The Rocket Knight

Just a blog expressing my thoughts on things.

[sparkster2600]

Twitter is getting worse

I never thought I’d be coming back here, or at least prepping to do so. Crazy how life works out.

Honestly, I’m kinda peeved Twitter is starting to die out. I’ve had it for at least ten years, made lots of friends with it, and I’d hate to see it go. This sucks.

[sparkster2600]

Wow, never thought I’d be back here after all these years. Hi everyone!

[uwiguwi]

if you’re reading this

a lump sum of money is on the way to you

[uwiguwi]

it happened today, damn that was like 3 days maybe?

It Works the money is on its way!

[goodluckrob-deactivated20221110]

Need this.

[mindyourbusinessitsfree]

Of course

[sauvamente]

It worked tho

[ourblackisgold-deactivated20191]

I just won $500 off a scratch Ticket lottery.

[sauvamente]

ENERGY

[deux-pour-chagrin-blog]

OKAY LEGIT I REBLOGGED THIS YESTERDAY. ME AND MY PARTNER ARE IN SUCH A TIGHT SPOT FOR MONEY ATM AS WE ARE SAVING FOR A DEPOSIT ON A HOUSE. I GOT PAID DOUBLE WHAT I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GET AND SO DID HE AND HONESTLY I CRIED SO MUCH TODAY IM SO HAPPY AND RELIEVED

[lilybeth666-blog]

Positive vibes!!!!!

[realtrashwitch]

[leaping-hare-witchery-deactivat]

Can definitely use this in preparation for the move.

[notoriouslynay]

Money postttt

[flanoirbunny]

expectation:

reality:

[cannedviennasnausage]

 #any zelda fan will tell you that Link is secretly a gigantic dweeb #this is merely proof of that

truer words have never been spoken

[lithuanian-polish-commonwea-blog]

I share that headcanon. c:

[flanoirbunny]

>implying that Link being a dweeb isn’t actual canon

[patto-senpain]

#LINK IS THE BIGGEST DWEEB TO EVER DWEEB #IN EVERY INCARNATION #ACTUAL FACT

[egrizzzzzzzzzzzz]

Link’s awkwardness appreciation post.

[zeldanoodles-deactivated2014122]

Made. My. Life.

[vaor]

I don’t want to disappear without a forewarning.

As of July 4th 2018, the Internet as we know it might be dead for good. 

The European Parliament is passing a new Copyright Directive.  Article 13 #CensorshipMachine will impose widespread censorship of all the content we share online. Art, fanfiction, parodies, remixes, mashups, memes, etc.. Anything that you do not hold the rights over will be taken down. 

Article 13 would force all online platforms to police and prevent the uploading of copyrighted content, or make people seek the correct licenses to post that content. Internet platforms hosting large amounts of user-uploaded content must monitor user behaviour and filter their contributions to identify and prevent copyright infringement. 

Such filters will be mandatory for platforms including YouTube, Facebook, Tumblr, Reddit and Instagram, but also much smaller websites. 

(x)

This doesn’t just affect Europe. The content creators you love are going to be in hot water for sharing their art and writing with you online. Any and all content that doesn’t belong to us will be filtered. Even memes are at risk, as the person who took the original photo may want to file complaints against any platform that allows it to be used without permission. But it goes even further than that.

Last Tuesday (19th June 2018) a group of more than 70 people who have played important roles in building the internet and developing it (Tim Berners-Lee, Vincent Cerf, Jimmy Wales, Mitchell Baker…) into what it is today addressed an open letter to the members of the European Parliament:

“As creators ourselves, we share the concern that there should be a fair distribution of revenues from the online use of copyright works, that benefits creators, publishers, and platforms alike.

But Article 13 is not the right way to achieve this. By requiring Internet platforms to perform automatic filtering all of the content that their users upload, Article 13 takes an unprecedented step towards the transformation of the Internet from an open platform for sharing and innovation, into a tool for the automated surveillance and control of its users. […] The damage that this may do to the free and open Internet as we know it is hard to predict, but in our opinions could be substantial.”

Here is the original Article 13. It’s even scarier. / Link 2 

Here is how to contact your MEPs. 

Here is a full list of everything that will be affected.

Europe is facing a huge problem, and unlike with Net Neutrality, the world doesn’t seem to care. 

[fenfyre]

I know this isn’t my usual content but THERE WILL BE NONE OF MY USUAL CONTENT IN THE FUTURE IF THIS GOES THROUGH SO PLEASE PLEASE PAY ATTENTION EVERYONE. Article 13 already made it through the first vote and now they’re taking it to the eu parliament. Everybody make some noise so the MEPs know how to vote in our interest!!

[wittless-pilgrim-nsfw]

i hate reblogging stuff like this but if this gets passed it’ll be a nightmare

don’t let it be reality

[theenglishgent]

Surprise shrinky waif~

[sparkster2600]

And here I thought the opposite would happen! I imagine she'd get big!

