#lithuania '23

[cleverwordsandotherstuffilike]

On August 23, 1989, approximately two million people, from Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania, formed a 600 km human chain that united all three countries to show the world their desire to escape the Soviet Union and the communism that brought only suffering and poverty.

[portraitsofsaints]

Saint Casimir of Poland, Prince of Poland

1458-1484

Feast Day: March 4

Patronage: Poland, Lithuania, against plague, bachelors, kings, princes, single laymen

Saint Casimir was a prince of the Kingdom of Poland. He rebelled against the riches of the royal court, living a simple life of purity, prayer, and compassion instead. When a teenager he was sent to Hungary to be their new king and lead a war that was a failure. Realizing how futile war was, he returned home a conscientious objector. He returned to prayer, study and helping the poor. He remained celibate his entire life, even under pressure to marry. Casimir died of tuberculosis at 23 and was buried with a copy of his favorite Latin hymn to Mary of whom he was very devoted.

Prints, plaques & holy cards available for purchase. (website)

[tswiftupdatess]

5 years ago today, Taylor Swift released ''The Archer'' as a promotional single!

"The Archer" peaked at #38 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and in the top 25 on charts in Australia, Hungary, Lithuania, Scotland, and Singapore. It received certifications from Australia, Brazil, and the United Kingdom!

(July 23, 2019)

[joblrcensus]

welcome to the 2025 JOblr census results!! 💗💗

before we start, you can take a look at last year’s results if you want to see how things changed :)

this year we managed to gather 153 responses, so a little less than last year but i thank you all nonetheless for participating it means a lot 🫶

soooo let’s get the stats party started

general questions

Did you take part in the JOblr census last year?

Happy to see you all 49.7% again, and a warm welcome to the 50.3% joining in! :D

Which continent are you from?

Just like last year, it’s no surprise that the majority of JOblr is European, with a total of 80.4%. The continents that follow are North America with 11.1%, Asia with 3.9%, Australia & Oceania with 2.6% and South America with 2%. We still haven’t gotten anyone from Africa.

Which country are you from?

Because it was optional, this question was answered by 130 respondents out of 153. Exciting things have happened since last year as we got 4 new countries in the ranking aaaand a new leader 👀

So let’s take a look at the top countries in JOblr 🥁…….

UK - 17

Finland - 16

Germany - 15

USA - 12

Poland - 9

Sweden - 5

Australia, France, Italy, Netherlands - 4

Croatia, Ireland, Russia, Spain - 3

Austria, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Romania - 2

Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Lithuania, Malta, Mexico, Nepal, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Slovenia, Ukraine - 1

How old are you?

44.4% of the respondents are between 18-25 years old, followed by 20.3% between 26-30 years old. 18.3% are between 31-40 years old, 9.2% are under 18 while 3.9% are over 40.

Are you part of the LGBTQ+ community?

Unsurprising given the results last year, 77.8% of JOblr are part of the LGBTQ+ community, while 10.5% are questioning and 11.8% have answered no.

tumblr activity questions

When did you join JOblr?

New question that I was very curious about. 65.4% of people joined JOblr after the Eurovision final, while 13.1% joined before it. 20.9% joined in 2024 while 1 person joined in 2025 (hello hello hope you enjoy your stay 👀!) No one joined before 2023.

How do you participate on JOblr?

A majority of 80 people are mostly reblogging posts but sometimes making posts of their own, while 34 said to be active posters. We have a number of 22 lurkers and 17 who are only reblogging posts.

Do you post any of the following?

Another year full of incredible content created by this talented fandom!! 🫶 Written content like fanfiction and textposts seem to be the most posted.

What other fandoms beside Joker Out do you post about?

