rain-droplet:

empanadazul:

rain-droplet:

beggars-opera:

daily-spooky:

anyone know any good abandoned castles that I can go to ?

I do

Camelot

can you send me its longitude and latitude so I can stumble upon it while wandering ?

radicalgraff:

Anti-colonial graffiti seen along the highway on the Nullabor plain, Western Australia

animentality:

true-drew:

softpastelqueer:

flatfishes:

lets hear it for transgenderism and faggotry. can I get a round of applause for transgenderism and faggotry

Genocide in China?

postirony:

placedupon:

I’ve been seeing lots of articles and posts claiming that China is interning the Uyghur Muslim population in camps, killing, torturing, and even forcibly sterilizing people. This post is the main one I’ve seen going around. I wanted to put together articles on how these claims are false, and why it’s important to be critical of what US funded media is telling us.

1. The “China Scholar” who made the claims that China is locking up ‘millions of people’ is an ant-semitic white man

Almost every article on XinJiang references Adrian Zenz, a ‘China scholar.’ Adrian Zenz is the one who estimated that the camps contain “Up to 1.5 million people.” He also called it cultural genocide, and alleged that they were labor camps. 

He also alleged that XinJiang is forcibly sterilizing women. However, these reports were based exclusively on the fact that the government had spent money providing free birth control to women in XinJiang. While China has denied these claims, other countries have also come out in support of China on XinJiang.

Adrian Zenz is just one person, and he’s also incredibly anti-semitic and racist. He says that he is “led by God” to defeat China and bring Christianity. This man is a self declared China expert who has only been to XinJiang once. He is a right-wing propagandist backed by the United States.

2. When these allegations first emerged, the United Nations and the United States were invited by China to visit XinJiang. Both refused. However, over 37 countries came out in support of China.

If the UN and the United States were truly concerned about the state of life in XinJiang, wouldn’t they have visited? This invitation remains open.

On the other hand, many other countries have sent diplomats to XinJiang, and have concluded that the camps were more like centers designed to teach people vocational skills and how to integrate into society after radicalization. One diplomat said, “The vocational education and training centers in Xinjiang are not ‘concentration camps’ as described by some Western media, but schools to help those influenced by extreme thoughts to eliminate the harmful thoughts and learn vocational skills” These countries include Laos, Cambodia, Nepal, the Phillipines, Sri Lanka, Bahrain, and Nigeria.

In addition, when the United States first alleged human rights violations, a total of 50 countries came out in support of China. If you look at the list of countries that are accusing China, you’ll see it’s mostly white countries that are settler colonies, and former or current colonizers. If you look at the second list of the many more countries that support China and refute these claims, you see many formerly colonized countries, as well as Muslim led countries. These are allegations, and many countries do not support them. Notice that Palestine is in support of China, as well as Cuba, both countries that have been targets of US imperialism. Regardless of how you feel about these countries individually, there’s a clear split between white, colonizing countries and POC, formerly colonized countries.

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In addition, 37 countries signed a letter on this issue:

“We appreciate China’s commitment to openness and transparency. China has invited a number of diplomats, international organizations officials and journalist to Xinjiang to witness the progress of the human rights cause and the outcomes of counter-terrorism and de-radicalization there… We call on relevant countries to refrain from employing unfounded charges against China based on unconfirmed information before they visit Xinjiang.”

However, neither the UN nor the United States have actually visited XinJiang since they made these allegations. Instead, they have continued to make broad allegations without actually visiting XinJiang or researching these claims. Meanwhile, the United States has been sterilizing women in ICE camps, encouraging rampant islamaphobia, and continues to blame China for COVID.

3. The United States has a vested interest in portraying China as evil. Only a few leftist organizations have spoken up.

Many of us are familiar now with blaming China for things. China is blamed for COVID time and time again, even being called the “China Virus” by the president of the USA. However, despite such a right wing push for Americans to hate China, the left has bought nearly everything they’ve said.

The Black Agenda Report, a Black American led news site, has published many articles on China and the US’s lies about it.

• My Trip to China Exposed the Shameful Lies Peddled by the American Empire
• Joe Biden and Donald Trump’s Anti-China strategy is part of a broader imperialist war against China
• Bolton Threatens to force Africa to choose between the US and China (this is especially important considering AFRICOM! but that’s another post)
  

In addition, the Greyzone, a US left newspaper (that isn’t paid by the United States, or any other country for that matter) has written on China.

• US Left Aligns with State Department on China Cold War
• China detaining millions of Uyghurs? Serious problems with claims by US-backed NGO and far-right researcher ‘led by God’ against Beijing
• No, the UN did not report China has ‘massive internment camps’ for Uighur Muslims
  

I’m making no claims on the merit of China as a country. It is a huge, complicated place. Many groups within it have done good and bad things. Merit isn’t the question. Rather, my point is that the United States is in a cold war and is accusing China (and all its people) of things it hasn’t done. The US has been in this situation before. It has used vague claims of “human rights abuses” to justify invading and killing innocent people in Vietnam, Korea, Afghanistan, Hawaii, Yemen, and many other regions.

