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I’ve seen a lot of posts commenting on how there is no fake Star Trek fan or Trekkie, and how which series or movies you like do not determine if you can call yourself a Trek fan. They’re right, it doesn’t matter which Star Trek you like.

However, if you are the sort of Trekkie that comments on a photo of Sulu with homophobic and racist remarks, or the sort of Trekkie that makes violent threats in the general chat on Star Trek Online, or the type that writes an angry homophobic letter to an author of a licensed Star Trek book or even the type who comments on a photo of Captain Janeway with gendered slurs… You are no “real” Trekkie. Be it racism, misogyny, sexism, homophobia, transphobia or ableism, if those are the sort of values you espouse, your interests in Star Trek are superficial at best. You have missed the core values of Star Trek, from the IDIC to Starfleet’s credo. When Star Trek came on the air it instilled hope of a better future, so why are you so eager to drag us into the past?

 HEY EVERYONE!!! I’m thrilled to have recently hit a radical milestone re: my webcomic and to thank you all for your ongoing support, kind words, and enthusiasm, I’m hosting a giveaway!

There will be one winner: the prize is one (1) signed copy of Hotblood! Volumes #1, 2, and 3! Three books!!! Each book is 6x9″, perfect bound, around 100 pages, and printed in full colour. 

✧ HOW TO ENTER

• Like and/or reblog this post: 1 note = 1 entry! There is no limit on entries.

• Enable your askbox so I can contact you if you win! If you don’t respond within 48 hours, I will choose another winner.

• You’ll have to be comfortable sharing your address because I’ll be mailing the books to you!

• You don’t need to be following me to enter.

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If you aren’t familiar with the story– Hotblood! is a m/m romance/Western which follows the story of the centaur James Rook, a washed out Civil War vet and secretary to the irreverent, criminally-inclined steel tycoon Asa Langley. The year is 1871. You can read from the beginning here.

Thank you a thousand times, again!!!

T

Morning in Bag-end 🌄

I HAVE WAITED ALL YEAR TO POST THIS

I spend lots of time at Dank Millet.  I only wish I got off at Queer Parrots.

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HEADCANON ACCEPTED!

#SupernovaSunday

Supernovae are stellar explosions that are so powerful they briefly outshine entire galaxies, radiating as much energy as the Sun or any ordinary star is expected to emit over its entire life span

The Universe is so vast that it is estimated that a star explodes every second. In a galaxy the size of our Milky Way, a star will go supernova every 50 years on average.

A star can go supernova in one of two ways: 

Type I supernova: star accumulates matter from a nearby neighbor until a runaway nuclear reaction ignites. 

Type II supernova: star runs out of nuclear fuel and collapses under its own gravity.

Supernovae play a key role in distributing elements throughout the universe. When the star explodes, it shoots elements and debris into space. Many of the elements we find here on Earth, including life, are made in the core of stars. These elements travel on to form new stars, planets and everything else in the universe.

Supernovae as seen by the Chandra X-Ray Observatory Crab Nebula | Cassiopeia A  | Tycho’s Supernova Remnant  | G292.0+1.8