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bcofl0ve · 10 months

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yeah there are parts i agree with and others i don't like going to the person "who understands her" and that person be the woman....etc...that doesn't fit for me lmao you can have many emotional supports for whatever you are going thought but this is one little hypocrite sorry. yeah people make mistakes and that's ok but some things are just...not

and i agree she has every right to be heartbroken over whatever happened i don't think he did the worst thing in the world too, otherwise she wouldn't post that story "proud" i think she had her moment it seems that passed, i do think that paparazzi was intentional too and i think this friendship is intentional too although i don't think olivia benefits anything from this friendship

i mean there are only so many people in the world that can understand specifically being involved with austin, that’s what i meant by what i said. of course she has other friends who she could talk to about being heartbroken, but they didn’t spend a decade with the guy she was hurt over. like idk the person who, for better or worse, she probably thought understood in a way no one else could even if they tried was vanessa. and y’all can think what you please, but i can’t fault her for that at least on a very surface level. it doesn’t seem like they’re besties in the ‘current day’ anyways, so it’s not like it actually matters a huge deal.

but we do agree that olivia- outside of maybe a little emotional support- didn’t benefit it from it. and tbh i always felt a little icky abt v commenting on her posts the way she did a couple times last fall. and i 1000% think that was her intentionally trying to shove it in ppl’s faces. which notice is something liv did *not* do, she liked her posts occasionally yeah- but there’s that and commenting. very diff things imo.

#and fwiw i think v initiated the friendship nawt her #idk i just can’t see liv being like heyyyy girl sorry about dec 19/jan 2020 can we forget about that i’m sad!#she’s so finicky about so much i think she would’ve rather crawled over broken glass y’know?#gossip time with mollie #olivia dejonge

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What We Learned from Flying a Helicopter on Mars

The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter made history – not only as the first aircraft to perform powered, controlled flight on another world – but also for exceeding expectations, pushing the limits, and setting the stage for future NASA aerial exploration of other worlds.

Built as a technology demonstration designed to perform up to five experimental test flights over 30 days, Ingenuity performed flight operations from the Martian surface for almost three years. The helicopter ended its mission on Jan. 25, 2024, after sustaining damage to its rotor blades during its 72nd flight.

So, what did we learn from this small but mighty helicopter?

We can fly rotorcraft in the thin atmosphere of other planets.

Ingenuity proved that powered, controlled flight is possible on other worlds when it took to the Martian skies for the first time on April 19, 2021.

Flying on planets like Mars is no easy feat: The Red Planet has a significantly lower gravity – one-third that of Earth’s – and an extremely thin atmosphere, with only 1% the pressure at the surface compared to our planet. This means there are relatively few air molecules with which Ingenuity’s two 4-foot-wide (1.2-meter-wide) rotor blades can interact to achieve flight.

Ingenuity performed several flights dedicated to understanding key aerodynamic effects and how they interact with the structure and control system of the helicopter, providing us with a treasure-trove of data on how aircraft fly in the Martian atmosphere.

Now, we can use this knowledge to directly improve performance and reduce risk on future planetary aerial vehicles.

Creative solutions and “ingenuity” kept the helicopter flying longer than expected.

Over an extended mission that lasted for almost 1,000 Martian days (more than 33 times longer than originally planned), Ingenuity was upgraded with the ability to autonomously choose landing sites in treacherous terrain, dealt with a dead sensor, dusted itself off after dust storms, operated from 48 different airfields, performed three emergency landings, and survived a frigid Martian winter.

Fun fact: To keep costs low, the helicopter contained many off-the-shelf-commercial parts from the smartphone industry - parts that had never been tested in deep space. Those parts also surpassed expectations, proving durable throughout Ingenuity’s extended mission, and can inform future budget-conscious hardware solutions.

There is value in adding an aerial dimension to interplanetary surface missions.

Ingenuity traveled to Mars on the belly of the Perseverance rover, which served as the communications relay for Ingenuity and, therefore, was its constant companion. The helicopter also proved itself a helpful scout to the rover.

After its initial five flights in 2021, Ingenuity transitioned to an “operations demonstration,” serving as Perseverance’s eyes in the sky as it scouted science targets, potential rover routes, and inaccessible features, while also capturing stereo images for digital elevation maps.

Airborne assets like Ingenuity unlock a new dimension of exploration on Mars that we did not yet have – providing more pixels per meter of resolution for imaging than an orbiter and exploring locations a rover cannot reach.

Tech demos can pay off big time.

Ingenuity was flown as a technology demonstration payload on the Mars 2020 mission, and was a high risk, high reward, low-cost endeavor that paid off big. The data collected by the helicopter will be analyzed for years to come and will benefit future Mars and other planetary missions.

Just as the Sojourner rover led to the MER-class (Spirit and Opportunity) rovers, and the MSL-class (Curiosity and Perseverance) rovers, the team believes Ingenuity’s success will lead to future fleets of aircraft at Mars.

In general, NASA’s Technology Demonstration Missions test and advance new technologies, and then transition those capabilities to NASA missions, industry, and other government agencies. Chosen technologies are thoroughly ground- and flight-tested in relevant operating environments — reducing risks to future flight missions, gaining operational heritage and continuing NASA’s long history as a technological leader.

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You can fall in love with robots on another planet.

Following in the tracks of beloved Martian rovers, the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter built up a worldwide fanbase. The Ingenuity team and public awaited every single flight with anticipation, awe, humor, and hope.

Check out #ThanksIngenuity on social media to see what’s been said about the helicopter’s accomplishments.

