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m_findlow ([personal profile] m_findlow) wrote in [community profile] fandomweekly2025-06-15 03:53 pm

[#262] NEVER TEAR US APART (TORCHWOOD)

Theme Prompt: #262 - Soulmates
Title: Never tear us apart
Fandom: Torchwood
Rating/Warnings: PG
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 1,000 words
Summary: Ianto was beginning to think that Jack was gone forever.

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FairyNiamh ([personal profile] fairyniamh) wrote2025-06-15 12:03 am

Quote & Fact...

Quote:

"Giving others the freedom to be stupid is one of the most important and hardest steps to take in spiritual progress. Conveniently the opportunity to take that step is all around us every day."

"Physical reality is one of the biggest horror movies of all, and you know how we love horror movies."

~ Thaddeus Golas


Facts: (Australia)

1.) The Emu Wars

The Great Emu War

In 1932 emus were running amok in the farmlands of Campion, WA, so the Australian military were called in to “manage the situation” … with machine guns. One month and 10,000 rounds later, the crestfallen field force of humans withdrew from combat having only knocked off only 986 of the 20,000 bullet-dodging feathered heroes. Emus won the war. Lest we forget.

2.) Banana is not a fruit!

Banana shire in central Queensland was named after a prize-winning bull that used to help local stockmen getting cattle into yards. A statue of Banana stands proudly in the main street so his great herding deeds are never forgotten.

{Had to cheat in gathering facts today due to a horrible fall and being barely able to move as a result. Facts today are accredited to: https://www.news.com.au/travel/australian-holidays/18-bizarre-facts-about-australia-that-no-one-tells-you/news-story/6c601e0d6310d047cf5ae88101785722 }
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'Adíshní Mags ([personal profile] magnavox_23) wrote in [community profile] icons2025-06-15 01:26 pm

Can You Hear Me? - Doctor Who icons

20 Doctor Who icons from 12x07 Can You Hear Me?

   

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'Adíshní Mags ([personal profile] magnavox_23) wrote in [community profile] fandom_icons2025-06-15 01:17 pm
Entry tags:

Can You Hear Me? - Doctor Who icons

20 Doctor Who icons from 12x07 Can You Hear Me?

   

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onyx ❀ܓ (ღ he/him ღ) ([personal profile] itsanonyx) wrote in [community profile] your_favourites2025-06-15 05:03 am
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shadowkat ([personal profile] shadowkat) wrote2025-06-14 09:46 pm

No Kings Day...2025

On the day that a wannabe king held a military parade (allegedly) in favor of his seventy-ninth birthday [in reality it was for the Army's 250th Birthday] - across the United States, in all fifty states and territories, and in and around Europe inclusive of London, Paris, Frankfurt, Berlin, etc, people marched and protested against the wannabe king, and all dictatorships, fascism and kings, peacefully, side by side, carrying signs and singing songs in protest. Shouting so all could be heard: This is what Democracy Looks Like!

Over 11 million or 3.5% of the population showed up in the US alone [as reported by Alt National Parks and those who counted on the ground and provided reports as they happened - they use drones, and handcounters apparently, and multiple by size of crowd and square footage of the area], more than any other protest on record in the United States. They marched in solidarity and peacefully. Waving signs. They marched in the rain. It was pouring in New York City and in the seventies. They marched in scorching heat, across the Southwest and in California and in Florida, and Mississippi, and Texas. Veterans marched up the Capital Steps, and elderly women from nursing homes came out in their wheelchairs and canes and walkers, to march in their small communities. They stood on sidewalks in Metropolitan DC waving signs, and along highways, in towns. They formed signs with their bodies along the beaches of California. And in Mountain Towns they shouted down the slopes. They came out in droves. Filling city blocks for as far the eye could see.

All chanting. No Kings. Impeach. Remove. This is What Democracy Looks Like.

From sea to shining sea. Every single State across the country showed up and protested the wannabe king. Every one.

While very few attended the military parade, which had prepared for 200,000 and got maybe 10,000 if that. And many were people protesting it, discreetly.

NYC outdid itself, with about 25,000 by 9 am, after noon, it had risen to well over 50,000, among the largest protests in its history astonishing those who've gone to them. San Francisco got creative and made Human Banner that can be seen from the sky ...



The police stood silently by. Some helped and marched with them.



They protested in small towns across America. They protested on Long Island. They protested in Alaska. They protested in Boise, and they protested in Grand Rapids. They protested in Arizona and in Texas. They protested in Nashville, Tennessee, and Talahassee, Florida. They protested in Red States and in Blue States. They came out rain or shine.

