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⋆˙⟡ F/O list ⟡˙⋆

⟢ Ultimate Main: very uncomfortable sharing !! He’s pretty much actually my partner

- Mr. L !!!! (SPM) 💍💚

⟢ Mains: iffy/leaning uncomfortable sharing :(

- SMG3 (SMG4) ☕️💣

- Announcer (SWBG) 🎙️🍓

- Licorice Cookie (CRK) ☠️🖤

- Bittergiggle (GOBB) 🐍👾

- Kinito (KinitoPet) 💾🌸

- Kinito, Sam, and Jade (polyship) (KinitoPet) 🫧🪸

- Odile (ISAT) 📖☕️

⟢ Secondaries: completely fine sharing !!

- Lucifer (Hazbin) ❤️‍🔥👑 i do not support the creator at all btw </3

- Jax (TADC) 💜🐰

- Luigi (Super Mario) 🪠👻

- Darly Boxman (DBS) 📦📺

- John Doe (John Doe) 🦷🩸

- Sun and Moon/Daycare Attendant (Security Breach) ☀️🌙

- The Spot (Spiderman: ATSV) 🕳️🔭

- Sun Wukong (LMK) 🍑⛅️

- Randy Jade (Dialtown) 🦢📞

- Norm Allen (Dialtown) 🚀🇺🇸

- Huey (Paper Mario: Color Splash) 🪣🖌️

- Banban (GOBB) 🥩🎉

- Shaun Durand (SWWSDJ) 🎬🖤

- Mr. Puzzles (SMG4) 🧩🎥

- Sebastian Solace (Pressure) ⚓️🌊

- Knife (Inanimate Insanity) 🔪❌

- Serial Designation J (Murder Drones) 🖊️✨

- Daisuke (Mouthwashing) ⭐️⚾️

- Taylor Potts (TGOGM) 🏵️🧁

- Cameron Foster (OC) 🌱📚

- Giovanni Potage (Epithet Erased) 🥫🧶

- Brett Hand (Inside Job) 🗄📁

- Pitaya Dragon Cookie (CRK) 🐉❤️

- SMG4 (SMG4) 💻💙

- Hollyberry Cookie (CRK) 🩷🍇

- Royal Margarine Cookie (CRK) 👑🧈

- Loop (ISAT) 💫🗯

⟢ Lil’ crushes: aka they aren’t confirmed but I sure feel something. fine sharing

- PAInter (Pressure)

- Captain Curly (Mouthwashing)

- Mycheal (Mushroom Oasis)

- Edgar (Electric Dreams)

- Sheriff Toadster (GOBB)

- Harley Sawyer (Poppy Playtime)

- Golden Cheese Cookie (CRK)

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Dah launch vid

It's an ICBM.

Actually capable of carrying more payload further than Musk's "Starship" (which so far has only managed (1) banana 🍌 to the Indian Ocean 🌏 )

Today, Ukraine became the first. The first country in the world against which an intercontinental ballistic missile was used.

let's goooo незламний народе first in everything amirite -----------------------------------

no one cares

I don't care what you say. This is the harsh truth. No one gives a fuck if our nation lives or dies.

To use intercontinental missile to strike Dnipro. That's gotta be the most ridiculously expensive temper tantrum ever.

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[xtruss]

Meet The World’s New Arms Dealers! Where To Buy Drones, Fighters And Tanks On The Cheap

— September 19th, 2023

An aerial view of Kizilelma, Bayraktar TB2, HURKUS, and Akinci surrounded by crowds of visitors at Teknofest in Ataturk Airport, Türkiye 🇹🇷. Image: Getty Images

The sight of North Korea’s chubby leader, Kim Jong Un, shaking hands with Vladimir Putin on September 13th—having travelled by train to a spaceport in Russia’s far east to discuss selling its dictator a stash of Korean weapons—was remarkable both on its own terms and for what it said about the business of selling arms. The world’s five biggest arms-sellers (America, Russia, France, China and Germany) account for more than three-quarters of exports. But up-and-coming weapons producers are giving the old guard a run for their money. They are making the most of opportunities created by shifting geopolitics. And they are benefiting from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Mr Kim’s trip to Russia followed a visit to Pyongyang in July by Sergei Shoigu, Russia’s defence minister, who wanted to see if North Korea could provide gear that would help his country’s faltering war effort. North Korea would love to find buyers for its military kit. And few regimes are willing to sell Russia arms. China has so far been deterred from providing much more than dual-purpose chips (although it could yet channel more lethal stuff through North Korea). Only Iran has obliged, selling some 2,400 of its Shahed “Kamikaze” drones.

North Korea could provide a wider range of stuff. As well as drones and missiles such as the kn-23, which is almost a replica of the Russian Iskander Ballistic Missile, it could offer self-propelled howitzers and multi-launch rocket systems. According to sources in American intelligence, North Korea has been delivering 152mm shells and Katyusha-type rockets to Russia for the best part of a year. Russia is shopping in Pyongyang and Tehran because both regimes are already so heavily targeted by international sanctions that they have nothing to lose and much to gain by doing business with Mr Putin’s government. They are not so much an “axis of evil” as a marketplace of pariahs.

