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[wisecrackingeric-2]

You know you wanna vote for him. You wanna vote for him sooooo badly. That man is on twitter and twitch BEGGING to win. You wouldn’t let Joe Hills down, would you?

Also my partner described him as “looking like what an awesome guitar riff sounds like” if that’s not convincing enough idk what is

#ericsart #mcytblr sexyman #mcyt tumblr sexyman #joe hills #joehills fanart #mcytblr #hermitcraft #hermitcraft fanart #hermitcraft s9 #hermitcraft season 9 #vote Joe hills or I will CRY #NO FUCKING WAY THIS POST HAS GOTTEN MORE NOTES IN A FEW HOURS THAN MY PIECE THAT TOOK ME 30+ HOURS HAS IN A WEEK #GUYS PLEASE CHECK OUT MU OTHER WORK THIS THING TOOK ME LIKE A SIMGLE HPUR MY OTHER STUFF HAS TAKEN MONTHS BOOST THAT INSTEAD TF #also consider: Joe WANTS to win. he’s CAMPAIGNING FOR HIMSELF. Quackity on the other hand doesn’t even KNOW THIS IS HAPPENING #if Joe wins he will be GRATEFUL for it so obviously he should win /lh /j (this is all lighthearted and fun guys please don’t take it #seriously and please please please don’t attack me it’s all a joke ok)

[irawhiti]

kia ora! i would like to suggest the coining of a term that would hopefully help a large demographic of mostly-forgotten-about māori to connect with each other and share our experiences to feel less alone, congregate around a concept regardless of country of origin and upbringing, and organise as activists.

i politely ask as many people to spread this as possible to help indigenous people organise with each other and to get the largest amount of interactions possible.

anyway, with all that being said,

i would like to coin the term "ngāti rangiātea" for māori who do not know their iwi to use.

this is based on the well known whakataukī/proverb, "i will never be lost, for i am a seed which was sown from rangiātea." i chose this whakataukī due to the spiritual significance of rangiātea as a place in māori culture, as well as to emphasise that no matter how it feels, we are not lost, we can find ourselves in each other, we can experience strength and self-realisation, and that we will exist with mana and without whakamā as rightful tangata whenua.

i've put my reasoning, personal experiences shaping my viewpoints on the matter, and various statistics under the cut to make this post reblog-friendly and i would suggest fellow māori read it regardless of whether or not they know their iwi. i also ask for the opinions of other māori, ESPECIALLY AND SPECIFICALLY other māori who do not know their iwi. in fact, i politely ask māori to share this with their whānau and people in general to share this with māori they know, especially any they know who do not know their iwi. a wide reach is what i am going for to get the largest amount of voices, critiques, and opinions on the topic and to avoid this from just becoming a very small thing that stays in an online echo-chamber.

to begin, the 2018 aotearoan census shows that, of the 775,836 people identifying as māori in aotearoa, roughly 17% are unable to identify their iwi in the census. this has gone up by 1% since 2006, showing that we are a considerably stable percentage of people. along with this, there are more than 170,000 māori living in australia and, while there are no solid statistics, there are an estimated 8,000 māori living in the UK, 3,500 in the US, 2,500 in canada, and 8,000 in other countries where there's no option for māori or any polynesians on the census.

this number adds up to 967,816 total māori and while there's no census in these countries asking for your iwi, i would go as far as to assume that there's a larger number of diaspora māori who are no longer able to identify their iwi than there are in aotearoa. of course, this is just speculation based on my lived experiences and conversations with other diaspora māori, however even assuming that it's the exact same amount globally, 17%, this is roughly 164,532 māori worldwide who do not know their iwi. nearly one in five māori do not know their iwi.

regardless of the specific statistics, the hard fact here is that there is a large percentage of māori who are unsure of their iwi for whatever reason. it's extremely easy to feel unsure of yourself, lost, disconnected, and uncomfortable speaking on issues regarding te ao māori when you're unsure of your iwi (or your hapū, whānau, waka, or anything else, but there is heavy emphasis on the iwi) and it's very easy for whakamā to take hold, especially when many māori who can recite their whakapapa aren't very polite or understanding about your situation to say the least.

