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nityarawal · 6 months

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10/15/2023

Morning Songs

"We Belong To The Earth…

The Earth Doesn't Belong To Us"

-Chief Seattle

We Belong To The Earth

The Earth Doesn't Belong

To US

Chief Seattle Said

We Belong To The Earth

The Earth Doesn't

Belong To US

What Does That Mean

Child

What Does That Mean

Sister

What Does That Mean

Brother

We Belong To The Earth

She Doesn't Belong To US

Intergalactic Explorers

Where Did We Come

From

Vedas Said They

Sang US Into Existence

What Was The Melody

Vedas Said They Sang

US Into Existence

Persians Too

Poets

Sufis

Rumi

Pagans

Where's Your Vibe

In This Genocide

Don't Vote With Your

Eyes Closed

Remember Me

Your Persian American

Sister

Best Friend

Auntie

Mother

Muse

An Endangered Species

-AB Blood Type

Witchhunted

For Her DNA

Who Was The Palestine

Queen

Who Made A Jewish

Man

Angry

Accidentally

Not Reciprocating

His Advances

Like CFO Jonathan Masters

At Lakshmi

Technologies

Who Was The Palestinian

Queen

Who Stole Your Heart

Did Josh Propose

To A Palestinian

'Cuz As Much As

We Love Him

No One Wants

War

Why Did Neil

Patrick Harris

Get 50 Million

For His Baby Blues

While Josh

Lumped In

With

The Ladies

Only At $30 Million

In His Purse

Nothing To

Complain About

Yet Not Equal

Amongst Jews

And Wondering

What Latitudes

Brought Hire Rewards

Why Don't You

Children

Make Amends

For Your Pappas

Did You See The

19 Year Old

At The Black Sea

Videoing

From Her Hotel

Posh As Can Be

Stop This Genocide

She Cries

Bravely

Apartheid

Like My Daughter

Stop The Genocide

Apartheid

Since 1979 Revolution

On Persian Jews

Tehrangeles

Stop This Genocide

Your Holy Wars

Aren't Holy

Stop The Apartheid

The Earth

Does Not Belong

To Us…

We Belong To The

Earth

Says Chief Seattle

Our Elder

Native

American

We Belong To The

Earth

The Earth Doesn't

Belong To US

We Are Earthlings

Who Need Her Balance

Barefoot Walking

Farming

Birthing

We Are Earthlings

Need Her Balance

Mothers

Core

Pole

Magnetism

Pulls Us Home

She's Always There

Smear Us Around

But Mother Loves You

Has Your Back

And Wants

You Home

My Dear

Now

Peace

Peace,

Nitya Nella Azam Davigo Moezzi Huntley Rawal

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spellbook-gayboy · 1 year

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Cape-Watch Monthly Bulletin- December 2022

Happy Holidays, y’all! I’m your host with the most, Christina Cabello, welcoming you to the final Cape-Watch Monthly Bulletin of the year! The holiday season has often proved quite the challenging time for our favourite heroes, and this year has proved no different! Read more below for some of December’s biggest stories!

‘Tis the Season to Be Generous

If you ask me, there’s no better way to start off this Bulletin than to talk out all of the wonderful acts of charity that our friendly costumed adventurers get up to at this time of year! Among the largest drives to raise funds for America’s homeless and less fortunate come from, of course, the Guardians of the Globe, who set up their Annual Christmas Charity Drive, attracting exorbitant donations from many different sources in both the public and private sectors, all to benefit some of the most deprived areas of America. First held in Christmas of 1951, the drive was instituted at the behest of the original members, who felt that the duties of any hero at their level of influence had duties that extended far beyond simply responding to disasters and into uplifting the most desperate in society.

Another similar fundraising event is the annual Capes Incorporated Christmas Spectacular, a large-scale charity event held at the renowned 583 Park Avenue events centre and featuring a wide array of celebrity performances and appearances by some of the most rich and powerful people on the Eastern Seaboard. All proceeds from the event are donated to the Museum of American Superheroes in the city’s Manhattan borough, as well as the upkeep of nearby homeless shelters in surrounding cities such as Yonkers, Newark, Lodi and Jersey City. This year’s event saw the appearances of many members of Capes Inc. such as Bolt, Commander Capitalism, Kid Thor and more, but also received a surprising visit from the Californian heroes Magic Man and Multi-Paul, who didn’t give their reasons for attending.

Finally, I’d be remiss not to mention our newspaper’s very own event, the Cape-Watch Winter Charity Drive, held this year in the famous Discovery Park of the paper’s home, Seattle. Members of the public and high society alike can come along and show their support for the city’s less fortunate, as well as engage with some of the many local musicians and artisans that turned up in support!