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#tech #technology #futurism #space #robotics #inspiration #science #planets #NASA #aviation #Youtube

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lesbianlenas · 1 year

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i’m sorry i can’t b her 😔

#michelle speaks #i scrolled all the way back to jan 2020 in my screenshots to find a post of mine w this icon i had screenshotted 😩#literally i had that icon when i was 19…..i am 23 now……..the yrs start coming and they really do not stop coming…..

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thethirdromana · 3 months

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Ages of Dracula casts

This ask made me wonder how close past Dracula casts were to the ages of the characters as established in the novel. Looking at these adaptations:

Dracula (1931)

Horror of Dracula (1958)

Dracula (1974)

Count Dracula (1977)

Dracula (1979)

Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)

Dracula (2020)

In some cases characters are merged or changed; I've associated each character with the person who comes closest to having the same name.

Jonathan Harker (early 20s)

Dracula (1931) - David Manners, 31

Horror of Dracula (1958) - John Van Eyssen, 36

Dracula (1974) - Murray Brown, 37

Count Dracula (1977) - Bosco Hogan, 28

Dracula (1979) - Trevor Eve, 28

Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) - Keanu Reeves, 28

Dracula (2020) - John Heffernan, 39

On average, Jonathan Harker is cast as 32.

Mina Murray (early 20s)

Dracula (1931) - Helen Chandler, 25

Horror of Dracula (1958) - Melissa Stribling, 32

Dracula (1974) - Penelope Horner, 35

Count Dracula (1977) - Judi Bowker, 23

Dracula (1979) - Jan Francis, 32

Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) - Winona Ryder, 21

Dracula (2020) - Morfydd Clark, 31

On average, Mina Murray is cast as 28.

Lucy Westenra (19)

Dracula (1931) - Frances Dade, 24

Horror of Dracula (1958) - Carol Marsh, 32

Dracula (1974) - Fiona Lewis, 28

Count Dracula (1977) - Susan Penhaligon, 28

Dracula (1979) - Kate Nelligan, 29

Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) - Sadie Frost, 27

Dracula (2020) - Lydia West, 27

On average, Lucy Westenra is cast as 28.

Jack Seward (29)

Dracula (1931) - Herbert Bunston, 57 (aged up to be Mina's dad)

Horror of Dracula (1958) - Charles Lloyd-Pack, 56

Dracula (1974) - none

Count Dracula (1977) - Mark Burns, 41

Dracula (1979) - Donald Pleasence, 60 (Lucy's dad in this one)

Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) - Richard E Grant, 35

Dracula (2020) - Matthew Beard, 31

On average, Jack Seward is cast as 47, and also assigned Dad.

Quincey Morris (mid to late 20s)

Dracula (1931) - none

Horror of Dracula (1958) - none

Dracula (1974) - none

Count Dracula (1977) - Richard Barnes, 33

Dracula (1979) - none

Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) - Billy Campbell, 33

Dracula (2020) - Phil Dunster, 28

On average, Quincey Morris doesn't exist. But when he does, he's 31.

Arthur Holmwood (mid to late 20s)

Dracula (1931) - none

Horror of Dracula (1958) - Michael Gough, 42

Dracula (1974) - Simon Ward, 33

Count Dracula (1977) - none

Dracula (1979) - none

Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) - Cary Elwes, 30

Dracula (2020) - none

On average, Arthur Holmwood doesn't exist either. But when he does, he's 35.

Van Helsing (a generation older)

Dracula (1931) - Edward Van Sloan, 49

Horror of Dracula (1958) - Peter Cushing, 45

Dracula (1974) - Nigel Davenport, 46

Count Dracula (1977) - Frank Finlay, 51

Dracula (1979) - Laurence Olivier, 72

Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) - Anthony Hopkins, 55

Dracula (2020) - Dolly Wells, 49

On average, Van Helsing is cast as 52.

#dracula daily #i was going to include the re dracula folks as well but couldn't find some of their ages

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bleue-flora · 1 month

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So um, in light of my last post I was inspired to look into other dsmp people's ages because I feel like we don’t really think about it too often and oh does it make things interesting…

Just for reference and consideration, here are some United States Legal Age Minimums:

Drive: 16-18

Adult: 18-21

Vote: 18

Drink Alcohol: 21

Political Office: 25 (Representative) 30 (Senator) 35 (President)

Military: 17-18

Also Note: On average the brain is scientifically not fully developed until age 25 - and oh wouldn't you know it 90% of the server fall under that, meaning no wonder we have a bunch of wars their prefrontal cortex isn't fully developed and wouldn't you know it that part of the brain is responsible for regulating attention, behavior, and emotion as well as the processing that Actions Have Consequences... huh whelp that makes sense.

Anyways… age data is below (I didn't do everyone nor every event - nobody got time for that ;D... I didn't have time for this to begin with lol...) But I specifically want to highlight that not only was Dream 21 from Jan-Aug of his Imprisonment, but Sam was also 21 till Jun, and Quackity was literally 20 while he was daily torturing Dream... 20?! They were roughly a year apart, all of them so close. Like can you imagine, treating your peer like that? Sam is like a couple months older than Dream and that's it. Quackity can't even drink legally in the United States. That's insane...

(* to signify canonical Immortality)

Ok, so the full list of members and ages is at the bottom, but first, here are so key events I picked just to highlight their ages at the time.

Server Creation - April 24, 2020

GeorgeNotFound - 23 Callahan - 23 Dream - 20 Sapnap - 19

L'Manberg War - August 2, 2020

BadBoyHalo - 25 WilburSoot - 23 GeorgeNotFound - 23 Callahan - 23 Punz - 23 Eret - 21 Awesamdude - 21 Dream - 20 Fundy - 20 Skeppy - 20 Ponk - 20 Quackity - 19 Sapnap - 19 Niki Nihachu - 19 Jack Manifold - 17 Purpled - 16 Tubbo - 16 Tommy - 16

Pogtopia vs Manberg War - November 16th, 2020

Philza - 32* BadBoyHalo - 25 HBomb - 26 WilburSoot - 24 GeorgeNotFound - 24 Callahan - 23 Punz - 23 Karl Jacobs -22 Antfrost - 22 CaptainPuffy - 22 Eret - 21 Technoblade - 21* Awesamdude - 21 Dream - 21 Connor - 21 Schlatt - 21 Fundy - 21 Skeppy - 20 Ponk - 20 Quackity - 19 Sapnap - 19 Niki Nihachu - 19 Jack Manifold - 18 Purpled - 17 Ranboo - 17 Tubbo - 16 Tommy - 16

Exile - December 4, 2020

Ghostbur - 24 Technoblade - 21* Dream - 21 Ranboo - 17 Tubbo - 16 Tommy - 16

Doomsday - January 6, 2021

Philza - 32* HBomb - 27 Callahan - 23 Punz - 23 CaptainPuffy - 22 Eret - 21 Technoblade - 21* Dream - 21 Fundy - 21 Ponk - 20 Quackity - 20 Sapnap - 19 Niki Nihachu - 19 Jack Manifold - 18 Ranboo - 17 Tubbo - 17 Tommy - 16

Disc Confrontation - January 20, 2021

HBomb - 27 BadBoyHalo - 25 Callahan - 24 Punz - 23 Antfrost - 22 CaptainPuffy - 22 Eret - 22 Awesamdude - 21 Dream - 21 Ponk - 20 Quackity - 20 Sapnap - 19 Niki Nihachu - 19 Jack Manifold - 18 Ranboo - 17 Tubbo - 17 Tommy - 16

Quackity’s First Prison Visit - March 16, 2021

Awesamdude - 21 Dream - 21 Quackity - 20

Techno's Visit- June 6, 2021

Technoblade - 22* Awesamdude - 21 Dream - 21

Jailbreak - November 28, 2021

Philza - 33* HBomb - 27 BadBoyHalo - 26 George - 25 Callahan - 24 Punz - 24 Karl Jacobs - 23 Antfrost - 23 CaptainPuffy - 23 Foolish Gamers - 22 Eret - 22 Technoblade - 22* Awesamdude - 22 Dream - 22 Connor - 22 Fundy - 22 Skeppy - 21 Hannahxxrose - 21 Ponk - 21 Quackity - 20 Sapnap - 20 Niki Nihachu - 20 Jack Manifold - 19 Purpled - 18 Ranboo - 18 Tubbo - 17 Tommy - 17

Comprehensive List From Oldest to Youngest: Name - Date of Birth (Current Age) - [Join Date] Age when Joined

Philza- March 1, 1988 (36) – [Nov 16, 2020] 32 *Immortal*

HBomb- Jan 4, 1994 (30) – [Sept 22, 2020] 26

BadBoyHalo- April 2, 1995 (28) – [May 19, 2020] 25

Wilbur- Sept 14, 1996 (27) – [July 12, 2020] 23

GeorgeNotFound- Nov 1, 1996 (27) – [April 24, 2020] 23

Callahan- Jan 19, 1997 (27) – [April 24, 2020] 23

Punz- Jan 31, 1997 (27) – [July 7, 2020] 23

Karl Jacobs- July 19, 1998 (25) – [Aug 26, 2020] 22

Antfrost- Aug 27, 1998 (25) – [Sep 5, 2020] 22

Captain Puffy- Sept 18, 1998 (25) – [Nov 16, 2020] 22

Foolish Gamers- Dec 18, 1998 (25) – [Jan 16, 2021] 22 *Immortal*

Eret- Jan 9, 1999 (25) – [July 19, 2020] 21

Technoblade- June 1, 1999 (23) – [Sept 22, 2020] 21 *Immortal*

Awesamdude - June 8, 1999 (24) – [April 28, 2020] 20

Dream - Aug 12, 1999 (24) – [April 24, 2020] 20

Connor- Aug 26, 1999 (24) – [Nov 16, 2020] 21

Schlatt- Sept 10, 1999 (24) – [Sept 20, 2020] 21

Fundy- Oct 10, 1999 (24) – [July 7, 2020] 20

Skeppy- Jan 17, 2000 (24) – [July 18, 2020] 20

Ponk- April 18, 2000 (23) – [May 7, 2020] 20

Quackity- Dec 28, 2000 (23) – [Aug 11, 2020] 19

Sapnap- March 1, 2001 (23) – [April 24, 2020] 19

Niki Nihachu- Nov 3, 2001 (22) – [Aug 6, 2020] 18

Jack Manifold- Aug 14, 2002 (21) – [Aug 3, 2020] 17

Purpled- Oct 24, 2003 (20) – [July 9, 2020] 16

Ranboo- Nov 2, 2003 (20) – [Nov 17, 2020] 17

Tubbo- Dec 23, 2003 (20) – [July 7, 2020] 16

Tommy- April 9, 2004 (19) – [July 4, 2020] 16

They are all babies confirmed... things make so much more sense... brain development guys it's important ;)

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heartstringsduet · 4 months

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10 to Midnight

Summary: Ever since they met at a New Year’s Eve party, TK and Carlos made it a tradition to wave each coming year goodbye and to welcome the new one by cleaning up messes. Year after year, lots of things will change; anything but how irrevocably in love Carlos is with his best friend. Thank you @herefortarlos and @lightningboltreader for beta'ing. And thanks @strandnreyes for this year's Tswift brainstorm session haha. This will update daily. And I dedicate it to this fandom for making this year so much better. <3 My resolution for next year to continue to create with and for y'all. ->

