#Food coma central

[sheawritesstuff]

Shaw Pack Friendsgiving Dishes

[What would they bring??]

✩ David - Brown Sugar Ham, Turkey, Turkey Gravy

✩ Angel - Baked Mac n Cheese, Sweet Potato Wedges

✩ Asher - Bottled Drinks, Cloth Napkins

✩ Baabe - Corn Bread Stuffing, Green Beans

✩ Milo - Au Gratin Potatoes, Roasted Veggies

✩ Sweetheart - Homemade Rolls with Garlic Butter, Hello Dolly Bars / 7 Layer Cookies

✩ Sam - His Nana’s Pecan Pie, Homemade Cranberry Sauce

✩ Darlin - Nana’s Pumpkin Pie [Sam helped], Box Mix Brownies

[moonlightpeddler]

Hiatus

The game is on indefinite hiatus.

Demo

[Current word count without code: 11465 with two branches]

Life is unpredictable.

You have just been to your first party, with hope for a different, better, and more social future, but instead of waking up with a hangover, you wake up 13 months of coma later, severely ill and with no chance to build the life you wanted to live.

Confined at home, confined to the night by your medication, deprived of outside contact to keep stress away from you, and with food that tastes like iron, all you have is your loving family and the small village they have moved to during your long sleep.

The house is old, dilapidated, the neighbours unfriendly and distant, looking at you with strange eyes, whispering whenever you see them, treating you like your illness is contagious.

But why has your family never taken you to the hospital for a checkup? Since when do hospital doctors make frequent home visits, and only when their patient isn’t conscious?

What would happen if you open the curtains they tell you to keep closed?

The game is intended for a mature audience.

Blood

Violence

Self-harm (for a reason)

Murder

Assault

Brainwashing

Dysfunctional relationships

Co-dependency

Death

And many more.

Depending on the route you take, Cailean, your character, can not be said to be an innocent or good person, please make sure that you are okay with playing a non-human MC who might act accordingly.

Mending Yesterday pairs folk believes, old elements, and lore from different media, with Vampyr lifestyle to create a modern portrayal of vampires that retains the classic feel yet gives it a more down-to-earth presentation.

You take the place of an established character and turn the tale into your very own, form the adventure and how the protagonist faces his new reality.

Will you change Cailean’s behaviour over the course of the story, develop a new personality for your new life, or will you cling to your old self despite the consequences it could have?

Will you keep to yourself and your loved ones, build something new to spend your long life, or get involved in a struggle that isn’t yours? How will others see you, who are your friends and foes? Do you stick to those who are seemingly safe, or will you place your own judgement?

The game doesn’t give you an overpowered protagonist, you aren’t the chosen one, won’t save the world or change it in any meaningful way.

You are just a 19-year-old young man being in the wrong place at the wrong time, all you can do is live your own life that, in the grand scheme of eternity, is nothing but a fleeting picture.

Taking place in a fictional village in Ireland, the game takes a step away from the Urban-Vampire trope and focuses on dynamics commonly found in, very, rural places.

While I have abstained from using phonetics to make it easier for people not familiar with the country, selected sayings and use of words have been kept to preserve the feeling.

Mending Yesterday is most and foremost a horror-drama, character-driven and story-heavy, not a dating game. The only romantic candidate (male) is a central character and the relationship with him greatly influences the plot instead of being flavour or a sidenote; you can stay distant, friendly, close or even loving, all four options significantly shape your personal story.

Being a family-person, you will have to keep an eye on your parents and brother, how you react to the changes in your life, respond to situations, and how you treat them has a direct impact on how your adventure will go.

A character and relationship focused narrative requires you to think twice about how you interact with others, pay attention not only to yourself but those you meet, decide wisely about how to treat them and with whom you want to be close with.

There are relationship-stats you can and should check regularly, for they keep track not only of your bonds but could give you valuable information, yet they won’t ever tell you clearly what they mean.

Just like in real life, people aren’t open books.

Every choice you have to make is meaningful, it either changes or determines something important; you won’t be continuously prompted to make decisions. The game doesn’t bother with flavour.

Routes are roughly equally long, with several endings dedicated players can try to find.

Prologue

Cailean Morrison, whose place you take, is a 19-year-old geriatric-psychology freshman. Calm, quiet, and slightly distant, he was never good at making connections and even worse at maintaining them. He loves his family above all else, has a good heart, and is very fond of older folks.

James Morrison, Cailean’s father, 46 years old, family lawyer. He’s a sensible, somewhat emotional person, bad at dealing with negative experiences, and generally a kind soul.

Aileen Morrison, Cailean’s mother, 44 years old, elementary school teacher. While she loves her family and students, she can be very strict and vengeful, knows how to stay calm in difficult situations, and often keeps her emotions to herself.

Alfred Morrison, Cailean’s brother, 24 years old, investment banker. Although he was wild in his youth, he’s hardworking and cunning, and while usually perceived as friendly, he has well-hidden sharp edges and a ruthless nature.

Choices will determine which talent you are proficient in, while some increases might be obvious, others are hidden behind story-progression.

You can’t fail skill-checks, instead they will change the story depending either on which talent you are most versed in, or if you are generally lacking - and they might have an impact on how other characters feel about you.

The game is in active development. Planed additions include more visual elements, incidental music, and a compendium that tracks information the player has found (coming in the Chapter 1 update). As a solo dev who does everything by himself, music and visuals are not my priority and will be included only in major updates.

[tiredwitchplant]

Everything You Need to Know About Fruits and Veggies: Apples

Apple (Malus domestica)

*Poisonous *Medical *Culinary *Feminine

Folks Names: Fruits of the Gods, Fruit of the Underworld, Silver Branch, The Silver Bough, Tree of Love

Planet: Venus

Element: Water

Deities: Venus, Dionysus, Olwen, Apollo, Hera, Athena, Aphrodite, Diana, Zeus, Iduna

Abilities: Love, Healing, Garden Magic, Immortality, Spiritual Development, Opening the Door Between Realms, Manifestation, Abundance, Hexing

Why Poisonous?:The seeds within apples contain chemical compounds that cause cyanide poisoning. Mild symptoms include: anxiety, headaches, dizziness, and confusion, while acute poisoning can cause high blood pressure, paralysis, coma or death. Do not consume a large amount of apple seeds at once.

Characteristics: The tree is small and deciduous, reaching 3 to 12 m tall, with a broad twiggy crown. The blossoms are produced during the spring while the fruit itself is matured in the autumn. The flowers are white with pink tinge that fades over time.

History: Originated in Central Asia with its ancestor plant, Malus sieversii which is a wild apple native to southern Kazakhstan. In the bible, it was used a symbol of temptation as it was the fruit that tempted Adam and Eve to be thrown out of the Garden of Eden. It is also known as a symbol of immortality, health, vitality, love and fertility by many religions. In Wicca, you cut an apple through its core to reveal the five-pointed pentagram that represents the four natural elements plus Spirit. It has been written that witches would use apples to hex and poison their victims, while the tree itself is sacred to Druids. The druids believed it was one of only two tress that would support their beloved mistletoes. On the Twelfth Night tradition, Pagans would sing to the tree, hoisting cheerful mug of wassail to drive wassail demons and coax out an abundant harvest for the Earth. It is also said that unicorns love to dwell in apple orchards and love the taste of the fruit. Before eating an apple, one must rub it to remove demon or evil spirits that maybe hiding inside.

