#Ireland 13 South Africa 8

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141Rugby!au - Introductory and Definitions

141 x fem!reader, rugbyunion!au [18+] intro

hi! below the cut is an introductory to rugby union if you know absolutely nothing about the sport (and it's completely okay if you don't!)

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Rugby [a somewhat simplified explanation!]

rugby union (i’ll be referring to it as simply rugby) is a very physical, high-contact sport played by many different countries across the world. if you want an idea of how intense the love for rugby can be, search up rugby culture in south africa, ireland, or new zealand - 3 very strong rugby nations!

the main objective is to score tries by getting the ball to the other end of the field and touching it against the grass in the end-goal. to stop the other team from scoring a try, players try to tackle their opposition and attempt to steal the ball back.

also important to note, many rugby players are fine as hell. ok anyway

on a rugby field, each team has fifteen players numbered 1 through to 15. each team also has players on the bench that can be "subbed" on if a player on field becomes tired or gets injured. each player (and their number) has special skills, simplified here:

1 & 3 (prop) - the strongest guys on the field. usually pretty beefy as they are positioned at the front of a scrum (explained later). example player: joe marler, england. 2 (hooker) - a bit less beefy, but still strong, sometimes a bit taller than 1 & 3. this guy throws the ball in lineouts (explained later). example player: malcolm marx, south africa. 4 & 5 (lock) - the tallest guys on the field. they are lifted during lineouts. example player: eben etzebeth, south africa. 6 & 7 (flanker) - are very fit, quite fast and are good at commanding the field (many captain's have been flankers). example player: siya kolisi, south africa. 8 (number eight, eighthman) - typically very strong and can lift and/or be lifted in lineouts, as well as add extra weight to scrums. example player: ardie savea, new zealand. 9 (scrum-half, half-back) - usually the smallest on the field, and are often quite quick. they put the ball into the scrums. example player: antoine dupont, france 10 (fly-half, first five-eighth) - are usually fast, fit and are often the kickers of the team that kick conversions (explained later). example player: handre pollard, south africa. 12 & 13 (centre) - strong passers, have a good kick and create space when they run down the field. example player: reiko ioane, new zealand. 11 & 14 (wing, winger) - the fastest men on the field. they run near the outside lines of the field and can often be difficult to tackle (explained later). example player: james lowe, ireland. 15 (fullback) - catch high-balls, kick far distances, quite fast, fit and can run long distances. example player: damian willemse, south africa.

there are certain "events" that happen in rugby, as mentioned in the previous segment. the basic, fundamental ones are simplified and explained a bit here:

scrum - a method of restarting the game. players pack closely together with their heads down and attempt to gain possession of the ball by pushing each other. the props go at the front because they are the strongest, and the 9 puts the ball in for the players to "fight over" lol. like this:

lineout - is another method of restart when the ball goes out, and involves the ball being thrown in and players lifting up the 4 or 5 so they can catch the ball and give it to their team. each team lifts their lock, and the locks fight for the ball in the air lol. like this:

conversion - done after a player scores a try (a player touches the ball against the grass at the end of the field, worth 5 points). the kicker has to kick the ball between the posts to "convert" the try. it's worth 2 points.

now, here's some quick definitions of words you might see in my upcoming fics. also, if you're ever confused, just ask me! or, you know, search it up on the internet lol.

tackle - when the player with the ball gets "tackled", another player has grabbed them and brought them to the ground. some tackles can be pretty tame, but others can be very intense and cause serious injuries (you are not allowed to tackle near the shoulders, neck, or head. if a player does, they are sent off with either a yellow-card, or red-card). like this:

yellow card, and red card - if a player does something illegal (rugby term for bad or against the rules lol), they can either get a yellow or red card, depending on how bad they are. a yellow card is if you break a basic rule (example, you accidentally hit your shoulder against another player's head in a tackle) and you get sent off for ten minutes and have to sit in the naughty chair :(. a red card is if you do something very very bad (example, you straight up try to scrape someone's eyes out with your sprigs aka the pointy things on the bottom of your boots). you get sent off for the rest of the game, and could get a suspension from playing for weeks.

penalty - if you do something a bit bad, not enough for a card, then the other team get's a penalty (if the other team does something wrong, you get a penalty). the team can choose to either take the ball back and do a scrum/lineout, or kick for goal (a penalty goal is worth 3 points).

forward pass - can't do that!! when you pass the ball, it must always go backwards, just by a little bit!! like this:

ruck - when a player is tackled and goes to ground with the ball, other players join in to try and either steal the ball or take the ball out and give it back to their team. the guy with the ball has to get the ball out otherwise the other team gets a penalty! like this:

maul - exactly how it sounds lol. can be pretty brutal. when the player with the ball is held up, other players grab onto them and basically wrestle each other LMAO. other plays can join in to keep play moving if they want. it can happen a lot after scrums. it can also lead to fights if the players are particularly rough with each other. like this:

try - the method of scoring points. a player takes the ball and puts it over the line at the end of the field (call the end-goal most of the time) and it's worth 5 points. like this:

that's basically all you need to know to understand the references i might make throughout the fics (in between the literal porn of course LMAO). if you're curious about anything else, consult the internet or feel free to ask me :)

and yes, try celebrations are common. you know that tiktok audio "and they're both boys *smooching sounds*". that's literally mens rugby like half of the time

ok first fic out soon hopefully x

i’m aiming to write 5 parts but we’ll see how far i get lol

[haveyouplayedthisttrpg]

400 polls summary

And now our 400th poll is over.

