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biggest-gaudiest-patronuses · 1 year ago

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Of the 19 hijackers who carried out the Sept 11 attacks:

15 were from Saudi Arabia (a powerful/oil-rich country the U.S. works hard to maintain diplomatic relations with)

2 were from the United Arab Emirates (also a powerful/oil-rich country the U.S. works hard to maintain diplomatic relations with)

1 was from Egypt, 1 from Lebanon.

None of the hijackers were from Iraq.

None of the Sept 11 hijackers were Iraqi.

None of the 9/11 hijackers were from Iraq.

#9/11 #serious post #not a shitpost #this should be one of the first things kids learn when they learn about the 9/11 attacks #politics #this is just...it's such an essential and brazen fact and i rarely see basic outrage over it #i want outrage. i want fury. i want disgust over the way fundamental facts are disguised and discarded and downplayed #because there are things we should KNOW. basic fact we should ALL KNOW. and they are tucked away in the footnotes.#and no this is NOT to put the blame on other middle eastern countries #we know this was carried out by a specific terrorist organization not a national government #but King George the Second decided (and was encouraged by his cabinet!) to invade a nation!#a nation that was not at all related or responsible!!!#a dictatorship to be sure--but a dictatorship that King George the First had been happy to support #so what changed? why did we go in guns blazing to DEMOLISH a country *we had NO PLANS OF REPAIRING*???#well. because they wanted a villain didn't they. a nice clean war. clarity of purpose. us the heroes against them the villains #and when you're in that mindframe--truth is irrelevant. you can pick your villain (your victim) by rolling a roulette wheel #truth is irrelevant #worse: to the people in charge #truth is a HINDRANCE #'Alternative facts' existed long before it became a catchphrase #facts don't matter. truth doesn't matter. the impulses of a handful of volatile & rich & power-high people--that's History. congratulations

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inkskinned · 3 months ago

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"don't make it political!" .... what proportion of death and suffering must occur before politics are involved. if this isn't political, what is even the point of any politics, ever. of democracy. the words are "by the people for the people." if i am going to be left alone by my elected representatives to "figure it out" - to undergo damage, hardship, fear. what the fuck did i elect them for. what was their job. the entire point is that they handle this shit. this is why we were supposed to be electing leaders.

poverty is political. misogyny is political. gun control is political. climate change is political. how much aid a community gets is political. what the fuck are you talking about. it's been political this whole fucking time.

#to be deleted probably #i think aid should be REQUIRED to be bipartisan #ppl shouldn't suffer bc of how they vote. sorry. i'm never gonna be like ''ah yah x area deserves it''#..... they're people. they're human people. what the fuck is wrong with you.#this is nonspecific bc it's the same argument every time it involves things the right wing could have prevented #oh she died in childbirth bc of abortion laws? well nows not the time to make it #well he died bc his boss made him work during the tornado? well let's not make this #ohhh they died in a school shooting? thoughts and prayers let's all not make #there's a big fucking natural disaster that is strong evidence for oncoming ecological collapse?#welllllllll leTS NOT MAKE IT FUCKING POLITICAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 #WHEN WAS THE TIME???????????#PREVENTION HAS ALWAYS BEEN BETTER THAN WOUND CARE.#> stabs u . oh sorry that wasn't political #but also good luck in the hospital good luck with insurance good luck with medicine #good luck with disability support good luck w/ur job and taking time off good lucK!!!#refusing to allow politics into the matter means they get to shrug their shoulders and absolutely #refuse any fucking ACCOUNTABILITY #THEN WHAT WAS THE JOB FOR??? WHY DID I GIVE THEM THIS JOB???#WHAT IS LITERALLY THE POINT OF ELECTED OFFICIALS

