#middleground

[eulaliasims]

I decided to makeover their living room. Why? Idk. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Wanted a warmer vibe and leaned into the bohemian look a little. Feels cozier now!

Marzipan: THIS ARTISANALLY DISTRESSED VINTAGE TABLE IS UGLY. >:(

[oh-my-damn]

"I served in the IDF, I still serve in the army reserves, combat. I was very combat in the second anti-fada. I feel your grief and I understand it, but I have to say that I never got an order to shoot someone. The order was only to shoot if someone is a threat to your life or a threat to someone elses life."

"I also served in the IDF and they really do just teach us to defend ourselves. If we're not defending ourselves and we do kill someone, we go to jail."

"That's not true. That's not true. Both (the IDF soldiers) that murdered him (her father) did not spend one day in jail."

"But we don't agree because I don't believe in a Palestinian state. And you think you should have a two-state solution, so we don't agree. Israel with everyone equal, I'm fine with it."

And one argument that REALLY stood out to me:

"I'm with you. One state, under Israel's sovereignty, and everyones full equal citizen. But under Israeli sovereignty. Why is that a problem?"

"Why should one religion control?"

"It's not a religion, it's a nationality."

SO INTERESTING.

This video was made five years ago. Five years ago, the argument made by the Israeli former IDF soldier was that "it's not a religion, it's a nationality."

But NOW, by people who share eerily similar views as him (I'm not saying him exactly, I'm making a comparison) it's "being against Israel is anti-semitic."

Isn't that just so fascinating?

But, even more so, isn't that just so manipulating?

I've spoken up, time and again, against the rhetoric used by zionist supporters when it comes to this conflict, and how they just adore throwing the "anti-semitic" claim around, with no actual basis.

But it's interesting how the rhetoric from the Palestinians in this video have remained the same since; they are not to be conflated with Hamas, muslim radicals are not to be conflated with Palestinians, and what they want more than anything is a peaceful solution to the conflict. They will not tolerate Israeli's saying it's their land (and there's actually a great point about this starting at 5.40 in the video), because that land is not inherently theirs by any natural laws.

This fact is interesting because the former IDF soldier in the video has just claimed being Israeli is a nationality and not a religion, yet he argues his right to the land claimed on his supposed religious birthright.

Overall, this was a very interesting watch, especially considering the video is five years old. It proves to show that this conflict has gone on for centuries, it goes way beyond October 7th, and so when we talk, and consider, and evaluate, we should not compare it to October 7th or even use it as an argument.

The Palestinians in this video are from the West Bank. They are not from Gaza, which is also pointed out. And yet, this is still such a deeply rooted debate. Why is that, if "Israel pulled out of Palestine in 2005" and "Israel isn't settling on Palestinian land" and "Israel is only defending itself because of the October 7th attack"?

The facts. Do not. Have never. Will never. Add up.

They are lies. They are propaganda. They are storytelling. They are slander.

This conflict has lasted longer than most of us have lived. And it's time for it to end. It's time for the people of Palestine to be free. It's time for Israel to be held accountable for the countless crimes they have committed, not just against international regulation, but against humanity.

[odiabonecessario]

It infuriates me to think we have to pay bills if we want to have water and light. How's anyone supposed to live without those two? What if I'm broke and I can't pay it? Should I just fucking die?

Although I lean a bit towards the right, just by thinking about the idea of having no support from the government if we can't sustain ourselves scares me

[socialmediacenterespavo]

Do you see everything as black & white or shades of gray?

Steve Rother Thought of the Week – October 30th, 2023

To see the full video, go to: https://youtu.be/ivSOZNJb2IE?feature=shared

www.espavo.org

[dmoonlight13]

Self governance trumps Discipline. Discipline implies a disregard for the self and an implication of punishment for behaviour that is not obeyed.

Self governance brings forward a state of “self authority”; as where Discipline requires shutting out certain parts of yourself in order to reach a goal or state of being. Self governance brings forward a state of self actualization, understanding and accepting all parts of your self. Including your shadow self and highest self in the picture.

Self governance means to acknowledge all of the parts of yourself and actively choose as the observer which parts you want to push energetically towards growing and which parts need to be transmuted through nurturing and care.

The words we use around our personal work is important.

[nexthlive]

Maroon 5 - Middle Ground (Official Music Video)

[splashpancake]

[finzphoenix]

"I would have you by my side in Menzoberranzan."

Minthara and Kalius sharing an intimate moment above the lights of Menzoberranzan city, commissioned by @ilikedetectives!🖤🤍 Their inwoven braids representing the bond of marriage; symbolising memories, fate, and someone's personality/essence.