Everything the United States says about China is pure projection. 

zvaigzdelasas:

katchwreck:

One of the best shot of Total Solar Eclipse from 08-04-2024.

Via @nasa-official

animentality:

frozenknight:

Hey your wrists look so pretty can I hold them in my hand? Yeah both of them. No don’t be scared I won’t pin them over your head or anything.

girlnephew:

frozenknight:

Hey your wrists look so pretty can I hold them in my hand? Yeah both of them. No don’t be scared I won’t pin them over your head or anything.

sayruq:

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super-firepaw119:

Another KOSA update:

Sadly, it is true that today, 04/10/2024, KOSA has been introduced to the House BUT! That doesn’t mean it’s game over just yet!

Proof:

Friendly reminder that there is much less support for KOSA in the House than the Senate. And even if it does pass the House—God forbid, it’s not over until the President signs it.

Here is the phone number for the Committee that’ll be holding the hearing on April 17th (Use the top number), and of course keep calling your Senators & House Representative.

I know this is scary for a lot of people, but we have to keep fighting. Please spread this around & don’t give up!

Don’t lose hope.

KEEP FIGHTING.

super-firepaw119:

Another KOSA update:

Sadly, it is true that today, 04/10/2024, KOSA has been introduced to the House BUT! That doesn’t mean it’s game over just yet!

Proof:

Friendly reminder that there is much less support for KOSA in the House than the Senate. And even if it does pass the House—God forbid, it’s not over until the President signs it.

Here is the phone number for the Committee that’ll be holding the hearing on April 17th (Use the top number), and of course keep calling your Senators & House Representative.

I know this is scary for a lot of people, but we have to keep fighting. Please spread this around & don’t give up!

Don’t lose hope.

KEEP FIGHTING.

without-ado:

Full Plankton Moon over Maldives l Petr Horálek via NASA APOD

youngbloodthekilljoy:

setheverman:

setheverman:

you: suck my dick
me, an intellectual: inhale my richard

here it is! the post that started a “me, an intellectual” hell frenzy, and is officially ⭐ the worst post of 2016 ⭐

you: the worst post of 2016

me, an intellectual: modern art

kabretoss:

digitaldiscipline:

tomboy014:

dabouse:

tomboy014:

dabouse:

formerlyanon:

beggars-opera:

The old school lack of transparency on tumblr is amazing because you assume the people you follow must all be equivalent to you and then you see someone write “I brought my youngest to college today” and someone else write “my mom wouldn’t let me listen to Ariana Grande when I was a kid” and then your head explodes

and we need that! keeps us humble. 

Then I’m just like WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU’RE AN ADULT

It goes the other way, too, because WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU’RE A CHILD?!!

I’m 16, that’s like, barely a child

I’m in my 30s. You are baby

I’m older than both of you in a trenchcoat.

honestly one of the best things we can do for ourselves is realize that people of different ages than us can still be the same kind of person as us. it’s humbling and it gives everyone involved a sense of continuity, and it busts those stupid generational stereotypes media is so fond of.

havegaysex:

grimeclown:

maroon-ram:

rapidpunches:

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“SURVIVING”

I love the message and artstyle but did they have to give the cute lovable gator depression? T^T carry on lil buddy, this too shall pass

The gator is the whole point. It’s a stand-in for the author that has felt the need to suppress the aspects of themself that others find unappealing, their anger, their sadness, the things people find abrasive or just “weird” in order to make themself more digestible for the people around them because the alternative is to be alone. The gator is only “cute” and “lovable” because it was not allowed to be anything else.

saying “this to shall pass” feels disrespectful to me

A lot of our society causing people to feel this way will not pass, it will not go by, it’s not just depression in a vacuum. it’s society telling you you are not allowed to exist as yourself. That’s not going to just pass, we need to radically change society if we want people to stop feeling this way.

