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shark vs the universe
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Basically i think that post-Trumpian America is going to require a clean-up effort on par with Reconstruction or Denazification, and i don't trust centrist Dems whose idea of a "Project 2029" is "banning youth from social media" to have the stomach for it.
important reminder that most people you follow online are significantly lamer than you think they are including me. and if you feel insecure comparing yourself to someone online: DON'T. theyre probably also lame and weird. most people on the internet are
reblog if you're also lame and weird.
not seeing a lot of people on here talking about ICE murdering another man yesterday. His name was Lorenzo Salgado Arajou. He was a Mexican man living in Huston Texas. He was killed at age 52 and lived the past 35 years here in the USA, and was in the process of obtaining a work permit. He was shot and killed during a traffic stop that ICE claims was part of a targeted operation, and claimed he was “weaponizing his vehicle”- the same claim ICE agents made when they shot and murdered Renee Good.
During the stop, Lorenzo had 3 coworkers with him in his truck who have all been taken into ICE custody.
His family described Lorenzo as a hardworking family man who didn’t deserve to be killed. All he wanted was to provide for his wife and see his sons become great people. His eldest son recognized his father by his cries and pleas when trying to identify who the victim was.
The Salgado Araujo family has set up a gofundme to help with funeral and legal costs, and to help keep their family supported since Lorenzo was the sole provider.
On the morning of July 7, 2026, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was ta… LULAC Institute, Inc. needs your support for In Loving Memory of Lorenzo Salg
10,000 SWORDS AGAINST HEAVEN — THE CULTIVATOR RPG
10,000 SWORDS AGAINST HEAVEN is a science fantasy spirit cultivation RPG about Cultivators struggling against unfair heavens seized by the Bourgeoisie. The setting is a technogothic weird realism xianxia nightmare at the Heat Death of the Universe, where life force is hoarded.
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You play as WANDERERS—violent and very much nascent Cultivators who find the truth of the world: that all of humanity’s birthright is Cultivation, but it has been stripped away from them by the occulted machinations of the Ruling Elite.
Game-wise it is a game of struggling to gain and maintain power. To gain a fighting chance, you must navigate the Martial Underworld, which is pincushioned by Sects. These Sects function like Classes—they grant social position, abilities, and skills. That is to say, they organize you.
It has a sleek core resolution system, rules for SMT--like social play through leverage and disposition, rules for discovering knowledge through exploration called Clarity, rules for dungeons, and rules for the most intensified moments in the cosmos: violence.
The combat rules are semi-turn based. Inspired by Fighting Game mechanics and Kung-Fu/Silat Films. They move thorugh Actions, count in Ticks (but isn’t really Tick-based), and emphasize Interrupts—everyone can spend Actions to Interrupt another, creating a brutal and kinetic cascade of blows akin to RWBY or Dead Fantasy, while at the same time serving as a point of tactical reads and anticipation.
To strike a blow against the lattice of heaven, one must first be organized. A hundred atoms arranged in the shape of a heaven-defying spear.
It is a game that is heavily inspired by Xianxia Fiction of China (Lord of the Mysteries, Reverend Insanity) and the old Weird Fiction (Perdido Street Station, Ashton Clark Smith, Neuromancer, Lord of Light, Book of the New Sun). It is a game inspired by Kung Fu Films (Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain, The Raid: Redemption and The Raid 2, Ip Man).
It is a game inspired by cosmic horror and alien-occult apocalyptic fiction of the 90s and early 00s: Shin Megami Tensei, Digital Devil Saga, Neon Genesis Evangelion, NieR Automata, Marathon, and so on.
It is a game inspired by the struggle of the Global South interconnected with the broader struggles of the working class across the world.
Arise, ye prisoners of Spirit! Awake, ye scorned of heaven! The keys to our emancipation lay before us, we must only needs seize the hammer and shatter these chains! Until all the hells are empty, until all beings are free!
America’s greatness, whatever greatness she may have had, lied in her diversity. Diversity of thought, diversity of culture, diversity of language, diversity of religion, a great melding of people from across the globe chasing the same elusive dream. That was the most beautiful part of America, though there are many countries with great diversity and a high rate of immigration, there was no one true way to be American. The greatness lay in the plaque at Lady Liberty’s feet.
Hey, did y'all see this?
I saw this when running newpipe. But wait, it gets deeper. I clicked on the details buttons and it said as of today, we have 83 days left until Google rolls out this new requirement for apps inside and outside of the google play store. If any developer disagrees with their new terms and fees, they will be blocked!
I'll share some of the info below:
Looks like they're trying to nuke the remaining privacy and freedoms we have left on the internet.
