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I keep seeing others talk about how if they were in Curly's shoes that they'll totally stand up to Jimmy and defend Anya, but would you? Unless you've actually been in a similar situation and call out your friend for being a piece of shit, than you don't have any grounds to stand on. We'd all, myself included, would like to believe would do the right thing but would we? If your friend assaulted our co-worker, would you hold him accountable? Would you have the strength to do the right thing? There's a difference between believing and doing the right thing. I think we all have or had a Jimmy in our life. Someone who mistreated us and those around us yet we continue to defend them because they're a friend. "Oh, I know he's kind of an asshole, but he's a good person deep down. He just had a hard life." How many of us keep friends who are harmful towards us and those we care about simply because we've known them for a long time. Not excusing Curly's actions. He should of been stronger and stood up to Jimmy for Anya. Plus, he's the one who got him hired in the first place. Just pointing how Curly represents who want to believe that they'd do the right thing yet lack the strength to actually do it. And honestly, I think that's even more uncomfortable for many of us to accept. That despite everything we say and believe in, we don't have the strength to be a good person.

When looking at Jimmy's rape of Anya and Curly's failure to address it, I think it's important to recognize Pony Express's own role in it. Like with other workplaces, Pony Express's policies not only enables but encourages and protects Rapists. Within the opening scene, when Jimmy steers the ship towards the asteroid, the entire crew has their pay docked despite being completely unaware of what Jimmy is doing. Just like the crash, Pony Express's policies forces the entire crew to bare the consequences of Jimmy's actions. Rather than discourage Jimmy's actions, all it does is punish the rest of the crew as well. Anya was afraid to speak up about Jimmy raping her not only because the power he held over her as Co-Captain and him being Curly's best friend, but also the fear that if she speaks than she and the rest of her crewmates would be punished as well. She, along with everyone else except Daisuke and maybe Curly, were all struggling financially as well. If Anya's rape was reported to Pony Express, then the crew's entire pay would be docked. They would punish Anya and the rest of the crew for her pregnancy. So instead, she remains quiet and is forced to endure Jimmy's abuse and sexual harassment until her pregnancy puts her in a place where she can longer hide it. Furthermore, asides from Curly's own enabling of Jimmy's horrid actions and his own misplaced empathy, Pony Express policies discouraged Jimmy from taking action. Yet unlike Anya, Curly's ignorant to just how awful Pony Express is. While we don't know exactly how long Curly's been working for Pony Express, like his friendship with Jimmy, we can assume it's been for a while. And like his friendship with Jimmy, Curly is not only ignorant towards, but also downplays and excuses Pony Express's harmful behavior.

Anya: "Why do you think Pony Express puts a lock on the medical room doors but not the sleeping quarters?" Curly: "I suppose for the same reason they put a lock on the cockpit. Safety." Rather than recognize the lack of privacy for his crewmates as a problem, he instead tries to excuse and rationalize Pony Express's actions. Similar to how he tries to rationalize Jimmy's awful character. Curly's employment with Pony Express mirrors his friendship with Jimmy where his passivity enables their abusive behavior and hurts those around him as well. Not only does Curly refuse to speak up or do anything about Anya's rape or the lack of locks, but he also: 1) Fails to object when they're forced to take in an intern despite only having enough resources and cryopods for 4 people. 2) Doesn't say anything about the unsafe working environment for both Swansea and Daisuke. 3) How Anya's not only the nurse but also women on the ship while everyone. Like with Jimmy, Curly's blind loyalty and passivity towards Pony Express, enables their awful abuse. Instead of doing the right thing and accept the consequences that come with it, he instead chooses to remain blind and takes the easy way out. Now none of this excuses either Jimmy's or Curly's actions or lack thereof. Jimmy's still responsible for raping Anya, trying to kill everyone in a suicide crash and forcing everyone to suffer. Meanwhile, Curly's the one who decided to hire Jimmy as Co-Captain despite being aware that he's an Ex-con, not Pony Express. Yes, they allowed it when they shouldn't of, but it was ultimately Curly's decision to hire him. And Curly still holds the blame for placing his friendship with Jimmy over Anya's safety and the rest of his crew. However, Pony Express's policies and workplace culture created an environment where Anya is forced to remain silent, Jimmy's sexual abuse of her is enabled, and the only person able to help her, Curly, is too submissive towards them both for him to be of any of help.

I really wish y'all wait till you actually read the epilogue rather than ranting about leaks, untranslated pages, and shitty translations before complaining. Stop basing your opinions on BNHA solely through leaks. You want to complain about MHA's ending? Fine, go ahead, but do so after you actually read it. I swear to Fuck, it feels like half of y'all don't even read the Manga and just base your opinion off what others say online.

Project 2025 Cliff Notes:

1. Complete ban on abortions, without exceptions (pg. 449-503)

2. End marriage equality (pg. 545-581)

3. Elimination of unions and worker protections (pg. 581)

4. Defund the FBI and Homeland Security (pg. 133)

5. Eliminate federal agencies like the FDA, EPA, NOAA, and more (pg. 363-417)

6. Mass deportation of immigrants and incarceration in "camps" (pg. 133)

7. End birthright citizenship (pg. 133)

8. Cut Social Security (pg. 691)

9. Cut Medicare (pg. 449)

10. Eliminate the Department of Education (pg. 319)

11. Teach Christian religious beliefs in public schools (pg. 319)

12. Use public, taxpayer money for private religious schools (pg. 319)

13. End the Affordable Care Act (pg. 449)

14. Ban contraceptives (pg. 449)

15. Additional tax breaks for corporations and the 1% (pg. 691)

16. End civil rights & DEI protections in government (pg. 545-581)

17. Ban African American and gender studies in all levels of education (pg. 319)

18. End climate protections: (pg. 417)

19. Increase Arctic drilling (pg. 363)

20. Deregulate big business and the oil industry (pg. 363)

Not to increase anxiety, but I found this buried on Reddit. From six months ago. very good thing to have in your pocket so you are prepared

This is towards any Autistic and other neurodivergent folks who feel they must always work at 100%, it's okay to be lazy when need be. To give 50-60% instead of 100, to get a C or a B instead of always an A. We're told that we're lazy and less capable than our neurotypical peers, so we push ourselves, often far past what's expected of others, just to prove them wrong. Yet when you're always running at 100%, you will eventually burn out. Often, at the worst possible time. And other folks will see us struggle with something we do everyday or with a little bit extra work added on top, not understanding that we're already running at 100% when it comes to work. Don't let your maximum become your normal. Work hard yes, but more importantly work smart. Not everything in life always requires your best. So take advantage of those quiet moments in life, at work or school to slow down a bit. That way you can save your energy for when you actually do need to give it your best.

I think it needs to become common knowledge that "inability to read social cues" can show up as overcompensating.

You don't know how much misbehaviour is allowed, so you become the perfect child who never tests rules.

You don't know if someone is irritated with you, so you'll be extra generous and self-effacing.

You don't know how much is expected of you at work so you'll kill yourself in a minimum-wage job and not notice that nobody else is working like this.

"Hardworking and quiet" should be as much of an autism red flag as "ignores rules and doesn't know when to stop talking". Or why don't we just start using words to communicate so i can stop tracking everybody's eyebrow twitches, that would be great.

Sometimes it feels like everyone around me is speaking in a secret language and I'm the only one who doesn't know it.

I'm Chinese, how come we're not all getting blamed for China's genocide and colonization against the Uyghurs? Meanwhile Jewish people are all getting attacked for Israel's killing of Palestine civilians. This seems like a double standard to me.

