it is absolutely BONKERS to me, the number of people in the united states i have talked to who have never even heard of the battle of blair mountain. how the largest labor uprising in our history manages to skirt by so many leftists unknown is just downright astonishing. the largest labor uprising, and the largest armed uprising, period, since the civil war.
did yall even hear me?
THE LARGEST ARMED UPRISING!! besides the civil!!! fucking!! war!!! was fought in 1921 in the name of LABOR RIGHTS AND UNIONS by TEN THOUSAND RIGHTEOUSLY PISSED, STRIKING COAL MINERS
these absolute fucking LEGENDS marching out the hollers of west virginia, wearing their red bandanas and wielding their papaw’s shotguns pointed at the lawmen. waging war against the fucking UNITED. STATES. MILITARY!!! for their right to work safely and be paid fairly!!!
and people just like. don’t know about that? put some fucking respect on west virginia!!! and fellow appalachians, yall best just own it when ignorant people call you a fucking redneck cause our ancestors did that shit and they did it for us
The mine owners hired planes to drop bombs on the striking workers. Chemical weapons and leftover WWI explosives were also used against the striking workers. All for the “horrific crime” of wanting to join a miner’s union.
That is why we celebrate Labor Day in September. That is why Labor Day is a national holiday.
To the best of my knowledge, the continental United States has only suffered air-to-ground attacks four times in the nation’s history.
9/11
One (1) successful fire balloon attack courtesy of the Japanese Empire in WWII
The Battle of Blair Mountain
and the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
A full half of these attacks are US citizens bombing other US citizens because the victims of these attacks were willing to do the hard work required to improve their material conditions within the oppressive systems that defined their lives.
let’s not forget the Ludlow Massacre in 1914 where the colorado national guard opened fire on 1,200 civilians, many of which were mothers with their children, under the orders of corporate mining. using an embanked machine gun.
21 people were killed, and the only reason so many survived was because a train operator parked his engine between the strikers and the militia, providing cover
Thinking about Romeo killing himself through poison (more passive, “woman’s weapon) Vs Juliet having to kill herself with a knife (more active, images of falling on your sword, typically masculine concepts)
It does mean something! Shakespeare turns the “normal” gender roles on its head with the portrayal of Romeo and Juliet. For the most part, Juliet is level-headed and logical while Romeo is impulsive and driven by emotion. Juliet mostly monologues her thoughts whereas Romeo laments his feelings. Take the scene where Juliet is about to drink the Friar’s potion! She talks out her fears, mulling over possible outcomes. Now consider the scene where Romeo has killed Tybalt and is waiting to hear the Prince’s verdict. He’s hysterical and becomes even more inconsolable when he learns he’s been banished. He even takes out his dagger and threatens to take his life right then and there in front of Friar Lawrence. He’s crying so much that Friar Lawrence berates him and tells him to knock it off, be a man!
There’s even been a period of time where productions of Romeo and Juliet forced them into stereotypical gender roles, taking out how emotional Romeo was written to be. The podcast Shakespeare Unlimited by the Folger Shakespeare Library did a great episode on this topic!
YES! And the links between this and the idea of masculinity harboured by the people of Verona, which is defined by violence!
there’s also a really great essay on this by Marlena Tronicke from her book Shakespeare’s Suicides: Dead Bodies That Matter—here’s the link to the R&J chapter
additional fun fact: romeo and horatio are the only male shakespeare characters to attempt suicide by poison, which has some Interesting Implications
Thinking about Romeo killing himself through poison (more passive, “woman’s weapon) Vs Juliet having to kill herself with a knife (more active, images of falling on your sword, typically masculine concepts)
It does mean something! Shakespeare turns the “normal” gender roles on its head with the portrayal of Romeo and Juliet. For the most part, Juliet is level-headed and logical while Romeo is impulsive and driven by emotion. Juliet mostly monologues her thoughts whereas Romeo laments his feelings. Take the scene where Juliet is about to drink the Friar’s potion! She talks out her fears, mulling over possible outcomes. Now consider the scene where Romeo has killed Tybalt and is waiting to hear the Prince’s verdict. He’s hysterical and becomes even more inconsolable when he learns he’s been banished. He even takes out his dagger and threatens to take his life right then and there in front of Friar Lawrence. He’s crying so much that Friar Lawrence berates him and tells him to knock it off, be a man!