The people came and stood shoulder to shoulder, shouting and waving signs.
No Kings! No Kings! No ICE! Everyone is legal here! This is what true Democracy Looks Like!

And those of us who watched, cheered them on, and were there in spirit if not in body.

Links:

NBC NEWS - No Kings Day Protests

ABC NEWS - No Kings

https://www.lohud.com/story/news/2025/06/14/livestream-video-of-no-kings-protests-from-across-the-us-how-to-watch/84200645007/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/no-kings-day-demonstration-protest-rally-trump-military-parade/
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mific ([personal profile] mific) wrote in [community profile] fancake2025-06-15 12:55 pm

MCU: when i die i’ll sacrifice (more than enough for the afterlife) - podfic by Quietnight

Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain America, The Avengers
Characters/Pairings: Natasha Romanov/Maria Hill, James 'Bucky' Barnes/Steve Rogers, James 'Bucky' Barnes/Steve Rogers/Sam Wilson, Nick Fury, Phil Coulsen, various MCU characters
Rating: Mature
Length: 04:21:03 (41,322 words)
Content Notes: Graphic depictions of violence, abuse of children by the Red Room, recollection of past pet death
Creator Links: Quietnight on the Audiofic Archive, Quietnight on AO3, notcaycepollard on AO3
Themes: Female relationships, Action/adventure, Families of choice, Time travel, Fix-it

Summary: The fall is longer than Natasha expects.

It’s tears cold on her face, teeth bitten all the way through her lip and the taste of copper in her mouth; she’s falling and falling and then, bracing for impact—she wakes up.

Reccer's Notes: This is one of my favourite podfics by one of my favourite podficcers, and it's a tour de force. It's a long story by notcaycepollard that puts right Natasha's death with the soul stone - instead of dying she's sent back in time to the moment in her Red Room training she most regrets, and from that moment lives her life anew and, with her knowledge of the first time around, is able to fix the worst, most tragic disasters and losses of canon. It starts with Natasha rescuing her sister trainee black widows from the Red Room, plus Bucky the Winter Soldier who's there as well. There's a lovely, slow-burn relationship with Maria Hill in the story, but the key relationships for Natasha are with her sisters, aged from a four-year-old to teenagers when they escape, and the podfic's centre is the found family they create. The fix-it aspects are enormously satisfying and Quietnight's reading is, as ever, nuanced and fluent, beautifully performed - including all the Russian names and words, and a pleasure to listen to. An epic story and a wonderful podfic, stirring and heartwarming, and infinitely better than canon.

Fanwork Links: when i die i’ll sacrifice (more than enough for the afterlife) on the Audiofic Archive, and on AO3

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cyberiad_queen ([personal profile] but_can_i_be_trusted) wrote in [community profile] lyricaltitles2025-06-14 02:56 pm

[2025 Album Challenge] Pokémon: 'And Fool Them All Again and Again'

Title: 'And Fool Them All Again and Again'
Author: [personal profile] but_can_i_be_trusted
Fandom: Pokémon (Spoilers for Black 2/White 2, with references to Black/White)
Characters: N
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Notes: Crossposted to [community profile] ficlet_zone

Artist: David Bowie
Album: Blackstar
Song: 'Dollar Days'

Summary: And Ghetsis is still fooling them all.

And Fool Them All Again and Again )
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a merry ghoul ([personal profile] merryghoul) wrote in [community profile] doctor_who_sonic2025-06-14 05:47 pm

Saturday 14 June 2025

Do you have a Doctor Who community or a journal that we are not currently linking to? Leave a note in the comments and we'll add you to the watchlist ([personal profile] doctor_watch).

Editor's note: Because of the high posting volume and the quantity of information linked in each newsletter, [community profile] doctor_who_sonic will no longer link fanfiction that does not have a header. For an example of what a "good" fanfic header is, see the user info. Spoiler warnings are also greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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Blogtor Who's Friday Video of the Day is a clip from The Well
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Urban Nuisance by [personal profile] badly_knitted [Ten | G]

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cyberiad_queen ([personal profile] but_can_i_be_trusted) wrote in [community profile] 100words2025-06-14 02:21 pm

[Challenge #446: Dessert] Friends: 'The Klutziest Waiter'

Title: 'The Klutziest Waiter'
Fandom: Friends
Rating: PG (Warnings for a hint of innuendo)
Notes: Crossposted to [community profile] emotion100