[bungee-gumu-deactivated20251015]

festive lucoa 

My twitter

[invertedgender]

Men are using a powerful hashtag to fight back against emotional abuse

According to NCADV, 4 in 10 people have experienced some kind of coercive control from an intimate partner. Sadly, #MaybeSheDoesntHitYou is raising much-needed awareness for a widespread problem.

[faded-doll-hi]

This is disgusting. It really is. I hope that people gain awareness of this issue and their own situation and I really hope that we all find better.

[acruelgentleman-deactivated2018]

I appreciate the hell out of the women reblogging this. As a survivor of such emotional abuse, I know it’s vital for men to step forward and talk about their experiences. The old “man up” narrative needs to die. 

[accidental-muse]

^^^

[foxyshadow]

Absolutely right. Abuse is abuse, no matter the gender

[marauders4evr]

Listen I know that it’s the 2018-way to immediately compare every single American government corruption to the Nazis but uh, you actually don’t need to do an international comparison when trying to show the horrors of separating children from their families and putting them in “camps”.

Turns out America did that too:

(The above are pictures from Japanese Internment Camps in WWII, located right here in America. More info on the subject: x )

In fact, they did it more than once:

(The above are pictures of German-Americans who were also detained in American states. More info: x )

In fact, they did it a lot:

(The above are photos from the American Native-American “boarding schools” which separated Native American children from their families so that they could be brainwashed into embracing the white “Christian” American way. More info: x )

So when you see these appalling images in the news:

don’t start comparing America to WWII Germany.

Start comparing America to America.

Because we’ve always done this and, as long as we can get away with it, we always will.

[sparkster2600]

Just a reminder, America has always been like this. It sucks to learn but it's something we need to know.

[lagonegirl]

I hope he wins the lawsuit, a police officer was finally doing the right thing and they penalize him for not being a racist monster!

[theboykingofhell]

his name is stephen mader and not only did he refuse to shoot, he actively wanted to help the man (ronald ‘rj’ williams) because he could tell that he was only acting out because of mental illness. rj williams was suicidal and holding an unloaded gun and, while mader didn’t shoot him, a fellow officer (ryan kuzma) did and murdered him on the spot. here is the source and here’s to hoping rj williams gets justice

[socialistexan]

“Saying the words ‘Just shoot me’ sent up the red flag that he was just trying to harm himself and no one else … That’s what made me make my decision. He needed help” I hate this fucking world. The guy was actually trying to do his job by actually desculating the situation the right way (desculating these days apparently just means shoot them) and was fired for “failing to eliminate a threat.”

[critgemhero]

HE WON THE LAWSUIT AND GOT $175,000

[sparkster2600]

At least SOME justice remains in the world. If only this was more commonplace.

[juelzsantanabandana]

[cherrygrabber]

-“What do you think of that, 

Mr. Pajama-Wearing = Insult to his clothes. 

Basket-Face = Insult to his hat. 

Slipper-Wielding = insult to his shoes. 

Clype-Dreep-Bachle = From the gutter / Out of it / at his last straw - Old / worn out. 

Gether-Uping-Blate-Maw = Mommy’s Boy. 

Bleathering = Speaking a load of crap. 

Gomeril = Dog 

Jessie = Pansy / Sissy / Girl 

Oaf-Looking = Look like a moron.

Scooner = A half pint aka short man. 

Nyaff = Out of date 

Plookie = DImwit / stupid looking 

Shan = person who speaks and comes from an ethnic minority. 

Milk-Drinking = Woose / Guy who can’t handle his drink. 

Soy-Faced Shilpit = Insulting him as an asian stereotype. 

Mim-Moothed = Small speaker (not big with his words / speaks submissively) 

Sniveling = Complainer / Moans about stuff. 

Worm-Eyed = Small minded / Can’t see for heck 

Hotten-Blaugh = Waste of space 

Vile-Stoochie = Dirty / Unclean 

Cally-Breek-Tattie = Extremely Lazy / Can’t lift a finger

[ravldazle]

the best chain of insults ever laid out to date

[pokeyscrypt]

Finally the translator’s notes I’ve wanted my whole life

[awholevarietyofstuff-deactivate]

Thank you to the beautiful human that did this

[theglowpt2-deactivated20200101]

if you’ve seen the breaking news that trump just signed an executive order today to end the family separation policy here’s some quick info to keep things in perspective

this doesn’t end the “zero tolerance” policy of prosecuting anyone who crosses the border “illegally” 

the only thing this changes is that going forward, entire families will be detained together while awaiting prosecution 

this offers no solution for freeing the thousands of children currently held in ICE child prisons or any path to reuniting them with their families 

children will still be detained and treated as criminals

this will likely lead to thousands of families being held in ICE facilities and tent cities that will face the exact same issues of overcrowding, abuse, and inhumane conditions that exist in the child prisons

this is not a victory or a solution. This is the administration trying to cover their asses and avoid any more public outrage. They want people to see this as the end of the news story and go back to their lives. They want people to forget the thousands of children they are still keeping in cages in ICE facilities across the nation. This issue is not over and we cannot stop being outraged until we are given proof that the thousands of kidnapped children are returned to their families, and that the policy of arresting and prosecuting people who cross the border is ended. 

