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We should piss on the poor

How dare you say that reading comprehension on this site is piss poor

These people are so insane sorry. nothing screams “I have not been affected by this slur” more than saying straight people should be saying faggot because “gay” isn’t transgressive enough or something

"I’m personally a Holocaust survivor as an infant, I barely survived.

My grandparents were killed in Aushwitz and most of my extended family were killed.

I became a Zionist; this dream of the Jewish people resurrected in their historical homeland and the barbed wire of Aushwitz being replaced by the boundaries of a Jewish state with a powerful army…and then I found out that it wasn’t exactly like that, that in order to make this Jewish dream a reality we had to visit a nightmare on the local population.

There’s no way you could have ever created a Jewish state without oppressing and expelling the local population. Jewish Israeli historians have shown without a doubt that the expulsion of Palestinians was persistent, pervasive, cruel, murderous and with deliberate intent - that’s what’s called the 'Nakba' in Arabic; the 'disaster' or the 'catastrophe'.

There’s a law that you cannot deny the Holocaust, but in Israel you’re not allowed to mention the Nakba, even though it’s at the very basis of the foundation of Israel.

I visited the Occupied Territories (West Bank) during the first intifada. I cried every day for two weeks at what I saw; the brutality of the occupation, the petty harassment, the murderousness of it, the cutting down of Palestinian olive groves, the denial of water rights, the humiliations...and this went on, and now it’s much worse than it was then. It’s the longest ethnic cleansing operation in the 20th and 21st century.

I could land in Tel Aviv tomorrow and demand citizenship but my Palestinian friend in Vancouver, who was born in Jerusalem, can’t even visit! So then you have these miserable people packed into this, horrible…people call it an 'outdoor prison', which is what it is. You don’t have to support Hamas policies to stand up for Palestinian rights, that’s a complete falsity.

You think the worse thing you can say about Hamas, multiply it by a thousand times, and it still will not meet the Israeli repression and killing and dispossession of Palestinians.

And 'anybody who criticises Israel is an anti-Semite' is simply an egregious attempt to intimidate good non-Jews who are willing to stand up for what is true."

cats would be so fucking upset if they understood they were missing out on the ability to lie verbally

gf got me new posca markers for christmas, so i drew her brother’s cat. her name’s engine bc they found her in a car engine.

engine update:

people who only use conventional social media are so funny bc they’ll casually be like “can I see your tumblr??” are you Insane. this is no instagram or twitter. this is my vault of secrets

"Oh can I see what stuff you see on Tumblr?"

As in like, the existence of the Han Dynasty from roughly 200bce-200ce?

Smh I can't believe you fell for the Han dynasty

Ūropi (Europe)

Ūropi, also known by its indigenous name “Europe”, meaning “wide-gazing” or “broad of aspect”, is a small continent first discovered in 1806 by Moehanga of Ngāpuhi, although indigenous Europeans had been living there for many thousands of years. Modern researchers believe the indigenous Europeans originally migrated from the Middle East, and over time split into separate tribes or “kingdoms,” with many retaining their ancient rangatira (called “monarchs” or “nobility”) to this day.

While many see Ūropi as timeless and exotic, indigenous Europeans have actually adapted well to the modern economy, often exporting cultural products like baguettes and vodka, the former of which may be recognisable as the basis for bánh mì.

Tell me you know nothing about history without telling me you know nothing about history

What's next? A gay Frederick the Great? A fat Henry VIII? An asian Genghis Khan?

Ridiculous!

Next thing you know they will make Joan of Arc a woman

YALL

Courtney Dickson A new kind of heist movie is hitting the big screen this month, starring notable names like Graham Greene, Tricia Helfer and Ashley Callingbull. 

It's not cash or jewels the crew is after, but instead sacred artifacts belonging to the fictional Moquohat Nation that a museum plans to ship overseas. 

Filmed in Duncan, B.C., on the traditional territory of the Cowichan Tribes, The Great Salish Heist, which has a strong Indigenous cast, is based on archaeological work producer Harold Joe has been involved with for the Cowichan and neighbouring nations, helping repatriate items stolen from First Nations. 

He, along with writer Sophie Underwood, came up with the story, while writer, director and star Darrell Dennis gave it that heist movie feel, producer Leslie Bland said. 

"People who like … Ocean's 11 — they'll really enjoy this film. It's fun, it's suspenseful, It's got action in it," Bland added. 

While the action is to the fore of the film, Bland says, it also tackles the issue of returning items to First Nations that were stolen and put in museums and other colonial collections. Using a comedy-action format helps broaden the audience for important stories, Bland said — viewers are entertained, but also leave with something deeper. 

For many years, Indigenous people have fought to have items and ancestral remains returned to their communities after they were taken by settlers. 

Article 31 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP) enshrines the right of Indigenous Peoples to control their cultural heritage.

The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, a U.S. law passed in 1990, requires institutions that receive federal funding to return Indigenous items and human remains to their communities.

In 2021, the B.C. Museums Association called on Canadian institutions to do the same. Since then, exeuctive director Ryan Hunt says there have been more high-profile repatriations, including a Nisga'a pole that was returned from Scotland last fall.

"It's really reassuring that each time we talk broadly with our members about the need to repatriate Indigenous cultural heritage, we have to do less explaining about why it's important," Hunt said.

He said members are continuing to work on repatriation projects, but funding often holds the process up.

The Great Salish Heist centres on the character of Steve Joe (played by Dennis), an archaeologist who is haunted by the death of a loved one.

The only way lost loved ones can be at rest, according to many First Nations — and the Moquohat Nation in the film — is to have ancestral items returned to their communities. So, Joe begins a journey to bring home sacred items kept at the Royal Western Canadian Museum. 

