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05/05/2024 is Dutch Heritage Day 🇨🇦, Liberation Day 🇩🇰, Mother's Day 🇭🇺, Cinco de Mayo 🌎, Orthodox Easter, World Laughter Day 🤣, International Dawn Chorus Day 🌎, Yom HaShoah 🇮🇱, National Cartoonists Day 🇺🇸, National Hoagie Day 🇺🇸, National Totally Chipotle Day 🇺🇸, National Astronaut Day 👩🚀👨🚀🇺🇸, National Infertility Survival Day 🇺🇸, Lemonade Day 🍋🇬🇧
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MAY 7, 2023 | NATIONAL LEMONADE DAY | NATIONAL TOURISM DAY | NATIONAL INFERTILITY SURVIVAL DAY | NATIONAL BARRIER AWARENESS DAY | NATIONAL ROAST LEG OF LAMB DAY | NATIONAL PASTE UP DAY | NATIONAL PACKAGING DESIGN DAY
MAY 7, 2023 | NATIONAL LEMONADE DAY | NATIONAL TOURISM DAY | NATIONAL INFERTILITY SURVIVAL DAY | NATIONAL BARRIER AWARENESS DAY | NATIONAL ROAST LEG OF LAMB DAY | NATIONAL PASTE UP DAY | NATIONAL PACKAGING DESIGN DAY
National Lemonade Day | First Sunday in May
NATIONAL LEMONADE DAY
National Lemonade Day on the first Sunday in May encourages the entrepreneurial spirit in young people all across…
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Holidays 5.5
Holidays
American in Space Day
Arbegnoch Qen (Patriots’ Victory Day; Ethiopia)
Arbor Day (Dominican Republic)
Bevrijdingsday (Liberation Day; Netherlands)
Bonza Bottler Day
Bus Worker Support Day (UK)
Carpet Weavers’ Day (Azerbaijan)
Children’s Day (Japan, Korea)
Cinco de Mayo (Anniversary of the Battle of Puebla)
Cinco de Rhino
Comfrey Day (French Republic)
Day of Remembrance Against Violence and Racism in Memory of the Victims of National Socialism (Austria)
Dutch Heritage Day (Canada)
Europe Day (EU)
Ferret Day (UK)
Folly Festival
Give Local America Day
Global Big Day
Hand Hygiene Day
Hidirellez (Turkey)
Hug a Shed and Take a Selfie Day
Independent Living Day (EU)
Indian Arrival Day (Guyana)
Inko de Mayo
International Dowsing Day
International Midwives' Day
International Roller Derby Day
International Sri du Chat Awareness Day
International Uyghur Doppa Day
Kodomo-No-Hi (Children's Day; Japan)
Liberation Day (Denmark, Netherlands)
Lost Continent of Mu Day
Lusophone Culture Day
Martyrs’ Day (Albania)
Museum Lover’s Day
Nail Day
National Astronaut Day
National Cartoonist Day
National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women
National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (Canada)
National Devin Day
National Dildo of Consequence Day (UK)
National Ferret Day (UK)
National Library Legislation
National Make-Out Day
National Silence the Shame Day
Orininal (Children’s Day; South Korea)
Panopoea Asteroid Day
Parasite Awareness Day
Patriots’ Victory Day (Ethiopia)
Perfect Game Day
Press Day (Belarus)
Proserpine Asteroid Day
Revenge of the Fifth (Star Wars)
Save Lives Clean Your Hands Day (UN)
Scopes Arrest Day
Senior Citizens Day (Palau)
Significant Other Day
Sleep Apnea Awareness Day (Australia)
Tamil Tigers Day
World African Heritage Day
World Asthma Day
World Environment Day
World Fives Day
World Hand Hygiene Day
World Labyrinth Day in Schools
World Math Day
World Portuguese Language Day
World Pulmonary Hypertension Day
Food & Drink Celebrations
National Burgundy Day
National Enchilada Day
National Hoagie Day
National Mayonnaise Day
Oyster Day
Totally Chipotle Day
Independence & Related Days
Atovia (Declared; 2017) [unrecognized]
Constitution Day (Kyrgyzstan)
Hope Kingdom (Declared; 2020) [unrecognized]
The Netherlands (from Nazi Germany, 1945)
Pangration (Declared; 2020) [unrecognized]
Transterra (Declared; 2018) [unrecognized]
1st Sunday in May
Children’s Sunday (Tonga) [1st Sunday]
Humane Sunday [1st Sunday]
International Baby Lost Mother’s Day [1st Sunday]
International Bereaved Mothers' Day [1st Sunday]
International Dawn Chorus Day [1st Sunday]
International Family Equality Day [1st Sunday]
International Permaculture Day [1st Sunday]
Kanamara Matsuri (Japan) [1st Sunday]
Lemonade Day [1st Sunday]
Mayday for Mutts [1st Sunday]
Mother’s Day (Spain) [1st Sunday]
Motorcycle Mass and the Blessing of the Bikes Day [1st Sunday]
National Infertility Survival Day [1st Sunday]
National Miscarriage Awareness Day (Australia) [1st Sunday]
National Ride A Bike Day [1st Sunday]
Randwick Wap Cheese Rolling (Gloucestershire, England) [1st Sunday]
Rural Life Sunday [1st Sunday]
Understanding Day (Northwestern Cross-Quarter; Aretéanism) [1st Sunday] (Science)
Unmother's Day [1st Sunday]
World Hickory Golf Day [1st Sunday]
World Laughter Day [1st Sunday]
World Meditation Day [1st Sunday of Every Month]
Weekly Holidays beginning May 5 (1st Full Week)
Arson Awareness Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
Be Kind to Animals Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
Catholic Education Week (Canada) [1st Full Week]
Children’s Book Week (thru 5.11)
Choose Privacy Week [1st Full Week]
Dating and Life Coach Recognition Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
Drinking Water Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
Flexible Work Arrangement Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
Goodwill Industries Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
Holocaust Remembrance Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
International Building Safety Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
International Clitoris Awareness Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
International Coaching Week (thru 5.11)
International Compost Awareness Week (thru 5.11)
Kids Win Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
National Anxiety and Depression Awareness Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
National Children’s Mental Health Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
National Correctional Officer’s Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
National Eastern Box Turtle Week [1st Full Week]
National Family Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
National Herb Week (thru 5.11) [Week before Mother’s Day]
National Hurricane Preparedness Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
National Pet Week Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
National Postcard Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
National Raisin Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
National Travel and Tourism Week [Sunday of 1st Full Week]
National Wildflower Week [1st Full Week]
North American Occupational Safety and Health Week Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
Public Service Recognition Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
Root Canal Appreciation Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
Salvation Army Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
Stewardship Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
Sun Awareness Week (thru 5.11)
Updates Your References Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
Week of the Classroom Teacher Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
Festivals Beginning May 5, 2024
The Big Nosh (Columbia, South Carolina)
Chili Cook-Off & Craft Brew Festival (Thousand Oaks, California)
Columbia VegFest (Columbia, South Carolina)
Heritage Fire (Austin, Texas)
Sly Fox Bock Fest & Goat Race (Pottstown, Pennsylvania)
Taste of the Town (Santa Clarita, California)
West Tennessee Strawberry Festival (Humboldt, Tennessee) [thru 5.11]
Feast Days
Angelo (Christian; Martyr)
Angelus of Jerusalem (Christian; Saint)
Aventinus of Tours (Christian; Saint)
Avertin (Christian; Saint)
Blessing of the Ships (Ancient Crete)
Chicken Lickin’ (Muppetism)
Day of Adoration of Anubis (Ancient Egypt)
Door-Banging and Window-Tapping Conference (Gremlins; Shamanism)
Edmund Ignatius Rice (Christian; Saint)
Fabián de la Rosa (Artology)
Fairy Ring Day (Receiving; Shamanism)
Feast of al-Khadr (St. George; Palestine)
Ferret Day (Pastafarian)
Frederick the Wise (Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod)
Hidirellez (Balkans, Turkey)
Hilary of Arles (Christian; Saint)
Judith (Christian; Saint)
Jutta of Kulmsee (Christian; Saint)
Kakava Spring Festival begins (Bulgaria, Turkey) [thru 5.6]
Mauront (Christian; Saint)
Old Faith Rain Ceremony (Mexico & Central America; Everyday Wicca)
Oshun’s Day (Pagan)
Pius V, Pope (Christian; Saint)
Polybius (Positivist; Saint)
Slender Three Day (Celtic Book of Days)
Søren Kierkegaard (Writerism)
Stanisław Kazimierczyk (Christian; Saint)
Start of Ramendan (Pastafarian)
Store Bededag (a.k.a. Great Prayer Day; Denmark) [4th Friday after Easter]
Tango no Sekku (Iris Festival; Japan)
Tiberius Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)
Viktor Hartmann (Artology)
Hebrew Calendar Holidays [Begins at Sundown Day Before]
Yom HaShoah (יוֹם הַשּׁוֹאָה; Holocaust Remembrance Day; Judaism) [27-28 Nisan]
Orthodox Christian Liturgical Calendar Holidays
Easter (Orthodox Christian) [1st Sunday in the Julian calendar following the Full Moon that occurs on or just after the Spring Equinox] (a.k.a. ...
Agdgoma (Georgia)
Coptic Easter (Egypt)
Fasika (Ethiopia)
Orthodox Easter
Pascha (Greece)
Pashkës Ortodokse (Albania)
Pashkët Ortodokse (Kosovo)
Paste (Moldova)
Pastele (Romania)
Tensae (Eritrea)
Lucky & Unlucky Days
Perilous Day (13th Century England) [16 of 32]
Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]
Premieres
Bad Moon Rising, by Creedence Clearwater Revival (Song; 1969)
Barnyard Egg-Citement (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1939)
Buddy’s Trolley Troubles (WB LT Cartoon; 1934)
Carnegie Hall (Music Hall; 1891)
Country School (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1931)
Donald’s Fire Survival Plan (Disney Cartoon; 1966)
Droopy’s Good Deed (MGM Cartoon; 1951)
Foundation, by Isaac Asimov (Novel; 1951)
French Kiss (Film; 1995)
From the Choirgirl Hotel, by Tori Amos (Album; 1998)
Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z (WB LT Cartoon; 1956)
Gladiator (Film; 2000)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (Film; 2017)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (Film; 2023)
Hare Trigger (WB MM Cartoon; 1945)
The Hidden Persuader, by Vance Packard (Book; 1958)
Hoot (Film; 2006)
Interview with the Vampire, by Anne Rice (Novel; 1976)
Jagged Little Pill (Musical Play; 2018)
LinkedIn (Social Media App; 2003)
The Love Boat (TV Series; 1977)
Mission Impossible III (Film; 2006)
The Mouse Comes to Dinner (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1945)
Nim (Video Game; 1951)
Odd John, by Olaf Stapledon (Novel; 1935)
One Hundred Years of Solitude, by Gabriel García Márquez (Novel; 1967)
One Man Band (Pixar Cartoon; 2005)
The Pentaverate (TV Series; 2022)
Planet Earth (Documentary; 2006)
Puss ’n’ Boats (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1966)
Silo (TV Series; 2023)
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, by John le Carre (Novel; 1964)
Steel and America (Disney Cartoon; 1965)
Surf-Bored Cat (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1967)
Them Not-So-Dry-Bones (Science Rock Cartoon; Schoolhouse Rock; 1979)
This Is America, by Donald Glover as Childish Gambino (Song; 2018)
To the Lighthouse, by Virginia Woolf (Novel; 1927)
Watch Me (Whip/NaeNae), by Silento (Song 2015)
Woody’s Knight Mare (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1969)
Yankee Doodle Donkey (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1950)
Today’s Name Days
Florian, Guido, Valeria (Austria)
Cvijeta, Cvjetko, Florijan, Iskra, Silvije (Croatia)
Květoslav (Czech Republic)
Florian (Denmark)
Roosi, Rosalie, Saale, Saali, Sale (Estonia)
Roosa, Rosa, Ruusu (Finland)
Florian, Sylvain (France)
Florian, Guido, Valeria (Germany)
Melia, Pelagia (Greece)
Flórián, Mónika (Hungary)
Ada, Ciriaco, Efisio, Porfirio, Silvano (Italy)
Flora, Florians, Viola, Vizbulīte (Latvia)
Dargailas, Florijonas, Mintautė, Monika (Lithuania)
Mona, Monika (Norway)
Florian, Grzegorz, January, Michał, Monika, Paulin, Strzeżywoj (Poland)
Pelaghia (Romania)
Florián (Slovakia)
Florián, Godofredo (Spain)
Mona, Monika (Sweden)
Alvina, Eunice, June, Palahna, Una (Ukraine)
Jodi, Jodie, Jody, Judie, Judith, Judy, Terrell, Tyrell, Tyrese, Tyron, Tyrone, Tyrrell, Tyson (USA)
Today is Also…
Day of Year: Day 126 of 2024; 240 days remaining in the year
ISO: Day 7 of week 18 of 2024
Celtic Tree Calendar: Saille (Willow) [Day 22 of 28]
Chinese: Month 3 (Wu-Chen), Day 27 (Ji-Si)
Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]
Hebrew: 27 Nisan 5784
Islamic: 26 Shawwal 1445
J Cal: 6 Magenta; Sixday [6 of 30]
Julian: 22 April 2024
Moon: 8%: Waning Crescent
Positivist: 14 Caesar (5th Month) [Alexander]
Runic Half Month: Lagu (Flowing Water) [Day 11 of 15]
Season: Spring (Day 48 of 92)
Week: 1st Week of May
Zodiac: Taurus (Day 16 of 31)
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Holidays 5.5
Holidays
American in Space Day
Arbegnoch Qen (Patriots’ Victory Day; Ethiopia)
Arbor Day (Dominican Republic)
Bevrijdingsday (Liberation Day; Netherlands)
Bonza Bottler Day
Bus Worker Support Day (UK)
Carpet Weavers’ Day (Azerbaijan)
Children’s Day (Japan, Korea)
Cinco de Mayo (Anniversary of the Battle of Puebla)
Cinco de Rhino
Comfrey Day (French Republic)
Day of Remembrance Against Violence and Racism in Memory of the Victims of National Socialism (Austria)
Dutch Heritage Day (Canada)
Europe Day (EU)
Ferret Day (UK)
Folly Festival
Give Local America Day
Global Big Day
Hand Hygiene Day
Hidirellez (Turkey)
Hug a Shed and Take a Selfie Day
Independent Living Day (EU)
Indian Arrival Day (Guyana)
Inko de Mayo
International Dowsing Day
International Midwives' Day
International Roller Derby Day
International Sri du Chat Awareness Day
International Uyghur Doppa Day
Kodomo-No-Hi (Children's Day; Japan)
Liberation Day (Denmark, Netherlands)
Lost Continent of Mu Day
Lusophone Culture Day
Martyrs’ Day (Albania)
Museum Lover’s Day
Nail Day
National Astronaut Day
National Cartoonist Day
National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women
National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (Canada)
National Devin Day
National Dildo of Consequence Day (UK)
National Ferret Day (UK)
National Library Legislation
National Make-Out Day
National Silence the Shame Day
Orininal (Children’s Day; South Korea)
Panopoea Asteroid Day
Parasite Awareness Day
Patriots’ Victory Day (Ethiopia)
Perfect Game Day
Press Day (Belarus)
Proserpine Asteroid Day
Revenge of the Fifth (Star Wars)
Save Lives Clean Your Hands Day (UN)
Scopes Arrest Day
Senior Citizens Day (Palau)
Significant Other Day
Sleep Apnea Awareness Day (Australia)
Tamil Tigers Day
World African Heritage Day
World Asthma Day
World Environment Day
World Fives Day
World Hand Hygiene Day
World Labyrinth Day in Schools
World Math Day
World Portuguese Language Day
World Pulmonary Hypertension Day
Food & Drink Celebrations
National Burgundy Day
National Enchilada Day
National Hoagie Day
National Mayonnaise Day
Oyster Day
Totally Chipotle Day
Independence & Related Days
Atovia (Declared; 2017) [unrecognized]
Constitution Day (Kyrgyzstan)
Hope Kingdom (Declared; 2020) [unrecognized]
The Netherlands (from Nazi Germany, 1945)
Pangration (Declared; 2020) [unrecognized]
Transterra (Declared; 2018) [unrecognized]
1st Sunday in May
Children’s Sunday (Tonga) [1st Sunday]
Humane Sunday [1st Sunday]
International Baby Lost Mother’s Day [1st Sunday]
International Bereaved Mothers' Day [1st Sunday]