How to Grow An Apple Tree:

Easy to Grow? No

Rating: Moderate/Expert

Seeds Accessible: Yes

How to Grow an Apple Tree

Video Guide

Where to Buy Seeds

Magical Properties:

On August 13th, Diana’s Festival in Greece (Venus’ in Rome) was celebrated where a ritual meal was prepared with apples still hanging on their boughs.

Wiccan altars are piled high on Samhain for apple is considered the food of the dead

Their blossoms can be used for love spells, sachets, brew and incenses

Can be used for love divinations by cutting the apple into two and counting the number of seeds

Banish illness by rubbing the apple on you and burying it

Eating an apple can help you gain immortality through wisdom

The wood of the tree can be made into charms for longevity

Apple wood makes for excellent magical wands, especially for emotional magic

Rubbing an apple peel on your forehead can waken your third eye, allowing your intuition to develop

Eating an apple or drinking apple tea can fill you with trust and abundance

Medical Usage:

Apple blossoms and the fruit are full of fiber, vitamins A and C, and quercetin, an antioxidant believed to help prevent cancer

Placing crushed apple leaves on a wound can prevent infection

Can lower the chance of chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and promote weight loss and brain health

May help reduce airway inflammation related to allergic asthma

Sources

[adam-kim-forever]

Promises… Promises

Warnings: hurt, angst, tw?

Requested: yes, anonymous

Natalie x reader

Summary: Y/N and Natalie are a couple and one day Y/N is hurt being a CPD officer, and brought to Chicago Med.

“I don’t want to be awake”

you moaned while moving out of Natalie’s warm embrace.

“Work demands you be there by how much they’re calling you�� Natalie replied

“Sorry” you replied while changing into your work clothes. “It’s okay baby, I was joking around.”

“You got Owen?” “Yep I do”

“Alright, I got to go” you said while grabbing your badge and gun from your safe. “Love you.” You said as you kissed Natalie’s forehead.

“Love you too y/n. Be safe please”

“I will, I promise” you replied

**Natalie POV**

“Morning Will” I pronounced as a I walked into the doctors lounge.

“Morning Natalie. How is Y/N and Owen?”

“They’re good. Y/N had work early this morning, so I had to call in the babysitter earlier than expected” I let out a sigh

“Y/N has been working quite a lot huh” will said out loud.

“Yes, but it’s her job” I reply as I smile at him and walk out to get to my first patient.

“Mags, who’s the first”

“You have a 82 year old male. Mr. Simon his care facility brought him in for suspected syphilis”

I sigh “third one’s a charm right?” I say as I grab the tablet from Maggie and go to meet Mr. Simon.

“Treatment four Nat have fun” Maggie winked

**Time Skip**

“All right Mr. Simon, you do have syphilis I will be prescribing you some antibiotics for your nurse to give you to help with this ok. Any questions for me before I discharge you?”

“No doctor, I appreciate you taking care of my old self.”

I smile and nod “have a good day Mr. Simon. Oh- and one more thing use protection and check for any STD’s next time ok?”

“I will” Mr. Simon says as he snickers.

As I walk out of treatment four there is a big trauma incoming.

**Incoming**

“What do he have?” Maggie’s said as she stood to the paramedics

“Y/N Y/L/N CPD officer shot while raiding a home. 3 gsw’s one to the thigh almost hit the femoral artery; have a tourniquet on it. One to the chest, and one to the abdomen. 90/60 BP, gcs is 3, intubated on scene. Heart rate is 50 and sats are 87%”

“Will you’re up you’re going to Baghdad” Maggie yelled

“Follow me please” Will ran with the paramedics”

“MAGGIE!!” I just heard

“Natalie, breathe she’s in good hands with Rhodes” “go sit down”

**Conner POV**

“Natalie” I say as I walk into the waiting room

“Conner how is she?”

“Nat let’s sit, it’s a lot okay”

“Oh gosh”

“Breathe, she’s okay. She had a lot of internal damage. One Bullet hit her aorta, another tore part of her femoral artery, and the third ruptured her spleen.” “I went in, and repaired everything. The final thing is I’ve put her in an induced coma to give her heart and lungs the time to rest. She’ll be on a vent, and we’ll evaluate in about a week.”

“Okay? You feeling up to seeing her?” I said in response to Natalie crying.

“I promise you I will do everything in my power to give her the best care, and I’ll be personally coming in every 20 minutes”

“Okay” Natalie said through her sniffles

“Okay let’s go see her”

**Natalie POV**

“She’s so tiny and vulnerable” I look at y/n

“With the vent and the central line it looks so bad” I say rubbing Y/N’s hand slowly

“Nat it’s okay her body needs this rest okay”

“Okay….. can I stay with her?”

“Yes Natalie, I’m going to get Maggie to get you some food and blankets and your backup clothes to use okay”

“Thank you Conner”

Conner smiles and walks out

“I love you baby so much. Y/n you have to fight for me okay?”

“I know you can hear me baby. Please fight Y/N I can’t be alone. I love you so much”

Note: there may be a part 2 to this. Maybe… just maybe I’ll hit you with a little more fluff and angst. Love ya!

[anagha0812]

A Closer Look at Poisonous Mushrooms: Identifying and Understanding the Risks

Mushrooms are fascinating organisms, but not all mushrooms are safe to eat. Some species can be deadly if ingested, highlighting the importance of proper identification and caution when foraging for wild mushrooms. In this blog post, we will explore the world of poisonous mushrooms, including common types, identifying features, and the potential risks they pose.

Identifying Features:

• Colour and shape: Poisonous mushrooms often have bright colours or distinctive shapes, but this is not a reliable indicator of toxicity.

• Gills and spores: Examination of the gills and spore print can help identify some poisonous mushrooms.

• Odour: Some toxic mushrooms have a foul smell, but this is not always the case.

Risks and Symptoms:

• Poisonous mushrooms can cause a range of symptoms, including nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, and abdominal pain.

• In severe cases, ingestion of toxic mushrooms can lead to organ failure and death.

• Symptoms may not appear immediately, with some toxins taking hours or even days to produce noticeable effects.

Prevention and safety tips:

• Never consume wild mushrooms unless you are certain of their identity and safety.

• If you are unsure consult an expert or mycologist before consuming any wild mushrooms.

• Teach children about the dangers of consuming wild mushrooms and supervise them closely when outdoors.

Poisonous mushrooms pose a serious health risk and should be approached with caution. By learning to identify common toxic species and following safety guidelines, you can enjoy the wonders of the mushroom world safely. Remember, when it comes to mushrooms, it’s better to be safe than sorry.

Few of the World’s Most Poisonous Mushrooms

1.Death Cap (Amanita phalloides)

Perhaps the deadliest of all mushrooms, the death cap is found throughout Europe and closely resembles edible straw mushrooms and caesar’s mushrooms. Its heat-stable amatoxins withstand cooking temperatures and quickly damage cells throughout the body. Within 6 to 12 hours after consumption, violent abdominal pain, vomiting, and bloody diarrhea appear, causing rapid loss of fluid from the tissues and intense thirst. Signs of severe involvement of the liver, kidneys, and central nervous system soon follow, including a decrease in urinary output and a lowering of blood sugar. This condition leads to coma and death in more than 50 percent of the incidents.

2. Conocybe filaris

Conocybe filaris is an innocent-looking lawn mushroom that is especially common in the Pacific Northwest. Featuring the same mycotoxins as the death cap mushroom, C. filaris is potentially fatal if eaten. The onset of gastrointestinal symptoms often occurs 6-24 hours after the mushrooms were consumed, frequently leading to an initial misdiagnosis of food poisoning or the stomach flu. The patient may appear to recover, only to suffer from a life-threatening reappearance of the gastrointestinal distress, coupled with liver and kidney failure.

