#national religious freedom day

[ami-ven]

Happy National Religious Freedom Day!

[murderousink23]

1/16/2023 is National Religious Freedom Day 🌏, Blue Monday 💙🌏, National Fig Newton Day 🇺🇲, National Nothing Day 🇺🇲, Martin Luther King Jr. Day 🇺🇲

[mythicalcoolkid]

I will always be somewhat angry that the US gay marriage debate overwhelmingly focused on "well actually the Bible DOES support homosexuality!" instead of "your religion should not dictate whether I have the legal rights granted by marriage"

[youjustgotxfiled]

Condemnations And Salutations

Hi, all. I’m not someone who typically uses my platform for explicitly political content--matter of fact, I usually strive to do the opposite. However, I’m feeling different today, on this seminal Fourth of July Independence Day for my country, the United States Of America. For everyone who usually come here for escape, I suggest covering your eyes and moving elsewhere for today. Take care of yourselves and have a wonderful day. <3

For everyone else, I’d like to raise a special middle-finger salute: to all the hate groups infesting my country who have and would hijack our flag, government, ideals, discourse, and people in the name of celebrating, spreading, and perpetrating the most disgusting type of crimes: those borne of prejudice, hatred, ignorance, and manipulation. To the individuals who are members of these groups, you are traitors and embarrassments to our country who have NO place here or in our Fourth of July celebrations, regardless of what extremity of the political spectrum you hail from. Karma, if not the law and your communities, WILL hold you accountable one day for your reprehensible actions. In summary and to wit:

Fuck you, Act For America.

Fuck you, American Front.

Fuck you, Asatru Folk Assembly.

Fuck you, Center For Self-Governance.

Fuck you, Eagle Forum.

Fuck you, Folks Front & Folkish Resistance Movement.

Fuck you, Fortress Of Faith.

Fuck you, Light Foot Militia (63rd Battalion).

Fuck you, Moms For Liberty.

Fuck you, National Socialist Movement.

Fuck you, Northwest Front.

Fuck you, Pacific Justice Institute.

Fuck you, Parents’ Rights In Education.

Fuck you, Patriot Front.

Fuck you, People’s Rights.

Fuck you, Proud Boys.

Fuck you, Respect Washington.

Fuck you, Sure Foundation Baptist Church.

Fuck you, American State Assembly.

Fuck you, Three Percenters.

Fuck you, Vinland Rebels.

Fuck you, Parents Involved In Education.

Fuck you, Active Club.

Fuck you, American Patriot Party.

Fuck you, American State Nationals (Guide & University).

Fuck you, Constitution Party.

Fuck you, Embassy Of Heaven.

Fuck you, Occidental Observer.

Fuck you, Oregon Statewide Jural Assembly.

Fuck you, Oregonians For Immigration Reform.

Fuck you, Rense Radio Network.

Fuck you, State Of Jefferson.

Fuck you, Timber Unity.

Fuck you, AC Skins.

Fuck you, American Freedom Alliance.

Fuck you, American Freedom Party.

Fuck you, American Patriot Vanguard.

Fuck you, Aryan Nations (Church Of Jesus Christ Christian).

Fuck you, Black Riders Liberation Party.

Fuck you, Brotherhood Of Light Recordings.

Fuck you, California State Militia.

Fuck you, Californians For Population Stabilization.

Fuck you, Chalcedon Foundation.

Fuck you, Chick Publications.

Fuck you, Clockwork Crew.

Fuck you, Constitutional Sheriffs And Peace Officers Association.

Fuck you, Cottonwood Militia.

Fuck you, Counter Jihad Coalition.

Fuck you, Countercurrents Publishing.

Fuck you, David Horowitz Freedom Center.

Fuck you, Educate Yourself.

Fuck you, European-American Evangelistic Crusades.

Fuck you, First Works Baptist Church.

Fuck you, Freedom Coalition.

Fuck you, Glasov Gang Productions.

Fuck you, Gorilla Learning Institute.

Fuck you, Goyim Defense League.

Fuck you, HisAdvocates.org.

Fuck you, Institute For Historical Review.

Fuck you, Jeremiah Films.

Fuck you, “Koschertified?”

Fuck you, Mamalitia.

Fuck you, Mass Resistance.

Fuck you, National Assembly.

Fuck you, New California State.

Fuck you, Official Street Preachers.

Fuck you, Reign Of The Heavens Society.

Fuck you, Republic For The United States Of America.

Fuck you, Save California.

Fuck you, Sicarii 1715.

Fuck you, Sovereignty Education And Defense Ministry.

Fuck you, Tenth Amendment Center.

Fuck you, California Assembly.

Fuck you, Constitution Club.

Fuck you, Foundation.

Fuck you, Healthy American.

Fuck you, Tradition In Action.

Fuck you, True Nation Israelite Congregation.

Fuck you, United States Justice Foundation.

Fuck you, Verity Baptist Church.

Fuck you, Vinland Clothing.

Fuck you, Vinlandic Werewolf Distribution.

Fuck you, We Are Change.

Fuck you, Another Voice Of Warning.

Fuck you, Cowboys Motorcycle Club Idaho.

Fuck you, G416 Patriots.

Fuck you, Idaho Constitutional Sheriffs.

Fuck you, Independent History And Research.

Fuck you, John Birch Society.

Fuck you, Northwest Hammerskins.

Fuck you, Panhandle Patriots Riding Club.

Fuck you, Redoubt News.

Fuck you, Brother Nathaniel Foundation.

Fuck you, Real Three Percenters.

Fuck you, Freedom From Government.

Fuck you, Oath Keepers.

Fuck you, Gideon Knox Group (Mt. Daily Gazette).

Fuck you, Last Chance Patriots.

Fuck you, Radix Journal.

Fuck you, Stand Up For America U.S.

Fuck you, Natural News.

Fuck you, American Patriots (Three Percent).

Fuck you, Freedom Rising Sun.

Fuck you, Liberty News Network.

Fuck you, Liberty Roundtable.

Fuck you, Loving Liberty Network.

Fuck you, Renew America.

Fuck you, Utah Citizens Alarm.

Fuck you, Utah Constitutional Militia.

Fuck you, Utah Patriots.

Fuck you, Alliance Defending Freedom.

Fuck you, American Border Patrol.

Fuck you, Arizona Border Recon.

Fuck you, AZ Patriots.

Fuck you, Black Metal Cult Records.

Fuck you, Bomb Islam.

Fuck you, Faithful Word Baptist Church.

Fuck you, Family Watch International.

Fuck you, Good Citizen Militia.

Fuck you, Life Force Network.

Fuck you, Mayhem Solutions Group.

Fuck you, Protect America Now.

Fuck you, Red Voice Media.

Fuck you, Riders United For A Sovereign America (Corporation).

Fuck you, School Of The West.

Fuck you, Southeast Mesa CA.

Fuck you, Southern Arizona Militia.

Fuck you, Union Of Three-Percenter American Patriots.

Fuck you, United Families International.

Fuck you, United People Of America.

Fuck you, Veterans On Patrol.

Fuck you, American Freedom Network.

Fuck you, American Futurist.

Fuck you, Colorado Alliance For Immigration Reform.

Fuck you, Colorado Jural Assembly.

Fuck you, Faith Education Commerce United.

Fuck you, Family Research Institute.

Fuck you, Freedom First Society.

Fuck you, Generations.

Fuck you, 3% United Patriots.

Fuck you, National Socialist Order.

Fuck you, National Socialist Resistance Front.

Fuck you, Scriptures For America Worldwide Ministries.

Fuck you, Team Law.

Fuck you, Pray In Jesus’ Name Project.

Fuck you, Amerikaner.

Fuck you, Freedom Bound International.

Fuck you, PZG Inc.

Fuck you, Global Faith Institute.

Fuck you, Institute On The Constitution.

Fuck you, Mission To Israel Ministries.

Fuck you, MSR Productions.

Fuck you, National Socialist German Workers Party.

Fuck you, Third Reich Books.

Fuck you, Prophecy Club Resources.

Fuck you, Westboro Baptist Church.

Fuck you, Moms For America.

Fuck you, Reawaken America.

Fuck you, Stedfast Baptist Church.

Fuck you, American Meeting Group.

Fuck you, American National Socialist Party

Fuck you, American Reformation Front.

Fuck you, Aryan Freedom Network.

Fuck you, Border Network News.

Fuck you, CarolynYeager.net.

Fuck you, Christ Or Chaos.

Fuck you, Cold Dead Hands 2nd Amendment Advocacy Group.

Fuck you, Concerned Christian Citizens.

Fuck you, Constitutional Law Group.

Fuck you, Defense Distributed.

Fuck you, Fort Worth-Dallas TX Chapter.

Fuck you, Freedom School.

Fuck you, Global And Theological Trends.

Fuck you, InfoWars LLC.

Fuck you, ISD Records & NS88 Video.

Fuck you, League Of The South.

Fuck you, Mountains Of Israel.

Fuck you, New Black Panther Party.

Fuck you, New Columbia Movement.

Fuck you, News With Views.

Fuck you, Onebody In Yahawashi.

Fuck you, Patriots For America.

Fuck you, Power Of Prophecy.

Fuck you, Probe Ministries.

Fuck you, Protect Texas Kids.

Fuck you, Republic Broadcasting.

