#abraham 02

[titanicnerd-blog]

I have a new little #garcy fic in my head from a dream I had this morning, and now you will ask go crazy waiting on it while I also go crazy writing it 😆

I don't know how long it will be, but it is called "The Shooting Of Garcia Flynn By Lucy Preston." 👀

[lesfruitsdores]

Who are the hostages still held by Hamas?

On October 7, 2023, 253 Israelis and foreign nationals were kidnapped to Gaza by Hamas and gazan civilians. Since then, 105 were released in a prisioner exchange deal, 4 were released by Hamas and 3 were rescued.

However, 60 remain in captivity [as of 02/09/24] (4 of those were kidnapped prior to 2023). A recent investigation has concluded that more than a fifth of the hostages are dead and the fate of some other hostages remains unknown. This video explains how doctors determine which hostages are dead, based on the nature of their injury and by analyising footage and the victims' last phone calls. Additionally, during the operation in Gaza, the IDF has recovered the bodies of a few victims and returned to their families for burial.

Since I couldn't find this all in one place, I've compiled a list of: 1) hostages who are presumed alive; 2) hostaged whose death has been reported/confirmed; 3) hostages who were released or rescued. In the group of hostages presumed to be alive who haven't been released, the youngest is 1-year-old Kfir Bibas and the oldest hostage is Iraqi-born 85-year old Shlomo Mansour.

As we learn more information, I'll continue to update this post.

They need to come back home. I'm hoping for more successful rescue operations soon. Keep them in your thoughts.

Hostages still held by Hamas (presumed alive or fate unknown):

(1) (2) (3)

Abraham Eitan Mor (23)

Agam Berger (19)

Alexander (Sasha) Trupanob (28)

Alon Ohel (22)

Arbel Yehoud (28)

Ariel Bibas (4)

Ariel Cunio (26)

Avera Mengistu (37) – Has been held hostage since 2014

Avinathan Or (30)

Bar Kupershtein (22)

Bipin Joshi (23)

Daniel Gilboa (19)

David Cunio (33)

Doron Steinbrecher (30)

Edan Alexander (20)

Eitan Horn (37)

Eli Sharabi (51)

Eliya Cohen (26)

Elkana Bohbot (34)

Evytar David (23)

Gadi Moses (79)

Gali Berman (26)

Guy Gilboa-Dalal (22)

Hamzah Al-Zayadni (22)

Hisham al-Sayed (35) - Has been held hostage since 2015

Yair Horn (45)

Idan Shivi (28)

Itzhk Elgarat (68)

Karina Ariev (19)

Kfir Bibas (1)

Liri Albag (18)

Matan Angrest (21)

Matan Zangauker (24)

Maxim Herkin (35)

Naama Levy (19)

Nimrod Cohen (19)

Oded Lifshitz (83)

Ofer Kalderon (53)

Ohad Ben Ami (55)

Ohad Yahalomi (49)

Omer Neutra (22)

Omer Shem Tov (21)

Omer Wenkert (22)

Omri Miran (46)

Or Levy (33)

Rom Braslavski (19)

Romi Gonen (23)

Sagui Dekel-Chen (35)

Samuel Keith Siegel (64)

Segev Kalfon (25)

Shiri Bibas (32)

Shlomo Mansour (85)

Tal Shoham (38)

Tamir Nimrod (19)

Tsachi Idan (51)

Yagev Kirsht (34)

Yarden Bibas (34)

Yosef Al-Zayadni (53)

Yosef Ohana (23)

Ziv Berman (26)

Hostages confirmed/reported dead:

(Note: I couldn't find a report with the full list, but if you google each individual name you can find sources.)

Abraham Munder (79) - Body recovered on 20/08/24.

Alex Danzig (75) - Body recovered on 20/08/24.

Alexander Lobanov (32)

Almog Sarusi (26)

Alon Shamriz (26) – Mistakenly killed by the IDF

Amit Buskila (28) - Likely killed on Oct. 7. Body recovered on 17/05/24.

Amiram Cooper (84) - Status updated on 03/06/24.

Arye Zalmanovich (85) - Death reported by Hamas. He was forced to appear in a propaganda video.

Asaf Hamami (41)

Aviv Atzili (49)

Carmel Gat (39) - Body recovered on 31/08/24.

Chaim Peri (79) - Status updated on 03/06/24.

Daniel Oz (19) - Killed on Oct. 7. Status updated on 25/02/24

Daniel Perez (22) - Killed on Oct. 7. Status updated on 17/03/24

Dolev Yehoud (35) - Killed on Oct. 7. He was presumed to be a hostage, but his remains were found in Israel after months. Status updated on 03/06/24.

