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if we look at the original timeline (aka annabeth and percy being born in 1993) then 2009 was a big year for annabeth bcus not only did the battle of manhattan take place and she finally started dating percy, but also minecraft came out and i think that would be a big deal to her
miss piggy puts up with so much as a woman in show business and her response to misogyny is never to turn the other cheek or take the high road. it’s to physically attack people. and she’s right.
Hedge funds shorted more than 100% of all shares of gamestop, to do this that means they had to sell more shares than actually existed.
The hedge funds never actually owned these shares to begin with because they were short selling so they never actually paid for them.
Redditors saw this and decided to buy up all these shorted shares to gamestop a company that wasnt failing that the hedge funds would then be forced to buy back as they never actually owned the shares.
The beauty of this is if you knew what to look for you could’ve seen this coming too. It isn’t mystical, it isn’t magic. They made these billionaires pay back more than what they basically stole by being greedy, this is a good thing.
Let me explain a bit
rich hedge funds have the ability to sell stocks they havent paid for yet that other people actually own and then pay for them after a certain amount of time. they can sell these stocks trade them whatever but they will eventually have to buy them back.
So they shorted gamestop shares from 20 dollars all the way down to 3 dollars, meaning they borrowed shares to then massively sell.
they sold shares at like 20 dollars and then 18, etc. and because when investors see massive amounts of shares being sold they get nervous and then sell their shares which drives the price of the stock ever further down.
so they took something worth 20 that they sold for 20 dollars and all its downward prices and instead of paying for it at $3 dollars they thought theyd CONTINUE to short the market, meaning they kept driving the prices down because apparently this obscene amount of money wasnt good enough.
Redditors who dont say the stock market is magic and mystical astrology saw this very obvious evidence that these hedge funds would be forced to buy back all these fucking gamestop shares and decided to drive the price of these shares up knowing that the hedge funds would then be forced to buy back the shares they have yet to pay for at increasingly wild prices.
what they were looking for was over 100% of all stocks shorted on a company that wasnt even failing or in complete disarray
they used this knowledge to bring stock that was 20 dollars brought down to $3 all the way back up to $140
the hedge funds still have to pay for all of those shares they never technically even owned in the first place which these redditors knew so they held onto these stocks they bought in a company whose shares were oversold.
INSTEAD of acknowledging this they decided to have media campaigns lie and make the stock market look even more mystical and crazy to people who dont know shit about finance so that your average folks wouldnt catch them in the act of just getting a fucking 2 billion dollar bailout for being greedy fucking pieces of shit.
They also dont want your average person to KNOW they do this shit especially when they drive shares so deep into the ground ($3)
TL;DR: Every time you call the stock market magic and mystical and ooo makes no sense, you pretty much allow these motherfuckers to get away with robbery of the average person (given a government bailout is paying for this)
Understanding how these things happen and knowing what to look for allows people to work together and not only stop it but rob back from the billionaires when they pull this shit.
financial illiteracy isnt helpful to anyone.
my point about financial illiteracy isnt to make anyone feel bad it’s more saying you shouldnt repeat the myth that these things dont make any sense especially when something like this happens because very set laws and rules allowed for this to happen and mystifying that only benefits hedge funds who dont want people catching them doing this.
Hi hello yes, OP? Hi, hello... thank you. Holy fucking fuck, thank you. Thank you for explaining what the fuck was going on so simply
I still don’t understand and may need flowcharts
Shorting is when hedge funds sell a stock that they don’t actually own. Basically, Bob borrows Ted’s bike and pawns it. Now Bob, legally, has to return the bike to Ted so at some point he has to buy the bike back. Bob makes money by wagering that the pawnshop won’t be able to find anyone willing to buy the bike and he’ll be able to buy it back cheap, return it to Ted, and pocket the difference.
Now, the one thing you need to the know about the stock market is that it is run by PEOPLE. And people are panicky. It really doesn’t matter how “well” a company is doing if its stock is being sold off en-mass. People panic, think that somebody knows something they don’t, and sell their stock/refuse to buy.
The hedge funds basically bought a very specific kind of bike and pawned all of them. They bet that people would see a lot of a specific brand of bike at the pawn shop and refuse to buy because there MUST be something wrong with that brand right? Why else would a ton of them be in a pawnshop? Better ditch your own right now or risk the wheel falling off or something.
