Azrai

so i heard it was #solavellansunday

A hand-drawn Wildling named Thistle on parchment. She has long, wavy hair, animal ears, and large, dark eyes, wearing a sewn leaf and soft fur. She smiles with mischief and warmth. A quote reads: “May your steps be swift and your eyes be open.”

You’re headed somewhere important- even if you don't know it yet.
Maybe the destination is hidden, for now.
Keep going. The end of the trail may change things for you.

You might hear the chitter of a Wildling cheering you on in the bushes.

🌿Today's message on the Hidden Paths is from Thistle.

And they are UNDERPAID

Illustration in medieval woodcut style. A person with long hair raises a large spade above their head beside a tree and rocky landscape. The text above reads “dishonoure thyne suroundyngs” in gothic script. The background is bright orange.

when the egg prices rise again and I am on the verge of doing something deeply unregulated

🥹 during this time where I have been so kneecapped more ways than one, that means so very much

A close-up of a tiny black ant walking across the corner of miniature bridge-building plans on weathered wood. The plans hand-drawn and aged with orange-brown edges. Below, glowing white text reads: “Ant-approved craftsmanship.” The image highlights the tiny scale and whimsical detail of the handmade piece.

Real customers. Not actors. The individuals featured have not been paid for their opinions.

lord give me the strength not to buy folk instruments on temu

(the strength is poverty)

A large green leaf with spiral vein patterns lies on the forest floor next to roots. Text reads: “When The Wisplings Call: A story game of letters and quests from a world hidden in plain sight.”

A green folded paper envelope made to look like a leaf sits hidden among grass and dry leaves. Text reads: “Print-at-home. No screens, just scissors.”

A hand-drawn prop labeled “Standard Ant Bridge” sits on wood planks with a twig and a small black ant nearby. The blueprint includes waterline notes and bridge length details. Text reads: “Hand Drawn, Print-at-home props. Ant-approved craftsmanship.”

Glowing orange pod-like lanterns hang from a mulberry tree branch in low light. Text reads: “For big adventures, think small. Will you notice the signs, When The Wisplings Call?”

What do the hidden folk leave behind when they visit us? 🧿✨🍃
I just gave Patrons early access to my printable story game: When the Wisplings Call. Hidden letters, fold-and-cut props, and real-world quests for kids and the neurospicy grownups who love them.

Yeah Quebec looked pretty stellar and very doable when we first moved/arrived in 2023 but then the actual experience of immigrating here has been… really rough.

the peasant is me

We Can Save Public Radio and Television Viewers and listeners like us.

"No matter where I lived, I knew this was guaranteed because after moving into a new place, we’d plug in our old box television, adjust the shitty little antenna just so, and voila, like magic, there was PBS. It was free."

An article excerpt that reads: “Quebec's statistical institute estimates the province's population will decline by 80,000 by 2030. The institute says the population will decrease due to a number of factors, including recent government policies to reduce the number of temporary immigrants. The agency also said its estimates were based on trends related to fertility rates and international migration patterns.”

Question right from the heart for anyone with experience:
Is there ANYWHERE you can immigrate to and actually be welcome

A sign made out of a leaf and a stick in the ground. The leaf has a single cryptic looking symbol that appears to be sun bleached on.

I haven’t been able to work on ANYTHING I want to work on for a few months, which is driving me insane, so I did something completely left field. Coming soon to a my patreon near you.

Thank you- me too!! But it’s been great seeing you so active! Things will work out for both / all of us. I’m putting it out there. 😤🙏

Thank you 🙏 your consistent kindness has been more helpful than you know! Even in passing comments. we’re all out here doing our best and I can only hope the returns reflect that soon, all around.

it’s been a lot ngl

HAPPY BIRTHDAY @loutellstales.bsky.social ! My bestie, my art teacher, and one who obsesses over their OCs just as much as I do. Thank you for being here, inspiring me to be a better creative, and a better person. BIRTH BIRTH BIRTH!

The landlord gutting America’s hospitals Medical Properties Trust buys up hospitals and then leases them back to health care systems. Dozens of its hospitals have gone belly up.

"I call these people health care terrorists." Don't miss the latest
@revealnews.org podcast, on the little-known real estate investment trust having a huge impact on hospitals across America: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Any reposts, likes, comments, and shares on my TikTok video would be appreciated. I’m genuinely living in a nightmare.

I’m Sorry Bree. You’re a treasure and I wish you were treated that way a lot more.

"i asked grok" "i asked chatgpt" yeah well i asked carl sagan and he said the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge 🧪

The DeSantis administration has not made public a list of names of the immigrants held at the facility in heavy duty tents at an airstrip in the Florida Everglades. Individuals sent to the makeshift detention center do not show up in an online government database that allows the public to search for immigrant detainees' whereabouts. Lawyers say they have had difficulty locating clients sent to the site, often learning that they are there when detainees call family members.

An enforced disappearance is considered to be the arrest, detention, abduction or any other form of deprivation of liberty by agents of the State or by persons or groups of persons acting with the authorization, support or acquiescence of the State, followed by a refusal to acknowledge the deprivation of liberty or by concealment of the fate or whereabouts of the disappeared person, which place such a person outside the protection of the law (Article 2 of the ICPED and Preamble of the Declaration on the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance) It is characterized by three cumulative elements (defined in A/HRC/16/48/Add.3): 1. Deprivation of liberty against the will of the person; 2. Involvement of government officials, at least by acquiescence; 3. Refusal to acknowledge the deprivation of liberty or concealment of the fate or whereabouts of the disappeared person.

Florida is committing "enforced disappearance," a very serious violation of international human rights law.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

www.ohchr.org/en/special-p...

Disrespectfully, I need anyone who has not looked for a job within the past year to shut up because shit has changed. Your advice and experience doing this in the past means nothing. You have not job hunted like people are job hunting right now, don’t give people false hope with your outdated ideas

🚨BREAKING: Cal State LA just moved classes online and let faculty work remotely, not for a storm, not for COVID, but because ICE is in the area.

Let that sink in, an entire university is treating immigration enforcement like a public health crisis.

If you see me overusing emojis know I am doing it out of joy!!! 👏👏👏 I love em bro 💅💅💅 I love to put the little graphics in with my message 🤣😭🤌
I’m a simple guy!! 🕺⚡️✨ Resisting the gentrification of communication ❤️🔥🌈🤟 I’m tired of being professional & cool 🤷🔪 I enjoy the digital whimsy 🎀🌈🌟✨🦐

A purple tiefling (Mollymauk) has a red haired human man pinned to a wall. The art is highly saturated with red and purple. Mollymauk has jewels and piercings on his horns and face and looks smug and threatening/promising. Caleb has a muddy, unshaved, face and an unimpressed look.

Mollymauk and Caleb.
Old Critical Role fanart that got featured way back when. Imagine my terror at being perceived in my ship element in like 2019? Incredible.

When you’ve just shaved your legs and you see a friend: