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@mymoonmyconnie okay this is such a good point i just wanted to highlight it! this is the commentary on the zanzibar marketplace job (incredibly good memory, by the way):

so it was originally unintentional but it makes sense. usually you need to show how a character can do something difficult - like getting into a supposedly secure room - because otherwise it’ll feel like a deus ex machina and a plot hole. but with parker, it’s well and truly established that she can get into anywhere. repeatedly showing how she does it would just be unnecessary after a while. so only occasionally will we actually see her getting into a room, usually when it’s a particularly interesting & difficult entrance strategy (eg the ice man job, because the process of figuring out how to open the door is integral to the plot). most of the time she just appears. sometimes it’s used as a joke, sometimes you don’t even notice, but it’s a fun little consistent detail that i think helps make her character feel whole and distinct to the audience.

1. Oh he has all the powers, wow

2. I mean yeah, if i had all those powers i would be doing the same thing, and im clearly the worst most selfish least disciplined person in the world so like, obviously someone like Kal-El would use his powers to help

2.5 clearly this is an expression of his grief and atonement at not being able to save his planet

3. It is weird that he chose Earth to help, i wonder how he picked a refugee planet is it based on looks? How similar our physiology is?

4. Would it be akward to ask if he has anatomical diagrams i want to know if his heart is near his liver

5. Spock <3

6. All those powers and fighting people with mind control abilities i should figure out how to stop him in emergencies it must be stressful for him

You are trying to explain the trajectory of research on trans issues, and how the informed consent model came about as a wildly successful alternative to the gatekeeping model because time and again, people with clinical experience who actually cared about their patients found that just letting trans people transition was easier and the fear that it would lead to something bad was unfounded.

The Principle Understander is shouting at you that the medicalization of trans people is inherently unjust, and even the informed consent provider is still a gatekeeper, just a more lenient one.

You are already aware of this.

You are talking to someone who, as a first priority, needs to know what the worse gatekeeping model looks like.

"What the fuck do you think freedom MEANS, Earl?"

such a sweet serial killer he knows how to help when the mind isn’t quite right [x]

#this is one of my favourite little spike moments #he isnt angry at all hes very understanding #and i really think its because its because of his time with dru #he was so used to when dru made no sense and he was always understanding and patient #and he was so used to people judging and he never cared #he knows that tara doesnt know and he is so patient and its so sweet [x]

#this is such a good scene #he has a lot of anger #and has his temper tantrum drama moments #but he’s a caretaker #he took care of his sickly mother #spends 100+ years with dru #and then he spends the summer looking after dawn #he understands where tara is right now #that she’s emotionally and mentally vulnerable #and not of sound mind #he can’t get angry about that #and i like that it’s to comfort willow as much as tara #because he’s been in willow’s position and knows how hard it is #my undead trash son [x]

It also goes without saying that bioessentialism inherently can’t be trans inclusive no matter how hard you try. “All men including trans men—” probably not. “This is only a woman’s issue—” is it really? “Afabs only—” why? “All trans men are like—” what? what are they like? finish the sentence i dare you.

texas tech's quartback, brendan sorsby, was investigated for sports gambling. i know sports betting is all the rage right now, but athletes themselves are not allowed to do it. it is Rule Number 1 and it is the highest priority rule for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), who governs all athletic programs at about 1,100 colleges in the US.

the invesitagetion of sorsby revealed that, not only did he place more than 9,000 sports bets when he himself was a collegiate athlete, but 40 of those bets were AGAINST HIS OWN TEAM when he was playing at indiana university. immediately, this threatens the integrity of the sport, and especially because indiana is the hottest team right now as the defending national champion.

the NCAA, which is largely a sham organization these days (they've truly lost their grasp and college athletics are the wild west now) actually enforced their Number 1 Rule and told sorsby his career is over, that he would never play college football again (and, subsequently, that he would never get drafted into the NFL because his college career was cut short).

well, because the NCAA is a husk of its former self, sorsby and texad tech immediately took this to court. MANY athletes have learned these past few seasons that if you can find a judge who's a fan of your team, you can get any NCAA ruling overturned. that's exactly what texas tech did. they filed a suit in Lubbock, where the university is located and where every judge is an alum of texas tech. so sorsby was granted an injunction and will now only be suspended for the first 2 games od the 2026 season (which are alwayd against no-name teams that will be destroyed regardless of who's suspended).

every other school in the country immediately went on the defensive because this is a very clear integretiy issue. so nebraska and georgia (sic em dawgs) released statements saying that all currently-scheduled competitions witb Texas Tech in ANY sport will be canceled and there will be no future schedulings. at least 3 of the major conferences (SEC, Big 10, Big 12) , who account for almost all division 1 sports teams in the country, are also in discussions about cancelling comtests. Texas Tech is part of the Big 12, and there is serious talk of all other teams in the conference shutting texas tech out.

now would probably be time where i say that texas tech is one of the wealthiest programs in college football becaise there is a single billionaire alumnus pouring money into the program with hopes of essentially buying a championship. so texas techs integrity has always been questionable. anyway, the university president put oit a statement that he doesnt care that sorseby violated regulation and that texas tech will sue any school that refuses to play them because it jeopardizes their championship prospects if they're umable to play any games.

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