Fuck you, Republic Of Texas.

Fuck you, Rule Of Law Radio.

Fuck you, Silver Bear Cafe.

Fuck you, Texans For Immigration Reduction And Enforcement.

Fuck you, Texans4Truth.

Fuck you, Church Of Ben Klassen.

Fuck you, Remembrance Project.

Fuck you, This Is Texas Freedom Force.

Fuck you, Tom Brown Ministries.

Fuck you, True Texas Project.

Fuck you, Truth In Textbooks.

Fuck you, Understanding The Threat.

Fuck you, Will2Rise.

Fuck you, Genesis Communication Network.

Fuck you, Heartland Patriots.

Fuck you, Sons Of Liberty Media/You Can Run, But You Cannot Hide.

Fuck you, Black Sun Tribe Project.

Fuck you, Remnant & Remnant Press.

Fuck you, National Alliance.

Fuck you, We The People For Constitutional Sheriffs.

Fuck you, 2ndAmendmentPatches.com

Fuck you, Army Of Israel.

Fuck you, Church Of Israel.

Fuck you, Council Of Conservative Citizens.

Fuck you, Missouri Militia.

Fuck you, Straight Way Of Grace Ministry.

Fuck you, Vanguard News Network.

Fuck you, Christian Revival Center.

Fuck you, Kingdom Identity Ministries.

Fuck you, Secure Arkansas.

Fuck you, Shieldwall Network.

Fuck you, Tightrope Records.

Fuck you, Empire Washitaw De Dugdahmoundya.

Fuck you, Ruth Institute.

Fuck you, New Order.

Fuck you, Pilgrim’s Covenant Church.

Fuck you, Winter Solace Productions.

Fuck you, Women For Aryan Unity.

Fuck you, American Freedom Law Center.

Fuck you, Christ The King The Reformed Church.

Fuck you, Church Militant/St. Michael’s Media.

Fuck you, U.S. Taxpayers’ Party Of Michigan/Constitution Party.

Fuck you, Michigan Home Guard.

Fuck you, Michigan Liberty Militia.

Fuck you, NS Publications.

Fuck you, Southeast Michigan Volunteer Militia.

Fuck you, Thomas More Law Center.

Fuck you, White Rabbit Radio.

Fuck you, Ambassadors Of Christ.

Fuck you, America First Foundation.

Fuck you, American Defense Skinheads.

Fuck you, Connecting The Dots.

Fuck you, Euro Folk Radio.

Fuck you, Heterosexuals Organized For A Moral Environment.

Fuck you, Illinois Family Institute.

Fuck you, Illinois Sons Of Liberty.

Fuck you, Liberty Baptist Church.

Fuck you, Lion Of Judah Jeshurun Lions.

Fuck you, Nation Of Islam.

Fuck you, Next News Network.

Fuck you, Overpasses For America.

Fuck you, People’s Bureau Of Investigation.

Fuck you, Creativity Alliance.

Fuck you, United States Of America Republic Government.

Fuck you, White Date.

Fuck you, White Power Hour.

Fuck you, World Congress Of Families/International Organization For The Family.

Fuck you, AFA Of Indiana.

Fuck you, Courage Is A Habit.

Fuck you, Culture Wars/Fidelity Press.

Fuck you, Exodus/Americanus.

Fuck you, Hearth And Helm LLC.

Fuck you, Ku Klux Klan.

Fuck you, National Socialist Charitable Coalition/Global Minority Initiative.

Fuck you, Purple For Parents Indiana.

Fuck you, Campus Ministry USA.

Fuck you, What Really Happened.

Fuck you, American Regulators.

Fuck you, American States Assembly.

Fuck you, Americans For Truth About Homosexuality.

Fuck you, Assembly Of Christian Israelites.

Fuck you, Faith2Action.

Fuck you, H8 Propaganda Art.

Fuck you, Heartland Defenders.

Fuck you, Live Up To Freedom.

Fuck you, Mission: America.

Fuck you, National Justice Party.

Fuck you, Northeast Ohio Woodsmen.

Fuck you, Ohio Defense Force Home Guard.

Fuck you, Ohio Militiamen.

Fuck you, Ohio Minutemen Militia.

Fuck you, Ohio Patriots’ Alliance.

Fuck you, Pass The Salt Ministries.

Fuck you, Patriot America.

Fuck you, Patriot Shit Outfitters.

Fuck you, Patriots For Ohio.

Fuck you, Silver Shield XChange.

Fuck you, Southern Ohio Outdoorsmen.

Fuck you, Daily Stormer.

Fuck you, Frontiersmen.

Fuck you, Last Militia.

Fuck you, Voices Against Tyranny.

Fuck you, West Ohio Minutemen.

Fuck you, White Christian Brotherhood.

Fuck you, Church Of Aryanity/Order Of The Western Templar Knights.

Fuck you, Fellowship Of God’s Covenant People.

Fuck you, Revolutionary Black Panther Party.

Fuck you, Tea Party Of Kentucky.

Fuck you, All Scripture Baptist Church.

Fuck you, Blood River Radio.

Fuck you, Dixie Giftshop.

Fuck you, National Constitutional Coalition Of Patriotic Americans.

Fuck you, Old Glory Knights.

Fuck you, Political Islam.

Fuck you, Sacred Truth Publishing And Ministries.

Fuck you, Political Cesspool.

Fuck you, True311.com.

Fuck you, Truth In Love Project.

Fuck you, United Klan Nation.

Fuck you, Warriors For Christ.

Fuck you, American Family Association.

Fuck you, Freedom Yell.

Fuck you, LewRockwell.com.

Fuck you, Medical Kidnap.

Fuck you, Occidental Dissent.

Fuck you, Southern Cultural Center.

Fuck you, Full Haus.

Fuck you, VDare Foundation.

Fuck you, Nationalist Social Club (NSC-131).

Fuck you, Colchester Collection.

Fuck you, American Nazi Party.

Fuck you, GraniteGrok.

Fuck you, Jihad Watch.

Fuck you, New England Minutemen.

Fuck you, Revolt Through Tradition.

Fuck you, Slaves Of The Immaculate Heart Of Mary.

Fuck you, Vermont State Militia.

Fuck you, Citizens Organized To Restore Rights.

Fuck you, Righteous Army.

Fuck you, Scott Lively Ministries.

Fuck you, Super Happy Fun America.

Fuck you, Rhode Island Patriots.

Fuck you, Rise Of The Moors.

Fuck you, TruthRadioShow.com.

Fuck you, Norwich Chapter.

Fuck you, Post And E-Mail.

Fuck you, Atlah Media Network.

Fuck you, Catholic Family News/Catholic Family Ministries, Incorporated.

Fuck you, Center For Family And Human Rights.

Fuck you, Constitutional Coalition For New York State.

Fuck you, Easter Tidings/Carolyn Emerick.

Fuck you, Foundation For Advocating Christian Truth/Acts 17 Apologetics.

Fuck you, Great Millstone.

Fuck you, House Of David.

Fuck you, House Of Israel.

Fuck you, Israel United In Christ.

Fuck you, Israelite School Of Universal Practical Knowledge.

Fuck you, Jewish Task Force.

Fuck you, Long Island Loud Majority.

Fuck you, Long Island Mutual Assistance Group.

Fuck you, Madison’s Militia.

Fuck you, National Liberty Alliance.

Fuck you, New York Militia TM.

Fuck you, Racial Nationalist Party Of America.

Fuck you, Radio Jihad/Global Patriot Radio.

Fuck you, Rair Foundation USA.

Fuck you, Fatima Crusader/International Fatima Rosary Crusade.

Fuck you, Realist Report.

Fuck you, United Sabaeans Worldwide.

Fuck you, United Riot Records.

Fuck you, Watchmen.

Fuck you, Alt-Market.com.

Fuck you, American Christian Dixie Knights.

Fuck you, American Common Law Academy.

Fuck you, American Freedom News.

Fuck you, Antelope Hill Publishing.

Fuck you, Berks County Patriots.

Fuck you, Carlisle Light Infantry.

Fuck you, Catholic Apologetics International.

Fuck you, Committee For Open Debate On The Holocaust.

Fuck you, DNVF Records.

Fuck you, East Coast Knights Of The True Invisible Empire.

Fuck you, Evergreen.

Fuck you, Free PA.

Fuck you, Gun Owners Of America.

Fuck you, Iron City Citizens’ Response Unit.

Fuck you, Keystone United.

Fuck you, Maulitia Motorcycle Club.

Fuck you, No Left Turn In Education.

Fuck you, Pennsylvania Light Foot Militia.

Fuck you, Pennsylvania Patriots United.

Fuck you, Pennsylvania Volunteer Militia.

Fuck you, Proud American Patriot’s Network.

Fuck you, South Central Pennsylvania Patriots.

Fuck you, Right Stuff.

Fuck you, Al Moroccan Empire At New Jersey State Republic.

Fuck you, Garden State 2A Grassroots Organization.

Fuck you, New Jersey European Heritage Association.

Fuck you, Patriotic Dissent Books.

Fuck you, RV Bey Publications.

Fuck you, Sons Of Liberty Survival Outfitters.

Fuck you, United Patriots For America.

Fuck you, United States Of America Republic Government.

Fuck you, America’s Survival Incorporated.

Fuck you, American Free Press.

