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Always get back up. No matter what.

Oh to be a gremlin child again. Covered in grass stains and grazes, hair unbrushed with daisies in the knots, no concept of my own physicality, half way up a tree and eating an apple around my missing tooth. To be unabashedly ugly, to be unashamedly hungry, to be healthy and hearty and lean and covered in bruises and full of love and sun warmed strawberries. To feel time stretch forever, only flying when I fall into books. To love summer once more, and her insects and sweat.

madqueensarah

Me, trying to get rid of anything that doesn’t spark joy: Ugh I’m such a dumbass I should throw myself away.

Marie materialising in my room: Yes, this negative attitude doesn’t bring you joy. You should thank it for getting you through your past traumas but you no longer need it or want it so it should go.

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THIS IS BRILLIANT

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On a lighter note.

The main reason I ever wanted to write a Hungarian mythology-based urban fantasy is that I needed to see someone do Bread Magic in a mundane modern setting.

Bread Magic shows up in a variety in Hungarian fairytales. It works like this: when someone evil, usually the devil, sometimes a dragon, wants to come into your house and hurt you, usually by taking your children, what you do is put a loaf of bread on the windowsill. It will speak for you.

When evil demands admission, the bread will say: First, they buried me under the ground, and I survived. When I sprouted, they cruelly cut me down with sickles, and I survived. They threshed me with their flails and I survived. They ground me to flour with their millstones and I survived. They put me in a bowl and kneaded me, then they put me in a hot oven to bake me, and I survived. Have you done all these things? Until you do all these things and survive, you have no power here.

This is pretty powerful magic I think, and it makes sense in a country where wheat is the staple crop and bread is the staple food. If you have bread, you are alive, if you have no bread, you are dead, therefore bread is life. It was customary to refer to wheat as “life” well into the twentieth century, and not in high literary circles either: rural seasonal workers negotiated their wages in so and so many sacks of life.

And I totally want someone to do bread magic with a shitty store-bought muffin.

shredsandpatches

The bread monologue reminded of the English folk song “John Barleycorn,” so now I kinda wonder if it would also work with beer!

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Beer would absolutely work. As would vodka, and other cereal-based distilled alcohol. Thank you for bringing John Barleycorn to my attention!)

(I’m not an anthropologist, but the personification of important food plants as a creature that dies and comes back to life is sort of a thing in multiple cultures.)

shredsandpatches

You’re very welcome! I actually own like ten different versions of it, which I wasn’t even trying to collect, it’s just that a lot of folk singers record it. But yeah, it doesn’t surprise me that the motif is widespread. Some googling also turned up this Danish folktale, which uses a similar motif.

prokopetz

While it’s generally true that real siblings don’t routinely call each other “bro” or “sis”, as certain stripes of popular media would have us believe, there are occasions when siblings may refer to each other as “brother” or “sister” in full. Those occasions are when you want to fuck with people, and there’s a specific Voice you use when you do it. Anyone who has That Kind of sibling relationship can back me up here.

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For those wondering what the Voice in question is, there are actually several recognised variants, including (but not limited to):

The eerie singsong “hello, brother/sister~” when you want people to think you’re in some sort of cult

The bombastic, Viking warrior style “well met, brother/sister!” when you want to give notice that you’re about to do something stupid

The conspicuously formal “yes, dearest brother/sister?” when you want folks to think you’re Up To Something™ (but may or may not be planning anything in particular)

The cold, mechanical “greetings, brother/sister” when you’re acting like robots because of a specific in-joke which you will never explain

@botsandbitss

this is a very fifth eye open galaxy brain mood

biff-donderglutes

60 weeks of DBT group in one tweet

thebootydiaries

i called a place to get winter tires on my car and the guy asked me for my “tire size” and “rim type” i have never been so scared in my life sir i don’t know how to use my windshield wipers

prideinpassion

Alright but in reality, if you’re driving a vehicle you should be responsible enough to know your tire size, oil type, how to change a tire, and you should keep jumper cables in your trunk. It’s not cute to be incompetent. Especially when all these things can be learned through comprehensive video tutorials on YouTube, which you most certainly know how to use.

thebootydiaries

i would rather die than learn something . Go to hell

tkthegoddess

If that is your honest opinion, sadly, you’re dead already, beloved. 💋

thebootydiaries

What the hell lmfaoooooooooo

mysharona1987

doctorpsycho1960

I read the Uniform Code of Military Justice when I was in the Navy. It not only allows service members to refuse an unlawful order – it requires us to.

