Look up the history of US Labor Rights. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, the advent of child labor laws. Also, Newsies isn't just a cutsey little musical. Look up the actual story behind the News Boy strikes
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Look up the history of US Labor Rights. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, the advent of child labor laws. Also, Newsies isn't just a cutsey little musical. Look up the actual story behind the News Boy strikes
Hey. Why would you hurt my feelings like that? (This is very good tho, excellent job.)
Babe Nooooo 🫠 I hate that so much for you.
(hugs) I am sending you all the good vibes and support. Dare and I got seats because we saw the fandom in the pit and we're like, "Absolutely not"
Just pass the brain back to me on Tuesday. I gotta work lol
How did I know what this was about? Like, you didn't say it, but I knew it in my heart
I think every concert should ban phones. Literally, not having a phone during the show and not seeing them improved the experience so much
This is it. This is the post of the day
Lincoln Nebraska:3
Gorgeous!! I'm going to Sleep Token toooo!!
I think part of my soul left my body, to be frank 🫠
....post the credited art work please? 🥺
I go through this process every time 🫠
*side eyes half the damn #kingdomhearts games*
Not gonna lie, my love for Gareth crawled, so my love Papa "The Creature" V from #thebandghost could fucking rocket to the moon
Shout-out to the #massaffect fans who still thirst for Gareth. Love y'all on a spiritual level
Go follow them. Ghost Nocturnal has always been so kind and wonderful in all my interactions with them. So go send some love #thebandghost sibs!
I have heard reports that people are going at night to paint it. Keep painting it. Their lives deserve to be remembered
.....the scream I scrumpt
(hug) I would give you one anytime, friend
In one of my fan fics, a favorite date night of my OC with Copia, is ordering Chinese food and watching movies or playing Pokemon Sapphire on Game boy Advance. What I am trying to say, is love when life kinda imitates art. ❤️ I hope you have a good self care night
Take note of the content warning below This is why, literally, I would fight tooth and nail if an "ICE" agent approached me or my own. Because there's no way of knowing if they are who they say they are, and both outcomes are fucking shitty no matter what
@dare2cosplay.bsky.social does this feel familiar to you too? I remember Storm doing the knee bend down thing to me during Mummy Dust.
Wait. Omg. This is going to sound crazy but...was this clip possibly from Omaha?
Oh I hate this fully.
I need context what HAPPENED? Someone SAID that to him?
I NEED A WHOLE COMIC
Everything you said is valid, and I have promised to never post unmasked photos of the man myself, just out of abundance of caution. But also to the last sentence: HU-WHAT?
Others: "Why do you stay in your state? Why do you keep fighting there? Please, move to a blue state where it's safer..." Me, looking at my queer, BIPOC, polyam, disabled, and art community: "Because they are here."
Outside of band stuff, I have heard really good things about him. I am so glad he really is that way. Sometimes it's cool to meet your heroes. :3
Rain is fucking magnificent. I had a really cool moment with him in KC. Too long to put here, but I am going to talk more about it in my KC concert story time recap on YouTube
I screamed like a banshee and also openly sobbed. I am so glad you had your moment too 🥹❤️
Awww. I absolutely love that. Dew seems like such a sweet heart. An unhinged sweetheart, but a sweetheart nonetheless
THE BLOWN KISSES ALSO DESTROYED ME. Happened to me and Dare too. I think it's because we were dressed as twin Cardinal Copias (I wore a black cassock, they wore red). Honestly, with Josh Groban calling me cool one time and Papa blowing kisses, I feel like I can fight God now
Maybe cause I am 90% sure Papa is neurodivergent like almost everyone in this fandom lol
I love that you also understood this reference
Don't hesitate to state that boundary with people. That's so reasonable
I love his little smile. I will never forget at my first show, when he looked at me for the first time, gave that smile... And then proceeded to use Mummy Dust hips at me and @dare2cosplay.bsky.social While giving us. Prolonged eye contact. I forgot English for a whole legal minute
OH Tik Tok is doing its thing again. COOl. 🫠
....what happened now?
