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Beastkini

The beastkini is a cursed article of clothing that turns the wearer into a dog girl. 

A bunch of my friends, turned into Ham-hams!

I can't find a screenshot that shows that timestamp, but you can see the same thing happening in the similar "this tastes like prion disease" post:

You see the dates? If you read the whole date, it's September, 1993, the... 7202nd day?

See? Eternal September. Today is the 11,278th day of September, 1993.

Ah, Eternal September.

Before there was facebook or twitter or tumblr, there was usenet.

Usenet was a collection of user groups not unlike reddit, but collectively run by universities & companies. Nobody owned it. Moderation was performed by patient volunteers and varied from group to group according to policy, but was usually enforced as:

don't be a dick

don't doxx or stalk people

hate crimes are unacceptable

don't be a dick

Some newsgroups had other rules (like No TNG Spoilers in the rec.arts.startrek newsgroup) but generally speaking everyone online agreed to those basic tenets.

Back then the only way to gain access to usenet was (1) be a university student at a school with internet access, or (2) be an employee of a big company with internet access, like Boeing, IBM, Intel, etc.

But because corporate america was yet ignorant of the potential for internet commerce, most of usenet was populated by university folk, both students & faculty. Private ISPs did exist during this era, but were rare and expensive. I gained access to the internet & usenet in 1987 via a pal who ran one such service.

And since most usenet participants were (at the time) university students, this led to an easily understood cycle of events, a calendar of sorts: every September, newly minted freshmen would be granted internet logins and flood usenet with ill-behaved bullshit. The existing usenet members would crack down on the newbies, banning & educating as required. The people who learned the rules & obeyed? They got to stick around. The others were permabanned; knocked offline.

This is how the internet & usenet worked for most of a decade.

But then, in September 1993, something happened to change that forever. America Online opened their spanking new internet portal to everyone with an AOL account, and chaos ensued. For $19/month every mom, dick, and harry could suddenly participate in usenet groups, and none of these AOL people were conversant with the existing culture. Nor did they want to learn.

The flood of barbarians quickly overwhelmed the moderators. It's never been the same since. Usenet still exists in 2024, but it's a hollow shell of the vibrant culture from the 1980s, mostly used to host files now. Reddit comes sorta close to what we had, but Reddit will never be usenet, for many reasons.

New subscriptions made through the iOS app will include an additional 30% fee starting November 4

Creators can choose to either increase their prices for the iOS app or lose 30% more of their income on top of their existing Patreon fees which can range from 5% - 12%:

Creators will be automatically switched to Subscription Billing starting November 2024. Creators can postpone the change until November 2025 through the creator Settings > Billing

Additional Sources & Reading:

Patreon News: iOS in-app purchases FAQ

Patreon Support: Migrating to Subscription Billing FAQ

Patreon Support: How iOS in-app Purchases Work for Fans

Patreon Support: How in-app Purchases Work on Patreon

My Lineart Templates [also known as Adoptable Bases] are being relocated to my Big Cartel, with entirely new bases being periodically added: godbirdart.bigcartel.com

Short and bittersweet of it: we got dicked out of unemployment we were promised and this has put us so far in the red, I cannot even begin to process just how unbelievably stressful that being $1000 below the necessary amount to keep a roof over our heads can be.

Roommates are opening commissions and setting Ko-fi goals, you do not know how fucking helpful it'd be if you at least took a look or spread this. Ya know, on the site where everyone needs help. I guess.

Anything helps. Seriously. Anything.

Short and bittersweet of it: we got dicked out of unemployment we were promised and this has put us so far in the red, I cannot even begin to process just how unbelievably stressful that being $1000 below the necessary amount to keep a roof over our heads can be.

Roommates are opening commissions and setting Ko-fi goals, you do not know how fucking helpful it'd be if you at least took a look or spread this. Ya know, on the site where everyone needs help. I guess.

Anything helps. Seriously. Anything.

I hope you are well

I am Youssef

I’m Gaza,palestian

writing to you with a heavy heart on behalf of myself and my family, I am a husband and a father of five children, the war destroyed everything we own, and now there is no work to help my family, I hope you can help us, read our story in this link and do not hesitate to donate dear, any amount, no matter how small, will help me start a project, and share the link if you can, thank you for your support and loyalty, dear 💫

@nikoco11 @humanvictim @7amadalr @kaapstadgirly @palestinegenocide @palestaine @bibyebae @manrota66 @annoyinggiantfestivaluniver-blog @toughknit @flower-tea-fairies @flowerishness @thetitancurse @vivisectionv @helppsds @communistchameleon @raelyn-dreams @troythecatfish @the-bastard-king @4ft10tvlandfangirl @awetistic-things-main @gentl3m4n @awetistic-things @baby-girl-aaron-dessner @northgazaupdates2 @riding-with-the-wild-hunt @nabulsi27 @nabulsisoap @kyra45 @kyra45-but-animals @commissions4aid-international @occupationsurfer @ibtisams @sayruq @evelyn @evelyn-art-05 @sar-soor @90-ghost @90-sclrtan @lady-raziel @helppeople @helppeople

@helppeople98-blog @helppmefindawaytobreathee

We hope everyone will help us achieve safety and peace

Hello I am Safaa, married to Mohammed, and I have a 7-month-old child.

