#Adress of the president

[gengarpng]

Me: haha homestuck said icp would be presidents in 2024, and this year in 2024. Isn't that silly.

People in the tags of that post for some reason: but they were FASCIST PUPPETS. what about the problems happening IN REAL LIFE.

Me:

[ctl-yuejie]

trying to gif tinn’s family being wholesome and over excited about gun coming over but i am running into the translation woes ™️

gun calls tinn’s dad “phaw” = dad and his mom “mae” = mom at first and after it is a bit embarassing they settle on sth else.

but leaving it as “hello, dad” as text in the gif looks a bit odd, but changing it like the youtube subs to “hello, sir” just looses the whole awkward cuteness of it all *sigh*

[horrorhorizon]

Petitions masterlist

This is a list of different petitions I have signed and I hope you take the time to quickly sign ones you support as well. These are humanitarian based petitons such as the genocides, worker rights, imigrant rights, etc. Please also reblog with other petitions!

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Write to your representatives now and tell them they must reject Netanyahu’s speech. USA adress and phone number required (I use my zoinist parents')

If Netanyahu’s speech goes forward, it will be the fourth time Netanyahu has addressed Congress - the highest number of formal Congressional addresses that any foreign official has ever given in history. Allowing Netanyahu to speak sends a dangerous message that war crimes are not only acceptable but even rewarded by our government.

Remove Insurrectionist Ginni Thomas from the Board of the Library of Congress NOW!

No president should have "absolute immunity"!

Ban conversation therapy EU only

¡Que Nestlé pague precios justos a Cafeticultores de Chiapas, México! (Make Nestlé pay fair prices to Coffee Growers from Chiapas, Mexico!)

Vertol Systems: STOP profiting off of deceived migrants and stop the inhumane flights NOW!

Tell Citibank to stop financing apartheid and genocide.

Tell Congress: Support Palestinian Human Rights Defender Sami Huraini USA

Protect native lands

If you're a current or former Meta worker please sign the letter here full letter here

Protect students' right to protest!

[starysky1289]

Toxic!Soroity!Vanessa X Reader. Meeting.

TW: Drug Mention, Non-Con, Dub-Con, alcohol, toxic relationship

Note: L/N = Last name

The air was turning crisp from the Chang of seasons, you were bundled up in a fuzzy blue sweater your grandma had made you as a collage gift. The campus was huge, you had to speed walk to make it to your English Class.

You entered the large building, heading to your normal classroom, sitting in your usual spot, pulling out your books. You felt someone push behind you, and heard them settle next to you. The bell rung, and the professor walked up to the front of the class, clearing his throat.

“ good evening class. We have a new student in our class, but most certainly not new to the school. Ms.Shelly, why don’t you introduce yourself, I’m sure you don’t need one though. “

Your teacher slightly pointed up near you, looking over it was the person who sat next to your. She was a taller girl, with pale skin and thick blonde locks. She glared down at the professor, she had the iciest blue eyes you had seen.

“ my names Vanessa Shelly, I’m a Law Major, and newly elected president of Kappa Theta, surprisingly the only Sorority house in this stupid college. “

Her voice echoed in the hall, your heart raced, she was strong, intimidating, and beautiful. The Professor scoffed, heading to his desk.

“ it’s good we only have one, we can hardly keep your in control “

“ Watch your mouth. I’ll say some shit you didn’t even know where words. “

Vanessa barked down, before sitting down silently. The professor ignored her, and put the day’s assignments on the white board, it was just some reading and writing, nothing bad. You pulled out your notebook, and flipped through the pages, going back to your short story page, carefully writing your make it fluent.

You hummed, before feeling a nudge on your shoulder. Looking over, it was Vanessa.

“ so. What are we supposed to be doing? “

“ oh, we’re writing our short stories, do you want help with yours? “

“ oh it’s the free period here too? Sweet. “

Vanessa leaned back in her seat, and began to scroll through her phone. You akwardly chuckled, looking back at her.

“ well, uhm no. If you need help I’d be happy too- “

“ don’t. I only do shit if it’s important, like a quiz. “

She side eyed you, before smirking.

“ your pretty cute for a nerd. What’s ya name. “

“ O-Oh! Y/N, Y/N L/N. Why are you in an English class if you’re a law major? “

“ needed the credits. God you are gorgeous~ “

Vanessa held your chin, chuckling slightly. You couldn’t help but blush, feeling yourself grow hot.

“ She’s also my Star Pupil, so I’d be happy if you didn’t infect her “

The professor called up. Embarrassed, you tried to pull back, but Vanessa kept her hold, pulling you even closer.

“ Mind your fucking business asshole. You’re fucking lucky I show up. “

He didn’t even attempt to respond. Vanessa turned her attention back to you, her eyes half lidded, but glistening in the light.

“ Kappa Theta is holding an opening party later, anyone who’s interested to join is welcome. Why don’t you stop by, I’m sure you’d be a delight to have there~ “

“ N-no I couldn’t, I’m not into that stuff. “

“ but your into my stuff, i saw you looking at me..what, do I look good? “

You blushed again, and Vanessa laughed, letting you go. You turned back to your assignment, trying to write again. Vanessa slid you over a small peice of paper with the adress.

“ cmon, dress pretty, you’ll have a amazing time baby~ “

You nodded, finally able to settle down and finish your assignment you were already planning what you should wear, not that you had anything like she wore, but you’d make an attempt.

*~*

You showed up to the address,you could hear the music already blaring from inside the white and pink house. You tugged on your white blouse, and fixing your black legging, before knocking on the door.

The door swung open, a shorter blonde greeted you.

“ heyyy, welcome to Kappa Theta. Names Caroline. Who invited you? “

“ oh uh, hi. I’m Y/N..Vanessa Shelly Invited me. She gave me the address in our English class “

The girl turned around into the house.

“ Hey Nessa! Your English girl is hereee “

You looked into the house, watching as the tall blonde stumbled into the mud room of the house, looking up at you.

“ Y/N~ come on in, I’ve been waiting for you. “

You smiled, nodding at Caroline before heading in, wiping you feet and walking up to Vanessa.

