#make america think again

[reality-detective]

Hello Patriots 🇺🇸

It’s been what feels like a long few years since January of 2021, but we are entering the final stretch. If you are feeling tired, weary and frustrated, it never hurts to disconnect and recharge. ⚔️🛡️

But there is one thing you should always remember… We are going to WIN this fight and the best is truly yet to come. 🤔

#pay attention #educate yourselves #educate yourself #knowledge is power #reeducate yourself #reeducate yourselves #think about it #think for yourselves #think for yourself #do your homework #do some research #do your own research #ask yourself questions #question everything #the best is yet to come #save america #make america great again

[intheholler]

Kentucky, 1949

#some things never change #all those broke down cars #people laugh at us for the stereotype of totaled cars in front yards but #when you're poor as fuck you hold onto everything til it absolutely falls apart #yes even broken shit #maybe we think we can one day make it work again cause we can't afford replacements #maybe its just habit #but everything counts #especially “useless” scraps #kentucky #appalachia #appalachian culture #appalachian gothic #americana #american gothic #rural america #small town america #appalachian

[iwtvdramacd18]

I used to think that most people had more sense before I got into this fandom because the way people just completely disregard Louis' (and Claudia's) blackness in a show that is an adaptation of a book where the main character owned 2 plantations and hunted slaves for food while talking about his hatred and fear of those he enslaved is like incredible. And to not understand that the show is taking aspects of its source material to task. And to come in with such a superficial understanding of how gothic romance is depicted in Western media, to imply that Louis being put into a role that is almost always taken up by white women is something that's to just connect to a more common audience? Like do you hear yourself? And I KNOW many of yall don't engage with black gay art I KNOW you don't listen to us and often think us outside of queer experience but at some point you are going to need to contend with the fact that there might be something deliberate with the way Louis talks about his relationship with Lestat. The way Claudia interacts with him vs Lestat before and after ep 5. The words she uses to describe the two of them. The books and art put on screen. The costume design. At some point you need to realize you don't know what the fuck you talking about

#drama txt #the biggest thing that gets me is why would you put it in the tags? #but once again if you don't consider blackness as something that matters ofc you gonna look at something like amciwtv and have vapid takes #ofc you're going to see the de Lioncourts photo and go oh welp. here they are making the gays het!! #and not for a moment think about what it means for a black gay man to be PUT into that position of “housewife” #while married to a white man #IN JIM CROW DEEP SOUTH AMERICA LIKE THE SHOW IS SO OPEN ABOUT THE THEMES #it is so obvious about it and heavy handed at times but now I see its not only necessary but not enough the way people are actively dodging #and lets not even get into how few other queers will even consider a trans reading of anything louis is going through

[gyokujyn]

CATWS 10th Anniversary | April 4th » Prompts: Devotion for @catws-anniversary

a loving homage to A Softer World and @asofteravenger

#marvel mcu #catws10 #stucky #bucky barnes #winter soldier #steve rogers #captain america #a softer world #a softer avenger #remix #the safe word is jersey #jyn makes stuff #the safe word is jersey because when buck hears jersey all he thinks of #is steve trying to enlist again instead of catching that movie with him before he shipped out #paramus steve? really? don't even go there #screaming into the void

[sciderman]

I’m sorry you’ve had to deal with so much Iranian hate and drama <:[

oh anon. hate to break it to you (a lot of people make this mistake) but iran and iraq are two entirely separate nations.

and also i think reducing it to the words "hate and drama" kind of doesn't cover it, anon.

