He's gotta be pathetic but in like a hot way. like he can only whine and make big eyes if he also like,,, murders or something / Teddy - he/him - gay man - 27
I never really considered that a rabbit would care for a scarab one way or the other. Didn't think a rabbit could formulate an opinion on the scarab at all
The difference between Luke Skywalker single-handedly freeing his friends from Jabba the Huttâs palace and Luke Skywalker standing on top of the stairs and whispering âI will not fight you, Fatherâ is already a story about how âheroes are actually just peopleâ, we never needed that to be deconstructed further.
I think a lot of people forget that Darth Vader being Lukeâs father wasnât just added for a twist, but as a deconstruction of revenge. Itâs so easy to want to kill this monstrous cyborg but what if he was related to you? What then? It doesnât change anything heâs done but it does sure change your perspective. Star Wars has always been subversive. Luke doesnât get the girl, he doesnât defeat the Empire, he doesnât win against Darth Vader. It wasnât the Jedi who triumphed in the end. It was the little farmboy who just wanted his father to come home.
#Star Wars#Luke Skywalker#something I love about the throne room scene is that Lukeâs victory has NOTHING to do with his force powers#or his lightsaber skills or anything like that#it has everything to do with who he is as a person#(same with Vaderâs victory over Palpatine)#everything that happens there is tied to character saving Rangerâs tags @thirddoctor
one of the "gender is fake" discoveries i made while transitioning is that, like, gendered cuts of shirts do SO MUCH to change a persons silhouette? like a goof 20% of the "biological difference between men and women" that people imagine is just shirt cut. its just clothing cut. its insane.
Please call your representatives: VOTE NO on the FEDERAL BOOK BANNING BILLS HR 2616, HR 8705, and HR 7661!
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There are currently THREE FEDERAL BOOK BAN BILLS aiming to ban all TRANS BOOKS from U.S. public schools! HR 2616, HR 8705, HR 7661
June 2026 / Maia Kobabe (a trans author, for three years in a row the most challenged author in the U.S.)
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HR 2616 threatens to cut federal funding from public schools if they âteach or advance concepts related to gender ideology,â as defined by an Executive Order signed by Trump in Jan 2025. It would also cut funding from schools unless they require âparental consent before changing a minor's gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form.â HR 2616 HAS ALREADY PASSED IN THE HOUSE! Please call your Senators to say NO ON HR 2616!Â
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HR 8705 threatens to cut federal funding from public schools which teach âdiscriminatory equity ideology or gender ideology,â as defined by two Executive Orders aimed at suppressing âcritical race theoryâ and trans representation. This bill is named after the late far-right activist Charlie Kirk, âThe Charlie Act.â HR 8705 has passed out of committee, but has not yet been introduced in the House. Please call your House Reps to say NO ON HR 8705!
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HR 7661 threatens to cut federal funding from public schools which offer material deemed âsexually oriented," treating any LGBTQIA+ identity as sexual content. It specifically forbids âgender dysphoria or transgenderism,â and âlascivious dancingâ (drag). This bill, titled âStop the Sexualization of Children Act,â has 22 co-sponsors and has passed out of committee but has not yet been introduced to the House. Please call your House Reps to say NO ON HR 7661!Â
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CALL SCRIPTS
âMy name is [name] and Iâm calling from [city, state, zip code]. Iâm asking [Senator] to vote no on HR 2616. I oppose HR 2616 because it would restrict studentâs access to books and it would specifically harm trans, nonbinary, and intersex students. Please stand against book bans and protect queer students!â
âMy name is [name] and Iâm calling from [city, state, zip code]. Iâm asking [Rep] to vote no on HR 8705 and HR 7661. I oppose these bills because they would restrict studentâs access to books and accurate history, and would especially harm BIPOC, trans, nonbinary, and intersex students. Please stand against book bans and support public education funding!â
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Author Maia Kobabe: If HR 2616, HR 8705, or HR 7661 pass, it would be almost impossible for any public school in the U.S. to offer or teach my books, unless theyâre willing to risk their federal funding. Students would be even less likely to learn about trans stories or accurate U.S. history.Â
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Please call your representatives: VOTE NO on the FEDERAL BOOK BANNING BILLS HR 2616, HR 8705, and HR 7661!Â
Follow AUTHORS AGAINST BOOK BANS on insta & bluesky for updates on these bills!
insta / patreon / portfolio / etsy / my books / print store / bluesky
Maia always makes these actions clear and accessible and I so appreciate eir work.
If you don't know who your Senators or Representatives are, you can use Ballotpedia's Who Represents Me tool! (Note: there's a field for you to input your email address on their page, but it's not necessary to get your results. They just need a mailing address to confirm who your reps are.)
Once you've got names, you can look up and save your Reps' phone numbers in your phone. I find this makes it easier when I'm wavering about feeling brave enough to place a call. Just pressing a button instead of going and looking up the phone number all over again makes it just a liiiiittle easier, and sometimes that makes the difference between calling and not calling!
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