mademoisellesarcasme

[mademoisellesarcasme]

One of my favorite niche art genres is definitely “medieval Italian nobility absolutely pummeling each other in the face with snowballs”

(Details from the “January” fresco at the Castello del Buonconsiglio, Trento, c.1400)

[mademoisellesarcasme]

the real trouble with learning words by reading them but never having heard them out loud is when you finally do, not only do you find out you've been mentally pronouncing it wrong all this time

but in all frankness you like your own pronunciation better

[mademoisellesarcasme]

every now and then you strike gold in comment sections of obscure websites

thanks p-dawg

[mademoisellesarcasme]

URGENT ACTION ITEM FOR AMERICANS

The Trump Administration has passed an unconstitutional and illegal executive order, unilaterally denying citizenship to people born in the United States with i) a mother who is unlawfully present or lawfully present in the United States on a temporary basis, and (ii) a father who was neither a citizen nor a lawful permanent resident.

This is unconstitutional and illegal, being contrary to the 14th Amendment to the Constitution and Section 301 of 8 U.S.C. § 1401, which contain no such restrictions.

Moreover the order instructs governmental agencies to deny proof of citizenship to people in these classes born thirty days from January 20, 2025.

22 states have filed suit against this order. Congress has the ability to nullify executive orders, so we don't have to wait for the courts.

Email your representative and senators urging them to pass legislation to nullify this order. I wrote some templates under the cut. Fill in your state in the parts in brackets and email it.

Bonus points for those not living in AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, HI, IL, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OR, RI, VT, WA, or WI: Email your Attorney General and ask them to join your state to the lawsuit (template below).

The stripping of citizenship from groups of people entitled to it is a direct threat to the people of the United States and must be opposed quickly and vigorously. If this order succeeds, there is nothing stopping this administration from unilaterally doing it again. If you ever thought about writing your representatives, now is the time.

Legislative Template for Representative and Senators

I strongly urge you to immediately introduce legislation to nullify President Trump’s executive order entitled “Protecting The Meaning And Value Of American Citizenship,” issued January 20, 2025. This illegal and unconstitutional order attempts to unilaterally narrow the 14th Amendment of the Constitution to exclude persons with i) a mother who is unlawfully present or lawfully present in the United States on a temporary basis, and (ii) a father who was neither a citizen nor a lawful permanent resident, contrary to the Constitution and Section 301 of 8 U.S.C. § 1401, which contain no such restrictions. Moreover, this order directs all departments and agencies of the United States government to refuse to “issue documents recognizing United States citizenship, or accept documents issued by State, local, or other governments or authorities purporting to recognize United States citizenship” (“Protecting” Sec. 2(a)) for the abovementioned persons. This order will cause immediate and irreparable harm to thousands of people who would otherwise be citizens of the United States of America, denying them countless rights of their birth. This order also egregiously violates the exclusive constitutional prerogatives of the Congress of the United States to determine the rule of naturalization (US Constitution, Article I, § 8, cl. 4). Therefore, I urge you to introduce and pass this legislation as soon as possible to protect Americans across the country and the Constitution of the United States.

Attorney General Template

Along with 17 other states, I strongly urge you to join your office and [NAME OF STATE] to the suit New Jersey et al. v. Trump et al., number 1:25-cv-10139 in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, seeking an injunction against and the nullity of President Trump’s executive order entitled “Protecting The Meaning And Value Of American Citizenship,” issued January 20, 2025. This illegal and unconstitutional order attempts to unilaterally narrow the 14th Amendment of the Constitution to exclude persons with i) a mother who is unlawfully present or lawfully present in the United States on a temporary basis, and (ii) a father who was neither a citizen nor a lawful permanent resident, contrary to the Constitution and Section 301 of 8 U.S.C. § 1401, which contain no such restrictions. Moreover, this order directs all departments and agencies of the United States government to refuse to “issue documents recognizing United States citizenship, or accept documents issued by State, local, or other governments or authorities purporting to recognize United States citizenship” (“Protecting” Sec. 2(a)) for the abovementioned persons. This order will cause immediate and irreparable harm to thousands of people who would otherwise be citizens of the United States of America, denying them countless rights of their birth. This order also egregiously violates the exclusive constitutional prerogatives of the Congress of the United States to determining the rule of naturalization (US Constitution, Article I, § 8, cl. 4). Therefore, I entreat you to join the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to this lawsuit to protect Americans across the country and the Constitution of the United States of America.

[mademoisellesarcasme]

La Mode illustrée, no. 41, 11 octobre 1874, Paris. Toilette en velours anglais et drap du Tibet nuance prune. Modèle de chez Mme Fladry, rue Richer, 43. Ville de Paris / Bibliothèque Forney

Jupon demi-long en velours anglais sans garniture. Tablier triple en velours anglais et drap du Thibet, employés alternativement. Corsage-armure en drap avec revers et col en velours. Derrière, deux grands pans en drap doublés de velours. Nœud en velours.

Half-length English velvet petticoat without trim. Triple apron in English velvet and Tibetan cloth, used alternately. Cloth cuirass with velvet lapels and collar. Behind, two large cloth panels lined with velvet. Velvet bow.

[mademoisellesarcasme]

You ever been in a state where you physically have no energy, but you're bored and socially understimulated so you kind of wish you could just invite people to come over like this:

[mademoisellesarcasme]

If you evolve your Eevee in Quebec you get a Celinedeon.