“ hi Vanessa..I hope this is alright, it’s one of the nicest outfits I have. “

“ god don’t you look adorable, I love it. Cmon, you’re my special guest tonight, you can hang out with me. “

Vanessa lead you into the living room, it was a rather large room, two couches, one on each side of the room, a large TV that was playing some sports game, and a few coffee tables that you supposed had been moved around. Vanessa sat down on the larger of the two couches, patting the spot next to her for you to sit.

You sat down next to her, and she pulled you into her, playing with your hair while she watched the party. Vanessa was rather…handsy, but you didn’t mind too much.

“ do you want a drink sweetheart? We practically have every alcohol on earth. “

“ uhm, maybe just a high noon? I’m not too worried about flavor. “

“ HEY, GET MY GIRL A HIGH NOON “

You jumped slightly when Vanessa shouted into the kitchen, a red headed man came out and tossed you the can. You opened it and drank slowly. The room around you blared with music, and lights flashed. It was rather overstimulating, but you stayed quiet. Suddenly, a girl walked up to you two, fidgeting akwardly.

“ h-hey Vanessa do you..got it? “

“ how much you got? “

Vanessa rustled through her purse, the girl infront of you pulled out a wad of cash.

“ Y/N will you count that for me real quick please? “

You nodded, taking the cash, counting quickly, it was all one’s.

“ 50 bucks. “

“ you fucking with me Cindy? “

You looked back up at the girl, Cindy. Her eyes pleaded, you where concerned on what they where taking about, and what she was even trying to buy.

“ your lucky I got a little something. But next time it won’t be this cheep. “

Vanessa tossed a very small bag to Cindy, you could see a loose white powder inside and gasped. When the girl left, you stared at Vanessa.

“ was that crack? “

“ yeah. “

“ You a law major?? Trying to be a lawyer?? “

Vanessa held your chin again, giving you that smile you fell for before.

“ don’t worry about it, no one ever finds out…cmon..relax, it’s a party after all. “

You went quiet, drinking your alcohol again. A horde of girls led into the living room by Caroline,you felt Vanessa grip on your shoulders tighten, and you could see here eyes darken.

“ Vanessa, these…lovely..group of ladies wish to enlist in our lovely sorority. “

“ I see…well..what brings you all to join? “

The girls chuckled amongst themselves, pushing one up to talk for them.

“Well, we just wanna fully enjoy college life, so why not join The Soroity. Is there some initiation or something? “

Vanessa chuckled, standing up. Your stomach twisted with what she’d do, but she seemed so polite, she wouldn’t hurt them, right?

“ yeah, here. “

Vanessa lead the girls into the kitchen, you quickly got up and follow them. Vanessa bent down behind her kitchen island, pulling out 4 bottles of scotch.

“ if yall can finish these off without cheating, you can join. Bailey, make sure you watch them. Let’s go sweetheart “

Vanessa’s tone was harsh, and you followed her back to the couch, sitting with her again. You stomach twisted at the thought of drinking that much scotch.

“ are you gonna make me do that? “

“ no, never! You’re my honorary member, besides, those girls won’t get past the second bottle. No one ever does. Well, no freshman does. “

Vanessa wrapped her arm around you shoulder, her other hand on your thigh. You hated to admit it, but you liked her, she was gorgeous, and she clearly liked you. You never let anyone touch you as much as she was touching you.

“ soo…Y/N…have you ever..been touched? “

Vanessa asked softly, making small circles with her finger nail on your thighs. You chuckled, glancing off.

“ no..n-not by someone else…”

“ but have you touched yourself~? “

You felt embarrassment rush through your veins, you gripped your blouse again, before letting yourself nod.

“ w-when my roommate’s not home..”

“ yeah? What do you do? You seem like you love a bit of grinding~ “

You squeezed your legs together, burring your face in your hands. You hated this feeling, but it burned in your stomach, it made you feel something, and you’ve never felt like it before.

“ aww..don’t be flustered beautiful…I haven’t had anyone else touch me either, only my own two fingers..and maybe a toy or two~ “

She pulled you closer to her, sitting you on her lap. She traced her fingers up and down your waist, eyeing your chest.

“Cmon…tell me beautiful~ “

“ I-i..I grind on my pillow when my roommate’s not there…sometimes I just m-m…masterbait..”

“ fuck..”

Vanessa pulled you in and kissed you deeply, running her fingers messily through your hair. You pulled back quickly, your heart raced from the rush of the kiss.

“ come on baby…you know you want it…I can take such good care. “

You contemplated the options, you hadn’t had such a feeling ever. You pushed yourself back into her, kissing her gently. She smirked, gripping your hips as she kissed you harder.

“ how about me and you head upstairs…let me take care of that body of yours…”

You only answered in a nod, and Vanessa was dragging you through the living room, and up the stairs. She lead you into the her room, it was painted pink, with a large bed in the middle. A white vanity was on one side, and a large cabinet on the other side, along with posters and other things around the room. She pushed you into the bed, pulling off your blouse and tossing it aside. She pulled your bra off aswell, putting it specifically on her vanity.

“ fuck..look at those tits…”

She began to fondle you, dragging her thumbs gently across each nipple. You whimpered slightly, and she laughed

“ don’t worry baby, I’ll take care of you…”

She turned around and stripped off her top and bra, tossing them both near your blouse. She began to work down her skirt, before stopping, turning to you.

“ you wanna help me get these off~? “

You quickly nodded, reaching up to the waistband and slowly pulling them down, admiring her panties. She chuckled, teasingly playing with her waistband.

“ cmon L/N…these too “

You pulled them down at her, practically panting at the sight of her pussy only a few inches from your face.

“ good girl~ now let me get yours. “

Vanessa pushed you down, pulling off your leggings and panties at once. She put your panties ontop of your bra, and threw the leggings aside. Finally, you two sat in the silence of the room, starting at eachothers nude bodies.

“ well, I won’t waste anymore time. Sit still. “

Vanessa turned, digging through her vanity. You watched her grab something, and slide something up her legs. She turned around, she wore a bright pink strap. You blushed profusely, looking away entirely. Vanessa pushed you down, and kissed up your neck, biting down on your shoulders and leaving hickeys on every open part of your skin from your neck down.

