl who offers herself as a concubine to a cruel, violent prince to save her village from starvation. The prose is lush and immersive, with a terrific use of the Rashomon effect as Wei unravels the mysteries surrounding her husband while navigating dangerous court intrigue. However, this book covers darker themes, including child sexual abuse, so reader discretion is advised.

View on Author Shen Tao's website

The Obake Code by Makana Yamamoto | February 10, 2026 | Kānaka Maoli & Hapa Haole | Science Fiction, Queer, Lesbian, Cyberpunk

Mimi: A standalone sci-fi heist novel about a bored hacker who is forced by vicious gangsters to take down a crooked politician, only to find herself facing an unexpected enemy from her past. Written by a Pacific Islander author, this novel is part of an extended “lesbian space heist” universe set in a futuristic Hawai’i-like cityscape, with an all-sapphic and trans cast. I quite enjoyed how the story uses common sci-fi tropes like clones and AI systems gaining sentience to depict themes like labor exploitation, mass displacement, gentrification and surveillance.

View on Author Makana Yamamoto's website

If We Cannot Go at the Speed of Light by Kim Choyeop (translated by Anton Hur) | April 28, 2026 | Korean | Short Stories, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction

Rina: An SF short story collection about the human yearning for connection—across alien cultural lines, across the border between life and death, across unfathomable spacetime. I was very taken with Kim Cho-yeop’s inquisitive approach to storytelling and her imaginative worlds, which gently ask us to consider the kinds of distances technology is unable to close.

Read my full review here:

Storygraph link

Goodreads link

The Girl With a Thousand Faces by Sunyi Dean | May 5, 2026 | Hong Konger | Fantasy, Horror, Historical Fiction, Gothic, Paranormal

Mimi: A historical gothic novel set in post-WWII Hong Kong, which blends folklore, commentary on war, and local legends to recount a tale of a ghost-talker woman, who confronts a powerful spirit in the Kowloon Walled City. I've not read this yet, but the premise sounds fantastic.

Behind Five Willows by June Hur | May 26, 2026 | Korean | Historical Romance, Historical Fiction, Young Adult

Rina: An homage to Pride and Prejudice set in Joseon Korea, during a time of government book banning. A girl from a lower-ranking family is a secret novel transcriber; a young lord, an author. This gem of a story was a stunning introduction to the work of June Hur, whose characters are as charming as her elegant, nature-imbued prose.

Read my full review here:

Storygraph link

Goodreads link

The Typing Lady: And Other Fictions by Ruth Ozeki | June 2, 2026 | Japanese | Short Stories, Literary Fiction, Paranormal

Rina: A collection of literary short stories about desire, ambition, and the ways storytelling shapes reality and memory. Across a variety of settings, Ruth Ozeki creates a full range of sympathetic and unsympathetic narrative voices, resulting in stories that are grounded yet a touch strange, gritty yet beautiful, dark yet hopeful. Ozeki knows how to craft discomfort and hope in equal measure.

Read my full review here:

Storygraph link

Goodreads link

Let us know your most anticipated reads in the comments!

Update:

We have updated the language of this post to describe the featured authors more accurately. Thank you for your feedback and we apologize for the terminology mix-up!

We wish to be inclusive of the contributions of Asian and Pacific Islander creators to American media and culture regardless of where they come from, hence the non-American authors on this list. We hope you enjoy our book recs.

-WWC

Your recommendations

@gyroshrike recommends:

I would also like to suggest a book that just came out, The Killing Spell by Shay Kauwe, an author from Hawai‘i! It's an adult fantasy and from what I understand, the magic system and linguistics are pretty tied together. (I JUST got it, so haven't read much yet.)

oldpaintings

Blackfoot Scout by Olaf Carl Seltzer (Danish-born American, 1877–1957)

bumblebeebats

The crazy thing is, ninety-nine times out of a hundred, if you asked me on any given day "Would like to see a picture of some genitals?" my answer would be "😰 No, that's... No, thank you. I'm okay, actually." I have nothing but the utmost respect for people who do engage with the penis side of the internet, but personally, I've spent the better part of two decades doing all I can NOT to have pictures of dick and balls or sexy bikini babe buttcheeks blasted onto my retinas constantly. And yet... to be denied the penis? To have a jumped up pile of javascript tell me, a grown adult with an air fryer and an outstanding council tax bill, that I cannot be trusted to withstand the sight of a bare nipple unless I let it scan my drivers' license? I will move heaven and earth to see that fucking nipple, friend. I will walk a thousand miles barefoot on hot coals before I give you big brother bitches my passport number. A thousand miles through the desert with five VPNs just to press my face up against the glass and see the last uncensored picture of two My Little Pony Characters sixty-nining each other, and I don't even want! to look at it! But I will! I must! for the sake of our fucking democracy!

isuggestlandback

If you ever wondered why they call tattoos and piercings "unprofessional" and "unsophisticated"

Source: Lainey Molnar

nelc

Objects as spaceships, by Eric Geusz

cloudfreed

My favorite is the fidget spinner space station. It almost feels like someone designed it first and then fidget spinners came out and now everyone laughs at it… instead of the other way around.