Deltarune theory -Noelle killed Dess and Asgore took the blame

Based off of evidence gathered primarily from chapter 2′s pacifist and snowgrave route, this theory states that Noelle accidentally froze Dess to death and Asgore was fired from the force because of it. Throughout each mention of Dess, it is always in past tense. While it is possible that she might of moved away, we are given indication or mention of Dess’s current situation. It is instead through Berdly’s anecdote about how Noelle broke down after being asked to spell December do we learn of Dess’s fate. We already know that Dess is short for December from earlier when we spelt it out with Noelle. Furthermore, we know it can’t be from stress. While Noelle is presented as an anxious individual, she was still able reach the finals and December is not a particularly hard word to spell. Nor can it be due to simply missing Dess in the same way that Kris does with Asriel. Based off of Noelle’s and Birdie’s age as children in the flashback along with the assumption that Dess is around Asriel’s age than Dess should of still been present in her life. So ruling those out and based off the intensity of Noelle’s reaction, Dess must of died sometime before the spelling bee. As to the cause of Dess’s death, I do not believe that Asgore was in anyway directly responsible for it, accident or not. Rudy still holds Asgore in good regards nor is he in prison. Considering that Noelle’s mother is mayor (who we’ll call Carol here) as seen through the similiarities between our various characters mention the two, then if Asgore was directly responsible for Dess’s death than he’ll likely be in prison. So no, Asgore has nothing to do with Dess’s death. It was Noelle who was the one who killed Dess due to stress triggering her ice magic. When we check out the frozen aisle section at Sans’s grocery store, we learn that Noelle would often stare blankly into the frozen aisle section. Then, if you play the Snowgrave route, the several instances in which Noelle uses her ice magic on a strong scale such as with the puzzles, the shopkeeper and finally Berdly, it always triggers due to some sort of stress and involves her blacking out during it. While we know that magic isn’t as prevalent among monsters as it is Undertale, we know it still has to exist in some manner due to Catti mentioning how she was doing research on occult stuff and magic at the diner. Noelle’s magic in the light world likely isn’t as strong as it is in the Dark World but it still would of been enough to kill someone especially during winter. Noelle likely killed Dess when a stressful situation triggered her ice magic. The exact cause is difficult to assume. However, based of Dess’s desire to leave for the big city and how their mother can be hard, I believe that Dess tried running away and Noelle ended up tagging along. The two quickly became lost during which the fear and stress that Noelle would of been experiencing triggered her ice magic and blacking out. Carol, not knowing where her daughters are and with an unexpected snowstorm, orders Chief Asgore to send a search party for them only to instead find Dess’s body and Noelle unconscious in the snow. Carol, blaming Asgore for failing to find Dess in time, forces the Police to remove him leading to a rookie Undyne to suddenly being given the position of Chief. Asgore also blaming himself would end up cutting ties with Rudy unable to confront him due to his guilt and is likely one of the factors which lead to his and Toriel’s divorce. Noelle meanwhile would of have no recollection of the event instead believing everyone else that Dess froze to death thus also developing a trigger for extreme cold. So in short, Noelle accidentally killed her sister with ice magic and Asgore instead takes the blame for failing to find them in time.

Holy shit, Loki just made every other marvel film and TV canon to the now Marvel Cinematic Multiverse. We can have the Fox X-Men show up In the MCU and have it be canon without having to retcon either timeline.

Doctor Strange: Hey, you know where Wanda is? I need to teach her how to safely use magic. Monica: Oh don't worry about that. She went off to some secluded part of the woods to teach herself magic. Strange: Excuse me? Monica: Yeah, she's learning from some book called the Darkhold. Strange: WHAT?

I am so salty about what they did to my boy Peter Maximoff. Ralph Bohner? Fuck of with that shit. He's a not Bohner, you're the Bohner, Marvel Studios.

Genshin Impact is the story of a tourist getting trapped in a foreign land and forced to find their missing sibling. Only to then give up 6 hours in and instead let 4 random locals do it while they take all the credit for their achievements.

Ahsoka: We're not killing any of those men

Rex: Alright, and what about Maul?

Ahsoka: ...shit, I didn't think this through

I don’t know who James Charles or really any Make-Up Youtubers are until this scandal but there’s this video discussing his singing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d3rD0Z0tS0 and by god I wouldn’t even attend one of his concerts even I was paid $500.

I'm super confused about the whole James Charles thing and I've been surfing and researching but still haven't understood shit I'm dumb. What is the real deal tho?

Well its best to watch this video of Tati exposing his ass

Generally he:

Has been blatantly racist and transphobic

Is a sexual predator. He hits on straight guys and makes them very uncomfortable. Its just a game to him. He said there’s no challenge in going after gay guys :/

Went on and on about sexual things he’d like to do to a waiter at Tati’s birthday party and when she told him the waiter was straight he was like ‘doesn’t matter I’m a celebrity’

Literally charged 500 dollars for his tour tickets like who the hell does he think he is 💀…. Even BTS who are BTS don’t charge that much. Also he was charging children💀

Also Tati said he told his dad every man is a little gay like???? He was going on at dinner about how he could convert them, talking about sucking dick like ew gross limits dude

Is the most self centered person

Was marketing sleeping pills to kids. Most of his audience is 12-14 year olds like pls have some morals and realize you are influencing them

Straight up back stabbed Tati in the back. From the video it was kinda sad to sew her saying she knew she was just a piece in his manipulative game even tho she legit was there for him from the start when he had nothing :/

Endgame Spoilers

Steve chose Sam over Bucky because he has the better ass.