“ oh so beautiful…god I’ll enjoy this…”

“ n-Nessa please be gentle…I-I’ve never taken something like this. “

She quickly covered your mouth with her palm, growling into your ear.

“ stay fucking quiet, your mine right now…the only noises I want to hear coming from you are moans. “

Vanessa held your legs open, dragging the tip through your folds, before plunging in. You let out a moan of pleasure, and immediately gripped the bedsheets. Vanessa thrusted into you, her pelvis hitting you with a wet slap.

“ god..for a fucking virgin you sure are soaking. .”

She hooked your legs over her shoulders, and thrusted into you harder, keeping her steady pace while also ruining you. Tears had already began to swell in your eyes, the size was ripping you apart, your moans were practically screams of pleasure mixed with pain.

“ v-Vanessa! Oh god I-it hurts!! I can’t do this..I can’t please s-stop! “

She ignored you, instead thrusting into you harder, faster, deeper. Her fingers gripped your waist, leaving dark bruises from the pressure, her nails leaving marks just above the bruises.

“ Fuck. Fuck your good. God you..pathetic fucking whore …”

“ Vanessa p-please!! I can’t do this please please please stop!! I can’t I can’t do this “

You felt the sting of a slap on your ass, and with a few finally aggressive thrusts, you cum. Your moans are ruined, you can hardly control your own breathing. She pulled out for a moment, panting, before grinding through your folds again.

“ n-no…please n-not again…”

“ you won’t even feel it after your third round..now be a good girl for me and shut up. “

And with a single thrust, you were moaning again, gripping to the sheets again, looking up at the face who only moments ago was looking at you with such love. It was going to be a long night.

*~*

The sun peaked through the blinds, and made you awake. You shot up, panting, holding the covered over your nude body. You could hardly remeber last night, only that you had to of been 6 rounds deep before you were absolutely screaming for her to stop. Vanessa was stil asleep next to you. You got up quickly, grabbing your phone from your leggings pocket, you missed two of your classes already, and actively late in English.

“ fuck fuck I’m dead- I’m dead- “

You turned to grab your undergarments from the vanity, but they were missing, she must of moved them somewhere. You didn’t have time to deal with that, you slowly slid the leggings and blouse back on. You could still see hickeys and bruises around you neck, you quickly turned to her cabinet, digging through and grabbing the first full hoodie you could find, throwing it on. You then slid your shoes on, and dashed out the front door, not even caring to look back.

You ran down through the campus, skidding into your English class, moments too late. The dismissal bell had rung, you had missed one of your most important classes.

“ Ms L/N. I wasn’t to shocked to see you missed. I already emailed your other professors and said you had slept in late and had gotten sick, sit. “

Your professor spoke, point towards the chair near his desk. You sat, guilt ate at you like a dog who hadn’t been fed in days.

“ you went to that party, didn’t you. “

“ she wanted me to…I didn’t know what was going to happen. “

“ what did happen, Ms L/N. “

You stayed quiet. You didn’t know what she’d do if you told, but you didn’t want to find out.

“ we know what happens. I will tell you now, Ms L/N. She is a parasite, and she has latched on. You need to stop seeing her if you have any chance off successfully graduating in three years “

“ but I just missed today! And trust me I’m really sorry, but it won’t happen again, I promise! “

Your professor stood up sighing, heading towards the door to let you go.

“ you have a bright future, don’t let her ruin it. Have a good day Y/N, you are excused from the rest of the classes. “

You got up and walked out, she couldn’t be that bad, right? Sure, she was a bit aggressive last night, but she was drunk and into it.

You made your way back to your dorm room, stopping suddenly, Vanessa and another girl stood infront of the dorm building chatting. She must of woke up when you left earlier.

“ Oh, Y/N, there are are…in my 80 dollar hoodie. “

You went quiet, trying to walk through them. She grabbed you by the hood, pulling you into her.

“ you took my virginity last night, i think the hoodie is a good trade off. “

You mutter, they both burst out laughing. Vanessa held your face, kissing you gently, you felt her put something around your wrist. Looking down, it was a bright pink scrunchie

“ here you go~ now you’ll wear this everywhere you go, and everyone will know your mine~ “

“ y-yours? “

“ well yeah. You’re my pretty little girlfriend now..we’re going out to lunch later so I can show you off to everyone…you’ll be good and come, won’t you~? “

You swallowed the air in your lungs, and nodded. Vanessa smirked, and let you go. You hurried to your dorm room, and threw off the hoodie. The scrunchie felt like a chain on your wrist. You were hers, like she said last night.

You’d make it work. Shed get better, everything would be alright.

[tailschannel]

SEGA President is considering remakes of older Sonic titles in new Famitsu interview

In a new interview for Japanese Gaming Magazine Famitsu, Sega President and Chief Operations Officer Yukio Sugino adressed the strenght of the Sonic brand, and an interest in expanding it further with "reboots and remakes".

When questioned about the trend of making reboots and remakes of beloved titles, Sugino expressed interest in pursuing this path for some SEGA titles, specially its' mascot, Sonic the Hedgehog. He expressed that while making new titles and adventures for the franchise will keep being pursued, the idea of remaking previous titles could help to expand the brand.

"Of course, we have to do new things, but as with all IPs, we can have new works or reboots", explained Sugino. "Sonic' is also SEGA's signature IP, and in parallel with new games [for the series], we are considering reboots and remakes."

Sugino also expressed to be extremely satisfied with how the Sonic brand perfomed in the year of 2022, and hopes to keep the momentum going. The 2022 live-action movie was mentioned, and he also commented that Sonic Frontiers sold above expectations for the title, and that a lot of North American fans have shared messages about their approval of the newest main game.

[scoobydooisadetective]

Timeline (So far)

This won't include MER's accusations. You can read a breakdown here.

Any opinion, thought or rumor will be in italics.

2022

March — ?

MER says they started dating by the end of march, when they went on a trip together on her statement.

Tenoch said in his statement this relationship lasted a few months.

