[kficc]

[transsexualpuffin]

The thing about so many left-leaning conspiracies about Israel is like. Why would they be doing that. I just saw a video where someone claimed that “the recent pistachio trend” is being manufactured by Israel to push pistachio production out of the Middle East. And it’s like ???? What. Why would they care about that. They don’t even get the profits. Dear god antisemitism has just rotted people’s brains right through.

excuse me but

The Fuck What

[biglawbear]

This just in, Dubai chocolate was invented by... Israel!!

[afurioushawk]

The real punchline to this is the country probably most responsible for pushing it as a global craze is...

[pagecommando]

The funny part about "Dubai Chocolate" is its global origins and... dare I say "Chocolate-washing" name.

The Culinary History of Dubai Chocolate

Dubai chocolate blends Middle Eastern flavors and milk chocolate, featuring creamy pistachio-tahini filling with a delicate kadayif crunch.

This innovative treat was invented in 2021 by Nouel Catis Omamalin, a Filipino pastry chef, and Sarah Hamouda, a British-Egyptian engineer living in Dubai. Together, they founded Fix Dessert Chocolatier, an Emirati chocolate company that first launched the bar under the playful name Can’t Get Knafeh of It—a nod to the beloved Middle Eastern dessert knafeh, which inspired its flavor profile.

For all the mockery about "Spiritually Israeli" Dubai itself is a vastly more artificial and 'soulless' city with vastly more ethical issues associated with it. But hey "Tel Aviv Impressed" teeheee Jews, right?

[chutzpahchesed]

one of the interesting pop culture phenomenons I’ve recognized is how little regard anyone gives to antisemitism from revered artists - and I know many other prejudices and abuses are responded to this way, so I’m not dismissing that at all, especially when it comes to famous men - but someone can be completely upheld, especially posthumously, as a nearly deified figure, as someone who was all about peace, love, and humanity, and if anyone brings up the fact that one of these idolized figures expressed deep seated hatred of Jews, utilized antisemitic language and stereotypes, or was openly hostile to Jewish people, it gets handwaved away. “nobody’s perfect!” well, I agree, I don’t think we should expect anyone to be perfect, humans are flawed and make mistakes, and can still be good and kind, and can make amends if they choose. I just think it’s curious that “nobody’s perfect” is a response towards antisemitic attitudes in a specific way. “he was all about peace, love, and humanity, despite the antisemitism” says to me that you think peace, love, and humanity inherently excludes Jews.

nowadays, it’s even worse, because where this used to be dismissed or excused, it’s now gleefully justified. “did you know he hated the zios?” “he did not like the 🧃.” “he was Noticing before anyyyy of us.” “so based of him to be against the J’s.” “he was trying to tell the world about them.” “he knew and that’s why they took him out.” (these are all actual comments I’ve seen. about more than one person.) where before, the antisemitism was unfortunate but not disqualifying, it is now seen as an attribute, an admirable character trait. in fact, even minimal anti-Jewish sentiment is used to further conspiracies that certain public figures understood “the truth” about Jews. even apologies that may have been issued about this by the artists themselves are wholly rejected by fans in favor of applauding the anti-Jewish bigotry instead.

the flip side of this is the demonizing of deceased Jewish artists or allies as “Zionists (slur),” which, first of all, doesn’t quite make sense, because it’s very weird to blame people who are not here, some of whom have been gone for decades, for the current situation in the Middle East. no consideration is given that many of the celebrities who were outspoken in favor of supporting the Jewish community, and even of Israel, were people who lived through WWII and witnessed the aftermath of the Holocaust personally. many of the Jewish artists of that time were from immigrant families who faced discrimination in the early 20th century US and then saw their people suffer industrialized murder in Europe. it’s rather obvious why their opinions would be what they were, and why they believed what they did. modern politics cannot be grafted onto the generations who lived before us. and yet, iconic Jews and allies are smeared as “zionazis” and “genocide enablers,” and the rest of their legacies cease to matter, even if they were devoted humanitarians and did positive work for the world. you will not see them defined as being about peace, love, and humanity. don’t be silly. Jews and those who stand with Jews are never representative of peace, love, and humanity. so it goes.

[heyfruitcake]

Now that everyone is discussing Nolan's Odyssey movie, I feel like it's a good time to let non-Italians know that the production dumped plastic props into the Italian sea. Weirdly enough I could not find any article in English about it but it's a fucking problem nonetheless.

I might translate this article later today. This one was the most complete one, even in Italian news it's not talked about that much.