🎊🎉[December 31, 2015] [January 1, 2016] [December 31, 2016] / [January 1, 2017] [December 31, 2017] [January 1, 2018] [Dec 18 / Jan 19] [December 31, 2019] [January 1, 2020] [January 1, 2022] / 10 🎉🎊 now completed. ✨

#tarlos #tarlos fic #911 lone star fic #michelle writes #previously called:#10 to 0 #mwah mwah mwah you peeps are all so awesome

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matan4il · 9 months

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Last post of good-natured silliness regarding Mile and Apo's trips! (the first can be found here and the second here)

Jul 28, Mile posted a pic from the car in Paris in the rain set to Jazz (his and Apo's fave music genre). Then he started posting from flying back to and landing in Bangkok. He was wearing the same cap with a big 'A' on it that he wore during departure on Jul 19, even though weather wise, that cap didn't make sense then and even less so now.

When he left:

And as he returned:

This is kinda similar to Apo, who wore his trinket necklace both when he departed Bangkok on Jul 19 and when he came back on Jul 25. It has two silver circle rings, joined by a heart pendant.

Apo when leaving:

And upon returning:

Back on Jul 6, when they went to Song Wat together, I noticed these joined rings and that, because most of the time the heart holds the two together, it makes them look a lot like Mile's double circle silver ring, which he has had for years, way before KPTS.

While Mile's ring is obviously not connected to Apo, I did wonder when Apo started wearing his trinket necklace which includes this pair of joined rings, and whether they might intentionally have been chosen for their similarity to Mile's (once locked together with a heart). I can't actually answer any of these questions, other than to tell you that Apo doesn't seem to have worn these rings before he re-met Mile in Oct 2020. At least I couldn't find any evidence that he did, not on his fingers and not on his necklace (though he did wear other necklaces). The first time I could find him wearing the joined rings on the trinket necklace is a pic Apo shared on Sep 13, 2021:

He's also wearing it in a pic he shared Sep 16, 2021, you can see it a bit better there (especially since on Jan 10, 2022 he posted another pic from the same occasion where the necklace with the rings and heart is even clearer). Also, as far as I can tell, Apo changes the trinkets he wears with the paired rings, but he always wears those. Make of all this what you will...

Mile posted a vid on Facebook from the plane as it approached Bangkok, captioned it with text about saving money to construct, buy and decorate a house, and added this post to his "Happiness during the day" album:

He also pasted the same text about saving money for a house onto a vid of an apartment with a view of NYC, which he shared on his personal IG, and we all know who loves that city and even lived there for 7 months...

After landing, Mile posted on IG pics and vids from the Eiffel Tower in the rain on Jul 27, and he captioned them with "Something is more romantic with rain... #LikeYou ^^". Within 13 minutes, Apo liked the post and commented, "Very romantic."

Mind you, the entire 10 days they've been apart, neither one of them used the word "romantic" in any of their captions. While Mile WAS ACTUALLY IN Paris, at the Eiffel Tower, in the rain, he didn't use the word "romantic," but he did right away after he returned to Thailand.

Apo posted on IG 15 minutes after Mile did, sharing pics from Jul 21 in China, and he captioned them "Sleep no more." Except unlike me, Apo capitalized every first letter of each word, which is what Mile always does with his own captions in English. Mile commented not long after with "Cool."

Another thing to note is the day before, Jul 28, as Mile was flying back to Thailand, Apo posted a pic from China, from Jul 23, where he's doing a half heart, and he captioned it, "Miss you."

Just as a bonus... On the same day, while Mile was flying back to Bangkok, his mom posted multiple pics and vids of herself in a green shirt (Mile's color) and yellow pants (Apo's color).

Wait, bonus #2! Mile also mentioned returning very soon. Pond replied to a photographer that he'll see him in September. The Paris Fashion Week 2023 starts on Sep 25, so we might get some more Mileapo in Paris then.

Did I miss anything? Probably, there's been a lot. But I hope this series of posts made you smile! You can find more of my Kinnporsche/Mileapo stuff under this tag. xoxox

#mileapo #mkp #mile phakphum #mile phakphum romsaithong #phakphum romsaithong #apo nattawin #apo nattawin wattanagitiphat #nattawin wattanagitiphat #man suang #man suang cast #kinnporsche #kinnporsche cast #kinnporsche the cast #kpts cast #kpts the cast #the dots i've connected them

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bubbloquacious · 6 months

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Effortpost registry

Recommendations for learning category theory; 28 mar 2024

The hairy ball theorem and stably free modules; 11 feb 2024

Topological connectedness and generalized paths; 24 nov 2023

Graphs as presheaves 3: subobject classifiers; 19 oct 2023

Effortpost registry; 18 oct 2023

Graphs as presheaves 2: limits and colimits; 11 oct 2023

Hydrogen bomb vs. coughing baby: graphs and the Yoneda embedding; 7 oct 2023

Extending the D ⊣ U ⊣ I adjunction sequence; 23 sep 2023

The Riemann rearrangement theorem and net convergence; 18 sep 2023

Thoughts on the axiom of choice; 18 feb 2023

Topological spaces and simple graphs as neighbourhood spaces; 15 feb 2023

The exponential function applied to sets; 24 dec 2022

But IS the empty space connected?; 11 nov 2022

Monads monads monads; 8 nov 2022

Calculating what the triangle identities mean for a bunch of adjunctions and being amazed when it works every time; 7 nov 2022

