Friends, A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers — including Amazon — tomorrow, February 28, as part of an “economic blackout.” The purpose is to send a clear message: We have the power. We don’t have to accept corporate monopolies. We don’t have to live with corporate money corrupting our politics. We don’t have to accept more tax cuts for billionaires. We don’t have to pay more of our hard-earned cash to Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos or Mark Zuckerberg or the other billionaire oligarchs. We don’t have to reward corporations that have abandoned their DEI policies to align themselves with Trump’s racist, homophobic, misogynistic agenda. We have choices. Most Americans are struggling to keep up. Most live from paycheck to paycheck. Most can barely afford housing costs, food prices, and pharmaceuticals — kept high by monopolies, and fueled by private equity. If politicians won’t hear the voices of average Americans who are being shafted by corporate America, we have to deliver our message to corporate America directly. From midnight tonight to midnight Friday night, please: No Amazon, no Walmart, no Best Buy, no Target, no Disney, no Google, no Facebook. Don’t spend on fast food, major retailers, or gas. Avoid using credit or debit cards to make nonessential purchases. Buy essentials such as medicine, food, and emergency supplies, of course, but make those purchases at small, local businesses. Consider this a test run. If lots of people participate, I’m sure a longer one will be organized. (Tomorrow’s economic blackout is an initiative of The People’s Union USA, which describes itself as a “grassroots movement dedicated to economic resistance, government accountability, and corporate reform.”)' I hope you'll join. What do you think?

Stiles doesn't think his mates are funny... nor does Lydia Martin.

Neckz 'n Throats director and photographer prank Stiles during a photoshoot.

@takaraphoenix

Stiles thought it would be a cute idea. He’d specifically scheduled this shoot with Allison, so Chris wouldn’t know about it, even though his mate usually did all of Stiles’ shoots (partially because Chris, despite not being a werewolf, was at least as possessive and growly as Peter. It appeased Chris to be the one behind the camera when Stiles was in front of it). But this was going to be an anniversary surprise for them, so Chris couldn’t know. Shouldn’t know. And yet…

“Why are you here,” Stiles frowned and his frown deepened when he looked his mates up and down. “And why are you dressed like that? How did you even know?”

Peter Hale, CEO of Neckz ‘n Throats who has never, not once, been seen out of an extremely expensive suit when he was in this building, was wearing a large, soft flannel shirt. Red with a black grid. And star photographer Christopher Argent next to him wore the exact same shirt.

“You really think I don’t know your schedule, darling?” Peter asked amused. “Or that I wouldn’t snoop why you’re ‘busy’ on our anniversary? You know it takes minimal bribing with Erica to get the details. When she told me you had a flannel themed shoot, I could not resist.”

Peter looked at him with the most enamored smile before wrapping his arms around Stiles from behind. Stupid wolf. Stupid surprise-ruining wolf. Stiles pouted and shoved Peter, just to then be caged in by Chris from the front, who also laid his arms around Stiles.

“Why are you pouting, doll?” Chris asked, lips dragging along Stiles’ neck.

“This was supposed to be a surprise!” Stiles complained, even as he bared his throat to Chris and leaned more against Peter’s chest. “You’re ruining the surprise.”

The red flannel shirt had originally belonged to Chris, once upon a time. He always liked to wear it for comfort, making it worn-out and heavily laced with his scent. Which meant it had quickly become Peter’s favorite shirt to steal for comfort, especially when Chris was out for an on-location shoot somewhere else. Out of exasperation had Chris bought a second shirt at one point, so he could have one to wear when Peter stole the first. That suited the wolf just fine, because it meant another shirt was being soaked in Chris’ scent and primed for stealing once the scent faded off the other.

And then Stiles had entered their relationship. Much to Chris’ endless amusement, he suddenly had two flannel thieves at hand, because Stiles found these shirts just as comfy and comforting. So, the red flannel shirt was special, important, and he had thought it would be a cute shoot idea.

“Dads, you should… really get out of the frame and also stop scratching up Stiles’ throat. Lydia is going to kill you, because this is supposed to go in the magazine,” Allison pointed out.

