#Geir Angell

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Fell Angel Fall: Skeleton Boys and Sonas (Info Dump)

Warning: Violence, badassery, angels, etc.

Geir - Fell Angel Papyrus

Personality: A remote force of nature. He keeps to himself, but he appears to chat frequently among specific people. He can be gruff, but you can tell he genuinely cares. He is a gentleman, so don't assume otherwise. He is tolerant, yet he has a nasty temper and is not afraid to impose rules when dealing with tough people. He takes extreme care in his job and doesn't hesitate to put people in their place if he has to. He has a soft place for children and is willing to help others care for or babysit them. He is an adept in battle and fighting.

Appearance: He has two scars on his left eye. He has sharp fangs. He has a pair of very large wings.

Alwyn - Fell Angel Sans

Personality: He has the filthiest sense of humor in this establishment. He is quite dedicated about his job. He's a legendary flirt with a huge body count, but he also cares deeply about his family. He is clear and true. He is more dependable than a dog in relationships. He is the second worst at kidnapping information. He's a man who holds grudges. When his loved ones are in danger, he will reach for the throat. He takes betrayal very personally and can be outraged for days, if not months. He is loyal and would never do anything to damage his loved ones if he could avoid it.

Appearance: Alwyn has a single gold tooth. His gold tooth is sharper than his other teeth. He has a scar on his left eye. He has a tattoo on his back of a camellia.

Matricaria - Fell Angel Ivy

Personality: She is a quiet, but strong and fearless. She appears to be everywhere at once and works extremely hard at her job. She is very compassionate and empathetic attitude. She is honest and tries to be gentler than others perceive her to be. She is completely in control of her temper and is unwilling to fight. She is close to the others because on the inside she is a very lonely person. She collaborates with friends on her writing. She is a great listener and knows nearly everything. She is also very calm and relaxed.

Appearance: She’s a woman with hazel eyes. She has curly brown hair. She has two scar on her face and a large old scsar on her head. She either wears glasses or has contacts. She also has more scars on her torso and body. She's muscular, yet chubby. She's 5'1". She has red highlights in her hair.

(Outfit made by Nyahallo!)

Asterolasia - Fell Angel Skelesona

Personality: She's a fearless and powerful woman. A warm and gentle personality exists beneath a hard exterior. She tries to be polite with the truth. She has a lot of self-control and will attack someone if the situation warrants it. She emanates confidence and strength. She will go to tremendous lengths to defend the people she loves about. She is remarkably compassionate, but she can also provide tough advise. She is incredibly forgiving and gives her back. Her sense of self-preservation is remarkable. She is wary of persons who she believes are dangerous.

Appearance: She has reddish purple eyelids. She’s 5'4" and growing. Her canines are sharper than the rest of her mouth. She has scars all over her bones. She has two scars on her left eye. She doesn’t need glasses in comparison to her counterparts.

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Characters You Can Ask!

Undertale - Sans (Classic), Gaster (W.D), and Papyrus (Vanilla) King Papyrus and Advisor Sans - Azorius and Wyon

Underfell- Papyrus, Gaster and Sans: Captain, Salamander, and Cardinal Villains! Underfell - Papyrus, Gaster, and Sans: Baron, Amos, and Finch Underfell Silver - Papyrus, Gaster, and Sans: King, Silver, and Shrike

Underswap- Sans, Gaster, and Papyrus: Navy/Blue, Coral, and Syrup/Stretch Underswap Silver - Sans, Gaster,and Papyrus: Arian, Wystan, and Obsidian Hero! Underswap - Sans, Gaster, and Papyrus: Admiral, Incarnadine, and Sandstone

Horrortale- Sans, Papyrus, and Gaster: Clove, Cinnamon, and Clary Horrorswap- Sans, Papyrus, and Gaster: Chai, Ceylon, and Caper. Horrorfell- Sans, Papyrus, and Gaster: Chive, Cassia, and Coriander Horrorfellswap Carnelian- Sans and Papyrus: Caraway and Cayenne Horrorswapfell Amethyst - Sans and Papyrus: Caster (Sugar) and Champignon Horrorfellswap Amaranth - Sans and Papyrus: Cascabel and Chervil Horrorswapfell Glaucous - Sans and Papyrus: Tarragon and Thyme

