Blanda, Erroris, Mortifero

  “I honestly think what we do as Agents is us trying to redeem ourselves from our past. It’s always said that the past reflects your future, but what no one realizes is that what we do now can reflect our future as well. I have a past, you have a past, we all have pasts where something we are not proud of leaks out and already people judge us. I on behalf of SHIELD am saying don’t dwell on what you heard or think is true. Dwell on the fact that we are doing our job and keeping the world as safe as it could be. Thank you.“ 

 Natasha found herself going another night without any sleep, this is the third night in a row and she’s grown tired of it. Born and raised in a way where fears are suppose to subside into nothing within minutes. But after the recent event of figuring out that everyone she’s come to know and grow fond of in SHIELD could be lying and be part of HYDRA.

 When you cut off one head, two more grow in it’s place. 

She couldn’t imagine how many people…no…how many enemies she’s known over the past years are associated with HYDRA. That tick keeps her mind busy and that explains the lack of sleep.

She let out an elongated sigh as she sat on the window sill looking down at the city that never sleeps. She heard a creak in the floorboard and her body tensed, “What do you want?” She said in a cold tone.

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“Quick disclaimer, I don’t pretend to understand the complexities we face as a species, just because I portrayed a genius in my professional life. My scholastic achievement peaked at a correctional finishing,” RDJ said, alluding to his troubled past that landed him incarcerated on drug charges, until he cleaned up in a court-ordered rehab treatment. Downey Jr. also told the audience how he never made it past high school.

“On the flip side, I did play and interesting and iconic character for 11 years, Tony Stark,” he said, adding that what he liked about Stark was that he went from a “soulless war profiteer to a man who was willing to sacrifice himself for the good of the community.”

Downey Jr., himself, also had to personally change, transforming from a troubled youth into a reliable actor and member of an ensemble acting team, as part of the “Avengers” movies’ cast.

“Interestingly enough, when you want to change, the universe puts people in your life that facilitate that,” he said.

And his fame gives him access to all sorts of people.

“Recently, I was at a table with super smart, impressive, expert folks about six months ago, and the following statement was made: ‘between robotics and technology, we could probably clean up the planet significantly, if not entirely within a decade,’” he said, and the room burst into applause.

“Being essentially a 54-year-old child,” he said referring to himself, “I said, ‘Let’s do it! Let’s commit to a process, let’s form a coalition.’ And that did not inspire the reaction I expected. It was dead silence.”

(He used courser language involving bodily waste and smells in an elevator to describe the reaction he got.)

Those smart intellectuals, who thought the tech could do it, also thought that overcoming bureaucracy, sharing intellectual property, intergovernmental cooperation would be too impossible to actually make it happen.

But Downey Jr. wants to try anyway.

“I know it’s a kumbaya type dream. It’s a logistical clusterf–k,” he said. “I’m down with dedicating myself to maybe one small part of making good on that statement, even in abject failure, it’s still the best idea I’ve ever had.”

So at this robotics show, he announced his Footprint Coalition, which is still so new, its website hasn’t even been set up yet. The actor is promising that the Coalition will be officially off the ground in April 2020 and that he’s willing to spend “the next 11 years” working on it.

𝙈𝙀𝙈𝙀— 𝘼𝘾𝘾𝙀𝙋𝙏𝙀𝘿

Sauntering in the living room, light creases were created on the soldier’s forehead currently trying to decipher where that damn shirt could have gone. He had last seen it in the bathroom, thus now Steven failed to get its current location. “Nat have you seen my shirt? The one with the blue and white straps? I think—” Cerulean lens amusedly narrowed as they landed upon the redhead wearing it nonchalantly. “Really Romanoff?”

𝙈𝙀𝙈𝙀— 𝘼𝘾𝘾𝙀𝙋𝙏𝙀𝘿

Sauntering in the living room, light creases were created on the soldier’s forehead currently trying to decipher where that damn shirt could have gone. He had last seen it in the bathroom, thus now Steven failed to get its current location. “Nat have you seen my shirt? The one with the blue and white straps? I think—” Cerulean lens amusedly narrowed as they landed upon the redhead wearing it nonchalantly. “Really Romanoff?”

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Over the past several months, and inspired by our storied past, we’ve given serious thought to who we want to be to our community moving forward and have been hard at work laying the foundation for a better Tumblr. We’ve realized that in order to continue to fulfill our promise and place in culture, especially as it evolves, we must change. Some of that change began with fostering more constructive dialogue among our community members. Today, we’re taking another step by no longer allowing adult content, including explicit sexual content and nudity (with some exceptions).  

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So what is changing?

Posts that contain adult content will no longer be allowed on Tumblr, and we’ve updated our Community Guidelines to reflect this policy change. We recognize Tumblr is also a place to speak freely about topics like art, sex positivity, your relationships, your sexuality, and your personal journey. We want to make sure that we continue to foster this type of diversity of expression in the community, so our new policy strives to strike a balance.

Why are we doing this?

It is our continued, humble aspiration that Tumblr be a safe place for creative expression, self-discovery, and a deep sense of community. As Tumblr continues to grow and evolve, and our understanding of our impact on our world becomes clearer, we have a responsibility to consider that impact across different age groups, demographics, cultures, and mindsets. We spent considerable time weighing the pros and cons of expression in the community that includes adult content. In doing so, it became clear that without this content we have the opportunity to create a place where more people feel comfortable expressing themselves.

Bottom line: There are no shortage of sites on the internet that feature adult content. We will leave it to them and focus our efforts on creating the most welcoming environment possible for our community.

So what’s next?

Starting December 17, 2018, we will begin enforcing this new policy. Community members with content that is no longer permitted on Tumblr will get a heads up from us in advance and steps they can take to appeal or preserve their content outside the community if they so choose. All changes won’t happen overnight as something of this complexity takes time.

Another thing, filtering this type of content versus say, a political protest with nudity or the statue of David, is not simple at scale. We’re relying on automated tools to identify adult content and humans to help train and keep our systems in check. We know there will be mistakes, but we’ve done our best to create and enforce a policy that acknowledges the breadth of expression we see in the community.

Most importantly, we’re going to be as transparent as possible with you about the decisions we’re making and resources available to you, including more detailed information, product enhancements, and more content moderators to interface directly with the community and content.

Like you, we love Tumblr and what it’s come to mean for millions of people around the world. Our actions are out of love and hope for our community. We won’t always get this right, especially in the beginning, but we are determined to make your experience a positive one.

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