#relevant to current events

[oldgodfanclub]

A dumpster fire. 🔥

[wretchfulreading]

Ignoring isn't the same as ignorance, you have to work at it.

- The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood

[ophelia-freesia]

"And I grew up knowing that living under a dictatorship was bearable, as long as you kept your head down and never criticized the government."

Jim Al-Khalili, The Golden Age of Arabic Science

[j-wilson-md]

So, I was watching Madam Secretary

Damn, dude, why are you threatening me with a good time?

[alanshemper]

“Can anything more ‘shallow’ be imagined than this judgement of an entire trend based on nothing more than what the representatives of that trend say about themselves?”

—Vladimir Lenin, What Is To Be Done?, 1902

[mikehasfleas]

Most annoying thing to remember is that you're litterally just a homosapien. You're just a very smart animal. If you feel like shit, imagine you're an exotic pet for some alien species and do what they'd do to keep you healthy. You gotta be well cared for. Animal abuse is a crime for a reason

"My pet human, Greg, hasn't left his bed in a long time. He's just scrolling his phone all day" Greg needs enrichment. Add enrichment in his enclosure and take him on walks

"Greg has been super lethargic and sad recently for seemingly no reason" Greg need vitamins, take him outside for some vitamin D and fresh air. Perhaps a picnic

"Greg won't sleep even though he's been super lethargic" Greg needs a schedule, especially for the lights in his enclosure.

"Greg has been super distant recently and keeps crying to sad music" Humans are pack animals, he needs to hug another human and hang out. Perhaps pack bond with a rock together

"Greg has been flailing around and panicking, his breathing is way faster than it should be" Greg is overwhelmed. Take Greg out of the situation and give him time to calm down. Perhaps somewhere cozy with tea and a movie

"Greg won't do what he needs to do" Train him. Humans do great with positive reinforcement, give him little treats when he's doing good

"Greg he's been super anxious and tired, he can't seem to enjoy his days" Humans needs to move around. Give Greg something to exercise with. Things like stretching, weight lifting, walking, or even dancing will help

"Even though I've taken really good care of Greg, he still has been having issues" Greg is ill, take him to the doctor. You might need a specialist (therapist, optometrist, oncologist, etc)

I know it feels patronizing, and I know it feels embarrassing or that you're "just giving into the clichés", but you are literally just a creature. You need to sleep/eat on time, you need enrichment, and you need to take care of your social needs. Humans are complicated animals, but they are also beautiful and all deserve proper care. This obviously isn't a perfect analogy, nothing is, but if you saw your friend taking care of their pet the way you take care of yourself, would you be concerned?

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[awestruck-atrophy]

leverage’s s1 big bad being the ceo of an insurance company? everyone needs to watch this show IMMEDIATELY.

[wretchfulreading]

I had seen distress fester souls and bend people's bodies out of shape, but I had yet to see anyone redeemed from pain, by pain.

- The Heart of a Woman, Maya Angelou

[pickles4nickles]

[royalarchivist]

Fit: You know... There's a reason I'm a loner, that I'm a nomad, that I go from place to place. 'Cuz everywhere I go, people die. Fit: I'm just- I'm a walking bad omen.

I know Fit probably said this as a joke and it wasn't meant to be that deep, but I've got a shovel and I'm ready to dig, because this comment fits his QSMP cubito way too well.

[ Subtitle Transcript ↓ ]

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Fit: I had nothing to do with any of this! I had nothing to do with any of this! [He notices the Allays trapped in a room and gasps] Ohhh– C'mon, get out of here– You're gonna burn to death! Get out of here.

Fit: This is why I don't walk into churches. This is why I don't walk into churches, for this reason. You know– 'cuz it- it would just burn down. It would just burn down if I walked right in. This is what happens. I'm an unholy man.

[The sound of villagers dying]

Fit: Oh yeah, they're all dead. They're f- they're doomed. They are DOOMED.

Dono: You showed up and the mansion burned itself down, made a crack about never walking into churches, then thunder happened? Your manifestation skills are too damn high dude.

Fit: You know– ok, I'm a little cursed. I'm a little cursed, as you can clearly see. You know... There's a reason I'm a loner, in Minecraft, that I'm a nomad, that I go from place to place. 'Cuz everywhere I go, people die. Ehh... you know? I'm just- I'm a walking bad omen. I'm a walking bad omen. Look at this sht. It's- it- ugh...

Fit: These things happen.

[littjara-mirrorlake]

Happy birthday Pawbo! What do they want?

the death of fascism

[blood-orange-juice]

Ok, so what have we learned from the new web event

Moon names? I fail to see how it helps anything but okay.

Red moon from the Abyss Sibling video (and possibly plane of Euthymia) and red moon shards beyond the false sky in Natlan being connected but separate entities. Something something red shadow fallen into the abyssal sea when one of the moons fractured. What does it mean? Who knows.

Lore theorists assumed Tsurumi murals were showing an eclipse but here we see moons arranged in the same concentric circles. So it was just moon syzygy. Why did they depict it? Who knows.

4. The world being "no longer sheltered by Eternity" parallels what Dain said in Travails. We knew Phanes created a shell to protect Teyvat from something and Alice mentioned it too. How exactly it was sheltered and from what is still a mystery.

5. I guess we learned that something stopped sheltering it? I wonder if it was something recent (Capitano's stunt or the sibling's shenanigans) or something Khaenri'ahns did. It reminds me of Rene's world formula and him saying that this world cycle is different from the previous ones, it leads to a complete destruction instead of a reset. If he's right then it's a consequence of Khaenri'ahn meddling. Maybe the whale. Anyway, this is actually new.

6. The new moon thing. Okay, I guess? How is it different from "but the world shall burn no more for you shall ascend"? I mean, we can tie it to a bunch of things but it's not exactly information.

7. Celestial sphere confirmed? We knew that.

I think that's it.

Oh, also Nod-krai landscape if you brighten the 3rd screen.

I understand the hype but, honestly, it's not a lot. It follows the usual Hoyo strategy of introducing new questions without answering the old ones.

It's very pretty though, so I'm here for it.

[ingravinoveritas]

Why is this so perfect right now though...

[wretchfulreading]

As the architects of Gilead knew, to institute an effective totalitarian system or indeed any system at all you must offer some benefits and freedoms, at least to a privileged few, in return for the ones you remove.

- The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood