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30 never looked so good...

[mewy101]

I could never find the right way to tell you, have you noticed I've been gone?

[eedweiz]

Grace insisted on putting Carl's name on the most important paper of the century 🎉

[psychotic-gerard]

listening to a man break up with his partner on the train and the first sentence I heard was "I just don't appreciate you cheating on me six different times, once with my own father."

[noah-wyles]

[fine-x]

[xxhorsmaxx-deactivated20260511]

A lot of art of characters fighting against fascism is being made and it’s awesome to see! Anyone saying they wouldn’t do that don’t understand the characters at all, because they’ve all had to go up against authoritarians of some kind or another.

[lastoneout]

Woman shot by Border Patrol in Chicago asks judge to let her release evidence

Marimar Martinez is blocked from releasing evidence in her case by what's known as a "protective order." Though standard, her attorney says

We should remember the poc who died at the hands of ICE but we must also remember the brave people like Marimar Martinez who survived 5 gunshot wounds from ICE agents and is going to make sure they pay for it.

[lastoneout]

I don't think any of us can truly comprehend how fucking brave she is for doing this.

[wizardarchetypes]

The woman who survived five gunshots from a Border Patrol agent in Chicago last fall, only to be criminally charged and then cleared, now wants a judge’s permission to share evidence that shows how the feds respond when “their agents use deadly force against U.S. citizens.” Marimar Martinez’s lawyer argued Monday that top Trump administration officials continue to smear her name, and that the White House’s false narrative about her arrest has even seeped into writings by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. All the while, a standard court orderbars Martinez from sharing records in her case, such as body-camera footage and electronic communications. Designed to protect against the improper disclosure of evidence, attorney Chris Parente said the order has instead become “a prophylactic to countering a pernicious misinformation campaign mounted by the United States.” “They are forcing the public, and Supreme Court justices, to have to rely solely on the government’s inaccurate version of events,” Parente wrote. “This court has the power to shed light on the truth of what happened on October 4.” The Chicago Sun-Times and other media organizations have also gone to court seeking access to evidence in Martinez’s case. Martinez’s hands are tied by what’s known as a “protective order” issued in October by U.S. Magistrate Judge Heather McShain. It’s routine and meant to govern the handling of evidence in a criminal case. Parente did not object to it at the time. But now, he said it’s “become an albatross” around Martinez’s neck and “keeps the entire country in the dark about how [Homeland Security] responds to lethal force incidents by their agents, which have now unfortunately become a weekly occurrence.” [...] Border Patrol agent Charles Exum shot Martinez Oct. 4, during the immigration campaign in Chicago known as Operation Midway Blitz. Exum fired five shots at Martinez resulting in seven wounds and later bragged “put that in your book boys” in a text message. [...] Even though charges were dropped against Martinez, she is described “to this day” on the Homeland Security website as a “domestic terrorist,” Parente wrote.

Fuck these people. Release the evidence now.

[ladyshinga]

[shadowrealmfm]

Atem: Kaiba pissed me off yesterday so I changed my phone background to another duellist’s picture. Yugi: Oh come on now, Pharaoh, you guys are married, you really think Kaiba is that jealous or insecure? Kaiba, yelling from another room: BABE?! WHO THE FUCK IS THIS?!

[aidashakur]

[velvetvexations]

[what-even-is-thiss]

When I criticize jk Rowling do not assume I always hated Harry Potter. I knitted hogwarts house scarves. I got my first binder to dress as Draco Malfoy for Halloween. I reread the books multiple times. I read probably every pottermore article there was at the time.

I’m not here to validate your smug feelings about not liking a children’s book series 20 years ago. I’m here to discourage others from spending money on it and to give myself and others words and space to work through some feelings. I’m a trans person that made Harry Potter one of my cornerstone interests. One of my favorite things. I’m not some cis person doing cope.

Harry Potter was a big thing. Like. Big in a way that’s difficult to fully understand. It still is. If you were caught up in it during your formative years it’s normal to need to process all of the horrid things now associated with it.

Having to burn down the house you grew up in is going to be hard even if it turns out that the house was always rotten from the inside out. Even if it turns out that the foundation was made of straw. But the destruction and deconstruction must happen if one hopes to move on and move forward. That’s why I talk about it at all.

[theaspecyear]

People need to understand that the point ISN’T “being single is not a failure if you’re aromantic”, the point is being single is not a failure full stop.

You can be allo and be single; it’s allowed. You feeling attraction doesn’t mean your priority NEEDS to be finding romance (it can be! But it also can not).

Being single should be normalized no matter what your romantic/sexual orientation is. It isn’t a tragedy.

[k-wame]

[couldnt-think-of-a-funny-name]

when I was a little kid at some point I got upset with my parents because I didn't have a crucifix in my bedroom and they did- I was like why do YOU get to be safe from vampires??? you're okay with me getting my blood sucked???? so we took a little trip to the catholic store but the one closest to us was run by a group of nuns that had been moved here from romania. I got a little baby pink cross and this sweet old nun was like 'aww, is this a baptism gift?' and I was like no. I need to be protected from vampires. and she immediately got SO serious and was like 'this is the best one we've got, you'll definitely be safe' and since she was literally from vampire land I was convinced she was like, van helsing. like the whole time my parents had been laughing about how cute my fear was but she literally Knew dracula and was taking my concerns seriously I held this over my parents for so long lmfao

[wlwaluigi]

listen she may have just been humoring you but even my limited experience with Romanian nuns has taught me that there is one thing they are absolutely dead serious about and it is their multi-generational fear of vampires

[estera-shirin]

Absolutely devastating news from Australia that at least 11 people were killed in an antisemitic attack on a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney. One of those who was murdered, Alex Kleytman z”l, was a Holocaust survivor. His wife, also a Holocaust survivor, saw as he was shot. I cannot imagine the grief and pain she and many others are feeling.

My heart is with all the victims and their loved ones, as well as the broader Jewish community in Australia. May the memories of the victims be a blessing.

We deserve to be able to congregate and observe Jewish holidays without fear of violence, in Australia and globally.

[estera-shirin]

I also want to commend the courage of Ahmed al Ahmed, a man who happened to be walking by when the shooting began and rushed to disarm one of the shooters, despite being unarmed himself. Ahmed is the owner of a fruit shop and a father of two. He was shot twice during his brave intervention and is now in the hospital. I am praying for his swift recovery and the recovery of all the others who were injured in this attack.

[estera-shirin]

So sorry I just saw this realized the first link I shared is paywalled. Here is an archived version of it without a paywall.

Also recent updates report that 15 are dead (16 if you count one of the shooters), including a ten year old girl.

I don’t even have the words for this. Just utter heartbreak.

[froggiethelesbian]

I found a guide for a no tape, easy to unwrap wrapping tutorial to make Christmas a little more accessible, wish I just found it sooner

[dat-physics-gal]

Could i not have seen that before Christmas? Anyway, queueing this for next december to save a life.

[onceuponatimeinerebor]

This is how they wrap surgical sets before sterilizing them (in a cloth not paper...god I wosh the cloth is a pain in the ass) except when they tuck the last bit in, they fold it over so the end is poking out of the box (like a pull tab).

[kinggryptid]

I know this is for accessibility, and im really glad this is an option, and one day i will need this,

But until then i want whatever the opposite of this is. I want my presents like when they give pumpkins to zoo animals

[noah-wyles]

she's the best of us

[dd-the-man-without-fear]

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