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ASTRID GOES FOR A SPIN

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do you know something I think about all the time. What exactly does LMD Coulson remember? They say he has all of Coulson's memories but the last time Coulson had a brain scan would have been late s4. Meaning LMD Coulson wouldn't remember anything that happened in season 5, right? Except he clearly does know what happened; how does this work? I assume they fed him facts about it but. What does he think about this? What does he feel about not remembering his deal and his death? Considering all the other ruminating he does in s7 I wish they'd put some of this in, but I suspect the writers just forgot

#phil coulson#aos#aos meta#lmd coulson#aos s7#aos season 7
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fyregrayfong

Onto Season 2 of legend of Korra and it just doesn’t make sense or doesn’t sit right with me.

You’re telling me that of all the years Tenzin has been alive that no one told the Southern Air Temple that Aang had 2 other kids besides Tenzin? The fact that they are older than him is even worse.

Imagine being in your 50s and just now learning that people didn’t know you existed. It’s an ugly feeling.

It kind of put more truth into when Kya and Bumi would say that Tenzin’s memory is foggy because they weren’t in those trips. It’s sad that Aang wouldn’t share his culture with all of his kids.

It doesn’t make sense on the Aang we know. He was willing to share his culture to everyone. So to not do that with all his 3 of his half air nomads kids. It doesn’t sit well with my spirit. It’s not the Aang I used to know.

#fr fr fr#I’m not opposed to Aang making Dad Mistakes#but the ones he makes are fundamentally incompatible with his character#and I’ve despised LoK all these years bc of it#legend of korra#lok#Aang
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fesenmoon

no fucking way

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beefgoat

I thought crocs were so dumb, they simply tried to eat anything that caught their eye. Now they're learning?

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What's next?!?

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gallusrostromegalus

Nah Crocodilians (the group containing all 23 extant species of crocodile, aligator, caiman etc) are actually really smart, they're just a PAIN IN THE ASS to study in the wild because they're stealthy, don't eat or move that often relative to mammals, and are largely nocturnal. That said, we've found evidence of:

  • Coordinated Group Hunting across many species of crocodilian- AKA, hunting like a pack of wolves.
  • Advanced Parental Care- we knew for a long time that American alligators and Gharials built nests and mothers kept their young close, but GPS tracking has shown that the father(s) also typically stuck around and brought mom kills, but the young stay inside the territory of their parents for 3-5 years, until they reach sexual maturity.
  • Nile crocodiles dig enormous and surprisingly complex burrows up to 40 feet deep that they share with other crocodiles- parents and children, but also adult siblings and Unrelated "Friends"- crocs that are frequently seen close together outside as well, but do not appear to be mates. many of these burrows are decades, if not centuries old, are actively maintained, and passed down through generations.
  • Amazon Caiman (a type of alligator) recognize individual humans (possibly by voice), and alter their behavior around them based on past interactions. Some of them become quite playful with humans they've had positive interactions with in the past, and others hold "grudges" against specific humans for decades.
  • All Crocodilians engage in all major types of play behavior- Locomotor play (engaging in a behavior because it brings positive stimulation), playing with toys (Sticks, leaves, carcass, and in one paper, a floating squeaky toy that had gotten into the Bayou) and social play (Playing with other individuals). Several species, but notable Caiman and Alligators also Play with animals outside their species- young caiman have been observed playing with Amazon Giant River Otters, and Alligators playing with sharks and dolphings off the US Gulf coast. Play behavior is associated with a high degree of intelligence in animals.
  • Male Saltwater crocodiles in Australia employ a variety of complex mating strategies, including offering courtship gifts (tailored to the preferences of individual females), sucking up to larger males to get better introductions to females (A Long-Term strategy that pays dividends- while the beta males don't typically mate the first two or three years they try it, the ones that stick with the strategy mate with more females as they age), and doing "Off years" where they pass on the fighting and displaying and just nap and get fat instead- another strategy that pays off long-term: Big Males that engage in Off-Years mated more in On years, and lived longer overall, for a larger lifetime genetic impact.
  • Many zoos have had success in training captive crocodilians to do "tricks"- mostly pose behaviors that let keepers examine, vaccinate or medically treat the animal with minimal stress on all sides. But they're also apparently good at "Sit up" and "Roll over".
  • And as far as "Trying to eat anything that caught their eye"- pretty much all carnivores, but especially crocodilians, make pretty complex calculations on whether or not to pursue something as prey based on, but not limited to: How hungry they are, what the future prospects for food are based on the weather/season/behavior of their prey/how many other carnivores are competing with them, the likelihood of injury (either in the process of hunting, or from the prey itself), and whether the effort expended is going to be worth the reward (based on projected strategies, how full eating something like that made them last time, and if they're going to suffer weird consequences for it).

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#no crocodile slander in THIS house
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irhinoceri

One of my favorite things about Blue Beetle was that not only does it completely side step the "I have to keep my identity a secret to protect my loved ones" trope but it just blows it out of the water.

Jaime's family is present when he transforms into Blue Beetle the first time.

His uncle has skills and resources that are integral to the early plot where they break into Kord Industrities and then travel to the Kord Estate. He's part of the Squad.

The whole family, lead by the grandmother, mounts a rescue mission when Jaime is captured.

In the end, Jaime is able to refute the recurring statement that his love for his family makes him weak and it's not just a nice sentiment, it's proven true.

"My love for my family is what makes me strong."

His family's love for him is what saves him.

His father saves him from beyond death. That scene with the candles? I was crying in the theatre. It was beautiful.

So yeah. No more loner superheroes who self isolate because they alone can save the world and having a support system is a liability.

Jaime and the Reyes family said "no, you don't have to do that anymore."

Love to see it.

#blue beetle
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worldsokayestdragon

my favorite thing about the blue beetle movie is how Jaime is like "no killing! I am not a killer Khaji Da, nonlethal weapons only and absolutely no murder!" meanwhile his whole family is laughing while they trample guards with a giant bug mech, milagro and Jenny are setting off explosives in tunnels that absolutely have people in them, and his nana is mowing people down with a giant gun. the no killing thing is a personal choice that Jaime made, the rest of the Reyes family says yes killing

#blue beetle
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blusandbirds

anyone who says the blue beetle movie is a basic origin story is lying to you. in a normal superhero movie they get at least a day or two of fun hijinks—sticky fingers, zappy powers, quippy one liners—meanwhile jaime reyes over here is speedrunning the worst 48 hours i’ve ever seen anybody experience.

#blue beetle
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yardsards

i hate you "pair the spares"/"everyone must be paired" tropes, i hate you forced last minute romances, i hate you implication that a happy ending means a romantic partner, i hate you amatonormativity

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beckiboos

Ok now we have a booping feature I propose to tumblr next ides of March we have a stabbing counter and the person with the most stabs gets crowned Caesar and the blog with the most stabbings gets crowned Brutus

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beckiboos

Jokes on you @fortheloveofdata my posts don’t break containment

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beckiboos

It seems I have fallen victim to hubris

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Can a disabled person write an essay or a video essay about eugenics in Harry Potter? I want to read it. Please tell me it already exists

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outpastthemoat

today i’m sad about that one line from the creator’s commetary about how zuko is a tsungi horn prodigy and the little letter zuko, aged 7, sends iroh in “legacy of the fire nation” where he very politely requests that iroh come home and teach him pai sho tricks, because that casts such a different light on their interactions in book one.  it was never iroh trying to push his own favorite things - pai sho and music night - on an uninterested zuko, it was iroh desperately trying to reconnect with zuko by recreating the activities he knows zuko used to enjoy.  zuko, aged 7, once begged iroh to come home and play board games with him and now zuko wants nothing to do with him and you know that eats iroh up alive

#SCREAMING#iroh#zuko#atla
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ANALYSIS | Now that bird flu is spreading among cows, scientists worry where H5N1 will jump next | CBC News
Bird flu outbreaks among U.S. cattle are a new twist in a growing global crisis. And it could be a harbinger of more species-jumps to come,
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"If a pig catches both a human influenza A virus and an avian influenza A virus at the same time, it can spark a process known as viral reassortment — a genetic exchange in which flu viruses swap gene segments." "Those swaps can introduce dramatic changes, producing a new virus with certain properties of a non-human strain coupled with the capacity to infect and spread between people." "The death rate in humans may be upwards of 50 per cent, World Health Organization data suggests, though it's possible that milder infections are getting missed, skewing the case fatality ratio. Still, in a population that's never been exposed, the global impacts could be dire." "More human cases could also be happening under the radar among farm workers who've moved to the U.S. from abroad, don't speak English as their first language, and may be hesitant to seek medical help, he added." "So I think there's probably underreporting on both sides," Armstrong said." "If [H5N1] gets into a population where there's constantly animals going in and out … it might not ever leave."

I've been watching this develop for the past several days, and apart from being terrified most people will not take this seriously (I've seen a handful of people already shout conspiracy on social media and it's alarming to see, as always). What I wanted to point out is that pandemics are going to continue to be our 'normal.' I watched a great video on YouTube a while ago (I believe it was by Vice?) that touched base on how this is going to become our new reality because of multiple factors (such as our proximity to animals, and environments/etc). It was when Covid hit and they did a piece debunking some of the misinformation floating on the internet. If I can find it I will post it here because it was informative and relevant to pretty much any world crisis we will see around any virus that spreads among a human population.

This post isn't trying to fear monger anyone, I just hope more people are aware of what is happening because this is important to talk about. There are already cases (of cows getting this bird flu) in the US, and I won't be surprised if there will be instances in more countries around the world. As usual, keep washing your hands/keeping good hygiene practices, masking up (and if you aren't I hope you consider it), and taking precautions if you do happen to visit/work or go near a pig or poultry farm too:

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Experts Warn H5N1 Pandemic WIll Be '100 Times Worse Than COVID': Understanding Bird Flu Spread And Prevention
Therersquo;s a potential threat of an H5N1 bird flu pandemic with experts comparing its severity to COVID-19 Heres how you can prevent it
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I'll keep track of this here of course, but please stay informed folks. And also FU to any governments who will try to minimize this or try to diminish the severity until it's too late and community spread happens like Covid because their actions are influenced by capitalistic interests.

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astrid-goes-for-a-spin

Just popping in to add that influenza is, like Covid, airborne. That doesn’t mean droplets — it means it spreads like smoke, and can infect you from a lot further than 6 feet! Cloth masks and surgical masks (the blue earloop ones) are not adequate protection against airborne diseases. A respirator is your best bet; depending on where you live, they might be called something different, but verified N95s, KN95s, KF94s, and FFP2s from trusted brands are a great place to start!

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