yo…. when jet breaks in the tea shop and accuses zuko and iroh of beinh firebenders….
do you think any of the patrons looked at zukos scarred face - obviously done by a firebender - and immediately think jet was an asshole? like
jet: hes a firebender!!!!
patrons, thinking about the backstory they concocted for zuko and iroh where their home was invaded by firebenders and they barely survived with their lifes so they could come and have a peaceful life selling tea in a city the war doesnt touch:
Jet: He’s a firebender!
The Patrons to the Tea Shop internally: You fucking stupid, sir? I think you might be stupid.
Random linguistic worldbuilding: A language with six sets of pronouns, which are set by one's current state of existence. There's a separate pronoun for people who are alive, people who are dead, and potential future people who are yet to be born, and the ambiguous ones of "may or may not be alive or aleady dead", "may or may not have even been born yet", and the ultimate general/ambiguous all-covering one that covers all ambiguous states.
The culture has a specific defined term for that tragic span of time when a widow keeps accidentally referring to their spouse with living pronouns. New parents-to-be dropping the happy surprise news of a pregnancy by referring to their future child with the "is yet to be born" pronoun instead of a more ambiguous one and waiting for the "wait what did you just say?" reactions.
Someone jokingly referring to themselves with the dead person pronouns just to highlight how horrible their current hangover is. A notorious aspiring ladies' man who keeps trying to pursue women in their 20s despite of approaching middle age fails to notice the insult when someone asks him when he's planning to get married, and uses the pronoun that implies that his ideal future bride may not even be born yet.
A mother whose young adult child just moved away from home for the first time, who continues to dramatically refer to their child with "may or may not be already dead" until the aforementioned child replies to her on facebook like "ma stop telling people I'm dead" and having her respond with "well how could I possibly know that when you don't even write to us? >:,C"
@witchofanguish it is also used in poetry and plays, ghosts talk like that. Imagine being in a folk story, staying overnight in an abandoned cabin and in the middle of the night there's a knock on the door and a bellowing voice going
LET ME IN.
and from the "me" alone you know that whoever is out there is not one among the living.
ok but also: imagine the mysterious stranger implying that they don't know whether they themselves are alive or dead.
Ghost stories where the characters don't know they're ghosts and keep referring to themselves by living pronouns, where the audience doesn't know they're dead for most of the story. Ghosts that signal that they're ready to move on by using I'm-dead pronouns.
Actor Jonathan Joss was just murdered for being gay and married to a trans man. On the first day of pride 2025. He was best known for playing John Redcorn on King of the Hill. He was proudly indigenous, often playing indigenous roles. He was Comanche and white mountain apache.
I had no idea he was gay but he was married to a trans man named Tristan Kern de Gonzales (on valentines day 2025!)
They lived in San Antonio Texas where his family is from and he grew up, originally in the house his father built in 1957. He was 59.
In Janurary 2025 his home was burned down which made news. It killed some of his beloved dogs. He didnt elaborate beyond he believed it was arson (gofundme is still up and i suggest donating to help his funeral costs and his husband
We are raising funds to support Jonathan Joss, the beloved voice… Logan Kostroun needs your support for Help ‘King of the Hill’ Actor Jonath
Update: de Gonzales says hes fine he just wants justice but i still think its nice)
Now we know he and his husband had been threatened by several neighbors for being queer. They told pigs, pigs being pigs did nothing before or after it happened.
Yesterday Joss and his husband went to check their mailbox wherein they found one of the skull of one of their dogs nearby (statement from his husband
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As they weeped and mourned in shock, a neighbor, Sigfredo Alvarez Ceja, was sitting waiting with a shotgun on his porch. When yelled at he aimed at de Gonzales…but Joss jumped in front of the bullet and was almost instantly killed.
Ceja, homophobic murdering coward, tried to take off but de Gonzales had called pigs who vaguely tried to do something. He was arrested and his bail set for $200k. Or as my sister said who the fuck sets bail for a murderer?
San Antonio.
De Gonzales is clearly mourning, posting pics on Joss’ fb page. This one really struck me
This is why we need pride people, and not rainbow capitalism. Please donate to the gofundme and let san antonio cops knows what you think. De Gonzales said multiple neighbors had threatened them…id like to see those people investigated for arson.
Go into pride with rage and knowing. Have joy, kiss puppies, dont bow to homophobes. And maybe enjoy a little king of the hill.