#thebandghost gang @ghostnocturnal.bsky.social inspired me Drop stories of your Papa and Ghoul interactions below. I wanna KNOW
We are in this together. You got people fighting out here for you and your own. I am one of them. Never forget that. One day, we are going to see that Peacefield
Same here. I do not blame families with kids for leaving. You got a protect your littles and I respect the fuck out of that. I know as an autistic, disabled, childless, AFAb without a "helpful" degree, I won't ever be able to leave. So I gotta fight for myself and those who can't leave either.
They did this to Millennials and Gen X too. The abandonment, apathy, and greed of the Boomers has been felt by older generations for a while
As an educator, this made me smile. Also, if I haven't been posting as much, that's why. Its the first full week back at school, and they already need guest teachers. 😅
#thebandghost gang I will start posting and chilling in the comments with y'all again soon. But as an educator in the US today was hard. Really fucking hard. And I am emotionally a fucking mess. I promise I will be okay, but I wanted you to know I miss you and the fandom, and I will be back soon.
This is the way. Do not obey in advance
Hi gang. I can't upload videos on skylight AT ALL and honestly the scroll feature is really janky. I am using an iPad for Skylight if that information helps at all. But I can't post anything 😭
YAS PLEASE :3
10/10 would love to see those videos. But Do it on Skylight. Don't get on Tik Tok. A few of my creator friends say it's an alt right hell now
Ghost pit jostles are just hardcore 💞cuddles💞
I of course, do not grieve without action Here are a list of gun reform groups you can get involved with, learn about, and share www.everytown.org giffords.org/lawcenter/gu... momsdemandaction.org And also, check out Indivisible for local involvement and direct action
CW: guns, death, art dealing with today's events I wrote a poem today in honor of the students and teachers who have lost their lives to gun violence. As an educator...every time this happens, it hits close to home, and today the grief overtook me
*screams*
As someone who is human, I am deeply, deeply heartbroken and shattered. As an educator, I am furious and tired. So, so tired. I will keep fighting for gun reform anyway. I hope you do too. Please.
I have had people be like, "wElL yoU wOulD dEFend JosH GRObaN or ToBIAs FoRGe If..." No. No I wouldn't. When I found out Taika Watititi supported Israel I dropped him SO FAST. Hero worship is fucking weird and ppl should be critical of their heroes. Undying loyalty is WEIRD
I was literally about to mention all this but you beat me to the punch. This is why we are friends ❤️
I think it's weird she only endorses causes when it looks good for her & is "safe" to do so. I think she's only an ally when it's convenient. Also fuck Kelce too. Women have come forward saying he's abusive, racist, controlling, & a cheater. I think his outburst years ago on the field is a sign
I think she could use her platform for good things, and find it a damn shame that when her fiance was on the ground when a public shooting happened, she didn't speak out for gun reform. I think it's weird she hasn't been pro-queer rights since she dropped You Need to Calm Down
I think it's scummy she's a billionaire, because I am sorry, you can't ethically be a billionaire. I think it's gross she dated high schoolers as a legal adult and no one talks about it I think it's weird AF she's dating someone who's in a football team with a racist ass name and supports the 🍊
I am going to say this once, and only once. If you are a T Swift fan, keep scrolling because you're going to hate everything I am about to say. Don't upset yourself or try and get in my comments to argue with me. Idgaf about her engagement to Travis Kelce or her. I don't like either of them.
My point is, we are doing work that isn't seen by media. Its via education, social media info sharing, ect. Younger people are still doing the work and guess what? They ARE the leaders, and a lot of old school resisters can learn from them too. We can learn from EACH OTHER
No, they aren't showing up to the 1 day marches because they are doing CONTINUOUS WORK. I slowed my roll on going to 1 day protests, but I am part of leadership for a poetry collective that focuses on outreach, representation, & mutual aid. I am a guest educator who works in at-risk communities.