International Dawn Chorus Day [1st Sunday]
International Family Equality Day [1st Sunday]
International Permaculture Day [1st Sunday]
Kanamara Matsuri (Japan) [1st Sunday]
Lemonade Day [1st Sunday]
Mayday for Mutts [1st Sunday]
Mother’s Day (Spain) [1st Sunday]
Motorcycle Mass and the Blessing of the Bikes Day [1st Sunday]
National Infertility Survival Day [1st Sunday]
National Miscarriage Awareness Day (Australia) [1st Sunday]
National Ride A Bike Day [1st Sunday]
Randwick Wap Cheese Rolling (Gloucestershire, England) [1st Sunday]
Rural Life Sunday [1st Sunday]
Understanding Day (Northwestern Cross-Quarter; Aretéanism) [1st Sunday] (Science)
Unmother's Day [1st Sunday]
World Hickory Golf Day [1st Sunday]
World Laughter Day [1st Sunday]
World Meditation Day [1st Sunday of Every Month]
Weekly Holidays beginning May 5 (1st Full Week)
Arson Awareness Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
Be Kind to Animals Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
Catholic Education Week (Canada) [1st Full Week]
Children’s Book Week (thru 5.11)
Choose Privacy Week [1st Full Week]
Dating and Life Coach Recognition Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
Drinking Water Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
Flexible Work Arrangement Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
Goodwill Industries Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
Holocaust Remembrance Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
International Building Safety Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
International Clitoris Awareness Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
International Coaching Week (thru 5.11)
International Compost Awareness Week (thru 5.11)
Kids Win Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
National Anxiety and Depression Awareness Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
National Children’s Mental Health Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
National Correctional Officer’s Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
National Eastern Box Turtle Week [1st Full Week]
National Family Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
National Herb Week (thru 5.11) [Week before Mother’s Day]
National Hurricane Preparedness Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
National Pet Week Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
National Postcard Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
National Raisin Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
National Travel and Tourism Week [Sunday of 1st Full Week]
National Wildflower Week [1st Full Week]
North American Occupational Safety and Health Week Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
Public Service Recognition Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
Root Canal Appreciation Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
Salvation Army Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
Stewardship Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
Sun Awareness Week (thru 5.11)
Updates Your References Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
Week of the Classroom Teacher Week (thru 5.11) [1st Full Week]
Festivals Beginning May 5, 2024
The Big Nosh (Columbia, South Carolina)
Chili Cook-Off & Craft Brew Festival (Thousand Oaks, California)
Columbia VegFest (Columbia, South Carolina)
Heritage Fire (Austin, Texas)
Sly Fox Bock Fest & Goat Race (Pottstown, Pennsylvania)
Taste of the Town (Santa Clarita, California)
West Tennessee Strawberry Festival (Humboldt, Tennessee) [thru 5.11]
Feast Days
Angelo (Christian; Martyr)
Angelus of Jerusalem (Christian; Saint)
Aventinus of Tours (Christian; Saint)
Avertin (Christian; Saint)
Blessing of the Ships (Ancient Crete)
Chicken Lickin’ (Muppetism)
Day of Adoration of Anubis (Ancient Egypt)
Door-Banging and Window-Tapping Conference (Gremlins; Shamanism)
Edmund Ignatius Rice (Christian; Saint)
Fabián de la Rosa (Artology)
Fairy Ring Day (Receiving; Shamanism)
Feast of al-Khadr (St. George; Palestine)
Ferret Day (Pastafarian)
Frederick the Wise (Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod)
Hidirellez (Balkans, Turkey)
Hilary of Arles (Christian; Saint)
Judith (Christian; Saint)
Jutta of Kulmsee (Christian; Saint)
Kakava Spring Festival begins (Bulgaria, Turkey) [thru 5.6]
Mauront (Christian; Saint)
Old Faith Rain Ceremony (Mexico & Central America; Everyday Wicca)
Oshun’s Day (Pagan)
Pius V, Pope (Christian; Saint)
Polybius (Positivist; Saint)
Slender Three Day (Celtic Book of Days)
Søren Kierkegaard (Writerism)
Stanisław Kazimierczyk (Christian; Saint)
Start of Ramendan (Pastafarian)
Store Bededag (a.k.a. Great Prayer Day; Denmark) [4th Friday after Easter]
Tango no Sekku (Iris Festival; Japan)
Tiberius Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)
Viktor Hartmann (Artology)
Hebrew Calendar Holidays [Begins at Sundown Day Before]
Yom HaShoah (יוֹם הַשּׁוֹאָה; Holocaust Remembrance Day; Judaism) [27-28 Nisan]
Orthodox Christian Liturgical Calendar Holidays
Easter (Orthodox Christian) [1st Sunday in the Julian calendar following the Full Moon that occurs on or just after the Spring Equinox] (a.k.a. ...
Agdgoma (Georgia)
Coptic Easter (Egypt)
Fasika (Ethiopia)
Orthodox Easter
Pascha (Greece)
Pashkës Ortodokse (Albania)
Pashkët Ortodokse (Kosovo)
Paste (Moldova)
Pastele (Romania)
Tensae (Eritrea)
Lucky & Unlucky Days
Perilous Day (13th Century England) [16 of 32]
Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]
Premieres
Bad Moon Rising, by Creedence Clearwater Revival (Song; 1969)
Barnyard Egg-Citement (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1939)
Buddy’s Trolley Troubles (WB LT Cartoon; 1934)
Carnegie Hall (Music Hall; 1891)
Country School (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1931)
Donald’s Fire Survival Plan (Disney Cartoon; 1966)
Droopy’s Good Deed (MGM Cartoon; 1951)
Foundation, by Isaac Asimov (Novel; 1951)
French Kiss (Film; 1995)
From the Choirgirl Hotel, by Tori Amos (Album; 1998)
Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z (WB LT Cartoon; 1956)
Gladiator (Film; 2000)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (Film; 2017)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (Film; 2023)
Hare Trigger (WB MM Cartoon; 1945)
The Hidden Persuader, by Vance Packard (Book; 1958)
Hoot (Film; 2006)
Interview with the Vampire, by Anne Rice (Novel; 1976)
Jagged Little Pill (Musical Play; 2018)
LinkedIn (Social Media App; 2003)
The Love Boat (TV Series; 1977)
Mission Impossible III (Film; 2006)
The Mouse Comes to Dinner (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1945)
Nim (Video Game; 1951)
Odd John, by Olaf Stapledon (Novel; 1935)
One Hundred Years of Solitude, by Gabriel García Márquez (Novel; 1967)
One Man Band (Pixar Cartoon; 2005)
The Pentaverate (TV Series; 2022)
Planet Earth (Documentary; 2006)
Puss ’n’ Boats (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1966)
Silo (TV Series; 2023)
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, by John le Carre (Novel; 1964)
Steel and America (Disney Cartoon; 1965)
Surf-Bored Cat (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1967)
Them Not-So-Dry-Bones (Science Rock Cartoon; Schoolhouse Rock; 1979)
This Is America, by Donald Glover as Childish Gambino (Song; 2018)
To the Lighthouse, by Virginia Woolf (Novel; 1927)
Watch Me (Whip/NaeNae), by Silento (Song 2015)
Woody’s Knight Mare (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1969)
Yankee Doodle Donkey (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1950)
Today’s Name Days
Florian, Guido, Valeria (Austria)
Cvijeta, Cvjetko, Florijan, Iskra, Silvije (Croatia)
Květoslav (Czech Republic)
Florian (Denmark)
Roosi, Rosalie, Saale, Saali, Sale (Estonia)
Roosa, Rosa, Ruusu (Finland)
Florian, Sylvain (France)
Florian, Guido, Valeria (Germany)
Melia, Pelagia (Greece)
Flórián, Mónika (Hungary)
Ada, Ciriaco, Efisio, Porfirio, Silvano (Italy)
Flora, Florians, Viola, Vizbulīte (Latvia)
Dargailas, Florijonas, Mintautė, Monika (Lithuania)
Mona, Monika (Norway)
Florian, Grzegorz, January, Michał, Monika, Paulin, Strzeżywoj (Poland)
Pelaghia (Romania)
Florián (Slovakia)
Florián, Godofredo (Spain)
Mona, Monika (Sweden)
Alvina, Eunice, June, Palahna, Una (Ukraine)
Jodi, Jodie, Jody, Judie, Judith, Judy, Terrell, Tyrell, Tyrese, Tyron, Tyrone, Tyrrell, Tyson (USA)
Today is Also…
Day of Year: Day 126 of 2024; 240 days remaining in the year
ISO: Day 7 of week 18 of 2024
Celtic Tree Calendar: Saille (Willow) [Day 22 of 28]
Chinese: Month 3 (Wu-Chen), Day 27 (Ji-Si)
Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]
Hebrew: 27 Nisan 5784
Islamic: 26 Shawwal 1445
J Cal: 6 Magenta; Sixday [6 of 30]
Julian: 22 April 2024
Moon: 8%: Waning Crescent
Positivist: 14 Caesar (5th Month) [Alexander]
Runic Half Month: Lagu (Flowing Water) [Day 11 of 15]
Season: Spring (Day 48 of 92)
Week: 1st Week of May
Zodiac: Taurus (Day 16 of 31)
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National Sanctity of Human Life Day
Person A is a neonatal doctor who gets designated as a caregiver for a vampiric newborn who needs blood to survive, due to a genetic mutation, so their parents left them in the care of Person A. But the child’s vampirism works similar to when little children need blood transfusions, so they can only consume Code 99 blood until they’re old enough to handle the things in normal blood and Person A is starting to need to find more and more ways, of decreasing legality and morality, to get that quality of blood for the child to survive. Until they meet Person B, a vampire who has lived for eons, born through the same genetic mutation which also made them infertile, and never found another of their kind, due to how quickly the babies normally die in most circumstances. So Person B offers to help Person A keep the child alive, by getting their hands dirty so Person A doesn’t have to do it themselves and risk their medical license.
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OC Bio: Lex Perdita
TW: PTSD, gender dysphoria, torture, s*xual abuse.
Age: 27 years
DOB: Unknown
Nationality: Finnish
Gender: Intersex nonbinary (they/them)
Sexuality: pansexual, aromantic
FC: Rooney Mara
To this day, Lex has no clue about their real parents, where they were born, or when their birthday is. All they know from their file is that they are 27. All medical records were wiped when they were ‘adopted’. Lex was an unwanted child and was put up for adoption, due to being intersex, not long after they were born; they were later ‘adopted’ by an experimental scientist, who was experiemting (illegally) on LGBTQ+ youth, when they were only a few years old. The experiments made upon them left them with powers of regenerative healing and advanced strength and agility; the latter power enabled them to escape the research facility. The experiments also left them infertile and unable to have a period. They had no childhood to speak of and remained at the research facility, in Helsinki, until they were 17.
During their time at the facility - which was closed down when it was discovered - as well as the painful, invasive and cruel experiments, Lex was also subjected to s*xual and physical ab*se. As a result of the doctor who adopted them, the idea of ‘love’ repulses Lex, who is aromantic. The doctor used toxic and manipulative methods in order to gain a warped sense of trust, in order to get Lex to see him as a father figure and not be so reluctant towards the experiments; this is all Lex has ever known of ‘love’ and it is too traumatic for them. Deep down they yearn for some sort of deep connection and friendship, but having never known real love, friendship or parental affection, they are afraid to try and find it.
Lex does not tend to stay in one place too long, living out of motels, paying their way through being a hired hand, on account of their strength; as such they have done things they are not proud of in order to survive.
Personality Traits: Lex can appear quite closed off to people. They are very distrustful, but this doesn’t stop them wishing for a real friendship. They are extremely intelligent and enjoy coding, computing and is a skilled hacker (though this skill rarely comes into play unless someone hires them for it). They are very logical and technical and enjoy taking things apart and putting them back together again. They also enjoy gaming.
Appearance: Lex is very androgynous and likes a punky, grungy style, feeling most comfortable in biker boots, intentionally ripped clothing and leather jackets. They also have many piercings.
Triggers: hospitals, medical equipment (even over the counter pain medication), including, but not limited to, lab coats, machines, needles, latex gloves and medical tubes.
Qualifications: no formal qualifications, but very skilled at ICT.
Occupation: hired hand, occasional hacker.
Mental/Physical Issues: PTSD, some internal scarring due to medical experiments, extreme tomophobia, nosocomephobia and trypanophobia.
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Today is officially National Tourism Day; National Packaging Design Day; National Barrier Awareness Day; National Lemonade Day; National Roast Leg Of Lamb Day; National Paste Up Day; and National Infertility Survival Day!
#holidays#holiday#love#today#today on tumblr#knowing#only today#today in the world#sharing things#social media themes#this day#Sunday#happy day#happy#go lucky#lucky#making something new#creating#creative#creation#concoction#making#designing#celebrate#celebration#recognizing#recognition
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How Much Does Surrogacy Cost in Mumbai?
Mumbai city of dreams is all set to fulfil your dream of having a biological child at an economical surrogacy cost in Mumbai. The infertility rate is increasing day by day in Mumbai because of the new lifestyle. People are more focused on becoming financially strong and achieving their desired career goals. Having a baby has shifted as a secondary thing for couples. The time they realize to have a family, it gets late.
Lately, surrogacy is the most popular process that accomplishes between the intended parents and surrogate mother. She conceives for them and delivers their child. Do you know? Surrogacy in India is much legal that allows only married and Indian couples. No other person can have that as it is prohibited. People from different nations are illegal to select the process. Here are extensive criteria for intended parents to select surrogacy in Mumbai. Though, surrogacy charges are much more affordable than in developed countries. You can become a parent successfully at suitable charges in Mumbai. With it, only the Altruistic form is available which means the surrogate mother will not have
Who can opt for surrogacy?
It cannot be denied that even if a woman is independent and successful if she does not have kids, society considers her life a failure. But is it? The answer is no, to have kids or not is a choice of people. For some, to have biological kids is important, and for some, it’s not. Some couples or single parents prefer child adoption over a biological child. Some desire to have a biological kid. Surrogacy helps those couples who want to have a biological child but couldn’t have one because of infertility or other health issues.
