Because Why Not

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[official-keyes]

a soft friend rests in the light

[official-keyes]

Uh oh… getting… sleepy….

[official-keyes]

Unconchious

[beamingsuggestion]

and here you are, continuing on, despite how hard it’s been

[turnways]

[ambidexedition]

[hogsnout-deactivated20230817]

As you might be aware I have big feelings about all besnouted creatures, but recently something has been grating on me. Sometimes, when people draw a snout animal, they draw the snout as a nose with the mouth as a separate entity underneath. This is a stylistic choice I greatly dislike because a snout or trunk is, by definition

A COMBINATION OF THE NOSE AND UPPER-LIP.

You can see here that the snout is not a separate entity from the mouth in these mammals, but is a fleshy protuberance emanating from the upper jaw. 

You can see in this illustration how a more anatomically accurate snout position gives an anthropomorphic pig a degree of charm that an inaccurate snout position does not.

Snout positioning can make or break a character design for me.

[marcy-the-martian]

[lobotomycas]

joking abt how no one joins tumblr anymore isn't enough. we need to get rid of the sign up button

[kirnmons]

[trashytarbosaurus]

[thepallaspalace]

[anxietyproblem]

[karrakazz]

not sure if this will make sense to anyone besides me but: the antidote to negativity is not positivity, its warmth

[karrakazz]

positivity tells a sad person that there is no reason to be sad. warmth asks the sad person if they want to go get some ice cream

[ares-skittles]

Been a moment since I saw this. Glad it’s back on my dash when I needed it.

[tiktoks-we-like]

[grafai-ai]

Man sees crab for the first time.

[marshthemehllow]

does he...

Live in the

Sea?!

[asingularcanadian]

Some fucking

mollusk

pulls up

[tonysopranobignaturals-deactiva]

“Its balls.” - FBI, 4.28.19

[sharper-and-bigger]

We know an FBI agent wrote this because they submitted a printed copy of the chat to a court, and it still had "You" marking the text they wrote.

[mr-deep-downer]

are you fucking serious ahahahahahahahahha

[sharper-and-bigger]

[mr-deep-downer]

holy shit

[fullhalalalchemist]

Go to my pinned to see how to fight this

FIGHT THE EARN IT ACT BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE the original post containing all information what you can do if you don't live in the US what yo

[noping-out-deactivated20241117]

Just for once I’d like to tell the gate agents and flight attendants that my folding wheelchair is going into the onboard closet and not have them tell me there’s “no room”. Bitch that’s a wheelchair closet, not a “your bags” closet. Move your damn bags where they belong.

[noping-out-deactivated20241117]

Ok, so according to my friendly aviation expert, this is a Big Fucking Deal. In fact, if an airline argues with you about putting your wheelchair in the wheelchair closet or even suggests there may not be room, unless there is already another passenger’s wheelchair in that closet, they have violated federal law.

CFR Title 14, Chapter II, Subchapter D, Part 382, Subpart E, Section 382.67, Subsection (e)

“As a carrier, you must never request or suggest that a passenger not stow his or her wheelchair in the cabin to accommodate other passengers (e.g., informing a passenger that stowing his or her wheelchair in the cabin will require other passengers to be removed from the flight), or for any other non-safety related reason (e.g., that it is easier for the carrier if the wheelchair is stowed in the cargo compartment).”

Source

This is hugely important because it means that if this happens to you, you should report their asses to the DOT. Why? Because these statistics are published every year for every airline, and the airline gets a huge ass fine for every violation. If we want to see change, we need to make airlines literally pay every time they treat us this way.

[thefreakhasgreeneyes]

@annieelainey you should share this with your followers! This is important info!!

[coolmanfromthepast]

To my mutuals on wheels, print out the law before you fly and whip it out at the gate if they don’t accomodate your wheels.

[typical-atheist-scumbag]

Thanks a lot for posting this, bro! Flying while crippled is already difficult enough without people pulling this kind of shit. Also, make sure that if there is a piece of your wheelchair or something important missing off of it, that you make a big fucking deal out of it! I’ve had pieces fall off of my wheelchair and nearly lost a decoration I had on it that meant a lot to me because people were careless with my chair. Don’t let them mistreat your wheelchair.

[prismatic-bell]

Non-wheelchair folks:

Now that you know, speak up.

You never know when you’re going to see someone who needs an ally.

[fischotterkunst]

yall look at this shit ad*be is tryna pull now on ppl who have outdated software:

(note for context: i’m all for piracy, but in this case my copy of CS6 was downloaded years ago when they were giving it away to students. i got it totally legally.)

