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Later I swim on my back and look up at the sky through the framed glass roof. A vivid blue with white cirrus clouds at an altitude, I'd guess, of about 5000 metres. (The Latin for curl is cirrus.) The curls slowly shift, join, separate as the clouds drift in the wind. I can measure their drift thanks to the roof frame; otherwise it would be hard to notice it. The movement of the curls apparently comes from inside the body of each cloud, not from an applied pressure; you think of the movements of a sleeping body. This is probably why I stop swimming, and put my hands behind my head and float. My big toes just break through the surface. The water below holds me. The longer I gaze at the curls the more they make me think of wordless stories; wordless stories like the stories fingers may tell, but in fact here stories told by minuscule ice crystals in the silence of the blue. Yesterday I read in the newspaper that in Gaza twenty Palestinians were blown to pieces in their homes; that the USA has covertly dispatched 300 more troops to defend their interest in Iraq's oil refineries; that James Foley, an American journalist held hostage by Isis, was beheaded and a video of his execution uploaded to the internet; and that 35 illegal immigrants from India, men, women and children, were found suffocating in a shipping-container on a freighter that had just crossed the North Sea to dock in London. The cirrus is drifting northwards towards the deep end of the pool. Afloat on my back, motionless, I watch it and chart with my eyes the pattern of its undulations. Then the assurance the sight offers changes. It takes me time to understand how. Slowly the change becomes evident and the assurance I receive becomes deeper. The curls of the white cirrus are observing a man afloat on his back with his hands behind his head. I'm no longer observing them; they are observing me.
— John Berger, Confabulations
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images that WILL go triple platinum if i have my way
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Not so fun fact, actually, really disturbing and horrific fact: The list of names was so long, they couldn't even unravel it all the way.
Let that sink in.
#free palestine#palestine#gaza#free gaza#from the river to the sea palestine will be free#pray for palestine#ceasefire#permanent ceasefire#genocide#ethnic cleansing#aaron bushnell vigil#israel is committing genocide#israel#america#usa
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supporting communities & people impacted by the Southport attack and the far-right riots in the UK
here is a list of community fundraisers I found, starting with those aiming to support the Southport community after the appalling attack at a children dance party, to the fundraisers helping those affected by the subsequent racist and Islamophobic far-right/nazi riots
Edited on 5 August to include Middlesbrough fundraisers. Edited on 6 August to correct the link on the Books for Spellow Lane fundraiser, to adjust the name change for the Belfast fundraiser, and to adjust the wording in the second last paragraph.
Southport:
Southport Strong Together Appeal - organised by the community foundation for Merseyside, for those affected by the Southport knife attack
United for Southport families - the funds will be distributed among the nine families of the children who were at the party
Swifties for Southport - a fundraiser for the Alder Hey Children's charity, which supports the victims and the affected families, as well as first responders and clinicians. Extra funds will also support the wider Southport community
Fundraiser for the Southport Mosque - a fundraiser to aid rebuilding or possibly re-locating the Southport Mosque after the damages it suffered during the riots
Rebuilding Windsor Mini Mart - fundraiser to rebuild the locally-owned grocery store that was targeted during the attacks, broken into, and looted
Liverpool:
Fundraiser for the Spellow Hub - the Spellow Hub was broken into, looted and set on fire at night during the riots. The Spellow Hub is a newly created one-of-a-kind (in the UK) institution, which consists of a library as well as a community centre with a mission to help people get education and pathways to work
Books for Spellow Lane - another fundraiser for the library in the Spellow Hub, to replace the books and rebuild the library there edit: included the correct link
Hartlepool:
Fundraiser for the Nasir Mosque - the Nasir Mosque was attacked following Southport riots; this fundraiser is organised by Hartlepool citizens to help the mosque deal with the damages as well as to show appreciation for the role of the mosque in the community. edit: the funds will be also distributed to the local community!
Rebuilding the Farm Shop - the shop was targeted during the riots, and when the owner and his son tried to protect it, they were also violently attacked. The fundraiser is to help fix the damages to the store.
Sunderland:
help rebuild Citizens Advice Sunderland offices after arson - two of the Citizens Advice Sunderland offices were set on fire during the riots, and one of them is completely destroyed.