Here is a Summary of these 400 polls results (with some comparaisons to the 300th poll summary):

The 10 Most Known Games :

1 Pathfinder 2e (3,20% Never heard of)

2 Cyberpunk (3.60%) NEW

3 Shadowrun (8.30%)

4 Warhammer fantasy roleplaying (10.90%)

5 Dungeon World (13%) NEW

6 Fate Core (13.10%) NEW

7 Thirsty sword lesbian (13.50 %)

8 Exalted (14.10%) NEW

9 Apocalypse World (14,50%)

10 Mage The Ascension (14.80%)

4 new game in this top : Cyberpunk, Dungeon World, Fate COre and Exalted. This means Blades in the dark, Monster of the Week, lancer, Monsterhearts and Werewolf the Apocalypse are out of the Top 10

The 10 Most Played Games

1 Pathfinder 2e 42%

2 Monster of the Week 36.40 %

3 Chronicles of Darkness 34.70%

4 Fate Core 33.20% NEW

5 The Quiet Year 31.70%

Below this line, the played part was not the majority on the poll

6 Dungeon World 30.60% NEW

7 Shadowrun 30.40%

8 Blades in the Dark 28.60 %

8 Star Wars Edge of the Empire 28.60 % NEW

9 Lancer 26,10%

10 Mutants and Masterminds 25.60% NEW

Four new games in the top Most Played : Fate Core, Dungeon WOrld, Star Wars Edge of the Empire and Mutants and Masterminds

Paranoia, Masks a new generation and Dread are out the Top 10

The 10 Most Voted on Polls

1 Dallas The Television RPG 8013 votes

2 I'm sorry did you say street magic ? 1593 NEW

3 Wanderhome 1187

4 One HONK Before Midnight 1163

5 Fight Truck 1044

6 Chuubo's Marvelous Wish Granting Engine 1026

7 The Quiet Year 953

8 Dialect 893

9 Mork Borg 890

10 Pathfinder 2e 871

Only one new game on the most voted top : I'm sorry did you say street magic.

Thirsty sword lesbians is out of the top 10

Percentage of Games per Decade

2020s: 212 polls 158 polls (+54), 53% ↑

2010s : 100 polls (+25) polls, 25% =

2000s : 41 polls (+15), 10.25% ↑

1990s : 25 polls (+3), 6.25% ↓

1980s : 19 polls (+3), 4.75% ↓

1970s : 3 polls (+0), 0.75% ↓

Most Known Game from each Decade

1970s : Traveller 29.30% Never Heard of

1980s : Cyberpunk 3.60% NEW

1990s : Mage The Ascension 14.80%

2000s : Pathfinder 3.20%

2010s : Dungeon World 13% NEW

2020s : Thirsty Sword Lesbians 13.50%

Some games have been dethroned ! Mage felled Werewolf for the 1990s. Apocalypse World won the 2010s by lighting up Blades in the Dark. So it seems Cyberpunk is more known than Shadowrun. And Dungeon replaced Apocalypse for World.

Which country do most games comes from ? ( the arrows apply to the percentage, not the position)

1 USA : 246 polls (+ 60), 61.5% ↓

2 UK : 41 polls(+12), 10.25 % ↑

3 France : 18 polls (+3), 4.5 % ↓

4 Canada : 13 polls (+5) 3.25% ↑

5 Australia (+1 ↓ ), Italy(+3 ↑), Unknown (+2 ↓) : 9 polls, 2.25%

6 Sweden : 8 polls (+3), 2% ↑

7 Japan (+ 0) : 7 polls , 1.75% ↓

8 Finland (+1 ↓), New Zealand/Aotearoa (+5 ↑) : 5 polls, 1.25%

9 Spain (+0 ↓) , Scotland ( +2↑) : 4 polls, 1%

10 Germany (+1 ↓), Phillipines (+0 ↓): 3 polls, 0.75%

11 Brazil (+0 ↓), Denmark (+0 ↓) : 2 polls, 0.5%

12 Bandgladesh (+0 ↓), Ireland (+0 ↓), Malta, Malaysia (+0 ↓), Mexico (+0 ↓), Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Singapore (+0 ↓), Slovenia(+0 ↓), South Africa (+0 ↓) : 1 poll, 0.25%

We discovered game from 4 new countries : Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Russia

Please continue submitting games from other countries, and check the unknown ones to see if you know where they're from.

Most Known Game per Country

Australia : Mausritter 34.70% Never Heard of

Bandladesh : Midnight in a Perfect World 95.20%

Brasil : CBR+PNK 54.40%

Canada : Monsterhearts 16.90%

Denmark : Red Rook Revolt : 89.10%

Finland : Lamentations of the Flame Princess 44%

France : In Nomine 60.20%

Germany : The Dark Eye 62.40%

Ireland : The Laundry 66.10%

Italy : Fabula Ultima 43.10%

Japan : Ryuutama 52.30%

Malaysia : Lumen Ryder Core 79.20%

Malta : Flabbergasted 78.80% NEW

Mexico : Nahual 81%

Netherland : Foul Play 72.30% NEW

New Zealand / Aotearoa : Monster of the Week 15.20 %

Norway : Itras By 85.30% NEW

Phillipines : Gubat Banwa 36.80%

Russia : Horror Movie World 89.90% NEW

Scotland : Delve A Solo Map Drawing Game 46% NEW

Singapore : Hearts of Wulin 63.90%

Slovenia : Ultraviolet Grasslands 59.50%

South Africa : Nihilation 93.90%

Spain : Eyes on the Price 63.90%

Sweden : Tales from the Loop 18.70% NEW

United Kingdom : Warhammer fantasy 10.90%

USA : Pathfinder 2e 3.20%

Unknown : Fellowship 45% NEW

All the results and the submitted games can be found here

To submit a game, go here

[itsnbdeal]

Countries that have data I could find:

1. Malaysia: 23 2. India: 22.9 3. Singapore: 22.8 4. China: 22.1 5. Thailand: 20.5 6. Hong Kong: 20.2 7. Vietnam: 19.7 8. Nigeria: 19.7 9. Japan: 19.4 10. Spain: 19.2 11. Indonesia: 19.1 12. Poland: 19 13. Italy: 18.9 14. Taiwan: 18.9 15. Russia: 18.7 16. Mexico: 18.7 17. South Africa: 18.7 18. France: 18.5 19. United Kingdom: 18.3 20. Switzerland: 18.2 21. Canada: 18.1 22. Netherlands: 18.1 23. Greece: 18.1 24. United States: 18 25. Australia: 17.9 26. Turkey: 17.8 27. New Zealand: 17.8 28. Slovakia: 17.8 29. Germany: 17.6 30. Brazil: 17.4 31. Ireland: 17.3 32. Croatia: 17.3 33. Austria: 17.3 34. Czech Republic: 17.2 35. Chile: 17.2 36. Belgium: 17.2 37. Portugal: 16.9 38. Bulgaria: 16.9 39. Israel: 16.7 40. Finland: 16.5 41. Norway: 16.5 42. Sweden: 16.2 43. Denmark: 16.1 44. Iceland: 15.6

pls reblog for data size

[sunshineandlyrics]

The crowd sound amazing

Ireland beat South Africa 13-8 at Rugby World Cup, 24 September 2023.

[flagwars]

Regional Flag Wars: Round 1

Welcome to the Regional Flag Wars! It will focus on the flags of regions/administrative divisions, with one flag being allowed per country. This tournament has been a long time coming, as I’ve been holding many preliminary rounds to decide the best regional flags of various countries over the past year, including the tournaments the Japanese Prefecture Flag Wars and the Russian Federal Subject Flag Wars. This tournament is one of my largest, with 82 flags and six rounds. The first round will begin this week. I hope everyone is excited to vote for the greatest regional flag in the world!

Round 1:

1. Baja Verapaz Department, Guatemala vs. Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina

2. Yucatán, Mexico vs. Alexandria Governate, Egypt

3. Nakuru County, Kenya vs. Panevėžys County, Lithuania vs. San José Department, Uruguay

4. South Ostrobothnia, Finland vs. Hirshabelle, Somalia

5. Northern Territory, Australia vs. Vysočina Region, Czechia vs. Bali, Indonesia

6. Azores, Portugal vs. Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia vs. Lower Austria, Austria

7. Brod-Posavina County, Croatia vs. Olancho Department, Honduras vs. Chuvashia, Russia

8. Brest Region, Belarus vs. Sicily, Italy vs. Batken Region, Kyrgyzstan

9. Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria vs. Amambay Department, Paraguay

10. Sarawak, Malaysia vs. Bukidnon, Philippines vs. Bratislava Region, Slovakia

11. Kosrae State, Micronesia vs. South Darfur, Sudan vs. Saare County, Estonia

12. Mpumalanga, South Africa vs. Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Thailand

13. Gagauzia, Moldova vs. Chontales Department, Nicaragua

14. Adjara, Georgia vs. Grande Comore, Comoros vs. Wallonia, Belgium

15. Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates vs. Tuzla Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Magallanes Region, Chile

16. Töv Province, Mongolia vs. Balochistan, Pakistan vs. Tocantins, Brazil

17. Amhara Region, Ethiopia vs. Covasna County, Romania vs. Canton of Bern, Switzerland

18. New Brunswick, Canada vs. Angaur, Palau

19. San Jose Province, Costa Rica vs. Macedonia, Greece vs. Occitania, France

20. Saga Prefecture, Japan vs. Ebon Atoll, Marshall Islands

21. Greenland, Denmark vs. La Libertad Department, El Salvador

22. Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine vs. Central Equatoria, South Sudan

23. Valencia, Spain vs. Coclé Province, Panama

24. Mon State, Myanmar vs. Malampa Province, Vanuatu

25. Lublin Voivodeship, Poland vs. Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province, Ecuador

26. Uva Province, Sri Lanka vs. Zulia, Venezuela vs. Agder, Norway

27. Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan vs. Friesland, Netherlands vs. Enga Province, Papua New Guinea

28. Leicestershire, United Kingdom vs. Choiseul Province, Solomon Islands

29. Bavaria, Germany vs. Kukës County, Albania vs. Kalmar County, Sweden

30. Department of Cuzco, Peru vs. Vojvodina, Serbia vs. Heves County, Hungary

31. Alaska, United States vs. Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon vs. Grand Gedeh County, Liberia

32. Otago, New Zealand vs. Boyacá Department, Colombia vs. Connacht, Ireland

[actual-god]

Dear God, How do I keep from killing myself. Should I just come join you? Amen or whatever.

Call this number, dependent on where you live:

United States

Canada

Argentina 23-930-430 Armenia 2-538-194 or 2-538-197

Australia 1-800-198-313 Kids Help Line: 1-800-55-1800 Lifeline: 13-1114 Perth: (08) 9381 5555 Perth Youthline: (08) 9388 2500 Sydney: (02) 9833 2133 Launceston: (03) 6331 3355 Tasmanian callers outside Launceston: 1300 364 566

Austria 01-713-3374 Barbados 429-9999 Brazil 21-233-9191 China 852-2382-0000 Costa Rica 506-253-5439 Cyprus 0-777-267 Denmark 70-201-201 Egypt 762-1602 Estonia 6-558-088 Finland 040-5032199 France 01-45-39-4000 Germany 0800-1110-111 Guatemala 502-254-1259 Holland 0900-0767 Honduras 504-237-3623 Hong Kong 2896-0000 Hungary 62-420-111 India 91-22-307-3451 Israel 1201 (from inside the country) 972-9-889-1333(from outside the country) Italy 06-7045-4444 Ireland 1850-60-90-90 Japan 3-5286-9090 Lithuania 8-800-2-8888 Malaysia 03-756-8144 Mauritius 46-48-889 or 800-93-93 Mexico 525-510-2550 New Zealand 4-47-9739 Nicaragua 505-268-6171 Norway 815-33-300 Poland 52-70-000 Portugal 239-72-10-10 Russia 8-20-222-82-10 Singapore 1-800-221-4444 South Africa 0800-567-567 051-448-3000 South Korea 2-715-8600 Spain 91-459-00-50 Sri Lanka 1-692-909 St. Vincent 809-456-1044 Sweden 031-711-2400 Switzerland 143 Thailand 02-249-9977 Trinidad & Tobago 868-645-2800 Ukraine 0487-327715 / 0482 226565 United Kingdom 08457-90-90-0 ChildLine -- for children and teens 0800-1111

Yugoslavia 021-623-393

Zimbawe 9-650-00 (Bulawayo) 4-726-468 0r 722-000 (Harare) 20-635-59 (Mutare)

I'll be happy to see you, when it's your time to get here. But right now you have so much more to do. Don't rush it.