Farmtale - Sans and Papyrus: Grove and Elm Farmfell - Sans and Papyrus: Ridge and Spruce Farmfellswap Carnelian - Sans and Papyrus: Keir and Ocelot Farmswap - Sans and Papyrus: Roan and Lark Farmswapfell Amethyst - Sans and Papyrus: Hart and Mercury Farmhorrortale - Sans and Papyrus: Lenox and Yves Farmhorrorfell - Sans and Papyrus: Kestrel and Acacia Farmhorrorswap - Sans and Papyrus: Mallon and Everett

Angels Fall AU - Angels - Sans, Papyrus, and Gaster: Griffin, Sentinel, and Cobalt Fell Angels - Sans and Papyrus: Alwyn and Geir Horror Angels - Sans and Papyrus: Cerebus and Keeper Deity Angels Fall Undertale - Sans and Papyrus: Joldewin (God of Sleep) and Elio (God of Wishes and Dreams) Deity Angels Fall Underfell - Sans and Papyrus: Hellebore (God of Poison) and Grimoire (God of Curses and Nightmares) Deity Angels Fall Underswap - Sans and Papyrus: Ilarion (God of Joy) and Cyfrin (God of Mischief and Daydreams) Eldritch Deities Dreamtale - Sanses and Papyruses: Archemoros (Elder God of the Deep Seas), Myrsky (Elder God of the Sky), Tynan (Younger God of the Deep Seas), and Neifion (Younger God of the Sky) Swapfell Angels - Sans, Papyrus, and Gaster: Evander, Bronze, and Copper Horror Swapfell Angels - Sans and Papyrus: Albel and Diaspore Corrupt Angel - Papyrus: Weylin Angel Hunter - Sans and Papyrus: Odin and Theron Angels Fall AU! Demons - Sans, Papyrus, and Gaster: Orin, Magnar, and Zinc Horror Demons - Sans and Papyrus: Opinicus and Magnus Fellswap Carnelian/Red Demons - Sans, Papyrus, and Gaster: Regulus, Badger, and Shale Horror Fellswap Carnelian/Red Demons - Sans and Papyrus: Rowan and Ermine Rogue Demon - Papyrus: Amon Demon Slayers - Sans and Papyrus: Conlan and Runyon

Fallen Angel - Papyrus: Xanthus

Incubus Angel!Swap - Sans and Papyrus: Tempus and Cancione Incubus Angel!Swapfell - Sans and Papyrus: Alaric and Beryllium

Disciples of Time - Gaster, Papyrus, and Sans: Kairos, Chronos, and Eon

Old AU - Sans, Papyrus, and Gaster: Conroy, Rain, and Crane Old Fell AU - Sans, Papyrus, and Gaster: Passerine, Heath, and Hellbender Old Fellswap AU - Sans and Papyrus: Noir and Bear Old Swap AU - Sans, Papyrus, and Gaster: Aquamarine, Honeycomb, and Quartz Old Swapfell AU - Sans and Papyrus: Finn and Zirconium Old Horrortale AU - Sans and Papyrus: Carollan and Storm Old Horrorswap AU - Sans and Papyrus: Azure and Bumblebee Old Horrorfell AU - Sans and Papyrus: Sorrel and Ash

Mermaid Skeleton Boys: Mermaid Underswap - Sans and Papyrus: Turquoise and Rust Mermaid Fellswap Carnelian - Sans and Papyrus: Corvus and Angelshark Mermaid Horrorswap - Papyrus: Apricot Mermaid Horrorfellswap Carnelian - Sans and Papyrus: Arcturus and Tiger (Shark)

Fae Skeleton Boys: Fae Underfell - Sans and Papyrus: Crimson and Bardick Fae Horrorfell - Sans and Papyrus: Claret and Roark

Dragon Undertale - Sans, Papyrus, and Gaster: Fjord, Titus, and Avalanche Dragon Underfell - Sans, Papyrus, and Gaster: Strom, Pyrrhus, and Novis Dragon Underswap - Sans, Papyrus, and Gaster: Sol, Beckett, and Infinis Dragon Horrortale - Papyrus: Volance Dragon Fellswap Carnelian - Sans and Papyrus: Infernos and Caedos Dragon Swapfell Amethyst - Sans and Papyrus: Veilios and Amaranthinos

Dancetale- Sans and Papyrus: Hip Hop and Latin Dancefell- Sans and Papyrus: Rhythm and Tango Danceswap- Sans and Papyrus: Merengue and DJ