Both Chris and Peter stepped aside at the threat of Lydia’s wrath, but they stayed close to watch the entire shoot, not taking their eyes off of their boy, who looked just too tempting in red. There was something very pleasing about seeing Stiles wear it, like a mark, a claim from them both. Theirs.

bro yes he did lol says it in my bible 649 times

transman christian/catholic here, firstly, thanks for sticking up for our rights even if you're not trans yourself, i appreciate you doing that and it means a lot to me, if not a lot of others.

i'd like to raise a counterpoint however, and obviously feel free to dispute me on this, but considering jesus asked his disciples to partake in consuming his flesh, would that not imply jesus bottoms?

incredibly important question, lets ask the internet

my favourite contributions so far to this discussion

I’m gonna ask my very catholic but very open minded cousin

The Blues Brothers (1980)

Don’t hit Nazis with your fist

HIT THEM WITH YOUR CAR

Again, just so everyone knows where this blog stands

what do you mean elon musk did a nazi salute on live tv at the united states presidential inauguration twice and is now erasing the evidence off the internet by replacing the footage with the crowd cheering instead?

would be a shame if people reblogged this, wouldn’t it?

I'm italian and there's something that people defending this shit don't fucking understand.

they think the “Roman salute” is something unrelated to nazis or fascists but the “Roman Salute” IS the fascist salute. It's not a different concept, it's the same thing!! It's not "good" because it doesn't have the word "nazi" in it, It's the same shit.

And to people saying "He is throwing out his heart to the crowd" tell me if YOU would do it at a 45 degree angle with your thumb tucked in and your fingers closed together. Personally, a throwing motion in my imagination has your palm completely open and your fingers spaced out

Regardless, This is what propaganda is, They do bad thing and then they say "no it good actually" and the population goes "Ok then it's all good" it's not all good, They're making you think it is. It sucks

Politicians gain power through the Ignorance of the people, don't trust people just because "They said it"

Like/reblog if you think that you don't need to medically transition to be transgender

Hey here's some free Sims games. Don't pay for digital media in this economy.

Here is also all non-PC sims games. As well as links to a variety of emulators:

How people can mistakenly think or just subconsciously feel food works: there are “unhealthy” foods like pizza or fried chicken and “healthy” foods like fruit salad or steamed vegetables. Every time you eat an “unhealthy” food you’ve harmed yourself in some way.

How food actually works: foods contain carbs, proteins, fats, sugars, vitamins, minerals, fiber and/or other nutrients. Your body needs and uses all of them but it would like to have a little of everything every day. If you ate pizza or fried chicken for lunch then that’s probably your fat and protein for the day with extra that your body will make use of in time, so it’s a good idea to make your next meal something different like that fruit salad or steamed veggies. You can have that fatty lunch every single day if you just maintain balance and stay active enough to actually use what you’re stocking up on because foods aren’t “good or bad;” they just either fit into the rest of your diet and lifestyle or they don’t.

Thanks, OP. 

also your body doesn’t necessarily work on a daily cycle, it’s not so neat as to understand linear time and how we choose to divide it. You don’t have to try and find perfect balance every single day, sometimes you will go three or four days eating less or eating more. Sometimes you will crave fats or salts or sugars or greens for a few days at a time before your body will decide it’s gathered enough resources in one particular department. The balance is achieved over time and in uneven tides, and that’s good and fine.

Original post has been going around for years now but this fairly recent addition is a really good one I needed to be reminded of too. We don’t just reset to 0 every night.

my pet mold spores

the rings of limited growth suggests this is actually ponycillin

can we all agree that pressing foreheads together is an underrated act of affection??

Young Prince Arthur who spend most of his days in the stables with the horses because they’re gentle and likes him

Young Prince Arthur who prefers the company of his nursemaids to his father’s. With their soft hands and kind smiles as they tuck him in at night with a lullaby

Young Prince Arthur who asks where his mother is after having met Leon’s mother. His father tells him a story of how the wicked sorceress stole her from them, and than Arthur will never have a mother because magic is evil

Young Prince Arthur who twisted his ankle training with the other squires but his father only told him to toughen up and dry those tears

Young Prince Arthur who never truly had a friend. Leon and the other squires venerate him too much to be considered a true friend

Young Prince Arthur who learned to drink wine from a young age as to appear older and wiser. He learns to stand taller and broader than he his

Young Prince Arthur who feels the weight of the crown and the loneliness of the throne as he sits by his father for petitions

Young Prince Arthur who stands next to his father and watches as a woman is being tied to the stake for her crimes of sorcery

Young Prince Arthur who led a raid on a druid camp and has lived with the guilt eating him alive for the past decade

Young Prince Arthur who has been trained to kill since he was born

Young Prince Arthur who slowly learns that to be respected is to be feared, and that kindness is a weakness

Young Prince Arthur who arrests a peasant with big ears and an even bigger mouth

Young Prince Arthur who is about to find his first true friend

Young Prince Arthur who is about to grow up

Well fucks? Get to it!

young mage recently joined a party of more established adventurers, watching in horror and fascination as the veteran sorcerer sits and meditates with tall candles burning hot wax over his palms in order to concentrate and gather power to himself, whatever the fuck that means

"i don't know how you can just… just sit. doesn't it hurt?"

