#now all of china knows you’re gay

[absolutebl]

This Week In BL - Everyone is back with a will

July 2023 Wk 1

Being a highly subjective assessment of one tiny corner of the interwebs. Organized by which ones (in each category) I’m enjoying most.

Ongoing Series - Thai

Step By Step (Tues WeTV & Gaga) ep 11 of 12 -This was a proper ep 11 with everything coming to a head (pun intended). All the high risk reality of coming out in a conservative job environment. I like that they brought it back around to Up’s actor character. Still not sure how I feel about the side couple. Although it was meant to be heart wrenching, only the wig made me cry... Seriously just take all wigs away from Thailand on grounds of chronic abuse and misuse. 

La Pluie (Sat iQIYI) ep 11 of 12 - This got a bit messy and heavy for me (you know I prefer my BL frivolous). Not sure how I feel about the “hearing soulmate thing” being violated as an established rule of the universe (via Lom) No, I do know. It feels disingenuous. Am I supposed to doubt my belief in everything including the show now? Is that the point? The character’s doubt true love, thus I doubt the narrative? I have to say that I think this show is betraying the courage of its convictions but also that it must do that to stay a BL. (Just imagine what this story would’ve been like in the hands of Japan. Soul destroying.) Ultimately La Pluie is going to end happily, but that doesn’t feel right (to ME who LOVES HEA). Bah. I don’t know where my head (or my heart) is at with this. Only next week will tell, I suppose. 

Low Frequency (Sat YouTube?) ep 1 of 8 - Mon can see ghosts and he’s not happy about it. This was more horror to start than I expected (I’m not going to go into the long tradition of “gayness as monstrosity” you can read the flim crit on the subject if you’re interested) instead I’ll just say I tend to cast a jaundice eye on “my ghost boyfriend” as a trope for more reasons than “new meaning to kill the gay” trope. I mean there is a reason China loves both much, they do adore a dead homosexual... but this is Thailand and a pulp so... here we go! NO SINGING. Boy after my own heart, doesn’t date actors. Smart cookie. Although not smart enough to sniff a set-up a mile away. Lube huh? We never see that. It’s a very chaotic cut together first ep and I’m a bit confused but the relationship development, but it is more pulp than horror so I’m game...

Dinosaur Love (Sun iQIYI) ep 2 of 8? eps - Rak stood up for himself, good for him. Also I like how queer his friendship group is. This reminds me the most of My Engineer, but I like this lead couple better.

Be Mine SuperStar (Mon Viki) ep 1 of 12 - You know me, I don’t like stalker-fan types, wigs me out. BUT It’s nice to see First in a serious non-tsundere roll (although I didn’t get much off of him, his character is reading a bit flat). AND It is nice to watch Ja take the lead in a drama, he has a very likable screen presence and I know he can carry it. You know what else I likey? Bosston and the gorgeous 1 night yummy doctor he’s paired with. I suppose it’s a JaFirst piece but I didn’t expect high heat this fast and certainly not from Bosston. All in all? I’m not mad that this is now my Monday.

Be My Favorite (Fri YouTube) ep 7 of 12 - NO SINGING. Trash watch here. 

Ongoing Series - Not Thai

Tokyo in April is... AKA Shigatsu no Tokyo wa (Japan Thurs Gaga) ep 4 of 8 - This is one of those shows where I feel like I should save it for Friday, so I can watch it with more frivolous things, because it is so heavy - weighted by symbolism, emo yearning, and an odd kind of compassion. Ren’s backstory is SO SAD. How will they recover from that? Oh, it’s also great. Must you, Japan? Seriously? 

Stay By My Side (Taiwan Fri Gaga) 1-2 of 10 eps - The premise is a little bit like Mr. Unlucky (a take on fated mates), but it’s very Taiwanese with all the trope’s: they’re roommates, enemies to lovers, baby is a clumsy bunny,  paranormal (it even starts with crash into me = Taiwan’s favorite trope). Familiar faces too. Fun fun. (I like that the credit sequence is basically a micro boyfriends episode.) I like it, it feels almost 2015 or something. Weeeee.....

Stupid Genius (Vietnam Fri YouTube) ep 5 of 6 - They cute. It’s very sweet and very high school but low angst for all that. Also the reason the nerd has a crush on the jock is so charming. That is it, they’re charming! I am charmed.

Minato's Laundromat Season 2 AKA Minato Shouji Coin Laundry Season 2 (Japan Thu ????) 1 of 12 eps - Less of a time jump than previously reported just 3 months. But I’m still annoyed no one has changed or evolved - same territory as ever. I do not like second seasons. I do not like blushing maiden tropes. I do not like manufactured drama. I am annoyed yet I LOVED season one so I am gritting my teeth. say it with me everybody... oh Japan, must you?

Tie The Not (Pinoy YouTube) ep 4 of 8 - The brothers are cute and it’s a little wistful and sad. 

Vian the series (Vietnam YouTube ) ep 10 of 12 - Boys argue. Boy gets hurt. Boy cooks apologies. Boys gaze yearningly at each other.

It’s airing but ...

House of Stars (Thai Mon iQIYI) 12 eps - I bounced at ep 3. Will binge if told it is worth it at end.

Stay (Pinoy YouTube) 7 eps - It’s mostly English & set in LA (shudder) so I’m not bothering.

Ever After (Pinoy YouTube) 12 eps - Spies reported that it's a real mess and not a hot one.

Stay With Me ... NO I WILL NOT! And you can’t make me.

Next Week Looks Like This:

Starting:  

7/9 Hidden Agenda (Thai Sun GMMTV YouTube) 12 eps - JoonDunk are back. Zo, a college freshman whose never been in love, decides to change it by making the college’s star Nita as his gf. He approaches Joke, Nita’s ex, for dating advice. What he fails to realize is that Joke has had his eyes on him for a long time and uses this opportunity to approach Zo. We have all seen this a million times before, but Thailand never executed a successful formula it didn’t want to repeat a million times over. Welcome to Thai BL. 

7/15 Laws of Attraction (Thai Sat ????)  Stars the pair from To Sir With Love and with the same production team - cryptic description, but it seems to be Manner of Death esk. Up to and including being impossible to get hold of. 

Still coming in July: 

7/19 Wedding Plan (Thai Wed YouTube & iQIYI)  - It's Mame and she's coming for our GL. She's such a misogynist IMAGINE what we will get with a GL? It's going to be absolute carnage. To crane your neck as you drive by the car wreck or not... that is the question. Me? I'm wallowing in the guts.

7/20 Jun & Jun (Korea Thu Viki) - From 2022 (TutorYim rumored to cameo) this office romance features 2, yes 2! Bls. Seme looks aggressive, we in classic yaoi territory. There is an idol involved. Past failed flirts. I am very excited about this one.

2023 forthcoming BL master post (see comments, some are inaccurate, NOT KEPT UPDATED)

THIS WEEK’S BEST MOMENTS

Ouch.

More ouch. (both Step By Step) 

Love the suspenders, hate the tie. (La Pluie) 

What? They are reposting My Ride to YT and I just found myself doing a rewatch. 

(Last week.)

#this week in BL #BL gossip #bl news #upcoming BL #July 2023 BL #BL reviews #korean bl #japanese bl #thai bl #Vietnamese bl #pinoy bl #taiwanese bl #live action yaoi #Rakutan Viki #gagaoolala #GMMTV #Step By Step the series #La Pluie #Low Frequency the series #Dinosaur Love #Be Mine SuperStar #Tokyo in April is... #Shigatsu no Tokyo wa #Stay By My Side #Stupid Genius #Minato's Laundromat Season 2 #Minato Shouji Coin Laundry Season 2 #Tie The Not #Vian the series

[artzychic27]

I've got an idea.

The Miraculous crew cut the Magician of Misfortune story out from the show, barely giving it a mention, and cut out all of Jean's dialogue. They did this because they decided that his lines and whole demeanor was "too theatrical" (too "camp" and "gay") and that it would be censored in countries like China and Russia. Also the fact that he got akumatized after his boyfriend Austin T was being bullied. They essentially screwed him over, and Jean's pissed. He goes over to Thomas Astruc to ask what the hell happened.

Jean: *Kicks the door open* HEY, NO NUTS!

Thomas: What the hell, Justin?!

Jean: *Pours soda on Asstruc’s laptop* Learn your characters names, bitch! I’ve been on this show for five fucking seasons, and I haven’t had one tiny little shred of acknowledgment!

