#Selection

[mournfulroses]

Franz Kafka, from a diary entry featured in "The Selected Diaries of Franz Kafka,"

#lit #franz kafka #fragments #words #quote #writings #selection #the diaries of franz kafka #quotes #diary collection #p

[tombama]

So many selections

#shirtless guy #handsome guy #good looking #handsome #shopping #indoors #reach #selection #cute guy #male buns #rear end

[simonalkenmayer]

I want to show you something interesting that was done recently. Something you can show your Trump supporting relatives.

Yale did a study with death stats that shows that prior to and during the pandemic, Republicans and Democrats were largely dying at the same rate. However once vaccines came out, Democratic deaths dropped at a staggering rate, while republicans continued to (and still are) die at a much higher rate.

The study looks at “excess death”—as in deaths occurring outside the normal death rates. It does not, however, tie into COVID related death tolls via the CDC, because there’s no real way to correlate that data without knowing individual medical history. So the study approaches the idea as best as it can.

You can see from the graph that death rates seem very even among the two groups, until you get to the moment the vaccines became available.

The vertical line is vaccine roll out. Horizontal line is zero. The spikes follow alao v with the waves of spread that the CDC tracks, when variants make rounds and spread. The stats deviate from one another prior to the introduction of the vaccine, when republican disinformation began telling people to return to normal life and participate in events. However, you can see the sharp divergence clearly, when vaccines became available. They continued to diverge as months went on. Currently, Republicans have an abnormally high excess death rate, at nearly double the Democratic death toll. Even with interaction between the two groups in uncontrolled settings, Republican death rates are higher than Democratic death rates., because of vaccine efficacy. I’m sure future studies will be done to further illuminate this phenomenon, but this is an excellent first glimpse.

This is memetic selection. They chose not to be vaccinated. They chose to have less protection. And so…they cease to exist. However, because this type of selection doesn’t act as strongly on younger people who are breeding, it doesn’t drastically shift future rates of potential Republican indoctrination. It does, however, drastically change the current electorate.

Whoops.

This is the GOP platform: no plan, take away equality, bodily autonomy, privacy, social security, medical care, benefits. No rule of law, lower wages, higher aggregation of wealth in top .1%, and a destitute dependent, undereducated populace. Disposable people who die when they’re no longer useful as misinformation spreaders to facilitate their control. 

This is the consequence of compassionless governance, in mathematical, quantifiable terms.

TL;DR COVID kills more Republicans than Democrats, at rates twice as high, because the party engaged in stupid misinformation on a communicable disease for the sake of retaining power.

#covid #covid vaccine #politics #selection

[redvh205]

Reader Logic:

Me wanting to finish the 15 books on me tbr pile:

*reads 2 chapters in my current book*

Wow that was productive, I can reward myself now!

*buys 4 more books*

#books and literature #toberead #harry potter #hunger games #throne of glass #the red queen #shadow and bone #six of crows #the witcher books #the cruel prince #these violent delights #our violent ends #red white and royal blue #selection #crescent city #good omens #serpent and dove

[tufnation]

JUICY SELECTION

#girl #body #color #art #digital art #fantasy #picture #nature #city #pink #juice #selection

[gutterfurby]

Today I present you with a tasting from an album I keep for when the words give me psychic damage.

#AH FUCK THE WORDS #I'm just a man that needs a hug me thinks #literature #quotes #dark academia #love #fragments #selection #excerpts #academia

[randomreasonstolive]

Reason to Live #9114

 Selecting the perfect music for the mood you’re in. – Guest Submission

(Please don't add negative comments to these posts.)

#sad #help #hope #reason to live #depressed #depression #empty #alone #mental illness #anxiety #trauma #guest submission #mental health #selection #selecting #choice #music #mood #bands #artists #musicians

[venusimleder]

Karl Lagerfeld, A/W 2006.