Avengers endgame spoilers for cap, Bucky, Sam and thor.

For anyone who hasn't seen Endgame,turn back now because I'm going to spoil a lot of stuff concerning characters and where I think they'll go from here.

Captain America: so as to why Cap decided to go back in time and marry Peggy. One, travelling back to 1970 and seeing her again. Two, the final fight with all the avengers made him realize that even if he were ever killed, they'll still be heroes so that's why he decided to go back because unlike before, he's not needed.

Now as to why Cap chose Sam over Bucky. To the outside world, a lot of people still view Bucky as this cold blooded killer instead of thr victim he really is. While unfortunate, the ugly truth is that a lot of people simply wouldn't trust Cap Bucky. Though I think it's best that Steve didn't give the mantle to Bucky. Remember, Bucky has been a slave to Hydra for decades now and only recently is he a free man. He's still trying to figure out who he is so Cap forcing the mantle down on him when his feet aren't on the ground wouldn't be fair to him. Finally, Bucky is a soldier not a leader. He's always in the fight but he's never the one to lead it.

As for Falcon, him helping Cap take down Hydra has probably earned him a few respect points along with having a military background as well. Additionally, his lighter and more social personality compared to Bucky is more suited for the role of the role of Captain America. I'd argue that the symbol of captain America is just as important if not more so than captain America himself.

Now I do think cap and Bucky probably discussed it with each other and Bucky does agree and respect Steve's choice.

Thor: man, seeing Thor like that was really damn depressing though it makes sense when you stop to think about it. He lost his mom, his brother (twice), his dad, his home, a large chunk of his people and blames himself for the snap. He locks himself away because in his eyes he views himself just as responsible for all those deaths as Thanos is. Thanos is so triggering to him because it reminds him of his greatest failure. No wonder Cap let himself go.

As for Thor post endgame well it's gonna be interesting seeing him in Asgardiand of the Galaxy especially when he's more powerful than all of them combined. While I was kind of hoping Thor would stay King it makes sense as to why he joined the guardians instead because he's more of a hero/adventurer than a king.

So for the people who are claiming that both Wade and James are lying and just doing it for the money, do you know how fucking difficult it is accuse a superstar like MJ of being pedophile. Hell, even with evidence he was declared innocent because he’s fucking Michael Jackson. The FBI could release a sex tape of MJ and a little boy tomorrow and people would still be defending him and/or denying the evidence. If calling superstars pedophiles and getting loads of cash was that easy than why haven’t other people done it? Why hasn’t anyone accused of Prince being a pedophile? Because the entire estate would sue their ass to their ground and everyone would hate them. They won’t see a fucking penny from them at all. Why? Because Prince didn’t fuck kids, he fucked women a lot of women. You don’t just give millions of dollars to someone out of court for them to shut up especially if you got a fucking crack team of lawyers like MJ did. Not only do we got detailed testimonies from both Wade which based off of their words and body language I do believe them. But there’s also the faxes, videos, them being alone together for a long amount of time, the phone calls. What kind of pop star talks to a little boy on the phone for hours and constantly send them faxes. Why would he spend his time alone with a little boy? If Michael Jackson wasn’t a pedophile and actually just cared about these kids, he would never let these kids sleep in the same bed let alone the same room as them. Someone in MJ’s shoes wouldn’t risk anything being used against them especially if it means they’ll be called a pedo. MJ could be having sex with any men or women he wanted. If I was MJ in the 80′s, I would be bringing home and fucking super models and celebrities every single fucking night instead of hanging out with little kids.

the cult of celebrities.

MJ didn’t just groom these kids, he groomed an entire culture. We’re taught to believe that our idols and heroes can do no wrong and anyone who accuse them of anything regardless of the evidence are both evil and liars. Celebrities might as well be cult leaders with how their fans seem to worship. If we want to stop another MJ or R Kelly, we need to change as a culture and destroy this cult of personality we have on celebrities. Want to know why celebrities can get away with abusing others for so long? Because we the fans allow it, we’re willing to attack innocent victims so that powerful monsters won’t get hurt. Stop treating celebrities like gods and start treating them like people.

