Hi folks. There seems to be a lot of confusion about what we as fans can and can't do with the striking happening. So I made a flowchart.
Let me make this SUPER DUPER EXTRA CLEAR. Unless an AMPTP studio reaches out and says "We would like to give you X (money/swag/whatever) to create content for us" (that would include writing or acting in anyway on your part) you will NOT be crossing a picket line.
Cosplay, fanart, fanfic, going feral, sharing marketing posts, watching your favorite show, getting your friends to watch your favorite show, etc does not count.
Please take this flowchart, repost it, spread it everywhere!
The studios benefit from us being confused. The studios benefit from us not promoting and not watching and cancelling our subscriptions. The unions, the actors, the writers, they all benefit from us promoting in their absence, they get paid when we watch the shows, we bolster their argument when we boost the shows numbers. If we make the media popular and successful the studios have to meet the writers and actors at the table, and the writers and actors will be in the position of power.
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It’s an old tradition that during a leap year women could propose to men. This was usually depicted as old or ugly women trapping men, but some art focused more on the role reversal and could be quite cute.
I have a soft spot in my heart for the last one because it plays on the idea of “undesirable” people, a tall masculine woman and a shy effeminate man, finding each other but instead of mocking them depicts it as sweet that she could finally ask him because he was too shy and insecure to ask her.
Guys i don’t want to optimize you if you still care about genocide in gaza .
But the news saying the ceasefire agreement is done and they will maybe tomorrow Announce it .
Best thing is the isareli army will withdraw from all Gaza Strip that’s mean the Rafah border crossing will back to work again so i need your support your help so I could take my brother Mohammed out to be with his Son Zayed and his wife.
And didn’t told you before my brother Omar engaged and His fiancee still in north gaza. He asked me alot to tel you about her so he can also be with the love of his life.
Don’t think your contribution is small even the one dollar helps . Sharing also helping.
I have been very anxious and worried and upset for obvious reasons, so I have been collecting resources that people have been posting into a master post, as well as adding my own resources. This post is LONG so it's under a cut, but it includes:
Hotlines
Places to Donate and/or Volunteer
Food + Medical Resources (incl. HRT)
Resources to Stay Positive
These are also good places to donate or volunteer!
General Suicide and Mental Health
U.S. suicide hotline: call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. You can also reach them at 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255).
Crisis Text Line: Text START to 741-741. Crisis Text Line is free, 24/7 support for those in crisis. Text from anywhere in the USA to text with a trained Crisis Counselor.
For mental health issues after a disaster - contact the Disaster Distress Helpline at 1-800-985-5990.
For veterans experiencing a crisis - contact the Veterans Crisis Line at 988 (then press 1).
For people experiencing domestic violence - contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (1-800-799-7233).
LGBT Support
U.S. trans lifeline: (877) 565-8860 (when you call, you’ll speak to a trans/nonbinary peer operator. full anonymity and confidentiality)
LGBT National Help Center: (888) 843-4564
Trevor Project: Call (866) 488-7386, text START to 678-678, or chat online.
Substance Abuse
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357) – provides 24/7 confidential support and referrals for individuals and families facing mental health and substance use disorders, including panic attacks and anxiety.
List of Substance Abuse Support Groups: https://www.usa.gov/substance-abuse Did any of the above hotlines not help you? Please see this list for more.
Human Rights
Border Kindness: https://borderkindness.org/donate/ ACLU: https://action.aclu.org/give/now?ms_aff=NAT&initms_aff=NAT&ms=web_hero_redesign_hp&initms=web_hero_redesign_hp&ms_chan=web&initms_chan=web
Abortion Funds (different funds for different states): https://abortionfunds.org/find-a-fund/
Transgender Law: https://transgenderlawcenter.org/donate/
Gaza Soup Kitchen: https://gazasoupkitchen.org/
Palestine Children's Relief Fund: https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/general
American Association of People with Disabilities: https://www.aapd.com/
Autistic Self Advocacy Network: https://autisticadvocacy.org/
Nature
Nature Conservancy: https://www.nature.org/en-us/
Xerces Society for Inverabrate Conservation: https://xerces.org/
Cornell Labs: https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/
National Audubon Society: https://www.audubon.org/
Buy Duck Stamps (even if you don't hunt): https://www.fws.gov/service/buy-duck-stamp-or-e-stamp
Free Fruit Trees with Falling Fruit Map: https://fallingfruit.org/
Community Fridges with Free Food: https://freedge.org/locations/
Mini Pantry Movement: https://mapping.littlefreepantry.org/
Help for Medical Bills: https://www.usa.gov/help-with-medical-bills
DIY HRT: https://hrtcafe.net/
Books
Human Kind by Rutger Bregman https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/humankind-a-hopeful-history-9781408898956
Hope in the Dark by Rebecca Solnit https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/hope-in-the-dark-untold-histories-wild-possibilities-9781608465767
Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/emergent-strategy-shaping-change-changing-worlds-9781849352604
Not the End of the World : How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet by Hannah Ritchie https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/not-the-end-of-the-world-how-we-can-be-the-first-generation-to-build-a-sustainable-planet-9780316536752
Factfulness by Hans Rosling https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/factfulness-ten-reasons-we-re-wrong-about-the-world-and-why-things-are-better-than-you-think-9781473637467
News
Ground News (Balanced news, but it's paid): https://ground.news/
Yes! Magazine: https://www.yesmagazine.org/
Fix the News Newsletter: https://fixthenews.com/about/
Good News Network: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/
keep seeing Temu ads on here so just to share cause idk if people are widely aware
I made a sword.
2 types of many.
This act would make constitutional amendments to ensure that even sitting presidents are held liable for their actions. That NOBODY is above the law.
Their goal is 150k messages sent and at the time of writing this they're about 2.1k off from that goal!
ACLU gives you a prefilled message that you can edit to send to make the process easier, and will send it out for you.
This only takes a few minutes!