I am genuinely frightened for the future of America, its people, and every other country that America imposes itself upon.
Trump's administration falls under literally EVERY defining characteristic of Fascism.
Far-right conservatives have completely overtaken our mainstream media, forcibly silenced them, or bought them out so they can praise and sane-wash Trump over fear of retribution.
His administration is owned by the ultra wealthy who control all of our social media apps/sites. Every large corporation owner was in attendance at Trump's inauguration, sitting in FRONT of his cabinet. Tiktok is spreading pro-Trump propaganda, Zuckerberg intends to "remove factchecking" from Meta platforms (like Facebook and Instagram itself), and Bill Gates just said he had a fascinating talk with Trump recently and was impressed by him.
Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, bought Twitter and completely turned it into an alt-right misinformation machine that spews hatred over diversity and acceptance and directly impacted people's impression of the election which lead to Trump's victory. He changed the algorithm on Twitter to boost nazi, transphobic, racist rhetoric alongside retreating similar posts to his audience and changed the algorithm to suppress democratic posts.
After Trump's inauguration Elon was on stage and he gave an enthusiastic NAZI SALUTE. TWICE. ON TELEVISION.
They're targeting our education to keep us dumb and complacent little worker bees so we don't learn how to critically think and see through the propaganda and lies they spew.
They are targeting minorities, especially the trans community and undocumented immigrants, to make people fight a different "enemy" than the people ACTUALLY harming them: the 1%.
They are targeting women's right to their own bodily autonomy in order to keep making sure they keep having worker bees to keep making them more money and to foster a disdain for human rights in our population by linking our government to evangelical Christian morals.
We are in danger.
Please do your proper research and make sure you take your information from multiple sources, including primary sources like court and governmental documents, to prevent bias.
Please look into local programs, volunteer opportunities, and social gathering events so you can get to know your community better and help build more solidarity and safety.
Please keep your eyes open to help your neighbor who may be targeted by this administration. Make sure to should "LA MIGRA" if you spot any ICE vehicles to alert your undocumented friends and neighbors, and remember that police can't come into your home without a warrant and you have the right to remain silent.
Most importantly: DO NOT GIVE UP. It feels so hopeless, but the only thing that can make it worse is if we give up. Becoming compliant in advance only speeds up fascist takeovers.
Resist. Be careful. Care for one another. I love you guys.
Unless you voted for or currently support Trump. Go fuck yourselves you pieces of shit.
Did u see the new spiderverse artwork cuz I sure did knfiejge
And with that, the 2024 year has officially passed (in the east coast of the USA).
Happy New Year, Everyone! May 2025 bring you happiness and joy ❤️✨🥳
found a fun little personality test!
i am open tagging as always bc i wanna see everyone’s results!!!!!!
Sonic 3 (2024) has now crossed $470 million in global box office!
Source
The H5N1 (bird flu) virus is going around, and cats are proving especially susceptible to it. A big cat sanctuary in Washington state had TWENTY of their big cats (cougars, tigers, etc) die of bird flu.
There have also been cases of indoor-only domestic cats getting sick or even dying of bird flu after contracting it from raw cat food. And of course coming into contact with birds also puts your cat at risk.
To keep your cat safe:
Keep them away from birds, preferably keeping them entirely inside. If they are indoor-outdoor then remove any bird feeders from your yard to make cat-bird contact less likely.
Do NOT feed them raw food of any sort, including freeze-dried raw food. Freezing will not kill the virus!
A lot of raw pet food companies are using PR speak to assure customers that their raw food is safe. Remember that at the end of the day their priority is to make money and stay in business. Unless they are testing every bird carcass for the virus their assurances are meaningless, and they certainly are not testing every bird because it would be too expensive.
Cooking kills most viruses and bacteria, including H5N1.
Saw Luigi Mangione trending on here and, unfortunately, most of it IS just people thirsting after him or trying to turn him into their blorbo. If you guys want to stay updated on the case, his defense team created this site to look through. Obviously, information is limited, but it's something trustworthy to crossreference with anything you see in the news. Remember: innocent until proven guilty, no matter what the news wants you to think
I wonder what Rocky’s new lantern motif means for the story
we first see a lantern in the chapter Whirlwind, where Freckle is waiting for Rocky to pick him up in the pie truck
we see a lantern again in the chapter Heebie-jeebies, when Rocky tells Freckle they need to go murder Fish and Wes
the lantern motif shows up again in the artwork Eight of Spades, where Rocky is depict holding a muddied shovel with a lantern hanging off it
Each time the lantern shows up near Rocky he’s roping Freckle into one of his schemes
I wonder if this is a “moth to a flame” imagery, with Rocky being the flame that Freckle follows to his detriment - or his death
Bruce: He’ll be ready eventually. You can take the boy out of the circus but can’t take the circus out of the boy.
Dick: Your arch enemy is a clown and I’m surrounded by more people in tights than I did in the Flying Graysons. I never left the circus.