There’s even been a period of time where productions of Romeo and Juliet forced them into stereotypical gender roles, taking out how emotional Romeo was written to be. The podcast Shakespeare Unlimited by the Folger Shakespeare Library did a great episode on this topic!
YES! And the links between this and the idea of masculinity harboured by the people of Verona, which is defined by violence!
there’s also a really great essay on this by Marlena Tronicke from her book Shakespeare’s Suicides: Dead Bodies That Matter—here’s the link to the R&J chapter
additional fun fact: romeo and horatio are the only male shakespeare characters to attempt suicide by poison, which has some Interesting Implications
Thinking about Romeo killing himself through poison (more passive, “woman’s weapon) Vs Juliet having to kill herself with a knife (more active, images of falling on your sword, typically masculine concepts)
It does mean something! Shakespeare turns the “normal” gender roles on its head with the portrayal of Romeo and Juliet. For the most part, Juliet is level-headed and logical while Romeo is impulsive and driven by emotion. Juliet mostly monologues her thoughts whereas Romeo laments his feelings. Take the scene where Juliet is about to drink the Friar’s potion! She talks out her fears, mulling over possible outcomes. Now consider the scene where Romeo has killed Tybalt and is waiting to hear the Prince’s verdict. He’s hysterical and becomes even more inconsolable when he learns he’s been banished. He even takes out his dagger and threatens to take his life right then and there in front of Friar Lawrence. He’s crying so much that Friar Lawrence berates him and tells him to knock it off, be a man!
There’s even been a period of time where productions of Romeo and Juliet forced them into stereotypical gender roles, taking out how emotional Romeo was written to be. The podcast Shakespeare Unlimited by the Folger Shakespeare Library did a great episode on this topic!
YES! And the links between this and the idea of masculinity harboured by the people of Verona, which is defined by violence!
there’s also a really great essay on this by Marlena Tronicke from her book Shakespeare’s Suicides: Dead Bodies That Matter—here’s the link to the R&J chapter
additional fun fact: romeo and horatio are the only male shakespeare characters to attempt suicide by poison, which has some Interesting Implications
I was rambling on the issue of museums and human remains and how certain populations are more likely to have their bodies put on display to be gawked at and then went “well I guess the Pompeii casts were of Europeans. there are bones in there right?” and Googled it to make sure, at which point I confirmed that yes there are bones in there, but more interestingly DNA testing revealed that a cast of an adult holding a child everyone assumed was a mother and child were, in fact, a man and a kid entirely unrelated to him. Honestly that’s more moving to me. Maybe they were connected in a way other than blood, but maybe a stranger saw a child when the world was ending and thought the one thing he could do was hold them.
Did you know them, before the end of the world? This little child, this crying tiny thing, The one in your arms forever under dust And rock and plastered bones?
You share no blood but still you share a tomb, Was this a neighbour child? One you passed Most days and knew their name And knew to hold them in your final moments? Telling them “of course, we’ll find them, I know your mother’s face –“ Before the sky came thundering down?
Or were you slaves together? Abandoned at your master’s fleeing heels, As you carried this child who never should have shared your fate, Through perhaps the only minutes of freedom you ever knew? Did you pray together, cry together in a language half-forgotten As you crouched beneath the flames of Gods?
Or were you strangers then – And still – And you saw a child, alone, afraid, and thought: “The last thing I can do for them is clasp them tight and shield their eyes from these cruel, unyielding skies.”
Does it matter if you knew them then? Before the rocks, before the smoke clouds whirled Because you held them, in that end Before the death of all your world.
This is so irresponsible though? This president has clearly become accustomed to captivity and while this might seem heartwarming, if you’ve ever cared for a US President, you’ll see the obvious signs that sleepy joe has lost his survival skills and he won’t be able to make it on his own in the Amazon. It’s honestly so twisted and cruel that people would film this and pretend it’s a feel good moment when they’re actually sending this fragile senior President to his death. Sometimes releasing is not possible and that’s why we have the humane option of assassination.
This is so irresponsible though? This president has clearly become accustomed to captivity and while this might seem heartwarming, if you’ve ever cared for a US President, you’ll see the obvious signs that sleepy joe has lost his survival skills and he won’t be able to make it on his own in the Amazon. It’s honestly so twisted and cruel that people would film this and pretend it’s a feel good moment when they’re actually sending this fragile senior President to his death. Sometimes releasing is not possible and that’s why we have the humane option of assassination.