Alluretale - Sans, Papyrus, and Gaster: Glamour, Caramel, and Onyx Allurefell - Sans, Papyrus, and Gaster: Merlot, Affogato, and Morganite Allureswap - Sans, Papyrus, and Gaster: Cappuccino, Marocchino, and Tourmaline

Fellswap Carnelian - Papyrus, Gaster, and Sans: Hound, Sirius, and Ebony Fellswap Amaranth- Papyrus, Gaster, and Sans: Dolce, Ares, and Airen Fellswap Silver - Papyrus and Sans: Rex and Willet Hero! Fellswap Amaranth - Papyrus and Sans: Veranda and Grenach

Swapfell Amethyst - Papyrus, Gaster, and Sans: Brass, Orion, and Jet Swapfell Glaucous - Papyrus, Sans, and Gaster: Cortado, Dolcetto, and Neptune Swapfell Silver - Papyrus and Sans: Conleth and Marion Villain! Swapfell Glaucous - Papyrus and Sans: Macchiato and Carignan

Mafiatale - Sans, Papyrus, and Gaster: Sharp, Button, and Canasta. Mafiadancetale - Sans and Papyrus: Nils and Savion Mafiaswap - Sans, Papyrus, and Gaster: Spade, Slick, and Hex. Mafiaswapfell Amethyst - Sans, Papyrus, and Gaster: Jasper, Iron, and Eros Mafiafell - Sans, Papyrus, and Gaster: Roscoe, Commander, and Brawl. Mafiadancefell - Sans and Papyrus: Vulture and Sanguine Mafiafellswap Carnelian - Sans, Papyrus, and Gaster: Spider, Lynx, and Kirill Mafiadancefellswap Carnelian - Sans and Papyrus: Ezra and Python Mafiahorrortale - Sans, Papyrus, and Gaster: Butcher, Arsenic, and Euchre Mafiahorrorswap - Sans, Papyrus, and Gaster: Diamond, Vulpine, and Cess Mafiahorrorfell - Sans, Papyrus, and Gaster: Lyle, Boss, and Affray

Outertale - Sans and Papyrus: Rigel and Astrophel Outerfell - Sans and Papyrus: Canis and Hesperos Outerswap - Sans and Papyrus: Pyxis and Umbriel

Werewolf AU: Werewolf Fellswap Carnelian - Sans, Papyrus, and Gaster: Zev, Wolfsbane, and Ammonite Werewolf Underfell - Sans, Papyrus, and Gaster: Harrier, Vermillion, and Dendritic

Vampire AU: Vampire Swapfell Amethyst - Papyrus and Sans: Selenite and Blackwin Vampire Underswap - Papyrus and Sans: Saffron and Steel

The Adventurers of Millenis - The Ranger Sans and the Sorcerer Papyrus - Rainer and Verrier The Fighter Sans and the Rogue Papyrus - Saber and Launce The Articifer Sans and the Monk Papyrus - Knox and Malachite The Druid Sans and the Paladin Papyrus - Remus and Wolverine The Paladin Sans and the Bard Papyrus - Cyril and Idris The Warlock Sans and the Cleric Papyrus - Chicory and Cicely

The Past Lives of the Adventurers of Millenis - The Cleric Sans and the Warlock Papyrus - Seldil and Gavyn The Monk Sans and the Ranger Papyrus - Sestri and Ciaran The Barbarian Sans and the Articifier Papyrus - Tymiar and Barxus The Bard Sans and The Fighter Papryus - Adrel and Canasite The Rogue Sans and the Druid Papyrus - Shailius and Fox The Sorcerer Sans and the Roguish Paladin Papyrus - Camphor and Chaparral

Wish Granter and Dream Walker - Sans and Papyrus: Carys and Caerwyn Underfell Wish Granter and Dream Walker - Sans and Papyrus: Anwir and Andras Underswap Wish Granter and Dream Walker - Sans and Papyrus: Bowen and Bryn

Angelic Tale Dream Walker - Sans and Papyrus: Erazem and Elidor Angelic Fell Dream Walker - Sans and Papyrus: Dariel and Didier Angelic Swap Dream Walker - Sans and Papyrus: Faolan and Forsythe

The Bookkeeper’s Technicians - Sans and Papyrus: Conall and Quinlan

The Mythical Creatures: Owlbear Swapfell Sans and Dragon Swapfell Papyrus - Cerulea and Cerauno Griffin Fellswap Sans and Phoenix Fellswap Papyrus - Incedis and Luceras

