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I Am Sorry.

I am sorry.

To my friends who are black and watching a candidate openly backed by the KKK near election, I am sorry.

To my Latino and Hispanic friends who are watching a candidate ascend who has referred to them as rapists and criminals, who has threatened to build a wall and deport them, I am sorry.

To my friends in the LGBTQ community who are terrified that they are going to be further discriminated against, be physically threatened, or lose their marriage rights if this candidate wins, I am sorry.

To my friends who are going to lost their healthcare if this candidate wins, or will no longer be able to afford the care that they need, I am sorry.

To my Muslim friends who have been deemed as "terrorists" for the last 15 years and now potentially face further discrimination if this candidate wins, I am sorry.

To my friends who are immigrants and refugees from all over the world who have a candidate who feels that they are a "problem" or burden, I am sorry.

To my friends who rely on services like Planned Parenthood, for their reproductive health, whether that means birth control, screenings, or abortion, which this candidate is threatening to remove, I am sorry.

To my friends who have been sexually assaulted and are re-traumatized by the seemingly-impending election of a pussy-grabbing monstrosity, I am sorry.

To my friends with disabilities who are seeing a candidate who openly mocks people like them near election, I am sorry.

To my friends who have to explain to their children how a childlike bully can ascend to the highest seat in the land, I am sorry.

To the thousands of men and women who fought and died to push this country forward, only to have us push it back into ignorance, intolerance, and fear, I am sorry.

To the rest of the world, especially those who look to us for guidance and support, I am sorry.

To those of you who are now in jeopardy because someone else chose to vote for a third-party candidate instead of voting meaningfully against discrimination, because they had the privilege to do so without directly facing repercussions, I am sorry.

Mostly, to my students, I am sorry. I am sorry that we have failed you. We have not educated you well enough to prepare you to be informed members of society. We have not exposed you enough to other cultures. We have not fostered your sense of empathy. We have not taught you to think critically. We have not taught you to check sources, so that you can separate fact from opinion correctly. We have not taught you to value respect. We have not taught you to value integrity or honesty. I am so sorry.

Even if this human sack of garbage loses, I am sorry that this election was this close.

#Election 2016

seapeny

I feel like 2016 is the historical equivalent of the tunnel boat ride scene in Willy Wonka

rowdy-redhead

#2016 #murica

punkrockteddybear

tfw the two faves interact over politics

#murica

95cest

the next presidential debate

trump: *says anything*

hillary: you must be out of your GODDAMN MIND

#Hamilton #Murcia

babyanimalgifs

asombodyinanobodytown-deactivat

I REALLY FUCKING LOVE THIS OKAY

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@thegirlonfibre

#los animales #sobbing

vondrakenhof

Let’s talk about the battle in the Department of Mysteries for a sec. So after the group gets split up, Harry, Hermione and Neville go one way and Ron, Ginny and Luna the other. The next time we see the latter group Ginny’s ankle is busted and Ron’s brain is addled. Luna says that the Death Eaters blew up a planet in the planetarium and hit Ron with some sort of hex.

Let’s take a moment to examine that. If the curse that hit the planet had hit any of the kids, they’d be dead. So the Death Eater probably missed, hit the planet ahead of them, injuring Ginny. But here’s the important part: the one who actually gets hit by the hex? Ron.

Why is this important? Because Ron is consistently described throughout the series as tall. Like, every time Harry sees him after the beginning of summer he’s described as having shot up. Again. On the other hand Ginny is described as “the small one” by Bellatrix Lestrange. But Ron is behind her. I don’t know if you know this but tall people can run really fast. I am not particularly fit but I am tall. And I can pour on the speed when my adrenaline’s up, which I have no doubt was the case for everyone in the Department of Mysteries. But he’s behind her.

Because he did that deliberately. He kept his body between the Death Eaters and the girls. He shielded them from their spells. Because those he cares about are more important to him than his own life.

I don’t know, I just think about this a lot.

coyotelaughingsoftly

Ron is a strategist, and has already shown a willingness to take the hit for the team and be left behind. In any group, I think that’s just his default position; take the hit, buy more time for others to escape. He’s well aware that realistically, someone is going to be hurt. In this case, Luna is creative and smart enough to come up with something out of left field to throw the enemy off. Ginny is small, but she’s an athletic powerhouse who can throw strong hexes. If it comes down to a crunch, Ron knows that the two of them can fight their way out, and he can increase their odds by at least holding off the wave behind them.

thefellowshipofthedragonmark

Honestly, this is such an important point.

