acab

what the fuck am i doing here

[geekysteven]

The political party that legalized running over protesters is appalled at this climate of political violence.

[two-wizards-in-a-trench-coat]

if Charlie Kirk didn't want his death to be made fun of he should have died in seriouser circumstances

[two-wizards-in-a-trench-coat]

his last insta post. man I can't. I can't make a better joke than this

[thescaryjokes]

woah dude you hit your head pretty hard. 2025? president donald trump? "labubu"? haha no clue what youre talking about dude its roughly 1pm august 8th 2004 and we're about to take a chicago boat tour and i heard dave matthews band is in town and

[machine-unlearning]

My casino has new top-of-the-line technology to stop heists: a montage detector. If those bastards want to break in and steal my money, they’re doing it as part of one, long take

[sternen--staub]

occasional posts from users

[daciancatamite]

booktok YA n smut is one of those things where it’s rly hard to criticize it publicly for serious things like misogyny or racism or homophobia n how it enforces capitalism bc 99.9% of the backlash is ppl proclaiming the death of literature is coming bc women like to read porn. like I hate this as well but I hate it for a better reason that these ppl do.

[sexhaver]

whichever ad exec at Geico came up with the phrasing "up to 15% or more" needs some kind of award for concocting one of the most meaningless strings of words in the English language. all it guarantees is that the number is either lower or higher than 15%, inclusive. up to 15%... or more. a bladeless knife with no handle.

[medievalthymes]

you’re laughing. i told you i loved you against my better judgment, my family's expectations, the inferiority of your birth by rank and circumstance, and you’re laughing.

[incomingalbatross]

Someone PLEASE tell the Witch-King of Angmar that this little hobbit genuinely thinks it’s anyone’s guess whether or not he’s literate. PLEASE.

[nimium-amatrix-ingenii-sui]

To be fair, it is anyone’s guess. Literacy is not some sort of baseline qualification for kingship. Even if Angmar was a realm that put great stock in the written word (and we don’t know that), that doesn’t mean every single inhabitant is literate. Literacy is a specialist skill. Kings can afford to hire (or, in the case of Angmar, enslave) specialists if they need them.

Incidentally, if the Black Riders can read, we do not know whether they can read Shire-style Westron. Maybe they just know Sauron’s adapted Black Speech Tengwar mode and a little Sindarin on the side. WHO KNOWS.

Besides, at this point Frodo doesn’t even know who and what the riders are. For all he knows, they could be trained monkeys or enchanted clouds. He doesn’t even know if they’re sapient.

[thedaughterofshadows]

Also, I’m pretty sure at one point it is mentioned that the riders use their horses to see (just don’t remember whether this is before or after the above quote).

If that is indeed the case, and is mentioned prior to this scene, it is not unreasonable to assume that the riders cannot read by virtue of not being able to see the lettering.

[phantomchick]

Now picturing a rider holding a note in front of their horse and trying to make sure it doesn’t bite it

[eruanna1875]

Oh my gosh, the rabbit trail tracing going on here is delightful

[readalong]

It really is. And yes, it is completely reasonable for Frodo to have no idea whether the Black Riders can see at all, read, read his language, etc., and simultaneously, I find it hilarious to imagine the Witch-King of Angmar finding out about this Doubt. …Especially if he was literate in life but would not (for any of the available reasons) have been able to read the note.

[paulgadzikowski]

[elodieunderglass]

No the funniest part is that this is evidence of it being a far better and more secure idea to leave their buddy Fredegar literally holding the fort, because HE can pass the message on

Frodo: ok, so we need to give Gandalf an idea of our direction. Brainstorm. There are no stupid ideas

Sam: deputise a pigeon

Frodo: the pursuers might kill it - but good, good, keep it flowing

Sam: deputise a raven of Erebor

Frodo: better. Better. This is what workshopping is for

Merry: we could just leave a written explanation

Frodo: nice - just gonna note that the pursuit might be literate and they MIGHT get in and search the house

Pippin: find him first, shout in his ear

Frodo: tricky but bold, that’s it, keep going

Merry: write the message on a particularly fast-moving child - the Riders will have to catch it to intercept it but it will simply approach Gandalf naturally

