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elbiotipo

we don't hate J.J. Abrams enough

elbiotipo

Branson Reese, whoever you are, I keep your words in my heart all the time.

kaijuerotica

"branson reese, whoever you are" put some respect on the smooth sharks one fear man's name

#and q

vialesanaaa

#levi ackerman

sluttyquarantinetheory

Dragon Age Dwarven politics are so good. Just such a juicy mess and the games do barely fuckall with them. The gender politics. The castes. The ruins of the former palace becoming the slums. I would die to play a game that is just negotiating trade deals between Kal Sharok and Orzammar.

#dragon age #and q

howmanyholesinswisscheese

Biggest fuck-up ever is that people have to pay to become doctors

howmanyholesinswisscheese

Like unironically we should be subsidising at least 50% of their educations. What do you mean we have a shortage of doctors we should have surplus. What do you mean they’re being overworked they should be treated like royalty, they can fix human bodies

howmanyholesinswisscheese

I don’t care if some of them are only doing it for the money. I don’t care if all of them are only doing it for the money. Intentions don’t matter to the stitches in my nana’s leg or the ten billion other lifesaving treatments we all get at a detriment to their finances and mental wellbeing. Entire cities are kept alive by just a couple thousand of them what are we DOINGGGGG

naamahdarling

If we had more, maybe it would be easier to get the shitty ones fucking replaced. The board isn't going to do much to the only endocrinologist in the state who takes Medicaid, you know? But if there were more than, idk, maybe 5? Maybe then?

landunderthewave

More importantly if you needed less money and less physical stamina to become a doctor, people with less money and less physical stamina could become doctors, which would increase diversity and improve patient care.

swimmingblue

Medical professionals of all stripes are providing key services for people. It shouldn't cost an arm and a leg to get certified.

I can understand why a lot of programs take a long time .... there's a lot to learn, and you want your professionals to be qualified. But that doesn't mean that you need to be wealthy to become a doctor.

ravabiye

The doctor shortage is actually mostly because doctors lobby to keep the number of doctors low so they get paid more. Break that particular power of the AMA and watch healthcare get cheaper and better.

naamahdarling

Hey so actually what the fuck

variations-on-a-flat

um actually. i would strongly discourage anyone from going after their doctors as the cause of healthcare prices being high.

physician compensation has actually not been keeping up with inflation. just like the rest of the working people. (doctors work for their living. they get paid a lot more than the average person but they also take on a lot more liability and prior schooling than the average person. other people have said this. you don't want your doctors getting paid less. however we DO want EVERYONE to be paid a living wage too)

anyone ever get an itemized bill from their hospital visit? I would highly encourage it. look at what's on there. it isn't just your physician. it's every single piece of marked-up equipment and prices over that of an upscale hotel for every minute that you're in a bed.

you know what you should be looking at? administrative overhead. hospital lobbies are hugely powerful and pay to keep compensation to their facilities high.

also while we're here, insurance coverage is passing on healthcare costs to consumers. that's how they get rich.

so essentially, I wouldn't, if I were you, blame doctors to the majority for rising healthcare costs. there's lots wrong with how doctors get trained or even chosen and lots wrong with the current doctor shortage. but that's a different bag of cats than saying your doctor's salary is the drive behind rising healthcare costs.

#i saw the top of the thread and went oh no #sorry to tell you this but this is artificial scarcity #look up the history of how Doctor replaced Midwife etc.#and then think about why we can't get the shitty docs who are the only one in two hundred miles out #also take a look at the demographics of primary care and specialists.#they're different for a reason. it'll all make you too mad to sleep.#and many primary care docs likely got worse grades in school than the specialty ones #think of that before we start complaining about overspecialization in medicine. or why it takes four whole referrals #before you get to who you're meant to #i usually don't rant like this in the tags sorry prev #but the second to last rb is sucking hospital and insurance lobby's dicks. and believing this stuff makes people look stupid #and i'm sick of people who don't even consider looking at the whole picture blaming one part of it #usually to do with working people who happen to make more than the average person #physicians and technicians are the profit-makers of any medical system #they support anyone else doing support work because they're the ones who get compensated #we 100% need more doctors and to stop incentivizing burnout practice in medicine. however a lot of other staff #rely on how the docs are being paid to get paid. i used to be an ma. i got paid because my doc saw patients #i don't want him to get paid less. because that's less *I* might have to get paid from

hashtagloveloses

frieren is about discovering what makes life worth living after you lost someone before you realized how you felt about them. dunmeshi is about how we are all animals in the end, and confronting the monstrous reality of consumption, in all its forms. witch hat is about how the technology that makes our society function could be used to make people’s lives better, but especially disabled people are left out, and those in power choose very specifically who actually benefits. how fitting that three of the most popular and poignant fantasy stories of the 2010s-2020s are about grief, consumption, and power.

