Jacob

Some conservatives here think that secular young Iranians would be happy if America would come and liberate them. What would you say to them? Democracy, contrary to what they try to tell us, it’s not a paper that you hang on the wall and then you have a democracy. Democracy is a social evolution. It is something cultural. Iranians, they have become much more secular, and they are ready for democracy, but they have to fight themselves for democracy, and the only thing that other countries can do is to understand their fight and help them in their fight. They [America] talk about the human rights in Iran … how is it that the United States makes the biggest deals with China, and China is far from respecting human rights? What about Saudi Arabia? If you want to talk about an inquisition, the Iranian regime is far from being an inquisition. We have almost a free press, people leave, women have the right to study, they drive, they work. Saudi Arabia, they don’t have anything like that! Talk about human rights in Saudi Arabia! Why doesn’t anyone go and put a bomb in Saudi Arabia and kill the king?

Do you think it’s ironic that, in the face of American threats, you almost find yourself defending the Iranian regime? Absolutely, but if we want a democracy, the Iranian people have to do it themselves. The Americans say they want a democracy in Iran, and at the same time, when the Iranians wanted to become democratic in 1953 with [Mohammad] Mosaddeq and to nationalize our oil, the CIA came and made a coup d’état in my country. Why do you want me to believe that they want to come and make a democracy? We have to make our democracy! There are many things that I wish for in my country — I want my country to be free, I want my country to be democratic, I don’t want any journalists to go to jail because of an article they wrote in my country. But if the United States of America attacked my country, no matter what, I would be against the United States.

Do you see similarities between the Christian fundamentalists in our government and the mullahs in Iran? They’re the same! George Bush and the mullahs of Iran, they use the same words! The mullahs of Iran say we have God on our side; he has God on his side, too. Both of them are convinced that they are going to eradicate evil in the world. But when these words come out of the mouth of a mullah, it’s normal. It’s a shame that the president of the biggest secular democracy in the world talks with the same words as the mullahs. It’s extremely scary.

Do you have any advice for secular Americans who are faced with living in a country that’s increasingly governed by religious fundamentalists? If I have any advice, it’s that every day that you wake up, don’t say, “This is normal.” Every day, wake up with this idea that you have to defend your freedom. Nobody has the right to take from women the right to abortion, nobody has the right to take from homosexuals the right to be homosexual, nobody has the right to stop people laughing, to stop people thinking, to stop people talking. If I have one message to give to the secular American people, it’s that the world is not divided into countries. The world is not divided between East and West. You are American, I am Iranian, we don’t know each other, but we talk together and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same.

The full 2005 interview it's from is well worth a read btw. Sadly just as relevant today as it was 20+ years ago—moreso, in fact. www.salon.com/2005/04/24/s...

"There are many things I wish for my country . . . But if the USA attacked my country, no matter what, I would be against the US."

Idk from scientific but I would GUESS it’s got to do with the body having higher hydration needs at night

If you see this, post a monster! These two are such a package deal that it feels wrong to post only one…

If you see this post a monster

I don’t think I still have the Ace as Chris Farley drawings saved after (checks watch) twelve years but I do think of it every time I hear ‘La-di-Frickin’ Da’

yeah. this feels right.
#art #ocs 🎨

TONKS!!! Man I remember drawing this dude forever ago. AND I REMEMBER ACE AS MATT FOLEY, with Tonks as David Spade and Roxy as Christina Applegate

I love you chubby Vaporeon

They literally whiplash back and forth between ‘it’s the gays!’ & ‘it’s the Jews!’ bi-yearly. And they aren’t afraid to blithely say as much to the gay Jew behind the register at their local hobby store, as they spend $200 on Pokémon cards.

(Source: I have been the aforementioned gay Jew)

A drawing on a whiteboard. An old-timey boxer-looking guy with a mustache and a fightin' stance. Between his legs it reads "this week's flavor," and around his left arm it reads, "figjhtin' spirit."

Give 'em hell! It's this week's flavor.

This settler state tactic bullshit is exactly the kind of thing I like to file away for when I have to convince people Israel really only exists as an extension of the western colonial machine. It’s never been about ‘giving Jews their ancestral home back’, it’s ALWAYS been about colonial power.

Unfortunately I read something to do with the Electoral College just changing allotments for CA and TX, effectively neutralizing the net change in district partisanship. If that turns out to be true, they didn’t have to snub CA — the electoral college is doing the snubbing for them.

A pen drawing of a medieval dragon. It has a long, serpentine body with two strong forelimbs, no back legs, and fin-like wings with eyespots.

An ink drawing of a medieval dragon's head. It has a gnarly horn on its nose, webbed fin-like ears, and a row of spikes along the dewlap on its neck.

Two more medieval dragon heads. One is green with a long, fleshy snout and tiny little horse ears. The other is pink with a puggish snout, webbed ears, and smoke coming from its nose.

I love old medieval-style dragons, the weirder the better

2008: Epstein is convicted of procuring a minor for prostitution

2018: Despite that conviction, [files indicate] he was invited by Rowling’s team - along with a guest of his choosing - to the Broadway opening of Harry Potter and the private after-party

Protecting women and children, is it?

A picture of me in an antique standing mirror. My outfit: a hot pink button-up shirt with short rolled sleeves. The pattern on the shirt, which includes purple and blue-green designs, mutes the color somewhat to a more relaxed and broadly-appealing color. The pants are an 80s inspired pencil pant in dark, chocolatey brown with a white belt and shoes. My wristwatch is a gold Casio with a bronze brown analog face. I am wearing a couple of gold rings.

The same outfit as the previous picture. In this one I am crouched in a dramatic pose, which displays that my socks are a bright neon green color. Also my arms are looking uhhh preddy good after all my time at the gym :)

Sick outfits to get job rejections to

A spotted goblin with eyestalks and a tail. They're smiling with big teeth and hands up.

GIMME A KISS GIMME A KISS GIMME A KISS #goblinweek

An illustration showing a strange mermaid in red armor riding a red armored anomalocaris, in the sea. Other anomalocaris swims around. They are on top of a deep rift in the coral rift in which there are ruins and a strange, long, arthropods being

New art freshly finished ! I wanted to came back to my anomalocaris rider concept from another point of view !

#art

A goblin that's diamond shaped, with four shiny eyes in a row, skinny legs, and robot arms (I guess??). They are offering a hand and a smile

Hey bro do you have the time? #goblinweek

You mean, a swirleigh?

THORN & BARK

SILVER MOON

GREEN SATURN

Steven Universe vs. Hitler. Steven appeals to Hitler "what if you could change your mind, Hitler?" Hitler stares at Steven with angry intent. Garnet puts her hand on Steven's shoulder and says "I think we're gonna have to kill this guy Steven." Steven says "Damn."

Reposting this for no particular reason

In order for non-violence to work, your opponent must have a conscience.

The United States has none.

-Kwame Turé

LA folks around Burbank: ICE is out and about in NoHo today, particularly at Home Depot on Sherman Way and near Burbank Blvd and Vineland. Be careful.

(Yes technically it’s the X-13 but its model 69 and that one is funnier)

I love the M69 Vertijet :)

Ryan Model 69 Vertijet.