Obeying an unlawful order is a crime under UCMJ, and no, “I was only following orders” is no defense. We already settled that, at Nuremburg….

shrimplepleasures

the government shutdown has had a huge impact on native people, who receive funding for things like child welfare, food pantries, and healthcare through indian health services through federal funding. keep in mind this funding was prepaid for through treaties in exchange for our land - land that our congress who has put our people through this financial hardship is living on. if you have the money to spare, consider donating to local native tribes.

this map can show what nations’ land you are on, or you can google “local native american tribes near [city, state]”. some reservations have links right on their website about how to donate either electronically or by mail. other nations, such as the pawnee nation in OK, have set up a gofundme for native families affected by the shutdown.

if you can’t donate, please reblog this. i’ve seen countless posts about the shutdown but none about how it’s affecting indian country.

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This is great thank you

becauseweknewthem

actual clickable links:

Conservative-Leaning Sources Explaining the Uselessness of Trump’s Wall

The Cato Institute: “Why the Wall Won’t Work”

Former Reagan staffer and Tea-Party liaison Donna Wiesner Keene: “The Conservative Case Against a Border Fence” published by U.S. News & World Report.

The Chicago Tribune (a conservative-leaning paper): “Trump’s Wall Is Performance Art, Not Border Security”

National Review (conservative magazine): “Trump’s Border Wall Plan Is Ridiculous on Its Face”

Additional Sources

Harvard Business Review (business-oriented): “A Wall Won’t Secure the U.S.-Mexico Border, but Economic Policy Could”

Nonpartisan Migration Policy Institute (MPI): “Borders and Walls: Do Barriers Deter Unauthorized Migration?”

And the original article:

https://medium.com/s/story/what-happened-when-a-trump-supporter-challenged-me-about-the-wall-e54e86a5edd1

oldmarine1775-deactivated201904

Well someone needs to tell those people in China to tear that wall down because it won’t work. Oh, while you’re at it talk to the Pope about his wall as well.

becauseweknewthem

ok sugar. I doubt you’ll listen, but.

The great wall of China didn’t work. The great wall of china was built because they had trouble with roving nomads riding down from the north and attacking them. It took millenia to build, was never all that effective at stopping invaders, as many as 400,000 people died while building it, and it was symbolism and pride more than anything.

The wall around the Vatican didn’t work. This one was built to protect the Basilica of St Peter, and surrounds an area 1/6th the size of central park. It also has a big ol gate in the front of it so anyone can walk inside. When it was attacked, the wall was a delay, not a preventative measure.

The best effective example is the Berlin Wall, and even then ‘effective’ is a generous term.

Reblog to have something good happen at 1:42 tomorrow

mildlyautisticsuperdetective

I saw this before I left work last night and had a quiet hope, and today I checked my phone at about quarter to two, while I was still on my lunch break, and I’ve just got a job interview with the BBC next week

I’m not a big believer in anything much but I’m so happy holy shit. So like unrelated note but something real good happened to me at 1.42 today lol

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yehudigorl

tis the season

aka-maayan

I forgot about this

tikkunhayam

I haven’t seen this show up on my dash ONCE yet this Chanukah season I have to do everything by myself

mostlysignssomeportents

I’m suing the U.S. government for causing the climate change crisis, and I'm 22.

My name is Kelsey Juliana and I’m suing the United States government for causing and accelerating the climate change crisis. I’m 22 years old and I’ve been a climate activist for more than half of my life.

I know that young people like me, and others who have yet to be born, have a right to a safe climate system. The constitution guarantees all Americans the right to life, liberty, and property. But how is anyone supposed to live a life of freedom amid a climate crisis? My own government is violating my constitutional rights by its ongoing and deliberate actions that cause climate change and it’s not right.