Cursed Skeleton Boys - Papyrus and Sans: Benoit and Elpis

The Wandering SOULs Swap - Sans and Papyrus: Isle and Stian The Wandering SOULs Fell - Sans and Papyrus: Achilles and Pharrell The Wandering SOULs Swapfell - Sans and Papyrus: Ulysses and Doran The Wandering SOULs Fellswap Carnelian- Sans and Papyrus: Pharris and Wolf

Final Boss AU: Sans, Papyrus, and Gaster: Paradigm (Para), Cider, and Tycho

The Void Travelers: Tale - Sans and Papyrus: Otto and Amadeus Fell - Sans and Papyrus: Dalton and Erasmus Swap - Sans and Papyrus: Kepler and Liu Swapfell - Sans and Papyrus: Jace and Azurite Fellswap - Sans and Papyrus: Licorice and Jackal

The Sun, the Moon, and the Eclipse - Papyrus, Sans, and Gaster: Soleil, Deimos, and Eridanus

The Love Interests in a Dating Sim: Underfell/Mafiafell - Sans and Papyrus: Falcon and Sangria Underswap/Mafiaswap - Sans and Papyrus: Aegean and Maple

The Fallen Stars - Sans and Papyrus: Cosmos and Oberon The Dying Stars - Sans and Papyrus: Solar and Pollux The Fading Stars - Sans and Papyrus: Cygnus and Solaris

The Sorcerers: Dreamtale - Sanses and Papyruses: Gael, Zayn, Smolder, and Holden Fell Dreamtale - Sanses and Papyrus: Elryc, Relic, Beyron, and Blaise

Pirate Outcodes: Dreamtale - Sanses and Papyrus: Eclipse, Durinn, Callisto, and Somnus Inktale - Sans and Papyrus: Quill and Parchment Errortale - Sans and Papyrus: Ragon and Byte Dusttale - Sans: Sickle Killer - Sans: Breaker

Fell!Pirate Outcodes: Dreamtale - Sanses and Papyruses: Noctis, Phoenix, Tienn, and Elidor Inktale - Sans and Papyrus: Hue and Canvas Errortale - Sans and Papyrus: Draconite and Techne Dusttale - Sans: Blade Killer - Sans: Striker

Dance Dreamtale - Sanses and Papyrus: Valentin, Tarantella, Waltz, and Merrick

Dreamtale - Sanses and Papyruses: Dream (Bliss), Nightmare (Dusk) Comet, and Umbra.

Dreamswap - Sanses and Papyrus: Dawn, Disaris, Lychnus, and Obitus

Dreamfell - Sanses and Papyrus: Finis, Lucis, Letos, and Lucernas

Errortale - Sans and Papyrus: Error (Lenovo) and Virus Errorswap - Papyrus: Vi Errorfell - Papyrus: Diesel

Inktale - Sans and Papyrus: Ink (Tusche) and Acrylic Ink Fellswap Carnelian - Papyrus: Owl Ink Swapfell Amethyst - Papyrus: Granite

Secret Outcode - Papyrus, Gaster, and Sans: Rune, Runar, and Rhydian

The Caged Bird AU - Papyrus, Gaster, and Sans: Forrest, Adair, and Juniper

Tenebrous Outcode - Papyrus, Sans, and Gaster: Morte, Draven, and Granite

Luminus Outcode - Papyrus, Sans, and Gaster: Lucien, Vitale, and Vitus

Equinox Outcode - Papyrus and Sans: Terberis and Mors

The Lost Skeletons - Papyrus and Sans: Einar and Cassiel

Killer Sans - Spiro

Dusttale - Sans and Papyrus: Dagger and Wraith

The Masked Shadow and the Lost Spirit - Papyrus and Sans: Soterios and Cian

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TBR List for 2025

Free Fall by Nicolai Lilin

The Breath of the Dark by Nicolai Lilin

A Place I've Never Been by David Leavitt (ENG)

The View From the Ground by Martha Gellhorn (ENG) ⏳

The Godfather Returns by Mark Winegardner

Tchipayuk or The Way of the Wolf by Ronald Lavallée

Clara And Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland

Azincourt by Bernard Cornwell

Maestro by Geir Tangen

Codice Shakespeare by Elvira Siringo

The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught Her to Fly by Luis Sepúlveda

