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[matan4il]

Can you explain what suicide drones are? I thought drones were unmanned, by definition. So no one piloting them is dying, unlike Kamikaze fighters. What makes them suicide drones?

Hi lovely!

I can try. So, military drones are indeed all unmanned, but most are meant to return at the end of a mission. For example, the 14 year old Jewish Israeli boy murdered by Palestinian terrorists, whose body was found on Saturday? even with thousands of people volunteering to look for him, they had to cover so much ground, that eventually the breakthrough came from an IDF drone that was sent out, did a scan with an attached camera, and returned to the base with the footage it filmed. This drone will be used again in future military missions. Military drones can also be armed, dropping a bomb or shooting at a dangerous target without soldiers having to be there, and risk their lives, too.

However, suicide drones carry substantial amounts of explosives with the explicit purpose of crashing themselves into the target. They're not going to drop bombs, they're not going to shoot at anything, they are programmed to intentionally collide with the target, setting the explosives off, and destroying said target, and themselves in the process. There is no intent for them to return from such a mission, or to ever use them for another one. So even though there's no people committing suicide, the drone itself is sacrificed. It's the same principle as Kamikaze fighters, and in fact one of the nicknames for suicide drones is Kamikaze drones.

Why would an army use a drone like this, instead of dropping bombs or firing at a target? Because the potential damage is greater, and also because it's harder for defence systems to stop a "herd" of suicide drones, than ones whose operators have to be careful with, because they want the drones back, and to fly more missions.

The following vid should show the damage caused by such an attack. I'm at work and can't turn the audio on to verify this, but starting at the 1:00 minute mark, there should be footage of the Iranian suicide drone attack against Saudi Arabia in 2019, which I've mentioned:

I hope this helps! xoxox

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[beausbugbiome]

I don't have any pictures of beetles, but here are some emojis and good vibes!

🐜🦗🪲🦟🪲🪳🪰🕷️🐝🪲🐞🦋🐛🪱🪲

I get so happy every time a new bug emoji is added. If y’all could pick some to be added, what would they be?

#thank you for the emojis!! #Beau bug talks #shofarsogood

[evilwickedme]

1-5 about Jason/Red Hood

1. Why do you like or dislike this character?

It's 4:58 am as I start answering this ask and I might descend into delirium as I write this but. Firstly we have to get this out of the way yes I have a crush on him okay moving on. I've said this before but like. He was reintroduced as a batman villain. Maybe the most tragic batman villain? Maybe one of the most tragic comic book villains ever? Cause even as he manages to outsmart batman - I meant to say this earlier, actually, I think it's so cool that he outsmarted batman this is never brought up again but like HE WON if it weren't for the human element of actually getting Bruce to let him kill the joker. But okay back to the sentence - he still refers to Bruce as his family. Again and again it's made clear that that was his dad, goddammit, and the tragedy of it is so heartbreaking. One of the only moments I truly loved in RHATO 2011 is when Jason gives up his happiest memory - Bruce staying home from patrol with him when he was sick during his robin days. For one what a sweet fucking moment. Secondly it further shows the tragedy of it all - he was happy, and that happiness itself is part of the reason it all hurts so much. And yeah I get it in a lot of ways. And again I also just think he's cool and kicks ass but like the themes. THE THEMES

2. Favorite canon thing about this character?

That he's a book nerd who loved going to school

3. Least favorite canon thing about this character?

Mmmmm most of the writing is bad yeah. Makes it hard to choose. Also the fact that like so much is dubiously canon? Idk I'm just gonna say the fact that they gave him to Scott Lobdell for so long

Edit: OBVIOUSLY I should've written here the idea that he was the violent robin

4. If you could put this character in any other media, be it a book, a movie, anything, what would you put them in?

Well he's already in comics, animated movies, and live action tv shows so. I guess a book is all I have left? Or a really good live action movie which seems unlikely

5. What's the first song that comes to mind when you think about them?

OH MY GOD I LOVE THIS QUESTION it's my tears ricochet by Taylor Swift herself like. Okay oh my God prepare yourselves