I, along with 20 other young people from around the country, filed a lawsuit against the federal government in 2015, called Juliana v. United States.

We’re not asking for money. Instead, we’re asking the court to order the government to develop and implement a National Climate Recovery Plan based on the best available science.

This plan should end the reign of fossil fuels and quickly decarbonize our atmosphere so that we can stabilize our climate system before it’s too late.

The longer we go without climate recovery, the more we risk allowing our climate to spiral completely out of control.

And the climate is spiraling out of control, no matter how many politicians claim we’re experiencing normal fluctuations or, worse, a “hoax.” All of the expert witnesses in our lawsuit say that we are currently—already—in the “danger zone” and an “emergency situation” with only 1°C of planetary heating. Allowing the planet to heat up any more is not safe for our species, as well as so many others. And according to the Trump administration’s most recent environmental impact statement, the planet could heat as much as 7°F before the end of this century. We cannot allow this to happen because we simply will not survive.

We originally filed our lawsuit against the Obama administration. That administration tried to have the case dismissed, but the judge ruled in our favor and found that we should be allowed to go to trial.

In 2017, the Trump administration inherited the lawsuit and it has done everything in its power, employing every conceivable tactic, to deny my fellow plaintiffs and me our right to present our case in court. This administration is so fiercely attempting to silence our voices.

At this point, every level of the federal judiciary—the U.S. District Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court—has denied the Trump administration’s efforts to have the case thrown out. Yet it will not halt its efforts to avoid standard legal procedures and confront us, the nation’s youth, in court.

Our trial is officially scheduled to begin on October 29, 2018 in Eugene, Oregon.

What we’re asking for could change everything.

My fellow plaintiffs and I want you with us as we head into the courtroom to confront the United States government for knowingly violating our constitutional rights. Supporters will hold rallies in every state around the country, so if you can’t be with us in Eugene, find your local rally here.

Get regular updates by following @youthvgov on social media.

You can learn more about this case and get regular trial updates by tuning in to the No Ordinary Lawsuit podcast here.

Lastly, if you have the means, click here to make a donation to Our Children’s Trust, the nonprofit organization that supports our lawsuit and many others like it around the country.

https://boingboing.net/2018/10/23/our-childrens-trust.html

bisquid

@deadcatwithaflamethrower @thebibliosphere @glumshoe

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Boosting!

solarpunk-gnome

The Climate One podcast discussed this back in 2017: https://climateone.org/audio/youth-streets-and-courts

demilypyro

Want to hear a hot take?

demilypyro

Despite what modern core nihilism will tell you, the accidental nature and inherent meaninglessness of life as a biological phenomenon does not mean that our efforts are pointless but instead allows us all to determine what we personally desire out of life. It means we are free to pursue what our hearts desire, and so enables each of us to find our own unique meaning.

Also love is real.

And the majority of people in the world are inherently good-natured.

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skypig357

Lmao

bigwordsandsharpedges

modern art

cuentosallaround

Okay, at this point there has to be something wrong with me, right? I’ve watched this 20 times in the last half hour, I still don’t know what they are saying half the time, but it doesn’t seem to matter because i’ve been crying my eyes out laughing for the entire last half hour …

vergak

what the fuck is this from i gotta know

carry-on-my-wayward-butt

it’s called letterkenny and it’s about a man who gets dumped and then goes on to shirk his pacifism and reclaim and hold his title as the toughest dude in the rural town of letterkenny ontario. every episode cold opens like this in increasingly bizarre ways.

shiftingpath

I read the bit about not being able to parse what’s being said and then I read the bit about it being set in this fuckin province, and I thought, like, what kind of accent could they possibly use that was so incomprehensible while still setting it in northern goddamn Ontario? and actually, okay, you know what, despite having lived immersed in it my entire life I’m not sure i’ve ever seen this exact accent on tv before, it is just weird to see actors using it

neonbonsaii

My cousins grew up with the guy who wrote this show and is the main actor. It’s scary accurate for hick town Ontario (it’s based on the town of Listowel) and apparently some of the characters are based so closely on real people that they’ve recognized themselves while watching.

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ARE YOU GONNA FIGHT IN THOSE SHADES OR PLAY POKER STARS DOT COM