Henry and June: From the Unexpurgated Diary of Anaïs Nin

The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Pötzsch

The Angelic Avengers by Karen Blixen

The Way of Fire by Christian Jacq (ENG)

The Great Secret by Christian Jacq (ENG)

White Gardenia by Belinda Alexandra (ENG)

Castles by Julie Garwood (ENG)

The Lion's Lady by Julie Garwood (ENG)

Women Who Run With The Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes

Nana comic (ebook)

Diarios Completos de Sylvia Plath (SPA) ⏳

W.I.T.C.H. comic (ENG) [ch.17]

Song for Cantalagua comic (SPA) [ch.42]

The Beauty of Everything by Soetsu Yanagi (ENG)

Nada by Carmen Laforet (SPA)

Good Morning, Midnight by Jean Rhys (ENG)

Le silence de la mer by Vercors (FRE)

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh (ENG)

La Place by Annie Ernaux (FRE)

The Laugh of Medusa by Hélène Cixous (ENG)

The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir (ENG)

Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake (ENG)

Erotism: Death and Sensuality by Georges Bataille (ENG)

Venus in Furs by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (ENG) ⏳

Powers of Horror by Julia Kristeva (ENG)

Stigmata by Hèléne Cixous (ENG)

Illness as Metaphor by Susan Sontag (ENG)

The Body in Pain by Elaine Scarry (ENG)

The Secret Life of Plants by Peter Tompkins (ENG)

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Saturday, June 29, 2024

The world’s most livable cities for 2024 (CNN) It’s considered among the most beautiful cities in the world to visit, and it seems that Vienna may also be an unbeatable place to live. The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) ranked 173 cities across the globe on a number of significant factors, including health care, culture and environment, stability, infrastructure and education. Vienna topped the list for the third consecutive year, receiving “perfect” scores in four out of five of the categories. Just behind the Austrian capital, Denmark’s Copenhagen retained its second place position, while Switzerland’s Zurich moved up from sixth place to third on the list. Australia’s Melbourne fell from third to fourth place, while Canadian city Calgary tied for fifth place with Swiss city Geneva. Canada’s Vancouver and Australia’s Sydney were in joint seventh place, and Japan’s Osaka and New Zealand’s Auckland rounded out the top 10 in joint ninth place. In 23rd place, Honolulu, Hawaii was the highest US city on the list. Los Angeles was further down the list in 58th place, while New York came in at No. 70.

Meet the 1st federal candidate in Canadian history to lose an election with zero votes (CBC) Losing can be difficult no matter the outcome, but one aspiring Canadian politician has had to swallow a particularly bitter pill. On Monday, musician and independent candidate Félix-Antoine Hamel received zero votes in Toronto-St. Paul’s local election—making him the first Canadian to ever face such an electoral loss. “When I saw the result, I was like, ‘Well, I am the true unity candidate. Everyone agrees not to vote for me,’” Hamel told CBC News.

How the world reacted to Biden’s ‘disastrous’ debate performance (Washington Post) Capitals around the world had already been hedging their bets about a second Trump presidency, but that planning is likely to go into overdrive after President Biden’s halting debate performance, diplomats and analysts said Friday, with global leaders increasingly convinced that Trump will win and usher in a sharp break from Biden’s foreign policy. Diplomats in Washington set up watch parties on Thursday night as they drafted cables to send to their bosses at home. Leaders in distant time zones got up early to watch Biden’s stumbles and Trump’s inaccuracies. And many emerged convinced that the current occupant of the White House will not be resident there much longer, as they considered how to calibrate strategies that would appeal to Trump’s zero-sum view of the world. “Initially, Biden looked completely lost,” one diplomat said by text message as the debate was still underway, speaking, like others, on the condition of anonymity to speak frankly about the domestic politics of an ally. “As always, it doesn’t matter what you say but how you say it and how it looks.”

Norway to stockpile grain (San Francisco Chronicle) The Norwegian government on Tuesday signed a deal to start stockpiling grain, saying the COVID-19 pandemic, a war in Europe and climate change have made it necessary. The deal to store 30,000 tons of grain in 2024 and 2025 was signed by agriculture and food minister Geir Pollestad, finance minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum and four private companies. The wheat, which will belong to the Norwegian government, will be stored in already existing facilities by the companies in facilities across the country. Three of the companies will store at least 15,000 tons this year.