He assembles a team of burglars — the muscle, the disguise expert, the techie and the inside woman — to get inside the museum and replace the artifacts with fakes.

"What's great about this film is you're seeing Indigenous people having agency. There's no white saviour in this film," Bland said. "They take charge of their own issue, their own challenge, and they take action to solve it."

Producer Harold Joe said there are also hidden messages in the film, intended for both an Indigenous and non-Indigenous audience. 

"Just watch for it, look for it and listen for it," he said. 

A screening of the movie during the Victoria Film Festival earlier this month was sold out, but it is showing at other theatres on Vancouver Island in the coming weeks, including a showing as part of the Indigenous Film Festival in Chemainus in March. 

underrated part of petting a cat is when you reach over their head to scratch their back and they bonk their head on ur arm

that’s the stuff………………

This to me is the cats equivalent of when I kisses the forehead

I'm gonna reblog with some videos of people speaking various American Indian/indigenous American languages, because I think most people don't even know what they sound like. Not to be judgement of that—just, you know, I think people who want to be informed should know what they sound like!

Former president of the Navajo Nation, Joe Shirley, giving an address in Navajo.

Nora Marks Dauenhauer telling a story, "Raven and Deer", in Tlingit.

Albert White Hat, a well known Lakota teacher, translator, and activist, speaking Lakota.

This YouTube user, Grahm Wiley-Camacho, has uploaded a bunch of videos in Colville Okanagan Salish, but I'm not sure who all the speakers are.

Multiple people speaking Cherokee and talking about revitalization of the language.

This guy speaking Yucatec Maya (guest starring: adorable small child).

There's a ton of material in Greenlandic on YouTube, but it's hard for me to find, because the titles and other metadata are also in Greenlandic! Of course, this represents a huge win for the language, since this is a biproduct of being in vibrant use by a community of speakers. Greenlandic has been an official language of the territory of Greenland since 1979, and the sole official language since 2009.

Here are some proceedings of the Greenlandic parliament, the Inatsisartut, which are conducted in Greenlandic.

Here is a radio show in Greenlandic, from Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa.

And here is a video of Aki-Matilda Høegh-Dam, Greenlandic MP in the Danish parliament (Folketing), causing some upset by speaking in Greenlandic instead of Danish.

Conversation between Loran Thompson and Francis Boots in Mohawk.

Interview with Yup'ik elder Raphael Jimmy about qaneryaraq "words of wisdom/right living".

official linguistics post

gkisedtanamook giving a talk that begins and ends in Abenaki (Alnôbaôdwawôgan/Aln8ba8dwaw8gan).

The eastern dialect (Alənαpαtəwéwαkan) is spoken by the Penobscot (Penawahpskewi). Learning materials for the language are collected here:

There's also Maliseet-Passamaquoddy, which has a community of speakers including those who count it as their first language:

There are language learning materials for it as well, including some lectures on YouTube:

The University of Minnesota has an entire interactive Ojibwe People's Dictionary - an online, bilingual, multi-media resource that includes recordings, video, cultural context, and more. There are biographies of the specific speakers, and notes about slight differences in language use between different communities.

GBBO: “A s’more is basically just an Italian merengue sandwiched between two ganache-covered digestives”

Americans:

in case anyone in wondering, this is Paul Hollywood's idea of a s'more

You know what, their absolute inability to grasp Mexican foods makes more sense every day

❗❓❗❓❗❓ wow, amazing!!

...I wanted to make this my new year card ...

Istg, if I ever get rabies because some dumb ass antivaxxer refused to vaccinate their dog, I’ll probably be doing the rest of my blogging from prison because I promise you, Imma curbstomp the shit out of the owner

I once had a landlord offhandedly mention that his mother had set this house on fire before. He and his wife lived on the first floor, and i rented the third.

Apparently his mom didn’t like his wife. So she set their house on fire. The house i was living in.

He assured me that everything was fine now and that this was years ago, just kinda laughed, smiled, and said ‘You know how moms are’

Yes. I know how moms are. I know how fucked up moms are as well. I have known many fucked up moms and fellow children of fucked up moms.

Attempted murder through arson is not typical mom behavior, even for a fucked up abusive mom

Oh, and his mother lived next door 🙃

There were two houses next door to each other, both owned by the same family. They had lived there for decades, and for my landlord it was also his childhood home. Each house had three floors that acted as separate units. Every unit in the two houses was occupied by members of the extended family— except for me. I was the oddball living in the attic of one of the houses.

This is the family dynamic i was tossed into

HOUSE ONE

HOUSE TWO

Yes, the rent was dirt cheap

The rent was so cheap that i usually paid in cash— ATM fees were about the same as money orders (and i didn’t have checks)

Then one day my landlord is in his truck, pulling out the driveway when he stops and asks

‘Hey— you haven’t been short on rent these last few months, have you?’

No… I had been paying in full, on time

To his wife. In cash

He wasn’t normally home when i would go to pay rent, so i would give it to her. Figured it was the same as giving it to him.

Turns out instead she was pocketing $100 off the top and telling him i was short each month.

And he knew it was happening. He just wanted to confirm.

‘Each month she makes it her little pay day! Well you know how wives are’

Sir, you need to reevaluate the women in your life because this level of stealing and attempted murder is not normal

“You know how moms/wives are” is a statistical error. Landlord Georg, whose wife and mother steal from and attempt to kill him, respectively, was a outlier and should not be counted

Additional fun fact! The reason he was hard to get a hold of? He worked a crazy schedule that always changed.

He was a hospital chef. Oh. And a wedding dj. He tried many, many times to hire me to help work dj events for him.

I would politely decline

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