What to do?
-Get your developer friends to not comply to their new guides
- Sign the open letter on the site and take action by checking out the full resources list on their website as well!
To summarize, this is all daunting especially when you feel all alone with unfair and inhumane regulations comming out faster than improvements but we got this working together!
Share the link with your friends, family and anyone who will listen!
Your phone is about to stop being yours. In September 2026, Google will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with them.
If you're in the US, I created a petition to make it easier to contact senators and congressmen.
Join 1 people. Google is trying to make people hand over government id in order to make an Android app. If they don't, then that app can't b
If you're not in the US, see if your country is listed here for whom to contact.
My opinion on virtually all internet discourse is that social media is catastrophically bad for having conversations about anything that matters.
People speak of online "spaces" but online does not have physical space in it and that is the problem.
It's like if all the conversations people ever had in public had to take place in a huge warehouse-sized room where everyone could hear and see everyone else at the exact same volume and with the exact same clarity no matter where they were standing.
Some people are seriously discussing political action. Some people are goofing off. Someone is panhandling, someone is venting to their friends about something awful that happened to them, someone is giving a speech about a topic that interests them, someone is crying about the pain in their life, someone is just thinking out loud to themselves, a bunch of people just want to watch movies or hang out with their friends. Someone is trying to sell some junk. A bunch of people are passing around newspapers.
And all of these people can hear and see each other perfectly so that they don't even know if they themselves or anyone else is in an intimate conversation with people who sympathize, if they're having a town hall meeting, if they're attending a lecture, if they are behind the podium giving a lecture, if they're hanging out at the bar with friends, if they're in their friend's car, or if they're just in a public park watching the clouds.
If someone who thinks they're in the movie group makes a comment about the movie, the people who think they're in the audience at the lecture hall will think the movie watcher is the lecturer behind the podium. So, they will turn to their friends and say "wow, get a load of that guy, they just said..." but the people who think they are at a town hall meeting will think "wow, this is clearly an important concern," but the person who thinks they are crying to their friends is like "Seriously? We're talking about a MOVIE when my life is falling apart?"
The truth is we are not at the bar or in a lecture hall or in a public park or in a town hall meeting. We are in the Warehouse Where Everyone Can See And Hear Everyone Else. And that's why everyone is so stressed out and pissed off all the time.
Collecting my favorite Podcast monologues here, all of these have made me foam at the mouth/pos (I would love to know anyone elses fr)
Midnight Burger Episode 26: Casper's Resolve
I Am in Eskew Episode 25: Welcome to Fucking Eskew
Malevolent Episode 43: John and Self-Acceptance
Camp Here and There Episode 59: The Proposal of Could've Beens
Camp Here and There Episode 69: Demon Tango Crash Out *Loud Train Whistle*
Silt Verses Episode 38: Faulkner Threatens God
If you're writing anything involving cons, scams, heists, or morally questionable characters who are very good at lying, here are some free resources I've been using for research. Saving you the "why is this in my search history" anxiety.
1. The FBI's Famous Cases & Criminals archive (fbi.gov/history/famous-cases) has detailed breakdowns of real fraud cases, Ponzi schemes, and confidence operations. The language they use is clinical and precise, which is perfect for getting the procedural details right.
2. The FTC Consumer Sentinel Network publishes annual reports on the most common fraud tactics in the US. Great for understanding how modern scams actually work and what makes people fall for them.
3. The Smithsonian's American Art Museum has a free digital collection of forgery case studies. If your character forges documents or art, this is gold.
4. Court Listener (courtlistener.com) is a free legal database where you can read actual court transcripts from fraud trials. Want to know how a real con artist talks under oath? This is where you find out.
5. The Internet Archive's collection of old newspaper crime sections. Search for "confidence man" or "swindle" in papers from the 1920s through 1960s and you'll find incredible real stories that would feel too dramatic for fiction.
Bonus: The Psychology of Fraud section on the Association for Psychological Science website has accessible articles about why people trust, how deception works cognitively, and what makes someone a convincing liar. Essential reading if you want your con artist characters to feel psychologically real.
Reblog to save for later. Your WIP will thank you.
there are two wolves inside me. one wants to write and the other wants to nap. they’re both in a cage called My Job.
FAKE AUDIO DRAMA WEDNESDAY
You know how this goes, you were born knowing how this goes, the knowledge of how this goes was beaming into your brain at birth by aliens, but just in case, here's how it goes:
Leave a fake audio drama here.
Leave a review for someone else's fake audio drama.
Today's optional prompt: Splintered.