April

Elena is part of the podcast El feisbuk de la Malinche Podcast con Prietxs

August

22: Representative Ana Valenzuela (PAN) presents a law to sanction stealthing (thank you @luzsp9-1981 for the screenshot). It's not approved.

29: First approach from el Feisbuk de la Malinche to pay MER

October

27: Second approach from el Fesibuk de la Malinche to pay MER

November

11: Black Panther Wakanda Forever hits theaters and it's a massive success.

14: Los pájaros en el Alambre say that MER wants a political career in this post

26: Tenoch meets mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO/political party: MORENA) and they watch a soccer game together.

December

2: Elena calls out Tenoch for the first time in a podcast. She does it at the end and links it to the AMLO reunion. (around 14:00)

She says, "Of course it is a political act to have the president inviting a football player, for him to invite another politician who's from opposition and of course, when he invites them, things don't change, they are just stances, social status that the president sends as a message. And I don't have anything against the president. Recently, he invited Tenoch Huerta. How is it possible that we, the ones that live in the town, are actually fighting against racism. And he can represent, for his brown skin, whoever he wants to in the movie that came out, but it's not fair that there are brown representations... It's not worth at all if they're sexual offenders. I leave it at that."

(Sorry if it was a messy translation, but she kept getting distracted)

17: Third attempt from El feisbuk de la Malinche to pay MER

2023

January

Allegedly, Elena starts mentioning Tenoch as a sexual offender in reels and livestreams. Sadly, we don't have proof of this. But @cutelatinagirl can testify this one. She and a friend.

23: Fourth attempt from El feisbuk de la Malinche to pay MER

April

7: Luz Valdés calls out Hijos del Maíz for taking advantage of Feliciana Bautista for the Rebozo Tenoch wore on Milan's Fashion week. Tenoch had nothing to do with it, but he was thrown into the polemic. (He wore the cape back in september, 2022)

(This is a rumor, but some people think Luz and Elena are friends, as of July, 1st. they follow each other on SM

She also supported MER's claims against Poder Prieto

)

8: Tenoch makes a statement about the situation

13: Fifth attempt from El feisbuk de la Malinche to pay MER

14: Tenoch makes another statement. This one also alludes to the Rebozo polemic, but adds:

Since his meeting with AMLO, the attacks towards him have risen. They have reached the point of various groups attacking his career, intimacy and even doxxing his family (adresses, workplaces and his daughter's schools).

He calls out the press for the lack of rigurosity when writing the news about the rebozo.

He talks about how now that his fame has grown, the attacks have too.

He says that he doesn't agree with everything AMLO does, like what happened in Ciudad de Juárez, where 40 immigrants died.

He mentions he's receiving legal advice.

June

8:

Sixth attempt from El Feisbuk de la Melinche to pay MER

MER calls out Poder Prieto for sharing the podcast, asking them to pay her. She calls Tenoch a predator. She also says in her IG story that Poder Prieto treated her badly because they were defending Tenoch

9:

"What are the important achievements made by Poder Prieto? What topics have they put on the table? Serious question.

She replies. "That Tenoch huerta pretends to sleep with young women when they arrive at Kapital Films, I mean, Poder Prieto".

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Tenoch has the table read for his new project Fiesta en la Madriguera:

10:

She's asked about context for the accusations. She replies "Slow, dear, there's no rush"

Talked about the Rebozo polemic and what Maya Zapata did

"[About maya] the one that mocked an artesan that's younger than her and then uploaded a video like 'your envy feeds my ego'?

MER replies: "The one that in her Festival Poder Prieto asked more artesans to go free at los Pinos (because they aren't famous, they're making them a favor)

(Not related to Tenoch, but I think it's important to show she seems to have something against Maya and Poder Prieto)

When asked "why is Tenoch a sexual offender and predator?" she replies "because he is, why else?"

When asked if Tenoch had sexually assaulted her, she replies "yes, and many more".

She says that Poder Prieto protects the sexual offender and predator Tenoch Huerta. She also states they went to look for her at a concert so there wouldn't be any polemics because of his Marvel movie (and she tags Marvel Latam).

She also tells Maya Zapata directly "I'm not playing".

Tenoch replies to the accusations, denying them:

11:

Talks about how hard it is to speak up about emotional and power abuse. (Changes the allegations. Mind you, she was saying he sexually assaulted her in the latest tweets).

Shows screenshots of random people threatening her with acid. Calls Tenoch a "abuser, manipulator and sexual predator".

15:

She issues her own statement

In it, she doesn't directly adress him when referring to stealthing.

Basically says he ghosted her

She says that Tenoch sleeps around with women in Poder Prieto and a lot of them do it because they want to advance in the movie industry.

16:

She posts the statement in english

17:

She's confronted about the accusations made by different sources about the way her family lived in Oaxaca (these are supported by legal papers). Says those are "paid campaigns" by Vera Carrizal (her attacker) so they can silence her.

21:

Makes a thread. In it, she says "They are not unsubstantiated accusations. Rape is not fiction and is substantiated."

Takes her three hours to post the first "proof".

It's an anon

The anon accuses him of stealthing. There's no proof because the anon deleted everything.

Tenoch exits his movie Fiesta en la Madriguera. He sends a statement to the news. He mentions he will be taking legal action.

22:

We get a different anon. Now it's a dissorted voicemail. (And a weird emphasis on her age). Again, no proof.

23:

shows more "proof". now it relates to raciel rivas.

in these screenshots we learn that she might have accused tenoch of stealthing because a woman called raciel rivas out and tenoch dismissed it, saying he does it too. she had this message since june 12th, and if you remember, she issued her statement on june 15th.

24:

Raciel Rivas denies what MER said, therefore, tenoch being there saying those things never happened either.

Raciel Rivas asked his ex partner to speak up. Video is here.

26:

Her acid attack case has its mid-hearing. She asks not to use proof unrelated to the fact. You can see it here.

She also says she won't refer to the other accusations (aka, Tenoch) for the time being.

27:

(After she said she wasn't going to talk about it)

Another anon post. Again, no proof. (And mostly shaming a brown man for his kinks)

29:

Los pájaros en el alambre, an independent news outlet, say her lawyer is connected with the PAN and they made up the story about tenoch to boost the law made by Ana Valenzuela. They also say she wants to be a representative.

