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the worlds not over
keep taking your meds
keep taking your HRT
keep scheduling surgeries
keep talking to friends
keep eating
keep sleeping
the worlds not over
you're still needed

this is how wendy carlos looked in that one video of her showing off the synthesizer while still pretending to be a boy

text over a photo of bruce campbell walking along a trail in a picturesque mountain area: Hi folks, these days, when someone is having a health issue, it's referred to as an "opportunity," so let's go with that - I'm having one of those. It's also called a type of cancer that's "treatable" not "curable." I apologize if that's a shock – it was to me too. The good news is, I'm not gonna go into any more detail. I'm posting this, because professionally, a few things will have to change - appearances and cons and work in general need to take back seat to treatment. My plan is to get as well as I possibly can over the summer so that I can tour with my new movie Ernie & Emma this fall. There are several cons this year summer that I have to cancel. Big regrets on my part. Treatment needs and professional obligations don't always go hand-in-hand. That's about it. I'm not trying enlist sympathy-or advice-Ijust want to get ahead of this information in case false information gets out (which it will). Fear not, I am a tough old son-of-a-bitch and I have great support, so I expect to be around a while. As always, you're the greatest fans in the world and I hope to see you soon! Much love, Bruce Campbell

this is getting shared around so may as well here, it is real, sending bruce love and luck 💜

So how about them genders, huh?

Youtube did take it down, and I've had no luck getting it back up there. However, it's been uploaded to the Internet Archive.
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Just $100 left!!

YouTube video by The Adventures of Pete & Pete: Season 3 The Adventures of Pete & Pete: Season 3 Episode 1 - 35 Hours (HQ)

New higher quality copies of The Adventures of Pete & Pete season three just dropped
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-XG...

Life Hack: You don't actually have to support the troops.

💜NEW KYOTO VIDEO💜
Crimson Wolf
youtu.be/KiTc3ER7uj8

From the mind that gave us Riki-Oh (the original manga, not the famous Hong Kong Category III film) comes something that just might be even more crazy. Just not in the way you expect.

Got another 100, so all I have left is $235!!

You probably can’t personally stop the war in Iran today. Is there something you can do for your neighbors hiding from ice? For a trans person in Kansas? Any local aid orgs or rapid response networks? Phone banks? Anyone already doing good shit that just needs a hand?

What a time to be paying taxes

Picture of Marjane Satrapi alongside a quote from her. The quote reads: The world is not divided into countries. The world is not divided between East and West. You are American, I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk together and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same... - Marjane Satrapi, Iranian-French graphic novelist

Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again.

We'll see how it plays out, I guess. I thought more was gonna happen when First Term Trump bombed that general six years ago, so, you know, hell world and whatever.

Well, at least I'm not waking up to the news this time.

Giving Scarlet Hollow a shot, really loved Slay the Princess. There's a lot to like here, fun supernatural mystery, but it's another playersexual romance options game, and, like... that's fine? It just feels a bit cheap as far as queer rep goes.

The number of times I've accidentally swapped the titles of "Assault on Precinct 13" and "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three" is embarrassing.

Tatjana Wood has apparently passed away at age 99. Her father was Jewish so during WW2 her parents sent her to the Netherlands, then NY. She studied as a dressmaker, met/married Wallace Wood and began assisting him, then pivoted to becoming one of the best colorists in comics.

every day i wake up and ask myself “which enemies of humanity currently own the rights to Duckman?”

I won't lie, making videos about Nickelodeon has gotten a smidge less fun after Paramount Skydance went full Trump Stooge.

How long do you think John Oliver's gonna last under Bari Weiss?

Cool, cool cool cool, everything just keeps getting a little bit worse.

As far as I'm concerned, even years later, Stardew Valley is *still* in early access until I can date Pam. I want to be a chain smoking trailer trash disaster with Pam.

YouTube video by Mana Hungry Guessing The Plot Of Final Fantasy 7 Using Only The Magic Cards

I don't care for Universes Beyond, I think turning Magic: The Gathering into Fortnite sucks, but this video was a pretty neat way to see how Magic represents these other IP settings.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJgr...

every trans girl is fighting a secret fight that you can solve by giving her 20 thousand dollars

Ah, yes, it's coming back to me. Yeah, that was mine :)

Because of the National driver register, since their licenses are suspended, trans folks cannot move to another state and get a new license until they remove the suspension on their existing Kansas license.

They can't even escape this by moving to another state.

oh boy I love living in a country where some states are just randomly more evil than others :/

I don't actually recall that, which means it was probably me :P

I appreciate the credit, but I actually got that from one of Scott McCloud's books. :P

The first teaser for Jane Schoenbrun’s Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is here 👀

Starring Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson. In theaters August 7.