Image: The Economist

If the North Korean arms industry is being boosted by the war in Ukraine, its southern foe is doing even better. South Korea’s arms exporters were cleaning up even before the conflict. In the five years to 2022 the country rose to ninth place in a ranking of weapons-sellers compiled by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), a think-tank (See Chart); the government aspires to make South Korea the world’s fourth-largest arms exporter by 2027. Last year it sold arms worth $17bn, more than twice as much as in 2021. Some $14.5bn came from sales to Poland.

The size and scope of the agreements South Korea has reached with Poland, which sees itself as a front-line country in Europe’s defence against a revanchist Russia, is jaw-dropping. The deal includes 1,000 K2 Black Panther tanks, 180 of them delivered rapidly from the army’s own inventory and 820 to be made under licence in Poland. That is more tanks than are operating in the armies of Germany, France, Britain and Italy combined. The package also includes 672 k9 Thunder self-propelled howitzers; 288 K239 Chunmoo Multiple-Rocket Launchers; and 48 Golden Eagle FA-50s, a cut-price fourth-generation fighter jet.

South Korea’s success in the arms business is down to competitive costs, high-quality weaponry and swift delivery, says Tom Waldwyn at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a think-tank based in London. Its prices reflect Korean manufacturing efficiency. The quality derives from Korea’s experience working with the best American Weaponry, and from its own High-tech Civil Sector. Speedy delivery is possible because the Koreans, facing a major threat across their northern border, run hot production lines that can also ramp up quickly.

Siemon Wezeman, a researcher with sipri’s arms-transfer programme, says wholehearted support from government and attractive credit arrangements are also critical to South Korea’s success. Asian customers like that the fact that it has close ties to America without being America, which is often seen as an unreliable ally. This could also help South Korea clinch a $45bn deal to renew Canada’s ageing submarine fleet. Questions for the future include how far South Korea will go in transferring technology to its customers—a crucial issue for Poland, which sees itself as an exporting partner of South Korea’s, competing with Germany and France in the European market.

If South Korea is the undisputed leader among emerging arms exporters, second place goes to Turkey. Since the ruling ak party came to power in 2002 it has poured money into its defence industry. A goal of achieving near-autarky in weapons production has become more pressing in the face of American and European sanctions—the former imposed in 2019 after Turkey, a nato member, bought Russian s-400 surface-to-air missiles.

Rocket-Fuelled

SIPRI thinks that between 2018 and 2022 Turkey’s weapons exports increased by 69% compared to the previous five-year period, and that its share of the global arms market doubled. According to a report in July by a local industry body, the value of its defence and aerospace exports rose by 38% in 2022, compared with the previous year, reaching $4.4bn. The target for this year is $6bn. Pakistan is receiving modernised submarines from Turkey. And the last of four Corvettes which Turkey has sold to the Pakistan navy was launched last month. More sales to other countries are likely, both because Turkey’s ships are competitively priced and because Turkey has few qualms about who it will sell to.

Yet Turkey’s export charge is led by armed drones. On July 18th Turkey signed a $3bn agreement with Saudi Arabia to supply the Akinci unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV). It was made by Baykar, which also produces the Bayraktar tb2—a drone that has been used in combat by Libya, Azerbaijan, Ethiopia and Ukraine. The tb2 was developed to hunt Kurdish militants after America refused to sell Turkey its Predator drone. More than 20 countries lined up to buy it because it was cheaper and more readily available than the American alternative, and more reliable than the Chinese Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles UCAVs that had previously dominated the non-Western market.

The Akinci (pictured right) is more powerful. It can carry lots of big weapons, including air-to-air missiles and the som-a, a stealthy cruise missile with a range of 250km. It will find buyers among several other Gulf countries, such as Qatar, Oman and the UAE, who are keen to hedge against souring relations with America by reducing their reliance on its weaponry. These countries have ambitions to build their own defence industries; they see Turkey as a willing partner and an example to follow.

Turkey’s ambitions are shown by what else is in the pipeline. Its new Navy Flagship, the Anadolu, is a 25,000-ton amphibious assault ship and light aircraft-carrier that will carry Bayraktar ucavs. At least one Gulf country is said to be in talks to buy a similar ship. Turkey’s Fifth-Generation Fighter Jet, the Kaan, in which Pakistan and Azerbaijan are partners, should fly before the end of the year. Developed with help from Britain’s BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce, the Kaan could be seen as a response to Turkey’s ejection from the F-35 partner programme (as punishment for buying the S-400). Turkey will market the plane to anyone America will not sell F-35s to—or who balks at the conditions. Once again, Gulf countries may be first in line.

