Feri Nest of Royal Demons

newbie fic authors, shooting themselves in the foot: This fic is bad haha I suck at writing lol I am…

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:31:44 -0700

newbie fic authors, shooting themselves in the foot: This fic is bad haha I suck at writing lol I am being mean to myself in the hopes that you will be nice to me but actually am dissuading anyone from even clicking on my fic because all I have done to advertise it is tell you why you shouldn’t read it
me: I am King Big Dick of Fanfic Mountain and I have arrived in your fandom with the Express Intention of writing my Very Favorite Fics, which I will generously allow you to read. You’re welcome.

There’s the other doom option, where solutions are not found, but this is no excuse for not treating…

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:10:38 -0700

josephbrassey:

The longer you look at it the more obvious it is that basically all the problems of the world have solutions, that somebody is EVENTUALLY going to implement them (maybe not now, maybe not today, but eventually).
When this happens, it becomes increasingly clear that the only real purpose of Doomerism is to allow the person espousing it to let themselves off the hook for doing anything to help improve the world around them.
It’s just laziness masquerading as enlightenment. If there’s no hope, then you can feel morally validated and justified in fucking off and not doing anything.
I’ve got no patience for it anymore. I’m not going to argue with people who do it, but I am going to ignore them.

There’s the other doom option, where solutions are not found, but this is no excuse for not treating each other well in the meantime.

Self-Centered Humans [Comic Strip]

EVERYBODY post your struggle/lazy/easy/low spoons go-to meals so when we all struggle next we can…

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:50:58 -0700

follypersist:

sandersstudies:
EVERYBODY post your struggle/lazy/easy/low spoons go-to meals so when we all struggle next we can explore the notes.
Flavored brats/sausages with cheese or fruit etc can be delicious air-fried and plain, and wrapped in a paper towel and eaten by hand without dirtying plates and cutlery. (If you’re up to it, add buns/side/toppings to your ability level.)
i know this isn’t going to be low-spoons for some people but i know that sometimes “budgeting how much food i’m eating to make sure i don’t go broke / have to work an extra shift next week and then cry from pain and exhaustion” is part of spoons. or it has been in my life, such that “food i can make on autopilot without money-guilt” is a type of recipe to know. here’s one:
one ½ package of frozen corn (wrap the other half in a rubber band and put in the freezer for next time)
one cup rice
one can black beans (rinse these, even if just in the can)
Start rice.
Microwave the frozen corn in a bowl (this can be the bowl you use to eat from later) until largely defrosted. add warmed corn to pot with butter or oil on mediumish. “grill” in the pot until cooked (starting to brown works), then put back in bowl. if you have them, toss chili powder and butter on the corn right before or right after putting them back in the bowl.
Add black beans to pot. if you have them, cumin, garlic, and/or oregano are great to add to the beans at this stage.
Once beans are hot, you have three choices: 2. add water, 3. add lots of water and some kind of bouillon, or 1. add the corn right now and move to start eating.
if you want to start eating right now, serve over rice, top with cheese if you have it, consume voraciously. also great for uplifting the cheapest possible tortilla chips you can find or tucked in a microwaved tortilla for easy sitting-still-and-eating.
if you want to add water, add abt 2 cups of water to beans and bring to boil. once there cut the heat, add the corn, and serve over or alongside rice depending on your sensory preference.
if you have bouillon, add alongside at least 4 cups of water and savor the smell and heat that permeates your apartment. you can repeat this process, adding a few shakes of your favorite hot sauce instead of bouillon for the second round. when you can’t wait any longer, cut the heat, add corn, and eat your soup! try a big dollop of greek yogurt into the soup right before eating.
if you have cilantro, (it goes bad quick but it’s also cheap) you can fit a TON of it into this recipe at almost any point. not Every point, pick one, but it’s delicious even added right before serving. all told, you should have 2-3 servings of extremely edible food for under $3 that no voice in your head can tell you isn’t deliciously worth it.