3. Webcaps (Cortinarius species)

The two species of webcap, the deadly webcap (Cortinarius rubellus) and the fool’s webcap (Cortinarius orellanus), are very similar in appearance to both each other and to a number of edible varieties. These mushrooms feature a poison known as orellanin, which initially causes symptoms similar to the common flu. Orellanin has an insidiously long latency period and may take 2 days to 3 weeks to cause symptoms, often leading to a misdiagnosis. The toxin ultimately causes kidney failure and death if left untreated.

4. Autumn Skullcap (Galerina marginata)

Common throughout the Northern Hemisphere and parts of Australia, Galerina marginata is a gilled, wood-rotting mushroom with the same amatoxins as the death cap mushroom. Ingestion causes diarrhea, vomiting, hypothermia, and liver damage, and can result in death if left untreated. While it is not especially similar to edible species, several deaths and poisonings have been attributed to collectors mistaking the autumn skullcap for hallucinogenic Psilocybe mushrooms.

5. Destroying Angels (Amanita species)

The destroying angels are actually several species of all-white mushrooms in the genus Amanita. These incredibly toxic fungi are very similar in appearance to edible button mushrooms and the meadow mushrooms, and have been collected by mistake on numerous occassions. One of these species, Amanita bisporigera, is considered to be the most toxic North American mushroom. Symptoms take 5 to 24 hours to appear and include vomiting, delirium, convulsions, diarrhea, liver and kidney failure, and often lead to death.

[dream-meister-translations]

THE TALE OF FOOD

MOONLIT CONFESSIONS - PART 6

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??? : But my bronze steam engine stalls midair...

ROBO BUNNY : If you go without oiling it with machine oil for too long, the parts get rusty. At least in my experience anyway, TG Alpha II.

OSMANTHUS WINE : The two of you...Are just going to let them lie there?

TGII : I called upon a wood para-glider when I landed, but they had already lost consciousness. Humans are truly a mystery.

ROBO BUNNY : I've stored some backup supplies of machine oil here, try it on them.

OSMANTHUS WINE : Get out of my way!

The cool liquid seeps into my mouth. My blurred vision registers an immortal in long robes beside me.

OSMANTHUS WINE : They are lucky to be alive after you slammed into the ground from so high up! This is a beautiful mortal, not one of you foolish blockheads!

OSMANTHUS WINE : Hmph, if it weren't me...Hm? Awake?

MASTER : Cough, cough, cough, cough! Cough cough, cough cough cough!

MASTER : Argh, I never imagined being jolted from a coma by strong liquor...Cough, cough! Honestly...I've never been treated like this...

OSMANTHUS WINE : Of course not. This is a celestial brew and not to be found in any common cellar.

I look at the figures around me. Talking robots, a food soul masquerading as Heng'e...And the fact I'm in Guanghan Palace where the ground frequently collapses...

MASTER : Man, I'm really starting to miss Butler Guo...

OSMANTHUS WINE : Master, don't give up. Moon Cake's been kidnapped by the Micians and needs rescuing from you!

MASTER : Now that's more to the point.

Now that my questions finally look like they can be answered, I bolt upright putting on my best imposing demeanor.

MASTER : Osmanthus Wine, why were you pretending to be Heng'e? What are you and Yipin Pot planning? Who are the Micians? Why did you betray Yipin Pot?

TGII : Ah, I see. When humans are enraged, they can speak up to five characters in a second.

MASTER : And the robot furiously scribbling notes down...Who is he? Why was he shut away in a glass receptacle?

TGII : ...?

OSMANTHUS WINE : My apologies. I didn't expect this to anger you so.

OSMANTHUS WINE : I never claimed to be Immortal Heng'e. I am the food soul Osmanthus Wine, who took form 'neath Mount Liangying. Thanks to the wisdom of Immortal Wugang, I have now been given the chance to undergo trials.

OSMANTHUS WINE : Once I have passed all the tests and reached Guanghan Palace, my name will be recorded for time immemorial amongst the ranks of the immortals. Yet when I crossed the wind barrier, I found that the Palace was in ruins, as though it had been abandoned.

OSMANTHUS WINE : The vicinity of Guanghan Palace was shaking violently and the lunar Osmanthus withering away, taking with it my soul power day by day. 'Twas then that Yipin Pot came here.

OSMANTHUS WINE : He claimed to be an emissary from the Realm of Melanya and told me that Guanghan Palace lacked the spiritual force to maintain its rotations, causing the ground around it to shift and collapse.

MASTER : The robo-bunny said something like that too. Oh, by the way, why were you chasing it?

OSMANTHUS WINE : No one knows where the heart of Guanghan Palace is, except for it.

OSMANTHUS WINE : It hides amongst other robo-bunnies and only heads out to repair the Palace's other robots at midnight.

OSMANTHUS WINE : Yipin Pot determined from the striking noises it made, that it was very familiar with Guanghan Palace. But it's the only robo-bunny with any will of its own...

MASTER : Central Collection Guild, why did you have to sneak around at midn...Wait, what are you doing!?

I turn to find that the robo-bunny has leapt into the air and unfurled its wooden umbrella, sending us flying more than six feet away!

Simultaneously, a crack has formed on the spot where we'd been seated, the jet streams of tumbling rocks striking the robo-bunny out of the air.

TGII : !!!

[hime-memes]

                     * Kurtis Conner Sentence Starters *

Been on a Kurtis Connor youtube video kick lately and since his commentary can be pretty funny, I figured I’d make some sentence starters from his dialogue. ( This is just a couple videos worth, but I may make other parts later. ) 

As always: These have been modified for cohesive and sensical use. Feel free to change anything within these that you see fit to make it work for your muse & the receiver’s muse !

Recommended For: Any muses/plots/timelines.

