23 years ago 9/11 happened, I wasn't even half a year old at that time, yet it affected me in several ways, I'm brown, middle eastern, Muslim, Arabic speaker & so on, I think you get the picture.
After 9/11 happened, Muslims & Arabs/middle easterns were viewed as terrorists, hate crimes increased too, Muslims were viewed as barbaric people, savages, couldn't integrate & so on.
How did that affect us?
You can't wear hijab in France for example, you can't speak in Arabic on the bus in England without someone calling you out for being a terrorist cause now you're on English lands, you better speak their language, you could get killed in the US cause there's no gun control whatsoever.
Hate spreads like wildfire & so it did against Arabs, middle easterns, Muslims & the Arabic language.
Why am I saying all that?
Because the IDF & Israel today tried to use the buried fear of the Arabic language & the ignorance of the west about it to their own appeal:
This is a freaking calendar but to some who are already scared of the language, that's enough terrorism.
People all over social media here in the East are making fun of that stupid little stunt but for me it depends inherently on the racism, islamophobia & fear of Arabic that has been fed to the west for decades. It's literally another racist move against Arabic speakers but it's Israel so I'm not surprised.
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FIA: “Next year we’ll group countries for logistics and to save the environment and fight climate change ☺️🥰”
Also the FIA: Put the three US races in different points of the calendar, decides to race in Azerbaijan that is in the middle of a war with Armenia, makes a totally logical jump from Brazil to the factory to Las Vegas, doesn’t put the middle east races or Austria/Hungary together.
So much for saving the environment and making it easier for the crews, umh?
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We got to do another one! *claps* Be encouraged daily with the Rise Above 2023 Calendar. :) This day-to-day desk calendar features over 300 kind, encouraging illustrations.
US folks can order it from their preferred retailer here <
And intl folks can preorder it here <
Thank you to @andrewsmcmeelbooks and Mango Publishing for making this happen! :)
And to everyone interested in picking this desk calendar up, thank you, too! I hope you enjoy it. ♥
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✨Astro Calendar 2023✨
⁺₊⋆ ☾ ⋆⁺₊ Lunar Events: ⁺₊⋆ ☾ ⋆⁺₊
● Jan 7th Full Moon in Cancer
○ Jan 22nd New Moon in Aquarius - Lunar New Year
● Feb 6th Full Moon in Leo
○ Feb 20th New Moon in Pisces
● March 7th Full Moon in Virgo
○ March 22nd New Moon in Leo
● April 6th Full Moon in Libra
○ April 20th New Moon in Aries
◉ Total Eclipse
● May 6th Full Moon in Scorpio ◉ Total Eclipse
○ May 20th New Moon in Taurus
● June 4th Full Moon in Sagittarius
○ June 18th New Moon in Gemini
● July 3rd Full Moon in Capricorn
○ July 18th New Moon in Cancer
● Aug 2nd Full Moon in Aquarius - Supermoon
○ Aug 16th New Moon in Leo
● Aug 31st Full Moon in Pisces - Blue Moon
○ Sep 15th New Moon in Virgo
● Sep 29th Full Moon in Aries
○ Oct 15th New Moon in Libra ◉ Annular Eclipse
● Oct 29th Full Moon in Taurus ◉ Partial Eclipse
○ Nov 13th New Moon in Scorpio
● Nov 27th Full Moon in Gemini
○ Dec 13th New Moon in Sagittarius
● Dec 27th Full Moon in Cancer
⁺₊⋆ ☀︎ ⋆⁺₊ Wheel of the Year: ⁺₊⋆ ☀︎ ⋆⁺₊
✧˖°.☼.°˖✧Southern Hemisphere✧˖°.☼.°˖✧
Lammas/Lughnasadh Feb 2nd
Mabon/Autumn Equinox March 21st
Samhain May 1st
Yule/Winter Solstice Jun 22nd
Imbolc Aug 1st
Ostara/Spring Equinox Sep 23rd
Beltane Oct 31st
Litha/Summer Solstice Dec 22nd
✧˖°.☼.°˖✧Northern Hemisphere✧˖°.☼.°˖✧
Imbolc Feb 1st
Ostara/Spring Equinox March 30th
Beltane May 1st
Litha/Summer Solstice June 21st
Lammas/Lughnasadh Aug 1st
Mabon/Autumn Equinox Sep 22d
Samhain Oct 31st
Yule/Winter Solstice Dec 21st
˖⁺‧₊˚ ˚₊‧⁺˖Retrogrades & Directs: ˖⁺‧₊˚ ˚₊‧⁺˖
☿ Mercury
RX 29th Dec 2022 --> 19th Jan // 20 Days
RX 21st April --> 15th May // 23 Days
RX 24th Aug --> 16th Sep // 23 Days
RX 13th Dec --> 2nd Jan 2024 // 19 Days
♁ Venus RX 23rd Jul --> 4th Sep // 42 Days
♂️Mars RX 31st Oct 2022 --> 13th Jan // 74 Days
♃ Jupiter RX 5th Sep --> 31st Dec // 117 Days
♄ Saturn RX 18th June --> 4th Nov // 139 Days
♅ Uranus
RX 24th Aug --> 23rd Jan // 151 Days
RX 29th Aug --> 27th Jan 2024 // 151 Days
♆ Neptune RX 1st Jul --> 7th Dec // 158 Days
♇ Pluto RX 2nd May --> 11th Oct // 162 Days
* ⋆·˚ ༘ * 🔭 Astro Events to See: * ⋆·˚ ༘ * 🔭
Quadrantids Meteor Shower 1st-7th Jan; Peaks on the 3rd. Full Moon
Venus Conjunct Saturn Jan 22nd
Venus Conjunct Jupiter March 1st
Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower 19th April -28th May. Strongest in Southern Hemisphere
Lyrids Meteor Shower 16th-25th April, peak on the 22nd/23rd
Venus near Pleiades & Hyades star clusters April 21st/22nd (20 meteors per hour)
Venus-Mars-Moon Triangle May 23rd
Beehive Star Cluster near Mars & Venus June 1st/2nd
Venus-Mars-Moon Triangle June 6th
Moon Venus Mars Visible low in the west on the Solstice of June 21st
Delta Aquarids July 12th - Aug 23rd; peak 28th/29th July
Perseids Meteor Shower begins July 27th and peaks on 12th Aug
Blue Moon Aug 31st
Oct 14th Partial Solar Eclipse, visible to Southern USA; Gulf of Mexico
Leonids Nov 3rd - Dec 2nd; peak Nov 18th
Geminids Meteor Shower Dec 4th - 17th, peak on the 12th (120-160 meteors per hour)
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My Seasonal Dragon Calendar is up for sale!
It’s a little early this year, so that anyone who wants one won’t have to worry too much about shipping if you want things in time for the holidays or the new year.
The images above are the cover for this year’s wallpaper/bonus art (which will have no text) and examples from last year’s calendar.
Two versions again, a physical wall calendar with the same place as last year, 11'' x 8.5'' closed, 17'' open. Really good quality, we used one all this year and it worked great! The monthly images will look thus:
Additionally, I have a digital version for your computer or smartphone, and a set of files if you’d like to print your own 4x6 inch calendar for a smaller desk or workplace. There’s also a bonus illustration included of the cover art, as you can see at the top of the post! The monthly images will look thus:
You can get the physical wall calendar here
And you can get the digital calendar bundle here
This is my big item for the year, so if you like & want to support my work, and want a totally cute calendar, please consider getting either version! ^_^
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