Holidays for Everyone (and that means EVERYONE)

Now, while the holiday season is mostly well known for Christmas, it would be unfair of me to not include all of the other cultural and religious festivals celebrated by our favourite caped crusaders this year. Our first example is the pagan festival of Yuletide, which began on December 21st and isn’t due to end until tomorrow on January 1st. The festival, largely speculated to be something that was adopted by Christianity, celebrates a few different things depending on the kind of paganism that the practitioner belongs to: for some, it’s tied to the celebration of a particular god or goddess, while for others it instead concerns the winter solstice, the day of the year with the least amount of sunlight, which can in itself represent other things. If this sounds confusing or convoluted, trust that you can easily research some online resources with more comprehensive explanations of the many pagan traditions that surround the festival. One hero who made their celebration of Yule public this year was the Irish heroine Clíodhna, who tweeted a picture of herself and a few others weaving a traditional evergreen wreath, as well as hanging up mistletoe, under which she shared an adorable kiss with her girlfriend and fellow heroine Áine.

Another celebration that may seem more familiar to you is the Jewish celebration of Hanukkah (or Chanukah if you prefer). This celebration commemorates the victory of Judah Maccabee over the Seleucids in 139 BCE. It lasts for eight days (from the 18th to the 26th of this year) and usually involves the playing of games like dreidel and the eating of oil-based foods like latkes and sufganiyot, as well as the lighting of the nine candles of the menorah. One example of a hero with close ties to the holiday is none other than the French super Quark Crusher, who tweeted his participation with a group of other Jewish heroes in the midst of his trying out for a position on the superhero team Breakthrough.

Our final example of a non-mainstream celebration this holiday season is the Japanese festival of Shogatsu, which runs from December 31st to January 2nd and commemorates the first day of the Tenpo Calendar. Typical festival activities include praying at local temples for safety and good fortune in the coming year in a tradition called hatsumode, the exchanging of money packets called otoshidama, the sending of special postcards called nenga and more. One such example of superheroes engaging in the festivities came from the twins heroes Raijin and Fujin, who took to Twitter to show off the many photos they had captured during the festival in their home city of Osaka.

Important Updates

Our next story comes straight from the Pentagon, where after a month of tryouts and many eliminations of many different heroes, the selection process for the new team Breakthrough enters its final stage. Among the remaining contestants are several favourites, including the Nigerian heroine Omi and the French titan Quark Crusher. However, there are also a few surprising decisions by team leader Frontline, the biggest of which concerning the controversial Bolivian vigilante known only as Vaquera. Despite calls for her to be ousted from the selection process entirely over a dubious track record, the blind archer has instead ben allowed to advance to the finals, and now stands with a serious chance of earning one of the coveted five slots on the line-up of Breakthrough. When asked about his decision, Frontline claimed that he had allowed her to participate on the basis of her conduct since her application to the selection process, which he described as ‘unbefitting of a supposed murderer’ and more akin ‘someone who simply wants to have a fresh start in a less traumatic environment’. Whether the reasons given are factual or not, her performance has certainly turned heads: despite relying on a modified bow and trick arrows in lieu of any major powers, Vaquera has fought and defeated some of South America’s greatest superheroes, from Devastador of Argentina to Uruguay’s Mateo Montez, now only being one of three Latin Americans who qualified for the finals.

Another surprise is in a last-minute arrival among the Asian finalists, none other than the famous super-singer Trailblazer of Hot Stuff fame. When asked about his sudden application, Trailblazer stated that ‘creative differences between members resulted in the breakdown of the group’ and that the breakdown had simply not been publicly announced yet. He also stated that ‘this might be a good chance to flex the old crimefighting muscles. At worst, I won’t be so out of practice’. Despite apparently being out of practice, the flaming speedster still proved skilled enough to beat many of his fellow heroes, and now stands as one of the only two Asian finalists alongside the Filipino hero Animal Alma.

And to top off the list of shockers, we have the American superhero Burly, who was exposed to be cheating and ousted from the North American selection process. The gargantuan hero, who first debuted as a member of Fight Force, was apparently caught offering bribes to other contestants in return for their withdrawal from the process, which would have unfairly boosted his chances of success and damaged the integrity of the selection process had it not been discovered. While Burly himself declined to comment. the event organiser and team leader Frontline called the cheating ‘an insult to the very spirit of fairness, as well as the other contestants’ and recommended that Burly ‘take a very long look in the mirror before he considers ever trying out for any team again’. In spite of his aspirations, it seems that the only things Burly is walking away with are a disgraced reputation and a bruised ego.