Dror Kaplun (68)

Dror Or (48) - Killed on Oct. 7. Status updated on 02/05/24.

Eden Yerushalmi (24) - Body recovered on 31/08/24.

Eden Zecharya (28)

Eitan Levy (53)

Elad Katzir (47) - Murdered by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. His body was recovered in Khan Yunis. Status updated on 06/04/24.

Eliyahu Margalit (75)

Elyakim Libman (23) - Killed on Oct. 7. It was presumed he was a hostage because his body wasn't found, but it was later discovered his remains were accidentally buried with another victim. Status updated on 03/05/24.

Gad Haggai (73)

Guy Iluz (26)

Hadar Goldin (32) - Body held hostage since 2014

Hanan Yablonka (42) - Killed on Oct. 7. Body recovered on 24/05/24.

Hersh Goldberg-Polin (23) - Body recovered on 31/08/24.

Ilan Weiss (56)

Inbar Haiman (27)

Itay Chen (19) - Killed on Oct. 7. Status updated on 12/03/24.

Itay Svirsky (35) – Killed by Hamas in captivity. His body was shown in a propaganda video

Itzik Gelenter (58) - Likely killed on Oct. 7. Body recovered on 17/05/24.

Joshua Loitu Mollel (21) – A released video shows how he was brutally murdered by a group of men on October 7

Judy Weinstein (70)

Kiril Brodski (19)

Lior Rudaeff (61) - Killed on Oct. 7. His body was taken to Gaza. Status updated on 07/05/24.

Maya Goren (56)

Mordechai Yonathan Samerano (21) - Killed on Oct. 7. His body was taken to Gaza.

Nadav Popplewell (51) - Status updated on 03/06/24.

Nik Beizer (19)

Noa Marciano (19) – Her body was found near the Al-Shifa hospital

Michel Nisenbaum (59) - Killed on Oct. 7. Body recovered on 24/05/24.

Muhammed Alatrash (40) - Killed on Oct. 7. Status updated on 24/06/24.

Ofir Tzarfati (27)

Ofra Keider (70)

Oren Goldin (34)

Ori Danino (24) - Body recovered on 31/08/24.

Orión Hernandez (30) - Killed on Oct. 7. Body recovered on 24/05/24.

Oron Shaul (30) – Body held hostage since 2014

Ran Gvlli (24)

Ravid Katz (41)

Ron Benjamin (53) - Killed on Oct. 7 and his body was taken to Gaza. Body recovered on 18/05/24.

Ron Scherman (19)

Ronen Engel (54)

Sahar Baruch (24) – Killed by Hamas during a failed hostage rescue operation

Samer Talalka (22) – Mistakenly killed by the IDF

Shay Levinson (19)

Shani Louk (22) - Body taken to Gaza. Her body was recovered on 17/05/24.

Sonthaya Oakkharasr - Killed on Oct. 7. Body taken to Gaza. Status updated on 16/05/24.

Sudthisak Rinthalak - Killed on Oct. 7. Body taken to Gaza. Status updated on 16/05/24.

Tal Chaim (42)

Tamir Adar (38)

Tomer Ahimas (20)

Uriel Baruch (35) - Status updated on 26/03/24

Yagev Buchshtab (34)

Yair Yaakov (59) – Killed on Oct. 7. Sons and girlfriend were released. Status updated on 15/02/24.

Yehudit Weiss (65) – Her body was found near the Al-Shifa hospital

Yossi Sharabi (53) – His dead body was shown in a propaganda video

Yoram Metzer (80) - Status updated on 03/06/24.

Yotam Haim – Mistakenly killed by the IDF

Ziv Dado (36)

Released/rescued hostages:

(1) (2)

Abigail Edan, 4, American citizen

Ada Sagi, 75

Adi Shoham, 38

Adina Moshe, 72

Agam Goldstein-Almog, 17

Aisha Ziyadne, 17

Alma Avraham, 84

Alma Or, 13

Almog Meir Jan (21) - Rescued by the IDF on 08/06/24.

Amit Shani, 15

Amit Soussana, 40

Andrey Zozlov (27) - Rescued by The IDF on 08/06/24.

