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Finally figured out how to permanently disable google assistant on phone

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Ok, loves, so we've all got the message that joking about suicide is bad for your mental health. Now we need to get on "joking that the planet/all of humanity has no future" is bad for societal health/encouraging resistance to bad shit."

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Ok so funny story. When I visited the Nordic countries, I was with some buddies, and one of them is this over-6-foot-tall giant with long blond hair and blue eyes.

And literally every tourist there kept doing things like asking him for directions or asking about XYZ thing, and he had to keep telling them, “I’m American, I have no idea.”

The hilarious part is that he’s got barely any Scandinavian in him. He said he was mostly Irish.

It's funny how american guys who got "73% Scandinavian" in a mail order DNA test once will be like "I have Viking blood coursing through my veins, I'm a natural-born warrior and I've got +5 poison resistance and I'm immune to frost damage", while the average Norwegian guy is just some guy named Lars who works in IT, rides a bicycle to work, and looks like this.

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play toys ?

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winterlight

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norse pagan prideposting

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I hope you know that it’s always this

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June's Strawberry Moon © astronycc

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It makes the most wonderful hues.

what is your favourite colour and why

The blue of the sky just before dawn. It's a lovely shade that reminds me of things that make me happy.

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My condolences. It’s always rough meeting people like that…they're emboldened by their peers and get to thinking this nasty behavior's perfectly okay, and then end up doing something that puts them in jail.

And unfortunately, prison's the ground zero for where radicalization into Odinism happens. Been that way since the 70's.

“This blog does not welcome Folkish Asatruar or RadFems”

What does this mean/what is it in reference to? Not trying to be mean I’m genuinely curious

No worries! I’m happy to answer!

Folkish Asatru and Radical Feminism are two related hate movements, representing two heads of the same ideological beast that despises humanity and all the different ways humans love being human.

The first of these, Folkish Asatru or Folkish Heathenry, is a phony spirituality that acts as a disguise for the Neo-Völkisch Movement. This is an extremist movement whose ultimate goal is to create a White ethno-nation called Vinland on US soil. This Vinland would be a tribally-organized society of white people whose lives, thoughts, behaviors, and emotions are strictly controlled by a social pressure to perform and conform to an impossible standard of ideological perfection. The fear of deviation would make this society a self-sustaining hellscape to all except the most handsome and aggressive of malignant narcissists.

The way the neo-Völkisch Movement goes about this is by brainwashing people into believing their happiness is being robbed by the presence of BIPOC, LGBTQ+, Jewish people, people with disabilities, “non-contributing” members of society, Christianity, cultural exchange, industrialization, globalization, freedom of information, gender-nonconformity, and anything else that stands in the way of the neo-Völkisch agenda. The Movement convinces people they will “reclaim what’s theirs” if they remove or dismantle these things on a local and national level.

The Neo-Völkisch substrate is not always obvious by looking at Folkish Heathenry. Its different varieties—such Odinism/Wotanism and Theodism—claim they’re “the ancient religion of the vikings” and don’t usually mention hating other people. Folkish spaces might not even use the word “folkish” to advertise themselves, and will instead use terms like Ásatrú or simply Heathenry/Heathenism.

Regardless of what label they choose, Folkish groups pose as spaces of brotherhood and connection for white men of Scandinavian descent, only to radicalize members against other social groups by feeding them Neo-Völkisch ideologies masquerading as ancient viking beliefs and practices. They also tend to use aggressive aesthetics, sometimes dark and tribal-looking, as a way to appeal to a sense of exoticism and the American masculine ideal.

Folkish Heathenry doesn’t resemble genuine Heathenry and has nothing to do with the beliefs and cultural norms of the pre-Christian Norse. Its esoteric practices are just rebranded forms of Theosophy, and its virtues and values are pulled directly from the late-1800’s Germanic Völkisch Movement, the father of both the Neo-Völkisch Movement and Naziism. (Hilariously, most Folkish don’t identify as Nazis purely because they don’t like Naziism’s large-government structure…not because they think eugenics is deplorable or that getting rid of all the Jews, BIPOC, queers, and disabled people is a bad idea.)

If I were to give you just one thing to look for to help you spot Folkish Heathenry, it would be this: Folkish Heathenry wants heathenry to be a lifestyle and academic discipline, not a spirituality defined by people enjoying interpersonal relationships with deities and spirits.

The Folkish don’t want people using Heathenry to connect with the world around them because this weakens their control over people’s perceptions, feelings, and behaviors. That’s it. If you’re in a heathen space, and it rewards you for talking about history and academics but dismisses or embarrasses you for talking about the supernatural, then you’re in a space controlled by the Folkish and you need to get out.

