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Experimental Writting

@the-experimental-writer

i hate it when my mind is stupid and does stupid things, here I am again, after screwing up my account. (I'll get you back...)
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anchasvtt

Tdc Mermaid AU sketches part 2

1. Seladon pretended to be an anglerfish like Skeksis in this AU. She even made herself a fake lantern. It didn't end well, just like in canon

2. Arathim are crabs in this AU. Crab Ascendancy XD

3. "These are not the Skeksis Aughra remembers! Fat, shrieveled, all at once!"

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anchasvtt

Some sketches for tdc Mermaid AU

1. Aughra is an ancient oyster. The Crystal is the giant pearl hatched by her XD

2. Brea meets skekLach and skekOk. She wanted to see the Lords too bad and swam too deep, where her eyes can't see a thing, and she got lost. They won't do any harm to her of course, after finding out she's a princess. They'd even escort her to the caves of Grot, where she'll accidently meet Deet. Also Brea, as all female Gelf mermaids, is a flying fish

3. Since the Skeksis are anglerfish, their lanterns mean a lot for them. If you want to hurt them - certainly go for the lantern. And yeah, that's exactly how skekTek was punished in this AU, they took his lantern instead of the eye

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thanatasia

Long time no post!

I won’t delve deeper than saying I’m just very exhausted and I don’t have as much free time as I had before

I know what most of you are thinking. Humans??? Yes. I’ve been playing Genshin for a while and I finally decided to indulge in Canon x Oc last year.

Her name is Mariposa, she’s originally from Fontaine but moved to Mondstadt where she joins the Knights of Favonius. She and Kaeya hit it off but take the longest time to become a couple.

This is just a quick sketch (coloring wise) of Mariposa consoling Kaeya after he was down in the dumps.

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randominktm

I just had a vision….

The Dark Crystal Cookbook (a taste of Thra); BOOM *micdrop*

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sifanjewel

Literally take the food examples described in the Songs of The Seven Gelfling Clans book! Chapter it by clan even! I WOULD BUY THIS!!

Each dish has a section of commentaries by skekAyuk the Gourmand.

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StopNCII.org is operated by the Revenge Porn Helpline which is part of SWGfL, a charity that believes that everyone should benefit from technology, free from harm. Founded in 2000, SWGfL works with a number of partners and stakeholders around the world to protect everyone online

Sounds legit

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ATTENTION PLZ READ: Serious Post & Call To Action

I almost never get serious on here, but this is an emergency that effects ALL of us. This is gonna b a long post, but there's a lot of info so plz bear with me.

If you're not on tiktok, you probably haven't heard abt this cuz I've heard and seen NO ONE outside of tiktok talking about this and that's scary.

We have a major mass internet censorship bill that Facists- I mean "Conservatives" are trying to get through congress that was co-signed by Dove (yes, the soap company) & LIZZO of all people back in April of this year.

This bill is called the "Kids Online Safety Act" or KOSA for short.

Under the guise of "protecting children" it is the worst mass internet censorship bill to date and if it passes, it will give state senators and the government the power to censor and destroy anything they don't like off the face of the internet. And by that I mean in a recent video interview of Senator Marsha Blackburn (one of the senators that introduced the bill) said the quiet part out loud and detailed EXACTLY what we knew they were gonna do.

If they pass it, they're going to use it to wipe any LGBTQIA+ content & info off the face of the internet, but ESPECIALLY anything to do with Transgender people and being Trans. And they intend on targeting Transgender children especially.

Due to the purposefully vague wording of the bill giving the gov. the power to destroy anything they deem "a danger to kids" you know that's what they're gonna use it for instead of censoring anything that's an actual danger to kids. They said it themselves.

But it gets SO MUCH WORSE than that. This bill would also give th4em the power to control EVERYTHING you do and EVERYWHERE yo go on the internet and no. A VPN won't help you.

This goes way beyond just lgbtqia info and fandom content/culture being in danger. This also means our right to free speech, access to accurate and factual information, and ability to communicate & organize with each other is also up on the chopping block. They're trying to make it harder for us to fight back against what they're doing.

And even if you don't live in the US, this will also effect you too. Access to any US based content creators and US based media as well as your ability to communicate with your US friends & Family as well as access to info on what's happening in the US will also be in danger as well.

If you're on tiktok and want more info, I reccomend looking up omarsbigsister who has an entire playlist on the bill as well as info and petition links in her bio and a call script to read off for contacting your senators. but I will also be providing those same links at the end of this post.

