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Protecting 715 acres of public land from SpaceX

This is what happens when a trillionaire-owned company starts treating public land like its own testing grounds.

@uriel.cinema is taking you straight to the frontlines in Brownsville, Texas, where @spaceX has rapidly expanded across a rare coastal ecosystem, including land that belongs to the public and is meant to be protected by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

They described their first site as a “small testing facility.” But it’s become something much larger: a growing industrial footprint in a crucially important habitats for endangered ocelots, sea turtles, and migratory birds.

As if they didn’t have enough, they now want to take 715 acres of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge for additional dangerous testing that is literally killing wildlife and destroying plants.

It can also be found on Google Drive here and on Bluesky here.

I guess I’d just like decommission him instead of kill him. The prophecy line (“to storm or fire the world must fall”) could be interpreted in a few ways, whether it simply be finishing off Gaea and/or having one of them permanently dead, or in this case, falling from the line of duty to permanent non-fighting character. Like, he’s still there in the background but he’s not really contributing to the story that much anymore/the way he used to. Y’know?

Because like he, a child soldier, didn’t deserve to die in combat. Yeah I get that the nature of its tragedy is a point but he’s like a teenager. And his childhood was not something anyone should have to go through. He deserves to grow old in peace (as much as a PJO universe demigod can) like Percy. He never got to reach adulthood in canon. He was born a child ‘destined’ to be a soldier (fates and things), raised as a child soldier at Camp Jupiter, and died before he could even reach adulthood while in combat (child soldier). Jason Grace should’ve been given the chance to have a different fate than terminally doomed by the narrative (he’s the son of JUPITER for Pete’s sake! The king of the gods! I haven’t read the books in a while as of returning to this draft, but that status should at least mean that there’s a chance maybe something could be done so that neither child — storm aka Jason and Fire aka Leo — had to die!!).

I’ve noticed a lot of discussion in regard to orientalism lately and one thing in particular keeps getting overlooked.

Idia is deeply insecure. Compliments tend to overwhelm him, but at the same time, he clearly reacts strongly to them. He is not someone who can brush off praise or affection as meaningless. He needs reassurance that is visible and repeated before it feels real. That is why MalleIdia makes sense to a lot of people. Malleus is naturally inclined to show care in ways that leave little room for doubt.

But there is someone else who would do the same thing, and the fandom tends to overlook it: Riddle.

Riddle is often mischaracterized as a tsundere, probably because one of his most popular dynamics involves open dislike toward Floyd. But Riddle is actually very honest and earnest. When he respects someone or appreciates them, he says it directly.

Even though his relationship with Idia was tense at the beginning, the more recent chapters show Riddle admiring Idia's genius, and Riddle immediately tells him so. Idia's birthday vignette is another clear example. Riddle compliments Idia sincerely, without teasing or hidden intent, and Idia becomes visibly flustered. Riddle also gives Idia many compliments in Idia's Phantom Bride vignette. If they were in a relationship, that would likely happen often.

Once Riddle becomes aware of Idia's insecurities, it is easy to imagine him being intentional about voicing affection. He would praise Idia's mind, of course, but he would also focus on things Idia does not believe about himself. He would tell him he is beautiful. He would call him lovely. To Riddle, the person he loves would naturally be the most beautiful person in the world, and he would see no reason to keep that thought to himself.

Riddle is also, canonically, a bit of a gentleman. He would bring Idia roses from the Heartslabyul garden and kiss his hand. Idia would get overwhelmed and insist it is too much, but the truth is that he needs that kind of affection. It helps him truly believe that he is loved.

He's close to getting his goal met.

Since Israel and the US have started bombing Iran, Israel has bombed Gaza almost every single day. Conditions in the strip grow even rockier than they were before. Food scarcity is a huge problem and the medical needs of the people are not being met. People are dying.

Please consider helping my friend Hamza, whose large family is currently struggling with their health due to malnutrition. His fundraiser is here.

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1. @el-shab-hussein and @nabulsi # 151 on the spreadsheet of Vetted Gaza Fundraisers List]

2. @riding-with-the-wild-hunt Here .

I contemplate the happy faces of people around me here in Ireland and reminisce about the happy normal life my family and I had before the war. A life that turned into a distant memory for us and was replaced by an unending series of horrible nightmares.

Unlike my family in Gaza, people here have access to drinking water, all types of food, electricity, and a roof over their heads. Above all, they are safe, and I cannot help but wonder if they genuinely do appreciate these blessings in their lives enough.

People seem relaxed and laughing wholeheartedly around me in Ireland. I wish I could laugh too, but I am crushed way beyond recovery on the inside. I was evacuated by my Irish college after five months of living the horrors of war in Gaza. I hope you will never know what it feels like to live in constant fear and worry and be horrified by the most sickening and scary nightmares every single night while you are far away from your family in such circumstances.

When did my people in Gaza cease to be human beings worthy and deserving of a normal life? Has it become normal now for my family in Gaza to be starved and killed while the whole world is watching the genocide? If that is the case, then you will have to excuse me if I seek every avenue to bring them to Ireland and start a new normal life like all people here around me.

I was assured by the Irish Reugee Council (IRC) and lawyers in Ireland that there is hope I can reunite with my family in Ireland. In difficult times, it is hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. For me and my family, you are literally our light and hope for a better life.

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We are now at 98% of our goal to evacuate my family from Gaza and reunite with them in Ireland.

My parents, aged 71 and 73, my nephews and nieces, are all living in tents under horrific conditions as the scorching summer approaches. They struggle daily with rodents surrounding and entering the tents.