[superbeans89]

Ireland 24 - 28 New Zealand

Ireland’s winning streak is finally over as their World Cup curse strikes again, taking them out at yet another quarterfinals.

Down 13-0 after 20 minutes, the Irish kept fighting back, and never went away, but despite two iffy yellow cards in their favour, they never could quite put the All Blacks down.

It was a pulsating, bone breaking encounter, but that’s two wins from two for the southern hemisphere, and New Zealand advance to the semifinals. Their journey is far from over, as they’ll inevitably face off against one of either the hosts France or the current champions South Africa - both of whom they’ve lost to recently - but those doubting them after losing in pool play might be a little quieter now.

Meanwhile, maybe this was the humble pie Ireland needed. On top of the rugby world, with a 17 game winning streak - one short of the world record - a lot would argue the men in green were getting arrogant.

This result marks the end of Johnny Sexton’s international career, and might be exactly the result Ireland needed, resetting them back to their humble roots.

One of the biggest encounters of the night, a result wasn’t secured until the final whistle, where Ireland were breathing down New Zealand’s try line for a solid 8 minutes, 3 of which were in extra time. But ultimately, a result is a result, and the world number ones are out of the World Cup.

[ongolecharles]

WORLD'S MOST PEACEFUL NATIONS

Where does your country stand?

Rank Country

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1 🇮🇸 Iceland

2 🇮🇪 Ireland

3 🇦🇹 Austria

4 🇳🇿 New Zealand

5 🇸🇬 Singapore

6 🇨🇭 Switzerland

7 🇵🇹 Portugal

8 🇩🇰 Denmark

9 🇸🇮 Slovenia

10 🇲🇾Malaysia

11 🇨🇦 Canada

12 🇨🇿 Czech Republic

13 🇫🇮 Finland

14 🇭🇺 Hungary

15 🇭🇷 Croatia

16 🇧🇪 Belgium

17 🇯🇵 Japan

18 🇳🇱Netherlands

19 🇦🇺 Australia

20 🇩🇪Germany

21 🇧🇹 Bhutan

22 🇲🇺 Mauritius

23 🇪🇸 Spain

24 🇪🇪 Estonia

25 🇰🇼 Kuwait

26 🇧🇬 Bulgaria

27 🇸🇰 Slovak Republic

28 🇳🇴 Norway

29 🇶🇦 Qatar

30 🇱🇻 Latvia

31 🇱🇹Lithuania

32 🇵🇱 Poland

33 🇮🇹 Italy

34 🇬🇧United Kingdom

35 🇲🇪Montenegro

36 🇷🇴Romania

37 🇴🇲 Oman

38 🇲🇰North Macedonia

39 🇸🇪 Sweden

40 🇬🇷 Greece

41 🇻🇳 Vietnam

42 🇦🇱 Albania

43 🇹🇼 Taiwan

44 🇲🇬Madagascar

45 🇲🇳Mongolia

46 🇰🇷South Korea

47 🇦🇷Argentina

48 🇮🇩Indonesia

49 🇱🇦Lao P.D.R.