Trigger Warnings For: Swearing & Innuendo

“ I’ll be in Heaven ... no, I’ll be in Hell while some fuckin’ demon sets me on fire, and I’ll be like ‘ See this shit ? Cringe ‘. “ “ ... It was like the cringe grand central station ... “ “ Then the country boys come up and they’re like ‘ Yeehaw, fuckers ! ’ “ “ Actors are usually, like, really cool people and never a chore to be around; just think of any theater kid you ever met ... Super cool and not annoying, right ? “ “ Well, I guess regular movies are just really long POV videos. “ “ First off, eye contact -- went on just WAY too long, oh my god. “ “ I guess I am a country boy at heart, damn. “ “ If someone I don’t know makes eye contact with me for longer than, like, five seconds; I’m kinda nauseous. I don’t like it at all ! “ “ That almost put me in a fuckin’ coma, dude. “  “ Eye ... needa ... Contact ... my doctor ! “  “ Dude, I just filmed a fuckin’ banger bro, it’s just a slapper of a tikkytok ! -- Dude, I need a fuckin’ sick caption for it dude ! “ “ Oh great, it’s just you staring at the camera and smirking ... again. “ “ I said -- I compensate you handsomely: I’m handsome and that is your compensation ! “ “ It says: #POV - You are the ant looking for food in the bathroom and you see this human. Then you catch feelings. “ “ When I saw that I was like: ‘ Okay -- this guy wants to fuck ants ‘ ... “ “ Yo, I gotta see them ant tiddies up close ... Yeah, what that thorax do though, huh ? Hey Ma, I’ve seen a bugs life ... now it’s time for a bug’s sex life ! “ “ That gives me the right to say, [ name ], likes to make sweet passionate love ... to insects ! “ “ It’s just weird to me -- emotionally lip syncing a song ? That’s ... that’s not acting ! “ “ Is that a puka shell necklace bro ?! For some reason, that would make this video better and that’s rare. If a puka shell necklace increases the quality of a video ? Uh oh ... “ “ Please tell me I’m hot. Please tell me I’m hot. Please tell me I’m fuckin’ hot ! “  “ Am I jealous ? ... Yes. Yes, I am. “  “ Ants are kinda thicc though, I’ll give ‘em that. Ants are thicc. “ “ Look at me now ... buying a handsome tiktoker’s onlyfans ... FOR RESEARCH ! “  “ The idea of an indoor boyfriend, wow, that is really funny ! “ “ That would be a miserable life if you were the indoor boyfriend. You’d just stay inside all the time. “ “ I’m going to meet my outdoor boyfriend, I’ll be back in a few hours. “  “ I don’t want to be an indoor boyfriend anymore, what can I say ? “  “ I’m losing my indoor mind, outdoor boyfriend, why can’t I ? “ “ I needed to complete the trilogy ... the tri-lie-gy. “ “ We’re going to look at lies people told on the internet for attention. “ “ No one year old baby is going to wake you up crying ‘ I wanna go to work for you ! ‘. No, they’re gonna poke you and be like: ‘ Me hungy and bored, give me hotdog and also my iPad ! Now, bitch ‘ ! “ “ The kid obviously didn’t want the work uniform on. “  “ We’ve all been to an aquarium where the tanks were just open and you could toss your food in there. It’s not like there’s huge fucking glass walls in there between and the rare fish species or anything. “  “ Long story short, a fish ... spit water ... into my mouth. It was, like, super hot ! “

[bats-after-dark]

OK MY TURN TO CACKLE AT THE FUCK VAULT, what have I helped create? And your somno thoughts uuuuuuhhhhhhhh. It’s good food. And maybe it was Xiaobao's first thought too that Huaien would immediately take the change and fuck him awake, like, two nights after discussing the topic, but he's always surprised by how needy Huaien makes him and he lacks patience.

The CNC, though. That one in particular has haunted me. Idk if they would have the capacity for full-on roleplay and I don't think Xiaobao would have it in him to seem like he's even playfully fundamentally denying Huaien because that’s trauma central, but at the very least there are times when Special Jingles come to play and that’s an invitation for Huaien to fuck him while Xiaobao pretends to be busy with something else. And it probably goes well for a hot minute and after that I'm just imagining Xiaobao pressed against the wall, slack-jawed and maybe drooling a bit, and maybe Huaien is degrading him a bit for it because it's almost like he wants this (can he call him a whore? would he? Xiaobao wouldn't mind), and then Xiaobao remembers he's supposed to fight it. So I guess he tries to mumble a little no and squirm a bit, only managing to brush his junk against Huaien and become hornier in the process. Thoughts???

IT NEEDED AN HONEST NAME. I love the idea of Xiaobao annoyed that Huaien didn’t get on the somno train fast enough. Is Xiaobao supposed to be patient???? (No, but he does have to fall asleep first, which he usually does, but not when he’s too hopped up on getting lovingly fucked in his sleep to function.)

The CNC is what I was totally unwilling to put on my dash, BUT I HAVE BEEN THINKING ABT IT CONSTANTLY. His little jingle sex necklace!!! Technically he could just put it on in the evening, but I feel like he sometimes slips it on in the morning bc tormenting Huaien all day with free use jingling is part of the allure. Xiaobao learns very quickly that provoking Huaien, getting him worked up, being a huge brat is Extremely Effective at getting what he wants (fucked into next week). Huaien is like, “Do you want a sex coma? Because this is how you get a sex coma.” And Xiaobao maybe does want that actually!

As to roleplaying….ah my sweet Xiaobao. I think he goes full romance protagonist where he is all heaving bosoms and feeble ‘no’s and ‘stop’s, but it’s basically fairly obvious he’s enjoying himself? Idk I kind of think Huaien would tie him up just to make it harder for Xiaobao to break character. (Also you’re so right that the danger here is top drop; Huaien wouldn’t feel great abt the character he’s playing. He’s the one who needs more aftercare.)

didn’t realize what a Xiaobao wall enthusiast I was until this!!! yes shove that man up against a wall. (I like how you put his back to the wall and in my head I put his face to the wall until the last sentence. The duality of man!!)

CAN HUAIEN CALL XIAOBAO A WHORE. I don’t know. I have been Thinking About This A Lot bc I’ve wanted to write it into fics several times and sort of headtilted about it. I haven’t found the conviction yet. I think in a scene yes. But Huaien saying it in a scene seems to me predicated on his total unwillingness to call Xiaobao a whore unless it was a sex thing. And also probably only once they’re happily established together? Normally, I wouldn’t be so squeamish abt it, but it seems like it really easily slips into meanness when Huaien says it to Xiaobao. And I don’t think I actually have the nerve to write mean huaibao fic.

OH I wanted your choking thoughts!! They deserve an entire choking fic.

[outlawqueen2016]

Impact of Perversions on Healthcare, Part III

An Expansion: The Plague

The plague has existed off and on throughout history; always in times like this, when perversions have been accepted culturally. The weaponization of the plague has been traced as far back as ancient Babylon; where pedophilia manufactured syphilis and the majority of the population died to influenza.

Incest manufactures incest yeast, a genetically retarded mutation of human microbiomes. This mutation is a bacteria; mutated cells replicate at a faster rate, in the event that this mutation is an evolutionary adaptation. This bacteria flare impedes the vitality of healthy cells; prevents healthy cells from replicating.

For example, a low bred mother fornicates with her biological son; then the son urinates in a field; crops will not grow in the field because of the presence of the bacteria, gonorrhea. When this happens regularly, especially over a wide spread area, the general population experiences a food shortage.

Another example, a set of twins, brother and sister, fornicates; then the sister excretes the combined bodily fluids onto the seat of the chair she sits in next; the end result, the next person to sit in the chair is exposed to the bacteria, chlamydia. When this happens regularly, especially over a wide spread area, the general population experiences a food shortage.

E. Coli is a well known bacteria with origins in excrement. The scat fetish progressive minded democrats choose to indulge in, spreads E. Coli to their victims in drug induced comas. When this happens to a victim, it is often misdiagnosed as food poisoning.

The various microbiomes manufactured by the pansexual demographic of the progressive minded democrats has resulted in the AIDS epidemic, mad-cow disease, avian flu, swine flu, and other variants of influenza as determined by the species of animals involved in the pansexual assault.

The plague is the cumulative evolutionary sum of the introduction of the aforementioned microbiomes. That is to say, as each individual microbiome is introduced to the next, the microbiome mutates; the resulting microbiome is more difficult to denature, or cure.

A modern plague is COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 was blamed on China because the Viet Cong public facing organization, China’s Communist Party, spread the combined pansexual, pedophile, incest, scat microbiome around the world.

Another modern plague is Coronavirus. Coronavirus was the cumulative evolution of the pansexual, pedophile, incest, scat microbiome of the human trafficking circuit of the Syndicate: the terrorist organization currently holding Central America and South America hostage in anarchy.