Defining the Lebesgue integral as a net limit; 27 jul 2022

Rambles about describable sets; 28 oct 2021

Functions with cycling derivatives; 30 aug 2021

Why the rationals have zero length; 31 may 2021

An infinite cardinal valued random variable; 30 may 2021

A field-based functor; 20 mar 2021

Generalized sides; 13 mar 2021

Rambles about metric convexity; 22 feb 2021

Wiggle function convergence; 28 jan 2021

Rambles about infinity; 5 sep 2020

Generalized golf; 24 jun 2020

Rambles about continuousifying series; 10 may 2020

Rambles about being closed under exponentiation; 7 may 2020

Rambles about the groups that come with fields; 3 may 2020

A compilation of donutified functions; 17 mar 2020

Rambles about arithmetic functions; 24 jan 2020

Graphing real functions on a torus >:); 29 nov 2019

#math #pinned post #effortpost registry

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argyrocratie · 7 months

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Solidarity among the Displaced

How Russian Anarchists in Exile Supported Armenian Refugee Squatters

(2023-09-19)

Throughout the world, mass displacement is accelerating as climate catastrophe, economic crisis, and war drive millions into exile, both within their own countries and across borders. These mass migrations are exacerbating gentrification, driving up housing costs just as real estate speculation is rendering more and more people homeless. How can displaced people continue to take political action in their new homes, establishing solidarity across ethnic lines in unfamiliar settings? In Armenia, Russian anarchists living in exile set one example, supporting Armenian refugees who had squatted the abandoned Ministry of Defense.

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In the last decade, Yerevan saw several waves of protests. Do you see people building historical knowledge and experience from one struggle to the next?

With regards to the movement of the 2010s in Yerevan, there really was a street movement in which Armenian anarchists participated. There were protests against the increase in electricity prices, an anarchist bloc participated in a demonstration on human rights day, there was an action against the gentrification of Yerevan, and an action of anarcho-feminists. But unfortunately, all of the people from that generation have either left politics, joined political parties, or gone abroad to Russia or Europe.

Today, the anarchists in Armenia are mostly emigrants from the Russian Federation. In fact, I only know two Armenian anarchists: N—, a punk musician (who became an anarchist in the early 2020s), and S—, an anarcho-feminist who lectures in our space and occasionally publishes in left-wing and anarchist magazines (who also became anarchist around that time). Neither them, alas, was connected to the movements and affinity groups of the 2010s.

There is also an anarchist from Israel: Y—, a Jewish woman who gave birth in the Crimea, repatriated to Israel, lived there for 18 years in kibbutzim and participated in the anarchist movement there (including contact with “Anarchists Against the Wall”), married an Armenian and moved to Yerevan, and decided to establish a café here with anarchist and feminist themes. The café became a gathering place for the local Jewish community (for example, at Shabbat celebrations every Saturday), as well as for the creative intelligentsia, who held public readings there.

All this continued until Russia invaded Ukraine, after which the Russian authorities began to persecute their citizens even more, and hundreds of thousands of anti-war Russians (including anarchists) fled the country.

As a result, Armenia, which was mono-ethnic for almost all the years of its independence, is now more diverse.

The door of the Mama-jan café. The second sticker says “No war” in Russian.

That is how our small circle was formed, which now represents the entire anarchist movement in Armenia.

There are many different people among us. One is actively involved in veganism and even founded his own vegan cooperative (which I also joined). Others, like one friend who is a Christian anarchist, collect humanitarian aid for the victims of the war. There is a queer anarchist group that continues to engage in street activism.

How did you go about supporting the squatters?

As soon as we learned that they had been forcibly evicted, we decided to go and help them. We went to them several times and, despite some initial distrust, my friends managed to find a common language with them.

As a result, at the next weekly meeting, we discussed how to go about supporting them. One of the sympathizers of anarchist ideas, a visitor to our circle, arranged to supply firewood for using potbelly stoves to heat their tents. Also, as an anti-war activist with certain connections, I managed to invite a journalist friend there. During a subsequent visit, they met us very hospitably. We helped to unload the firewood and they fed us and taught us to play backgammon.

We made a report about the situation for emigrant Russian-language media, which later played a very important role. We also established contact with the charitable organization “Ethos,” which was founded by relocators in Yerevan and is engaged in helping both Ukrainian and Armenian refugees.

Thanks to the fact that news coverage appeared about the eviction and was reposted on our initiative via various publishing houses (for example, in “Doxa,” which actively covered the persecution of anarchists and anti-war protesters), we were able to initiate a collection for food, medicine, and fuel in Ethos. In the end, we collected 60,000 drams more than planned! [The equivalent of approximately $157, still a significant amount of money for some refugees in Armenia.]

Also, the squatters began to actively invite us to their protests: they held these every Thursday and every Monday near the government building and the State Expenditure Committee. My friends and I held a poster reading “State, why did you take away people’s housing” with anarchist symbols.

The squatters were very pleased with our support, and even invited us to barbecues—which was especially ironic in the case of our vegan friend.

What do anarchists have to offer to struggles for housing?

Anarchism, in principle, throughout its history, has been very interested in the housing issue. It is not for nothing that during the Paris Commune, one of the revolutionary decisions of the council was to settle homeless Parisians in the apartments of bourgeois emigrants who had fled to Versailles, and to establish a ban on evicting tenants for non-payment of rent. Housing insecurity is a significant aspect of modern society, a challenge to which anarchists must respond.

The example of this eviction is particularly striking. It shines a light on all the absurdity and immorality of a civilization based on private property.

