#all of these countries are in the camp of

[crazyintheeast]

As someone who comes a country that used to be a communist dictatorship and who sees a lot of idiot liberals praising communism and even using it's horrifying symbols let me explain to you how the communist "revolution" went. The actual mega rich escaped, the ones who ended up getting killed and sent to concentration camps were mostly regular people with slightly above averae salaries and the intellectuals. And do you know what happened next? The so called everydya people who took power immediately gobbled up all the wealth for themselves and their friends, created a police state, blared endless propaganda targetted at external and internal(aka minorities) enemies. Yes if that reminds you of something you are correct. USA is basically not that much different then a communist dictaroship. A police state oligrachy

So cut the revolution bs and just goddamn vote smart instead of like a whiny pretenious idiotsnand run for office yourselves

Okay, so, friends. Occasionally I see an American post on here about “guillotine the rich,” and it turns out that “rich” means “anyone making over $50k.”

We need to clear this shit up REAL fast, because otherwise it’s gonna wind up like the French Revolution, where more middle class and poor people were killed for being “class traitors” than actual nobles. (Did you know that France has more nobles today than during the French Revolution? While there were a few showy executions, many nobles did just fine or experienced minor setbacks.)

If someone makes $60,000 a year, they are making about twice as much as a full time worker making minimum wage in California, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, DC, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, or Washington State.

Brian Thompson, the CEO of United HealthCare who was just assassinated in New York City, earned $10 million a year, which means he earned 333 times minimum wage in those states. Basically, he cleared an annual minimum wage salary in just over a day. And that “rich” person making $60k/year that you want to guillotine? He made their salary in a bit over two days of a year.

So he was rich, right?

Well. Tesla is trying to give Elon Musk a pay package of $101 billion. That is 10,100 times what Brian Thompson earned and 3,366,667 times more than a minimum wage worker. (Tesla hasn’t been successful yet because of a complicated lawsuit from a shareholder, but they’ll get there.) If you are a minimum wage worker, Elon Musk makes more every SECOND than you do in a year. And that “rich” person who you want to guillotine? He makes their salary in about 1.6 seconds. Even when he’s sleeping.

Now, remember. The Muskrat also is the head of SpaceX, the Boring Company, X.ai, and X.com, so this is just ONE pay package for him.

What I’m saying is — you have much more in common when it comes to economic grievances with someone earning $60,000 (or even $200,000) than the ultra wealthy that have real power. They are not the people you should expend your energy on.

[ashleymilesphil]

Hon. Odoi Speaks Out Against the Anti-Homosexuality Bill 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇬⬇️

In Uganda, only two brave Members of Parliament stood against the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, and one of them is Hon. Odoi. His courage to speak out in support of the LGBTQ+ community is not only inspiring but a necessary reminder that compassion and logic must prevail in the face of hate and persecution.

In the video I’m sharing, Hon. Odoi highlights the immense potential LGBTQ+ individuals have to contribute to Uganda’s growth. Many are skilled professionals, technical experts, and entrepreneurs who could be valuable taxpayers and positive forces in society. Unfortunately, persecution based on their sexual orientation has forced many of them to flee the country, leaving behind families, opportunities, and dreams.

As someone who has experienced this firsthand, I can attest to the truth of his words. Like many others, I was forced to leave my home due to persecution for simply being myself. I now live in a refugee camp, far from the life I dreamed of, but I continue to fight for the rights of those like me.

This video isn’t just about Hon. Odoi’s words it’s about standing in solidarity with all LGBTQ+ individuals in Uganda and beyond who face violence and discrimination every day. It’s about imagining a world where we’re seen for who we are: human beings with so much to offer.

Please share this video widely. Let’s amplify the voices of those who speak for equality and justice in Uganda and around the world.

Ashleyphil

[woso-dreamzzz]

Some Guppy puzzle ideas I had throughout the day:

Guppy just loves her puzzles so much. She doesn't really like board games because so much can go wrong but she loves a puzzle so much so most of the shelves in her room is full of them

Codi's her go-to puzzle buddy because she always brings a new one with her every time she comes to visit and it usually takes them both a full week of work to finish the really big ones

Lia learnt quickly that Guppy's favourite puzzles need to be glued together because Guppy refuses to re-do them and one time Leah knocked one to the ground and it fell apart. Guppy was inconsolable for hourse

Mariona doesn't really get the puzzle obsession but she's always up for helping Guppy along but she's only really allowed to help look for pieces and not sort them or put them in since the last time when she accidentally hid the last piece under her leg

