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biggest-gaudiest-patronuses · 9 months

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Of the 19 hijackers who carried out the Sept 11 attacks:

15 were from Saudi Arabia (a powerful/oil-rich country the U.S. works hard to maintain diplomatic relations with)

2 were from the United Arab Emirates (also a powerful/oil-rich country the U.S. works hard to maintain diplomatic relations with)

1 was from Egypt, 1 from Lebanon.

None of the hijackers were from Iraq.

None of the Sept 11 hijackers were Iraqi.

None of the 9/11 hijackers were from Iraq.

#9/11 #serious post #not a shitpost #this should be one of the first things kids learn when they learn about the 9/11 attacks #politics #this is just...it's such an essential and brazen fact and i rarely see basic outrage over it #i want outrage. i want fury. i want disgust over the way fundamental facts are disguised and discarded and downplayed #because there are things we should KNOW. basic fact we should ALL KNOW. and they are tucked away in the footnotes.#and no this is NOT to put the blame on other middle eastern countries #we know this was carried out by a specific terrorist organization not a national government #but King George the Second decided (and was encouraged by his cabinet!) to invade a nation!#a nation that was not at all related or responsible!!!#a dictatorship to be sure--but a dictatorship that King George the First had been happy to support #so what changed? why did we go in guns blazing to DEMOLISH a country *we had NO PLANS OF REPAIRING*???#well. because they wanted a villain didn't they. a nice clean war. clarity of purpose. us the heroes against them the villains #and when you're in that mindframe--truth is irrelevant. you can pick your villain (your victim) by rolling a roulette wheel #truth is irrelevant #worse: to the people in charge #truth is a HINDRANCE #'Alternative facts' existed long before it became a catchphrase #facts don't matter. truth doesn't matter. the impulses of a handful of volatile & rich & power-high people--that's History. congratulations

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justanothermortalsworld · 2 months

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My 12 year old self would have never imagined the today me to be this unhinged. She would be concerned (rightfully so)

#but eh life goes on #being a little unhinged is fun #i blame politics #atleast it not boring #it is however depressing #whatever

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johnbitchsociety · 5 months

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I feel like both internet liberals and leftists have a tendency to reverse-Great Man Theory Ronald Reagan at the expense of any insight into the history of his policies or the conservative movement that led up to him.

#YOU CAN’T JUST BLAME EVERYTHING ON HIM WITHOUT TACITLY ABSOLVING COUNTLESS OTHER MONSTERS AND THE WHOLE FUCKING SYSTEM OF ITS GUILT.#IT’S DEEPLY INDIVIDUALISTIC AND ARGUABLY ANTIHISTORICAL.#Anyway this is because I saw a post that blamed him for the US backing brutal regimes in the global south under the guise of anticommunism.#When that famously started back in the post-WWII era and has its roots in Monroe Doctrine ideology.#FYI I fucking hate him but he’s a part of a larger picture.#(Anyway I study American politics during the Cold War with a focus on the rise of the far right.)#original content #100 #500 #1k

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mokeonn · 1 year

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"oh I dont know a lot about other countries because the american school system was so bad haha." You know you can fix that, right? You can change that. With the device you are reading this post on. You know that, right?

#simon says #I am starting to see american posts through a non american pov and tbh every other country is right #theres only so much you can blame on a school system that isnt even the worse out there before you have to admit its just your own ignoranc #anarchist #politics #it's not super political im just feeling mean today

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uncanny-tranny · 6 months

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This is purely speculation on my end, but I've noticed that it seems like people (specifically younger queer people, partially under forty) are so used to queerphobes indignantly saying, "you have the right to marry, what more can you want?! Why do you shove it down our throats?!" that they internalize the idea that gay marriage and other rights were only fought for for queer assimilation.

The push for things like gay marriage wasn't just "to assimilate," and especially after the AIDs crisis, you very well could watch your lover or friend or mentor die in front of you and have no recourse. No protections. No guarantee that you could even say goodbye. Learning that - as a young queer myself - hammered home how important these things can be. To get where we are now didn't happen because of the magical benevolence of the cishets. We fought for that shit. We died for that shit.