#i think if people were. just a little bit more informed. then maybe people would see that the people from this region are humans actually. #so anon. please. like... look at a map and do some reading maybe. if you care just a little. #i'm sorry anon but i'm a little bit at a loss for words over this message. like it rendered me speechless for a little. #but it's so common in my life that i've been called iranian and i constantly have to correct people on it. c'mon man. #i mean i have SO many iranian friends even though iraq and iran you know. aren't exactly bedfellows. politically. #but those politics don't really follow me. like in my day to day. iraqis and iranians in the uk of this generation. are again. #pretty divorced. #but it's kind of really frustrating that people Without Fail make this mistake over and over. #it's like how people just refer to “africa” as a whole. instead of recognising there are seperate nations there and. #it's not just a homogenous “other” #please. there are humans there. it's not just “foreign”. #i don't know if you're american anon but i see it a lot that anything outside of america is just “foreign” #and i mean #even as a brit. americans are constantly surprised i'm british because they forget anything exists outside of america. #i think it would be so so so so sexy of you anon to take a look at the globe tonight. give it a spin. #look at the world. it's so full and so beautiful and there are So Many Nations. #i'm going to look at my globe tonight too. i have a really cool old one. it spins so good. #and i'm going to pick some countries i don't know a lot about and do some reading about them. for funsies.

[uncanny-tranny]

I think another aspect of conservative thought people need to understand is the idea that it's all about dominance.

The reason why sayings like "we don't want to trans your kids, we want trans kids to live" is because, in the conservative mind, you are replacing their dominance with your own. It can never be about what is best for others, it is always about expressing absolute power and control.

Natural selection, at its ideal, will weed out the people who "shouldn't live." If their existence is a threat to the already-established hierarchy, then it's obvious that they shouldn't exist in order to challenge hierarchy.

While this certainly isn't a "conservative-only" mindset, it's a trend I have noticed more in conservative spaces. This is why I don't always think it's helpful to go on about how, "Oh, we don't want to threaten your worldview. We just want people to live 😊". You will fundamentally be threatening their power in their minds. Therefore, nothing you say can truly take away from the anxiety, fear, and anger at losing control that may be instilled.

#politics #transphobia #transphobia tw #used the whole 'we want trans kids to live' because i personally think it's a good example.. #...but isn't the sole example of such... #...take for instance the gay marriage debates from the early 2010s... #...'if we legalize gay marriage it's ONE STEP CLOSER to them taking OVER america and legalizing [horrible thing]!'... #...that is the anxiety of Losing Control and Losing The Divine Hierarchical Power Bestowed To You Personally By Gd Himself... #...i'm not saying all of this to dissuade people from educating people. but i want people to be aware of this dynamic... #...and to decide if they can (or should) personally go up to bat for others to educate people... #...i don't think you will go very far if you try to educate people without understanding on SOME level how their thought process will be... #...because it is likely that you are educating somebody who is going to see the world VERY differently... #...and they will often interpret what you are saying VERY differently than how you intended it to be interpreted... #...again while this isn't solely a conservative issue (believe me i KNOW) i notice it much more in those spaces... #...and since i am in spaces that WANT to educate people about this i think it is apt... #...it isn't a bad thing to want to educate. but again it's not helpful to just assume others are going to interpret you the way you want... #...it's definitely why i stopped making so many posts about educating others. i just don't think i can do it well... #...or at least in a way that doesn't Feel Threatening (even if it Isn't A Threat)

[hetalia-fannn]

Dunno why but I REALLY love Aph America's name, Alfred F. Jones. If this ain't the most stereotypical American name then I don't know anything lmao.

#dont u love it when for some reason names fit characters' vibe/personality/design #idek why i got this feeling while i was thinking about america's personality and appearance #like ik its verrrrry stereotypical but thats what makes it funny to me lmaoo #and his design really just screams his name to the point i cant imagine america with another name lmfao (i too dont know why) #i guess this goes for other countries as well #even tho there are some others i dont agree with but thats okay (at least to me) #also! america's name (idk why again) suits ww2 theme like the names that time #werent like that? #pretty sure that's a random captain name lol #hetalia #aph #hws #hetalia world stars #hetalia axis powers #aph america #hws america #aph us #aph usa #hws us #hws usa #“iM tHe hERoOo1!1!1!!!1!” #(yes that's a reference to my fav hetalia gifs post- dont yall love self advertisements lol jk)

[purple--queen]

To this day it still bothers me that Steve Rogers had a fucking support group who they talked stuff like "move on blablabla" & he did in fact not moved on & went back in time to be with a woman just to leave everyone behind.

