I'm stumped on this one, because I feel like Justice League of America is such a product of the 1960s-70s, and Animorphs is such a product of the 90s-00s, that I don't know how to reverse the causality.

Prince Orin learns about the war long before the surface does. There's rumors in the sea of a big dome that fell from the sky, full of grass and strange-colored trees. He overhears a Giant Squid telling his mother of an alien ship, buried for eons, turning to life again. And then he meets a whale that is not really a whale at all. It makes him so curious about what's going on up there.

When he's old enough that they can tell him, they tell him. "There's no such thing as a good alien or a bad alien," Mr. Kent says vehemently, and Mrs. Kent nods. "That's right. You fell through orbit a little before we learned about the war, but if there's one thing it taught us, it's this: Even aliens are people who can make their own choices. We figured, no matter who or what you were, if we raised you right, you'd just be our son."

"Master Wayne," Alfred says from a place of concern, "Are you sure this is a good idea?" Bruce huffs, but he doesn't dismiss Alfred outright. "I'm sure." He's still getting used to his deepening voice, the face in the mirror that now looks so similar to his late father's. "If the andalites can figure it out, if the yeerks could commandeer it... then so can I."

When John finds the ring-- or rather, when the ring finds John-- it urges a sense of intergalactic duty, and of power as of yet unmatched on Earth. He slips it on his finger, and wonders if this is how the Animorphs felt when they got their own powers. He looks at it, and feels the weight of the universe. He wonders if they were just as scared at the scale of this duty as he is right now.

Oliver's young when he reads about the late Joe Bob Fenestre. The Animorphs exposed his story a while back: He teamed up with a yeerk, directly related to Visser One, and kidnapped and murdered people so the two of them could live covertly, in their rich lifestyle, without ever having to sacrifice a thing-- except innocent people, hell, maybe even innocent yeerks. He realizes he'd rather be like the Animorphs than that scumball, even if he's got the money in common. He's always been into archery.....

"Shapeshifting is an ability that is inherent to my species," J'hon explains to the press. But he's seen enough Earth media, and he knows about positive associations. In theory, he can quell their fears of him. "Although they did not possess it from birth, your warriors The Animorphs used their powers in similar ways, to fight for the good of your planet. I intend to do the same."

"Princess Diana," she introduces herself, shaking Cassie's hand. "It's an honor to meet you. I've read a great deal about your ecological work, and your efforts to ensure non-human species get recognized for their sapience and treated with respect." Cassie finds herself blushing at the mention of her accomplishments in a way that speaks of great admiration. "And," Diana continues, "It's nice to see a woman like yourself command such respect." She winks. "I can relate."

To make this work, I feel like Earth has to be in some sort of enforced neutrality. Let's say that on their final mission in the '50s, the Justice Society is battling some cosmic force that not only threatens Earth but a decent chunk of reality, and end up trapped in a ritual that will drain and dissipate said cosmic horror, but will take decades to complete and is vulnerable to disruption should Earth experience major paranormal upheaval. In the general interests of reality, a number of major players including the Quintessence, Death, Lucifer, and Darkseid all agree that Earth is off-limits until the ritual completes. The gods and powers will still their activity, the occult world will retreat fully into the shadows, and open alien interference will be "discouraged" by the Green Lantern corps.

Of course, the general population of Earth is unaware of any of this. All they know is that their heroes disappeared one day, never to return. By the time the Animorphs are born, decades later, there's some debate as to whether they ever existed in the first place, or if they were just propaganda and marketing. Meanwhile, while the Powers that set Earth's neutrality continue to support it, they've also all moved on to other things as well, or are simply enjoying the short break, so while major incursions are still handled with alacrity and extreme prejudice, more minor affairs slip through the cracks opened by laxity and inattention. Affairs like the odd Skrit Na ship managing to slip the cordon and abscond with some Earth miscellany and a couple teenagers. Of course, the attempted use of the Time Matrix shortly afterwards draws much more attention, but it's resolved quickly and quietly by a rather new power to the region: the Ellimist.

The Ellimist and the Crayak both see potential in Earth. While neither has any current tie to the planet, they are already playing their game with the Andalites and the Yeerks. The existence of powers like the New Gods and others of a similar power level enforces the subtle and hands off nature of the pairs contest beyond even their canonical agreement, and likewise the presence of forces like the Green Lantern corps mean that the Andalites and Yeerks are largely restricted to direct conflict between each other, and much more subtle infiltration efforts towards third parties. In light of this, Crayak sees in Earth a planet of hosts that the Andalites can't openly target, so long as they're taken quietly, while Ellimist sees potential for future agents once the ban is lifted, and if he can play a major role in keeping the planet safe until then, he'll have a better bargaining position to claim said agents.

With this is mind, when Lauren and Elfangor attempt to use to Time Matrix to escape back to Earth, the Ellimist intervenes, and instead transports them directly there while using the Time Matrix himself to remove the time snarl created by its initial contested use. He then delivers the Time Matrix to New Genesis for safekeeping, and continues on with his plans, leaving a replica with Lauren and Elfangor so they are unaware of his interference (yes this means no Elfangor's Secret in this world). A few years later, the Yeerks take advantage of a disruption elsewhere in the sector pulling Green Lantern attention away from Earth for a few days to attempt an initial insertion of a foothold force. When the Andalite force sent to stop them begins struggling, the Ellimist manipulates Elfangor into returning to the fight, preventing said foothold, but leaving Lauren behind without learning of her pregnancy.

