legolas: *statement in elvish*
aragorn: *annoyed retort, also in elvish*
legolas: *disbelieving reply, still in elvish*
aragorn: THEN I SHALL DIE AS ONE OF THEM!!!
the rest of the men in helmās deep:
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legolas: *statement in elvish*
aragorn: *annoyed retort, also in elvish*
legolas: *disbelieving reply, still in elvish*
aragorn: THEN I SHALL DIE AS ONE OF THEM!!!
the rest of the men in helmās deep:
She/her also personally fought against transwomen in prison seeking gender affirmation surgeryā¦
Hereās an article that gives more details on the story, and what Harris said about it.Ā The key points:
It was the California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation that refused the surgery to the inmates.Ā When the inmates fought the policy in court, as Attorney General of California, it was Harrisās job to represent the Department.Ā Yes, she did it, but it wasnāt something she decided on her own to do.Ā (Also, not for nothing, the inmates won the case.)
Her characterization of the episode:Ā Ā āOn that issue I will tell you I vehemently disagree and in fact worked behind the scenes to ensure that the Department of Corrections would allow transitioning inmates to receive the medical attention that they required, they needed and deserved,ā Harris said.
A policy now exists for inmates to receive transition-related care in California prisons (although apparently the DoC isnāt doing a great job of holding up its end of the bargain*āquelle surprise).Ā Ā
(*For the record, Harris finished her time as AG and became a Senator shortly after this agreement was reached, so itās someone elseās job now to enforce it.)Ā
The thing to keep in mind here is that, as Attorney General, Kamala Harris couldnāt wave her hand and have everything in the entire California Department of Justice go exactly as she wanted itāand she wonāt be able to as Vice President, either.Ā We currently have a president who thinks thatās how it works, and weāre damned lucky heās wrong.Ā Ā
She had (and will have to) work with large number of people who hold different views.Ā (Another article I read said that the California Department of Justice, which she ran as AG, employs about 4,800 peopleāthatās a lot of different views.)Ā If she had refused to back the Department of Corrections in their case, she would have alienated people whose cooperation she needed to be able to rely on.Ā (If she even had the option of not backing them and staying AGāIām not sure how it works, exactly.)Ā Even people who agreed with her about the specific matter might have disapproved of her hanging her subordinates out to dry.Ā (Another thing our current president does constantlyānotice how Harris isnāt saying that the person in her office who actually wrote these briefs is a bad guy that she barely knew.)
So hereās what actually happened when Kamala HarrisĀ āfought against transwomen in prison seeking gender affirmation surgeryā:
The Department of Corrections had a policy denying gender-affirmation surgery to inmates.Ā Ā
Two inmates fought that policy in court.
Harris defended that policy in court (or, more accurately, was the supervisor of the person who did soābut the legal documents went out under her signature, and she takes responsibility for their content).
Harris also worked to change the policy.Ā Ā
If youāve had a job, youāve probably been in the position of having to carry out a policy that you donāt agree with.Ā Your choices are to quit your job in protest or stay and argue that the policy should change.Ā If you pick option B, you still have to follow the policy while youāre working to change itāagain, just about the only person in the world who doesnāt know this is Donald J. Trump, because heās never had a real job where he answered to anybody.Ā Ā
What this incident shows is that Kamala Harris is accustomed to working in a system where she doesnāt always get her own way, and that she knows how to lose the battle to win the war.Ā As VP, sheās going to need those skillsāespecially if the Republicans keep the Senate, but even if the Democrats sweep everything in November, weāre notoriouslyĀ bad at all pulling in the same direction.Ā Weāve had about enough of theĀ āIām taking my ball and going homeā style of leadership.Ā Ā
This.
I get it, I really do - but Trump has literally stripped away rights from trans kids and fucked the careers of trans people in the military. Pence believes in conversion therapy.
We can remember and discuss these issues, but at the end of the day, Trump/Pence is the greater evil and we need to vote in a unified way to get them out of office because the second term would be so much worse. Donāt vote independent, just suck it up and recognize that weāre not gonna get a perfect candidate ever.
Voting Trump is a face full of glass shards, and a vote for an independent is a vote for Trump. This isnāt complicated.
I had not seen this explanation, and Iām reblogging it because I probably have followers who havenāt either.
āGraffiti, itās a fun crimeā
Pokemon Posters made by Sean Donnan
oh my god
They killed him
he is no longer here, he is sitting on the comfort couch
I am, if you couldnāt guess, open to better suggestions
Thereās bridegroom which is just an old word for groom but we can repurpose it, we have technology
this has the same energy as the person who was looking for a gender neutral form of master/mistress and ended up with āmattressā
āWe can repurpose [word], we have technologyā is both an amazing sentence and also my new favorite attitude towards people saying youāre using this word wrong.