A Final Message to the Readers

Now, while I could fill this last slot with some spicy news story or hot gossip about one superhero or another, I’d instead like to take the time to thank the most important element of this little project of mine: you, the readers. When I first pitched the idea of the bulletin to the editor, he called it crazy: ‘nobody gets their news in their email inbox, Christina!’, ‘what do you think this is, Change.org?’, and more stuff like that. But when the subscription figures shot up after the first bulletin all the way back in June, he already had me working on the next one! So I’d like to say thanks to you guys, who signed up and supported and read my emails over these past six months, because none of this would’ve been possible without all of you! This has been your grateful host, Christina Cabello, once again thanking you for all of your contributions and wishing every single one of you a Happy New Year! We’ve got some exciting things lined up for the January 2023 Bulletin, and I’ve got a feeling you’re really gonna like it! So, stay safe, stay hydrated, and tune in next year for more of the biggest superhero stories around!

#invincible #invincible show #invincible amazon #invincible oc #christina cabello #cape-watch

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violet-the-twitching-nothing · 1 year

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Free Antique Kamidana

A pagan friend has asked me to find a new home for some of her old things, and so I thought I’d make a post here should anyone in the tumblr pagan or shinto community be interested.

There are also a few books related to shinto I’ll be giving away with it - including a copy of the relatively hard to find Occult Japan. (A book written by a western man interested in shamanic practices who visited Japan in the late 1800s.)

I don’t want to ship this via mail - both because it’s old and fragile and also because I’m lazy as hell - so I’d appreciate finding someone who can come pick it up. It is currently located south of Seattle, obviously not going to share the address until I’ve confirmed you are a real person, etc. Posted Nov. 11th 2022

#shinto #pagan #kamidana #paganism #animism #druidry

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bestgorillazpoll · 1 year

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hello gorillaz nation!!

because i have far too much time on my hands, i thought it would be fun to make a poll for gorillaz songs, pitting them against each other in a fight to the death until the one true best gorillaz song emerges victorious.

this poll is made up of 150 songs total, comprised of every song from the main 7 albums, as well as the fall, d-sides, some songs from g-sides, and the various EPs and side songs that have been released throughout the years. it does not, however, include laika come home, or any live or remixed versions of songs already featured on the poll.

this poll will not include a bracket system, because i don't want to. after every round is completed, the remaining songs will be once again sorted into new randomised pairs, to try and make things as fair as possible.

round one will be released in several parts across multiple days, to make things less overwhelming for both myself and all of you. whenever possible, I will include a screenshot of lyrics from both songs on each poll, in case anyone is unfamiliar with the songs and/or their titles.

find the current song matchups below! i'll see you all at the beginning of round one.

5/4 vs. 911

Intro (Demon Days) vs. Hallelujah Money

The Swagga vs. Captain Chicken

Interlude: The Elephant vs. The Joplin Spider

White Light vs. Bill Murray

MLS vs. Out of Body

Spitting out the Demons vs. Simplicity

Pirate Jet vs. Andromeda

Sweepstakes vs. Rock the House

Tomorrow Comes Today vs. Punk

Welcome to the World of the Plastic Beach vs. Revolving Doors

Detroit vs. Humility

Momentary Bliss vs. Strobelite

The Lost Chord vs. Some Kind of Nature

Interlude: New World vs. Momentz

Tranz vs. Phoner to Arizona

Sex Muder Party vs. Last Living Souls

Chalk Tablet Towers vs. The Apprentice

Superfast Jellyfish vs. Fire Coming out of the Monkey's Head

We Got The Power vs. The Sounder

Charger vs. Dirty Harry

M1 A1 vs. Empire Ants

Plastic Beach vs. All Alone

Feel Good Inc vs. Idaho

O Green World vs. Halfway to the Halfway House

Ticker Tape vs. The Tired Influencer

Cracker Island vs. California and the Slipping of the Sun

Silent Running vs. How Far?

Déja Vu vs. Little Pink Plastic Bags

Stop the Dams vs. Let Me Out

Every Planet We Reach Is Dead vs. Controllah

Carnival vs. Possession Island

Ascension vs. Glitter Freeze

Rockit vs. Double Bass

12D3 vs. Désolé

Aries vs. Interlude: The Non-Conformist Oath

68 State vs. The Pink Phantom

The Parish of Space Dust vs. Baby Queen

Submission vs. Interlude: Elevator Going Up

Skinny Ape vs. Dracula

Meanwhile vs. Busted and Blue

Sleeping Powder vs. Kansas

Stylo vs. Magic City

Man Research (Clapper) vs. One Percent

Sorcererz vs. Hip Albatross

Amarillo vs. Kids with Guns

Doncamatic vs. DARE

Hong Kong vs. Highway (Under Construction)

Saturn Barz vs. The Valley of the Pagans

White Flag vs. Slow Country

El Mañana vs. Hollywood

To Binge vs. Interlude: Penthouse

Strange Timez vs. Oil

Jimmy Jimmy vs. Broken

Fire Flies vs. Aspen Forest

Orchestral Intro (Plastic Beach) vs. Tarantula

Friday 13th vs. Sound Check (Gravity)