Another new question, where I wanted to see which other fandoms are the people here interested in. It was an optional question, some people giving a general answer or naming a specific fandom. Answers varied from musicians, shows & movies, books, sports, actors, characters, ships, video games, content creators, musicals and so on. Here I gathered all the specific fandoms that got more than one answer in order:

Musicians: Käärijä (23), Joost Klein (7), Blind Channel (5), Kuumaa (4), My Chemical Romance (3), Måneskin (2)

Shows/Movies: Arcane (6), Supernatural, Merlin (4), Tatort Saarbrücken (3), 9-1-1, Critical Role, Dead Boy Detectives, Good Omens, Gravity Falls, Hannibal, Hazbin Hotel/Helluva Boss, Julie and the Phantoms, Naruto, Star Trek (2)

Others: Eurovision (15), Hermitcraft, Life Series SMP (4), Dan and Phil, Formula 1, Sanremo (2)

joker out questions

How did you find out about Joker Out?

A big majority of 85.6% found out about Joker Out through Eurovision, as expected. Still, some of the respondents had different experiences as 9 respondents found out about them through Tumblr or other social media, 3 through a music platform and to 2 they were recommended by someone. Some respondents chose the “other” option and included:

finding out about JO through Käärijä

general slovenian knowledge

TikTok videos with Bojan

Who from the current members is your favorite?

If last year the first place had a clear lead, this year there was a close battle. Therefore, here’s how JOblr’s top looks like:

Bojan - 42 votes

Jan - 41 votes

Kris - 36 votes

Nace - 20 votes

Jure - 14 votes

What's your favorite album?

Given the release of the recent album, I decided to include this question as well. Here’s Tumblr’s top favorite Joker Out albums:

Demoni - 89 votes

Souvenir Pop - 37 votes

Umazane misli - 27 votes

Have you ever been to a Joker Out concert?

As opposed to last year where the result was more balanced, this time the concert goers have a clearer lead with 98 respondents having been to a Joker Out concert, while 55 haven’t.

For those who answered ”No” in the last year's survey, have you been to a Joker Out concert in the meantime?

Out of the 99 who answered “No” in the previous survey, 48 answered to this question as followed: 19 have been to a Joker Out concert since last year’s survey, while 29 still haven’t.

If you're into RPF, which one of the most popular ships (according to AO3) is your favorite?

This was an optional question as well, where 135 out of 153 opted to respond to.

And oh my what a turn of events 👀 Let’s find out Tumblr’s top Joker Out ships:

🥁…..

BoKris - 49 votes

Jance - 42 votes

BoJere - 29 votes

The “other” option was chosen as well and the following ships were included:

poly!JO

Bo(Jan)2

JanJure

KrisJure

BoNace

BoJance

NaceJere

You reached the end!! Thank you again for taking part in this, hope you all enjoyed and do tell me which were your favorite or the most surprising parts 💞💞 See you next year, perhaps (?)

[lemondedelamode]

Ivany Guzman by Elys Berroteran for l’Officiel Lithuania July 23

[nsfhetalia]

Hetalia Event Calendar 2024

January

⭐ Australia' Birthday (01/01)

⭐ Monaco' Birthday (08/01)

⭐ Prussia' Birthday (18/01)

➡️ @asakikuweek2024 (24th - 31st)

➡️ @hwsevents (HWS Redesign Week: January 25th - February 7th)

February

⭐ Holy Roman Empire' Birthday (02/02)

➡️ @royalredbrosweek (4th - 11th)

⭐ Japan' Birthday (11/02)

⭐ Spain's Birthday (12/02)

⭐ Lithuania' Birthday (16/02)

⭐ Estonia' Birthday (24/02)

➡️ @fuchyeahaphestonia (APH Estonia Week: Feb. 25th - Mar. 2nd)

⭐ Egypt' Birthday (28/02)

March

➡️ @hwsevents (Mythtalia: 1st - 31st)

⭐ Bulgaria' Birthday (03/03)

⭐ Eyebrow day (03/03)

➡️ @geritaweek (16th - 22th)

⭐ South Italy and North Italy' Birthday (17/03)

➡️ @itararepairweek (17th - 23th)

⭐ Greece' Birthday (25/03)

