#best deceiver

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

https://quranx.com/16.103

And We certainly know that they say, "It is only a human being who teaches the Prophet." The tongue of the one they refer to is foreign, and this Qur'an is [in] a clear Arabic language.

https://quranx.com/11.1

Alif, Lam, Ra. [This is] a Book whose verses are perfected and then presented in detail from [one who is] Wise and Acquainted.

https://quranx.com/2.2-4

This is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those conscious of Allah -

Who believe in the unseen, establish prayer, and spend out of what We have provided for them,

And who believe in what has been revealed to you, [O Muhammad], and what was revealed before you, and of the Hereafter they are certain [in faith].

https://quranx.com/3.7

It is He who has sent down to you, [O Muhammad], the Book; in it are verses [that are] precise - they are the foundation of the Book - and others unspecific. As for those in whose hearts is deviation [from truth], they will follow that of it which is unspecific, seeking discord and seeking an interpretation [suitable to them]. And no one knows its [true] interpretation except Allah. But those firm in knowledge say, "We believe in it. All [of it] is from our Lord." And no one will be reminded except those of understanding.

Bonus: Allah is the best deceiver.

https://quranx.com/3.54

And the disbelievers deceived, but Allah deceived. And Allah is the best of deceivers.

https://quranx.com/8.30

And [remember, O Muhammad], when those who disbelieved deceive against you to restrain you or kill you or evict you [from Makkah]. But they deceive, and Allah deceives. And Allah is the best of deceivers.

[overtheimaginationwall]

I got a new phone recently and so, I decided to make a wallpaper for it with my favs and my favourite nature symbolism~

[hyakunana]

Happy Birthday, Rasputin!!

[opera-ghost]

[cheeryp]

"...Since then, I've always been a liar..."

8.15.2024 • Yobanashi Deceive

[crescentdream3r]

Yeah I think buying sun and moon merch was pretty worth it, Noon

(my wallet quivers in fear)

[c-kiddo]

birthday geese

[kacievvbbbb]

Nobara really came out the gates of hell swinging (literally at Sukuna). love that for her

Came back to life immeditaely started fucking shit up. Icon

[fictionadventurer]

First Letter from Julia I. Sand to Chester A. Arthur

[1881 Aug 27]

To the Hon Chester A. Arthur.

The hours of Garfield's life are numbered--before this meets your eye, you may be President. The people are bowed in grief; but--do you realize it?--not so much because he is dying, as because you are his successor. What President ever entered office under circumstances so sad! The day he was shot, the thought rose in a thousand minds that you might be the instigator of the foul act. Is not that a humiliation which cuts deeper than any bullet can pierce? Your best friends said: "Arthur must resign--he cannot accept office, with such a suspicion resting upon him." And now your kindest opponents say: "Arthur will try to do right"--adding gloomily--"He won't succeed, though--making a man President cannot change him."

But making a man President can change him! At a time like this, if anything can, that can. Great emergencies awaken generous traits which have lain dormant half a life. If there is a spark of true nobility in you, now is the occasion to let it shine. Faith in your better nature forces me to write to you--but not to beg you to resign. Do what is more difficult and more brave. Reform! It is not the proof of highest goodness never to have done wrong--but it is a proof of it, sometime in one's career, to pause and ponder, to recognize the evil, to turn resolutely against it and devote the remainder of ones life to that only which is pure and exalted. Such revolutions of the soul are not common. No step towards them is easy. In the humdrum drift of daily life, they are impossible. But once in a while there comes a crisis which renders miracles feasible. The great tidal wave of sorrow which has rolled over the country, has swept you loose from your old moorings and set you on a mountain-top, alone. As President of the United States--made such by no election, but by a national calamity--you have no old associations, no personal friends, no political ties, you have only your duty to the people at large. You are free--free to be as able and as honorable as any man who ever filled the presidential chair.

Your past--you know best what it has been. You have lived for worldly things. Fairly or unfairly, you have won them. You are rich, powerful--tomorrow, perhaps, you will be President. And what is it all worth? Are you peaceful--are you happy? What if a few days hence the hand of the next unsatisfied ruffian should lay you low, and you should drag through months of weary suffering, in the White House, knowing that all over the land not a prayer was uttered in your behalf, not a tear shed, that the great American people was glad to be rid of you--would not worldly honors seem rather empty then?

Make such things impossible. Rise to the emergency. Disappoint our fears. Force the nation to have faith in you. Show from the first that you have none but the purest aims. It may be difficult at once to inspire confidence, but persevere. In time--when you have given reason for it--the country will love and trust you. If any man says, "With Arthur for President, Civil Service Reform is doomed," prove that Arthur can be its firmest champion. Do not thrust on the people politicians who have forfeited their respect--no matter how near they may be to you as personal friends. Do not remove any man from office unnecessarily. Appoint those only of marked ability and of sterling character. Such may not be abundant, but you will find them, if you seek them. You are far too clever to be easily deceived. In all your policy, have none but the highest motives. With the lamp of patriotism in your hand, your feet will not be likely to stumble.