Anucha Angkaew

Aviv Asher, 2, German citizen

Aviva Adrienne Siegel, 62

Bancha Kongmanee, Thai national

Bilal Ziyadne, 18

Boonthom Phankhong, Thai national

Buddee Saengboon, Thai national

Chalermchai Sangkaew

Channa Peri, 79

Chen Goldstein-Almog, 48

Clara Marman, 63, Argentine citizen

Daniel Aloni, 44

Dafna Elyakim, 15

Doron Katz Asher, 34, German citizen

Ditza Heiman, 84

Emilia Aloni, 5

Emily Toni Kornberg Hand, 8

Emma Cunio, 3, Argentine citizen

Erez Calderon, 12, French citizen

Eitan Yahalomi, 12, French citizen

Ela Elyakim, 8

Fernando Marman – Rescued by the IDF

Gabriela Leimberg, 59, Argentine citizen

Gal Goldstein-Almog, 11

Gal Tarshansky, 13

Gelienor (Jimmy) Pacheco, 37, Filipino national

Hagar Brodetz, 40

Hanna Katzir, 77

Hila Rotem Shoshani, 12

Ilana Gritzewsky Kimchi, 30

Irena Tati, 73, a Russian citizen, was included on the list but released separately from the exchange deal.

Itay Regev Jerbi, 18

Juckapan Sikena

Judith Raanan, 59 [Released 22/10/23]

Kaid Farhan Alkadi (52) - Rescued by the IDF on 27/08/24.

Karina Engel-Bart, 51, Argentine citizen

Keren Munder, 54

Komkrit Chombua

Kong Saelao

Liam Or, 18

Liat Beinin Atzili, 49, American citizen

Luis Har – Rescued by the IDF

Manee Jirachart

Margalit Mozes, 78, German citizen

Maya Regev Jirbi, 21

Meirav Tal, 53

Mia Leimberg, 17, Argentine citizen

Mia Shem, 21, French citizen

Mika Engel, 18, Argentine citizen

Mongkhol Phajuabboon, Thai national

Moran Stela Yanai, 40

Natalie Raanan, 17 [Released 22/10/23]

Nattaporn Onkaew

Natthawaree Moonkan, Thai national

Naveh Shoham, 8

Nili Margalit, 41

Noa Argamani (26) - Rescued by the IDF on 08/06/24.

Noam Avigdori, 12

Noga Weiss, 18

Noam Or, 17

Noralin Babadilla, 60, born in the Philippines

Nurit Cooper [Released 24/10/23]

Ofri Brodetz, 10

Ohad Munder, 9

Or Yaakov, 16, German citizen

Ori Megidish – Rescued by the IDF

Oriya Brodetz, 4

Owat Suriyasri, 40, father of two

Ofelia Adit Roitman, 77, born in Argentina

Ofir Engel, 17, Dutch citizen

Paiboon Rattanin

Pattanayut Tonsakree

Phonsawan Pinakalo

Ra’aya Rotem, 54

Raz Ben-Ami, 56, German citizen

Rimon Kirsht Buchshtav, 36

Raz Asher, 4, German citizen

Ron Krivoi, 25, an Israeli-Russian citizen, was included on the list, although he was released separately from the exchange deal.

Ruth Munder, 78

Sahar Calderon, 16, French citizen

Santi Boonphrom, Thai national

Sapir Cohen, 29

Shani Goren, 29

Sharon Aloni-Cunio, 34, Argentine citizen

Sharon Hertzman Avigdori, 52

Shlomi Ziv (40) - Rescued by the IDF on 08/06/24.

Shiri Weiss, 53

Shoshan Haran, 67

Surin Kesungnoen

Tal Goldstein-Almog, 8

Tamar Metzger, 78

Uthai Sangnuan, Thai national

Uthai Thunsri, Thai national

Wichai Kalapat, 28, Thai national

Wichian Temthon

Withoon Phumee, 33, Thai national

Yaffa Adar, 85

Yagil Yaakov, 12, German citizen

Yahel Shoham, 3

Yarden Roman-Gat, 35, German citizen

Yelena Trupanov, 50, a Russian citizen, was included on the list but released separately from the exchange deal.

Yocheved Lifshitz [Released 24/10/23]

Yuli Cunio, 3, Argentine citizen

Yuval Brodetz, 8

Yuval Engel, 12, Argentine citizen

[tomicscomics]

02/23/2024

Oh, God, you incorrigible goofball!

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JOKE-OGRAPHY: In this Bible story, God asks Abraham to kill his beloved son as a sacrifice.  Abraham is surely mortified, but does as he's told, bringing Isaac to a mountaintop and setting up an altar.  However, just as he's about to slaughter his son, a goat appears, and God says Abraham can sacrifice that instead of his son.  For Christians, this story is both a test of Abraham's faith in God, as well as a foreshadowing of Jesus's sacrifice on the cross.  While mankind deserves death for their sins, a Lamb appears -- Jesus -- and is sacrificed in our stead.  While Abraham's son was spared, God's own Son faces death and triumphs.  Anywho, this cartoon reimagines the moment God asks Abraham to slaughter his son, in stunning technicolor!