The current plague has origins in: Confederate controlled southern United States; New World Order controlled California, United States of America; Syndicate controlled Central America and South America; African Union controlled Afrika; Palestine controlled Gaza Strip; New World Order controlled Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Russia; Hazbollah controlled Middle East; Viet Cong controlled Asia; Kingdom of Pacifica, an international shipping company found guilty of smuggling kidnapping victims through international waters.

How Can I Protect Myself?

Create and maintain a hygiene routine for your environment.

Brush mouth thoroughly twice daily; scrub vigorously when performing physical hygiene.

Hydrate regularly to maintain your immune system.

Avoid fried foods and processed foods, which are more likely to be contaminated than fresh foods.

Exercise regularly to promote circulation, which correlates to an increased rate of cellular reproduction, or faster healing.

Create social and emotional distance between yourself and the sexually perverted in your life before implementing hard line boundaries; involve law enforcement as necessary.

[makanabazari]

I brought rain to Iran. I started working on it in 2017. In 2018 I brought rain to Iran. I brought rain to dry, deserts, and other bad regions of Iran. I made floods in Iran. My intention was not flood. I wanted to provide water for people and I wanted to ressurect the dead land after its death. I resurrected the land. I created thousands of lakes and inland seas. I created several mighty rivers. I made thousands of small rivers. I created springs and waterfalls. The land became green. Everytime I had looked at videos of Iran they were showing deserts and dry regions without vegetation. But after I brought rain all the videos became grasslands, lush, and green in Iran. I am also building forests in Iran. Forests, ecosystems, and biosphere are very important. Rain also provides water for cities, drinking, consumption, shower, washing dishes, and other activities. Water is also needed for many industrial activities. I brought rain. One of the reason Iran and Middle East are very weak is the lack of water. Climate makes them weak. When there is no water there is no human. When there is no water there is no farming and food production. When there is no water there is no forest and grasslands. When there is no water there is no factory. Majority of landmass of Iran was inhabitable. Nobody could live in about 95 percent of Iran. People had to abandon glorious civilization and cities due to lack of water. They had relocated to near of rivers and ghanat. So population of Iran is also very low. Iran only has 85 million people. But I bring rain. Population of Iran can increase to 2 billion people if there is rain in Iran. Improvement of Climate condition in Iran will create more habitable lands. There will be many new cities, metropolitans, towns, villages, farmlands, grassland, ecosystems, biosphere, human civilizations, and other good things. I bring rain. But they never thanked me when I was in Iran. In America they tried to kill me two years ago when they took me in airport. They did not let me go to Iran. Then they tried to kill me in hospital. They moved me to another hospital. I was in coma for one month. After I woke up from coma I found out I was very sick. They were not giving me water in hospital. I was thirsty for months. But I was bringing rain to Iran, Middle East, Horn of Africa, Arabian Peninsula, North Africa, Ghafghaz, South West Russia, Balkan, India, Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Himalaya, and west China. I was providing rain to most dry regions of the world. They tried to kill me in hospital. They did not give me water to drink for months. I became better and I left the hospital. I went back to Iran about a year later. I was in Iran for 2 years. Nobody talked to me in Iran. I was waiting for them to come and crown me Makan Abazari Shahan Shah Iran. But they did not come. So I overthrew Iran to be crowned Makan Abazari Shahan Shah Iran. Repeatedly overthrow Iran again and again until I am crowned Makan Abazari Shahan Shah Iran. Prepare my coronation. Iran must crown me Makan Abazari Shahan Shah Iran. Iran has only one choice and it is to crown me Makan Abazari Shahan Shah Iran. I bring rain to Iran. So I must reign in Iran. Rain in Iran.

I bring rain. I bring rain to Iran and other parts of the world. I am resurrecting the land.

Iran must crown me Makan Abazari Shahan Shah Iran.

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Rain in Iran, Middle East, Horn of Africa, North Africa, Ghafghaz, Arabian Penunsila, Middle East, Central Asia, Greater Middle East, Greater Iran, South Asia, South West Russia, West China, Himalaya, and other regions. Hurricane and famine North America. Earthquake in South East Asia, Indonesia, Australia, Southern Africa, South America, North America, and Europe. Volcano in Canada and Britain Tornado many regions of the earth. Rain Systems Iran and Middle East. Overthrow Iran repeatedly to crown Makan Abazari Shahan Shah Iran. Iran must crown me Makan Abazari Shahan Shah Iran.

Middle East, Horn of Africa, North Africa, Central Asia, Arabian Penunsila, Middle East, Ghafghaz, Greater Middle East, Greater Iran, South Asia, Russia, China, Himalaya, and other regions are provinces of Iran. The capital city is in Iran between Persian Gulf and Caspian Sea. Makan Abazari Shahan Shah Iran is the Government. The name of unified Empire is Iran. Makan Abazari Shahan Shah Iran is the Government.

Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, Gaza, Sinai, Suez, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Oman, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Turkmanistan, Uzbakistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Afghanistan, China, Pakistan, India, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, Balkan, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Morroco, Gibraltar, Bob Al-Mandib, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Somaliland, Kenya, Uganda, Red Sea, Gulf of Eden, Medditrnean Sea, and Black Sea are provinces of Iran. The capital city is in Iran between Persian Gulf and Caspian Sea. Makan Abazari Shahan Shah Iran is the Government. The name of unified Empire is Iran. Makan Abazari Shahan Shah Iran is the Government.

https://express.adobe.com/page/UNHXCnGu0Zzlt/ Crown me Makan Abazari Shahan Shah Iran. Iran must officially crown me Makan Abazari Shahan Shah Iran. Overthrow Iran repeadetly until I am crowned Makan Abazari Shahan Shah Iran. Makan Abazari Shahan Shah Iran, Makan Abazari The Supreme of Climate, Makan Abazari The Supreme of Geophysics, Makan Abazari The Supreme of Weather Warfare, Makan Abazari The Messenger of God, The King of Kings Makan Abazari Shahan Shah Iran the first king of Makanian Dynasty,

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President Raisi of Iran is dead. They killed him to crown me Makan Abazari Shahan Shah Iran. I did not kill Raisi. I did not order them to kill Raisi. But we know they killed him to crown me Makan Abazari Shahan Shah Iran. We shall overthrow Uran again and again repeatedly until Iran crowns me Makan Abazari Shahan Shah Iran. We overthrow current and all next governments of Iran until they crown me Makan Abazari Shahan Shah Iran. Iran must crown me Makan Abazari Shahan Shah Iran as soon as possible. Prepare me and Iran for coronation of Makan Abazari Shahan Shah Iran. All of peoples, governments, forces, regime, mind controllers, staff, and all others must work together to crown me Makan Abazari Shahan Shah Iran. I want all of power of Iran to work to crown me Makan Abazari Shahan Shah Iran. I want all of nation of Iran to work to crown me Makan Abazari Shahan Shah Iran.

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https://express.adobe.com/video/AKJMHBmFUg9jR Work at max efficiency and max capacity building Palaces and Mansions for Makan Abazari Shahan Shah Iran.

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[a-drabble-a-dray]

Veilsmoke, Prologue Chapter #2: An Early Morning.

“Volk!” Scarlet strode in through the door, slamming a pile of documents down on her desk.

The office was perfectly silent. Owing to its previous purpose, the entire building had downright impressive acoustics, which should’ve allowed Scarlet to at least hear her associate walking down the stairs from the third floor.

Asleep. She sighed, stepping out into the lobby. Her shoes tapped rhythmically on the polished hardwood floor, melodic thumps tracing her path as she hovered between the various shelves and bookcases, organizing Volk’s usual mess. The cups from last night still sat on the central table rectangular, lowered to be level with the couches facing it on either side. 