We gather here, we line up Weepin' in a sunlit room, and If I'm on fire, you'll be made of ashes too Even on my worst day, did I deserve, babe All the hell you gave me? 'Cause I loved you, I swear I loved you 'Til my dying day

So this first verse describes a funeral (the song is from the pov of a ghost) and like. Jason dies in an explosion so the fire thing makes complete sense. And I read the song as Jason talking NOW so he's like, even though I disappointed you and died needlessly, did I deserve the treatment I've received since? A batarang to the throat, being beaten half to death, the distrust and cruelty? Cause you were my dad till the moment I died (and I still want you to be I still want you to be I still want you to be)

I didn't have it in myself to go with grace And you're the hero flying around, saving face And if I'm dead to you, why are you at the wake? Cursing my name, wishing I stayed Look at how my tears ricochet

So the prechorus and chorus really hammer home the point of the song which is I'm right here, why can't you see me? But then this first prechorus has the bonus of also referring to the person the pov character is talking to as a hero flying around, evoking the classic image of a superhero. Bruce if you love me, why won't you look at me and see I'm here. Bruce if you loved me, how could you build that shrine to a kid that never was.

We gather stones, never knowing what they'll mean Some to throw, some to make a diamond ring You know I didn't want to have to haunt you But what a ghostly scene You wear the same jewels that I gave you As you bury me

I don't have as much to say about this verse but I do think the imagery of throwing stones sort of inherently invokes glass houses, and I do think that matches Jason's pov. Also: as you bury me - literally and figuratively. You left me in the past and moved on. Never mind that he didn't actually, that's how it feels.

I didn't have it in myself to go with grace 'Cause when I'd fight, you used to tell me I was brave And if I'm dead to you, why are you at the wake? Cursing my name, wishing I stayed Look at how my tears ricochet

CAUSE WHEN I'D FIGHT YOU USED TO TELL ME I WAS BRAVE!!!!!!!

And I can go anywhere I want Anywhere I want, just not home And you can aim for my heart, go for blood But you would still miss me in your bones And I still talk to you (when I'm screaming at the sky) And when you can't sleep at night (you hear my stolen lullabies)

I literally named one of my fics, one that's about the days after Jason's death, stolen lullabies, because. Ffs. He was just a kid. HE WAS JUST A KID. And you can aim for my heart go for blood hurts so much more if you're thinking about the batarang not just physically (also physically) but also symbolically what it meant. I choose the joker over you, Jason. Maybe that isn't what it meant to Bruce, but it is definitely what it meant to Jason. Anywhere I want just not home... "Cause he took me away from you".........

I didn't have it in myself to go with grace And so the battleships will sink beneath the waves You had to kill me, but it killed you just the same Cursing my name, wishing I stayed You turned into your worst fears And you're tossing out blame, drunk on this pain Crossing out the good years And you're cursing my name, wishing I stayed Look at how my tears ricochet

The battleships..... All they do is argue and clash and mourn the relationship they used to have. "You had to kill me but it killed you just the same" are we talking about the way Bruce buried his son and it killed him? Are we talking about the betrayal of his morals at the end of UTRH? and then also YOU TURNED INTO YOUR WORST FEARS!!!! Bruce sunk into his grief and will NEVER be the same. Crossing out the good years..... A little meta but this is where I think about how DC has been trying to rewrite Jason's robin run as him being "the violent one" when in fact he was the biggest goddamn nerd. Like the tragedy of it all ...

Look at how my tears ricochet. Look at how my grief turns to violence. Look at what's left of us

I am so normal about this. Okay it's 5:23 I think it's time for me to go to bed

#jt #jason todd #t swizzle #batfam #dc #ask #shofarsogood #gail speaks

[sideblowdge]

shofarsogood NOT being zionist here:

i find it fucking weird this person says “i believe in israel continuing to exist” then wonders why people call that out as zionist. Lol. Lmao even

one more time:

#zionist blocklist #shofarsogood #free blocklist #block list #anti zionist rhetorical disinformation #doublespeak #gaslighting #how u say “ur evil for calling me a zionist when i said IM NOT. i only believe genocidal israel should exist!” #WE SEE THROUGH YOU #blocklist

[edenfenixblogs]

Happy Birthday!