Lia is all for the puzzles though because she heard it's good for a kid's cognitive development and their problem solving skills so she's very happy Guppy's doing them and is always encouraging her to keep trying when she finds them a bit difficult

Auntie AMC doesn't get to join in with the puzzles because she's rarely in the same country as Guppy but at camp, she's bringing a bagful for them to complete to make up for lost time

[geisterland]

There’s one thing that really separates Portugal from the rest of the “main colonizer countries” (UK, France and Spain. I know there are others) in my mind is that, contrary to certain people in his own government, he just feels such like… Immense crushing guilt and shame about his past all the time. Things that happened during the period in which he was dead (estado novo) such as the wars of Independence of lusophone African countries are things he can sort of abstract as not being his fault, but everything that came before it… But honestly, it’s still a twisted kind of guilt, in a way. Portugal doesn’t necessarily feel bad for the colonization itself - because well, he was just following the country he represents, wasn’t he? he didn’t do anything bad out of his own volition! -, he feels bad about his lack of closeness to his former colonial possessions, for having never been there for them. Whenever he’s with the other Lusophone countries, there’s just such an distance between everyone and Portugal, which is something that personally hurts him.

But he knows that he’s never said anything in the past, knows he never made the effort to be there or to make the situation better for them, so these bridges are pretty much broken beyond repair. Portugal desires a weird sense of fatherhood to them, something he knows he can never have because, well… He’s just never having a colony again. He’s never going to have the “opportunity” to get what he really wants - a deep familial connection. He just can’t be a father to them, time has passed, and really, none of them want it either.

Sometimes he wished he could go back in time, do things differently, perhaps even give Iberian Union the type of attention they never received from him or Spain, but he just can’t. It’s impossible. Time’s arrow only goes forward, and he already messed up irreparably.

In principle, Portugal knows that it’s the colonization itself that was bad, but in his mind… The almost selfish desire to be a father is what matters the most.

[maykop1010]

Per usual you and the other genocide supporter are full of shit. I wonder where your self righteous outrage was back in 2019.

In July 2019, the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) adopted a resolution titled “Situation of and assistance to Palestinian women” (E/RES/2019/28). This resolution expressed concern over the impact of Israeli occupation on Palestinian women and girls, highlighting it as a significant obstacle to their advancement and self-reliance.

40 countries voted for the resolution including: France, Norway and Denmark. I’m sure you’re outraged at them or is your outraged just targeted at Muslim countries.

Funny the ones currently support the apartheid states genocide and ethnic cleansing voted no or abstained: US, UK and Germany.

Israel’s apartheid system:

Israel’s implementation of checkpoints, the separation wall, and restricted areas significantly limits Palestinian women’s freedom of movement. This affects their access to education, employment, and healthcare.

Land theft, restrictions on farming and fishing, and military blockades, particularly in Gaza, create economic instability that disproportionately affects women.

Israeli policies of home demolitions in the West Bank and East Jerusalem have displaced thousands of Palestinian families. Women and girls often bear the psychological and logistical burden of rebuilding lives in the face of displacement.

Since 1967, it is estimated that over 800,000 Palestinians have been detained by Israel, affecting nearly every Palestinian family. As of December 2024, approximately 8,800 Palestinians are held in Israeli prisons, including women and minors.

Between October 7 and October 21, 2023, the number of Palestinian prisoners in Israel doubled to approximately 10,000, reflecting mass arrests during that period.

The detainee population includes women and minors. Reports indicate that Palestinian women in Israeli prisons face escalating violence and harsh conditions. Many of these detainees have reported experiencing sexual abuse and rape.

A number of these detainees are held under administrative detention, a practice allowing imprisonment without charge or trial, based on undisclosed evidence.

Reports indicate that Israeli soldiers have sexually assaulted Palestinian women at checkpoints, exploiting their positions of power to commit such acts.

Palestinian women are subjected to harassment and humiliation at checkpoints, including verbal abuse and invasive searches, contributing to psychological trauma and a sense of insecurity.

Women, including those who are pregnant or in need of medical care, often face prolonged delays or are denied passage at checkpoints, leading to serious health complications and, in some cases, fatalities.

Your two examples:

The claim that the UN ignored the death of Mahsa Amini and Iran’s violent crackdown on protests isn’t true. In fact, in December 2022, the UN took the unprecedented step of removing Iran from the Commission on the Status of Women as a direct response to these events.

The UN invites all member countries, even controversial ones, to speak. This doesn’t mean it endorses their leaders or actions. It’s part of the UN’s mission to bring everyone to the table. Like how the war criminal Netanyahu spoke in 2024 while Palestinians burned in tents at a refugee camp bombed by the most moral army.

