#BLN

[bootleg-nessie]

Bear with me guys, had to rebrand again, this time for practical reasons. This should theoretically be the last time.

[beluga-84]

[hunnidracksingoyardbags]

[iamdjgordon]

Danke, Berlin Pride 🇩🇪🌈🫶🏼

[nsebullcom]

Equinor To Commence Fourth Tranche Of 2023 Share Buy-back Program Of Up To $1.67 Bln

(RTTNews) – Equinor ASA (EQNR), a Norwegian petroleum refining firm, Friday said it will commence the fourth and final tranche of the share buy-back programme for 2023 of up to $1.67 billion on October 30. In the fourth tranche, shares for up to $550 million will be purchased in the market, implying a total fourth tranche of up to $1.67 billion, including shares to be redeemed from the Norwegian…

[stochastique-blog]

Cool

#bln #fhn #krz #brg https://www.instagram.com/p/B6P-aptoFVX2XUFr50MhH6Gt_gUr_L_fYfR-sI0/?igshid=1suwdgnbcycbh

[batmanlovesnirvana]

— How Faith Shapes Superman’s Identity | analysis

SUPERMAN is best known for his incredible superpowers, such as super strength and invulnerability, but an often overlooked aspect of his character is his faith. This belief system plays a crucial role in shaping his moral compass and can even provide practical advantages in challenging situations, giving him an edge over other non-believing heroes like Batman, who also may not share the same convictions.

Though Superman was created by two Jewish writers, he was raised by Jonathan and Martha Kent, a Christian couple who instilled in him a sense of morality and ethics. However, Superman's faith is not rigidly tied to any specific religion. Instead, based on his extensive experiences as a superhero, he believes in a higher power or a God-like force. This broader spiritual outlook allows him to reject specific religious doctrines, such as the concept of Hell, which he doesn't believe exists. Interestingly, in Jewish teachings, Hell—or "Gehinnom"—isn't seen as a physical place of eternal suffering but rather as an intense feeling of shame for one's misdeeds. This spiritual anguish, a temporary state, serves to purify the soul. This concept resonates with Superman’s beliefs, acknowledging a higher moral accountability without subscribing to the idea of a punitive Hell, subtly nodding to his creators' Jewish heritage.

This belief becomes particularly significant in *Batman/Superman: World's Finest #3*, written by Mark Waid and illustrated by Dan Mora. In the story, the villain Felix Faust traps Superman, Batman, and Billy Batson in an illusion designed to mimic Hell. The illusion is so convincing that Batman struggles to cope with the experience. In contrast, Superman remains calm and composed. His serenity allows him to see through the illusion and identify Faust's location, ultimately disrupting the sorcerer's magic.

Superman's super-hearing aids him in pinpointing Faust's position, but his composure stems from a deeper source: his conviction that a benevolent God would not create a place of eternal torment like Hell. This strong belief prevents him from being psychologically manipulated by Faust's magic. For Superman, the idea that Hell does not exist is a fundamental part of his worldview, which gives him clarity in situations where others might falter.

This incident highlights the practical benefits of Superman's faith, especially since he is typically vulnerable to magic. Magic users often try to exploit heroes' fears, but Superman's strong conviction acts as a shield against such psychological attacks. Unlike Batman, who, despite being an atheist and not believing in Hell, still falls prey to the illusion, Superman's firm belief provides a unique form of resilience. This suggests that merely not believing in something isn't enough; it takes a strong and positive faith to withstand such deceptive tactics.

Superman's religious beliefs are a key component of what makes him a remarkable hero. While his physical powers allow him to confront threats far beyond the capacity of ordinary humans, it is his unwavering commitment to justice and morality that truly defines him. Without this deep-seated faith, Superman might be more susceptible to believing in a punitive and unjust concept of Hell.

Even if future storylines in DC Comics depict his son Jon as an atheist, it is evident that faith remains a core aspect of Clark's character. Superman's belief in the non-existence of Hell not only strengthens his resolve but also serves as a vital tool in overcoming villainous deceptions, proving that his spiritual beliefs are as significant as his more tangible superpowers.

A.N : any other opinions are welcome. Don’t hesitate to leave a comment or reblog, I would appreciate it :)

Also should I do the same for Bruce/Batman ?