In my head: ah! The archaic form of the letter s! Being a casual scholar of linguistics myself I am well aware that though it resembles the letter f in modern typography in fact it is phonetically identical to s! How foolish it would be to stumble into such a simple lexiconical pitfall!
Petition to bring back the boop function next year for the ides of March where instead of a paw on the screen it’s a little knife that Caesar gets stabbed with
my favorite side effect warning is for antidepressants
pros: you won’t want to kill yourself
cons: you might want to kill yourself
Back when I was in a psychiatric hospital, and was offered antidepressants, my mother had declined them due to that apparent side effect. So the staff actually explained about this effect antidepressants have, that give reason to that warning. When first taking antidepressants they raise up your energy first. So that you have the energy to do the tasks you might have avoided doing due to your depression. Because of this those who were already suicidal, now have the energy to go do so. Which is the ones this warning is given for. It’s not that a side effect of antidepressants magically makes you want to kill yourself, it’s the energy it gives those who were already struggling with suicidal issues, to actually attempt the act.
Very informative…
Wow. I’m so glad you explained that. Now I understand
My high school choir/psych teacher actually told is about this. She also said if you have a suicidal friend who starts seeming like they might be getting better because they have more energy, that’s the time to be cautious because that’s when they may still be suicidal but they’ll actually have the energy to go through with it
THIS. a thousand times THIS. I had it explained to me in my AP psychology class in high school. super fucking important.
THIS IS SO IMPORTANT and I wish my doctors had explained it to me this well when I first started taking them.
JUST GONNA REBLOG THIS AGAIN TO ADD that my younger sister in law recently started on anti-depressants among other medications in juncture with therapy to help handle an extreme case of OCD and anxiety, and I was the one who had to explain this to her. Her doctor only explained the risks, and not WHY they would actually be considered risks, which put her off of taking medication for most of her life. I explained it, and she understood, and THAT is why she is now on medication that is significantly improving her life. DOCTORS NEED TO TELL US THIS SHIT.
Best description of why ‘increased risk of suicide’ is included in the warning for anti-depressants I’ve ever read.
Signal boost this to save a life.
They can also cause acute drug-induced mania in bipolar folks (any type), and mania is the riskiest time for suicide attempts in bipolar folks (in particular with mixed episodes). This is also because mania gives someone energy, as well as can include other symptoms that increase suicidal thoughts and self harm behaviors. Even if you have no family history of bipolar it’s important to see how they can affect you, and to understand the symptoms of mania (which can mimic a lot of symptoms of anxiety disorders).
Friendly reminder that Roman senators are an invasive species everywhere* and “But he wants to go outside!” is not a good reason to let your senator decimate the local provincial tax base.
*Including in Rome.
fleecing the provincials under his proconsular authority is a vital stage in a senator’s life cycle! by moving out of Rome to take up governorship of some far-flung barbarians, he can establish his territory and recoup the resources he burned to become a consul in the first place… so not only is it cruel to keep your senator confined, it impedes his natural development.
Friendly reminder that Roman senators are an invasive species everywhere* and “But he wants to go outside!” is not a good reason to let your senator decimate the local provincial tax base.
having a king bed sounds scary what if you try to put the fitted sheet on and get lost in there and die like a caver
hi this is andys roommate he got snatched up by a big hawk in the park and now hes gone forever do U feel good that this comment was the last thing he ever got to see on the computer
wizard college is going to kill me I swear to god. I just saw someone without a component satchel reach into their pocket and pull out a handful of LOOSE tapioca to use as a substitute for blood in their fell ritual. and it worked. I’ve never been so fucking mad.
i walk in i see 2 people in line ahead of me. fuck yes. i use this time to look at the menu above the cashier, she has a green hat on that’s interesting wait no i need to focus on what I’m gonna order. what the fuck is this font they used? the line moves forward, shit. im scared but i still have time. i look back up at the menu. everything looks different now i cant find the spot i was looking at before, this could be because i had just moved forward but ive got bigger things to worry about. i wonder where she got that hat. it looks like shrek merch but also looks vintage i ca- oh fuck no i zoned out too long im at the counter no. “what would you like to eat today?” i dont know i dont know it was all moving so fast. i run out the restaurant. mission failed. i can never come back here again. ill never forget that hat and that will never forget me
when I see something dated 2019 I think “oh that’s not too long ago” and then I remember that 2019 was not only five years ago but those five years have somehow contained several lifetimes