Question for you, why aren’t you and the other keyboard warrior outraged at this and doing something about:

Ethiopian Israeli women face obstacles in employment and education, often due to systemic discrimination and socio-economic disparities.

Ethiopian Israeli women often encounter unequal educational opportunities, limiting their access to higher education and professional advancement.

As of 2023, Ethiopian Israelis constitute about 1.9% of candidates in civil service tenders but only 1.5% of successful applicants, indicating a lower success rate compared to their representation. Additionally, their presence is predominantly in lower-level positions, with minimal representation in senior roles. 

In 2022, 11.1% of Jewish juveniles tried in criminal courts were of Ethiopian origin, more than three times their proportion of the population, highlighting systemic biases in the criminal justice system.

Oh, that’s right it has nothing to do with Palestinians.

[bet-on-me-13]

Danny dies every night.

So! Danny's secret Ghost Powers remained a secret for about 6 Hours.

After turning back into a Human, he had immediately gone back to his room and tried to fall asleep, pretending none of it was even real, that it was just a dream. The idea that he had just died was understandably hard to swallow, not to mention the fact he had somehow come back.

All he wanted to do was rest and figure it out later. It was a problem for Future Danny.

Except when he woke up, something was wrong.

He felt Cold, Colder than he had ever been before. It was as if he had a chunk of pure Ice stuck in his Chest, the cold spreading across every part of his body. With a start he realized that his chest wasn't moving at all, either from the beating of his heart or the breaths he was supposed to be taking.

He wasn't breathing. His heart wasn't pumping. The Ice in his chest was the feeling of his heart not pumping, still and unnaturally cold. At that realization, he felt his Heart begin beating again.

He ran downstairs, hoping to get his parents help. He didn't know what was going on exactly, but they must be able to help him right?! They were the leading experts on Undead Biology, they must know how to help him!

When he reached the kitchen, he saw his parents and Jazz huddled together at the table, crying together for some reason.

"Mom! Dad! Jazz! Somethings wrong! I don't know what happened, but last night I-"

He stopped when he saw their faces. Their cheeks were tear-streaked, eyes bloodshot, but the thing he noticed first was the grief and absolutely confusion in their eyes. They were staring at him as if they had seen a Ghost, figuratively of course, and they seemed to he trying to connect the dots in their heads.

"Danny?" Jazz asked in a shaky voice. "Is that you?"

"Jazz?" He asked in return, "What do you mean, of course it's me?"

She looked hopeful for a moment, before his mom stood up.

"No." She said, her voice held a hard edge. "It's not."

Danny almost fell over when she said that. "W-what?" He asked, "What are you talking about Mo-"

"DON'T CALL ME THAT!" She yelled. She gripped the Blaster in her hand tighter, aiming it at him. "I checked everything when we found Danny's body! He had no Pulse, no Brain Activity, and his Ecto Levels were far higher than normal! Danny is Dead! And you killed him!"

"What?!" Danny yelled in shock, "I didn't kill hi-I mean, I didn't kill me-I mean-What are you talking about!?"

This time his dad answered, getting up from the table himself. In his hand was another Blaster. "Danny's Ecto Levels could only have been that high if killed by something with a large amount of Ectoplasm, enough to leave such a mark. The Portal was open for hours last night before we found it and sealed it up, and that's when you got through isn't it!?"

His Dad leveled the Blaster to him.

"No! I'm not a Ghost, it's me! It's Danny!?" He pleaded, "Mom, I always baked you a cake on mother's day! Dad, I helped you clean up the lab the last time you blew it up! It's me!"

"Nice try." His mother said, "Die again, Ecto Scum."

That day, Danny ran away from home.

...

Ever since that day, Danny had been running as far as he could from Amity Park.

After he got out of the house, he tried to find any place he could hide as he figured everything out. His first try was Tucker, but his parents had anticipated that and beat him to the Punch. The same happened when he tried to go to Sam's, he barely escaped that situation alive(?).

At first he tried to stay in Amity, hoping he would eventually find a way to convince his parents of his true identity, so everything could go back to normal.

He abandoned that hope about a week later, when his parents got the local authorities on their side and issued a public service announcement stating he was a Murderer who killed their son, and to contact the Police if anybody saw him. The mindless Ghost they captured and presented on the Local News cemented the publics view on him.

So he ran from Amity.

The first few weeks on the Run were the worst. He wasn't used to surviving on the street, much less evading the Law Enforcement that seemed to keep finding him. He had to constantly stay on the move to keep away from the pursuit of his Parents, the Police, and the weird guys in white suits who had shown up once he passed the State Border.