April

➡️ @hongiceweek (1st - 7th)

💖💖 Fruk Day (08/04) 💖💖

➡️ @spaus-week (20th - 26th)

⭐ Hutt River' Birthday (21/04)

⭐ England' Birthday (23/04)

May

➡️ @engportevents (EngPort week: 8th - 15th)

➡️ @nedcanweek (12th - 19th)

➡️ @scotengweek (13th - 19th)

⭐ Norway' Birthday (17/05)

➡️ @hetalia-canukr-week (17th - 19th)

⭐ Cuba' Birthday (20/05)

June

➡️ @polpruweek (3rd - 9th)

➡️ @hetalia-aushun-week (3rd - 9th) ⭐ Denmark' Birthday (05/06)

⭐ Sweden' Birthday (06/06)

⭐ Portugal' Birthday (10/06)

⭐ Philippines' Birthday (12/06)

⭐ Iceland' Birthday (17/06)

➡️ @hetaberia-week (24th - 30th)

➡️ @lietcanweek24 (24th - 28th)

⭐ Seychelles' Birthday (29/06)

➡️ @amechuweek (June 30th - July 6th)

July

⭐ Canada and Hong Kong' Birthday (01/07)

➡️ @hwsamecanweek (1st - 7th)

➡️ @hwsfemmephenomenon (Digital Zine: Contribution applications open, from 1st to 31th)

➡️ @spamano-week (3rd - 9th)

⭐ America' Birthday (04/07)

➡️ @hwsasiaweek (8th - 17th)

⭐ Liechtenstein' Birthday (12/07)

⭐ France' Birthday (14/07)

➡️ @doomspiral (RusPru Micro-week event: 18th - 20th)

⭐ Belgium' Birthday (21/07)

➡️ @summertalia-event (21th - 27th)

⭐ Netherlands' Birthday (26/07)

➡️ @aphcardverse-week (Jul. 28th - Aug. 3rd)

August

⭐ Switzerland' Birthday (01/08)

➡️ @usukweek (5th - 11th)

➡️ @hetalia-rarepairweek (11th - 17th)

⭐ South Korea' Birthday (15/08)

💖💖 Rusame' day (16/08) 💖💖

➡️ @germanbrosweek (18th - 24th)

⭐ Hungary' Birthday (20/08)

⭐ Ukraine' Birthday (24/08)

⭐ Belarus' Birthday (25/08)

⭐ Moldova' Birthday (27/08)

September

⭐ Vietnam' Birthday (02/09)

⭐ Sealand' Birthday (02/09)

➡️ @nedportweek (22th - 28th)

💖💖 Nedport' Day (25/09) 💖💖

October

⭐ China' Birthday (01/10)

⭐ Germany' Birthday (03/10)

⭐ Portugal' Birthday (05/10)

➡️ @gerpru-week (6th - 12th)

➡️ @gereng-week (5th - 12th)

➡️ @hwsevents (PrUKtober: 10th - 17th)

➡️ @hetaween-event (22th - 31st)

💖💖 Hetalia' Day (24/10) 💖💖

⭐ Taiwan' Birthday (25/10)

➡️ @hetahorrorweek (25th - 31st)

⭐ Austria' Birthday (26/10)

⭐ Turkey' Birthday (29/10)

➡️ @gurotalia-week (October 31st - November 6th)

November

➡️ @hetafashionweek (10th - 16th)

⭐ Poland' Birthday (11/11)

⭐ Wy' Birthday (15/11)

⭐ Latvia' Birthday (18/11)

December

➡️ @hetalia-advent-calender (1st - 25th)

⭐ Romania' Birthday (01/12)

➡️ @nordictalia-week (1st - 7th)

⭐ Thailand' Birthday (05/12)

⭐ Finland' Birthday (06/12)

⭐ Macau' Birthday (21/12)

⭐ Russia' Birthday (30/12)

_______

Upcoming~

➡️ @lietpruweek (January 6th - 12th, 2025)

_______

PS. I'm not sure those Birthday' dates are correct, also there are many missing. Please correct me if there is anything wrong or if something is missing. Thank you 😋

Also, also...

