i hate when i see a generally helpful post that contains mildly incorrect statements

'cause it's really hard not to be like "no that's not true" when stating it as true is a useful generalization

Jude is sitting on the apex of a dune, leaning back, using his arms to support his weight, taking in the waves of sand created by the worms. Although he missed the sights of the rugged terrain and water that caladan offered, arrakis had its own unique charm, with the wind slowing down, the sand and spice being dragged in the air looking almost mist-like. You approach him silently from behind, but he starts before you can say anything.

"a messiah?" jude can only scoff and shake his head, the idea that he is a messiah is so ridiculous to him. He was hardly equipped to lead his house (when he was a duke-to-be), much less a population of religious fanatics who believed him to be their prophesied saviour.

Your eyes stay set on him, unblinking. You don't say anything, hoping that the silence will give him the time and ability to digest his fate. You hope that in the silence, that he will hear it.

"they can't be serious..." his gaze drops to the floor, suddenly understanding the gravity of the situation which he is in. Your gaze drops with his as you're unable to do anything other than nod, you're sure that he desires some form of comfort but you aren't able to provide him with it, not now, especially not now. he stands up, his back to you, staring at the horizon in front of him created by the varying dunes of sand.

"Tell me..." he starts, keeping his back to you, standing completely still, "do you believe, honestly, that I am the messiah? Your messiah?"

You take a step to stand next to him, huffing a breath out as you do, carefully sifting through the words running through your head to attempt to form a sentence light enough for him to hold onto for now, fearing that a heavier statement may only cause him to bend under its weight.

"I don't know..." you begin, Jude's head turning to look at you, "I think a messiah is just about hope, you know, something to believe in…"

His eyes watch as your chest rises and falls while you think carefully about your choice of words, treading lightly around the idea of him being a hero, prophet, and messiah. He juts his bottom lip out to urge you to continue your train of thought, he’s sure that whatever words you speak next will be far more intelligible than anything he has going on in his brain currently anyways.

"You've seen it Jude. The way people look at you, the looks that your presence commands…” You turn towards him as you speak, finally meeting his gaze, “You inspire hope and I think that’s more than enough.”

“Even if it's false?” he turns towards to look at the horizon again, his question leaves his lips as a quiet mumble, fearing any answer you could possibly give him to his question.

“Hope is never false.” you state, copying him and looking at the horizon, “Not to the believer.”

He can't help but chew on his bottom lip, thinking about it all. so ridiculous. all of it. Just a while ago he was the son of the Duke, now he is expected to lead the Fremen to freedom. How was he supposed to manage that?

hi this is a short part from my dune!jude au 😭 i havent proofread it but im about 3k words in but i wanted to see if i'd get any engagement!! thank you so much if you've read this far 🤍🤍 please let me know your thoughts

its kind of wild the intentional stupidity some people have. “we shouldn’t expect much from ccs. remember they already disappointed us with dream” okay but you know that’s because they knew he was innocent right. like yes they didn’t drop him but also the accusations were unsubstantiated. the way they continue to talk about dream as if he’s a confirmed groomer but don’t actually say it because they know it’s not true. “remember what happened with dream” yea bitch you were wrong that’s what happened (sorry i needed to vent 😭)

DONT BE SORRY THIS ALL THE WAY

like in some cases, i'm willing to brush it off as ignorance or stupidity. mostly in the cases of a lot of people who haven't really looked into anything themselves and therefore have a pretty damn biased view of the situation. still not great, especially considering the severity of the allegations (like, i'm sorry but false allegations irl and in content creator spheres have literally ruined people's lives before they are far from victimless???? we have documented evidence of this happening????) but at the very least it's more believably from a place of genuinely not knowing (though it's not like they're trying to know either)

that being said, a lot of the loudest of the group, the avid drantis who won't shut their mouths about him and have decent followings on whatever platform they frequent and have established themselves as a sort of moral authority on the situation? whether it's on twitter or that collection of former dsmpblr big blogs, i'm sorry but nah. these people aren't approaching the issue from a place of ignorance. these people know exactly what they're talking about; they just don't give a damn. they've proved thoroughly that more than they care about advocating for literally anyone, they need to preserve their goddamn reputations. these same blogs repeatedly invoking dream in this scenario despite his having nothing to do with it (because obviously they dropped dream, so they're good people. or obviously the content creators Showed Their True Colors when they didn't immediately denounce dream. or dream made it clear that this community isn't safe from bad, manipulative men emphasis on the MEN!!! or what have you) often literally just so they can pat themselves on the back - scrambling over each other in order to see who gets to stand on the highest soapbox to preach? like.