Radical Feminism is actually related to the Neo-Völkisch Movement as it shares a similar ideology of eugenics and biological essentialism. Despite calling itself “feminism,” it’s not actually feminism at all, but an antisocial movement intending to co-opt the meaning of the word.

Feminism proper has always been about creating a society where everybody, regardless of sex, has complete agency by virtue of their inherent personhood, and are treated as such by all social structures. Historically, this treatment has only been given to white men. The reason why feminism is called “feminism” rather than something like “equalism” is because it grew out of women’s rights issues.

Radical Feminism, however, is the opposite of feminism. It’s designed to break apart the actual feminist movement by making women debate about what “a woman” actually is. It tries to change what “feminism” means by defining it as an ideology of embracing and embodying womanhood, which it has never been.

A few flavors of Radical Feminism developed from this, the first being Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminism (TERFs). Just like its neo-Nazi and neo-Völkisch counterparts, TERF ideology believes “real women” are those who were born with vaginas, wombs, ovaries, and the enthusiastic desire to make more White People babies with them. Women in these spaces are pressured to perform femininity 24/7 and to bully women who can’t or don’t conform to these standards.

Then there’s the “traditional wives” or tradwives. This one directly stems from the Völkisch Movement, for the ideal tradwife is the obedient, blond-haired, blue-eyed, never-aging waif who tends to a vegetable garden outside her cottage at the pastoral foot of an alpine mountain range—just like perfect Völk wife. But unlike Folkish Heathenry, the tradwife movement doesn’t use academics to attract its members because it doesn’t want women to be curious or educated. Instead, it uses homemaking videos, cottagecore aesthetics, and vapid spiritualism to convince white women they’ll find happiness by getting married, making White People babies, and maintaining multi-million dollar properties on land that’s terraformed to look like Bavaria.

Radical Feminism also has some overlap with gold-star lesbianism—the idea that lesbian purity is the condition of being “untouched by a man”—but I can’t really speak much to this since it’s outside my area of knowledge. I’ll let others fill you in on that one.

The reason why I say I don’t welcome Folkish Asatruar or RadFems is because I want to make it clear that I don’t support these movements and what they stand for. However, I should probably rephrase this statement to say “Neither I nor this blog support Folkish and Radical Feminist ideologies,” because if I could, I’d reach out my hands and pull people out of these groups. Anyone who finds more joy in my writings than in dogwater “us vs. them” narratives is always welcome to stay.

That’s about as much as I can say about the subject while keeping it relatively short! Hope it helps!

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My day job is analyzing wildlife photos, and I've been getting this strage creature on camera recently... can anyone tell me what it is?

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“This blog does not welcome Folkish Asatruar or RadFems”

What does this mean/what is it in reference to? Not trying to be mean I’m genuinely curious

No worries! I’m happy to answer!

Folkish Asatru and Radical Feminism are two related hate movements, representing two heads of the same ideological beast that despises humanity and all the different ways humans love being human.

The first of these, Folkish Asatru or Folkish Heathenry, is a phony spirituality that acts as a disguise for the Neo-Völkisch Movement. This is an extremist movement whose ultimate goal is to create a White ethno-nation called Vinland on US soil. This Vinland would be a tribally-organized society of white people whose lives, thoughts, behaviors, and emotions are strictly controlled by a social pressure to perform and conform to an impossible standard of ideological perfection. The fear of deviation would make this society a self-sustaining hellscape to all except the most handsome and aggressive of malignant narcissists.

The way the neo-Völkisch Movement goes about this is by brainwashing people into believing their happiness is being robbed by the presence of BIPOC, LGBTQ+, Jewish people, people with disabilities, “non-contributing” members of society, Christianity, cultural exchange, industrialization, globalization, freedom of information, gender-nonconformity, and anything else that stands in the way of the neo-Völkisch agenda. The Movement convinces people they will “reclaim what’s theirs” if they remove or dismantle these things on a local and national level.

The Neo-Völkisch substrate is not always obvious by looking at Folkish Heathenry. Its different varieties—such Odinism/Wotanism and Theodism—claim they’re “the ancient religion of the vikings” and don’t usually mention hating other people. Folkish spaces might not even use the word “folkish” to advertise themselves, and will instead use terms like Ásatrú or simply Heathenry/Heathenism.

Regardless of what label they choose, Folkish groups pose as spaces of brotherhood and connection for white men of Scandinavian descent, only to radicalize members against other social groups by feeding them Neo-Völkisch ideologies masquerading as ancient viking beliefs and practices. They also tend to use aggressive aesthetics, sometimes dark and tribal-looking, as a way to appeal to a sense of exoticism and the American masculine ideal.

