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sher-ee · 21 days

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#Republicans #gop #donald trump #donald john trump #joe biden #vote biden #throw them out #conservative nightmares #worst of the worst #morality #bad people

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botanyshitposts · 2 years

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ok this sounds insane but in 2018 i went to a few carnivorous plant talks at the botany conference in minnesota. i got caught up in conversation with one of the guys there who was a huge nepenthes guy who told me a story about another collector in the pacific northwest who'd been buying poached plants, like a huge amount, and eventually got staked out by the fish and wildlife service and arrested and had all his plants seized and went to prison for it. idk if i ever talked about this on this blog before-- i know i liveblogged a lot from that conference but cant remember what all i posted-- but ive avoided talking about it since then because i was never able to find like, news articles or anything covering it, but behold.... we now have proof it was real, and im like 80% sure this was this guy he was talking about. the raid happened in 2016 and they'd been staking them out since 2013. he had nearly 400 plants and had been sourcing many of them from poachers in indonesia and borneo.

remember folks: poaching happens with plants too! it's a huge problem not only in carnvirous plants (nepenthes especially, which this piece is dedicated to talking about) but also in native plant populations in the US, including native carnivorous plant populations (north and south carolina's venus fly traps, california's darlingtonia, and sarracenia from the east coast), native orchids (historically one of the most poached categories), desert plants/cacti/succulents, and slow-growing woody ornamentals (cycads, for example). never buy bare-root plants off ebay or facebook! your best bet is local nurseries (which usually purchase farm-raised plants that do well in a wide range of conditions, and as a result have a healthy population in the wild) or specialty greenhouses (more expensive, but at least in the case of carnivorous plants offer young plants bred from established adult plants in-house, raised in captivity).

#super sad piece fellas like this shit guts me i cant even stress it enough #stories about nepenthes poaching hit different #there are hundreds of species #some are really common and widespread all over indonesia/china/japan/oceania #and some are like. super hyperadapted to one specific ridge on one specific mountain #theyre still being recorded and stuff because theyve speciated so much #so youll have a plant that has like. a max of 15 adults in the population at any given time. literally a nightmare scenario #AND theyre diaceous (there are male plants and female plants). doesnt seem like a problem until you think about the population dynamics #there not only has to be two plants but the plants have to be a male and a female #and people living there have reason to take them. like the poacher interviewed in this article does it to supplement his income #from working at a horrifying rubber production ordeal to feed his wife and kids #and he says everyone in his village does the same for the same reasons #nightmare!! nightmare!! nightmare horrible nightmare world!!! horrible fucking nightmare!!!!#nepenethes #carnivorous plants #poaching #conservation

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modmad · 5 months

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rgb GOOD BRITISH click EVIL BRITISH

nice try anon but WRONGO BONGO Hero is Good brit, RGB is Neutral

#Click is evil brit for sure tho yeah #the Worst #votes conservative is a member of UKIP and a Brexiteer #1000% cursed content only the man is a nightmare

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destielmemenews · 3 months

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"Senate Bill 596, which would allow officiants to decline to perform weddings, passed the Tennessee Senate without debate along party lines on Monday evening. The bill passed the House last year, and will head to Gov. Bill Lee for his signature."

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meatcute · 1 month

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why did someone who bragged about sexually harassing another person in their top posts follow me.

#they justified it by being like 'it was a conservative' like idc youre weird as fuck?#screaming nightmare era

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agnesmontague · 2 months

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every day i can't walk 3 meters online without tripping over a queer white kid who grew up in a repressive religious household and yet somehow "parents should monitor their kids' activity online for safety!" is way too fucking prevalent as an argument. something's not adding up. fucking THINK

#rambles #im not white or religious but i AM queer and grew up in a conservative household #and 14 y/o me getting her internet monitored while shakily looking at girls kissing is the kind of image that populates my nightmares

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froody · 5 months

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my mom is really insecure about me not being as close to her family as I am to my dad’s side of the family so I’m like walking on egg shells in the middle of drama. listening to her vent. wanting to say stuff like “I never liked my (maternal) uncle so fuck ‘em” but not wanting to upset her.

#my paternal uncle: minds his own business. cool conversationalist. chill. loves good movies. progressive.#my maternal uncle: reactionary conservative. crybaby. former jailbird who made my mom’s 20s a living nightmare.