[linksvorne]

41. ONLY. 2025-04-17 @ Venster99 (w/ Catastrophy).

[fwboyp]

[elomnusk-official]

SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk announced today that he is renaming social media site Twitter “X,” a reference to the status of his relationship with singer Claire “Grimes” Boucher. “I’ve always believed in grand gestures. I think Grimes will really appreciate that I’ve renamed my prized jewel after her and then she’ll see I’ve loved her all along,” Musk reportedly told one of the 15 or so employees left at the company. “And then the real work begins: popping out as many weirdly-named babies as we can to take control of the post-apocalyptic landscape with le most epic army of memelords of all time!”

(source - Hard Drive, a satire news source)

good. you do not deserve to have bird imagery

[niveditaabaidya]

Brazil's Vale To Sell 13% Stake In Base Metals Unit For $3 4 Bln. #brazi...

[idryna]

Sayang Suamiku Sayang

Well. . . Sebenarnya waktu tu umur aku 19 thn. Aku telah dijodohkan ngan anak kawan bapak aku. Bapak aku tu jenis garang orgnya, nak tak nak terpaksalah aku ikut. Tapi waktu tu tuhan jelah tau. . . . Betapa tak relanya aku!

Aku diberitau, bakal tunang aku tu duda kematian bini. Aisey man. . . Kes berat ni! Umur dia 33. Pastu we all pun ditunangkan. Alah. . . Tunang pun tak lama. 3 bln pastu kito org pun kawin. Aku punyerlah menggigil. . . . Yelah nak tempuh mlm pertama! Aku ni tak penah buat benda2 tu. . . Akurasa korang fahamlah apa benda yg aku maksudkan tu kan?Ringan2 pun aku tak penah!

Seminggu pas nikah tu we all tak buat apa2 lagi. Ooh yek. . . . Korang nak tau tak? Mlm petama aku berlalu camtu je. . . Sbbnya aku terlalu penat. Nasib baiklah hubby aku tu paham. . . Tapi sebenarnya aku suka gak camtu sekurang2nya aku tak payah lagi buat benda alah tu. Masuk minggu kedua aku pun ikut gi umah dia. Kitorang tinggal kat umah sendiri. Time tu aku gabra dah. Maklumlah. . . Apa2 jadi takda org nak tolong aku. . . Yelah hanya aku dan dia je kat umah tu. . .

Then, satu mlm tu. . . Waktu aku tgh tidur. . . . Aku rasa macam ada tangan merayap kat bahu aku. Aku terkejut gila! Aku pun tepislah tgn tu. Aku tahu ni mesti takda keje lain,mesti laki aku ni. Aku takutlah sebenarnya waktutu. Meremang bulu roma aku.

Tapi laki aku ni jenis tak reti bahasa agaknya. Pujuk punya pujuk akhirnya aku pun cair.

Dia usap2 kepala aku. . . Then dia cium mulut aku. Mula2 aku tolak, lama2 sedap plak. Aku pun balaslah. Pastu lidah dia merayap kat leher aku. Fuuuhhhhh! Aku rasa stim sangat. Sambil2 dia gigit leher aku tgn dia masuk merayap bawah baju tidur aku. . . Tgn dia dok sibuk cari tetek aku.

Terperanjat aku bila dia genggam tetek aku. Pastu dia bukak zip baju aku dan bra dan underwear aku. . . Dia usap tetek aku. Pastu dia jilat tetek aku yg kanan. Waktu tu aku stim abis! Aku pun mengeluh . . . Uh ahhhhh. . . . Sementara tu tgn dia ramas2 tetek kiri aku. Abis dia gomol tetek aku. . . Macam2 dia buat. . . Dia hisaplah. . Macam2lah. . . . Then. . Dia turun kat perut aku plak. . . Dia jilat kat situ. . . Dia sodok2kan lidah dia kat pusat aku. . . Maaak oooiiii! Tak tahan aku.

Pastu. . . Dia kangkangkan kaki aku. . . Dia pegang clit aku. Dia usap2 kat situ. . . Dia gentel kat situ. . . Waktu tu aku dah basah habis. . . Aku dah tak ingat apa dah waktu tu. . . Apa yg aku tahu waktu tu aku betul2 tak tahan. . . Dlm kenikmatan. . . Sedaaapnya. . . . . . . Tiba2 aku rasa kejang. . . Disertai dgn rasa nikmat yg terlalu sangat. . . Payah aku nak terangkan. . . Laki aku kata aku dah klimaks. . . Then. . . Dia bongkokkan muka dia kat pussy aku. Lidah dia mula merayap kat situ.