The twilight of Macronism? (Washington Post) The once-unthinkable now seems an imminent reality. The French far right is poised to become the largest party in France’s parliament, if polls surrounding the two-stage snap election starting Sunday are accurate. Projections suggest that the far-right National Rally could emerge with the biggest bloc of seats, followed by a rival coalition comprising the French left, and then the centrist party loyal to French President Emmanuel Macron trailing in a distant third. The result would be astonishing on multiple levels, likely yielding France’s first far-right prime minister and plunging the final years of Macron’s presidency—he is ineligible to run for a third term—into dysfunctional crisis. Macron and his highhanded political style may be directly to blame, and so too his inability to forge a genuine grass-roots movement under his banner.

Romanian village set to become Nato's biggest airbase in Europe (BBC) Six RAF Eurofighter Typhoons sit on the taxiway, engines roaring on two, as the ground staff hurry about, adding the finishing touches before take-off. In the distance, a cloud of dust rises in the summer haze over the construction site of the second runway, 3.5km (2 miles) long, beside the first. The hot northerly wind buffets the new hangars and the old. Mihai Kogalniceanu (MK) airbase takes its name from the village nearby, itself named after a 19th Century liberal politician. Now, it is the unlikely setting for what is turning into the biggest Nato base in Europe, bigger even than Ramstein in Germany. The MK base will soon have a squadron of Romanian F-16s - recently bought from Norway - as well as MQ-9 Reaper drones, and a military city through which Nato army, air force and naval personnel from 32 countries will rotate. The latest arrivals are the Finns. Just 20km (12 miles) from the Black Sea coast, the base is 300km from Odesa, as the fighter flies, and 400km from Sevastopol in Russian-occupied Crimea.

Russia Sends Waves of Troops to the Front in a Brutal Style of Fighting (NYT) May was a particularly deadly month for the Russian army in Ukraine, with an average of more than 1,000 of its soldiers injured or killed each day, according to U.S., British and other Western intelligence agencies. But despite its losses, Russia is recruiting 25,000 to 30,000 new soldiers a month—roughly as many as are exiting the battlefield, U.S. officials said. That has allowed its army to keep sending wave after wave of troops at Ukrainian defenses, hoping to overwhelm them and break through the trench lines. It is a style of warfare that Russian soldiers have likened to being put into a meat grinder, with commanding officers seemingly oblivious to the fact that they are sending infantry soldiers to die.

Pakistan: Mounting death toll from heatwave (BBC) Temperatures in southern Pakistan have soared above 40C (104F), with high humidity making it feel as hot as 49C. Civil Hospital Karachi admitted 267 people with heatstroke between Sunday and Wednesday. Most of the patients had been working outdoors. Wasim Ahmed knew he wasn’t feeling well when he arrived home. The 56-year-old security guard had just finished a 12-hour overnight shift outside. Even then, he had found the temperatures too much. “He came through the door and said I can’t deal with this hot weather,” Adnan Zafar, Wasim’s cousin, told the BBC. “He asked for a glass of water. Soon after he finished it, he collapsed.” By the time Wasim’s family got him to hospital, the medics said he had already died of a suspected heart attack.

US security assistance to Israel (Washington Post) The United States has provided $6.5 billion in security assistance to Israel since its war with Hamas started Oct. 7, with nearly $3 billion approved in May. Those previously unannounced figures were part of discussions this week with a visiting delegation headed by Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews block highway to protest Israel’s new mandatory military service ruling (AP) Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men blocked a major highway in central Israel for two hours on Thursday to protest a recent Supreme Court decision ordering young religious men to enlist for military service. Military service is compulsory for most Jewish men and women in Israel. But politically powerful ultra-Orthodox parties have won draft exemptions for their followers that allow them instead to study in religious seminaries. The ultra-Orthodox see their full-time religious study as their part in protecting the state. Many fear that greater contact with secular society through the military will distance adherents from strict observance of the faith. The ultra-Orthodox make up roughly 13% of Israel’s population. But under the country’s fragmented political system, they wield significant political power and often serve as political kingmakers. The parties are key members of Netanyahu’s governing coalition and could potentially force new elections if they decide to leave the government.