it's one thing for people to just dislike dream, or to have dropped him during the allegations. i don't bear ill will for those things alone - when the allegations dropped, in the time when we were waiting for a clear final response, i don't blame anyone for choosing the paths that best suited their comfort levels. we all looked at what we had and made our own individual decisions. but it's not february 2023 - now, a full year later, seeing these people literally continue to treat the allegations in the exact same way? speaking about how dream was revealed to be abusive! we should have known better! ccs didn't act then of course they won't act now the entire collection of dsmp men are raging misogynists at best and literally all abusive at worst !!! yeah, fuck off.

there were two claims in all of this of dream being involved with underage individuals - anastasia was literally over 18??? of the two, one story was spread without her consent (as is confirmed not only by her literally asking to be left alone at the start of this, but also by dream and the informant of the burner, who said that she thought the burner would get in contact with the person at hand, directly implying that they never did) and all parties directly involved have stated that no grooming occurred, with retractions taking place on every level. the informant corroborated the statement dream gave for the alleged victim in his video independently after being thrown under the bus by the burner account, and even the other person involved in all of this who was literally hating on dream the entire time on her own twitter corroborated his claims as well. continuing to spread these claims is a kick in the face to the literal person people claim to be trying to protect by championing her as a poor victim and shoving her name and account everywhere when she didn't ask for any of this - believe victims, until the victim is telling you to shut the fuck up after her account was propped up for the entire internet to ogle at without her consent and multiple people dug into her information without asking her supposedly "for her sake". the second story, the original allegations made against dream in 2022, has had multiple people who knew this woman personally (and included picture proof to show that they did) come out independently and say that she's a liar. on top of this, allegations against the accuser have come out (with a whole lot more proof of manipulation than was ever present in the case with her accusations against dream!) and been corroborated by, again, someone who knows the accuser personally, and these allegations have included the fact that certain elements of the original allegations against dream were faked, something that supports what dream said in his video, on top of the other proof provided. but you know, believe victims - not that one, though, or that one. and everyone knows that if you're falsely accused of a crime, then you're not a victim. obviously.

time and time again these people have not only shown that the only victims they're at all willing to listen to are the ones convenient to their story (and the ones that aren't get to be shouted over, ignored, and twisted for use in their own agendas) but they've also repeatedly twisted information to best fit their personal narratives. these people have skin in the game, you know? they didn't exactly approach the situation with dream quietly. they have staked a lot on dream's guilt, including their own personal moral soundness - they've spent over a year of their lives assuring themselves that they're not like the dirty dream stans, they took the allegations Seriously and have denounced a Dangerous Bad Man. the existence of other victims challenges that story, and so they can't acknowledge their existence at all. maybe i'd be less bothered if these weren't the same people who seem so fucking devoted to their being perceived as Authorities On Abuse, who have championed themselves as protectors of the hurt and downtrodden, who go on and on and on about how they take these things with utter seriousness and how much victims matter to them - only to let their internal biases and sheer self-righteousness prompt them to ignore any "victim" that doesn't suit their favored narrative. god forbid these people admit that they were wrong! god forbid they admit that they spent a year of their life in their circles preaching hellfire and brimstone against an innocent man, god forbid they admit that they've harassed people out the door of their circles and been proud of their efforts based on falsified information, god forbid they spend a damn inkling of their time reflecting on their own hypocrisy.

but, you know. #believevictims am i right?

"this is just like that artist that tried to reap the benefits of those fighting to free congo by releasing a horrible song she wanted to get streams by people who thought all the money she made would go to donations for humanitarian aid but instead she stayed silent."

Hi!! I saw this in your reblog and were you referring to the song that's like "I feel like you're abusing me"?

