Stop For A Moment

i want to see more asexual, aromantic & aspectrum representation this year during pride month 2024. we've been made to feel like we're not queer at all, and when we are seen as queer, we are pushed to the VERY bottom of the priority list, seen as not as queer as others, or not a priority because we do not suffer from any kind of oppression.

i want to break the silence on this matter this year. even if an aspectrum person isn't affected by any sort of societal oppression, they still deserve to have a space to talk about how they experience their identity. having a complicated relationship or no relationship at all with romantic feelings and relationships in a society that guilt trips people into developing romantic relationships starting in their teens is not in line with our societal view of what is "normal" and "correct". constantly being told that you "haven't found the right one" is harassment.

Not experiencing sexual attraction, refusing to have sex, or having a complicated relationship with sexual feelings is 100% queer and outside of the norm in a sex-obsessed society that guilt and mocks people for not having experienced it, and at the worst of time, forces it on people, telling them that they'll have a changed opinion of they just experienced it for themselves. being guilted or forced into interacting with sexual media or having friends try to force you into sleeping with someone is harassment and assault.

having a complicated relationship with gender that results in someone feeling agender, whether they have no gender at all, or have a gender that feels partially agender and partially another gender often results in someone being told they're confused, or have no idea what they're talking about. many people refuse to acknowledge someone who totally lacks a gender identity, or identifies with gender neutrality.

aplatonic people are frequently told they are losers, or just have anxiety or are experiencing their feelings due to depression or something similar. aplatonic people are told they do not understand their own feelings, when it is a very valid experience to not experience platonic feelings or have a very complicated relationship with them that leads one to feel happier not engaging in those relationships.

these are very real issues aspectrum people face. even if an aspec person doesn't face these problems, they are still queer. they are still aromantic, asexual, agender, aplatonic, or some other like of aspec. you don't get to tell them how they experience their identity, and you don't get to tell them they're not queer or don't experience hardships and denial of their identity. i want to see more people talking about and accepting these identities in 2024. no more pushing aspectrum people to the back, we are here in the front with everyone else, shouting alongside you. we all deserve to be heard- including asexuals, aromantics, agender people, aplatonic people and other aspectrum folks. we are all shouting for our rights together. let's shout for each other, too.

i think the near-extinction of people making fun, deep and/or unique interactive text-based browser games, projects and stories is catastrophic to the internet. i'm talking pre-itch.io era, nothing against it.

there are a lot of fun ones listed here and here but for the most part, they were made years ago and are now a dying breed. i get why. there's no money in it. factoring in the cost of web hosting and servers, it probably costs money. it's just sad that it's a dying art form.

anyway, here's some of my favorite browser-based interactive projects and games, if you're into that kind of thing. 90% of them are on the lists that i linked above.

A Better World - create an alternate history timeline

Alter Ego - abandonware birth-to-death life simulator game

Seedship - text-based game about colonizing a new planet

Sandboxels or ThisIsSand - free-falling sand physics games

Little Alchemy 2 - combine various elements to make new ones

Infinite Craft - kind of the same as Little Alchemy

ZenGM - simulate sports

Tamajoji - browser-based tamagotchi

IFDB - interactive fiction database (text adventure games)

Written Realms - more text adventure games with a user interface

The Cafe & Diner - mystery game

The New Campaign Trail - US presidential campaign game

Money Simulator - simulate financial decisions

Genesis - text-based adventure/fantasy game

Level 13 - text-based science fiction adventure game

Miniconomy - player driven economy game

Checkbox Olympics - games involving clicking checkboxes

BrantSteele.net - game show and Hunger Games simulators

Murder Games - fight to the death simulator by Orteil

Cookie Clicker - different but felt weird not including it. by Orteil.

if you're ever thinking about making a niche project that only a select number of individuals will be nerdy enough to enjoy, keep in mind i've been playing some of these games off and on for 20~ years (Alter Ego, for example). quite literally a lifetime of replayability.

