#hope this helpsssssss

[mattelektras]

Jessie since youre one of the few people I trust with comic book recomandations and a friend of mine would like to read some good captain america, winter soldier and black widow comics I decided to come to you.

i am not the biggest steve/cap fan so i admittedly dont know too much on this one!!! but what i do know:

required reading captain america: red, white and black

i would use this reading order and start with captain america vol 5 which is SUCH a good run for the whole captain america cast. its the start of the winter soldier arc so it begins w steve and progresses to buckycap w sam and nat as his supporting cast

and far be it from me to miss an opportunity to preach the buckynat gospel

here is a black widow reading order that's incredibly thorough, but i've linked where is like.. reasonable to start w the 1999 mini series

some honorable mentions for nat would be name of the rose, the 2016 samnee/waid run, the things they say about her, itsy bitsy spider etc

for bucky, beyond his captain america vol 5 run, he's never really had any outstanding solos imo, hes at his best as a support for nat or sam or as cap in an avengers or invaders book

there's a rec list for him here

honorable mentions: falcon + winter soldier is a fun teamup w sam

winter soldier 2012 isnt too bad, the electric ghost storyline at least (issues 15-19)

unfortunately, sam wilson's run as cap isnt... the best because nick spencer isnt the gretest writer, but theres a general list for him here

[ipoddymouth]

the ENITRE iraq war and still trust us to believe every little bit of us intelligence????

What did they lie abt lol I was only 3 when the Iraq war happened so I have no clue

jaglejrlggj i was like.....ten BUT basically the united states invaded iraq under false pretenses (literally admitted this themselves) by making a bunch of false claims linking iraq to 9/11 and saying that iraq had nuclear weapons (they didn't). and like they pushed this narrative HEAVY to drum up public support.

a bunch of other countries were like 'nah fuck that' and didn't support the war but the united states/western allies obvi werent gonna broadcast that and went ahead with fucking up an ENTIRE country for deadass no reason

so the united states technically committed the war crime of aggression BUT there's some weird rule where the us cannot be tried for war crimes by the international criminal court (bc the us does not recognize the ICC) so the UN just said 'ok' and just went on with their day

[fratboykate]

ok so basically i need advice. my girlfriend (who i have been dating for 6 years i promise this is relevant) just turned 26, i’m 32. and at the very end of 2020/start 2021 she started to gain a lot of success. like ungodly amounts of success. pre pandemic she worked for the UN (she still does but is transitioning out) but in 2020 she went back to school to get a degree (she’s in 2nd year now) she started 2 companies which are both successful, one only moderately but the other one absolutely took off in august last year and became one of the top companies in our country as well as ranking on several lists for humane working conditions. she taught herself to code, built an app which made the apple editors list all in less than 5 months, she speaks so many languages it’s insane. she signed a book deal. she started 2 charities, one that pairs with universities and colleges in our local area to retrain houseless people and partners with local businesses to give them guaranteed 6-8 month job contracts as well as using the money from her app to buy a building and house as many of them as possible. it works. the second is a basically single handedly solving the food scarcity problem in our area and surrounding counties. last week i found out she started teaching herself bengali so she’d be able to talk to my parents. she went on an insane fitness journey, lost weight and got jacked and just last month got selected for the national team for a sport she had never even played before january but took up during lockdown, they’re pretty sure she’ll make the olympic team next year. and she still is the most amazing girlfriend, she’s never dropped the ball on our relationship even once, even though i have no idea how she finds enough hours in the day for everything. and i find myself being unable to be happy for her because i’m jealous of her success. the girl goes to class, goes to work and literally is changing the world for thousands of people every single day and i’m just there like “today at work i managed to not cry also i took a shower” and she is genuinely happy for me every time. she kisses me, makes me dinner and listens to me eagerly as i tell her about the job i have that i hate and is genuinely happy that i took a shower or that i took a nice walk like she didn’t just spend 13 hours literally changing the world. when people ask me if i’m proud of her i have to just awkwardly laugh because i think i’m too jealous to be proud. she asked me to move in with her last month (we basically live together anyway) but i can’t bring myself to do it bc i don’t want to be reminded of the success i haven’t achieved (she’s not in any way flashy, the opposite actually she gives away most of her wealth and actually downgraded flats after success, i just find myself thinking about it more and more). am i a terrible person?

I'm going to say something that may sound absurdly simple given the length of your message and you incredibly detailed you were (which btw thank you I appreciate you being so open with me) but I promise I'm not being facetious. This is genuinely the single best piece of advice I can give you: I think you need therapy. Potentially couple's therapy but start with solo therapy and go from there. I'm no expert but it seems to me like you're severely depressed and that's only something a professional can help you navigate. There might be some other issues feeding the jealousy but it might also just be that your depression has you stuck and once you solve that problem you can gain momentum in your own life in a way that would leave no room for jealousy of her success. So yeah, that's my honest advice.

Another thing I would say is, she sounds like an amazing girlfriend so maybe a conversation with her explaining things the way you explained them to me wouldn't hurt. Open communication is better than letting things fester. She asked you to move in with her. She clearly sees a future with you so be honest with her about where your head is at. If therapy isn't something you could afford on your own then maybe opening up to her would mean she could help in some way given her success. It would ultimately benefit you both in the long run. Idk. I just think therapy is at the very center of your solution. Everything else will stem from there.

[cptnbvcks]

I think I might be the dumbest bitch out there... I was at a party yesterday where someone explained to me that baby Yoda is not in fact Yoda as a baby... I thought that The Mandalorian took place wayyy before the first movie?

LMFAO okay I’m sorry I didn’t mean to laugh it’s an easy mistake to make and I can’t giggle because I thought Qui-Gon was Mace Windu before I became versed in the SW world

The Mandalorian takes place I believe after the end of the main story line (after the original trilogy with Luke and Leia and Vader) but before the most recent sequel movies (Rey and the gang)! Hope that helpsssssss 🥰