Of course, trouble in Sector 2814 is common, so the Yeerks eventually achieve their foothold. Due to their history of imperialism and known conflict with the Yeerks, the Andalites have a poor relationship with the Green Lantern corps, and while they would certainly be willing to point them at the Yeerks, they recognize that without proof they'll probably be shown the door. To this end, the Dome Ship Galaxy Tree is dispatched to surreptitiously visit Earth and acquire proof of Yeerk infiltration, utilizing yet another disturbance elsewhere in the sector. Unfortunately, they run afoul of a heavily stealthed Blade Ship, and Animorphs canon begins.

At this point, events can mostly proceed per canon, with some minor differences. As mentioned above, there's still plenty of potential for non-DC superhero media for inspiration (Marvel actually makes extra sense blowing up big in the 60s, a decade after the JSA vanished, but there's also the pulps, the extensive US-Japanese cross-pollination, the indie comics boom in the late 80s and 90s, etc.), plus now the debatable existence of real heroic precursors. While certain stories can't happen here (such as the aforementioned MM3), for the most part events are fairly local and sufficiently secret (or at least deniable), that the series can generally continue as is.

The one major exception is that Ax, being both and Aristh and a rather inattentive student, is unaware of the Earth's protected status, all he knows is that it's an underdeveloped backwater with no real connection to galactic affairs. To maintain this ignorance, his initial attempts to contact the Andalite homeworld fail, as the Yeerks impose a much stricter communications blackout. #18 can still happen, events move quickly and pretty much everyone who knows the Animorphs are from Earth ends up dead before they can do anything about it, and likewise #38 features a team trying to kill Yeerks and not interested in drawing attention to themselves. I think the penny probably drops only when the Animorphs meet Mertil and Gafinilan, who mention that Earth's quarantined status is both a reason for them to stay, and a reason why they couldn't leave even if they wished. At this point, the Animorphs have an even more clear and direct win condition than calling the Andalite fleet, except that they have no clue how to draw the attention of a Green Lantern. Eventually, in the absence of better options, the Animorphs (mostly) extract their families, and begin to fight more openly. But no help comes.

Every Lumax Scene in Stranger Things: s5e7 - The Bridge

you've seen the jokes. india is "dirty", indians are "everywhere", why don't they fix their own country. ok. let me tell you why, and what's happening right now while nobody's watching.

first, the history you skipped: britain ruled india for two centuries and drained it. economist utsa patnaik's research estimates around $45 trillion in today's money was taken. the india that got independence in 1947 was one of the poorest countries on earth. every "why is india like this" question starts there. you don't get to profit off a robbery and then mock the crime scene.

now, what's happening RIGHT NOW:

in may the question paper for NEET leaked. that's the national medical entrance exam. over 2.2 million students took it. cancelled. years of studying, families' savings poured into coaching, gone overnight because someone sold the paper. students died by suicide after. these were kids who wanted to be doctors.

and out of that came a protest movement. a gen z group called the cockroach janta party, started by a 30 year old named abhijeet dipke, got 22 million instagram followers within DAYS. they've been doing a sit-in at jantar mantar in delhi demanding education minister dharmendra pradhan resign.

and then there's sonam wangchuk. if you've watched 3 idiots, he's the real engineer the character was based on. built solar schools in ladakh. invented ice stupas so himalayan villages have water. spent his whole life on education. he's 59 and he's been on hunger strike for 17+ days now. reporters went to see him this week and he was too weak to talk. and the troll armies are calling him "anti national" and "foreign funded". a man starving himself for other people's children. that's the thing here, anyone who asks a question is suddenly a traitor.

it's not one incident, it's everywhere you look:

• infrastructure worth thousands of crores failing within months of the ribbon cutting. tunnels collapsing in regions where heavy rain is a guarantee, not a surprise.

• youth unemployment near 10% for ages 15 to 29, 13.6% in cities. in a country of 1.42 billion where more than half the population is young.

• only about the top 3% of indians earn above 10 lakh a year. meanwhile billionaire wealth keeps ballooning and the headlines celebrate it.

• manipur burned for over two years. an ethnic conflict, tens of thousands displaced, and the prime minister barely said the word manipur while it happened.

• journalists raided. critics' houses bulldozed. activists sitting in jail for years without trial under laws like UAPA. our press freedom ranking has cratered.

• even the petrol is a fight now, ethanol blending pushed through while drivers complain about their engines and get no straight answers.

and through all of it, the PM, who came to power on religious polarisation (americans, sound familiar?), travels abroad for photo ops and has not held one single open press conference in over a decade. not one.

what i'm asking:

if you're not indian: share this. our media mostly won't cover any of it because the big outlets are owned by the same billionaires the government serves. the only reason wangchuk's fast is getting any coverage is people refusing to look away.

if you ARE indian: speak up even if you're comfortable. especially if you're comfortable. join the protests. add to this, correct me, translate it. staying quiet is a choice when nothing in this post touches your life.

india is not "dirty". india was robbed, and it's being robbed again, from the inside this time. but it's also the country where a 59 year old will starve for strangers' kids and 22 million young people will rally behind a party literally named after cockroaches, because cockroaches survive everything.

we can still save her. but only loudly.

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1.) Not all our parents would bake us a fucking cake when we come out. Some of us are closeted. Surely you understand this? You also do not need to know my parent’s names or occupations; we are both adults. I do not need nor want to mix you and my private life with my parents and my public life.

2.) Trans people do not owe you their dead name or government name

3.) I’m not telling you for the sake of job security. I am a government fucking caseworker working amidst a fucking lavender panic!

“There’s no way you’re a different person outside this; you’re still you at your core. What harm is there—”

No, I am a completely different person. A different person with a different personality and different interests and a different name and presentation. I am a completely different person because I keep this life and my public life private to avoid fracturing 90% of my interpersonal relationships and 100% of my professional ones.

“You’re not out? But you’re so confident.”

I need y’all to start bringing that energy. Because it’s not always safe for someone to be out and not everyone is safe to be out around.