[fischotterkunst]

so here is what NOT to do if you’re a loyal fan of adobe who has the cash to shell out for a newer and shittier version of the product you already paid for.

1) DON’T use your search bar to find and open the Run app

2) DON’T type in services.msc

3) DON’T find Adobe Genuine Software Integrity Services and right-click to get a dropdown menu, and don’t select ‘properties’

4) if you happen to click properties, DON’T use the startup type dropdown to locate the option to disable the program. be sure you DON’T click apply to finalize that change. 

5) DO NOT do the same thing in order to also disable Adobe Genuine Software Monitor 

if you do all of these things, this WILL disable adobe’s ability to monitor the software, and you will be forced to continue using the same older software that you already paid for instead of having to sign up for a newer, shittier version and pay more for it. so if you have lots of cash to spare and are cool with putting it the pockets of racketeering capitalists, definitely don’t do any of these things. 

however, you SHOULD reblog this to spread the word, as we certainly want to make sure lots of people know what NOT to do :)

[hideousgourd]

I’M SORRY MA'AM. I KNOW YOU’RE UPSET.

Pretend to be upset.

[june-egbert-official]

OP how could you

I hope none of my friends who use Adobe programs find this, follow your detailed instructions, and spread the word. That would be devastating!

[bogleech]

Hey so I still see people utterly baffled by how religious fundies (still a majority in America and moreso its senate) react on certain issues so uhhh is it actually not common knowledge what the antichrist is all about? You guys know his defining characteristic is ending war, right? That he's foretold to unite the world under his leadership by preaching global peace and solving basically every single problem in the world? So you know when you try to talk to these people about equality and togetherness they literally believe that's what makes you an agent of the devil right???

[parfstar]

im sorry what.  so.  ok im assuming they think that this is all like.  to gain trust and then take over or something?  because.

[bogleech]

Yes, he's called the "antichrist" because he's an imposter Jesus and the majority of the world will love him when he ends all class divides and erases all borders, creating one world government with him at the top. That's the "new world order" they're terrified of. But they think he'll oppress true Christian believers who see through his ruse, which is why they're constantly looking for signs that they're being discriminated against and panic when they lose any control over government. This is why they fear diversity, immigration, socialized anything. The less religious right are pretty clearly still running on the same logic; they might drop some of the spiritual lore but this is where they get the idea that all progressivism leads to the "real" fascism. Some believe the antichrist isn't a literal person either but just that entire set of beliefs, so everyone protesting against war and trying to feed the hungry is a *collective* antichrist.

[bogleech]

So from the notes it turns out people are MUCH less familiar with all this than I suspected and that’s honestly kind of alarming, guys, you should really really pay attention to things that affect so much of this country. No these are absolutely not obscure or fringe beliefs, these are MAINSTREAM with megachurches, Trump voters, the GOP and a vast proportion of the wealthy. Alex Jones and multiple Fox News hosts openly believe word for word what I described here. And yeah as several people pointed out it isn’t even explicitly in the bible, but something some radicals pieced together in maybe only the last century. My uncles all believe it to the letter and they all believe it’s what the Bible is “supposed” to be communicating. A lot of people are also confused as to why they would believe the peace and unity are villainous things and what the difference even is then between the “antichrist” and actual Jesus, which brings me to another thing I realize some folks CRITICALLY overlook about American Christianity, which is that they do not believe in good or bad deeds. They believe the same deed can be right or wrong strictly according to whether or not it’s performed by a believer with God’s stamp of approval. Like, they KNOW the Satanic Church and Witch Covens do community service or donate to cancer research and they are not confused, surprised, bitter or embarrassed by that at all. It’s exactly what they expect. They believe the forces of Satan do primarily “good” things so people will think he’s just as good or better than God. If a pastor heals a sick child with a prayer then that’s good. If a “witch” heals the same sick child with “magic” then that’s a false miracle from the devil and the child was better off dying because now everyone involved is a sinner who deserves hell. They’re taught to view you as a ridiculous fool if you don’t grasp this difference. After all, they think our entire existence on this Earth is an insignificant speck in the grand scheme of things. The suffering in the world isn’t a bug to them, but a feature that God set up to test everyone’s worthiness, test their faith and teach them lessons, so they genuinely do believe that there MUST always be suffering and death and that there are many circumstances in which saving lives is genuinely more “wrong” than killing them.