Ah! Thank you! This is so cute!

#ask me stuff #shofarsogood

[pocket-jew]

I was so confused when you said a patient was named Sandman, until I saw that you were a veterinarian's assistant. 😆

😂😂 yeah, context does help with that one

#thanks for the follow back i absolutely adore your url #being a vet tech gives me some wild stories but i rarely get good segues to share them lmao #ask #shofarsogood

[lotshusband]

12! (for the Spotify)

12. leaves that are green / simon & garfunkel

#nathaniel.txt #replies #shofarsogood

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[fairuzfan]

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They can not stop self victimizing even when they are committing genocide...

You people are so violently complacent in your safety that you do not see what other people have been screaming for months. I hate zionists with my whole heart because of how disgustingly selfish they are. And you have no one to blame for that hate other than yourselves. There truly is nothing I can wish on these people that will amount to the horror they sit by and critique like some sideshow circus. You people are the reason the world is so terrible, people who are content with letting bad things happen without doing anything. I hope you realize how terrible you sound one day and live the rest of your lives in unending regret and shame. Or better yet, I hope this is the message that snaps you into that shame.

[bad-comic-art]

You know when anime got really popular in the 10s? Yeah...

This is from Uncanny X-Men (1963) #418. This whole book is like this so it's hard to just choose one.

This woman has two eyes, believe it or not.

That's Northstar on the left and Iceman looking constipated on the right. Neither one is recognizable.

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submitted by @shofarsogood

#submission #uncanny X-Men (1963) #uncanny xmen #xmen #comics #kiya asamiya is the artist #general

[ratsandfashion]

@SHOFARSOGOOD SORRY TUMBLR WOULDN'T LET ME REBLOG???

BUT

OH MY GOD YOU HAVE OPENED THE FLOODGATES HNNNGH

Okay, so you're in France in the 1760s. Specifically, you're a peasant in the Gevaudan province.

AND SOMETHING IS KILLING THE SHIT OUT OF EVERYBODY

It's described as being "like a wolf, yet not a wolf" and these people, they're shepherds, they see wolves ALL THE TIME, so if they say this thing WASN'T a wolf, I trust them. But the problem is, we don't know WHAT it was. Descriptions vary a LOT, probably owing to the people who saw it being terrified and trying to get away, combined with a typical "game of telephone" deal where the thing got changed each time someone told someone else about it, combined with people just lying and SAYING they'd said it, combined with the fact that if it was an exotic animal (more on that later) people just had no idea what they were looking at. But some fairly consistent traits are that it's BIG, it's got a long tail with a tuft, and it's a reddish color with a black-striped back and white underbelly.

Sounds like a tiger, right? That's a common theory. A lot of nobles kept zoos of exotic animals that peasants would never have seen before and have no reference for, so the fact it's a big furry predator on four legs was probably enough to make it "like a wolf but not a wolf" if it wasn't a bear (and we don't think it was a bear because people also knew what bears looked like) Some good candidates are a tiger for the aforementioned reasons, a lion (tufted tail, some drawings have a mane), and a hyena (wolf-like, has the bite force necessary for decapitation, as many of the corpses had the head removed from their bodies, another unusual feature)

So this thing just fucking runs around the countryside savaging peasants. And they can't do much about it because it's illegal for peasants to have guns. If you ever have to make an argument for the right to bear arms, bring up the Beast of Gevaudan, gurantee no one will see that coming!

Some peasants made do with what they had though. A group of boys managed to save their friend with, iirc, sharpened sticks, though they did not escape unscathed. One had his cheek basically TORN OFF, and as a result the king funded his education for the rest of his life, which was a big deal for a peasant boy who wouldn't ordinarily receive it. And a girl, Marie-Jeanne Valet, successfully fended it off with a homemade spear (she described the beast as a large dog) A statue still stands in her honor today.

