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[vimbry]

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[theblueridgerepublic]

An Excerpt from the Blue Ridge Gazetteer and Factbook, 2024

The Blue Ridge Republic is a micronation located in the western region of North Carolina, United States. Founded in 2012 as the Kingdom of Carolana, it has undergone significant political and territorial transformations over the years. The nation's history is marked by periods of strife, governance changes, and cultural evolution.

Origins and Early History:

The Kingdom of Carolana was established in 2012, with King Edward I of Saxe as its first sovereign. Initially, the kingdom faced challenges related to governance and activity. However, following the abdication of King Edward and the enactment of the Federalization Act of 2014, the nation was restructured as the Federal Republic of Carolina.

Civil War and Royalist Victory:

Internal conflicts within the Federal Republic of Carolina eventually escalated into a civil war between the Republican government and the Royalist army. This conflict, characterized by guerrilla tactics and prolonged strife, culminated in victory for the Royalists. In 2016, the Kingdom of Carolina was established, with King Alexander ascending to the throne.

Relocation and National Renaming:

In a significant move in 2018, the entire nation relocated to the western homeland in central western North Carolina. This relocation coincided with the passage of the National Renaming Authority Act of 2018, allowing the populace to choose a new name for the nation. Following a public referendum, the name "the Blue Ridge Republic" was overwhelmingly selected, garnering 87% of the vote.

Government and Monarchy:

The Blue Ridge Republic operates under a system of popularly elected legislative assembly known as the Volkskammer or People’s Hall. Despite its republican framework, the royal house of Saxen retains symbolic and ceremonial significance within the republic, with King Alexander serving as sovereign since the establishment of the Kingdom of Carolina.

Cultural Heritage and Preservation:

The Blue Ridge Republic places significant emphasis on preserving its cultural heritage, including traditional art, music, and cuisine. Efforts to protect and commemorate historical sites, particularly those related to the Civil War, are enshrined in legislation such as the Preservation of Civil War Heritage Sites Act, 2024

Future Prospects:

As the Blue Ridge Republic continues to navigate its path forward, it draws strength from its resilient history and the enduring spirit of its people. The nation remains committed to fostering a sense of national identity while embracing cultural diversity and progress.

[mapsontheweb]

Ethnic map of Afghanistan, 1997 CIA World Factbook

[estonian-is-horrible]

"about twice the size of New Jersey"

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.55 male(s)/female total population: 0.89 male(s)/female (2024 est.)

Alcohol consumption per capita

total: 11.65 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

etymology: the country name may derive from the Aesti, an ancient people who lived along the eastern Baltic Sea in the first centuries A.D. selected World Heritage Site locales: Historic Center (Old Town) of Tallinn; Struve Geodetic Arc

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)

male: 18.2% (2023 est.) female: 16% (2023 est.)

Average household expenditures

on food: 20.2% of household expenditures (2021 est.) on alcohol and tobacco: 7.8% of household expenditures (2021 est.)

Illicit drugs

producer of synthetic drugs; important transshipment zone for cannabis, cocaine, opiates, and synthetic drugs since joining the European Union and the Schengen Accord; potential money laundering related to organized crime and drug trafficking is a concern, as is possible use of the gambling sector to launder funds; major use of opiates and ecstasy

source: 2024 CIA World Factbook

[loving-n0t-heyting]

[alkeneater]

sitting and working on my AU again

next topic i want to discuss is life after escaping the shadow tower!! I want to write it as a mini-guide, like, where to live, where to get money, what to eat, etc...

hope i'll come up with something, because, like, it's also important for the plot, but i never thought about that too deep... :\

[merrysithmas]

spock & jim factbook:

spock is the messy nepo baby rich kid who is popular (despite hating it), and jim is the military brat nerd with steel dedication and no social life. this makes spock super reserved and jim super outgoing

spock pretends to follow rules but breaks them constantly bc he's got Ambassador is my Dad privilege on the DL and jim pretends to break rules but actually cares SO much about them it hurts bc Starfleet is the closest he'll ever get to knowing his Dad and no matter how much he wants to disobey, he just wants to make him proud

spock has medical trauma and dyslexia, jim has survivor's guilt and likely eating disorder

jim always picks black in chess, spock picks white which surprises them both

spock calls his mom every night, jim wishes he could (rip winona)

spock has zero game because he's so used to being an observed Object of Interest and jim has effortless game because he's so used to having to fight for what he wants - they both feel inadequate bc of it

spock is surprised to see jim's room is devoid of personality as if he might have to leave at any moment. he brings jim a few things. a woven blanket from the artisans his mother patrons. an extra pillow he found. essential oils of vulcan plants in the shower nook. a small peace idol he brought back from the sacred desert caves as a teenager - and tucks it next to jim's bedside lamp.