Fuck you, In The Spirit Of Chartres Committee.

Fuck you, March Of Exodus.

Fuck you, Refugee Resettlement Watch.

Fuck you, RooshV.com.

Fuck you, Barnes Review.

Fuck you, American View.

Fuck you, Watchmen For Israel.

Fuck you, First State Pathfinders.

Fuck you, Patriots For Delaware.

Fuck you, American Immigration Control Foundation/Americans For Immigration Control.

Fuck you, American Police Officers’ Alliance.

Fuck you, American Policy Center.

Fuck you, American Renaissance/New Century Foundation.

Fuck you, Bedford County Militia.

Fuck you, Christian Action Network.

Fuck you, Constitutional Rights PAC.

Fuck you, Israelities Saints Of Christ.

Fuck you, Loyal White Knights.

Fuck you, Parents Against Critical Race Theory LLC.

Fuck you, Parents Defending Education.

Fuck you, Public Advocate Of The United States.

Fuck you, Red Ice.

Fuck you, Fitzgerald Griffin Foundation.

Fuck you, Wolves Of Vinland.

Fuck you, XY Crew.

Fuck you, ActBac NC.

Fuck you, America’s Remedy.

Fuck you, Americans For Legal Immigration.

Fuck you, Camp Constitution.

Fuck you, Confederate Hammerskins.

Fuck you, Education First Alliance.

Fuck you, Free North Carolina.

Fuck you, Identity Dixie.

Fuck you, Masharah Yahsharahla Government Of Israel.

Fuck you, North Carolinians For Immigration Reform And Enforcement.

Fuck you, Stokes County Militia.

Fuck you, Clemens And Blair LLC.

Fuck you, Dixie Republic.

Fuck you, Fight White Genocide.

Fuck you, Patriotic Flags.

Fuck you, Renaissance Horizon.

Fuck you, True Light Pentecost Church.

Fuck you, Affirmative Right.

Fuck you, American Vision.

Fuck you, Covenant People’s Ministry.

Fuck you, Discount Book Distributors/Patriot Depot.

Fuck you, Education Veritas.

Fuck you, 3% Security Force.

Fuck you, Luxor Couture.

Fuck you, Occidental Quarterly/Charles Martel Society.

Fuck you, Sovereign Filing Solutions.

Fuck you, Strong Hold Baptist Church.

Fuck you, Dustin Inman Society.

Fuck you, 1928 Moorish Science Temple Of America.

Fuck you, American College Of Pediatricians.

Fuck you, Bill Keller Ministries.

Fuck you, Christogenia.

Fuck you, Citizens For National Security.

Fuck you, Cultures In Context Incorporated/Turning Point Project.

Fuck you, D. James Kennedy Ministries.

Fuck you, Firm 22.

Fuck you, Florida Family Association.

Fuck you, Freedom Law School.

Fuck you, Insight USA.

Fuck you, Krisanne Hall.

Fuck you, Liberty Counsel.

Fuck you, Liberty First University.

Fuck you, Liberty Hangout.

Fuck you, Melrose Patriots.

Fuck you, Nation Of Kings And Priests.

Fuck you, NatSoc Florida.

Fuck you, Now The End Begins.

Fuck you, NSDAP.

Fuck you, Revival Baptist Church.

Fuck you, Sarasota Patriots.

Fuck you, Statewide Common Law Grand Jury.

Fuck you, Stay In The Light Stay In The Fight.

Fuck you, Stormfront.

Fuck you, Sunshine State Nationalists.

Fuck you, America Project.

Fuck you, United West.

Fuck you, TruNews.

Fuck you, Uncle Sam’s Misguided Children.

Fuck you, United Skinhead Nation.

Fuck you, Vinlanders Social Club.

Fuck you, Wild Bill For America.

Fuck you, Women Fighting For America.

Fuck you, Natural Law Hawaii.

And Fuck you, Occupied Forces Hawaii Army.

For anyone who’s been bullied, harassed, threatened, beaten, or killed by members of these or other as-yet-hidden groups, or know someone who has been bullied, harassed, beaten, and/or killed by members of said groups, for reasons beyond their own control, please know that you have my deepest sympathies, and that these people, contrary to what they say, do, and believe, are NOT “real” Americans or representative of who we collectively are, and continually strive to be, as a country. Rest assured that, broken and/or imperfect though we and our legal system might be, people such as these will NOT win permanently, and that anyone who participates in these groups, or aids these groups in any way, WILL compel someone to come to your side to defend your life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness from their machinations by any legal, moral, and ethical means necessary, no matter how long it takes.  

If you happen to be a resident and/or citizen of the United States, I would like to wish you a very safe, happy, and joyful Fourth Of July holiday--and that, with the exception of the members of the groups listed above, regardless of your background or how you came to this country, you’re ALWAYS welcome to participate in our celebrations (or not, as the case may be), and to feel welcome at our parties and gatherings. 

Happy US Independence Day, look out for and be good to each other, SAY SOMETHING IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, and be careful out there, everyone. Peace, love, and freedom to all. <3 

(Source: https://www.splcenter.org/hate-map) 

[berriblossom]

Oh, Great Divine!

☆| It's time for a SAGAU, more so a comforting one. Reader's gender is ambiguous and gender neutral, archons adore reader, in this sense the Nahida tag is platonic!|

☆ Tags/warnings! | Socially Aware Genshin AU, archons and people of Teyvat treat the reader as a god or heavenly figure, religious references (cathedral of Mondstat and Narukami/ Sangonomiya Shrines of Inazuma) some minor lore for reader, Reader is referred to as "Their Grace" or "My/Your Grace" and "The Great Divine" ALL PORTRAYALS ARE FICTIONAL!! anyway, enjoy.|

Within the lands or nations of Teyvat, for centuries the practice of worshipping an Archon was beyond common, more so for those who wish not to believe in spiritual practices concerning the gods of each element are more on the rare side to find. However even if such existed, there was one thing to never be doubted within the lands of Teyvat.

The Great Divine's presence over mortals and immortals alike.

The creation of Teyvat in many national mythos credits the sole ideas and creation to the Great Divine. Even the archons and the sources of their celestial names were blessed upon them by their divine grace. Depending on which nation you visit, some may say that their archon is specifically blessed by their grace.

In Mondstat, the nation of wind, song, freedom, wine, and bard's ballads, once every 100 years they celebrate the freedom blessed to them by Barbatos and the Great Divine. A tradition stretching for the last millennial to show the love and deeply routed affection given by its people and archon. Yes, Barbatos, or now the "drunken" bard known as Venti among his people. Every festival of a "New Eve" as they call it, is another 100 years for him to show his affection for his beloved divine. Despite his defiance to Celestia and the natural order placed after your departure, he still fully believes in your care and love for humans and archons alike. To Venti, whispering to the wind like he did with you thousands of years prior, even in his wind-spirit form. You'd sit together where now the great tree at Windrise and speak about the future of Teyvat, something despite having the authority over you simply spoke to him as:

"For what will come, Your nation will prosper and learn the true meaning of freedom and song..."

So to this day, he sits under that tree and thinks of the years since, missing your warmth from curling up in your hands as a wind spirit to laughing and humming beside you in his divine form. He has seen it for the last few hundred years, the art, songs, plays, books, and even food and weapons made in your name, and every hundred years he repeats the same. A small prayer from his soul is whispered into the wind as he tells his deep care and love for his dear grace. And the people of Mondstat no different, all gather at the great Cathedral and warmly sing about the Great Divine and Lord Barbatos as they place to wine, food, and gifts at the altar of your image. When alone Venti will sneak in and sit under your statue, missing the warmth of your hands but relishing the love in your image.

In Liyue, the nation of Geo, contracts, and the adepti, the greats divines are influenced by the first contract Rex Lapis made with them over 7000 years ago, even before Liyue was a fully combined nation. Zhongli remembers the conversation you two had, sharing a simple game of wit and tea. Then he was immature to your influence and power but now he relishes in it. Proudly in his vast historical knowledge, preaching his love and the power the great divine holds. How you could shape the sea with a flick of your wrist, how you've created mountains from your fingertips, how your vast knowledge is spread throughout teyvat as a bible to be studied and read over and over again. But mostly what he and all of Liyue celebrate is the contractable care and affection you give him and the people of Liyue.

This time around Liyue is a time spent every hundred of years a new eve of dawn as it is called, one Zhongli and his fellow adepti never get tired of. A time to give gifts of care to neighbors, friends, and even coworkers in the busy harbor. Even the Northland Bank celebrates by lowering interest on loans!

(But only for this amount of time and by the next New Eve of Dawn the Interest WILL reset)

But mainly it is a way to give worship to the Great Divine and their trust in Rex Lapis and his Adepti to protect and serve Liyue. Everything Zhongli has done was for your gratitude and divine love. So when a New Eve comes, he sits anywhere in Liyue, the mountains, hills, somewhere to overlook the harbor, and enjoys a warm cup of tea. Your favorite while imagining your smile as you talk, the games you'd two play. He watches his disciples and Apeti celebrate with gifts, food, and songs at your altar set around Liyue. He sips his tea and awaits your fated return, happy to share more memories and stories with you.