(Read it here)

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A few comments about it:

So far, she hasn't been able to prove that he has sexually assaulted, or r*ped a woman.

She has blocked most of tenoch's fans and journalists who approached her to talk about the topic.

Statements made by her about her mental health have resurfaced (here).

A lot of people from Oaxaca have spoken up about what happened there and her connection to murat, she blocks them.

MER's connections to transphobic groups have resurfaced (here)

It's election year in Mexico

that's all I can think about for now. I hope this helps anyone who's lost see what's up. If I missed anything, please add it!

[scotianostra]

25th January marks the annual celebration of Burns Night - a time to celebrate Scotland's favourite son, and world renowned poet and song writer Robert Burns who was born on this day 1759.

I have covered Oor Rabbie on may occasions so on this day I hope to bring you a few facts about Scotland's National Bard and his legacy.

Known as somewhat of a ladies man, Burns is known to have fathered 12 or 13 children, depending on the source, to 4 different women. His last born child, Maxwell, was born on the same day as his funeral 25 July 1796, meaning his wife Jean Armour missed his send off.

As a lad growing up in Ayrshire, Burns was always fond of supernatural stories, most of which were told to him by an old widow who helped out on his father's farm. These stories no doubt had an influence on his writings in the future and perhaps were the inspiration for his classic masterpiece, Tam O'Shanter and the lesser known Adress to the Deil and Halloween. Even in these poems he flattered the fairer sex with his words, this from the latter poem.....

The lasses feat, an' cleanly neat, Mair braw than when they're fine; Their faces blythe, fu' sweetly kythe, Hearts leal, an' warm, an' kin':

Of course Burns also gives another of his favourite subjects a mention in this verse, "the deil himsel," Look it up it's another guid yin!

Burns didn't always want to stay in Scotland - he hoped to move to the Caribbean island of Jamaica. Although following the success of his poetry collection 'Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect' (or the Kilmarnock Edition as it is known), he opted to move closer to home, settling in Edinburgh for a time.

For all his fame, Burns never forgot his humble roots. His love for farming stayed with him throughout his life and his writing often dealt with issues affecting the poorer classes, notably highlighting the need for greater social equality. Indeed he is known as the Ploughman Poet, a nod to his farming life.

And on his legacy, Burns has gathered some very famous fans since his passing, US president Abraham Lincoln could recite Burns’ works by heart. Bob Dylan says that ‘A Red, Red Rose’ by Burns is his source of greatest creative inspiration and Michael Jackson song Thriller is said to have been inspired by Tam O'Shanter.

In Japan at pedestrian crossing you don't get beeps like here in Scotland, they play a rendition of the Burns song ‘Coming Through The Rye’.

There are more statues in honour of Rabbie than any other male figure in history, only surpassed in total by Queen Victoria. (I am not including religious statues).

In 2005 Robert Burns was the first person ever to feature on a bottle of Coca Cola, about a million were made they currently trade for around £10 and I have one, unopened in my kitchen cupboard.

Arguably Burns most famous song, Auld Lang Syne, has appeared in over 170 Hollywood films including The Apartment, It’s A Wonderful Life and When Harry Met Sally. , but he only rewrote the verse, he sent the poem to the Scots Musical Museum in 1788 indicating that it was an ancient song but that he'd been the first to record it on paper. The phrase 'auld lang syne' roughly translates as 'for old times' sake', and the song is all about preserving old friendships and looking back over the events of the year.

In the US city of Atlanta, there is a life-size imitation of Burns’ first home in Alloway, South Ayrshire, although it doesn't have the famous thatched roof.

In Scotland, there are some 20 official Burns memorials dotted around the country, from Aberdeen to the final resting place of Burns in Dumfries, which commemorate his journey from Ayrshire to “Auld Lang Syne”.

‘My Heart’s in the Highlands’ was translated and adopted as the marching song of the Chinese resistance fighter in the Second World War.

In 2009 STV viewers voted Robert Burns ‘The Great Scot’, beating the likes of William Wallace, Robert the Bruce among others.

There are Burns Clubs scattered across the globe, but the very first one, known as The Mother's Club, was founded in Greenock in 1801. They held the very first Burns Supper on what they thought was his birthday, January 29th 1802, only to discover that his birthday was actually January 25th!

Since then Burns suppers have been held worldwide.

I know some of you out there will toil to understand some of Burns's poetry, don't fear you will find the Best of Robert Burns, translated into the "de'il's tongue" just Click here...

The song Ae Fond Kiss, was one of my mums favourites the words "Never met-or never parted, We had ne'er been broken-hearted" are inscribed on her grave......"

[odusseus-xvi]

I've seen a person or two intrigued by q!Antoine's thoughts on Forever and Cellbit (not in a bad way at all, just that they were curious), and I wanted to point out a few things for those who were wondering.

(To be clear, Antoine, the cc, is VERY GOOD at roleplaying when his character doesn't know things but he does, for an example, one time he was talking about his suspicions on Baghera, and his chat was trying to justify her, he answered "I know. But my character doesn't." He is very aware of these type of situations.)

Anyway, wanted to point out how in q!Antoine's eyes, Forever and Cellbit being suspicious makes a lot of sense, especially since he is a paranoïd character (that was stated by cc Antoine himself) :

Outside of the first day, wich we can consider mostly out of character for the french etc and the second wich was fairly normal and in wich both Cellbit and Forever explained the danger of the island to Antoine and Baghs... His first impression of Cellbit and Forever were during the Richarlyson custody battle : Forever being at his lowest, and Cellbit being extremely suspicious and asking questions to them.

Then his second direct interaction with Forever was during the consecutive Pomme attacks, where Forever was panicking because nobody was listening to him, and when Ninho failed to work properly at the third attack. He already expressed (in character) some of his suspisions at that time, I think most of you remember.

Then Cellbit disappeared and he didn't get to meet or talk with Forever during that time.