Let me recommend:

@heta-on-the-books

@hetaliahappenings

@hwsevents

@hetaliacalendar

To help you by rebloging/boosting your event/ or other project.

[moonwater-microfic]

June prompts

Hello! Here are prompts for this month.

They're basically name of European countries.

You know the rules. Pick a prompt, find inspiration, write a fic and remember, it's microfic, so limit is 1000 words.

Tag me and I will reblog it :)

Still need last month prompts? You can find them here!

Have questions or ideas? Send me an ask!

I really hope someone will do Poland 'cause that's where I'm from :D WHO SAID THAT

Greetings ♡

1. Czech Republic

2. Greece

3. Iceland

4. Hungary

5. Portugal

6. Latvia

7. Switzerland

8. Germany

9. Austria

10. Bulgaria

11. Moldova

12. Italy

13. Poland

14. Sweden

15. Russia

16. Estonia

17. Spain

18. United Kingdom

19. Lithuania

20. France

21. Vatican

22. Belarus

23. Finland

24. Romania

25. Netherlands

26. Slovenia

27. Croatia

28. Ukraine

29. Norway

30. Belgium

[borisbubbles]

Eurovision 2025 - RANKING

I am not wasting posts on this. GOODBYE to this shitty year! HERE'S what the ranking would have looked like: Blue Tier - GREAT 1. Finland - Erika Vikman - "ICH KOMME" (bear in mind she wasn't even top 10 btw) 2. Lithuania - Katarsis - "Tavo Akys" 3. Switzerland - Zoë Më - "Voyage" 4. Albania - Shkodra Elektronike - "Zjerm" Dark Green Tier - GOOD 5. Italy - Lucio Corsi - "Volevo essere un duro" 6. Latvia - Tautumeitas - "Bur man laimi" 7. Luxembourg - Laura Thorn - "La poupée monte le son" 8. France - Louane - "Maman" 9. Sweden - KAJ - "Bara bada bastu" 10. Iceland - VAEB - "ROA" 11. Belgium - Red Sebastian - "Strobe Lights" Light Green Tier - OKAY 12. Poland - Justyna Steczkowska - "GAJA" 13. Germany - Abor & Tynna - "Baller" 14. Malta - Miriana Conte - SERVING 15. Portugal - NAPA - "Deslocado" 16. Serbia - Princ - "Mila" 17. Slovenia - Klemen - "How much time do we have left?" Yellow Tier - MEDIOCRITIES 18. Netherlands - Claude - "C'est la vie" 19 Denmark - Sissal - Hallucination" 20. Greece - Klavdia - "Asteromata" 21. Georgia - Mariam Shengelia - "Freedom" 22. Armenia - PARG - "Survivor" 23. Cyprus - Theo Evan - "Shhh" 24. United Kingdom - Remember Monday - "What the hell just happened?" 25. Croatia - Marko Bosnjak - "Poison cake" 26. Ireland - EMMY - "Laika party" 27. Montenegro - Nina Zizic - "Dobrodosli" Orange Tier - DISLIKE 28. Austria - JJ - "Wasted love" (his victory over the two worst entries in the year only barely dampens my feelings for the song which I have always found deeply unpleasant to sit through) 29. Ukraine - Ziferblat - "Bird of Pray" 30. Spain - Melody - "Esa diva" 31. San Marino - Gabry Ponte - "Tutta l'Italia" 32. Azerbaijan - Mamagama - "Run with you" 33. Czechia - Adonxs - "Kiss Kiss Goodbye" 34. Australia - Go-Jo - "Milkshake man" 35. Norway - Kyle Alessandro - "Lighter" RED Tier - BAD 36. Israel - Yuval Raphael - "New Day Will Rise" (Even without context one of the weakest runners up we've ever had. 'Pain will go BYE' indeed.) 37. Estonia - Tommy Cash - "Espresso machiato" (The worst vocals, the worst music, the worst visuals. He pretended to be the winner while serving trash on purpose. This 'song' was a social experiment, and Europe failed it by voting for it). I'm not doing write-ups on this disaster. I'll focus on finishing the 2024 ranking instead. "Zorra" is out next on that one, and I already have a draft on that. See ya tomorrow!

