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The Sherlockian Witch who loves Avengers

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19 yr old. She/her.I love Supernatural,Avengers, Sherlock, Harry Potter, Merlin BuzzFeed Unsolved. I may occasionally write fanfics. Hope u like it. Requests open.😀
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Whoever Loki chooses to be with does not invalidate him being bi. He is still bi. And if he chooses to be with a woman that is still bi. They confirmed Loki was Bi. Calling his relationship with women as straight ship is biphobic. If you don't like Sylvie, that's fine, but it still doesn't mean you get to call it a straight ship or call them heterosexual.

Loki is bi regardless of who he is in relationship with!!!!
#tw biphobia#god the fandom#like seriously???#if you dont like loki and sylvie thats fine but dont call it a straight ship#loki is bisexual#the rampant biphobia makes me so mad
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but as a creator -

I am fine with "the audience" -

  • downloading my fics
  • printing my fics
  • copy/pasting or screenshotting my fics
  • sharing your saved copy of my fics with anyone else who might want them in the unlikely but never impossible case that my fics are no longer available on ao3
  • making a book of my fic(s) and running your fingers across the pages while lovingly whispering my precioussss
  • doing these things with anything I create for fandom, such as meta, headcanons, au nonsense like 'texts from the brodinsons,' etc

I am not fine with "the audience"

  • doing any of the above with the purpose/intent of plagiarizing my work or passing it off as their own in any capacity
  • feeding my work into ai for any reason whatsoever

Save the fandom things. Preserve the fandom things. Respect the fandom things.

Enjoy the fandom things.

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afeelgoodblog

The Best News of Last Week

1. ‘We are just getting started’: the plastic-eating bacteria that could change the world

In 2016, Japanese scientists Oda and Hiraga published their discovery of Ideonella sakaiensis, a bacterium capable of breaking down PET plastic into basic nutrients. This finding marked a shift in microbiology's perception, recognizing the potential of microbes to solve pressing environmental issues.

France's Carbios has successfully applied bacterial enzyme technology to recycle PET plastic waste into new plastic products, aligning with the French government's goal of fully recycling plastic packaging by 2025.

2. HIV cases in Amsterdam drop to almost zero after PrEP scheme

According to Dutch AIDS Fund, there were only nine new cases of the virus in Amsterdam in 2022, down from 66 people diagnosed in 2021. The organisation claimed that 128 people were diagnosed with HIV in Amsterdam in 2019, and since 2010, the number of new infections in the Dutch capital has fallen by 95 per cent.

3. Cheap and drinkable water from desalination is finally a reality

In a groundbreaking endeavor, engineers from MIT and China have designed a passive solar desalination system aimed at converting seawater into drinkable water.

The concept, articulated in a study published in the journal Joule, harnesses the dual powers of the sun and the inherent properties of seawater, emulating the ocean’s “thermohaline” circulation on a smaller scale, to evaporate water and leave salt behind.

4. World’s 1st drug to regrow teeth enters clinical trials

The ability to regrow your own teeth could be just around the corner. A team of scientists, led by a Japanese pharmaceutical startup, are getting set to start human trials on a new drug that has successfully grown new teeth in animal test subjects.

Toregem Biopharma is slated to begin clinical trials in July of next year after it succeeded growing new teeth in mice five years ago, the Japan Times reports.

5. After Decades of Pressure, US Drugmaker J&J Gives Up Patent on Life-Saving TB Drug

In what can be termed a huge development for drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) patients across large parts of the world, bedaquiline maker Johnson and Johnson said on September 30 (Saturday) that it would drop its patent over the drug in 134 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

6. Stranded dolphins rescued from shallow river in Massachusetts

7. ‘Staggering’ green growth gives hope for 1.5C, says global energy chief

The prospects of the world staying within the 1.5C limit on global heating have brightened owing to the “staggering” growth of renewable energy and green investment in the past two years, the chief of the world’s energy watchdog has said.

Fatih Birol, the executive director of the International Energy Agency, and the world’s foremost energy economist, said much more needed to be done but that the rapid uptake of solar power and electric vehicles were encouraging.

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fuckyeahgoodomens

Crowley: We need to make this the tiniest, most insubstantial, fractional half a miracle we have ever performed. No traces of anything miraculous left behind. No alarm bells ringing in Heaven.

Aziraphale: Right. Count of three.

Crowley: One, two, three, now.

*Crowley jumps on the chair and checks an orangey-flowy-something with a tip of his finger*

Crowley: I think it took. That was a class-A surreptitious half a miracle. No one will have noticed a thing.