After that came the elections, in wich his second major impression of the duo was Cellbit being changed since the kidnapping, somehow the two being reconciled, and both being very enthusiastic about becoming president. (there already you can see where he has his reserves)

Also, after the first debate, where he saw them being very adamant about being the best choices for being president, Forever came at his base to directly talk to him about all the good things that he did, and that he'll do if he was elected president. To q!Antoine, a deeply paranoïd character, and ANTI-election from the very begining, that was a BAD MOVE. (this was then quickly followed by BBH, then Baghs, doing a similar thing, two characters he doesn't trust too much either for a lot of things)

At the night of the second debate he saw them being enthusiastic about becoming president again, without adressing the problems of the presidency once again, and both expressed again their willingness to work with the federation. THAT to q!Antoine, was very suspicious. Like he said himself : ElQuackity is obviously the wrong choice and federation candidate. TOO obviously... There is somehting fishy about Cellbit...

TLDR : q!Antoine got introduced to the two of them through their worst times, and skipped a few steps to directly see them reconciled and allied to become something that seems very dangerous and powerful, and that he doesn't want. No wonder he's suspicious.

[mare-sanguis]

Notes on "Ambidextrous Angle" here

Notes on the flowers in ep.8 here

Notes on the colors in ep.10 here

Notes on the numbers on the car plae of No.3 and KMC here

Is justice really blind?

In the drama we have been introduced to the "Lady Justice" several times by now and she in fact takes a very important role in it, even if only in the background.

And throughout the drama, there are a handful of scenes where the characters question "why is she blind(folded)" and we also see pictures of her in KSJ book which depicts her blind version. We can see this very clear by one of the last scenes in ep.8 where KMC picks up the book from his table and flicks through the pages followed by a flashback of KSJ saying "This always bothered me. Lady Justic wears a blindfold because she's afraid of bias in decisions"

But is this really historically and mythologically accurate? Was "Lady Justic" (who btw goes by so many more names) really blindfolded? And if so why?

This post while explain:

The location and date of build of the Lady Justice depicted in KSJ book

Why the location/date is important

Depictions of Justitia

What did she really look like? What are her origins?

The meanings of her three (Actually 5) distinct features

How does it relate to the drama?

First of all, lets adress the Lady Justice' depicted in KSJ book. On of them- the one circled- is a statue of her located in the Old Town of Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany. Below, there is a better photo of her exact location.

The Justitia statue fountain is a fountain called the "Gerechrigkeitsbrunnen" sculpted by Friedrich Schierholz in 1887. Its a replica of a fountain sculpted in 1611 (which again, was also a replica of a fontain built in 1543). The 4 virtues depicted below Justitia are:

Iustitia (Justice)- with sword of judgment and balance.

Temperantia (Control)- Moderation, distributing a liquid between two pitchers.

Spes (Hope) with a dove on her arm.

Charitas (Charity) with two children, one of whom she is breastfeeding.

Why is the exact location or more date when she was built important to the question of "Is she really blind(folded)?"

Because, when the fountain was build, only then the whole myth of "Justice being blind" started.

It actually dates back to the mid 15th century where it first started as her being one eyed, then suddenly she was blindfolded. And the first known representation of her being blind is Hans Gieng's statue on the Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen in Bern, Switzerland built in 1543.

Different depictions of Justitia throughout the years/centuries.

There exist several renditions of her and they all changed over time. One source tells about a mortuary temple in egypt, honoring Pharao Ramses the Great. And it is said that in this temple there is a scene depicting judgment wher the associate judges had no hands and the presiding judge had closed his eyes. And from this, another depiction of Lady Justice developed in the middle ages: Justice, depicted as a woman, blindfolded and without hands. The sources then say "she has her right eye closed so that she doesn't recognize neither friends or rich people. And she has her left eye closed so that she doesn't recognize the poor and enemies (of the judge). With it, she doesn't judge by personal bias. And she doesn't have any hands either so she cannot accept bribes."

Which means, two versions - Justitia without hands and blindfolded, and Justitia with hands and blindfolded- coexisted then at the time.

In the late middle ages, both depictions started to merge. But this bears the question: If no hands, how can she hold the scale and the sword? In one of the older depictions of the "Combined Justitia" in the Lawbook of the City Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany- there she is with only one arm, holding the sword, while the scale is placed on the stump of her arm. At the same time, one of her eye is covered while the other isnt.

This later resulted in Lady Justice being blindfolded on both eyes.

But why was Justitia suddenly blindfolded? There is no exact answer to this question, only theories. One says "it seems to have been added to indicate the tolerance, or ignorance to, abuse of the law by the judicial system."

But how did roman/greek Justitia originally look like? What are her general origins?

"Lady Justice" was originall not blindfolded (and also not blind), and because of her "maidenly form" is supposed to guarantee her impartiality which renders the blindfold completely redunant.

In original iconographies of the ancient roman times Justitia was never blindfoded. She only held a sword and as scale, wore something akin to a crown and her Toga (more on these things down below)

Her origins date back to the ancient roman time (or greek, if we follow her greek counterpart Dike) and roman mythology where she was introduced by the emperor (Caesar) Augustus- and thus not a very old deity of the roman pantheon.

Justice was one of the virtues celebrated by Augustus in his "Clipeus Virtuis" (lat.: Shield of Bravery)- a temple of Iustitia was then established by in Rome by emperor Tiberius on January the 8th, 13 BC.

In roman mythology she only plays a role in one part which is the myth of the "Golden age" (based on the greek myth by Hesiod in his poem "Works and Days"). Here Justitia, identifying as Astraea, is the last of the celestials, leaving a "crime-filled earth" of the iron age to return to her supernatural homeland. Other sources say, she gets transported to the sky as the constellation of the Virgin.

She finds mention in the greek term "Dikaiosyne"- There she is counted by some priests as the one of the cardinal virtues.

What does the scale, sword, crown, toga and blindfold represent?

The scale: represent weighing facts and evidence to decide a verdict. It also shows her duty to restore balance to society

The sword: represented authority in ancient times, and conveys the idea that justice can be swift and final.

The crown: its represent authority and strength

The toga: a Greco-Roman garment which symbolizes the status of the philosophical attitude that embodies justice.

