the heart is an arrow

Jas. Old crone. Black. Taurus. Gendrya. Kanej. Spoilers everywhere. You have the eyes of a wolf and a taste for blood

[maculategiraffe]

my mom didn’t believe in lying to children so when I first asked about santa claus as a small child she was like “oh santa claus is another name for a man named saint nicholas who lived a long time ago. he was a very kind and generous man and he loved giving people presents and he would do things like put presents in people’s stockings when they were hung up to dry by the fire, so they would find them and be surprised. so now when we give presents at christmas it’s fun to pretend saint nicholas or ‘santa claus’ brings them. and we hang up stockings by the fire and when we get up in the morning there are presents in them, just like if saint nicholas was still alive to bring them!”

so that thanksgiving one of my uncles said jovially “so mac, are you being good for santa claus?” and little (not quite three year old) mac looked up and raised an eyebrow and said witheringly “he’s dead.”

[fancykraken]

The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992), dir. Brian Henson

[feeshies]

Can I still call myself "gothic" if I don't listen to the music, don't take part in the scene, don't know the history, don't wear the clothes, but my structure is supported by large semi-arches extending out and bearing the weight of my walls and ceiling?

[sonderpoison]

[nevver]

The last days of disco, Chen Wei

[doomed-romances]

01.07 ※ The Thing Lay Still

[coltonclay]

Ever since I was a little girl I knew I wanted to go back to bed

[ilynpilled]

“All she asks from you is Jaime Lannister.”

[gothhabiba]

make a Palestinian dish for Christmas / Christmas Eve dinner, use it as an in to talk to your family about Palestine 💜

[sonderpoison]

ALLISON DEAN as Patrice McDowell Coming to America (1988), dir. John Landis

[lakevida]

you need to defeat my homunculus

[lakevida]

you need to support my creative endeavors.

[historyandmemes]

The new DRAFT U.N. Resolution, set to be voted on today, calls for:

• ... “urgent and extended humanitarian pauses” in the fighting throughout Gaza and the opening of corridors inside the enclave “for a sufficient number of days to enable full, rapid, safe and unhindered humanitarian access.” • U.N. Secretary General António Guterres to appoint a senior coordinator “with responsibility for facilitating, coordinating, monitoring, and verifying in Gaza, as appropriate, the humanitarian nature” of all assistance, and demands that “the parties to the conflict cooperate with the coordinator to fulfill their mandate without delay or obstruction.” • ... “immediate and unconditional” release of the hostages. It also demands that “all parties to the conflict comply with their obligations under international law ... including with regard to the conduct of hostilities and the protection of civilians and civilian objects.” • It reiterates the council’s “unwavering commitment” to a two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians and “stresses the importance of unifying the Gaza Strip with the West Bank under the Palestinian Authority.” (12/22/23 | Source: WaPo)

Although the resolution's language was toned down, this is a sign of progress. While such measures are long overdue and should have been honored from the start, we must do everything possible to meet the urgent humanitarian needs in Gaza and relieve unfathomable suffering.

DON'T STOP POSTING. KEEP UP THE PUBLIC PRESSURE. DEFEND HUMAN RIGHTS.

Stay tuned for today's vote.

[historyandmemes]

UPDATE: U.N. Security Council Passes Gaza Aid Resolution as U.S. Abstains

The vote was 13-0 in favor of the resolution, with the United States and Russia abstaining. At the insistence of the United States, the final version of the measure did not demand an immediate truce, omitting earlier language that would have insisted on the “urgent suspension of hostilities.” But it called for “urgent and extended humanitarian pauses and corridors,” of unspecified timing and location, “to enable full, rapid, safe, and unhindered humanitarian access.” — (12/22/23 | Source: NYT) The language of the resolution calls for “urgent steps to immediately allow safe and unhindered humanitarian access, and also for creating the conditions for a sustainable cessation of hostilities.” — (12/22/23 | Source: CNN) (AP)

Shame on the U.S. for abstaining, while simultaneously arming Israel's indiscriminate bombardment of civilians in Gaza. Israel and all parties must immediately honor and implement today's passed resolution.

This is progress but the work isn't done, we must continue to push for peace. DON'T LOOK AWAY. DON'T GIVE UP. STOP THE CARNAGE.

[ybon-paramoux]

Portrait of a Tibetan Maiden

[mindblowingscience]

Scientists Just Discovered There Are 'Bees' in the Oceans

Huh...

For the first time, researchers have found evidence that underwater ecosystems have pollinators that perform the same task as bees on land.

Just like their terrestrial cousins, grasses under the sea shed pollen to sexually reproduce. Until now, biologists assumed the marine plants relied on water alone to spread their genes far and wide. But the discovery of pollen-carrying ‘bees of the sea’ has changed all of that.

Over several years from 2009 to 2012, researchers from the National Autonomous University of Mexico filmed the spring nocturnal wanderings of crustaceans among beds of turtle seagrass, Thalassia testudinum.

Looking through the videos, they spotted more invertebrates visiting male pollen-bearing flowers than those that lacked pollen – just like bees hovering around pollen-producing plants on land.

“We saw all of these animals coming in, and then we saw some of them carrying pollen,” lead researcher Brigitta van Tussenbroek told New Scientist.

The concept was so new, they invented a new term to describe it: zoobenthophilous pollination. Before that, researchers had never predicted that animals were involved in pollinating marine plants.

Continue Reading.

[ayellowbirds]

SEA BEES

[grison-in-space]

Idly, you know that underground pollinators also exist, right? Rhizanthella orchids, which grow, bloom, and die entirely underground, are pollinated by termites. Aspidistra cast-iron plant flowers, which often bloom under leaf litter, are pollinated by fungus gnats. And just this summer a new species of dwarf palm that grows, flowers, and fruits entirely underground was discovered and described. It, too, probably has pollinators.

What I’m saying here is:

dirt bees.

[kyraneko]

So we have air bees, water bees, and earth bees.

You know where this is going.

Bring on the fire bees.

[palipunk-deactivated20260328]

Why should Palestinians have to ‘tone down’ their anger because it makes others uncomfortable? I’ve seen far too many people express being uncomfortable with Palestinians showing our anger at what’s happening and it only makes me more angry, because honestly how are dare you? Who are you to demand Palestinians be calm and collected when there’s a genocide happening?

[doomed-romances]

01.07 ※ The Thing Lay Still

[werewolf-girlfriend]

adding a keysmash to the end of a message like a dog sneezing on purpose to show theyre just playing