Cal Leandros (Prompt # 95 - Asleep at the Wheel) Rumors and Reminders
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ficlet_zoneTitle: Rumors and Reminders
Author:enchanted_jae
Fandom: Cal Leandros
Characters: Cal, Robin/Ishiah
Rating: PG13
Warning(s): Suggestion, first person pov (Cal's)
Word count: 100
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of Rob Thurman, et al. This drabble/fic was written for fun, not for profit.
Written for:ficlet_zone Prompt No. 95 – Asleep at the Wheel songs. I chose: Somebody Stole His Body.
Summary: Cal is a ray of darkness.
Rumors and Reminders
Author:
enchanted_jaeFandom: Cal Leandros
Characters: Cal, Robin/Ishiah
Rating: PG13
Warning(s): Suggestion, first person pov (Cal's)
Word count: 100
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of Rob Thurman, et al. This drabble/fic was written for fun, not for profit.
Written for:
ficlet_zone Prompt No. 95 – Asleep at the Wheel songs. I chose: Somebody Stole His Body.Summary: Cal is a ray of darkness.
Rumors and Reminders
The List of Shame
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dw_advocacyPeople frequently ask us about whether their specific US state is trying to enact a social media age verification law so they can call their state representatives and yell at them about it! I have had "build a system that will let me easily update this without having to do so manually, categorizing these bills by status, what problems they have, and what we'd do about them if they pass" on my want-to-do list for a really long time, but until I can, here's the current list of bills I know about.
This (very long, sigh) list is accurate to the best of my knowledge as of 8 March 2026, but it may not include every bill that's been introduced in every state. (I've used a few different lists plus my own "searching until I got too depressed to continue" to assemble it, excluding laws I think have absolutely no chance of passing but including laws where I think there's still even a slight chance.) If you know of one that isn't on the list, please let me know in the comments!
These are state laws only. I'm concentrating on those because you can find lists of bad federal bills more easily, but all the lists of state bills I know of are industry-gated or limited-distribution. If you don't have a preferred source for finding out about bad federal legislation about the internet, Bad Internet Bills (from Fight for the Future) and the EFF Action Center are a great place to start!
This list is only counting social media bills; I am not including bills that don't apply to us because they're modeled on the app store/OS age signal model legislation or bills that deal with age verification for other services like chatbots or "AI companions", because I'd go completely off the rails and resort to just screaming incoherently when the list passed a hundred items. I will try to update this at least quarterly, or whenever the Magic 8 Ball says there's a rapidly moving bill that you need to yell at people about.
( The Current Hall of Shame )
This (very long, sigh) list is accurate to the best of my knowledge as of 8 March 2026, but it may not include every bill that's been introduced in every state. (I've used a few different lists plus my own "searching until I got too depressed to continue" to assemble it, excluding laws I think have absolutely no chance of passing but including laws where I think there's still even a slight chance.) If you know of one that isn't on the list, please let me know in the comments!
These are state laws only. I'm concentrating on those because you can find lists of bad federal bills more easily, but all the lists of state bills I know of are industry-gated or limited-distribution. If you don't have a preferred source for finding out about bad federal legislation about the internet, Bad Internet Bills (from Fight for the Future) and the EFF Action Center are a great place to start!
This list is only counting social media bills; I am not including bills that don't apply to us because they're modeled on the app store/OS age signal model legislation or bills that deal with age verification for other services like chatbots or "AI companions", because I'd go completely off the rails and resort to just screaming incoherently when the list passed a hundred items. I will try to update this at least quarterly, or whenever the Magic 8 Ball says there's a rapidly moving bill that you need to yell at people about.