AUTHOR'S NOTE: 'Tis the season, it seems, for yet ANOTHER "Tomics Resurrections," where I've redrawn one of my older comics.  Much like most of my original comics, the old one is very desaturated with lots of grays and browns, and while the same essential tone is kept in the new one, I've altered the dialogue to give it a little extra zing.  The only part I regret having to change is "burn him alive."  It's such a jarring phrase, but it's not quite correct, as God's asking for a "burnt offering," and as the custom goes, a sacrificial burnt offering would be killed before being burned, not burned alive.

So how does the new compare to the old?  In this case, the old version is truly ancient (cartoon #29 according to my filing system), which I think makes it about... 10 years old...?  That can't be.  I still remember writing "2014" on stuff.  Oh my gosh... This is a lot to process... I, uh... um... Where was I...?  Oh, yeah... "Tomics Resurrection"!  Woohoo!  Haha...!  Yeah, so the funny thing about the old version is that even IT was technically a resurrection, 'cause it was based on a cartoon I drew in a notebook back in college... before Tomics was a thing... in 2012... oy... Sorry, I have to sit down for a second...

[cassiecasyl]

Spooky Bang is upon us!

This lovely artwork was drawn by @yetrop based on my fic The Father, The Son, And The Holy Ghost written for @spooky-bang-good-omens!

Yig, the father of serpents, has cursed Aziraphale because he has hurt a certain snake demon. What happens when the curse causes Aziraphale to attack Crowley? Find out on ao3!

The Father, The Son, And The Holy Ghost (8,581 words | Mature)

Post-Season/Series 02, Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, Short Story: The Curse of Yig, Depressed Crowley (Good Omens), Snake Crowley (Good Omens), Sentient Bentley (Good Omens), Crowley & Nina Friendship (Good Omens), Crowley does not like to be snake, Stars (or lack thereof), Bookshop Owner Muriel (Good Omens), Mentioned Maggie (Good Omens), Cursed Aziraphale (Good Omens), Body Horror, Non-Consensual Body Modification, Dysfunctional Family, Heartbreak, Protective Crowley (Good Omens), Aziraphale Loves Crowley (Good Omens), Hopeful Ending, Bible Quotes (Abrahamic Religions), Crowley's Snake Eyes Can't See the Stars (Good Omens), Lunar Eclipse, Trauma, Crowley Has Self-Esteem Issues (Good Omens), Suicidal Thoughts, Inspired by Supernatural (TV 2005), iykyk, Crowley Whump (Good Omens), Crowley is Bad at Being a Demon (Good Omens), Crowley Loves Aziraphale (Good Omens)

[argyleheir]

This year marks a milestone 20th for me writing fanfic, so as a special way to cap things off this December I'll be posting daily drabbles representing 31 of the nearly 70 fandoms I've written for over the years! Here's what you can look out for...

01 The Picture of Dorian Grey | 02 Dead Like Me | 03 X-Men: First Class | 04 The Good Place | 05 Pirates of the Caribbean | 06 Life on Mars | 07 Demian | 08 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | 09 The Wind in the Willows | 10 Renfield | 11 Inception | 12 Brideshead Revisited | 13 Alice | 14 Captain America | 15 Good Omens | 16 Rope | 17 Interview with the Vampire | 18 The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | 19 Dead Boy Detectives | 20 The World's End | 21 Only Lovers Left Alive | 22 The Charioteer | 23 Less | 24 Frankenstein | 25 Sherlock | 26 Jungle Cruise | 27 The Great Gatsby | 28 The Talented Mr Ripley | 29 Doctor Who | 30 IT | 31 Dracula

And because a lot of these fandoms are dead and gone by Tumblr standards, I'll try to pepper in some bonus feature posts to go along.

As always, thanks for reading! 🖤

[patriottruth]

If anyone is wondering, donald j. trump's self-destruction has been guaranteed since he stole the 2016 election from Hillary Clinton. And even if he somehow actually won 2024 by 3 million votes, he still doesn't get to be President of the United States. Hillary Clinton, and the whole world, is going to laugh SO HARD at Dumb donald Chump! I certainly am!

Train - Calling All Angels

SAINTE - If You Ever Feel Alone

Bible/TANAKH Study: 11/6/2024: 02:50 AM EST: When asking about why and if the Abrahamic G-d gave the United States and the world over to donald trump and his global dictator allies: TANAKH (Jewish Publication Society, Hebrew-English) Page 56 Genesis 26:13 And the Lord was standing beside him and He said, "I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac: The ground on which you are lying I will assign to you and to your offspring.

