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"BECAUSE IF I TAKE THE HUNDRED THOUSAND THEN THE GAME IS OVER (Link: Instagram)"

"TikTok and Instagram lie at the heart of this case. You, Mahek Bukhari, being an influencer on both platforms. That was the reason you dropped out of university. Had you not done so you would be a young graduate with your whole life ahead of you. But now you confine yourself to prison for all of your best years."

"You are oblivious to the damage you do."

"She was driving an Audi which was a courtesy car that could be traced back to her. Neither Ansreen Bukhari or Mahek Bukhari wore anything covering their faces. The evidence does not establish an intent to kill."

"Some of you are just mean for no reason and it’s weird."

"SAB’R. Allah is watching, He is listening to your every du’aa."

"You gotta know your worth, even if it does get a little lonely sometimes."

"Who checked up on you today? Exactly, so just focus on yourself."

"[Saqib Hussain] posted a photo of a woman’s naked body with [my mum's] head photoshopped on. He posted it on TikTok... That was sent around the world, globally. Two pictures were posted, one of them was my face. It was the same naked body but with different faces on."

"I'll soon get him jumped by guys and he won't know what day it is. I'll make sure he gets jumped,* he won't know who did it and how."

"My mum was crying everyday. We worked at home at the time. I would get her breakfast. She would tell me “I can't do this anymore. I can't do this anymore""

"For me, it is all about doing what I have to do and in the end, it turns out alright. Even when it doesn’t turn out fine, I learn my lesson and move on, knowing that there are no mistakes in life. I believe that everything basically happens for one’s good, and one takes those experiences with one to the next level."

"I think it’s important for anyone out there to keep up with the times and understand the times they’re in."

"If you suffer from social anxiety maybe read books, watch movies, take a break. Never stop working on yourself."

"Hard work involves a lot of sacrifice at any level. Whether you’re in university, starting a business, or already running a business, you’re always going to have to sacrifice something for the greater gain. The moment you feel comfortable, you’re on your way out. You have to be passionate enough and have enough conviction in what you’re doing."

"I think once you look at life like that you never want to change anything because regret is so exhausting."

"A lot of women stay in unhealthy marriages for the children. For the longest you hear so many women say things like, ‘the marriage is done but I only stay for my kids'"

"A perfect life is a dream."

"We’ve all been hurt, some more than others. We’ve all been let down, some bounce back quicker than others. We are all Human. If you see someone struggling with letting go of a situation, pray with/for them. Sometimes all they need is time to get there on their own. Don’t be mean, don’t play judge, don’t talk down at them, don’t act like you are better than them, don’t get irritated, don’t use their life for gist. Remember that you too were once where they are now, you too once loved someone who didn’t love you back and you took your time. Even when they make silly decisions or stumble and fall, keep showing them the light, Be kind."

"It is easy to make people laugh if you do not make them sit and scratch about the things that you are talking about because social problems apply to everyone"

"Whatever profession it is you are in, you know that you want to get back home and deal with the society within your reach so if you want to touch so many people you have to look for a subject that touches everyone."

"The experience of having my first child has shown me to wait on God. I do not know what I want, I don't know when I will get what I want. I just pray for grace and good health."

"When a woman evolves, she gives permission to her community to do the same."

"If a woman has a problem, we say "What can we do to fix society?" If a man has a problem, we say "What can a man do to fix himself?""

"That's her gimmick. Being "one of the good ones" and "a credit to her people" and assuring those in power that our group's struggle for proper treatment is a ridiculous and absurd concept. She tells transphobes that it's okay to make fun of trans women who don't "pass". That any social concessions we demand, to increase our physical safety or mental well-being, are selfish. That our desire for anything more than baseline survival is laughable and ought to be rejected outright."

"I personally believe that the best possible thing that could happen for the LGBT community in acceptance in general right now is for everyone to shut the fuck up for a while. To stop showing their asses, figuratively and literally."

"[About Call of Duty displaying the rainbow flag in Western versions of the game but not in the Middle East:] They only support LGBT people based on profitability. How people don't see through that is amazing to me. How about, Call of Duty, if you actually gave a singular shit about LGBT people, stand on that where it counts. [...] Guess what we don't need in America, is more shoving of the pride flag down everyone's throats. Guess where we might need a little bit of pride flag showing up. The Middle East."

"I think that if we dropped the kids transitioning thing, which they would never do, but I think if they did, that would be a huge win for us. I also think that dropping the trans women in sports thing, huge win. The idea that not dating trans people makes you like bigoted... Like just stop fucking saying that."

"stop transing kids, because you're going to hell for that."

"I truly to my core, and anybody who knows me knows this, there is not one bit of my soul that cares who likes, dislikes, rejects, accepts, enjoys, hates the fact that I'm a transsexual. There is not one bit of me that cares who's okay with me or not. [...] Seeking external validation, which seems to be a huge part of the community these days [...], that is a fruitless endeavor that will lead you to a life of loneliness, emptiness, soullessness, Because you will never ever get everyone to like you."

"I don't do groups; I do Blair."

"Blaire White: I don't know how much you know about me, but I'm probably the most vocal anti-children transitioning person on the Internet. Lauren Witzke: Good! Blaire: Well, I— Lauren: Great! The best thing you can do for us is grow out your mustache and tell people not to live like you."

