#nothing new under the sun

[seenfull]

#commission #ronnie reed #wg sequence #wg kink #male feedee #I finally made him take his jeans off lmaoo #I looked at my old art again and I realized #there's no way this guy would actually wear something other than underwear at home #like what was I even thinking #in my defense fat dudes in tight jeans are hot #nothing new under the sun

[facts-i-just-made-up]

How were "left" and "right" finally standardized?

Not unreality sorry but I looked up my glasses Rx recently and for right and left eye the notes said "OD" and "OS." Interesting. Looked into it. I had known that "Sinister" meant left from some trivia about like left-hand paths and left-handed people being considered evil in medieval times and parts of the modern USA so "OS" being "Oculus Sinister" made sense in a Latin sort of way. And had I thought of the origin of the term "dexterity" I might not have been so surprised to read what "OD" meant but darned if "Oculus Sinister" and "Oculus Dexter" don't sound like the funniest mismatched couple of detectives possible.

One is a nerd. One is evil. Both... Are private eyes.

#looked it up and yeah someone did that but without the oculus pun #nothing new under the sun #not unreality

[supanuts]

i love how gently pete pushes way out of his pattern of self isolating every time he is sad/gets hurt.

way doesn't believe in himself and, left alone, he would retreat like he always does and he would drown the part of him that wants to do "everything right". but pete has been next to him steadily, telling him he doesn't have to loose himself for anyone; that he still has a chance to choose; that he has that right.

pete is not trying to change his mind, only to give him the confidence to do what he isn't brave enough to do by himself. he isn't blindly believing or hoping for something that isn't already here; pete has read his mind, so he knew he was conflicted from the beginning and he knows way is ready now. he knows that all he needs is support. pete cannot save way, but he can help him save himself.

so pete pushes, and he makes way face the fact that, on some level, he has also started to believe in his words or he wouldn't have gone to see him. pete helps him accept the truth.

and because pete believes in him, way believes in himself.

#i love the switch and how as soon as way makes the decision he's all LET'S FUCKING GO #also how they always show up together after i need to know more about that #pit babe #pit babe the series #peteway #my low self steem avoidant non confrontational self isolating ass: surely my love for this deeply sad and miserable character means Nothing #tumblr user supanuts spends a surprising amount of time thinking about peteway #nothing new under the sun #i both want it to be friday now and don't want friday to come ever i'm so scared

[gffa]

I know other fandoms will suck, but maybe they’ll suck in a different way from Star Wars fandom, and I’m very tired of the specific flavor of Star Wars fandom’s suckiness.

#lumi.txt #sw negativity #today has been an adventure in the tags #in the exact same way the last six years have been an adventure #nothing new under the sun #life in the anakin skywalker and pro jedi tags are suffering

[eg515]

Rick when the first rays of the rising sun showed the way to Hamunaptra

#and here i go shitposting about a 24 year old movie again #nothing new under the sun #the mummy #rick o'connell

[shelbydelrey]

What do you think about Lana's Grammy snub, bestie??

It's routine now, isn't it? I don't have faith in the industry to reward her talent. Not after they've dragged her through the mud after Born To Die and act as if nothing happened 🙄 We're lucky if she gets a posthumous homage.

#nothing new under the sun #lana del rey #mutuals #askbox

[dots3a]

I am reading "The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A history of settler colonialism and resistance, 1917-2017" by Rashid Khalidi

Obviously this was published before the events of October 7, 2023 and the escalation of genocidal activity in Palestine, specifically in Gaza. However, it is very disturbing to read about event after event that unfolded for the same reasons and in the same fashion as what is happening now.

The United States and Israel are operating out of a playbook that they have been using for fifty years now. If I had read this history prior to October 7th, I would not have been surprised by a single event or decision made by governments involved so far.

Which means Palestinians aren't surprised. Not by Israeli actions, not by US involvement in their ethnic cleansing, not by the empty words of governments in the Arab, Asian, or European worlds. They expect this behavior. They expect the lies. They expect to be labeled terrorists. They expect Western citizens to eat up the propaganda like candy. Because it's been happening this way. Like a wind up toy that can not deviate from its designated path.

The one thing that is possibly different this time is the widespread dispersal of information about what is happening as it is happening. Usually only the citizens of the Arab world react in horror and demand change; this time, the message is being broadcast widely and loudly enough that people worldwide are angry. I hope more than anything this means we can break the wind up toy.

