JulyFlame
@injulyflame.bsky.social
She/her. Navy vet. Invested in politics, civil rights, and books. Catjamming at fandom. The insomnia is terminal. Mask up.
I have a lot of thoughts on the uptick in usage of the 'c' word in the US and how it's connected to the deliberate attempts to eradicate women's rights and erode gains from feminism, but there are too many people who relish using it for conservative women they hate to accept that it's a bad thing.
November 15, 2025 at 10:16 PM
I have a lot of thoughts on the uptick in usage of the 'c' word in the US and how it's connected to the deliberate attempts to eradicate women's rights and erode gains from feminism, but there are too many people who relish using it for conservative women they hate to accept that it's a bad thing.
Happy Veterans Day, but most of all to the active duty guys who have made it their duty today to go to as many restaurants and places as possible on their day off. Only the strong will make it through more than one.
November 11, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Happy Veterans Day, but most of all to the active duty guys who have made it their duty today to go to as many restaurants and places as possible on their day off. Only the strong will make it through more than one.
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If you ever question if your fanfic is too self indulgent please remember that’s actually the point of fanfiction
November 6, 2025 at 2:56 AM
If you ever question if your fanfic is too self indulgent please remember that’s actually the point of fanfiction
Finishing a chapter *and* immediately starting a next one instead of waiting for beta feedback? Wow, who could believe it of me.
November 3, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Finishing a chapter *and* immediately starting a next one instead of waiting for beta feedback? Wow, who could believe it of me.
I can't offer much on positive news so here's a Lego ghost.
October 30, 2025 at 6:25 AM
I can't offer much on positive news so here's a Lego ghost.
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There’s no such thing as the “genuinely disabled”
Disability is dynamic
Some disabilities are invisible. Some change day to day
You won’t always know a person is disabled unless they tell you
It’s a minority group you can join at any time, not a moral failing.
Disability is dynamic
Some disabilities are invisible. Some change day to day
You won’t always know a person is disabled unless they tell you
It’s a minority group you can join at any time, not a moral failing.
October 30, 2025 at 5:38 AM
There’s no such thing as the “genuinely disabled”
Disability is dynamic
Some disabilities are invisible. Some change day to day
You won’t always know a person is disabled unless they tell you
It’s a minority group you can join at any time, not a moral failing.
Disability is dynamic
Some disabilities are invisible. Some change day to day
You won’t always know a person is disabled unless they tell you
It’s a minority group you can join at any time, not a moral failing.
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I have been traveling and today I present to you...the thing I saw in the Frankfurt airport.
Is it efficient? Undeniably. Does it probably work better than the normal way? Oh certainly. Produce less of a mess? Probably?
But the existence of Condiment Udders gives me a deep, aghast disquiet.
Is it efficient? Undeniably. Does it probably work better than the normal way? Oh certainly. Produce less of a mess? Probably?
But the existence of Condiment Udders gives me a deep, aghast disquiet.
October 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I have been traveling and today I present to you...the thing I saw in the Frankfurt airport.
Is it efficient? Undeniably. Does it probably work better than the normal way? Oh certainly. Produce less of a mess? Probably?
But the existence of Condiment Udders gives me a deep, aghast disquiet.
Is it efficient? Undeniably. Does it probably work better than the normal way? Oh certainly. Produce less of a mess? Probably?
But the existence of Condiment Udders gives me a deep, aghast disquiet.
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Hell hath no fury like a dude on discord being asked not to use slurs.
October 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Hell hath no fury like a dude on discord being asked not to use slurs.
Man, I really love waking up to and seeing Political Shit that's always like "fuck vets" and "you can't trust anyone who was ever in the military", especially from Certain Types who have barely ever fuckin' struggled but think they have serious class consciousness.
October 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Man, I really love waking up to and seeing Political Shit that's always like "fuck vets" and "you can't trust anyone who was ever in the military", especially from Certain Types who have barely ever fuckin' struggled but think they have serious class consciousness.
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This is the longest I've spent on any single project in my life! Please remind your friends that Isopod is coming out tomorrow!
3 and a half years of isopod rolling down big hills!
Isopod is finally coming out tomorrow!
store.steampowered.com/app/2053910/...
Isopod is finally coming out tomorrow!
store.steampowered.com/app/2053910/...
October 20, 2025 at 5:51 AM
This is the longest I've spent on any single project in my life! Please remind your friends that Isopod is coming out tomorrow!
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the forced self-censorship gibberish we all have to do on social media now is having a devastating effect on the way people communicate with each other. nobody in a healthy society is saying "unalived"
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
the forced self-censorship gibberish we all have to do on social media now is having a devastating effect on the way people communicate with each other. nobody in a healthy society is saying "unalived"
Another thought on the con is that there was also a cosplayer booth who had cosplay photos she was selling, including NSFW ones of herself which is so much incredibly braver than I could ever be.
That is TOO close to the audience for me, I could never, maybe not even for SFW stuff.
That is TOO close to the audience for me, I could never, maybe not even for SFW stuff.
October 20, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Another thought on the con is that there was also a cosplayer booth who had cosplay photos she was selling, including NSFW ones of herself which is so much incredibly braver than I could ever be.