Surrogacy in Mumbai is highly legal with various laws. As only married Indian couples can have the process if they have no option or chance of becoming parents. No other person is allowed to have surrogacy in Mumbai. Do you know that only the altruistic method is available? It means the surrogate mother is from family or friends and willing to help the couple. You will not compensate the surrogate which will also help in your budget. We prefer you to check the exact laws and regulations before going for them.
Can you opt for surrogacy?
If you have experienced any of the below-mentioned issues, you can opt for surrogacy.
A married couple with proven infertility has failed many Assisted Reproductive Techniques. For instance, you have faced many pregnancy failures and cannot become pregnant with them.
The intended parents have a higher age of more than 40 which means their fertility status will deprive. They have fewer chances of becoming parents and thus face multiple miscarriages.
A couple does not have any surviving kids which also includes an adopted kid. But if the child is mentally or physically challenged, couples can opt for surrogacy.
The legal method of surrogacy in Mumbai
The gestational method of surrogacy is legal in India. In the gestational method, the embryo formed with the father’s sperm and the mother’s egg implanted in the surrogate uterus through surgery. In this method, the birth mother does not have a genetic connection to the child whereas, in the traditional method, the birth mother has a genetic connection to the child.
A legal agreement is signed between the intended parents and the birth mother. The agreement is a contract between the surrogate mother and the couple benefiting from the treatment. It confirms your rights over the child. For it, you will need to hire a surrogacy lawyer with high experience. They have high charges that can increase your entire budget. Your total surrogacy charges in Mumbai will impact the attorney fees.
Read More: https://worldfertilityservices.com/surrogacy/surrogacy-cost-in-mumbai/
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Hi :) Are you following the zheng shuang scandal? Would you say that her career is pretty much over now? The rate the news has been unfolding is so crazy to me. It’s only been 3-4 days. Was wondering if the gov would handle her matters personally.
Hello Anon! Yes, I’ve followed the news about the actress, primarily because it offers insight on how the current administration deals with stars exhibiting what it deems as “immoral” behaviour. As of today (2021/01/26), it’s difficult to imagine her career will survive at all. While she isn’t the first to be categorised as a “bad-history entertainer” (劣迹藝人), she’s the first to be explicitly banned by the National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA; 國家廣播電視總局), the department that controls—and censors—content of all radio, television, satellite, and Internet broadcasts in the country. Before, the NRTA didn’t publicise the names of the entertainers the government no longer wishes to see, which allows a possibility for reversal in a few year’s time if the “bad-history” wasn’t too damaging, and production companies are willing to take a risk and produce shows with the entertainers that may be difficult to pass the censorship board. But with such a high profile announcement, the government’s stance is unlikely to turn around in a foreseeable future.
Hmm. Let’s backpedal a little to get everyone on track. Before, I’ve shared some info re: the censoring of books, of audiovisual media. What if the government decides to “cancel” an entertainer instead? How does it do it? What are the standards?
The actress’s downfall is a (sad) example.
I shall skip names, the gossipy elements. Whether she made mistakes or not, no one deserves having their private matters exposed and sensationalised like this; no one should have to undergo such a humiliating, public trial. Essentially, the heart of the story goes as follows: the actress, a romantic-lead type who has been popular for several years, secretly got married. On 2021/01/18, her estranged husband claimed on Weibo that the couple had two children using US-based surrogate mothers, and the actress had abandoned the children in the US under his care. Meanwhile, his friend provided an audio from approximately the 7th month of the surrogate pregnancies, at which time the marriage was already falling apart. In the audio, the actress expressed dismay that abortion was no longer possible; her family talked about abandoning the newborns at the hospital or giving them up for adoption.
The next day (2021/01/19), the actress responded. She didn’t deny the existence of her surrogate children and claimed that she had been extorted. More importantly, she said the following:
“身為藝人我深知我國疫情的防控與重視。** 在中國國土之上我沒有違背國家的指示，在境外我也更是尊重一切的法律法規。”
“Being an artist, I deeply understand the attention my country (China) has placed on controlling the epidemic. On China’s soil, I didn’t do anything that violates the directives by the government. Outside the country, I’ve been even more respectful of all laws and regulations.”
This apparently hit a nerve of the administration. On the same day (2021/01/19), the Communist Party’s Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission (CPLAC; 中央政法委) — one of the most powerful commissions that oversees the entire legal enforcement system of the government — published an opinion piece , in which it said:
但[女星姓名]的回应，却通篇强调自己没有违法，丝毫没有任何悔过、道歉的意思。…
But the response of (name of the actress) insists that she didn’t violate any laws, doesn’t show a hint of remorse, regret…
要知道，在我国代孕行为是被明确禁止的。… 作为中国公民，因为代孕在中国被禁止，就钻法律空子就跑去美国，这绝不是遵纪守法。…
It should be known, that in our country, surrogacy is explicitly prohibited … as a PRC (People’s Republic of China) citizen, to use a legislative loophole and go to the US due to the ban of surrogacy in China is absolutely not obeying the law…
要知道，没有营养的炒作带不来长久流量。公众人物的魅力，来自其高尚的职业操守、良好的社会形象、文质兼美的优秀作品，而不是疯疯癫癫、任性胡闹、缺爱卖惨的“人设”。作为公众人物，几度疯狂游走在法律边缘，把这样错乱的世界观、价值观、人生观，置于众目睽睽之下，贻害世风，这绝不是无辜！
It should be known, that hype devoid of significance will not bring in traffic (click rates). The charisma of public figures comes from their noble professionalism, good social image, high quality works in character and content, and not from “personalities” rooting in craziness, petulance, mischief, the selling of one’s lack-of-love and misfortunes. As a public figure, to wildly roam at the edge of the law, to place such wrong and chaotic world views, values and life perspectives in the public eye, to cause harm to the morals of society — that is definitely not innocence!
Things to note here:
1) The CPLAC reacting within a day of the actress’s statement ~ unlikely enough time for teasing out / verifying the facts or truth of the matter.
2) The implication that Chinese citizens must follow Chinese laws, even when they’re overseas. (What about, for example, same-sex marriages?)
3) These words that, IMO, bordered on insult: “craziness, petulance, mischief, the selling of one’s lack-of-love and misfortunes”.
The actress’s career was hanging by a thread with this opinion piece. State-controlled agencies chimed in, many of which echoing CPLAC’s stance that surrogacy is explicitly prohibited in China. By night time of 2021/01/19, rumours abounded that multiple media companies had already listed the actress as a “bad-history entertainer” and would be shelving all her works and cancelling all her scheduled appearances. Prada terminated her endorsement.
The final drop of the hammer happened a day later, in the evening of 2021/01/20. The NRTA issued a statement that explicitly named the actress and contained the following lines:
代孕不是私事，与法不合，有违社会主义公德。…
Surrogacy isn’t a private matter. It doesn’t agree with the law, violates the civility of socialism…
从事广播电视和网络视听的演艺人员尤其是知名艺人，作为公众人物，有很大的社会影响力和示范作用，应当自觉践行行业自律准则，严格律己修身，严私德，讲大德，守公德。
Artists who work in TV and web audiovisual productions, especially famous entertainers, have significant social influence and demonstrative roles as public figures. They should be conscious about the self-discipline required for their industry, be strict in their behaviour and personal virtues, speak of great kindness and defend civility.
行业主管部门的相关政策要求是明确的，严格的。广大人民群众不愿意、不接受、也不允许丑闻劣迹者污染我们的社会公德和公序良俗。
Policies regarding the management of the industry is clear and strict. The public does not want, does not accept, does not allow those with scandals and poor history pollute the civility, the good order and customs of our society.
我们不会为丑闻劣迹者提供发声露脸的机会和平台，一如既往，坚决为广大人民群众提供健康向上荧屏声频。
We will not supply opportunities and platforms for those with scandals and poor history to sound their opinions, to show their faces. Just as before, we are determined to provide audiovisual content that is healthy above all.
And just like this, less than 72 hours after the estranged husband posted on his Weibo, the actress’s career is over. The NRTA, which has The Say on who and what get exposure time on screen, has spoken. The actress had no way of self-defence. Her 11 million followers on Weibo didn’t get to decide whether she’d stay or she’d go.
This is a brutal punishment but for what, exactly? Some netizens have whispered while the others shout their condemnations ~ but I thought…. surrogacy isn’t illegal?
And they’re correct: surrogacy isn’t explicitly outlawed in China, despite what CPLAC and other state agencies has claimed. In 2001, the Ministry of Health banned medical institutions and health care workers from "practicing any form of surrogate technology". However, no laws have ever passed that prohibit individuals from commissioning or providing surrogacy services—especially when the services are overseas.
The actress, therefore, wasn’t lying when she said she didn’t do anything that violates the directives by the government on China’s soil. Her “crime” of using surrogate mothers was, at worst, a legally grey area. For years, China has had a booming, semi-underground surrogacy market, their client base including older parents who wish to have another child after the country relaxed its birth limit (the so-called “one-child policy”) in 2015, infertile couples, and to a lesser extent, the LGBT+ community. Blued, China’s most popular gay social networking/dating app, has offered overseas surrogate services for several years that connect their clients with US-based surrogates. It pulled the services after the actress’s incident.
But all that doesn’t matter. People in China understands this: the law book is there, but those in power at the moment always have the final word ~ and that word doesn’t have to match the legal codes, or the previous final words of their predecessors. As for the moral outcry re: the actress having wished to abort / give up her unborn children, it’s worth mentioning abortion has long been used to to enforce the country’s decades-long birth limit policies, and forced, violent late-term abortions were not unheard of. Many people in China are also aware of that.
But again, it doesn’t matter.
I’ve described the government’s reactions in detail because they put in words the expectations it has of its entertainers. Entertainers in China are expected to not only obey the laws, but also have proper world views, (moral) values and life perspectives (collectively called 三觀, literally, “three views”) as defined by the government. The state has also made clear that such expectations grow with the fame of the entertainers.
Entertainers at the top of the c-ent industry, especially the idol types with many young fans, are therefore expected to get things right. These opinion pieces are reminders that the administration keeps a close eye on them, can “cancel” them with a few words if they fail.
The term for “canceling” an entertainer is 封殺 (literally, “seal and kill”).
The actress isn’t the first to be “cancelled” by the government. The first time the NRTA issued a directive regarding “poor-history entertainers” (劣迹藝人) was in 2014, which essentially called for shutting out any entertainer with a history of bad behaviours. It demanded all production companies, TV stations, online media companies and theatres to stop producing / broadcasting audiovisual content with these people, citing that TV and film media should be used for “spreading the progressive culture of socialism and promoting socialist core values” (”传播社会主义先进文化、弘扬社会主义核心价值观”). As these entertainers will no longer be exposed to an audience, these directives effectively kill the career of most who are affected.
What makes up the “poor-history” of “poor-history entertainers” then?
- The 2014 edition named drug use and prostitution (including hiring a prostitute) specifically.
- The 2018 edition, an announcement made by a top NRTA official, stated that audiovisual programmes should adhere to the “Four Never-Use” guidelines when inviting guests for their shows. Those guidelines were vague but for the last line: “In addition, the NRTA explicitly requests that programmes should not use entertainers with tattoos; (those associated with) hip-hop culture, sub-cultures (non-mainstream cultures), decadent cultures.” (”另外，总局明确要求节目中纹身艺人、嘻哈文化、亚文化（非主流文化）、丧文化（颓废文化）不用。”)
Some may be asking: wait … hip-hop?
Yes.
It was believed that hip-hop artists were targeted due to a scandal at the time, in which (another) well-known actress had an extra-marital affair with a rapper. Analysis of the rapper’s lyrics found sexism and suggestions of drug use (the rapper later apologised and claimed his “core values” had been distorted due to influence from “black music”.)
As this guideline hasn’t been retracted under any formal capacity, it can still be used to axe any show, shut out any entertainer.
If you’re wondering about SDOC, for example, this again illustrates the need for some … mind-reading skills to navigate life in China. A good way to achieve that without superpowers is to have the right connections to higher-ups, who can offer hints on what can get away at the moment and what cannot (this is true not only for c-ent, but for most business practices in the country; building 關係 guanxi— literally, “relationship”— is a must for those who wants a piece of the Chinese market).
- In 2020, NRTA expanded the “no exposure” rule to live-stream shows on the internet as well as on- and offline charity events, where previously “cancelled” artists had started to find jobs in to make a living. While that notice didn’t further elaborate on what makes “bad history”, the accompanying article in People’s Daily (The State-controlled Newspaper) went into more details. In addition to drug use and prostitution specified in 2014, the article named tax evasion; lying about education levels; *suspected* (涉嫌) extramarital affairs, domestic violence and inappropriate speech.
It’s worth emphasising that many of these activities are not illegal. “Suspected” also means these activities do not have to have happened ~ it’s the impression that they’ve happened that counts. Hence, back to the actress who had surrogate children, not only did it not matter whether surrogacy is actually illegal, it didn’t matter whether the leaked audio was real or taken out of context, or that the babies didn’t end up being aborted / adopted. The article once again stresses that private matters are no longer private for entertainers who are in the public eye as social influencers, and these directives on “poor-history entertainers” — colloquially called “封殺令”, with 封殺 meaning the “seal-and-kill” and 令 meaning command (as in Chen Qing Ling 陳情令) — are there to set the standards, the bottom-line for c-ent. It did call for more specifics in future directives: more guidance on what makes “bad history”, the ways these entertainers can redeem themselves. As of today, however, such specifics have not been provided. As a result, to avoid crossing the NRTA, the media has ended up “overachieving” in certain cases, wiping out the screen time of entertainers who only have a remote chance of being viewed as having “bad history” to play it safe. Last October, for example, a young singer was briefly edited out of all his recorded shows because his parents (not him) was revealed to be deadbeats owing millions in debt.
And so, without a known way out yet, “bad-history” entertainers such as the actress will likely remain “sealed and killed” for a long time. Entertainers recently caught with extramarital affairs ~ a relatively minor “offence” ~ have been missing on screen for 2-3 years, and the heavy-handed treatment by the government this time is likely to put a pause on any companies considering using these people again. Even if they’re finally allowed some degree of comeback, their career prime will be over and and their NRTA “sentence” will likely follow them everywhere they go, which makes their getting face time in any high-profile (high-investment) projects unlikely. Those who must work to make their ends meet will probably end up like so many entertainers who never made it big, or are at the very tail end of their career ~ drifting from city to city singing in local clubs, getting paid poorly and harassed by rude customers...
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** A side note: In case anyone wonders why she brought up COVID, it’s a similar idea as Gg apologising for “佔用了一些社會公共資源” “occupying social resources” in his first team post after 227 (2020/03/01). For an authoritarian regime that has placed the most attention on maintaining social stability (ie. quelling dissent), disrupting the government’s narrative re: current events and potentially reversing the overall tone the administration is trying to reach in public discourse can be a greater offence than any actual “wrongdoing”. 227, as an incident, was guilty of that.