As tensions soar, U.S. pushes for deal to avert Israel-Lebanon war (Washington Post) U.S. officials say they are working to quiet fighting between Israel and Hezbollah that has pushed Lebanon to the brink of all-out war—an effort complicated by the administration’s struggle to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, analysts and diplomats said. Fear that months of deadly tit-for-tat violence near the Lebanese border could devolve into an even more devastating conflict peaked this month, after Israel assassinated a senior Hezbollah commander and the militant group retaliated with massive rocket barrages. This week, several countries, including Germany and Canada, warned their citizens to leave Lebanon, citing the threat of worsening hostilities. The United States has not yet ordered its citizens to evacuate, but this week it sent an amphibious ship, the USS Wasp, carrying Marines trained for evacuations, to the Mediterranean Sea. The Pentagon has declined to comment on any evacuations plans for Lebanon. Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group, political party and ally of Hamas, has repeatedly said that a halt to Israel’s offensive in Gaza is necessary before its fighters stand down.

‘The scariest place on earth’: inside the DMZ as tensions between North and South Korea rise (Guardian) Just a stone’s throw from North Korea, farmer Park Se-un tends to his crops under the watchful eye of the South Korean military. In the distance, past the bushes and fields strewn with landmines, he can see North Korean soldiers on patrol. Park’s village of Daeseong-dong is the only inhabited area in the south of Korea’s demilitarised zone (DMZ), located just 365 metres from North Korea at its closest point. Born and raised inside this zone, Park is used to the political tensions that shape his everyday life. Described as “the scariest place on earth” by Bill Clinton when he visited as president in 1993, the DMZ has served as a buffer between the two Koreas since their three-year conflict ended in 1953 with an armistice but not a peace treaty—meaning that the neighbours are still technically at war. But with tensions across the increasingly militarised DMZ rising, residents like Park now find themselves hoping this fragile peace can continue. “This all makes us nervous. What if something happens? It’s always on our minds,” he says.

At Least 750,000 on Brink of Starvation and Death in Sudan, Experts Warn (NYT) At least 750,000 people are on the brink of starvation and death in Sudan, where a devastating civil war has left over half the country’s 48 million people in a situation of chronic hunger, the global authority on famine said on Thursday. At least 14 areas across the country are near famine, including some in the capital, Khartoum, according to the latest figures from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, a group of experts from U.N. bodies and major relief agencies that measures hunger and formally declares famine. The dire update appeared to confirm warnings from aid experts that Sudan is hurtling toward a humanitarian disaster on a scale not seen in decades. “This is possibly the crisis of a generation,” said Edouard Rodier, Europe director for the Norwegian Refugee Council, who was in western Sudan last week. “I’ve never seen anything like it.” In a report issued on Thursday, the group said that 25.6 million Sudanese, or over half the population, were in a food crisis. Of them, 8.5 million are acutely malnourished or scrambling to survive while 755,000 are in a “catastrophe”—essentially, famine conditions.

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Biosphere - Shortwave Memories

Geir Jenssen, noto come Biosphere, torna alle radici con l'album "Shortwave Memories" dopo una serie di ristampe e un esperimento con la fusione tra musica classica ed elettronica in "Angel's Flight" del gennaio 2021. In questo nuovo lavoro, Jenssen abbandona il software e computer per abbracciare synth analogici, drum machine e unità di effetti, ha realizzato un album creando un suono ibrido ambient/techno che richiama l'elettronica post-punk di Daniel Miller e Martin Hannett per cui era famoso nei primi anni Novanta. Il risultato è una straordinaria esperienza sonica, affascinante e rassicurante, che riporta il pioniere norvegese alle vette della sua arte dopo decenni.    Shortwave Memories by Biosphere Read the full article

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Geir is the true hero of this book

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Twelve tracks based on Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 14 that deftly tread the peripheries of classical and electronic composition. Much of the music was initially composed for Uncoordinated Dog, a dance production by the Ingun Bjørnsgaard Prosjekt in 2019 that explored the personal, the ambiguous, exposure and beauty – which gives you a sense of what the album holds.

Biosphere - Angel’s Flight - 2021 Design:  Alex McCullough and Noah Baker

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Mikhail Geir, my Fledgling Malkavian who was a child of Michael (Thus his angelic/glassy look). The art is by me except for the last one, that is a shopped Art Breeder I came up with.