#saying wha focuses disability is a very tumblr way of rolling up to that interpretation:/. it's an extremely important part of the story #because magic (which is parallel to but not the same as tech) forbids healing or workings directly on people. which has very #obvious ramifications for disability so it is addressed in a few different forms. But i'd argue wha actually has much more to say #about the layers of privilege which is directly related to power (and access to power and applications of it with weapons parallels)#beldaruit is disabled but his proximity to power helped make him a leader of his people as much as it continues to shackle him #while custas's story is based far more deeply in his impoverished background. acquiring a disability entwines closely with that history but #is the doorway and not the source of his narrative conflicts #tartah is someone with an unseen handicap but again the focus isn't on the fact he's disabled as much as it is his society refusing to #make space for him even though there's plenty of alternative ways for him to learn. so many in fact even a slightly above average #child can come up with them. but adults can't. because they're too wrapped in q's of keeping power to or away from others #physical differences work as a shorthand for in-group-outsider and inter-group interactions in narrative. this isn't a new thing.#wha is examining the sides of how power (that doesn't translate one to one to the real world because magic IS actually dangerous)#is doled out and controlled and inherited and how familiar social structures adjust to them #disability in our vernacular is a big reference point for how societies are doing caring for their members #but it's secondary not the originator. also dmeshi is about consumption but it's also about looking dead on at the fact sometimes #you want or need to eat another living thing to live. the monstrosity of that is subjective #tldr the original post is right but steps over the central points to stick its fingers in the vehicle of the message instead of the message #and then circles back around to the message in the last sentence. to be clear the vehicle is important.#but there are two thesis statements in this post. at least. and it was driving me crazy enough to try to explain why i think so

mf-dooom

yetanothergreyjedi

that is the face of a man worried he will be next

ashtraythief

Good news, he was not next! In fact, she accepted him as her mate, he learned the crane mating dance and now every year, he artificially inseminates her with crane semen to expand the very endangered crane population. True story.

luulapants

Sorry, he WHAT? Imagine being this man's boss and having to sit him down like. Listen. Brian. We need you to fuck the bird. You have to act like you're excited about it.

whetstonefires

crane husband.....

roach-works

this is the diametric opposite of all those awful swan wife stories and i love it.

alex51324

(WalWaPo makes you jump through like three separate hoops before you can read the article, so I will share some of the highlights:

Walnut was born in a species-recovery breeding program in the 1980′s. The program had crane chicks hand-raised by human volunteers, and at that time they did not fully understand the measures necessary make sure that the chicks do not imprint on humans and retain their identity as cranes.

As a result, her keepers believe, Walnut does not recognize other cranes as members of her own species.

It has not been proven that Walnut killed her previous suitors; however, there is a persistent rumor in the white-naped-crane-conservation community that she did.

Because this species is highly endangered, and the gene pool of the captive population is small, it’s pretty important for the survival of her species that Walnut A) mate, and B) not kill a bunch of other cranes.

The actual name of the keeper is Chris Crowe.

They both arrived at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in 2004.

Walnut immediately began paying special attention to Chris--and ignoring the eligible male crane in a nearby enclosure.

Walnut initiated their courtship, performing the opening moves of a mating dance.

Chris realized that if he reciprocated the mating dance, it might be possible to artificially inseminate Walnut with her participation and consent. (The process normally involves restraining the bird.)

It worked!

Chris and Walnut have had five children, who were raised by other crane couples at the facility--sometimes the biological dad and his mate--both because it’s unclear whether Walnut would accept the chicks as her own, and because Chris is not equipped to be a Crane Dad.

However, the Institute provides her with artificial eggs to sit on, and Chris takes his turn looking after them. (This would not work with real eggs because he can’t sit on them properly, but Walnut seems to feel that he is on the job if he just stands over them.)

Chris accepts that he is pretty much married to this bird. White-naped cranes live to be about 60, and they mate for life, so he knows he can’t retire while Walnut is alive. (At the time of the article, Walnut was 36, and Chris 42.)

thesylverlining

Legit cannot pick the funniest part of this

she has not been PROVEN to have killed her exes, but there is a PERSISTENT RUMOR (really officers she's simply DEVASTATED, she sobs, wearing a new feather boa unfortunately resembling her most recent deceased husband)

His name is Chris CROWE. (Mrs. Walnut Crane-Crowe?)

the mental images of a whole human man learning and performing the crane mating dance, and "sitting" on artificial eggs so she thinks he's performing his duties as a husband and father (and apparently OBJECTS if he does not?)

