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here’s to a liberated palestine and an end to the occupation in 2024، إن شاء الله

I know you have all probably seen the esims for gaza posts circulating. Some of you have probably looked at them and thought maybe you should help out, but have weighed up the daunting process of signing up for something you're unfamiliar with vs. the gut-wrenching scale of the things people are going through on the ground right now, and you've put it off or questioned whether it will make enough of a difference vs. some other future kind of activism you could put that $6+ towards. I'm not calling you out or scolding you, it is natural to feel conflicted and ambivalent about the multiple calls for aid that you are seeing on social media.

but consider this: what would you do if you suddenly had to leave your home? how would you cope? how would you begin to plan where to go next, or figure out what to do to take care of yourself? most likely you would reach reflexively for your phone.

telecoms access is not a petty luxury in 2024. a loaded esim means the ability to call family members and find out where they are and whether they're safe, and whether they need anything you can provide for them. it means access to maps and regular updates on the situation unfolding around you. it means you can look up whether it's safe to drink rain water, or how to tie a type of knot you've never had to think about before, or how to treat an injury without medical supplies. it means the ability to tell people outside the situation what you are seeing, what you are feeling, what you are thinking. it is an absolutely crucial resource. and it starts at $6 for 7 days.

many many people have observed that internet access is changing the way the world understands genocide. internet access is life or death, and it is shaping modern history in front of you. and it starts at $6 for 7 days.

please, please visit gazaesims.com and spend 5 minutes and $6 to change the way this plays out for everyone.

🇵🇸🍉 Free Palestine 🍉🇵🇸

I will never understand A.I "artists". What do you feel when you get complimented for your "work"? Surely not pride. What is there to be proud of? You did nothing. You didn't plan it, sketch it, spend hours on it and trying to make sure it looked good, or got excited to make something you love You entered a few prompts and the final product that took a few seconds is likely stolen from a real artist, and those that do compliment you usually don't know it's A.I, then backtrack when they find out.

Like how could possibly consider yourself an artist in any way? You're not. Art is created by humans. A.I is just a copy, a weak imitation, a mishmash of things it scoured for online.

A.I art is not art, and A.I. artists are not artists.

The same applies to writing. That, too, is a form of art. You are not a writer. You didn't think of how you want the story to go. You didn't research to make sure what you wanted to write was accurate or to give a character or place a unique name. You didn't spend ages trying to get the scenes and dialogue just right, filled with passion about what you were creating

No, you entered a prompt in a generator that probably stole someone else's writing and claimed it as your own. You're not a writer. You're a fraud.

A.I is worthless. It is not art. It is not human.

Halloween in the archives

My drawing for the @seasons-in-the-archives Halloween event!

[ID: a cartoonish illustration of the four original archive staff Tim, Sasha, Jon, and Martin. They are all dressed as sheet ghosts in different colors with different details pertaining to each character.

Tim is the furthest left and has a reddish brown sheet covered in soot with a fuse on top of his head, he has a smug mischevious expression shown with just his eyes and eyebrows, he is also wearing red converse shoes and small hole shaped scars are seen on his legs which are a darker tan in color.

Sasha is next to Tim and dressed in a purple sheet with a white half mask like ‘the phantom of the opera’. her legs are dark brown and she’s wearing black boots. There are also Stiches on her sheet and her expression is happy and playful. Her hair sticks out in a puff of tight curls on top of her head. She is substantially taller than Tim.

Jon is next and dressed in a green sheet with small floating neon green eyes hovering in various places. He is wearing square glasses and has an annoyed expression. His legs are brown and also covered in small round scars. He is wearing a pair or green converse and is the shortest of them all.

Martin is last and the furthest right and wearing a dull blueish gray sheet with dog surrounding him, he is slightly turned with his back to the others and wears a somewhat flustered and timid expression. His skin is light and dull and his shoes are dull blue converse. He is the tallest of the four.

They are against an orange background with brown leaves falling around them and white flowers sprouting out of the ground by their feet. There is also some light green grass where the flowers are. In the bottom left corner is a watermark reading ‘@theludicroustadpole’ :END ID]

GOOD OMENS SEASON 3 IS HAPPENING SO I SHALL REPOST ALL OF MY GOOD OMENS ART IN CELEBRATION!! 🥳❤️

WAHOO!!!

not nearly enough people are fuming about the cass review. do you understand the eventual implications? trans people in the uk will be considered children up until the age of 25, and denied HRT/surgery/even basic measures like legal name change and social transition. all owing to a biased and largely unscientific study. you know what “treatment” for gender dysphoria is recommended by the review instead? conversion therapy.

this will kill people and they know it, because they prefer us dead and out of sight. the government, the NHS and even the opposition have made this clear again and again. a twenty-five year old can have sex, get married have children, join the military, earn a living, be halfway up the corporate ladder or highly successful in their chosen career field by that age, but they can’t transition under NHS rules. this is a death sentence for trans teenagers and they are going ahead with it. it’s trans genocide, same as across the pond.

i’m so afraid for my trans siblings and our futures. i’m so scared for myself. what are we to do if not even the party that is supposed to be on the “left” gives a shit about our safety and mental health as long as they get voted in? labour have become tories with a red coat of paint. it all feels hopeless

I made these muppet Michael and Gerry stickers for my friend @clairebearsparkles's birthday this year and was advised that tumblr would enjoy the designs as well.

[ID: Two drawings of characters from the Magnus Archives as Muppets. The first is Michael Shelley as a pink muppet with long, curly light blue hair and an orange scarf on. There are three swirls in pink, blue, and yellow colors floating around his head. He is waving his hands around excitedly.

The second is of Gerard Keay as a yellow muppet. He has green eyelids and a green top, wearing a purple leather jacket with patches over it. His purple and blond hair is straight, reaching his shoulders. He has an eye print on his neck.

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