#COME 2 USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! COME 2 USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[scienceoftheidiot]

I will never shut up about Roy meaning king in french (it's the old spelling!!! Everywhere has a place called Roy's whatever here)

I'll also add again that most of the names in the military come from Western WW2 (and occasionally 1) planes.

Mustang P-51 (USA)

Grumman E-2 Hawkeye (yes it's even giving family ties) (USA)

Hughes H-4 Hercules (from Howard Hughes) (USA)

Douglas A-20 Havoc (USA)

Breda planes (and cannons !) from the Società Italiana Ernesto Breda per Costruzioni Meccaniche

No Fuery but there's a plane called Hawker Fury (UK)

No Falman but we have Avions Farman (France) that built planes from 1908 to 1956 including war planes

I know I'm repeating myself for my followers and by obsessing on this (sorry not sorry) but I LOVE the degree of detail Arakawa gives to all of this.

Tagging @qs63 on this 😉

Something that’s forever hysterical to me: how all the clever and subtle English-name symbolism in FMA becomes so wallopingly in-your-face once you translate the whole series into English

“Ah yes, Riza Hawkeye. The sharp shooter. With eyes so sharp, we’ve taken to calling her ‘the Hawk’s eyes’ on account of this. Riza “The Hawk’s Eyes” Hawkeye. The similarity is coincidence ignore that.”

“Alex Armstrong. With arms so strong we call him the Strong Arm alchemist. Alex ‘Strong Arm’ Armstrong. What were the odds of this.”

“King Bradley, first name King. The Fuhrer, leader, ruler, president. ‘Fuhrer King Bradley’. ‘King King’ if you will. Why our military is full of coincidences.”

[spaciebabie]

GALDIVE TOUR THE USA GALDIVE I WOULD GIVE ANYTHING 2 HEAR MUNDANE OR SHOULDER COME ON OVER BIG BOOMING SPEAKERS

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

Green Day - When I Come Around

[imbalanceofhumors]

I understand that this is hurting USAmericans in a very tangible way, but that feeling is unfortunately global too.

Experiences differ – I don't think that the commenter's goverment has officially adviced them to have iodine tablets for each member of their household in case of "nuclear emergencies". While living next to Russia. That has been the situation in Finland & in many other countries that unfortunately share a border with Russia.

I bought the iodine tablets to share with my flatmates. Just btw.

Commenter - believe it or not, things can suck in multiple different places simultaneously.

Also, do USAmericans really think that little black kids IN FINLAND are not in fucking danger because the USA racism is ALSO SPREADING TO THE EU because OUR neo-nazis are fucking COPYING USA??? When fascism becomes mainstream there it has ENORMOUS spreading power across the globe. English is incredibly widely spoken & your news agencies are followed here too. We saw a resurgence in far-right populism in the EU that USA sure as fuck had a part in. Of course there is also a major part of home-grown racism, but our far-right politicians are ALSO straight up copying yours and making references to all the racist memes that spread there. Nobody claimed that European nazis are not a fucking problem

In my fucking city 2 POC KIDS were fucking STABBED IN RACIST ATTACKS during the last year. Do you think we are not FURIOUS? I fucking know we have racism problem in the EU, but I also remember the time before Trump was elected for the 1st time. And believe it or not, we are also stressed about the SURGE OF RACISM that USA elections may cause here. It's not exactly making shit better for black kids here either

Also USA is a global superpower – like it or not. It WILL affect millions if USA pulls out of NATO OR the FUCKING PARIS ACCORDS. Both of which I've seen professionals in my country grimly putting to the table as options.

We are living in crucial time when it comes to climate change & shit like USA elections are UNFORTUNATELY something that will have a massive impact in the global south too.

I do not wish to fight about this. It would be much better if all the not-fascist people could safely vent about their countries' issues and how this will affect them personally. We can have the time to mourn and panic and then we can act in our own communities.

