#18 June

[another-chaotic-bisexual-vampire]

Jonathan: No piteous cry or agonised entreaty would make the men below look at me let alone hear my plea to be liberated from this monster's prison!

Seward: This guy I locked up does nothing all day but study bugs - so I'm gonna study him like a bug! How about that?!

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Three New Yorkers found at least a suggestion of a breeze on a miserably hot Thursday by lounging on an East River pier, near 20th Street. The date was June 18, 1953. When the photograph ran in The New York Times the next day, the caption began, “IT’S NOT THE RIVIERA BUT IT’S COOL: Three escapees from Manhattan’s steaming pavements.”

Photo & text: NY Times via Times Instagram

[greendayauthority]

Rock for People, Czechia, 18 June 2022

[insertsacoolname]

It's my birthday but I'm too lazy to draw

[dateinthelife]

18 June 1942

Jim McCartney cries for the first time in years at the sight of his first born son, who resembles "a piece of red meat."

Paul McCartney improved somewhat in looks but I'm not sure he ever outgrew "squak[ing] all the time."

[dracula-dictionary]

Dracula Dictionary, June 18th

sensibly: noticeably

[krasivaa]

HAPPY 122nd BIRTHDAY TO GRAND DUCHESS ANASTASIA NIKOLAEVNA!!

i love you so much dear Shvybz 🤍💗

edit made by me using capcut

[wiiildflowerrr]

@Luke5SOS: Biggest fan 🙃 @petunia 📸@sierradeaton

18 June 2017

[counteringhatespeechday]

Investing in the Power of Youth for Countering and Addressing Hate Speech.

High-level event to mark the 3rd International Day for Countering Hate Speech highlighting the importance of investing in the power and voice of youth to counter hate speech.

This year will mark the 3rd International Day for Countering Hate Speech and five years since the launch of the UN Strategy and Plan of Action. To mark the International Day, the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United Nations and the United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide are organizing a High-level Event that would focus on the importance of engaging with youth in efforts to counter and address hate speech.

The Event would also focus on the importance of investing in the power and voice of youth to counter hate speech. Indeed, engaging with youth is a key component of the UN Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech which stresses the role of education and that in the digital age, the UN should support a new generation of digital citizens, empowered to recognize, reject, and stand up to hate speech.

Objectives:

Commemorating the 3rd Anniversary of the International Day on Countering Hate Speech, to bring further attention to the importance of tackling hate speech, in all its forms and manifestations.

Highlighting the important role of youth in countering and addressing hate speech

Hearing from youth voices on their experience, concerns, and recommendations on what more needs to be done to tackling hate speech.

Opening Segment:

President of the General Assembly; Secretary General of the United Nations; Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United Nations; United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide.

Related Sites and Documents

Website - International Day for Countering Hate Speech Concept note

[oediex]

The rain is clattering on my bedroom window when I awake. It does not abate in the next hour, so I don my raincoat before I hop on my bicycle.

"I was wondering if you'd be barefoot," says my physical therapist when I arrive.

"Of course!" I say. "It's not cold."

"Well, I assume it is just water."

"My favourite thing is splashing through the puddles."

Rain is not a big deal. Just drips right of my skin.

[mistfunk]

Mistigram: if you follow the advice of AdeptApril's #ANSIart calendar, the place where you can usually be found today should instead display a sign reading #GoneFishin -- you should instead be down by the creek or your local fishing hole, seeing if the fish are biting.

[nerosunero]

18 June 2024, Dublin

[rabbitcruiser]

International Picnic Day

Join a picnic-centric event like a charity or school event on International Picnic Day, or make your own picnic to appreciate food in a new light.

It’s often claimed that life is no picnic – but today it is! International Picnic Day is a chance to eat out in the open air with friends or family.

Placed conveniently in the middle of June, for many people this means that the weather should be fine and the sun shining (at least in the northern hemisphere). But even if the weather doesn’t want to cooperate, an inside picnic can be a great substitute. Just spread a blanket out on the floor and enjoy a simple meal!

So get that picnic basket ready and get started celebrating International Picnic Day.

History of International Picnic Day

The word “picnic” probably gets its origins from the French language, specifically from the word “pique-nique”. It is believed that this type of informal outdoor meal became a popular pastime in France after the French Revolution in the mid-1800s when it was possible again to get out into the country’s royal parks. However, even if it began in France, it has become a lovely activity that has spread all over the world.

As fans of Jane Austen novels will know, 19th-century picnics in England became elaborate social occasions, with menus featuring a wide range of cold meats and pies that took days to prepare.

Over the years, picnics have sometimes come to represent the gathering of the common people in political protest. One of the more famous of these was the Pan-European Picnic that took place in the summer of 1989 at the border of Austria and Hungary. It was part of many protests against communism that year that led to the fall of the Iron Curtain.

More recently, in 2009, the Guinness Book of World Records made note of the record for the largest picnic in the world. It took place with more than 20,000 people in Lisbon, Portugal.

Today’s picnics might be a bit more casual, sometimes just a few pieces of bread and cheese thrown into a paper bag and eaten on a park bench will suffice. A picnic can be centered around just about anything the participants want it to be, including games and other outdoor activities.

International Picnic Day is celebrated in many countries–a simple opportunity to enjoy the beauty of eating outside!

How to Celebrate International Picnic Day

Those who want to get in on the fun can find plenty of opportunities to celebrate this enjoyable day. Consider these creative ways of celebrating or come up with a list of your own:

Join a Picnic Day Event 

Charity events, school picnics and all kinds of other group meals are organized to mark the occasion. Check with a community board or website to see if any picnics are planned locally. Look particularly at local parks or museums that often plan these types of events. If they are having one nearby, join in. If not–go ahead and organize it!

Have a Personal Picnic for Lunch or Dinner

A great way to celebrate International Picnic Day is to bike, walk or hike to a nearby beauty spot, or just take your sandwiches and cold hard-boiled eggs into the garden and enjoy an al fresco lunch. Those who are at work for the day can just take their normal lunch hour to head out to a patch of grass or park nearby.

Other ideas for piling foods into a picnic basket include:

Sandwiches. Perhaps the perfect picnic food, sandwiches make everything easy. Just pile some meat, cheese, and vegetables on a couple of pieces of bread. Add a few condiments, such as mustard or mayonnaise, and it’s a great start for a picnic. 

Fruit. Most fruits come with their own natural packaging, making them the ideal food for a picnic. Grab some apples, oranges, bananas, or a giant watermelon to enjoy outside. 

Side Dishes. Easy salads, potato chips, or a tray filled with veggies will make a picnic super tasty!

Source

[greendayauthority]

Paris, France, 18 June 2024

[royalarchivist]

Tubbo: Why have they changed it? These colors are awful. I– ew! I actually hate it! Where– what happened to the orange? Why’s it purple?

Tubbo: [Realizes] OH—

Tubbo: Oh, I'm actually– I'm actually a bigot, it’s Ace Race, I get it. Ohhh, ohhh that’s awkward. Ohhh, that's awkward. I’m a bigot. Oh, I'm a bigot. Oh, I'm a bigot. Ohhh. It’s crazy that they let bigots into MCC these days! Well actually, they’ve always done that.

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