Aku waktu tu. . Terkejut sgt! Tak sangka dia nak buat camtu! Laki aku jilat clit aku. . . Dia jilat,jilat dan jilat. . . Lama2 dia makin kuat jilat. Pastu dia hisap. . . Dia kepitkan clit aku yg semakin membesar tu dgn bibir atas dan bawah dia. . . Aku tak tahan sangat waktu tu. . . Aku pun kata. . . . . “bang. . . . Oh. . . Sedap. . . . Ija tak tahan. . . Oh. . . . Lagi bang. Lagi! ” Bila dia dengar aku cakap camtu. . . Dia pun hisap clit aku. . . Dia sedut kuat2. . . Wow. . . . Hisapan dia power sungguh!

Sampai terketar2 lutut aku. Aku pun klimaks buat kali kedua. . . . Then. . . . Dia jilat kat lubang aku. . . Dia jolok lidah dia pelan2. . . Pastu dia buat in and out. . . In and out. . . Aaaaarrrgggghhh. . . Tak tahan aku. . . Aku rasa nak menangis waktu tu jugak. . . . Geeli sesangat! Kali ni aku rasa aku nak klimaks lagi. Pastu. . .  Dia bangun. Dia bukak baju dia. . . Kiranya dia dah naked dah. . . Aku tengok anu dia dah tegang! Terkejut aku tengok betapa panjangnya btg dia. . . Inilah kali pertama aku tengok secara live. . .

Then, laki aku suruh aku pegang btg dia. . . Aku pun peganglah. . . Pastu dia suruh hisap. . . Mula2 aku geli. . . Tapi bila dah cuba lama2 sedap plak. . . Aku pun hisap. . . Jilat hisap. . Jilat. . . Aku sorong tarikkan dlm mulut aku. . . . . . . . Aku dengar hubby aku mengerang. . . Dia tarik2 rambut aku. . . Bila aku dengar dia mengerang lagilah kuat hisapan aku tu. . . Aku sedut kuat2 btg dia. . . Sedap betuuul! Then. . . Kitorang bercium lagi. . . Kali ni sambil bercium. . . Dia geselkan kepala anu dia kat clit aku. Aaaahhh. . . . . Nikmat betul! Makin lama makin laju. . . . Sampai aku klimaks lagi.

Aku pun dah tak tahan. . . Aku cakap. . . “bang. . . . Fuck me bang. Pls. . . . . . “bila dia dah dpt green light dari aku. . . Dia pun pelan2 masukkan kat lubang aku tu. Mula2 dia just gesel2kan kepala btg dia kat dindingfaraj aku. Sambil dia gesel. . . Dia lipat kaki kanan aku. Bergesellah didnding faraj aku belah kanan tu! . . Aaaaarrghhhh. . . Sedapnya. . . Aku menjerit dan mengeluh. . . Aku mengerang kuat. Waktu tu dah hilang malu. . .

Dia gesel banyak kali. . . Pastu dia lipat plak kaki kiri aku. . . Kali ni aku mengerang lagi. . . . Air aku dah keluar terlalu banyak. . . . Pastu. . . Dia try tusuk btg dia. . . Banyak kali dia cuba. . . Tapi tak berjaya. . . Dia kata lubang aku ketat sangat. . . Yelah lagipun aku kan still dara waktu tu. . . Cuba punya cuba. . . Tiba2 je. . Aku menjerit. . . . . “aaaahh. . Bang! Sakit! Ija tak tahan. Aaaaahh. . . Jgn kuat2! ! ! Pls. . . . “aku merayu dia. . .

Pastu dia jawab”sabar sayang. . . . Mula2 memang sakit. . . Nanti lama2 sayang akan rasa nikmat. . . ”

akhirnya laki aku berjaya masukkan btg dia tu. . . Aku yg pd mulanya rasa sakit terus dibuai kenikmatan. . . Aku rasa nikmat yg amat sangat. Kadang2 ada jugak rasa sakit. . . Tapi laki aku pandai buat aku lupakan kesakitan aku tu. . . Sambil dia berdayung. . . . Dia hisap lidah aku. . . . Pastu dia gentel-gentel puting tetek aku. . . . Dia berdayung lagi. . .

