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they should let you choose whether or not you’re willing to pay for military spending with your taxes. how wide is the gulf between being drafted and having your money forcibly diverted to fund military operations. you should be able to be a conscientious objector to both. Vonnegut voice I have also told them not to work for companies which make massacre machinery and to express contempt for people who think we need machinery like that.
#look yeah it sets a bad precedent to be able to pick and choose what you want your taxes to go to#but the fact that literally any of my money can be diverted to the manufacturing of weapons or the supply of soldiers or the conducting of#operations of violence is profoundly disturbing and painful and that pain is something that is never ever acknowledged in public#how can i consent to something like that? it makes me want to jump on tables and cry in the streets#We tried as a culture to have a pacifist movement and it never happened and never will. how do we live like this genuinely#as human beings we have cracked like egg shells and there is no hope for us. haha#i know canada’s military spending is relatively small but i kind of dont give a shit 😁
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#brandon scott#francis scott key bridge collapse#baltimore mayor#racist attacks#diversity equity inclusion#wes moore#baltimore politics#political criticism#city leadership#baltimore community#urban challenges#racial discrimination#political backlash#community activism#baltimore bridge collapse#infrastructure disaster#francis scott key bridge#construction accident#rescue operations#salvage effort#port of baltimore#supply chains#federal government#reconstruction cost#insurance claims#liability
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was reading the first part of your "the other thing about hiking accidents" post and thinking "haha yeah, like that time my sibling and I accidentally did a hike that was fully snow-covered all the way up and down the mountain with so little experience and none of the things we would have needed if something went wrong, though at least we weren't foolish enough to do it on a mountain more than like a quarter of the elevation of mount hood" and then I got to the second half of the post and started laughing out loud because our ill-advised hike was literally in the white mountains this past april. luckily the trail wasn't icy even at the top and was close to a big info center, and we had substantially better weather than you did! look up your hikes yourself kids, and don't assume that the person in the ski shop where you stopped for coffee will take into account that you're a dumbass from the midatlantic when giving you recommendations for a "short hike" 😂
THE LATTER HALF OF THIS ASK MADE MY HEART STOP. SLKDJFSJDLKFSJL. OH GOD.
in Complete fairness, the lower white mountains aren't Super deadly -- it's typically once you hit the alpine tundra that conditions can get Very Dangerous. i'm guessing you didn't do one of the 4,000+ footers if it was called a quick hike.
and also, i DID eventually get to go up to the white mountains during that trip in april -- we just had to check for favorable weather before we left. so possibly we were up there at around the same time!
but yeah, i've found that hikers from new hampshire tend to have a difficulty baseline that's.... different from the average vacationer's. for ANYONE hiking in the white mountains, i 100% recommend looking up reviews of the trail on alltrails before you go. bc they can be Telling.
if the one-stars all start with "it's flooded with running white water" or "we didn't know about the vertical rock climbs" then..... well. assess your readiness with caution 😭😭😭
#replies#nothing strikes fear into my heart faster than 'i went on a casual hike in the white mountains without knowing i needed gear'#the search and rescue organization up there offers insurance packages#where if you can prove you have like a 10-item equipment kit with emergency supplies#and that you Are Prepared. and have the insurance. then you don't have to pay for your rescue yourself#and that insurance money funds their continued operation. because so many hikers have.... no idea they need to prepare.#my siblings both have rescue insurance but have never needed it. here's hoping they never will!#new hampshire
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im very very very relieved that sean bean does not have an internet presence bc ive posted his cock and balls on multiple occasions. but the anonymity of tumblr does mean im haunted by the thought of "what if"
#will it stop me. no.#but every now and then my brain supplies the very helpful thought of 'how do you KNOW he doesnt have an account on tumblr.com'#like sir. sir do you really think sean bean is operating a blog. no. but it does make me wheeze
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Rereading Tiptree is making me think about space exploration... I still maintain that the whole FTL trillionaire fleet carried a few thousand people at the most. And many of them didn't make it
Thinking about this...
I know that TLT seems to have a very high number of random planets that are suitable for human life compared to what we currently know about our universe + Tazmuir has been known to bend scientific details to suit her storytelling, and also this is a world where planets have souls so who cares about science anyway, but.
BUT. I still think that the FTL fleet was a last resort operation, the ships jumped blind with one (1) chance to settle without being able to count on the resources of a home base, and I think they were almost nearly wiped out.