Again, this is speculation, but I don't think young queers (even me) will truly understand the scope of queer history. It takes effort to learn about this, but it is an effort worth pursuing every single time. At the least, we owe it to honour the people who came before us who have sacrificed so much. We owe our communities that much, at least.

#queer #lgbt #lgbtq #politics #it just irks me to see the 'why werent queers of the past trying to move to reprioritize marriage 🙄'#it gives off the same vibes as 'why transition? shouldn't you abolish gender altogether🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄. hashtag owned!'#it's just...please learn about history. even the aids crisis ALONE was harrowing to learn - but it's so important #i don't see assimilation as what you do per se but rather what you believe in #queer assimilation isn't getting married and having kids - it's (to me) an attitude of queerness #it's devaluing queerness and thinking of it as lesser - so you will distance yourself intrinsically from it #maybe that's the same to some people but i don't see it that way #and even then the conversion of this alone is nuanced and complicated #instead of blaming an individual i tend to blame the systems in place that lead people to devaluing themselves and who they are

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greensaplinggrace · 9 months

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"You can say 'all are welcome' but if wolves and sheep are both welcome you're only going to get wolves" is a quote that I think maybe end of season two alina needs to hear at some point tbh

#shadow and bone #grishaverse #sab salt #sab critical #there is so much wrong with this story in both the books and the show #but the fact that alina herself (by virtue of the authors not understanding) lacks such a fundamental understanding of oppression #and basic power structures #is uhhhh disorienting and more than a little disconcerting #'i want the lp to be a safe haven for everyone!'#girl...#it all sounds so perfect on the surface level the way centrist politics sounds pretty and perfect #but it's ridiculous lmfao #alina starkov critical #not really #i mean ill blame the writing till the cows come home #myramblings

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slythereen · 8 months

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on one hand i love how unhinged max and charles are in press conferences. like yes gossip girlies enjoy life while we enjoy watching it!

on the other hand i wish they would get a grip so that the organizers would stop separating them in the name of peace and quiet 😭

#they really say the videos of Mexico and said you know what? separate them #NOT fit for polite society ❌#NOT to be allowed in press together ❌#do i blame f1tv for taking preventative measures? yes but also no #charles leclerc #max verstappen #f1 #lestappen #brazil gp 2023 #*delphi

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cryptiduni · 11 months

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“white mourning.”

#‘‘A white mourning. A modern death. Divorce or something similar. All you can do is put more distance between you & him. make him smaller.’’#jean is a very easy character to hate if you know nothing about him. & you know what they say. easy target doesn’t make for a good practice #judit literally compares harry to intellectually disabled man yet you don’t see ppl hating her because she is outwardly nice.#she’s polite yes but she doesn’t care as much as jean cares for harry #he is not perfect. he is mean. but loyal. if he truly didn't care he wouldn't hab come back to martinaise & coulda just reported harry’s as #he put up with du bois’ bullshit for years and built a toxic (totally straight) relationship with him yet always comes back.#he says he will leave you in the village to die but please understand harry isn't exactly a great person. especially pre-bender hdb.#planned a make up joke & put on a wig for hdb even tho he wasn’t the who started the whole fiasco #you can hate him all you want for leaving harry before & during tribunal but how could he have foreseen all this bullshit would have happen #his second leaving is kinda bullshit writing but #jv is dealing with his own demons too. clinical depression. partner almost died. job is shit. case spiraling out control #i do not blame the DE staff either. sometimes shit just happens. not everything needs a grand explanation.#but it definitely coulda been handled better. but i understand. resources were sparse.#i relate to jv. as someone with temper issues & attention problems i have to remove myself from the scene or i'll say shit i'd regret late #my man is having the worst week of his life. leave him alone.#kim is great but have u heard of a man who thinks he's old when he is only 30 & luvs horses & his commie boyfriend that he's divorcin' soon #disco elysium #de fanart #jean vicquemare #disco elysium fanart #jean heron vicquemare #jean posting #illustration #de #artists on tumblr #my art #I WANTED TO DRAW THIS FOR MONTHSSS YOU COULDN'T IMAGINE. HE LITERALLY HAUNTED ME IN MY SLEEP!!!#i love him normal amount. very healthy. much feelings #my little maiu maiu