#karl lagerfeld #runway #00s #natasha poly #vlada roslyakova #my edit #selection

[maevaravasson22-23]

Dessin personnel

#hors cursus #selection

[touhoutunes]

Title: Freedom and Deception in Choice

Arrangement: 和泉幸奇

Album: Wisdom of the Past

Circle: 荒御灵

Original: Selection

#touhou #touhou project #touhou music #phantasmagoria of dim. dream #selection #phantasmagoria of dim dream #荒御灵 #aramitama #wisdom of the past #和泉幸奇

[mournfulroses]

Ernest Hemingway, from The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway; "The Snows of Kilimanjaro,"

#lit #ernest hemingway #prose #quotes #words #prose colletion #selection #excerpts #short story #p

[eleonoredootalieva22-23]

Toile abstraite à la bombe. 50x37cm

#hors cursus #selection

[noxturn-alley]

Selection

"They are all wrong" James ran a hand threw his head "How am I supposed to find a perfect ring? Lily deserves a perfect ring"

"And she will get one, just have some patience, Prongs."

The sales person walked back to the counter with a case on each hand, "Here's our emerald rings collection for you, sir." Dropping the elegant green jewelry in front of James, then turning to Sirius "and these is our selection of antique bands"

Sirius leaned forward to get a better look at he rings.

"Umm Pads, I told you dad is giving me his." James asked quizzically.

"I know," Sirius couldn't help the small smile that started forming, "these aren't for you."

James' mouth fell open and a giant smile started to spread across his face. "PADFOOT! When, where, how? Can I help plan it? Do you need money? Wait, of course you don't. Let me see, he needs a gold band, maybe something with some green diamonds, maybe sage, to compliment his ey--"

"Prongs! I think you should probably redirect all of this, frankly concerning, jewelry knowledge to your soon-to-be-fiancée."

"Fine, but I get to help plan it."

"Of course. It would be an honor, Jamie"

@wolfstarmicrofic

#wolfstarmicrofic #wolfstar microfic #selection #sirius black #james potter #microfics by nox #this was a struggle but now its out and we wont talk about it okay

[sliebman10]

Selection

This was the shop that had the best selection, according to Witch Weekly’s Wedding Edition. Sirius and Remus peaked into the window and at the jewelry winking and shining from the various cases. 

“Shall we?” Sirius said, holding the door open for Remus. 

Remus nodded. “This shop is too posh for me, Pads,” he smiled.

“They have the rings we want though,” Sirius pointed out as they went inside. 

A heavily made up witch was behind the counter. “May I help you?”

“Yes, please. We’re looking for wedding rings,” Sirius said, giving her his most charming smile. 

“And what exactly are you looking for?”

“Relatively simple but elegant. We’d like to see some of the ones with protective runes,” Sirius said. 

“Of course,” she said, sweeping into the back and turning with a tray of rings. 

They spread them out on the counter and one in particular caught Sirius’s eye. 

He and Remus reached for it at the same time.

“I guess that’s the one,” Sirius said, sliding it on Remus’s finger. “What do you think?”

“I like it,” he said, sliding it off, and transferring it to Sirius’s finger. “You?”

“It’s perfect.” 

@wolfstarmicrofic

#wolfstar #sirius black #remus lupin #wolfstar microfic #wedding ring shopping #selection

[uwhe-arts]

Here are my personal Top 5 photographs 2022 in memorial of the Gray-Card’s Year End Top 5 Photo Extravaganza | uwhe-arts

Many thanks to —> luxlit.tumblr.com for hosting the beautiful Year End Top 5 Extravaganza Tradition!

Thank you for all!!! I wish you all a happy new year! May each day of the New Year be filled with contentment, opportunities, peace, abundance and health! Hugs and Chers!

#in memory of gray-card’s year end top 5 photo extravaganza! #luxlit #top 5 #photographers on tumblr #uwhe-arts #top five #selection #photography #uwhearts #curators on tumblr #thank you for your support #2022 #photoset #original photographers #submission

[wasan-na]

- The selection | a Novel by Kiera Cass

#the selection #selection #kiera cass #quotes #life quote