So what can we do to stop it?

Sign petitions

COntact your senators and reps. Call them, email them, send physical letters,

but most importantly,

SPREAD THE WORD.

share and repost this because the fact that no one oustide of tiktok is talking about this even though it will effect ALL OF US and could spell the end of the internet as we know it is SCARY

This bill is text book fascism and we need to kill it in its crib.

Here are all the links:

Resources for learning about KOSA

Sign this petition and call your senators! (this one includes a call script for you to read from

Sign the open letter against KOSA

Stop KOSA movement's linktree with even more petitons and resources to help

reblogging with different tags to see if it helps reach more people

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lordworm

Reblog to make it die faster

Dearest members of Tumblr, we are all aware of the dangers and fears that AI sparks in our industry, we are all aware of what we face at large, but we have been in luck, for we are not the only ones against this and I come to you today with a chance to join the grander fight. US Copyright Office wants to hear what people think about AI and copyright https://theverge.com/2023/8/29/23851126/us-copyright-office-ai-public-comments "The US Copyright Office is opening a public comment period around AI and copyright issues beginning August 30th as the agency figures out how to approach the subject." These will help you comment, make sure to read exactly what it is asked and here are the links to post comments. https://regulations.gov/commenton/COLC-2023-0006-0001… If this one gets stuck then use this one. https://copyright.gov/policy/artificial-intelligence/comment-submission/ Those who support the artists, come voice your opinions.

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boreal-sea

This thread is incredibly important to read.

It is also extremely difficult to read. I don't know if I need to point this out, but the document itself is obviously full of bigotry so please take care of yourself if you choose to read it. Antisemitic phrases like "cultural marxism" and "global elites" appear before the document even really gets rolling, and are mixed in with transphobia, racism, and more.

If you want a taste of how this document starts in the first main section about "The Family", here is a taste:

"This starts with deleting the terms sexual orientation and gender identity (“SOGI”), diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”), gender, gender equality, gender equity, gender awareness, gender-sensitive, abortion, reproductive health, reproductive rights, and any other term used to deprive Americans of their First Amendment rights out of every federal rule, agency regulation, contract, grant, regulation, and piece of legislation that exists."

It is all bad. ALL of this document is bad, and dangerous, and threatens the lives and the safety of everyone living in this country.

can someone provide the document upload bc the twitter one broke

I can. I've uploaded it to my Dropbox, hopefully this link will work:

I highly suggest EVERYONE download this document.

Guys, I am begging you on my hands and knees to vote

Please vote

Please

I do not want to have to flee the country, but if this goes through that is what I and a lot of you too are going to have to do.

And there is no guarantee you'll have anywhere to go.

Vote like you don't want to become a refugee

I haven't read the whole thing, but I skimmed through a few parts. They're also planning to gut the EPA, CDC, and FDA, and straight up abolish the DOE and replace all public school funding with "vouchers."

Oh, and they're already "recruiting" people to fill key positions to make this possible. They want to have people in the wings so they can start installing them right away. The plan is to make all federal-level jobs basically "at will" positions, so they can fire people en masse and replace them with people who are on board with their mission.

The group behind this is the Heritage Foundation, which has been pulling strings at the highest levels of conservative politicians in the US for decades now. This is the group that gave the Reagan administration its game plan. They have an alarming amount of power and influence, and have largely managed to maintain it by staying just out of the spotlight enough.

This isn't just a crackpot idea, these people are legitimately able to put their plans into motion if they gain power.

And if you have the stomach for it, here are a couple passages from the beginning of their plan: (cw for transphobia, homophobia)

"Pornography, manifested today in the omnipresent propagation of transgender ideology and sexualization of children, for instance, is not a political Gordian knot inextricably binding up disparate claims about free speech, property rights, sexual liberation, and child welfare. It has no claim to First Amendment protection. Its purveyors are child predators and misogynistic exploiters of women. Their product is as addictive as any illicit drug and as psychologically destructive as any crime. Pornography should be outlawed. The people who produce and distribute it should be imprisoned. Educators and public librarians who purvey it should be classed as registered sex offenders. And telecommunications and technology firms that facilitate its spread should be shuttered." ......... Promise #4: Secure our God-given individual right to enjoy "the blessings of liberty." When the Founders spoke of "pursuit of Happiness," what they meant might be understood today as in essence, "pursuit of Blessedness." That is, an individual must be free to live as his Creator ordained - to flourish. Our Constitution grants each of us the liberty to do not what we want, but what we ought. This pursuit of the good life is found primarily in family - marriage, children, Thanksgiving dinners, and the like. Many find happiness through their work.... Religious devotion and spirituality are the greatest sources of happiness around the world."