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onlyfangz · 2 months

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everytime i see some dumbfuck transgender terminally online discourse im reminded that cisgender people dont have to deal with this shit and i age 10 years.

#charlie.txt #'oh this text post seems to disregard the trans male experience. oh well. i bet if i go to their blog theyll hold totally normal opinions #about trans men anyway'#it was smth smth 'terfs blame trans women for everything and trans men get off scot free'#what if i took a shit on the keyboard and called it a political opinion?#and then calling the trans men telling you that thats not in line with their experiences transmisogynist?#do we have brain worms.#do we need to go outside.#im actually so sick of you all lol.

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coconut530 · 3 months

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A GOOD GIRL?!

#Nevermore #Nevermore Webtoon #Webtoon #THE GAYS WERE GAYYYING THIS EPISODE #DUKE STOP BEING SO BLOODTHIRSTY LIKE JEEZ #DANGIT LENORE CAN'T MAKE UP A COMEBACK #OHHHH LENORE AND DUKE SORTA FIGHTING OOOOFFFFFF #MONTRESOR SIR ARE YOU GOOD #ANNABEL PLEADING LIKE LOOK AT HER DUKE SHE'S INNOCENTTTTTTT DON'T PUSH HER OFFFFFFF #MONTY IS RIGHT TO BLAME FOR LIKE A LOT OF THINGS #PLUTO BEING SO POLITE AS HE'S DOING SOMETHING SO MEAN #SHE IS DEFENSELESS DUKE BUT LIKE YOU'RE ATTEMPTING TO DO WHAT SHE DID TO YOU DO YOU WANT THAT #THEM OFFERING TO TAKE THE GUILT OF IT LIKE AUGHHH AND TELLING LENORE TO DO NOTHING WHEN SHE ALWAYS WANTS TO DO SOMETHING GRRRRRRRR #SHE WAS ABOUT TO TELL THEM THE PLAN OMGGGGGGGGGG AND THEN ANNA WAS LIKE NOOOOOOO #KICKING PLUTO IN THE FACE OMG AND TAKING DUKE WITH HER OMGGGGG #JUST WENT STRAIGHT OFF THE BALCONY FOR HER YASSSSSS NOW THEY'RE ALL DANGLING OFF HAHAHHA #SHE SO INNOCENT WHEN SHE SAID “I promise”#GOOD GIRL OMG LENORE I'M BLUSHHHHHIIIINNNNGGGGG #OOOOHHH THAT MENACING STARE VERY INTENSE MMMM #GOOD EP GOOD EP FOR A GOOD DAY

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skitskatdacat63 · 2 months

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2024 Chinese Grand Prix - Fernando Alonso

#hello here are your daily old man gifs!!!#every time im like no no i shant gif this no one will care #he always sucks me back in w his cute face #i just love his polite listening smile ITS SO CUTEEEE #this is MY race debrief #anyways about the race itself #im still a bit sad about the whole strat thing like agh idk if he could have done any better if not #but it was really so much fun to see him cut thru the pack like that at the end with fresh tires #it just felt so effortless and it was so hot. especially that part where he almost completely wiped out but saved it so easily???#but ofc the best part was the unintentional war criminal lockup #apparently it wasnt fully his fault but nah im blaming it on him cause its so funny #f1 #formula 1 #fernando alonso #we do a little bit of f1 #2024 chinese gp #also man aston takes so long to upload their fernando debrief vid #i wanna stay up for it cause i missed the other one and it was too far gone to gif #so i wish i could catch it but ah i gotta sleep its so late

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zylphiacrowley · 2 months

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Let me face your fears

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alasy · 2 months

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this book literally made me *blush*. i. blushed. my cheeks flushed. i looked at the mirror and my face was red. because of a romantic confession. i...... i'm beyond gone.