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Euronymous didn't seem too emotional over the loss of his comrade, but we were all good at hiding our feelings then.  He was more concerned with his new idea: a black metal record store. In addition to his growing record label, DSP, he thought a record store would be a great way to "spread the black plague to the grey mass". I remember having a meeting about this in my hometown of Sarpsborg with Euronymous, Geir Brattelie and Stian Johansen (also known as Occultus and numerous other pseudonyms). [...] These two would become Euronymous' partners in the record shop. I came up with the name of the store, Helvete, which is Norwegian for Hell. Euronymous found a really big place in Oslo with a huge basement and a lot of spare rooms. It suited us perfectly. Not only would this be a good place for a store, but also perfect as a hangout for the Norwegian black metal community.

In the beginning we didn't have much of a selection, mostly second hand vinyl that we donated from our personal collections. The store became the meeting place for people in the scene, and was very important to us. People would come from far away just to hang out. Euronymous was always polite and talked to everyone about his visions of black metal. He talked about the first generation of black metal bands who just sang about devil worship, and he encouraged the new Norwegian bands to take it to the next level, and to truly embody what they were singing about. Many people were influenced by his words. Members of Immortal, Darkthrone and several other bands visited the store often. Musicians developed their concepts more and more towards what was to become known as "True Norwegian Black Metal". Darkthrone was always around the Helvete store. [...] In November 1991 Christian "Varg" Vikernes showed up on the scene. It was the weekend when Morbid Angel, Entombed and Unleashed played in Oslo, and the gathering at the Helvete store was incredibly big. There was this new kid there. I remember not speaking to him much, but Euronymous later informed me that this guy had his own one man black metal band called Burzum. It was later decided that Burzum's debut album was to be released on Euronymous' Deathlike Silence label. After Vikernes was introduced to our circle it soon became known that his mother was very supportive of him and his music. You can say that he bought himself into the scene with his mother's money. She funded Burzum studio recordings as well as the pressing of Deathlike Silence vinyl. A lot can be said about what would have happened if Vikernes' mother had not provided her financial support. It is obvious that she did a lot for her son in this regard and, as usual, money runs the world. [...]

After Euronymous was killed I went blank for a while. I was friends with both Euronymous and Vikernes and had written about their bands in Slayer. Imagine having your best friend murdered by another close friend. It took a long time to process any feelings and thoughts about this. I am still thinking about it often, and it has not been easy to deal with.

- excerpt from Metalion’s introduction to the photography book “True Norwegian Black Metal” by Peter Beste, 2008, VICE Books

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WIP Intro (Yes, a fourth one): Angel's Daughters

Title: Angel's Daughters

Genre: High Fantasy

POV: Third Person Limited; Multiple Narrators

Narrator(s): Enna Helder-Kromlin & Anne Jones

Status: First Draft/Planning

Synopsis: After 20 years away, Enna Helder has returned to Halmire. But something is wrong. Her sister, Anne Helder, is missing, possibly dead. And Enna herself is imprisoned, her freedom hanging on her ability to find the Staff of the Iron Rose inside a centuries old crypt haunted by monsters of all varieties. Clues to Anne's fate are popping up everywhere, including in Enna's own memory.

Including: Necromancy | Ominous Rituals | LGBTQ+ Characters | POC Characters (I think! Fantasy counts, right?) | Daggers | Twins | Elves | Disabled Characters |

Tags: #WIP: Angel's Daughters #Enna Helder-Kromlin #Anne Jones

Excerpts:

“Listen, thief. I don’t know if you’ve been here before but be respectful. The Baron is a powerful man. Four others of your kind were already executed, and the reason you aren’t dead is because I don’t think you’re guilty. Don’t make me regret that.”

But it couldn’t be Anne. Not only was something about this woman different, she had a bow and quiver slung across her back instead of Anne’s swords. Plus, Anne wouldn’t dare show her face in the city, not this openly, not when Geir still had a death warrant out for her. Bezeo’s friend had left the city nearly a year ago, on the run for her life. He- and the rest of those who still sided with her- hadn’t seen her since. Until now.

Place in the Aqurah Timeline: A prequel to Frost & Fire, about Enna & Anne's past.

Note: Entirely based off an (Kinda ongoing) D&D campaign!

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Aa pikii. Neden olduğunu anlamadım hasta mı oldun öyleyse geçmiş olsunn 🥺🤧 Ehuehue bne de gideyim Angels of Death de devam edeyiim 🧚🏻‍♀️💅🏿

Hasta degilim ya gece 2 ve sabah 8 arasi haric günün geir kalanında yorgunum zaten ondan olmus olabilir

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