Scarlet took the cups, bringing them over to their proper place in the nearby break room– And there, her real quarry was found. On the counter, a half-full coffeepot sat, untended since last night. It was cold. Bitter. Subpar at best.

Scarlet did not hesitate.

A moment later, she came to, blinking as she stared at her reflection in the bottom of her cup. She shook her head, bitterness clearing up her mind even before the caffeine began taking effect. 

She quickly set aside the various misplaced cups by the counter, and double-checked to make sure the rest of the room was in order. A moment later, she rushed across the lobby and back to her office, carefully lifting the large corkboard on the far wall and flipping it around to its other side– Which contained a map of Saint Roche City.

Retrieving a collection of colored thumbtacks from one of her drawers, she returned to the pile of police reports she’d just placed, beginning to re-organize her thoughts.

Disappearances in black. She spread the pins evenly throughout the entire map.

Drownings in blue. The pins dotted the eastern harbor, with a few landing on the two rivers dividing the city, and one or two pointing to private pools.

Shootings in red. Their distribution coincided more closely with population density, Scarlet carefully fitting multiple thumbtacks in certain downtown alleyways.

Stabbings in orange. Those followed the previous pattern, though she pondered for a second, noticing the strange density of stabbings in the upper-class west side– Even as little to no shootings occurred there.

Diseases in purple. The even distribution bent heavily towards the east of downtown– The old city, where her own headquarters sat. She took a moment to hope no occupied buildings nearby still had asbestos.

Accidents in yellow. Unsurprisingly, the industrial areas past the southern river bore the majority of pins. The singular pin sitting in the university campus to the North, however, made her a bit ill, knowing the body count of the single accident.

Poisonings in green. She shuffled through the last few papers, locating the crime scene and pinning it on the map before moving on to the next, meditatively repeating the motion– Until she paused. The scattered green pins around the map were one thing, but the densely-packed ring of green sitting in the northern old city confirmed the suspicions she’d lost sleep over.

Jackpot.

Finally, as she sat down on her desk, the telltale sound of bare footsteps echoed faintly. She didn’t bother standing up to greet its source, instead simply stretching her arms, feeling the tension in her shoulders after the long night.

The office door opened after a long moment. Volk peered in, dressed in a loose-fitting top and low-hanging pants, still looking half-unconscious– But still having hair neat enough to make it obvious he brushed it the moment he woke up. “...Wiped your shoes?”

“Of course.” She scoffed, leaning back. “Lectures put me to sleep.”

“Hmph.” His expression softened, offering a tired semblance of a smile. “Good morning, Scarlet.”

“‘Morning. How’re you doing?” She returned the smile, enjoying the pleasantries before she dragged him out for the day.

“Missing the food coma, honestly.” He sighed, drowsily scratching his exposed stomach. “...You?”

“Still sore from the heels.” She grumbled, standing up off the desk.

“...Training, then?” He stepped away from the door, glancing at the pin-covered map.

“Mhm.” She stretched an arm, bringing her elbow over her head. “Figured I’d wait for you to wake up.”

“Oh.” He paused, narrowing his eyes. “...Oddly generous of you.”

“I’m just like that.” She shrugged, walking past him and towards the back door in the lobby.

“...Scarlet.” He imposed. “We’re not working today.”

“Oh, really?” She smirked. “We’ll see.”

She slipped through the door, and out towards the back of the building.

—

Scarlet carefully pulled the cover off the sandbag. The mass of magnetic sand easily retained its shape, though it was always worrying to use it. The self-regrouping material at least meant she wouldn’t have to clean up afterwards.

She took a step back, tying her hair in a high ponytail and kicking off her shoes towards a corner. The small room used to be a concert space, and as such had the walls and floor especially reinforced. Eventually, its size made it perfect for training after the agency was established.

The small window on the far side of the room shone through, sun reflecting off the glittering sand. The light in her eyes, at least, had Scarlet stop reminiscing long enough to move.

Her first motion, as always, was a straight punch, delivered with purpose to the top of the sand pile. The impact was softened by the material, crunching satisfyingly under pressure, and slowly starting to reform as soon as she pulled her fist back.

Another punch, from her other hand, hit the side of the grayish, amorphous dummy. A series of alternated jabs served to compress the sand, which led to a left-side uppercut as the first move to break off a piece.

The chunk of sand flew through the air, splatting unceremoniously on the mat-covered floor. Scarlet paused just long enough to watch the scattered powder begin returning to its mass, before she switched gears. 

Pulling her arms back into a guarding stance, she bounced from side to side on her feet, working out the soreness from yesterday with a series of kicks. Repeated lateral strikes ran up and down the target’s height, before switching sides; frontal kicks caused the whole dummy to partially collapse into a lean, only for a spin-kick from the back to straighten it back up.

Soon, she was practicing landing a whipping motion once more. Her foot landed, over and over, on the side of the dummy, sinking into the softened sand. Each time, she paused and focused, envisioning the particular flow of strength she needed to harness.

She stepped forward, breaths steadying. The target was already softened from the blows, and simple impact wouldn’t do much to it. Scarlet shifted her stance, pulling her right leg back, carefully adjusting her weight distribution– And then letting it loose, snapping around as her leg shot forward, carrying the momentum of her spin as she concentrated it in one spot.

Her foot connected with the sand. A split second later, the other side of the pile burst out violently, force carried through the full width of the dummy.

She stepped back, satisfied, barely even bothered by the fact she immediately stumbled onto the floor as her legs gave way after the exercise.

She sat there for a second, breaths heavy, sweat dripping off her chin and onto her white shirt, feeling the well-worked muscles bulging through her skin and twitching with pain.

She couldn’t help but giggle to herself as she stumbled out of the room, yelling out at the stairs leading to the residence above. “Volk! The shower had better be free!”

She needed to get ready. There was work to be done today, after all.

[sutrala]

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[liesmyteachertoldme]

The Empire Doesn’t Hide Its Worst Deeds, It Just Manipulates How People Think About Them

The worst actions of your government happen not in secrecy, but right out in the open under the narrative cover of mass media propaganda. The western empire doesn’t hide its worst deeds, it just manipulates the way people think about them.

Tomorrow we could unearth rock-solid proof that the US government knowingly orchestrated 9/11, and that crime in and of itself still wouldn’t be as bad as what the US government is facilitating in Gaza right now, in plain view of the entire world. And even if such a revelation did occur, the imperial media would probably either ignore it or spin it so that its impact is dulled into impotence.

The empire’s worst atrocities happen in the open because the empire’s worst atrocities involve butchering and starving huge numbers of people, which is impossible to do in secret. They can assassinate a government official here and sign a malignant secret agreement there without needing to do it openly, but murder at mass scale isn’t something you can conceal in the information age.

The US-centralized globe-spanning power structure therefore relies heavily on its historically unprecedented ability to psychologically manipulate global populations when carrying out such atrocities. The empire has invested more heavily in soft power than any empire or government in human history, and the science of modern propaganda has been advancing under this investment at least as rapidly as military technology has been.

That’s why you can have the most damning information imaginable about the people who rule over us sitting right out in the open, and you won’t see anywhere remotely close to the public outrage and backlash you ought to see. The US government can literally back a genocide without hiding any part of it, and the political-media class will simply manipulate public psychology into getting lost in a bunch of hogwash about self-defense and human shields and difficulties delivering food and medical supplies and hey Biden is working hard to do the right thing here and it’s all very complicated and everything bad that happens in Gaza can be blamed on Hamas anyway.