South Korea and Turkey have benefited from the woes of their main competitors. Russia’s arms exports between 2018 and 2022 were 31% lower than in the preceding four-year period, according to sipri. It is facing further large declines because of the strain its war of aggression is putting on its defence industries, its geopolitical isolation and the efforts of two major customers, India and China, to reduce their reliance on Russian weaponry.

India, previously Russia’s biggest customer, cut its purchases of Russian arms by 37% in the 2018-22 period. It is probably wishing it had gone further: Russia’s largely state-controlled arms industry is having to put its own army’s needs ahead of commitments to customers. Many of India’s 272 Su-30mkis, the backbone of its air force, are kaput because Russia cannot supply parts. Some of Russia’s weapons have performed poorly in Ukraine, compared with nato kit. And sanctions on Russia are limiting trade in things such as microchips, ball-bearings, machine tools and optical systems, which will hinder Russia’s ability to sell combat aircraft, attack helicopters and other lethal contraptions. The longer the war in Ukraine lasts, the more Russia will struggle to claw back its position in the global arms market.

Damp Squibs

As for China, over half its arms exports in the 2018-22 period went to just one country, Pakistan, which it sees as an ally against India. Nearly 80% of Pakistan’s major weapons needs are met by China, according to sipri. These include combat aircraft, missiles, frigates and submarines. Beijing has no interest in its customers’ human-rights records, how they plan to use what China sends or whether they are under Western sanctions.

But China’s arms industry also has its problems. One challenge, says Mr Waldwyn, is that although China set out to dominate the military drone market a decade ago, its customers got fed up with poor quality and even worse support, opening a door for Turkey. A second is that, with the exception of a putative submarine deal with Thailand and a package of weapons for Myanmar, other countries in South-East Asia are tired of Chinese bullying and “won’t touch them”, says Mr Wezeman.

At least China does not have to worry about competition from India. Despite much effort, India’s growth as an arms-exporter has been glacial. The government of Narendra Modi has listed a huge range of weapons parts that must be made in India; it hopes homemade light tanks and artillery will enter service by the end of the decade. But India has relied for too long on the transfer of technology from Russia under production-licensing agreements for aircraft, tanks and warships that have failed to deliver. Investment is wastefully channelled through the state-owned bodies. Red tape suffocates initiative.

Projects such as the Tejas light combat aircraft have taken decades to reach production, and remain fraught with problems. The Dhruv light helicopter, launched in 2002, has crashed dozens of times. After decades in development, the Arjun Mk-2 tank turned out to be too heavy for deployment across the border with Pakistan. Locally made kit is often rejected by India’s own armed forces; “If they don’t want it, exporting it becomes impossible,” says Mr Wezeman. South Korea and Turkey show how countries can build lucrative arms businesses that underpin domestic security. India, for all its bombast, is a lesson in how not to do it. ■

[mclqren]

SUCCESSFUL ★ MV33

PAIRING ✦ max verstappen x fem!singer!reader

SUMMARY ✦ between you winning an award in the grammys in february and him winning the first grand prix of the 2024 season, you and your boyfriend are proving to be very successful [ SMAU ]

WARNINGS ✦ cursing

REQUESTED ✦ here!

NOTES ✦ my first max smau!! reader is implied to be american (refers to america as her home). as per request, the fc i've used is sabrina carpenter, but feel free to picture whoever you want! my requests are open so feel free to leave a request :)

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yourusername grammys tomorrow 😘

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user1 respectfully, she’s so fine

user2 FORGET MAX PLS COME HOME W ME

user3 I CAN TREAT YOU BETTER 🙏😔

user4 THE LAST SLIDE Y/N WHAT'S THE MATTER

yourusername these are tears of happiness trust me 💗

user5 OMG YOU GOT A REPLYYY SO LUCKY

maxverstappen1 so excited ❤️

yourusername yeah but i’m most excited so 🙄💗

user6 THEIR DYNAMIC HELLO??

user7 okay but MAX IS GOING W HER TO THE GRAMMYS??

user8 he usually does go w her to these events, like how she goes to his races!

oliviarodrigo BABY GIRLLL CANT WAIT 😉❤️

yourusername MY BABYY CANT WAIT TO HANG OUT TOMORROW 😘😘

yourusername

( caption one: omw to the grammys!! (i swear i'm happy to be going my boyfriend is just pissing me off) | caption two: you'd think i wasn't even in the car with him 🙄 )

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yourusername guess who won her first grammyyy!!!!! thank you all so so much for ur endless support, im forever grateful! 😘❤️❤️

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user9 BEST GIRL WON A GRAMMYYYY

user10 I LOVE YOU Y/N

user11 wait what category did she win??

user12 best new artist!!

user13 SHE'S STUNNINGGG

user14 max is punching idc

maxverstappen1 so proud of you ❤️

yourusername love you maxie 💗

reneerapp CONGRATS ANGEL 💗💗

yourusername OMG I LOVE YOU!!

user15 oh to be y/n.

