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November 13, 2024 - Irish republican activists corrected a sign on the border between Derry and Donegal. [video]

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It's funny that Louis is canonically always on the grind. He's investing he's a real estate mogul he's a multi millionaire he watches the stock market open and all his husbands are cringefail jobless art guys who also suck so bad. Except for human Daniel who has two pulitzers.

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for the Dracula requests, the Harkers’ wedding! It’s one of my favorite scenes in the book (and favorite fictional wedding tbh)

It has been a very long time coming but it is finally the day for me to post this!

I didn’t realise it was today until I saw marghen’s instagram and had to rush to listen to the episode.

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Quite possibly the best video I’ve ever seen

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Richard Siken… Richard Fucking Siken. You asked RICHARD SIKEN if his poems were inspired by BUDDIE. Gay men do not exist in people’s heads except as props huh?

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a noble sacrifice

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I absolutely think adults, especially parents, ascribe manipulative intent to children when they shouldn't and it's absolutely a problem but it's always kind of funny to me when people go online and proclaim that children are incapable of manipulation. When I was three I asked my mom to get my older sibling their favorite candy bar at the grocery story because I knew she'd get me mine too as a reward for being thoughtful and that was way more likely to succeed than if I just asked for a candy bar for me. And it worked. Children scheme at a developmentally appropriate level the trick is not assuming children scheme at an adult level.

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there’s a lot going on here

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I fully understand why "character A is astounded at the sight of character B's penis" is a specific kink that gets tagged for, but the fact that some platforms choose to tag this kink as "penis awe" is unintentionally very funny. Now I'm picturing penis experience kink tags for all those other allegedly transcendent emotions in the glossary of your Philosophy 101 textbook. Penis faith. Penis Weltschmerz. Penis apprehension of the absurd.

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I was rambling on the issue of museums and human remains and how certain populations are more likely to have their bodies put on display to be gawked at and then went "well I guess the Pompeii casts were of Europeans. there are bones in there right?" and Googled it to make sure, at which point I confirmed that yes there are bones in there, but more interestingly DNA testing revealed that a cast of an adult holding a child everyone assumed was a mother and child were, in fact, a man and a kid entirely unrelated to him. Honestly that's more moving to me. Maybe they were connected in a way other than blood, but maybe a stranger saw a child when the world was ending and thought the one thing he could do was hold them.

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continuation of this

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The cut to everyone’s faces at the phrase ‘avocado mousse’ 💀💀💀💀

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WIP Wednesday

thanks for the sunday tags @run-for-chamo-miles and @thewholelemon! it's 1am, so i'm counting that as wednesday.

here's some Hermione, as she's all i'm writing these days.

"To my wife." Neoptolemus started, raising his glass. "The most beautiful prize in all of Greece."

I couldn't help the low growl that escaped my throat, and he faltered. I thought of my mother in law's advice, to make my thoughts known, and so I met my husband's eye and shook my head. Not one word of that flattered me. I was no war prize, and I knew the danger in glorifying beauty.

To his credit, Neoptolemus took the hint and changed course, "I am sure she is deserving of many more epithets. Kind and just, skilled and talented, intelligent and inspiring, loyal and devoted. I look forward to learning them in time, and to her learning my qualities, as we get to know each other." He looked at me as if seeking approval. I did not smile, but did not frown either. Not terrible, I thought. "To our future." He raised his goblet a little higher.

"To your future." Deidamia smiled warmly. "To many happy years and a bounty of healthy children. Cheers!"

Everyone toasted. I joined in with a fake smile and quiet, unsure words, which is why I was the only one to notice Helenus cheering too loudly, almost as though he could will the blessing to come true through sheer enthusiasm, while Neoptolemus echoed the words hollowly and drank deeply.

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bonus: here's where my wordcount is currently:

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i have a theory about bake off.

so, we know that Mel and Sue used to make footage of bakers crying unairable by standing by and swearing or saying copyrighted words/brand names, right?

and that's obviously not the case now, this year and in past years we've had so many egregious cases of the cameras following bakers who are clearly crying, getting close to a panic attack, or having a medical issue, usually getting dizzy/passing out.

but the hosts- especially Alison- still do their best to comfort those people and encourage them to collect themselves and keep going, which is nice of them.

and what i noticed in the latest episode, is that Alison angled Georgie away from the cameras so her face wasn't shown. and at the beginning of the season, she walked out of the tent and well away from the cameras to comfort somebody.

i think it's not just the case that Noel and Alison aren't aware of what Mel and Sue used to do. i think they've actually been told they're not allowed to do that, as a condition of being the hosts, because the producers want the drama and pathos.

which would be really shitty, but not out of the realm of possibility.

i think the Alison and Noel are doing the best they can, but their hands are somewhat tied.