So let's gather together and speak how trump failed in this tremendously joyous holiday tale.

It began with Russia and Clinton's e-mails; and a Stormy affair that could send him to jail.

He stole it from Hillary, who won by three million; and now he salutes his J6ers in prison.

He thought MAGA SCOTUS forgave his insurrection, but missed that 3 judges actually fact-checked him.

He's appointing his cabinet like they're so inevitable; no compass of morals amidst those deplorables.

And just like with Thanos, we have this one chance; 'cause nothing is going to orange Thanos' plans.

He'll be like the Witch King from The Lord of the Rings when the truth is revealed on twelve seventeen.

And the President of the Senate unleashes her laugh as Kamala exclaims, "I AM NO MAN!,"

And just for orange Thanos, screamed in ALL CAPS, "ENJOY PRISON!," and "AUF WIEDERSEHEN, MY FRIEND!"

The Lord of the Rings - The End of the Witch King

Sara Bareilles - King of Anything

Lonestar - No News

donald trump 312 electoral votes Republican Party 76,067,942 votes (50.2%)

Berean Strong's Lexicon #312 acher: Other, another, different; hinder, "to be behind" or "to delay." Original Word: אַחֵר

TANAKH (Jewish Publication Society, Hebrew-English) Page 964 Isaiah 50:2 Why, when I came, was no one there, Why, when I called, would none respond? Is my arm, then, too short to rescue, Have I not the power to save? With a mere rebuke I dry up the sea, And turn rivers into desert. Their fish stink from lack of water; They lie dead of thirst.

Kamala Harris 226 electoral votes Democratic Party 73,134,247 votes (48.2%)

Berean Strong's Lexicon #226 oth: Sign, token, mark, miracle, a signal, as a, flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence of God's intervention or presence. Original Word: אוֹת

TANAKH (Jewish Publication Society, Hebrew-English) Page 1469 Psalm 48:2 The Lord is great and much acclaimed in the city of our God, His holy mountain-- Psalm 48:3 fair-crested, joy of all the earth, Mount Zion, summit of Zaphon, city of the great king.

Clinton total fundraising 2016 election cycle: $769,879,088 Clinton total spending 2016 election cycle: $768,577,907 Clinton 2016 election votes: 65,853,514 Average Clinton voter 2016 presidential campaign donation: $11.69

trump total fundraising 2016 election cycle: $433,392,727 trump total spending 2016 election cycle: $422,620,473 2016 Republican Primary Voters: 31,047,313 trump 2016 election votes: 62,984,828 (202.89% 2016 national election turnout) Average trump voter 2016 presidential campaign donation: $6.88

Hillary Clinton's 2016 fundraising was 156% higher than donald trump's and she won the election by roughly 3,000,000 American votes.

Biden total fundraising 2020 election cycle: $1,624,301,628 Biden total spending 2020 election cycle: $1,614,843,740 Biden 2020 election votes: 81,283,501 Average Biden voter 2020 presidential campaign donation: $19.98

trump total fundraising 2020 election cycle: $1,087,909,269 trump total spending 2020 election cycle: $1,090,633,916 2020 Republican Primary Voters: 18,900,288 trump 2020 election votes: 74,223,975 (392.71% 2020 national election turnout) Average trump voter 2020 presidential campaign donation: $14.69

Joe Biden's 2020 fundraising was 167% higher than donald trump's and he won the election by an easy landslide victory and American patriots mandate of roughly 7,000,000 American votes.

Harris total fundraising 2024 election cycle: $1,048,224,950 9/22/2024 Harris total spending 2024 election cycle: $728,659,506 9/22/2024 Harris cash on hand 2024 election cycle: $364,537,369 9/22/2024

trump total fundraising 2024 election cycle: $802,832,560 9/22/2024 trump total spending 2024 election cycle: $603,161,559 9/22/2024 trump cash on hand 2024 election cycle: $264,091,834 9/22/2024 2024 Republican Primary Voters: 22,264,875

Kamala Harris's 2024 fundraising is 177% higher than donald trump's, her rallies are far larger and more energized, and her Fox News ratings are 2.5 times better than donald trump's.

No Doubt - Just A Girl

The moral of this story is this: there's a real chance that donald trump stealing the 2016 election from Hillary Clinton can come back to be the biggest curse of his life.