(And I’m bringing this up because I find this relevant to the safety asks I have in my inbox. Arguments among fans do not themselves render Gg and Dd unsafe, but can become a significant issue if they “occupy social resources”, disrupt the government’s narratives and/or its political machinery in some ways. IMO, 227 took a dangerous turn not because the fans were arguing over a piece of fanfic, but because a group of fans took over the reporting machinery intended to rat out dissidents. It was a mistake that I hope no fans ~ regardless of who they support ~ will repeat again.)
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Burn The Bread Book: Industrial Communism Will Not Liberate You
The True Cost of Bread
For years I've watched a man drive his pick-up truck into the forest around me and cut down all the trees that aren't legally protected. So, every tree that isn't a pine or an oak. The moment a carob or olive or hawthorn or mastic or strawberry tree grows big enough to burn, he cuts it down and drags it away for firewood. He even fells trees I planted, while smiling and waving at me like he’s doing me a favor. I glare at him silently but don’t say a word, knowing he has the full power of the state behind him.
He uses the wood to fuel his traditional bakery which has several large outdoor ovens. The much-loved industrial product he produces is bread; a product that has rapidly replaced all the native food-bearing plants of the area as they’ve been cut down to make room for wheat fields.
The villagers are proud of the bakery because it attracts visitors from all over the island and thus creates further opportunities for them to earn profit. The local bureaucracy; the democratically-elected village council, gives the baker free reign to do as he pleases since so many livelihoods depend on his bakery.
Because the baker cuts everything down as soon as it reaches human height, the trees never get big enough to fruit, so they don't spread their seeds and grow new trees. The forest slowly dwindles to nothing but pine trees and can no longer sustain most animal life. The climate dries, the soil erodes, the air grows stagnant and depleted of oxygen. All that’s left in the few remaining forests that haven’t been bulldozed to grow more wheat is a sterile pine desert.
The baker will soon no doubt lobby the village council to allow him to harvest the pine trees too, otherwise the all-important bakery will cease to be operational when he runs out of legal trees to fell.
In just a few years, all the fruits, nuts and berries that sustained the people in the area for millennia are wiped out and replaced with a consumer product that is made from a single grain crop. A thriving ecosystem has been replaced with a wheat monoculture that could collapse at any moment and take the lives of everyone it feeds with it.
It’s worth noting that the baker, like most people in my village, and in fact most people on the island, considers himself a communist. The village has a “communist party” clubhouse and they always elect “communist” local leaders and vote for “communist” politicians in the national elections.
Any anarchist worth their salt has no tolerance for these faux-communists, or “tankies” and their brand of collectivist-capitalism because they cling to money, states and rulers and really only embrace Stalinist politics because of the promise of cushy government jobs for them or their relatives.
The Stalinist politicians openly buy votes by promising jobs in the public service to their supporters. A job in the public service here is a guaranteed free ride for life for you and your family, with the salaries multiple times higher than private sector salaries and benefits out of the wazoo - including multiple pensions. They get a full pension for each gov sector they worked in, and the more connected civil servants are rotated through jobs in multiple sectors in the last few months leading up to their retirement to ensure the maximum pay-out possible.
I’m confident anyone reading this knows Stalinism is designed to enrich the bureaucrat class and give them complete control over the state’s citizens. No anarchist sees that shit as communism. But in a “real” communist society; an “anarcho-communist” society where money, state and class have been abolished, the local baker would presumably still bake that bread, and since it would be offered freely to everyone far and wide, he'd need to bake a lot more of it and thus need more wood. More forest would be razed to keep the bread production going. Everyone living in the village and anyone passing through, and people in faraway cities will expect to have as much gourmet bread on their plates as they desire. More bakeries would need to pop up on the mountain as demand rises for delicious bread in the cities below, with the rural population working hard and doing their duty to feed the hungry urban population.
Over the years, I’ve put a lot of thought into envisioning how the workers seizing the means of production would end the environmental devastation this bread production brings to the mountain. I struggle to see any scenario where communism would stop the devastation being wrought on the ecosystem. The forests would continue to be razed to ensure production won’t slow down.
Free bread for everyone today means no bread (or any food) for anyone tomorrow as the top-soil washes away, the climate warms, the wildlife goes extinct, and the whole mountain rapidly turns to desert. It’s inevitable that soon even wheat will cease to grow in the fields surrounding the village.
Regardless of the economic system in place, the villagers being able to consume as many fresh loaves of baked bread as they can carry means all the forests in driving distance of the village are eviscerated, eventually all the fields become barren, the crops fail, and everyone starves. This is already well on its way to happening, and switching to a communist mode of production would do nothing to allay this inevitability.
“How would you feed people then, genius?” I hear you scoff. The answer is simple; tried and tested for millennia. I wouldn’t feed people. People would feed themselves instead of expecting others to labor to feed them; an entitlement that arose with industrial civilization. People would be inclined to protect the forests instead of bulldozing them for the supposed convenience of industrial food production if they picked their food directly from those forests everyday.
They’d protect the forests with their very lives because they’d need the food that grows in the forests to survive without industrial farms, bakeries and factories outsourcing food production and then hiding the ecocide they cause just out of sight of the villages and their carefully manicured streets.
Bread and other industrial products alienate us from our ecosystem and cause us to stop caring about how our food is produced, so long as it’s there in the store when we want to eat it. Putting food production back into the control of the individual is the only way to preserve the ecosystem. Direct food is the only anarchist mode of production. When other people are tasked with growing your food, they will take shortcuts because the food isn’t going into their own mouths or the mouths of their loved ones. Food harvesting needs to go back to being a way of life for every able-bodied person, rather than something industrial farm workers are tasked with to serve an elite class of privileged office workers who are completely disconnected from the food chain.
All over the world, complex centuries-old polyculture food-forests that sustained countless lives for generations are destroyed by the arrogance of industrial production, replaced for a short while by a wheat or corn monoculture so people can pick up their bread down the street from their home or workplace instead of muddying their feet to gather food from the wild as their ancestors did. This convenience seems like “progress” to civilized people, at least until the destructive industrial agriculture process renders the wheat fields infertile and farms all over the world are turned into a vast uninhabitable dust bowl. A sustainable way of life that kept us alive and thriving for centuries has been tossed aside in favor of a short-lived attempt at industrial convenience that has already proven itself a horrible failure; bringing us and every other lifeform to the verge of extinction.
Industry is not sustainable. Industrial systems are all destructive. Communism, capitalism, fascism, they’re all founded on ecocide. The authority of the baker is upheld over everything else because domesticated people would rather consume “free” industrial bread for a few years than unlearn their destructive consumerist habits. If we are to survive these times of devastating ecological collapse, humans need to go back to fostering vast food forests as our ancestors did for millennia; producing and gathering our own food without destroying the very ecosystem that gives us life in the name of luxury and convenience.
"The People's" Authority: How “Anarcho-Communism” is Authority-Forming
If someone kept cutting down all the trees to bake bread, the people who depend on the forest to survive would of course have to intervene to stop the loggers from destroying the forest and thus killing their way of life.
This happens in rainforests today where indigenous people who have been let down by the state gleefully issuing licenses to corporate loggers, and turning a blind eye to illegal logging, instead take matters into their own hands and shut down the loggers using force.
They put their lives on the line to do this, and a lot of them are killed by the loggers who value their profits over the lives of indigenous people. They know if they don’t act to stop the loggers, the forests they call their home will be decimated and their way of life will have been destroyed forever. They’ll be forced into the cramped cities and have to labor all day everyday to buy the bread and beef that stripped their forests bare.
So how would an anarcho-communist society deal with someone who cuts down all the trees to bake bread? In an anarcho-communist society, everyone will be environmentally conscious and consume sustainably, right...? No. Not if you’re engaging in any kind of critical thinking.
Loggers can only destroy forests at the current explosive rate if the society imbues them with authority. If they have no authority, there's nothing stopping others from using force to end their pillaging of our natural resources. Without the authority of civilization behind them, the loggers have incredibly diminished power and no real motive to risk their lives to fell trees.
Anarcho-communism is an industrial ideology based around the notion of seizing the means of production and then running the factories, saw mills, oil rigs, mines and power plants democratically. Industrial civilization is an incredibly totalitarian authority that is nevertheless upheld by “anarcho”-communist theory, even though anarchists supposedly oppose all forms of authority.
In an industrial communist society, much like in a capitalist society, logging is necessary to further the industrial production the society is built around. As long as production drives the system, trees will have to be felled for all kinds of reasons: from lumber and paper production to making way for crops and cattle.
So, logging is highly valued by the people that uphold the industrial society, and in a real world scenario, these “anarcho” communists would have to take measures to protect loggers from repercussions from a small, uncivilized minority – the indigenous inhabitants of the forest. These measures are, by any definition, an authority. A monopoly on violence. A state in everything but name.
But since the loggers are providing this valued service to good, decent, reasoned, educated, domesticated, egalitarian, democratic, civilized anarcho-communists in big shiny cities who are accustomed to a litany of luxury consumer products being delivered to their doors everyday… Decidedly authoritarian methods will need to be taken to ensure the anarcho-loggers can do their anarcho-work without facing retaliation from the “primmie” forest dwellers. These methods can easily be justified in the ancom’s mind; there’s nothing an ancom loves more than to “justify” authority with their mighty reasoned logic™️.
So when faced with the conundrum that the anarcho-communist city needs lumber, paper, corn and meat, and the only thing standing in the way of production is a few indigenous tribes, the ancom will put their anarcho-Spock ears on and declare: “the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few”. Just as capitalist and socialist states today violently suppress the indigenous people who take action to shut down logging and mining operations that quash their way of life, the anarcho-industrialist will send a red-and-black army in to escort their red-and-black bulldozers and discipline anyone that interferes with the will of “the people”.
The indigenous inhabitants of course won’t give a shit that their forests are being felled by communists rather than by capitalists. They won’t give a shit that the bulldozers are now owned collectively or that the land they’ve lived on for millennia has now been designated as belonging to “the people” (the civilized voting majority) instead of to the state or to capital.
The forest that nurtures the indigenous people and their children is still being decimated to maintain the destructive lifestyles of apathetic city-dwellers. Their lives are still being ended because to civilized people, they’re a backwards, regressive minority standing in the way of progress... Damaging the revolution, inhibiting the growth of their glorious egalitarian civilization. The educated, “progressive” majority outvote them. Anyway, everyone who has spoken to a red anarchist knows primmies are dirty reactionary ableists who want to stop us from building wheelchair and drug factories, right?
Civilized people always have pushed the notion that the “common good” or the good of the many will always outweigh the needs of individuals or small groups of people, ever since Aristotle, in his "The Aim of Man” wrote:
"The good of the state is of greater and more fundamental importance both to attain and to preserve. The securing of one individual's good is cause for rejoicing, but to secure the good of a nation or of a city-state is nobler and more divine." Communism is even more adamant in this “the will of the majority is paramount” shtick, going as far as to declare the industrial-worker class as the only voice that matters, with everyone needing to become part of the worker class in order to abolish class differences.
This logic is why the USSR, China and other communist experiments forced collectivization on self-sufficient indigenous peoples and then slaughtered them when they inevitably resisted. If people won’t consent to being displaced from their ancestral lands to work on the industrial farms and factories that fuel the destruction of their homes, they’re branded “kulaks” and “counter-revolutionaries” and “reactionaries” and are systemically genocided, usually by destroying their food sources.
Industrial goods are valued by industrial society over the forest and its inhabitants because domesticated people want to eat bread and microwaved pizza and the real cost of those products (environmental destruction) is of no real concern to industrial society beyond empty gestures like an occasional “save the rainforests” or “go vegan” banner.
The inhabitants of the forests and their strange foreign culture are too far removed from the busy cities for the average urbanites to involve themselves in their plight. Even the civilized rural people who live around the forests are forever striving to urbanize their villages in the unending quest for upwards mobility. In my experience, they’ll happily trade every tree in sight for a gourmet bakery, Apple Store or coffee-shop so they can feel as civilized as the people in the big cities who tend to look down on them for being “hillbillies” or “country bumpkins”.
“The people in the big cities of Sao Paulo and Rio, they want us to live on picking Brazil nuts,” a farmer says. “That doesn’t put anyone’s kid in college.” (From RollingStone.com.)
The settler-farmers who are burning what’s left of the Amazon rainforest to the ground say they’re doing it for their children... To make the cash to pay for their children to be educated and get good jobs in the city. It shouldn’t be controversial for me to say civilized people value their civilized life and will always put their civilized needs before the needs of uncivilized others.
Civilized people can relate to their civilized neighbours who have the same struggles as them: paying their bills, educating their kids, buying good insurance, washing their car, deciding where to go on vacation, renovating their kitchens, choosing the next Netflix show to binge watch... So it’s not surprising that they’ll do everything they can to prop up civilized people and kick down the uncivilized people who stand in the way of their quest for ever-increasing industrial comforts.
I can already see the denial stage setting in on some of your faces as I type: “But us anarcho-communists aren’t like capitalists, we’re good caring people. Humane people. We’ll make industry green, we’ll manage the forests in a sustainable manner using direct democracy, unions, unicorns and equality!”
Why would anyone swallow that crock of shit? Why would thoroughly domesticated people used to all the comforts of destructive industrial civilization suddenly decide to forgo those comforts because of democracy? Why would 7.7 billion people suddenly change how they live because anarcho-communism has been declared? How would ancom civilization make industry “green” when it’s clearly demonstrable that all industry is destructive to the environment and to wild people, and modelling a society on an industrial system has had disastrous results throughout history, regardless of what the attached ideology was named?
All controlled mass-society, including every historical experiment at building a communist society has created authority; bodies of people that hold power over others. That power grows over time and takes the “communist” society further and further away from its revolutionary origins. Every indication is that authority would continue to be manifested with industrial anarcho-communism. There is no evidence that anarcho-communism would avert authority when it’s so dependent on destructive, exploitative, alienating, domesticating industry and the control and domination of a global population of workers.
All Industrial Goods Free for All People: A Recipe for Disaster
In communism everything is free for the taking and resources are often treated as if they're infinite. If you decide you need something, you take it from the communal store. Kropotkin said no one has the right to judge how much an individual needs, except the individuals themselves.
Since most reds hold that resources should be allocated according to “need”, decisions would need to be made to determine who in the community has “need” of the biggest shares of resources.
I know most ancoms, like Kropotkin, claim every individual will just take whatever they “need” (want) from communal stores, but I'm going to cry foul on that because it's really not practical in an industrial society. Resources aren't infinite and no one is going to spend their life doing gruelling manual labor and then just give everything they produce away to some random stranger who shows up at the communal store with a dumpster truck and says "I need your community's entire monthly output of goods today, so load it up". For some reason ancoms think assholes would cease to exist in a communist society. Why would anyone work their asses off, wasting their life away doing menial manual labor just to watch some shitlord drive away with everything they produced because he announced he “needed” it?
“But as woke anarcho-communists in an advanced fully-automated luxury communist society, labor will in fact be quite limited and fun because we can divide duties between all our comrades! And profit will no longer be a concern since everything we make will be given to anyone that wants it free of charge, so we don’t need to worry about marketing our products and that will further minimize the amount of labor we’ll do, giving us ample leisure time to enjoy the fruits of our production!”