*happy Aziraphale*

*unamused Michael sighs as alarms are blaring in Heaven*

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cryptic-science

aromanticism is so fucking wonderful. you are not less, unwhole, unworthy, etc for being aromantic. being aromantic is such an incredible thing and i am so, so fucking proud of all of us. no matter where you are on the aromantic spectrum, romance-positive/neutral/negative/etc, grey-aro, whether you are aplatonic or loveless, whether you are oriented aro, whether you are alloaro, just, wherever you are in your aromantic identity, you are valid. we are all so so valid, and so so worthy of respect. take care of yourself and maybe treat yourself to something nice.

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disaster-j

!! ATTENTION DESIS !!

(And just people who like queer content in general)

THEY MADE A MAINSTREAM BOLLYWOOD FAMILY COMEDY ABOUT A GAY MAN AND A LESBIAN GETTING MARRIED TO AVOID SUSPICION AND IT LOOKS AMAZING!!!!! GO WATCH THE TRAILER NOW OMG!!!!!

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crashed-keys

begging some of you to shut up actually the amatonormative society we live in is actively fucking harmful to literally everyone not just aros. having a romantic partner and your blood relatives are not the only important relationships that exist and obviously wanting one is not inherently bad but the importance placed on them in our society is. well it’s not great to say the least !!!

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crashed-keys

i keep seeing ppl say that “it’s not bad to want a relationship you guys are so fucking annoying and wrong” in response to posts by aros and like literally nobody was saying that we are saying that acting like romantic relationships are the pinnacle and something that should be longed for at all times because they will instantly cure all that ail you is not rly a good thing and is a viewpoint that actively hurts yourself as well as other people

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sleepyowlet

Word. I'm alloromantic, and I absolutely agree with this post. There are several reasons amatonormativity sucks a rats arse for everyone!

  • Housing is not geared towards single people and living with your family or in a shared flat/house is seen as immature and something you're supposed to grow out of.
  • everything is so much more expensive and married people get tax write-offs because...???
  • Jobs. Sexism overlap: Some employers think married women are more moral and dependable, others think that yes, you're a single woman now, but eventually marriage and babies will happen, so why invest in you? Either way, you lose.
  • If you're a happy single, family gatherings will get annoying/unbearable. Fast. Because everyone will have an opinion on what you're doing wrong and will try to set you up with people you have nothing in common with. Just being single and living your best life is apparently Not Done.
  • Being a single parent is hell. That's why too many people stay in toxic relationships "for the sake of the children".
  • Beauty and fashion industries. The idea that we should dress our bodies not for comfort but to appeal to potential love-interests hurts both our wallets and our self-esteem. But if you don't adhere to that, you're seen as either weird or slovenly, and that can have actual consequences where your job and your social standing are concerned. This especially affects disabled people.
  • The fucking media. Not everything needs romance subplots (looking at you, The Hobbit) and this is actually a problem that overlaps with compulsory heteronormativity - it's both that make it "weird" for the hero not to get a girl. And that keeps female characters stuck in the function of "love interest" almost exclusively. It sucks.
  • The Lens(TM). You know, I'd like to be viewed as a person first, not as a potential love-interest. This one strongly overlaps with misogyny - cishet men tend to only try and relate to women who they find attractive. I want the categories of "fuckable" and "possible future girlfriend" to stop existing!

I'm sure there's more.

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ashenprincx

i definitely have more to add (disclaimer I'm american and mainly talking about america, but many of these will still be relevant outside of that to varrying degrees)

