#vibes (political)

[kawaiijohn]

After the hurricane recovery is starting in the states and the damage is so bad in some places, they're either gone or don't have a single road left into town.

The power outage map for the states affected is honestly astounding. I actually know friends in southwestern Ohio that had a tornado/cyclonic thunderstorm from this system knock their power out.

Some places might not get power back for 2+ weeks.

The western half of North Carolina, where the Appalachian mountains are, is so badly damaged that some news stations are warning from any travel, and to consider every road closed until further notice.

Asherville is so damaged there seem to be almost no major roads left in or out of town.

The flooding from this storm is devastating and has destroyed entire towns and wiped some off the map. Damns and other infrastructure are failing all over the affected areas.

Until the flood waters recede sometime in the next few days, we won't have a full scope of just how badly people have been affected, nor will we have a final death toll.

Oh also, apparently the governor of Tennessee has not declared a state of emergency despite several places being catastrophically inundated. Instead he's done this, which is pissing a lot of people off.

[ray935sworld]

THE BIGGEST HOPE FOR GERMANY IS A GUY THAT SOFT LAUNCHED HIS CHANCELLOR CANDIDATURE WITH A TAYLOR SWIFT LIKE PEARL BRACELET SAYING "KANZLER (CHANCELLOR) ERA"

[irenespring]

Today I would like to shout out that one random Twitter person who made up that JD Vance bragged about fucking a couch.

Imagine making a random shitpost and less than two months later your joke is being used by a major party nominee for Vice President on live television at his introduction rally, earning him thunderous applause.

That poster must be having quite the experience.

[secondbeatsongs]

"American Idiot" with every first beat removed

[cosmogyros]

this absolute fucking drama queen

[crysdrawsthings]

Find ten differences

[linkemaus]

Not to be that person, but if Kamala Harris were a white man with the exact same ideals, positions, and beliefs, it wouldn’t have even been a competition. Realising that the worst thing you can apparently be is a woman, is truly devastating.

[tubbytarchia]

Dryad deity of the forests bestowing his flower permit to local post office moth

Showing my thing off to this BIG WOOD pegasus

[kozzax]

A reminder:

- No matter what happens tonight, there will still be dandelions growing in sidewalk cracks in the spring.

- No matter what happens tonight, there will still be Monterey Bay Aquarium livestreams.

- No matter what happens tonight, the moon will continue its orbit.

- No matter what happens tonight, there will still be sturgeons.

- No matter what happens tonight, Arcane season 2 drops this weekend.

- No matter what happens tonight, there WILL be little joys.

- Maybe it will suck. Maybe it will suck a little bit less. Either way there WILL be little joys.

- We MUST hold on to the little joys. It is the only way to survive.

- Feel free to add your little joys in reblog I am desperately reaching for more.

[suitsofarmour]

blurrrrrrrrrr

[quetzaly-ameyali]

We as a fandom need to talk about the infantization of Polites and the villainization of Eurylochus

[rumpled]

Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell as Kate & Hal Wyler in Season 1 of The Diplomat

[serpentface]

Faiza performing the Kagnoma Odo (pretty literally 'lion dance'), a weapons dance and one of the more important ritual duties of Odonii priestesses. A relatively new addition to this traditional dance involves the musket as the primary weapon, which is fired mid-twirl into the ground at the climax of the dance. Faiza is experiencing an 'oh fuck' moment because her shot is more than ideally diagonal, but she’s being so cool with it.

This is a wholly ceremonial performance at the onset of the pilgrimage, performed in full regalia and lion skin (of the small, semi-domesticated strain) but no armor. It’s also distinctly a display of political allegiance between the powerful and beloved Odonii priesthood (and its loyal military) with the increasingly reviled and destabilized imperial family, with Faiza prominently wearing a bracelet of the royal serpent, which was gifted (along with the musket) by the usoma Stavis Amanti himself (Usoma is the Wardi word for king, which has been retained in the context of emperors).

The Kagnoma Odo is the ultimate demonstration of the Odonii as an embodiment of the Lion Face of God and living vessel of military might and sovereignty, demonstrating her fitness and proficiency with weapons and as a spiritual unifier for soldiers. It is accompanied by drumming and occurs in stages, running through the three keymost weapons used in war- the spear, the sword, and the musket. The musket is of the most significance, given the weapon has developed a particular esteem as the ultimate embodiment of might and superiority. Assistants (almost always other priestesses, occasionally high ranking soldiers) load and prime the musket to be fired at the climax of the dance, where it is shot into the ground as the priestess leaps out of range of the shot. The firing signals the end of the dance and the rite itself.

While not the utmost exemplar of trigger discipline, only fully inducted and senior (and therefore very thoroughly trained) Odonii are permitted to perform the dance, and injuries during actual performances are quite rare (though are known to occur during training, more than a few Odonii have burns and wounds on their feet).

The most important renditions of this dance are performed upon declarations of war and before battles (in this case, generally done in full armor along with the lion pelt). It is also done during some trainings (while a dance, it is carefully choreographed to include naturalistic maneuvers of the weapons involved and helps soldiers limber up and learn to move their weapons). It is regarded as an impressive and motivating sight and a morale booster, and, seen at a distance, potentially intimidating to enemies.

A special variant of this dance is performed as means of fully incarnating the Odomache, which is done in full nudity with the body covered in the blood of the freshly sacrificed lion and cloaked in its raw pelt (the lion has become the corpse of Odomache in the moment of death, as part of its recreation of God's sacrifice). Her public, full nude appearance once (and only once) in this act is what allows the Lion Face of God to incarnate within her. Those in attendance see the spiritually vulnerable, naked human body obscured with the sanctified and deified blood and cloaked in the sanctified and deified skin. It is a merger of the contradictions of mortality and divinity, the boundaries between the two indistinct in flickering firelight and the flash of musketfire. She is witnessed by her people, dangling in between humanity and divinity and leading them in dance, and and is thus transformed.

[pharawee]

The cutest little list by thestandard.co showing which countries have already proclaimed equal marriage, with Thailand (as of today!) and Liechtenstein as the newest countries . 🌈

[billionbrilliantstars]

Let’s do both. Let’s secure our border without locking innocent kids in cages and spreading racist rhetoric about immigrants. Let’s create pathways to citizenship, residency, and asylum while at the same time keeping criminal organizations and Fentanyl out of the country. Let’s vote for Kamala Harris.

[sockatoothewafflebird]

to everyone that saw my destiel post today or last night, i have another one for you.

even so, do not lose hope. do not give up.

feel your feelings. mourn, cry, hug a pillow and dissociate for three hours. let yourself feel. but afterwards i need you to get up and keep living.

it is scary. terrifying. but i promise it'll be over someday. there are better days, better weeks, better years, even, to come, and you have to live until then. i'm promising myself and all of you that i will outlive donald trump, and i hope to whatever higher power there may-or-may-not-be that you promise the same thing.

giving up is what they want. you have to keep fighting in spite of that.

if you're eligible, go vote locally when it comes up. go out there and protest if it's safe, advocate if you're able. if you're not, find a safe space, find a community, and hold on tight. things will get bad hut we can make it through. we can survive.

i want you all to promise me that you will wake up tomorrow, and keep living. promise. i know it's hard, but you have to promise. there are so many people that will look out for you, including me. you're so, so strong for making it this far.

if anyone needs comfort or has questions feel free to ask! much love, stay safe, and good luck. i believe in you!