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The house was not built by its owner. It was erected, decorated, and furnished by innumerable workers—in the timber yard, the brick field, and the workshop, toiling for dear life at a minimum wage… Who, then, can appropriate to himself the tiniest plot of ground, or the meanest building, without committing a flagrant injustice? Who, then, has the right to sell to any bidder the smallest portion of the common heritage? On that point, as we have said, the workers are agreed. The idea of free dwellings showed its existence very plainly during the siege of Paris, when the cry was for an abatement pure and simple of the terms demanded by the landlords. It appeared again during the Commune of 1871, when the Paris workmen expected the Communal Council to decide boldly on the abolition of rent. And when the New Revolution comes, it will be the first question with which the poor will concern themselves. Whether in time of revolution or in time of peace, the worker must be housed somehow or other; he must have some sort of roof over his head. But, however tumble-down and squalid your dwelling may be, there is always a landlord who can evict you… Refusing uniforms and badges–those outward signs of authority and servitude–and remaining people among the people, the earnest revolutionists will work side by side with the masses, that the abolition of rent, the expropriation of houses, may become an accomplished fact. They will prepare the ground and encourage ideas to grow in this direction; and when the fruit of their labours is ripe, the people will proceed to expropriate the houses without giving heed to the theories which will certainly be thrust in their way–theories about paying compensation to landlords, and finding first the necessary funds. On the day that the expropriation of houses takes place, on that day, the exploited workers will have realized that the new times have come, that Labour will no longer have to bear the yoke of the rich and powerful, that Equality has been openly proclaimed, that this Revolution is a real fact, and not a theatrical make-believe, like so many others preceding it. -Peter Kropotkin, The Conquest of Bread

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All STAR WARS Entertainment Weekly Print Covers

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>> Press for Episode I: The Phantom Menace: 1. JAN 1997 - Photo from Episode VI: A New Hope 2. JUN 1997 - Cast Photo 3. MAR 1999 4. MAY 1999 - Cast Photo

>> Press for Episode II: Attack of The Clones: 5. APR 2000 - Cast Photo 6. JUN/JUL 2000 - Cast Photo 7. APR 2002 - Cast Photo 8. MAY 2002 (2 Covers)

>> Press for the new DVDs 9. SEP 2004 - Photo from Episode VI: A New Hope

>> Press for Episode III: Revenge of The Sith 10. APR 2005 – Star Wars Special Edition 6 Covers, 1 from each Episode 11. MAY 2005

>> The Empire Strikes Back 30th Anniversary 12. APR 2010 – Behind The Scenes Photos

>> Disney announces deal to acquire Lucasfilm and plans for new movies 13. NOV 2012 – Original Trilogy montage

>> Press for Episode VII: The Force Awakens 14. AUG 2015 15. NOV 2015 (4 Covers)

>> Press for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 16. JUL 2016 17. DEC 2016 (2 Covers)

>> Press for Episode VIII: The Last Jedi 18. AUG 2017 (2 Covers) 19. DEC 2017 (4 Covers)

>> Press for Solo: A Star Wars Story 20. FEB 2018

>> Press for The Mandalorian 21. OCT 2019

>> Press for Episode XIX: The Rise of Skywalker 22. DEC 2019 – 3 Covers: Montages of characters from the Prequels, OT and from The Rise of Skywalker

>> Press for The Mandalorian (Season 2) 23. OCT 2020 (2 Covers)

>> Press for Obi-Wan Kenobi 24. APR 2022 – This was the last print issue from EW, with the magazine going digital-only from then on

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Why is the UK media protecting the Sussexes? by u/wordscapesx

Why is the UK media protecting the Sussexes? Thanks to a fellow sinner for posting this information yesterday - everyone needs to read this post titled - Harry Oversteps, Offers To Hold 'Reconciliation Talks' with First Nations Chief During BC Trip. Below is the article from the Telegraph.https://ift.tt/gQK4dfe Telegraph reports that Harry held talks with First Nations chief over commitment to Canada’s indigenous people. Harry offers to resume discussions next year. Talk about overstepping his authority. Who does he think he is? Within the hour the palace responded saying "No working royal role for Prince Harry as palace stands firm."The Telegraph, a reputable media outlet, was the only UK media outlet carrying this story which, as a former journalist, I consider to be HUGE. Harry is clearly overstepping his bounds, and a threat to the monarchy. And note how quickly BP responded. How often do you see the Palace responding this quickly to anything?Our fellow sinner had the post of the year in my opinion. Harry and Meghan do a lot of stupid stuff but this was a first for Harry clearly overstepping his authority and putting the monarchy in a sticky situation. And it received NO COVERAGE in UK media?The second issue ignored by the UK media is One Young World. On Jan. 19, The Charity Commission, charity regulator for England and Wales, issued a second official warning to One Young World over breaches of trust. The first warning came in 2022. Markle is a member, counsellor and was keynote at 2020 summit. Again, only one media outlet reported - BBC. The rest ignored it.https://ift.tt/nEpbvVl, these outlets can't say they weren't aware of these two issues because this information was sent to all UK tabloids as soon as it was first reported. The outlets CHOSE to ignore documented negative news about Harry and Meghan.The question is why. post link: https://ift.tt/CzQw8uM author: wordscapesx submitted: February 19, 2024 at 03:26PM via SaintMeghanMarkle on Reddit

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The Amateur's Guide to Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley

In this video, I return to the world of Moominvalley to analyze the hotly anticipated game Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley and its relationship with the original Moomin stories, Tove Jansson, and the philosophies it connects with.