Frodo: what’s good about THAT is that it’s a moving target AND intelligent enough to tell the difference between them, which we can’t expect from chickens etc. Who has a disposable cousin that’s especially small

Merry: all of us

Frodo: that we can get quickly

Pippin: just let Fatty tell him

Frodo: oh my god we could just let Fatty tell him

Pippin: Fatty’s very fast-moving

Merry: Fatty’s VERY fast-moving

Sam: Fatty remembers whole sentences at a time

Merry: Fatty can definitely tell the difference between Gandalf and strangers as long as the stranger aren’t wearing particularly misleading hats

Frodo: they won’t be wearing misleading hats

Fatty: what if they get in and search the house?

Frodo: no it’ll be a verbal message we’re gonna leave it in your brain

Fatty: oh my god we’ve thought of everything.

Frodo: I’m very happy with this. We leave at dawn.

Fatty: hey how did the black riders get our postcode by the way

Frodo: oh they caught someone and tortured it out of him with unspeakable cruelty until the message was yielded in broken but meaningful syllables which was enough for them to effectively hunt me across a continent

Fatty: haha nice 👍

Frodo: glad we came up with this imagine what would happen if we wrote things down

Fatty: yeah glad I could tip the decision

Frodo: thanks again for doing this Fatty - just remember that if the Riders come for you at the front door of this small isolated house, you can probably get out the back door and run

Fatty: okay

Fatty: yay 💖

[peachfromcmbyn]

do we think chocolate guy is gay?

[senatortedcruz]

-Grandpa Joe muttering to Charlie in that factory

[goldencurryfanaccount]

The fact that “Elon musk does two Nazi salutes” isn’t blowing up my push notifications is the best example I could possibly give of the media’s failure to do fucking anything

[goldencurryfanaccount]

Very bold of PBS to call it like it is on Twitter of all places

[sandeebridges]

can’t wait for Trump to die in a cybertruck explosion and the Secret Service finds out that there was no assassination, it just did that

[greelin]

i just never want to see elon musk happy

[greelin]

i think he should be torn apart by lions.

[cozybug-deactivated20231208]

If there are trees you aren’t alone

[hiccupsfreckles]

I can’t tell if this is supposed to be encouragement or an ominous warning

[oswednesday]

#that’s entirely up to the trees

[beatbizzle]

[zooophagous]

I know I sound like your mom but you kids need to stop fucking vaping

[zooophagous]

I could explain why but it would be a horrible awful story about cancer so suffice to say just stop doing it before it's too late

[eskiworks]

THIS. Stop now before it's too late. One of my friends is a nurse, and she says she sees young adults who vape with the lungs of lifetime smokers. It can be hard to quit, but please try. please.

[entertainmentindustryupdates]

Dear #SagAftraMembers:

We are thrilled & proud to tell you that today your TV/Theatrical Negotiating Committee voted unanimously to approve a tentative agreement with the AMPTP.  As of 12:01 a.m. PT on Nov. 9, our strike is officially suspended & all picket locations are closed. We will be in touch in the coming days with information about celebration gatherings around the country.

In a contract valued at over one billion dollars, we have achieved a deal of extraordinary scope that includes "above-pattern" minimum compensation increases, unprecedented provisions for consent and compensation that will protect members from the threat of AI, and for the first time establishes a streaming participation bonus. Our Pension & Health caps have been substantially raised, which will bring much needed value to our plans. In addition, the deal includes numerous improvements for multiple categories including outsize compensation increases for background performers, and critical contract provisions protecting diverse communities.

We have arrived at a contract that will enable SAG-AFTRA members from every category to build sustainable careers. Many thousands of performers now and into the future will benefit from this work. Full details of the agreement will not be provided until the tentative agreement is reviewed by the SAG-AFTRA National Board.

We also thank our union siblings — the workers that power this industry — for the sacrifices they have made while supporting our strike and that of the Writers Guild of America. We stand together in solidarity and will be there for you when you need us.

Thank you all for your dedication, your commitment, your solidarity throughout this strike. It is because of you that these improvements became possible.