I love how people complain that Spider-man 3 and Amazing Spider-man 2 has too many villains than fucking Spider-man into the Spider-verse bursts into here with six villains plus six to eight Spider-people and becomes the greatest spider-man movie of all time.

Spider-man: Into the Spider-Verse is the first ever comic book movie

Into the Spider-verse possesses incredibly unique and imaginative animation that is a perfect blend of so many different styles that it creates something fresh. Though I think what elevates it above its peers is just how much it feels like a comic book.

While some people would point to other films such as Superman and the Avengers and refer to them as comic book movies, they lack any elements from the medium. Remember, Comic books are not restricted to only superhero stories. They can tell whatever story the author wants.

Into the Spider-verse cements itself as a comic book movie by bringing in elements from the medium. The most obvious being the thought boxes and onomatopoeias though the details go beyond just that. Background Characters are animated with much less detail because that's what you do in a comic book. The designs of each Spidey costume and some Spidey people have this comic booky feel to it due to both the poppy colours and 2d feel to it. Motion moves like a stop motion without ever feeling choppy or rough. Instead, it comes off like each frame is its own panel in a comic with us having to imagine the in betweens. Anyone who's read a comic book knows what I'm talking about, half the fun comes not from looking at what is drawn but imagining what isn't.

Though what really makes this is a comic book movie is that there are certain scenes where if you pause it and ask a person who hasn't heard of spider-verse, if you can find them, is said frame from a comic book/still piece of art or animation, I bet quiet a few would say the former.

It's hard to put what I've noticed into words though if you read comic books a lot, I'm sure you can see just how heavily into the spider-verse takes elements from said medium.

People who deserve to die

People who puts pineapple on pizza

People unwilling to admit that dr. Pepper is better than both coke and pepsi

People who think Boston pizza, chiptole, and Denny's can be considered food.

People who wear crocs.

People who say their favourite colour is grey. Grey is a shade not a colour.

People who have posted on tumblr

People who share dumb Facebook memes.

People who think the accordion is a dumb instrument

People who think becoming a SoundCloud rapper is a good career choice

People who make terrible dance/electronic remixes for songs where it doesn't make sense.

People who put soya sauce on tacos

People who say they can see why kids love the taste of cinnamon toast crunch because I know you're lying.

People who are unwillingly to admit that Daddy Daycare is the greatest film of all time

Delta Rune first impressions.

Alright, So I finished the first chapter of Delta Rune and while the game is good, I feel like it's a step down from Undertale.

The new characters do not feel as endearing as the old ones and I think that's because of the changes in combat. Instead of foes and bosses being front and centre, they're instead further back due the drastic change in style. Essentially the change in "Camera" due to the new combat style puts The characters out of focus. Even though Delta Rune's combat system has more depth, Undertale's simple yet unique style feels like it helps to add liveliness to those you fight.

Along with the combat, certain new characters felt too samey as the old ones or not as interesting. Lancer is basically a fusion between Sans and Papyrus. I literally thought he was supposed to Sans when I first saw him. Only new character I actually like is Suzie.

Now unto the story or rather backstory. The story lighteners and darkeners feels like a cliche story about the the balance between good and evil and that only the three chosen ones can save the day. Now compare that to Undertale's backstory: humans and monsters fight, humans win and decide to lock up the monsters in the underground, long time later a human falls down into it. Even though they both have this fairytale feel, Undertale's feels more natural.

All in all, Undertale gave me a better first impression than Delta Rune though my opinion may change when the entire game comes out

Thor: I'm gonna get a big axe and hit Thanos with it really hard.

Me : That's the dumbest plan I ever heard

*two hours later*

Me: that absolute madman, he actually did it

Congress sets out Bill to prevent the FCC from taking away Net Neutrality

Congress has set out a bill which would prevent the FCC from taking away net neutrality. Please spread this link to as many people as you can whether it be through email, facebook, tumblr, twitter or in person, just get the word out. https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4585 If you want to not only protect net neutrality but keep it safe for good, this is your chance Here’s the reddit link which I obtained it from https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/7j6kn4/congress_has_set_out_a_bill_to_stop_the_fcc/

Calling your state and local politicians is a better tactic than emails; phone calls are more difficult to ignore plus you'll have a better impact compared to written words. During the call, make it clear that unless they're willing to protect net neutrality, you will not vote for them during next elections. If a bunch of politicians feel they might lose the elections over net neutrality, they might pressure the government as well.