Thomas: You were Akumatized-

Jean: Barely! The episode wasn’t even named after my Akuma! And all people saw was a lousy sketch of my face, and heard about my plot, which, frankly, was stupid! And to top it all off, you cut out all of my dialogue, and for what?!

Thomas: We were introducing Rose’s love interest-

Jean: SHE HAS JULEKA, YOU PUTZ! And while we’re on the topic, let’s discuss how you completely cut out every single romantic moment between me and Austin! How I was Akumatized because he was being bullied!

Thomas: Look, we couldn’t have scenes between your and Arthur-

Jean: *Flips a chair over* Learn his name, idiot! And before you even think about opening your whore mouth, I don’t fucking care about the fucking censors! Why would I care about what some homophobes think?! I just wanna kiss my boyfriend in front of cameras and profess my undying love for him! Is that too much to ask?! I do not think so!

*Jean storms toward the door, but then stops*

Jean: Oh, and another thing! Hire some writers and artists who aren’t all total creeps! And hire women and black people, bitch! Don’t think I didn’t notice what you did to Pegasus! *Slams the door behind him*

Austin T: How did it go, sweetie?

Jean: … I think we should take the offer to work at that other studio.

Austin T: Where they’re making Scarlet Beetle & Ikati Black?

Jean: That’s the one. Now, I know we’re gonna be bitter enemies in the earlier episodes, and you’re gonna be an ass to me, but-

Austin T: *Kisses Jean* I don’t mind waiting.

#miraculous ladybug #miraculous #jean duparc #fuck asstruc #Thomas Astruc is a bitch #scarlet beetle & ikati black #actor au #answered ask #ask me stuff #yelling at Asstruc

[towlerknows]

I know we all love Ryan and Blake, but I stumbled on this 2017 interview in Variety and now I REALLY get why they're friends and why the Kelce's are all a perfect extended family.

Read the whole thing if you can, but they are all the same kind of people. The ones who take the talents they know they have and work their asses off to just be a part of the conversation and end up being brilliant at that AND so much more without ever losing who they are and their appreciation for what they have in the process.

And they don't lie about working to be broadly appealing and enjoying the trappings of celebrity, while somehow retaining their openness and innate kindness - even as people accuse them of being the opposite.

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Hollywood has been nervous about introducing same-sex couplings in superhero movies, out of fear that gargantuan tentpoles could alienate audiences in countries less tolerant of gay rights. “That’s not really a problem for us, because we were banned in China,” Reynolds notes. “We were rated ‘F–k you!’ in China.” But judging by the illegal downloads, “Deadpool” was just as popular there asanywhere else. “We might have been the first billion-dollar R-rated movie,” Reynolds muses.

In that spirit, Reynolds has big plans for Deadpool’s next act, which will shoot in 2017 for a 2018 release. (The first movie’s director, Tim Miller, left the sequel over creative differences and will be replaced by David Leitch.) “The budget is not going to be phenomenally bigger,” Reynolds says, but then takes it back. “Who knows? Maybe the budget will be bigger — anything can happen.”

He’s not worried about being typecast as a comic-book hero. “I would love to play Deadpool for as long as they would let me play Deadpool,” he says. “We have outlines and stories for a number of different films.” He envisions a standalone movie with Deadpool and Wolverine — although that’s news to Jackman.

“I’m hesitating,” says Jackman, who plans on retiring the Wolverine character this year, “because I could totally see how that’s the perfect fit. But the timing may be wrong.”

Reynolds isn’t giving up. “I have no idea if I can change his mind,” he says. “It’s the audience: I would exclusively exploit that relationship to get Hugh back for another one.”

Reynolds doesn’t act like a mega movie star. He arrives early for his photo shoot and shakes hands with members of the crew. He’s not shy about eye contact with strangers. When I start to feel carsick on the ride back to his hotel, he channels a Lamaze coach, saying, “You’re doing great.”

His compassion makes sense: He grew up in Vancouver suffering from anxiety. “I have three older brothers,” he says. “Our father was tough. He wasn’t easy on anyone. And he wasn’t easy on himself. I think the anxiety might have started there, trying to find ways to control others by trying to control myself. At the time, I never recognized that. I was just a twitchy kid.”

#swiftieverse #taylor swift #ryan reynolds #blake lively #i respect the hell out of them #and anne hathaway #keeping their hearts open #and feeling ALL the feelings for their art #and not apologizing for it #and yes sports are an art form

[thepalmofyourfreezinghand]

I totally agree with your post. The other point I would say is, it’s so unhinged to me that M*tty can just feel comfortable saying along the lines of ‘ I never would’ve come (to your country) if I knew…’, because then he might as well decide to never perform in America again then either? Because they overturned Roe VS Wade which people can technically say makes them an immoral country too? Because they have no proper gun control? Like, now many countries issue a warning to people when trying to book flights to America now, as they are classed as a high risk country. And I know he’s made comments on that, but to say he shouldn’t of decided to come to the country is soooo wild & hypocritical to me. Not to mention as a white British person how complicated it is for him to say that, whilst his country is literally blocking the independence of Scotland💀 If I knew him I would be like bro…concentrate on your own country instead of trying to ‘save’ a country you have deemed as in need of more help due to your own internalised british beliefs of white saviourism..

You’re absolutely right! To me there are two issues which are often mixed up:

1. Whether it’s okay to perform in a country that isn’t the best when it comes to civil and social rights, and

2. Whether it’s okay to indirectly support the governments of said countries, by making them look good.

The second issue is pretty easy to solve (imo): if a singer gets paid directly from a government to perform in its country or to promote its tourism on social media, and said government is using the singer to look good and sweep under the rug the way it ignores its citizens’ rights, then the singer sucks and should definitely be criticized.

BUT a government is NOT its citizens, and soooooo many Western people fail to remember that. As I said a few days ago, I have a Russian friend and she despises Putin (she always has) and she hates the war, but what is she supposed to do? Two friends of hers from university protested in the streets and they were EXPELLED from the university, their future ruined. Not to mention all those who were killed. So, again, what is she supposed to do? She hates the government, but there’s nothing she can do about it.

And why should the people in a country (who maybe hate the government and its policies) suffer constantly and not get anything good ever just because their government sucks?

Plus:

No country is perfect. No artist ever skips Italy in their tour, for example, and yet we suck. Right now the party that holds the majority in the Parliament has a fascist symbol in its badge (yep!), we’re the only Western European country that still hasn’t legalized gay marriage (we have civil unions, which are similar but offer less rights), and many local governments are deciding not to recognize anymore the children of lesbian couples as children of both mothers, but only as children of the mother who gave birth to them. Which means that a lot of women in Italy suddenly aren’t legally mothers of anyone, and they can’t visit their children in hospital, they can’t pick them up from school, they can’t go on a trip with them, and if they break up with their partner they don’t have any rights towards the children.

Not to mention all the people that die in the Mediterranean every year.

Who gets to decide which rights are worth protesting and which aren’t? Artists shouldn’t go to Malaysia, but the US is okay? Italy is okay? China is okay as long as it brings money? Where do you draw the line?

It’s a very slippery slope.

The government isn’t its citizens, full stop.

MH sucks. Tbf, he said something about Scotland this year (if I remember correctly). He said something like “this is a country” before performing a song. He could’ve acted out and screamed and slurred like he did in Malaysia, but apparently some rights deserve his rage, others barely deserve an acknowledgement 😒.

If he was angry he could’ve chosen not to perform and support the LGBTQ citizens of Malaysia in another way. Instead he had to make it all about himself, as always.

#matty healy

[remythologise]

You mentioned C-Dramas / K-Dramas that scratch that homophobic gay drama itch and, well, I'm shamefully a sucker for those tropes. Could you share which of those mirror that type of media?

LITERALLY SO SO SO SO SO GLAD YOU ASKED. ABSOLUTELY BLESSED ASK ANON THANK YOU.

Will say that it’s really not exactly the same vibe because you will get a SHARP CONCENTRATED DOSE of even more homoerotic shenanigans in the following shows, they are much more intentional (to varying degrees, although I feel undeniably so in every instance) than the western instances BUT it will scratch that itch because none of these shows have “canon” gay romance. This is very hard to explain properly because some of it is very canon, just censored. But I will use my old terminology — it is unmarketable gay media. To me. Despite at least four of these being created and marketed TO appeal to fujo trash like myself… it is unmarketable gay media TO ME!!! Sorry you’ll just have to take my advice that Vibes on censored gay dramas are Tremendous.