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yourusername who said i couldn't go to a beach in february?? 🤷‍♀️🏖️

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user20 HOW WERE YOU NOT FREEZING COLD

user21 she IS the moment!

user22 ur life seems so fun omg

user23 literallyyyy

user24 is she not in monaco w max rn??

user25 nooo!! she's staying in the usa for a bit while max goes to prepare for the start of the f1 season :)

reneerapp photo creds? ☹️

yourusername SORRY ANGEL yes photo creds to you!!

maxverstappen1 only you would go to a beach in february

yourusername awww are you missing me maxie 😘

charles_leclerc can confirm he is

maxverstappen1 charles you weren't meant to tell her ☹️

yourusername I'LL SEE YOU (BOTH) SOON TRUST

user26 what did y/n mean in her replies w 'see you (both) soon'??

user27 she always goes to the first gp of the season, so she probably means that!

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yourusername coming home's been a blast 🚀

user28 MY TWO FAVS HANGING OUTTT

user29 Y/N IN LA HOW DID I NOT KNOW THISSSS

user30 so are her and renee friends then?

user31 they're very good friends!! when y/n first joined the music industry, renee sort of took her under wing and they become super close! 💛

user32 this friendship is just everything to me

maxverstappen1 cant wait to see you❤️

yourusername likewise max emilian!! 💗

reneerapp I CANT BELIEVE UR GOING TO LEAVE ME

yourusername I'LL BE BACK YOU BEFORE YOU KNOW IT ☹️

yourusername

( caption one: two flights and almost a day later and i’m finally here 🇺🇸➡️🇧🇭 | caption two: back in the garage 🏎️ )

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yourusername VAMOS MAX VAMOS 🏎️ (i'm so sorry i don't know any language other than spanish)

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user33 THE CAPTION??

user34 shes so funny stop

user35 Y/N IN BAHRAINNN WE LIKE TO SEE IT!!

user36 the last slide awww

user37 y/n's spirit animal

maxverstappen1 not dutch? ☹️

yourusername read the caption hon im so sorry 😘

carlossainz55 🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸

yourusername SIIII

maxverstappen1 oh.

yourusername shh look away max ❤️

user38 HELP???

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maxverstappen1 unbelievable start to the year, 1-2 finish is absolutely fantastic 🏆👊

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user43 THE CHAMP IS BACK 🏆

user44 AND THE DUTCH NATIONAL ANTHEM PLAYS AGAINNN 🇳🇱

user45 RED BULL REMAINS SUPREMEEE

redbullracing Best start to the season! 👊❤️

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yourusername WOOHOOO THAT'S MY FUCKING CHAMPION!!

maxverstappen1 ❤️

yourusername RED BULL RAHHHHH

user46 HELP ME Y/N

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yourusername HE ONLY WENT AND DID ITTT!! congrats boyfriend, guess we're both starting this year off as winners ❤️

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user47 Y/N BEING SORT OF NICE IN THE CAPTION FOR ONCE?

user48 it usually depends on her mood ❤️

user49 'congrats boyfriend' HELP MEEE

user50 SHE'S SO FUNNY

user51 ugh i love you guys!!

maxverstappen1 love you ❤️

yourusername love you more!! 💗

maxverstappen1 the last slide 🤨🤨🤨

yourusername you can thank pinterest for that one 💗

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[avengerphobic]

did the avengers even do anything about orchis? they were killing mutants but the avengers don't even give a shit

🏃🏿‍♂️3dmanofficial Follow

am i joke to you

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🏺greencianurn 🔁 pro-bono-boner

☢️chulkstan Follow

FYI Amadeus is really uncomfortable with yall writing amadeus/herc fics. Cut that shit out

🏺greencianurn Follow

lmao im not gonna stop #why is he even searching it up

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❄️lunasnowed Follow

i cant believe people are still circulating those pictures of brawn and luna kissing #i dont get why people ship them #luna just seems so much like a lesbian #honestly could have been a publicity stunt

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🕷️spidermarvel 🔁 tony-fucked-that-old-man

anonymous asked: I write fanfic of my friends (we're superheroes). Anyway i found my friends fanfiction of us and confronted him about it, and he said it was weird that I was reading fanfiction about us. And i was like well its weird that you're writing fanfiction about us. he called me a hypocrite. And I got mad and yelled at him and told him I didn't like that he wrote fanfiction where we got together and that it was even weirder that he wrote it so that it was a love triangle with our other friend. He's not speaking to me rn. I feel bad because it is hypocritical of me to be mad. But I feel like writing self-ship is different than shipping your friends. idk....

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#did msmarvel send this in lol

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⚔️blackknightofficial

actually really hurt that theres hardly any rpf of me #there should at least be a couple of fics of me getting down and dirty during the crusades

🤖robotomato 🔁 cap4cap

🌟cap4cap

people are weird why ship a guy with a dude who tries to kill him like every other week

#dont get the appeal especially when he has a best friend and wife?