50 🇧🇼Botswana

51 🇹🇱Timor-Leste

52 🇺🇾Uruguay

53 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates

54 🇷🇸 Serbia

55 🇬🇭 Ghana

56 🇽🇰 Kosovo

57 🇿🇲 Zambia

58 🇨🇷 Costa Rica

59 🇰🇿Kazakhstan

60 🇺🇿Uzbekistan

61 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina

62 🇳🇦 Namibia

63 🇲🇩 Moldova

64 🇨🇱 Chile

65 🇹🇿Tanzania

66 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

67 🇯🇴 Jordan

68 🇧🇴 Bolivia

69 🇱🇷 Liberia

70 🇰🇭Cambodia

71 🇹🇯Tajikistan

72 🇦🇴 Angola

73 🇵🇾Paraguay

73 🇹🇳 Tunisia

75 🇹🇭 Thailand

76 🇦🇲 Armenia

77 🇰🇬 Kyrgyz Republic

78 🇲🇦 Morocco

79 🇲🇼 Malawi

80 🇳🇵Nepal

81 🇧🇭 Bahrain

82 🇬🇲The Gambia

82 🇹🇲Turkmenistan

84 🇸🇳 Senegal

85 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau

86 🇫🇷 France

87 🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago

88 🇨🇳 China

88 🇨🇾Cyprus

90 🇩🇿 Algeria

91 🇯🇲Jamaica

92 🇷🇼 Rwanda

93 🇧🇩Bangladesh

94 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea

95 🇲🇷Mauritania

96 🇵🇦 Panama

97 🇩🇴Dominican Republic

98 🇨🇺 Cuba

99 🇵🇪 Peru

100 🇬🇪Georgia

100 🇱🇰Sri Lanka

102 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia

103 🇸🇿Eswatini

104 🇵🇭Philippines

105 🇪🇬Egypt

106 🇦🇿Azerbaijan

107 🇸🇻El Salvador

107 🇲🇿Mozambique

109 🇨🇮Côte d’Ivoire

110 🇨🇬Republic of the Congo

111 🇬🇾Guyana

112 🇧🇾Belarus

113 🇳🇮Nicaragua

114 🇧🇯 Benin

115 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea

116 🇮🇳 India

117 🇬🇹Guatemala

118 🇬🇦 Gabon

119 🇩🇯Djibouti

120 🇹🇬T ogo

121 🇬🇲Zimbabwe

122 🇰🇪Kenya

123 🇭🇳Honduras

124 🇬🇳 Guinea

125 🇱🇸Lesotho

126 🇺🇬Uganda

127 🇿🇦 South Africa

128 🇱🇾 Libya

129 🇧🇮Burundi

130 🇪🇨Ecuador

131 🇧🇷Brazil

132 🇺🇸United States

133 🇮🇷 Iran

134 🇱🇧Lebanon

135 🇹🇩 Chad

136 🇪🇷 Eritrea

137 🇨🇲Cameroon

138 🇲🇽Mexico

139 🇹🇷Türkiye

140 🇵🇰Pakistan

141 🇳🇪Niger

142 🇻🇪Venezuela

143 🇭🇹 Haiti

144 🇪🇹Ethiopia

145 🇵🇸Palestine

146 🇨🇴Colombia

147 🇳🇬Nigeria

148 🇲🇲Myanmar

149 🇻🇺Burkina Faso

150 🇨🇫Central African Republic

151 🇮🇶Iraq

152 🇰🇵North Korea

153 🇸🇴Somalia

154 🇲🇱Mali

155 🇮🇱 Israel

156 🇸🇾 Syria

157 🇷🇺 Russia

158 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo

159 🇺🇦Ukraine

160 🇦🇫Afghanistan

161 🇸🇸South Sudan

162 🇸🇩 Sudan

163 🇾🇪 Yemen

But what's the TRUE PEACE??

Only JESUS is the true PEACE ...

● "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid." ... John 44:27

● "If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all." ... Romans 12:18

【Build your Faith in Christ Jesus on #dailyscripturereadingsgroup 📚: +256 751 540 524 .. Whatsapp】

***

Source: Global Peace Index 2024.

[eteru-roses]

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH!!!

fun fact

Dates that countries legalized Same-sex marriage 

Netherlands - April 1st 2001

Belgium - June 1 2003

Spain - July 3 2005

Canada - July 20 2005

South Africa - November 30 2006

Norway - January 1 2009

Sweden - May 1 2009

Portugal - June 5 2010

Iceland - June 27 2010

Argentina - July 22 2010

Denmark - June 15 2012

Brazil - May 16 2013

France - May 18 2013

Uruguay - August 5 2013

New Zealand - August 19 2013

Luxembourg - January 1 2015

United States of America - June 26 2015

Ireland - November 16 2015

Colombia - April 28 2016

Finland - March 1 2017

Malta - September 1 2017

Germany - October 1 2017

Australia - December 9 2017

Austria - January 1 2019

Taiwan - May 24 2019

Ecuador - July 8 2019

United Kingdom - January 13 2020

Costa Rica - May 26 2020

Chile - March 10 2022

Switzerland - July 1 2022

Slovenia - July 9 2022

Cuba - September 27 2022

Mexico - December 31 2022 (idk I found this interesting)

Andorra - Feburary 17 2023

Estonia - January 1 2024

Greece - Feburary 16 2024

Nepal - they refuse to tell us and/or it is in the process of being legalized

[aqua2fana]

For the astrology people

Correct me if I’m wrong but while the umbrella academy members were all born on the same date, they were born in different places and different time zones which means their charts are pretty different as far as which house each planet is in.

Like in the S3 promo pics we see them all carrying suitcases with different stickers that have city names on them that represent where they were born (Klaus has a Pennsylvania sticker and we find out he was born to an Amish Pennsylvanian woman)

We know Vanya was born in Moscow, Russia at noon and that they were all born at the same time so all you have to do to find their birth times is figure out what time it was in their birth place when it was noon in Russia. Unless it meant that they were all born at noon in their respective time zones or that it was noon UTC when they were born then…

Should look something like this

October 1st 1989

Luther: 10:00 AM Stockholm, Sweden

Diego: 3:00 AM Mexico City, Mexico

Allison: 11:00 AM Cape Town, South Africa

Klaus: 5:00 AM Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (all the others were capital cities so we are making assumptions)

Five: 10:00 AM Dublin, Ireland

Ben: 6:00 PM Seoul, South Korea (the actor has South Korean heritage so we’re guessing again)