and there are a lot of those people.

unfortunately, i've spoken to many māori who are of the opinion that not knowing your iwi due to colonialism, assimilation, forced disconnection, etc. means that you should not, cannot, call yourself māori. this is a disgusting viewpoint to have and in my opinion it spits on the fundamental concepts of māori culture and worldviews. thankfully this is a small yet vocal group of people, but even so, they add to the collective experience that makes it extremely difficult to navigate a world while full of whakamā and internalised racism. it can feel like there's no space for you, no term you can use, nobody you can relate to, no mana you can claim, nothing. when you cannot recite your whakapapa, it can feel like there's a part of you that's fundamentally missing.

as well as this, even when people mean well, when you are in this situation, you're usually told to just do some genealogy work, do some research, ask your family what they know. sometimes, these steps are simply not possible. other times, we've already done everything suggested over and over and over again. we're generally told "oh, that sucks, but one day you'll find out, keep looking!" in response to our lack of iwi. sure, they mean well, but i have never once been told anything along the lines of "that's okay, some things are lost to time through no fault of your own. don't beat yourself up over something your whānau had to hide to survive, what you do now to uphold your family's mana, what you do know about your whānau, and who you ultimately become is more important than what you no longer know."

and why? why is it seen as shameful to say matter-of-factly that i don't know my iwi? i'm not looking for comfort, i'm not looking to be told that, aww, there there, i'll find it eventually. i'm stating a fact. i do not need pity, i need my mana and voice to be respected.

this concept is what i want to emphasise by coining ngāti rangiātea. some things are lost to time, but we aren't. our loss of knowledge does not mean that we are unworthy of being māori, that we are unworthy of basic human respect. it does not mean that we have lost everything that our whānau knows. it is a scar, a reminder of what colonisation took from us, yes, but we cannot allow it to continue to be an open bleeding wound. we will not be lost to time and we should not bow our heads and act like we do not exist, that we're inconvenient, that we damage the "image" that māori have. in fact, we are an important aspect of māori culture and ignoring our existence does harm to everybody.

and of course we can't speak on some topics regarding te ao māori. this seems to be a topic that comes up frequently as a strawman. yes, there are some topics that would be irresponsible to speak on when we have no experience with them. this doesn't mean we can't speak on anything. having a collective identity, an "iwi" to congregate around even just politically, would help us speak on topics that we are more qualified to speak on than māori with knowledge of their iwi (yes, those topics exist, shockingly.)

we will never be lost, for we are a seed sown in rangiātea.

by identifying as ngāti rangiātea, i wish to emphasise that it's important to accept that sometimes, someone just won't be able to find every piece of information. loss of family knowledge is literally one of the primary goals of forced assimilation! we all went through it as colonised peoples, why must we continue to attach shame to those of us who were forced to obfuscate our history to keep our children alive? it's not a personal flaw, it's not a dirty secret, it's a fact of life that must not continue to be kept quiet out of shame, and the sooner we can focus on healing this subsection of our community, the stronger māori as a whole will become.

so, this is why i'd like to coin a term for māori who are unsure of their iwi. this is what i intend to achieve by giving us a name, our own "iwi" to congregate around, to identify ourselves as. instead of hanging my head and saying "i'm not sure what my iwi is, i'm sorry", instead of feeling inclined to beg like a dog to be treated with respect, i would like to look people in the eye and tell them that i am ngāti rangiātea. i would like this label to be synonymous with strength and not shame, that i refuse to let my whakamā swallow me, that i am just as worthy of calling myself māori as anyone else, that there are many others in my iwi (or lack thereof). i would like other people to have that as well and i would like those like me to feel less lost when all they've been told is "well, you'll learn your iwi eventually!" as if that's going to help someone feel better if they can't find their iwi.

