#THATS AMERICA!!!!!

[britneyshakespeare]

hey wait. so if you grow up as an only child or with siblings who like the same tv as you how do you learn tolerance?

#that football poll really made me reflect on how much tv i've had on in the background that was just absolute white noise to me #altho back when we were all younger there were more tvs in the house. mostly small ones #there was one i remember vividly that was like only a foot wide. it sometimes moved around #it had a vcr player in the bottom #i so clearly remember watching lizzie mcguire on it while discovering if you smash a marker youre coloring w #all the ink comes out at once. but then youre left wo it being pointy at the end #and that tv could be moved around. i remember watching shrek on it in my mudroom once lol #i also remember watching whose line is it anyway and not understanding improv but just seeing the men sit in chairs #and stand up and just looking at the colorful background. it was somehow still entertaining to me i dont remember AT ALL why #tales from diana #one thing that is somewhat understandable to me from what i understand about childhood entertainment in the streaming era #is that children THANK GOD still seem to fight w their siblings about what to watch on tv #they just dont even say 'on tv' they say 'on disney plus' #it shouldnt feel so strange to me but i just cant imagine coming home from school and selecting something from a list of programs #and then watching that in full without commercials. i'm like what. that's not tv #you're supposed to get home in the middle of an episode of spongebob that they play twice a week and quote along w it like karaoke #youre supposed to argue and flip back and forth one thing and another when one turns to a commercial break #THATS AMERICA!!!!!

[multidimensional-trashcan]

and

EDIT:

sure why not:

tags via @littleredplanetnumberfour

EDIT 2:

someone asked for a sag-aftra one:

#wga #wga strike #writers guild of america #this is all so fucked up #not that they are striking thats their damn right but that companies try so hard to make it stop without even trying to negotiate #sag aftra strike #sag aftra #sag-aftra #writers strike #screen actors guild

[so-what-then]

Henry Kissinger - and I'm not being exaggerrating here - is up there with Hitler&Co. as one of the worst genocidal monsters of all time. Of all time.

Respect no one's "mourning".

#henry kissinger #war crimes #america #cambodia #laos #vietnam #anthony bourdain #and thats just sea! wait until you hear about south america

[drangues]

dumb doodles cus of this but also this reminded me that the boys are back would be such a mike and lucas song fr 100 percent emoji

#consider me hypnotised #mike wheeler #artush #DOODLES. #stranger things #mike wheeler mental breakdowns same energy as troy bolton mental breakdowns #iconic #i love highschool musical thats the fav thing that came out of america for me #i hate to be that person but #byler #<- target audience

[darealsaltysam]

TOMMY 😭😭😭

#and dont even get me started on the techno joke later in #this man really copes through humor huh #tommyinnit #fr tho i hope hes doing okay omg #not to be parasocial but if wilbur ruined the shows in america for him i would get physical (for legal reasons thats a joke)

[olowan-waphiya]

A huge ancient city has been found in the Amazon, hidden for thousands of years by lush vegetation.

The discovery changes what we know about the history of people living in the Amazon.

The houses and plazas in the Upano area in eastern Ecuador were connected by an astounding network of roads and canals.

The area lies in the shadow of a volcano that created rich local soils but also may have led to the destruction of the society.

While we knew about cities in the highlands of South America, like Machu Picchu in Peru, it was believed that people only lived nomadically or in tiny settlements in the Amazon.

"This is older than any other site we know in the Amazon. We have a Eurocentric view of civilisation, but this shows we have to change our idea about what is culture and civilisation," says Prof Stephen Rostain, director of investigation at the National Centre for Scientific Research in France, who led the research.

"It changes the way we see Amazonian cultures. Most people picture small groups, probably naked, living in huts and clearing land - this shows ancient people lived in complicated urban societies," says co-author Antoine Dorison.

The city was built around 2,500 years ago, and people lived there for up to 1,000 years, according to archaeologists.

It is difficult to accurately estimate how many people lived there at any one time, but scientists say it is certainly in the 10,000s if not 100,000s.

The archaeologists combined ground excavations with a survey of a 300 sq km (116 sq mile) area using laser sensors flown on a plane that could identify remains of the city beneath the dense plants and trees.

—

"The road network is very sophisticated. It extends over a vast distance, everything is connected. And there are right angles, which is very impressive," he says, explaining that it is much harder to build a straight road than one that fits in with the landscape.

The scientists also identified causeways with ditches on either side which they believe were canals that helped manage the abundant water in the region.

There were signs of threats to the cities - some ditches blocked entrances to the settlements, and may be evidence of threats from nearby people.

Researchers first found evidence of a city in the 1970s, but this is the first time a comprehensive survey has been completed, after 25 years of research.

It reveals a large, complex society that appears to be even bigger than the well-known Mayan societies in Mexico and Central America.

