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macksting
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Trans, mother and housespouse, early 40s. If you followed me because of a meme or I had something nice to say about Peter S. Beagle, I apologize with tongue in cheek; you'll find me dubious company.
Mostly here for the musicians, artists and sex workers.
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rose I've never met anyone like you. There will be others soon who Like you elected to take your leave. It first requires shutting out others, Countless voices of friends and lovers, So you can be certain they will not grieve. As we walked, we spoke with various Electorate who knew on sight they hated us And though you never turned any nays to ayes, You reached therein a common ground Where barren fields have I but found, And each walked away a little more wise. In awe I begged at length to know How you turn a mind from hate to sew A seed of revolutionary thought. How I might reach another mind. You suggested I read some Hegel, Admitting for others you likely would not. You asked what I desired from us, In harshest terms, and I, nonplussed, Stammered that I had no real notion; That we two shared joys and burdens, But I sounded so pained and uncertain It would be the last of our conversations. You pushed others out and pulled away, And every November on that painful day, I wonder if I should have held on tight, Disregarding your desired ending In hopes of all my efforts sending A message that you should not go without a fight. You re-entered and burned, descended, Brighter before, now undefended, And now, I sift, burned by your embers. Did you take a vote amongst your plenty Or did one decide for all absentees? Drowned, not waving, but still remembered. rose I've never met anyone like you. There will be others soon who Like you elected to take your leave. It first requires shutting out others, Countless voices of friends and lovers, So you can be certain they will not grieve. As we walked, we spoke with various Electorate who knew on sight they hated us And though you never turned any nays to ayes, You reached therein a common ground Where barren fields have I but found, And each walked away a little more wise. In awe I begged at length to know How you turn a mind from hate to sew A seed of revolutionary thought. How I might reach another mind. You suggested I read some Hegel, Admitting for others you likely would not. You asked what I desired from us, In harshest terms, and I, nonplussed, Stammered that I had no real notion; That we two shared joys and burdens, But I sounded so pained and uncertain It would be the last of our conversations. You pushed others out and pulled away, And every November on that painful day, I wonder if I should have held on tight, Disregarding your desired ending In hopes of all my efforts sending A message that you should not go without a fight. You re-entered and burned, descended, Brighter before, now undefended, And now, I sift, burned by your embers. Did you take a vote amongst your plenty Or did one decide for all absentees? Drowned, not waving, but still remembered. rose I've never met anyone like you. There will be others soon who Like you elected to take your leave. It first requires shutting out others, Countless voices of friends and lovers, So you can be certain they will not grieve. As we walked, we spoke with various Electorate who knew on sight they hated us And though you never turned any nays to ayes, You reached therein a common ground Where barren fields have I but found, And each walked away a little more wise. In awe I begged at length to know How you turn a mind from hate to sew A seed of revolutionary thought. How I might reach another mind. You suggested I read some Hegel, Admitting for others you likely would not. You asked what I desired from us, In harshest terms, and I, nonplussed, Stammered that I had no real notion; That we two shared joys and burdens, But I sounded so pained and uncertain It would be the last of our conversations. You pushed others out and pulled away, And every November on that painful day, I wonder if I should have held on tight, Disregarding your desired ending In hopes of all my efforts sending A message that you should not go without a fight. You re-entered and burned, descended, Brighter before, now undefended, And now, I sift, burned by your embers. Did you take a vote amongst your plenty Or did one decide for all absentees? Drowned, not waving, but still remembered.
November 21, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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*hugs?*
That always feels so insufficient. How does one show they care over the internet? And what use is it? It's better than not knowing people care, I guess.
November 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Adding alt-text (hope it's satisfactory)
[ID: Julia Kaye autobio comic. Julia listens to the new Sabrina Carpenter album while packing a suitcase. She says "This music is well-made but feels like it's for girlier girls than me. Ones that... didn't go through the trauma of not having been able to experience the sort of girlhood they wish they couldn't had and now feel too changed to embrace girlier media. ... Oh." She sits back and cries a bit. "That's not processed at all." /end ID]
November 8, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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[ID: El Goonish Shive panel. Grace and Justin talk to each other in the card shop while a customer looks on. Grace says: That was a joke. Nobody can tell when I'm joking. I should buy a small sign that says "just kidding." Justin laughs a little at that, and she replies, No I'm serious. /end ID]
[ID: El Goonish Shive panel crop. Grace and Justin talk to each other in the card shop while a customer looks on. Grace says: That was a joke. Nobody can tell when I'm joking. I should buy a small sign that says "just kidding." Justin laughs a little at that, and she replies, No I'm serious. /end ID]
November 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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ID: Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou panel. Director Alpha, a solemn and somewhat majestic alpha-series android, looks down pensively, lit from beneath, and thinks to herself, "I wonder how many times this makes the northern route."
October 31, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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October 12, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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ID: Panel from Rom Spaceknight, a Marvel comic. The robotic-looking superhero Rom ducks and shields his face in a manner that looks like dabbing. This is distinct from the other panel in the previous post where he also does that.