As for raising awareness, while Blogs, YouTube videos, Reddit and Facebook posts are helpful, there are people out, older folks, who don't use the internet. As such, it is important to be willing to raise awareness in person either one on one or with others.

The library analogy is a good explanation on net neutrality and its importance.

So imagine you head to the library to burrow some books for a biology assignment. The librarian let's you take out any books you want without delay or extra cost, regardless of her opinions. This what net neutrality looks like essentially.

Now imagine you head back there again for your assignment and there a new librarian. She only lets you take out books she approves of and stops or significantly delays you from taking out the books she doesn't like. But wait, if you pay her $20 bucks, she'll let you take out those unapproved biology books right away. Now you don't have $20, so you decide to go to a different library than you remember this is the only library in town. So in the end you fail because you couldn't take out the books you needed. This is what happens when you get rid of net neutrality.

If you live in the USA

and you haven’t done anything to fight for net neutrality, now is the time! We only have 5 days left to stop the government and the FFC. Please call and email people or else blogs like mine and many more will dissapear… Applying for jobs will be harder… Schools and libraries will be at harm… Globalization will be compromised in general, so please take the time to do something.

So you want to become a Canadian, Eh?

Now that Trump is your President, many of you are thinking about moving to Canada. Well I say welcome abroad (http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/index.asp), but first there are some things you need to know first before you become a Canadian Citizen.

1) you must be over eighteen years old

2) You must be able to both speak and write in either French or English

3) Have lived in Canada as a permanent Resident for the 4 out of 6 years before you apply

4) be physically present in Canada for 183 days or more during each of those four years.

5) filled your taxes for at least four years since the past six years as well as pay any income tax that you might owe.

6) Apply for citizenship within Canada.

You may not become a citizen if you have an inadequate knowledge in either French or English, nor can you become one if are or have recently been in Prison. Additionally, for anyone under the age of eighteen, your legal guardian(s) must apply for you and they have to be either a Canadian citizen or applying to become one themselves. However, if you are a minor, you do not need to meet the residency requirements. Finally, if you are or have been part of the Canadian Armed Forces, you may be eligible for a fast-track application process.

Note: all of the above info was gathered from here http://settlement.org/ontario/immigration-citizenship/citizenship/apply-for-canadian-citizenship/how-do-i-apply-for-canadian-citizenship/

Now the first step to becoming a Canadian is that you need to be a Permanent Resident. A Permanent Resident is someone who has been given permanent Residence Status by the Canadian government. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/newcomers/about-pr.asp

Additionally, the website: “Move to Canada -15 miles http://15miles.info/move-to-canada/“ can help you see your chances of becoming a permanent resident. If you have an advanced degree, 2 or more years of professional experience, and $12,000 ($9000 USD) or more in savings, you can probably immigrate to Canada within a year. If you want a more detailed answer, take their quiz and see how good your chances are.

Now the final step to become a Canadian citizen is the Citizenship Test: a written and oral test where you’ll be asked about

           the rights, freedoms and responsibilities of Canadian citizens,

           Canada’s democracy and ways to take part in Canadian society,

           Canadian political and military history (including the political system, monarchy and branches of government),

           Canadian social and cultural history and symbols, and

           Canadian physical and political geography.        

Additionally, this test will also be used to see if you have adequate knowledge in either English or French. For more info on the citizenship test see here  http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/citizenship/cit-test.asp

So to answer the question you may all be wondering, no you can’t just move to Canada because you dislike Trump. You need to actually be prepared and have a plan if you want to live in Canada.

I understand that many of you are scared, myself included since we rely heavily on trading with the US, and that you may be wanting to move to Canada, but remember this.

Trump isn’t the first, nor will he be the last. There have always been idiotic and terrible leaders throughout every nation in history. Yet despite this, many nations are still standing. Why? Because their citizens never gave up. They still believed in their country, it’s people and wished it to be the best it can be, and they fought or still are fighting for that dream.

If you are afraid of living in America either due to your sexuality, religion or ethnicity, etc, and wish to move somewhere safer, I totally understand. And you want to become a Canadian, I welcome you open arms, but I beg of you. Do not give into nihilism and abandon your country. Discrimination has and always existed. It may not always be obvious at times, but every country has its xenophobes of various degrees. Canada is no exception as shocking as that might be.