I will say because literally all of these dramas have the central relationship ‘censored’ in various ways do not go in expecting a Happy Gay Ending, though most (not all.) of these do have about as happy an ending as they could under the But-Not-TOO-Gay Circumstances. (Much like. Supernatural or House M.D. Shall we say. Journey not the destination…) ALL of the following shows are on Netflix, though it’s probably a better viewing experience with the subs to watch on Viki.

IMO you should also watch the shows in the following order. Also I could harp on about these shows for YEARS but I tried to keep it brief (I could talk more.)

THE DEVIL JUDGE — girl I love this show so much I don’t know what to do with myself. It is SUCH camp fun everyone is so gay in it (despite the canon het romance). I don’t even KNOW how to adequately describe this show it’s literally What If There Was A Dystopian Korea (Basically The Same Korea) And They Made A Reality TV Show For The High Court But Also It’s Mostly A Gay Gothic Romance Complete With Old British Mansion. 11/10 had such a fun time. THIS SHOW IS SO UNDERRATED ON THIS WEBSITE COMPARED TO—

BEYOND EVIL — VERY similar in cat-and-mouse homoerotic vibes to the Devil Judge but Up To Eleven on the cat-and-mouse thing. Literally was awarded best drama and actor award of that year. It’s not just a gay show, it’s also a VERY good show! A detective from a small town and a detective from the city get paired up to Solve A String Of Murders. Both of them think the other is suspicious/untrustworthy. 12/10 would yell ‘KISS’ at my TV until my voice was hoarse again.

THE UNTAMED — someone on anon told me to watch this show in like 2019 and it took me THREEEE YEARRRSSSS to watch it. I really struggled to adapt to the CDrama tone/format at the beginning but I’m SOOOO glad I did. You really have to get into it and flow with it but once you’re in you’re IN you are LOCKED into What If Game of Thrones Was Camp and Gay and Actually Good. SUCH good writing, character, relationship and world building. I laughed, I cried, 13/10 this show has been popular enough that you have all heard of it!

WORD OF HONOR — So you watched the Untamed and this was the thing everyone was recommending to watch next but wasn’t ‘as good’ as the Untamed. Well. Wasn’t as good TO YOU. I’M HAVING A BALL ON THIS BITCH! Literally of all these shows this one is my favourite PURELY because I love these stupid flirting assholes so much. Shut up. Sorry this post is incoherent. The plot is not as good as the Untamed but the banter/relationship is even more in focus and just chef’s kiss dynamic to ME. So 14/10 gay it probably was the biggest reason gay-vibes drama is now banned in China. Girl I am not literally not joking. All the danmei is in unreleased development hell. Help.

GUARDIAN — For the true die-hards (not on Netflix/Viki and got purged from the legal internet but can be found. In places.) SO YOU WATCHED WORD OF HONOR AND YOU’RE LIKE GOD THAT ENDING RIPPED OUT MY ASSHOLE EMOTIONALLY WHAT IF I FOUND AN ENDING THAT WAS QUALITATIVELY WORSE. DO I HAVE ANOTHER PRIEST (AUTHOR OF WORD OF HONOR) ADAPTATION FOR YOU. Production values ZERO acting values MIDDLING gay values FUN AND SEXY. This show is literally what if Torchwood was better and worse at the same time. The reason the string of danmei adaptions started I believe, because this one was so popular. I haven’t watched all of this yet I’m savouring it. Don’t look at me.

HEAVEN’S OFFICIAL BLESSING — not quite the same vibes as what you’re going for with this ask (not a live action; very much an anime and not finished yet) but would be remiss not to mention the VERY PRETTY AND GREAT adaptation of the series by the same author of the Untamed. Also on Netflix.

#PLEASE IF THERE’S A SHOW LIKE THIS I’VE MISSED OUT THERE.... LET ME KNOW.... #kira for ts #I’m not proof reading this I have to be awake for work in six hours HELP #imo all of the shows that were originally danmei are better in their adapted tv form than the original books… to me #I could also like. add more to this list if we wanted to add in anime. probably. but we shouldn’t #also not QUITE the same vibe #I’m so passionate about all of these shows but ESPECIALLY the devil judge and word of honor bc I love them and they are underappreciated #compared to heavyweights untamed and beyond evil #most of these shows don’t need content warnings if you’re fine with house m.d. or supernatural you’re fine with whatever these throw at you #ask #anonymous

[hetaari]

I challenge you to badly summarize each and every one of your fics

You know what. Ok.

Backstage (Hetalia): bit of backstage homosexuality innit

Buon San Valentino except it’s Switzerland instead of Germany (Hetalia): self-explanatory

Imaginary (Hetalia): local German has been having vivid hallucinations for basically a century

Your Name (Hetalia): “you don’t need to know what my name is. You can try tho.”

The entire True Colors series (so far white, brown, yellow, and green) (Hetalia): “hey bro what’s your favorite color”

The Proposal (Hetalia): *aph china voice* “the fuck you mean japan asked you guys to marry him too??? I don’t wanna be part of a polycule!”

Distrust (Hetalia): *aph poland voice* ‘his vibes….they’re rancid. Untrustworthy.’

Bothered (Hetalia): *aph veneziano voice* “I am not having a good time rn”

To You, With Love (Hetalia): “hello girl it’s been a while hasn’t it”

Marooned (Hetalia): Japan commits murder-suicide

The Thumping (Hetalia): The Tell-Tale Heart but worse

Baking (Hetalia): Germany is physically incapable of doing anything without being even vaguely homosexual

A Happy End (Hetalia): “we’re all going to die but I’m fine with it”

Eyes Wide Closed (Hetalia): having your eyes open like a normal person is too fucking personal tbh

Let Go (Hetalia): Yao Wang should see a therapist

In Your Arms (Hetalia): Spain is the ceo of hugs

Consumption (Hetalia): “you’re so cute I just want to eat you up!”

Fascination (Hetalia): you must have balls of steel to break into someone’s house and act like it’s normal to be there

Colorful (Hetalia): “yes I paint with my eyes closed. But it’s fine bc it’s like a nice little surprise at the end.”

The Hills Are Alive (Hetalia): clearly the land around Lithuania’s house is more than just haunted

Bright (Hetalia): you know when someone’s so beautiful that you can barely make visual contact with them

“Tú eres mi media naranja.” (Hetalia): *aph spain voice* “mi amor I cannot live without you”

Dropping By (Hetalia): your weird boyfriend has come to visit

“Can’t Wait to See You Again.” (Hetalia): “see you soon girl <3”

My Wife, The Sea (Hetalia): tfw you can’t marry people but you can marry a literal body of water

Hurt (Hetalia): those two should really seek therapy

The Handmade Chocolates I Recieved Are まずい。(Hetalia): how do you tell someone their cooking sucks without hurting their feelings?

“Welcome Back.” (Hetalia): local German forgets an important facet of his existence, proceeds to be proper fucking miserable upon finding out about it for the next four and a half decades

Not In That Way (Hetalia): this could’ve been avoided with better communication skills

Closer (Hetalia): “I want to lie on your chest and listen to your heartbeat <3 without all the skin in the way <3”

Dead Battlefield (Hetalia): “we’re the only ones alive here. For now.”

Misdiagnosis (Hetalia): this is why you shouldn’t swallow seeds

Blue Hour Marshmallows (Vocaloid): Bros comforting bros

The Great Outdoors (Hetalia): Alfred is lowkey a scaredy-cat

Dead Weight (Hetalia): “yes I know he’s dead so it wouldn’t matter what happens to him. No I’m not leaving him behind even if doing so guarantees my own survival.”

The Very Beginning (of Something Great) (Vocaloid): *hatsune miku voice* “uwu a new friend??? Yes please”

The Way It Started (Vocaloid): *kaito voice* “oh god oh fuck I need him to think I’m cool so we can be friends immediately”

A Chat About Us (Vocaloid): telepathic convo

Acceptance (Hetalia): “oh so I’m gonna die? Fair enough.”