The Israeli and US spin machine has been pivotal in the success of the ongoing ethnic cleansing of Palestine since at least the late 1960s. Prior to the Nakba in 1948, the British empire was the main and key supporter, responsible for arming, training, and otherwise enabling the Zionist entity whose goal has always openly been the removal of non-Jewish Arabs from their homeland to be replaced by a fully Jewish, largely imported, population.

This time, instead of the Palestinian cause lacking the reach and relatability needed to generate true solidarity with outsiders, Israel and the US seem to be the ones underestimating the importance of their lack of PR success.

This is all to say, 1. Read this book. It is written by a Palestinian who has been a part of the resistance since birth by virtue of his nationhood, and whose family has been involved in Palestinian cultural preservation and the strive for nationhood for generations.

And, 2. Keep talking about Palestine. Keep organizing on the ground. Bring this up in conversation. Share your sources.

We are part of the difference this time. Together we can reach a different outcome than before. Your loudness on this issue matters, it can and will save actual lives.

As always, Free Palestine. Know that Palestine will be free, from the river to the sea. Participate in expediting that outcome.

#words words words #free palestine #ceasefire now #learn our history so we can stop repeating it #your voice matters #free gaza #they did to the PLO what they're doing with Hamas #nothing new under the sun

[bobbyfiend]

This pronoun rant from the 17th century:

See that, you corrupt heathens? If you use a plural pronoun to refer to a singular person then you are SINNERS. Yes, that's right: if you use the word "you" to refer to only a single person, you offend God Himself.

Note: I did not do that in this post, so I am still holy and pure.

[image transcript: Again, the corrupt and unsound Form of speaking in the Plural Number to a single Person, YOU to One, instead of THOU, contrary to the pure, plain, and single Language of Truth, THOU to One, and YOU to more than One, which had always been used by GOD to Men, and men to GOD, as well as one to another, from the oldest Record of Time, till corrupt Men, for corrupt Ends, in later and corrupt Times, to flatter, fawn, and work upon the corrupt Nature in Men, brought in that false and senseless Way of speaking YOU to One; which hath since corrupted the modern Languages, and hath greatly debased the Spirits, and depraved the Manners of Men. This evil Custom...]

Final note: this rant is spot on for modern anti-whatever douchewhippets. The extreme emotion, the full-throated condemnation, the bizarrely confident ignorance about history and language, the extreme and unregulated righteous anger... you know this isn't really about language.

#pronouns #sinners #god #language #rants #olden times #nothing new under the sun #get pronoun'd idiot #Same Shit Different Century

[onearthwerebrieflygorgons]

Okay, so apparently this is a poster from Dallas, TX, in November 1963.

I can't get over just how similar this language is to shit we hear today. Like, you could just slap Biden's picture on there and it wouldn't look out of place on Facebook.

#history #jfk #politics #same shit different century #nothing new under the sun #assholes are assholes in any generation

[mxtxfanatic]

Now why is he like this? 😭😭😭

Yiling Laozu’s ghost flute was named “Chenqing”, and its reputation spread far and wide. Hence, when harmonizing with the bamboo flute this time, he deliberately made numerous mistakes and used insufficient breaths while playing it. It was excruciatingly difficult to listen to. Lan Wangji had probably never duetted with anyone this terrible. After playing for a while, he finally couldn’t continue to feign nonchalance; he lifted his head and stared at Wei Wuxian with an deadpan expression.

Wei Wuxian shamelessly pretended not to see anything. He started going further and further offkey.

–Chapt. 19: Harmony Part 1: Going down the mountain to elope!! taming wangxian

#human reads mdzs: take 2 #always gotta find some way to get lan zhan to look at you huh #nothing new under the sun

[loiseau-lyre]

Just because I think I never posted this one here on Tumblr. Sorry for those who already know it. I have no time left to draw or write something new those days, so here I am recycling my old work!

#zucest #azula fanart #atla fanart #firesiblings #azula #zuko fanart #azula zuko #brotherandsister #atla #azula avatar #the beach #my art #siblings fluff moments #fire nation siblings #fire nation #post canon #Nothing new under the sun

[argentumcor]

#against despair #catholic #nothing new under the sun #Youtube

[sunflowerdigs]

Should have been Wanda Sykes

#golden globes 2024 #yeah Gervais you're a white man you can say anything #nothing new under the sun