That is TOO close to the audience for me, I could never, maybe not even for SFW stuff.
That is TOO close to the audience for me, I could never, maybe not even for SFW stuff.
Day 2 of local con:
Bought a bunch of things as presents of various levels of amusement to me/cringe for recipient.
Itachi poncho for one sister's BF
Dog treats for one sister's pack of dogs
Stickers and for other sister
Bought a bunch of things as presents of various levels of amusement to me/cringe for recipient.
Itachi poncho for one sister's BF
Dog treats for one sister's pack of dogs
Stickers and for other sister
October 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Day 2 of local con:
Bought a bunch of things as presents of various levels of amusement to me/cringe for recipient.
Itachi poncho for one sister's BF
Dog treats for one sister's pack of dogs
Stickers and for other sister
Bought a bunch of things as presents of various levels of amusement to me/cringe for recipient.
Itachi poncho for one sister's BF
Dog treats for one sister's pack of dogs
Stickers and for other sister
The new meta appears to be horny blankets versus horny body pillows.
October 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The new meta appears to be horny blankets versus horny body pillows.
Off to the local anime convention!
October 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Off to the local anime convention!
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Holy shiiiiiiiit
BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV is set to effectively disband Opus Dei in the coming weeks.
This would be the most sweeping internal reform of his pontificate — and a dramatic continuation of Pope Francis’s legacy.
This would be the most sweeping internal reform of his pontificate — and a dramatic continuation of Pope Francis’s legacy.
NEW: Pope Leo Set To Break Up Opus Dei
If Pope Leo does indeed approves a plan that effectively dissolves Opus Dei’s structure, it would be the most significant internal action of his short pontificate to date.
open.substack.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Holy shiiiiiiiit
Little joys in working on my current fic chapter: writing the MC getting something as not them being Super Special Unique Intelligent, but because they're an educated adult and them understanding the thing is understood and appreciated in this context.
October 16, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Little joys in working on my current fic chapter: writing the MC getting something as not them being Super Special Unique Intelligent, but because they're an educated adult and them understanding the thing is understood and appreciated in this context.
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for those unaware, Zach Bryan is a *huge* star in the country world
he's also ex-military
to say that he's beloved by rednecks everywhere would be an massive understatement
he's also ex-military
to say that he's beloved by rednecks everywhere would be an massive understatement
ICE's military raids and masked kidnappings are resonating deeply/negatively in the cultural spaces we keep hearing Dems need to reach: Manosphere, Joe Rogan, country music, disengaged voters. That's rare and it gives Dems a big opening to engage.
Thoughts on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2018...
Thoughts on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2018...
October 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
for those unaware, Zach Bryan is a *huge* star in the country world
he's also ex-military
to say that he's beloved by rednecks everywhere would be an massive understatement
he's also ex-military
to say that he's beloved by rednecks everywhere would be an massive understatement
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For that person who needs to hear/read it:
You’re not being ignored.
You’re not less than.
You matter too.
We all do.
It’s just that WE’RE ALL going through it.
And we, as people, can only handle so much in our own orbits. Thats not selfish to acknowledge because that is our sad GLOBAL reality.
You’re not being ignored.
You’re not less than.
You matter too.
We all do.
It’s just that WE’RE ALL going through it.
And we, as people, can only handle so much in our own orbits. Thats not selfish to acknowledge because that is our sad GLOBAL reality.
July 13, 2025 at 9:11 PM
For that person who needs to hear/read it:
You’re not being ignored.
You’re not less than.
You matter too.
We all do.
It’s just that WE’RE ALL going through it.
And we, as people, can only handle so much in our own orbits. Thats not selfish to acknowledge because that is our sad GLOBAL reality.
You’re not being ignored.
You’re not less than.
You matter too.
We all do.
It’s just that WE’RE ALL going through it.
And we, as people, can only handle so much in our own orbits. Thats not selfish to acknowledge because that is our sad GLOBAL reality.
Saw these together and boy does it sum up a lot of the issues I see.
October 15, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Saw these together and boy does it sum up a lot of the issues I see.
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Y'all understand that "Men Are Inherently Evil" is TERF rhetoric, right?
It's important that you understand that
It's important that you understand that
I am so sick of getting comments like about my sexuality.
It’s transphobic, homophobic, and misogynistic and I’ve tolerated a LOT of this kind of attitude from other queer and trans people. Utterly ridiculous.
It’s transphobic, homophobic, and misogynistic and I’ve tolerated a LOT of this kind of attitude from other queer and trans people. Utterly ridiculous.
October 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Y'all understand that "Men Are Inherently Evil" is TERF rhetoric, right?
It's important that you understand that
It's important that you understand that
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I genuinely cannot express how vital it is that you train yourself to recognize AI-generated images and videos for your own good because none of this is going away and many, many people are counting on you to fall for their shit
October 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I genuinely cannot express how vital it is that you train yourself to recognize AI-generated images and videos for your own good because none of this is going away and many, many people are counting on you to fall for their shit
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I saw someone say that 79 years old is young and no it is not. Living until you are almost 80 means that you have been blessed to live a long life.
October 12, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I saw someone say that 79 years old is young and no it is not. Living until you are almost 80 means that you have been blessed to live a long life.