L'Odissea di Nolan tra "scheletri spazzatura" e relitti: Arpa al lavoro in Sicilia, che succede

Non è la prima volta che la produzione solleva un vespaio in Sicilia. A Lipari una squadra di sub sarebbe però già impegnata a bonificare i

[ignitelimelight]

They dumped plastic skeletons in environmentally protected areas, against the literal contracts they had to sign to get the permits to film in environmentally protected areas. Like they not only did a bad ecological thing that freaked out some divers, they literally broke environmental protection laws and their contract with the Italian government

[kintsugi-my-soul]

Concerns about prop disposal as filming on new Nolan film comes to a close | www.italianinsider.it

Here’s one in English.

[pompousprocrastinator766]

[makingqueerhistory]

Nepal Supreme Court rules in favour of same-sex marriage

The Supreme Court of Nepal ruled in favour of same-sex marriage on 18 June 2026, requiring the government to ensure marriage equality.

As reported by Pahichan Media, human rights activist and former politician Sunil Babu Pant welcomed the ruling. “This landmark ruling marks a historic milestone for equality, dignity, and human rights in Nepal, while providing crucial legal clarity and protection for the rights of same-sex couples,” he said. “The verdict reaffirms the constitutional principles established in Sunil Babu Pant vs Nepal Govt, and strengthened through later cases, including Maya Surendra’s first-ever legal registration of non-traditional heterosexual marriage in Nepal,” Pant continued.

June 22, 2026

[jovialgnomejpeg]

does anyone else feel kind of slutty refilling soap bottles

[skoomabong]

[jovialgnomejpeg]

[jovialgnomejpeg]

the soap that inspired it all

[littlemousling]

[adamtotscomix]

[swagophile]

tried to be the main rival to the beautiful protagonist girl but after i gave my speech and crossed my arms and went Hmph! Like you could ever match my resolve! she looked at me and tilted her head like a dog and said "sorry but do i know you?" and i just had to pretend like i was mistaking her for someone else. i was like really apologetic. she asked if i was mistaking her for a random girl who happens to look vaugely like her and i had to own it and just be like Yup thats totally who i meant and because miss protagonist is just so nice she opted to take me to the girl in question holding my hand and humming pleasantly cus i think she thinks im like autistic or something and then when i got there to the girl i was way too thoroughly humiliated to wanna say anything anymore but protagonist girl was like "mori here has something shed like to say to you!" and this random girl (who i've NEVER spoken to btw) was like "hm? what could mori want with me?" and i was just like "u-um.. yyou're just.. a ppetty wwanna be.. and youll nnever match.. the strength of my resolve.." but i totally mumbled it out like a little kid staring at my shoes and she asked me to speak up and i started crying and she was like "oh so thats how it is? are you asking me out on a date?" and i was like mentally i was like NONONONO because id never ask another girl out on a date for one and ive never even spoken to this girl for two but protagonist girl being the way she is shes all like "awww, young love is the most adorable thing! you should definitely take her out on a date!" so this random girl ive never spoken to (who i'm learning is kind of a rebellious type) is like "heh. okay. lemme take you out on a date then. meet me at the arcade after school, we can catch a movie after too" said leaning back in her chair with a smug grin and obviously im way too stunned and embarassed to speak and protagonist girl is like "aww! lovely idea! arent you excited mori?" and i just kept staring at the ground mumbling and going like "yyeah" because i reallh just wanted the situation to be over and protagonist girl was like "i'm so glad i could bring you two together! ah.. this is refreshing! hey! if you two become a couple you have to hang out with me!!" and random girl was like "you can count on it babe" and then winked at me and honestly it reallt freaked me out anyways im in the movie theatre right now and as im writing this she just put her hand on my thigh while sipping from her soda and i have absolutely no idea what to do or say but im pretty sure she was smirking and i think im fucked. i think its over for me. i dont think theres any coming back for me

[ominous-signs]

[rankine-radians]

The ominous temperature in this post is 3.5315π Rrad

[ominous-signs]

[ominous-signs]

Very curious what your evil measuring method is tumblr user, the laws of physics were harmed

[dragon-in-a-fez]

keep thinking about how I wrote in my dissertation about how every time a new form of public/social space emerges it's immediately popular with kids and teenagers who see it as a chance at freedom and then adults colonise it and kick them out. this happened with malls in the 80s and diners in the 50s and pool halls in the 20s. my dad was doing research on this trend in like 1975. and I was like "yeah so this is going to happen to the internet" and then five years later every government suddenly decided to ban kids from everywhere online. I hate being right especially when I don't even get paid for it

[cal3ris]

is this gonna get me fired you think

[catboytitty]

belongs in the post too in my opinion

[basuralindo]

So I just simultaneously did, and possibly didn't lose my job today :)

Very much did in the sense that I literally do not know where my job is at the moment. But, for the time being I haven't been let go because nobody else including the store owner knows where it is either.