Btw, Netherlands HAS given weapons and aid to Ukraine. It's 5th in the top 10 donors that has donated $4.7bn, as of June 2024.

I live in Finland. It's been a very stressful few days seeing USA elect the convict as their president. Finland shares a land border with Russia and we have only recently joined NATO, which has caused further tension between us and Russia. Trump has indicated a desire for either weaken NATO support or to leave NATO entirely. This would like mean less NATO resources and weaken NATO support. We have a mad man at our border and we have aggravated him by not supporting his attack on Ukraine and by taking an active stance by joining NATO, something we had avoided doing for a really long time in an effort to maintain relations with Russia. A lot of European, especially Baltic, countries face similar situations and have reassess the threat Russia poses to them.

Ive seen a lot of discourse online these past few days where Americans take offense to Europeans reaction to the election. How can we not react when we have a credible threat to our safety at our door? Yes, we understand this is terrible for you but it is for us too. I personally already know my war time station. I know what my future holds should Putler attack us. I know hiw my life will change, should this happen. My family has made plans for their safety should this happen and I am so lucky I know my family takes this as a serious threat and makes plans just in case.

I dont mean to belittle anyones anguish over this, but I want to point out: it is just not the people in the US whos future is at risk because of this. It is very much a global threat.

[latinthusiast]

i got halfway through takavoltti and broke and ordered a CD of people's champion

[galaxygermdraws]

Did this artwork based on arguably one of my favorite pieces of official Mario artwork. Of course some things are changed up, like poses and Toad specifically being Buckenberry instead of the normal Toad. So yea! Had a lot of fun rendering this one

(reblogs with tags/comments are appreciated. I will put a transparent version of the drawing under the cut as well as the official artwork. Thankyuuuu)

[abirdie]

Gael García Bernal in Me estás matando, Susana (2016, dir. Roberto Sneider)

(these gifs also feature Verónica Echegui)

Gifs are all 540px wide so you can click to see larger.

[other gael filmography gifsets]

[otrtbs]

“you can just take guns to music concerts in the united states” some of these bitches need to never speak again and i’m so serious about that.

[manglechanbluh]

Yes Countryhumans in 2023. Trust me I'm more suprised than you.

So yeah I've tried to make designs that match more my current artstyle instead of the ball head ? I'm not sure if it looks cursed or not. And I couldn't miss the occasion to try to draw traditionnal russian outfit.

France + Spain + Usa shitpost down

These songs have been brainworming me for too long BUT I would die to see a MAP made with them or smt. Here the links to these master pieces : The Spain one, the Usa one

[nyxypoo]

PLEASE SOMEONE GET 1-3 AND EVERYTHING ELSE HERE PLEASE OMG

[speedygal]

I rewatched Psych 2: Lassie Come Home last night on a phone via movies123 while waiting for my laptop to charge and Dr Glassman showed up! I completely forgot that he was in it. No joke.

[stcries]

me when i check my stanley plushie's tracking info and HE'S SHIPPING EARLY????

[firelightfoxes]

i saw a post recently that made me want to state my opinion on something.

i do not hate doodles. in fact, i would say i'm pro doodle. as long as the doodle is bred or acquired ethically, i have 0 problem with them existing.

obviously doodles can have problems much like many other breeds. many. most of them. but that doesn't mean they shouldn't exist! and uninformed/uneducated buyers will unfortunately always be a thing. it doesn't mean that whatever they're buying shouldn't exist.

i don't anymore, but i worked in the animal industry (pet retail, shelter, and veterinary) for about 3 years. i NEVER saw a doodle that was as awful as so many people paint them to be. i'm not saying they don't exist! just anecdotally, i interacted with plenty of doodles that were totally fine. not my cup of tea as far as dogs go, but non problematic. in fact, most of the nervy messes i can remember were purebreds (looking at you schnauzers). that does not mean i think that schnauzers should not exist or that we should witch hunt the people who breed or own them.