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🚀illegalrocketship

I saw one of my mutuals vaguing me for shipping dr doom and reed richards. Girl have you seen the way victor looks at him? I have eyes and a heart #villian/hero antis are such losers

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🌟cap4cap

I DO NOT SHIP SAM WILSON AND STEVE ROGERS I SHIP MONICA RAMBEAU/STEVE ROGERS...... STEVE ROGERS IS NOT GAY #can you people leave me aloneeeee #ive been shipping captain marvel and captain America since before most of yall have been alive

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👨🏻‍🦲mrcleansgaybrother🔁yougottapinata

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so we're all in agreement that professor x and magneto fucked right

🪅yougottapinata Follow

dont be fucking weird magneto dropped a car through my house??

👨🏻‍🦲mrcleansgaybrother

yeah and he fucked professor x

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🇨🇦 alphadflight 🔁 northstarofficial

anonymous asked: Is it okay to ship you with Iceman even though you're married

💫northstarofficial Follow

Uh, so I'm not the superhero Northstar. I am a roleplay account for the North Star. Like in the Sky. But Sure you can ship me with Iceman #adjalkfjaajkfd

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anonymous asked: Not you shipping Bucky and Steve Rogers even tho steve met bucky when he was literally a child

🦥slothbaby

I DIDNT KNOW 😭 #i should have looked it up i know but it just never occurred to me #because its such a widespread ship

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👨🏻‍🦲mrcleansgaybrother

i want to shine professor x's bald head #id let him run me over with his wheelchair ugh

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🇺🇸 usgaygent

did yall see how sad us agent looked looking at hawkeye in this video. he wants him so bad..... #hawkagent #us agent #hawkeye #clint barton #the way being us agent is a performance for him #and the government doesnt let him act on his feelings #so he just has to burn with desire

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🪩discodomino

why isnt there one million fics about them 😭😭😭 #UGH WHYYYY

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⛈️stormscloud

the way yall ship dazzler with every woman she so much as looks at is so annoying no wonder she's locked in the fucking closet yall wont stop speculating about who she has fucked #i hate rpf fans

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🌞wondermaynnnn

do yall think hank beast and wonder man have explored each others bodies

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🚀 Caylan Hughes 🏳️‍🌈 🇺🇸 5.6.25

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[cirimanga]

Elven festival Imbaelk

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✨Imbaelk of the Aen Elle - one of the most significant festivals of the year, a time of purification and renewal. Preparation for this sacred day begins long before the celebration itself. The day before the festival, elves begin the thorough cleansing of their dwellings - not only physical but magical. Incense and sacred herbs are burned to dispel stagnant energy and darkness. On sacred meadows and in groves, the first fires are lit, symbolizing the coming dawn, while white and silver fabrics flutter in the wind, absorbing the blessed magic of morning. Mages create special crystal lanterns that will accumulate power throughout the night, and young elves weave ritual wreaths from the first spring flowers and evergreen plants.

✨As the sun sets, the main ritual begins - the veneration of "Maeth Bréa" (Lady Bréa), "She Who Brings Light." In the city center or on highlands, the High Priestess and mages light the Great Fire, which must burn until dawn, lighting the Lady's path. Aen Treoir, the Navigators, direct magical flows while ritual dances are performed around the fire. The highest caste of mages and seers, Aen Saevherne, read omens from the flames, stars, and thaw waters.

✨In the night of purifying fire, young elves undergo an important ritual - a procession through fire gates formed by two torch arches. This passage symbolizes transformation, the transition from darkness to light, from old to new. Mages perform purification rituals, sprinkling each other with dew and thaw water, speaking ancient words: "Lagi nigh tearth shed amhras vort, tedd nua caemm te a'seo." (Let water wash away fear and doubt, let the new day accept you.)

✨Those seeking deep spiritual rebirth retreat to the Sacred Grove for meditation and communion with ancestral spirits. On this sacred night, special amulets are exchanged between loved ones, sealing bonds of friendship and kinship with the festival's magic.

✨With the first rays of sun begins the most solemn part of the festival - the ritual of meeting the Lady. Elves gather on hills and by waters to greet the sunrise. At this moment, the High Priestess raises a chalice with magical fire and speaks sacred words: "Solas va vort. Roth yaro caemm a eigean." (Light has returned. The Wheel of the Year moves forward.)

✨The festival concludes with a great feast, which may be held in luxurious halls or under the open sky. The tables are laden with fruits, fresh bread, milk, and honey wines - everything that symbolizes warmth, light, and rebirth. Priests perform the final ritual - leaving portions of the feast at the foot of ancient trees in gratitude to nature spirits. Elves exchange magical scrolls with blessings, and the festival ends with an impressive spectacle - ceremonial duels and demonstrative magical contests, where warriors and mages display their strength and mastery, paying tribute to ancient traditions.