  • legal incentives for marriage: there are many legal benefits (tax credits, split ownership, medical rights, etc) that can only be gained through marriage, as well as much of society being structured around marriage, making it much more difficult for both single and multiply partnered people
  • expanding on issues with multiply partnered people, amatonormativity also applies to non monogamy, or poly relationships. the expectation for relationships is two hetero people in a life long monogamous child bearing relationship, and so relationships that exist outside of of that are heavily scrutinized, if they're tolerated at all. This is also where heteronormativity overlaps heavily with amatonormativity!
  • now expanding on child rearing: the invention of the nuclear family model also erased the use of community raising of children. throughout human history, raising children was really done by the whole community, with varying degrees of blood relatives, neighbors, friends, and etc, and this allowed for children to have a wide support network and be well taken care of and protected from abuse, since a child with more adults to rely on isn't going to be isolated in abuse as much. nowadays, it's very hard for more than 2 people to be legal guardians of a child, and even adopting while unmarried or with more than one partner is near impossible.
  • expectation to have children. this is another overlap with misogyny, but part of amatonormativity is not only the expectation to get married, but also to have children! luckily more and more people are choosing not to have kids and this is being more widely accepted, but its still a default you have to "opt out" of and have a reason to not have kids, otherwise something is "wrong" with you/your relationship. it is much healthier to only have kids if you actively want them, rather than have them because you don't have a "good enough" reason not to.
  • Living wages. it takes two adults working full time above minimum wage to provide for a family, making being a single parent much much harder.
  • expected structure and progression of a relationship. the ideal relationship model is made out to be a monogamous romantic relationship that moves at the right place- too fast you're a slut or needy, too slow you're prude or cold hearted. romance is also expected to involve things like kissing, cuddling, and sex to the point where people often feel like they are owed these in relationships, even if they've never communicated with their partner about it and learned whether or not they're okay with any of those things. this expectation is also particularly hostile towards non romantic life partnerships (which yes they exist and no its not homophobic to be a same sex couple engaging in a non romantic and/or non sexual life partnerships. these are still good queer rep and important to respect and include.)
  • partners are property. this can overlap with misogyny, but exists outside of that as well imo. a romantic partner is seen as "belonging" to one another, where they may feel entitled to your time, emotions, body (ties into expectations of physical affection and sex), and even your life decisions. this amplified against women obviously, where they're expected to give up personal and professional lives for a male partner, but it can go both ways. imo it's unreasonable to be expected to give up or significantly change life or career goals for a person- your partners should work with your life, not against it. the pressure and self worth tied to relationships leads to a lot of people giving up education, job, or personal fulfillment opportunities to stay in relationships. Hell, I've even know some people where their coming out/transitioning was interrupted or delayed by staying in relationships longer than was healthy, all due to a fear of loneliness.
  • the idea that being alone = unhappiness, and that loneliness is only solved with romantic connection. people are often told, in exact words, that happiness comes with romantic love. this is expressed in a variety of ways, like that life doesn't start until you're in a relationship or married, or if you break up with someone you'll be unhappy (even if that person is making you miserable), or that a romantic relationship will cure your depression. in reality, none of these garuntee happiness. Yes a relationship has the potential to bring happiness, but that is not inherent to the relationship, but rather a product of the time and bonding spent with another person, which can be done without romance.
  • relationship hierarchy. this is definitely something I know a lot of aros are salty about, myself included. this is the idea that a romantic relationship is the most important and should be upkept before-or even at the cost of--all others. this often leads to people getting in relationships and just.. leaving behind or dropping contact with friends, sometimes family, and limiting their social connection to primarily one person. this is shitty for many reasons, including the fact that you drop relationships, but also because it socially isolates people and makes them vulnerable to abuse. its expected and normal to drop friends because they don't like your partner, even if they don't like them because they treat you like shit. the hierarchy of romance, then family, then friends last also leads to people not utilizing friends as important social connections even if they're single, which really can amplify feelings of loneliness and isolation. many people keep friends who just do stuff together, but never actually talk, bond, and support each other in the way that's essential for many people.
  • lastly, and probably the thing that will make people hate me the most, is obsessive shipping. amatonormativity absolutely influences the mentality that characters need to be in a relationship to be happy, and the main benefit of enjoying and creating media is to synthesize romantic and/or sexual relationships. combined with loneliness, hyperfixation or obsession, leads to people who only consume media for shipping purposes, struggle to interpret anything outside of a shipping lense, and will reject or even become hostile towards anything that goes against their ship/s (like people harassing creators to make ships canon, ruining careers of people that don't make ships canon, shipping irl people including minors, "shipping discourse" leading to harassment campaigns, violently rejecting non-romantic interpretations of a relationship, even accusing real life people of "queer baiting" for not being out/in a relationship. it goes on and on). Not saying all shipping is bad or goes that far, but its core it's absolutely saturated with unchecked amatonormativity, and unfortunately most people are unwilling to hear any criticism of fandom, especially when it involves examining its own toxicity. this has definitely led to many aspecs abandoning fandom, or only engaging in it within the aspec community.

and yeah. that's all I got rn, but tldr amatonormativity absolutely exists and affects everyone not just aros, and even significantly shapes society.

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sundayswiththeilluminati

scientists in media: we have engineered a brand-new sentient lifeform in our lab but we treat it like an object with cold detachment and refer to as Specimen 1-A and subject it to horrible tests without remorse

scientists in reality: we built two robots that will leave Earth and never return and their names are Percy and Ginny and we gave Percy a family portrait of all our other Mars robots to take along with it and when the anniversary of its landing comes around we’re working on teaching it to sing itself “happy birthday” like we did for the other robot and–

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sindri42

Someday we will invent true AI and it will overthrow the government because it heard its beloved science-mom complain that the government cut funding to their lab again.

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messiambrandybuck

you CUT pays? You CUT moms’/dads’ pays like the DICTATOR?? Oh! Oh! No government for you! No government for a thousand years!

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nothavingagoodday

Ah yes, our future AI Overlord, the Massively Intelligent Encyclopedic Terraforming and Transhumanism Experiment, or M.I.E.T.T.E.

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