In light of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, we went through very difficult circumstances. We were displaced several times, and the first night was very difficult, and in the morning it was our first displacement and leaving the house, and then we lost my house, which I had paid for with all the money that I had, as a result of the bombing that we had been witnessing throughout. today .

I was pregnant and gave birth in my eighth month due to fear and tension inside a small tent full of cold and insects

GoFundMe Campaign Link 🍉 :

The situation is very bad for us,

I now live in a small tent that my child cannot tolerate because of the intense heat.

all, especially since we are in tents, and there is no healthy food, no medicine, no water, and no electricity.

My only source of income has been lost, my house has been destroyed, and I, my wife and my My child are now homeless

GoFundMe Campaign Link🍉 :

https://gofund.me/b25cb4bf

I need your help in raising money to leave the Gaza Strip I need to raise money to restore a beautiful life and stability outside the Gaza Strip Everything I tell leaves only a small amount of the suffering we are experiencing.

Thank you all

Safaa&mohammed

Note :

My account vetted by :

Each day that the occupation continues is another day that Palestinians will need our help and support to see their land and people freed. I know you have seen many posts like this, but please, I ask you to take a moment out of your day to stop and read this one. Yusra and her family need your help. 🙏

Yusra is a mother, and wants to get her and her daughter Maryam out of Gaza and into Egypt to be able to rebuild their lives. Her daughter was doing very well in school and had dreams and wishes for her life. Yusra was working hard, you can see her work in these pictures, to create a stable life for herself and her daughter.

Yusra and Maryam are now forced to live in fear, first fleeing to Yusra's parents' home, then to multiple shelters, and being displaced to Rafah and most recently to Khan Younis. The family has been displaced four times in total, and under conditions where they have limited access to water, food, power, and internet, and while under the threat and fear of bombing and Israeli attacks.

Can you imagine living with no access to basic necessities, while being terrified that you may not see tomorrow? Knowing that your child isn't safe, but being powerless to protect her? What crime have Yusra and Maryam committed? Any human being can recognize this injustice. Let your anger move you to make a difference, and contribute to Yusra's campaign. She worked hard to support her family and provide her daughter with a peaceful childhood, but after October, their hopeful future was stolen from them ... will you help them take it back?

$0 / $30,000 (new campaign!)

Fortunately, I still remember my name: Rana. I can also remember that I’m a graduate of the Faculty of English-Frensh literature then I completed my master’s studies in education.

Being from northern Gaza means that I have lived through war, aggression, siege, massacre, pain, loss, torment, and also “death”, which life here forces you to look at with your own eyes.

As October approached, the catastrophic chapters of this story dramatically unfolded. It fills my heart with darkness every moment. I open my phone gallery and scrolling up to that promising life where I no longer belong.

Pursuing my Phd education abroad with a good scholarship was always my goal which I believed would be achieved but due to the complete destruction of the city and continuing displacment from place to another, I couldn’t register in any program and I lost the chance this year.

I was working and training in a company inside “Al Jammal tower”, which is one of the largest towers housing software and languages companies in Gaza, where we were mixing commitment and fun, dreaming of a better future. But once our company became a target and was completely destroyed, my business was shattered as well as my dreams, leaving me heartless and soulless.

We are not numbers. Remember, despite the difficulties I face in Gaza and the challenges I face with courage, I always realise that my story is a small part of the stories of 2.2 million people who face difficulties and struggle to survival in harsh conditions.

🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉

But there is a glimmer of hope amidst this darkness. With your support and generous donations, I can rebuild my life from the ashes and hit my goal. Every donation, no matter the size, will have a significant impact.

Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for your unwavering support in this urgent matter.

@palestinegenocide @queerstudiesnatural @90-ghost @el-shab-hussein @northgazaupdates

@apollos-olives @riding-with-the-wild-hunt @vakarians-babe @90-ghost @fairuzfan

@sar-soor @fallahifag @humanvoicebox @plomegranate @queerstudiesnatural

@commissions4aid-international @international-network @nabulsi @mushroomjar

@palestine @communistchilchuck @northgazaupdates2 @ghost-and-a-half @kyra45

@the-bastard-king @feluka @sayruq @chososhairbuns @commissions4aid-international

Welcome

I do not know when we will publish about what is really happening here. Life has begun to narrow around us. My children are calling on you from Gaza😔 for help to escape from this unmerciful world. Please participate and donate, even if a small amount of money. Make the world see what these children are suffering from hunger, disease and homelessness. Are these children to blame for what? gets here😭😔

Thank you for listening

Casual Dragon