"chris, buddy, you gotta marry the possibly-murderous crane lady for the GOOD OF THE SPECIES." (alternately: "chris, my man! good news! we found you a very interested lady! She's 36, she's very spirited and independent, she holds a very important and rare status in her society! ...Is there a downside? WELL...")

chris sits any potential human partners down, like "my love, you must understand before we wed,,, i am already... Attached" (camera drifts wistfully to the above photo) "Lady Walnut and I have an,, Understanding... the relationship is open, but very committed"

anais-ninja-bitch

just had to explain this post to my father bc he thought my stifled laughter was a signal of illness.

well done, everyone, good game. hit the showers.

largishcat

eshlimoriarty

lazorsandparadox

Not only is he 'married' to walnut, this has apparently happened SEVERAL times, so he has MULTIPLE crane wives, none of which know about any of his other crane wives. This man is, for some unknown reason, irresistible to cranes

queersatanic

the “this content has been removed for violating Tumblr’s Community Guidelines” notice really adds a lot of flavor to this post and somehow makes it MORE obscene than whatever that actually was

worldheritageposts-official

World Heritage Post

kedreeva

I regret being the bearer of bad news, but I thought it should be shared that Walnut passed away in January of this year (2024). There's a lot of mixed info about the lifespan of cranes (due to people misunderstanding what a median is...) but the average for most species I know of is 20-30 years (in the wild if nothing eats them/they don't die young), and 30-45 in captivity, with the oldest known white-naped crane having loved to be 46. Given that she was 42, this old gal did good, and I'm certain she will be missed by folks here.

optimysticals

Fly on forever Walnut Crane-Crowe

mollybeenoel

ursulakats

Happy Moon Day!

creativepromptsforwriting

Shout-out to all the stories that didn't make it out of the shower with us in time to be actually written down.

herewithinthevoid

every so often something nice happens on the other hellsite 𖹭

#myoon myoon myoon #myoon landing monday #see you in 7 years nyancat

boxheadpaint

#killer rabbits? bird rabbits? shaarp-clawed honey bunnies

veeranger

#pfft #well america does have more and bigger guns #those would probably work on giant alien robots

dreaminginthedeepsouth

Yoshitaka Amano: The Tale of Genji (2006)

* * * *

“When you stir your rice pudding, Septimus, the spoonful of jam spreads itself round making red trails like the picture of a meteor in my astronomical atlas. But if you stir backwards, the jam will not come together again. Indeed, the pudding does not notice and continues to turn pink just as before. Do you think this is odd?”

― Tom Stoppard, Arcadia

#the tale of genji #tom stoppard

writing-prompt-s

You’re a regular office worker born with the ability to “see” how dangerous a person is with a number scale of 1-10 above their heads. A toddler would be a 1, while a skilled soldier with a firearm may score a 7. Today, you notice the reserved new guy at the office measures a 10.

captain-acab

You decide it’s best to find out what you can about this person. Cautiously, you approach his desk. He’s a handsome man, tall, but with a disarming smile. How could such a friendly guy with such cute, dorky glasses be dangerous?

You extend your hand. “I noticed you’re new here. What’s your name?”

He shakes your hand warmly. His gaze is piercing, as if he’s looking right through you. “The name’s Clark,” he says. “So, how long have you worked for the Daily Planet?”

misscrazyfangirl321

This one wins.

janothar

It’s been a few weeks, and one of Clark’s friends shows up. She’s pretty and all, enough muscle that she must work out. First thought would be that she should be maybe a 6.

Clark’s introducing her around. “This is my good friend, Diana, she’s in from out of town.”

You blink, and take a step back in fear. You’ve never seen an 11 before.

aniseandspearmint

The day Bruce Wayne shows up for his long promised interview with Lois Lane, you can’t help it, the mug your holding drops from your fingers and sends a shock of hot coffee and ceramic shards across the floor.

Clark stops a few feet away and squints at you worriedly from behind those ridiculous glasses you’re 99% sure he doesn’t actually need, and asks tentatively, “Everything all right?”

You ignore him in favor of staring at the inky dark numerals hovering over the beaming fool gesticulating some fantastic yacht story for a gaggle of secretaries and minor columnists.

That’s it. Your gift has officially gone haywire. There is no other explanation. Because there is absolutely no way that Brucie Wayne is a 10.

petitstar

At this point, you’ve seen it all. Miled manner reporters and billionaires at a 10 and a model-like woman at 11. You were really starting to doubt your power. The day you really stopped believeing in it was when Bruce Wayne came for another visit, and this time with a kid. The kid couldn’t be more than 10 years old, a bit on the short side.

He was an 8.

lainathewitch

The day you started believing in it again was when you saw on tv the formation of something called the justice league.

There were those same numbers over superman, batman, wonder woman and robin. That’s when you put two and two together. You wonder how nobody at the daily planet noticed that Clarke was Superman with glasses. You wonder why you didn’t notice. You wonder why nobody put two and two together that Diana Prince and Wonder Woman looked exactly the same. You look in the mirror as the realization hit you and you see your own number change from a 3 to a 9.

ribbonsflyingoutthewindow

I don’t think I’ve ever actually reblogged this magnificent post and that’s shame.

dc-comics-heritage-posts

dc comics heritage post

River Ride 🐇🐇🌿

sunshiney characters who adore the mean grumpy character, platonically or romantically, but not DESPITE them being mean as if that isn’t who the other “really” is deep down. they love it. they think the other is the funniest cleverest most delightful person alive

starpeace

if the sunshiney character doesn’t have to cover their mouth up trying not to laugh at every sharp comment, completely altering how everyone else thinks abt the sunshiney character, then what’s the point

zmeess

this post was sponsored by my desire to draw Oru and Qifrey in high-waisted pants

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