So, Gamestop’s stock is in the toilet and the hedge funds are about to make a shit ton of money.
Enter reddit.
Upon seeing that Gamestop’s stock is artificially low because of hedge fund dickery, one forum decides to start buying Gamestop stock out of spite. Buying raises the stock price. The Redditors raise the price enough that the hedge funds start panicking. The time when the HAVE to buy back the stock is coming due and now it is WAY more expensive than they sold it for. Its like Bob walking pass the pawnshop and seeing the bike’s price is now three times what he sold it for. Bob panics. Bob makes a horrible decision. He complains to everyone about this. EVERYONE.
Hedge funds were on tv whiny and attracted the attention of people who REALLY DON’T LIKE THEM. People like Elon Musk whose company has been targeted by shorting before and has no problem finding the cash to buy the inflated Gamestop stock and have the social media platform to shine an even bigger spotlight on this. Now other people outside of the Reddit forum are joining in because they smelled blood in the water.
Remember, the hedge funds HAVE to buy these stocks back. No matter what, come the due date, they will have to purchase the stocks at whatever price they are listed at if they haven’t bought them back before then. Even if that price is a hundred times what they paid. Basically, if Bob has to sell his house to get that bike back to Ted then that’s what he’ll have to do. Considering one hedge fund required a bailout already over this, its looking like a lot of people will be selling their houses over shorting Gamestop stock.
That bike metaphor is literally the first time I’ve seen the concept of stocks explained in a way that makes any sense.
imagine this: you are 12 years old and you are listening to miserable at best by mayday parade for the first time. you are crying, and you are not sure why because you have never been in love before. you start doodling in your notebook and write “i can live without you but without you i’ll be miserable at best </3″. you then use limewire to download the song and listen to it on your ipod touch for the next few months
scenario 2: you’re walking to school and therapy by all time low comes on your ipod, which you’ve downloaded the song through a youtube to mp3 converter. it’s cold outside, but your grey glamour kills hoodie is keeping you warm. you start to imagine all of the possible lyrics that could be tattooed on your body. “love yourself so no one has to” – genius. you hope to meet alex gaskarth someday so that he could write that lyric in his handwriting, and then you would bring it to the tattoo shop on your 18th birthday
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man how did they leave off the punchline of this tweet:
(https://twitter.com/perfectcows/status/1351277002876186627)
Steve Harvey, walking forward: [audience cheering and clapping] YES!!! KILL!!!!!! [board changes, with a ding, to reveal the word “KILL”]
Researchers have identified exactly where we can plant a certain amount of trees in order to stop the climate crisis in its tracks.
The researchers calculated that under the current climate conditions, Earth’s land could support 4.4 billion hectares of continuous tree cover. That is 1.6 billion more than the currently existing 2.8 billion hectares. Of these 1.6 billion hectares, 0.9 billion hectares fulfill the criterion of not being used by humans. This means that there is currently an area of the size of the US available for tree restoration. Once mature, these new forests could store 205 billion tonnes of carbon: about two thirds of the 300 billion tonnes of carbon that has been released into the atmosphere as a result of human activity since the Industrial Revolution.
This must be what inner peace feels like
OK Highway Patrol Captain George Brown says the best “tip” for women to not get raped by a cop is to “follow the law in the first place so you don’t get pulled over.” http://youtu.be/BO8g8akPWcY (Last third of the video).
Three serial rapists in 3 weeks arrested in Oklahoma, all cops.
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Pro tip: if you’re signaled to pull over (whether you’re male or female) and you’re in a place that has no witnesses, turn your hazard lights on to acknowledge the officer’s siren, and drive to the nearest gas station or populated area. This is accepted protocol by every agency. You are not obligated pull over until you can do so safely. This includes personal safety. Understand your rights, brothers and sisters. There are disgusting examples of authority in this world.
HAZARD LIGHTS ARE NOT AN ACCEPTABLE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. IT IS NOT ACCEPTED PROTOCOL BY EVERY AGENCY. DO NOT JUST CONTINUE DRIVING WITH YOUR HAZARD LIGHTS IN CASE THE COP MIGHT THINK IT’S A LOW-SPEED CHASE.
