Nils' Ramblings

Agender leftist, 33 years old, not spoiler-free, rambling lover of nuance and speculative fiction. Please note that I'm categorically not sharing fundraisers.

[undefeatednils]

Nils' General Info Post

I decided to compile a few things you'd normally find up in my description plus my old pinned post into one:

1) My name is Nils, I'm German, neurodivergent, and 33 years old.

2) I'm bi & agender. They/them pronouns are preferred, he/him are perfectly fine, any others I don't mind ^^

3) I rarely tag content, but useful tags from my blog which I try to use are #deutsch (for German content), #Nils talking (for personal stuff), #anonask (for anonymous asks), #long post (for longer than average posts), #mycrappyart (for art and creative writing) and #wholetthedogsout (for posts which are a bit more risque).

4) I do run an active sideblog, thehomelybrewster.tumblr.com, which I use to share DnD homebrew, including original creations.

If there's something you need me to tag, please message me, and I'll try to keep it tagged for future posts, but I won't start tagging specific fandoms or spoilers.

[coffeefocusrat]

you're just mad because you're hungry and tired and your legs hurt and you head hurts and you're too hot and you have depression

[undefeatednils]

Massive slump today. Not good. Very tired. I want to get better.

[animentality]

[kwistowee]

#rentfree THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS @lotrweek 2025 | Day 1: brown / Hobbit day

[mangled-by-disuse]

in happier pride news i actually found this deeply heartwarming

that's solidarity baybeeee

[lgbtlaughs]

Further context: Durham city council (Reform UK) cut funding and support for Pride. The Durham Miner's Association and other trade unions raised enough money for Durham Pride 2026 to go ahead - a direct call back to when Lesbian and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM) raised money for mining communities when Margaret Thatcher seized union funding during the miner strikes of 1984-85.

At the 1985 Labour party meet, the motion to support LGBT rights as a party was passed due to a block vote from mining unions.

Stephen Guy, the chair of the Durham Miners’ Association, said that when it became apparent Durham Pride was under threat, he took it upon himself to “encourage the trade union movement to step up and do the right thing, and stand shoulder to shoulder with the LGBT+ community […] They not only raised funds for us, but came to our communities, uplifted our spirits when they were down, and showed their solidarity.”

[socialistexan]

French-Iranian author Marjane Satrapi, author of 'Persepolis', dies of 'sadness' at 56

French-Iranian author and illustrator Marjane Satrapi, best known for the book and film “Persopolis”, has died of "sadness", members of her

This one hurt, her work had such a profound effect on my life, thoughts, and politics.

May her memory be a blessing

[catchymemes]

This was posted on a ‘second hand finds’ Facebook page…

…only to be followed by this amazing message.

The roller coaster ride started.

With a happy ending…

…and a sweet poem to finish.

[silavut]

Not sure if this one's been done yet, but after doing a bit of digging, I found an original, full-size version of Angus Mcbride's art of Saruman and his orb, aka "Pondering My Orb" meme. (Yes, this is actually Saruman.) Unfortunately, I could not find the original title, if there ever was one.

After comparing a couple others, this was the best version I could find in high quality.

Now you, too, can ponder Saruman's orb in full, high-quality wizardry.

Enjoy!

[kradeelav]

i know things are hella grim in the nsfw/kink art circles especially in the last year --

but I'm hearing there's a NSFW-friendly ko-fi alternative built on atproto that's actively in the works, and being vetted by lawyers right now. as torrent-princess (OP) says, you should be able to swap out payment processors while keeping your account intact. this matters since even if stripe removes support, you'll still have a shop and all of your links intact. (ATproto is an infrastructure that bsky is built on, but is far bigger than bsky with far more opportunities.)

additionally, the Free Speech Coalition is working on a credit union specifically for adult work (including kink art) - here's the link so you can add your interest & support. Since this will be built by sex workers, there'll be far less risk of being debanked for spurious and puritanical reasons.

on a domain TLD level, there's an initiative here for a .furry domain built from the ground up by seasoned furries; it's unclear whether they'll support NSFW, but it's yet another promising turn of events for a group that's been similarly affected by censorship.

there are friends and allies out there helping to build a working parallel infrastructure. keep being vocal, keep supporting these initiatives when it's possible, and keep supporting your nsfw/kink artists. ♥

[hell-alka]

Many have written about how Karlach throws Astarion, well… Don't worry, no Astarions were harmed! But I can't say the same about Gortash…

[ceruleanheaven]

[looking at people younger than me] you have your whole life ahead of you [looking at people older than me] you have your whole life ahead of you [looking at myself] its over

[notlikingbestgirl]

Out of Touch

[elainecreations]

Survivors, we adapt.

[necr0mancers]

they all need a vacation

[stealingpotatoes]

I have found that i love love LOVE caleb and cal being friends but would merrin and hera also be besties? I can see them spending time together talking about their disaster jedi boyfriends

oh 100%, they're immediately great friends in the rebel survivor au <3 the jedi boyfriend support group probably takes a bit longer

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[zedtheyapper]

Pride'zel

Promised I'd do something with her for pride... KARLACH NEXXTTT!