and even if a person finds their iwi eventually, it's absolutely disgraceful that people are treated that they're not allowed to access many basic parts of te ao māori until they discover something they are not even 100% destined to find. i think that this view contributes to a lot of people who eventually find their iwi becoming unnecessarily arrogant towards those who truly cannot find this information, that they're just not putting enough effort in. if a person finds their iwi after identifying as ngāti rangiātea, they are fully welcome to continue to identify as this political label along with the iwi they now know they belong to as i wish for it to be a term that describes your experiences, your upbringing, and your community. you don't suddenly lose your whānau or your lived experience when you discover your whakapapa.

finally, this hopefully goes without saying, but ngāti rangiātea is not meant to function as a real existing iwi does. the term will hopefully be used as a way to identify yourself and other people and organise but i don't expect nor do i want this to be treated like a coordinated iwi. i expect and hope for this to be a decentralised way of identifying and experiencing community to make it easier to organise as a people. think of this the way the terms ngāti kangaru, ngāti rānara, ngāti tūmatauenga etc. are used.

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so, the tl;dr is that i feel like coining a name for a phenomenon that nearly one in five of all māori experience in quiet shame, to make it easier for us to congregate and find each other, speak on our experiences, organise as activists, feel less lost, and ultimately give us the ability to regain our mana as a community with shared goals and experiences. i have spoken to many māori who feel this way and my suggestion for this term is ngāti rangiātea, to show homage to the well known whakataukī, "i will never be lost, for i am a seed sown from rangiātea", to give us a community to work with, and to give us an "iwi" to list when asked instead of fumbling for words and feeling whakamā.

i would like to take the emphasis off of constantly looking to the future for what you may or may not even find with this identity. we are not broken, we are not lost, for we are seeds sown in ngāti rangiātea.

tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā tatou katoa, and if you got this far, thank you for reading.

#maori #māori #pasifika #indigenous #indigenous issues #polynesia #aotearoa #aotearoa new zealand #new zealand #tangata whenua #new zealand politics #politics #i was considering calling it smth along the lines of ngāti whāngai to represent that we would be whānau from different paths and family #but ngāti rangiātea felt more succinct and meaningful. particularly with how it's very easy to feel lost when you're unsure of your iwi #please boost this even if you're not māori as i'd like as many people to see as possible <3 #anyway i'm quite nervous and i hope this doesn't come across like i'm trying to be any kind of authority haha #i just feel like this is an extremely important topic that affects many people but is rarely spoken about for various reasons #ngāti rangiātea

[veemopusvulgaris]

now that you're here, help me make bills!!! i only just started my new job and don't get paid for another week but bills dont wait!

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Alastor and Vox

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[amandaherzman]

Introducing my new herbologist zine! This launches tomorrow, November 8th at 11am AEST on my Mushroomy shop. It's a year's worth of my patreon herbologist rewards - each month I illustrate a plant, it's curiosities, history and folklore, and send that out all around the world to my wonderful fellow herbologists. At the end of a year, I gather it up all in a zine. This is 56 full colour pages, and was a labor of love to put together!

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[domirine]

commission time! LET ME DRAW FOR YOU! (´♡`)

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[triaelf9]

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[jackivist]

Hey can we like leave Fictionkin, Fictives or Irls of problematic media alone

It is not an excuse to harass fictives or irls or fictionkin from anything the creator is making or has made, they cannot control their source or media. Just because our media has problematic creator make doesn't make us a bad person. An author's actions towards others doesn't define who we are. Leave us the fuck alone. Stop sending us death threats. Stop forcing names onto us. Fuck the creator. We are our own people with our own lives and we are not defined by how they wrote our kintypes to be.