I have depression because my brain is depressed and it’s a neurochemical imbalance, I also have depression because I am disabled and poor in a society that hates the disabled and poor. I think most of the depression people feel nowadays is not a chemical imbalance it is society being fundamentally against us.

dragon-in-a-fez:

skenpiel:

i hope i never ever ever see this image while im high or it will also straight up kill me. it would make me so scared my skeleton would run away And id be a boneless scared heap on the ground

I love this friend. I want to hug one

dirtroadriver:

anarchistmemecollective:

anexperimentallife:

technofeudalism:

the funny thing is that i don’t think younger people - and i mean those under the age of 40 - really have a grasp on how many of today’s issues can be tied back to a disastrous reagan policy:

1. war on drugs: reagan’s aggressive escalation of the war on drugs was a catastrophic policy, primarily targeting minority communities and fueling mass incarceration. the crusade against drugs was more about controlling the Black, Latino and Native communities than addressing the actual problems of drug abuse, leading to a legacy of broken families and systemic racism within the criminal justice system.
2. deregulation and economic policies: reaganomics was an absolute disaster for the working class. reagan’s policies of aggressive tax cuts for the rich, deregulation, and slashing social programs were nothing less than class warfare, deepening income inequality and entrenching corporate greed. these types of policies were a clear message that reagan’s america was only for the wealthy elite and a loud “fuck you” to working americans.
3. environmental policies: despite his reputation being whitewashed thanks to the recovery of the ozone layer, reagan’s environmental record was an unmitigated disaster. his administration gutted critical environmental protections and institutions like the EPA, turning a blind eye to pollution and corporate exploitation of natural resources. this blatant disregard for the planet was a clear sign of prioritizing short-term corporate profits over the future of the environment.
4. AIDS crisis: reagan’s gross neglect of the aids crisis was nothing short of criminal and this doesn’t even begin to touch on his wife’s involvement. his administration’s indifference to the plight of the lgbtq+ community during this devastating epidemic revealed a deep-seated bigotry and a complete failure of moral leadership.
5. mental health: reagan’s dismantling of mental health institutions under the guise of ‘reform’ led directly to a surge in homelessness and a lack of support for those with mental health issues. his policies were cruel and inhumane and showed a personality-defining callous disregard for the most vulnerable in society.
6. labor and unions: reagan’s attack on labor unions, exemplified by his handling of the patco strike, was a blatant assault on workers’ rights. his actions emboldened corporations to suppress union activities, leading to a significant erosion of workers’ power and rights in the workplace. he was colloquially known as “Ronnie the Union Buster Reagan”
7. foreign policy and military interventions: reagan’s foreign policy, particularly in latin america, was imperialist and ruthless. his administration’s support for dictatorships and right-wing death squads under the guise of fighting “communism” showed a complete disregard for human rights and self-determination of other nations.
8. public health: yes, reagan’s agricultural policies actually facilitated the rise of high fructose corn syrup, once again prioritizing corporate profits over public health. this shift in the food industry has had lasting negative impacts on health, contributing to the obesity epidemic and other health issues.
9. privatization: reagan’s push for privatization was a systematic dismantling of public services, transferring wealth and power to private corporations and further eroding the public’s access to essential services.
10. education policies: his approach to education was more of an attack on public education than anything else, gutting funding and promoting policies that undermined equal access to quality education. this was, again, part of a broader agenda to maintain a status quo where the privileged remain in power.

this is just what i could come up with in a relatively short time and i did not even live under this man’s presidency. the level at which ronald reagan has broken the united states truly can’t be overstated.

A couple of these started earlier (before Nixon, for-profit health insurance was not allowed, and Nixon also started the war on drugs specifically to target minorities and anti-war activists), but Reagan doubled down on them and made them even worse. It was the difference between sliding down the side of a hill and jumping off a cliff.

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All my homies hate Reagan

possiblehomestuckreference:

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betterknownas-immortalhd:

made a guy

ernmark:

If I got sent into the pre-cellphone past:

• First get fabulously wealthy, Back To The Future Style
• Create and sell a line of shampoos, lotions, and other similar products whose gimmick is specifically that every bottle has an entire sci-fi short story included on the label in very small print for people to read when they’re stuck in the bathroom and bored (again: pre-cellphone. There was a lot of shampoo-bottle-reading)
• Several short stories would include ridiculously outlandish little details– the Tesla tunnel death trap, the Trump presidency, remote learning during the lockdown– that are just written off as sci-fi silliness.
• Time marches on. There’s now a subreddit about people who collect vintage bottles from that one weird short story shampoo brand, who swear up and down that it’s telling the future

mass-effect-heritage-posts:

divinedorothy:

please stop mocking benedict cumberbatch for the way he looks, this will have dire ramifications for earth’s relationship with sur’kesh and all other salarian planets. He is an ambassador to this planet and if humans ever want a seat on the council they’re going to have to learn to stop mocking other species for their appearances

Mass Effect heritage post

favroitecrime:

favroitecrime:

world war 3 jokes on twitter meanwhile none of them live in the region and none of them understand the severity of the situation. these next few hours will really determine whether or not we head into a regional war…

more news keeps coming out and again, all i want to do is emphasize this is the worst possible time for foreigners to be making jokes. this is the most serious it has been in a long time and while i will not rain on your parade as you celebrate action after months of inaction, i’m also gonna urge you to take this seriously.