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Victims of the Saksakiyeh massacre in southern Lebanon, where an Israeli strike destroyed a building sheltering displaced civilians: Khadija Awada, Hani Fahs, Youssef Fahs, Rola Nasser al-Din, Mohammad Fahs, Ali Fahs, Fatima Fahs, Janna Fahs, and the child Maryam Fahs.

An entire family was wiped out.

In Gaza alone, nearly 7,000 families have been wholly or partially erased by Israel’s war.

After seeing post like this 👇

And this gem 👇

As well as countless of others from the AI generator community. Just talking about how "inaccessible art" is, I decided why not show how wrong these guys are while also helping anyone who actually wants to learn.

Here is the first one ART TEACHERS! There are plenty online and in places like youtube.

📺Here is my list:

Proko (Free, mostly teaches anatomy and how to draw people. But does have art talks and teaches the basics.)

Marc Brunet (Free but he does have other classes for a cheap price. Use to work for Blizzard and teaches you everything)

Aaron Rutten (free, tips about art, talks about art programs and the best products for digital art)

BoroCG (free, teaches a verity of art mediums from 3D modeling to digital painting. As well as some tips that can be used across styles)

Jesse J. Jones (free, talks about animating)

Jesus Conde (free, teaches digital painting and has classes in Spanish)

Mohammed Agbadi (free, he gives some advice in some videos and talks about art)

Ross Draws (free, he does have other classes for a good price. Mostly teaching character designs and simple backgrounds.)

SamDoesArts (free, gives good advice and critiques)

Drawfee Show (free, they do give some good advice and great inspiration)

The Art of Aaron Blaise ( useful tips for digital art and animation. Was an animator for Disney. Mostly nature art)

Bobby Chiu ( useful tips and interviews with artist who are in the industry or making a living as artist)

Sinix Design (has some tips on drawing people)

Winged canvas (art school for free on a verity of mediums)

Bob Ross (just a good time, learn how to paint, as well as how too relax when doing art. "there are no mistakes only happy accidents", this channel also provides tips from another artist)

Scott Christian Sava (Inspiration and provides tips and advice)

Pikat (art advice and critiques)

Drawbox (a suggested cheap online art school, made of a community of artist)

Skillshare (A cheap learning site that has art classes ranging from traditional to digital. As well as Animation and tutorials on art programs. All under one price, in the USA it's around $34 a month)

Human anatomy for artist (not a video or teacher but the site is full of awesome refs to practice and get better at anatomy)

Second part BOOKS, I have collected some books that have helped me and might help others.

📚Here is my list:

The "how to draw manga" series produced by Graphic-sha. These are for manga artist but they give great advice and information.

"Creating characters with personality" by Tom Bancroft. A great book that can help not just people who draw cartoons but also realistic ones. As it helps you with facial ques and how to make a character interesting.

"Albinus on anatomy" by Robert Beverly Hale and Terence Coyle. Great book to help someone learn basic anatomy.

"Artistic Anatomy" by Dr. Paul Richer and Robert Beverly Hale. A good book if you want to go further in-depth with anatomy.

"Directing the story" by Francis Glebas. A good book if you want to Story board or make comics.

"Animal Anatomy for Artists" by Eliot Goldfinger. A good book for if you want to draw animals or creatures.

"Constructive Anatomy: with almost 500 illustrations" by George B. Bridgman. A great book to help you block out shadows in your figures and see them in a more 3 diamantine way.

"Dynamic Anatomy: Revised and expand" by Burne Hogarth. A book that shows how to block out shapes and easily understand what you are looking out. When it comes to human subjects.

"An Atlas of animal anatomy for artist" by W. Ellenberger and H. Dittrich and H. Baum. This is another good one for people who want to draw animals or creatures.

Etherington Brothers, they make books and have a free blog with art tips.

📝As for Supplies, I recommend starting out cheap, buying Pencils and art paper at dollar tree or 5 below. If you want to go fancy Michaels is always a good place for traditional supplies. They also get in some good sales and discounts. For digital art, I recommend not starting with a screen art drawing tablet as they are usually more expensive.

For the Best art Tablet I recommend either Xp-pen, Bamboo or Huion. Some can range from about 40$ to the thousands.

💻As for art programs here is a list of Free to pay.

Clip Studio paint ( you can choose to pay once or sub and get updates. Galaxy, Windows, macOS, iPad, iPhone, Android, or Chromebook device. )

Procreate ( pay once for $9.99 usd, IPAD & IPHONE ONLY)

Blender (for 3D modules/sculpting, animation and more. Free)

PaintTool SAI (pay but has a 31 day free trail)

Krita (Free)

mypaint (free)

FireAlpaca (free)

Aseprite ($19.99 usd but has a free trail, for pixel art Windows & macOS)

Drawpile (free and for if you want to draw with others)

IbisPaint (free, phone app ONLY)

Medibang (free, IPAD, Android and PC)

NOTE: Some of these can work on almost any computer like Clip and Sai but others will require a bit stronger computer like Blender. Please check their sites for if your computer is compatible.

So do with this information as you will but as you can tell there are ways to learn how to become an artist, without breaking the bank. The only thing that might be stopping YOU from using any of these things, is YOU.

I have made time to learn to draw and many artist have too. Either in-between working two jobs or taking care of your family and a job or regular school and chores. YOU just have to take the time or use some time management, it really doesn't take long to practice for like an hour or less. YOU also don't have to do it every day, just once or three times a week is fine.

Hope this was helpful and have a great day.

All the photos on this tumblr ad the animal photo reference site I run is another resource available for artists to use!