Folkish Heathenry doesn’t resemble genuine Heathenry and has nothing to do with the beliefs and cultural norms of the pre-Christian Norse. Its esoteric practices are just rebranded forms of Theosophy, and its virtues and values are pulled directly from the late-1800’s Germanic Völkisch Movement, the father of both the Neo-Völkisch Movement and Naziism. (Hilariously, most Folkish don’t identify as Nazis purely because they don’t like Naziism’s large-government structure…not because they think eugenics is deplorable or that getting rid of all the Jews, BIPOC, queers, and disabled people is a bad idea.)

If I were to give you just one thing to look for to help you spot Folkish Heathenry, it would be this: Folkish Heathenry wants heathenry to be a lifestyle and academic discipline, not a spirituality defined by people enjoying interpersonal relationships with deities and spirits.

The Folkish don’t want people using Heathenry to connect with the world around them because this weakens their control over people’s perceptions, feelings, and behaviors. That’s it. If you’re in a heathen space, and it rewards you for talking about history and academics but dismisses or embarrasses you for talking about the supernatural, then you’re in a space controlled by the Folkish and you need to get out.

Radical Feminism is actually related to the Neo-Völkisch Movement as it shares a similar ideology of eugenics and biological essentialism. Despite calling itself “feminism,” it’s not actually feminism at all, but an antisocial movement intending to co-opt the meaning of the word.

Feminism proper has always been about creating a society where everybody, regardless of sex, has complete agency by virtue of their inherent personhood, and are treated as such by all social structures. Historically, this treatment has only been given to white men. The reason why feminism is called “feminism” rather than something like “equalism” is because it grew out of women’s rights issues.

Radical Feminism, however, is the opposite of feminism. It’s designed to break apart the actual feminist movement by making women debate about what “a woman” actually is. It tries to change what “feminism” means by defining it as an ideology of embracing and embodying womanhood, which it has never been.

A few flavors of Radical Feminism developed from this, the first being Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminism (TERFs). Just like its neo-Nazi and neo-Völkisch counterparts, TERF ideology believes “real women” are those who were born with vaginas, wombs, ovaries, and the enthusiastic desire to make more White People babies with them. Women in these spaces are pressured to perform femininity 24/7 and to bully women who can’t or don’t conform to these standards.

Then there’s the “traditional wives” or tradwives. This one directly stems from the Völkisch Movement, for the ideal tradwife is the obedient, blond-haired, blue-eyed, never-aging waif who tends to a vegetable garden outside her cottage at the pastoral foot of an alpine mountain range—just like perfect Völk wife. But unlike Folkish Heathenry, the tradwife movement doesn’t use academics to attract its members because it doesn’t want women to be curious or educated. Instead, it uses homemaking videos, cottagecore aesthetics, and vapid spiritualism to convince white women they’ll find happiness by getting married, making White People babies, and maintaining multi-million dollar properties on land that’s terraformed to look like Bavaria.

Radical Feminism also has some overlap with gold-star lesbianism—the idea that lesbian purity is the condition of being “untouched by a man”—but I can’t really speak much to this since it’s outside my area of knowledge. I’ll let others fill you in on that one.

The reason why I say I don’t welcome Folkish Asatruar or RadFems is because I want to make it clear that I don’t support these movements and what they stand for. However, I should probably rephrase this statement to say “Neither I nor this blog support Folkish and Radical Feminist ideologies,” because if I could, I’d reach out my hands and pull people out of these groups. Anyone who finds more joy in my writings than in dogwater “us vs. them” narratives is always welcome to stay.

That’s about as much as I can say about the subject while keeping it relatively short! Hope it helps!

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Anyways, the other day I found someone who said "space and the deep ocean are none of my business" and I wonder what it must be like to live life incurious like that. Lovecraft ass behavior.

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Well!

So first, let's clear a common misconception: no, President Abraham Lincoln did not love Black people nor see them as human equals. At best he was centrist about it (though, even his implication that 'exceptional' Black men ought to vote got him assassinated).

"My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do, it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that. What I do about slavery, and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union...I have here stated my purpose according to my view of official duty; and I intend no modification of my oft-expressed personal wish that all men everywhere could be free."

The "freeing of slaves" after the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 was meant to kneecap the economic and military powers of the seceded South. Lettuce stop making a white savior figure out of Lincoln, or thinking that my people's shackles were unchained via anything other than desperate war strategy and extreme violence. Think on that, for a moment.

That being said!