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✨Имбаэлк у народа Aen Elle - один из самых значимых праздников в году, время очищения и обновления. Подготовка к этому священному дню начинается задолго до самого торжества. За день до праздника эльфы приступают к тщательному очищению своих жилищ - не только физическому, но и магическому. Благовония и священные травы сжигаются, чтобы изгнать застоявшуюся энергию и тьму. На священных лугах и в рощах зажигаются первые огни, символизирующие грядущий рассвет, а белые и серебристые ткани развеваются на ветру, впитывая благословенную магию утра. Маги создают особые кристаллы-светильники, которые будут накапливать силу на протяжении всей ночи, а молодые эльфы плетут ритуальные венки из первых весенних цветов и вечнозеленых растений.

✨С заходом солнца начинается главный ритуал - почитание "Maeth Bréa" (Госпожи Брэа), "Той, что несёт свет". В центре города или на возвышенностях Верховная Жрица и маги зажигают Большой Огонь, который должен гореть до самого рассвета, освещая путь Госпоже. Aen Treoir, Навигаторы, направляют магические потоки, пока вокруг огня исполняются ритуальные танцы. Высшая каста магов и провидцев, Aen Saevherne, читают предзнаменования по пламени, звёздам и талым водам.

✨В ночь очистительного огня молодые эльфы проходят важный ритуал - шествие через огненные врата, образованные двумя факельными арками. Этот проход символизирует трансформацию, переход от тьмы к свету, от старого к новому. Маги проводят ритуалы очищения, окропляя друг друга росой и талой водой, произнося древние слова: "Lagi nigh tearth shed amhras vort, tedd nua caemm te a'seo." (Да смоет вода страх и сомнения, да примет тебя новый день.)

✨Те, кто ищет глубокого духовного перерождения, удаляются в Священную Рощу для медитации и общения с духами предков. В эту священную ночь происходит и обмен особыми амулетами между близкими, скрепляя узы дружбы и родства магией праздника.

✨С первыми лучами солнца начинается самая торжественная часть праздника - ритуал встречи Госпожи. Эльфы собираются на холмах и у водоемов, чтобы встретить восход. В этот момент Верховная Жрица поднимает чашу с магическим огнем, и произносит священные слова: "Solas va vort. Roth yaro caemm a eigean."(Свет вернулся. Колесо года движется дальше.)

✨Завершается праздник великим пиром, который может проходить как в роскошных залах, так и под открытым небом. На столах появляются фрукты, свежий хлеб, молоко и медовые вина - всё, что символизирует тепло, свет и возрождение. Жрецы совершают последний ритуал - оставляют часть угощений у подножия древних деревьев в благодарность духам природы. Эльфы обмениваются магическими свитками с благословениями, а праздник завершается впечатляющим зрелищем - церемониальными дуэлями и показательными магическими поединками, где воины и маги демонстрируют свою силу и мастерство, отдавая дань древним традициям.

[grits-galraisedinthesouth]

To infinity and beyond🚀! 🇺🇸

"A half-Century ago, it was an honor to serve my country in the effort to put a human being on the Moon. I am proud of what we accomplished then and I have dedicated my life to the pursuit of an enduring human presence in space – it is a calling that runs through every fiber of my being.    Over time, I have seen our government’s approach to space wax and wane. But under the first Trump Administration, I was impressed to see how human space exploration was elevated as a policy of high importance again. Under President Trump’s first term, America saw a revitalized interest in Space, and his Administration reignited national efforts to get back to the Moon, and push on to Mars. The Trump Administration also reinstituted the National Space Council, and our Nation’s defense was enhanced with the creation of the U.S. Space Force – increasingly important as space becomes a contested domain.

At the same time, I have been enthused and excited by the great advancements in the private sector space economy, led by visionaries like @elonmusk These are concrete accomplishments that align with my concerns and America’s policy priorities.   America is facing serious and difficult challenges both at home and abroad.  The Presidency requires clarity in judgement, decisiveness, and calm under pressure that few have a natural ability to manage, or the life experience to successfully undertake. It is a job where decisions are made that routinely involve American lives – some urgently but not without thought. The job requires sober analysis of frightening scenarios, and the instinct to lead with resolve. From the skies over Korea in air-to-air combat to navigating, landing, and walking on the Moon, I appreciate this kind of pressure. I know what it is like to have to make these kinds of decisions, with firmness and follow-through.   In this election, we have a choice and we all have one vote.

For some, the choice may not be easy – but in times of uncertainty real leaders are most needed – to guide and inspire a people, to push through the noise, recognize what really matters, and accomplish missions critical to all citizens. Most Americans rightly consider it an honor to cast their vote for a leader they believe will best serve the nation.