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stripesysheaven · 10 months

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going to throw up my cousin just texted me. we haven’t talked since i was like 8

#cousin is older than me so she probably remembers me more than i remember her #this is so bzbznxhxhzj oh no im so awkward ew how do i navigate this #i forgot my dad gave my aunt my number because she wanted to get to know me #my dad and his sister weren’t talking for like a decade so #oh this is a nightmare #also can’t figure out what side of myself to show her #bc our family is super conservative and sucks #but i know her and her sister aren’t as bad as our family but idk how much #and. without getting into details like they’re both in the acting world and one of them played a queer character so ???#im not sure what to take from that #anyway im going to throw up #also in her text she included cowboy emojis. is this because she knows i live in texas or is she just like that #what the fuck do i do #my posts

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graysongraysoff · 1 year

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what are some passive aggressive t-shirts i could wear at my upcoming family reunion

#on at least one of the days we are wearing Specially Made t-shirts which are color coded by which branch of the family we are which #🙄#but i might be able to get away with one or two other ones and i'm dreading it really bad so let's brainstorm together #things about my family that are going to make this experience a nightmare:#AGGRESSIVELY catholic #somehow even MORE aggressively italian #conservative!#pretentious!!!#and a concerning percentage of them can be classified as Functioning Alcoholics :)#let's hear it gang what have you got

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airasora · 8 months

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Yes to all of this.

Though I do agree with her that the new SaTC show is trash 😂

#conservatism #left wing #right wing #i want to live in a world that is a conservative's worst nightmare #instead of this world where people get KILLED for being gay #or trans #or black #being forced to watch shows sure does sound horrible in comparison you bitch

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frogshunnedshadows · 14 days

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#jefferson bible #books #bibles #bookbinding #this sounds like a conservator's nightmare #smithsonian magazine #tw #for #thomas jefferson

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bisexualsfromouterspace · 7 days

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trying so hard to not be judgemental but this girl i went to school with is getting married this week to a guy she met 10 months ago and every post she makes on fb reads like a goddamn horror story

#she's the super religious conservative type so the timeline isn't even that crazy tbh #but still the first guy she's ever dated (!!!!!!)#and she's moving to a super remote small town to live with him after the wedding #away from any friends or family or other support systems (!!!!)#idk just sounds like the opening to my own personal nightmare but good luck to her ig

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runawaycatwalker · 2 years

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Part 11. The Confounding of Nathalie

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Gabriel ominously pushes his glasses up the bridge of his nose. Behind him, Nathalie sits up in her bed.

Gabriel: I knew this was a bad idea.

Nathalie: It could have been worse. At least Ladybug left me right outside the mansion and I didn't have to walk all the way back.

Gabriel: You still overexerted yourself. Again.

Nathalie: Gabriel, I knew the risks. It was more important that I find Adrien.

A close-up shot of the back of Nathalie’s head.

Nathalie (internally): Or at least that I found him before anyone else did. The other akumas never would have held back when fighting against him. But I could. And with the powers I'd received, I stood a far better chance to retrieve the black cat miraculous from Adrien. How was I supposed to know that Adrien wouldn't be the one wielding it anymore?

Cut to Adrien’s bodyguard looking sad.

Gabriel (voiceover): I'm bringing back Gorizilla. His nose should be more than capable of tracking Adrien down.

Cut to the image of Adrien falling from Tour Montparnasse.

Nathalie (voiceover): Isn't that dangerous? Adrien jumped off a building to escape that akuma last time.

Cut back to Gabriel viewed from behind, hands clasped behind his back.

Gabriel: Gorizilla merely needs to carry Adrien back home. I have no intention of putting my son at risk.

A close-up of Nathalie with a steely gaze, her fist resting on the side of her chin.

Nathalie (internally): You did so on a regular basis—and would still be doing so if Catwalker hadn’t stepped in for him. It was pure serendipity that Ladybug vetoed keeping Chat Noir around. Adrien—judging the note he left—had probably intended to be a hero full-time. But now that Shadowmoth knows he can't be Chat Noir, he could come back home. Adrien isn't the type of person who would leave behind all the friends he's made just because he might get targeted over a miraculous that he doesn’t even have anymore.

Cut to Shadowmoth with the light mask he uses to communicate with akumas illuminating his face. In the background, a tablet on a call with Nathalie sits in a stand on a table.

Shadowmoth: What could be so difficult about tracking down one teenage boy?

Nathalie (over tablet): Sir?

Cut to Gorizilla looking frustrated.

Shadowmoth (voiceover): Gorizilla has tried to follow Adrien’s scent all over Paris and he can’t latch onto anything.

A close-up of Nathalie turning away and rubbing her chin in worry.

Nathalie (internally): Adrien left the city entirely? Surely that's overkill. The danger is gone. Does Adrien really think that Shadowmoth would... no, not Shadowmoth. Mayura. I saw the look on his face when I almost crushed his... when I unmasked him. He was traumatized. Maybe even enough for him to run away with no intention of ever coming back home.

Cut to a rooftop being traversed by Carapace, Purple Tigress, Viperion, Ryuko, King Monkey, Polymouse, Pegasus, Pigella, and Vesperia. Ladybug is leading the charge in the foreground, swinging on her yo-yo.

Shadowmoth (voiceover): And oh look, Ladybug and her merry band of heroes have arrived to thwart me. Gorizilla, go retrieve the miraculous from Ladybug and—wait, Catwalker isn't there? Maybe Maternal Instinct scared him away? Good riddance! But we still need to find that ring!

A close-up of Nathalie covering her mouth in dismayed realization.