So keep on fighting for what you believe in. Even if the entire nation is telling you to move, you must stand firm like a tree and say “no, you move”.

Remember Trump isn’t America. Nor are the republicans, Hilary, the Democrats, Obama or any other politician or political party. You are America, just as we are Canada.

You are the heart and soul of America. And if you truly believe in your country, you will make damn sure that both are as bright and vibrant as they can be.

The Difference between Timelines and Alternate Universes

I’ve been hearing these words timelines and AUs being thrown around and use interchangeably as if they are one and the same when that’s anything further from the truth. Which is why my pretentious ass is gonna try to explain the difference a timeline and an Alternate Universe as well as how to tell the difference.

First off, we have to mention that Undertale clearly possesses a multiverse -an Underverse if you will- in which every Universe resides in and within each universe is a timeline. Unlike the multiverse though, which can contain an infinite number of alternate universes, a universe may only have one timeline active at a once. The only way for a new timeline to become active is through reloading or resetting back to a previous point in time. Meanwhile, a new universe is always created due to the actions of transdimensional beings who reside outside of the Under-verse (aka: us). It is impossible for anyone that resides within the Under-verse to create a new universe by themselves without the help of a transdimensional being. At best, they can create new timelines, but that’s it.

So since we establish the basics, let’s get down to the key difference. Timelines are essentially the variables of a universe. They can be radically different from one another, but so long as they are a possibility within a universe, they can exist. For example: Chara never falling into the underground, Asriel and Chara both surviving, or the war never occurring in the first place. While the results may sometimes be radically different from another, they are all possible.

As for alternate universes, they are essentially the non-possibilities of a universe, no matter what, it is physically impossible for them to exist as a timeline in Undertale. Generally, Anything that operates under different mechanics and universal laws then Undertale or radically alters or swaps the souls of characters counts as an AU. Note: just because characters have a different personality than in canon, that does not always mean their soul: IE, their subconscious, inner self, or whatever, has been altered as well.

For example, let’s say Alphys decides to build a body for Napstablook alongside Mettaton as well. This event will effect and alter their personalities from that point forth, but who they are inside remains the same, plus that action is a possibility so it would count as being an alternate timeline.

If it was something like Sans always had the personality of Papyrus, vice-verse, or whatever. So long as they possess zero or barely any similarities to their Undertale self, then they exist within an alternate universe. Like if Monster Kid now acts exactly like Joseph Stalin or if Toriel acts like a crazy Florida lady that hates children, then that change would count it as an AU.

Now I mentioned before how only one timeline can be active in a universe at a timeline. Which may have some of you thinking “Doesn’t that mean all the different fanworks of Undertale are alternate Universes then even if the change is rather minor?”

Just because only one timeline can be running at once, it doesn’t mean that other timelines can’t exist alongside it just in a sort of limbo mode. Take for example a race between twelve different horses. The people within the active timeline perceive horse #3 as the winner, while we can perceive any of the horses winning or none at all, we just have to choose the outcome we want to see and we’ll see it.

So no, not every fanwork is an alternate universe. Some are AUs and others timelines, which are which, you decide because I honestly don’t have the time to go through every single one because there are literally thousands. I’m just doing this because I find it fun applying logic and rules to a world with spaghetti loving Skeletons and Metrosexual ghost-bot David Bowie.

By the way, do you want a theory/view on souls or determination next?

The Four Chara theory

(So this is basically a theory I came up with to explain all the wildly different interpretations of canon Chara and how practically all of them are correct)

Chara A: The Chara that existed from their birth to their death. A self loathing, Misanthropic with Psychopathic traits. Though, this version of Chara isn’t an actual Psychopath. Despite being a dick, they still care deeply for their family and monsterkind, and was willing to sacrifice their own life in order for them to be free. Albeit, along with their own goal of purging humanity.

Chara B: The Chara created during the Neutral Run. This version of Chara is probably the least developed since unlike the pacifist and Genocide, none of the player’s actions really reawaken Chara, so this one has the least personality.

Chara C: The Chara created during the Pacifist Run. Learns to forgive humanity and overcome their violent nature through peace.

Chara D: The Chara created during the Genocide Run all because of the Player’s actions. A sociopathic serial killer who just wants to see everything wiped out.