I don't know if we can even trust the election count due to donald trump stealing 2016 and attempting to steal 2020, but I'm fine with donald trump leading Kamala Harris by 3,000,000 votes; because now he'll get to see what it feels like to win by 3,000,000 and STILL lose the Presidency he needed to save his life and fortunes.

It's perfect justice; some might call it Karma! I'm calling it a most joyous and hillarious happy ending to one of the best holiday stories ever told in American history.

Sam and Dave - Hold On, I'm Coming

Playing For Change - Three Little Birds

[whocaresifwearecrazy]

My YDKJ Host HCs

Cookie Malfeasance J. Masterson (12/18/1977)

-Middle child; and the only sibling without children of his own

-Smokes weed from time to time

-Binge eats

-Very stoic

-After the inevitable deaths of his cats, he had them stuffed and now brings them in pet carriers everywhere

-Basically, he went a bit insane once both cats died

-Do NOT call him fat. It hurts his feelings...and his ego

Josh Gerald Schmitstenstien (08/08/1976)

-Anger issues

-Loves jingly keys; like, it's his only weakness

-Dog lover

-Gay for Cookie

-Lovers to tell lawyer jokes; even if no one asks to hear one

-Has many half siblings; is the youngest

-Despite his anger, he's affectionate and tries to not swear in front of anyone under 13

Giuseppe Gavin "Guy" Towers (09/04/1979)

-Baby of the bunch; Buzz is older by nearly two months

-Has a limp from being in prison...just don't ask what he did to end up in prison

-Loves to play specialized sports

-Hopelessly in love with Buzz

-Hates lawyer jokes, has whacked Schmitty with his crutch due to this hatred

-On a good day, he loves the sensation of being whacked with anything. A stick, a paddle, a hand

-Not many people know "Guy" is a nickname...and let's keep it that way

Natalie Jean "Nate" Shapiro (01/01/1970)

-His parents thought he was gonna be a girl, when he was born

-A big fan of ABBA, like hardcore

-Some people talk in their sleep. He's one those folks. He ALSO SINGS IN HIS SLEEP!

-Scared of large dogs. Small dogs are good, though

-First of the six hosts to get gray hairs

-He geeks out at certain nostalgic shows. Mister Roger's Neighborhood, Sesame Street, and 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' always get him riled up with glee

-First got into the whole singing/acting thing when he was three. There's definitely a recording somewhere in the YDKJ office's vault.

Bryn Ryder "Buzz" S. Lippman (06/07/1979)

-Second youngest host

-Intersex, identifies as male but has periods

-Got the nickname "Buzz" because that was his first word. He just rolled with the nickname

-After "The Ride", he decided to host his own radio show. It's small and humble but it's all his

-Developed a fear of trapdoors and heights

-Very strong

-Has multiple siblings: Beatrice and Bianca (03/26/1965, twins), Becca (08/02/1967), Bruce (11/25/1970), Blaire (03/12/1975), Bartholomew "Barth" (06/07/1979-older twin), Briley (02/13/1982), Brandon (10/13/1985) and Bradley (12/16/1988)

Robert Abraham "Bob" Towers (03/26/1977)

-Guy's big brother (and the only one who can call him by his actual name)

-Big eater, almost as big of an eater as Cookie.

-Hates getting haircuts.

-Animal lover, he LOVES everything except Milan's bastard cats.

-He and Buzz love to bond over drumming experiences (Buzz can drum a mean paradiddle and Bob could put Animal from The Muppets to shame).

-Bob has a stash of Sanrio plushies that he shamelessly has on display

-2024!Bob has better hygiene habits than 1998!Bob (and Milan is thankful for that)

@captainnait @k1stune @beepsparks @ihatearbys @booloocrew-blog

[voguecovers]

• Vogue Portugal, June 2024

British model and actress, Jourdan Dunn, photographer Ricardo Khalil Abraham

head of content Sofia Lucas, cover art director José Santana

❛ Jourdan wearing Missoni and Loewe eyewear

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Special thanks to, @visitmadeira | Location, Madeira | From Portugal with Love issue, cover 02

[amaditalks]

So rcedge turned off reblogs on this post positing that Jesus was Palestinian, which means that meaningful responses to it like this one from socialist-microwave-laser can’t be shared directly. It felt important enough to share via screenshot.