I know that sounds dumb, but hear me out. My mother is a dispatcher for the local police station. I asked her about how to pull over for a cop and even brought up the use of hazard lights, and she told me that it is not always accepted. This is what she told me you can do in order to feel safe when pulling over:
Call the police. No, really. Call and tell the dispatcher where you are and that there is a cop behind you demanding you pull over. The dispatcher can and will stay on the line with you while they look up the area you’re in to see if it’s one of their station’s cops. Then, once the cop comes to your window, you can crack it open (it only has to be an inch!) while still on the phone with the dispatcher. This is definitely, 100% accepted protocol.
The dispatcher will verify that it is their own, real cop, and they will gladly stay on the line with you throughout your interaction with the officer. And God forbid this ever happens to any of you, but if something were to happen to you during this time, you’ve already contacted 911 and given your location to the dispatcher.
Please keep this in mind if you are ever requested to pull over and do not feel safe. The dispatcher will understand. Do not, however, continue to drive, because there might be the off-chance an officer will think you’re flat-out refusing to pull over (a well-lit, populated area might be a ways away).
Stay safe.
Signal boost.
Because I personally know some creepy ass mother fuckers who became cops because they’re demented psychopaths and they get off on having control over people.
In light of current bullshit, this might be a good idea for a LOT of people, not just women. Marginalized minorities of all stripes, take note. I hate taking up an emergency dispatcher’s resources, but i also hate seeing yet another fucked up news story about police harming citizens.
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I’ve reblogged this so many times because I truly think every parent should involve themselves with what their child enjoys.
Not to mention this is an act of solidarity. He’s saying “even if the entire world is against you, I’m on your side.” Which I think is important for a kid to know. He’s refusing to be a bully to his child, even if he doesn’t understand.
I work at Hot Topic and we had a white suburban dad in who was buying matching heavy metal/screamo band shirts for him and his teenage daughter and said “To be honest, I think this stuff sounds like garbage, but she likes it so we listen to it together and we’re going to the concert for Christmas.” And it was just really heartwarming to see him so involved in his child’s life and validating her interests.
as a parent, this post is FOREVER REBLOG
This is so important oh my god children need to know this FROM A VERY EARLY AGE and i LOVE seeing parents support their kids quirks and individuality like YESSSS BE WEIRD BE A “LOSER” CUZ U ARENT YOURE MY WINNER ALWAYS
Me: *Removes my cat from my lap to do something else.*
My cat: Father is...evil? Father is unyielding? Father is incapable of love? I am running away. I am packing my little rucksack and going out to explore the world as a lone vagabond. I can no longer thrive in this household.
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May i add the piece from artist Verbal Vomit
Glad to see we’re all in agreement that cats talk like disparaged victorian children
I am so incredibly glad we finally moved on from "i can has". Cats are clearly smart enough for advanced sentence structure and dumb enough to draw entirely incorrect conclusions about what they're talking about.
My cat, banging the cabnet door over and over and over: bang bang bang
Me: you will not earn what you desire by banging the cabinet door.
My cat: This is a test of wills, is it not? We shall see if your ability to put up with my incessant banging outlasts my eternal lust for snackie treats. Years of conditioning have hardened me for this purpose. bang bang bang
Me: ksst!
My cat, throwing herself to the ground like she's been shot: Oh! Oh I have been assailed in my own home! Have mercy, have pity! Surely in the cruel darkness of your heart there is some mote of goodness that might stay your hand! Do not strike me, I pray you!
Me: ok
My cat, after waiting about 3 minutes: bang bang bang
i love staying out of the loop. like, “lol whats happening?” i dont fucking know!
Wiccan and Pagen holidays- What are they?
Courtesy of a Modern Guide to the Ancient Craft; Inner Witch by Gabriela Herstik
Yule: the Winter Solstice
December 20-23
Yule represents the transition into the season, marking the longest night of the year and the beginning of the waxing year, when the Sun’s light begins to increase.
A time to talk to our shadows. To honor the hurt we house in our souls and turn them into lessons and medicine for the coming year. From shadows to light.
