PaBear

Things that amuse or intrigue me.

[liberalsarecool]

Department Of Government Espionage.

[ooops-i-arted]

[who-canceled-roger-rabbit]

@tyrantisterror

[wilwheaton]

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[wilwheaton]

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[wilwheaton]

The more “intellectual” version of this argument was rolled out by Glenn Ellmers at the American Mind blog of the Claremont Institute, a fairly prestigious conservative think tank that is oriented around the task of putting an intellectualized gloss on the reactionary impulses of the right. In the piece, Ellmers argues openly that “most people living in the United States today” — by which he clearly and explicitly means Democratic voters — “are not Americans in any meaningful sense of the term.” Defining most Americans as non-American, of course, is about justifying an all-out assault on their rights and freedoms. As progressive writer John Ganz wrote in his lengthy rebuttal to Ellmers, this is a “radically anti-democratic conceit of delegitimizing the citizenship of the majority of the country." But Ellmers, like Kelly, pretends to say this more in sorrow than anger, claiming that the left has forced this turn towards fascism (though he pretends it isn’t fascism) because the liberal majority does "not believe in, live by, or even like the principles, traditions, and ideals that until recently defined America as a nation and as a people.” In this argument, of course, only the right gets to decide what counts as a legitimate American value. It’s closed-loop logic: You are technically free, but only if you live your life in a way prescribed by the religious right. You’re allowed to vote, but only if you vote for Republicans. But can freedom really be freedom if it’s stripped away from you the second you actually use your freedom? Of course not. This kind of illogic allows authoritarians to claim to be “pro-freedom” while refusing people real freedom.

Republicans have become more fascist since Jan. 6 — and they blame liberals for it  (via wilwheaton)

[myownprivateholeinthewall]

“Best Mates” Simon Pegg and Nick Frost by Daniel Nyari

Spaced

Shaun Of The Dead

Hot Fuzz

The World’s End

[vibull]

Even in pixelated form, Nick Frost’s sexiness is unmistakable.

[tardisbear]

[dribbblepopular]

[vintage-every-day]

The Moma released this haunting 1902 film of the Wuppertal Suspended Railway in Germany

[haunted-meatsack]

They had suspended railways in1902? The fuck?! This is crazy. I love it

[jacdurac]

1970 Barracuda Gran Cpe

[doyoulikevintage]

1935 Duesenberg

[urmotheratemydog]

“The “1998 incident” is a nod to ‘The Faculty’ - a movie in which all five archetypes were present, yet there were no fatalities. This was a result of the chemical department’s oversight of the scholar (Josh Hartnett’s) home-made narcotic amphetamines which were used to kill the monster (alien), leaving all archetypes alive and well.” (x)

The Faculty (1998) / The Cabin in the Woods (2012)

[hodgman]

@kevintownleyjr is in Create (and also Destroy) Mode. Black lives matter. Justice for Jacob Blake. Nazi punks and right wing death cult cosplayers can fuck right off finally. https://www.instagram.com/p/CEZpoPElmlL/?igshid=1m2t6a92zb9xt

[blackness-by-your-side]

Something I wish more people would understand…

[samjohnssonvt]

What’s her name?

[pig-demon]

Her name is Jane Elliott. She was a former schoolteacher, now she’s anti-racism activist, feminist and LGBT activist. She’s tiny, mean, and boss as fuck.

She’s known for her “blue eyes-brown eyes experiment” where she divides a group of volunteers from the blues and the browns. The minute the people walk in, the blue-eyes know they’re not welcomed. She makes them wait in a separate room, gives them shitty chairs, bad food, and shows them less respect. And (obviously) it causes all sorts of discomfort and rage, but that’s precisely her point. It doesn’t help that most blue-eyed volunteers happen to be white as well. Sometimes they get the message, sometimes they don’t and leave, sometimes crying or screaming. And Jane Elliott says that’s exactly what minorities want to do everyday of their lives, but they simply cannot do.

Did I mention she’s boss as fuck?

[dreamsofmuggles]

I love this woman.

[hereforthenight-deactivated2020]

Correct me where I’m mistaken: Her first recorded experiment of blue/brown eyes was in the 1950s with a class of third graders. Blue -eyed third graders spent a day as the “superior” group, the next day the brown-eyed children spent it as the superior group. This was with the permission of parents/guardians.

Now, a thing I thought was interesting, was the fact that the children did not seem to learn from the day before. The brown-eyed children seemed to forget their struggle and reveled in their privilege for the day after being discriminated against. She did not sugar coat it for these kids. Yet, there’s something to be said on how children learn to accomodate themselves in a society that benefits them exclusively.

[doyoulikevintage]

Alfa

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[men-in-full-4me]

The King in the North! - Medieval Santa

Photos by © 2015 John Stout

at Legacy Forge (Dallas, Texas)

Photos from; John Stout • Facebook (Timeline Photos - December 22, 2015)

Info from; Baltimore Knife and Sword Co. • Facebook (Timeline Photos - December 25, 2016)