UPDATE
Jonathan Joss’ husband Tristan kern de Gonzales identifies as trans on his facebook page.
Which explains the ramp up of hate and why the murderer shot at de Gonzales (Joss pushed him out of the way). So this is also a transphobia related murder
The media and pigs are breaking their backs to not say queer. The local bews segment was stunning in its washing of the motive. Good news tho: the gofundme is funded!!!
And i apologize if i didnt include enough info about Joss being indigenous. To me it was so obvious and i just typed this out in rage quickly. Im very glad and touched its spread so far and im really glad to see ppl correcting media online. But do not forget racism likely had a hand in his murder/harassment
Update day 2:
I covered some of the uglier deflections by people who want to write off Joss’ murder here
If you are disgusted hate crime was off the table in under 24hrs contact the district attorney, only they have that power now that trump has dismantled the federal hate crime unit
And a lovely follower (who didnt want ther name shared) sent me this
This is in San Antonio on June 8th, 2025. It honors both queerness and being indigenous
I added Jonathan’s story to friendofjims.com which i will keep updating as there will likely be more news
hi excuse me this is OPs mom, yah my daughter, she wanted you to know you reblogged her post before she had a chance to update a hasty technical wording edit that improves the readability flow and cadence by about 3% could you please delete your reblog and then reblog the new version?
🇺🇸massive recall of food, baking ingredients, and cosmetics due to insanitary conditions, filth, and rat shit contamination🇺🇸
over 150 items being recalled, including some intended for babies. the FDA warns that all products held or distributed by this company may be dangerous.
this recall is so bad that you need to clean and sanitize anything that has even touched the outside of these products.
the recall link may move in the future. this recall has its own special FDA page right now because the FDA issued an advisory immediately after inspection, before a recall could even be issued. the findings of the inspection were just THAT fucking disgusting.
Products were held under insanitary conditions with potential contamination with filth.
June 3, 2025
On May 27, 2025, Pan-African Food Distributors initiated a recall of various products it sells. FDA continues to have concerns for all products held and distributed by Pan-African Food Distributors due to the insanitary conditions observed at the facility during a routine FDA inspection, including a rodent infestation and numerous rodent droppings on multiple product containers.
FDA is advising consumers and retailers not to use, eat, sell, or serve cosmetic and food products distributed by Pan-African Food Distributors of Louisville, Kentucky.
FDA is working with the firm and their direct customers to remove all products of concern from the market.
More information will be provided in this alert as it becomes available.
some emphasis mine.
the distribution center was inspected, the FDA found a massive rodent infestation, and they shut that shit down. literally, they found a ton of rodent shit all over the products. although the distribution center is in kentucky, these products may have been distributed nationwide.
pan-african food distributors is also doing business as (dba) east africa boutique, LLC.
the FDA says more updates will be issued about this. because this one is a big deal.
Products held under insanitary conditions and contaminated with filth could pose a serious health risk, potentially leading to various illnesses, including leptospirosis, hantavirus infection, salmonellosis, yersiniosis, E.coli infection, and rat-bite fever. People should contact their healthcare provider if they suspect they have developed symptoms as a result of eating or using these products.
some emphasis mine.
the risks here are varied and bad. bad bad. bad and potentially deadly. if you have used or eaten or even held these products and experience symptoms, GO TO A DOCTOR!
Consumers should check their homes for food and cosmetic products distributed by Pan-African Food Distributors and discard all products. If you do not know if your product was distributed by Pan-African Food Distributors, throw it away. Additionally, consumers should carefully clean and sanitize surfaces that could have come in contact with potentially contaminated products.
clean and sanitize ANYTHING these products have touched!!! if you are not sure if your item is part of this recall, the FDA says the risks here are so bad that you should just throw it away!
recalled items include baby food, baking ingredients, various types of flours, soaps, shampoo, lotion, baby powder, and so much more. this list contains over 150 recalled items. so check under the cut for the list, or visit the link at the top of this post.