[mademoisellesarcasme]

[mademoisellesarcasme]

Have you ever asked yourself: “What does the skunk say?” unmute to find out

[mademoisellesarcasme]

DON'T OPEN THE DOOR. It used to be that you could talk at the door and not let them in. They now consider an opened door an invitation.

https://apnews.com/article/b4a45fd77b794ae99a83819129671614

regarding ICE as someone who has done some reporting on it and talked to both ICE and immigration lawyers

in different states, there are often different levels of law enforcement with ICE. california, for example, has the california values act and so in many jurisdictions, law enforcement is less likely to involve itself with immigration matters. pay attention to the history of your area's compliance with ICE. it also means law enforcement may not know ICE is around.

ICE vehicles do not have to be marked. oftentimes their enforcement and removal cars are not marked as "border patrol" or "ICE" or anything. their plates are usually "exempt" plates.

ICE officers are SUPPOSED to wear identifiable clothing and gear when performing operations, but are often in plainclothes, even during operations.

for reasons above, it might not be obvious that ICE is in your area or that a car you see is involved with ICE operations. FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES. trusted nonprofits and people who work with undocumented and nonstatus people will often be keeping tabs on ICE. law enforcement in some areas may know as well. find out if ICE is in your area through vetting sources and then keep tabs on them too.

try to provide information in as many languages as you can.

tell people: ICE NEEDS A JUDICIAL WARRANT TO ENTER YOUR HOME--not one signed by a higher up ICE official, it MUST be signed by a judge. ICE may insist that they don't need a warrant, that they operate differently. they are using scare tactics.

lastly, regardless of your immigration status: KNOW YOUR RIGHTS. you can access the Immigration Legal Resource Center's red cards page, which can express your rights in a legally defensible way when ICE comes to your door. print some for your community. distribute them to people. they can be a useful resource! (https://www.ilrc.org/red-cards-tarjetas-rojas)

stay safe and protect each other, especially the most vulnerable groups among us.

[mademoisellesarcasme]

Kids, we know how interest works, right? A while back I made a post about how credit card interest can screw you, but we know how interest can be good for you too, right?

I suspect we don't know about this because on one of the posts I made about it someone said something about how it is evil that money can make money, but you know that's not just for the ultrawealthy, right? That is legitimately something that you can and should take advantage of in some kind of retirement/savings/investment account.

Let us say that you are twenty years old, have no money to put into a savings account, but have a job that pays you well enough that you've got twenty dollars to spare from each paycheck.

Let us say that you put that into a normal savings account; normal savings accounts have an average interest rate of .56 APY. Let us say you are going to be working until you are sixty, and that you will add forty dollars to that account every month (twenty bucks from each paycheck) for a total of $480 per year.

At the end of 40 years you would have about $21.5k.

That's a pretty good chunk of change! twenty thousand dollars is a lifechanging amount of money. But look at the total interest. In forty years you would have accrued only $2300 in interest.

Now, instead, let us imagine that you are a member of a credit union that offers you a free, high-yield savings account with a decent APY. Everything else being the same, but putting that money in an account with a 4% return does this:

Your total contributions that you put in stay the same, but the amount of money you have at the end of forty years more than doubles.

Let's say you have a thousand dollars to put in the account at the beginning and run it again.

Low interest account: you add $1000 at the start and have an extra $1200 at the end.

High interest account: you add $1000 at the start and have an extra $4000 at the end.

There are many, many very stable opportunities for savings that will grow your money. Fifty thousand dollars isn't a retirement plan, but it's a hell of a lot better than what you would have if you just stuck cash in a savings account or if you didn't save any money at all.

I know how hard it can be to save. I know it feels impossible to put money aside, but even if you start with no money and can tuck away five dollars a week you can get a LOT out of that five dollars a week.

This certainly isn't "you can't buy a house because you get coffee at the cafe," but it something that can HELP.

Now, let's suppose you're not twenty. Let's suppose you're in my boat, and you're (almost) forty and you're going to be saving for twenty years. You still don't have a lot of cash, but you know it has less time to grow interest, so you double your contribution and you put in forty dollars for each paycheck for a total of $960 a year.

That is extremely very much not the same thing as putting in forty bucks a month for twenty years. Instead of your interest being nearly one and a half times the amount of your contributions, it is around half.

If you are a young person (honestly even if you are not a young person) and it is in any way possible for you to start putting money into any kind of an investment account, you should do so as soon as humanly possible. The earlier you do it, the more interest you will have and the more money you will end up with when you are nearing retirement age.

This is how individual retirement plans work. This is what a 401K does, but sometimes it does that with matching contributions from your employer (so your employer matches whatever you put into the account up to a certain percentage of your pay). 401K accounts also often have higher APYs than high yield savings accounts, though they have more limitations on how and when the money can be pulled out.

If you are broke as fuck and never learned anything about investing or interest from your family because your family was broke as fuck too, now is the time to learn. r/PersonalFinance is a reasonable resource (and if you ever happen to have a windfall that's the first place I would point you for figuring out how to make the most of it) for learning about this stuff.

Thinking about money sucks! Being afraid you'll never be able to retire sucks! Having to figure out how to save sucks! But there are tools out there that even very fucking broke people can use to make that suck less.

[mademoisellesarcasme]

One thing they don’t tell you about sewing is that it is actually ironing

[mademoisellesarcasme]

not now. mommys making a 0 note post

[mademoisellesarcasme]

Hi I'm so sorry I don't mean to embarass you but I think your headphones fell out of your phone, it must have happened at the bus stop, your phone has just been playing out loud in your hand this whole time and you didn't notice. So sorry, you must be so embarrassed, really I wouldn't have said anything but I know I'd be mortified if that happened to me and I didn't notice until I got home or something. I'd be so self conscious, can you imagine people thinking you were being disruptive and obnoxious on purpose. Haha yeah no worries have a great day

[mademoisellesarcasme]

it's gonna be ok except for all of the things that won't be ok which is most of them

[mademoisellesarcasme]

Worth evening dress, 1910′s

From Whitaker Auctions