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@burnishedvictory / burnishedvictory.tumblr.com

waiting for the sun to rise, keeping my eyes on the brightest corner of the sky.

I have a client who was diagnosed with literal LIVER CANCER, aka one of the deadliest, and normally so hard to treat. Famously killed David Bowie and Alan Rickman both.

He was given MONTHS to live, but then ended up being one of the first people in the state to get a state of the art infusion therapy for his cancer.

It’s been over a year, and his tumors have shrunk so much they are no longer detectable.

That used to be UNHEARD OF.

Federal funding is the only reason that happened.

Like Jesus Christ.

We HAVE cured many cancers.

We haven't "cured cancer" because that's like saying we "cured viruses". It's extremely broad terminology. Not to mention that "cancer research" oftentimes also means basic cell biology research, which has ripple effects on the disease research as a whole.

Example: the human genome project was largely marketed as cancer research- which is true! But along the way, we developed a tool that makes research into ANY genetic disease more possible and more precise.

Formula Gender: A Trans F1 Fest is a creative fest for the F1 community celebrating trans people and their stories and is open to all forms of creative media. Our mods are @nobrakesdown, @seafoampearlygirl, and @waddlingpenguin!

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  • Intentional transphobia on the part of the author is not allowed.  However, any other topic is allowed as long as it is tagged properly.
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To all my writers who have a tough time with smut terms and not knowing which ones to use, I have found the holy grail for us.

This reddit user took a poll of 3,500 people and went really in depth with asking their favorite terminology, along with actual pie charts on what the readers preferred to see in their smut.

A treasure! Especially the Notable Omissions sections.

Now that's interesting. I like great polls and this one is enlightening. 😆🤭

In 2024, scientists discovered seven new species of frogs in Madagascar. Because the whistling sounds these species made resembled the sounds of communicators from the Star Trek universe, it was decided to name the species after the seven legendary captains: Boophis kirki, Boophis picardi, Boophis siskoi, Boophis janewayae, Boophis archeri, Boophis pikei, and Boophis burnhamae. [Source]

So, meet the Boophis kirki I needle-felted for this year's Winter Fandom Kombat! ✨

How has no one tagged the frog guy? @markscherz

AHHHHHH THIS IS THE BEST THING!!!! Thank you @eldar-of-zemlya!

YOU GUYS

BOOPHIS KIRKI WILL NOW LIVE IN MY OFFICE FOREVERRR!!

Thank you SOOO much, @eldar-of-zemlya!!

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