#sometimes i want to talk to the people who where in charge for it #i get it. peggy was a beautiful strong independent woman who stole his heart...she took mine as well...but it still makes no sense to leave #everyone just like that... #Steve really said: see you later losers *peace sign* i get now the live i ever wanted... #i get headache just from thinking about it... #why was everyone involved in this okay with that whole thing... #it is not romantic or in character...it is creepy... #i really need to know of his interaction with peggy happend... #this is reason number whatever why i cant watch endgame again... #i saw it once & never again... #steve rogers #captain america #marvel endgame #marvel #mcu #mcu steve rogers

[butwhypants]

Israel is absolutely not a settler colonial state what the fuck. I have no idea where that started, there are like a million different criticisms at the current government you can make but it is not a colony? What the fuck?

Like, if you want to call the current Israeli government far-right, you can do that. If you want to call them a theocratic police state, you can do that. Those are all genuine criticisms that can be responded to, and used to shape a better world for both Israeli's and Palestinians. You don't need to make up some hogwash about Benjamin Netanyahu being a fake Jew or an evil convert to justify criticizing his current government! Fucking Goyim! Just say you don't like the police state! It's fine!

#I know it's not the most important part of the current crisis #but it's the most infuriating to me #a bunch of american goyim who've never interacted with any world issue outside of their own country thinks that oppressor = colonist #when Israel as a state predates not only America but England and literally every single modern European state as well #I also feel obligated to point out that every single criticism that the American left is throwing at Israel is also true of America #but the antisemitism really wants to make everyone here believe that we only exist as a subset of white european christians #There is no peaceful solution that ends with the Jews just leaving Israel. Not now and not ever again #Israel is as legitimate a state as any in the world #jumblr #politics #I ramble

[ehlnofay]

all love and joy to all my darling american internet friends and mutuals etc etc but if I ever have to learn another thing about us news ever again I think I'm going to blow something up

#I am SO MAD that I cannot avoid information about america #and I am SO MAD that it would be politically irresponsible to avoid information about america were it even possible #the us thinks it's soooo important and the worst part is that it kind of is important. so I just have to keep knowing things against my wil #i know all these facts about your stupid presidents and yet not ONE of you could tell me what happened in the engadine maccas #not one of you know the gay marriage crocodiles quote by heart #not one of you could say why scomo is such a dickbag if you even know who he is!!!! #I'm speaking hyperbolically. to an extent. but ugh I'm so sick of it I feel like everything is so oversaturated with america #I see more information about it than any other country and I DON'T EVEN LIVE THERE #sick of it! if anyone ever plans on talking about america again please don't #and also while I'm complaining #can someone please make a vague fantasy continent that is cold in the south and hot in the north. like a normal person. #I don't want to listen to americans or anyone in the northern hemisphere ever again. goodbye #fay.... man idk what this is #fay complains #I suppose

[reality-detective]

Capitol Police Stopped Children’s Choir From Singing National Anthem In Rotunda: ‘It Might Offend Someone’ 👇

Article: 👇

This is where we're not allowed to sing and be proud of our country in our own national capital building? 🤔

#pay attention #educate yourself #educate yourselves #knowledge is power #reeducate yourself #reeducate yourselves #think for yourself #think for yourselves #think about it #maga #make america great #make america great again

[voskhozhdeniye]

