sittin' in here, boo-hooin' a little bit

nika. mostly sunny, occasionally some other stuff. hi.

[chakchaknorris]

I'm not sure if anyone here even uses telegram, but i made some Community telegram stickers, so feel free to add them if you do 💖

[suratan-zir]

Russian invasion or, as they call it, "peacekeeping mission" in Ukraine. They say they don't fire at civilian targets, they lie with every word.

(the driver of the civilian car from the video survived!)

[shegos]

#current mood

[camelotsheart]

An amazing speech by Kenya at the UN Security Council regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, 22/02/2022 (video excerpt from this reddit post)

Transcript:

Kenya is gravely concerned by the announcement made by the Russian Federation to recognise Donetsk and Luhansk Regions of Ukraine as independent states. In our considered view, this action and announcement breaches the territorial integrity of Ukraine. We do not deny that there may be serious security concerns in these regions, but they cannot justify today’s recognition of these regions as independent states. Not when there are multiple diplomatic tracks available and underway that have the ability to offer peaceful solutions.

Mr President, this situation echoes our history. Kenya and almost every African country was birthed by the ending of empires. Our borders were not of our own drawing. They were drawn in the distant colonial metropolis of London, Paris and Lisbon with no regard for the ancient nations that they cleaved apart. Today, across the border of every single African country live our countrymen with whom we share deep historical, cultural and linguistic bonds. At independence, had we chosen to pursue states on the basis of ethnic, racial or religious homogeneity, we would still be waging bloody wars these many decades later. Instead, we agreed that we would settle for the borders that we inherited, but we would still pursue continental, political, economic and legal integration. Rather than form nations that looked ever-backword into history with a dangerous nostalgia, we chose to look forward to a greatness none of our nations and many peoples had ever known. We chose to follow the rules of the Organisation of African Unity and the United Nations Charter; not because our borders satisfied us, but because we wanted something greater forged in peace.

We believe that all states formed from empires that have collapsed or retreated have many peoples in them yearning for integration from people in neighbouring states. This is normal and understandable. After all, who does not want to be joined to the brethren and to make common purpose with them? However, Kenya rejects such a yearning from being pursued by force. We must complete our recovery from the embers of dead empires in a way that does not plunge us back into new forms of domination and oppression. We rejected irredentism and expansionism on any basis including racial, ethnic, religious or cultural factors. We reject it again today.

Kenya registers its strong concern and opposition to the recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states. We further strongly condemn the trend in the last few decades of powerful states including members of this security council breaching international law with little regard.

[swamp-cats-den]

I've seen many people on this site condemning Russia's aggression towards Ukraine and, at the same, time calling the West almost as bad for 'stirring the pot'. I choose to believe that they are simply misinformed, but what they are saying is part of the narrative Russia's pushing according to which they are not being the aggressor but just 'protecting their own interests' from the US trying to 'expand its sphere of influence'. They use it to excuse the occupation of Crimea and some areas in the East, and if you're spreading such beliefs, you are unknowingly contributing to the information war against Ukraine.

A lot of people with otherwise progressive views say that the West 'is provoking Putin's aggression in Ukraine'. This is not what's happening. What's happening is the US and the UK doing fuck-all to actually help Ukraine despite having committed to guarantee its safety with the Budapest memorandum, and the European countries turning the blind eye to the crisis, letting it continue for such a long time. You can't call yourself progressive and anti-imperialist while also trying to appease Russia just so that 'there is no war', because there IS war, there's been war for years, and ignoring it means treating the Ukrainian people as disposable.

[miodecalogo]

  Anna Mikhailovskaia

[trashcora]

Should probably, be responsible go to sleep. Yeah, we can be responsible. We can do that. Or…

SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS (2021) bonus:

[marveldaily]

You are a product of all who came before you, The legacy of your family. You are your mother. And whether you like it or not, you are also your father.

SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS (2021) dir. Destin Daniel Cretton

[writerandrocker]

I believe someone already mentioned this, but we know that Lil Nas X survived the snap because Shaun and Katy are singing Old Town road in a bar in Shang-Chi. But I’d like to point out just how close these two events were, (the release of Old Town Road and the snap).

In spring of 2018, Thanos snapped and wiped out half of all life.

In October of 2018, Lil Nas X started recording the original Old Town Road, but he found the instrumental even earlier.

The song released on December 3rd, and later re-released with Billy Ray Cyrus on April 5th, 2019.

So, essentially, in a matter of months:

*half of all life is destroyed, governments are in ruins, world consumed with chaos*

Meanwhile Lil Nas X:

[huariqueje]

Coffee and Cigarettes - Darren Thompson

American , b. 1968 -

oil on wood , 12 x 16 in.

[dailypaddys]

[olympain]

[shoozy-q]

Bustin out the academic drawing just in time to close out Valentine’s Day. This bastard man doesn’t deserve it

[emuhlo]

Happy valentines day :)

[shoozy-q]

I just think the bad man’s neat

[clonetrobed]

S02E14: EARLY 21st CENTURY ROMANTICISM

- So, curious about one thing… what was wrong with Abed?

- Well, I mean… he did talk about the Saw movies for two hours.

- Yeah, but… there are eight of them, and they’re two hours apiece, and the first one did redefine the genre.

[macdenniskiss]

Mac, I don’t care. I love it.