Altar decorations: Pine cones, herbs (like mistletoe, holly, evergreen, ash bark, thistle), white and silver candles, heirlooms or talismans that connect you to your ancestors, a yule log, the Death tarot card
Non-ritual ways to celebrate: Spend time near a fire, read your tarot, make mulled wine, play outside, buy yourself or your loved ones gifts.
Imbolc: Candlemas
February 1
First cross-quarter day of the year. Halfway between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox, celebrates the approaching return of spring (the Earth waking from the slumber of winter). It celebrates the promise of new lives and beginnings.
Start making your way up from the shadows of Yule. Thaw your pains with medicine from the sun, and grow what you want as we approach Spring Equinox, and the start of a new cycle.
Altar decorations: Seeds and plants (cinnamon, daffodil, rosemary, lavender), a spoonful of soil, a Brigid cross or doll, candles (red, white, green), poetry, writing, art, flowers (red or white), a cauldron filled with dirt (to represent the Earth), tarot cards such as the Three of Wands or the Star.
Non-ritual ways to celebrate: Spend time outside, talk to the Sun, journal, write a list of goals and projects to nurture, spend time with a baby, meditate, buy new plants, take a bath or stargaze.
Ostara: the Spring Equinox
March 20-23
The first official day of spring, when night and day are equal length.
Celebrate and plant seeds, both metaphorically and physically, for what we want to bring to bloom this season. Honor all the things achieved since the Winter Solstice.
Altar decorations: Any flowers (especially warm colors), candles (black and white), seeds, citrus, fruits, pomegranates, honey, citrine, clear quartz, aventurine, an offering of milk or honey for the fairies, tarot cards such as the High Priestess and Nine of Cups.
Non-ritual ways to celebrate: plant flowers/garden, take a walk in the sun and talk to the trees, spring clean your home and donate old clothing, collect and press flowers, enjoy a field picnic, swim or lie outside with the sun kissing your skin
Beltane: May Day
April 30-May 1
Second cross quarter day of the year, between Spring Equinox and Summer Solstice. Fire and fertility. Sacred sexuality and cycle of sacrifice and rebirth needed for the continuation of life.
A day to reassess how and why we light our flame. A day of passion, growth, and love of all kinds.
Altar decorations: Flowers of all kinds, flower crowns and colorful ribbons, sprigs of herbs (rosemary, motherwort, marigold), the Lovers tarot card
Non-ritual ways to celebrate: Spend time outside, have a bonfire, make (and wear!) a flower crown, leave offerings of milk honey and fruit, make love, divination, picking flowers or fruit
Litha: the Summer Solstice
June 20-23
Let go of winter blues. The longest day of the year and shortest night. Beginning of waning season. The energetic climax of the year with the sun at it’s peak. Celebrate all you’ve accomplished the past six months.
Let out all you’ve been holding in. What can you create, what can you continue doing in the next season?
Altar Decorations: Roses and other summer flowers, candles (red, orange, or gold), a chalice or cauldron filled with water, bundles of red and white heather, oak and holly leaves, the Sun tarot card
Non-ritual ways to celebrate: Make a bonfire, swim in the ocean or a pool, walk in the park and leave an offering for the faeries, drink wine in a field with lovers or friends, buy yourself some flowers, wear sunny and golden colors, make love and enjoy the energetic peak of the year
Lughnasdh: Lammas day
August 1
Cross-quarter day, first of three harvest holidays, marks beginning of harvest season. Feasting, games, and song. Welcome impending darkness on an energetic level. Spirits begin to shift and prepare for Autumn.
Allows us to see how goals from midsummer are holding up, and offers us a chance to prepare ourselves for the coming season.
Altar Decorations: Grains, poppies, bilberries, wheat and other seasonal pickings, candles (gold, brown, burgundy), dark red and orange stones (citrine, carnelian, tiger’s eye, amber) the Sun tarot card
Non-ritual ways to celebrate: bake fresh bread, pick crops or make a list of intended harvests (both spiritually and mentally) and keep list where you can see it, spend time nurturing yourself and loved ones, journal, read the tarot, give thanks for the bounty ahead
Mabon: the Autumn Equinox
September 20-23
First day of autumn, where night and day are equal length. A time of balance, played out by the sun. Harvest is complete and we look towards winter as a time of death, rebirth, and transformation. A day of being grateful and giving thanks.
