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consequences of tlt rereading

consequences of tlt rereading

consequences of tlt rereading

Every once in a while, I think to myself, "Wouldn't it be fun to have a Star Trek show that followed one of the science and research ships?" before I remember that the diplomacy and action are Pretty Big Draws to the show, and most people wouldn't actually be as thrilled as I would be to have what would essentially amount to "Nat Geo In Space With Aliens".

Can you imagine it, though? Nat Geo in space? With aliens??? Speculative biology, and anthropology xenopology (xenology? idk), astrophysics, et cetera -

Well. I can dream.

“There are other forces at work in this world besides the will of evil.”

Best go vote add I’ve seen, maybe ever

I remember posting this back in 2020, not even intending the message to be “go vote”. The last photo was chosen among many others simply because it was a nice visual conclusion to the preceding chaos. The post was made many months before the election, and I had intended more to speak to the overall terrifying political climate of 2020 and all the small things we were doing to fight back and make changes that year.

But upon posting this, I received over 400 asks (I stopped counting) from different people demanding that I take the post down, telling me how dare I suggest that people vote in this political climate, and even several dozen anonymous asks threatening to attack/kill me for “spreading nationalistic propaganda”

It’s hard to remember, but that was the general sentiment around the election online in 2020: Rampant disinformation. Large-scale campaigns dissuading people from voting. Hundreds of negative comments on any post that even MENTIONED voting. You couldn’t get away.

But this election? It’s night and day. While I’m sure there’s still some people whining in a sad dark corner somewhere that moral purity is dead and they’re the last chosen saints of leftism, etc etc, the vast, VAST majority of people have zero tolerance for that bullshit this time around.

We are voting. We are talking to our friends and family about voting. We are reading the actual news and trying to cut through BS online quick-takes. We are getting people to the polls and donating to Harris and standing in line with others waiting to vote.

I’ve voted in every primary and election since I turned 18, but I have never seen young people voting on this level before. It’s truly mind-boggling just how much the younger voting block has mobilized in this election. This is the kind of thing that can change a nation if we let it.

Honestly, regardless of how the election turns out tomorrow, everybody should be so proud of what we tried to accomplish here. Keep up the good fight.

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All text is white against coloured pictures.

1: “I wish the ring had never come to me” on a photo of suited-up medical staff carrying a person contained in a large protective tube.

2: “I wish none of this had happened.” on a photo of a firefighter standing among ongoing devastation and orange flames.

3: “So do I.” on a photo taken from afar of people walking among flattened-out ruins with a damaged building and a helicopter in the background. The sky is light and hazy.

4: “And so do all who live to see such times.” on a photo of protestors turning away while being sprayed by police officers with riot shields at night.

5: “But that is not for them to decide.” on a photo of the White House at night.

6: “All we have to decide” on a photo taken from above a protest crowd. The crowd is composed of hundreds of people facing police and army individuals. Many of the protesters closest to the police and army are holding multicoloured umbrellas.

7: “Is what to do” on a close-up photo of protestors wearing masks and holding their fists up in front of a line of police officers.

8: “With the time given to us.” on a photo of a person with long hair in a bun wearing a grey sweater at a voting booth.

Full uninterrupted quote: “ ‘I wish the ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened.’ ‘So do I. And so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time given to us.’ ”

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Listen. Steven Moffat listen to me. I need you to tweet "actually johnlock was always intended to be endgame" on the day after the 2024 presidential election and then turn your phone off. I don't care if it's true or not I just need you to do it, please, it would be so funny.

A friendly reminder to USians: if you are planning to vote on Election Day, your mantra is "Nothing I see today convinces me not to go vote."

Exit polls suggest DT cannot be caught? YOU STILL GO VOTE.

Exit polls suggest KH has it in the bag? YOU STILL GO VOTE.

Pundits are saying the country is swinging overwhelmingly red? YOU STILL GO VOTE.

Pundits are saying the country is swinging overwhelmingly blue? YOU STILL GO VOTE.

Polls can be misleading (intentionally or not). The methodology can be biased (or simply poor). Early results may not reflect what the full count will show. There may be a red mirage. NOTHING YOU SEE CONVINCES YOU NOT TO VOTE.

The biggest Democratic win in swing states means nothing if democrats don't turn out everywhere to keep the reliably blue states blue.

VOTE. Wear appropriate weather gear if you think you may have to stand in a line outside (coat, hat, gloves, umbrella, sunhat, whatever, you know where you live). Bring water and a snack and something to do (book, game on your phone, podcast and headphones, whatever, you know what you like). GO VOTE.

NOTHING YOU SEE ON ELECTION DAY CONVINCES YOU NOT TO VOTE.

"The 132 times Garak says 'Doctor'" or also known as "seven years in one minute and thirty-one seconds"

Starting at the beginning of DS9 with people who haven't seen any other Star Trek is so embarrassing. Like, fuck, this is my favorite show, I guess. Yes, it's bad. I know that, but, you see, that's why I love it.

nog!! precious boy!!

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jake-oh!

[start ID; A drawing of Jake from the chest up, the drawing is drawn is a simple and cute cartoony style. He is wearing a medium pink shirt with blue straps over both shoulders. He is looking down to his left and smiling. /end ID]

Starfleet fires you, but your station has another operating force, and lord knows your coworkers will exploit any loopholes to keep you on as the station's CMO.

Kinda based on this post from @autisticburnham

[id: Julian Bashir lounging on a couch reading from a padd. He is wearing a blue and purple Bajoran uniform and looking down sadly.]