jim is surprised to see spock's notebooks are messy and overflowing with black marks and scribbles - drawings of butterflies or... birds? winged angels. he thinks maybe this is spock's version of screaming. when he sees a nice notebook - leatherbound, old-fashioned - he leaves it in spock's room as a gift.

they're both fundamentally good people and try very hard

when they shake hands for the first time, they stand as two people facing each other - alone.

but the grip lasts longer than it should, is less appropriate than decorum warrants

for some reason they cant let go

like finding a buoy in the endless sea of stars

so jot that down 💅

[seoul-bros]

Jikook Week 10 Complete ✔️(13/02 - 20/02/2024)

Their tenth week in the military is now complete. It's time to celebrate this milestone with a look back at this week in 2022.

BTS was on an extended break after their trip to the US in late 2021. Jimin had been out of the hospital for just over a week after his double whammy of appendicitis and COVID. News of BTS and in particular Jimin and Jungkook was in scarce supply but there were some oases in the desert that week

Firstly, the BTS Factbook was released on the 13/02/2023 with Jikook looking dashing in black and white.....

& breathtaking in blue and white. That last Jimin picture is just wow!

On 16/02/22, Big Hit announced that BTS would appear for three nights in Seoul from 10 to 13/03/22 including a live viewing to theatres across the world on 12/03/22. I remember being so excited about this and buying my ticket as soon as they became available. It was my first step towards actually seeing BTS live in concert.

We were right in the middle of Hobiuary. On 18/02/22, JK rang JHope during his Birthday Live. He was just about to jump in the shower so Hoseok didn't share the screen with us.

Oh how things have changed since Chapter 2 began!

Jimin posted on Twitter , "I sincerely wish a happy birthday to my bright brother. Please stay by my side and stay healthy" Jhope reposted on Instagram both his and JK's (Happy Birthday Bro) messages. 3Js always around for each others birthdays.

Hobi's was the first live of the year. It was closely followed by "Belatedly Cracking Bureom" with Jimin, RM and Suga on 20/02/22.

They talked about what they had been up to during their break and their plans for this year. RM mentioned JK's dance lessons. Jimin told us about his vocal lessons.

Jimin had a new perm and people in the comments were comparing him to Yuzuhiko from Atashinchi.

After his bout with illness, Jimin was dead set on getting his physical health and beauty back but RM was there to remind him that he is already the beauty standard for many around the world and that his likeness has inspired a plethora of professional and amateur artists.

They told us they were just about to start preparing for the PTD in Seoul concerts, as soon as V was let out of quarantine after his COVID, and asked us to look forward to it. The wheels were beginning to turn on a new year that would bring the fandom some major surprises and see the start of Chapter 2 and their amazing solo explorations.

Post Date: 20/02/2022

[joestarkisser]

Feel like you want to do "something" for your F/O? But you feel insecure about your ability to write or draw?

Then I recommend factbooking!

Factbooking, which is just a funky term I came up with, essentially is just collecting canon information about your F/Os! By collecting as much canon information as possible, you can feel as if you're doing that "something" for your fictional lover, and you can do it as cute as you want!

Make a pretty, aesthetic carrd or rentry, and fill it with links or beautiful images/gifs! Buy a pretty notebook and some stickers that reminds you of/is of your F/O, and handwrite the information!

Use bullet points! Links to playlists! Colored ink! Anything you want!

Even add a section for your own headcanons if you wish to!

Add their likes and dislikes, their height and weight, family situation, birthday, zodiac, blood type, themes and symbolism, anything that canon has to offer you about them!

If you're someone who's a bit of a stickler about canon, this can help you keep up on knowing everything about your F/O as canon as possible and be good reference! If you're someone who likes to diverge, this can be a good reference for what to bend to your whims!

You don't need to be "good" or "bad" at anything to factbook! Just having the dedication to collect as much canon information as possible is just like writing a beloved fanfic or creating beautiful art!

While it isn't for everyone, I definitely recommend factbooking. It can make you feel like you're really understanding your F/O on a deeper level, and you may realize some things you never noticed about your F/O before.

[eretzyisrael]

by John Spencer and Arsen Ostrovsky

In fact, to demonstrate just how utterly ludicrous Amnesty's accusation of genocide is, one only needs to see that, according to the CIA World Factbook, the population in Gaza has actually increased 2 percent in the last year. This is the very opposite of seeking to destroy, in whole or in part or in any way, a group of people.

