plainoldchair, last scion of the hollow earth

no they use blood types instead, which have even worse implications when you really think about it

Post by user @jamellebouie.net that reads, "from chandra manning's wonderful book "what this cruel war was over" Nothing made slavery's toxicity more obvious to Union troops than its effect on the fundamental unit of society, the family. For one thing, slave sales separated families. In the Upper Sout, where many Union soldiers were stationed in 1861, about one in three first marriages was broken by sale, and about half of all slave children were separated from at least one parent. With their own eyes, soldiers saw slavery snap bonds between parents and children. The men of the Seventh Wisconsin were awakened by gunshots one November night. The following day, soldiers "learned, and saw the cause of the alarm in the form of two negro women—a mother and a daughter." The pair had fled to Union lines to avoid the proposed sale of the "goodlooking" daughter into the so-called fancy trade, which soldiers viewed as a form of concubinage. Outraged by the plight and moved by the vulnerability of the mother and daughter, "every private in the ranks" cursed "that system which tramples on the honor of man, and makes merchandise of the virtue of women," according to one member of the regiment. When an Iowan encountered a young child about to be sold by her own father, who was also her master, he vowed, "By G-d I'll fight till hell freezes over and then I'll cut the ice and fight on."

"I'll fight till hell freezes over and then I'll cut the ice and fight on" is metal af

we got some hibiscus and rose hip stuff that is great. I guess technically that's more "fruity" than "herbal" but "herbal tea" is such a broad concept I'm letting it count

a cartoon of a man in a frog costume talking to a woman ALT: a cartoon of a man in a frog costume talking to a woman

topical

Do you have a link to a source for this?

for real, exchanging different types of meats and vegetables wrapped in bread has probably been the #1 facilitator of cultural exchange throughout history. Unfortunately people like this do not like cultural exchange

human history is just regular people trying to exchange different kinds of meat-and-vegetable-filled flatbreads while losers get mad about pointless shit and decide to make everyone miserable

Oh, I get it. It's called Castlevania because it's a metroidvania set in a castle!

This isn't ruling that he's a pedophile, just that it's considered a matter of opinion that isn't actionable in terms of defamation.

have now determined through experience that I would actually rather argue with tradcaths than with Elden Ring lore nerds

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hot ice cream (no copyright intended)

I feel like the thing I always find myself thinking when ppl are talking about "oh the gaming audience is awful" is that, like... i'm not sure i believe that so much as I believe that any unmoderated space will inevitably surface the most toxic people (who drive away more-reasonable ones)

That's not what you said. Not going to engage with moving goalposts.

There are. They just aren't very represented in our government. Kind regards from someone who actually lives in the place you're talking about.

They Live is a fantastic film but every time I introduce it to a Gen Z friend I'm reminded that the plot boils down to, "two hobos carry out a series of workplace mass shootings because they believe half the population are aliens wearing human skin"

Okay this is a good headline

jesus christ

Not only this is amazing because part of fascism is the destruction of joy but it also makes it look ridiculous that the military is being deployed to put a stop to this

Some of that may have required the Pro version (for local security policies) and/or a couple registry edits, but it also means not giving MS money and not having anything tied to their service ecosystem, which I want to avoid as much as possible. Other annoyances with Win11 are largely minor.

Like, I'd rather deal with the additional minor annoyances of Win11 than the more major annoyance of a Microsoft Account trying to integrate itself into everything. I have also literally never seen Copilot in the OS, I don't get ads anywhere, and the Start Menu doesn't search the web.

Extended Security Updates on Windows 10 requires both a Microsoft Account and a one-time payment of $30. In terms of annoyance and general Microsoft nonsense, I don't think this is worthwhile compared to Windows 11 with a local account and the web/ad nonsense disabled, if you can. You'll be fine.

a meme by salt_baer: I put a fried egg on my Croque Monsieur to make it a Croque Madame and now JK Rowling is outside my house shouting at me.

"Keep it down JK or I swear to god I'll get the hose."

WWII "Friend" poster series from the Allied Forces, originally demonstrating the various Allied forces (British, Australian, Chinese, French, Dutch, etc.) and their appearances It reads: "This man is your FRIEND He fights for FREEDOM" The image is a sepia/black and white toned image of the Portland Frog protester, simply labelled FROG

Every day I find a new way of trying to get across just how ridiculously fake the problem of AI water use is

Leo questioned a world where the wealth of the elite grows "exponentially" while many "millions of people die of hunger or survive in conditions unfit for human beings." He also criticized "ideologies that defend the absolute autonomy of the marketplace and financial speculation," with false promises "that a free-market economy will automatically solve the problem of poverty." Leo described a "new tyranny," which shuns any kind of oversight and where the economy is structured "in such a way that sacrifices are demanded of the masses in order to serve the needs of the powerful." The poor, he wrote, are only allowed "drops that trickle down." The pope openly challenged "prosperity theology" and called Christians to the practice of giving charity. "It will not solve the problem of world poverty, yet it must still be carried out, with intelligence, diligence and social responsibility," he wrote. Popular movements that challenge "the empire of money," invite people to take on the cause to combat poverty alongside the poor, instead of on their behalf, and "make history," the pope said. It our duty, Leo said, to "make their voices heard, albeit in different ways, in order to point out and denounce such structural issues, even at the cost of appearing foolish or naïve."

Pope Leo is spitting.

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i've always thought lablers were a terrible idea for this exact reason tbh. i got yelled at for saying it in the past but i will never use a labler

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Dante Alighieri was writing hideously indulgent self-insert fanfic (where he got to meet his heroes and make bad things happen to people he disliked) centuries ago, and THAT one still gets taught in high school English class