#TW: Harassment #Mention of Anti-kin/irl/fictionkin behavior #Mention of Death Threats #Mention of Forcing Names #pls signal boost!! #i have SIGNIFICANTLY calmed down from when i first drafted this but i feel like this still needs to be addressed #somehow i haven't made a text post about this issue this much yet but i am just tired to sitting idly #fictive #introject #irls #irl #fictionkin #did osdd #plural community #system #fictionkin community #irl community #as someone who is fictkin of a character that is considered problematic this affects me. this affects us. #I’ve gotten harasssment for it as well. and all the above. just. for the love of god. please listen #mark's thoughts

[messiambrandybuck]

So uh, after I think 10 years, my stepmom broke up with my father right as he had to leave for work. Things started going downhill once he said he wanted to start splitting the bills more evenly so he could save up for a plot of land for them, but neither of us thought it was going to lead to this... They shared a car, a bed, all that stuff and now he doesn't have any of it. And he's not being given any time to prepare (no hate to her, that's just how it is); only two days to pack his stuff, my little sister's stuff, and go. He's going to move back in with our grandfather, shame aside, but that's about the only issue we can solve right now. I know money is tough on a lot of people right now, so please don't feel pressured to, but I'd like to raise some money to help him if I can. At the very least I want to try and get him one of these cars,

$700 is obviously easier done, but I don't know what it'd need or how expensive repairing it might be. $1,500 is a lot but it looks like it's in better condition and functions well enough to use? I'm not sure about cars lol..

I've started a GoFundMe, and I'll list my cashapp as well in case anyone doesn't want to deal with the transaction fees or whatever. But I'm hoping to get enough money soon so that they don't get bought beforehand.

There's a lot more we have to figure out, but that's a huge hurdle that I'd love to get taken care of for him. If you read this, that's already more than I would've expected, so thank you for hearing me out. I wish I could give you guys something in return, but my art isn't consistent in quality enough for commissions. If anyone has any ideas please let me know.

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[the-ace-reader]

URGENT NOTICE FOR US DISCORD USERS!!!!!

There is an announcement floating around, and this one starts out basically the same way, but

I have included a more in-depth email template to send to Discord that is based on an arbitration opt-out sample letter from a legal office.

That way, your opt-out will hopefully be more watertight, as this is a legal issue. It may be overkill, and hopefully it is, but better safe than sorry, right?

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Discord has decided to do an INCREDIBLY SHADY MOVE and change their TOS to include an arbitration clause (scroll down until you see the bolded heading titled “Agreement to Arbitrate”)

To opt-out of the arbitration clause, email

[email protected]

with your notice that you do not wish to be a part of the clause. It is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED that you do this as soon as possible.

A possible email format to use (remember that this IS a legal opt-out) -

Email Subject: Opting Out of the Agreement to Arbitrate

To Whom It May Concern:

I, [legal name], am opting out of the Agreement to Arbitrate as outlined in Section 16 of your Discord Terms of Service Agreement, on [today’s date].

I do not agree to the Agreement to Arbitrate for any accounts created by, or associated with, the email(s)/phone number(s) provided:

[list email(s)/phone number(s) attached to discord accounts]

This opt-out notice applies to any and all accounts that I, [legal name], have utilized in the past, am currently utilizing presently, and may choose to utilize and create in the future.

Please let me know as soon as possible if you need any additional information from me to implement my opt-out request.

Finally, I ask that you send me confirmation that you have received and processed this opt-out notice.

Sincerely,

[legal name]

For more information, here is someone that breaks it down a little bit:

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[kagedbird]

Hey, I don't have a car available and the bus systems are fucking WACK in my state (they are only available at 8:30 in the morning and no other times when I need to be at work at 1 pm) so PLEASE CONSIDER HELPING ME OUT!!

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[delirious-donna]

COMMISSIONS [OPEN]

Take 2 on offering commissions! I've tweaked a few things to make it more accessible etc

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Please reach out by DM to request any of my available options. We will discuss your idea(s) and once confirmed that I have accepted your commission and the price is agreed, then payment is required upfront through PayPal.

For fanfiction options, I will provide one opportunity to request edits but nothing on the scale that would require major re-writing. Posting to tumblr will be discussed upon initial contact and is not a requirement if you'd prefer it to be private. Turnaround will be within 3-5 days for anything below 2k and within 7-10 days for anything above. Anything outwith this will be made clear promptly.