#it was a SECRET operation and they needed the storage space for supplies#political leaders were left behind on earth! they kept the secret until the end! it wasn't a large scale operation AT ALL#tlt thoughts#FTL fleet#TM is not really writing scifi as much as she's writing character driven horror BUT sometimes scifi elements play a role#and I wonder if we'll ever find out how the FTL settlements fared#IMO The only reason why there are millions (if not billions) of their descendants right now#it's because thousands of years have passed — if not longer#who knows how long it really passed on earth in between the ending of NtN and the Resurrection#TazMuir said that NtN takes place over a HUNDRED THOUSAND years#so who knows#tlt
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#oc txt.#c: hattie#c: mary ellen#hattie being able to make it back to her own vault just in time to be with her mom in her final moments is 🤕#she’s not the overconfident self assured put together person she was when she left however long ago it was#and her mother isn’t the hyper independent stoic emotionally constipated woman that didn’t even hug her before she left#her mother really did believe that this colony that had supposedly been growing since she was a girl WAS her kids’ only hope at a future#they knew for years that the vault was running out of supplies and falling apart#she was getting older and really didn’t think a future above ground was for her or her husband or the other adults that had grown up there#it was for their kids.#bc the vault wasn’t going to be able to sustain them for much longer#it’s why she pushed her kids so hard and pushed them away even harder#bc it made sending them into that world ‘easier’#she wouldn’t miss them as much and they wouldn’t miss her#sending her twins up there (her first borns) years prior was HELL#and she dreaded the day hattie was old enough to be thrust out there and even debated whether or not she’d even go through with it#so seeing her now … especially in the state hattie is in when she returns#she feels guilty but at the same time proud? because despite it she knows hattie had and HAS what it takes to survive up there#and seeing tj??? she doesn’t know if the twins made it to the colony or whether the colony was even real operating ect ect#so she’d never get to see them with her grandkids if they had any#she at least gets a slice of what could have been if things were different#it’s good that hattie gets to tell her truth of everything#it’s good that hattie gets to reconcile and be the last thing she sees before she passes#it’s all mary ellen ever wanted … to see her girls again#and in her mind if hattie made it … then she knows the other two did too#and i think for hattie she was just on the cusp of giving up and throwing in the towel#but she’s got people relying on her and she’s not a quitter … was never allowed to be#and i think by now she’d be searching for them less for herself and more for her parents#the least she can do is find out if their sacrifices (and the sacrifices of everyone else) were warranted
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The article "Nazi Germany’s Last-Ditch D-Day Defenses" by Tom Laemlein, published on The Armory Life, explores the strategies employed by German troops to strengthen the Atlantic Wall during World War II. Faced with a shortage of weapons from their own production lines, the Germans repurposed a vast array of captured artillery from their campaigns in Poland, Belgium, France, and Russia. These included older artillery designs, anti-tank guns, and anti-aircraft guns from various annexed and conquered nations such as Czechoslovakia and France. The article highlights specific weaponry used, such as the French “Canon de 155 GPF” and the Soviet 122mm guns, demonstrating how the Germans integrated captured equipment to bolster their defenses. While this resourcefulness showcased the German military's adaptive strategies, it ultimately did not prevent the successful Allied landings in Normandy, which marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany in Europe.
#Atlantic Wall#Nazi Germany#World War II#captured weapons#recycled guns#fortifications#Allied forces#military strategies#coastal defenses#German engineering#bunkers#invasion deterrence#artillery#infantry weapons#fortification efficiency#historical military tactics#European theater#Normandy#Operation Overlord#supply chain constraints.
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Did I ever mention here I did IS3 Relicless SW15 wolfgirls only. I did IS3 Relicless SW15 wolfgirls only.
#arknights#this is how i found out the bassline “lupogang” thing btw#that turned out to be probably not real#local gamer plays worst “the Spread” ever asked to leave youtube#is3#integrated strategies#honestly i have a lot of interesting thoughts about this run (and also is3 runs in general where you don't have free access to an unlimited#supply of melee blockers / reserve melee operator) so i might post about it#like i had an attempt in this run where i had enough hope for either and i took quartz over lappland anyway. and it was the optimal play#Youtube
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crouched on the floor eating my sandwich like a maniac
#my desk is covered in Stuff. i took my meds 40 mins ago. okay uhh today i need to#1) im helpin mom with the wood splitter bc it's stuck in a block lol 2) gonna tidy my room and actually get my school supplies together#3) laundry. i should#4) valorant...it calls to me..#oh i should also take the trash#key word is TIDY room. i need to do a large scale laundry operation today and possibly tomorrow. so many got damn clothes just laying aroun#a lot of them r clean but they're in The Pile and not in the dresser#been Workin.#so. corral clothes. put up what i can. start laundry. play valo. get laundry. put on cr while folding laundry which i might do in one big go#after all the loads are done so i can actually find pairs of socks and shit#the adhd demons.