Vanya: 12:00 PM Moscow, Russia

So then it’d be

Luther

Sun in 10h Libra at 8°

Moon in 11h Libra at 24°

Ascendant Scorpio at 15°

Mercury in 10h Virgo at 26°

Venus in 1h Scorpio at 21°

Mars in 10h Libra at 7°

Jupiter in 8h Cancer at 9°

Saturn in 2h Capricorn at 7°

Uranus in 2h Capricorn at 1°

Neptune in 2h Capricorn at 9°

Pluto in 12h Scorpio at 13°

North Node in 3h Aquarius at 23°

Chiron in 8h Cancer at 16°

MC Virgo at 11°

Descendant Taurus at 15°

IC Pisces at 11°

Diego

Sun in 2h Libra at 8°

Moon in 3h Libra at 24°

Ascendant Leo at 18°

Mercury in 2h Virgo at 26°

Venus in 4h Scorpio at 21°

Mars in 2h Libra at 7°

Jupiter in 11h Cancer at 9°

Saturn in 5h Capricorn at 7°

Uranus in 5h Capricorn at 1°

Neptune in 5h Capricorn at 9°

Pluto in 3h Scorpio at 13°

North Node in 7h Aquarius at 23°

Chiron in 11h Cancer at 16°

MC Taurus at 18°

Descendant Aquarius at 18°

IC Scorpio at 18°

Allison

Sun in 10h Libra at 8°

Moon in 11h Libra at 24°

Ascendant Capricorn at 0°

Mercury in 10h Virgo at 26°

Venus in 11h Scorpio at 21°

Mars in 10h Libra at 7°

Jupiter in 7h Cancer at 9°

Saturn in 1h Capricorn at 7°

Uranus in 1h Capricorn at 1°

Neptune in 1h Capricorn at 9°

Pluto in 11h Scorpio at 13°

North Node in 3h Aquarius at 23°

Chiron in 7h Cancer at 16°

MC Virgo at 12°

Descendant Cancer at 0°

IC Pisces at 12°

Klaus

Sun in 2h Libra at 8°

Moon in 2h Libra at 24°

Ascendant Virgo at 12°

Mercury in 1h Virgo at 26°

Venus in 3h Scorpio at 21°

Mars in 2h Libra at 7°

Jupiter in 10h Cancer at 9°

Saturn in 4h Capricorn at 7°

Uranus in 4h Capricorn at 1°

Neptune in 4h Capricorn at 9°

Pluto in 3h Scorpio at 13°

North Node in 6h Aquarius at 23°

Chiron in 11h Cancer at 16°

MC Gemini at 9°

Descendant Pisces at 12°

IC Sagittarius at 9°

Five

Sun in 11h Libra at 8°

Moon in 12h Libra at 24°

Ascendant Scorpio at 3°

Mercury in 11h Virgo at 26°

Venus in 1h Scorpio at 21°

Mars in 11h Libra at 7°

Jupiter in 9h Cancer at 9°

Saturn in 3h Capricorn at 7°

Uranus in 2h Capricorn at 1°

Neptune in 3h Capricorn at 9°

Pluto in 1h Scorpio at 13°

North Node in 4h Aquarius at 23°

Chiron in 9h Cancer at 16°

MC Leo at 16°

Descendant Taurus at 3°

IC Aquarius at 16°

Ben

Sun in 7h Libra at 8°

Moon in 7h Libra at 24°

Ascendant Aries at 3°

Mercury in 6h Virgo at 26°

Venus in 8h Scorpio at 21°

Mars in 7h Libra at 7°

Jupiter in 4h Cancer at 9°

Saturn in 10h Capricorn at 7°

Uranus in 10h Capricorn at 1°

Neptune in 10h Capricorn at 9°

Pluto in 8h Scorpio at 13°

North Node in 12h Aquarius at 23°

Chiron in 4h Cancer at 16°

MC Capricorn at 1°

Descendant Libra at 3°

IC Cancer t 1°

Vanya/Viktor

Sun in 10h Libra at 8°

Moon in 10h Libra at 24°

Ascendant Sagittarius at 1°

Mercury in 9h Virgo at 26°

Venus in 12h Scorpio at 21°

Mars in 10h Libra at 7°

Jupiter in 8h Cancer at 9°

Saturn in 2h Capricorn at 7°

Uranus in 1h Capricorn at 1°

Neptune in 2h Capricorn at 9°

Pluto in 11h Scorpio at 13°

North Node in 3h Aquarius at 23°

Chiron in 8h Cancer at 16°

MC Libra at 2°

Descendant Gemini at 1°

IC Aries at 2°

[gunelle]

@brianskerry

1-. A Basking Shark swims with its gian mouth open, feeding on plankton in the nutrient-rich waters off Cape Cod, Massachusetts

2-. A Blue Shark swins beneath a calm surface 30 miles off the coast of Rhode Island

3-. A diver encounters a Southern Right Whale on the sea floor in the Auckland islands of New Zealand

4-. A great White Shark swins in shallow water at sunset in the waters of South Australia

5-. A great White Shark swins just below the turbulent surface in the waters of South Australia

6-. A harbor seal peeks out over sea grass on Cortes Banks, an underwater mountain range located 100 miles off the coast of San Diego, California

7-. A harp seal pup waits on the ice for it's mother to return from a dive beneath the ice pack in Canada's Gulfo of St. Lawrence

8-. A large Tiger Shark swims over a coral reef in the Bahamas

9-. A large tiger shark swins in open, blue water in the Indian Ocean off the coast of South Africa

10-. A pair of Great White Sharks cruise beneath rough seas at sunset in the waters of South Australia

11-. A Shortfin Mako Shark in New Zealand swins towards the surface in afternoon light

12-. A Shortfin Mako Shark in New Zealand swins towards the surface in morning light

13-. A Southern Right Whale and diver swim together over a shady sea floor in New Zealand's Auckland Islands

14-.A Southern Right Whale and diver swim together over a shady sea floor in New Zealand's Auckland Islands

15-. A tiger shark swarmed with remoras swims through blue water in the Indian Ocean off the coast of South Africa

16-. A Whale Shark cruises just below the surface in Western Australia while a free diver follows behind

17-. A wild dolphin plays with diver Nigel Motyer off the west coast of Ireland

18-. An Oceanic Whitetip Shark swims just below the surface in the blue waters of The Bahamas

19-. Caribbean reef sharks swim over a beautiful coral reef in the Bahamas, a country that has been progressive in regards to protecting sharks

20-. Dusky Dolphins in Golfo Nuevo Argentina feed on anchovies they have herded into bait balls

21-. Sea Angel - A tiny pteropod, about the size of a Tic-Tac candy, swims underwater beneath pack ice in the winter seas of Japan’s Hokkaido Island

22-. The largest fish in the ocean, a whale shark, feeds on plankton and fish eggs in the waters off Isla Mujeres, Mexico

23-. A Caribbean reef shark samples a Pacific lionfish near the Mesoamerican

[greatearthquakestudent]