Within the land of Eternity, formerly transcience, Inazuma's style of celebration differs slightly from some nations. The Grand Narukami Shrine would hold a private ceremony, cleansing the sacred Sakura tree and your statue underneath, barhing the precious stone engravings with crisp clean water. Meanwhile the people if Inazuma would be celebrating on their own occasions, firewroks light into the clear sky, dancing ceremonies at the teahouse fill with guest.

However, the new electro archon herself sits alone at the top of Tebshukaku. Quietly walking down memeory lane in her mind. For the last five centuries of the New Eve of Dawn celebration, she'd sit in her space of Euthymia alone in solitude quietly sulking at the idea of your everlasting figure. How her and Makoto would chat down the lane of inazuma speaking about plans of you, speaking of your visions of the nation of electro, Makoto laughing at how embarrassed Ei used to be around you and your divinity. Now Ei smiles solemnly..

She knows now that she as archon must take the mantle, for in your teachings that it the goal of the heavenly principles you've left. Fated to return, she prays that you'd come to her first. She dreams and imagines in her meditations within her quiet Euthymia that you'd hold her. That her loneliness would be cured indefinitely. But for now she waits, with a plate of dango and some ofdly colored tea, shit eats alone as the fireworks set off atop Narukami island, she whispers a promise to herself and her nation on your honor.

"For it will be fate...my grace...you shall return to us...to eternity...we shall be reunited."

Far off in the lands of eternity, however, the island that formed the resistance sings and dances around the bonfire, the resistance army of Sangonomiya and Watatsumi laugh as they praise the late OmiKami, or the serpent god Orobashi. The fire dances as troops tell stories, shrine maidens sing and laugh, and her priestess sits while holding a book. She smiles softly. Kokomi looks above at the horizon and sees the corpse of their late god, she wishes silently to herself and for her ancestors to below the sea. That once the great spirit of life and forefather of the vishaps would return to bring life to the benevolent serpent. But for now, she sits alongside Gorou as they watch the troops enjoy the holiday.

Within Sumeru, however, and alongside it, Fontaine...the New Eve of Dawn has been on the academic calendar differently, which is how some older nations react. For those in the rainforest, it is a blessing of Lessor Lords Kusanali's birth. For the dessert, it is the bringing of a new promise for the scarlet sand kings doubted return. Within the nation of dendro, it is a holiday of now academic activities, no scholars shrouded in work, but a day off. The people worship by their own will and sit in taverns, bars, and cafes to drink mereily while chatting with friends. Some visit your altar within the Akademiya, and others pray at home.

Nahida sits on a branch of the great tree that houses the knowledge many wish to obtain, in her hands an ancient seed of fate, she herself has no memory or knowledge of where it came but holds ot and teasures its existence. For she has a kindling that it is tied to this divine spirit that is expected to awaken. From her small conversation with Apep, the seed is treasured. Hence, she holds it and feeds the growing plant bits of dendro elemental energy. She sighs as she watches the sun set and the cheers from the streets and grand bazars performances. Nilou must be dancing now, she thinks. She hums a small song while kicking her feet, her hands warm with caution. She may not know you yet, but she knows already... Your spirit and divine will watch for her and her nation. The goddess of wisdom has many questions for the great creator of this world, but for now, she just hums and sits happily, a great birthday gift indeed.

Meanwhile, in Fontaine, similarly, it is deemed a weekend off of work. Many go home, some go to the Opera to catch performances of the holiday, others read tabloids of the steambird that some random person in the court has the great divine in their basment all along. All fiction truthfully. Furina reads her book as she makes another plate of pasta macaroni. For the occasion, she bought extra special ragau to taste amazing. She dances around her kitchen listening to soft music. For years her mind would have doubted and even hated this day, anxious fears of disappointment and disapproval looks from her days as stabding archon. Would you have hated her? Did you think she failed fontaine and you? Was her a cursed human taking title of archon an insult to you? Furina had nightmares even of the prohecy and your return to see fontaine gone and underwater. But now, as the prophecy and fontaine were safe and out of fear, she ate and asked a good question this new century.

"What kind of pasta would their grace like..."

Soft rainfall drops onto the steps of the Palais Mermonia, the evening rain was forcasfed but welcomed, Neuvillette wrote on the papers softly, agreeing to a few celebratory events the Opera wanted to hold. Usually Lady Furina would be jumping for the task but here he was. Dread builded in his soul. This time of year brought many pains to Neuvillette.

A new century meant a new set of hundreds of years he gets to oulive humans, melusines maybe, but also the clock inches closer and closer to your return. Neuvillette spent early years of his lofe researching and discovering his species and kind for decades. Figuring that if you are the forefather and creator of vishaps and the sovereignty. Why was so many things done the way they were? Why ddi the power the gnosis and archons hold come from them? Why can't he understand your implications, even such his ancestors didn't wish to think against? What power do you hold and how did aid Fontaine in the end? He knew Focalor and Egeria spoke to you, even asking for forgiveness before your departure, so why? Neuvillette, places his pen downs and stands to look out the window of his office to look down at the streets of the Court of Fontaine, a glass of crisp water swirls in his hand. He sips slowly and sighs, coming to think.

"In this new century...please with it, may you come along too my grace."

In the nation of fire, victory, war and passion, raors could be heard from the stadium of flames as people of different tribes shouted and cheered the competitions down below. Surfing races, climbing achievements, conbat bouts, even break dancing competitions held. Mavuika sits at her throne above as her people cheer and celebrate, raising glasses, foods, gifts, and money even in your image. She slips away from the fesitivites to be alone in the speakers chambers, past the sacred flame, and into her personal get-away. Now empty, she stares at the famous wheel of the sun, Natlan has held for centuries, the same you blessed the first pyro archon with, as their rules of ruilibg were left in your favor. She smiles as she too holds her head high, similar to her ancestors before her.

She remebers before she was even archon, how her parents would tell stories of the Great divines influence, love, and power. That the spirit of victory belongs to the pyro archon yes, but the strength was given by you as well. She remembered your fave engraved in ancients temples and stones around Natlan and now some statues around the lands too. She knows too well her nation is blessed by your, not only for the peoples cheers and vitcories but the long-lasting stay they've had against the threat of the abyss thus far. Maybe when you return and ward off the abyssal threats for good, she top could ask something of you...for that she won't know until she sees you herself.

"Until we meet my grace...may your memeory burn eternal.. and your power live within my people."

-> Did i go overboard, yes...but eh...hoped you enjoy, and also i may make a small series out of this..who knows..

[robertreich]

Why Trump Is Partnering With Christian Nationalists

Donald Trump is portraying himself as a religious savior. He says Election Day will be: …”the most important day in the history of our country, and it’s going to be Christian Visibility Day.”

Trump has repeatedly compared his criminal trials to the crucifixion of Jesus, promoted videos calling his reelection “the most important moment in human history,” and that describe him as a divinely appointed ruler.

He claims to be a holy warrior against an imaginary attack on Christianity.

TRUMP: They want to tear down crosses//But no one will be touching the cross of Christ under the Trump administration. I swear to you.

He’s even selling his own version of the Bible.

Trump is playing to a rising white Christian Nationalist movement within the Republican Party.

Christian Nationalists believe that the law of the land is not the Constitution, but instead the law of God as they interpret it. Under this view, atheists and people of other faiths (including Christians of other denominations) are all second-class citizens.

Trump’s supporters are increasingly overt in their calls to replace democracy with a MAGA theocracy.

The idea that the will of voters is irrelevant because God has anointed Trump was a recurring message in the efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

In previous videos, I’ve highlighted how MAGA Republicans have embraced core elements of fascism. They reject democracy, stoke fear of immigrants and minorities, embrace a gender and ethnic hierarchy, and look to a strongman to lead and defend them.

The combination of fascism and Christian Nationalism is called Christofascism, a term first used half a century ago by the theologian Dorothee Sölle. Fascists rise to power by characterizing their opponents as subhuman. Christofascists take it a step further by casting opponents as not just subhuman, but actually demonic.

Framing opponents as enemies of God makes violence against them not only seem justifiable, but divinely sanctioned, and almost inevitable.

Christofascists want to strip away a wide range of rights Americans take for granted. Former Trump staffers involved in developing plans for a second Trump term have called for imposing “Biblical” tests on immigration, overturning marriage equality, and restricting contraception.  

And MAGA-aligned judges are already setting their dogma ahead of the Constitution. In his concurring opinion on the case that declared frozen embryos are people, Alabama Supreme Court Justice Tom Parker cited God more than forty times and quoted the Book of Genesis and other religious texts.

Nothing could be more un-American than the Christian Nationalist vision. So many of America’s founders came here as refugees seeking religious freedom. The framers of the Constitution were adamant that religion had no role in our government. The words “God,” “Jesus,” and “Christ,” don’t appear anywhere in the Constitution. And the very first words of the Bill of Rights are a promise that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.”

Christofascism, or any religion-based form of government, is a rejection of everything America has aspired to be — a secular, multi-racial society whose inhabitants have come from everywhere, bound together by a faith in equal opportunity, democracy, and the rule of law.

Beware.

[arijackz]

PICK A CARD: What Era Is Your Beauty From?