—

Some of the findings are "unique" for South America, he explains, pointing to the octagonal and rectangular platforms arranged together.

The societies were clearly well-organised and interconnected, he says, highlighting the long sunken roads between settlements.

Not a huge amount is known about the people who lived there and what their societies were like.

Pits and hearths were found in the platforms, as well as jars, stones to grind plants and burnt seeds.

—

Prof Rostain says he was warned against this research at the start of his career because scientists believed no ancient groups had lived in the Amazon.

#indigenous #the amazon #anthropology #archaeology #south america #turtle island #the amazon rainforest #its the bbc so it still is eurocentric #but bolding and sharing some parts that are interesting #white scientists could save so much time by not assuming shit #i think thats part of the scientific method #some of the language is a bit iffy to me too #i dont really enjoy when non natives get to ‘discover’ something that has always been there #and was made and mightve known about by any local tribes #but hey this is cool~ #and more proof that we’ve been here longer than colonizers wanna think

[moralsareathingofthepast]

YOU'RE KIDDING.

"the friend he LOVED"???????

LOVED?????

THE FRIEND HE MOTHER FUCKING LOVED.

#I CANT I CANT ICANT I CANT #clawing at the floor #OH MY GOOOOOOOOD #I CANNOT FUCJING BELIVE IT #LOSING MY FUCKING MIND I CANT #marvel #marvel mcu #what if season 2 #yeah thats a shitt picture of my tv #forgettabout it #what if season 2 spoilers #avengers #bucky barnes #captain america #stucky #steve rogers #the winter soldier #god DAMN

[hainethehero]

#marvel #stucky #steve rogers #captain america #bucky barnes #james bucky barnes #the winter soldier #steeb #bonky #avengers #marvel mcu #mcu #disney #thats it #thats the post #these two in a nutshell #sebastian stan #chris evans #lol

[pixigels]

my vision for a nyo america thats a complete basement dweller loser

#nyotalia #nyo america #yes this is nyotalia thats why theres no ahoge #nyotalia redesign #hetalia #hetalia world stars #hetalia america #hws america

[charlesdesvoeux]

rip george hodgson you should have been a middle school music teacher

#george hodgson #mine #the terror #terrorposting #is it even called 'middle school' in england. do they even have music teachers. idk #(i dont actually know how it works in america either. my brazilian school didnt have music teachers thats for fucking sure)

[ego-meliorem-esse]

I present to you my years long obsession - female America.

This is not a Nyotalia version it's just a concept of "what if everything is the same but Alfred was born a girl". Like i see so much potential! In a world where all the odds are stacked against her, she despite it all gets to where she is today. Making good and bad decisions along the way.

A lil hc/backstory for my main girl:

• Given name (by dad Arthur) is Elizabeth Felicity Kirkland but during the revolution changes her last name to Jones. Her first name change happens in the 1820/1830s when she changes it to Alexandra, also dropping her second name. (I was young when I came across the name and it means "defender/protector of man" and I was /obessed/ so i just stick to it since she is a loser and just thinks it's a cool sounding name)

• She goes by Alex/Al and I think that's neat :)

• My girl is tall. Like 181 cm tall. Sender but with visible muscles. She does want a bigger behind but her Anglo-Saxon genetics say nah.

• As a child she spent more time in England due to her being a girl so I think even if Arthur was absent he didn't allow her to spend much time alone in the colonies. She resents that ofc

• Just like with Alfred, Alex is very fkn close to Matt even if she forgets to call him or check up on him for months at a time. Al: "Hey man I know I just called a while ago but how've you been? Matt: "you called me 5 months ago..."

• Works at NASA as a part time aeronaitical engeneer. Loves physics, hates chemistry (self projection im sorry)

• During the revolution she dressed up as a boy but the people she worked with knew she wasn't one. People went along with it anyway.

• Other than during the American revolution, she dressed in feminine presenting clothes up until the 1930s. After that it was trousers all the way!

• Alex was never a nurse during wartime but definitely did accountaint work in ww1 and later joined the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) where she stayed until 1943 when she joined her men fighting on the ground ( Conversion to Army status, Women's Army Corps - WAC). That's when she saw actual combat.

• Isn't fond of birds. Canaries are fine. Eagles are unsettling.

• Obsesses over a certan thing/hobby at a time up to a point where she perfects her skill. When she was about 14 (human years) it was the whole freedom and equality of man and all the politics regarding it. In the 1890s her obession was cars and motor vehicles. The 1910s brought a new obsession on womens rights. 1960s was space exploration where she devoted almost all her time researching and working for NASA, disregarding her goverment/state duties as a country. In the 1980s it was the internet. In 1990s she got really interested in the Balkan wars (self insert >:)) for whatever reason. Today her attention is mostly on social media and her attention span ia short af. Still really likes all things tech.