Anyone ordering a cross stitch - I will confirm the image, measurements and estimated timescale with you prior to starting. Payment is again required upfront through PayPal and I will send progress photos. Address details will not be asked for until the product is finished and ready to ship.

For anyone interested in the Gojo manga stitch (see photo below)

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[queenofmoons67]

Donate an eSim, Get a Fic

Hi everyone! First, if you're unaware, please go here for information on how eSims are helping people in Gaza and how you can donate.

Second: For a long time now, I've had my inbox open to fic prompts I fill for free. That isn't going to change. However, as I'm sure my followers are aware, sending me a prompt does not guarantee a fic quickly, or even ever.

If you donate an eSim and send me proof alongside a fic prompt, I promise I will not only write the fic, but I will do it within a month.

(Proof is a picture of the eSim receipt and the email donating the eSim, with any personal information covered.)

I do not guarantee a certain length to the fic. Most of my prompt fills end up around 500 words, but some are shorter and some are longer. If you donate more than one eSim, or donate a larger or longer-lasting eSim, I will do my best to write you a longer fic, though.

There are two ways you can do this:

DM me with a prompt. I will either give you a thumbs up, in which case you can send me proof of donation, or I will ask you to send something else because I'm unable to write your first one (eg I'm not familiar enough with the characters, it's a squicky prompt for me, etc).

Send the prompt and proof of donation in TWO separate asks. One ask should contain both prompt and proof, the second ask should have ONLY the prompt. This is so I can publish the prompt while keeping your personal information, covered or not, private. In the case I'm unable to write the prompt for whatever reason, I will ask you to send a new prompt.

The first way would be my preferred way, but I don't want to exclude people with no tumblr accounts or people who want to ask anonymously, so the second way is available to you.

For my general prompt guidelines, go here. They may be useful, since they include ways to format prompts and what fandoms I generally write for. You can also get an idea of what fics I write on my AO3 or by browsing this blog.

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[robo-nya]

ko-fi.com/sebbyworm

Anything helps right now.

I feel like this is all my fault because I had to be off work for a gender affirming surgery. But it’s actually my government for denying me support. FOR ONLY ONE MONTH. If you can’t help, please spread the word! I just need relief help right now, food, electricity and medication. Thank you for reading. Me and my wife are going homeless very soon. My job cut everyone’s shifts lately down to almost nothing. No jobs are getting back either. I’ve applied on company sites, went in person and NOTHING. I’m so frustrated and it’s making both of our mental health waaaaay worse than it usually is.

I also do art on INSTAGRAM @ sebbyworm if you want to purchase art instead, I would be happy to do that. My wife is also an artist and you can ask about that if you’re interested in art. (She’s even better than me tbh)

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[poyosoraya]

Everyone please help Mo and his family evacuate Gaza now! Please donate and share please! Their goal is €57,500 so please donate and share! This is urgent!

Here’s the link:

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[absoloutenonsense]

Selling 1 ticket for FITF Dublin!

I have one Standing ticket for Louis Tomlinson - Faith in the Future Tour at the 3Arena in Dublin on November 8th (6:30pm).

Selling for €35 (or best offer)!

*I also bought the missed-event insurance policy, which I can forward along, if requested (note: missed-event insurance is valid only for residents of the Republic of Ireland).

#boost please if you can! #louis tomlinson #fitf tour #fitf world tour #faith in the future #fitfwt #about 3 weeks away from that show now -- that's mental #looks like standing tickets are going for €45 + fees on Ticketmaster rn (about 55 euro total) #I paid 60 for the ticket originally plus the insurance (which I didn’t read the fine print for adjbsbbwjakdlj) #back when I was considering going to Ireland just to see the show again #now I got a whole UK trip planned and no time to go to Ireland for this show (unfortunately </3) #but would love for someone else to be able to use the ticket! #fitf dublin #fitfdublin