New Gold vs. Opium

Circle of Friendz vs. We Are Happy Landfill

New Genius (Brother) vs. She's My Collar

Clint Eastwood vs. Re-Hash

The Snake in Dallas vs. Starshine

Murdoc Is God vs. Ghost Train

Demon Days vs. Lake Zurich

People vs. DoYaThing

Bobby in Phoenix vs. November Has Come

Tormenta vs. Garage Palace

Pac-Man vs. 19-2000

Hongkongaton vs. Left Hand Suzuki Method

Shy-Town vs. Cloud of Unknowing

Don't Get Lost in Heaven vs. Seattle Yodel

With Love To An Ex vs. Interlude: Talk Radio

Dead Butterflies vs. Severed Head

Souk Eye vs. Faust

Rhinestone Eyes vs. Crockadillaz

#gorillaz #gorillaz band #2d gorillaz #stuart pot #murdoc niccals #russel hobbs #noodle gorillaz #noodle guitarist from gorillaz #demon days #plastic beach #humanz #the now now #song machine #cracker island

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whiskeyterrafoxtrot · 11 months

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In Seattle this weekend? See me at the southeast corner of the Cornish Playhouse (orange tent), 11-7pm every day until Monday night. Only have a buck or two? Come get an introductory tarot reading from a Pagan Priest.

#witchblr #paganblr #artists on tumblr #small business #male witch

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seumascowan · 1 year

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It is indeed that time. Album of the muthafuckin' year time. I've constructed Top 25 my list as follows: I decided to just choose a top album, and everyone else is tied for second place, even though the list is 2-25. Incidentally, these have all been in heavy rotation for the entire time I bought them. I highly recommend all!

Hath - All That Was Promised • What can I say about this album. I found Hath a few years back after their 'Hive' EP release, which is one of my all time faves. 'Of Rot and Ruin' came out in 2019 and surpassed expectations. How in the fuck, then, could they beat that... welp.

We Are Magonia - Triangle Unicode • Dark synth out of France.

Penny Coffin - ΣΚΕΛΕΤΙΚΟ ΣΚΟΤΑΔΙ • Scottish/Greek death metal. Heavy, grungy, beautiful.

Saor - Origins • Scottish melodic/folk black metal? Their catalog is very good.

Tyrannus - Unslayable • Amazing blackened thrash/death out of Scotland. If I were ranking, this album would likely be second spot.

Blackbraid I • One man Indigenous black metal from "USA"

La Armada - Anti-Colonial Vol. 2 • My Dominican punk brothers out of Chicago absolutely kill it.

Danger Mouse & Black Thought - Cheat Codes • Again, damned close to number 2 here as well. One of the most anticipated albums aside from Hath, and they did not disappoint.

Void Witch - Void Witch (EP) • Some awesome grinding death metal out of Austin.

Solicitor - All Debts on Death (EP) • Was sadly unaware of these guys right here in my back yard. Some badass Seattle thrash!

Mad Marge & The Troublemakers - It's a Mad, Mad World • Loved Mad Marge & The Stonebreakers; much the very same rockabilly greatness. Certainly the only band in this entire genre I listen to.

Devil Master - Ecstasies of Never Ending Night • Philly's great blackened death sounds.

Immolation - Act of God • This, their 11th? album is probably their greatest. A proper kick to the teeth.

Aethereus - Leiden • Some whip ass Tacoma techy proggy death metal or something.

OFF! - Free LSD • Obligatory add. OFF! never fail to disappoint. This album is a bit less old school 40-second-blast-songs punk than their previous records, and it's great!

Nechochwen - Kanawha Black • Some more Indigenous American metal outta the mid-Atlantic and nearby states.

Sierra - See Me Now (EP) • Lovely one gal dark wave, also from France.

Lividus - Tetany (EP) • Newer addition, but these ladies shred out of Portland, Oregon.

Tzompantli - Tlazcaltiliztli • Some Californian Mesoamerican Indigenous death doom. Good record, this.

Vermilia - Ruska • Lovely Finnish one gal pagan black metal! Very good catalog!

Temple of Void - Summoning the Slayer • Detroit OSDM. Sounds exactly like what you'd expect from Detroit OSDM. Amazing stuff.

Sol Messiah - GOD CMPLX • Another absolute gem out of the Rhymesayers Entertainment crew. Sol kills it.

Parius - The Signal Heard Throughout Space • This was another highly anticipated record from the Philly prog fellas. Produced by Jamie King (ala BTBAM) and you can hear the similarities. This record is an adventure!

FALSE FIGURE - CASTIGATIONS • Post punk greatness out of Cali. I absolutely love their sounds.

Björk - Fossora • Not much I can say about Björk that hasn't been said.

There it is. Number 1 and Number 2 (x24) albums of 2022. Thanks for @explosionshark for sharing the album art collage maker, which actually had all of these albums covers!

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