For the purposes of cold-hearted mockery, I’m slightly paraphrasing an ancom who responded to an early draft of this piece. What fantasy realm are ancoms living in where all the massive problems posed by industrial production (including the ongoing extinction of near-every lifeform on Earth) will evaporate when you remove profit and marketing from the equation?
I keep saying this in my writing but here I go again: In an industrial society that aims to give everyone in the world equal access to consumer goods, industry does not decrease; it increases. If everyone in the world suddenly has free and equal access to the mountains of wasteful shit that Western consumers consider necessary to life, not only would production need to massively increase, but we would run out of resources to exploit much more rapidly.
That’s assuming anyone would even want to work in the mines and factories in a supposedly equal society if they no longer had guns to their heads. Why would anyone go back down into that mine once their chains are broken? Does anyone honestly think those Congolese kids give a shit if you have a new phone every year? Should they really be expected to sacrifice themselves for your entitlement? So you can continue to live in luxury with all your little conveniences?
In a real world implementation of industrial communism, communities will no doubt quickly impose limits on what can be taken from communal stores after a few people take way more than they have any right to and other people go without as a result, despite them laboring for hours a day to produce those goods. Kropotkin might insist we’ll all be happy toiling away all day to make this consumerist shit just to give it away to random strangers, but he was a privileged scholar who never had to work a day in his life, so what do you expect?
Industrial society right now is fed by the ceaseless labor of billions of exploited people in the Global South. People are forced to toil in mines from childhood to procure the materials that other people (also including children) then assemble into consumer goods in factories, all for starvation wages. This is debilitating, dangerous work that leaves the people who do it sucked of their youth after a few years.
Anyway, let’s play along with communist mythology for a bit to get to my next point. In an ideal communist society (where I guess minerals are somehow found equally all across the planet and not overwhelmingly located in the Global South as in the real world), outsourced labor would presumably go away because communists would never exploit workers in distant lands (who ever heard of an imperialist communist, right? Right??) So instead production would need to be localized, and then the goods would be distributed according to need.
For resources to be allocated according to need, you'll have some kind of deciding body in place to judge what each person's needs are; what resources each person should be given.
There are lots of factors to take into consideration when deciding someone’s “needs”, like how far they live from work, how far they live from the store, how many calories they burn doing the labor they do, the size of their family, their dietary restrictions, disabilities they might have, their particular metabolism, how many parties they throw, how many friends they have and thus might invite to the parties, their religious and cultural practices, the size of their house, the size of their garden, the type of insulation their house has and how quickly it loses heat, the fuel efficiency of their car... I could list hundreds more things but I’ll stop myself.
Giving bureaucrats this power will no doubt mean certain favored groups / individuals will be rewarded and less desirable groups / individuals will be neglected, or even punished. This is the nature of authority. You’ll need a body of full-time bureaucrats to collect all this data and measure how it should determine your share of the pie, and those bureaucrats are going to have biases. If a computer does it, the programmer will have biases. And you'd still need bureaucrats to collect the data and feed it to the computer. Then they could easily feed incorrect or selective data to the computer because of their biases.
It's always felt like a recipe for corruption and exploitation to me for a bureaucracy to determine someone’s worth... Which is probably why Kropotkin stipulated that everyone should be able to just take whatever they themselves decide they need from the stores.
Of course, the real solution would be to not base your proposed utopian society on industrial production in the first place... Promising industrial production will be unlimited because everyone will voluntarily agree to work real hard in the factories and mines and slaughterhouses and the goods will be distributed to everyone everywhere somehow while maintaining a sustainable ecological green solarpunk paradise just makes you a smug fucking liar. No different than a grinning politician promising to give us freedom, liberty and prosperity if we vote for him.
The only red anarchist tendency that made a modicum of practical sense in my mind was anarcho-collectivism, because at least the workers would receive the direct value of their labor hours instead of having external bodies decide how much value / worth to assign to them as a person.
If you're going to spend your life toiling in a factory or farm to produce goods for other people, would you really want a bureaucrat or a committee or even a direct voter body deciding how much you deserve for that labor, while giving someone who does the same job (or a much easier job) more than you because of potentially biased reasons?
Regardless, anarcho-collectivism still only really values the workers who are most willing to submit to the factory grind and put in the most hours. Anarcho-collectivism still holds ecodical industry and luxuries for cityfolk up above all life on the planet... So that 19th century ideology isn’t going to save you either. Throw it right in the trash with the bread book because this “reform-industrial-society” charade isn’t helping when the planet is on fire.
If industrial communism were actually implemented in the real world, you can be relatively certain that some kind of authority would need to be put in place to prevent bad actors from showing up at the store and taking a community’s entire monthly production. People would need to police the store and judge whether someone is worthy of taking as much as they’re taking. They’d need to become authorities, upholders of law and order. Purveyors of “justice”.
Let’s be clear now because I know a lot of red anarchists are going to try to “justify” this authority as being “necessary for the good of society” as they will do. Policing who can take food and how much they can take is a clear authority. Not a “justified” authority, because such a thing simply does not exist.
And this store-policing is not the anarchist tactic of “direct action” either, let’s make that clear right now, because it’s a frightenly common misunderstanding with red anarchists. Creating a police force has nothing to do with direct action.
Direct action is an isolated use of force unconnected to institutional systems of power. People who engage in direct action are not appealing to a higher authority for legitimacy. Their action is not legitimized by anyone and they receive no protection or reward from an authority as they take the action. There’s no monopoly on violence being granted to them by an authority, so there’s nothing to guarantee their safety from retaliation if the action fails or succeeds.
There’s no institutional power-imbalance being created when someone takes direct action against an authority. The authority already created the power imbalance, and your direct action is a form of defense to shield you, your ecosystem or your community from that imbalance.
Direct action is an entirely anarchist tactic, but pinning badges on people, officiating them, and giving them the authority (and the monopoly on violence) to police a store and withhold food and products from certain people for whatever reason has nothing to do with anarchy. Building a hierarchy like this has nothing to do with anarchy.
Police officers and judges (authorities) ruling over a communal store is authoritarian. An officiated police force is a completely different thing from the isolated use of force by a lone actor or a small group of actors to preserve life and combat authority (direct action).
Creating a police force, even if it’s formed of volunteers, even if they were elected, even if they make decisions collectively, even if their uniforms are red and black, even if the officers placed on duty are regularly rotated, is authoritarian by any definition. There are no anarchist cops. An “anarchist cop” couldn’t be a bigger oxymoron.
Here’s an example of direct action: me punching a logger who is cutting down my favorite tree. This action is completely removed from structural systems of authority because I have no authority or structural power behind me. There’s nothing legitimizing my use of force or giving me a monopoly on violence. My use of force doesn’t extend beyond my own two fists. Since assault is illegal, and his logging is legal, the logger has the full authority of the law behind him, so any action I take to oppose that authority is punching up. It’s fighting to curve a gross power imbalance. It’s anarchy.
In this civilized world, I could be severely punished by law enforcement for using force to stop his desecration of a forest. As the state gave him his logging permit, he has authority over the forest and every life that depends on the forest to survive. He punches down every time he fells a tree. He is the full embodiment of archy. If I choose to stand in his way, there’s no state behind me, no court, no police force. Me physically stopping a logger from felling trees is an isolated use of force to strike back at a system of authority. The logger destroys life for profit, and if I take action to stop him because I don’t want to see the forest become a barren desert, I don’t become a state or any kind of authority based on that decision to fight back.
Forming a police squad and a bureaucracy to patrol and govern an officiated communal store, appointing authorities to sit and judge how much each individual deserves to eat, on the other hand, creates legitimized systems of power and an institutional monopoly on violence. It creates a state, or at the very least a proto-state that will later develop into a full-blown state as the bureaucracy grows.
The German philosopher Max Weber defined the state as a monopoly on the legitimate use of physical force. State violence, whether it’s committed on behalf of the state by a politician, a judge, a cop or a logger, is always a legitimate force. Any violence the state does is immediately “justified” simply by virtue of it being dispensed by a legitimate state actor who is doing it for the good of the state and its authority.
A logger with an official permit to slice up a forest is thus fully justified in the eyes of society to do as much harm to the forest as is deemed necessary by the authorities who granted the permit.
A state exists wherever an authority can authorize and legitimize violence. There is no way for an anarchist to “justify” a coercive, authoritarian institution such as a police force that will no doubt be biased against minority groups and lead to the accumulation of power by the dominant group, and abuses of power by the people doing the policing. Even if minority groups are involved in the police force, the majority group will still oppress their groups.
A society that mass-produces goods and distributes them in communal stores will manifest itself as a state, regardless of Kropotkin’s insistences that everyone will work voluntarily and then take whatever they want from the stores. There’s no practical scenario where industrial labor is truly voluntary. There’s no practical scenario on this Earth of rapidly diminishing returns where “free” stores won’t need to be policed to deny unlimited goods to individuals and groups who the governing body decides are less worthy of the fruits of their labor.
Anarcho-communism simply isn’t revolutionary as long as we are depleting all our resources in the name of industrial civilization; something anarcho-communism demands as an industrial, work-based ideology that revolves around civilizing the land and its inhabitants in order to extract resources and labor. There’s nothing revolutionary about continuing the global ecocide under the guise of democracy. Every anarchist should understand the difference between isolated force and authority, but very few self-identifying social anarchists seem interested in this and are content prating on about “justified authority”, debating “how an anarcho-communist police force could work” and excitedly discussing Chomsky’s latest speech telling them to vote for a lesser-evil neoliberal politician.
I know I sound bitter, but I’ve been disillusioned with the majority of red anarchists I come into contact with for years now and they only seem to get worse as industrial society plods on and the sands and seas climb further up our necks.
Anarcho-communism is not the solution to fighting authority, it’s simply a skin-deep re-brand of authority. A sparkly new paint job. There’s a reason so many ancoms strive to “justify” authority. They don’t actually care about reaching for anarchy.
Is Communism Always Authority-Forming?
In my mind, communism can only work outside of industrial mass society. A small community gathering or growing supplies and freely sharing them with the rest of the community. Each community trading with other small communities. Marx and Engels ironically dubbed this hunter-gatherer form of society that had long existed in human history as “primitive communism” and suggested it was inferior to their advanced industrial communism that valued the factory and centralized city life above all else.
Mass industry requires mass agriculture, mass labor, mass transport, mass resource extraction, mass construction, mass policing, mass military... Mass society and will only lead right back to capitalism and statism because it's so unwieldy and authority forming. Any communist tendency built around industrial exploitation is going to create all kinds of fucked up hierarchies and just lead us right back to the apocalyptic status quo.
Most communists I’ve talked to about this are unable to accept that some people will still act like assholes if capitalism collapses, which I’d probably find endearing if these people weren’t such giant assholes themselves; calling me a privileged reactionary for daring to suggest their blessed ideology might have some flawed logic. They insist everyone will cease being selfish assholes once capitalism is done away with because “assholes are only assholes as long as capitalism pits them against each other.”
Even if we wake up one morning and marketing, consumer culture and wealth are all done away with, we still have generations of indoctrination in authoritarian behavior to contend with. That doesn't go away overnight. But even without consumer culture to guide them, people are still completely capable of being assholes. Going back to before mass-society even existed, people would murder each other and take their stuff. They'd raid each other's settlements, they'd steal their children, they'd fight over territory and cultural differences. These aren't things that were invented by capitalism and they won’t go away just because communism is declared.
People aren't inherently just or unjust. Humanity is not good or bad. Every person is an individual, each with different experiences, motivations, traumas. Communism expects everyone to be altruistic. Capitalism expects everyone to act out of greed and self preservation. Neither is true because both are ideologically driven worldviews that attempt to define human nature in order to instruct us how to behave by instilling us with their morals. People are greedy, people are generous, people are kind, people are mean-spirited. Every person in the world is all of these things and more. People are not defined by one single personality trait their entire lives.
I’m haunted by every shitty thing I’ve ever done and I’m sure I’ll do more shitty things yet, despite my best intentions. No one is above making mistakes. Mutual aid is a great thing, but it needs to be earned. There are people in our lives that we trust and people we can’t stand to be around. Not everyone is deserving of the products of our labor. Some people in the world will always try to exploit you, even if they already have everything their hearts could possibly desire. Some people will be kind to you no matter how big an asshole you are.
I’ve been accused by communists of being cynical, of being “regressive” and “counter-revolutionary” because I don’t buy into the communist notion that humans are inherently good and they just need the right industrial system to bring that good out of them.
Any society where I’m expected to just sit back and watch as a logger destroys my ecosystem because he’s serving the “greater good” isn’t a society I want any part of. I value my autonomy over the desires of traumatized workers pushing buttons for 8 hours a day in a city far-removed from me. I’d rather take the logger’s chainsaw away than fiddle my thumbs as he takes everything I know, and to hell with whatever bureaucratic process enshrined him with the right to decimate the forest to give bread to the workers. Fuck the workers and their bread and their fully-automated luxury communism and their divine democratic rights.
There’s simply no reason to believe exploitative assholes will go away if communism is ever enacted.
There’s a man I know who constantly exploits me for my labor, and I always go along with it. He dangles a carrot on a stick in front of me every time; promising that after I help him, he’ll hook me up to his well so I can have free water for my trees. For years he’s made this promise.
I’ve spent countless hours doing dangerous work for this guy with no reward. He always disappears after I do the work without giving me what he promised. Then the next week he wakes me up again at 6am on a Saturday by honking his horn, apologizes for not getting around to hooking me up to the well yet, saying he was too busy or in the hospital or had a family emergency, promises he’ll do it this week, and then I’m hanging off a cliff or a roof repairing pipes for him all day while he barks orders at me.
I do it because I’m a fucking pushover who can’t say no to people due to my ridiculous kind nature. But whenever I ask him for anything, I’m met with a blank stare, an abrupt subject change or a sorry excuse. I was stranded a two hour walk down the mountain last week when my car broke down, and he drove right around me and didn’t even slow down. When I saw him later, he swore on his life that he didn’t see me because the sun was in his eyes. I nodded and shrugged.
Communism wouldn’t stop this lying dipshit from exploiting me; he’d still need someone to fix his leaky pipes, start up his diesel generator, saw off the upper branches of his olive trees and climb shoddy makeshift structures for him regardless of the economic system in place. He’d still give me a sob story about his painful ulcer and I’d still do the hard work to spare him the pain of doing it himself. He wouldn’t stop being an exploitative asshole just because democracy is installed in the workplace. He wouldn’t start practising mutual aid when he goes to great lengths to avoid all work and shames other people into doing it for him.
Red anarchists throw every insult in the book at me when I voice my doubts about their wistful ideologies; condemning me for being critical of the amazing breadman Kropotkin or their “green industry” tsar Professor Bookchin... It’s hard to give my perspective as an indigenous anarchist to these people who are so hostile to any worldview that doesn’t validate their luxurious industrial lifestyle and their driving desire to make that lifestyle more democratic in order to receive a bigger share of the pie.
Between the shouts of “reactionary lifestylist” and “dirty primmie” they lobby at me, I try to explain my perspective to them. I see suffering in the world and I want to make sense of it. I’m not satisfied just handwaving it away and clinging to fanciful utopian ideologies designed to energize European factory workers from the 1800s. I don’t believe red-industry will cure society of all its ills and free humans from their chains.