#Not just non-American lives. #I said on here in 2020 if Biden was elected most of those white people at the George Floyd protests would disappear. #Because politics is a game to be won for them. #Team Biden won so Championship parade and go home everybody. #Police killed a record number of people last year. #Covid is still killing and disabling people. #You criticize Biden and people automatically say think about what will happen to People of color and the disabled if Trump wins. #We don't have to. #If you were paying attention you'd know. #So four years later I'll say it again. #White liberals are afraid of Trump because he makes them feel like niggers in America. #It isn't fun when the laws you thought protected you suddenly don't anymore. That's a new feeling for them. #And they will swallow whatever horrible thing Biden does to avoid that feeling. #Because when you vote for the lesser evil you are still voting for evil. Evil they're willing to swallow. #And most of us are tired of our struggles only mattering when middle class white people start catching hell too. #The country is in collapse. #The marginalized folks see it #homelessness is skyrocketing. #And as someone on Twitter just said..the war always comes back home. #They think it matters who is in control when it falls apart. #T. S. Eliot said not with a bang but a whimper.

[todayisafridaynight]

>just put aoki in jail instead of killing him so true and make him share a jail cell with his dad that would've been perfect i think. they can have an awkward family reunion when ichiban decides to visit them

no genuinely one of my favorite concepts that i fail miserably to explore is what would it have been like if aoki and sawashiro had to sit in jail together liiike the potential ..........

#snap chats #thinking of it makes me want to eat fiberglass like ouugh ....... what wouldve happened ...... #would aoki finally appreciate sawashiro for what he's done over the years after ichiban screams that fact to him I Dont Know #its definitely something i keep revisiting but i never come up with anything satisfactory #on that note ive been thinking of aoki and sawashiro Excessively again- mostly in reference to their time in america #cause after looking into lung transplants and life afterwards it's hard to imagine sawashiro would just leave aoki alone #granted the timeline cant be SUPER realistic but. at the very least i think sawshiro wouldve stuck around for a while #if not all four years #but thats for another post POINT IS //screams and cries// i just think. you know ? #like i dont think aoki would start pouring his heart out to sawashiro but yk. #maybe at least acknowledge sawashiro as family- i dont think sawashiro would ever really tell aoki the truth with that in mind #//loud shrug// aoki and sawashiro in jail can be something so personal and make me wanna throw up

[amee-racle-ofmyown]

the heist!mark brainrot is consuming me…, just imagine mark n the viewer meeting for the first time as little kids to shoplift candy or smth together ╥﹏╥

the (brain)rot consumes!! I can relate

my dear anon... LISTEN. I am a big advocate for childhood friends captaineer, it's one of my favourite headcanons, but a childhood friends AU for the heist partners? that's something I hadn't considered until now. and it's adorable. I had to write something for it asap because I was INSPIRED. I hope you enjoy💖 thanks for sparking the idea!

Heist!Mark x reader (not explicitly romantic at all it's more about the friendship in this one) | Words: 1,317

You are in the kitchen of your shared home base, unloading the groceries your heist partner has just bought, when you pick up a bag of sour candies, smiling quietly to yourself. He's always been a fan of them.

Turning the packet in your hands, an old memory drifts to the surface of your mind:

You don't remember exactly how long ago it was, but you couldn't have been much older than maybe ten.

Your father was busy working, and had reluctantly sent you to the store with a small list after you insisted you could handle it on your own.

You slipped the folded piece of paper out of your school bag and scanned the list of items. At the bottom was a note that read, ‘Remember to stay hydrated, kiddo! :)’

You walked around the supermarket collecting the few things on your list and placed them in your trolley. On your way to the checkout, you passed through the candy aisle and slowed to eye the products on display.

‘Aren't you going to get anything?’

Your head perked up, shocked at the sudden voice addressing you.

There was a boy next to you with dark hair, looking at you inquisitively. He seemed to be about your age. He might have even been slightly shorter than you.

You must have been standing here for longer than you realised if it had prompted him to ask you about it.

You shook your head.

‘Why not?’

‘Oh, um. My dad only gave me enough money for what we need,’ you said timidly, showing him the list.