YES!!! there’s always something so sketchy about how she goes about it because i at first did support the song but then people began to ask questions and she showed over cropped screenshots as proof and was overall not someone i really trusted to uphold the promise of donating. that doesn’t have much to do with palestine but it was an example of how people always take advantage of others suffering because even if she donated or not you can still state in the end she benefitted more than those being abused in congo by having a spike in her indie artistry. i believe she had good intentions because she did actually make posts and raise awareness on the issue and provided links but then people came out saying she wasn’t even from congo and then the messy business with the song its just… i was not about to be a detective just to see who i should support

tbh i feel a better example is baby stormy who already has a problematic music history like the graveyard video shoot but beside that she also made a very broad song she states is about genocides and injustices happening around and put the congo, palestine, and other nations struggling which is absurd cus if you saw the music video you would know why… it honestly seemed like a cash grab to appear as an advocate and i don’t doubt she had bad intentions as well but it comes across as insensitive because it’s not really her place to make a creative statement through music such as that about issues that don’t apply to her (i mostly say this about palestine and the others she included).

but the BEST person to serve as an example that i actually no for a fact is more shitty than a dog park is that one comedian girl that was a very big advocate at the start of the palestine awareness 😭😭😭😭 i don’t know her name but she made those filters and claimed she got no money from them again and again and it came out that she was actually extremely racist and has a history of employing social justice movements to her account to get money from false advocacy. just the racism alone is contrasting to the character she presented when discussing the horrors palestinians go through for no reason BUT SHE HAD A HISTORY OF SCAMMING LIKE ???? i just donate on my own accord and sign action letters as well as other things.

hi, i saw terfybatmans post about a collab discord server between you two. their anon box isnt on, so i cane on here. hope thats okay. i have a few genuine questions: im super new to all of this. i dont consider myself a terf and i dont think i ever will, but i want to look at other people’s perspectives if that makes sense. i dont want any of my friends to know im asking about a gender critical server. is there a way they will know if i joined it? is the server private and safe? this probably sounds like bait but im just anxious lmfao 😭 i can try passing the vetting process, but i dont know how radical leaning i am, and i dont know if you necessarily want to share the space with people who are unsure where their political values lie. so before i actually tried joining i wanted to just send this ask. sorry for the long message !

Hi! Thanks for reaching out you’ve stated a lot of questions regarding the server that I’m not sure I can answer in one post. You can dm me though and I’ll try my best to explain to you how it works. You can join the server as long as you are gender critical. You also may be uneducated around the term “terf” because it’s usually super demonised by the media with false and very untrue statements about us. Again, please feel free to dm me

I like how there are people who think and don't get carried away by what they see online. I agree with some of last anon's points but I wanted to add that a "journalist" had said that Taehyung had attended the listening party for the girls' new album but he had no evidence that could confirm his thesis., so many journalists asked if it was true and Hybe replied that they didn't even know that this event happened 😭😭😭

two months later Hybe released a statement about Gurumi and how this person had spread false information in order to tarnish the reputation of one of their artists (Taehyung) stating that everything that had been published was false. In fact, Gurumi had deleted Jennie's photos but left the photos of the couple. Why? because only Jennie's photos were real while the photos of Tae and her as a couple were not. Hybe didn't sue Gurumi for the edits because everyone makes edits but for the falsehoods she was spreading about Taehyung. I still remember when Jin responded to Hybe's statement by saying "why do you do bad things if you get sued?" 😭 The other thing is that Taehyung had gone to France, specifically Nice for some shots with Celine. Celine's dinner was in Cannes Taehyung wasn't in Cannes to go to the film festival. A French paparazzo spread that Taehyung would be there because he wanted clout but Taehyung was in Cannes for Celine together with Lisa and Bogum.

yikes.

BREAKING NEWS! Outside Wolken-Himmel News quarters in tumblr, it wasn’t an unnoticed announcement that the top three had changed. Frequent readers on Wolken-Himmel blog’s could check out the rankings. Some of them did expect the change, others not. However, there were some people who take inspiration because of the current results.

As soon as Leona left his third spot, he created his first foundation called The Anti-Lizard Company “Someone has to start doing some pest control to exterminate future lizard threats” stated the CEO of the new company, Leona Kingscholar. He is convince that by doing publicity regarding his new project, selling anti-lizard control services, everyone will understand his company’s mission.