( The Current Hall of Shame )
FIC: Dead Girl Walking (Challenge #92 Dead Like Me) [The Sentinel]
Mar. 8th, 2026 02:24 pmbrumeier posting in ficlet_zoneTitle: Dead Girl Walking
Author:brumeier
Challenge(s): #92 Dead Like Me - Dead Girl Walking
Fandom(s): The Sentinel
Pairing(s): very background Jim Ellison/Blair Sandburg
Wordcount: 8,703
Warning(s): serial killer, off-screen murders, physical assault
Summary: The Bayside Strangler has Cascade in a chokehold during the summer of 1997, and an unassuming dress shop clerk will have to work with CPD if they have any chance of putting an end to the killings.
Author:
brumeierChallenge(s): #92 Dead Like Me - Dead Girl Walking
Fandom(s): The Sentinel
Pairing(s): very background Jim Ellison/Blair Sandburg
Wordcount: 8,703
Warning(s): serial killer, off-screen murders, physical assault
Summary: The Bayside Strangler has Cascade in a chokehold during the summer of 1997, and an unassuming dress shop clerk will have to work with CPD if they have any chance of putting an end to the killings.
Bidding is CLOSED!
Mar. 7th, 2026 08:54 pmfth2026offerings posting in fandomtrumpshateIt will take a while to actually close all auction forms - bids that are registered after 8:00:05 EST WILL NOT BE COUNTED.
Bidders:
We will email you in the next day or two with a list of all of your winning bids and a link to submit your donation proof. Please do not make any donations until we have validated your bids and sent you this list.
Creators:
Please do not contact your bidders until you have heard from us! Once your high bidder has donated and we have processed the donation, we will email you to confirm and put you in touch with your bidder. Remember that bidders have until the 18th to make their donations, so this may take a while. We will also be contacting you soon about the possibility of making an offer to your second bidder - please do not contact anyone about this until you hear from us, either.
Everyone:
Although the main auction is closed, plenty of Craft Bazaar stalls are still taking bids/donations! Remember that donation proof for crafts goes directly to the crafter, it cannot be submitted along with your regular auction donations.
March Meta Matters Challenge, First Writing Prompt
Mar. 7th, 2026 05:42 pmyourlibrarian posting in marchmetamatterschallenge
Hello everyone! It's check-in time again to see how we're all getting along with our meta importing.
It's also time for your first writing prompt! Are there any fandoms you could write a crossover meta for? This could be:
* similar story patterns
* particular characters or pairings who are similar
* themes or moods
* potential for a canon crossover
Writing new meta this month is optional. If you do write something though, share a link to it in a future check-in post!
リカちゃんのON/OFF展 (Licca's On/Off Exhibit)
Mar. 7th, 2026 07:06 pmmatsushima posting in allkindsofdolls![[instagram.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/profile_icons/instagram.png){kind=icon}
onoff_licca_exhibition had an exhibit at the Shinjuku Lumine 0 event space this month! It's a series of 1:6 dioramas contrasting Licca's "on" (visible, public) and "off" (private, personal) lives. In one diorama pairing, she's on a date and then ducks into the powder room to fix her make-up.In keeping with the theme, there were a lot of screens, mirrors, and cameras in the dioramas: Licca as a news presenter with a big professional video camera pointing at her face; Licca at home taking a Zoom call for work; Licca getting her picture taken at an idol concert; Licca looking in a mirror at in her room.
After the dioramas, there was an area (#リカ活studio [Licca lifestyle studio]) with photo boxes and dolls you could pose to take photos. I had brought my own, so I took a picture of one of them making friends with one of the model dolls:
There are a few other photos in my March 2026 album and I'll probably upload more when I've had time to sit down and edit them… for a gallery exhibit about photography, the light was terrible.
Signage around the exhibit encouraged users to post photos with the hashtag #リカちゃんのONOFF展 [Licca-chan's ON/OFF Exhibition]. Both 旧Twitter and Instagram have absolutely ruined their hashtag search functions but I'd be willing to bet those are the most popular social media sites in Japan where you'll see the most photos: #リカちゃんのONOFF展 on Instagram + #リカちゃんのONOFF展 on
I accidentally bought a weekday ticket and had to buy a weekend ticket instead. I sent the extra to my friend because she's off for spring break in a few weeks… but so am I and, honestly, if she doesn't use it, I'll go again. I had a good time!