43 Childrens 2.0 (fanfic)

The 43 Children

#1. Luther Hargreeves

Powers: Super Strength, Super Durability, Gorilla DNA

Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden

#2. Diego Hargreeves

Powers: Trajectory Manipulation, Absolute Lung Capacity 

Birthplace: Mexico City, Mexico

#3. Allison Hargreeves

Powers: Mental Manipulation, Reality Manipulation

Birthplace: Cape Town, South Africa

#4. Klaus Hargreeves

Powers: Mediumship, Evocation, Spectrokinesis

Birthplace: Pennsylvania, U.S

#5. Five Hargreeves

Powers:  Temporal Manipulation, Spatial Manipulation

Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland

#6. Ben Hargreeves

Powers: Eldritch Demon Portal, Demon Transformation

Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea

#7. Viktor Hargreeves

Powers: Sound/Energy Conversion

Birthplace: Moscow, Russia

#8. Lila Pitts

Powers: Power Mimicry

Birthplace: East London, UK

#9. Marcus Hargreeeves

Powers: Superhuman Strength, Superhuman Agility, Stone Transformation

Birthplace: Abuja, Nigeria

#10. Fei Hargreeves

Powers: Bird Manipulation, Flight

Birthplace: Paris, France

#11. Alphonso

Powers: Empathetic Masochism, Pain Manipulation, Wound Manipulation

Birthplace: Jerusalem, Israel 

#12. Sloane

Powers: Gravity Maniplation

Birthplace: Caracas, Venezuela  

#13. Jayme Hargreeves

Power: Oral Poison Generation, Mental Dectection, Snake DNA

Birthplace: Berlin, Germany

#14. Christopher Hargreeves

Powers: Inducements, Cube Physiology

Birthplace: Greece, Italy

#15. Hai Katz

Powers: Hydrokinesis, Cryokinesis

Birthplace: Hanoi, Vietnam

#16. Raya Van-Reyes

Powers; Intangibility, Pain Suppression

Birthplace: Havana, Cuba

#17. Jade Jones

Powers: Electrokinesis, Radiokinesis

Birthplace: Canberra, Austria 

#18. Henry Baker

Powers: Pyschokinesis, Truth-Self Recognition 

Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands 

#19. Jason Patch

Powers: Super Alters, Sonic Scream, Magentokinesis, Werewolf Transformation

Birthplace: Baghdad, Iraq

#20. Benji

Powers: Chi Manipulation

Birthplace: Barbados, Caribbean 

#21. Izabel Nowak

Powers: Technopathy

Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland

#22.Kumiko Nakano

Powers: Superhuman Body, Calm Mind, Energy Sensing, Reality Resistance

Birthplace: Tokyo Japan

#23. Anglophile

Powers: Superhuman Speed

Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland

#24. Apollo Kwang

Powers: Umbrakinesis, Limb Regeneration, Mental Shield

Birthplace:  Ryanggang, Northa Korea

#25. Carla Salazar

Powers: Reality Manipulation, Mental Manipulation, Empathy

 Birthplace: San Salvador, El Salvador

#26. Lyra Iglesias

Power: Zombie Transformation, Death Immunity

Birthplace: Lisbon, Portugal

 #27.  Skylar Kozak

Powers: Aura Manipulation

Birthplace: Kyiv, Ukraine 

#28 Lena Tremblay 

Powers: Elasticity, Shapeshifting

Birthplace: Ottawa, Canada

#29.  Achieng Keita

Powers: Precognition, Recognition, Time Manipulation

Birthplace: Bamako, Mali

#30. Muspelheim Nord

Powers: Pryokinesis, Magnakinesis, Flight

Birthplace: Bratislava, Slovakia

#31. Jennifer Chen

Powers: Paper Manipulation, Art Generation

Birthplace: Beijing, China

#32. Cameron Salah  

Powers: Photographic Transmutation, 

Birthplace: Cairo, Egypt

#33. Almos Habib

Powers: Disintegration, Energy Slashes, Regeneration

Birthplace: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 

#34. Nova Sigurðardóttir

Powers: Photokinesis, Stellarkinesis, Flight

Birthplace: Reykjavík, Iceland

#35. Ryder Vries

Powers: Sound Manipulation, Voice Stealing

Birthplace: Wellington, New Zeeland 

#36. Dakota Cornfield

Powers: Necromancy, Astral Projection

Birthplace: Guatemala City, Guatemala

#37. Emosi Tanjung

Powers: Emotion Manipulation, Mental Manipulation

Birthplace: Jarkta, Indonesia

#38. Liva Nielsen

Powers: Life Manipulation, Death Manipulation

Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark

#39. Isabel Alvarez 

Powers: Lithokinesis

Birthplace: Bogotá, Colombia

#40. Karl Hansen 

Powers: Metal Mimicry, Command Inducement

Birthplace: Oslo, Norway

#41. Mani Saetang

Powers; Matter Manipulation, Weapon Summoning

Birthplace: Bangkok, Thailand 

#42. Alexa Ramos

Powers: Story Manipulation, Unreality Manipulation

Birthplace: Manila, Philippines

#43. Tyche Wilson

Powers: Luck Manipulation, Frigokinesis

Birthplace: Athens, Greece

Original Version/cannon version

[dan6085]

20 Sample atrocities committed by the British Empire:

1. The Amritsar Massacre: In 1919, British troops fired on a crowd of unarmed Indian civilians in Amritsar, killing at least 379 people and injuring over 1,000 others.

2. The Bengal Famine: In 1943, a famine in Bengal caused by British policies and mismanagement led to the deaths of an estimated 2-3 million people.

3. The Boer War: From 1899-1902, the British fought a brutal war against the Boer republics in South Africa, which resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of civilians and soldiers.

4. The Irish Famine: From 1845-1852, a potato blight in Ireland caused widespread famine and starvation. British policies exacerbated the crisis, and an estimated 1 million people died as a result.

5. The Indian Partition: In 1947, the British partitioned India into two separate countries, India and Pakistan. The process was marked by violence and forced migration, which resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people.

6. The Mau Mau Uprising: From 1952-1960, the British fought a brutal counter-insurgency campaign against the MauMau movement in Kenya. The campaign involved widespread torture, detention without trial, and executions, and resulted in the deaths of an estimated 10,000 Kenyans.