[cheshireinthemiddle]

Don’t let people make fun of you for liking japanese culture.

I am living in japan right now and let me tell ya:

There are people here who can’t speak or understand English who play nothing but Missy elliot and ludacris, even in businesses like housing offices and restaurants.

There are people who have cowboy hats and dead cow skulls in their home because they idolize what they assume American homes are like.

There are people who learn English strictly through music videos and American television shows.

There are entire karaoke bars with english songs often sung by people who have no idea what the lyrics mean.

Japan often takes American shows like the powerpuff girls and make japanese versions of them.

They often mistake common Americans for celebrities. I have been mistaken for Micheal jordan, tiger woods, Shaquille o'neal, Tyler perry, and saddest of all: queen latifa.

The act of sprinkling English into your japanese sentences is considered cute and cool and is popular with teenagers. Bonus points if you happen to use it correctly.

Japanese stores sell shirts with english on them and people buy them not knowing that most of those word combinations are nonsense.

Don’t let someone shame you for singing an anime opening, using japanese in your sentences, wearing clothing with japanese on it, ect. If anything, this is just one more thing that you have in common with them.

[postingmachine9000]

The American/Japanese cultural exchange is so pure and wonderful and I love it so much

[jordasn]

OK BUT RESONATE WITH THE SHIRT THING THOUGH

My Chinese relatives buy me shirts from China with English letters on them hoping I think it’s cool

I have a shirt that says “Hi Quality Uality”

It’s amazing

[cheshireinthemiddle]

It happens alot.

[downpoursofmoonlitraindrops]

And then what’s really great is Americans getting tattoos of Chinese characters thinking they mean one thing when they really don’t

[cheshireinthemiddle]

Also a topic where the reverse happens.

[sparkster2600]

As someone who's VERY MUCH into Japanese culture, this is super lovely to read. :)

[nova-peg]

Important:

Net neutrality has been repealed

Verizon is deleting posts on Tumblr about it

Miguel Santiago is the last factor on saving net neutrality

At&t is going to pay him off to repeal it

tweet at him @miguelsantiagoAD53

call campaign office [phone]

Capital office [phone]

District office [phone]

Even if you’re not californian

Tell him to advance SB 822 IN FULL and resist attempts to water it down

Or else we cannot use the internet as we do now and the big companies can control everything we see. Capitalism is destroying this and this democracy is fucked

[cynimax]

Actually, there’s a slight error here. His twitter is actually @SantiagoAD53

[property-is-theft-deactivated20]

Attention! Attention!

A NAZI RALLY HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR AUGUST 11th AND 12th IN DC!

THIS IS ORGANIZED BY THE SAME SHITHEADS WHO ORGANIZED CHARLOTTESVILLE!

THEY ARE SUING CHARLOTTESVILLE (WHICH HAS FOR NOW DENIED THEIR APPLICATION) TO RALLY THERE AGAIN! IF THEY WIN THEYLL HOLD ANOTHER RALLY THERE ON AUGUST 12th!

YOU NOW KNOW!

[thenatsdorf]

Foster mom welcomes another baby into her litter.

[primarybufferpanel]

“Yes, good, this is also my baby. Put her with my other babies.”

[crtter]

I’ve introduced kittens to foster moms before! Some cats are so taken up with parental instinct they’ll accept a new baby instantly, but some can hiss and see the baby as an intruder that can potentially harm her kittens. When this happens, I like to to rub the new kitten with a piece of cloth that smells of the mom’s kittens, ideally whatever was being used as bedding when she gave birth. They go like “Oh! A baby I haven’t cleaned yet? Unacceptable! Hand them over”

[scatterbrainedhypatia]

That was the cutest addition to an already adorable post.

[labambinafantasma-deactivated20]

If you’re European, in a couple of weeks you will be denied any and all access to fandom contents on Tumblr and everywhere else on the internet. Here’s why.

On June, 20th the JURI of European Parliament approved of the articles 11 and 13 of the new Copyright Law. These articles are also known as the “Link Tax” and the “Censorship Machines” articles.

Articles 13 in particular forces every internet platform to filter all the contents we upload online, ending once and for all the fandom culture. Which means you won’t be able to upload any type of fandom works like fan arts, fan fictions, gif sets from your favourite films and series, edits, because it’s all copyrighted material. And you won’t also be able to share, enjoy or download other’s contents, because the use of links will be completely restricted.

But not everything’s lost yet. There’s another round of voting scheduled for the early days of July.

What you can do now to save our internet, is to share these informations with all of your family members and friends, and to ask to your MEP (the members of the European Parliament from your country) to vote NO at the next round, to vote against articles 11 and 13.

Here you can find more news and all the details to contact your MEP:

https://saveyourinternet.eu

Also, sign and share this petition:

https://www.change.org/p/european-parliament-stop-the-censorship-machinery-save-the-internet?recruiter=50668942&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial

We have just a couple of weeks to stop this complete madness, don’t let them dictating the way we enjoy our internet.

#SaveYourInternet now!

[theconqueeror]

It’s funny how y'all will reblog any and all US things but when whole Europe might lose access to internet then everything is quiet.