• Hasn't got many properties/real estate. Al does own a penthouse in Seaport, Boston and a late 17th and early 18th century colonial home in Newbury, Boston (that she needs to renovate asap). The only other real state she owns is in California, though modern and recently buit, it's not big nor does she spend much time there.

• Her personality is basicaly Alfred if he grew up as a woman and had to face opression based on sex and inequality that came with it. So still bubbly, extroverted, a social butterfly but also self-serving, idealistic, manipulative sprinkled in with sarcasm, cautiousness and craftiness. Same feckin sense of humour tho.

• In 1783, at the Treaty of Paris in Versailles both her and her father had to sign the document that started her independence (She herself had a human representitive 'cus of her age/sex bla bla but it was mostly formalities). At that signing Arthur gave her a flintlock pistol that he himself used in the 1640s. Not many words were exchanged, he just put it in her hand to keep. She still has it in her attic. Somewhere. She'd find it if she just takes the time to look for it I'm sure.

• In 1889 she straight up did her first war crime/murder of a fellow nation (if you don't count shooting her pops face off at Saratoga in 1777). After an altrication with Antonio that resulted in him insulting and slapping the girl for her audacity and mouthiness, she punched him straight in the jaw. A fight insued where she got ahold of his belt and straight up strangled him. Took her a while to process that and accept it. On the bright side Antonios scilence was heard around the world and while perplexed and insulted, older and influential (mostly male at that point) nations started to feel a glint of respect forming for the young startup.

• Al was given a family pocket watch by her father in the 90s (No more empire for Arthur so he sad :(((((( ) that was suppoaed to go to a firstborn son of a lord as an inheritance symbol. Everyone thought Jack would get it since Matt is techincally not Arthur's son. But even he would be expected to recieve it before Al. Then in an unexpected turn of events, while visiting her grumpy and nostalgeous empire-missing dad, Arthur pulled out the watch while eating stale kebabs in front of the telly and gave it to her casualy without as much as a word (The empire started with her, it shall end with her). She keeps it in her work desk drawer in a wooden box.

• Al and Zee have an interesting relationship. While being different in almost every aspect, there ia a mutual respect for eachother from eachother. While not really being able to see eye to eye, they are sisters in a certain roundabout and very fucked up way. Girls who learned that they are very much judged by their sex despite being daughters of a high ranking British lord. While aware that she will never be Alex/Elizabeth in her fathers eyes, Zee still gets treated as a treasure by her father. Much to Zee's annoyance.

• It's still Matt who's in Alex's shadow. Despite the dificulties she rises above and is the perfect child of an empire. Smart, intelligent, inquisitive, a fast learner and incredibly aware of the political and historical situation at all times. Even despite being a girl and less than a son in the eyes of a 17th/18th century society, she suceeds.

• Arthur wanted a son to come from his colonial endeavours, as all empires/nobility at the time did. And as all other empires at the time had. But ofc karma is a bitch and he's the only empire with an only child being a daughter. Though at first thougrly dissaponted, when he lays his eyes on his daughter for the first time, the only emotion he can feel is /joy/.

• Instead of sowing/knitting Al's education was very much focused on natural sciences, since that is where Arthur quickly realized she exels at. He swapped her Violin and General History of Music lessions with Astrophysics and The History of Astronomy. All in an attempt to stop her from making his ears bleed from the constant prattling about The Four Square Theorem or The Brachistocrone Curve. It only got worse, but his daughter was happy and content.

I have sooooo many more of these jfc i might do more later but for now this is all I can think of.

TLDR: Female America is great and has so much potential as a character hghhhhhhhh

#i needed yo get this out here eventually #its just so faacinatingghh #also no glasses us 1 i cant draw em for ahit and 2 ber sight is relatively good #she looks a bit like arthur but thats on purpose i think #oh welllllll #hetalia #hws america #aph america #nyo america #nyo!america #nyotalia #my art #myart #historical hetalia #alfred f jones

[hellonerf]

messing around with batshit crazy cana and ame forced to be normalbrained... nod nod

#hetalia #nyotalia #caname #aph canada #aph america #amecan #nyo america #nyo canada #hws canada #hws america #matthew williams #alfred f jones #madeline williams #amelia f jones #myart #maddie has a specual place in my heart #alongside amelia ofcourse Actually #maybe i just like yuri caname alot maybe thats it #hetalia au

[demadogs]

one thing america did get right is halloween. healthcare woulda been nice tho.

#i always see comments of people from other countries saying they wish they had a halloween like ours #and man id be so upset if that were me i fucking love halloween best holiday by far #but thats like one of the only good things about america lmao #halloween

[mango-sideburns]

My fav thing about TAZ is that any aspect out of context sounds fucking bonkers.