Kalius, OC © ilikedetectives

Minthara © Larian Studios

Art © FinzPhoenix

[muchmossymess]

uh oh guys, hot take alert:

i think revali may have invented hand held aerial archery HEAR ME OUT- (this is a long one boys)

okay. evidence one: why the fuck would a rito shoot like that. like, it makes nearly zero sense, it would be such a hindrance to their flight and their main stake is that they can be higher than you can shoot whilst still pinging you... which revali has overcome with his gale

evidence two: tulin and the concept arts. obviously rito style archery would be held in their talons. before totk came out idk if anyone had really thought about it too much, but the developers had, as you can see in concept art (from the creating a champion book). and like, its logical, powerful, and allows for peak maneuverability. also, when in flight revali (and teba) holds his bow in his talons before switching to his wings. surely its easier to keep it in your wing (obvi ignoring the effects to flight but hes doing that anyway firing the damn thing) rather than switch back and forth- unless you were taught that way, because why would you hold it elsewhere, you need it in your talons to shoot.

evidence three: we dont see any other rito do it (...kind of). throughout botw and totk, we never see another rito flying with a bow in their hands. in totk, its mostly tulin, who holds it in his talons, but in botw the big one is teba. during the medoh quest, he actually gives *link* his bow, and therefore does no shooting in the sky. teba and harth had both tried to take on medoh before, but we never see this, and while they holds their bows in their hands *on the ground,* we dont see it.

...except for aoc (uh, spoilers?). there are two times we see a rito other than revali hold their bow in their hand for aerial archery. but it is not with any rito soldiers, either during cutscenes (the bows are only on their backs) or gameplay (they swoop down, and then hand hold bows on ground. they arent seen flying at all but thats prolly for the same reasons as botw: its very hard to code that (and so they write the lore around that fact)). the first time we actually see another rito do this, we dont see it. Its teba, as he comes thru the portal, but all we see is the arrow shot, and then him freeze frame with the bow in one wing. we dont see the bow in his hand for the rest of the fight. the second time we actually see him fighting like this, it *is* in the air, but its noticeably different to revali.

hes a lot slower, it clearly takes a LOT more effort to shoot the bow, and he only pulls off one arrow at a time. its canon that revalis bow is heavier/harder to draw, and he manages to effortlessly stream arrows whilst fucking floating midair. i think teba, forever a revali fanboy, heard of how the champion mastered his own style of archery and sought to teach himself, but lacked one key thing: revalis mastery of wind.

evidence three point five: revali could easily use his powers to hold him in the air longer/slow his descent long enough for him to fire his shots. it makes sense, really. if he can use his gale to propel him, he can sit on the updraft for a hot sec, or even curve the path to carry him along while he lines up the shot. this would mean he wouldnt need to flap as much as other rito, who would obviously need to keep flying

evidence four: revalis fighting style and his needs. revali works with non rito, obviously. he needs to be able to communicate with them on the battlefield, and they wont understand the muffled chirps if he holds his string in his beak, so he needs his mouth free to speak hylian. also, revalis main tactic is fly up with gale, shoot, fall, either shoot more or use velocity and weight to knock around opponents, and then fly back up. he often needs both feet planted firmly on the ground to get a good hold of his gale, something that is harder to do if you have a bow in the way.

also, take for example the kick he delivers link in their fight (aoc). that would possibly damage the bow, or give the opponent a chance to grab his weapon, if he held it in his talons. and to switch from feet to back is a risky maneuver during freefall, and could lose precious seconds, and then when you get back in the air you need to get it off your back again. its much easier to keep the bow loosely in your wing the whole time, meaning your free to attack melee, land and rise all while not wasting a single moment getting your next shot lined up.

so yeah, i think the rito used the talon grip for aerial archery, and would often use the hand held method on the ground for a variety of reasons (more powerful shots?, easier in some situations like hunting), but revali was perhaps the first to use hand held aerial, another reason he was one of the greatest archers ever.

[jaycecore]

yeah I definitely think jayvik aren’t the parental type; but the uncle type? oh yeah no question

[eulaliasims]

y'all don't know how much trouble I've had trying to find cute winter outfits for Harper. I can't wait to put her in so many cute spring clothes. 🌸

[pebbles-scatter]

i think about how excited doof was when perry came over to repair the dull-and-boring-inator. and how like multiple times (the butler + doofs reaction to platyborg come to mind) its essentially stated he wants perry on his side. like yeah you could chalk it up to Evil but i mean (gestures) look at them. look at how Dearly fond doof is of perry. he wants that sapient platypus sooooo bad

[stxrdust-stereo]

oh yeah there’s also

idk what they’re looking at but they sure are seeing

[amndees]

yes u nailed the vibes and funnily enough that's where the idea for the fusion came from their golden aura. But yeah thanks a bunch she looks so pretty absolutely love the design! NGL if u want I'd love to see that more Bill like verison. And quick question if Teruhashi and Bill Cipher really did fuse together what would the fusions personality would be?

i’m glad u liked it!! here’s the alt version- the details are just a bit different and the colors are a bit more cooled down

personality wise, i think that she’d be a lot more outwardly confident and loud in speaking her mind. very charming and very smart. still knows she’s beautiful and uses it to her advantage but doesn’t really pretend she doesn’t know about it, you know?

[optiwashere]

I have a lot of (mostly negative) thoughts about Wattpad, but everything that's happening over there w/r/t another fandom purge is why AO3 exists in the first place. It's sad to watch another cycle of queer and sexual art get removed because of Corporate Values, regardless of my personal opinions.

Everyone unfamiliar should do their Fanlore homework on Purges, starting with the infamous FFN purges.

[vincentpriceofficial]

I can’t get over that loumand scene from episode 5. I remember being like “aw how nice Louis sees when he has an important boundary and doesn’t push it” meanwhile that was exactly the thing that sent Armand into a murder spiral