in my experience working in rescue, i very rarely saw any dogs that could've been a poodle mix (think curls or furnishings) - and when i did, they wouldn't last more than a day there before getting adopted. people like doodley dogs! i understand this may differ regionally, but where i'm located, we don't have an overpopulation problem of doodles. we DO have a very clear overpopulation of pitbulls and bully breed mixes.

but back to the point. people hate doodles for all sorts of reasons - they're designer dogs, they're a fad, they're bred for money, their coats are bad, etc etc. okay fine, you're entitled to that - but you CAN'T hate doodles for those reasons unless you also hate all the other breeds or mixes (sport mixes!!!) that fall under the above criteria as well. doodles aren't special. they're not different. they're just another type of dog and people like them. popularity isn't a sin. lots of breeds have had their time in the spotlight and yet their owners aren't verbally flogged for having them.

i'm pro rescue and adoption. i'm pro ethical breeding. i have a rescue mutt from a shelter and i have a purebred dog from a breeder. and i believe that doodles fill a niche in a lot of homes that other breeds don't. hence their popularity. if you hate doodles, i think you should really try to think deeply about WHY. like, i'll most likely never own a doodle because they're not what i want in a dog - and if you groomed them and thought they were always annoying and you dislike them - fine! but when you think that every single doodle is the scourge of the earth and people should be ashamed for owning them, you need to sit down and think about that, because chances are you've fallen prey to some sort of anti-doodle propaganda without truly examining the facts.

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

Green Day - Coming Clean

[shiraishi--kanade]

hi feel free not to answer this but you're one of the only chronically ill people i know and i probably need to get my blood drawn because i am having Many Issues but i am. super afraid of needles. so basically the question is are needles that draw blood like,, really big? do they hurt a lot? sorry this is probably a dumb question im just terrified auhfguhgahhf

No worries! And in my experience, no not really! My blood draws never really hurt; it's about the same feeling like if your leg falls asleep pins and needles sensations, but only for a split second when the needle comes in and out. If done correctly, you won't feel anything during the actual process, maybe just a bit dizzy & numb. It may sting for a while after the draw (mine still does) but it's really really minor, you probably won't even notice it much. It may also bruise; it's pretty normal too.

The size of the needle varies, though, so here's a word of advice: search out for a more modern, accomodating hospital/lab, and a nurse who works with pediatrics patients, if you can (regardless of your actual age, they are just chiller about anxious people in general imo). Fear of needles is super common and is absolutely nothing to be ashamed about (I actually do well with blood draws but I'm Not Good with IVs and injections, the latter ones moreso than the former), so there is a solid chance they can accommodate you by using a smaller needle or/and local anesthetic (thought I think the last one is... Rarer. My dentist did it, but that man is a force of his own. I don't know how many of his practises are like... Normal).

Getting a good nurse that puts you at ease is so, so important. I cannot overstate it. I don't mean to make this sound bad but I can't lie either, if they mess up, can't find your vein, or just generally suck & rush you & make you feel stupid for asking for accomodations, get up and Leave. Because messed up draws do hurt (not too much, though! I'd say it's comparable to like... Accidentally biting your tongue kinda hurt). I only had one bad experience and I never went to that nurse again.

In general though: the needle probably isn't as big as you think it'd be, it's smaller than the injection ones usually, and you can ask for a smaller one; it doesn't hurt! Actually when I first got my blood drawn from my vein at 10 or so, I was like, wait, that's it? Because of a stupid policy my hospital usually only took blood from the fingertips for kids (don't ask. I don't get it either), and oh god, that hurt Much More than the "adult" one. I was so relieved after being scared out of my mind three minutes earlier. You don't have as much sensation in that area as you for in your fingertips, so if you ever had a papercut and want to compare: papercut hurts more & for longer than the blood draw does.

Good luck to you!! I hope you figure whatever's going on haha. Remember to drink water before the draw to make everyone's lives easier if it comes down to it!

[catboydan]

"what is ranch"

stares in iowan