#the rabble rouser

[smbhax]

Cover of Strange Tales #119, April 1964. Stan Lee script, Jack Kirby pencils, George Roussos inks, Stan Goldberg colors, Artie Simek letters. Photoshop color reduction.

[thischristianguy]

Shockwave should be voiced by Tom Hiddleston

Transformers #9 (2024)

[mxriviera]

More Dummybots / Dummy Cogs!

At tier three we have these two: White Collar & Associate Specialist: Rabble-Rouser!

Inspired by Cog Buildings, Noisy folks and everyday appliances. Design notes and name choice rambling under the cut!

White Collar: A worker belonging to a class of employees known for earning higher average salaries doing highly skilled work, but not by performing manual labor at their jobs.

So this one is based off of general office workers! obviously. Despite being based off of lamps and presentation board papers I don't think they're very smart or that great for thinking for themselves. they tend to clamor over one of the heads of the rabble-rouser. sometimes fighting amongst each other if either of the rabble-rouser heads wills it. which is often.

Rabble-Rouser: a person who speaks with the intention of inflaming the emotions of a crowd of people, typically for political reasons.

I like to think that the two heads of the rabble-rouser have different personalities. or at least very differing opinions. they love to hear themselves speak, often trying to speak over the other rouser. they're based off of speakers and a bit off of cog buildings! i always looked at the eyes of those things ad thought they would look interesting on a cog. i feel like if they didn't share the same health-pool they would order their white collars to "get" the other. but since they do, they do nothing but talk, talk and talk and the occasional infighting proxy battle. the boombox side has a tie because the initial desk jockey design did have ties! and i thought it would be an interesting homage to have one of them have a tie.

Speaker (Lawbot) and Boombox (Sellbot)

bonus desk jockey with a tie for folks who read all that. i guess?

[eretzyisrael]

RABBLE ROUSERS 

Dathan and Abiram are Israelites who join Korach’s rebellion against Moses and are swallowed by the earth with the other rebels. Even before the Korach episode, these rabble rousers cause trouble multiple times including: they tattle to Pharaoh that Moses killed an Egyptian; they defy Moses’ orders and keep extra manna overnight until it becomes putrid; they sow doubt in the community about entering the Holy Land. The Talmud says of these two unsavory characters, “They were evil from their beginning to their end.” 

So why are these lifelong rapscallions described in this week’s Torah portion as “the chosen of the assembly” (Num. 26:9)? Why are they the ones selected to receive advice directly from Moses and Aaron? The Chofetz Chaim (1838-1933) explains that sometimes, those who misbehave must be sent away from the community. But in other cases, banishment only causes further damage. Here, Moses and Aaron’s role is to help the troublemakers mend their ways despite the prominent chip on their shoulders. Dealing with difficult people, rather than avoiding them, is an opportunity for our own spiritual growth. Rabbi Moshe Kormornick illustrates this lesson with a parable:

Reuven and Shimon meet in Heaven. In life, Reuven was very needy, his observance was shaky and he required a lot of attention. Shimon was a dedicated and religious Jew and spent great energy keeping Reuven on the right path. When they meet in heaven, Shimon is delighted and exclaims, “Reuven, I’m so glad that I got you here!” “Actually,” replies Reuven, “it was I who got you here!"

Image: "The Punishment of Korach, Dathan and Abiram" by Botticelli, 1482

[themaskofreason]

did i ever post the abomination i put in my gcse art sketchbook inspired by the silo cover

[jhsharman]

"My Way .. "

Black and White tv turns to color.

Oddly common for Archie to wear this shirt during this period. I guess I should apply it as more Captain Marvel / Shazam than The Flash

They wash away Jughead's patch. And it is sometimes amusing which walk through characters they make black -- looking to hairstyles.

[the-badger-mole]

Incorrect Quotes:

Katara talking Sokka into helping her wreak some havoc in the name of justice...

Sokka: I don't wanna!

Katara: You gotta!

Sokka: I'm nervous! And remember, I'm strung high.

Katara: Now listen. Did I ever get you in any trouble?

Sokka: Sure you did!

Katara: Whaaat????

[auraeseer]

Flights and beers at Democracy Brewing, Boston, MA.

[lacewise]

Look… if you’re going to be dedicated to activism that comes with dedicating yourself to educating yourself and your community… which Malcolm X pretty infamously found out (and fulfilling that part of the job may have been the cause of his assassination)

If you can’t take that seriously, people aren’t going to take your activism seriously. And maybe activism isn’t for you! And that’s okay!