(This post doubles as a "dolls and flowers" photo share but that's just a happy coincidence.)
Thursday Recs
Mar. 5th, 2026 08:16 pmsoc_puppet posting in queerly_belovedThursday recs time!
Do you have a rec for this week? Just reply to this post with something queer or queer-adjacent (such as, soap made by a queer person that isn't necessarily queer themed) that you'd, well, recommend. Self-recs are welcome, as are recs for fandom-related content!
Or have you tried something that's been recced here? Do you have your own report to share about it? I'd love to hear about it!
Do you have a rec for this week? Just reply to this post with something queer or queer-adjacent (such as, soap made by a queer person that isn't necessarily queer themed) that you'd, well, recommend. Self-recs are welcome, as are recs for fandom-related content!
Or have you tried something that's been recced here? Do you have your own report to share about it? I'd love to hear about it!
March Meta Matters Challenge, Check-in No. 2
Mar. 4th, 2026 07:04 pmyourlibrarian posting in marchmetamatterschallengeHello everyone! It's check-in time to see how we're all getting along with our meta importing.
Comment below with any of the following:
1) Anything unexpected you've discovered as you got started?
2) If you have a lot to archive/copy over, have you figured out how you'll organize it?
Remember, this account accepts anonymous comments, so if you don't have a Dreamwidth account we still want to hear from you and have you take part.
Expectation
Mar. 4th, 2026 08:18 amrizzy_rosie8 posting in poetryThe well shall not
Dry up
The river shall not
Stop running
So long as we are clouds
And our hopes are drops of rain.
- Fouzi El-Asmar
Dry up
The river shall not
Stop running
So long as we are clouds
And our hopes are drops of rain.
- Fouzi El-Asmar
Two-to-One Column Character Chart
Mar. 3rd, 2026 11:09 pmbread posting in dreamcodes
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Bidding is open!
Mar. 3rd, 2026 04:44 pmfth2026offerings posting in fandomtrumpshateGo forth and bid on your chosen creators! The offerings blog is here.
A few notes:
A few notes:
- Read the instructions at the bottom of the offering post for bidding instructions.
- The top of the post has a list of what orgs each creator is supporting.
- You can use this sheet (file -> Make a Copy first) to track the auctions you've got your eye on or have bid on.
- Do not make any donations until you receive an email from the FTH mods stating that you have won. We have no way to reimburse donations that are made in error.
- Bidding closes at 8pm Eastern on Saturday, March 7. Any bids that register after 8:00:05 will be considered invalid.
Victory in Virginia!!
Mar. 3rd, 2026 08:17 amdenise posting in dw_advocacyOn Friday, the judge hearing our VA case issued a preliminary injunction preventing the state from enforcing Virginia's SB 854 against any Netchoice member (which means us!) while the lawsuit proceeds. Judge Giles's ruling is a little technical in places and covers a number of legal issues that I keep meaning to get around to explaining someday so folks can have a better grasp on the kind of things they'll see argued in cases like these, like strict scrutiny and associational standing, but the end result is still pretty clear, I think: the judge agrees Netchoice has made a strong enough showing right from the start that the law is unconstitutional to block the state from doing anything to enforce it until the full case can be heard.
This is only the beginning of that particular fight and we still have a ways to go, but it's great news for us, for all our users from Virginia, and for the internet as a whole. Three cheers for the Netchoice team and the outside litigation counsel, who are Clement & Murphy for this one! The full docket in RECAP: NetChoice v. Jason S. Miyares, 1:25-cv-02067, (E.D. Va.).
This is only the beginning of that particular fight and we still have a ways to go, but it's great news for us, for all our users from Virginia, and for the internet as a whole. Three cheers for the Netchoice team and the outside litigation counsel, who are Clement & Murphy for this one! The full docket in RECAP: NetChoice v. Jason S. Miyares, 1:25-cv-02067, (E.D. Va.).