The students of NRC reported that they saw several company vans with Malleus Draconia's face crossed out with a blockade sign. This cause some small group to protest for new faces in the rankings and others, who defended Malleus Draconia legitimated popularity. Our team went out of the Wolken-Himmel’s News quarters to ask some of the NRC students regarding this issue.

“Everyone deserves at least to appear in the ranking. No matter which place they are” confidently states Ruggie Bucchi, a second year student who was pay to support Anti-Lizard Company actions in this protest. It’s seems that money can make him go wild for a moment.

“THIS IS INAPPROPRIATE. YOU HUMAN, QUIT SAYING THAT WAKA-SAMA IS A LIZARD. HE IS A DRAGON. DO NOT INSULT HIM” shouts the most famous fan over Malleus’s writing, Sebek, his retainer. He confirms that the Anti-Lizard Company is spreading false information, his master is not a lizard, he is a dragon. Adding to his statement, he and all Diasomnia students do not support Leona’s actions of mocking his Dorm Leader. So, they are protesting against Anti-Lizard Company.

“This is too stupid to even talk about it” Vil Schönheit, a neutral party toward this issue, answers to our question briefly. Everyone will agree with Vil, but this is a way to kill stress. So, spare me. Also, Vil expresses his desire to win the first spot on the Top Three. Right now, he is in the second spot (alongside Epel and Rook) in the ranking, but he is determined to ascend to the first spot.

Now important questions as “Is Anti-Lizard Company going to last an hour more before it goes to bankruptcy? When will Anti-Lizard repel, to everyone who wants a self-defense weapon, come out? Will Vil accomplish his objective? When will Esme make is debut on the top three?” are still unanswered for the moment, but don’t worry, your newbie reporter, Hunter of Apples, will let you know someday. Till the next: WOLKEN-HIMMEL NEWS.

Note: This idea came out as soon as I saw the changes, but… I still can’t have enough of the Malleus van Logo 🤡. Sorry if I’m too random xd. Hope you had fun reading it kdkdkdkdkdkd.

My answer might be late but— I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS! You really made my day 😭💕 And lemme say, I love it when I see you in my inbox with these announcements—

Oh, yeah, sounds like a shitty situation, I'd feel the same. That's good you speak up more when things bother you. It's good to set boundaries. Or else the shitty feeling might linger. I think I'm a pretty confrontational person. It's probably something I need to work on a bit. I get myself into trouble.

Yeah! Now that you've mentioned it, I do remember hearing about the allegations. I think Hyunjin (Stray Kids) was apart of the wave of allegations. His ended up being false as well, but he just took a hiatus. I can't believe they dropped her without checking the validity of the allegations being made against her. Sounds fucked up, imagine how hard she worked. The company needs to be drop kicked in the face.

Oh, yeah! I saw you post about your Ghostface tattoo, it looks amazing! Good choice! I suppose it would be wise not to get their logo/name on you. Especially with everyone getting exposed nowadays. Loona has a very unique sound, I've never heard any girl group like them before. When I first heard their music I was pleasantly surprised. They're talented that's for sure.

I heard Love4eva, I don't think I've heard Egoist yet. I enjoyed Love4eva, but out of all the songs I've heard from them. For some reason Star was stuck in my head. I listened to that song on repeat. I'll have to go back sometime and give it another listen. I had one friendship like that too, however, I feel mine wasn't as sweet. She's pretty!

I gave them a listen while typing this out.  They're amazing songs and catchy as stated! My favorite out of these three is Sweet Crazy Love. I played it a couple of times before moving on to the next song. Yup, you've made an implacable selection. I'll be listening to these on repeat now, including Egoist and Star!

Sure, I'm a Libra!

To, Ruru 🥰

Oh, don't get into too much trouble or losers may cancel you for dumb reasons... 😆

Yeah. That time was crazy, even one of the Loona members was accused but classmates went on, set statements and defended her. I don't remember which member though. For what the classmate told, she was a very sweet person in her student days overall, and nothing happened in the end. I'm glad.

I'll be listening to Loona too, same songs, it's like we listen together. Star is an excellent song and I love Gowon's hair during that era 😭💕 she's a big fan of Hatsune Miku so she dyed her hair like Miku! That's super wholesome.

Oh, so we're both Libras. That's interesting. Do you know your rising sign? Mine is capricorn.