Special Thanks to Kiki from Transparency for looking at the script. You can follow her Moomin Stuff at @marsmombestmom

Disclosure: My copy of the game was provided to me by Hyper Games and Raw Fury. While I think objectivity is overrated, the opinions in this video have not been influenced by the developers and are a reflection of my own thoughts on this game and the Moomins.

Work Cited Page

Bletchly, Rachael. “How Moomin Author Built a Brand Worth £700m and Why Brits Still Love Them.” The Mirror, Reach PLC, 4 Jan. 2021, www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/how-moomin-creator-built-brand-23260983. Accessed 15 Mar. 2024.

Dymel-Trzebiatowska, Hanna. “Moomins Take the Floor. Finnish Trolls in Contemporary Mass Social (Media) Events.” Children’s Literature in Education, Aug. 2022, pp. 1–16. EBSCOhost, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10583-022-09497-6 Link

Ellis, Rowan. “Why Is Cottagecore so Gay?” Rowan Ellis, YouTube, 30 July 2020, youtu.be/5odKiL7jRW0.

Kramer, Ash. “Philosophical Materialism: Vital Materialism.” Philosophical Materialism: A Study of Early Modern Literature and Contemporary Theory, The Alliance for Networking Visual Culture, scalar.usc.edu/works/material_philosophy/vital-materialism#:~:text=Frequently gendered female, vital materialism. Accessed 15 Mar. 2024.

Meereboer, Arwen Dagmar. "Moomins and Complicity with Matter: Tove Jansson’s Moominpappa at Sea as an Intervention in Vibrant Matter: A Political Ecology of Things by Jane Bennett." SATS 23.1 (2022): 17-32. https://www.doria.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/180011/meereboer_arwen.pdf?sequence=2

O’Connell, Joe. “The Melancholy Promise of Heidi, Girl of the Alps.” Beyond Ghibli, YouTube, 20 Sept. 2018, youtu.be/_DFPoZN-FoI. Accessed 15 Mar. 2024.

O’Luanaigh, Robin. “Co-Opting Cottagecore: Pastoral Aesthetics in Reactionary and Extremist Movements.” Global Network on Extremism and Technology, The International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation, 19 May 2023, gnet-research.org/2023/05/19/co-opting-cottagecore-pastoral-aesthetics-in-reactionary-and-extremist-movements/.

Peter Marten. “Moomin Characters Ltd Keeps a National Treasure in the Family.” This Is Finland, the Finland Promotion Board , Apr. 2010, finland.fi/business-innovation/moomin-characters-ltd-keeps-a-national-treasure-in-the-family. Accessed 15 Mar. 2024.

Samson, Anna. “How the Moomins Became an Anti-Fascist Symbol.” Huck Magazine, TCO London, 22 Sept. 2021, www.huckmag.com/article/how-the-moomins-became-an-anti-fascist-symbol.

#video #video essay #youtube #moomin #moominvalley #snufkin #snufkin melody of moominvalley #tove jansson #snufmim #snufmumriken #snufmin #melody of moominvalley #Youtube

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Introduction (NCT DR)

I promised I'll be making intros to my DRs, so let's start off with my Main DR ! I have not shifted to this DR yet, but it's the one I try to shift to almost every night and it's one of the two DRs that stay consistent in my scripts !

Time ratio : 1 Hour CR = 5 Months DR (I know it may seem like a lot, but I really want to experience as much as I can on each shift.

First shift : November, 2015. I will be shifting to the day I get picked to debut in NCT. The next couple of months will be filled with practicing and getting to know the members. I want to live through these moments, and not just remember them as memories. The morning of my first shift will be filled with my own training, going to vocal lessons, study sessions, since I don't attend school, and by the end of the day, I get called to a meeting, where I find out I'm set to debut with NCT.

Personal Info

Name : (CR name) ; Jung Soobin (Korean Name)

D.O.B : December 08, 2000

Age As Of First Shift : 14

Zodiac Sign : Sagittarius

Height : 150 cm (As Of First Shift)

Nationality : Korean-Bulgarian

Ethnicity : Slavic/Bulgarian

Idol Info

Stage Name : Dahlia

Training Period : Since early 2010

Positions : Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist, Lead Rapper, Face Of The Group, Maknae (127)

Debut : The 7th Sense (NCT U - April 09, 2016) ; Fire Truck (NCT 127 - July 10, 2016) ; Chewing Gum (NCT Dream - August 27, 2016)

Timeline

DEC.08.00

Born in Bulgaria.

2000-2005

Going to kindergarten in Bulgaria. My parents get promoted at their workplace, which requires us to move to Seoul, SK.

2005-2009

Going to public school, but not being able to make many friends. Getting bullied often, so taking up a hobby, which is dancing. I begin dancing every night to popular K-Pop songs in my room, and deciding that becoming an idol is my dream.

OCT.2009

I begin auditioning for SM, YG, JYP, but am continuously rejected for being too young, not being able to sing and rap. I go to every audition I can, which my family soon finds out about. I get scolded a lot afterwards, but I decide to prove everyone wrong, so I begin training in my room to sing and rap.

DEC.2009

I decide to audition for SM Ent. one last time. The judges already know me by then. They give me one last chance, and after a lot of mumbling from their side, they tell me they will call me soon.

JAN.2010

I begin training under SM Ent. There aren't many trainees my age, so I befriend older trainees, which are Sehun (EXO), Johnny (NCT), Irene (Red Velvet). Soon after I begin training, my family informs me that they will be moving back to Bulgaria, where my older brother can receive better higher education there, so I am left alone in Seoul. They tell me to come with them, but becoming an Idol is my dream, so I refuse, to which they get furious, and tell me never to contact them ever again.