It’s a truly astonishing power that would inspire awe if it wasn’t so evil. Power is controlling what happens, but real power is controlling what people think about what happens.

Whistleblowers and investigative journalists provide an invaluable service to humanity for which we should all be grateful, but what this civilization needs more than anything right now is not so much new information about what the powerful are doing, but rather the ability to lucidly perceive the information that’s already been made public. We need people clearly seeing what’s already right in front of them, without the lens of distortion and obfuscation that the powerful have placed over their eyes.

Until we find a way to snap a critical mass of people out of the propaganda-induced coma the empire has placed them in, they’ll be able to get away with any evil they need to commit in order to secure their interests and advance their agendas. We can work on this front by doing everything we can to get people looking at the reality of what our rulers are doing at every opportunity, in as creative and interesting a way as we can come up with. The more eyes open to the truth, the more lucid perceivers there will be to help open the eyes of others.

[notiziariofinanziario]

La ketamina, della quale Elon Musk ha detto di fare uso, è utilizzata ancora oggi per indurre e mantenere l'anestesia

La ketamina è un anestetico dissociativo, agisce cioè dando la sensazione di separare la mente dal corpo. Per questo, a dosi elevate può provocare allucinazioni e la sensazione di entrare in un'altra realtà, con il rischio conseguente di un distacco sempre maggiore. “Non si dovrebbe mai usare la ketamina senza controllo medico, solo uno psichiatra può eventualmente pensare di utilizzarla” avverte Simona Pichini, direttrice del centro nazionale Dipendenze e Doping dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità. “Non si conosce la posologia in cui va utilizzata e soprattutto in un cervello di un adolescente o di un giovane adulto non ancora formato si rischia di slatentizzare una serie di patologie come psicosi e schizzofrenie, quindi non è mai consigliabile l'uso di questa sostanza” ha aggiunto. La ketamina come farmaco La Food and Drug Administration lo scorso anno ha emesso un avviso sui pericoli derivanti dal trattamento dei disturbi psichiatrici con composti di ketamina dal momento che sempre più persone cercano terapie alternative contro la depressione, il disturbo da stress post-traumatico e ansia. Questi trattamenti negli Usa sono spesso venduti online attraverso piattaforme di telemedicina senza controlli medici reali, e con il rischio concreto di andare in overdose. L’Fda ha avvertito che l’uso senza supervisione di composti di ketamina aumenta il rischio di pericolose reazioni psichiatriche e problemi di salute come l’aumento della pressione sanguigna, insufficienza respiratoria, problemi del tratto urinario che possono portare all’incontinenza. La ketamina come droga  Se utilizzata per scopo ricreativo la ketamina può essere una pericolosa droga che agisce sul sistema nervoso centrale come un potente psichedelico provocando una sensazione di dissociazione mente e corpo. L’abuso di ketamina può portare a dipendenza fisica e psicologica. Gli effetti collaterali Diversi sono gli effetti collaterali legati all'uso e abuso di ketamina: vertigini, torpore agli arti inferiori, perdita di coordinazione motoria, perdita della percezione sensoriale, abbassamento della temperatura corporea (ipotermia), problemi di rigidità muscolare, a dosaggi molto alti può sopraggiungere anche l’arresto respiratorio che può portare a coma o morte. Gli effetti psichici variano dal leggero stato di euforia, sensazione di distacco tra mente e corpo, difficoltà nella coordinazione dei movimenti, difficoltà nel controllo dei vari sensi. Le immagini vengono distorte, possono comparire allucinazioni e diventa difficile distinguere sensazioni tattili (caldo/freddo, asciutto/bagnato), con alti dosaggi è possibile raggiungere Nde (near death experience, esperienze vicine alla morte). Read the full article

[whattheabcxyz]

2024-01-12

Singapore

15-year-old boy attempts to rob China owners of steamed bun shop @ Elias Mall

Youth admits to impregnating 2 minors in separate cases - 1 of them was only 12 at the time of the offence!

Central Public Library reopens after 18-month renovation with new features

Last year saw more fresh poly grads in full-time jobs with higher pay

Istana to undergo major restoration works in 2nd half of the year

Health

A series of short quizzes to test how adept you are as a medical professional

College freshman's untreated UTI leads to septic shock & medically induced coma - the infection caused a hole in her kidney

So why on earth is the Mediterranean diet supposed to be so good?

Young adult stroke sufferer shares experience dealing with condition & its aftermath

Singapore: Woman says SGH staff bruised her father's hand during blood-taking - such a common occurrence... happened to my husband too, multiple times, & on his arms 😣

Nature

^ Shaggy highland cows are cute af, & now they're apparently helping to restore bogs too

Literature

Books that were fatal to their authors - usually their content involved criticising the Church's spending, mocking the manners of the French Court, suggesting that assassinating a tyrant king must have expected blowback, & such

Food

Scientists say they'll cut down on bottled water after learning how much plastic they contain

Society

Well, looks like America has its fair share of dum-dums too - only difference is that they're murderous as well, while at least those here in Singapore are not

Politics

Genocide hearing against Israel underway

Travel

Colombia said to be most affordable country to retire to this year - no thanks!

Woman using flashing neon light phone charger during red-eye flight draws ire of fellow passengers

Thief gets 8 months’ jail for stealing cash from multiple passengers aboard Scoot flight - he's from China 😒

[newstfionline]

Friday, October 13, 2023

Water woes (Financial Times) The world will experience an “increasingly erratic” water cycle as climate change drives new patterns of both extreme flooding and drought across the globe, the World Meteorological Organization has forecast. The agency said hydrological cycles were “spinning out of balance” and that more robust monitoring systems were needed, particularly in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, as it released a report on global water patterns in 2022. Droughts, extreme rainfall and melting snow and glaciers threatened long-term water security, the WMO said.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bill expanding conservatorship law (AP) More Californians with untreated mental illness and addiction issues could be detained against their will and forced into treatment under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, a move to help overhaul the state’s mental health system and address its growing homelessness crisis. The new law, which reforms the state’s conservatorship system, expands the definition of “gravely disabled” to include people who are unable to provide themselves basic needs such as food and shelter due to an untreated mental illness or unhealthy drugs and alcohol use. Local governments say current state laws leave their hands tied if a person refuses to receive help. The bill was aimed in part at dealing with the state’s homelessness crisis. California is home to more than 171,000 homeless people—about 30% of the nation’s homeless population.

The Californization of the Texas Housing Market (WSJ) Texas has long had a reputation as an affordable place to live, in large part because homeownership stayed within reach for the middle class. Now the state is being walloped by the same forces that have made homes a lot less affordable in many cities previously known for reasonable prices: pandemic-era migration from California and other more expensive areas. California to Texas was the most popular interstate relocation route in the country in 2021, according to an analysis by storage-space search site StorageCafe. During that year, about 111,000 people—about 300 a day—moved from California to Texas. Soaring prices have left many longtime residents grumbling.

Panopticon (The Markup) Amazon Ring, the doorbell camera that many people install on the front of their homes to deter would-be package thieves, has developed into a massive, interconnected network that supplies posts and videos to police departments around the country. As of September, 2,604 police departments in the U.S. have some sort of arrangement with Amazon’s Ring network, receiving automatic emails that forward posts from the companion social app Neighbors, which is where the most paranoid people in a given neighborhood can post updates about everything they or their cameras see.