Kisses (Hetalia): Spain is also the ceo of kissing

Sunset (Hetalia): studies show that the sunset is the best time to be gay

Golden Hour Tangerines (Vocaloid): Bros comforting bros 2: the turn tables

Setting Up (Vocaloid): everybody in that house is extremely unobservant

Rain and Silence (Classicaloid): “hmm. Today I will enjoy the peace and quiet.” (clueless)

Stuck (Vocaloid): stupid idiot gets stuck

Ill (Hetalia): this is why you shouldn’t walk through random doors you find in the basement

Solitude Summer (Hetalia): “I know this is no strings attached but I’m actually kinda in love rn”

Part of You (Classicaloid): “wow he is so cool. I wish he would eat me.”

Hey, Hey, Mamma (Hetalia): lots of Italian men are mama’s boys, aren’t they?

Vene Collezione (Hetalia): the same guy getting railed over and over again

An Unconventional Sort of Employment (Vocaloid): had there been monetary transactions involved, she would’ve been sold to hatsune miku

Do You Love the Color of the Sky? (Vocaloid): “yeah bro actually. The sky is always beautiful because you’re by my side”

Dyed in White: The Return (Hetalia): the Pictonians are back and this time it’s personal

First Sound of the Future (Vocaloid): “everything I know and love is no more and I don’t understand what is happening”

W Academy School Idol Club (Hetalia): “wow that looks interesting. Time to form my millionth club.”

#ask #hetaari speaks #they’re posted in order of last update btw #also I love how I can see the quality steadily improving as I go down the list. I’ve come quite a ways haven’t i

[gingersnapwolves]

Hi! You've been watching a lot of really interesting shows and i was wondering if you could recommend them? Like, they all look good and i know you live blogged a bunch but some of them i think i did not fully understand the premise of or I have a somewhat skewed impression based on the gifs and your own comments/tags. And I don't have time to watch all of them (your speed is kinda terrifying ngl) but I might have time to watch 1 or 2 soon and I don't know how to choose, so I was hoping to maybe get your opinion on which ones are absolute must-watches and which ones can maybe wait a while.

So keeping in mind that this question is very subjective depending on your tastes and what you’re in the mood for, here are my thoughts. I’m not including The Untamed in this list because I’m sort of assuming that if you follow me, you’ve watched it, LOL.

The really long tl;dr – if you want a drama/intrigue, watch The Devil Judge. If you want a mystery, watch Beyond Evil. If you want a rom-com, watch Bad Buddy. If you want a heist, watch Player. If you want a period drama, watch Nirvana in Fire. If you want to know why I’m writing a bunch of fanfiction, watch Not Me.

Now, the long post. Shows marked with an asterisk are canonically gay if that’s what you’re looking for. Most of the K-dramas and C-dramas are available on viki.com. Most of the Thai dramas are on YouTube. If you want a place to watch something specific, let me know. :)

The best shows I have watched and liveblogged in the past year or so are:

The Devil Judge – K-drama, 16 episodes. Dystopian nightmare future/legal drama/political intrigue. Super tightly plotted. Amazing characters. If you like mastermind characters, you will love Kang Yo-Han. If you like really good people who are doing their best to stay good despite terrible circumstances, you will love Kim Ga-On. If you are me, you will love them both. Very satisfying finish. Cannot recommend enough.

Nirvana in Fire – C-drama, 54 episodes. Imperial China, political intrigue, family drama. Also very tightly plotted, also amazing characters, and way, way more of them. There are so many characters in NiF that I just absolutely adored. The ending was, I found, very satisfying, although it is a bit of a sad ending.

Beyond Evil – K-drama, 16 episodes, mystery/drama. So many twists and turns. So many ‘what the fuck is happenings’. The characters have so many sides to them. This show is absolutely buck-fucking-wild and I pretty much never knew what was going to happen next, the who-dun-it twist made me literally scream at my computer.

Player – K-drama, 14 episodes, action/comedy. I’m cheating here because I didn’t liveblog it, but I have to recommend it because it’s amazing. It’s a lot like Leverage, if you know that show. Smart criminal good guys. Corrupt politician bad guys. So much satisfying comeuppance. So many great characters, and really quite funny a lot of the time.

Other shows I have watched and highly recommend but wouldn’t put on the same level:

*Not Me – Thai drama, 14 episodes. Action, mystery, family drama, political activism. Boy’s twin is in coma. Boy goes undercover as own twin, falls in love with other boy. Not anywhere near as tight a plot, the timeline is a bit of a mess, there are a few lingering questions but they’re not a huge deal. But plot aside, the characters are great, I absolutely love everyone in this bar. The kind of show I will probably write a lot of fanfiction for.

*Kinnporsche – Thai drama, 16 episodes. Gay Mafia drama/action/mystery. I loved it more than was possibly reasonable. Great characters. However by nature of the trope, there are a lot of trust issues, and the relationships aren’t always healthy although they’re doing better by the end. I enjoyed it, but wouldn’t necessarily give it a blanket recommendation to everyone I know like I would with the above shows.

*Bad Buddy – Thai drama, 12 episodes (…I think? I’d have to go back and check, it might be 14). College-aged gay rom-com. A lot of fun! A romp, in fact. Good characters. Very healthy relationship, great communication, surprisingly deep message, wonderful ending. Would recommend to anyone who likes rom-coms.

*2Gether – Thai drama, 12-ish episodes, I forget, sorry. Another college-aged gay rom-com. Very cute. Not as good as Bad Buddy in my opinion. More miscommunication and people making stupid decisions for no real reason. However, still cute, and worth watching if you don’t mind that sort of thing.

*A Tale of 1000 Stars – Thai drama, 10 episodes. Rom-com/drama. More drama than the other two rom-com recommendations, a little dash of mystery.

The King’s Avatar – C-drama, 40 episodes. Your basic sports show, but about video games. Lots of lovable characters, a great deal of fun. Can be a little repetitive but I didn’t care because I loved the characters so much.

Sweet Home – K-drama, 10 … maybe 12 episodes? A monster show. Really it’s a zombie apocalypse show but with monsters that are weirder than zombies. Interesting characters, good premise. On the gory side. Lots of character death. I enjoyed it but wouldn’t watch it a second time. However, if that sort of show is your bag, it’s well put together.

The Imperial Coroner – C-drama, 36ish episodes. Mystery/political intrigue/romance, in Imperial China. The plot is okay, the villains are kind of annoying, but the very likable and fun main cast make up for it in my opinion.

*Word of Honor – C-drama, 36 episodes. Wuxia with a splash of xianxia/romance/drama. Everyone’s a villain. The characters are fun. The plot was absolute nonsense most of the time. Gets better in the second half. Bullshit ending if you don’t watch the extra, which makes it a slightly less bullshit ending. My advice is to stop at episode 34. (This is as canonically gay as a Chinese show can get so I gave it the asterisk.)

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[gonewiddershins]

Book Rec Ask Meme (Part 2 of 7)

13. your favorite romance novel

You should know by now that I don't actually have favorites. I have a list of things I like and how much I like them varies with time, emotions, circumstances, and also maybe the phases of the moon. But The Duke in Disguise by Cat Sabastian was the first book I thought of when I saw this question, so it's the answer by default.

A Duke in Disguise is a standalone (technically it's part of a series, but books in romance novels series are often functionally standalones with cameos) romance story about two childhood friends- a prickly left-leaning publisher trying to keep her business afloat and an illustrator (engraver, to be precise) who turns out to be the long-lost heir to a dukedom. It's filled with class rage and ideas about what independence means and wonderful friend and family characters. The heroine is bi and filled with rage goes to her ex-girlfriend when she wants to yell about stuff. It's great.

QUOTE:

How one was meant to feed all these people on a couple of mutton chops Verity did not know. Supper was supposed to serve four: herself, Nate, Ash, and Charlie. But Nate had come home with three friends he met at the pub, which would have been bad enough even if he hadn’t evidently also invited Amelia Allenby, the half-grown daughter of Verity’s friend. At half past seven, a carriage pulled up in front of the house and disgorged a girl in pearl earbobs and a white muslin frock, dressed as if she were going to dine with the great and good of the land, rather than pick at too few mutton chops and be an eyewitness to sedition. Amelia was seventeen and looked upon Nate with a degree of hero worship that nobody who brought three hungry radicals home to dinner deserved.

15. a book rec you really enjoyed

I just really love mythology retellings in concept, but I don't often find ones which really scratch the sweet spot I'm looking for. Avalon High by Meg Cabot is still my favorite Arthurian retelling (sue me), but I was pleasantly surprised by The Squire's Tale by Gerald Morris. I found it off a rec list of Arthurian stories, most of which I tried and never finished. But I liked how straightforward and simple and entertaining this one was, so I read the whole series.