[argumate]

female political leaders, not counting queens, empresses, consorts, or pharaohs:

Mexico: Claudia Sheinbaum, president 2024-- Italy: Giorgia Meloni, prime minister 2022-- European Commission: Ursula von der Leyen, president 2019-- Finland: Sanna Marin, prime minister 2019-23 Ethiopia: Sahle-Work Zewde, president 2018-24 Taiwan: Tsai Ing-wen, president 2016-24 Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi, state counsellor 2016-21 South Korea: Park Geun-hye, president 2013-17 Brazil: Dilma Rousseff, president 2011-16 Thailand: Yingluck Shinawatra, prime minister 2011-14 Australia: Julia Gillard, prime minister 2010-13 Iceland: Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, prime minister 2009-13 Germany: Angela Merkel, chancellor 2005-21 Finland - Mari Kiviniemi, prime minister 2010-11 - Anneli Jäätteenmäki, prime minister 2003 Indonesia: Megawati Sukarnoputri, president 2001-04 New Zealand - Jacinda Ardern, prime minister 2017-23 - Helen Clark, prime minister 1999-2008 - Jenny Shipley, prime minister 1997-99 Turkey: Tansu Çiller, prime minister 1993-96 Canada: Kim Campbell, prime minister 1993 Poland: Hanna Suchocka, prime minister 1992-93 Bangladesh - Sheikh Hasina, prime minister 1996-2001, 2009-2024 - Khaleda Zia, prime minister 1991-96, 2001-06 Lithuania: Kazimira Prunskienė, prime minister 1990-91 France - Élisabeth Borne, prime minister 2022-24 - Édith Cresson, prime minister 1991-92 Pakistan: Benazir Bhutto, 1988-90, 93-96 Philippines - Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, president 2001-10 - Corazon Aquino, president 1986-92 Yugoslavia: Milka Planinc, prime minister 1982-86 Norway - Erna Solberg, prime minister 2013-21 - Gro Harlem Brundtland, prime minister 1981, 86-89, 90-96 United Kingdom - Liz Truss, prime minister 2022 - Theresa May, prime minister 2016-19 - Margaret Thatcher, prime minister 1979-90 Portugal: Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo, prime minister 1979-80 Argentina: Isabel Perón, president 1974-76 Israel: Golda Meir, prime minister 1969-74 India: Indira Gandhi, prime minister 1966-77, 80-84 Sri Lanka - Harini Amarasuriya, prime minister 2024 - Chandrika Kumaratunga, president 1994-2005 - Sirimavo Bandaranaike, prime minister 1960-65, 70-77, 94-2000

runners up:

People's Republic of China, 1.4 billion people - Soong Ching-ling, vice, acting, and honorary chairman

United States of America, 340 million people - Kamala Harris, vice president - Hillary Clinton, secretary of state and presidential candidate

Nigeria, 227 million people - Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, minister of finance, foreign affairs

Vietnam, 100 million people - Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh, vice and acting president

South Africa, 63 million people - Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, deputy president

[therogerclarkfanclub]

Roger's* 2025 Comic Con Schedule

Interested in knowing if Roger is coming to your city or town? Check the listings below. Updated as new info becomes available.

If you've been waiting for the opportunity to meet Roger & The Gang, or you would like to meet him/them again, feel free to bookmark ("Like" 😉) this post if you want to keep up with Roger's Comic Con appearances. I will update and reblog this list as soon as new info becomes available.

Alternatively, you can always keep tabs on Roger's social media for the latest dates.