[atopfourthwall]

And speaking as a Christian here it’s why it’s so frustrating to deal with. They consequently don’t care about our OWN scripture that also contains parables and lessons about “You can claim to be pious as much as you want, but you’re fucking people over. Look at that dude over there - not part of our faith, but actually helping people. You care more about the APPEARANCE of piety than doing the right thing.” These are the REAL problems we have within Christianity - not “wars on Christmas” or culture war nonsense or “MARXISM DESTROYING OUR ‘MURICAN VALUES AND JESUS WAS ‘MURICAN.” It’s people who believe and consequently teach that being a good person, that helping people, being charitable, that all of those things are wrong just because the magic sky man isn’t the target of their worship. You want to know the real greatest trick of Satan? Making people believe that doing good things is wrong.

[izzyanasyrma]

This is the kind of church I grew to in and it's a weird fucking experience. OP isn't lying that they freak out over everything but, in my church at least, there was also this sense of celebration? The world kept getting worse and their reaction was "This is fantastic because it means the antichrist will come which means we'll be raptured before anything bad goes down."

There's this constant dissonance between being afraid of persecution and the loss of power on the one hand, and a earnest glee that soon god will take them away from the world, leaving all the sinners to die. Seriously, people would talk about the four horsemen and the angels who rise up ouy of the rivers in Revelation with this bright eye excitement. They were estatic over billions of people dying, like everything was a movie and that's when things would finally start getting good again.

But like OP said, it's really important to understand that there is no compromise with these people. They literally believe that the only true solution to the world's problem is for them to be the only ones in it. You can't gain their compassion because, if you're a nonbeliever, your death and eternal punishment is the world working as it should.

So, yeah. Learn more about the death cult with a strangle hold on our politics. It's sort of important

[calcinator]

So what does a good believer do? Here’s some tips from a cult survivor:

1) Recognize faith is not a virtue, no, not even when its put toward your god of choice. Having faith isn’t like having empathy, it does not improve you on the experiences of people around you. The amount of faith someone has/professes is no reflection on their goodness.

2) Enforce your religion’s own rules about false prophets among your own congregation. I’ll let you pick which law (man’s or god’s) you apply.

3) If you see abuse, report it to the actual law and media. If that means you get ostracized, excommunicated, or otherwise marginalized, ask yourself if you want to be accepted and loved by people who allow such things to happen. Do not trust your congregation to handle it internally. Chances are they already know.

3) Advocate for the elimination of unfair privileges for religious institutions, such as the revocation of tax exempt status, the use of religion in court-mandated alcoholism sentences, and the use of religious conversion as a merit for prison release. 

4) Speak out against people using governmental power to enforce religious behavior, especially when its your own religion. 

5) When others of your faith claim to be oppressed, call them liars to their faces. Be mean about it if you have to. Speak out against moral panics. 

6) If your congregation has any punishment for apostasy, of any kind, of any severity, find a new congregation.

7) Recognize that your virtues are yours. You and the fundie are both picking and choosing, you picked the kind parts, you choose the good parts, Take the credit. Do not engage in “no true Scotsman” behavior.

8) Do not support missionary work, charity-for-conversion, or any attempt to bring people “into the flock” when they’re at their lowest point. Speak out against these actions and other predatory behavior.

9) Re-read your holy book, only this time imagine that all the non-in-group characters are actual people with lives, dreams and hopes, and don’t make any excuses for the plain reading of the text. Think about what that means about the founders of your faith, and for the character of the deity in question. Recognize the fundies are on-board with what you just read. Consider if you should be.

10) If they’re divine when decrying others and only human and deserving of forgiveness when they get caught doing wrong, never listen to them again. If you catch them lying to you, never listen to them again. 

If you’re tutting and generally being silent, then you’re enabling. 

[prinnay]

Cosmo outfit

[one-paper-bag]

reblog if you’re asexual, support asexual people or really really want a crossbow for literally no reason.

[thespiritofeon]

yo.... when jet breaks in the tea shop and accuses zuko and iroh of beinh firebenders....

do you think any of the patrons looked at zukos scarred face - obviously done by a firebender - and immediately think jet was an asshole? like

jet: hes a firebender!!!!

patrons, thinking about the backstory they concocted for zuko and iroh where their home was invaded by firebenders and they barely survived with their lifes so they could come and have a peaceful life selling tea in a city the war doesnt touch:

[colorful-bees]

Jet: He’s a firebender!

The Patrons to the Tea Shop internally: You fucking stupid, sir? I think you might be stupid.