Makin lama makin laju. . . . Sambil berdayung dia hisap tetek aku. . . . Uuuuuhhhhh. . . . . Aku tak tahan waktu tu. . . . Aku klimaks lagi. . . . . Suami aku lambat klimaks. . . Dia masih meneruskan dayungan. . . Aku peluk dia erat2. . . Sambil laki aku fuck aku. . . Kitorang berkissing. . Buat french kiss. . . .

Laki aku cakap. . . . “ija. . Kita klimaks sama2 ya sayang?”

Aku pun jawab. . . “ya bang. . . . Ahhhhh. . Cepat bang. . . Cepat. . . Harder. . . Laju. . . . Aaaaargggghhh” 10 minit pastu aku dan laki aku klimaks sama-sama. . . Aku kemut kuat-kuat. . . . Bagi laki aku suka. Tersentak laki aku bila btgnya dikemut kuat oleh aku. . . Aku pun apalagi. . . Bila laki aku pancut dlm. . . Aku rasa panas. . . Tapi nikmat! Laki aku tak keluarkan terus batang dia. . . Dia biarkan kejap. . Pastu kitorang buat afterplay. . . Dia cium bibir aku. . . Usap-usap lembut tetek aku. . . . Sambil hisap. Aku plak. . . Usap2 belakang dia. . . . .

Aku rasa itulah pengalaman pertama aku yg tak dapat aku lupakan sampai bila-bila. . . Lebih2 lagi ngan suami aku sendiri. . . . Agaknya itulah kebaikannya jika kita tak pernah buat seks sblm tu. Walaupun agak menyakitkan pada mulanya. . Tapi aku puas. . . Aku paling suka bila suami aku ucapkan terima kasih pada aku lps kejadian tu dan sampai sekarang dia masih ucapkannya selepas setiap kali kitorang buat. . . .

[beautitudes]

so to accommodate the needs of the actors and everyone involved + to film that stupid unnecessary hp show they're going to build a whole fucking city that's going to cost $1.25 bln and you're telling me they couldn't spare some on ofmd s3? bullshit.

[ordalya]

Ooooh !

J'ai justement goûté une crème brûlée au potimarron samedi dernier au restaurant. Je ne suis pas une grande amatrice de crème brûlée en temps normal, c'est écœurant et je ne termine jamais le ramequin. Mais avec du potimarron, c'est tellement plus léger (il y avait moins d'oeuf pour le même volume de crème). C'est passé crème !

I've never tasted pumpkin in a sweet recipe so far. I've long told myself that I would one day bake something accordingly but for some reason never got to it—I tend to assume it was mostly because I fear disliking it and having to peddle some bizarre confection to the next unsuspecting Frenchman (and potentially sully my excellent rapports with half of the neighbourhood indefinitely). The struggle is real.

[alltheboysandgirlsiloved]

Highlights of Chaos Theory season 2:

- Kenji's "life sometimes is a cruel mistress"

- Sammy's "she's still counting quarters. Fourteen and three quarters."

- the visual and audio effects whenever characters' were cracking mentally *chef's kiss*

- Darius confessing to Brooklynn - so unexpected but the delivery was just so right

- Yaz racing with Geba

- scenes in the lab underground - every frame gave me chills, I was so thrilled

- Earnest from BLN because despite short screen time he was very convincing as a character

- Ben texting Brooklynn a "Could a dropped us a postcard."

- Darius researching dinos in Senegal. That's my dino-nerd right there!

- ... Ben's wet hair

[regular-gnome]

huh...

So when the Archivist find a planet capable of sustaining life but currently without life, they... Release single celled organisms? ...Just to archive them in the future? That's so odd to me.

Why not just wait, is archiving some sort of deep-seated urge or instinct that they NEED to do? Isn't it counterproductive to not just let life naturally develop, or is artificially creating new life apart of the reason they exist?

The short answer (its kinda a tdlr, the text got long)

So life develops slowly and needs stable conditions, what is hader when things like stars have finite lifespans (our Sun is already halfway through!). The Starchildren can’t create life or bring it back, and not all planets have the right conditions for it to start in time when planet is habitable, but might adapt once it’s there. They treat planets bit like gardens in a region where apocalypses are common, with the Archive serving as a storage for seeds, saplings, and tools. Its more usable and not as much lifeless museum of life

Most planets do well on their own, so only parts are collected but beyond that left alone, and some are destroyed or struggle to progress beyond microbes. In those cases, they might step in to improve conditions or remove threats. Sometimes, they just observe how life adapts to what chaos it has. If it can.