Some more Pokemon fusions
Too often the fandom forgets HP is in the 90s, the glorious, glorious 90s
Hereās a peek at Theo, Blaise, Draco, and someone else:
Alternative preppy 90s Draco:
Second alternative preppy 90s Draco:
BOLD CHOICE, grunge Draco:
BONUS, 90s Harry is grunge donāt even argue, also heās listening to Smashing Pumpkins:
@lol-zeitgeistic @shiftylinguini @writcraft @bixgirl1
yes yes this is exactly the content iāve signed up for. to honor my url, let me add some 70s marauders gear
friendly reminder that under equally flamboyant robes, the massive flare dainty waist was THE peak mens fashion
Remus would try for a mustache around Jamesā wedding. The results would be hilarious.
Peterās soul colors would be orange, mustard, and brown. He would thrive in sweaters, mutton chops, and feathered hair.
who could out sweater Peter? The answer is of course REMUS LUPIN who would live it up in chartreuse and oatmeal and burnt umber with not only a cardigan but a secret turtleneck.
Note the not successful porn stache. Donāt be afraid! James Potter is here in bright red, dark brown, and navy blue! 10/10 the wide legged lapel boy. Heās the Tommy Hilfiger of plunging necklines and high waisted (probably checked) pants.
And Sirius Black, the boy in punk. Wearing basic white, blacks, blue jeans, heās the mostĀ ānormalā but likely over studded, over plaid, and stick straight gelled hair. Forget these cresting bangs. Itās fohawk or death.
even Lily Evans is not exempt. Sheās probably okay in bright orange, baby blues, and bright patterns of pink/purple. Sheāll wear jumpers and tall socks and trailing headbands and too much eyeshadow.
yo any fan artists please jump in k love you my contribution for the world today is done bye
I gave it a shot! Itās a bit of a tough look for Remus but⦠voila!
LUNA SHOPS EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH DELIA*S CATALOGUES
im sorry but this is THE FUNNIEST thing i ever read with my own two eyes
Wow, itās almost like people didnāt read the book thatās been out for 33 years now.
Andy Warhol, āHammer and Sickle with Vibratorā, 1975
Cummunism
Pretty sure thereās solid international potential here, too.
I was high off my ass last night and had this dream where I was in this dense ass forest and sitting there was a tall woman. She was so tall I couldnāt see her face but she was wearing gold and I was like āuh...hi?ā And she said āI made you, do you know that?ā And I nodded and she was like āI hear your thoughts. Why do you hate my creation? Why do you try to destroy yourself? I made you perfect as you are. Please donāt break my heartā. Then she started crying and it flooded and I woke up with fucking heart palpitations like what does it Meanā¢ļø????
polar opposite of this post
thereās an actual fish that looks like that too...
Iām at the best scene in the entire campaign: the deal in Fantasy Costco. You know, THE deal. If Arms Outstretched is the most defining scene story-wise, the Fantasy Costco bit in LIIV would the most memorable comedic bit.
Merle says heās still saving up for the Flaming Raging Poisoning Sword of Doom, setting up the entire scene. There is a moment where Griffin off-handedly mentions the Slicer of T'pire Weir Isles (pronounced like tupperware), which can be exchanged for someoneās most valuable item with a high enough persuasion roll.
Magnus takes a while deciding what he wants, giving everyone enough time to forget about both the Sword and the Slicer. Griffin brings out Garfield to get some more of Magnusās⦠bodily materials, quietly setting up for the end of The Suffering Game, where heād presumably die. Meanwhile, Justin has been silent this whole time, buying his time.
Then itās Taako Time.
He keeps his poker voice while buying both the Slicer and ā and Griffin himself brings up, which adds to the comedy of the scene as he fails to notice the trap heās about to waltz into ā Rickle Axageās Pocket Guide to Adventuring, Third Edition, which gives the whoever reads it a temporary advantage on rolls of a single skill.
I can hear Justin keeping his voice deliberately monotone as he says Taako reads the guide for persuasion.
And then.
Taako: āI have one more transaction I need to conduct.
Garfield: āOkay.ā
Taako: āGarfield.ā
Garfield: āYes?ā
Taako: āI have something that I think is really gonna interest you.ā
*beat*
Griffin McElroy, his very soul trembling with realization: āOH MY GOD.ā
This scene cemented Taako as my favourite character in the campaign and TAZ as one of my favourite pieces of fictional media of all time. Nothing tops it. Justin is a genius.
Because I canāt stop watching it hereās an animation someone did of the scene
Us: The Lion Kings characters are too realistic and dont show human emotion
CATS movie:
I canāt fucking get over this oh my god