For me, for the future of our country, to meet enormous challenges, and for the proven policy accomplishments above, I believe we are best served by voting for Donald J. Trump. I wholeheartedly endorse him for President of the United States. Godspeed President Trump, and God Bless the United States of America." Oct 30 2024 31.7views

[taviamoth]

Day 354

🇺🇸 New group of israeli-americans pledge votes for harris as the better option for israel

Lebanon:

‼️ Death toll reaches 569 people killed, incl. 50 kids, 1835 wounded by israeli assault

🪖 israel concerned by 40,000 fighters from Yemen, Syria, Iraq set to arrive in Lebanon

🇱🇧 israel bombs Beirut 3 times in past 2 days

🚀 Hezbollah fired 220+ rockets, highest since Oct 7. It struck occupied Palestinian city of Safad, igniting fires & hitting naval base

📳 israel drops leaflets in Lebanon w/ QR that collects info from devices

Palestine:

🇵🇸 12 killed, 43 injured in 24 hours in Gaza

🇵🇸 IOF targeted 2 homes in Khan Younis (south), killing 7+ Palestinians & wounding 15+. 3 people killed in IOF bombing of Bureij camp; 2 people killed in similar attack on Deir al-Balah (central)

‼️ 4 Palestinians, incl. doctor, shot in IOF raids of Hebron & Qalqilya (West Bank)

🚜 Settlers raze ~4 acres of Palestinian land near Nablus

🏫 12 y/o Palestinian student w/ israeli citizenship harassed, suspended for empathizing with Gaza

[louisupdates]

WORLDMUSICAWARD: #LouisTomlinson's amazing new surprise album 'LIVE' shoots 7->3 on the Worldwide iTunes Album chart and lifts 8->5 on the European iTunes Album chart after reaching #1 on iTunes in 10 countries so far! 💪💿🚀3⃣🌎🎵 & 📈5⃣🇪🇺🎵➕💥1⃣✖️🔟🌎🔥👑💙

The album has reached #4 on US iTunes! 👏📈4⃣🇺🇸🎵🔥

Louis had his biggest streaming day of 2024 on Spotify on April 25, scoring 1.28M streams after drawing 572.082 plays during its partial release day!🔥

Louis: "I’ve been lucky enough to spend the last 3 years touring the world twice over, the feeling I get sharing those live moments will be with me forever. This record is a true collaboration between me and you. Thank you for the amazing memories! Enjoy! "

STREAM: louist.lnk.to/live

#1s on iTunes

#1. Brazil 🇧🇷

#1. Chile🇨🇱

#1. Colombia 🇨🇴

#1. Czech Republic 🇨🇿

#1. India 🇮🇳

#1. Kenya 🇰🇪

#1 Philippines 🇵🇭

#1. Poland 🇵🇱

#1. Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦

#1. Turkey 🇹🇷

[rotsindots]

So yeah, I fell in love with Vox and Valentino duo, especially their verse in the Finale

This shit lives in my mind rent free:

AFTER 👉 THE BATTLE 🤼 MASTERLESS 🎲 CATTLE 🐄

OVERLORDS 🎪 HANGING 🧗 BY A THREAD 🪢

WITH THE BIT🤏OF BRAVADO 😚

MAYBE🤔 TOMORROW 👀

WE'LL 👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨BE ATOP👆 THE HEAP🤩

WHILE 🏃THE REST 🙇OF HELL'S👹 PISSING😏

ALASTOR 🦌 MISSING 🫥

FLED 🫠💨 WITH HIS 💁‍♂TAIL 🪡BETWEEN 🙏HIS LEGS🦵

NATURE 🌲 ABHORS 😡 A POWER 👑 VACUUM 🚀

IT 🥴LEAVES🤲 ROOM🏠 FOR YOU🫵 AND ME👯‍♂️

THE FUTURE 🤳OF HELL🫦 BELONGS 🫂TO THE VEES 👨‍👨‍👧

and The deer part added by my bf:

THIS PLACE 🏨 REEKS OF 🤢 DEATH ☠️

THERE'S 👇 A CHILL 🥶 IN THE AIR 🌬

AND I BARELY 😮‍💨 ESCAPED 😶‍🌫

BEING KILLED 😵 BY THE HAIR 💇

GREAT 👑 ALASTOR 🦌 ALTRUIST 🥺 DIED 💀 FOR HIS FRIENDS 🤡

SORRY 🙇TO DISAPPOINT 😬, THAT 👉 IS NOT ❌ WHERE THIS ENDS 🔚

I'M HUNGRY 🍗 FOR FREEDOM 🇺🇸 LIKE 👍 NEVER ✋BEFORE👈

THE CONSTRAINTS 🚧 OF MY 🤰DEAL🤝 SURELY 💯 HAVE A BACKDOOR 🍑

ONCE ☝️ I FIGURE 🧩 OUT 🏳‍🌈 HOW ❓ TO UNCLIP 📎 MY WINGS 🦅

GUESS 😁 WHO 🙈WILL BE PULLING 🤝 ALL 🙌 THE STRINGS 🎸

[eyecicles]

11 18 27!

11. What moment surprised you the most?

I'm pretty sure it was L's death. I knew he would die - just not that it would happen so soon. I thought he and Light would die sort of together at the end, like in a stalemate.

