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The EARN IT Bill Is the Government’s Plan to Scan Every Message Online

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With all of the COVID-19 news and panic going on, the U.S. Government has been sneakily trying to pass the so called EARN IT Bill which would remove end-to-end encryption on messages and calls, and allow a scanning software to read all of them. Websites that don’t comply will lose protections.

I’d like to publicly apologize to all the people who’s posts I accidentally liked, unliked, and reliked since the mobile version updated

hey! since we’re very close to pride month, friendly reminder to use cishet instead of straight! let’s not forget about straight trans people!

asking about the plot. asking about the plot. asking about the plot.

(In reference to this ask)

This is the part where I would drop a snippet. If i had one. But since I don't, you just get my snarky explanation.

So. The geopolitical situation:

Yes we have to start with the geopolitical situation. That's how you know this AU is fun.

It's not too different from PoMo (can you tell I put all my Sylvaire Kingdom thoughts in that story because I haven't written this one yet?) Fallinel and Sylvaire have tense relations, but hey, there's a permanent diplomatic mission there, and the Abernant girls get along with the heir well enough that some people think Riz is going to marry one of them. Relations with Highcourt aren't amazing either because Pok & Sklonda (and Sylvaire) as a whole are 'godless,' but there are a lot of Helioic missionaries, which goes a way to maintain those relationships. And they have a very close relationship with Solace. Similar values, and Sylvaire works hard to become a Technological Power, which means they can actually trade high-tech goods with Solace. And Sylvaire has a lot of natural resources, which also make them good to have a good relationship with.

All this to say, for a young nation (the bulk of this story takes place when the Bad Kids are, like, 19/20. A little older and more mature but still Young, so Sylvaire is, like, 16/17 years old) Sylvaire is doing very, very well. Better than anyone anticipates.

Until Pok is assassinated by Fallinel, that is.

Cue the declarations of war, from Sylvaire and Solace both. The Abernants get the hell out of dodge but abandon their daughters to do so. Luckily, Sklonda's reasonable, they can stay free so long as they use their considerable magical talent for the war effort. Fig enlists against her mom's wishes, Gorgug does too but shifts to the engineering corps when an injury puts him out of commission. Fabian's captaining a naval ship, Kristen's working as a field healer, and Riz...

Riz is grieving and angry and he hates Fallinel. But. There's something more going on here, he knows it.

He just needs to figure out what it is.

Everyone’s going on about having a ‘traditional, old-fashioned Christmas’, but when I burst into the house covered in green paint and demand a champion strike my head from my shoulders with my own axe so that I may return the blow next year, I’m ‘scaring Grandma’.

best friends forever

THIS IS URGENT! 

chrystul kizer is a black teen who was sex trafficked. she killed her traffickers to escape and is being charged with life in prison. her hearing is TOMORROW! and her family still needs about $10,000 more to get an attorney and pay bail. you can sign a petition for her charges to be dropped here and you can donate to the fund her mother set up here. please, please reblog this like wildfire today. her fucking life literally depends on it. 

I’m seeing so much hate going around and it makes my heart ache so here are some adorable pictures that will hopefully make your day a little better even if it’s only for a few minutes.

And along with that, here’s a friendly and gentle reminder for you:

Reblog to make someone else happy.

Have a good rest of your day/night.

Ace culture is choosing who you had a crush on as a kid in order to to fit in

VACCINATE YA KIDS FFS