*This is listing is not limited to just Roger, it will also include any other cast members attending a specific Con.

⭐ LAST UPDATED: June 13, 2025 ⭐

JAN 01 - Added: Comic Con Baltics (Roger), Comic Con Scotland Aberdeen (Rob, Roger), CT Gamer Con (Roger, Rob, Kaili), Texoma Comic Con (Ben), C2E2 (Roger, Rob), SuperHero Saturday (Alex)

JAN 08 - Added: CT Gamer Con (Mick)

JAN 20 - Added: Fanboy Expo (Ben, Rob, Roger, Alex)

FEB 11 - Added: Comic Con Midlands (Roger, Rob, Alex)

MAR 08 - Added: Comic Con Baltics (Rob), Saratoga Comic Con (Rob, Roger)

MAR 22 - Added: MCM London (Noshir)

MAR 30 - Added: Iron City Comic Con (Roger)

APR 04 - Added: Fan Fusion Phoenix (Roger, Rob)

APR 17 - Added: ATL Comic Convention (Roger, Rob, Noshir)

APR 24 - Added: VillainSCon (Steve)

APR 29 - Added: National Gaming Expo (Roger, Jim, Alex, Peter, Benjamin, Curzon, Rob, Steve, Gabriel)

JUN 13 - Added: Mississippi Comic Con (Rob, Roger)

JUN 17 - Added: Nostalgia Con (Rob)

JUN 22 - Added: Sci-Fi Valley Con (Roger, Rob, Benjamin)

─────────── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ───────────

🌟 SuperHero Saturday 🌟

Dates: January 18, 2025 City: Phoenix, Arizona Venue:Metro Center 9610 N Metro Pkwy W Phoenix, AZ 85051 Confirmed attendees: Alex

🌟 Texoma Comic Con 🌟

Dates: February 22-23, 2025 City: Durant, Oklahoma Venue: Choctaw Nation Event Center 3702 Choctaw Rd Durant, OK 74701 Confirmed attendees: Benjamin

🌟 Comic Con Scotland (Aberdeen) 🌟

Dates: March 1st and 2nd, 2025 City: Aberdeen, Scotland Venue:P&J Live East Burn Road, Stoneywood, ABERDEEN, AB21 9FX Confirmed attendees: Rob, Roger

🌟 Fanboy Anime Toy Gaming Comics Expo 🌟

Dates: March 8th and 9th, 2025 City: Knoxville, TN Venue: World's Fair Exhibition Hall 935 World’s Fair Park Drive Knoxville, TN 37902 Confirmed attendees: Benjamin, Roger, Alex, Rob, Peter

🌟 CT Gamer Con 🌟

Dates: March 15-16, 2025 City: Uncasville, CT Venue: Mohegan Sun Casino Hotel 1 Mohegan Sun Boulevard Uncasville, CT 06382 Confirmed attendees: Roger, Rob, Kaili, Mick

🌟 Charlie's Epic Con 🌟

Dates: April 6, 2025 City: Fort Meyer, FL Venue: Doubletree by Hilton 13051 Bell Tower Dr Fort Meyer, FL Confirmed attendees: Steve

🌟 Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo 🌟

Dates: April 11-13, 2025 City: Chicago, IL Venue: McCormick Place South Building 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive Chicago, Illinois Confirmed attendees: Roger, Rob

🌟 Saratoga Comic Con 🌟

Dates: May 3-4, 2025 City: Saratoga Springs, NY Venue: Saratoga Springs City Center 522 Broadway Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Confirmed attendees: Rob, Roger, Kaili, Peter, Noshir

🌟 Comic Con Baltics 🌟

Dates: May 23-25, 2025 City: Vilnius, Lithuania Venue: Lithuanian Exhibition and Congress Centre Laisvės av. 5, 04215 Vilnius, Lithuania Confirmed attendees: Roger, Rob