It's still very much a children's book (YA at most) with some level of black and white morality and a few jokes that fall flat. But it makes a genuine effort to be sympathetic, entertaining, and thoughtful. Some of the scenes are wonderful, and made up for the bits of dissonance I felt on reading others.

QUOTE: (For context, Trevisant forgets the past, but can see the future)

Terence wept when he left the hermit. Gawain waited, patient and unembarrassed, while Terence embraced the old man and kissed him tearfully. Trevisant whispered in Terence's ear, "This is the nice thing about seeing time my way: no regrets."

16. a book you’d recommend to your younger self

Any queer book, tbh. Younger me grew up in a conservative country, had limited internet access, and was never good at making friends in the first place. To younger me's credit, her reaction to homosexuality existing was "sounds fair enough", but I imagine she might have been given a glimpse into how varied and different the world was if she'd encountered queer books a little sooner. Also, it might have helped her realize her GIANT FLAMING CRUSH on Carmen Sandiego, which she developed at say- Age 8.

I think the one I'd pick is The Magpie Lord by KJ Charles, though. It has not just gay romance, but a Victorian England setting, a nobleman who wants very badly to return to China where people are sane, magic, and very graphic horror. Also it's just really fucking funny and I like that in a book. Sounds perfect.

QUOTE:

“Is there a reason you’re making this a private compartment?” Stephen enquired warily.

“Yes,” said Crane. “Is there a reason your sleeve is soaked in blood?”

“What? Where? Oh bother.” Stephen contorted himself to look at his left elbow. “Blast.”

“It looks to the untutored eye as though you have been leaning in a puddle of blood,” said Crane. “Quite a large puddle.”

“Yes. I dare say it does.”

“Because…?”

“I can’t talk about my business. I’m sure you understand.”

Part 2 of 7

#kj charles #magpie lord #cat sebastian #gerald morris #squire's tales #jill see the thing #ask meme #book rec ask meme

[realhankmccoy]

Notes on Elon:

I would never cry on the job nor swear on the job, but this drama queen can’t control his emotions because he was too spoiled by the parents. He’s got to get off his illegal drug addiction (K), because it’s mucking him up.

if you think private schooling, owning an emerald mine, a marriage of half a thousand people to a family of intergenerational transnational wealth and owning all 4 types of luxury car and horses is poverty, sure, Elon grew up very poor, probably the poorest childhood as he had all those things.

Elon has very strict speech and behavior control mechanisms of his own. He refuses to allow queer people to exist — So I’m not permitted to be queer or say anything queer on the job. He doesn’t allow unions. He harasses those who speak their minds and tries to silence them with bullying and intimidation. Speech and behavior become less free under big babies like Elon. Mickey Mouse and Disney give the world heart and soul and teach great morals and ethics — the opposite of Elon’s plans for world domination.

unions seems to be trouble?!? Wow man. Wow. Go live in China and be a slave to the state and capitalism if that’s how you feel. Even Trump isn’t so evil and unAmerican as to flush unions away. It’s our history and our tradition, same as in Europe and all free places. You would say Sweden is trouble, where there are far more unions?!?

Elon is on record as saying Q and T need to be ‘cut out’ of LGBT. You are so so so so so so uninformed. Read your boy. Elon explicitly is on record on Twitter about this. He has tweeted that he will ‘coup’ governments all he wants. One billionaire announcing he will overthrow any government that crosses him and buy a new one is 1) corrupt 2) evil evil evil evil — you will not BUY every politician in my country but that is what he does, he spends millions buying domination — he’s announced 1% of the worlds money should go to him — he has announced it’s about far more money and power than he has now. Anybody who helps him with this is a cuck and a child. He should be in prison for lying and SEC fraud. He’s a chronic liar. Should I go on? Who are you going to support next… Putin? Henry Ford? Rockefeller?

To call me uninformed when you don’t know the facts and feel like a small child cradled in Pappy Elon’s protecting world-saving arms needs a wakeup call. You need to start facing life like a grown man — not a child who is hoping a billionaire will help him somehow?

and why do you think Disney lost morals and ethics 10 years ago? Because they had one small small small gay character in one film and you’re worried? Or is it because Encanto and their recent films have been so loving and healing and you hate love and kindness and reconciliation — you prefer a born rich billionaire saying FUCK YOU? That is the dumbest most childish thing I’ve ever heard of. Would you say Eminem and Trump and Musk all have more morals than the animators at Disney, the costume actors, the devoted screenwriters? What drug are you on to feel this way, because your attitude seems totally corrupt and weak — you just want a strong father figure and Elon is your daddysavior? Sorry to be harsh but I see zero goodness in anything you’re discussing — just a delusion that you’re a child in a burning house and Daddy Elon is ‘rescuing’ you. What ‘rescue’ has he done? What can’t you say on Facebook that you want to say — do you wish to call folks n*gger like Elon does? Is that it? Or wish to spread lies about Covid and tell everyone it’s harmless like Elon the Idiot Fool did?

As a serial liar — one who’s as easily caught in his lies as a child — Musk’s word is the polar opposite of impeccable, so I’m not really a fan of people who are so easy to be better than in that regard. I’m also well aware he’s now playing Trump’s game from the 80s — ‘all publicity is good publicity’ — which was not the game he played before Trump became President. What a ruthless, unprincipled slimeball of a manbaby, truly, and it’s no wonder he can’t keep a relationship with any of his children’s mothers except the employee he artificially inseminated at the same time as Grimes (which is unprofessional and really gross, these weak and programmatic old-fashioned deeply sexist men who don’t feel strong unless they’ve got a bit of a harem going on). As somebody who has advocated for queer and trans people to be thrown away, he’s utter garbage as a human being because nobody dares to look him in the face and say ‘you’re stupid’ which is the truth. He can’t even get a clean shave lately because he’s so whacked out on hate and drugs. But as for all the interesting things he owns, yes, of course they’re interesting. That’s a separate matter from him as CEO, of course, and the world is loaded with brilliant employees and technologies who are much more worthy of respect than a sort of simpleminded child who hates queer people.

anyhow there’s no dispute he owns a lot of great things. So did Henry Ford, Hitler, all sorts of people. Russia is infamous for a bunch of monsters owning technologies. The point is that the technologies are separate from the owner and these owners need to not be permitted to spew their evil authority and petty spiteful agendas all over the place in the name of capitalistic competition. It’s not doing any good for the larger picture for the top brass to be so heavily coddled, and now we’re in a number of wars which he’s also had his hand in, a little helping out with a genocidal occupation of Palestine here a little defense form Putin there — all that needs to just be ended by the board of directors so these companies can focus on technology and business, not some born rich kid’s Bruce Wayne cosplay and self-indulgence.

there are literally millions of people wanting to be Trump or Putin as well, but who succeeded? You seem to place value on winning, but that means nothing to me if the result is guys like Elon, Trump or Putin. Who cares that they won it? They did a lot of things wrong and wicked to get there.

also there’s very obvious body-based bias and privileges at work. I’m a 5 ft 8 gay guy.. you can’t just stroll into a room and knock heads in that type of body and be lifted up to the top. Also there’s wealth in the backgrounds… I’m completely unimpressed by the rise of Trump, Putin or Musk.

as far as Eleanor’s quote goes, I have plenty of things to discuss about Musk’s evil ideas and Trump’s evil ideas. Kicking queer people out of LGBTQ is one of them. How the fuck is some freak show weirdo who can’t even shave their neck or keep their dick in their pants going to say I can’t be Queer? ‘We’re here, we’re queer, get used to it’ is an idea that was established a half century ago and still worthy of discussion, not some manbaby pressing the flush button trying to send down the toilet an idea he has never tried to grapple with.

whatever the Buddha might say, bad people and bad behavior MUST be criticised. People not criticising Hitler enough led to the holocaust. It’s a moral duty. The quote is self-defeating, for you to pass it to me and to pass Eleanor’s quote to me is a criticism of my faults — do the math on it. If you truly believe them to be true, you’re not allowed to try to make me aware of my flaws either. There can’t be a double standard.

anyhow that quote is not an accurate reflection of what’s going on in my head, no. Criticism of brutal men in power is not an inability to face oneself and one’s own flaws in the mirror. They’re two separate things and I do both of them plenty.