The warehouse I’ve worked in for more than a decade will not become magically liberating if I’m given the power of democracy. It’ll still be a miserable fucking place filled with toxic pesticides that are slowly killing me.
Some ancoms will no doubt unironically reply to this piece with reasoning that just amounts to "no, actually, anarcho-communist industry will be a utopia because Kropotkin said so". They’ll quote a bunch of literature to me that is nothing but empty promises by long-dead European philosophers for industrial egalitarianism. I’ve really run out of patience for that line of thinking. It’s no different than a 7 year old trying to win an argument by insisting “because my dad said so”... But when it comes down to it, that’s all most reds can do. Quote their heroes and cling to the hope that they’ll be proven right some day. That hope is what keeps them going as their miserable civilized lives burn the world up. “All our suffering will end once we have democracy in the workplace”. Those poor, deluded, hope-filled souls.
Everything I know tells me industry cannot be made "green" any more than capitalism can be made ethical. All agricultural industrial society in history has resulted in ecocide and eventually collapse. When you extract resources, burn fuel, manufacture goods and distribute them to millions or billions of people, you do real irreversible harm to ecosystems and human lives. Ancoms are not magical beings that can somehow escape the consequences of this because they're supposedly "good" and “egalitarian”.
If anarcho-communism were ever attempted, half the "nuances" it has will be thrown out for being fantastic, half-baked and impossible to implement in an industrial mass-society. Compromises will be made to make the system functional. A lot of things have been claimed about communism, but whenever its been attempted in real life models, almost none of those claims have come to fruition and they never will because:
a) Resources aren't infinite.
b) Industrial output has a high 'hidden' cost, and most importantly:
c) Work isn't voluntary.
No matter how much you swear you’ll make labor democratic, no one is working because they really want to. They’re working because the system requires them to work to survive. No amount of democracy will stop the system from asserting its authority on everyone inside its suffocating walls. Abolishing the borders between territories will do nothing if industrial civilization continues to box us in and starve us if we dare to resist its rule. If we can’t escape civilization, the whole world is nothing more than one big prison.
Civilized people labor to create consumer goods because the system gives them no other option if they want to survive. The only way people will continue to toil in the factories and warehouses in "a communist society" is if they are forced to by the system. No free hunter gatherer will voluntarily give up their freedom to stand at an assembly line pushing buttons so other people can have Corn Flakes, weedkiller and AAA batteries. It's something that needs to be forced on humans by domestication and the joined threat of violence and starvation that props up the industrial system.
Industry is a clear authority and anarcho-communist theory is completely oblivious to that. Anarcho-communism is nothing more than an attempt to reform the tyranny of civilization to give it a sly smile. It’s the anarchist version of Barack Obama promising change but just delivering more of the same and expecting you to celebrate it.
Seize the Means of Destruction! (And fucking burn it to the ground…)
Ancoms insist “people would choose to produce only what is needed” in an anarcho-communist society. That word; "needed" is really useless. Anyone can define anything as being "needed", but almost none of the things defined as such are actually needed. This is why industrial communism isn't really compatible with anarchy: anything and everything will be defined as "needed" by domesticated people, no matter how authority-forming the things are. If it means they get to keep consuming, anarcho-consumers would happily define everything from pesticides to slaughterhouses to automobile plants as “needed”. This is the power of democracy. Whatever narrative the collective adopts becomes the official, approved narrative and anyone questioning it will be seen as subversive and dangerous and a threat to order and common decency.
This "needed industry" argument is a lot like the "justified authority" argument a lot of red “anarchists” keep making to uphold every shitty authority they cling to all the way up to the state, prisons and the police.
Usually they’ll just rename these authorities “the commune”, “the social re-integration facility” and “the peacekeepers” and be satisfied that they’ve come up with a real change. It's meaningless. Domesticated people will not allow themselves to see past the carefully manufactured alienating world they’ve inherited. Very few civilized people are willing to risk losing what they perceive as the great comforts imbibed to them by industrial civilization.
Even if they recognize how strangling these “comforts” actually are to them and everything else on the planet, instead of rejecting them outright, they draw up elaborate plans to reform the way those “comforts” are produced and dispersed. Most of these plans, when deconstructed and debullshitted, ultimately amount to little more than slapping the word “anarcho” in front of everything and trusting it’ll be all good because it’s anarchized now.
People thrived without industry and agriculture for millennia. Civilization has led to the extinction of near everything on the planet. 99.9% of industrial goods are not "needed" by humanity, they're wanted.
Ancoms aren't going to suddenly decide to give up their phones, Doritos and washing machines when they find out they're environmentally destructive. They'll just rubber-stamp all the things they want as "needed", “eco-friendly”, “sustainable” or “green” and call it a day. And we’ll be expected to keep working our miserable jobs and like it because now they’re anarcho-jobs in an anarcho-society with anarcho-exploitation and anarcho-masters.
Keeping people in the mines and factories building those consumer goods that "the people" decide they "need" will require massive authority that will be just another iteration of capitalism in all but name. Just like “communist” Russia and “communist” China and “communist” North Korea. Not a trace of communism will survive once industrial civilization is done grinding everything up. There’s nothing about “anarcho-communism” that will spare it from the same fate. Claiming to be anti-authority rings hollow when you cling to authoritarian industrial civilization, workerism and all the other authorities ancoms at large decide are “justified”.
A bureaucracy will always be instilled in an organized mass-society and this is why industrial communism isn't tenable. It’s why every time industrial communism has been attempted, it has simply been manifested as a perverse collective-capitalism with even more centralized power than regular-flavor capitalism. The bureaucracy will quickly morph into a state, and by definition the society will no longer be communist. But of course, it’ll keep calling itself “communist” and ensure the distinction between capitalism and communism remains paper-thin so people won’t be able to envision a better world than the brutal industrial wasteland we’ve all been born into.
Any system that allocates resources and polices people is functionally a state, regardless of what it brands itself as.
All implementations of industrial society have failed to liberate people, instead making their lives more and more miserable with each stage of industrialism, and to claim that attaching “anarcho” to the front of an industrial system will make a difference is absolutely fucking ridiculous.
Communism has never succeeded at liberating us historically and will not suddenly succeed just because you promise you’re better than other communists and you and all your super-libertarian ancom comrades will pick up cans of paint and make all the chimney stacks bright green.
Authoritarian behavior will only ever be repeated if society is structured around authoritarian institutions like industrialism and democracy. Both Marx and Kropotkin’s communism are centred around these institutions because their ideologies require that people be controlled by bureaucracy. Whether it be decentralized democratic bureaucracy or centralized party bureaucracy is irrelevant. The result is the same: Authority and control.
Without this bureaucracy, the society would descend into anarchy. Yes, wonderful, amazing, freeing anarchy. The very thing every red fears most because it would mean they’d no longer get to forcibly structure society and people around their sacred ideology and force their authority and morality on them. Domesticated people sit trapped in sterile little boxes, fed a steady drip of pesticide and high-fructose corn syrup as they labor, consume, consume, consume and then die.
This isn’t life. This isn’t anarchy. This is a waking nightmare, a depraved hell-world that has all of us thoroughly brainwashed into thinking it acceptable. Branding it “communist” or “libertarian socialist” or “democratic” or “egalitarian” or “decentralized” or “anarcho-communist” will not end the nightmare. It will not stop the planet-wide ecocide civilization has wrought on all living things. The means of destruction being controlled by industrial workers instead of industrial bosses will not stop the ecocide.
Seizing the factories and making them democratically managed as all reds yearn to do won’t do anything to save us from violence, misery, alienation and eventual extinction.
The only way to destroy authority is to burn industry to the ground before it devours every last lifeform on the planet.
The only chance we have to survive what’s coming in the next few years as our ecosystems are collapsing all around us is to tear down every factory and close every port and slice up every road until civilization is in ruins.
But in all honesty, we’re not going to do that. We’re going to watch television and sip iced tea and we’re going to wait for the end. I’m going to keep watching in silence as the local bread man fells the last remaining wilderness.
Maybe the planet will recover somewhat in a few millennia and maybe the next lifeform that evolves will have more sense than the desertmakers. This is the last hope I cling to.
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05/07/2023 is my birthday, Day of the Soldier 🇸🇻, Mother's Day 🇭🇺, Beaufort Scale Day 🌎, World Laughter Day 🤣🌎, International Dawn Chorus Day 🐦🌎, National Barrier Awareness Day 🇺🇲, National Paste Up Day 🇺🇲, National Roast Leg of Lamb Day 🇺🇲, National Infertility Survival Day 🇺🇲, Small Business Week 🇺🇲, National Cosmo Day 🍹🇬🇧, World Beer Pong Day 🇬🇧, Lemonade Day 🍋🇬🇧
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Hey, I just read the hc on izumi's pregnancy, so any hc on mai as a new mom ?
djdhsjsjs yes i do!! (quick tw for mentions of infertility and eating disorders aka me pushing my hc that mai has a ed once more)
•izumi was born two months early and really sick for the first few months of her life since her lungs were underdeveloped and she had heart issues, mai(nor zuko) never relaxed.
•mai was also significantly older than other first time moms in the fire nation which would’ve been isolating all in itself, and her friends had their children several years before her so she’s very much alone in the newborn stage.
•mai doesn’t use a nursemaid which is a scandal (because nobility judge, even when you’re the fire lady)
•ursa and michi have super outdated ideas on child rearing that make mai(and zuko) cringe. so there’s a lot of head butting there on their ideas of sleep training and crying it out and other methods which inevitably causes friction. (even if they’re not the types of moms mai wants to emulate at all, if anything they’re an example of what she doesn’t want to do)
•izumi constantly gets sick and her favorite person is mai so she’s always having to hold izumi/comfort her, which is the job of a parent, but it’s very difficult when the child wants nobody else
•body image issues :( she worked very hard to eat her entire pregnancy (and at the age of 40 she’s much better than she was at 15 with her ed but like It Is Always There) and after having izumi she kind of realizes it won’t just slip off. also the struggle of wanting to look just as she did previously and not slip into dangerous habits that could really hurt her/her family (spoiler alert: she does bc i love angst)
•izumi sleeps with mai and zuko <3 mai is so paranoid she’ll stop breathing in the night she stays awake nearly all hours to watch her little chest rise and fall. this leads to her knocking out for nearly a full day and zuko insisting they get a night nurse simply to watch her sleep if mai is this anxious
•except he totally understands- izumi really is such a miracle for them and with her already being so sickly, they can’t even imagine taking any chances.
•mai takes her job as the fire lady seriously and does not want to give up any of her duties, so izumi ends up going with her or zuko to their meetings throughout the day.
•mai also doesn’t have that typical lullaby sing song voice but still sings little songs from her own childhood to help izumi relax or sleep
•finally izumi’s first birthday passes and mai goes s so happy and relieved to have survived the first year <3
•overall mai would be a really great mom
thank you for the ask!!!!
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Holidays 5.1
Holidays
Agriculture Day (Haiti)
Americanism Day (Pennsylvania)
Amtrak Day
Anxiety Disorders Screening Day
Armour Day (India)
Ayrton Senna Day
Batman Day
Chimney Sweeps Day
Couple Appreciation Day
CSS Reboot Day
Dipping Day
Doctor’s Day (Canada)
Empire State Building Day
EuroMayDay
Executive Coaching Day
501st Legion Day
First Responders Day (Ontario, Canada)
Frequent Flyer Day
Gambrinus’ Teufelstisch (Midnight Feast at the Devil’s Table; Germany)
Garland Dressing (UK)
Global Developmental Delay Awareness Day
Global Love Day
Go Fetch! National Food Drive For Animals
Gujarat/Maharashtra Day (India)
Half-O-Ween
Hobby Horse Parade (a.k.a. ‘Obby ‘Oss; Cornwall, UK)
International Day of the Podenco
International Doodle Dog Day
International Franconi Anemia Day
International Jockstrap Day
International Mesh Awareness Day
International Samoyed Day
International Sunflower Guerrilla Gardening Day
International Victims of Communism Day
International Workers’ Day
Iodized Salt Day
Kallemooi (The Netherlands)
Keep Kids Alive! Drive 25 Awareness Day
Keep Pounding Day
Kevadpuha (Spring Day; Estonia)
Labour Day (Mexico)
Lei Day (Hawaii)
Loyalty Day
Maharashtra Day (Gujarat, Maharashtra; India)
Marvin Gaye Day (Washington, D.C.)