So, I don't wanna risk doxxing myself by posting pictures but goddamn am I tempted because this is not a believable event. This is a cartoon problem. For looneytoons.

But yeah, so, I work(ed?) at a kiosk selling boba tea, right? Freestanding kiosk in the mall with full water and electrical hookups and multiple fridges and sinks and a mini kitchen and the works. Fully functional tea shop. Very important to note that it was there last night, The work chat was discussing another issue last night at closing time. I'll get back to this.

It's been showing signs of being on the way out with how business is being handled lately and I've been considering other options, which is probably why I'm not as torn up about this as I should be, but maybe it just hasn't set in yet, but that's not the point. The point is there's been a lot of shit breaking and not being replaced and nobody mentioning anything about it until I walk into work in the morning and have to figure out why shit like the fucking cash register isn't there today. So I'm kinda used to having to ask questions about big things that nobody bothered to update me on. I was out for two weeks recovering from a surgery, so I came to work this morning assuming there'd be some kind of bullshit, yeah?

So, the question I had to ask the chat this morning was:

Not a text I ever thought I'd have to send in sincerity, but there it is. Because what I found instead was a fenced off patch of discolored tiles and a few holes in the floor where my entire place of employment used to be.

And the answer? Nobody knows! It was there last night when the mall closed, and every single trace of the structure and all its contents including drink making supplies and our safe and cashbox was gone when it opened again. And when I say nobody knows, I mean everyone from last night's closers to the actual (former?) owner of the store jad no fucking clue about this until getting that text from me this morning. For once I am actually the first to know. 🎉.

So. I guess I didn't so much lose my job as had it stolen. Not by AI, but good old fashioned hands-on human beings picking it up and carrying it away somehow. All mall security would tell me was that they were instructed not to tell me anything and have us contact our management. Who also don't know anything. And later on I came across some construction workers around the gravesite of the kiosk discussing filling in the holes, asked them about it, and was told that they "weren't at liberty to say".

So, not only is my job gone in the most literal physical sense of the word, but it was taken in some kind of super secret kiosk extraction in the dead of night without any warning or witnesses and nobody is allowed to speak of it. The store owner said she was gonna figure it out 10 hours ago and still no word back.

I don't know what else to say aside from I've been laughing all day and I'm gonna have a hell of a time explaining Schrodinger's Unemployment to the benefits office.

[basuralindo]

Update that is not an update because I'm basically certain this isn't what actually happened:

My mother in law thinks the FBI took it.

Not any of the other stores around the state. Just the one little kiosk.

Why? Because she loves a conspiracy and is just a little bit extra.

Also because she was around for the massive crackdown on Yakuza-owned businesses in Waikiki (in her homestate) that did actually involve the FBI seizing stores (no confirmation of making kiosks cleanly disappear in the middle of the night though).

Still no word from my job on what's actually going on, but the most likely theory so far is that maybe the kiosk was on lease and got repossessed? The mystery continues

(also shout out to the person who proposed Carmen Sandiego)

[basuralindo]

ACTUAL (partial) UPDATE:

According to the owner, based on what she's been able to find out, the kiosk was not removed legally and they're starting a potentially long process of legal action. I hope she gets to sue the shit out of whoever did it but for now at least I know for sure I'm unemployed.

Really hoping for more details in terms of who/why/how, so I'll keep updating if I learn anything.

For now the summary is: An unnamed entity that is most likely mall management (on account of mall security cooperating with them) stole an entire kiosk and all the contents including money and machinery with barely a trace in the middle of the night grinch-style, with zero warning or explanation, and ensured the silence of both security and the construction crew, in an action that was definitely preplanned and illegal, and as far as I know nobody knows its whereabouts.

So now I'm officially out of a job. Because my workplace was literally stolen in the night.

[basuralindo]

Actually fuck it let's share some photos cause I wouldn't be inclined to believe this myself. It's not like anyone can stalk me at my job now and I'm not gonna have to see any coworkers that might find my tumblr.

Enjoy the unintentionally funniest text I've ever sent in my life

Aaand a close-up:

The last remains of a once Very Much Solid And Immobile Workplace

[basuralindo]

HEY HI HELLO THIS ONE'S MY FAVORITE

via @kagaminilen

[mysteryteacup]

[cut to a kiosk on legs, sipping a boba, while wandering into the nearest forest on chicken legs]

[ardanelvilyafeanturi]

Here you go @a-bit-too-dyscrasic

[a-bit-too-dyscrasic]

Oh my goodness you're my hero this is so beautiful

[basuralindo]

Holy fuck my job got fan art

[asexualbookbird]

hey. is this yours?