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Kind of amazing how forgetting to overclock ONE machine can completely fuck up your entire new turbofuel plant.
... Granted, it was the oil extractor that supplies the base for all the fuel that said plant produces and consumes, but still...
#Me diligently overclocking 80 fuel generators without fail#AND THEN PROCEEDS TO FORGET THE ENTIRE FUCKING OPERATION'S LINCHPIN#I am slowly going insane#At least I caught that I needed to throttle the sulfur supply before I sunk the entire buffer#I'd keep this operation going for an hour or so but I am so goddamned tired#Triplechecking that the math works out will be future Lini's problem#Satisfactory
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It really sucks that military, tactical, and similar stuff is so cool and frequently very useful because not only do their fandoms suck but they're also inherently tied to systems of oppression.
#i am not the only one to have this opinion i know#gosh it is so unfortunate#i got a molle backpack to replace my previous one and got into picking all the little modular pouches and things to stick on it#it's so nice#and it's pretty cleanly utilitarian#but I'm just like...yeah it's cop backpack#and all the tactical stuff out there is like ...ONG CARRY MORE AR MAGS#ok that's nice but you already have 8 ways to do that where are the tactical pouches you use for carrying water or food or medical supplies#or non-gun survival gear or edc stuff or admin shit like notebooks and pens and papers and maps#and it's always like...one pouch for this purpose buried 15 layers deep under more pistol and rifle mag pouches#BRO EVEN IN THE MILITARY YOU DO NOT NEED THIS MANY MAG POUCH VARIANTS#MAKE A FEW GOOD ONES OF A COUPLE SIZES AND JUST BE DONE#your average first responder or military operator do not need their weapon as often as they need 100 other things#watching cops and emts walk around with pockets full of whatever and then have a clipboard or laptop kicking around their vehicle like????#MAKE SOME GODDAMN HARDENED PHABLETS#tacticool#this is me being mad about how their notebook+pen pouches are bad#also i want little pouches for meds or other actual daily carry shit that i know EMTs and firefighters also carry#511 tactical has a ton of pouches for weaponry and not one glove strap#yknow#work and tactical gloves those things most every operator of every type kinda needs#like...impact resistant hand protection is huge
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#late capitalism#contemporary economy#income inequality#corporate power#shrinking middle class#economic absurdities#capitalist system#socio-economic critique#economic critique#wealth disparity#capitalist society#economic system#baltimore bridge collapse#infrastructure disaster#francis scott key bridge#construction accident#rescue operations#salvage effort#port of baltimore#supply chains#federal government#reconstruction cost#insurance claims#liability
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new art tomorrow guys ✌️after i sleep off this fucking headache
#yeah obviously it's kdj death art#HES FINALY DEAD#WOOHOO#i've had that art finished in my procreate for like a week#hilariously i am officially art blocked rn i feel like im pulling out supplies from a doomsday bunker#side note guess who finally made the realisation that yjh's bday is in less than 2 weeks#i haven't drawn anything. i am art blocked. the day of his bday i will be moving into my new uni dorm#the night before i need to operate lights for a rave (....)#wish me luck guys....
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we are winning at levels never before thought possible it seems, after making the wrong choice of becoming an ada wong fan & having to subsist off the crumbs of characterization given to me in in-game files, supplemental material & scant lines of dialog it seems capcom is truly going to give me everything i have ever wanted :
probably giving ada the best DLC in the franchise, a meaningful relationship with a character that isn't leon that seems to take precedent in her story over her few chance encounters with leon in RE4R ( i have a feeling her & luis' history gives their dynamic far more meaning than his little rollercoaster ride with leon ), cool sci-fi contacts replacing the glasses she never really used in the original, integrating her grapple hook in her combat when it was sadly only ever used for traversal, actual content specifically designed for her campaign & not just reused arenas from the main game ( some of these are from the original carried over to ada but i think her performing the coolest thing leon does in the original, dodging the lasers, is sick ), finally positioning wesker as an antagonist in ada's story directly rather than him hanging over her like a school headmaster trying to play mindgames .
