Emily Riesbeck, Professional Monster

the further i get in Esoteric Ebb, the more two facts become clear:

1. this game kinda fucks
2. the cleric is a deeply closeted trans woman.

ICE detains reporter Estefany Rodríguez in Nashville - Nashville Banner Reporter Estefany Rodríguez, detained by ICE with no arrest warrant, may face deportation. Her attorneys seek immediate review of the legality of her case.

ICE has arrested and detained a Nashville journalist who reported stories critical of ICE. She’s married to a U.S. citizen and has been seeking asylum here after fleeing death threats in Colombia because of her journalism there.

They’ve already sent her to Louisiana.

tonight in Eem, we encountered some lizardfolk, and challenged half of them to a "ravine-jumping competition." We simply didn't jump and let them fall to their deaths.

Vyper's vibes
#Deadlock

Land of Eem fucking *rules* yall. One of the most neat, tidy, "it just works" TTRPG i've played in a long time.

Hey local NC peeps! Im teaching a workshop at the Durham County Library!! Check it out!! 💙💙

The question is always "what if a kid is wrongfully transitioned" and never "what if a trans kid is denied the ability to transition and endures years of excruciating dysphoria and has to have multiple surgeries later in life to fix the issues caused by going through the wrong puberty."

Emily's paint tray, with a bunch of paint pots for acrylic pai t. One, a gross puke green, has spilled in the tray. Citadels paint pots are poorly designed

Absolutely had it with citadel paint pots.

ASMR curled up cozy in bed while a little doll hits you with a broom over and over again as hard as it can

Emily wearing a blue dress with a white collar and gold buttons.

Emily wearing a blue dress with a white collar and gold buttons.

Emily wearing a blue dress with a white collar and gold buttons.

I'm too powerful in this dress

God it really pisses me the fuck off though. And I'm not even a practicing Christian; it's just that being raised by kind, Catholic parents have given me a lifetime of indignation at the horrors done in Jesus' name.

When I was younger I used to struggle with the apocalyptic end times cult aspect of (evangelical) Christian nationalism: "surely they don't REALLY believe they can trigger the end times through war?" I thought.

Eventually I learned thats a waste of time. Belief is nothing. Action is everything.

Trying out Esoteric Ebb, the "disco Elysium with DnD stats." It's fun so far, but the d20 is so swingy that I keep failing at things I'm meant to be good at and its really aggravating sometimes

unforgivable opinion: i kinda *like* red delicious apples. I like the mealy texture, i like the bland flavor (really easy to eat when my tummy is upset). I like to eat the flesh from the skin and then just savor the crisp snap of the skin.

rhetorical question: why do we still entertain the delusion that trans women wield outsized political or social capital?

When clinics started putting out research that 97.5% of trans youth who socially transitioned maintained a stable gender identity for 5 years,the reaction was never going to be, "I guess this isn't a phase." It was always going to be to ban social transition.

Texas AG Paxton Declares Therapists Affirming Trans Youth To Be Illegal And Child Abuse The declaration echoes his 2022 efforts to target parents of trans youth with child abuse, and may force conversion therapy on trans youth in the state.

1. This morning, Texas AG Ken Paxton just released a chilling new declaration:

Mental health therapists, counselors, and psychologists must cease affirming trans youth - using their name and pronouns - or potentially face child abuse charges and loss of licensure.

Its a horrifying escalation.

oh my god it's happening again

“The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.”

James Baldwin

So here's the breakdown of demographics by a think-tank using 2018 US military data: www.cfr.org/backgrounder...

In terms of affluence, the poorest quintile is under-represented, the middle three are overrepresented, and most come from middle-class backgrounds.

Not exactly an army of destitutes.

LOVE: you are a weird cyber doll uploaded into robot shells dying again and again for corporations scavanging humanity's failed last hope while the fascist government robots try to stop you

HATE: everything about actually playing the game.

played a little bit of that new Marathon game. The vibes are immaculate, and i love that you meet your computer mommy right away (yes, queen, i will do anything for you).

It's just why did it have to be some extraction shooter apex legends type deal and not ANYTHING ELSE?

Allies are getting way too comfy with the gay and trans jokes lately we need to make them too uncomfortable to open their stupid mouths again

Black and white photo of Marjane Satrapi with the quote: "The world is not divided between East and West. You are American. I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk 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."

Once again.

US-Israeli strike on girls' school kills at least 85 students, Iran's judiciary says At least 85 students have been killed in US-Israeli strikes that hit an Iranian girls' school in Hormozgan province, Iran's judiciary said on Saturday. Washington has not commented on the reported str...

We killed 85 schoolgirls. We are not the good guys.

Every year we send our tax dollars to the almighty us government who gets right to work annihilating other people's children, schools and hospitals.

We all deserve to fucking burn for what is done in the name of "our interests."

The Fair Unknown by Maid And Lion A Story Of The Round Table

It's here. A visual novel of knights pushed to their breaking points, the power of love, and the sort of loathing you can only really feel for somebody that reminds you of yourself. THE FAIR UNKNOWN. maidandlion.itch.io/the-fair-unk...

a cartoon cat wearing a red sweater stands in front of a desert cactus ALT: a cartoon cat wearing a red sweater stands in front of a desert cactus

A healthy film industry makes sleazy movies. Weird, borderline kink films are like coal mine canaries- they're offensive, often deeply personal, and a foil to the clean blandness of big budget propaganda. A lack of bizarre "not to everyone's taste" films is an indicator of a sickly studio ecosystem.