Nathalie (internally): I shouldn't have targeted Catwalker. I let myself get lured in by the prospect of finally getting the cat miraculous. But if Catwalker's identity leaked, what’s stopping Ladybug from bringing Chat Noir back regardless? She still uses heroes she knows we know the identity of if she has no better options. And if Ladybug asks Chat to return, he'll do so without question, despite what's happened. I can't let Adrien endanger himself again.

Cut back to Shadowmoth facing towards the window of his lair. He raises a fist in the air as his butterflies swarm around him.

Shadowmoth: Noooo!!!!!! You may have thrown a monkey wrench into this plan, Ladybug, but you haven’t taken your last whiff of me! I have to go after Adrien myself. It’s time for the Collector to return!

Nathalie (over tablet): Gabriel, let me akumatize you this time. Adrien will be safer if you have someone watching over your shoulder to help.

Shadowmoth screeches while a white butterfly comes to land on his hand. In the background, the tablet on the table shows the concerned face of Nathalie.

Shadowmoth: Absolutely not. Your body cannot handle more miraculous magic today—perhaps ever. Your health is important.

Nathalie (over tablet): Your son is important.

Shadowmoth: I can handle my son. The butterfly miraculous is mine and I will do whatever I see fit with it.

A close-up of Nathalie grabbing the sides of her head in a panic.

Nathalie (internally): This has spun completely out of my control. Adrien, Gabriel, Catwalker... I can't sway any of them from the paths they've chosen. And they never would have taken those paths if it weren't for the foolhardy things I did—as Mayura, as Nathalie, as Maternal Instinct. I must find a way to stop all of this, but what can I actually do? How do I know that whatever I try won't just make everything worse yet again?

Nathalie stares blankly into space. She holds a tablet in her hands as a video from the local news loads.

Nadja Chamack (from video): Don't be bemused, it's just the news! I'm Nadja Chamack. Just minutes after Gorizilla was defeated, we again are faced...

The tablet in Nathalie’s hands shows Nadia Chamack reporting live while the Collector poses menacingly in the background.

Nadja Chamack (from video): ...the Collector, also known as Gabriel Agreste, whose son Adrien Agreste is currently...

The video cuts to Catwalker and Ladybug descending from the sky to fight the akuma.

Nadja Chamack (from video): ...seems to be a new black cat superhero joining the fight. We don't know who he is or...

A close-up of Nathalie leaning back in reprieve, her hand on her chest.

Nathalie (internally): Catwalker going missing was temporary. Okay. Good. I don't have to worry about Adrien getting his miraculous back, at least. But what could have been important enough for Catwalker to miss an akuma? Maybe he was helping Adrien? If he was, that would make Catwalker perhaps the only one who knows where Adrien is hiding. If not, he's probably doing something on Ladybug's orders. Either way, I need more information. And this time, I must tread more carefully in how I go about getting it.

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#runaway catwalker #nathalie sancouer #gabriel agreste #adrien's bodyguard #gorizilla #adrien agreste #ladybug #catwalker #miraculous ladybug #akuma #spanner in the works nathalie #about a month ago i realized that i wasn't being clear enough on nathalie's internal motivations #they felt obvious to me at the time so i'd glossed over them in the interest of conserving page space #jokes on me though #getting nathalie's inner monologues straight was an absolute nightmare since she's got so many competing interests #i think i've finally managed to get her perspective coherent now #still figuring out how to write in a comic medium #so if things still are muddy for you #drop a comment and i'll do my best to clear things up

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aiizaph · 4 months

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Gfdi I was so damn sleepy and then my sibling locked the dog outta their room so the dog started whining so now I’m awake with like 2 hours of sleep and just thinking about how doomed I am.

#I feel like I’ll never find the friends/relationships/partnerships I need #graaaaah having the non-sam aro/autism combo is such a nightmare #especially in such a conservative place….#I just wanna be loved and fucked gay-ly and non-romantically…#the trees whisper

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bijesperfahey · 5 months

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I Have Got to meet with my Rabbi again to touch base but also I'm deeply concerned about what discussing my feelings on Israel will do to my conversion process

And there's really no denying it when our last class was on the history of Israel soooooo

#the vague plan is big broad points instead of outright lying because that feels bad #but like every single conservative shul in my area is outwardly very pro israel and im like. struggling #ive also had nightmares(?) about the beit din turning me away over it lol

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evergreen-oflife · 7 months

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#Had an odd dream last night a nightmare almost if you will #that the father of my kids outed me as non-binary and queer in a message to our whole common circle of friends and acquaintances #and I woke up in a bit of a panic about it just after seeing the message in our group chat.#A group rather culturally conservative towards queer people they are so it put me in a bit of distress.#It was a heartfelt message where he in a bit of a panic requested support #and understanding after having realised my true nature and it was all rather melodramatic.#Bit amusing now in hindsight but it did make me wonder where the dream came from?#Our brains work in such mysterious ways..#He does irl know that I’m queer though..

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