[basuralindo]

HOLY SHIT

edit: I should clarify this isn't my kiosk. my kiosk was probably taken out in pieces and most likely by mall management. but it's an extremely funny coincidence

[basuralindo]

SMALL UPDATE

Still haven't heard back from the unemployment office, but a few days ago I ended up telling this to the SNAP caseworker, who absolutely lost her shit and then put everything on hold to go investigate this herself out of a sense of justice and Needing To Know More. World's most nosy angel who helped me out a lot in general (in case she ends up seeing this: I appreciate her so much).

While she didn't find a facebook listing for a used kiosk (yes, that post is just a coincidence, I'm sorry), what she did find was the actual kiosk for sale. By the owner. On a reputable website.

Now, there are a lot of funny conclusions to be drawn from this, but I'm afraid it's not quite that wild. I asked a friend in management about it and turns out the listing is from months before the disappearance, it wasn't kept a secret, it just wasn't relevant. She had been trying to sell it for a while without much luck, wasn't selling the entire business, but just the kiosk with that branch included (the listing advertised that it would include the equipment and drink recipes and retain the current staff). It also said the lease with the mall was active until some time in 2027.

So, no, as funny as that would be, the owner did not heist her own kiosk. However, what this does tell us is:

She must have owned the kiosk outright, so the only way this could be a repossession is if she had a mortgage on it? I guess?

It definitely isn't about the lease being up. So any eviction would legally require like 30-days notice and, presumably, a valid reason like a violation of the terms. (this is how it works with renting homes in my country, and I've never rented a business location, so I can only guess that it's similar)

The store was not financially beneficial enough to keep. This could just mean that she was focusing on other ventures like she says in the listing, but it could really also mean that she was having money trouble and couldn't afford to keep the location.

SO. This leaves the most likely scenario being that the owner was behind on rent, and the mall manager (who has a history of being outta control and pulling shit like this, as well as harassing asian businesses and our shop specifically) decided to illegally remove the entire kiosk about it.

Still no confirmation at all about anything, but I remembered the listing today and realized it gave some additional clues.

Also, sorry to go asking, but I'm gonna slip my ko-fi link in here because both final checks and unemployment are taking much longer than expected, and I had to move apartments very suddenly (like found out the day after losing my job kine sudden), which is burning through my savings too. The job market in my region is absolute dogshit right now and I'm partially disabled so I'm kinda freaking out. Everyone's struggling right now so if you're enjoying the story but can't donate please don't feel guilty, I also like sharing the laughs.

[basuralindo]

More of a status update than a kiosk update:

Still no updates from the boss.

Most of my coworkers have been paid, but she hasn't responded to any of my messages so I'm probably gonna have to call her. I did go to BOLI about it, but they're backlogged for the next six months lmao.

Got approved for unemployment, who will be paying me less than my rent each month but at least it's something. Working on finding a new job.

We got a new apartment and are in the process of moving in, and trying to contest a lease break fee on account of the old place becoming unlivable.

Got a crack in the car windshield as soon as things started looking up because the universe Is Not Having That.

My partner got me a novelty dishtowel to commemorate the incident

(I love him)

[thepaisleyelf]

There’s a liquor store near my house that seems to be run exclusively by frat boys. They lovingly curate these bags, which I browsed today while “Oops I Did It Again” played through the store speakers. This is art to me, there is beauty everywhere for those with eyes to see it

[thepaisleyelf]

The update everyone has been waiting for….

[virtualgirladvance]

everytime i see this it makes me want to buy from them exclusively

[kalichnikov]

[prismatic-bell]

J. K. Rowling is now posting upskirt photos of trans women and making fat jokes about them. This is all because this woman blocked her on Twitter.

I hope this woman presses charges so fast it makes this bitch's head spin.

Reminder that if you're still engaging with Harry Potter, YOU ARE SUPPORTING ACTIVE SEXUAL ASSAULT.

[prismatic-bell]

You know, in light of this, I can't help but wonder if it's a good time to contact HBO and Scholastic and ask if they want their brands associated with a woman who commits sexual crimes.

[intelligentdrumandbass-deactiva]

i love being sober and talking to drunk people at parties cause i asked a guy “if you were a wizard what kind of spells would you cast” and i know he wasnt lying when he said “summon creatures”

[urie]

stop calling it a girl dinner and call it by its formal name: Fend For Yourself dinner in an ingredients household

[queer-reader-07]

[jenroses]

We call that "catch"

[vaspider]

We call it "scrounge."