But not everyone in Confederate territory would immediately be free. Even though the Emancipation Proclamation was made effective in 1863, it could not be implemented in places still under Confederate control. As a result, in the westernmost Confederate state of Texas, enslaved people would not be free until much later. Freedom finally came on June 19, 1865, when some 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas. The army announced that the more than 250,000 enslaved black people in the state, were free by executive decree. This day came to be known as "Juneteenth," by the newly freed people in Texas.

Consider going through the Smithsonian website to learn about Juneteenth! Recognize why it's an actual day of freedom, versus July 4th and the independence of a select few.

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"In Northern California, a Native American tribe is celebrating the return of ancestral lands in one of the largest such transfers in the nation’s history.

Through a Dept. of the Interior initiative aiming to bring indigenous knowledge back into land management, 76 square miles east of the central stretch of the Klamath River has been returned to the Yurok tribe.

Sandwiched between the newly-freed Klamath and forested hillsides of evergreens, redwoods, and cottonwoods, Blue Creek is considered the crown jewel of these lands, though if it were a jewel it wouldn’t be blue, it would be a giant colorless diamond, such is the clarity of the water.

Pictured: Blue Creek

It’s the most important cold-water tributary of the Klamath River, and critical habitat for coho and Chinook salmon. Fished and hunted on since time immemorial by the Yurok and their ancestors, the land was taken from them during the gold rush before eventually being bought by timber companies.

Barry McCovey Jr., director of the Yurok Tribal Fisheries Department, remembers slipping past gates and dodging security along Blue Creek just to fish up a steelhead, one of three game fish that populate the river and need it to spawn.

Profiled along with the efforts of his tribe to secure the land for themselves and their posterity, he spoke to AP about the experience of seeing plans, made a decade ago, come to fruition, and returning to the creek on which he formerly trespassed as a land and fisheries manager.

“To go from when I was a kid and 20 years ago even, from being afraid to go out there to having it be back in tribal hands … is incredible,” he said.

Part of the agreement is that the Yurok Tribe would manage the land to a state of maximum health and resilience, and for that the tribe has big plans, including restoring native prairie, using fire to control understory growth, removing invasive species, restoring native fish habitat, and undoing decades of land-use changes from the logging industry in the form of culverts and logging roads.

“And maybe all that’s not going to be done in my lifetime,” said McCovey. “But that’s fine, because I’m not doing this for myself.”

The Yurok Tribe were recently at the center of the nation’s largest dam removal, a two decades-long campaign to remove a series of four hydroelectric dams along the Klamath River. Once the West Coast’s third-largest salmon run, the Klamath dams substantially reduced salmon activity.

Completed last September, the before and after photographs are stunning to witness. By late November, salmon had already returned far upriver to spawn, proving that instinctual information had remained intact even after a century of disconnect.

Pictured; Klamath River flows freely, after Copco-2 dam was removed in California

“Seeing salmon spawning above the former dams fills my heart,” said Joseph L. James, chairman of the Yurok Tribe, the leaders of the dam removal campaign along with the Karuk and Klamath tribes.

“Our salmon are coming home. Klamath Basin tribes fought for decades to make this day a reality because our future generations deserve to inherit a healthier river from the headwaters to the sea.”

Last March, GNN reported that the Yurok Tribe had also become the first of America’s tribal nations to co-manage land with the National Park Service under a historic memorandum of understanding involving Redwoods National Park.

The nonprofit Save the Redwoods bought a piece of land adjacent to the park, which receives 1 million visitors annually and is a UNESCO Natural Heritage Site, and handed it over to the Yurok for stewardship.

The piece of land, which contained giant redwoods, recovered to such an extent that the NPS has incorporated it into the Redwoods trail network, and the two agencies will cooperate in ensuring mutual flourishing between two properties and one ecosystem.

Back at Blue Creek, AP reports that work has already begun clearing non-native conifer trees planted for lumber. The trunks will be used to create log jams in the creek for wildlife habitat.

Costing $56 million, the land was bought from the loggers by Western Rivers Conservancy, using a mixture of fundraising efforts including private capital, low interest loans, tax credits, public grants and carbon credit sales.

The sale was part of a movement called Land Back, which involves returning ownership of once-native lands of great importance to tribes for the sake of effective stewardship. [Note: This is a weirdly limited definition of Land Back. Land Back means RETURN STOLEN LAND, PERIOD.] Studies have shown around the tropics that indigenous-owned lands in protected areas have higher forest integrity and biodiversity than those owned by national governments.

Land Back has seen 4,700 square miles—equivalent to one and a half-times the size of Yellowstone National Park—returned to tribes through land buy-back agreements in 15 states." [Note: Since land buyback agreements aren't the only form of Land Back, the total is probably (hopefully) more than that.]

-via Good News Network, June 10, 2025