The Klutziest Waiter )
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loganberrybunny ([personal profile] loganberrybunny) wrote2025-06-14 09:29 pm
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Thomas the Tank

Public

M18 Hellcat, Kidderminster station, 14th June 2025
134/365: Tank destroyer, Kidderminster station
Click for a larger, sharper image

On my way to Worcester today I noticed this outside Kidderminster station. It's not actually called Thomas, sadly. In spite of my (usually humorous) references to Kidderminster being a place only one step short of being a post-apocalyptic wasteland, this tank¹ had not been placed here to keep the peace. It was actually there as part of the Severn Valley Railway's annual "Back to the 1940s" weekend. Well, the first of two. This has been running for a long time now and is always one of the SVR's busiest events of the year. I'm rather ambivalent about it as I tend to think we go on and on and on about WW2 rather too much in the UK, but I have attended a couple of times and I won't deny that it made for an entertaining few hours.
¹ Technically an M18 Hellcat tank destroyer, but close enough!
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conuly ([personal profile] conuly) wrote2025-06-14 04:04 pm

(no subject)

Minnesota House DFL leader Hortman, husband killed in apparent ‘politically motivated’ shooting; Sen. Hoffman, wife wounded

Authorities still searching for suspect in shooting of 2 Minnesota state lawmakers

Apparently he dressed up like a cop, because of course he did, and residents are advised not to open the door to police unless there are multiple officers present. I'd go one step further and say that you should never open the door to an unexpected official until you've confirmed that they're supposed to be there. If they are legit, they have an ID, and you have a phone number you can call - your local precinct, if they're cops, your gas company, whoever it is. (Uh. Maybe step out the back door to call if they say they're from the gas company. I mean, use your best judgment.)
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conuly ([personal profile] conuly) wrote2025-06-14 04:01 pm

Weirdly specific firefox question

If I'm typing a URL and I then use the scroll wheel to middle-click it in the address window it will open in a new tab rather than on the same tab I'm on.

Now, when I open a new tab by clicking a link to open a new tab it opens right next to the tab I'm on. If I do it via the address window or the new tab button then it opens all the way at the end of my tabs, which is annoying and disorienting if I'm not already all the way at the end.

Is there a setting, perhaps in about:config, that I can adjust to change this behavior so it always opens new tabs next to the one I'm on?
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badly_knitted ([personal profile] badly_knitted) wrote in [community profile] get_knitted2025-06-14 08:25 pm

Check-In Post - June 14th 2025


Hello to all members, passers-by, curious onlookers, and shy lurkers, and welcome to our regular daily check-in post. Just leave a comment below to let us know how your current projects are progressing, or even if they're not.

Checking in is NOT compulsory, check in as often or as seldom as you want, this community isn't about pressure it's about encouragement, motivation, and support. Crafting is meant to be fun, and what's more fun than sharing achievements and seeing the wonderful things everyone else is creating?

There may also occasionally be questions, but again you don't have to answer them, they're just a way of getting to know each other a bit better.


This Week's Question: We all probably have multiple WiPs, but which of yours has been hanging around longest, waiting to be finished?


If anyone has any questions of their own about the community, or suggestions for tags, questions to be asked on the check-in posts, or if anyone is interested in playing check-in host for a week here on the community, which would entail putting up the daily check-in posts and responding to comments, go to the Questions & Suggestions post and leave a comment.

I now declare this Check-In OPEN!



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goddess47 ([personal profile] goddess47) wrote in [community profile] sweetandshort2025-06-14 02:37 pm

(10 out of 20) Cool Decisions - 9-1-1 (PG)

Title: Cool Decisions
Author: [personal profile] goddess47
Fandom: 9-1-1
Challenge: 10 out of 20
Length: 496
Warnings: None

Notes:

For [community profile] sweetandshort June 2025 10 out of 20 challenge - number

For Fire Family Conflagration prompt #171 - anger

For Writer's Choice prompt #121 - havoc


Summary:

Anger led to bad decisions, ones that would come back to haunt him.



Cool Decisions on AO3
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conuly ([personal profile] conuly) wrote2025-06-17 11:25 am

OMGOMGOMG!!!!

The last season of The Strange Case of the Starship Iris is finally here.

Okay, only the first episode so far (and two pre-season teasers) but... omg.

I've summed this one up for you all before as "Everybody is gay while fighting fascism in space" and "Turns out, fascism is both racist and inefficient", so yes, that does make it the perfect thing to listen to while heading out to protest. (Speaking of....)

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