Okay. I guess we are doing this song and dance again. People under 35 ARE SHOWING UP. They are organizing the long haul protests against ICE and pro-Palestine. They are organizing, giving to mutual aid. They are going to State houses and testify for queer and trans rights.
Here's another cool fact: other signs of advanced heart failure are pale skin (oftentimes figureheads will cover this up with makeup), swollen ankles, and even issues with controlling limbs (like, idk, having to drag your right leg to walk). This is because circulation is weakened.
So mottling skin, especially on the limbs, is a sign that circulation is poor, and that there are cardiac issues at play. Mottling skin can be a sign that the end of life is near, either days or a few weeks away. Queen Elizabeth's hands showed mottling and bruising 2 days before she passed
Your service is valued in this fandom. BLESSED BE WITH CREATIVITY
If you love Rock. If you love metal. If you love how guitars are used in modern music. Thanks Sister Rosetta Tharpe, because she did it FIRST
If you are a veteran or active military member who is participating...thank you. Every occupied city needs a protest like this
The day *it* finally happens I am blasting Peacefield by #thebandghost Meeting my friends at my favorite gay bar for an impromptu celebration And then I will get up the next morning, ready to take on, fight back, and clean up the mess left behind. We will outlive our oppressors
YOUR LOVE BRIGHT AS THE STARLIGHT OH CHILD STILL WE CAN SEE
You can tell when he looks at you. You KNOW. @dare2cosplay.bsky.social and I had so many cool moments with him and the Ghouls. When a band member or Papa is taking a moment just for you...there is magic
Here's the difference: Hitler was 43 & in good health when he took power. Trump is 79 & is rapidly declining. Also, US citizens have turned out with more resistance, & have more access to info, than those in Germany in the 1940s and 30s. I still think we can turn this around in a shorter time.
I am so bummed about this too
Sending you all the strength and good vibes. Its not easy. But you're amazing, and I know you can get it all sorted.
So I can write spicy scenes while listening to it
This made me cackle so hard
*does a kazoo solo*
You did SO GOOD THO. ❤️❤️
Your art getting immortalized in a Ghoulbangers is pretty rad as fuck and I love that
When I tell you that cis white straight American conservatives have NO culture, this is what I mean.
Honestly, it also gives a confidence boost too to those who are in it. I have been shown three times in Ghoulbangers. Its wild to be able to say, "Tobias thinks I am neat enough to be shown thrice." Its honestly done so much for my self esteem and self image.
I am just going to drop this here
Y'all, I am looking over my travel photos of all the Ghost concerts I went to and I think it's absolutely wild no one in the Ghost fandom is ugly. All baddies. Certifiably. I have never seen a #thebandghost fan who isn't gorgeous
Still think you're the real winner
They seduced me first. It was on my fair play. Sodo rejected me for @dare2cosplay.bsky.social in Omaha, and I have a whole ass story about that in my recent YouTube video
I did the head tilt thing too!! And he took his hand and did that thing where he runs it down his face all sexy like and I died. Honestly, asserting dominance is cooler
#thebandghost museum with @dare2cosplay.bsky.social
Dare freaking CRUSHED it
Hey #thebandghost fans Did I forget to post my Omaha photos with @dare2cosplay.bsky.social ? I sure goddamn diddly did. 🫠 Here's a long thread of piiiics
It breaks my heart too. This piece of Terry's legacy deserved better. I used to read Gaiman's poem, "Advice" to my students when I taught poetry. And I can't anymore.
I'm sorry I didn't come to the stream. I would have if I had known.
The comments also have MORE good news of good things happening. Read if your heart needs it
More good news. As Joyce said, they will appeal but... This is a damn good start.
That's where I am too. ❤️ I hate that we are there, but 🥲