October 12, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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Make him dab, like he does in the comics!
ID: Rom Spaceknight, a robotic-looking superhero from Marvel Comics, ducks and shields his face in a manner that looks like a dance move called dabbing. /end ID
October 12, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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I have now caught up with Heartstrings and wait patiently for the next page.
Mostly patiently.
It would be difficult to explain why I made this silly edit but I assure you, everyone in my gaming group fuckin' lost it.
ID: Ro from the webcomic Heartstrings, a butch dyke punk singer, looks out of sorts as she begins her show; her eyes have been replaced with the Special Eyes from the bug-eyed Mass Effect meme and she in fact says into the microphone to her adoring fans, "I have special eyes." /end ID
October 2, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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[ID: Edward Elric sits angrily in a bowl of consommé or broth on a placesetting. An edited version of the show's name appears in the lower left: Fullmetal Alchemist Broth. /end ID]
October 1, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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ID: Social media post by the English rag The Sun, dated October 1st, 2015: In a shitty preview image, a naked woman cuddles an android in bed. Headline says, "We'll be having sex with robots in the next 10 years." /end ID
October 1, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Real Sakaki energy, that.
ID: Azumanga Daioh anime screenshot of Sakaki with her characteristic flat affect, overwhelmed by something cute.
October 1, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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The night side of Charon illuminated by Plutoshine, in a photograph by the New Horizons probe on its way out of the region and deeper into the Kuiper Belt.
A low-resolution image of a single spheroid lit from two sides, the solar terminator visible on the right while a softer light shines from the upper left. Charon's night side, lit by plutoshine. Taken by the the NASA New Horizons probe in 2015.
September 25, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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Alt-text on image; CW for Nazi bullshit.
ID: Social media post by Bruno Dias quote-twatting Politico: "On this website you can't say lol about Charlie Kirk's death but you can imply that autistic people are a problem to be solved." Quote-tweeted article by Politico has headline "Trump's Tylenol diatribe was rooted in frustration. The president wants to solve the autism problem even if it means pregnant women don't treat their pain and delay their kids' vaccinations." /end ID
September 24, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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[ID: Panels cropped from NSFW comic Alfie. A wall-eyed old caravaner takes a drink from his tankard before flatly saying, "Tits." /end ID]
[ID: Panels cropped from NSFW comic Alfie. A wall-eyed old caravaner takes a drink from his tankard before flatly saying, "Tits." /end ID]
September 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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FBI right now:
September 20, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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[ID: Legend of Galactic Heroes screencap. Admiral Bittenfeld stands in his seat, angrily stating, “When a devil gets caught by a monster, I, as a human being, can only hope that they both die.” /end ID]
[ID: Legend of Galactic Heroes screencap. Admiral Bittenfeld stands in his seat, angrily stating, “When a devil gets caught by a monster, I, as a human being, can only hope that they both die.” /end ID]
September 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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no new pictures, where are you at mentally?
ID: Cropped panel from Yokohama Shopping Log. Director Alpha looks out from a ventral window of the Taapon, looking down at the clouds and the world below. Her expression is difficult to read, her emotions reserved and quiet, but there's a melancholy to it.
September 18, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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ID: A slightly edited pair of stills from The Twilight Zone episode He's Alive, that episode where an undead Hitler advises a young neo-nazi. A shadowy figure talks to a young fascist in fash cosplay played by Dennis Hopper, and (in this edit) says, "You take a restaurant of no value, and you make him into a symbol. You wrap him in a flag, and you make his death work for you. Find a name brand who is of no value while he's alife but who can serve you when he's dead." /end ID
September 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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I have found so many uses for this screenshot.
[ID: Serial Experiments Lain. In a dark room, Taro says to Lain, "The Knights aren't just ordinary crackers, Lain." /end ID]
September 12, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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ID: Umbrella Academy passing each other in cars meme. Viktor looks in shock at 5 passing the other way. Viktor is labeled, "You, transitioning to be a feminine man", 5 is labeled "Me, transitioning to be a masculine woman."
September 11, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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I sometimes wonder what my next eggshell holds.
[ID: cropped panel from El Goonish Shive. Tedd says, in wonder and awe, "I'm -- That's a thing? There's a NAME for it?" End ID.]
September 9, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Your last saved pic is your moral philosophy.
Oh no.
[ID: Legend of Galactic Heroes screencap. Admiral Bittenfeld stands in his seat, angrily stating, “When a devil gets caught by a monster, I, as a human being, can only hope that they both die.” /end ID]
September 7, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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If I may suggest an alternative:
[ID: Legend of Galactic Heroes screencap. Admiral Bittenfeld stands in his seat, angrily stating, “When a devil gets caught by a monster, I, as a human being, can only hope that they both die.” /end ID]
September 6, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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I've gotten far more use out of this image than I ever would have expected.
[ID: Captioned image from Dominion Tank Police of Buaku and the Puma sisters. Impact font capital letters say, Me and the girls on our way to steal your piss. /end ID]
September 6, 2025 at 9:22 PM