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i know you had to leave, zayushka, but i will never forget you, mon cœur

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I can completely relate! Glad to have helped!

Subtilis means "fine, thin, slender."

Another fun fact - there's a bacteria called bacillus subtilis and, as you can guess, it is thin and slender! It has been used as an extremophile survival indicator in outer space, which involves testing whether an organism can survive extreme conditions. A strain of it is also used to make the Japanese food natto, or fermented soybeans, which I simply did not have the courage to try when I was in Japan.

Have a wonderful day!

subtle? sub tel? suh tel? what the fuck? whats the etymology behind this fuckass word?? and dont even get me started on subtlety

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Fun fact!

The word evolver from the Latin "subtilis" which became "sotil" in Old French. So we kept the Latin spelling and the French pronunciation!

If you encounter words with weird pronunciations in English, you can probably blame the French (or the Normans, more specifically)!

subtle? sub tel? suh tel? what the fuck? whats the etymology behind this fuckass word?? and dont even get me started on subtlety

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Dr. Fatima has a great video called "astronomy has a colonialism problem" discussing the telescope at Mauna Kea, Hawai'i.

It has an amazing section in the middle addressing various questions regarding Palestinian liberation and touches upon this argument too.

"I can't help but compare this "anti-science" characterization of Mauna Kea protectors to the unfortunately ubiquitous characterization of pro-Palestinian people as "anti-Semitic." In both cases a group is designating themselves the representatives of something as broad as science or Judaism, and saying that anyone who opposes their violence opposes the thing they say they represent, and only bad people would oppose that, right?... It doesn't matter who it's for, or what's the reason, they both just don't want their colonization to continue."

What is the best way to respond to someone who calls you antisemitic simply because you have this crazy notion that Palestine has the right to exist too?

I don’t hate Jewish people. I don’t even necessarily hate Israel or think it should cease to exist completely. I do think that the Israeli government needs to be held responsible for the decades of Palestinian oppression and should be required to give back stolen land. What happened last October was horrible and I condemn Hamas’s actions; but ultimately, I think the Israeli government is to blame.

I’m not sure there’s a “best” way because people can be generally unreasonable when discussing the topic regardless of how you approach it. Many equate antizionism with antisemitism which is not fair. You can criticize Israel, the state, and their Zionist campaign without being anti-Jewish.

Learning your history of the region is a key first step to talk with anyone about the topic. There’s a lot of “what came first, the chicken or the egg” controversy with the Palestinians and Jews and who is entitled to the land.

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we fall only to rise again - a burning flame, now mere embers, will awaken once more

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A letter to my 10 year old self:

You've made mistakes. You will make more. The abuse will stop. You will put an end to it. You can, and will, do it. Reach heights you never thought imaginable.

But I am there, waiting for you.

Regards,

Me.

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it wasn't meant to be -

what is? the rushing waves

along the sea would never

care for you and me;

then how could it have meant to be?

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Visit a third world country if you can, even if once. The stark contrast between "civilized" nations and "third world countries" is so stark it will leave you heart broken.

Selling cigarettes 12 hours a day, when afternoons in India can reach over 45° Celcius.

And they do it.

Why? Why can we not provide for the most vulnerable, oppressed, demonized people in the world?

Have we become a monolith - a monopoly of "humanity" - too big to fail even at the expense of millions of lives lost. So jaded that empathy is a virtue, not the norm.

Make it make sense.

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× the absurdism is all around us. just turn around x

@zabkazab

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Follow my talented friend for art that is out of this world

Evil stuff

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· as elusive as it is, never stop searching ·

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† no is a powerful word †

is it important to those around you?

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trauma is temperamental

joy is a journey

however,

contentment is a commitment

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Are you reading this?

Good.

Slow down. Slow breaths. Feel the tension subside, even if miniscule.

Find yourself amidst the chaos before entropy consumes us.

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Catch me streaming @runescape on Twitch

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Watch me play Rune!

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Check me out on Kick!

https://kick.com/dipzet

Runescape, music, poetry, and more!

Also a cat!!