formatted in
product name - lot code/batch (when listed) - expiration date (when listed)
recalled food items:
Super Sembe Maize Flour (10 kg) May 2025
Kinazi - Cassava Flour Lot Code: 002952 04 OCT 2026
Cassava FuFu (10 Kg) 2024-2026
Cassava FuFu (20 Kg)
Farina 1 (50 lb.) Lot Code: 506602
Peanut Flour (50 lb.) 01 FEB 2026
Akanozo (12 x1 cases) Lot: F50FA048
Huza – Fermented Sorghum (1 kg) 21 DEC 2025 and 25 APR 2025
Nootri Family 04/04/2025, and 05/04/2025, 6/10/2025
Sleeping Beauty-Perfumed Petroleum Jelly, mixed sizes Jan 2027
Sleeping Baby – Jelly: BATCH DATE: OCT 2024
Paw Paw – Clarifying Cream (300 mL) 24271 04/2027
Femco Sarl – Cream (no expiry or lot information)
Malaika – Cream (200 mg) 24271 04/2027
Mama Bebe – Baby Jelly 24198 05/2027
Epiderm-Cream (15 g) 04/2027
Aboniki Balm AB0324J
Rico-Clair Plus L112301
Movit Hair Spray 001M5504
Movit Hair Food 031AH01
Pure White Cream AABC
Uniparco – Cosmetic Gold Lotion CCAB 13/01/2026
BB Clear Lightening Cream 320 ml 01/12/2026
BB Clear Lotion 300 ml
Natures Secrete Soap 06 06 30 01/12/2026
Movit Baby Powder 01/2026
Clinic Clear Cream Jar 330 gr 12/2024
Clinic Clear Lotion 500 ml
Clinic Clear Oil 125 ml
Clinic Clear Soap 225 g
Diprosom Cream 03/2025
Sexy Body Powder Perfume 04/2025
Movit Hair Lotion 12/2025
Movit Nail Polish Removal 03/2024
Clinic Clear Soap 04/2026
Dettol Soap 02/2025, 07/2025
Movit – Lemon Crème 05/2026
Neoprosone Gel 03/2025
Caratone Oil 11/2024
Caratone Cream C047152
Caratone Brightening Soap 02/2029
Caratone Crème Clarifionte 06/2027
Caratone Lotion 10/2027
Clear Therapy Purete 07/2027
Body Luxe Body Cream 11/2025
Body Luxe Body Cream 02/2026
Dettol Glycerine Soap 09/2026
Dettol Liquid Soap 03/2026
Family Care Petroleum Jelly 12/2028
Sleeping Baby – Baby Powder 08/11/2026
Movit – Hair Food 06/2026
Paw Paw Shower Gel 08/2026
Vaseline Blue Seal 13 09 2026
Caro White-Coconut Oil 05/2029
Caro White-Tube Cream 01/2025
Caro White-Cream 11/2026
Caro White-Body Lotion 02/2027
White Secrete – Lightening Body Cream 09/2027
Amara Lotion 06/2028
White Secrete Lotion 03/2027
White Secrete Body & Face Lotion 03/2027
White Secrete Oil 04/2027
White Secrete Serum 10/2026
Hemani Black Seals Oil 01/2026
Carotone Gift Pack 05/2027
Radiant-Hair Spray 02/2028
Movit Petroleum Jelly 02/2028
Radiant Shampoo 12/2025
Radiant Hair Vitalization (no expiry or lot information)
Salima 09/2025
African Black Soap (no expiry or lot information)
Lebidjanaise – Toilet Soap 08/2026
Perle Clair Cream 14/03/2026
Clairman Soap 05/2028
Coco pulp Soap 13/09/2026
Rinju-Lotion 04/2026
Cantu Oil
Claire Men 03/2025
BioClaire Cream (no expiry or lot information)
Remy Lotion 09/2027
Huile De Beaute 04/2023
Rinju-Body and Hand Cream 07/2027
Razac Hand and Body Lotion 08/2027
only items related to pan-african food distributors inc/east africa boutique LLC are being recalled. if you have these types of items and know for sure that they came from another distributor, they are not part of the recall. but again, this is so fucking dangerous that if you are unsure, throw it out and clean and sanitize everything that touched the inside or outside of these products.
also note: as mentioned at the top, this recall may have its link moved, and will likely at least have an additional link for the recall. what the FDA found was so fucking disgusting that they actually issued a special advisory before the recall was initiated.
this post may be updated in the future, either under the read more or in reblogs, as new information comes out. if you want to keep up with this, bookmark the recall link and/or check the notes every now and then!
hantavirus, one of the dangers here, was recently in the news. this story can be hard to stomach, so be warned.
hantavirus infection is what killed betsy arakawa, gene hackman's wife. she had scheduled an appointment with her doctor for a worsening respiratory infection, and she likely died soon after scheduling. her respiratory infection was later identified as hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.
her husband died around a week later, and their bodies were both found around a week after that. one of their dogs was also found dead. it is a horrible story all around.