"put out your hand," the old man orders him, and he hesitates, but when he intones, "NOW," in that booming voice of his, he puts his hand out reflexively and hisses out a noise of pain as wax drips over his palm

it hurts, stinging heat against his skin, but it doesn't burn him badly, and he tries to draw back, but the other man grips him by his fingers and pushes up his robe, drizzling more hot wax on the inside of his wrist where the skin is much more tender

he gasps this time, flinching

"it cannot kill you," the sorcerer whispers, leaning in close - he smells of the burning wick and candle wax, smells of the dried flower petals he makes his potions with, smells of the ozone flash of raw, concentrated magic. "but it brings you in touch with the surface of your skin, doesn't it?"

"i don't normally forget I have skin, old man."

"but do you feel it?" he whispers, raising his eyebrows - his breath is warm, their faces so close together than the junior mage can feel his elder's breath on his lips, smell the strong coffee he drinks, and he feels a bit dizzy. "the wax makes you. i could drip it all over your body," he goes on. "Make you feel every inch of yourself - make you concentrate magic on the surface of your flesh, that you might feel it, feel the flow and shift of the power within you on the surface of your skin, the better to hone the channel of it within you."

"the fuck," the young mage whispers back, because why the fuck is he suddenly so horny, magic crackling between the two of them?

and then the other man laughs, drawing back, and blows out the candle.

"I'm a traditionalist, of course," he says. "no need, if you'd rather not."

and um. he kind of WOULD like to, but the older man is already walking away and chattering with some of the others, and what the fuuuuuck he is so horny and he needs to go and spend some time in the tent Alone and he think about this old freak dripping candle wax over his balls apparently

I think adults should stop demanding obedience from children and should start focusing on requesting respect. That’s what will actually serve them in the adult world and help them make good decisions mindfully.

I’ve been thinking about talking with my students about this and I guess the basic premise is “I want you to respect me because I have proved, through our continued interactions, that I’m worthy of respect. I don’t want you to blindly obey what I say because I just happen to be the adult in charge. If another adult makes requests of you that aren’t worthy of respect I want you to feel empowered to say no.”

Somebody said we have to stop thinking of obedience as a virtue in children. The most obedient child is not always the smartest, kindest, funniest, most creative child.

you know its bad for you when you start coming up with aus for your own ocs

Genuinely think the only way to approach art is to like the things you like instead of tearing down what other people like.

"You should read classics because those are real literature unlike that TikTok garbage." Bad. Turns people away from reading the classics because it makes them sound stuffy and boring and makes you sound like a snob.

"You should read classics because this book is amazing! I love the characters and the story, and it's so cool to read a story that uses different techniques than modern fiction does." Good. Makes people want to read the classic. Suggests there's something good in this story instead of just suggesting that other stuff is worse.

"You don't like the modern art? That's because you're an unwashed plebeian who only likes what's pretty." Bad. Puts down the person and makes them even less likely to be interested in this type of art.

"Wow, I love this painting! Look at the technique! I love the message behind it!" Good. Helps the person to appreciate what might not be obvious at first glance, instead of shaming them for not automatically knowing this.

"You should watch this show because it's so much better than that other garbage show." Antagonizes people who like the garbage show and makes them less likely to feel positively toward the show you like.

"You should watch this show because it has great writing/characters/plot etc." Good! Tells people what makes this show appealing and makes them want to try it.

"I listen to this music because it's real art and not that manufactured pop garbage." Bad. Makes your genre seem like an exclusive club of snobs that I don't want to join.

"I listen to this music because I like the sound. Here, listen to this song." Good! Shows me something good within the genre and may encourage me to explore further.

There's a place for criticism. You don't have to like or approve of everything. But it's not a great technique for getting people to like art. Hating on the things that are bad just drives people away. If you want to draw people toward something, you have to help them to appreciate what's good.