Argentina wildfires create apocalyptic scene of blazes at city’s edge (Washington Post) Fires that surrounded populated parts of Argentina, creating apocalyptic scenes that triggered international concern on social media, were largely brought under control Wednesday, authorities said. But the country remained under “extreme” fire danger amid dry and windy conditions. Firefighters were battling as many as six wildfires in the Córdoba province of central Argentina, where dozens of people were evacuated, according to the Associated Press. Images and video posted to social media showed flames and black smoke approaching urban areas outside Villa Carlos Paz, a resort city west of the city of Córdoba.

Never start vaping, says 12-year-old girl with lung damage (BBC) A 12-year-old girl who suffered a lung collapse and spent four days in an induced coma has told the BBC that children should never start vaping. Sarah Griffin had asthma and was a heavy vaper when she was rushed to hospital with breathing problems a month ago. Her mum Mary told the BBC she feared she was going to lose her daughter. The UK government has announced plans to restrict the marketing and sale of vapes targeted at children. Recent figures suggest that one in five children aged 11-17 have now tried vaping—three times as many as in 2020.

At NATO, Zelensky Secures More Ukraine Aid as Allies Balance Support for Israel (NYT) President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine made a surprise visit to NATO headquarters on Wednesday, urging the military alliance to maintain its flow of weapons to his country for its war against Russia, even as much of the West turns its attention to the brutal outbreak of violence in Israel. Top NATO officials sought to reassure Mr. Zelensky, pledging more than $2 billion in additional military aid to be delivered before Ukraine’s winter sets in.

As Turkey intensifies war on Kurdish militants in Iraq, civilians are suffering (Reuters) Seventeen-year-old Samir Saado was finishing his cleaning shift at the village medical center when an airstrike hit the building. “I didn’t see anything other than dust and smoke,” said Saado, a member of Iraq’s minority Yazidi community. “My leg was stuck under the rubble. I called for help and people were coming but the planes kept striking.” At least four civilians were killed that day, local officials said. The strike was part of escalating attacks by Turkish aircraft and drones in mainly Kurdish areas of Iraq and Syria, which have continued.

CIA publicly acknowledges 1953 coup it backed in Iran was undemocratic as it revisits ‘Argo’ rescue (AP) While revealing new details about one of the most famed CIA operations of all times—the spiriting out of six American diplomats who escaped the 1979 U.S. Embassy seizure in Iran—the intelligence agency for the first time has acknowledged something else as well. The CIA now officially describes the 1953 coup it backed in Iran that overthrew its prime minister and cemented the rule of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi as undemocratic. Other American officials have made similar remarks in the past, but the CIA’s acknowledgment in a podcast about the agency’s history comes as much of its official history of the coup remains classified 70 years after the putsch. In Iran’s telling, a straight line leads from the coup to the 1979 Islamic Revolution that ultimately toppled the fatally ill shah. It still fuels the anti-Americanism that colors decisions made by the theocracy. The coup also led the CIA into a series of further coups in other countries, including Guatemala, where American clandestine action in 1954 installed a military dictator and sparked a 40-year civil war that likely killed some 245,000 people.

The Retired Israeli General Who Grabbed His Pistol and Took On Hamas (NYT) Israel Ziv, a retired Israeli Army general, was taking a bike ride Saturday morning when a flood of alarming calls started coming in. A huge barrage of rockets had been fired from Gaza. Gunmen from Hamas, the armed Palestinian group that controls the territory, were pouring across the border. Soon he would learn a friend’s son was trapped in a kibbutz. He raced home, put on his uniform and grabbed his weapon, a nine-millimeter pistol. Within minutes he was flying down a deserted highway in his new white Audi. As he neared the Gaza border, columns of black smoke rose in front of him, and the Israeli Army, at least at first, was nowhere to be seen. Hamas attackers were running across the landscape, hunched under the weight of heavy machine guns and rocket propelled grenade launchers, shooting at him. Mr. Ziv, stocky, spiky-haired, a bit irascible, and the former head of the operations directorate of the Israel Defense Forces, is a well-known figure in Israel, especially now. His actions over the weekend—driving headlong into the battle zone armed only with a pistol, organizing a confused group of soldiers into a fighting unit and overseeing evacuations—have been widely publicized on Israeli news channels. In the process he has become an avatar of Israel’s D.I.Y. spirit—and of the failure of its military and intelligence agencies. So weakened is public faith in the country’s military that one of the biggest issues Israelis are talking about is arming themselves. Many already own weapons, but the government announced this week that it was purchasing 10,000 assault rifles for civilians, along with bulletproof vests.

Complete siege (Washington Post/BBC) Defense officials have ordered a “complete siege” of Gaza after militants broke through its border wall into southern Israel on Saturday and killed more than 1,000 people, many of them civilians—the deadliest day in Israeli history. “No power, no food, no gas,” Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said. “We are fighting human animals, and we act accordingly.” The Gaza Strip, a 140-square-mile stretch of land with more than 2 million people, depends on Israel for most of its electricity and other basic services. Cutting off gas and power from the territory could leave many residents not only without power, but without clean drinking water, proper sanitation and health care. On Wednesday, Palestinian authorities said Gaza’s only power plant has run out of fuel and stopped operating. “Within a matter of days Gaza will be in a blackout,” said Miriam Marmur, public advocacy director at Gisha, an Israeli nonprofit organization. Even before this escalation, residents in Gaza spent almost half the day, on average, without power. Israel says the siege of Gaza will not end until Israeli hostages, which are thought to number at least 150, are released by Hamas.

Israel calls for civilians to leave Gaza City as 'significant operation' looms (Reuters) Israel's military on Friday called for all civilians of Gaza City, more than 1 million people, to relocate south within 24 hours, as it amassed tanks nearby ahead of an expected ground invasion after a devastating attack by the militant group Hamas. "Now is a time for war," Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said on Thursday as Israeli warplanes continued pounding Gaza. The Israeli military said it would operate "significantly" in Gaza City in the coming days and civilians should only return when advised. More than 1,500 Palestinians have already been killed in retaliatory attacks.

Life on the other front (BBC) Tensions on Israel's northern frontier have soared since Hamas' bloody incursion in the south. Israel says it has reinforced its northern area with thousands of extra units after trading fire with Hezbollah in Lebanon. Correspondent Anna Foster wrote: In these northern Israeli border communities, people are nervous. They can see the high grey concrete wall that separates them from Lebanon, with Hezbollah observation posts towering up at regular intervals on the other side. One man shows me a video on his mobile phone of armed men firing on the very hillside we’re standing looking at. The sound of gunfire echoes loudly. These were Palestinian Islamic Jihad infiltrators who made their way over the barrier on Monday and killed Israeli soldiers. Families who live here are being told to stay as close to bomb shelters as they can.

Human Cells Display a Mathematical Pattern That Repeats in Nature (Smithsonian) In an effort that began more than ten years ago, scientists have estimated just how many cells make up the human body: Using data from more than 1,500 published sources, researchers determined that men are composed of about 36 trillion cells, women have some 28 trillion cells, and a 10-year-old child has roughly 17 trillion cells. What’s more, these cells follow a mathematical pattern based on size and mass that appears elsewhere in nature. The new data revealed that if a human’s cells of similar sizes are grouped together, each group contributes about the same total amount of mass to the body. Similar size distributions can be seen across scientific fields. In ecology, for example, marine organisms from bacteria to whales display the same pattern. This wide-ranging pattern suggests there may be “some deep underlying mechanism that could be common to all these different things,” lead author Ian Hatton, a biologist with the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences in Germany and at McGill University, tells Science News.