2011-2012

I become great friends with Yeri (Red Velvet) and we train together, aligned for the same group. We are roommates, so we become good friends the moment she becomes a trainee. I've gone no contact with my family, aside from my aunt, uncle and cousin. I also befriend Mark (NCT), but we get close due to me not being able to speak good Korean and communicating in English instead (same situation with Johnny). He helps me improve both my English, and my Korean.

The rest of the years leading up to my debut are honestly kind of boring but some key moments are :

Not debuting with Yeri

Becoming the greatest friends with Donghyuck/Haechan (NCT), which we still are to this day

Dating History

Vernon ( Seventeen ) May 19 2017 - January 11, 2018, 8 months Age Difference : 2 years Reason for break up : Falling off, companies finding out.

Juyeon (The Boyz) October 16 2018 until August 15 2019, almost 10 months Age Difference : 2 years Reason for break up : He was cheating on me

Taeyong (NCT) February 10 2020-January 10 2021; March 11 2021 - ongoing Age Difference : 5 years Reason for a break : Fans speculating our relationship, so we didn't know how they would react if they were proven right, so we decided to take a break

#ღ dahlia shifts #shiftblr #shifting realities #reality shifting #shifting #shifting consciousness #desired reality #reality shift #shifting motivation #shift #reality shifter

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volume i — back to masterlist — volume iii

a/n: These are far too fun make lmfao so expect more in the future maybe no promises tho

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My Top 50 cdramas

Someone asked me to make this and my previous list is way out of date (it was made in Jan 2020.) I will never claim these are the BEST cdramas, just that they are my favorite (for example, I fully realize that The Wolf is far inferior to Chang’an, but it’s a list of favorites, not bests.) If you look at this list and hate half of them, it doesn’t mean you have better or worse taste, just that you probably shouldn’t take my drama recs.

50 Twisted Fate of Love

49 Little Fairy

48 Red Dust

47 Ice Fantasy

46 Glamorous Imperial Concubine

45 The Virtuous Queen of Han

44 Chinese Paladin 3

43 Princess Agents

42 General and I

41 Secret of the Three Kingdoms

40 Luoyang

39 Siege in Fog

38 Love In Between

37 Jade Palace Lock Heart

36 One and Only

35 Nirvana in Fire

34 Vigilantes in Masks

33 Nirvana in Fire 2

32 Listening Snow Tower

31 Sound of the Desert

30 Return of Condor Heroes 2006

29 Heroes

28 Young Warriors of the Yang Clan

27 Three Kingdoms 2010

26 Battle of Changsha

25 The Advisors’ Alliance seasons 1 and 2

24 Love Like the Galaxy

23 The Ingenuous One

22 Till the End of the Moon

21 Word of Honor

20 Legend of Condor Heroes 2008

19 Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms

18 Novoland Tribes and Empires

17 Bu Bu Jing Xin

16 Royal Nirvana

15 Love and Redemption

14 Lan Ling Wang

13 The Untamed

12 The Longest Day in Chang’an

11 Ever Night 1

10 The Wolf

9 Go Ahead

8 Goodbye My Princess

7 The Rise of Phoenixes

6 Joy of Life

5 Love Between Fairy and Devil

4 The Myth

3 The Rebel Princess

2 Novoland Eagle Flag

1 The Story of Minglan

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happy (late (im sorry)) birthday kaito(vocaloid 1), kokone(vocaloid 3), uni(vocaloid 4), wei yang(muta), liee(utau), seymour(utau), and zuii takoe(utau) !!! [feb 14]

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kaito is a japanese synth developed by crypton future media, and released on 14 feb 2006. kaito is voiced by Naoto Fuga, his v1 is illustrated by Takashi Kawasaki and his v3 by iXima. kaito is one of the "project daisy" vocals, beginning production when Vocaloid was still called "daisy project" (look at last years posts if you want a bunch of kaito lore/ facts, i dont have the characters to spare for it this year). kaito is also available in english. Yamaha lists his birthday as the 14th and crypton as the 17th so his birthday will be both of those days

uni is a korean synth developed by ST MEDiA, and released in 2017. her vp has not been revealed but shes designed by K170 and illustrated by OSUK2. uni is one of the only 2 korean vocaloids (with the only other one being seeu)

kokone is a japanese synth developed by internet co, and released in 2014. her vp has also not been revealed, but shes illustrated by AkkeyJin. kokone is capable of reaching some of the highest notes out of any Vocaloid as she was originally a failed attempt at a megpoid gumi falsetto vb

wei yang is a chinese synth developed by Tianyi Love Music Culture Technology Co., and released on 10 jan 2019. wei yangs character birthday is feb 14 however. he is voiced by paigujiaozhu and illustrated by Krenz

liee (aka Velirio Eden Nasaranta) is a japanese synth managed and voiced by julieraptor, and originally released on 7th aug 2020. liee is nonbinary and uses they/ he/ she pronouns. their different vbs are illustrated by different people, and the art im showing is by rev_bmp. liee is filipino, and has vbs also available in english and korean

Seymour Delaware (aka sey) is a japanese synth created and voiced by dav-p, and released on 19 jan 2023. seymour is a demiboy and uses he/ they pronouns. he is illustrated by C-Cream. seymour is aroace, african american, deaf, and selectively mute. they also have an instrumental vb made with a steel tongue drum

Zuii Takoe is a japanese synth voiced and managed by srscyn, and illustrated by TerrainAkka. zuii uses she/ he/ they pronouns. according to utau wikia and utau wiki 2.0 shes released on 4 apr 2009, but according to vocadb its 27 nov 2009. either way his character birthday is feb 14

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