Consistently throughout the series, Ron can be seen being taken out of the action somehow. AND IT IS NEVER BECAUSE HE IS WEAK.

Rather, it’s because Ron is a STRATEGIST, who CARES.

In Philosopher’s Stone, for example. Ron allows himself to be “taken” by the queen, because he knows that he is standing with the Boy-Who-Lived and the Brightest-Witch-Of-Her-Age and Voldy must be stopped and it’s SIMPLE to him. Ron is a strategist, like has been said. It’s a strategic decision - who cares if it puts himself in harm’s way?

In Prisoner of Azkaban, Ron and Harry are faced with the Grim, and what does Ron do? He pushes Harry out of Sirius’ path, in the process allowing the dog to latch onto his outstretched arm and pull him away, breaking his leg as they enter the Willow. This decision is simple too - it’s because Harry Potter means the world to Ron Weasley, and Ron would not hesitate for a moment in putting himself between Harry and danger.

RON IS A STRATEGIST, AND RON CARES.

And when it comes down to it, he never hesitates.

#Harry Potter

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theendofaspark

this is never going to not be funny

epitomeofnerd-blog

Rob Lowe says “that is fucking hilarious” with the straightest face ever

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Bless you, Chris Pratt

drowningz

This is the hardest I’ve laughed in so long

edwardspoonhands

♫♫That’s not something that props can fix…that’s gonna be a little harder to fix.♫♫

mon-petit-lion

Hercules mulligan as Burt Macklin. FBI. Alex is Leslie. Laf is Chris

#Hank Green #And I are on the same comment thread #That's it I'm retiring I've made it

antique-symbolism

Imagine a dragon at Antiques Roadshow, appraising its hoard

gayrob0t

Imagine the dragon hoards monetarily worthless things like newspapers or old bones and the person appraising it getting more and more nervous about telling the dragon their stuff isnt worth anything

antique-symbolism

Imagine that the dragon knows this and just likes watching the person squirm.

gayrob0t

The dragon actually hoards uncomfortable situations

iguanamouth

daismonius-deactivated20190606

I just love it when people come up with random weird animal or dragon things and iguanamouth illustrates them just because.

#Funny

justabitunlikely

so who do I get in touch with about marrying obama’s speechwriter

ethan-lawson-wate

#Obama #oh hot dayum

solvskrift

my favorite bit in harry potter is when a gangly freckled ginger child with an old pet rat and patched jeans and dirt on his nose awkwardly sits down across from a scrawny underfed lil kid with baggy clothes and broken glasses and lightning carved onto his face and they both think ‘i must protect this boy’

#harry potter

photosbyjaye

Beyond the obvious beauty and grace of our First Lady, one must consider the historic importance of this photo. Our history books sweep under the rug the fact that the White House was built by African American slaves. For the next 150 years the majority of the serving staff of the so called “people’s house” were African American. In 1901 Booker T. Washington was the first African American to be received there as a guest by Theodore Roosevelt, to the horror of Washington society. They are all at last vindicated in our first African American first family. Note…It is my humble opinion that no matter what family should occupy the White House after January 2017, and the following generations for that matter, they will never equal the style, debonair, and class as that of the Obamas.

#michelle obama

attemptingtoadult-blog

Claire vs. Adulthood!

Hello person reading this! (Or future me. Probably just future me.)

I’m starting this side blog to keep track of my life as I transition into semi fully-functioning adulthood. I graduated from college last spring, got hired at my first “adult” job, and started navigating life as an economically independent adult. Boy howdy, it kinda sucks sometimes. Car payments, electricity bills, and rent aren’t as dreamy as they sound.

However, I am loving having the world at my fingertips, albeit on a budget! This blog (online diary? Depends if anyone ever reads it..) will function as a place for me to keep meal plans, workout tips, and any other life hacks that I stumble across on this new adventure.