This is before they even get into talking about the epidemic of single mothers, and how being fatherless is the real root of all problems.... and of course this problem is especially bad among Black populations... plans to ramp up "border security".... further militarize police forces...

Here's the thing: It doesn't matter who you are. These people are going to kill you. Yeah, they're going to come for the queers, and the Blacks, and the immigrants. Yeah, you should care because of that. But if you are lucky enough to survive that, you'll be living in a world where environmental protections are gone from this country. Public schooling systematically dismantled. If they get their way, they are going to start dismantling the fragile democracy we live in, smiling all the while and telling people it's for their own good.

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A call to arms against AI (Important)

Dearest members of Tumblr, we are all aware of the dangers and fears that AI sparks in our industry, we are all aware of what we face at large, but we have been in luck, for we are not the only ones against this and I come to you today with a chance to join the grander fight. US Copyright Office wants to hear what people think about AI and copyright https://theverge.com/2023/8/29/23851126/us-copyright-office-ai-public-comments "The US Copyright Office is opening a public comment period around AI and copyright issues beginning August 30th as the agency figures out how to approach the subject." These will help you comment, make sure to read exactly what it is asked and here are the links to post comments. https://regulations.gov/commenton/COLC-2023-0006-0001… If this one gets stuck then use this one. https://copyright.gov/policy/artificial-intelligence/comment-submission/ Those who support the artists, come voice your opinions.

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lg5

It's crazy that these strikes are happening given that all the writers and actors are asking for is less than 0.3% of the revenue these studios make.

This is what gets me. The writers and actors aren’t asking for much but these CEOs are digging their heels in

It's because it sets a precedent that the CEOs are terrified to set. That they will acquiesce to worker demands if the workers are resolute enough.

Because in an ideal world for these rich fucks, the workers give up, and the CEOs win, and its reinforced in the collective public mindset that all a strike does is "disrupt the economy, deprive people of valuable products, and waste people's time". The goal is to maintain the assertion that Strikes Don't Work. I don't think they genuinely give a shit about 0.15% of their revenue. What they care about is the OPTICS.

They cannot back down, for the exact same reason that WORKERS cannot back down. Because if the workers win, it shows people just that bit more that The Poors have power and ultimately we can make the rich do what we want if we put our fucking minds to it. And that, to the rich, is bad news bears to the highest degree.

Guys, we gotta support artists and creators, you need to comment on the US copyright feedback on AI.

These will help you comment, make sure to read exactly what it is asked and here are the links to post comments. https://regulations.gov/commenton/COLC-2023-0006-0001…… If this one gets stuck then use this one. https://copyright.gov/policy/artificial-intelligence/comment-submission/… Those who support the artists, come voice your opinions.

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A call to arms against AI

ALERT: US Copyright Office wants to hear what people think about AI and copyright https://theverge.com/2023/8/29/23851126/us-copyright-office-ai-public-comments… "The US Copyright Office is opening a public comment period around AI and copyright issues beginning August 30th as the agency figures out how to approach the subject."

These will help you comment, make sure to read exactly what it is asked and here are the links to post comments. https://regulations.gov/commenton/COLC-2023-0006-0001…… If this one gets stuck then use this one. https://copyright.gov/policy/artificial-intelligence/comment-submission/… Those who support the artists, come voice your opinions.

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A call to arms against AI

ALERT: US Copyright Office wants to hear what people think about AI and copyright https://theverge.com/2023/8/29/23851126/us-copyright-office-ai-public-comments… "The US Copyright Office is opening a public comment period around AI and copyright issues beginning August 30th as the agency figures out how to approach the subject."

These will help you comment, make sure to read exactly what it is asked and here are the links to post comments. https://regulations.gov/commenton/COLC-2023-0006-0001…… If this one gets stuck then use this one. https://copyright.gov/policy/artificial-intelligence/comment-submission/… Those who support the artists, come voice your opinions.

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ladynoirelf

Gross! Who wants to marry their sister’s best friend who always smells of Muski? Never in a million years.

That doesn't stop Gran-Gran Rhiannon from hoping though~.

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