See the abundance set before you so you can enter the darkness and await the transformation found there. Allow yourself to begin the transformation to your fullest self. Kind of like the witch’s Thanksgiving Day- say thank you to the Universe for all her abundance.
Alter Decorations: Squash and gourds, leaves, acorns, seeds, nuts, pine cones, feathers, items to make you feel rich and grounded, ear of corn, Ten of Pentacles card
Non-ritual ways to celebrate: Make some apple cider, spend some time in a graveyard, watch scary movies and eat comfort food, collect leaves and arrange them, walk in the park, thank the trees and flowers for their gifts, make a list of everything your grateful for- and thank the universe for it.
Samhain: the witch’s new year. Aka, Halloween!
October 31st
Halloween!! Celebrate all we’ve accomplished alongside our ancestors. The veil between us and them is the thinnest now.
Honor ancestors, your roots, families, and yourself. Engage with the other side. Recharge and reset yourself.
Alter Decorations: Roses and bright colored flowers, skulls, seasonal decorations (squash, gourds, acorns and seeds), candles in autumn colors (black, deep red, orange), heirlooms and talisman that connect you to your ancestors, offerings to icons and loved ones on the Other Side; Death and Moon tarot cards.
Non-ritual ways to celebrate: Go trick-or treating, midnight picnic in a cemetery, write a letter to a deceased loved one and burn it, leave an offering of mulled wine for ancestors, talk to the moon and enjoy the night!
Check out the Wheel of the Year for a better picture of when these dates occur!! happy celebrating!!!!
Try to put together who you are based on your signs.
🎃Samhain🎃
💀OTHER NAMES: Halloween, All Hallows Eve
💀DATE: October 31
💀OCCASION: Wiccan New Year
💀COLORS: Black, Orange, Indigo, Gold, Purple, Silver, White
💀 SYMBOLS: Apple, Pumpkin, Grouds, Pomegrantate, Acorn
💀GODDESSES: Crone, Hecate
💀GODS: Horned Hunter, Cernnunos, Anubis
💀ENERGY: Death and Transformation
💀INCENSE: Sandalwood, Patchouli, Sage, Sweetgrass, Rosemary, Dragonsblood
💀CRYSTALS:
Amethyst: protection, clean away bad vibes
Ametrine: take care of yourself, paying attention to your immune system
Apophyllite: helps to connect and strenghten the connection with the spirit world
Black Tourmaline: offers psychic protection in stressful environment, helps to get rid of negative thoughts, repels negative energy, brings awarness
Bloodstone: divination
Calcite: helps to enchance connection to the spiritual world, strangthen clairvoyance
Orange: encourages happy transitions, powerful energy cleanser, helps release past traumas
Blue: offers comfort and reduces fear
Citrine: increase creativity
Danburite: stone of astral travel, bring peace to the subconscious self, protect from dark energy, strengthen connection to the spiritual world
Dragon Blood Jasper: helps to engchance life force energy, helps to find love, forgiveness and compassion
Hag Stone: Witch Stone, protection
Obsidian: enchances Samhain rituals
Phenacite: helps to connect and strenghten the connection with the spirit world
Smoky quartz: security, protection, absorbs negative energy, helps to communicate with spirits
Staurolite: helps to connect and strenghten the connection with the spirit world
💀TREES: Apple, Hazel, Oak, Pomegranate
💀HERB AND FLOWERS: Allspice, Apple Leaves, Broom, Calendula, Chrysanthemum, Cinnamon, Comos, Deadly Nightshade, Mandrake, Mint, Mugwort, Mullein, Nutmeg, Rosemary, Rue, Sage, Sunflower, Thistle, Wild Ginseng, Wormwood
💀ANIMALS: Bat, Black Cat, Owl, Raven
💀FOOD: Apple, Pumpkin, Pear, Grains, Hazelnuts, Corn, Ale, Cider, Teas, Herbal teas, Meat
💀 ACTIVITIES: Recreate family recipes, Create an ancestor altar, Work with divination, Take a nature walk, Share family stories, Carve pumpkins, ect
💀 SPELLWORK:
Banishing
Clarity
Divination
Endings
Getting rid of bad habits
Honoring the dead
Letting go
Past Lives
Protection
Releasing