My goals:

Be healthier. I’ve never been an in-shape or “healthy” person. I lost some weight last year, but quickly put some of it back on once I stumbled upon Le Boyfriend, who somehow likes pizza and beer even more than I do. I tend to stress eat, and this new job is definitely a stressful one. I want to prep meals that are better for me and exercise more, because I’m an all-around better person when I’ve got good food in my system and extra endorphins.

Not break the bank. Similarly to most post-grads, I’m on a limited budget. I want to show that I can eat well and still have fun without having a huge disposable income. A lot of this comes from eating out less and cooking more, and only occasionally give in to my ever-present Dominos cravings.

This should be fun! Or an adventure! Or something!

-Claire

epitomeofnerd-blog

I started a side blog detailing my adventures with adulthood!

#My life #New Blog

liberty-flight

I’m reading up on chocolate frog cards in the Harry Potter universe, for reasons, and-

“Came up with the ever changing floor plan.”

Really, Ravenclaw? Really?

“You know what this school needs? To not make any sense-”

“Rowena, I don’t think-”

“Exactly, you don’t think. I’m brilliant and this is perfect. Moving staircases, walls that think they’re doors-”

“But how will the students get to class?”

“They’ll have to figure it out.”

“…”

“Everyday. They will figure it out everyday. My students will live in a tower and navigate these stairs every time.”

“The stairs move! This doesn’t seem safe…I think I’ll put my common room in the basement, Rowena.”

“Ditto. I think the dungeons would be safer…”

“…My kids will brave these stairs. I’ll take the other tower.”

into-the-weeds

#Rowena snipes that ‘cunning’ means Salazar’s students should be able to handle the moving architecture#Salazar snipes back that ‘cunning’ means knowing when and how to avoid unnecessary bullshit#meanwhile Godric is just yelling PARKOUR! and Rowena is all That’s Not What I Meant#Helga would like her students to make it to class on time and without any broken bones#ninety percent of the reliable secret passages were a team effort by Helga and one of the others#to make sure the house elves could get around all right (via @mzminola)

eugeniedanglars

#i feel like the collaboration was probably hufflepuff and slytherin#in the only time they ever worked together#helga: students and house elves can move safely!#salazar: more places to hide snakes#salazar is like we should make these accessible to people with no legs#helga is like i mean i agree but why are you being so nice about this#salazar is like no reason hey I’m just gonna make some of these rely on snake language for fun#do you think a fifty foot snake would fit in this passage asking for a friend (via @dinosauriaawesome)

i’m literally crying this is 100% what happened

(hey tumblr please don’t delete the previous people’s comments like you did the last time i added someone’s tags to a post mmkay)

whoopsrobots

No but that’s actually so clever okay like the people who live in the castle would get a general idea of the patterns and how to move around efficiently but like for anyone planning on attacking it would be impossible to infiltrate like how the hell do I attack the headmaster when I can’t even find the bathroom why the fuck am I in a chemistry supply closet okay these stairs went to the main hall but now I’m on my way to the broom closets holy fucking shit fuck leonard SAID the dorm was on the left of the three headed hippogriff but I’m here and it’s just a painting of a man with a donkey face is this a fucikgin joke leonard do you think this is funny because it’snot. its not okay siri how the hell do i get to the nearest anything “here is: the nearest painting” like fuck you siri

roachpatrol

actually considering all this, the changing floorplan probably worked exactly as designed when it came to the battle of hogwarts in the late 90′s. the invasion was towards the end of the term, so the students, especially the renegade students in hiding, had the full term to master getting around the school quickly, quietly, and efficiently. the invading deatheaters were generally their parents’s ages, and hadn’t been back to hogwarts in several decades, if they’d even attended at all. so, while the adult invaders easily outmatched the adolescent defenders in strength and skill, hogwarts was a lethal maze to the deatheaters, while it was home to the kids.

rowena knew what the fuck she was doing.

#Harry Potter

farfromfamouscomedy

We’re not sure why the artistic community is upset over the new Wells Fargo ads. We think ours turned out great.

epitomeofnerd-blog

@minorinawkwardness I thought you’d appreciate this.

#Far From Famous

toxicrants

My kink is husbands & wives who are still portrayed as very much in love with each other, because even after years of commitment and kids, they still talk to each other, go on fun random adventures and try new things. No resentment. No portrayal of marriage as a chore. Just actual love.