Cells Like Glass
Just as the Old Regime is about to fall, an underground coalition of political militants starts to fracture. Friends turn to foes, blood spills in the streets, and everyone is left asking the same question: was the alliance always this fragile? Or were the cracks chiseled open by agents of the enemy?
Helion Vagrash, a former soldier of the Old Regime, is convinced the organization has been betrayed. He hasn't exactly been on the grid for years, but now he's working alone. And he'll stop at nothing for answers.
Jedu Mavum and her lover Reep Nolwit met in the dark days of tenement sweeps and bush warfare. Now each wonders where the other's loyalty lies.
Veepo Cangrinam is a past his prime agitator, who back in the day used a self-produced comedy show to bring dozens into the cause. Hundreds of supporters. Now he wonders if that was such a good thing after all.
Sharing Sharhing, as the head of the Capital branch, sacrificed her family, career, and creative ambitions for the cause. And proudly built a new life with her comrades in the shadow of state surveillance and brutal repression. But now it's all falling apart and Sharing has a bullseye on her back. She is left with a choice: dig in and try to bail out a sinking boat, or take the only chance she'll get to escape the net. Neither option is certain of success.
FAKE AUDIO DRAMA WEDNESDAY
You know how this goes, you were born knowing how this goes, the knowledge of how this goes was beaming into your brain at birth by aliens, but just in case, here's how it goes:
Leave a fake audio drama here.
Leave a review for someone else's fake audio drama.
Today's optional prompt: Splintered.
Penny & The Strings
This is an audio drama about a sentient marionette puppet named Penny who cannot recall how and when her consciousness began. We follow her journey as she tries to make sense of the world she finds herself in & figure out whether her life is in her control or if there are other forces tugging at invisible strings.
A common fantasy premise, but well used here. There is real pathos in Penny's journey, with some moments so raw and visceral they almost have to be drawn from real experience. But these are highlights, intentional contrasts with what is otherwise a cozy coming-of-age/found family story in a slightly whimsical urban fantasy world. Which is really the story's major weak point: characters keep making references to a kind of gothic/industrial dystopia called The Doll Factory, but it's kept well in the background. We can only hope that it gets some exploration in later seasons. For now, Penny and The Strings an existential mystery series that paces out the angst and keeps the dread on the back-burner.
Had an actual conversation with people who think Jujitsu is erotic in nature, and look, yes sweaty people are grappling each other but I promise you it’s the least sexy experience you’ll ever have. Everyone is tired and pissed or about to throw up.
Like, I get the joke. I get the power fantasy. I get the satisfying reversal of fortune of making edgy straight bois uncomfortable. But there just aren't enough brain cells to fight and get horny at the same time.
Bad Instinct (With details)
48"x36"
Acrylic on wood panel
I KNOW WHAT MANUAL THIS IS FROM!!!!!
No, you see, I wish to be an author. Not in marketing. Or an influencer. I wish to tell my stories, be told I did a fantastic job, and then go back to my hovel to scribble some more. I am delicate of constitution and awkward in crowds.
for all the artists out there, here are my favorite resources i use to learn!
Files
The Complete Famous Artist Course
Art Books and Resources
Art, Anatomy, and Color Books
PDF Files of Art Books
Morpho and Other Art Books
Mega Folder
Internet Archive
YouTube
My YouTube Playlist of Tutorials
How to Draw Facial Features
Drawing and Art Advice
Drawing Lessons
Art Fundamentals
Anatomy of the Human Body
2D Animation
Perspective Drawing
Tyler Edlin Fundamentals
Drawing Sessions
Websites
Pinterest Board for Poses
Another Pinterest Board for Poses
Pinterest Boards for References
Reference Angle
AdorkaStock
Figurosity
Line of Action
Human Anatomy
Posemaniacs
Animal Photo References
Humanae - Angélica Dass
Fine Art - Jimmy Nelson
Fashion History References
Fashion Museum
The Met Collection
Character Design References
CDR's Twitter Account
iamagco's Twitter Account
taco1704's Twitter Account
takuya_kakikata's Twitter Account
EtheringtonBro's Twitter Account
Drawabox
Color Wheel
Color Palette Cinema
Free Images and Pictures
Free Stock Photos
FILMGRAB
Shot Cafe
William Nguyen Light Reference Tool
SketchFab - 3D Skeleton Model
Animation References - sakugabooru
Animation Screen Caps
Animation References - Bodies in Motion
"crime" for conservatives is basically just existing in public as a person of color
always thinking about that Oxford study that found half of adults define "young people hanging around in groups" as "anti-social behaviour"
>"anti-social behaviour"
>looks inside
>socialising