The blindfold: Is intended to show Justice as blind to the injustice carried on before her, but it has been reinterpreted over time and is now understood to represent impartiality, the ideal that justice should be applied without regard to wealth, power, or other status.

So, how does it relate to the drama?

Its really nice to see a drama actually diving deeper into the meaning of her, especially questioning her role in the whole judicial system and why she looks the way she looks (also, the dramas focus on her in general is really nice- shes basically omnipresent all the time): Just like the drama, she is a rather ambiguous figure. Her appearance changes for who ever looks at her, her symbolism changes for who ever looks at her. For some, she is justice, for some she is nothing more than a chess figure.

(fun fact: i was able to figure out where the fountain is located not by the statue but by the small bit of the rooftops we see in the photo. umm... a german doing what we can do best: recognize german architecture haha)

Also, who ever has not yet looked at @onomatopagu-et-cie threads on this drama should definitely check them all out ♡

[ask-cinnavanillamelody]

Fitting that they should face the public and tell them exactly what they did, Madame President. They need to live ONLY to inform the public that it was not your will and that they alone bare the blame for hiding it from you.

Otherwise, I'd gladly watch you eliminate them all.

(Oh, that's not the only thing they'll have to deal with, I have something in store that'll be worse than execution for them) ✨

First. you will address the public and explain EVERYTHING. And if any single one of you tries to sugarcoat the truth, i'll be casting a spell to force you to say the truth. Your second part of the punishment will come after, is that clear? ✨

All: Y-Yes Princess Twilight-

EXCUSE ME? YOU WILL ADRESS ME BY MY PROPER TITLE.✨

All: -! Y-Yes Madame President Twilight Sparkle-!

That's right. And Don't you forget it. ✨

[disco-cola]

im german and really mad and disgusted about germanys extreme pro-israel (turned pro-genocide) stance but what some of you might not know is that this is actually something thats not always been this way. when germany was divided into east and west and the GDR/east germany was its own entity after 1949 (stayed a soviet satellite state though in contrast to the western part of germany which was under control of the usa/britain/france aka the kings of colonialism), the government of east germany actually described itself as "anti-zionist" because the GDR considered itself an "antifascist state" and viewed israel as a "fascist state" (so no, the politics there have not only just been racist and discriminating under netanjahu, its been a problem since its inception) that would have to be fought (never officially though). east germany existed as its own country between 1949-1990 and never recognized israel, however did recognize palestine and was an ally of the PLO, actively arming them to "fight" against the occupation and oppression. it was only when the wall came down and germany was re-unified as one country in 1990 and the rest of the eastern bloc fell apart in 1991 shortly after and the capitalistic west took over control and influence that the stance of germany as one shifted, and palestine is not recognized anymore ever since. i wrote a few days ago that there used to be the official UN-resolution 3379, declaring zionism as a form of racism and racial discrimination. it was voted for through a big majority in 1975, the countries who actively voted against it were mostly located in north america and the european west plus australia (dont forget about australias history though, it explains this), whereas most of the rest of the eastern and southern part of the globe actively voted for it. you have to understand that in the entire soviet union and its satellite states (like east germany) anti-zionism was widely spread because zionism as a political ideology in real life practice went so much against communist values that they considered israel fascist and imperialistic, also due to its connection with the united states in particular. so just after the ussr and its satellite states fell apart, literally in december 1991 the same month the ussr officially ceased to be, the usa under (first) bush republican presidency came forward to pressure the UN to revoke resolution 3379. the statement by bush literally reads like gaslighting, completely twisting and re-making what zionism means in practice, and especially what it meant and continues to mean in reality for palestinians until this day, in fact he never adressed them at all. it was only then that a lot of countries did a complete 180 (minus most arabic countries) and after 16 years the resolution was revoked. not even 3 full years later, in 1994, israel began building a bigger barrier around gaza which then turned into the whole ass barb-wired-super-surveillance wall we still see today. so yeah. dont tell me all this is not connected to western imperialism and capitalism. like most evil in the world, that is its entire basis.

[nei-neighbor]

Some fun ways danganronpa characters adress each other that i've noticed:

Kiyotaka uses -kun for both boys AND girls, which may indicate his generally upper status as a class president/the head of the moral committee, but in a formal, respectful way.

Aoi uses -chan for girls, which is kinda unusual since you don't usually adress people you just met as "chan". I think it indicates her light-harted bubbly deminor, and that she sees all of her newly met classmates as friends.

Hifumi adresses Naegi as "Dono", which is a kind of unusual, old-timey way to adress someone respectfully. Like he's calling him "M'lady" but not specifically gendered (M'lord?).

And Togami doesn't use any honorifics at all talking to Touko (and basically everyone else during the 2nd trial), which is VERY disrespectful. He just doesn't care.

[microcosme11]

Augereau takes umbrage, 1797

Bonaparte had sent out an order organizing the armies, assigning generals to different sections. Some of the generals were kind of pissed off at his audacity.

Voir la lettre d'Augereau au Directoire, 44 frimaire 4 décembre): « J'ai recu votre lettre du 9 frimaire, relative à la prise dé possession des villes el territoires stipulés par les articles secrets du traité de paix conclu à Campo-Formio, ainsi que l'ampliation de votre arrété du même jour, adressé au général en chef de l'armée d'Italie, Bonaparte, et qui me met sous ses ordres avec tous les généraux et les troupes de la République française. A part tout sentiment d'amour propre personnel, mais pénétré de la dignité du grade éminent que vous avez bien voulu me confier, j'aurais imaginé qu'un ministre plénipotentiaire avait assez du droit de inviter à suivre ses instructions pour l'exécution de vos ordres, ét je ne pensais plus qu'élévé au pouvoir nouveau de généralissime et de négociateur, il aurait celui de m'en adresser d'immédiats ; quelque chose me disait même, Citoyens Directeurs, que lé zèle ardent que j'ai toujours mis à remplie vos intentions aurait dû vous engager à m'épargner cette humiliation : je me ainsi trompé. Que le général Bonaparte préside à la légation du congrès de Rastadt, qu'il commande à la fois l'armée d'Italie, celles d'Angleterre et d'Allemagne, j'y consens; mais qu'Augereau, rendu par vous à l'obscurité et aux droits de simple citoyen, n'obéisse plus qu'aux lois. — Augereau. »

Voir une seconde lettre de la même date, dans laquelle Augereau se plaint que Bonaparte soit parti de Rastadt sans lui donner avis de la convention du 1° décembre, Le 6 décembre [16 frimaire], n'ayant encore rien reçu, il réitère au Directoire ses plaintes au sujet de celle omission.