18. If Death Notes came in different colors, what color would yours to be?

I do like the unassuming canon black, honestly. Grey would be cool too ^^

27. Lay out the plot of Death Note using only emojis.

🥱🏫📓👀✒️🫀😵😧💀😏🖥️🕵️🆚🌛🚨🌛🚌👮🏻😵👮🏻‍♀️😭🤔🌛⌚👮🏻‍♀️😵📷📷📷📺😵🎾🥰📓☠️📺🥰🤝🌛🧠❌⛓️👮🔫🌛⛓️🕵️🌛👬🧑🏻‍💼🏢☠️📓🏍️🍷☠️📓🥰🚁🚓🌛⌚📓🧠😵🕵️📓🤔☠️📓🕵️ 🎩😵😏📅🇺🇸🎲🍫🔫👮🏻👧🏻🚀📓🩻🍫😨😏🔪💀🤝👮🏻‍♂️🍫💣👮🏻‍♂️😵😭🎲🤔🕵️2️⃣🟰🌛📺👑💸🎲🏃👓📓🌛🤝📰🔎🚆👓😵🌛🆚🎲🍫🔫🎲🤝🎮😵🍫⛓️📰🏍️🔫😨📓🍫😵🔥👮🏻‍♂️🤨🎲🙅‍♂️🏭🌛👓😰🎲📓✍️😈👮🏻🔫😱💀📓🌛😵👮🏻🤔🎲

That was therapeutic

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[melhindips]

Day 362

🟡 Hezbollah forces repel 2 IOF ground incursion attempts. Hezbollah says it killed & injured 80 IOF soldiers; Israel says only 8 killed, 30 injured. ~5 IOF tanks reportedly destroyed

🇵🇸 90 Palestinians killed in Gaza in 24 hrs

‼️ IOF massacres 53+ people incl. 19 from 1 family, in hours-long ground incursion backed by artillery fire in Khan Younis (south)

‼️ IOF bombs orphanage in Rimal neighborhood + school in Tuffah district + residential buildings in Gaza City (north), massacring 25+

‼️ Gaza Civil Defense: Gaza Genocide has erased 902 families from registry. 1,374 families have only 1 survivor

🇯🇴 Jordan officials to CNN: Jordan intercepted Iran missiles. Israeli official says “other Middle Eastern countries” also helped

🇺🇳 Israel bans UN Secretary-General from entry for “insufficient condemnation” of Iran

🇱🇧 46 killed, 85 injured in Lebanon in 24 hrs

🚀 Hezbollah fires 240+ rockets, sparking fires in Israeli colonies

🇱🇧 IOF attack kills 5, injures 8 in west Beirut. 3 other airstrikes on Beirut leveled buildings

🇱🇧 Israel threatens 19 new towns in south Lebanon to fully evacuate

🇵🇸 Central Gaza: IOF attacked tents & evacuation centers, killing 23 people

🇸🇾 3 people killed, 3 injured in IOF attack on Damascus, Syria

🇬🇧 UK says its fighter jets played role in “wider deterrence” of Iran attack

🇺🇸 Biden discusses Israeli attack on Iran w/ Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Japan & UK

❌ Israel imposes new curfew on Hebron (West Bank), abducting & abusing several men

[polysucks]

HAPPY SUNRISE ON THE REAPING

WAKE ⏰ UP, 🚓👌 my 👈👈 heart 😻 just stopped like PEETA'S. Guess what??? IT'S MARCH 18 🌲 which 👏 means 😏 HUNGER GAMES: 🎱 SUNRISE 🌅 on 🔛 the REAPING is OUT. 🈷️🈷️ My ⚠️ cock 🦃 is normally 🐭 the only thing rising 😳😳as I'm getting 🉐 blown 💥 (not 😣 up ⌛😦 like prim) by one 1️⃣1️⃣1️⃣ of the sexy career 💼💅🐰 tributes. Sunrise 🌞 (not 🚯 Sunset 🌆 Orange 🟧 like 💞😚👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨 Peeta's favorite 📺🔥 color) 🔵🎨 on 😜🐫 the Reaping focuses on the 50th Hunger Games 🎮 - where 🌄🌄 bigger 👌 means 😈 better, 👅 and we 👤 get 3️⃣ to see more ➕🔜 kids killed 🎑 than EVER 😅😆 before.

If you 😊 send 📨📧 this to 3 👏🎆 of your 🤗 PRIM REAPERS, you'll 🏃👧 survive 🙏 to finish reading 🚀 the book 📕 and won't leave Annie without a husband. If you 👉 send 📬 this to 5 🔳 of your sexiest 😛😛🦃 snow sluts, 👙 SNOW 🏂 might land 😺 on 🔛👇 top 🎩 (of you). 👽 If you 🙄 send 📦 this to 12 😳 of your hunger games 🎮 hoes, 💦 you 👈 just might 📷 survive 🙏🏼😩😭 the next ⏩ 4 🙇 years 📅 of ORANGE 🔶 MAN 👨‍🏫.

🇺🇸 Panem Today, 🙊 Panem Tomorrow, 🍆🌽🍌 Panem Forever. 🕐🕔🕤