We’re at the “JK Rowling is personally funding litigation to try and destroy AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL”…

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:30:57 -0700

jayalaw:

psychic-waffles:
We’re at the “JK Rowling is personally funding litigation to try and destroy AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL” stage of rabid UK terf brain.
Screenshot via Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net on bluesky
ALT
Tldr Amnesty International, global human rights organisation, published a report called ‘A growing threat: the anti-rights movement in the UK’. In it is detailed, amongst others, a whole bunch of transphobic groups and organisations, including Beira’s Place, JK Rowling’s trans exclusionary sexual violence support service. JK Rowling threw a shit fit and got Amnesty to take the report down by threatening libel. This was obviously not enough, because you can’t appease a fascist, so now she’s going to bankroll a bunch of lawsuits anyway through the JK Rowling Women’s Fund.*
You can read an archived version of the report here, please save it and share it.
*Not so friendly reminder there is no way to engage in the wizard books without enabling this shit.
This is Dolores Umbridge-level bullshit

The short breakdown:

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:10:26 -0700

robertreich:

A 10-Point Plan to Make America Affordable https://robertreich.substack.com/p/a-10-point-plan-to-make-america-affordable

The short breakdown:

Reduce prices by removing gov’t gouging (like tariffs)
Increase resources available to the common people (health care, child care, etc.)
Tax the shit out of the wealthy, by which he means, put the high-income tax rates back to what they were in the 70s, and add some bonus taxes for people at wealth levels the 70s couldn’t imagine.

It’s a good plan.

Hello, tumblr! I saw something on here the other day that worried me, so I decided to Do Science…

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:50:47 -0700

iamthelowercase:

Hello, tumblr! I saw something on here the other day that worried me, so I decided to Do Science about it. But I can’t do it alone: I need your help to build the dataset!
Here’s what I need you to do:
If you see a post with a “mature content” label, and it’s 2026, DM me a link to the post.
Yes, that’s really it.
I am hoping to collect several thousand such posts, so that I have a decent sized dataset. I do not care what the post is about; if it’s labeled as “mature content”, I want to add it to my dataset.
If I get 10,000 posts in my dataset before August 31st 2026, I will post my preliminary findings then. I won’t feel comfortable calling my findings “settled” before 2027, unless I get over 50,000 posts.

1915 Suffrage poster. From Women’s History Uncovered, FB.

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:31:23 -0700

the1920sinpictures:

1915 Suffrage poster. From Women’s History Uncovered, FB.

spicedtealeaves: kabesattic:oldfilmsflicker: animatedamerican: ...

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:10:39 -0700

spicedtealeaves:

kabesattic:
oldfilmsflicker:

animatedamerican:

viewtiful-kim:

Hamlet adaptation where Hamlet is a vlogger and all his soliloquies are breakdowns he uploads to YouTube

… I am unironically here for this

this is the funniest thing I’ve ever seen in my life

This is - legitimately - my favourite delivery of Shakespeare I have EVER seen (and I have seen some good-ass productions yo, in the Globe Theatre itself even). Like seriously, even though the words are unchanged, he’s stripped away ALL of the archaic pretense and assumed grandeur of ~presenting the bard~ that makes even the most wildly talented of actors and innovative of productions inherently inaccessible to a modern audience. Like, they’re still great, they can still communicate the message and (some) of the nuance, but they’re still always a step removed from being identifiable to any viewer’s lived experience. They’re still always reciting 15th century poetry. But this guy? This guy is like, screw iambic pentameter, to hell with being precious about the material, HOW WOULD AN ACTUAL PERSON SAY THIS SHIT?
Like this. And it’s beautiful. It’s beautiful to hear a soliloquy I loved so much already, and have it come to life in a way it never, ever, did before. I feel like I grasp his motivations, his twists and turns, no longer on an academic level but on a visceral, instinctive one. Because he’s presenting his mental and emotional journey in a way that speaks honestly, like a real person.
So yeah, this shit post? I love it. Deeply and sincerely.

A post about this went round recently, and I’m delighted to announce she’s since come out as trans and goes by Jasmine 🏳️‍⚧️
Jasmine Brimsmayd
There’s a whole series of the Hamlet videos on her YouTube, as well as a bunch of other films she’s made

Made a lowball offer on eBay as a joke and it got accepted. uh oh.

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:51:26 -0700

anchovy:

anchovy:
Made a lowball offer on eBay as a joke and it got accepted. uh oh.
I’m so fucked

“X did nothing wrong” actually no, X did a lot of things wrong. X fucked up. But I also know that…

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:31:20 -0700

puppygirllaika:

puppygirllaika:
“X did nothing wrong” actually no, X did a lot of things wrong. X fucked up. But I also know that people like X live their lives under a microscope, and that accusations against them tend to get magnified by bias both conscious and unconscious alike, and frankly it scares the crap out of me that you have not only chosen not to question what you’ve heard, but that you are seeking such drastically disproportionate vengeance on a total stranger. that’s not normal.
this post has generated a staggering number of comments/replies/asks all saying some version of “Nice try laundering your argument, but we all know you’re talking about [specific person], and i hate you for defending them.” and literally none of them have correctly identified who i was thinking about when I wrote this, but all of them have named a trans woman as said specific person.

ruffboi-mags: taibhsearachd: salamencerobot:clarinetfool:animat...