☯︎ “A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul.” ― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Disclaimer: This is a general reading, take what resonates. I am not suggesting any of these descriptions are cannon to your ancestral history, these are just how my intuition perceived, and then presented your beauty’s energy.

p1 → p2 ↙︎ p3 → p4

🂽 Pile One 🂽 (the devil, 2oC rev., ace of cups rev., 4oW, 3oC, king of swords, the tower, the world)

❖ Pile one, I feel like I’m watching the Game of Thrones out of context. Just flashes of people from around the Medieval 1400s living their day-to-day; singing, dancing, eating together, and then… not.

❖ The imagery I got when I asked what era your beauty came from, was very longing in nature. There was a lot of joy and celebration but it felt like I was watching the film through teary eyes and a heavy heart.

❖ The “movie” flashed between a thriving culture sharing tales of triumph and having happy, drunk sing-song moments together; and then those same people under a war-torn regime of a very cruel but powerful man. I sense themes of religious persecution, nationwide government-forced famine, and general desecration of the once-peaceful way of life. The population was going through collective mourning.

❖ People lamented over their unfulfillable desire to reconnect with their homeland and all of their loved ones. With the World card at the end of the spread and the Empress at the bottom of the deck, I get the clear image that your beauty is the physical embodiment of a large collective’s longing for the sanctity of their community. You invoke that feeling people get when they remember a bitter-sweet memory that hums fervor in their chest and gives them the fire they need to push forward.

❖ Your beauty comes from an era where the genuine smile and cheer of a pretty girl sparked a nation’s hope for reformation. You are the last remaining connection to long-lost celebration and the heart of a forgotten city.

How Do You Paint The Divine Image of Hope?

🂽 Pile Two 🂽 (7oC rev., 4oP rev., full moon, leo, sacral chakra)

❖ WHOOOAAaaaaa Ammberrr is the collluuhhhhh of ya enneergyyy!! WHOoaaA, shades of gaawwllddd displayyy naturraalllyyyyyy…..

❖ Just know I was HOLLERING that. This is my hippie pile. My people. Yea that’s right, I’m talking the late 1960s - early 1970s.

❖ Your beauty arose at a time when society desperately needed color (specifically seeing some of you wearing a lot of bright colors or eye-catching jewelry or hairstyles). The world was bleak and the war’s aftermath on the overall mental and emotional welfare of the general public pushed people to radical ideals and birthed a revolution centered around liberation, pleasure, and community.

❖ Your beauty is all sunshine and rainbows. Psychedelics and organic food. The best music in human history (feel free to argue with me, but know that it is going straight out the other ear, mama) and week-long outdoor festivals full of peace, love, and vulnerability with total strangers.

❖ Your beauty brushes people with the chilling winds of shameless pleasure. The taste of unadulterated personal freedom that is almost a societal taboo. Your beauty is so purely liberating.

❖ Lmao, I imagine a guitar riff going off everytime you walk into a room.

❖ You are the physical embodiment of eccentric love and vivacious rebellion.

Play That Funky Music

🂽 Pile Three 🂽 (The lovers rev., the High Priestess rev., Ace of Swords., 4oC. 7)

❖ Revolution is a running theme for all of the piles. This collective’s beauty awakens people.

❖ I’m seeing a brilliant man going mad at the lack of creative intelligence around him and pushing for societal rebirth. A complete cultural shift from the Dark Ages (pile one), to modernity. This is my Renaissance pile.

❖ You embody the mystical fusion of art, religion, architecture, and science. You are all the world’s intrinsic beauty rolled up into one figure. You are the art that attracts painters, inventors, and philosophers alike.

❖ You have the beauty of an all-around muse. You invoke the spirit of creative passion. It is like people see you and get a stroke of inspiration. Something that kicks them in the ass and tells them to go outside and create.

❖ This pile is very romantic. A classical beauty, like red roses and bottle poems. The universal innate desire to dream big.

❖ Shoutout to my Aquarians, 11th housers, and Shatabhisha natives.

The Medieval-Modern Muse

🂽 Pile Four 🂽 (king of pentacles, 2oP, 5oP rev., 9oP)

❖ OKAY PLOTWIST?? I don’t know what era this pile’s beauty is from because it’s set in the future.

❖ It’s funny how the last piles were all set in periods of revolution (putting in the WORK) and your pile, the final pile, is set in a better world full of financial stability, the end of inequality, economic fairness, and universal abundance (the fruits of the labor).

❖ Dude, I was trying to read the message at first and was just scratching my head. I was like, “When has anywhere, literally ever been this good???” Then I saw the ace of wands reversed at the bottom of the deck and saw impending change and it clicked.

❖ I also saw some star semblance, and see that your beauty is a reminder to mankind that the “impossible” is already set in motion. The hell we have created will crumble.

❖ You are a physical embodiment of society’s future triumph. You radiate wealth and fairness. My Venusians, especially Libra. You also look regal, something about you makes people want to stand taller.

❖ You got the pride card, I see that you give people the feeling of victory. You are living proof of future triumph in a better world where greed and sorrow are eradicated.

❖ You are the harbinger of the next era.

Introducing The First Titanium Man On The Moon!

[anyab]

Via NasAlSudan

Learn about the Sudanese revolution, the significance of December 19, and a legacy of resistance and resilience.

Join our call to action today and everyday during Sudan Action Week.

December 19 2023

Transcript:

Breaking it down

What is the Sudanese Revolution?

The Sudanese Revolution refers to the popular uprising in Sudan that began on December 19, 2018 and eventually deposed 30-year dictator of Sudan, Omar al-Bashir, on April 11 of 2019.

How did the Revolution begin?

Protests first began in Atbara, a city with historical significance to the labor movement in Sudan, in response to the rising costs of basic supplies such as bread and fuel.

Protestors set fire to the national party headquarters, and the news of their revolt quickly spread, inspiring protestors first in other cities, and then in the capital of Khartoum itself.

Online, the caption #TasgutBas, translating to #JustFall, grew in popularity and helped connect the diaspora to those in Sudan.

Was it really just bread?

No. The rising cost of bread in developing nations is an indicator of how badly the economy is strained, to the point where it impacts members of every social class.

At this point in time in Sudan, subsidies on essential goods had been rolled back, funding for social and state services such as healthcare and education was nearly nonexistent, and it is estimated that nearly 90% of economic activity took place in the informal sector, all while the military budget continually increased.

Transcript:

Who led the charge? Creating a revolution

Group: Sudanese Professional's association (SPA)

Who they are:

Group of labor and trade organizations formed in secret in 2012 and publicly declared in 2016

Backbone of grassroots organizing in Sudan

Role played:

Led action on the street, organized national protests, like the initial march on Khartoum for increased wages before the transition to calls for regime change, and worker strikes.

Group: Local Resistance Committees (LRCS)

Who they are:

Initially formed as groups of students and youth organized together on the more local, neighbourhood basis during the Bashir era

Membership is extremely diverse across socio-economic, ethnic, tribal, religious, and political lines

Role played:

Considered the lifeblood of the revolution, with youth organizing local protests and ensuring safety against governmental repression by standing on the front lines + providing security, food, water, and medication to people

Group: Forces for freedom and change (FFC)

Who they are:

Coalition comprising the SPA, LRCS, the Sudan Revolutionary Front (group of anti-governmental Darfur militias), political parties, and civil society groups

Role played:

Essentially became the political mouthpiece of the revolution and signed onto the transitional government with the military on behalf of Sudanese civilians

It is also crucial to note that from a demographic perspective, it is youth and women that largely led and comprised the Sudanese Revolution.

Trabscript:

How did the revolution succeed?

01. Learning from the Past

Following the Arab Spring wave, Sudan also attempted a revolution in September of 2013

Civilians faced violent crackdowns within the first three days of protest. 200 killed, 800+ arrested

Activists were deterred from mobilization + felt a lot of guilt at the massive loss of life and spent the next 5 years grounding themselves in the study of nonviolent theory and action

02. Building a Movement

Coalition Building and People Power

Diversification of the reach of the movement to make sure all sectors of Sudani society were represented

Decentralization of Activism

Past revolutions in 1964 and 1985 were concentrated in the labor movement and educational elites in Khartoum

This time, experienced nonviolent activists trained those in the capital and ensured ethnic, religious, and tribal diversity

Newly trained activists then taught others locally across the Sudanese states

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Why december 19?

On December 19, 1955, the Sudanese parliament unanimously adopted a declaration of independence from the Anglo-Egyptian colonial power.

The declaration went into effect on January 1, 1956, which is why Independence Day is officially January 1, but December 19 is when the Sudanese people were truly liberated from colonial rule.

The flag shown is Sudan's independence flag. The blue is for the Nile, the yellow for the Sahara, and the green for the farmlands.

The current Sudanese flag was adopted in 1970, with the colors used being the Pan-Arab ones.

During the 2019 revolution, protestors often carried the independence flag instead as a form of resistance to the narrative of an exclusive Pan-Arab Sudanese identity.

December 19 is ultimately a tribute to Sudanese strength and resilience. It honors our independence and revolutionary martyrs - not just those of the 2019 revolution, but the democratic revolutions of 1964 and 1985 as well.

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Why is the revolution ongoing?

The goal was never just the fall of a dictator. The goal was, and is, to build a better Sudan, one free from military rule. One with equal opportunities for everyone, with economic prosperity and safety and security - the key principles of freedom, peace, and justice that the revolution called for.