‘Ohh, that's too bad.’ Then, a small yet undeniably mischievous smile appeared on his face. He glanced discreetly up and down the aisle. ‘You know you can just — ’ and he took one of the small packets of candy off the shelf and slipped it swiftly into his pocket.

Your eyes went wide, stunned. Both from the fact that he was suggesting you steal, and at the speed and subtly with which he'd enacted the crime, as if he'd done it dozens of times before, if not more.

‘What are you doing?’ you spoke in a harsh whisper.

‘It's no big deal,’ he said in a lower voice than before, but one that still felt entirely too loud. He slipped another bag into his pocket.

You did not want to associate with this boy any longer.

You pushed your trolley away and towards the checkout, handing your items to the cashier.

You were unhappy to find the boy waiting for you when you exited the store, shopping bag in your hand.

‘What do you want?’ you asked, a little standoffishly, frowning at him.

‘There's no need to be rude,’ he said with a small pout. ‘Y'know, I think I might have seen you at school a few times.’

To your dismay, he followed along as you started walking home. When you pressed him, he simply said, ‘Hey, I'm not following you! I live down this way too, I promise!’

As the two of you walked, he chatted annoyingly by your side. What was more annoying was that you found you didn't mind his presence. You were a quiet kid and you didn't have many friends. Having someone to walk home with you was kind of a nice change of pace.

Just as you thought this, though, you immediately chided yourself mentally. You and him were not friends. You weren't going to be friends. This boy was a criminal and he wasn't even sorry about it.

You frowned in thought.

Oh no, what if he got caught? What if you went to juvenile jail for being an accomplice to theft? What would Dad say? What would Mom say? What if—’

‘Hey, are you listening to me? You haven't responded to anything I'm saying.’

You simply sighed as he pulled you out of your thoughts.

‘Are you still mad about the candy? I told you it's not a big deal.’

You stopped as you realised you were approaching your front door. The journey seemed to have gone a little faster than usual.

‘Really?’ you finally replied in an exasperated tone. ‘That was no big deal for you? That was stealing. Stealing is wrong.’ You couldn't believe you had to spell it out to him.

‘They won't notice a couple tiny bags of candy are gone. My mom says big companies that own supermarkets are greedy. They make loads of money anyway and don't pay enough taxes.’

‘Does your mom know you're a thief?’

‘W- well, no, but-’

‘That’s what I thought.’

He looked a little disheartened.

‘Please don't tell anyone. I'm sorry if I upset you,’ he said quietly, looking down.

You hadn't really expected an apology from someone like him. You sighed again.

‘I won't tell, but don't expect me to just go along with it. And don't act like we're best buds all of a sudden. We don't know each other. You don't even know my name!’

‘Well, what's your name?’

You gave him a slightly surprised look before telling him your name, albeit hesitantly.

‘Look, I have to get going now…’

You fumbled with the shopping bag as you reached into your coat pocket, feeling for the house key, when you suddenly felt something that wasn't there before. It made a crinkling sound beneath your touch.

‘You didn't.’ You pulled the candy out of your pocket. ‘When did you—?’

The boy grinned at you.

‘I thought you could have one of mine.’

‘I don't want your stolen candy!’

‘Judging by how you looked at it earlier, I think you do. And besides, stolen treats taste better!’ he called out, already walking away.

‘Wh- SHH!’ You hoped none of your neighbours had heard.

‘I'm Mark by the way! See ya, buddy!’

You stood outside the front door, dumbfounded.

Finally you let yourself in. Your dad wouldn't be home yet for a while.

You put the shopping away and sat down at your kitchen table, staring at the stolen goods in front of you.

You could try to put it back but… that would be more suspicious.

You figured, the deed had been done. There was nothing you could do now, so you may as well make the most of it.

You tore the edge of the packet and popped one of the candies in your mouth, savouring the sweet and sour combination on your tongue.

Maybe Mark was right. It did taste extra good. But maybe it was just because you'd been craving it.