Masonic Awareness Day
Mati-Syra-Zemlya Pregnancy Day (Mati-Syra-Zemlya, Slavic Goddess of the Earth)
May Day (see below)
Mici Day (Romania)
Mother Goose Day
Moving Day (Colonial New York City)
National Black Barber Shop Appreciation Day
National Blessing Day
National Bubba Day
National College Decision Day (a.k.a. College Signing Day)
National Dance Day
National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
National Fitness Day
National Heatstroke Prevention Day
National High Potassium Awareness Day
National Infertility Survival Day
National Love Day (Prague, Czech Republic)
National Mantra Day
National Pole Dance Day (UK)
National Purebred Dog Day
National Show Your Smile Day
National Silver Star Banner Day
National Testing Coordinator’s Day
New Homeowner's Day
’Obby ‘Oss Parade (Padstow, Cornwall, England)
O’Donohugh’s Ghost Day (Ireland)
Pack Rag Day
Patient Empathy Day
Phone in Sick Day
Plant A Flower Day
Play of Saint Evermaar (Belgium)
Repentance Day (Scotland)
Riding of the Bounds (Berwick-upon-Tweed, England)
Rite of Vigyld (Elder Scrolls)
Sainfoin Day (French Republic)
Santacruzan (Philippine Girls' Festival)
Save the Rhino Day
School Principals’ Day
Silver Star Day
Skyscraper Day
Spring Astronomy Day [Saturday at or before 1st Qtr Moon]
Staffordshire Day (UK)
Stepmother’s Day
Take Out the Garbage Day
Tammany’s Day
Teacher’s Day (Jamaica)
Therapeutic Massage Awareness Day
Traditional Fertility Festival
Unity Day (Kazakhstan)
Walpurgis Night (Central & Northern Europe)
White Rabbit Day
World Lyme Day
World Naked Gardening Day
World Push-Up Day
Worthy Wage Day
Zuni Green Corn Dance
Food & Drink Celebrations
Bread Pudding Recipe Exchange Day
Cheerios Day
Chocolate Parfait Day
Exaltation of Ribeiro Wine (Spain)
Louisiana Breakfast Dressing Day
Mild Ale Day
National Kosher Food Day
National Rotate Your Beer Day
National Salad Day
World Sauternes Day
1st Wednesday in May
Book Buddy Day [1st Wednesday]
Great American Grump Out Day [1st Wednesday]
National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day [1st Wednesday]
National Day to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy [1st Wednesday]
National Domestic Violence Remembrance Day (Australia) [1st Wednesday]
National Interpreter Appreciation Day [1st Wednesday]
National (Deaf) Interpreter Day [1st Wednesday]
National Skilled Trades Day [1st Wednesday]
National Travel Advisor Day [1st Wednesday]
Occupational Safety and Health Professionals Day [1st Wednesday]
Project Aces Day (All Children Exercise Simultaneously) [1st Wednesday]
Water Professionals Appreciation Day (Georgia) [1st Wednesday]
World Carnivorous Plant Day [1st Wednesday]
World Maternal Mental Health Day [1st Wednesday]
Weekly Holidays beginning May 1 (1st Week)
Choose Privacy Week (thru 5.7)
International Mariachi Week [thru 5.5]
National Pet Week (thru 5.7) [1st Week]
National Physical Education and Sports Week (thru 5.6) [1st Week]
National Wildflower Week (thru 5.7) [1st Week]
Independence & Related Days
BlueSkies (Declared; 2010) [unrecognized]
Constitution Day (Marshall Islands)
Convocation of the Constitutional Assembly Day (Latvia)
De Witt (Declared; 2020) [unrecognized]
Fellovia (Declared; 2020) [unrecognized]
Gujarat Formation Day (India)
Kingdom of Nána (Declared; 2017) [unrecognized]
Maharashtra Day (India)
Royal reformed States of America (a.k.a. RrSA; Declared; 2009) [unrecognized]
Scotland (from England, 1328)
Union of Scotland and England (Proclaimed; 1707)
Yeblon (Declared; 2021) [unrecognized]
Festivals Beginning May 1, 2024
Armadillo Festival (Hamburg, Arkansas) [thru 5.4]
Cheltenham Jazz Festival (Cheltenham, UK) [thru 5.6]
International Short Film Festival (Oberhausen, Germany) thru 5.6]
Palo de Mayo (Bluefields, Nicaragua) [thru 5.31]
Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival (Aviemore, Scotland) [thru 5.6]
Feast Days
Acheolus (Christian; Saint)
Acius (Christian; Saint)
Adelsteen Normann (Artology)
Amator, Bishop of Auxerre (Christian; Saint)
Andeolus (Christian; Saint)
Asaph, Bishop of Llanewy, in North Wales (Christian; Saint)
Augustin Schoeffler, Jean-Louis Bonnard (Christian; Part of Vietnamese Martyrs)
Beltane Festival (Celtic Book of Days)
Beltane (Starza Pagan Book of Days)
Benedict of Szkalka (Christian; Saint)
Brioc (a.k.a. Briocus of Wales; Christian; Saint)
Calends of May (Ancient Rome)
Catherine the Great Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)
Efisio (Christian; Saint)
Faint-Hearted Fairies May (or May Not) Ball (Shamanism)
Festa Del Serpari (Procession of the Snake Catchers; Italy)
Festival of the Hare
Floria (Goddess of Flowers; Ancient Rome)
Frederick Sandys (Artology)
George Inness (Artology)
Illuminati Day
Jacqueline Comerre-Paton (Artology)
James the Less (Anglican Communion)
Joseph Heller (Writerism)
Joseph the Worker (Roman Catholic)
Jules Breton (Artology)
Klymentiy Sheptytsky (Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Maia Festival (Ancient Rome; Everyday Wicca)
Marcouf (a.k.a. Marcon, Abbot of Nanteu, in Normandy; Christian; Saint)
Maya Monster (Muppetism)
May Day [1st Day of Summer in Many Traditions] (a.k.a. …
Araw ng Manggagawa (Philippines)
Beltane, Day 2 (Celtic, Pagan) [3 of 8 Festivals of the Natural Year]
Beltane (Northern Hemisphere)
Calan Mai (Wales)
Dag van de arbeid (Suriname)
Darba Svetki (Latvia)
Den na Trudot (Macedonia)
Día Internacional de los Trabajadores (Cuba)
Dia Mundial do Trabalho (Brazil)
Dita Ndërkombëtare e Punës (International Labor Day; Albania, Estonia)
EuroMayDay (EU)
Fiesta del Trabajo (Spain)
Första maj (Sweden)
James the Apostle (Christian; Saint)
Jum il-Haddiem (Malta)
Kevadpüha (Estonia)
Labour Day (everywhere but U.S., Canada & Bermuda)
Law Day (US)
Majdoor Divas (Nepal)
Morning Dew Day (UK)
Praznik Rada (Croatia, Serbia)
Samhain (Southern Hemisphere)
Staatsfeiertag (Austria)
Swieta Panstwowe (Poland)
Vappu (Finland)
Workers’ Day (Ghana)
Ziua Muncii (România)
No Pants Day (Pastafarian)
Peregrine Laziosi (Christian; Saint)
Philip (Positivist; Saint)
Philip the Apostle (Anglican Communion, Lutheran Church)
Race of the Old Men Day (Ancient Greece)
Richard Pampuri (Christian; Saint)
Rodonitsa (Feast to the Ancestors; Asatru/Slavic Pagan)
Romaine Brooks (Artology)
Sigismund of Burgundy (Christian; Saint)
Tamenend (Christian; Saint)
Theodard of Narbonne (Christian; Saint)
Ultan (Christian; Saint)
Lucky & Unlucky Days
Lucky Day (Philippines) [24 of 71]
Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]
Premieres
Ain’t We Got Fun (WB MM Cartoon; 1937)
Alice’s Wild West Show (Disney Cartoon; 1924)
All the Pretty Horses, by Cormac Mcarthy (Novel; 1992)
Avengers: Age of Ultron (Film; 2015)
Battle for Terra (Animated Film; 2009)
The Bold Eagle (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1969)
Bridge Ahoy (Fleischer Popeye Cartoon; 1936)
Chili Con Corny (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1972)
Citizen Kane (Film; 1941)
Commander Great Guy (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1968)
The Compleat Enchanter, by L. Sprague de Camp (Short Stories; 1940)
Crime and Punishment, by Fyodor Dostoevsky (Novel; 1866)
Crime on My Hands or Hickory Dickory Drop (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S1, Ep. 46; 1960)
David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens (Novel; 1849)
Desk Set (Film; 1957)
Donald Gets Drafted (Disney Cartoon; 1942)
Dream Walking (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1950)
The Elephant Mouse (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1951)
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, by Neil Young (Album; 1969)
Eye of the Needle, by Ken Follett (Novel; 1978)
Fall Out, by The Police (Song; 1977)
Featherweight Champ (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1953)
Fever, recorded by Little Willie John (1956)
Fool’s Train Ride (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1959)
The Foolish Duckling (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1952)
Foundation, by Isaac Asimov (Short Story; 1942)
Foxed by a Fox (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1955)
Gaston is Here (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1957)
Gaston Goes Home (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1958)
G.I. Pink (Pink Panther Cartoon; 1968)
The Girl from Ipanema, by Antônio Carlos Jobim (Song; 1964)
Give ‘Em the Works or Rocky Around the Clock (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S1, Ep. 45; 1960)
The Great Gatsby (Film; 2013)
The Happy Cobblers (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1952)
The Hard Way, 10th Jack Reacher book, by Lee Child (Novel; 2006)
Haunted House Cleaning (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1966)
Hot Pursuit, by Stuart Woods (Novel; 2015)
The Inspector General, by Nikolai Gogol (Play; 1836)
The Itch (Modern Madcaps Cartoon; 1965)
I Walk the Line, by Johnny Cash (Song; 1956)
Johnny Corncob (Animated Hungarian Film; 1973)
The Kitten Sitter (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1949)
Legend, by Bob Marley and the Wailers (Album; 1984)
Les Misérables (Film; 1998)
Little Ol’ Bosko and the Pirates (Happy Harmonies Cartoon; 1936)
Lonesome Road, recorded by Tommy Dorsey (Song; 1939)
The Lords of Flatbush (Film; 1974)
Love is Blind (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1957)
The Marriage of Figaro, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Opera; 1786)
Mary’s Little Lamb (Ub Iwerks ComiColor Cartoon; 1935)
A Merry Chase (Heckle & Jeckle Cartoon; 1950)
The Ministry of Fear, by Graham Greene (Novel; 1943)
Mint Men (Heckle & Jeckle Cartoon; 1960)
Murder on the Links, by Agatha Christie (Mystery Novel; 1923) [3]
Musical Madness (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1951)
My Life as a Dog (Film; 1987)
Mystery in the Moonlight (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1948)
No Exit, by Jean-Paul Sartre (Play; 1944)
No Parking Hare (WB LT Cartoon; 1954)
Nothing But the Tooth (WB MM Cartoon; 1948)
Oceans of Love (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1956)
Off to the Opera (Heckle & Jeckle Cartoon; 1953)
Oscar’s Thinking Cap (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1971)
Peck Your Own Home (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1960)
Phony News Flashes (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1955)
The Pine Barrens, by John McPhee (Novel; 1967)
Playful Puss (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1953)
Plumber’s Helpers (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1953)
Reaper Man, by Terry Pratchet (Novel; 1990) [Discworld #11]
Rebel Trouble, featuring Deputy Dawg (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1962)
The Red Swamp (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1969)
The Remains of the Day, by Kazuo Ishiguro (Novel; 1989)
Riverboat Mission (Hector Heathcote Cartoon; 1962)
Roadside Picnic, by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky (Novel; 1972)
Rocket Ship Galileo, by Robert A. Heinlein (Novel; 1947)
Rogue Male, by Geoffrey Household (Novel; 1939)
Rolling Stones, featuring Farmer Al Falfa (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1936)
Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard, by Robert Wyatt (Album; 1975)
Quantum Solace, by Ian Fleming (James Bond Short Story; 1959)
Satisfied Customers (Heckle & Jeckle Cartoon; 1954)
The Secret Life of Plants, by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird (Book; 1974)
Short-Term Sheiff (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1964)
Silly Science (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1960)
Small Gods, by Terry Pratchet (Novel; 1991) [Discworld #13]
Smoke on the Water, by Deep Purple (Song; 1973)
Snakes & Arrows, by Rush (Album; 2007)
Something in the Air, by Thunderclap Newman (Song; 1969)
Soul Music, by Terry Pratchet (Novel; 1994) [Discworld #16]
SpongeBob SquarePants (Animated TV Series; 1999)
The Strange Case of Peter the Lett, by Georges Simeon (Mystery Novel; 1931) [1st Maigret]
Survivor, by Destiny’ Child (Album; 2000)
Sweets from a Stranger, by Squeeze (Album; 1982)
The Tall Tale Teller (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1954)
Tea Party (Hector Heathcote Cartoon; 1963)
Thief of Time, by Terry Pratchet (Novel; 2001) [Discworld #26]
Traffic Trouble (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1967)
Tricky Business (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1942)
Tusk, Tusk, featuring Sidney (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1960)
Upload (TV Series; 2020)
Weather Magic (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1965)
The Wee Free Men, by Terry Pratchet (Novel; 2003) [Discworld #30]
The Westing Game, by Ellen Raskin (Novel; 1978)
White Fang, by Jack London (Novel; 1906)
The Wise Quacking Duck (WB LT Cartoon; 1943)
Woodland, featuring Farmer Al Falfa (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1932)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Film; 2009)
Today’s Name Days
Josef, Staatsfeiertag (Austria)
Ermen, Ermena, Maya (Bulgaria)
Jeremija, Josip, Prokul, Sigmund (Croatia)
Svátek Práce (Czech Republic)
Jacob, Philip, Valborg (Denmark)
Valba, Valbe, Valli, Volber (Estonia)
Valpuri, Vappu (Finland)
Brieuc, Florine, Jérémie, Tamara (France)
Arnold, Berta, Josef (Germany)
Filosofos, Isidora, Jeremia, Tamara (Greece)
Fülöp, Jakab (Hungary)
Brunella, Efisio, Giuseppe (Italy)
Ziedīte, Ziedone, Ziedonis (Latvia)
Vydmantė, Zigmantas, Zigmas, Žilvinas (Lithuania)
Filip, Valborg (Norway)
Aniela, Filip, Jakub, Jeremi, Jeremiasz, Józef, Lubomir (Poland)
Ieremia (Romania)
Berta, Florinda, Jeremías, José (Spain)
Valborg (Sweden)
Jeremiah, Jeremy, Tamara (Ukraine)
Mae, May, Patience, Sigmund, Sigmunda (USA)
Today is Also…
Day of Year: Day 122 of 2024; 244 days remaining in the year
ISO: Day 3 of week 18 of 2024
Celtic Tree Calendar: Saille (Willow) [Day 18 of 28]
Chinese: Month 3 (Wu-Chen), Day 23 (Yi-Chou)
Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]
Hebrew: 23 Nisan 5784
Islamic: 22 Shawwal 1445
J Cal: 2 Magenta; Twosday [2 of 30]
Julian: 18 April 2024
Moon: 50%: 3rd Quarter
Positivist: 10 Caesar (5th Month) [Demosthenes]
Runic Half Month: Lagu (Flowing Water) [Day 7 of 15]
Season: Spring (Day 44 of 92)
Week: 1st Week of May
Zodiac: Taurus (Day 12 of 31)
Calendar Changes
May (Gregorian Calendar) [Month 5 of 12]
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Holidays 5.1
Holidays
Agriculture Day (Haiti)
Americanism Day (Pennsylvania)
Amtrak Day
Anxiety Disorders Screening Day
Armour Day (India)
Ayrton Senna Day
Batman Day
Chimney Sweeps Day
Couple Appreciation Day
CSS Reboot Day
Dipping Day
Doctor’s Day (Canada)
Empire State Building Day
EuroMayDay
Executive Coaching Day
501st Legion Day
First Responders Day (Ontario, Canada)
Frequent Flyer Day
Gambrinus’ Teufelstisch (Midnight Feast at the Devil’s Table; Germany)
Garland Dressing (UK)
Global Developmental Delay Awareness Day
Global Love Day
Go Fetch! National Food Drive For Animals
Gujarat/Maharashtra Day (India)
Half-O-Ween
Hobby Horse Parade (a.k.a. ‘Obby ‘Oss; Cornwall, UK)
International Day of the Podenco
International Doodle Dog Day
International Franconi Anemia Day
International Jockstrap Day
International Mesh Awareness Day
International Samoyed Day
International Sunflower Guerrilla Gardening Day
International Victims of Communism Day
International Workers’ Day
Iodized Salt Day
Kallemooi (The Netherlands)
Keep Kids Alive! Drive 25 Awareness Day
Keep Pounding Day
Kevadpuha (Spring Day; Estonia)
Labour Day (Mexico)
Lei Day (Hawaii)
Loyalty Day
Maharashtra Day (Gujarat, Maharashtra; India)
Marvin Gaye Day (Washington, D.C.)