Perhaps knowing it doesn't have a legal leg to stand on, Amnesty has resorted to manufacturing its own definition of genocide. Amnesty claims that the universally established and the sole accepted legal definition as outlined in the Genocide Convention of 1948 which requires the existence of intent is an "overly cramped interpretation of international jurisprudence and one that would effectively preclude a finding of genocide in the context of an armed conflict."

It's not just Israel that finds this redefinition ridiculous. In an absolutely scathing rebuke, even Amnesty's own Israel office has totally rejected Amnesty International's report, saying it was a "predetermined conclusion" based on "biased" and "artificial" analysis of the situation in Gaza and "motivated by a desire to support a popular narrative among Amnesty International's target audience."

If anyone is guilty of genocide here, it is Hamas. Not only does Hamas openly state that the destruction of Israel is its ultimate goal, as evidenced in their Charter, it acted out on those intentions on October 7, when Hamas massacred over 1,200 Israelis in a rampage that included raping, burning, mutilating, executing and abducting women and children. We've stood in the kibbutzim and communities in the south of Israel and saw first-hand the death and destruction. That is where the real attempted genocide occurred.

In an interview last year, shortly after the massacre, senior Hamas official Ghazi Hamad admitted that the terror group would repeat the October 7 massacre "again and again" until Israel was "annihilated," openly admitting the group's genocidal intentions. But Amnesty has completely disregarded this, instead absolving and whitewashing the heinous actions of Hamas.

[trigunreferencelibrary]

Welcome to the Trigun Reference Library

The Trigun Reference Library is a collection of informational resources for Trigun fandom. This blog will be used for announcements and research.

Transcripts - Transcripts for Trigun Stampede (2023), Trigun (1998), and Trigun: Badlands Rumble (2010).

Factbook - Reference guides for the Trigun characters and their world, with a focus on plant biology.

Timelines - Timelines for the Trigun manga, Trigun Stampede (2023), and Trigun (1998).

Atlas - Maps and location information for Gunsmoke/No Man’s Land.

Bookclub - Trigun manga analysis. An archive of posts made for the Tumblr #trigunbookclub in 2023.

Links - Links to Trigun resources across the web.

All areas are under development. If you have information to contribute or want to help with the transcript project, message me!

[readyforevolution]

The Yorùbá community is a prominent Niger-Congo ethnic nationality inhabiting southwestern and north-central Nigeria, as well as southern and central Benin. Collectively, these territories are referred to as Yorubaland. The Yoruba population totals approximately 44 million individuals.

The majority of this demographic resides in Nigeria, where the Yorùbá account for 21% of the nation's population, according to the CIA World Factbook, rendering them one of Africa's most extensive ethnic nationalities. Most Yoruba individuals communicate in the Yoruba language, which features tonal characteristics and holds the distinction of being the Niger-Congo language with the most native speakers.

The Yorùbá share territorial boundaries with the closely affiliated Itsekiri to the southeast in the North West Niger delta, the Bariba to the northwest in Benin, the Nupe to the north, and the Ebira to the northeast in central Nigeria. To the east lie the Edo, Ẹsan, and Afemai groups in mid-western Nigeria. Adjacent to the Ebira and Edo groups are the related Igala people situated in the northeast, on the left bank of the Niger River. To the southwest are the Gbe-speaking Mahi, Egun, Fon, and Ewe, who border Yoruba communities in Benin and Togo. To the southeast are the Itsekiri, who inhabit the north-western extremity of the Niger delta and have maintained a distinct cultural identity despite ancestral ties to the Yoruba.

Substantial Yoruba populations reside in other West African countries, including Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. The Yoruba diaspora comprises two primary groupings:

Recent migrants, predominantly relocated to the United Kingdom and the United States following significant economic and political shifts between the 1960s and 1980s.

Descendants of those displaced by the Atlantic slave trade, now residing in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Saint Lucia, Jamaica, Brazil, Grenada, and Trinidad and Tobago, among other nations.

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[mapsontheweb]

Median Age by country as of 2024 according to The World Factbook.

[quartztwst]

Why the fuck is Israel listed as a country but not Palestine on CIA world factbook

Fuck you

[patrochillesvibes]

About the posts in your pinned post

I genuinely don't understand the accusations towards those people..

I just read all the posts and uh—

Half of them aren't really racist?? They have a point, I mean, I always wondered why some artists and other people are depicting some of Greek mythology characters as not Greeks, cuz that's kinda illogical

But I'm not racist, I'm not hating it

Adaptation is okay, and I'm also enjoying arts, fanfics, etc. with tan-skinned Pat or others.