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Donate to Support Fatima's Family in Gaza After Heartbreaking Tragedy, organized by Fatima Alanqar

Hello,, My name is Fatima Alanqar, I am 30 years old, an… Fatima Alanqar needs your support for Support Fatima's Family in Gaza After H

ohh yay april fools is coming up /sar

Is she a trans girl?

disclaimer: this is a hc, not speculating on what the writers intentions were.

reason: Madoka's original wish is never stated, meaning it's entirely possible that the reason she has such low self esteem despite having a loving family and a stable life is because she's trans and her original wish was to have been born a girl :3

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Fundraiser Spotlight--Verified Palestinian GoFundMe's! (#1)

This is a post sharing some of the fundraisers from el-shab-hussein and nabulsi's spreadsheet, or el-shab-hussein's masterlist of verified fundraisers. This post will be arranging the GoFundMe's that currently have the lowest funds to the highest funds.

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Donate to Evacuate from Gaza: A Father’s Plea to Avoid Loss Again, organized by Hamza ALABSSI

Hello, my name is Hamza Al-Absi, a 32-year-old from Gaza. I am … Hamza ALABSSI needs your support for Evacuate from Gaza: A Father’s Plea t

@/hamzaahmed21 / Hamza Alabassi / original post

€2,499 raised of €21,000 target = 11.8%

Row #226 on spreadsheet.

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Donate to Trapped Family in Gaza Appeals for Help to Survive, organised by Nimr Aburass

Please note that the conversion rate is 1 USD =10 SEK, 10$ = 100 SEK, … Nimr Aburass needs your support for Trapped Family in Gaza Appeals f

@/samerpal / Samer Abu Ras / original post

kr99,425 SEK raised of kr450,000 target = 22%

Row #196 on spreadsheet. (Please note that the conversion rate is 1 USD =10 SEK, 10$ = 100 SEK)

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Donate to A Father's Plea: Help Save My Family, organized by Omar yousef

My name is Youssef Helles, 42 years old. In 2019, I left Gaza in search of a better… Omar yousef needs your support for A Father's Plea: H

@/4-zien-yousef / Youssef Helles / original post

€8,352 raised of €23,000 target = 36.3%

Row #206 on spreadsheet.

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Donate to Help Sahar and Her Family to Evacuate Gaza, organized by Ahmed Shamia

My name is Sahar Shehab. I am 14 years old from Gaza . I ask you for urgent h… Ahmed Shamia needs your support for Help Sahar and Her Famil

@/fahedshehab-new, @/danashehab, @/monashehab, and more / Fahed Shehab / original post

€27,540 raised of €50,000 goal = 55%

On @/el-shab-hussein's list of direct contacts.

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Donate to Death chases my family in Gaza; help me save them, organized by Mahmoud Khalaf

People say: "Family always comes First," and to that, I say: "Amen!".… Mahmoud Khalaf needs your support for Death chases my family in Gaza;

@/mahmoudkhalafff and @/supportgaza (confirmed to be same accounts) / Mahmoud Khalaf / original post

€16,758 raised of €30,000 target = 55.8%

Row #151 on spreadsheet.

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Donate to Urgent: Help Evacuate My Family From Gaza War, organized by Amal Abushammala

My name is Amal Abu Shammala, I am a licensed Palestinian architect bas… Amal Abushammala needs your support for Urgent: Help Evacuate My Fa

@/amalisam96 / Amal Abu Shammala / original post

€55,638 raised of €60,000 target = 92.7

Row #24 on spreadsheet.

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Donate to Help Evacuate My Family from Gaza to Safety, organized by Bilal salah

Hi everyone, I am Bilal, 22 years old, from Gaza, Palestine. I am reaching… Bilal salah needs your support for Help Evacuate My Family f

@/bilal-salah0 / Salaah Bilaal / original post

€67,706 raised of €70,000 target = 96.7%

Row #132 on spreadsheet.

ive watched like four different shows in the wake of mha ending and none of them have filled the hole in my mha shaped heart

i like them

help save a yuri manga from being cancelled?

we've queued some mangacaps from Kimi no Tame no Curtain Call (A Curtain Call for You) as we've really liked what's out of it, but it's in danger of being axed. can we gather the kind of support Love Bullet got, and help boost sales of a struggling yuri so we can see sakura and tsubame's story in full?

it's a lovely series, please help give it a chance!

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