Masonic Awareness Day
Mati-Syra-Zemlya Pregnancy Day (Mati-Syra-Zemlya, Slavic Goddess of the Earth)
May Day (see below)
Mici Day (Romania)
Mother Goose Day
Moving Day (Colonial New York City)
National Black Barber Shop Appreciation Day
National Blessing Day
National Bubba Day
National College Decision Day (a.k.a. College Signing Day)
National Dance Day
National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
National Fitness Day
National Heatstroke Prevention Day
National High Potassium Awareness Day
National Infertility Survival Day
National Love Day (Prague, Czech Republic)
National Mantra Day
National Pole Dance Day (UK)
National Purebred Dog Day
National Show Your Smile Day
National Silver Star Banner Day
National Testing Coordinator’s Day
New Homeowner's Day
’Obby ‘Oss Parade (Padstow, Cornwall, England)
O’Donohugh’s Ghost Day (Ireland)
Pack Rag Day
Patient Empathy Day
Phone in Sick Day
Plant A Flower Day
Play of Saint Evermaar (Belgium)
Repentance Day (Scotland)
Riding of the Bounds (Berwick-upon-Tweed, England)
Rite of Vigyld (Elder Scrolls)
Sainfoin Day (French Republic)
Santacruzan (Philippine Girls' Festival)
Save the Rhino Day
School Principals’ Day
Silver Star Day
Skyscraper Day
Spring Astronomy Day [Saturday at or before 1st Qtr Moon]
Staffordshire Day (UK)
Stepmother’s Day
Take Out the Garbage Day
Tammany’s Day
Teacher’s Day (Jamaica)
Therapeutic Massage Awareness Day
Traditional Fertility Festival
Unity Day (Kazakhstan)
Walpurgis Night (Central & Northern Europe)
White Rabbit Day
World Lyme Day
World Naked Gardening Day
World Push-Up Day
Worthy Wage Day
Zuni Green Corn Dance
Food & Drink Celebrations
Bread Pudding Recipe Exchange Day
Cheerios Day
Chocolate Parfait Day
Exaltation of Ribeiro Wine (Spain)
Louisiana Breakfast Dressing Day
Mild Ale Day
National Kosher Food Day
National Rotate Your Beer Day
National Salad Day
World Sauternes Day
1st Wednesday in May
Book Buddy Day [1st Wednesday]
Great American Grump Out Day [1st Wednesday]
National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day [1st Wednesday]
National Day to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy [1st Wednesday]
National Domestic Violence Remembrance Day (Australia) [1st Wednesday]
National Interpreter Appreciation Day [1st Wednesday]
National (Deaf) Interpreter Day [1st Wednesday]
National Skilled Trades Day [1st Wednesday]
National Travel Advisor Day [1st Wednesday]
Occupational Safety and Health Professionals Day [1st Wednesday]
Project Aces Day (All Children Exercise Simultaneously) [1st Wednesday]
Water Professionals Appreciation Day (Georgia) [1st Wednesday]
World Carnivorous Plant Day [1st Wednesday]
World Maternal Mental Health Day [1st Wednesday]
Weekly Holidays beginning May 1 (1st Week)
Choose Privacy Week (thru 5.7)
International Mariachi Week [thru 5.5]
National Pet Week (thru 5.7) [1st Week]
National Physical Education and Sports Week (thru 5.6) [1st Week]
National Wildflower Week (thru 5.7) [1st Week]
Independence & Related Days
BlueSkies (Declared; 2010) [unrecognized]
Constitution Day (Marshall Islands)
Convocation of the Constitutional Assembly Day (Latvia)
De Witt (Declared; 2020) [unrecognized]
Fellovia (Declared; 2020) [unrecognized]
Gujarat Formation Day (India)
Kingdom of Nána (Declared; 2017) [unrecognized]
Maharashtra Day (India)
Royal reformed States of America (a.k.a. RrSA; Declared; 2009) [unrecognized]
Scotland (from England, 1328)
Union of Scotland and England (Proclaimed; 1707)
Yeblon (Declared; 2021) [unrecognized]
Festivals Beginning May 1, 2024
Armadillo Festival (Hamburg, Arkansas) [thru 5.4]
Cheltenham Jazz Festival (Cheltenham, UK) [thru 5.6]
International Short Film Festival (Oberhausen, Germany) thru 5.6]
Palo de Mayo (Bluefields, Nicaragua) [thru 5.31]
Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival (Aviemore, Scotland) [thru 5.6]
Feast Days
Acheolus (Christian; Saint)
Acius (Christian; Saint)
Adelsteen Normann (Artology)
Amator, Bishop of Auxerre (Christian; Saint)
Andeolus (Christian; Saint)
Asaph, Bishop of Llanewy, in North Wales (Christian; Saint)
Augustin Schoeffler, Jean-Louis Bonnard (Christian; Part of Vietnamese Martyrs)
Beltane Festival (Celtic Book of Days)
Beltane (Starza Pagan Book of Days)
Benedict of Szkalka (Christian; Saint)
Brioc (a.k.a. Briocus of Wales; Christian; Saint)
Calends of May (Ancient Rome)
Catherine the Great Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)
Efisio (Christian; Saint)
Faint-Hearted Fairies May (or May Not) Ball (Shamanism)
Festa Del Serpari (Procession of the Snake Catchers; Italy)
Festival of the Hare
Floria (Goddess of Flowers; Ancient Rome)
Frederick Sandys (Artology)
George Inness (Artology)
Illuminati Day
Jacqueline Comerre-Paton (Artology)
James the Less (Anglican Communion)
Joseph Heller (Writerism)
Joseph the Worker (Roman Catholic)
Jules Breton (Artology)
Klymentiy Sheptytsky (Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Maia Festival (Ancient Rome; Everyday Wicca)
Marcouf (a.k.a. Marcon, Abbot of Nanteu, in Normandy; Christian; Saint)
Maya Monster (Muppetism)
May Day [1st Day of Summer in Many Traditions] (a.k.a. …
Araw ng Manggagawa (Philippines)
Beltane, Day 2 (Celtic, Pagan) [3 of 8 Festivals of the Natural Year]
Beltane (Northern Hemisphere)
Calan Mai (Wales)
Dag van de arbeid (Suriname)
Darba Svetki (Latvia)
Den na Trudot (Macedonia)
Día Internacional de los Trabajadores (Cuba)
Dia Mundial do Trabalho (Brazil)
Dita Ndërkombëtare e Punës (International Labor Day; Albania, Estonia)
EuroMayDay (EU)
Fiesta del Trabajo (Spain)
Första maj (Sweden)
James the Apostle (Christian; Saint)
Jum il-Haddiem (Malta)
Kevadpüha (Estonia)
Labour Day (everywhere but U.S., Canada & Bermuda)
Law Day (US)
Majdoor Divas (Nepal)
Morning Dew Day (UK)
Praznik Rada (Croatia, Serbia)
Samhain (Southern Hemisphere)
Staatsfeiertag (Austria)
Swieta Panstwowe (Poland)
Vappu (Finland)
Workers’ Day (Ghana)
Ziua Muncii (România)
No Pants Day (Pastafarian)
Peregrine Laziosi (Christian; Saint)
Philip (Positivist; Saint)
Philip the Apostle (Anglican Communion, Lutheran Church)
Race of the Old Men Day (Ancient Greece)
Richard Pampuri (Christian; Saint)
Rodonitsa (Feast to the Ancestors; Asatru/Slavic Pagan)
Romaine Brooks (Artology)
Sigismund of Burgundy (Christian; Saint)
Tamenend (Christian; Saint)
Theodard of Narbonne (Christian; Saint)
Ultan (Christian; Saint)
Lucky & Unlucky Days
Lucky Day (Philippines) [24 of 71]
Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]
Premieres
Ain’t We Got Fun (WB MM Cartoon; 1937)
Alice’s Wild West Show (Disney Cartoon; 1924)
All the Pretty Horses, by Cormac Mcarthy (Novel; 1992)
Avengers: Age of Ultron (Film; 2015)
Battle for Terra (Animated Film; 2009)
The Bold Eagle (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1969)
Bridge Ahoy (Fleischer Popeye Cartoon; 1936)
Chili Con Corny (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1972)
Citizen Kane (Film; 1941)
Commander Great Guy (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1968)
The Compleat Enchanter, by L. Sprague de Camp (Short Stories; 1940)
Crime and Punishment, by Fyodor Dostoevsky (Novel; 1866)
Crime on My Hands or Hickory Dickory Drop (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S1, Ep. 46; 1960)
David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens (Novel; 1849)
Desk Set (Film; 1957)
Donald Gets Drafted (Disney Cartoon; 1942)
Dream Walking (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1950)
The Elephant Mouse (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1951)
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, by Neil Young (Album; 1969)
Eye of the Needle, by Ken Follett (Novel; 1978)
Fall Out, by The Police (Song; 1977)
Featherweight Champ (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1953)
Fever, recorded by Little Willie John (1956)
Fool’s Train Ride (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1959)
The Foolish Duckling (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1952)
Foundation, by Isaac Asimov (Short Story; 1942)
Foxed by a Fox (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1955)
Gaston is Here (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1957)
Gaston Goes Home (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1958)
G.I. Pink (Pink Panther Cartoon; 1968)
The Girl from Ipanema, by Antônio Carlos Jobim (Song; 1964)
Give ‘Em the Works or Rocky Around the Clock (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S1, Ep. 45; 1960)
The Great Gatsby (Film; 2013)
The Happy Cobblers (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1952)
The Hard Way, 10th Jack Reacher book, by Lee Child (Novel; 2006)
Haunted House Cleaning (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1966)
Hot Pursuit, by Stuart Woods (Novel; 2015)
The Inspector General, by Nikolai Gogol (Play; 1836)
The Itch (Modern Madcaps Cartoon; 1965)
I Walk the Line, by Johnny Cash (Song; 1956)
Johnny Corncob (Animated Hungarian Film; 1973)
The Kitten Sitter (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1949)
Legend, by Bob Marley and the Wailers (Album; 1984)
Les Misérables (Film; 1998)
Little Ol’ Bosko and the Pirates (Happy Harmonies Cartoon; 1936)
Lonesome Road, recorded by Tommy Dorsey (Song; 1939)
The Lords of Flatbush (Film; 1974)
Love is Blind (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1957)
The Marriage of Figaro, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Opera; 1786)
Mary’s Little Lamb (Ub Iwerks ComiColor Cartoon; 1935)
A Merry Chase (Heckle & Jeckle Cartoon; 1950)
The Ministry of Fear, by Graham Greene (Novel; 1943)
Mint Men (Heckle & Jeckle Cartoon; 1960)
Murder on the Links, by Agatha Christie (Mystery Novel; 1923) [3]
Musical Madness (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1951)
My Life as a Dog (Film; 1987)
Mystery in the Moonlight (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1948)
No Exit, by Jean-Paul Sartre (Play; 1944)
No Parking Hare (WB LT Cartoon; 1954)
Nothing But the Tooth (WB MM Cartoon; 1948)
Oceans of Love (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1956)
Off to the Opera (Heckle & Jeckle Cartoon; 1953)
Oscar’s Thinking Cap (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1971)
Peck Your Own Home (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1960)
Phony News Flashes (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1955)
The Pine Barrens, by John McPhee (Novel; 1967)
Playful Puss (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1953)
Plumber’s Helpers (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1953)
Reaper Man, by Terry Pratchet (Novel; 1990) [Discworld #11]
Rebel Trouble, featuring Deputy Dawg (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1962)
The Red Swamp (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1969)
The Remains of the Day, by Kazuo Ishiguro (Novel; 1989)
Riverboat Mission (Hector Heathcote Cartoon; 1962)
Roadside Picnic, by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky (Novel; 1972)
Rocket Ship Galileo, by Robert A. Heinlein (Novel; 1947)
Rogue Male, by Geoffrey Household (Novel; 1939)
Rolling Stones, featuring Farmer Al Falfa (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1936)
Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard, by Robert Wyatt (Album; 1975)
Quantum Solace, by Ian Fleming (James Bond Short Story; 1959)
Satisfied Customers (Heckle & Jeckle Cartoon; 1954)
The Secret Life of Plants, by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird (Book; 1974)
Short-Term Sheiff (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1964)
Silly Science (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1960)
Small Gods, by Terry Pratchet (Novel; 1991) [Discworld #13]
Smoke on the Water, by Deep Purple (Song; 1973)
Snakes & Arrows, by Rush (Album; 2007)
Something in the Air, by Thunderclap Newman (Song; 1969)
Soul Music, by Terry Pratchet (Novel; 1994) [Discworld #16]
SpongeBob SquarePants (Animated TV Series; 1999)
The Strange Case of Peter the Lett, by Georges Simeon (Mystery Novel; 1931) [1st Maigret]
Survivor, by Destiny’ Child (Album; 2000)
Sweets from a Stranger, by Squeeze (Album; 1982)
The Tall Tale Teller (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1954)
Tea Party (Hector Heathcote Cartoon; 1963)
Thief of Time, by Terry Pratchet (Novel; 2001) [Discworld #26]
Traffic Trouble (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1967)
Tricky Business (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1942)
Tusk, Tusk, featuring Sidney (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1960)
Upload (TV Series; 2020)
Weather Magic (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1965)
The Wee Free Men, by Terry Pratchet (Novel; 2003) [Discworld #30]
The Westing Game, by Ellen Raskin (Novel; 1978)
White Fang, by Jack London (Novel; 1906)
The Wise Quacking Duck (WB LT Cartoon; 1943)
Woodland, featuring Farmer Al Falfa (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1932)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Film; 2009)
Today’s Name Days
Josef, Staatsfeiertag (Austria)
Ermen, Ermena, Maya (Bulgaria)
Jeremija, Josip, Prokul, Sigmund (Croatia)
Svátek Práce (Czech Republic)
Jacob, Philip, Valborg (Denmark)
Valba, Valbe, Valli, Volber (Estonia)
Valpuri, Vappu (Finland)
Brieuc, Florine, Jérémie, Tamara (France)
Arnold, Berta, Josef (Germany)
Filosofos, Isidora, Jeremia, Tamara (Greece)
Fülöp, Jakab (Hungary)
Brunella, Efisio, Giuseppe (Italy)
Ziedīte, Ziedone, Ziedonis (Latvia)
Vydmantė, Zigmantas, Zigmas, Žilvinas (Lithuania)
Filip, Valborg (Norway)
Aniela, Filip, Jakub, Jeremi, Jeremiasz, Józef, Lubomir (Poland)
Ieremia (Romania)
Berta, Florinda, Jeremías, José (Spain)
Valborg (Sweden)
Jeremiah, Jeremy, Tamara (Ukraine)
Mae, May, Patience, Sigmund, Sigmunda (USA)
Today is Also…
Day of Year: Day 122 of 2024; 244 days remaining in the year
ISO: Day 3 of week 18 of 2024
Celtic Tree Calendar: Saille (Willow) [Day 18 of 28]
Chinese: Month 3 (Wu-Chen), Day 23 (Yi-Chou)
Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]
Hebrew: 23 Nisan 5784
Islamic: 22 Shawwal 1445
J Cal: 2 Magenta; Twosday [2 of 30]
Julian: 18 April 2024
Moon: 50%: 3rd Quarter
Positivist: 10 Caesar (5th Month) [Demosthenes]
Runic Half Month: Lagu (Flowing Water) [Day 7 of 15]
Season: Spring (Day 44 of 92)
Week: 1st Week of May
Zodiac: Taurus (Day 12 of 31)
Calendar Changes
May (Gregorian Calendar) [Month 5 of 12]
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Global Garbage Man Day & National Dump the Pump Day & World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
Person A is a garbage collector robot, living on Earth decades after most humans have fled, trying to rehabilitate the planet, along with many other robots and a few human survivors. But most humans, due to pollution, have been rendered infertile. So when Person A comes across an abandoned child, Person B, they take the child in, but due to Person B’s lack of survival knowledge, Person A is confused how they survived so long on their own. But it turns out Person B was an unwanted child of one of the wealthy families living in space, and unwanted children are generally cast out to the Earth below. Most die, but Person A managed to find Person B before they did.
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