tell me a story, you say

* Mail & Express are famous notorious for, when at a loose end, publishing Madeline McCann / Lady Diana stories despite their increasing lack of currency.

In much the same way, IPN published nearly 200 Jack the Ripper front-page stories in the four years after those murders ended. Illustrated stories, of course. Also like them, IPN featured many anti-immigrant "here to take your jobs" stories.

IPN got good mileage from murder (mostly horrible, sometimes ghastly, occasionally just shocking), violent or scandalous goings-on (with illustrations to show how violently scandalous) and things to be outraged at (with illustrations to assist in being outraged...)

It was also partial to the adjective “fair”...

...and I was quite surprised that this one missed out on "fair somnambulist".

The captions didn't miss out on much else.

Stuff like these:

Or indeed these:

Has there ever been a compilation of The Best / Worst Of Illustrated Police News?

My queue will keep posting until it’s gone and i’m gonna do my best to keep in touch with the 3? people on this site that i actually talk to but as of 17/12 I will no longer be active on tumblr

A quick clarification: I’ve been looking to get off this site for a while. I find tumblr overwhelming in a way that’s really not healthy for my brain and yet couldn’t find it in me to quit. The purge is finally enough motivation to move on. My blog will be here for as long as tumblr is and while I’ll continue to crosspost my fic, I no longer plan on being active on this site. 

Local boy arrested for being too cute 

I can’t remember where I first saw this meme, so I’m gonna credit this tweet !  It’s been a long time since I’d drawn some light-side folks…! They are all so sweet ahah~ Bonus:

lip gloss- good at arguing, sings a lot when alone, likes attention, gets tired easily, provides good hugs, midnight conversations, really supportive & accepting

eyeliner- chill but gets stressed often, likes writing & drawing, makes a lot of small but dumb mistakes, wants to travel around the world, has underrated humor

blush- spends a lot of money, loves empty cafés, talks too much, cute earrings and pink aesthetics, the psychologist friend, confident but insecure at the same time

chapstick- uses emojis ironically, hella social anxiety, says they’re bad at art but they’re probably not, peach soft drinks, the reasonable friend

abortion

birth control

also reproductive rights issues:

doctors performing c sections during births without informed consent

eugenics via sterilization requirements for trans people to change documentation

eugenics via forced/nonconsenting sterilization of disabled people

eugenics via forced/nonconsenting sterilization of people of color

eugenics via selective abortion of disabled fetuses (fetuses with Down syndrome especially) (these are abortions sought by people who WANT to be pregnant–but only with non-disabled children, when there’s absolutely no guarantee that a non-disabled child won’t become disabled)

- doctors deliberately stitching their female patients genitals tighter than necessary / than is safe to “make sex more enjoyable for their spouse”