Veritas Aquitas

she/her/they/them • old as balls • gamer (warcraft, dragon age, mass effect and overwatch mostly) • pagan witchcraft blog: veritasshadows

[honey002]

In regards of the Trump government scraping all trans inclusion in its queer information portion of its websites I have made this thing. Spread the word. Don't let them pretend we never existed.

P.S: Don't like! Reblog! <3

[amwult]

you contradict yourself because you contain multitudes. i contradict myself because i am wrong.

[1marry]

[daily-spooky]

[wodneswynn-deactivated-deactiva]

Wolves have no right to be as cute as they are

[wodneswynn-deactivated-deactiva]

This, this is nature’s perfect predator.  180 pounds of muscle and teeth, able to outrun, out-fight, and outsmart any other beast, able to expertly coordinate attacks so as to eviscerate animals more than ten times its size.  Unfazed by weather, terrain, or distance.  A creature of war.

And just … juss wook at them!  Wook at these good, good boys!  They’re so fluffffy!  And look at their pointy widdle ears!  Good boys!

[systlin]

Natalie is out here channeling the first humans who found wolf pups hanging around their camp and went, immediately “WHO’S A CUTE BOY YOU ARE”

[wodneswynn-deactivated-deactiva]

We would not be where we are today were it not for the wolves that domesticated the first human

[systlin]

Gods ur so right tho

[nyanbinyuri]

speaking of apex predators that inflict the urge to give them belly rubs on sight bears are also unspeakably cute for something that is basically an organic tank like just look at those ears!?

they’re basically wolves but Big and Round™ and i love them

[systlin]

GOODE BOI

[thanosdawise]

The Perfect Explanation of Privilege – In One Powerful Punchline

“The Pencilsword” is a comic strip by Toby Morris, an illustrator from New Zealand. His most recent comic, “On a Plate” hits hard at the heart of the issues of concerning wealth and privilege.

How many times have you heard the “I’ve never been handed anything on a platter” argument in regard to social security and other social benefits?

Toby wrecks this argument by showing how two children can grow up, be loved and supported, and yet still have two very different outcomes.

Make sure to follow all the way to the end for the powerful punchline. This comic is an increasingly sad reality for far too many of this nation’s children and families.

[godshideouscreation]

Reblogged from the source since someone deleted the text at the bottom.

[adora-korra]

this is so amazing

[theblackoaksyndicate-deactivate]

Not gonna lie this got me a bit emotional.

[wildlythoughtfulsquid]

REBLOG

[sunflower-cane]

Disabled people who have gained weight due to their illness, their medications, their medical diet, you are beautiful, you are valid and there is nothing wrong with you.

Disabled people who have lost weight due to their illness, their medications or their medical diet, you are beautiful, you are valid, and there is nothing wrong with you.

You are beautiful, no matter your weight. Dont let anyone tell you different.

[muertawrites]

me: i am INSPIRED i want to WRITE

my brain, immediately: i have never once even seen a sentence

[leave-her-a-tome]

“For The Plot,” I whisper, deleting a rad detail that no longer works as tears fall from my eyes

[wrangletangle]

Don’t delete it!

Take the detail and put it in a cut scene file. Less anguish + can be used again if needed later. Recycling!

Brought to you by: I never used to be merciless enough as an editor because losing bits made me sad. Now that I know I can bring them back for a sequel or even post cut scenes separately, I am so much more vicious, and my writing is better for it.

[dieofthatroar]

Instead of killing your darlings, I’ve called it cryogenically freezing your darlings

[hilarioushumorfromouterspace]

[toastpotent-deactivated20250619]

american media is like "if you don't want the earth to die you need to use public transportation :)" yeah that's fucking great for the people who live in new york city or dc but how about the people who live in buttfuck oklahoma janice

[toastpotent-deactivated20250619]

"you need to stop driving and ubering everywhere and use public transportation so we can reducs carbon emissions. no we will not be providing you viable public transportation that is efficient, well-maintained, or with a significant-enough footprint that people from anywhere in your local area can easily use it. anyways if you drive to work you're killing the earth lol. this has been my thinkpiece"

[nudityandnerdery]

[christinaroseandrews]

This guy knows what he’s talking about. He’s one of the lead writers for Leverage and if you ever watch the series on DVD, do yourself a favor and listen to him talk about how the scripts got written. Some of the advice he has is stuff I use all the time: 1. Don’t introduce an important plot person or thing after the first half of the story. 2. Always tie up loose ends. 3. Introduce important things in the middle of unimportant things. 4. If you have to infodump, find an emotion to tie it to and it will seem less like infodump and more like a motive rant. Seriously this guy knows how to write.

[little-bella-sub-deactivated202]

Witches, self care is everything! Friendly reminder 😊

[teuer]

[albafee-deactivated20230502]

i personally love how ambiguous this is like did you forget how the important thing turned out or did you straight up forget the important thing was ever a thing and didn’t do it

either way it captures the vibe perfectly

[mysharona1987]

[justavpdthings]

I once said to my therapist after a particularly hard week, “I wish I could just fix all of my problems and move on to live a normal life” And he looked at me and said, “There is no finish line”.

Those words felt like a stab in my heart, but they were words that I desperately needed to hear. There is no finish line to my problems. It’s not possible to get through a certain point in life and have my problems simply disappear. And it’s unhealthy to think that way. Up to that point in my life, that’s what I though recovery was. I thought it was like working your way forward until it seems like your problems never existed in the first place.

The finish line does not exist. Instead, everyone has a capacity for recovery. You may never completely rid yourself of whatever causes you pain, but you will move miles from where you started. Don’t set your expectations too high and create that theoretical finish line in your life, or you will only end up chasing it. Instead, focus on your own capacity for recovery, and be proud of yourself for every step you take.

[wahtdahel-blog]

[biwimuti]

Something I think we tend to tend to forget, when talking about closed religions, is to think about why they’re closed. Because there is ALWAYS a reason for it; no community just shuts itself off from others just because it feels like it.

Some religions are closed because they’re based on cultural values and beliefs that outsiders, who weren’t raised with and immersed in those beliefs, wouldn’t be able to ever truly understand. Brujería is an example of this, as far as I know.

Some religions are closed because they’re based on location, with their beliefs centered around local things that don’t make sense outside of that location. There are some small Shinto sects that are closed for this reason.

Some religions are closed based on race, because people of a specific race banded together under terrible circumstances and formed beliefs based on their shared experiences. Hoodoo, for example, was created by African slaves so it’s only open to Black people (mainly African diaspora).

Some religions are closed because you have to be born into them, usually because it’s part of the religion’s tenants and foundation. Modern Zoroastrianism almost never recognizes converts.

Some religions are closed because, historically, they were mistreated and often criminalized, with sacred practices being stolen and bastardized by outsiders who were allowed to witness them. Those religions ended up closing to outsiders in order to protect themselves and survive. This is why the majority of indigenous religions are closed.

It’s important to understand the reasons behind religions being closed, not only so that we can learn to accept that decision, but also so that we have a better understanding of history and other people.