"I'll go on any leftist podcast. Young Turks, hit me up! [...] Left-wing podcats, have me on! It doesn't even have to be a debate; we can just have a conversation."

"I think I'm just as confused as everyone else on how to make our lives a piece of art, but I think that part of the joy is simply trying."

"You don't have to get rid of a problem to overcome it."

"My troops speak, thank God. I'm traveling to Europe, painho and mainha here, like that, thank God, Father. To Europe, this time painho and mainha 'go'. Invitation from LaLiga, LaLiga, right, magnificent, sensational, thank God. It's the troop, departed Europe heavy. Thanks, Laliga."

"Every bit of freedom that a designer has for creativity and good is also freedom for abuse. That’s true not just on the web, but in every single aspect of the online world."

"Anyone who tells you they're certain about how the world works is either a mathematician, or they're selling something."

"The stories we tell, the things we do, and the memories we have - either in our heads or in our backups - are more important than any physical object."

""Nothing to hide" only works if the folks in power share the values of you and everyone you know entirely, and always will."

"Every time we design a system, we have to minimise the potential harm. Look at the code that you write, look at the systems you design, and think: How could this be abused? How could this fall apart? What are the failure states here? If you were a bad actor, if you wanted to use this maliciously, how would you go about it? Think about how you’d attack your own systems, explore those failure states, deliberately screw things up and see how your code copes. Because if you don't, someone else will."

"As the panel ended, Lucy added that there are three types of content that creators will make: videos to please the algorithm, videos to please your audience, and videos to please yourself. “That’s my happy medium, and it helps avoid burnout.”"

"(...) Lucy explains the importance of understanding the YouTube algorithm: ‘Focus on what the algorithm wants; what the audience wants in order to make them stick around, and lastly what you want. You’ll burn out if you don’t.’"

"Lucy said that the relationship with her audience differs from that of a typical vlogger: “With educational content, I don’t feel like I get to know my viewers as well as I would if I vlogged my life. Though I do schedule in time now to properly read comments and respond to people.”"

"VTubing experienced a massive upswing this year as more creators and viewers embraced avatar-rooted entertainers. With the VTuber medium exploding and providing a large new audience for brands, it was the perfect time to launch VShojo as a conduit between both parties. Now if brands want to enter the VTuber space and tap into the top talent, we’ve streamlined the process for everyone."

"VShojo has failed, and I've mismanaged the company into the situation you're all witnessing. So today I am sharing the difficult news that VShojo is shutting down, and I take full responsibility for the decisions that led us to this point. I've been doing everything I can to fundraise and right the ship these past few months, but despite my efforts, we are in a worse position, and those I care about are now paying the price. Over the past few years, we raised around $11 million to pursue a bold, talent-first approach in Tubing, prioritizing creators and community over short-term profits, to achieve long-term sustainability. Our funding went directly to our creators through generous splits, debut investments, infrastructure, concerts, events, and staffing, all designed to support them. We also wanted talent to own their IP, which we knew was a unique creator-first approach for an agency. However, despite all our efforts, the business failed to generate the revenue we needed to sustain that model, and eventually, we ran out of money. Additionally, I acknowledge that some of the money spent by the company was raised in connection with talent activity, which I later learned was intended for a charitable initiative. At the time, we were working hard to raise additional investment capital to cover our costs, and I firmly believed, based on the information available to us, that we would be able to do so and cover all expenses. We were unsuccessful in our fundraising efforts. I made the decision to pursue funding, and I own its consequences. I am deeply sorry to all the talents, staff, friends, and community members who believed in our brand. You did not deserve this."

"VShojo is a talent-first VTuber company, dedicated to the growth and success of its members. Founded by fans of VTuber culture, we aim to create and foster content that pushes the boundaries of VTubing and talent freedom, while maintaining deep respect for the people and companies that helped paved the way."

"If you want to know what makes a great comic work, don't just look at the basic plot, the important monologues, the "writing", as it were. Look at the desks and bookcases and bedside tables of Moore's world. That's the real writing. And then flip through a copy of, say, "Youngblood" and look at how barren everything is. These comics are supposedly set in a grimdark world where heroes are anti-heroes, but quite often, they simply just tell you that and then show you shots of characters monologuing about how complex they are in empty, character-less rooms or just straight up blank voids. [...] These kinds of creators read Watchmen, read The Dark Knight Returns, read The Killing Joke -- works that presented characters as flawed but real and used even desks as characterization and worldbuilding. Works that had, to put it in one word: ideas. But these creators didn't see that stuff when they read those comics. They saw the darkness, the edginess, the grittiness on the surface and tried desperately to recreate that. The appearance of depth mattered more than the real stuff."

"We're born dying but we're compelled to fancy our chances."

"I think people tend to fool themselves. People think they’re good at what they do, and they don’t question their practices. Because James [Somerton] and [co-writer] Nick both thought they were experts on the topics they talked about, they bumbled into so many blind alleys. I mentioned making this video to my friend Todd and he independently started watching James, and fell down all these rabbit holes, and made a video about him as well. It’s the Dunning-Kruger effect, when you’ve managed to stay at the top of the curve so you think, "I must be an expert", and you never do any work that can disconfirm your hypothesis. It’s scary how easy it is to do that."