Do you care for applause? Of course, you have had it, after a fashion. Perhaps from the dregs of the populace, inspired by the lowest of politicians. Possibly it pleased you at the time--it may have served some purpose that you solved then. But in the depths of your soul, do you not despise it? Would not one heart-felt "God bless you!" from the honest and true among your countrymen, be worth ten thousand times more? You can win such blessing, if you will.

Your name now is on the annals of history. You cannot slink back into obscurity, if you would. A hundred years hence, school boys will recite your name in the list of Presidents and tell of your administration. And what shall posterity say? It is for you to choose whether your record shall be written in black or in gold. For the sake of your country, for your own sake and for the sakes of all who have ever loved you, let it be pure and bright.

As one of the people over whom you are to be President, I make you this appeal. Perhaps you have received many similar. If not, still believe that this expresses the thoughts in many hearts, today--and do not give those who have had faith in you, cause for regret.

Yours Respectfully,

Julia I. Sand.

46 E. 74th st. New York.

Aug 27th 1881.

[arthur-lesters-right-arm]

if u read fanfic for malevolent what are some of ur favs?? i feel like you have such interesting literary taste

I've literally been ignoring this ask for like a solid 4 days because I've never touched a fanfic in my life and I feel like tumblr dot com is not the place to admit that

[lunalunawillow]

I love how Project Sekai shows a more nuanced view of escapism and using fantasy as a sort of comfort :)

[thret-rhett]

Adam, Eve, and Lilith. they’re my ocs now more lore in tags

[sincerely-sofie]

When Ruby was hospitalized from the wounds Merit and Constance gave her, did Opal feel guilty about not speaking up about what was happening?

Absolutely. Everyone was quick to soothe her about how Ruby was going to be okay— Twig in particular was especially intense about reassuring her that it wasn’t her fault, and what matters is that she told them at all— but she feels like, in a way, she’s responsible for Ruby’s suffering. After all, if she told someone about how Merit and Constance treated Ruby before she was injured so horribly she had a long and painful recovery that lasted almost an entire year, Ruby would have never been hurt like that, right? It’s her fault, at least halfway… Isn’t it?

Ruby, after recovering a bit, has a very different perspective of things, and feels like they worked out the best they ever could. It’s because of those injuries that she’s never going to see her abusers again. It’s because of those injuries that she was taken in by Opal’s family. It’s because of those injuries that she gets to be Opal’s sister. And it’s because of Opal speaking up when she did that Ruby was okay in the end.

Ruby would never hold it against Opal. She actually thought for a while that the timing of her speaking out was intentional because it ended up in the best circumstances she could imagine. But Opal sometimes sees the illusions that cover up Ruby’s scars waver and hates herself for being so scared of Merit and Constance when Ruby was the one who was actually in danger.

[randomfoggytiger]

TRADWIVES: Ahistoric LARPing

Found some cool clips that debunk the current "tradwife" grift circulating the internet.

Clip 1: Traditional wives were not weak-willed lilies that pined away dutifully, grossly stupid and financially dependent on their husbands... working women, anyway. (Full video here-- though it mainly debunks the "godfather" of the Red Pill more broadly than his misunderstanding of the traditional family.)

Clip 2: The tradwife and Red Pill movement don't understand the 1950s. Married women chose to remain in the work force post WWII, which locked the younger women out of jobs. The younger generations then married and had kids early because the economy was good and there was nothing else to do. (Full video here. I highly recommend it in conjunction with her video carefully deconstructing the "men need sex [at the expense of women]" narrative, found here.)

Clip 3: Lastly, "modern women" who've chosen to become SAHM and SAHW have successfully done so without sacrificing their financial independence or losing their personal dignity or identity. (Full video here, which breaks down popular TikTok tradwife content.)

Obviously, no relationship is perfect; and more obviously, it's a great risk to throwaway the potential of financial freedom and independence on the false dream the trad movement is selling. Not only are they self-employed women masquerading as traditional, but most (not all) are also making a mockery of the hardworking women who juggle their lives, kids, and finances to make a SAHM role work.

At the end of the day, we can only make the best choices for ourselves-- in any area of our lives-- if we're truthfully informed.

Thanks for reading (and watching)~

Enjoy!

[aoitakumi8148]

...𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝒮𝒽𝓇𝑒𝒹𝓈 𝒜𝓇𝑒 𝒩𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓇 𝒞𝑜𝓁𝒹... 𝐼 𝐿𝑜𝓋𝑒, 𝑅𝑒𝓂𝑒𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝒜𝓃𝒹 𝐹𝑜𝓇𝑔𝒾𝓋𝑒 𝒴𝑜𝓊.

[variousqueerthings]

im watching the gay deceivers. nothing quite like gay men playing straight men pretending to be gay men.