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:10:58 -0700

ruffboi-mags:

taibhsearachd:

salamencerobot:
clarinetfool:
animatedcosplayer:
carryonmy-assbutt:

tennant-salad:

kitchikishangout:

MY NAME, IS FRICKIN MOON MOON. I’D BE THE MOST IDIOTIC WOLF. ‘OH SHIT WHO BROUGHT FUCKING MOON MOON ALONG?’

the post that started it all

oh god

Never not reblogging.

I’ve only seen this post in screenshots

I’m very surprised this post hasn’t broken a million.

Post’s over, you heard the alpha.

Wait no oh gd don’t make my awful stupid werewolf name a heritage post!!!

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:50:51 -0700

hater-of-terfs:

jenlog:
mff-doom:
this is from the 2000’s btw
Looks like @staff mistakenly censored this comic, which is an ironic and very funny thing to happen
Here it is again. You might want to save it just in case an accident like that happens again
EDIT: HMM. LOOKS LIKE OP WAS BANNED TOO. WHAT A FUNNY. IRONIC. ACCIDENT

Veganism - vegetarianism, even - is only viable for

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:30:57 -0700

byjove:

literallycrashingoutrn:
byjove:
I do not agree with veganism as a moral standard. If it is your personal moral stance, that is fine. If you think humans eating meat is inherently immoral, I don’t want to deal with you, you’re hopeless. Vegan ideology behaves more like a sect of evangelical Christianity than a dietary choice.
Veganism is better for the environment, but claiming that it’s a morally superior choice ignores cultural and economic factors that make people eat animal products.
It is not inherently better for the environment. That is the thing. When you begin trying to explain that local, sustainably sourced animal protein is better for the environment than imported plant proteins that are farmed 3,500 miles away using slave labor, they start tuning you out. Down is better for the environment than polyester stuffing, leather is better for the environment than pleather. We should work on making animal agricultural practices more sustainable instead of trying to shame everyone into eating plant products that are also farmed unethically and unsustainably.

Veganism - vegetarianism, even - is only viable for

Wealthy people
People who live in a very small part of the world that produces enough protein-based plants year round to sustain the locals.

For everyone else, it’s a diet based on colonialism and imports. The ancient nordic people were not omnivores because they disdained plants as real food; they were omnivores because THERE ARE NO EDIBLE PLANTS IN WINTER.

Repeat for desert regions that have several months of “it’s too hot and dry for plants to feed people and still survive themselves” and rocky coastline areas with “if you don’t eat fish & eggs, you won’t get any protein because there aren’t enough seeds or nuts and you can’t grow things that produce them.”

We do live in a society where most people can afford to be vegetarian. We have plenty of imported plants, including protein-heavy plants. But locavore beats the hell out of herbivore for sustainability and ethical environmentalism.

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:11:25 -0700

animentality:

you know how some parents do that toxic thing where they don’t notice or reward kids for improving…

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:50:30 -0700

biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist:

biggest-gaudiest-patronuses:
biggest-gaudiest-patronuses:
tomboyjessie13:
biggest-gaudiest-patronuses:
biggest-gaudiest-patronuses:
biggest-gaudiest-patronuses:
you know how some parents do that toxic thing where they don’t notice or reward kids for improving their behavior, but every screw-up gets remarked upon and used to inflict shame? so you’re stuck in that awful cycle where there are no rewards, only the inevitability of eventual punishment?
and how that makes it extremely hard to judge your own actions or grow into a better person, because there’s no one to confirm that you actually are doing better, and are capable of improving, and are not doomed to forever be a terrible person incapable of growth?
ok so: I don’t know how to explain to you that we’ve built a social media culture that treats people the same way. with the same abusive cycle.
That sounds like cancel culture

I don’t know what to call it anymore. people get heated about terms like “purity” or “cancel” or “call out” culture, or can’t seem to agree on a meaning. I’m not talking about like. no longer supporting rich and powerful celebrities when their abusive actions come to light. I’m not talking about holding people accountable, or warning people about active abusers. but I am seriously concerned about how we treat social media users once they get even a small amount of attention, even in small niche spaces.
I am concerned about this culture of combing through years of people’s social media accounts, looking for “problematic” shit they’ve done. I am concerned with the whole culture of using “call outs” as a tool to harass and ostracize users large and small. I am concerned about the malice we spread behind people’s backs, in screenshots and posts they aren’t able to see. I am concerned with this culture of demanding apologies for things said years ago, things already outgrown and regretted, and of ignoring those apologies even while pilling on more censure. I’m concerned about this whole culture of accusation and misinformation, where the most outrageous claims and holier-than-thou performances are rewarded with notes and views, even as facts are ignored and context removed. I am concerned about the lack of accountability, the way the accused is given no opportunity to defend themselves from the onslaught, the way their responses and explanations go ignored, the way any charge can be made at any time on any evidence, with no ability to appeal or exonerate. I’m concerned about the way this culture targets minority users and turns their own communities against them. I’m concerned about the actually harmful and predatory behavior that gets lost in the bog, and how we have lost the ability to distinguish between shades of gray with any level of sanity. And I am concerned by the sheer number of people who fail to realize they are perpetuating bullying and harassment.
I am enormously concerned with the way people who are “called out” are never forgiven, never allowed to make amends, never allowed to grow, how their efforts to learn and do better are ignored even while strangers callously repeat and reblog and retweet the same criticisms ad nauseam.
And I see this everywhere, happening to anyone. And yes, this applies to larger accounts and youtubers and “influencers,” and a bunch of content creators who may or may not be making a decent living off of their work, but who are certainly not “rich and powerful celebrities.” (Because apparently we spend so much time in online microcosms that ya’ll can’t tell the difference???) Christ, my blog isn’t nearly as large as some people seem to think, it’s obscure by most measures, and still I’ve been the target of mass harassment for years. I’ve seen bad and watched others go through worse, seen users with far larger and far smaller followings driven off of this and other platforms—driven off with a violence and bloodthirst that had nothing to do with making a community safer and everything to do with a toxic culture gone wrong. Fucking fix this already.
Abuse is still abuse when it happens online, when done by strangers, when done en masse, when sanctioned by a community, and when done with “good” intentions. Do BETTER.

oh, and to anyone who has reblogged this and similar posts I’ve written with the “Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made A Great Point” meme? that is literally an example of the behavior this post is criticizing. you are literally just punishing good behavior instead of allowing people to grow and do better. I’ve been the subject of smear campaigns for years, and I’ve lost track of the number of times someone has added that meme to one of my most carefully worded, thought-out, sincere and earnest posts, posts on serious social and mental health issues. It’s exhausting, it’s not helpful, and guess what? It’s just plain bullying. Do better, and allow others to do better too.

receiving an uptick of kys comments in my notifs so time to reblog this again i guess

Reasons to use “SA” online:

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 22:50:29 -0700

artistformerlyknownasbutttrumpet:

i was training a young person at work, and she referred to sexual assault as “SA” out loud, and i immediately was like, “no, it’s sexual assault, call it what it is,” bc idgaf if the algorithm overlords have taught y'all that you should fear direct language, how tf do any of you expect to ever address real issues with any amount of seriousness if you can’t even say the words? imagine an advocate looking a sexual assault survivor in the eyes and asking “did he grape you?” it’s absolutely fucking absurd, but these young interns and new hires are coming into an environment where we deal with survivors of all different kinds of abuse, and they’re coming with the mindset that the words are as bad as the actions, and that makes them shitty at the job and look juvenile af
i HATE self-censorship for a lot of reasons, but being in crisis work makes it even more frustrating. who are you censoring for? like i am being so fr, WHO are you censoring for? have you even thought it through? people who have been raped know that they have been raped. if someone attempts suicide or is grieving someone who did, saying “sewer slide” isn’t going to protect them from any of the feelings. a murder victim’s family isn’t going to feel better bc you said “unalived” instead of murdered. if anything, it’s just extremely invalidating and othering. it’s saying “what happened to you is so bad that i won’t even say the word,” which is NOT trauma-informed care. you are not protecting survivors/victims when you self-censor. the ONLY things you protect when you self-censor are the puritanical ideologies that are being encouraged by rich fascists who want your money and obedience
say the fucking words, guys. just say the goddamn words before i go insane!!!

Reasons to use “SA” online:

Algorithm hides posts that use the “S word.”
Microblogging site where posts have a character limit
Writing an article that mentions it over a dozen times; you spell it out the first time and use the acronym after that
Conversation by text (IM, whatsapp, discord, whatever) and it’s faster not to type out the full words
The app you’re in censors the actual words and replaces them with something else (like Steam’s **** for what it thinks is profanity)

Reasons to use “SA” in person:

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 22:31:02 -0700

knittingontheroad:

thepromiscuousfinger:
NAILED IT

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 22:10:35 -0700

hometoursandotherstuff:

do you have any friends that are 4x your age or more?