Speaking of the King, the news about all this was reaching him. So he started sending out hunters and dragoons (a type of cavalry that would dismount to fight) to get the wolf. But, to no avail! They couldn't seem to kill it. And when they DID finally get a great big wolf, as well as a female wolf with unusually large pups that had traits not normally seen in wolves (ex: double dew claws, which some large dog breeds have, indicating wolfdog hybrids) the killings stopped for awhile. . .and then started again.

This became one of the first international news stories; other countries thought it was HILARIOUS that the King of France and all his men couldn't handle one little WOLF!

Eventually, it was brought down for good by a local hunter named Jean Chastel. Legend sprang up that the beast, which was said to be immune to ordinary bullets, had been felled by a bullet which had been made by melting down a medallion of the Virgin Mary. At the time, the fact it was killed by a holy icon was what was significant, as some people thought it was a werewolf and those were seen as creatures of the Devil at that time (rather than innocent people afflicted by a disease/curse as in modern media) but the fact the medallion was silver may be the source of the modern "silver bullet" myth which isn't from any real werewolf folklore and seems to be an invention of Hollywood.

The royal notary examined the animal after death and recorded in what is known as "The Marin Report" that "This animal which seemed to us to be a wolf; But extraordinary and very different by its figure and its proportions from the wolves that one sees in this country." and details a "monstrous head", unusual body proportions, aberrant morphological characteristics, and unusual fur colors. The report also includes the dental formula (number of molars, number of canines, etc) of the animal, which does seem to indicate a canid of some type. The report is preserved in The French National Archives.

So, this wasn't an unsubstantiated cryptid. It was pretty darn meticulously documented.

Unfortunately, photos didn't exist then, and by the time the corpse was taken to Versailles, it was so rotten and badly decayed that no one wanted anything to do with it, and it was in all likelihood dumped somewhere like garbage. I reckon everyone was just happy to be done with it.

While the beast was dead (or at the least, the attacks ceased) the speculation never has. Some people think it was just a big wolf or wolves, but like I said, I think these people knew what a wolf looked like. Other people think it was a wolfdog hybrid or family of such, which would account for the large size, unusual features, and lack of fear of humans. This, I think, is the most likely option. The escaped exotic animal is the next most likely imo; I remember that there's no records of. . .it was either of any such zoos themselves at the time or of no escapees, but like, if I was a noble and my tiger got out and it was eating people, I don't think I'd say anything.

Then there's more fringe theories. The werewolf thing, of course, but also the idea it was a conspiracy against the king, or some big political plot, often involving Chastel (the hunter who shot it) or his son, or that it was a serial killer dressed in animal skins, or a serial killer that had trained a dog to hunt with him as his method of killing. I...kind that pretty unlikely, just because I've never heard of a serial killer doing anything like that, like using an animal is just not 'intimate' in the way serial killers seem to like to be? But I'm no expert.

My PERSONAL favorite Unlikely Fringe Theory is that it was a mesonychid. See, some descriptions of the Beast claimed it had hooves. And while no modern carnivore has hooves, there is a prehistoric class of carnivores called mesonychids who are often described as "wolves with hooves" and whose appearance---monstrous head, longer tail---do match up pretty well with a lot of accounts.

Now, is it likely that a breeding population of huge prehistoric predators just...survived THAT long into the present and just NEVER got noticed by humans except this ONE time, and no other remains to indicate their survival have ever turned up? Yeah, no. But I really like the idea! That and the werewolf are my FAVORITE options, but in all likelihood it was a wolfdog(s) or escaped exotic.

#this is a pretty condensed version and mostly from memory #but I'd totally rec checking out youtube videos on it #there's some great ones with animation and puppets and stuff #but yeah its my fave historical mystery! #beast of gevaudan

[another-one-bites-the-chipaguasu]

More zionist piece of shit to block:

@lifeisquitesomething

@ppppppaaazzzzzzzzz

@thetalee

@smackmyglitchup

@shofarsogood

@theheadlesshat

@actualbookwyvern

@al-astakbar

@zeerro

@the-ships-to-rule-them-all

@chaoticneutral4

@sivan325

@keytrastar

@thisgingerhasnosoul (now that's funny)

@yelenasbuddie

@shouldiusemyname

@queenandthree

@confusedaboutalotofthings-thx

@plantsarepeopletoo

@fnoantisemitism

@matan4il

@whereamifrum

This is all under a propaganda post about Israel made by @matan4il they hide behind likes and reblogs, while agrreing silently at the genocide of the Palestinian people.