Today, though, before we rebuild Sudan, before we free it from foreign interests and military rule and sectarianism, we need to save it. Each day that passes by with war waging on is one where more civilians are killed. More people are displaced. More women are raped. More children go hungry. To live in the conflict zones in Sudan right now - whether that be Khartoum, Darfur, Kordofan, or now, Al Gezira, is to be trapped in a never-ending nightmare, a fight for survival. And to live elsewhere in Sudan is to wonder whether you're next.

Sudan Action Week calls on you to educate yourself and others about Sudan, and then to help the Sudanese people save it, because we can no longer do it alone.

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What can you do? Uniting for Al Gezira and North Darfur

As we witness the unfolding events in Al Gezira and North Darfur, the communities of Abu Haraz, Hantoub, Medani, El Fasher, and many others are reaching out for assistance. Sudanese resilience persists to this day, with individuals on platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok seeking and providing guidance on transportation services, medical care, food, shelter, protection, safe zones, operational markets, and more. This isn't new for the Sudanese community. A legacy of unity emerged, notably during the 2019 revolutions, where nas al Sudan [the people of Sudan], both within the nation and in the diaspora, rallied together to support each other online. Beyond merely sharing stories on social media, this was about strengthening collective action, enhancing mobilizations, and building a resilient community rooted in solidarity. The essence of the Sudanese community lies in people supporting people, notably during the uprising in 2018 and following the events of April 15th, 2023

Swipe to see how you can help.

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What can you do?

This week, on a day nearly mirroring Sudanese Independence and the popular 2018 uprising, Sudanese resilience endures as war follows nas al Sudan to Al Gezira and again in North Darfur. Our call to action this week is not just to share; it's a collective effort to uplift one another.

Share Resources:

If you have access to resources that can help such as transportation services, medical assistance, food, shelter, etc., please comment below.

Community Requests:

If you are in Al Gezira or North Darfur and require specific support, please comment on your needs

Connect Individuals:

For those unable to share resources directly, help amplify requests by sharing this information within your personal networks. Your connection may lead to support from individuals who can assist.

Spread the Word:

Share this call to action on your social media platforms to broaden the reach and encourage more people to contribute.

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Hanabniho

حنبنيهوا

[We will rebuild]

#keepEyesOnSudan

#SudanActionWeek

[mossadspypigeon]

As a late comer to some of the nonsense, can you explain or point to something explaining what watermelons have to do with Palestine? Asking google "what the fuck do watermelons have to do with Palestine" was not a productive search. Where did that come from?

hello anon! yes indeed i can. this is gonna be a long post, so buckle in lmao.

so the main and simplified reason the watermelon is used (and i'll get into some more complex stuff and context because both are important to understand with this) is because red/black/green represent the PLO flag, which is known as the "palestinian flag."

now, i don't know if you know who the PLO are, so:

(this notice to include secondary sources is so faulty btw. this is based on primary sources written BY the plo, which removes bias of interpretation)

i recommend reading this wiki page at least and clicking on the sources for more information. it isn't as bad as some wikipedia pages and it can provide a good introduction.

now, the PLO is an internationally recognized terrorist org. it split into numerous factions, including yasser arafat's "fatah." fatah controlled groups like black september, which committed the munich massacre and also murdered the king of jordan.

the PLO itself has committed numerous acts of terror, including the hijacking of the Achille Lauro. terrorists who hijacked this ship shot and tossed a disabled jewish man in a wheelchair named Leon Klinghoffer overboard, etc. so no, they are not a resistance group. this act was sponsored and supported by arafat.

if you want to know more about their bullfuckery, which i recommend, read their charter here.

okay, now moving on to the flag:

you've probably noticed that the red/black/green/white thing is a motif used by several countries. this is because of "pan arabism."

rootsmetals did some good posts on arabization:

the specific colors have meanings, and those meanings are either religious or secular. the religious and secular connect though. let's take a look. i'm going to use arab sources without commentary on any biases:

on the other hand:

so. we know about the flag's history and its meaning. we know what it represents. now, let's go into the whole "watermelon" thing:

the reason it's used depends on who you ask. if you ask the pro palestine crowd, the watermelon is used in place of the "palestine flag" due to "censoring" and "silencing."

this goes back to the propaganda that israel banned the palestinian flag. israel DID NOT ban this flag legally, but it did have it taken down because...guess why? why would israel want the flag of the plo not flown? it's like flying a kkk flag in the usa, that's why.

yes, you have freedom of speech in israel, but it has its limits. those limits are hate and incendiary speech. the plo flag is a symbol of hate based on the charter and acts of the plo itself. also, fatah/the palestinian authority, which currently governs the palestinian section of the west bank/judea samaria and east jerusalem still pays terrorists who murder jews and israelis and are imprisoned. sooooo you can guess why the flag was taken down, but here is some of the propaganda:

the lack of sources in this article lmao.

again, hilarious lack of sources.

if you ask the pro israel crowd, it's an appropriation of a very zionist crop and a symbol of decolonization.

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if i find more sources on this, i will do another post.

but yes, the watermelon emoji is used because "the internet silences palestine," which is hysterical, considering google favors palestinian sources and most major news networks employ either palestinians or palestinian allied supporters.

and of course, tiktok and the rest of social media won't remove antisemitism, but will constantly ban jews and israelis. hence why finding sources on the jewish history of the watermelon is difficult.

anyway. hope this helps. <3 if you're comfy, definitely dm me sometime if you want to discuss things and/or get sources.

@matan4il do you happen to have any sources on the israeli/jewish/zionist history of the watermelon? if you do, it would be so appreciated.

[akutasoda]

Hi, love your work!! I’m not part of the q nation, unfortunately😞 my dumb brain can’t brain when I’m trying to learn the q language no matter how hard I try…

can I request- Sunday angst where the reader gets in an accident and gets amnesia? Hurt/ no comfort if thats okay!

if you’re uncomfortable with that, don’t worry about it, I love everything you write anyways!!!! Mwah!!

lead me towards freedom, just for me to forget

synopsis - he loved you. let down all his walls, trust his emotions with you and yet, you can't even remember who he is.

includes - sunday

warnings - gn!reader, reader gets amnesia, slight fluff, angst no comfort, religious imagery?, maybe ooc, wc - 811

a/n: not apart of the q nation? apologies, i cannot write your request /j the q language is not for everyone anon, but if you try hard enough you will get there!! but thank you!! <3

if someone had asked sunday if he ever saw himself in a relationship in the future, he probably would've scoffed at them.

sunday had no such time for those feelings. the bigger picture was much more important to him, granting robin's wish was his number one priority and he didn't want anything to stray him from fulfilling such goals. petty emotions that led to developing romantic relationships were useless to him - not that he even had anyone in his life that he'd ever dare see that way.

relationships only hurt people. they could cut deep into people, causing pain and heartbreak. even uglier emotions that made reality all that much more harsh to those on the receiving end. and that was a possibility that could happen to him.

if he ever found someone he could love romantically, they could see him at his lowest, at his weakest point. they could exploit that. use it against him, rip his heart out, crush it right in front of his very eyes and he wouldn't be able to do anything. he'd love them too much to fight back, they'd open the gates to more emotions that would make him weaker, more vulnerable.

but that was before he met you.

admittedly, when he first met you, he thought you were simply another lost soul that needed saving. the hand of the order to bless you and lead you towards a dream. a world that saved you from the harshness of current reality. and it was his duty to lead you, another sheep among the herd lead towards freedom of reality.

but you weren't a sheep. you were a wolf in sheep's clothing.

yet it remained the same, he wanted to guide you away from suffering and pain. even more so than the rest of the flock.

sunday still denied it. either he couldn't recognise the signs or he simply couldn't believe that such emotions were being evoked from him - the lines were very blurred. either way, it wasn't immediately recognisable to him, willingly or unwillingly. those feelings would only prove meaningless down the line.

but you were persistent. always there in his life. unwavering in your friendly attitude toward him, unrelenting in checking up on him and showing a genuine interest. sunday wanted to push you away. keep you at arm's length and stop you from getting closer than you were already - in his eyes, you were too close, to his emotions and to getting in the way of his goals.

however, somewhere down the line, he let you in. sunday stopped fighting to keep you away, slowly letting down all the guards and walls he had built up around himself. and now. he understood why people took that risk.

relationships could end horribly but they could blossom. they could be filled with hope and sappy feelings that if sunday ever caught himself thinking about, he might have been sick. loving you was sweet. it was like watching birds fly free, a cool breeze on a summer's day. it was refreshing, freeing even.

it felt weird. he'd never felt such emotions for a person before and yet he couldn't help but find his thoughts drifting to you like a lovesick fool. when sunday caught himself, he felt embarrassed. hiding his face behind his wings and trying to compose himself yet again - it wouldn't be the first time his thoughts drifted to you, nor would it be the last.

sunday could look back upon all the memories with you with a fondness that baffled him. they played over and over in his mind like the galaxy's sappiest film, one that was so saccharine that it was sickly. but sunday wouldn't have it any other way.

but sunday soon remembered just why he wanted to stay away.

the day he received the news was the day his world shattered. the harshness of reality he so desperately wanted to help people stray away from had befallen upon him and his feelings. the news of you “accident” caused him to freeze.

was this your reality? had he failed to protect you from the harrowing reality of life?

sunday dropped everything to see you. he needed to know the exact details of your condition, to know if you were okay. but looking back upon this decision, perhaps ignorance was bliss. not knowing would've been better than seeing you in this state.

it shattered him in two when the news of your amnesia was told to him. if only this was a dream. a really bad one at that, a nightmare if he would. he had failed you.

and as you stared at him in confusion, no hints of familiarity found in your gaze for him,

sunday could nearly cry.

taglist - @little-miss-chaoss, @frankiesteinn, @https-sourlimes

[reality-detective]

Wake Up! Everything You Believe Is a Carefully Crafted Lie by a Hidden Elite That Owns Your Governments, Banks, and Minds!