Hull:
Hull Help for Refugees - a local fundraiser to support the Hull Help for Refugees charity, the donated money will be re-distributed to community members affected by the riots
Fundraiser for Hull Help for Refugees and Welcome House in Hull - collected money will be donated to the two charities
Belfast:
help fix racially motivated damages - originally the fundraiser for the Sahara Shisha Cafe which was targeted by the far right in Belfast during the riots, now a fundraiser for all affected businesses in the area. edited to reflect the change of the name of the fundraiser to avoid any confusion
Middlesbrough:
Supporting residents after the riots - Middlesbrough has suffered so much during the riots, lots of businesses as well as just regular family homes were vandalised, had their windows smashed or even were broken into. This fundraiser wants to distribute the funds between affected people to help them fix the damages, and to generally support the local community. the newest fundraiser, imo potentially the most urgent one
Fundraiser for a Care worker's car which was set on fire - a car belonging to an employee of a care agency was set on fire during the riots while he was on shift at a care home.
If you want to donate locally but there is no fundraiser to support where you live, consider donating to your local charities oriented towards Muslim or PoC communities, or towards anti-racist and refugee organizations! And go support your local Muslim/Arab/Black/Asian/Refugee owned businesses!
If you have any information about other local fundraisers, feel free to add to the post or don't hesitate to let me know and I will add them here! We have seen so much hate in the past few days, we have to stay strong and keep supporting each other!
Stay safe everyone 💛
#uk riots community fundraising#there is a lot more fundraisers for Southport but these are the major ones#it's difficult to find more local riot damages fundraisers however because those tend to be shared locally only and it hasn't been long#since the riots so i assume more will be created in the next few days#so if you know about any and want to add them here please feel free to drop me a link! It'd be good to have them in one place#tumblr has a decently sized uk community so if this post finds at least one person who learns about a local fundraiser i'd be happy#not that you have to donate locally of course. i encourage eveyrone to donate. you dont even have to be british!#southport#uk#uk riots#england#uk far right#far right extremism#uk news#uk politics#ukpol#racism#islamophobia#nationalism#fundraisers#octarine talks#there are other ways you can support your community through all this and i highly encourage that. i thought about writing about that here#but ultimately this is a fundraiser post and you know your community best - just go talk to people and give your support#or help clean up#or attend the antifacist marches and demos and vigils
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The real reason everyone makes fun of Dicks Discowing outfit is because he's the only one that can somehow pull it off
Every superhero and vigilante has has a costume like that at some point, something daring or a bit ridiculous that in hindsight that they just couldn't make work for whatever reason. Nightwing? The pretty motherfucker not only made it work, he slayed in that outfit. It looks ridiculous by itself on display in the batcave but not when Nightwing puts it on
The only reason Dick doesn't know this is because all his siblings have collectively gaslit him into thinking that it's his worst costume to date.
#if you just look at the discowing comic era youll see what i mean#disowing PULLED#jason tried the costume once and looked so absurd hes never told anyone about it#it doesnt matter if Dick is a fashion icon or not he can make wearing trashbags look pretty#batfamily#nightwing#dc comics#headcanon#bruce goes along with it because too much exposed chest for vigilanting#that v line collar thing was really something#nightwing is canonically freaking gorgeous#batman#discowing#dick grayson#redhood
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certified coolkid moment: finding the rotting corpse of your classmate in the woods
#i know the players were mostly focusing on the mystery in this scene. but for the characters that must have been terrifying#i’m so emo about lucy frostblade#i hope she knows that she’s being avenged. i hope she knows her body was found. i hope she knows the rats stood vigil around her grave#arcades art#illustration#procreate#fantasy high#fantasy high d20#fantasy high junior year#fhjy#fhjy spoilers#fantasy high fanart#dimension twenty fanart#dimension 20 fanart#fantasy high dimension 20#dimension twenty#dimension 20#kristen applebees#kristen chilis applebees#fabian aramais seacaster#fabian seacaster#fig faeth#figueroth faeth#gorgug thistlespring#adaine o'shaughnessey#adaine abernant#riz gukgak#the bad kids fantasy high#the bad kids#lucy frostblade
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unfortunately for everyone my fave besides lesbians is mithrun. and he is also a lesbian
#dungeon meshi#dunmeshi#mithrun#mithrun of the house of kerensil#delicious in dungeon#art tag#i also have only one functioning eye stay vigilant king....