His new Ghost Powers were the only thing that had let him get away most of those times. He could turn into a Full Ghost whenever he wanted, unlocking all of his powers for the time being, but also seemingly sending up a Beacon to whoever was looking for him. He found it was much easier to use their weakened versions in his Human Form.

As for his Undead-ness, he had mostly figured it out. His body was lying to him. He was Dead, but his Body was just pretending to be alive for his own sake. He didn't need to breath anymore, and his heart didn't need to pump, but they did because he felt that they needed to. He probably didn't even need to eat anymore.

The problem was that it couldn't keep it up when he was asleep. No matter what, every time he fell asleep his Body would die again, and when he woke up he would have to make it Live again.

One of the main reasons he kept getting caught recently was because well-meaning civilians would report to the Police that there was a Dead Teenager under a Bridge, or on a Park Bench, or on one memorable occasion in a Ditch. He would wake up in a Body Bag, escape, and be reported to his Pursuers.

At least his pattern of movement was untraceable so far.

Turns out, the Portal's opening had much more of an effect than his parents had anticipated. The Shockwave in the fabric of Reality when they punched a hole through it (and him), had caused dozens of Natural Portals to form across the Country, opening and closing in random places, soaking the area of Ectoplasm.

As an apparent Ghost, Danny was somehow drawn to these places. Whenever he got to one he felt rejuvenated, as if the stress of the past few days had never happened to him. He could only assume that he was Absorbing the Ectoplasm in the area to feed himself, based on a few of the things he remembered from his parents constant ramblings.

Whenever he would go to one of these places, he would find a bunch of Ghosts. Some were friendly, defying all of his expectations, while others were...less so.

They seemed to resent the fact that he was still half-alive, some simply jabbing insults at him, others straight up attacking him. It seemed that Life was a sore subject among those guys. Or maybe it was him stopping them whenever they attacked humans...that was probably more accurate.

Sometimes the Ghosts he would meet were in the middle of attacking humans to fulfill what they called their "Obsessions". He learned that all Undead, and basically all Immortal Beings, have Obsessions. They are their Sole Purpose in existence, a built in defense mechanism against insanity by giving them something to dedicate Eternity to.

He didn't know if he had an Obsession, but if he did he hoped it was easier to manage than theirs seemed to be. One of them was obsessed with attention, but got it by hypnotizing humans into adoring her. She chilled out after a while. Another loved the thrill of the Hunt, but only wanted rare game. He chased after Danny a lot in pursuit of his "One of a Kind Pelt".

He fought then off and saved people whenever he could, although sometimes it was risky. Many of them were older and more experienced than him, so he was forced to use his Ghost Form against some of them, sacrificing his hiding spot to save the people being terrorized.

He sort of enjoyed it. Whenever he helped people, saved them from danger, he felt better about his situation. As if he was making the best out of the horrible situation his life had turned into by helping as many people as he could. He always felt a bit more motivated to keep going every time he helped anybody.

Maybe that was his Obsession? Helping others? He didn't really think so, he was nowhere near altruistic enough to consider that a possibility. Maybe it was Space? He always felt that same relief when he would camp out away from the Cities. Eh, he'll probably never know.

This cycle of finding a new hiding spot, getting discovered, and running away again continued for a while. Years even.

Danny had Died at 14. He was now 17, and had been homeless for 3 years.

He hoped this next hiding spot would last a bit longer than the previous ones. This one felt different, the Ectoplasm he was wandering towards felt older than the other places he had gone. His previous hiding spots had always been the site of a recent Natural Portal, and the Ectoplasm in the atmosphere would feel Fresh and Wild.

But the Ectoplasm where he was going tasted Older, Stronger, more Set in Stone than the others had. Wherever he wad headed to next, it had been soaking in Ectoplasm for far longer than any other place he had ever been, even in Amity.

He walked up the the Sign at the side of the road, introducing the City to newcomers.

"Welcome to Gotham City" it said.

[arthursfuckinghat]

You know, I don't think I'll ever get used to Dutch's constant two-faced behaviour.

One minute you're coming back to camp and then getting an earful from Dutch about not bringing in enough money, then the next minute he'll greet you and say how he missed you and asks what you've been up to as soon as you walk into camp.

On a bad day, you're the person who's going to betray Dutch in the end. Then on a good day, you're his favourite son who's always been special to him.

The camp gives Arthur grief for his 'moods' but the others didn't seem to comment on Dutch's camp behaviour in the same way, even in the early chapters.

[youareunbearable]

Tonight is a great night to think fondly on Haleth and Caranthir. I think they would make such a funny couple.