I'm just— maybe I really don't understand something, but how is that racist? When did asking logical questions WITHOUT hating the race itself became racist?

Please explain me why it's wrong cuz I don't understand—

Also I'm extremely against racism, but I just don't understand how that can be racist, cuz it's just logical questions. I mean.. some characters(not only Greek mythology related) are meant to be of a certain race and no other, and that's not racism, it's just how it is, headcanons are normal, but when people insist that they can count it as canon is not really right imho

I'm terribly sorry if I offended someone, but I don't understand it, really. I can understand with the last one since they kinda "laughed" at the traits of the race, but the others are just asking logical questions, some of them are even having characters designs with the same traits, they're just saying that change of race can't be CANON, artists can do and still draw races and designs as they want.

Please explain 😭😭😭

Other people more qualified than me have spoken on this topic. I will try my best.

In the quotes highlighted in my Wall of Shame, these racist blogs have mixed up the concepts of race and ethnicity.

Race and ethnicity are not the same. These are not terms that are interchangeable. Race is a social construct that has historically been used to categorize humans according to physical or biological characteristics. Ethnicity too is a social construct, but its classification of humans is based on identity through a shared culture (language, practices, beliefs, etc.).

If you are raised in a culture or practice a culture, you become part of that culture. In other words, you acquire that culture’s ethnicity. It is possible to have more than one ethnicity (e.g. Greek-American) and to change ethnicity over a lifetime. Skin color has nothing to do with ethnicity.

Skin color is part of the social construct of race.

The racist blogs in my Wall of Shame repeat over and over again that they want Greek mythological figures to be depicted as “ethnically Greek.” This is code for White™.

When they say ethnically Greek, what they actually mean is racially Greek since they’re talking about skin color. And while also incorrect because Greek is not considered a race, the words racially Greek don’t sound as nice as ethnically Greek. Instead it sounds overtly racist whereas talking about ethnicity gives them a plausible excuse to say ‘I’m not racist, I’m talking about ethnicity’.

Fun fact, the modern country of Greece does not collect demographic data based on race or ethnicity. See CIA World Factbook, European Commission, and Greece’s Hellenic Statistical Authority. Isn’t that curious? Anyways…

So being on the continent of Europe, statistically speaking the race of most Greeks is going to be White™. With that in mind, here’s the breakdown of the hidden meaning, the code, behind what they’re saying: “ethnically Greek” = racially Greek = White™. Thus, their headcanon is that Patroclus and all the other Greek mythological figures are White™.

And that’s fine. You can have a race headcanon for a character. And the act of having a race headcanon in itself is not necessarily inherently racist. It’s your unconscious bias that helped you form your headcanon and the way you go about expressing your headcanon that can make the act racist.

So in other words, it’s the word vomit that comes after saying ‘Patroclus is White™ imo’ that is racist. It’s their explanation -that because Patroclus is Greek, he must be White™- that is racist. Saying this and having this belief is racist.

A person’s skin color does not define their culture, their ethnicity.

People of African descent can absolutely be Greek! In fact, there are mythological figures who are Black Greek! A great example is Andromeda. Her father was the king of Ethiopia.

I’d also like to point out that Black Greeks are very real. The village of Avato, Greece is home to Black Greeks who are descendants of African slaves brought to the region. Additionally, Greece and Northern Africa have a very long interwoven history of immigration, colonialism, and imperialism.

And one final point. Classics Tumblr™ often goes on these philosophical rants about how it is illegal to apply labels like homosexual or bisexual to Achilles and Patroclus because these are modern concepts of sexuality and these concepts didn’t exist back then. With that same logic, I will state that modern conceptions of race and ethnicity did not exist back then so we should not be applying it to Greek mythology.

What the racist blogs should have done was simply say ‘I think Patroclus is White™’ and then stopped talking. Instead, they went on a tangent about how “real” Greeks are White™. And thus, they revealed that it’s not that they see Patroclus as White™ because of statistics and probability of geography. He is White™ to them because they have been brain washed by white supremacy. And this is why they’re on my list.

Something that really fascinates me about this whole thing is this ironic obsession with whiteness. Historically, Northern Europeans have excluded those of Southern Europe, like Greeks and Italians, from their definition of whiteness. For the longest time, Greeks and Italians were the exotic ‘other’ to people like the English. They were considered dark skinned and even people of color. Even to this day these prejudices against Southern Europeans born of the marriage of colorism and racism remain. So there’s a bit of sad irony there that the people who insist on being seen as White™ are not always seen as White™ by all White™ people.