There are also personal reasons for work, things like attachment or desire for control, but their mission began when the first life-sustaining planet was destroyed, leaving them alone in the void believing everything was lost forever. When life SLOWLY re-emerged on other worlds, they began preserving and protecting it, spreading across the void.

Long answer under the cut

Life in general develops extremely slowly. Earth is around 4.5 bln years old (Ga), it's estimated that it took around 1,1Ga to go from anoxygenic bacteria to aerobic bacteria (after some ox producing bacteria ruined the party for all those who couldnt deal with it, also called Great Oxygenation Event). From there, it took roughly 0,5 Ga for eukaryotic cells to develop. Shortly after (like 0.1 Ga), life transitioned from single-celled to multicellular organisms. In comparison it took 1.7 Ga for evolution to progress from algae to humans—about 1.6x faster than the journey from primordial soup to microbes

There could be planets capable of supporting life that are just off the mark, preventing organic material from developing well enough. Some might have all the right conditions but lack the right combination of energy sources, maybe too far from a star, maybe something else. But, once life forms and we get a "Last Universal Common Ancestor" (LUCA) It could spiral to the point where, as on Earth, almost no surface remains untouched by life (you really don’t want to know how many bacteria are on your phone). But thats only really because life got a really good footing here. If a catastrophic event wiped out all complex life, bacteria adapted to extreme would probably be fine and maybe evolve further.

If primitive cells formed under specific conditions and those suddenly changed, all that progress could halt or go back entierly to a primordial soup (Going with the Heterotrophic Theory, this is my gen favourite term for this, soup). And there is another aspect. Suns are not eternal; our sun, at ~4.5 Ga, is already halfway through its lifecycle before becoming a red giant. At that point, Earth will lose its "habitable" status. If Earth went through a hard reset, and assuming everything went the same, next intelligent life might be one witness their star’s death, sooo there is a finite window of habitability.

Each evo step is faster than the last one, Archivists intervene at mostly early stages making the beginning bit smoother, more controlled. They aim to make planets with potential more habitable or stoping them from losing it. For example they might create an atmosphere if one lacks it but is otherwise perfect, and past that let life develop naturally.

And even with perfect conditions, factors like astronomical events could mess up whole process. In the infinite space it's not really a question of if but more which planet heads into a catastrophe, so they stay around. Archive functions like a backup, preserving progress where possible. If a planet faces extinction, they might change the enviroment, whatever is esponsible for it, maybe introduce creatures more capable of surviving—or even short-lived organisms, some that arent meant to survive but will provide enough short term nutrients for the native organisms to pull through.

That being said they usually try to avoid too much interferance, sometimes its just patching up small element before it becomes an problem. But sometimes they will just stay clear. If one is doing okay or particularly fascinating they'll stay back and watch how it adapt to the unique environments. World where due to temperatures the only habitable zone is on the edge of a star’s light? Organisms adaptation might give some insight for future and give templates for backing up similar ecosystems elsewhere. But there are limits to their interference. If saving a planet requires more effort than its results justify, they let it fade, something Wayfarer was upset about

There’s also a personal element. Archivists sometimes release life forms they’re familiar with—ancestors of creatures they once befriended. While they know these won’t develop into the same beings, it’s comforting to see familiar traits re-emerge (and to know how to deal with them). When universe is so hellbend on reminding of inevitable end, its a small victory.

Those are some words about methods, when it comes to why they even start its bit diffrent. The Starchildren’s mission stems from witnessing the first total extinction of life on a first developed planet. Unable to create life or reverse what had happened, they were confronted with the vast emptiness of the void and believed all was lost, that was it. And then saw the painfully SLOW emergence of life elsewhere, collectors agreed on a mutual goal to prevent life fading out of existance, not taking for granted it will work out. Bit ironic joke of fate that ones suited to live in isolation of void are also one to seek company. When the only other comapny is one that lives in blink of an eye its easy for the unguided Starchildren with almost divine power develop some quirks and complexes (not an excuse, just a reason).

But maybe its by design, just the right trait to have something always watching tirelessly over the gardens, ensuring there is someone there. I wouldn't say there isn't a quiet internal push for it, a drive that took root in the right environment and grew into a lifelong mission. Magic, like energy, isn’t created—it once formed part of Everything. When Everything awakened, it wanted to be more, sought to ensure there would always be something