do you know Dwayne ‘the Rock’ Johnson makes far more money than Meryl Streep or every quality actor? It certainly doesn’t mean that even the local college kid at community theater needs to look to The Rock for how to be a good actor. Sometimes in a toilet bowl, shit floats. Pardon the crude metaphor but that’s what’s going on with Trump and Musk. We can’t just throw quality standards and human decency out the window to validate success. Quality and decency are two very important principles.

thanks, i do enjoy Buddhism and philosophy both. I guess since the "GO FUCK YOURSELF, ARE YOU LISTENING BOB IGER" started with Elon's void in whatever's going on in his life, and since I'm just playing defence to his offensive disruption of the social fabric, it would be nice if some of his handlers could get him some philosophy to help him stop this acrimonious criticism of everything that's spiralling Twitter -- a real t-ball easy setup of a company to own -- down the whirlpool. The guy deffo needs a little philosophy in his life more than I do. I find it almost soothing and meditative to debunk some of these people with massive fan collections. The Taylor Swift people ... the Swifties... wow, can that crew ever be the female version of the Musk Fanboy.... just insane if their false idol is ever so much as questioned. I had one tell me that I'm obsessed with Taylor's naked 13-yr-old body, which she kept bringing up. I argued for a full day and she didn't finally shut up and refusing to believe me until I flat out said I'm attracted to hairy 50 yr old men... lol. I'm not a perfect person, but these Swifies and Fanboys are in far more need of help and liberation than I am... the aggression is just out of control, especially with every Fanbody parroting GO FUCK YOURSELF all over Twitter and Stocktwits today... i mean jesus christ, it's just crazy to me to witness so many grown adults cucking themselves and acting that way these days. I don't think that was ever a thing in the past... people are getting more intense and deranged in I guess what folks would call 'psy-ops' even though i dislike that term.

 he's always talking positive but suddenly with this roadbump it's like OH WE'RE ALL GOING TITS UP AND I WILL DOCUMENT THE FALL

#elon musk #elon must #spacex #tesla #cucks #cucked #world domination #world dominating sociopaths #king baby #king babies

[god-whispers]

jul 29

week in review  - headlines

"behold, I come; in the scroll of the book it is written of me." psa 40:7

FedNow Is Live And The Framework Is In Place For CBDCs Yesterday, with a bit of fanfare but not TOO much fanfare, a “wonderful” new product was launched. FedNow is live, and we can all transfer money to our heart’s content via the Federal Reserve. We are now officially on that slippery slope I’ve been talking about. I wrote about exactly this happening in my dystopian fiction, Good Citizens, and discussed how this could evolve to control almost every aspect of our lives.

Texas public universities offering women’s studies courses on witchcraft, ‘worship of the devil’ Students at publicly funded Texas universities are now able to enroll in courses about witches, black magic and the supernatural — under the guise of women’s studies.

Depths Of Depravity: Gay Parents Pressure Surrogate to Kill Baby After Her Cancer Diagnosis It’s hard to imagine the depths of depravity involved in the utterly heartbreaking story I am about to tell you. All I can do is cry out against such evil along with the Psalmist, “O Lord, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth!” (Psalm 94:1). I know we aren’t as bad yet in society, but it’s accounts like this that really do make me feel as if we are living in days like Noah

World revival is coming World revival is coming – but not a Christian revival. The future will see a world religion that exalts man and minimizes God. … While the coming world’s religious system in some ways resembles Christianity, John calls it “Babylon the Great” – a monstrous, ecumenical combination of everything that people consider “spiritual.” And the world will buy into it – hook, line and sinker.

CEO Of Tech Company OpenAI Says To Prepare Yourself For The Coming ‘World ID Alex Blania, CEO of Worldcoin, a company that wants billions of people to scan their irises to create a global system of authentication, says that a global form of ID is coming ‘whether you like it or not’.

WHO’s power grab through surveillance and “triple billion” targets During an interview with Peter Sweden, Noor Bin Ladin exposed how the World Health Organisation (“WHO”) does not care about your health, but instead, it acts as a globalist organisation under the United Nations (“UN”) to bring about centralised control.  She discussed how the aim has been the same for the past 100 years, WHO’s grand designs for surveillance and its “triple billion” targets.

Thanks to China’s evil plot to “starve the world” the oceans will cease to be a food supply… By now, you’re probably aware that China is a formidable adversary, particularly with our current leader in office who has no real authority or control. Decades of past failed US leadership has enabled China to act recklessly. And we’re very sad to report that one of their most devious schemes has been realized, and it involves the ocean and the global seafood supply. Brace yourself, because what we’re about to disclose is genuinely alarming.

Starving 8-year-old girl jumped out of second-story window, walked barefoot to nearby store to ask for food: Report A disturbing story out of West Virginia indicates that an 8-year-old girl had become so hungry that she jumped out of a second-story window and walked barefoot across a busy road late at night to find food at a nearby store.

Thought Crimes on Trial: Ireland’s Controversial Bill Threatens Prison Time for Wrong Speech American lawyer Jonathan Turley predicts that other countries might pass similar laws as part of a broader movement in Europe, particularly within the European Union, aiming to restrict freedom of expression.

Military Notes a Spike in Myocarditis Cases — Wonder Why? A top Pentagon official has confirmed what many of us have  known all along; myocarditis cases in the military have soared since service members were forced to take the shot.

Biden official calls providing abortion to military members a ‘sacred obligation’ The National Security Council, under the Biden administration, apparently thinks it is necessary to facilitate the killing of children in the womb to keep America’s fighting females in fine form.

CIA, DoD & Rockefeller Foundation confirmed as architects of Deagel .com 2025 Depopulation Forecast & current Mortality Rates imply Covid Vaccination has made it a target that could be hit In a world where reality often seems stranger than fiction, the machinations behind global events can be an enigma wrapped in mystery. One such intrigue revolves around Deagel.com, an obscure online entity known for its exhaustive data on military capabilities and eyebrow-raising depopulation forecasts for 2025.

Intelligence agency funding research to merge AI with human brain cells An Australia intelligence agency is funding research attempting to merge artificial intelligence with human brain cells.

China Prepares For War: A Timeline Xi’s Inexorable March Toward War.” He’s fond of discussing, and he’s not shy about it, “The rejuvenation of the great Chinese race,” which he likens it to his life’s singular goal. – In October 2022, he mentioned his “laser-like focus on reacquiring the Taiwanese separatists.” He says that if he cannot achieve it, his entire set of lifetime achievements would amount to failure.

Can anyone explain the alarming rise in disability in both the US and UK? I just got off the phone with Ed Dowd. We both agree that the highly alarming rise in disability data in the UK and US is 100% consistent with the COVID vaccine being the cause. If we are wrong and there is a better explanation, why are all the health authorities silent?

Despite Massive Extended Protests, The Netanyahu Government Pushes Through Passage Of ‘Reasonableness Act’ Limiting Power Of Israeli Courts There is big change happening in Israel right now, and it’s being led and championed by Israel’s longest-serving leader, and the people are….hopping mad. Called the ‘Reasonableness Act’, which sounds a little too much like the ‘Enabling Act’ from pre-war Germany, it passed by a vote of 64-0. What’s next? Some are saying nothing short of civil war. Oy, vey! Israel on the brink.

Scientists Working on Merging AI With Human Brain Cells A team of researchers just got a $600,000 grant from Australia’s Office of National Intelligence to study ways of merging human brain cells with artificial intelligence.

Violent thunderstorms spawn unprecedented tornadoes, produce giant hail in Italy Italy confronts contrasting weather extremes as violent thunderstorms, accompanied by giant hailstones, struck northern parts of the country on July 24, 2023, leaving two people dead and causing widespread destruction. In contrast, southern Italy grapples with persistent heatwaves, causing wildfires and the temporary closure of Palermo airport. Civil Protection Minister Nello Musumeci described the current conditions as some of the most complicated Italy has faced in recent decades.

‘The deadliest threat America’s ever faced’: Mass-produced in China, trafficked from Puerto Rico and available online for just $1 a KILO – why the flesh-rotting zombie drug ‘tranq’ has the DEA terrified A cheap animal tranquilizer being mass-manufactured in China and flooding America’s illicit drug supply is terrifying health officials. Xylazine, or ‘tranq’ as it’s known on the street, has been dubbed a ‘zombie drug’ due to the hunched-over, lifeless state it leaves users in and fact that it causes users’ bodies to erupt in gaping wounds.