[freebooter4ever]

"lonesome mystery boy, linguistic rabble rouser"

I HATE THIS SO MUCH oh my gosh cringe ;_; no. No. No . No no no no

[noreturnz]

Starting of ep 5, Kit butts into Boorman and Graydon conversation, Me: little bit harsh with cheddar headed good but funny with side quest threat

Midway to ep 6, boorman definitely deviates from main quest to save Kit and Boorman for cuirass, Me: Boorman you cheddar header goob!!!!

[beardedmrbean]

(RNS) — With only a couple of months in office, newly elected state Sen. Aisha Wahab introduced a historic bill that could make California the first state to outlaw caste-based discrimination in the United States. 

Wahab’s measure has garnered global attention, adding caste — an ancient system of social hierarchy determined by birth — as a protected category in the state’s anti-discrimination laws. Caste discrimination is “a social justice and civil rights issue,” she has said.

Hundreds on Tuesday (April 25) provided testimony for and against this bill as it passed through the Senate’s Judiciary Committee. The bill, known as SB 403, now heads to the Appropriations Committee. 

People of South Asian descent, particularly Dalits who are at the lowest strata of the caste system, say the bill is crucial to protect them from discrimination in housing, education and tech sectors. Among the organizations supporting the measure are Hindus for Caste Equity and the Sikh Coalition, which noted that Sikhs know “firsthand the pain and trauma that comes with being repeatedly targeted by hate and discrimination.”

It has also spurred pushback, from groups such as the Hindu American Foundation and the Coalition of Hindus of North America, who say the bill targets Hindus and Indian Americans who are commonly associated with the caste system. The organizations have submitted letters of opposition, saying Wahab’s measure “seeks to codify” negative stereotypes and stigmas that Hindus and Indian Americans face. Critics also say current laws in place offer protections to any kind of discrimination, including caste.

Wahab, the first Muslim and Afghan American elected to the state Legislature, said she’s been the target of Islamophobic threats and has received social media messages calling for her death after introducing the bill. She said members of her staff have been bullied and followed to their vehicles.

Within a day of introducing the bill, “we saw the extent of the hatred,” Wahab told Religion News Service in a recent interview. “We are being vilified,” she said.

As she continues to push for her measure, Wahab is considering whether to be fitted for a bulletproof vest. Though hesitant at first, Wahab said, “It’s getting to that level.”

“Because we struck a nerve, we also know that we identified the problem,” Wahab said.

Wahab’s proposal comes on the heels of Seattle adding caste to its existing anti-discrimination policies, becoming the first city in the U.S. to do so. In January 2022, the California State University system — the largest public university system in the U.S. — passed a resolution adding caste as a category of discrimination.

The university system’s decision came after a 2018 study — conducted by the anti-caste advocacy organization Equality Labs — found that of 1,500 participants who were surveyed, 25% of those identifying as Dalit reported experiencing verbal or physical assault based on their caste. One in 3 Dalit students reported discrimination in educational settings. Critics of the report have raised concerns that the study was not based on a representative sample.

In contrast, a 2020 survey of Indian Americans by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace found 5% of respondents reported encountering discrimination due to their caste identity, though only 1% of Hindu respondents who identified with a caste identified as Dalit. The vast majority — 83% — of Hindu respondents who identified with a caste identified as General or upper caste. Additionally, most Hindus surveyed did not identify with a caste at all (53%). The study urges some caution around these findings, citing small sample sizes and the sensitive nature of questions around caste.

Meanwhile, the United Nations in 2016 reported that at least 250 million people worldwide still face caste discrimination in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Pacific regions, as well as in various diaspora communities, according to The Associated Press. Caste systems are found among Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Jains, Muslims and Sikhs.

As California becomes more diverse, Wahab said, “the deeper and further our laws have to be to protect all people.” Caste discrimination remains taboo and out of the mainstream, Wahab said. 

Wahab said she has ensured her measure does not reference any specific religion or a single particular group, but she noted, “We have to be honest that when we talk about specific discrimination, it does happen to a specific group.” Her bill states that “while caste systems are strongly associated with South Asia, similar systems exist in regions including, but not limited to, South America, Asia, and Africa.”

“Caste discrimination is also found across communities of religious practice,” according to the bill.

But to Pushpita Prasad, a board member of the Coalition of Hindus of North America, “this bill targets Hindu Americans” simply by using the word “caste.”

“Caste is associated with Hinduism in the West,” she said.