#the memory of babel #like so many emotions #i hated thorn for the longes time and then i was like yes beloved little child chill now #and i love ophelie so much even though she's quite dumb sometimes #but she's so truthfully dumb and authentic that can you really blame her????#i love the universe built and characters and and and #everything. is just flawless.#flawless is the word perhaps #i am in love with it #idk if i'll start the last one right away or sit on this for a bit #but i just want to say i love them #i love the characters and the series and the worlds and the magic and the politics and the lore qnd the drama and #it's so good. just so good.#the mirror visitor #book tag

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pushing500 · 9 months

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Candlelight and Barghest are coping with their flu misadventures by discussing catastrophic disasters, and Kaz is just shouting across the hospital at Zonovo about weaponry.

Wookshys is making friends with Kawoo's dad, Brines, by the river (there's a bathing spot set up on the other side of the bridge from the fishing spot). I guess Brines must have missed the memo that we don't like Wookshys in this colony.

I'm grateful for the animals' help around my colony, I'm just saying I don't know if the murder-blade-dog-monster is a good candidate for carrying the baby around, is all.

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#rimworld #gracie plays #art #my art #traditional art #rimworld art #unpolished art #I'm going to blame the flu for Kaz being inconsiderate #I like to think he's a very polite person usually #Definitely not the type to yell about hatchets in a hospital where other people are trying to sleep #Good job Candlelight for just quietly whispering to the person next to you #Fun fact: Wookshys and Kawoo's dad (Brines) both have the fisherman trait #Maybe Wookshys has found an actual real-life friend after all #more's the pity #I do think that Bartholomew the ripper hound taking care of baby Andy is quite sweet really #It just made me do a double take the first time I saw it #Thought Bartholomew was gonna eat the baby #Baby Andy has gotten immunity from his flu in case anybody was concerned #Albina used her “word of immunity” psycast to speed it up #She's a very handy colonist to have around #The Animist Alliance

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ninadove · 9 months

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Hypothesis 1: Luka loves all genres of music

Hypothesis 2: Luka loves romance

Conclusion: Luka loves Taylor Swift

Based on an original idea from @halfahelix !

#He’s always so kind and polite in public I think he deserves to get some catharsis through bitter song lyrics in private #He’s 14 and just broke up with his girlfriend of two weeks can you blame him #Can’t believe it’s the first time I’ve drawn him because I love him 💙🐍#miraculous ladybug #luka couffaine #sass mlb #taylor swift #you belong with me #nina draws #anarchist gang server 🦚

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uncanny-tranny · 10 months

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You lose the plot when discussing and fighting for minorities when you buy into the specific brand of (specifically christianity) "suffering is Divine, and the more you Suffer, the More Divine you are."

Suffering is suffering is suffering - when you choose to ignore a marginalized group's suffering because they are not suffering enough or are not "good victims," you have lost the plot.

#politics #i've seen this a lot in some trans spaces and it's kind of scary #because honestly the whole 'suffering is divine actually' is pretty victim blame-y and it expects victims or whatever to carry that burden.#...if suffering is divine then is it not sacrilege to refuse that suffering? surely if you're suffering you are either...#...Deserving of suffering or you are Chosen for something Higher Than Yourself and are therefore a sacrificial lamb (not a person)...#...like do you see how that is inherently dehumanizing to have your SUFFERING be sympathetic but not you as a HUMAN BEING #like i need to stress that all you are doing is essentially fetishizing that somebody is suffering...#...and that you deem yourself high enough if an authority to Judge that suffering...#...and if it isn't good enough or they aren't being a Good Victim about it then they are shit out of luck in term of your help...#...i use the impersonal 'you' here but i need to highlight *why* this line of thinking is (imo) actively dangerous..

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