7. The Opium Wars: In the mid-19th century, the British fought two wars against China to force the country to open up its markets to opium trade. The wars resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of Chinese civilians and soldiers.

8. The Partition of Palestine: In 1947, the British withdrew from Palestine, which was then partitioned into two separate states, Israel and Palestine. The resulting conflict led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians and the deaths of thousands of people.

9. The Scramble for Africa: In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, European powers, including Britain, carved up Africa for their own economic and political gain. The process led to the deaths of millions of Africans and the forced labor and exploitation of countless others.

10. The Slave Trade: From the 16th to the 19th centuries, the British were heavily involved in the transatlantic slave trade, which resulted in the deaths of an estimated 12.5 million Africans.

11. The Great Irish Famine: From 1740-1741, a famine in Ireland caused by extreme weather conditions and British policies led to the deaths of an estimated 400,000 people.

12. The Indian Rebellion of 1857: In 1857, Indian soldiers rebelled against British rule, leading to a brutal crackdown by British forces. The rebellion and its aftermath resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of Indians.

13. The Malayan Emergency: From 1948-1960, the British fought a counter-insurgency campaign against communist insurgents in Malaya. The campaign involved widespread violence and human rights abuses, and resulted in the deaths of thousands of Malayan civilians and soldiers.

14. The Boer Concentration Camps: During the Boer War, the British established concentration camps for Boer civilians, many of whom died due to disease and poor living conditions. The exact number of deaths is unknown, but it is estimated that tens of thousands of people died in the camps.

15. The Kenya Emergency: From 1952-1960, the British fought a counter-insurgency campaign against the Mau Mau movement in Kenya. The campaign involved widespread violence and human rights abuses, and resulted in the deaths of thousands of Kenyans.

16. The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre: In 1919, Britishtroops fired on a crowd of unarmed Indian civilians in Jallianwala Bagh, killing at least 379 people and injuring over 1,000 others.

17. The Chittagong Uprising: In 1930, a group of Bengali revolutionaries launched an uprising against British rule in Chittagong, India. The uprising was brutally suppressed by British forces, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of people.

18. The Falklands War: In 1982, the British fought a war against Argentina over control of the Falkland Islands. The war resulted in the deaths of over 900 people, including civilians and soldiers.

19. The Anglo-Zulu War: In 1879, the British fought a war against the Zulu Kingdom in South Africa. The war resulted in the deaths of thousands of Zulu warriors and civilians, as well as hundreds of British soldiers.

20. The Arab Revolt: During World War I, the British supported an Arab rebellion against Ottoman rule. The rebellion was marked by violence and brutality on both sides, and resulted in the deaths of thousands of people.

These are just a few examples of events that are often cited as atrocities committed by the British Empire. It is important to note that the impact of British imperialism and colonialism was far-reaching and complex, and its legacy continues to be debated and contested today.

[lea-labryssal]

List of countries that deserve no representation in the UN or to be recognised as subjects of international law, on the basis that they refuse to have a real name:

1. "South Africa" (that's a geographical expression)

2. "Georgia" (just call yourself Sakartvelo, idiot)

3. "The United States" and its contemptible colony "The United Kingdom" (self-explanatory)

4. "Congo" (most of the Congo Basin is located in the DRC, which is already called Congo, so it's easy to choose who should change its name).

5. "Central African Republic" (these are just adjectives that can apply to like, 10 different countries).

6. "East Timor" (it's a coward's move to name your country after part of an island. Ireland doesn't call itself South Ireland).

7. "Guinea" its "Bissau" and especially its "Equatorial" variants (those countries are completing some 60 years of independence and still use fake colonial names. It's like living in your parent's basement in your mid-30s)

8. "Iceland" ('hee hoo, Iceland is green and Greenland is icy' hasn't been funny or insightful for years)

9. "Ivory Coast" (Côte d'Ivoire isn't any less of a fake stupid name)

10. "Kiribati" (I feel ati if when you detide to utie the Latin Alphabet for your language you are respontible for not uting it in tiuch a way that the S tiound is repretiented by "ti")

11. "Israel" (self-explanatory)

12. "The Netherlands" (also a geographical expression but one that is evocative of the name for an evil region of a poorly constructed fantasy worldbuilding project).

13. "New Zealand" (Old Zealand had the decency to create its own real name).

14. "Niger" (the only part that deserves the name are the regions of Niamey, Tillabéri and Dosso, all the rest has nothing to do with it, plus Nigeria has more of the river - including the delta - and already took name).

15. "North Macedonia" (tell the Greeks to go to court if they're so upset about your name. Everyone knows copyright laws aren't respected in Eastern Europe anyway)

16. "Philippines" (Philip hasn't been your - foreign - head of state for over 400 years it's time to get over it)

17. "Sierra Leone" (we know you don't speak Italian. Stop it).

18. "South Sudan" (see, South Africa)

19. "United Arab Emirates" (come on now)

[flagwars]

Regional Flag Wars: Round 2

1. Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina vs. Alexandria Governate, Egypt

2. San José Department, Uruguay vs. South Ostrobothnia, Finland

3. Northern Territory, Australia vs. Lower Austria, Austria

4. Chuvashia, Russia vs. Batken Region, Kyrgyzstan

5. Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria vs. Sarawak, Malaysia

6. Kosrae State, Micronesia vs. Mpumalanga, South Africa

7. Chontales Department, Nicaragua vs. Wallonia, Belgium

8. Magallanes Region, Chile vs: Töv Province, Mongolia

9. Canton of Bern, Switzerland vs. Angaur, Palau

10. Macedonia, Greece vs. Saga Prefecture, Japan

11. Greenland, Denmark vs. Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

12. Valencia, Spain vs. Mon State, Myanmar

13. Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province, Ecuador vs. Zulia, Venezuela

14. Friesland, Netherlands vs. Leicestershire, United Kingdom

15. Kukës County, Albania vs. Department of Cuzco, Peru

16. Alaska, United States vs. Connacht, Ireland