The Coalition of Hindus of North America is also critical of Equality Labs, one of the sponsors of the bill, and its report, in which a section details how South Asians identify each other’s caste. Identifiers include skin color, noting that “Caste-oppressed peoples are perceived to be darker in skin color than ‘upper’ Caste people from the same region.” Other identifiers include family and social affiliations and food preferences, the latter noting that “many vegetarians are ‘upper’ Castes.”

According to Prasad, skin color “is a completely baseless allegation, and one that they have made up … because it has allowed them to tap into the guilt that lives in the U.S.”

“It would be impossible for anybody to judge their place in the social economic hierarchical structure, either now or through history, based on just skin color,” she added.

To Shreena Gandhi, an assistant professor of religious studies at Michigan State University, seeing Hindu groups say that “this could subject us to more discrimination,” shows her that they know caste discrimination is a problem.

Gandhi is part of the Feminist Critical Hindu Studies Collective that examines how “far-right Hindu nationalist agendas seep into the everyday discourses of North American Hinduism.” It’s what the collective refers to as “Hindu fragility.”

Gandhi said caste discrimination is not just about Hinduism. “It’s a form of oppression that transcends any one religion,” she said.

“We have to confront this legacy of oppression. That’s why as someone who has caste status, I’m for this bill. It’s not about me … It’s about justice,” Gandhi added. 

Wahab said she has met with multiple groups opposing her measure but acknowledged it’s likely that they may not come to a place of mutual agreement. Groups against her measure say Wahab has not granted them the same access as she has for those who support her bill. 

Even so, Wahab said, “you could also be fundamentally in disagreement with somebody” and still “have respect for them.”

Growing up in the foster care system, Wahab said, she learned to be “sensitive to how other cultures, other languages, other groups, other religions are discussed.”

Wahab and her sister grew up going to a Pentecostal church with the family they were placed with. She remembers celebrating Easter and Christmas, as well as attending Bible study and Sunday school. “I learned a lot. … It was a big part of that family,” she said.

They were eventually adopted by an Afghan and Muslim family. When it comes to religion, “we’re more cultural,” she said. “I identify largely as an Afghan American. I’m very proud of my background and heritage and culture.”

Wahab doesn’t wear a hijab and acknowledges there are expectations “to fit this mold of being either Christian, or Muslim, or Jewish, or whatever the case is,” but she said, “We show up differently, we have different experiences.”

Wahab, who previously served as a council member for the city of Hayward in the Bay Area, said she entered the Legislature intending to tackle the issue of caste.

Wahab has told reporters she’s witnessed this kind of discrimination living in Northern California, where the state in 2020 sued Cisco Systems, alleging a Dalit employee faced caste discrimination when Hindu supervisors cut him out of meetings and failed to promote him.

In another case, a wealthy Berkeley landlord went to prison for sex trafficking young women from India, some who were Dalit.

Wahab recalled meeting a group of people who were in tears, saying that her bill allowed them “to be seen as human.”

“That was profound,” she said.

To Wahab, these stories make it worth it.

She said she’s proud of her bill because it’s ensuring “there’s a level playing field for all people in a certain community.”

“This is standing on the right side of humanity, and the fact that the caste system is over 2,000 years old, and it hasn’t been touched in this critical way, of course it upsets people,” Wahab said. “I think people know that we’re doing the right thing.”

[mtg-cards-hourly]

Rabble-Rouser

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[ghostshadow-k-r]

"Gods,am I the only one normal here?!"

Here comes one of the few normal gang,Aperture Tint!

As a half dragon,she only got horns from her mother,and those other dragon traits were being cancel out because of her unicorn father.

Because of her parents' occupation,she loves to taking photo ever since she was little.And after she was grow up,her parents sent her to Hope's Peak Academy.When she was in her first grade junior high in the academy,she was classmates with her future classmate,Prestige Hydra's little sister and also Grapevine.She was always being bullied by Hydra,and Grapevine always protecting Tint from her bully.

After she had entered the first year of the high school,she get into the class along with the other 77-B classmates.Although she was being separated with her best friend,their friendship still continues.Until the day that Prestige Hydra's little sister was being founded seriously injured and Gentle Autumn's unfortunately death.

She had fallen into despair and became the Rabble-rouser that always spread rumor and inflaming those negative emotions among the Equestria.

[conspicuous-gallantry]

the fact that people continue to lean on the pop culture stereotype of who Kirk is depresses and frustrates me to no end. watch 3 episodes, any 3 at random, and you'll see just how wrong it is. thanks for nothing, jj abrams!!!