The world is under the control of a hidden, powerful elite that has manipulated humanity for thousands of years. Governments, banks, corporations, and even religions are all part of a massive, interconnected system designed to keep the masses in line. You are living in a controlled simulation where every move is calculated, every narrative crafted, and every dissent crushed.

Ancient Rome never fell; it just changed its face. The Vatican is the continuation of the Roman Empire, pulling the strings of global power from the shadows. The Pope is not a religious leader but the CEO of the world’s largest covert operation. Global leaders bow to Rome; every major decision made in Europe, America, and beyond has its roots in this ancient power structure. The so-called “democracies” are just fronts, and the real rulers operate far from the public eye.

The financial system is a tool of enslavement, but its grip is weakening. Central banks, the Federal Reserve, the World Bank, and the IMF have long kept nations in debt and citizens in economic chains. However, their reign is about to end. The Global Economic Security and Reformation Act (GESARA) is poised to trigger the biggest wealth transfer in history, redistributing stolen wealth back to the people.

This is a total overhaul designed to dismantle the corrupt systems that have enslaved humanity for centuries. Trillions of dollars hoarded by the elite will be seized and returned to the people, restoring economic power where it belongs.

This act will expose the financial fraud perpetuated by these institutions, wiping out debts and releasing new technologies that have been suppressed to keep the populace in poverty. The days of the financial overlords are numbered, and GESARA is the catalyst that will break their chains for good, restoring wealth and freedom to the masses.

Education and media are the propaganda arms of this hidden empire. From kindergarten to university, you are fed lies designed to shape your worldview to fit the agenda of the elite. Critical thinking is discouraged because an informed population is a threat. The news you watch, the books you read, and the information you consume are all curated to keep you ignorant, divided, and powerless.

Governments are puppets. Elections are rigged shows to give you the illusion of choice. Presidents, prime ministers, and kings answer to the same hidden masters. Policies, wars, economic collapses—they’re all orchestrated from behind closed doors by a small group of individuals who have no allegiance to any nation but only to their own interests. They decide who wins, who loses, and how the game is played.

Laws are tools of oppression, not justice. The legal system is designed to protect the elite and keep you in line. Roman law still influences modern legal codes, and its principles are used to maintain control over the masses. The courtrooms are theaters where the outcome is predetermined, and the real power lies in the unseen hands that pull the strings.

Corporations are not independent entities—they are branches of the same control network. They push products, policies, and narratives that serve their masters’ agenda. From the food you eat to the technology you use, everything is designed to monitor, influence, and control you. You are not a customer; you are a data point, a resource to be exploited.

The world is not what it seems. Every institution you trust, every leader you admire, every belief you hold has been carefully constructed to keep you obedient and blind to the truth. You are not free; you are a pawn in a game that was rigged long before you were born.

The only way out is to see the truth: that the world is run by a small, powerful group that considers itself above the rest of humanity. They are the masters, and we are the slaves. This is the reality they don’t want you to see. Wake up, or remain a willing participant in your own enslavement.

Escape the Matrix 🤔

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A highly recommended read. Full text of article under cut

On October 7, I was not hiding with my child in the safe room. My house was not burnt to the ground, and my husband didn't blow me a last kiss before his killer fired a fatal bullet.

I was safely at home in London where I have lived for over 30 years when my elderly peace-activist parents, Oded and Yocheved Lifschitz, along with 77 others members of the community, were taken hostage, barefoot and in their pajamas from their homes in the kibbutz where I was born and raised.

Israel's hostages in Gaza: A matter of life and death

Israeli peace activists who lost loved ones in the Hamas massacre stand their ground

What we can learn from released Hamas hostage Yocheved Lifshitz

For the past 229 days, together with the families of the other of hostages taken captive which now number 128, we have taken part in the fight for the lives of our loved ones.

A photo of the writer, Sharone Lifschitz's parents, Yocheved and Oded Lifschitz, who were both kidnapped by Hamas to Gaza on October 7. To date, only Yocheved Lifschitz has returned. Credit: Amiram Oren

In Nir Oz, my family's kibbutz, one in four people (117 in total), were either executed or kidnapped. We are still piecing together the events of that brutal day that Hamas terrorists and some Gazan civilians, perpetrated medieval levels of cruelty, driven by hate and revenge, blinded by radical religious ideology and super-charged with amphetamines.

Last month, at the "Seder in the Streets" event in New York, activist Naomi Klein spoke as if none of that ever took place. Instead, addressing hundreds who gathered for a combination Passover Seder and protest of the war in Gaza, she spoke of what she termed the "False Idol of Zionism", comparing Jewish support of it to the Israelites "worshiping" the golden calf and recalling Moses' rage seeing the spectacle.

Klein's interpretation seems to miss the point: Moses, unlike Klein, did not disengage. He did not give up on his people when they worshipped a false idol. Instead, without compromising his integrity and beliefs, he guided them through the desert for forty more years in their journey to become a nation. Klein, at this dangerous moment in history, is failing to lead her listeners to take responsibility, to engage and work towards a shared future in the region for Jews and Palestinians, one built on the preciousness of life on both sides and an understanding of the original intention of Zionism: the necessity for a safe home for the Jewish people.

"Seder in the Street" was also protesting the heartbreaking and ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza and settler violence in the West Bank. Many in Israel, like my parents, would agree. Yet their plight and that of the other hostages – most of them civilians, from a baby boy of one year to a man of 86 - are not mentioned at Seder in the Streets or other gatherings of far-left pro-Palestinian Jewish activists.

My father, Oded Lifschitz, who is 83, and his friends who are also hostages, all in their late 70s and 80s, have worked for peace for decades. My mother, Yocheved Lifschitz, was thankfully released after 17 days of captivity.

Yocheved Lifschitz after being released from 17 days in Hamas captivity, in Tel Aviv, Israel in late October. Credit: Tomer Appelbaum

How much more effective these protests could be if activists abroad could act as a bridge between the pro-Palestinian movement and progressives fighting for peace in Israel?

Hamas, a terrorist organization which has been systematically stripping freedom, women's rights and democracy from the Gaza strip since 2006 are also strangely left out of the discussion. In fact, I see more criticism of the Hamas attack and crimes from moderate Palestinian voices than from prominent Jewish voices of the pro-Palestinian movement in the United States and Europe.

Klein is instead content in disengaging from Israel based on a distorted idea of Zionism and in so doing offers no solidarity with the moderate, progressive Jews living in Israel and for whom rejecting Zionism is irrelevant at this moment. Whether we like our government's policies or hate them as many do, Israel is home. Just as Canada is Klein's home, whether or not she likes the policies of the Canadian government or condones its mistreatment of its Indigenous population.

I consider myself pro-Palestinian. My family has always fought for a shared future for our two peoples, understanding this key point: our fates are interlinked. My parents have advocated for peace and equality for and with the Palestinians since the 1960s. We have united as a family to protest policies of the current Israeli government we find abhorrent. I wish for the Palestinians what I want for my own people: to live without bloodshed, in their own democratic state, as part of a negotiated two-state solution.

The facts are indisputable to Zionists and non-Zionists alike: There are about 7 million Jews and 7 million Palestinians living in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza. Jewish Israelis cannot be expected to reject the idea that they can and should have the right to live safely in Israel. Without Israel, where would they go?

Everyone who cares about what's best for the region must strengthen those who are working for a peaceful future. As my father always says, "You make peace with your enemies."

A Palestinian family rides on the back of a donkey-drawn carriage next to damaged buildings in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, in April.Credit: AFP

Thanks to international efforts to formulate a plan for the "day after" the war in Gaza, we are potentially closer to a long-term political agreement to lift us out of conflict than ever before. To help facilitate it, American and European progressives must distinguish between religious fanatics on both sides and those working toward a path of justice and peace for everyone in the region.

We must differentiate the liberal American pro-Palestinian activists from those who justify Hamas atrocities as acts of resistance. The dominant current narrative of the American far left, including the Jews among them, unwittingly aligns with Iran, and with antidemocratic and illiberal forces.

Instead of fostering hate and promoting disengagement from Israel, progressives abroad should help those in the region regain a sense that another future is possible and advocate for a negotiated political agreement that would create a state of Palestine established alongside the state of Israel. It won't be perfect, but it will be a good start.

The work of advocating for a different, sustainable future, must start with a call for the immediate release of hostages as part of a long-term agreement, backed by America and its allies, including moderate Arab states, that has the potential to transform the lives of Palestinians and Israelis by rescuing them from this ongoing tragedy. To fail to do so is to fail not just the hostages and their families, but to throw all the people of the region further into the abyss and undo the inspiring work of moderate forces within Israeli and Palestinian society.