What a weird kid.

‘Stealing is wrong, huh…?’ you mumble under your breath. You look down at the candy in your hands. It's not the same brand as the one from back then, but you imagine it tastes more or less the same, from what you remember.

Present day Mark is the one to pull you out of your musings.

‘Hey, what's with that face you're making? I know that look, buddy. Are you contemplating your life choices??’

You chuckle softly.

‘Just… got reminded of something. I suppose I got lost in nostalgia for a moment.’

‘Oh yeah? Penny for your thoughts?’

You turn and smile at him.

‘This just made me think of an annoying little boy stealing candy from a supermarket. And his reluctant acquaintance who ended up getting dragged into his antics for the foreseeable future.’

It takes a second for it to click.

‘Ohhhhh.’ You watch as realisation turns to him smiling fondly at the memories, which turns to him snapping his attention to you with a fake-offended look.

You laugh at his expression.

‘Wait, hey! Annoying?!’

‘Mhm.’

‘Excuse you, I was a wonderful, sweet and positively charming child.’

Your laughter rings out in the kitchen, full of mirth, and he shakes his head at you with a familiar lopsided grin, and you are so grateful for the cheeky little boy who approached you that day.

#feels kinda weird calling it candy instead of sweets. but I did it bc they presumably live in america #I'm working on at least two other fics rn but I had to stop everything to write this #I finally submitted a uni thing I've been doing for a while so I felt like I deserved a break #and I sat down and wrote majority of this in one sitting lmao #lmao it ended up being my longest fic to date??? WHAT THE HECK?! #BTW AGAIN. NOT ENCOURAGING STEALING THAT'S BAD DON'T DO IT #also yes y/n's dad is the one the only stan the water man #I hc stan to have been the captain's actual dad so I just went 'wth why not in this universe too?' #I really enjoyed this one #thank you again anon #also. I looked up pictures of young markiplier out of curiosity and to get into the headspace Ig/get a mental image for this #and guys. I highly encourage you to do the same. #HE WAS SUCH A LITTLE GUY🥺 #and he looked as cheeky and mischievous as he often does now lolol #that also inspired parts of this haha #I tried to write a young heist!mark in a way that I think? would make sense for him #bit of a kleptomaniac maybe lol #and possibly more seemingly extroverted than I wanted but I had to kick off the interaction somehow #amee writes #a heist with markiplier #ahwm #partners in crime #heist mark x y/n #heist mark x reader #heist mark #heist!mark #markiplier egos #markiplier cu #asks #anonymous

[kenzan-kiwami]

Your malware as requested

Got Damn he really put his entire pussy into that :miku:

#LOVE MALWARE THANK YOU... i will always accept malware in my inbox #from anyone who knows what i mean when i say malware #tumblr mobile sucks and is bad so i can't scrub through or even play it again until i post this so i may edit with more commentary soon #but god i love how much heart everyone puts into these games #(not sega of america) #I ALSO CAN'T READ THE REST OF THE CAPTION beyond 'is mot' so i should definitely just psot this now and worry about speaking my piece later #shishido kosei #audio #gaiden #i yearn for the mines #or. well. masu does #i yearn for them too but i don't think i can post these things from mobile and i'm too cosy in my bed to go back to my computer #anyway noises i make while throwing hanawa in the air like a battered cat toy

[babyjakes]

even in a different life, you would’ve been mine.

#DONT TALK TO ME #IM THINKING ABOUT THOSE OLD MEN AGAIN #gggggrrrrrrrrrrr grumble grumble #i love them #i miss them #give them back to me #universe ​im begging #you would not believe the stucky pics i found #when looking for one just now #all of them made me so 🥺🥺🥺 #i forgot how FUCKING CANON stucky is #like #the way they look at each other??? #sickening #makes my gay little heart hURT #stucky #captain america #the winter soldier #steve rogers #bucky barnes #steve x bucky #DUHHH #Spotify