it's honestly so personally rewarding to see capcom go to such lengths for a character they have otherwise neglected, even in a game like re6 where she carries the emotional core of the story ( in specific her developing relationship with carla as she learns she is more than just some lab-made doppelganger, which was sadly undercooked - like most of the game, despite the explosions )
#* file // : OOC — ( 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑'𝐒 𝐂𝐑𝐔𝐒𝐀𝐃𝐄 . )#sorry i couldn't join the hype the trailer dropped while i was at work but as always#winning. winning. winning. i am ALWAYS winning#please have her smoke luis' last cigarette or just share a smoke with him as they formulate their plan#though another element i will retain from the original is her relationship with krauser + his involvement with wesker#like it's more fitting for leon to be his killer but i need krauser to fail so hard at retrieving the sample wesker sends ada in#& also the revelation that the village/castle/cult itself is a mask for a military operation run by a scientist using the plaga's control#for world domination#saddler being a zealot just doesn't quite make as much sense once you reach the island & see their military/laboratory equipment#these aren't the designs of a man who is 100% getting high off his own supply#i'll hold off on wesker's characterization since we have very little to go off of but i do always prefer richard waugh's performance#over all others#there is definitely a nice mustache twirling bond villain-type angle that does fit better in the OG's self-aware american action movie#that wouldn't be out of place here since it's rather true to the character#i don't mind his new voice but it's definitely a little more flat#also i miss his gay little turtleneck#i'm happy ada has hers but where is his
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Me, yesterday, 5:30 PM: wow I’m honestly doing so great at my adult tasks; I’ve gotten some homework done, I went grocery shopping, my laundry is almost dry. I spent so many spoons and I barely feel tired! Maybe I’m finally fully recovering from burnout!
Me, yesterday, 6:00 PM: oh.
#turns out that I was not drawing from an unlimited spoon supply when I spent spoons so fast#and instead was overdrawing#because at 5:59 I thought ‘oh you know I’m a bit tired I should lay down’#and then spent almost six hours in Nap Hell as I laid down too tired to get up and take my sleep meds#but also not really sleeping consistently. like dozing except I didn’t want to.#woke up ~11:50 and apparently sent some very misspelled messages to my friends#took sleep meds. and then passed out until morning.#so… I’ve learned something here. such as ‘even if you feel fine. you know you’re spending too many spoons. slow down.’#I’m gonna try to go to bed early tonight too#and just. rest. bc I know Thursday is going to be a lot for me bc of my ASL class.#just gotta get these labs done first#the exhaustion is partially also my fault bc instead of going to bed after getting home from the airport#I did in fact go straight to DND and played until midnight because DND is Monday nights now.#but in my defense. I had napped on the plane. so I didn’t feel v tired.#but yeah I shouldn’t have done that bc that meant I was operating on a Significant Sleep Deficit yesterday and still had a lot of tasks#that absolutely could not wait. I needed food bc I didn’t have any in the house and needed laundry bc all my wearable clothes were dirty.#and I’d been in class since 9:30AM and went straight to the store from my last class and then straight to laundry after putting away grifos#and STILL FORGOT TO GET GAS#it’s fine I’ll get some today after chemistry or smth on the way home
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Operation Christmas Child Sew/Craft Ideas · (group on Facebook) · Linda Huskey Schroder ·
I am working on a sewing kits with little pin cushions in the lids. I really like the snap lid boxes from Dollar Tree best but haven't found them in stock this year.
These bottles come from Walgreens. The caps screw on both ways, childproof and then turn them upside down and they screw in as shown. The labels come right off these with no residue left.
To make the pin cushion, cut circles, 3" for smaller bottle, 5" for larger. Sew a gathering stitch by hand or machine. Gather and stuff with craft fiber fill. I used a hot glue gun to glue pin cushion on the lid.
Inside the bottles are needles, straight pins, safety pins, thread, buttons and a needle threader. I am including scissors with these sewing kits.
These small kits would be great for any emergency. Store one in your glove box, desk at work, camping supplies, B.O.B., suitcase for travel, etc. Give then as gifts for Teen's Christmas Stockings, College Students, etc.
#gifts#sewing#briar rose quilts#holiday#christmas#sewing kits#kits#crafts#quilting#BOB#supplies#operation christmas chiild
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