have you ever thought about how in the versions of the spider-man canon where Peter’s web shooting is accomplished by technology rather than being an actual superpower that means he really just….could have…very easily not done that. like he could have had any weapon. he could have had weapons he didn’t have to invent himself and build from scratch. but they wouldn’t have been spider-themed so he just. he did that. for the Aesthetic.
Peter saw he got bit by a spider and decided to die on that rock
They are already doing this, to a certain extent. If you have a Hispanic sounding name, and you were not born in a hospital, the Trump government is no longer accepting an official state issued birth certificate as proof of citizenship to issue a passport. This began near the border, under the claim that perhaps the person was born in Mexico and the midwife only claimed they were born in the US. But others who were born as far inland as Iowa have been similarly denied.
He can’t actually do it, but he owns SCOTUS and the Constitution has all the weaknesses of any contract, it is only as strong as the person willing to enforce it.
This isn’t just about immigrants. With this, his regime can revoke anyone’s citizenship. This includes his critics and opponents.
Not long ago, Bolsonaro announced he would purge and imprison Brazil’s leftist population.
Hairdresser: We’re going to have to use a color remover to take out the blue pigment, then apply more pigment to allow for the proteins in the hair to adhere to it. Then possibly mix three different types of toners to reach the goal of your natural hair color.
Hairdresser: pretty simple
Me: this is chemistry
Hairdresser: yeah, but people don’t like when we talk that way
Hairdresser: so you’re a mortician?
Me: apprentice
Hairdresser: do you know why formaldehyde is used in clothing?
Me: I didn’t know that was a thing
Hairdresser: I think it’s due to the preserving qualities? But I don’t think that’s right.
Me: It’s not just a preservative, it’s also a disinfectant ‘cause it destroys bacteria as well as their food supply. It’s also a dehydrator.
Hairdresser: why not just use alcohol?
Me: good question. Formaldehyde is super cheap, so probably to cut costs
Hairdresser: is it really a carcinogen?
Me: yeah, I’m going to have so much cancer
Hairdresser: so you’re going natural to work at a funeral home?
Me: yeah
Hairdresser: while still in school?
Me: well we work in the funeral homes so we have uuuuh … experience with cases
Hairdresser: you can just say bodies it’s fine
Me: oh thank god
Five Minutes Later
Me: yeah so we don’t do autopsies it’s one of my pet peeves
Hairdresser: what if someone wakes up while you’re embalming them?
Me: there’s a huge difference between a living body and a dead one
second hairdresser: I think we should add more toner, but yeah I think rigor mortis would make it pretty obvious
Me: that and being in a fridge for a few days you will be dead by the time you get to us
Hairdresser: I think pumping them full of a carcinogen would help with that
This. This is good fiction writing advice. I really appreciate how it was formatted as “this is a common problem, here is a solution to try in your own work” and not “oh god, don’t do that!” without any extra help. And I extra appreciated the “don’t rely on adverbs” bit, because they do have their place but they aren’t the only way actions can be emphasized.
Halloween is tomorrow so here’s a friendly reminder that kids are going to dress up like kids. You’re going to see children in costumes from Steven Universe, Fortnite, Minecraft, maybe undertale. Please, for the love of fuck, be cool. These are children dressing up as characters from video games/ children’s TV shows and your opinions about those shows are irrelevant right now. Don’t be a dick, let children have fun. If a 12 yr old in a Fortnite costume knocks on my door for candy, I’m damn well going to give it to them, and I really hope you all will too.
Rose Mallinger, who was killed at the Tree of Life Synagogue yesterday, was 97 years old. 97 years. She lived through the Holocaust, was on this earth, a young woman as 6 million Jewish people were killed for being Jewish. Spent her whole life surrounded by people who looked at the atrocities of the Holocaust and said “never again.” Lived 97 years and died at the hands of a gunman who killed her for being Jewish.
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