The partially mummified bodies of Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were discovered in February at their home in New Mexico.
hantavirus pulmonary syndrome causes symptoms 1 to 8 weeks after being around infected rodents, rodent urine, rodent saliva, or rodent droppings. most people contract it by breathing in the virus in the air. but it can also spread through eating contaminated food, touching contaminated objects and then touching your nose or mouth, or being bitten or scratched by an infected rodent. even healthy people are at risk.
early on, it can seem like having a cold or flu. but 38% of people who develop respiratory symptoms like coughing wind up dead. it can be extremely hard to catch early, since it just seems like a minor illness. people go from very healthy to very sick very quickly.
even when it is caught early, there is no specific treatment for hantavirus infection. hantavirus pulmonary syndrome patients may require hospitalization and a breathing tube to survive.
I hate when I say things like "oh I want an ipod classic but with bluetooth so I can use wireless headphones" and some peanut comes in and replies with "so a smartphone with spotify?" No. I want a 160GB+ rectangular monstrosity where I can download every version of every song I want to it and it does nothing except play music and I don't need a data connection and don't have to pay a subscription to not have ads and don't have popups suggesting terrible AI playlists all over the menus.
Gimme the clicky wheel and song titles like "My Chemical Romance- The Black Parade- Blood (Bonus Track)- secret track- album rip- high quality"
Can I tell you guys about the fucked up meat van that comes through my neighborhood like it’s an ice cream truck because I’m thinking about it again and it’s haunting me
So there’s this meat van that rolls through my neighborhood every so often selling very questionable meat door-to-door, from a an equally dubious business whose yelp reviews are near unanimously abysmal.
You know, just your average, everyday neighborhood institution. You got your fruit stand dude, your ice cream truck driver, your elote guy, your meat van man…This guy’s van was sketchy as all get-out too, just a solid white windowless van with the name painted haphazardly on the side.
Dude came to my place more than once and was visibly… unwell? Each time. Looked very haggard and would park his van, get out and walk up and down the street VERY loudly singing a made up jingle advertising his wares and carrying armfuls of drippy trays of wet, gray looking meat
He’s notorious for getting shitty with you when you politely tell him to leave, and would get so offended he’d storm back to the van and peel out— sometimes he’d have his coffee or oozing meat trays on the hood he’d forget about that’d fly off when he drove and splatter on the ground.
Alarmingly when you Google the business address it not only says the business is permanently closed (despite this guy routinely still making his rounds selling stuff door to door), but it’s a RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS. Even worse, Google has shown multiple different addresses for this business in the past few years. All of them have been residential addresses. It’s just some regular ol’ house— But when you open up Google Earth on the address it just cuts to a closeup of a manhole cover!? I damn near believe the meat man’s running this shit out of the sewers
Assuming he isn’t peddling human meat (/j. I think.) my only logical guess as to where this guy obtains his product is I think he resells stuff local businesses (hotels, casinos mainly) reject and don’t want to use for their own restaurants due to quality control issues. There must be something genuinely wrong with the product because many reviews mention people falling ill from it and the meat itself not resembling any previous chicken, steak, fish etc. they’ve ever eaten in the past. A lot specifically mention a slimy, rubbery texture and concerning gray color to the meat.
Worryingly, old negative reviews online I’ve seen for his business mysteriously disappear after a while sometimes— I’ll see if I can find more or if any are archived but I wonder how or why they get taken down
1. This particular company is banned from selling product in at least one state / had their license revoked there
2. As it turns out, this isn’t just a problem in my area— there are multiple companies that sell meat door-to-door like this. Meat vans are somehow a known phenomenon. My horror upon learning this cannot be overstated.
3. There is a rival door to door meat company in my area that recently came to my house and, turns out, has an equally terrible reputation! However instead of one guy it’s two women this time, which honestly I love to see. Glad these girlbosses are breaking the meat ceiling and diversifying the industry I guess
A few people have assumed this was some fake SCP-esque story and like, no, this is real and this actually happened 😭 the company has an actual Yelp you can find, I just don’t want legal trouble by naming names. All of this is still *cough cough* ALLEGED technically
a customer returned a drink because a fly flew into it and said: “one of your flies flew into my drink” and my coworker was so confused that they just said: “…my fly?”
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