🌟 Pasadena Comic Con 🌟

Dates: May 24, 2025 City: Pasadena, CA Venue: Saratoga Springs City Center 522 Broadway Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Confirmed attendees: Steve

🌟 MCM London Comic Con🌟

Dates: May 23-25, 2025 City: London, England Venue: ExCeL London, Royal Victoria Dock 1 Western Gateway, Royal Docks London E16 1XL UNITED KINGDOM Confirmed attendees: Noshir

🌟 Iron City Comic Con 🌟

Dates: May 31 and June 1, 2025 City: Birmingham, AL Venue: Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Center 2100 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd N. Birmingham, AL 35203 Confirmed attendees: Roger

🌟 Fan Fusion Phoenix 🌟

Dates: June 6-8, 2025 City: Phoenix, AZ Venue: Phoenix Convention Center 100 N Third Street Phoenix, AZ 85004 Confirmed attendees: Roger, Rob

🌟 Mississippi Comic Con 🌟

Dates: June 20-22, 2025 City: Jackson, MI Venue: Mississippi Trade Mart 1200 Mississippi St Jackson, MS 39202 Confirmed attendees: Roger, Rob

🌟 Comic Con Midlands (Birmingham) 🌟

Dates: July 12 and 13, 2025 City: Birmingham, UK Venue: National Exhibition Centre Pendigo Way Marston Green Birmingham B40 1NT United Kingdom Confirmed attendees: Roger, Rob, Alex, Benjamin

🌟 ATL Comic Convention 🌟

Dates: July 18-20, 2025 City: Atlanta, Georgia Venue: Georgia World Congress 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW Atlanta, GA 30313 Confirmed attendees: Roger, Rob, Noshir

🌟 National Gaming Expo 🌟

Dates: August 8-10, 2025 City: Tampa, Florida Venue: Florida State Fairgrounds 4800 U.S. 301 Tampa, FL 33610 Confirmed attendees: Roger, Jim, Peter, Gabriel, Alex, Benjamin, Rob, Curzon, Steve

🌟Nostalgia Con🌟

Dates: August 23-24, 2025 City: Houston, TX Venue: George R. Brown Convention Center - Hall A 1001 Avenida De Las Americas Houston, TX 77010 Confirmed attendees: Rob

🌟 Sci-Fi Valley Con 🌟

Dates: October 17-19, 2025 City: Altoona, PA Venue: Blair County Convention Center One Convention Center Drive Altoona, PA 16602 Confirmed attendees: Rob, Roger, Benjamin

🌟 VillainSCon 🌟

Dates: October 31 and November 1, 2025 City: Rock Hill, SC Venue: The Powerhouse 378 Technology Center Way Rock Hill, SC 29730 Confirmed attendees: Steve

[sechsherzen]

Vilnius, Lithuania (22/05/23) || 📸: me

[hetalia-club]

Local Hottie Beauty Pageant 2023

(I will do a new round every week. The winner will challenge the next and there can only be one left standing in the end. Remember to vote every week.)

Vote even if they're not your main #1 because this is a knock out. Also keep in mind this is not a favorite character competition this is the local hottie beauty pageant. But wait...One cannot just simply take a crown without a final fight from the King...

Now are you saying Long Live The King or are you Holding Out For A Hero? That is the true question you all need to ask yourselves...

Round 24: Fight **FINALS!* For The Crown!

Prepare for the coup of the century. If this isn't how you thought this poll was going to end then you haven't been paying attention.