latinopercy:

officialclarkkent:

officialclarkkent:

the writers of the lightning thief musical just clearly Get so much abt the books..the fact that luke and percy’s stories are paralleled to the point where luke reprises percy’s “i want” song in the end before he runs.. the fact that when thalia turns into a tree the special effects are literally just annabeth and luke standing behind her with their arms outstretched to form the branches bc a part of them was left with her…the fact that sally has consistently been played by a black woman since day ONE,, they’re deep in the text and i appreciate it

i forgot the fact that in bring on the monsters silena and luke sing “we’ll make em listen to us, we’ll make em listen” like BITCH!! we barely even see silena in this musical and don’t even touch that storyline and YET!!!

the fact that luke has the very first line and introduces us to the world of gods so OF COURSE we trust him from the very beginning, the fact that the entire cast is double cast so when a hooded figure appears at kronos’ side in percy’s dream who happens to sound exactly like luke we don’t think twice about it, the creators of this musical understand the complexity of luke’s entire role in the story so well and they take full advantage of the medium they’re working in to bring the audience to luke’s side without them suspecting a thing it’s brilliant it’s breathtaking THIS is drama

Did u know that waterfalls are called that because the water falls?

mayhem-moth-deactivated20250415:

calebwittebane:

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THERE’S SO MUCH MORE

moo-moohead:

one-time-i-dreamt:

Dolly Parton has come to do a show in my town. We couldn’t afford tickets, so me and my mom sold my stepdad so we could go.

It turned out that we sold him to Dolly Parton, she made him sing with her and then she gave him back.

I threw my short, blonde hair into a messy bun before putting on my cowboy boots. I stared at my big blue orbs in the mirror and sighed. I’m nothing like the other step-dads in town. I’m different. I like to mow the grass.

“Stupid man!” I heard my stepdaughter yell, and I quickly hurried down the stairs to see my wife and stepdaughter standing there, arms crossed.

“What’s going on?” I asked.

“We need money for concert tickets, so we’re selling you.” My wife roared.

I felt tears flow down my rosy red cheeks as I held my Horse Monthly magazine to my chest.

“Howdy honey!” Someone’s voice drawled from behind me. I turned around

“Dolly Parton!?” I gasped.

randomnerd737:

what pov is your internal monologue in?

1st person singular “I should drink some water”

1st person plural “we should drink some water”

2nd person “you should drink some water”

3rd person “they should drink some water”

other (elaborate in tags)

I don’t have an internal monologue/see results

See Results

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boimann:

zerozerozio:

bring back tumblr ask culture let me. bother you with questions and statements

reblog to let people know it’s ok to bother you with questions and statements

viralfrog:

megadinkloid:

Going back to my roots with a little mouth drawing!

squids-on-jupit3r:

A young man stands in his bedroom, it just so happens that today, the 13th of April, 2023, is this young mans birthday. though it was 27 years ago he was given life, it is only today that he finds neil absolutely banging out the tunes

squids-on-jupit3r:

A young man stands in his bedroom, it just so happens that today, the 13th of April, 2023, is this young mans birthday. though it was 27 years ago he was given life, it is only today that he finds neil absolutely banging out the tunes

xaeyrnofnbe:

yeah you could call me a gamer

daily-mc-block:

Farmland

burrowingdweller:

burrowingdweller:

1) Width. Add it.

2) Width. Just. Yeah. If you want to draw a really big guy - do it. The third guy is ok, but it’s just a small guy with belly!

3) Gravity! More fat - more soft - gravity goes brr.

4) Basic shapes and clothes would definitely help you to draw a big comfy soft guy!

Miaou

/cackling/

hopefulmisanthrope:

amanda-bakes:

no-longer-another-bondi-blonde:

Everyone should know the international sign for Help Me. Let’s make this famous!!

Interesting; I didn’t know this was a thing.

It’s apparently a thing, but it’s a very new thing, so it may need some help being known.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_for_Help

mothergoddessofmadripoor:

ghostcrows:

human brain is so easy to manipulate its stupid. sun is out longer in evening = life is worth living…read some negative social media posts = everybody hates me…read one interesting article = i have the scholar’s ambition

slymewitch:

batshit-auspol:

Homophobic senator Cory Bernardi accidentally walks into a ‘Vote Yes for Gay Marriage’ photoshoot, 2017

Are conservatives just vampires but instead of the sun its human rights?

mortiwhore:

mortiwhore:

honestly, any us politician that didnt immediately stick up for palestine when the genocide began should not be relected or be able to walk around in peace.

it took over 30,000 murdered palestinians and 6 months of your constituents begging you to do something and you spent those months locking your office and calling said constituents/activists “anti-semites” “terrorists” and “communists”.

these people dont deserve a quiet status quo they hope for after whats been said and done. the least they can do is step down from their positions.

kosmogrl:

garfield-lasagna:

phykoha:

oh yeah forgot to post these guys

for when you’re definitely very normal about Things