According to the company’s website, “Baking Pitchfest 2024” offers a product edition geared toward baking brands founded and owned by people of color across the U.S., and a bakery edition, which focuses on people of color-owned bakeries in the Northeast and Washington state. “Half mentorship, half competition, Baking Pitchfest is an accelerator program designed to foster greater inclusivity and creativity in the baking world by providing equitable opportunities for People of Color entrepreneurs,” the website states, adding that winners will receive financial support, mentorship, and exposure. But the initiative has generated outrage amongst conservatives online, who have blasted the competition eligibility rules as discriminatory against white people.
One X user critical of King Arthur Baking’s contest posted an email she received from the company in response to her complaining. “Helping build joyful, equitable communities that celebrate diversity is an important part of who we are as a company,” the email states, later adding: “We love baking with anyone and everyone. Our simple expectation is that everyone show respect for one another.”
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The weather here is very cold. The weather here is terrible. We can't stand it. Our children can't take it anymore. There are children who died yesterday because of the cold. I hope you save us. Support us with the least needs. All we need is some blankets so we can warm ourselves. Look at our children. Look what's happening to the children of Gaza.
Every boom is getting worse, no work, no house, no hope. My child no longer dreams of playing. He only dreams of escaping from the destruction of war to a safe place. Your donation is the lifeline for us to leave Gaza. Please participate and donate.
As an older fictive who has been entrenched in kin and system communities, there is one takeaway above all else that I wish for the younger crowds to understand. Wanting friends who understand your experiences, or even who share a source, is a valid reason to reach out and connect with others, but you must be wary of those who may be close for this reason alone. You deserve to be known for who you are as well as were, and if you find someone demanding that you only conform to an image of you they've built in their head- RUN. Similarly, expect people you meet to be more than the image you may have made in your head. We are people, the entire point of a new life is to be someone new. Allow yourself and others to grow into that.
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USA people! Buy NOTHING Feb 28 2025. Not anything. 24 hours. No spending. Buy the day before or after but nothing. NOTHING. February 28 2025. Not gas. Not milk. Not something on a gaming app. Not a penny spent. (Only option in a crisis is local small mom and pop. Nothing. Else.) Promise me. Commit. 1 day. 1 day to scare the shit out of them that they don't get to follow the bullshit executive orders. They don't get to be cowards. If they do, it costs. It costs.
Then, if you can join me for Phase 2. March 7 2025 thtough March 14 2025? No Amazon. None. 1 week. No orders. Not a single item. Not one ebook. Nothing. 1 week. Just 1.
If you live outside the USA boycott US products on February 28 2025 and stand in solidarity with us and also join us for the week of no Amazon.
Are you with me?
Spread the word.
queue posts about Palestine to regularly post throughout the week to keep them visible. Check tags like: #strike for gaza, #free gaza, #ceasefire now. I'm going to share posts from Bisan and other Palestinians on instagram.
don't spend money on nonessentials. if you didn't have time to prepare for the strike and still need to get groceries/medicine/etc, get it now to prepare for not spending the rest of the week! striking for even part of the week is better than not participating at all.
read bit.ly/StopGazaGenocide, this is a document put together by the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR) with lots of good information and graphics and link to art you can freely use to spread awareness. There is also a link to email your representatives to urge them to stop supporting the occupation and the email is pre-generated! it took me one minute to send emails!
email your representatives that you are striking for Palestine!
keep talking about Palestine. keep reading about Palestine. keep caring about Palestine. If you make even one person pay attention, you've done good work! keep going!
Do what you can! Doing ANYTHING is better than doing nothing.
I hate it when your parents are like “I know you better than you know yourself!” Like no you don’t
an incomplete collection of tweets i consider to be short poems
Ohhhh we feel this!!
We're fictive heavy, so there's a loooot of songs from our various sources that bring a whole range of reactions! Even my source was a music video (Pokemon Gotcha lmao), so it's a sure-fire way to get me to front! I get euphoria from specific songs since I just,, generally really love Pokemon!
While, on the other hand, our Emmet has a very (verrrry) picky ear with certain songs from his source. He likes the original soundtrack compared to newer themes 'cus he's more source compliant!
Also!! We have a Sans in our system who flat out doesn't associate himself with Meglovania. Like, he doesn't have any positive or negative feelings about his "theme." But, when we've asked him about it, he says he doesn't mind the song. He just doesn't think it's his. However, we have noticed that he does react to the Song That Might Play When You Fight Sans! The rest of the system has collectively decided that that song is his official theme-song haha! It just fits him better; it's goofy and fun just like he is!
Sometimes, our Sans and Chara chill out together, listening to the UT/DR soundtracks for bonding time.
Overall, I think music helps solidify all of us one way or another. Even our non-fictives have certain songs that resonate so deeply that they zoom to the front to listen. (We have mini dance parties with a few songs-- its always suuuper distracting to whoever's fronting, but that makes it even MORE fun hehheh).
- Dustin!! 🍀🌇
Hello, I’m Arceus from ☁️’s system. Today I needed to listen to my theme song and then it got me wondering. How do other fictives react to their own theme songs? For me personally it is a good way to feel myself more in this human body. It’s also another way for me to calm down if my favorite songs don’t work. Since I have a few themes to my name in the source not all of them are enjoyable. Take the original theme from the DS games. Was never a big fan of that version and it was the only theme I had for a long time. I admit, we never liked listening to that one since it’s too awkward to listen to. However, this year I get two theme remakes and both are enjoyable. I prefer the Pokémon Legends Arceus version of my theme the most.
Hello, Arceus (a few headmates in our system have been playing through your source recently). I personally get anxiety from hearing music from Disco Elysium.
Ralsei loves the soundtracks for both Deltarune and Undertale, and hearing music from fluffs source invigorates and excites them. It will also draw soft to the front, so if the body hears any UT/DR music playing, chances are, Ralsei will front.
As far as I understand, hearing Kirby music makes MK feel nostalgic, and perhaps a bit lonely and wistful. Knight has different connotations tied to different songs, however, so his reactions may vary.
We’ll pose this to our followers - how do you feel upon hearing music from your source?
Thank you for reaching out, Arceus. We hope you and your system are well.
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