The Biden Administration Is Inducing Famine Conditions And Will Enforce Eo 13603 In Order To Eliminate All Resistance Through Planned Starvation Henry Kissinger once admonished leaders that if they controlled oil, they would control nations. However, if one controls food, they control people! Bill Gates and China are doing irreparable damage to the farming industry and the climate change policies are closing the loop.

INFALLIBLE: Pope Francis Tells A Young Transgender Person That God Loves Them Just As They Are, Affirming The LGBTQIA Lifestyle And Agenda Where does it take you if, your whole life, you are a good Catholic who follows the Catholic Church, prays to the ‘Blessed Virgin’, and believes everything they’re taught? It takes you straight to the pit of Hell because at no point during your Catholic life will any priest, bishop, monsignor or pope tell you how to get saved and become born again. The LGBTQIA+ affirming Pope Francis this week consigned a transgender soul to Hell after telling them they didn’t need to change, and that ‘God loves you just as you are’. What does the Bible say? It says the opposite. The pope is quite the liar.

The CBDCs Are Coming, And The Elite Plan To Use These “Digital Currencies” To Enslave Humanity Central bank digital currencies are feverishly being developed all over the globe, and this is something that should deeply alarm all of us.

Population Control and Official USG Policy Personally, I have been reluctant to wander down the rabbit hole relating to various “depopulation agenda” theories involving the COVID crisis. However, the odd concordance between a possible population reduction objective and the dysfunctional “public health” policies is obvious to all open minded thinkers.

[halt-kun]

Hunter x Hunter Chapter 186 - The Queen

If all of the kings had their queens on the throne We would pop champagne and raise a toast To all of the queens who are fighting alone Baby, you're not dancing on your own

CA ARC BEGINS, we’re going to be there for around 200 chapters

Good seeing you back, goddess of resurrection. Me too bitch, I AM THE QUEEN 

Fishes are pretty tasty, what are you saying, do you want some sushi ? You need to learn how to prepare them

What a weird fairy lizard, why does it have insect wings ? evolution in HxH makes no sense, this is either a lizard that through convergent evolution evolved wings very similar to insects or it’s actually an order of insects that evolved to look like a Lizard and lost some legs. Or another whole different order of animals. Anyway, KIIIITE, I forgot you dropped it, you’re quite a airhead for a pro hunter 

DAMN how long was the accompany flight, if it took a few dozen minutes to cross GI then this should have been a few hours or day long ?

Kakin is the equivalent of China. BIG country that was recently an empire, I love that I know people like Kite whose job is to convey ecological survey, they’re pretty nice.  

Aspiring hunters who just want to get a license,  

Monta, scares me, probably a gay bear, the sheer queerness this group radiates though. Spinner best lesbian vibes. Stick is pan. Banana is potentially enby bi, Podongo is a kid but could be ace ? And Rin strikes me as a closeted gay kid but who knows  (I cheated a bit for the names)

I love Spinner, that bubble pop when she hears Freecss, understandable. 

Lol Killua wouldn’t be Gon’s brother, it would be weird. I love Killua being chill about it, yep that’s my old job, killing isn’t really my thing though, I’d rather look at bugs with my buddy

MY CHILDREN, I’m also so proud of them Kite

Oh yeah, they’re definitely the most amazing animals around. Mon is a nen user, I see no other explanation

Lin is just a random shy guy, I can relate, Stick Dinner on the other way, always strikes me as very easy to remember (might be trans too)

Banana, is a cute person, Podongo is a penguin

oh nice so they recently discovered the camp tigers

How many species were required to be discovered 20 ? GON AND KILLUA WANT TO  DISCOVER SOME SPECIES !!!! How cute and won’t end up bad at all

OOOO high tech. DAMN Lin, so the contract was definitely more than 1000 that’s wild. Of course Kite is last, he has to lead the project, maybe he also went into more dangerous places or focused on species hard to spot. 

Oh yeah bugs are a nightmare to identify if you are not an entomologist they scare me, Stick isn’t doing is dinner duty ???? Not surprising. And yep, nice feat to discover a very intelligent and dangerous species too. 

I love this

Death beetle (could be a cicada relative too) So did you reach your quota now ? Gon and Killua find bugs, so wholesome, Gon might be the reason Killua begins working as a beast hunter.  

A nice little turtle. Are you saying with aura you can better track and appear unthreatening ? 

WATCH OUT GING, Gon and Killua are the best

SHE ATE... and damn she fast too

Poor little bat

#hxh c186 #hxh liveblog #hxh manga

[mageiathea]

Oh look I wrote more fic:

Josh loved being First Gentleman. He had almost all of the power of the Presidency, and he rarely had to be nice to anyone. Being nice, personable and inspiring was Sam’s job. Josh’s job was to browbeat everyone into submission; a job he was very, very good at, especially since he could be as ruthless as he wanted to be.

Thus, Josh was meeting with the Secretary of Labor and yelling at her about minimum wage.

“I don’t care how hard it’s going to be,” Josh said, voice loud and filled with irritation, “we’re serious about a yearly minimum wage increase. Now get with your people and figure out some legislation that will make it happen. I already have sponsors waiting in the House and Senate, so quit dragging your feet.”

“Sir, we have to be very-”

“What part of shut up and get it done don’t you understand?”

“Yes, sir, thank you sir,” replied the Secretary, and she left Josh’s office a little quicker than was polite.

Josh leaned back in his chair and sighed. Normally he wouldn’t get this annoyed about someone not doing what he wanted them to do, but this week Josh had been especially stressed out.

Suddenly the door between his office and the Oval Office next door opened, and Sam stuck his head in. “Let me guess, Blake wasn’t especially accommodating on minimum wage.”

“Sorry for being too loud,” Josh said apologetically as Sam came all the way in and shut the door behind him.

“Actually that was my fault, I left my door open. Possibly on purpose.”

“Why’s that?”

Sam crossed his arms as he leaned against the door. “I wanted an excuse to see you in case I was about to bite someone’s head off while in a lively and spirited discussion about East Asian textiles.”

Josh raised his eyebrows. “Were you?”

“I was about to bomb every sweatshop in China.”

“Please tell me you’re not still upset about Foley’s anti-gay marriage bill.”

“He’s introducing it today.”

“You know no one is taking it seriously.”

“Maybe we should introduce an anti-straight marriage bill, see how he likes it. I’ll even write a speech about how unnatural it is, and throw in some biblical quotes. I’m sure I could find some.”

Josh frowned. Sam only got like this when he was really upset about something. “Listen, why don’t I take the rest of your meetings today and you work on the minimum wage speech.”

Sam shook his head. “I’ll be fine, I just needed to vent a little, that’s all.”

“You sure? I’ll be glad to rip into some East Asian textiles.”

Finally that got a smile. “Thanks though, I better get back in there before they declare me AWOL and send in the secret service.”

“All right, then.”

After Sam left, Josh got up and opened his door to the Oval Office and stood next to the other door, listening to the muffled voices. Just as he was about to leave he heard Sam yelling “Why don’t we just ban clothes from China instead!”

Josh let out a sigh. He hadn’t seen Sam this pissed off in a long time. He went back to his office, closing the door this time, and turned on his TV to C-SPAN. Suddenly there he was, speaking on the House floor, Congressman Foley in all his bigoted glory.

There was a loud snapping sound, and Josh looked down to see that he had broken the pen he was holding.

“That’s it, this guy’s had it.”

#the west wing #fanfic #to be continued when I finish writing it

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Interesting Facts About the Caribbean Islands

Whether you’ve been to the Caribbean or not, there are many things you most likely don’t know about the region. This group of islands is one of the most unique areas in the world, but it’s very easy to get lost in the sun, sand, and crystal blue waters. Check out these interesting facts about the Caribbean islands to learn something new to share with fellow island fans.

There Are Only Two Seasons

Although you might think the entire globe experiences several different seasons each year, the Caribbean has only two seasons: wet and dry. The wet season is from May through November, and the dry season is from December through April. With that in mind, there are still several good weather days during the wet season, but it’s more likely to rain.

English Is Widely Spoken

Believe it or not, English is the primary language for several Caribbean islands because of the British influence. For instance, people in Belize, the Virgin Islands, and Jamaica speak English primarily. People sometimes refer to Barbados as the region’s own “little England.”

Barbados Is the Birthplace of Rum

Although Cuba is often associated with rum, Barbados is actually rum’s birthplace. Mount Gay Distillery (1703) produced the oldest rum in the world and still makes incredible rum today. You can even tour the distillery in Mount Gay, Barbados, and sample the oldest rum ever. Discover all you need to know about Barbado’s biggest cities before visiting, so you’re ready to explore the island.

