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—— ❝ it’s a dog’s life for me , staring out at the endless sea. life’s out there somewhere ; lost inside the darkened air ; awash with humanity , while i sit here in this chair , alone and lost amidst the mass , staring out of darkened glass. ❞
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Of course I can. ✨️ I love you lots 'cause you make me smile. And we laugh together lots. And I love how you're always excited to show me new things. And I love how happy you get for kisses 'cause then you get all warm and fluffy.
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everything’s all better when you’re here.
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( he noticeably relaxes in his angel’s arms , letting the weight of the very bad day go. )
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do you think you could whisper in my ear about how much you love me ?
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( somehow , he understands. he puts his phone away , back into his pocket , so that he can wrap his arms around his theo instead. )
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i missed you.
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i kept all my old stuff but i had to switch out my phone case. look !
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( he’s removing a shiny new pink phone from his pocket that has a case with a cherry pattern on it and a pink border. )
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everything about the UK is terrifying. jailing activists against genocide for 40 years, banning young people from accessing social media websites and talking to one another, rampant ugly racism and poverty, forcing everyone to upload their ID to TALK to other people, it's scary!
To clear up any confusion:
There are TWO bans on under 16's access to social media in the UK. The first is at the app level and this comes into play next year. It will require selected social media apps to prompt for age verification when accessing them.
The second more insidious one is happening much sooner. This one is the 'nudity detection' feature and this one operates on device level. It will require every adult to show a form of ID in order to operate their phones and tablets without restrictions/monitoring.
The voluntary deadlines to tech companies to implement this is around early September this year.
If Apple, Google and others don’t implement device-level monitoring by then, the government has said it will bring forward legislation to make it mandatory.
People saying "Just use a VPN!" are not understanding how this works.
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i feel a little bit better after letting the shower steam clear my lungs , putting on my fan and turning on this smelly wax lamp thing i got for christmas. both me and my room just smelling nicer has made a huge difference.
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