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See Augereau's letter to the Directory, 44 Frimaire [December 4]: "I received your letter of 9 Frimaire, relating to taking possession of the towns and territories stipulated by the secret articles of the peace treaty concluded at Campo-Formio, as well as the amplification of your decree of the same day, addressed to the general-in-chief of the army of Italy, Bonaparte, and which places me under his orders with all the generals and the troops of the French Republic. Apart from all sentiment of personal self-esteem, but imbued with the dignity of the eminent rank that you were kind enough to entrust to me, I would have imagined that a plenipotentiary minister had enough right to invite people to follow his instructions for the execution of your orders, and I didn't think that, newly raised up to the power of generalissimo and negotiator, he would have the power to address me directly; something even told me, Citizen Directors, that the ardent zeal that I have always put to fulfill your intentions should have encouraged you to spare me this humiliation: I was thus mistaken. That General Bonaparte presides over the legation of the Congress of Rastadt, that he commands the army of Italy, those of England and Germany, I agree; but let Augereau, restored by you to obscurity and the rights of a simple citizen, only obey the laws. — Augereau. »

See a second letter of the same date, in which Augereau complains that Bonaparte left Rastadt without giving him notice of the convention of December 1. On December 6 [16 Frimaire], having not yet received anything, he reiterated to the Directory his complaints about this omission.

L'expedition d'Egypte, 1798-1801 v 1 by Clément de La Jonquière, 1899.

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[xxselenite]

This is gonna reach a niche audience, but the Party as French streamers

Eleven is Baghera: They'd both ask the most innocent and genuine questions, but it seems so out of place it gets funny.

Dustin is Antoine Daniel: Look at this man. Tell me he doesn't thrive in chaos. Tell me he wouldn't make the exact same jokes, especially with...

Mike is Etoiles: I'm not talking about Dark Rayou, but look at this man, he is a try-harder and wakes up at 2 pm. Also, he and Dustin as Insuline et Nicotine is something I needed to see.

Max is JDG: The dark humour. The rage. The "Mon métier c'est de baiser ta soeur" adressed to Etoiles. This is pure JDG energy.

Lucas is Angle Droit: He's trying to keep his sanity with the others but ends up participating in their debates. Would definitely insult the president during a stream.

Will is Zerator: Everyone is fooling around and he's the only one focusing on the game so he wins rather often. That being said, he definitely can rage on games, and if it's the case you'll notice it.

[mitsuki91]

About myself and where to find my works

Hi! I'm an italian fanwriter, but I started to experiment with english. If you want to translate my works, feel free! Of course tag me (you can use the AO3 system I suppose).

First fandom: Harry Potter

Favourite pg: Severus Snape

Otp: Severus Snape/Lily Luna Potter (repayement), Severus Snape/Lily Evans (snily)

Bonus ships: James Potter/Sirius Black (prongsfoot), James Potter/Sirius Black/Lily Evans (jilypad), James Sirius Potter/Rose Weasley, Albus Severus Potter/Scorpius Malfoy, Scorpius Malfoy/Lily Luna Potter, Scorpius Malfoy/Rose Weasley, Teddy Lupin/Rose Weasley, Draco Malfoy/Hermione Granger.

Notp: jegulus and jegulily, wolfstar.

Edit on the 24th november 2023: I'm now down in the Hunger Games fandom again because of "The ballad of songbirds and snakes" so I will add that Coriolanus Snow/Lucy Gray Baird stole my heart and I'm already writing on them, sigh.

This is my AO3:

Just for better organize things... This are for now my works in english!

If you are curious about Severus/Lily Luna, this is a long one-shot in english for you (Severus survives the war, so there is a ton of age gap, all adressed in the fic):

I also write a dark!Snily, it is almost canon compliant:

Also this is a new gen story with ALL the tw, a dead!dove, and it is a giant "fuck you" to the purity culture:

As I said earlier for "The ballad of songibirds and snakes", this is my canon-compliant fic that sort of fix-it all (... Yes, being canon-compliant and all) and that let me explain my own headcanons:

I'll add the first time Coryo and Lucy Gray had sex 😏

Also the life of Coriolanus Snow from the end of tbosas to when he become president of Panem:

And here there is the Snowbaird fix-it fic!

And more fic to come!

Enjoy my fics!

Comments, kudos and bookmarks always appreciate. My inbox is always open!

[weebannihilator]

“We must end antisemitism in this country and support isreal” says the president, who has never given two shits about this topic before it became an excuse to kill people and neither did anyone else.

Kanye announcing he loves Hitler and that he’s a Nazi has widely become a joke instead of an issue in the eyes of nearly every person ive talked about it with. So I guess antisemitism wasn’t a real problem then huh.

JK Rowling has spouted transphobia for years, even going far enough to deny that trans people were affected during the holocaust but people still refuse stop interacting with her books, games, and movies. But antisemitism isnt an issue there either because she forced some lady on twitter to apologize for calling her out on something she posted publicly.

I dunno it’s just funny how people with massive platforms and popular media have gotten away with this shit and still have beloved ongoing careers/profit and the general public has always looked away from this and similar issues. Jewish people have been facing oppression for everyone to see for the longest time but “antisemitism” has become a word that is only used to excuse a genocide. The public doesnt fucking care about fixing antisemitism. Neither does the government. They never did. No one wants to adress actual issues they want a fucking excuse to shield them.

Holocaust survivors are begging for this to end. Jewish people are protesting and standing in solidarity with Palestine and NOBODY CARES!!! THEY DONT CARE ABOUT WHAT JEWISH PEOPLE HAVE TO SAY, OR THEIR SAFETY, OR ANYTHING ELSE. THEY JUST WANT AN EXCUSE FOR THEIR GENOCIDE