Living Dumpster Fire

And the colors are inspired by a Sappho poem, y’all, i can’t even.  

[Image is of a flag with four equally sized horizontal stripes, from top to bottom: purple, gold, green, and pink]

I have not had one word from her

Frankly I wish I were dead When she left, she wept a great deal; she said to me, “This parting must be endured, Sappho. I go unwillingly.”

I said, “Go, and be happy but remember (you know well) whom you leave shackled by love

“If you forget me, think of our gifts to Aphrodite and all the loveliness that we shared

“all the violet tiaras, braided rosebuds, dill and crocus twined around your young neck

“myrrh poured on your head and on soft mats girls with all that they most wished for beside them

“while no voices chanted choruses without ours, no woodlot bloomed in spring without song…”

THIS MAN DID THAT

HE DID THAT FOR US

You remember that post about the homestuck t-shirt design contest collaborating with hot topic? And how Hot Topic are the biggest art thieves?  This is recent.  As you can see above, I stumbled upon Hot Topic’s website and they are selling a very popular fan art put on a t-shirt, and did not ask permission from the original artist (rismo).

BY AGREEING TO TERMS AND CONDITIONS ON DEVIANT ART.

THEY SOLD IT TO A THIRD PARTY ROYALTY-FREE.

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c) to modify, adapt, change or otherwise alter the Artist Materials (e.g., change the size) and use the Artist Materials as described in Section 3(b); and

d) the right to sublicense to any other person or company any of the licensed rights in the Artist Materials, or any part of them, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. (They can edit, change, or otherwise modify your artwork in any way they want, as well as sublicensing it  to third parties, such as Hot Topic.)

e) Artist acknowledges that Artist will not have any right, title, or interest in any other materials with which Artist Materials may be combined or into which all or any portion of Artist Materials may be incorporated. (By posting on FA, you forfeit your right to dispute any third party profits or copyright infringements upon your art.)

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Mainstream News Media Censorship at The Border

Here you have HLN, a mainstream news service at 9am on Wednesday Morning, Jan 2 2019, blatantly editing its live news footage to help and aid the Trump Administration.

30 seconds detailing reports of immigrant violence on NYE and Border Patrol statements on the issue.  Let’s be clear, CBP statements are exactly the opposite of what people on the ground are reporting, detailing the CBP’s actions as “cruel and inhumane”, that the CBP started the violence on Tuesday morning, that they not only used tear gas but physical force on women and children at the border.

But moments after she starts detailing the left-wing response, pointing out how Trump has shut down legal immigration routes for Asylum Seekers months ago, 

Today’s presidential proclamation shutting down asylum eligibility is illegal under international and US law.

This morning, the Trump administration, invoking emergency national-security measures, issued a 90-day shutdown to asylum eligibility for anyone crossing the border outside of an official port of entry.

Secondary Source from Amnesty International.

“The Trump administration is defying international law and orchestrating a crisis by deliberately turning asylum-seekers away from ports of entry, endangering families who see no choice but to take desperate measures in their search for protection. These dangerous policies must end immediately. The US must welcome people safely into the country while their asylum claims are reviewed.”

The Trump Administration is turning asylum seekers away both from unofficial points of entry (illegal under both U.S. and International Law) and from legal points of entry.

News coverage of that pure statement of fact is exactly unfolding exactly as seen above.

Me, a gen Z: idk some bottomless fries maybe

Cousin: Why would you damn yourself to hell for something that insignificant

Me: well, I’m already going to hell for being aggressively not straight might as well get some fries on the way

Like, I recently watched Interstellar, and while my mother complained about not understanding the sub-plots, I was sitting there, trying to process the fact that the world is dying in real life. Perhaps not the same way, but it is. (With global warming, we’re halfway to the critical temperature. Perhaps, our children will know that conifers existed only from books and from stories. Think about that for a second.)

But we have no miracle “flying to another inhabitable planet” solution here. We aren’t even close. Even if we had, nobody would be using it because the world is ruled by the rich and ignorant, and losing money in saving people is the last thing people like that want.

So we, here, children who should be first and foremost caring about grades and first crushes and learning are instead stuck in this hellstate of helplessness.

And that makes us angry. Furious. Depressed. Exhausted.

All of that.

Me: that’s what I’m saying!!

Article: it’s those pesky iPhones!

Me: …

*later on*

Teacher in same article: I’ve never had students be diagnosed with mental health issues so much before

Me: I know! There’s so many bad things happening in the world that contributes to that as well, but also it was less common for students to be open with mental health issues and people believing their diagnosis. It’s great that kids are able to get help with that nowadays!

Teacher in article: it’s those pesky iPhones! Kids shouldn’t be allowed to use social media at all, as a matter of fact!

Me, who uses tumblr (a social media) to deal with my issues and feel less alone: … … .

Me: ,,what,,

Me: ,,¿how?? How was this ever a conclusion???

Baby Boomers/Gen X: *screams. runs away, tries to hide, calls a priest, dies*

Millenials: *plans their escape and lives*