And the links from socialist-microwave-laser’s post are:

1. https://decolonizepalestine.com/myth/the-name-palestine-was-a-roman-invention/

2. https://www.jstor.org/stable/40105058

3. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-ancient-dna-gets-politicized-180972639/

4. https://armstronginstitute.org/663-are-philistines-during-abrahams-time-evidence-against-bible-historicity

5. https://michiganjournalhistory.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/foster_zachary.pdf

[hlupdate]

Harry talking to a fan named Abraham that he’s known for 10 years, in Perth (x) - 21/02/23

[arthurdrakoni]

Flag of Atenist Egypt

This is the flag of an Egypt where worship of the Aten managed to survive.  This is because Akhenaten, in our world known as the Heretic Pharaoh, went about his reforms in a bit more subtle way.  Instead of one god replacing many gods, Akhenaten created a belief system not unlike Zoroastrianism, Hinduism or Platonic Philosophy.  It is believed that above all is Aten, but he is complex and difficult to known in his highest form.  Therefore, to make himself known, Aten has sent out emanations of himself that were thought of as the gods of Egyptian Mythology.  The pharaoh is said to be able to commune directly with Aten and hold a special place in the new religion. 

The desire to spread the word of Aten to all corners of the globe lead Egypt to focus on expansion.  Even in the present day, thought their empire had since shrunken, they remain a major player of the world stage.  Their closest ally is Greece, whose religion is based around the veneration of the Agathon and is largely based around the writings of Plato and Aristotle.  In the past Egypt went through bouts of religious fanaticism, but today it is largely a secular society, those Atenism is still followed by most of the population.  The survival of Atenism meant that the Abrahamic Faiths never happened, so the geopolitical and cultural situation is quite different from out world.  

The black stands for the black fertile soil of the Nile River.  Black has been considered a symbol of good fortune ever since ancient times in Egypt.  The gold sun in the center of the flag is of course Aten itself. 

Link to the original flag on my blog: https://drakoniandgriffalco.blogspot.com/2016/02/flag-of-atenist-egypt.html?m=0

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Xtra Thoughts

September 02

Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.

–Abraham Lincoln

“The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do.  The hard part is doing it.”

–General H. Norman Schwarzkopf

“I didn’t learn humility with my head. I learned humility with my heart.”

–Unknown

For all my good intentions, there are days when things go wrong or I fall into old habits. When things are not going well, when I’m grumpy or mad, I’ll realize that I’ve not been paying attention to my soul and I’ve not been following my best routine.

–Robert Fulghum

When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life.

–Jean Shinoda Bolen

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For reference, here’s every US president:

46 Joe Biden

45 Donald Trump

44 Barack Obama

43 George W. Bush

42 Bill Clinton

41 George H. W. Bush

40 Ronald Reagan

39 Jimmy Carter

38 Gerald Ford

37 Richard Nixon

36 Lyndon Johnson

35 John Kennedy

34 Dwight Eisenhower

33 Harry Truman

32 Franklin Roosevelt

31 Herbert Hoover

30 Calvin Coolidge

29 Warren Harding

28 Woodrow Wilson

27 William Taft

26 Theodore Roosevelt

25 William McKinley

24 Grover Cleveland (2nd time)

23 Benjamin Harrison

22 Grover Cleveland

21 Chester Arthur

20 James Garfield

19 Rutherford Hayes

18 Ulysses Grant

17 Andrew Johnson

16 Abraham Lincoln

15 James Buchanan

14 Franklin Pierce

13 Millard Fillmore

12 Zachary Taylor

11 James Polk

10 John Tyler

09 William Harrison

08 Martin Van Buren

07 Andrew Jackson

06 John Quincy Adams

05 James Monroe

04 James Madison

03 Thomas Jefferson

02 John Adams

01 George Washington

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USS Abraham Lincoln is being deployed from the Pacific to the Middle East to relieve the USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group (Note: Lincoln has a squadron of USMC F-35Cs from VMFA-313 embarked) Additional USN ballistic missile defence-capable cruisers and destroyers have been ordered to the Mediterranean and Middle East. https://news.usni.org/2024/08/02/carrier-uss-abraham-lincoln-heads-to-middle-east-as-iran-threatens-strikes-against-israel

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Do you know anything about Eliza P. Knox and her relationship with Alexander Hamilton Junior?

Love your blog, thank you for everything<3

After serving as Aide-de-camp to his late father's friend, General Morgan Lewis, until June of 1815, Alexander resumed law practice and “paid his addresses to” Eliza P. Knox. [x] Eliza was the daughter of Thomas (Records sometimes name him William) Knox and Mary Hester “Kortright” Knox. Mary was the sister of Elizabeth Monroe, James Monroe's wife. And Knox was at that time a leading merchant in New York City. Her birthdate and location of birth are both unknown, unsubstantial sources vary between her birth year being around 1796 or 1801.