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always on high alert
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in the valley . . . | uwhe-arts
#idyllic#vigil in enneberg south tyrol#alpine meadow#photographers on tumblr#uwhe-arts#original photographers#original creators#nature#vertical#peaceful#landscape#explore#photography#alto adige#uwhearts#alm#mountainscape#mountain view#hiking#nature hikes#wanderlust#travelling#calm#calmness#calm down#watsf#curators on tumblr#originalphotographers
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'Bane of All Evil'
happy birthday Xiao ♡♡♡
#魈生誕祭2024#Xiao#genshin impact#genshin impact xiao#genshin#fanart#xiao day#hbd#birthday art#vigilant yaksha#alatus#adeptus xiao#bane of all evil#ily my main#main mans forever#rraAAAHHH#also his birthday message........#RAAAAAAHHHHH#conquerer of demons
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Queen Vigilance
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So we were on vacation visiting some pretty Catholic church not for mass but just to see and there was a spot for vigil candles and at the time they were like 25 cents (they are like one or two dollars now, even prayers get hit by inflation I guess) and my mom paid for both me and my brother (~5 yrs old at the time) to light one. She explained that it's usually for someone who died or you feel needs a prayer. I lit one for a family member who passed, I didn't remember but my mom told me a lot about her and really loved her. My mom was tearing up a little in happiness that that person was on my little kid mind. And my brother, who was obsessed with the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie lit one for Willy Wonka
#for context I was raised catholic but they don't do the vigil candles at smaller local churches where i live#i mostly see them in big tourist attracting ones#you probably get a lot more money from tourists at those not worth it outside of that i guess
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PLEASE REPOST
MARCH ON WASHINGTON AND CENTRAL LONDON FOR GAZA
1:00PM Saturday January 13th, 2024 @ The National Mall 1600 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington DC
12:00PM Saturday January 13th, 2024 in Central London
Please wear a KN-95 mask, and wear layered nondescript clothing and cover your face/hair! I have seen many people use keffiyehs for this. People will be recording and taking pictures!
Dress for cold weather but know marching warms you up quickly, so dress in layers you can remove and carry without uncovering your face and hair. Ideally you should bring a backpack to carry food, water, first aid, ID, etc. It may be good to bring multiple or removable parts of your outfit if you plan on walking from your residence or car.
Please blur out peoples faces before posting to social media!
Bigotry & hatred will not be tolerated.
Even if you are unable to attend, please reblog and repost the graphics to other social medias to get the word out. You may have a follower or friend who can attend.
If you live outside of DC or Central London: talk to your local organizations! They may be able to organize transportation to this event. For buses to DC, you will likely have to pay a fee, but it is probably going to be cheaper and safer than driving to DC and parking in their $40-$50/hour parking garages. Also look into Amtrak, Greyhound buses, trains, or other means of transportation.
#found out about this from a pamphlet handed out to me at a vigil organized by local Palestinian Americans#free gaza#free palestine#lebanon#west bank#Palestine#Gaza#palestine will be free#from the river to the sea palestine will be free#from the river to the sea#march for palestine#march for gaza#global day of action#ceasefire#ceasefire now#stop the genocide#anti zionism#zionism#genocide#jews for palestine#jews for ceasefire#christians for palestine#march on washington#march on central london#jews for peace#Israel#i/p#i/p conflict#.txt
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Brianna Albers, "The Audre Lorde Questionnaire to Oneself" // Anne Carson, Glass and God // Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood // @iasoup-deactivated20190921 // @puppy__problems on Instagram // p.d., "Rest Achilles, the world will wait" // Lyra Wren // @pencap // Latin phrase translations // Emily Berry, Dear Boy
#theme: vigilance#theme: hypervigilance#put the sword down honey#put the sword away#web weaving#webs#aesthetic#art#poetry#prose#prose poetry#song lyrics#collage#literature#books#novels#book quotes#novel quotes#quotes#poem
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What was your favorite subject in school?
Anon,
I am assuming you are the same person who asked me this and the animal question, and I'm going to be honest, I'm not answering them. It sounds sus, and they are legit security questions that many companies use to protect various accounts and I'm not going to give that information out.
I wasn't even going to answer, but decided I should in case I have Tumblr mutuals who are receiving the same anon messages with the friendly reminder of "please be careful regarding the personal information you give out on the internet!"
#constant vigilance#theres getting to know you and then there's a little too personal#please be safe and never give out your personal information everyone
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