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egophiliac · 2 months ago

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DOGS

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#art #twisted wonderland #twisted wonderland spoilers #twisted wonderland episode 7 spoilers #twisted wonderland book 7 spoilers #twisted wonderland episode 7 part 11 spoilers #twisted wonderland book 7 part 11 spoilers #gif warning #gifs that will orbit like a gum warning #(i know ortho wasn't in cerberus gear until reentry) (shh)#i did briefly forget they were all supposed to be flying and for a second i thought jack had deadass just JUMPED to space #i'm not fully convinced he didn't #god. i love that jack's dream was literally just #'what if leona was cool'#smash cut to ruggie's #'what if leona and my dad were both cool'#'also what if i could sell ad space in my dreams'#'anyway unrelated but be sure to check out mufasa: the newest entry in the lion king franchise. coming soon to a theater near you!'#you think you're real cute don't you twst #WHELP see you next week for whatever's going on inside leona's brain!#in the meantime i'm going to be obsessed with the immediate mental image i got when sebek and silver were horse-boy'ing it up #sebek astride a majestic magenta pony: we're gonna win the heck out of this dressage competition tempest shadow

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roses-and-revolutions · 7 months ago

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DC x DP Idea

After several years, Danny and Damian meet each other again at a gala. But there was no heartfelt reunion since the moment they led eyes on each other it was all-out war. Damian takes out a sword from somewhere and Danny just starts throwing hands.

The fighting is intense, and blood is being spilled (what are those glowing green specks?). They are screaming at each other in Arabic as it's easier to slip back to your mother tongue when in rage right? This makes the fight more personal.

Most people don't understand what they're saying but those who do look at the boys then Bruce. Bruce then back to the boys again. Like B, we know you're stupid but you fucked this person twice.... did you NOT see the red flags the SECOND TIME!?!?

The fight ends with Damian on the ground with the sword grazing his neck. He looks up to Danyal with the fear of god in his eyes, knowing that with one swift movement, he'll be dead on the dance floor. But Danny's eyes were cold and tired, they were dead. No spark, no sense of life in those chilling blue depths.

Calmly, Danny spoke to Damian. His voice was crystal clear, cool like a mountain stream.

"Just because you jumped into the fire behind me doesn't mean you felt the pain I did. Your hand was held above the flames while I was being burnt in the fucking fire."

Damian begins to cry because he knows that Danny is right. No matter what he went through, it would never compare to what happened to his big brother. Even more so, when he feels long lanky arms wrap around him, a cool hand rubbing his back soothingly, and whispers of sweet nothingness entering his ears.

He cries because no matter what he does he will never be like his big brother.

#dpxdc #dc x dp #dp x dc prompt #dp x dc crossover #Danny and Damian have a five-year age gap #so he's like 11-ish when he leaves the league and Damian was 6-ish #Damian didnt have a place in the league before Danny left and was trained like any other soldier #When Danny left and he got the title of heir to the demons head he clung onto it #Ras realize that training Damian like he did Danny would only lead to disaster so he was 'lighter' on him #Damian noticed but didn't say anything about it #During training #he was constantly fed lies and half-truths about Danny #while simultaneously hearing his praises while he got barely any #this caused him to hate Danny #Ra knew Danny was alive but also knew that hunting him would be a horrible idea #Danny hops around the world for a few years until he's adopted by the Fentons a year before the DP series #I would like to add that Damian is like a raging fire reading to burn everything in his path #until he cools down and he becomes a small flame of warmth and comfort #Danny is like a river clam cool and refreshing until you piss him off and he introduce you to the rapids #or worse #look up The Strid #dp dc crossover #dp x dc #dcxdp #dc x dp prompt

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cubbihue · 3 months ago

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Peri was very upset about a lot of things that happened. Within a span of a week, he felt like his entire life has changed for the worst!! He had a dumb bulb on his wand, Timmy was still moving away, and he had to go to a school far from everyone he knew!!!

Of course, the cause and trigger of those emotions was Timmy. But Peri can’t blame his older brother for any of that. So the next logical conclusion for a small child to reach was to blame his parents instead!!! And boy did he blame a lot on his parents.

Many of Peri’s actions in his childhood stems from misplaced grief and anger. By the time he was old enough to know better, Peri got a mixture of stubbornness and a bruised ego to admit he was wrong for how he reacted.

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