Like, in the balance finale there's a scene in which Garfield (who is very specifically never described visually bc most people imagine him as like. The Lasagna Cat. Who in this universe is the most powerful warlock in the realm and also has a hobby of cloning people, which is great for the one character that got forced into haunting a mannequin) is summoned by an alien spaceship that runs on the power of friendship so he could beat up some flashing balls. In D&D.

And that was just. Such a normal scene in the narrative. No one blinked an eye. I would like to bow down to Griffins clear unmatched talent for making me feel such big emotions over ridiculous shit like a goddamned umbrella or a regular ass pair of jeans or the idea of a taco recipe.

#taz balance #the adventure zone #taz #i have. so many drafts of this post decontexualizing so many different scenes. #merle killing a room of autism creature looking things by asking them to tell the truth which then summons god #also merle retiring from his retirement to run fantasy margaritaville under the title Earl Merle #magnus the mannequin telling taako and merle to find the baby voidfish bc the big voidfish sung at him real hard bc in the century he #just now remembered (bc hes a mannequin not a human boy) #he gifted an alien jellyfish with dozens of shitty wooden ducks. he forgot that century bc his friend fed the jellyfishs baby a book #the gnome version of Teddy Rucksbin turns out to be the universes most competent spaceship pilot. hes also a talented opera singer #a man named Barry Bluejeans is dead and uses his ghost haunting powers to gift the three heroes badges that they cant see #right before theyre shuttled off in a cannonball to save a space lab full of kitschy elevators thats snowing pink tourmaline #barry also uses his ghost powers to hold hands with magnus and make random shapes in midair like a dresser when theyre trapped in a #fantasy version of The Dating Game hosted by ghost Jesse and James Rocket who steal bodyparts if you lose their game. #or like in campaign how a dude who wiped out in the first three seconds of ninja warrior convinces a human wifi router #who owns a bible theme park to take the apparent King of America to the white house on their hovercraft to be trued for treason #after he announced his intent to take over the country in a televised debate with an inuit goddess who is sometimes trapped in the body #of an HR worker all Donald Blake/Thor style #anyways. this show is ridiculous and i love it So Much

[anonfromtheflight]

Usually everyone agrees that Omar is an exceptionally beautiful human, but one time on I think reddit someone said there are a million Omars walking around Latin America and he is nothing special and I was like WHAT

WHAAAAAAAAT??? WHERE??? WHERE IN LATIN AMERICA????

They're lying and it's such a ridiculous thing to say OMG I get that not everyone can be into him but saying he's nothing special??? That's blasphemous!

Look, I live in like the 6th most populated city in Latin America and it's fairly diverse in terms of the amount of Latin American immigrants that live here. Coincidentally, a large part of those people are from Venezuela... I've lived here for two years full time, I ride the always full subway every day and have never ever seen someone as beautiful as Omar Rudberg. Like I wish!!

I also visited México City in November last year and no, sorry, no one compared to Omar's beauty either.

I'm from a smaller city in Chile and there, I know men that look like Pedro Pascal and Oscar Isaac lmao like your average looking Latino who's handsome if you like their style? Diego Luna too, who looks exactly as one of my old uni classmates. Funnily enough there's always a Pedro Pascal double contest going on somewhere here, with thousands of contestants lmao 😭

And like OKAY I know I'm biased AF but Omar isn't just handsome. He's beautiful. Even lesbians think he's beautiful, come on!

He's aesthetically pleasing, as my very lesbian sister says, and no, you just can't find anyone that looks like Omar here. Curly haired, brown men? Sure. But as GORGEOUS as him? Not at all.

If I ever find someone as beautifull as Omar, I'll let you all know!

For now, there's only one Omar Rudberg and he's more beautiful than all the other men out there!

Whoever said that is a lying liar who lies.

With make up, without make up? GORGEOUS!

No Omar slander on my watch! 🙅🏾‍♀️🙅🏾‍♀️

#Respondiendo #Omar Rudberg #A MILLION OMAR???? THATS RIDICULOUS! #Ask women in Latin America how they think Latinos rank in the global handsomeness scale 💀💀💀 #Yeah I'm a fan of Omar but other people have told me he's beautiful and they're not remotely into him lol #OH GOD #I just realized The Neck™ gif also has Stubble™ #do you mind if I scream?

[gooeyringtown]

JUST SAW BARBIE IMAX!!!!! the scene where barbie takes gloria and sasha to barbieland had a little extension where barbie says something then physically turns around in the car to smile at sasha and sasha smiles at HER and gloria is sitting there just smiling at the both of them and i was NOT OKAY!!

#barbie 2023 #barbie #glorbie #gloria x barbie #barbie x gloria #margot robbie #america ferrera #sasha barbie #THATS MY FAMILY!!!!!! #I LOVE THEM I WANTED TO SCREAM