#on peace

[soircieres]

‘When night fell, I listened to the songs that the moon and stars were singing and I sang with them. The world feels complete and whole, and I, its child, fit into it seamlessly.’

— Susanna Clarke, from Piranesi.

[voicedwords]

Double-slit Experiment, Russell Grant

[pathofregeneration]

Kirk Reinert, Sea of Dreams

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On Peace

“Enwrapped in mystic thoughts of light and love, I pondered on all those blessings that Peace From before the dazzling throne of heaven brings To save our souls from the perils of the world.

For She had often smiled from purpling Mossbrae Heights As I lay amid the holy harebell And ever-remembering forget-me-not, On the gentle bank where Settlement Wood Sighs in the arms of the open hill. And her breath of wild rose and meadowsweet Had sometimes dimpled the waters of Dodhead As majestic Ra with all his entourage Embarked upon his journey in the West And turned the bluest skies to Isles of Gold and Fire. I have seen her dance, all pink and violet, Between the Scottish pines which with me climbed Above the fairy Dell whose splashing burn Flung gems on mossy banks as green as emeralds are, And silver-veiled and slender limbed She has graced the shimmering birchwood, Or bathed herself within rainbowed sheen That floats above the flowers of the meadow As fresh as any dew beneath the rising sun.

But mostly, I have accompanied Her To breathe the breath of silent Hyndhope nights, Rising far above this world of greedy men To gaze upon the softly flaming stars, Who together join in one harmonious chord To fill the deepest space with praise of Her, Our Sacred Mother and Holy Queen of All.”

— Pat Kelly

[io-lu-art]

A tale of Ba Sing Se.

[captainjonnitkessler]

Sometimes I wish we would start calling out the performative radicalism on this site for the poser bullshit it is. "Remember, it's always morally correct to kill a cop!" "Don't forget to firebomb your local government office!" "Wow, it sure would be a shame if these instructions on how to make a molotov cocktail got spread around!"

Okay. But you're not killing cops or firebombing government offices. You are posting on a dying microblogging website to a carefully-curated echo chamber that has radicalized itself into thinking that taking the absolute most extreme position on any subject is praxis but that anyone discussing the most practical way to effect actual change is your sworn enemy. You do not have the street cred OR the activist cred to be talking about killing cops, babe.

[dooldebob]

some of your goofy asses for the past 20 years

[shihlun]

RIP Akira Toriyama (1955-2024)

[vyorei]

Beautiful display of solidarity ongoing right now from the US calling for a ceasefire in Gaza

Source: @jvplive on Twitter

[badolmen]

People against piracy fail to realize that no, I can’t just ‘buy it.’ They stopped making DVDs and Blu-Rays. They’re barely offering digital copies for download. I am not spending money I could use for food or bills to pay for a subscription service just so I can always have access to a beloved piece of media. Especially not when the service will remove media on a whim without concern for how the loss of access to that piece will make its artistic conservation nigh impossible.

For example, I recently learned that Disney+ had an original film called Crater. It’s scifi, family friendly, and seems cool - I would love to buy it as a holiday gift for my little brother! But: it’s exclusive to D+ and THEY REMOVED IT LITERALLY MONTHS AFTER ITS RELEASE.

The ONLY way I can directly access this film is through piracy. The ONLY available ‘copies’ of this film are hosted on piracy websites. Disney will NEVER release it in theaters, or as something to buy, and it may NEVER return to the streaming service. It will be LOST because we aren’t allowed to purchase it for personal viewing. If I can’t pay to own it, I won’t pay for the privilege of losing it when corporate decides to put it in a vault.

So yes, I’m going to pirate and support piracy.

[sailermoon]

i stay up late to be happy for a few more hours

[hotboyharbie]

All Eyes On Rafah tonignt. Do not let the Oscars distract anyone from the genocide. Big international events like this are a time for atrocities to be committed when the world is looking the other way. I hope those who speak during the ceremony think to mention Palestine in their speeches. I would. No justice, no peace. Zionists should be uncomfortable everywhere. Good art was never a warm home to fascists and never will be

[redvelvetwishtree]

[genericpuff]

starting 2024 off on a good fucking note

snoozing tumblr live PERMANENTLY 👏👏👏

[knifefightscene]

How i sleep knowing I’ll never bring a child into this world

[theblackknightofworcestershire]

nice dichotomy, idiot. what lies outside it????

[musashi]

wghatever the fuck this genre of tweet is i cant fucking stop saying mein scheiss Hund as a vocal stim