Better to take the zionist trash out.

This is how gimmick and/or aesthetic blogs get away with being pieces of shit.

Block and move on.

#Block list

[evilwickedme]

Can you explain what's going on with that football player that Taylor Swift is dating? Why are people calling him a himbo and a king? And wtf is the deal with the squirrels? (I'm sorry, you're my only Swiftie friend.)

*deep breath* So basically there's this thing in the current Taylor Swift tour where people exchange friendship bracelets and Travis Kelce who plays American football on the Kansas Chiefs knew that Taylor had recently become single so he made a friendship bracelet with his number but didn't manage to give it to her which he said publicly on a podcast I think with his brother? His brother by the way plays on the Philadelphia Eagles which is Taylor's team and also coincidentally mine anyway so she hears about this because it goes viral and they go on a few dates and they seem utterly adorable and he went to a recent show in the south American leg of the tour where she changed a lyric to be about him, so it went "karma is the guy on the chiefs coming straight home to me" which again: fucking adorable I'm obsessed. I think the reason people call him himbo is mostly cause he's beefy he doesn't seem particularly dumb to me but he does seem kind so you know, plus vis a vis king he really respects Taylor's needs and he's a fan of her music so that's a bonus for us fans and generally I'm rooting for this one!

As for the squirrels? I had to ask a group of swiftie friends about this cause I hadn't seen anything and luckily @whyshedisappeared knew off the bat (wrong sports metaphor I know)

Apparently he misspelled squirrel back in 2011 on Twitter so. Idk I guess it's kinda funny

#shofarsogood #ask #t swizzle #gail speaks #oh my gosh I love this question

[transmascpetewentz]

I'm not posting the full ask but I've been getting this shit all day so here you go. Also, credit to @shofarsogood for the second image.

#wentz.txt #israel and palestine #antisemitism #ask to tag

[sammysdewysensitiveeyes]

@iwillshipyouman, @shofarsogood

I feel like this is relevant to your interests:

[burningchandelier]

nine people you’d like to know better tag game

thank you the one and only @telegraphavekiss for the tag! Myspace surveys forever and ever 🫶

last song: ... Into The Blinding Light by Thursday

fav colour: Purple, particularly aubergine.

currently watching: Chester the cat groom his fluffy belly. Oh! Like, TV? Mostly just Dimension 20 lately. I am so into this season of Fantasy High it's unreal.

sweet/savory/spicy: I am most likely to go for savory, although I have had more of a sweet tooth lately. I don't have a very developed pallet when it comes to spice. I like "white people spicy" and I accept that I will be laughed at in kitchens.

relationship status: Married. Also in the neighbourhood polycule with @telegraphavekiss @thatautisticemo @blakelywintersfield @kal-thas and our imaginary scenarios with our various band dudes. (all of you are tagged now, by the way, because I love you).

current obsession: If I am anything, I am consistent. My obsessions have been the same for anywhere from five to twenty years depending on the subject. Primarily: music (attendance of; creation of; blues, hardcore, jazz, punk, opera) theatre (attendance of; creation of; weird shit) history (study; revolutions)

last thing you googled: moma tickets

tagging: I hate this part because, to paraphrase Richard Siken in an interview, to name one is to exclude everyone else. Please, please, if the mood strikes you and you see this, I want you to answer these! Specifically tagging some people who I think might be into this (but please no pressure if you don't feel like it!) @chewbokachoi, @static-horrors, @shitpunsforshitnuns, @evensquirrellier, @shofarsogood, @shrimpmajordomo, @dyvyn, @harpyharpyharpy, @fleacollar999 <3

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