Jamaica Has a High Church Concentration

Jamaica has an extremely high concentration of churches; in fact, it has more churches per square kilometer than any other nation worldwide. Interestingly enough, the island of Jamaica is over 60 percent Christian.

The Cayman Islands Have More Businesses Than People

Due to its close proximity to the United States and the unbeatable tax benefits, there are more businesses than people in the Cayman Islands. In fact, the population is over 67,000 people, but there are more than 117,000 businesses in the Cayman Islands. After learning these interesting facts about the Caribbean islands, you know there’s so much more to the region than incredible weather and crystal clear water. Whether you decide to book a trip now or later, everyone should experience the Caribbean’s beauty and history at least once in their lifetime. Additional Resources: Peru South Korea Japan Mexico Canada Scotland China Read the full article

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Hetalia: World Series Episode #45 Transcript

This episode has America and China on a deserted island and Poland and Lithuania playing chess.

Britain: Wonderful news! We’ve intercepted their transmission and are now privy to their whereabouts. What wankers! Sounds to me like those idiots got shipwrecked. You know, this was so much easier than expected. Of course, we Brits do have the best technology of any country fighting in this war, so it should really come as no surprise.

France: All right!

(Britain: Oh?)

France: I got it!

Britain: Uah!

France: They just totally gave me their exact location, the silly fools!

(America: Hahahahahaha!)

America: Haha!

France: I say we surprise Germany with a little of the old boom boom, if you know what I mean!

France, America: Oh yeah!

Russia: Ahahahaha!

China: Boing!

Britain: DUAHHHHH!

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{Caption: United States of Hetalia 2}

Man [narrating]: United States of Hetalia! Twooooo!

Narrator: So the Allied dudes went after the Axis dudes just like dudes do. Hahaha, I said “dudes do”.

America: Dude! Did we really have to go the same way they went? The ocean’s, like, all wet and stuff.

China: Oh…there is no arguing with you on that. Seriously, what a nightmare. Where could they be?

America: I lost track of them during the whole washed ashore thing.

China: We can’t worry about them right now; the first thing we’re going to need is water, food, and some shelter to keep us out of the sun and rain, unless we like dying.

America: Yeah, like you don’t have a home here! There’s at least one Chinatown any crap place you go, and that includes Cincinnati.

China: Don’t be so racist! Unfortunately, if we don’t find shelter before a storm blows in, we could die of exposure or be forced to share body heat. This is a matter of gay or death.

America: There’s a nice cave right here…

China: Way to shorten a big episode, Mr. Boy Scout!

(America: …that could do the trick!)

China: At least we still need to find food!

America: Hahahahahahaha!

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{Caption: United States of Hetalia 2}

Man: United States of Hetalia! Two!

{Text on candy bars: SNACKERS}

{Text on container: SPOM}

China: Spom?! And Snackers?!

{Caption: A lot of stuff that is bad for your health}

China: Why were you only carrying Piglets and sugar bar?

America: They’re good.

China: This is great. We’ll die of Type 2 diabetes before we ever starve to death.

(America: Nomnomnomnomnomnom…)

China: Wise man say “Youshi e ru yi zhi tongi wan”. I translate. “Good food make for good life and strong bowel movement”. If you not pay more attention to what you eat, you die alone fat in front of TV.

America: Gulp! That’s right, but I like it that way! How else am I supposed to numb myself to my impending financial self-destruction? Would you like a little piece of chocolate?

{Caption: Chocolate}

China: Oh! Nomnomnomnom…

{Caption: Begging}

China: Wait, we still have to go search for the others! Why do all you other countries have to be so stupid?!

America: ‘Cause we’re good at it! I say we start searching on that hilltop.

(China: Uah!)

America: Hahahahaha! Hahahahaha!

China: Uah…uagh…I don’t like this. Oah…oauh! We did it! We made it!

America: Ahaha! Isn’t that a beautiful sunset?

China: Oh…yes, it is. It’s been a long time since I’ve stopped to look at sunset.

America: Hey, don’t you think if I put a crappy hotel here, I could make a ton of easy cash off of tourists?

China: That’s great idea! You can build the hotel and I’ll supply you with the political priso---I mean cheap labor!

America, China: Hahahahahaha!

Narrator: And just like that, the rest of the world ceased to matter at all.

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America: Hetalia!

{Caption: Hetalia}

Lithuania: You’re trapped now, Poland! I’ve got you surrounded. What are you going to do?

Poland: As if trapping great Poland could be that easy! I’ll get out with time for ladies to spare!

Lithuania: But this game requires power of brain, which you don’t have much of. AAH!

Poland: You forgot about the Poland rule, which means I can do whatever I want!

Lithuania: AAAAHHH! THAT MAKES ME WANT TO PEE PANTS!

Poland: Shabababababababa!

Lithuania: Hey! This Poland rule is so unfair because chess game has now turned into chaotic bloodbath of doom for the pawns and I do nothing!

(Poland: Shababababababa!)

Poland: Hahahahaha! I just schooled your facehole! Seeing you pout like little girl is even better than seeing you lose! Hahahaha!

Lithuania: It’s not fair. Poland always rubs it out on me like this.

Female voice: Woooooowwwww!

Poland: I look cool, right?

Lithuania: Of course you do. If you’re a seventh grade prep school girl.

#anime #anime transcripts #anime dub transcripts #hetalia #hetalia dub transcripts

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The man who once called for "sanctions against China" is in big trouble

The youngest member of the U.S. House of Representatives and a member of the Republican Party, Cawhorne had previously attracted a lot of attention in China and the United States for his extreme anti-China stance. Just recently, an indecent video of him was leaked, causing his painstakingly shaped "persona" to collapse dramatically.

At the beginning of his political career, Cawthorne's apparent resume was impeccable. According to himself and his team, Cawthorne, who was born in 1995, was involved in a serious car accident when he was just 18 years old and could no longer stand after his injuries, causing him to give up his dream of attending the U.S. Naval Academy and instead "serve the American people" by running for Congress. With such a story, Cawthorne was successfully elected to the U.S. Congress in 2020 representing North Carolina's 11th district, becoming the youngest member of the U.S. House of Representatives in history and the first "post-90s" member of the U.S. Congress.

But it didn't take long for Cawthorne's story to be "disproved": long before his car accident, the U.S. Naval Academy rejected his application because of poor grades and other reasons, and he was elected not "from nothing," as he put it, but largely with the support of Meadows, who had been White House chief of staff.

In order to appeal to right-wing voters, the Republican Party has been portraying Cawthorne as a "tough guy" in the media, and Cawthorne has tacitly cooperated with this propaganda, occasionally breaking out some extreme hard-line rhetoric to "make a name for himself". After the outbreak in the U.S., he first claimed that "China put the virus on the U.S." and then advocated the confiscation of all Chinese assets in the U.S. to "compensate" the U.S. for its losses in the outbreak.

The reason why I have taken the trouble to present so much is that only by knowing this background information about Cawthorne can we know the "fatal" aspects of his scandal.

As a scandal-ridden political figure, Cawthorne's previous negative stories, such as carrying a gun on a plane and calling Hitler "Führer" during a visit to a Nazi base in Germany, have also highlighted his "right-wing" colors and even helped him attract support from extremists.

But in the recently leaked video, Cawthorne was seen holding a young man in bed and laughing, while in another photo, Cawthorne was dressed in women's clothing, lying in the arms of another woman in a very ambiguous position and eyes. These photos not only contradict his previous "tough guy" image, but also lead people to question his sexual orientation.

Information shows, American Republican voters are relatively more anti-gay and promoting a conservative Christian lifestyle in American society, and the extreme right-wing American voters whom Cawthorne attracted by his extreme statements are even more so. But now their own "idol" was suddenly exposed to such a scandal, so that many supporters of Cawthorne feel very confused.

Cawthorne argued that he was "playing with another man" when he "pinned him down," but that argument apparently did nothing to reverse the collapse of his persona, as a Twitter account with many followers who opposed Cawthorne mocked: "Is that how you justify your actions, is that how you admit to sexually assaulting someone in order to argue that you're not gay?

In addition to public criticism and backlash from supporters, U.S. Republican leader in the House of Representatives Mackenzie also spoke out to rebuke Cawthorne, saying that Cawthorne had lost his trust and that he needed to earn back his trust and everyone else's with his actions.