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@pigeonrefractaire

19 | she/her | 🇫🇷 | Robespierrist. interests: enlightenment period/philosophy, French Revolution, napoleonic era, musicals, rdr2, sherlock holmes, LOTR, poetry, art and fashion history
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mimosita

Palestinian journalist plays with a little baby boy who survived an lsraeli airstrike, Gaza.

“Our revenge will be the laughter of our children.”

- Bobby Sands MP

[ Video Description: A video of a person playing with a baby on a small rocking chair, raising their hand and then babbling before tickling them. The baby begins to smile widely and laugh. /End ID ]

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iemondropsss

I’ve had this photo for years LMAO

Tagging you there!

@ anyone interested

Whoever wants to join is welcome to do so

@saintjustitude @stalinistqueens @alleani Only if you want to, of course!

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"My message to the colonizers who left their home countries to occupy our lands is simply to go back home. As for those who were born here, my message is: You are secondary victims of this colonial project. You are being used to occupy other people’s lands, and your Jewishness is being politicized for colonial means. Meditate carefully on the examples of South Africa, Angola, Algeria—they may not apply wholesale to the settler colonization of Palestine, but they hold lessons for you. Today you must make a choice: Either support this deadly colonial project, or side against it by supporting the liberation of Palestine and the establishment of a democratic state that liberates Palestinians, as well as Jews, from Zionism. A state that will honor the right of Palestinian refugees to return and compensation and that will welcome and protect its Jews as citizens of Palestine. This transition from Zionism to democracy will not cost anyone’s life; it will cost you your colonial privileges, and will free you—and us, its primary victims—from colonialism."

—Mohammed Zraiy, Gaza coordinator for the One Democratic State Initiative in an interview with Jewish Currents

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iamnotlanuk

it fucking sucks how you can do all the therapy and self healing in the world and you still have to wake up living under a capitalist death cult that's killed community and crushes your soul

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   ∧ __ ∧ (`•ω• )づ__∧ (つ  / ( •ω•。)   しーJ  (nnノ) pat pat

reblog to pat ur mutuals on their silly heads

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ahaura

some quick resources with vital information and context about or related to Palestine (compiled Oct. 15)

additions (Oct. 16):

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"humanitarian crisis in gaza" is now the code-word for avoiding saying "genocide caused directly by the actions of the occupying israeli state and its fascist government" and its the kind of mealy-mouthed liberal statement that will be remembered in the future as cowardice of institutions, news networks and sad liberals who failed the palestinian people

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frevstoreon

For those interested in the French Revolution and also love board games like moi, there is a new game coming starring Robespierre from a Spanish company. Unsure of what it will entail as its not live yet.

Sauce: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2tomatoesgames/robespierre-les-enfants-de-la-patrie?ref=bggforums

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foxatheist

Made an autism creature for us autistics that have resting bitch faces or a tone of voice that sounds grumpy and other people often assume you’re mad. I call it the “Im Fine” creature

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You know, it's kinda funny how much of high fantasy centers around kings and nobility and courtly intrigue considering that the archetypal high fantasy, Lord of the Rings, had the rather explicit moral of "saving the world is up to this backwater hick and his gardener because no politician, least of all inherited nobility, would have the ability to see past their own ambition and throw away a weapon". Oh sure, Aragorn is a great king and all, but there's a reason he's over there running a distraction ring while the hobbits do the real work. Sauron loses because he gets distracted by kings and armies and great battles (i.e. typical high fantasy stuff) letting Frodo and Sam sneak through his back door and blow it all to hell.

Just saying, maybe old Jirt knew what he was saying when he said that the small folk doing their best and holding to each other was more powerful than a dozen alliances and superweapons and we should respect him for it.

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yeoldenews

A few (more) of the better names I've come across in Regency era newspapers recently.

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cwnerd12

someone was actually named DICK RAMSBOTTOM

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autistic-af

A personal vent - this is my experience and may not reflect other autistic experiences.

Approximately 16% of Autistics are in full-time work.

Approximately 32% are in some form of paid work.

I am in the 16%. And it fucking sucks.

"You are doing so well!" No. I'm not. I'm mentally extremely unwell and in constant burnout. But it's either this or being homeless.

"You must be high functioning then." Besides the terminology, it's kinda a no, too. I high mask. I don't function at home. I can barely take care of myself. It's all fake.

"Count your blessings!" No. This is a curse for me because I was late diagnosed and forced to live NT for 36 years of my life. I am not coping and I am not happy on an autistic level.

I don't go out, I can't watch shows or movies because I'm too exhausted, week-ends are barely enough recovery time, I'm in therapy that's holding the flood at bay just barely.

"You should just quit." I can't. We would lose everything and in the current economy my husband's income is not enough. We'd lose the house, the cars, the cats (which are like my children). And finding another job that pays me $29+ an hour for what I do isn't easy or a guarantee it won't be worse for me.

"You are so lucky to be able to work." I'm not. Please, my sweet dumplings... understand that I'm not.

Far too many people know exactly what I mean by this post.

And that's concerning.

Because burnout, meltdowns, shutdowns...they damage you. Especially this frequently for this long.

I went back to work on Monday after 3 weeks paid leave.

Yesterday (Tuesday, Australian time), I had a shutdown after work. Just 2 days back at work.

*gives everyone who is working a big hug*

This. This is what drives me nuts about the 'everyone should be working' rethoric. I am working and it is slowly destroying me. Please, please just let people (all people) live.