In 1817, Alexander married Eliza. According to John Pintard, Eliza and Alexander eloped and ran away from the Knoxs' initially, before matters were resolved;

The father wd not consent & a runaway match ensued. A reconciliation took place a year after, when Prest Monroe visited this city, Mrs Knox, deceased, & Mrs M. being sisters.

Barck, Dorothy C., and Pintard, John. Letters from John Pintard to His Daughter, Eliza Noel Pintard Davidson, 1816-1833. United States, New-York Historical Society, 1940.

It is possible Alexander, perhaps with his wife, went and saw his uncle-in-law - James Monroe - on his deathbed. As he writes devastatingly to James Madison, [30 June 1831];

The newspapers having announced the dangerous indisposition of your much respected friend Col James Monroe, I have the melancoly task of informing you that his death is inevitable, and will most probably take place before this reaches you. Mr Monroe retains entire possession of his mental faculties and with perfect firmness and integrity awaits his demise.

“Alexander Hamilton[, Jr.] to James Madison, 30 June 1831,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/99-02-02-2379. [This is an Early Access document from The Papers of James Madison. It is not an authoritative final version.]

In 1833, Alexander bought from Thomas E. Davis a Federal style townhouse constructed two years prior for his mother and his family in New York City, located at 4 St. Mark's Place in the East Village section of Manhattan, for $15,500. At the same time, Davis purchased The Grange from Elizabeth - age 76 years old - for $25,000. For nine years, from 1833, to 1842, Alexander and his wife Eliza, lived there with his mother, his sister Eliza Hamilton Holly, and her husband Sidney Augustus Holly (Yes, that's three whole Elizas'). The house still survives to this day, and is known as the Hamilton-Holly house.

In 1835, Eliza and Alexander drove in a coach and four through the West travelling over four thousand miles. It was on this trip, in Illinois, where he met Abraham Lincoln in a grocery store. Lincoln was reportedly; “lying upon the counter in midday telling stories.” [x]

When Eliza Knox died July 21st of 1871, Alexander moved to New Brunswick, New Jersey. Before residing in New York City, where he lived his last few years before dying August 2nd, 1875, at his home, 83 Clinton Place, in Greenwich Village. The couple seemed to have been happily in love, and never had any children.

Hope this helps, and you're welcome!

[musingsofmonica]

May 2023 Diverse Reads

May 2023 Diverse Read

•”Yellowface” by R. F. Kuang, May 16, William Morrow & Company, Literary Thriller 

•”Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care” by

Kelly Hayes & Mariame Kaba, May 16, Haymarket Books, Political and Activism & Social Justice

•”Good Night, Irene” by Luis Alberto Urrea, May 30, Little Brown and Company, Historical 

•”The Covenant of Water” by Abraham Verghese, May 02, Grove Press, Literary Historical 

•”Chain-Gang All Stars” by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, May 02, Pantheon Books, Literary 

•”Warrior Girl Unearthed” by Angeline Boulley, May 02, Henry Holt & Company, Thriller/Suspense 

•”Ander & Santi Were Here” by Jonny Garza Villa, May 02, Wednesday Books, YA Contemporary Romance

•”Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea” by Rita Chang-Eppig, May 30, Bloomsbury Publishing, Literary Historical 

•”Whale” by Cheon Myeong-Kwan, Chi-Young Kim (Translator) — Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize, May 02, Archipelago Books, Magical Realism

•”Quietly Hostile: Essays” by Samantha Irby, May 16, Vintage, Memoir in Essays

•”You Are Here” by Karin Lin-Greenberg, May 02, Counterpoint, Contemporary 

•”Did You Hear about Kitty Karr?” by Crystal Smith Paul, May 02, Henry Holt & Company, Historical

•”The Lost Journals of Sacajewea” by Debra Magpie Earling, May 23, Milkweed Editions, Historical 

•”Hula” by Jasmin Iolani Hakes, May 02, Harpervia, Historical — Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology

•”Dances” by Nicole Cuffy, May 16, One World, Literary

•”Horse Barbie: A Memoir” by Geena Rocero, May 30, Dial Press, Memoir 

•”Thinning Blood: A Memoir of Family, Myth, and Identity” by Leah Myers, May 16, W. W. Norton & Company, Memoir in Essays

•The Late Americans” by Brandon Taylor, May 23, Riverhead Books, Literary

•Sugar, Spice, and Can't Play Nice” by Annika Sharma, May 02, Sourcebooks Casablanca, Romance

•”The East Indian” by Brinda Charry, May 02, Scribner Book Company, Historical 

Happy Reading! — mo✌️