Previous Rounds 1. England .vs. France- Winner: England- 46 2. England .vs. Germany- Winner: Germany- 69 3. Germany .vs. Romano- Winner: Romano- 26 4. Romano .vs. Denmark- Winner: Romano- 154 5. Romano .vs. China- Winner: Romano- 239 6. Romano .vs. Lithuania- Winner: Romano- 70 7. Romano .vs. Austria- Winner: Romano- 189 8. Romano .vs. Norway- Winner: Romano- 88 9. Romano .vs. Italy- Winner: Romano- 242 10. Romano .vs. America- Winner: Romano- 30 11: Romano .vs. Iceland- Winner: Romano- 228 12. Romano .vs. Ireland- Winner: Romano- 120 13. Romano .vs. Estonia- Winner: Romano- 244 14. Romano .vs. Japan-Winner: Romano- 96 15. Romano .vs. Finland-Winner: Romano- 86 16. Romano .vs. Netherlands- Winner: Romano- 132 17. Romano .vs. Russia- Winner: Russia- ?? 18. Russia .vs. Sweden- Winner: Sweden- 194 19. Sweden .vs. Greece- Winner: Sweden- 51 20. Sweden .vs. Portugal- Winner: Sweden- 36 21. Sweden .vs. Canada- Winner: Canada- 12 22. Canada .vs. Prussia- Winner- Prussia- 63 23. Prussia .vs. Spain- Winner- Prussia- 16 24. Prussia .vs. Turkey- Winner- Prussia

[portraitsofsaints]

Happy Feast Day

Saint John of Kanty (John Cantius)

1390 - 1473

Feast Day: December 23

Patronage: teachers, students, priests, pilgrims, Poland and Lithuania

Saint John of Kanty, also known as John Cantius was born in Kety, Poland. He was a brilliant student, ordained a priest, and became a professor of theology and philosophy by the time he was 23. He was well known for his generosity to the poor and students, caring for their financial and spiritual needs. As a staunch defender of the faith, he wrote many theological tracks and hand-copied the scriptures. He took pilgrimages to Rome and Jerusalem. Yet because of his popularity, his jealous rivals kicked him out of the university and sent him to a small Bohemian parish. He won the parishioners’ hearts and after 8 years he returned to Krakow to teach and died a natural death.

Prints, plaques & holy cards available for purchase. (website)

[rotzaprachim]

whenever people vaguely talk about Ashkenazi Jews going back to Eastern Europe statistics like this one sure do flash by my eyes. This is the proportion of people who would not be willing to accept Jews as CITIZENS in their countries we’re not even talking liking them as people. It’s the bare minimum. What the fuck

For reference about 23% of Lithuanians saying they wouldn’t accept Jews as fellow citizens. There used to be a very significant Jewish population in Lithuania - it’s where yivo started - and 90%-95% were murdered in less than five years during the Shoah

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[autumnleaffay]

More nations in health care

This time with small interactions ;)

NICU Sweden and Cardio ICU Finland on break together:

Sweden: My little one in Room 3 finally stabilised, Heart rate of 149 and BP of 62/34, when I went on break (happy face)

Finland: (horrified) What?!?! Oh wait... NICU... Why are small humans so difficult. They're like aliens

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Mandatory fire safety training of the year:

Greece: why did we have to do this at 10 am?!

Romano: Quit complaining!

Poland: (fire extinguisher in hand) Move over, biatsh! Let this queen handle the fire!

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Spain, getting dragged into a room by America.

Spain: What is going on, Chicco?

America: Germany and Japan are doing hygiene inspections.

Spain: Oh shit!

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Shift change from late to night shift

England: so yeah, the patient is very aggressive, currently in restraints, but you have to take them off in 23 mins until we get an official court order.

Norway: Yeah, no. I'm going to call Iceland to be the watch tonight, not dealing with this!

England: There is no way that will actually work.

The next day, a happy Norway gave the early shift the report, nothing happened.

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Portugal: Sooooo, for the Easter late shift, what does everyone want to eat?

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Germany: Romano, there have been complaints again by the other nursing staff about your.... Additude.

Romano: What? They deserve being called out for their incompetence! Their lack of respect for this job is unacceptable, stronzo!

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Germany: Latvia, can you cover the weekend?

Latvia: Sure thing!

Later at lunch

Latvia: Why did I agree?!?! That's my third weekend in a row!

Lithuania: oh Latvia.....

I hope you enjoyed these little interactions. (Yes some are based on real interactions!)