Imagine??? The Big Tall Broody Scowling Kinslayer Who Is Also The One Reason The Economy Is Functioning At All Between The Different Races/Elvish Factions Who Probably Is Dying To Tell King Thingol/His Cousins To Fuck Off At Any Given Moment and hes looming over this short human lady??

This short human lady that Can, Will, and Already Has told him to pull the stick out of his ass and bullies him into doing normal townsfolk chores??? Lord Carathir, Master Economist and a Weaver with the skill to rival his grandmother, sitting there and darning socks cause his tiny mortal wife told him too. His reward will be a kiss on the cheek but she'll scold him while he does it because he said a mean thing about his Cousin Finrod in his last letter to her while he KNEW Finrod was visiting her.

Only three things in the world keep Caranthir in check: His Eldest Brother, The Lord Himring, The Current Head of the Feanorian Faction of Noldor, and Former High King; the idea that if he didn't complete his brothers' tax paperwork and run the Trade Routes then the Nolofinweans and Arafinweans would become more economincally important And We Cant Have That; and his 4'11 wife he met bloodied and wrathful on a battlefield screaming at an orc over the corpse of her brother-- it was love at first sight

[dearinglovebot]

yaz being confirmed lebanese kills me bc she doesn’t give lebanese AT ALLLL. the lebanese stereotype is that they’re soft spoken and dainty and not that assertive. the way they speak arabic is notably way softer spoken and melodic. the culture is very relaxed and outgoing to everyone. she is making it her personal mission to defy every lebanese trope

[drewlover]

clarisse has a fatal flaw of honor in this essay i will

[apollos-boyfriend]

considering the original premise that got the residents on the island was framing it as a vacation kind of deal, i’m honestly surprised i’ve yet to see a single summer camp au. like. it’s right there. the census bureau and other federation employees are the counselors. the eggs are the younger kids with their parents being their “buddy system” so they don’t get lost/in trouble. when an egg “dies” it’s just them being picked up early by their parents

[litnerdwrites]

The IC are more like mayors than anything else, since they basically only govern Velaris.

Keir looks after the CON, and the only time we hear about Mor's rare visits there without Rhys, she only mentions visiting her parents, not any actual governing. For the most part, the CON govern themselves, and maybe they report to Mor who reports to Rhys? Idk, she still doesn't really govern it though, since she's almost always at Rita's.

The Illyrians also seem to do their own thing for the most part. The bat boys may visit every now and then, but even when Cassian visits any camp other than Windhaven, he likely doesn't spend more than a day or two at each one since he's only gone for a couple of weeks at a time.

There are no other settlements in the NC that we hear of, or on the map. Rhysand's armies consist of pretty much Ilyyrians, and sometimes darkbringers. Comparatively though, how many soldiers, comparatively, can a single city have as opposed to other courts or even the Illyrians, who're spread through out multiple camps.

They aren't even that good at ruling, since they only care about a third of their court. For all they complain about Nesta, at least she put her people's safety, including those who hurt her while in the cabin, before her own when she insisted the Queens try to save them. Regardless of her personal feelings towards them.

For all that Rhysand calls himself a High Lord, or Mor a queen, they're more like Mayor. Maybe even President, if you squint.

[livingmydreamlife5555]

Hey so

When did I get 701 followers 😀

Last time I checked I just hit 520 something

..did I shift?

[dieletztepanzerhexe]

guys

im going to Uzbekistan. to work on excavations on a site from the middle paleolithic... wow...

paleolithic professor invited me to join her team. so i had to accept

[suckishima]

thinking about what an insane opportunity this is for the first years at this camp. the full extent of it only hit me this time around but like, yeah ushijima is a super cool player that they all know and revere as almost a celebrity (and deservedly so ofc, he's nationally ranked and is on THE youth national team), but more than that, by this point in time he's done playing high school volleyball. if their schools didn't play him during prefecture qualifiers, they never had a chance to play against him and never would (other than goshiki and the shiratorizawa ball boys), and now because they were invited to this camp they get to play against him, watch his nuances in real time, feel the sting of his serves on his arms, and ask him questions, learn from him, learn what it truly takes to be on his level

and now i'm thinking about how every single character (except kunimi) from a previously named school who is at this camp eventually goes on to play professional volleyball 😭😭😭 like wow how much of that had to be from ushijima's impact and the opportunity that washijo let them have here. it really is about connecting on and off the court. insane INSANE

[bluesundaymorn]

"omg those poor people in [foregin country]...they are so brainwashed by [probably untrue or at least greatly exagerated propaganda against previously mentioned country]..." - an American who unironically belives the USA is the greatest country on Earth