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 21:50:28 -0700

Do you have any friends that are 4x your age or more?

Yes

syntheticorange:

#nope no almost 160yo friends

I'm pretty sure earth doesn't have people 4x my age or more.

I don't think I currently have any friends 1/4 my age; I stopped going to the community events where I met young people during COVID and those events haven't started up again.

Emergency cleaning: Unfuck your whole house in the shortest time possible

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 21:30:42 -0700

river-b:

unfuckyourhabitat:

So, your landlord/parents/home inspector/favorite movie star is dropping by, and your place is a disaster. You don’t have much time to clean it up. You’re in emergency mode. Let’s get started.

Don’t panic. Panic leads to fear, fear leads to procrastination, procrastination leads to the dark side. You can do this, but you have to stay calm.

Unlike maintenance cleaning, we’re not looking to completely unfuck one space at a time. Instead, we want to decrease the overall mess in stages, spread evenly across the whole area that we’re concerned about. If you think your home is at Level 10 filth, we want to bring the whole thing down to a Level 9, and then down from there. One really clean spot in an otherwise messy home is not going to be helpful here.

Get prepared. You’ll want to shut the computer down (or turn the modem off if you need your computer to play music). Trust me. Get your music going. Gather up trash bags, your vacuum and mop, some rags or paper towel, sponges, and other cleaning supplies. Use what you have on hand. Don’t get distracted running to the store and spending an hour browsing cleaning supplies. A multi-purpose cleaning concentrate or a jug of vinegar will be just fine.

Breaks are very important. Depending on your time constraints, work in 20/10s (20 minutes working, 10-minute break) or 45/15s. But take breaks because otherwise you’re marathoning, and marathon cleaning is no one’s friend. Keep hydrated, don’t forget to eat, and check in with yourself frequently to make sure you’re physically doing OK.

Make your bed. This will be your home base if you get overwhelmed or need somewhere clear to take a break.

Start with the garbage. Going from room to room, throw out anything that is obvious trash. Once you fill a bag, take it out. Repeat as many times as necessary.

Move on to dishes. Gather the dishes from all over your house and bring them to the kitchen. If you can, start them soaking in a sink of hot, soapy water or start loading the dishwasher. After the dishes are all in one place, spend one 20/10 getting started getting them under control.

Now it’s time for your flat surfaces. Countertops, tables, dresser tops, etc. Clear them off and wipe them down. Don’t get distracted in too much sorting and organizing. We’re in crisis mode here. There will be time to get in-depth once this is all done. The same applies to cabinets and closets. Unless you have reason to believe people will be opening closed doors, leave these alone for now.

Attack the floordrobe and shoe pile. Get your clothes either put away or in the hamper. Start a load of laundry if you need to, but keep in mind that laundry and dishes have three steps: wash, dry, and put it away, goddammit!

Get random stuff up off the floors. If something is trash-worthy, throw it away now rather than just move it around a bunch of times. Otherwise, put stuff where it belongs.

Take another 20/10 or 45/15 to catch up on more dishes, if needed.

Head into the bathroom. Pour some cleaner in the toilet bowl, fill the sink with hot water and cleaner, and either spray the tub and shower with cleaner, or fill the tub up with some hot water and add cleaner and let it soak. Put everything away that’s out and shouldn’t be, clean the mirror, counters, and toilet seat. Sweep or dry mop the floor. Wipe down the sink and tub/shower, and give the toilet bowl a scrub. Mop the floor.

Sweep and mop the kitchen floor.

Vacuum everything you can, and sweep everything you can’t.

Walk outside of your house (don’t lock yourself out, please). Walk back in and see what catches your eye first. Go and deal with that.

If you’re being inspected or your landlord is coming in for repairs, spend time on whatever area they’ll be focusing on.

Give the whole place one more once-over and pay attention to anything you’ve missed so far.

It’s an old trick, but if your place is a little funky-smelling, put a pan of water on the stove on low heat and add some citrus or cinnamon or vanilla. Don’t leave it unattended or forget about it.

Take a shower, put on something clean, and eat something.

You can do this. It’s overwhelming, yes, but it is not impossible. You just need to do it. You have a list. You have directions. You have a whole bunch of Internet strangers who have been there before and who are cheering you on. You can do this, but you need to get started.

Why are you still here? GO. START. NOW.

the number of times in my past that I desperately wanted/needed someone to sit me down and tell me this stuff. I will never get back the hours and hours lost to headless-chicken mode, but it’s nice to know that in the last year I’ve learned so many coping mechanisms :D