In this, our darkest hour, we ask ourselves, who is our enemy? My enemy is the blind hate that seeks to erase the humanity of the other side. All of us who are horrified by what is unfolding in Gaza should work toward empowering the people of the region to move away from our common enemy. That's not Zionism, but rather the religious fanaticism we have within both our societies – Israeli and Palestinian – that threatens to engulf us all.

Sometimes, I want to shout at the news on TV, to remind people that their indulgent engagement in hatred of one side is so futile, so self-congratulatory. We can do better.

As we bleed and grieve, and in the case of families like my own – hang suspended between hope and despair for the fate of our loved ones, we must seek points of human connection between Jews and Palestinians, we must fight, not against one another, but for a practical solution that dismantles the status quo so that we can all survive – and live in freedom and security.

Sharone Lifschitz is a London-based filmmaker and academic originally from Kibbutz Nir Oz, whose parents were taken hostage on October 7. On Twitter: @Lifschitz_sha

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01/16/2024 is Religious Freedom Day 🌎, National Fig Newton Day 🇺🇸, National Nothing Day 🇺🇸, National Day of Racial Healing 🇺🇸

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by Benjamin Kerstein

The U.S. decision to finally end Iran’s perennial impunity and force its theocratic regime to pay a price for its genocidal imperialism is welcome, but it means we are about to meet a familiar personage once again: the weeping terrorist.

The weeping terrorist is a bifurcated creature. First, there is the terrorist part: He slaughters large numbers of people in the most sadistic and public way imaginable; wipes out entire religious, ethnic and racial groups of which he disapproves; undermines and topples governments; foments civil war; props up dictators and tyrants; and finally commits genocide.

Then comes the weeping part: When the victims retaliate, the terrorist erupts into floods of tears at his unprecedented and unspeakable suffering, the brutal assault on his rights and freedoms, the vile racism and bigotry of those who persecute him, the immutable purity of his motives and the righteousness of his cause.

The weeping terrorist has been here before, particularly in his Palestinian nationalist form.

For over a century, the Palestinian national movement has murdered, raped, dismembered, incinerated, assaulted, slandered, demonized, ethnically cleansed and religiously persecuted not only Jews and Israelis but anyone who stood in its way. For just as long, the Palestinians have responded to any retaliation with a deluge of tears. No one has suffered as much as they, they sputter, no one’s “resistance” has ever been more justified, and no people has faced such racist and genocidal enemies. After all, look at all these dead women and children, the weeping terrorist wails after having murdered scores of women and children.

This piece of theater has been performed by many empires, nations and religions. But it must be said that it is embedded particularly deep in the history of Islam. To this day, Muslims view Muhammad as a persecuted prophet without honor in his own country, when he was an immensely powerful and notably aggressive warlord. One may feel he was justified in being so, but the fact that he was is incontrovertible.

The Muslim world today often brands its enemies as “crusaders,” although the Crusades were essentially a belated response to the Muslim conquest of the entirety of the Middle East and North Africa, the subjugation of their indigenous populations, and the establishment of a settler-colonial empire. Indeed, Muslims still lament the loss of Andalusia, even though they had merely lost what they had conquered and colonized from Christians a few centuries before.

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I'm genuinely wondering (and scared of) if or when we are going to start seeing authors and content creators get censored or even jailed because like

If the gop is simultaneously trying to eliminate queer identities and sexual freedom from the public eye and ban porn on top of trying to fudge the law to make things like being trans or gay and existing in the presence of a child an actual felony pedophilia charge, I'm just wondering if we are eventually going to see the creators of entirely fictional content be charged with sex crimes because our content can hypothetically be accessed by children, or they'll create some new bullshit religious nonsense like "production of morally unrighteous material" (which, I'm gonna bring up, is something that has already happened in other hostile foreign nations)

I just. There's not enough time in the day to verbalize how their hatred is based on hating that other people are allowed to think and believe differently than they do and they "know" they're "doing the right thing" by trying to literally force you to follow their beliefs, they genuinely believe they are "saving you", and these freaks legitimately want you to die if you're not some heterosexual gender conforming God fearing Christian

Even members of my own extended family want to preach how "all abortion is murder" when they literally tried to bully my grandmother into aborting my mom because it was a baby born out of wedlock

I just wish actual kindness and logic and morality won in America for once instead of us witnessing the rise of American fascism for not even the first time in our country's history

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Israel's declaration of independence, translation by David Goldrock

In the land of Israel, the Jewish nation had risen. There its spiritual, religious and stately character was formed, there it had lived a life of kingdomly sovereignty, there it had created national and universal cultural assets and had bequeathed the entire world the eternal book of books

After the nation was exiled from its land by force it had kept its alliance to it in all the countries of its scattering, and did not cease to pray and hope to return to its country and renew in it its stately freedom

From this historic and traditional bond the jews had strived in each generation to return and to grasp their ancient homeland; and in the last generations returned to their land by the masses, and pioneers, immigrants and protectors had bloomed souls, revived their hebrew tongue, built villages and towns, and have established a settlement that's only growing, which is the ruler of its market and culture, seeking peace and defends itself, brings the blessing of progress to all the inhibitors of the land and turns its soul to kingdomly independence

In the year 5,657 to the jewish calendar (1897) the Zionist congress had gathered to the voice of the call of the envisioner of the vision of the jewish state Theodor Herzl and had announced the right of the jewish nation for a national rising in its land

This right was recognized in the Balfour declaration on the 2nd of November 1917 and was approved by a mandate from the United Nations, which had especially given international validity to the historic bond, that's between the jewish nation and the land of Israel and to the right of the jewish people to reestablish its national home

The holocaust that had happened to the nation of Israel in recent times, in which millions of jews in Europe had been overcome to the massacre, had reproved beyond a shadow of a doubt the necessity of a solution to the issue of the jewish nation from the lack of the homeland and of the independence by renewing the jewish country in the land of Israel, which will open wide the gates of the homeland to every jew and will grant the jewish nation the position of an equal nation between the family of the nations

The remainder of the expulsion that had survived the terrible Nazi massacre and the jews of other countries hadn't stopped to immigrate to the land of Israel, even with every difficulty, prevention and danger, and hadn't stopped to demand their right to life of dignity, freedom and straight-labor in the homeland of their people

In the second world war the jewish settlement in Israel had contributed its entire-part to the struggle of the free nations and peace against the powers of the evil Nazi, and with the blood of its soldiers and its war-effort had bought itself the right to be counted among the nations who established the alliance of the United Nations

On the 29th of November 1947 the United Nations Assembly had accepted a decision that obligates the establishment of a jewish country in the land of Israel; the assembly had demanded from the inhibitors of the land of Israel to hold within them all the required steps of their side to the execution of the decision. This recognition of the United Nations of the right of the jewish nation to establish its state is irrevocable

This is the natural right of the jewish nation to be as each and every nation - standing on its own in its sovereign state

Therefore, we had gathered, we the members of the people's council, the representatives of the jewish settlement and the Zionist movement, on the day of the end of the British mandate over the land of Israel, and by the validity of our natural and historic right and by the basis of the decision of the United Nations' Assembly, we thus declare the establishment of a jewish state in the land of Israel, it is the State Of Israel.

We determine that starting the moment of the end of the mandate, tonight, light to Saturday 6 of Iyar 5708 to the jewish calendar, 15th of May 1948, and until the establishment of the elected and regular governance structures of the country according to a constitution which will be decided by the elected constitutive committee not after the 1st of October 1948, the people's council will act as a temporary state council and its executive branch, the people's-governance, will act as the temporary governance of the jewish state, which will be called by the name Israel

The State Of Israel will be open to jewish immigration and to grouping the exiled nations; will work hard on the development of the land for the benefit of all its inhibitors; will be built on the bases of liberty justice and of peace to the light of the vision of Israel's prophets; will employ a full societal and stately equality of rights to all of its citizens with no differentiation by religion race and sex, will promise freedoms of religion, conscience, tongue, education and culture; will protect the holy sites of all religions and will be loyal to the principles of the Charter of the United Nations

The State Of Israel will be ready to cooperate with the Institutes and the representatives of the United Nations in the fulfillment of the decision of the assembly from the day of 29th of November 1947 and will act to the establishment of the financial unity of the land of Israel in its entirety

We call the United Nations to give a hand to the jewish nation in the building of its state and to accept the State Of Israel to the family of the nations

We call - even while in the blood-attack that's being wagered against us for months - to the people of the Arab nation that lives in the State Of Israel to keep the peace and to take their parts in the building of the state on the basis of full and equal citizenship and by the basis of suitable representativeness in all its institutions, the temporary and the permanent

We're extending a hand of peace and good neighborliness to all the neighboring countries and their people, and call them to cooperate and mutual help with the hebrew nation that's independent in its land. the State Of Israel is ready to contribute its part in a united effort towards the progress of the entire Middle East

We call to the jewish nation in all the Diasporas to unite around the settlement in immigration and in building, and to stand with us towards our days in the great war over the fulfillment of the yearning of the generations to Israel's redemption

Out of confidence in the might of Israel (also means god), we hereby sign with the sign of our hands for testimony of this declaration in the place of sitting of the temporary state council, on the land of the homeland, in the city of Tel Aviv, this day, evening of Shabbat, 5th of Iyar 5708 to the jewish calendar, 14 of May 1948