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A COMINT !!
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so embarrassing when i forget im checking someone's blog and i start scrolling through and liking and reblogging shit as if it's just my dash. it feels like wandering into someone else's apartment and not noticing and making myself lunch
reblog if i can wander into your apartment (blog) and make myself lunch (like and reblog as if it's my dash)
I love it when I get a whole bunch of notes from one person in a short amount of time; it lets me know they liked my things
and the stuff in my fridge
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Anyone: compliments the skirt I'm wearing
Me: be prepared for an unskippable cutscene
SFGKJSDFKSGFKSFGLK
Somtimes I find myself wishing I had extra business cards of yours in my pocket to whip out and hand out whenever anyone asks , I'll start gushing about them in like, a grocery store aisle and tell them where to get their own and how there's options and thet get so excited by the end of my TedTalk and I always wonder if they remember what I said by the time they're done shopping. (I know i wouldn't I'd have to put it my phone asap)
that means so much to me, thank you so much 😭
unfortunately right now, including promotional material in our orders (even business cards) just isn’t on the table financially. the past year or so has been really rough on most people and that includes us and we’ve unfortunately had to cut a lot of things.
when we were shipping in house we could get away with adding a lot more personal touches, but that’s a lot more expensive with our fulfillment center. it was still a necessary change to make that i don’t regret at all—it has freed up so much time and sanity for me, devin and ash and made it possible for devin and i to move back to minneapolis—and i like our fulfillment center (they’re really fast and accurate and offer the same wages and benefits to their US employees that they do to their UK ones, where they’re based, which is significantly better than all the other 3pls we looked at). but i really miss getting to add that personal touch.
i really appreciate you asking and of course it is absolutely fine—once a skirt is yours, it’s yours.
also—reading this actually gave me a great idea, so thank you for that! i’m going to take some time later to redesign our tags so they can more easily and effectively work not just as tags but also a sort of pseudo business card (without sacrificing the aesthetic of course).
this idea is SO exciting to me because it not only helps solve a problem (not being able to include promotional material in orders and people wanting to be able to get multiple business cards to hand out), but also may prolong the lifespan of something that otherwise mostly was going to be thrown away/recycled.
this will take some time to implement because we need to get through our current backlog of printed tags first before we use new ones, BUT i am so excited to do this now so ty again for inspiring the idea!
I'm so excited for this - and just to clarify on my post further up, I definitely didn't mean to imply YOU should be sending more out or anything, I know it's a very tight ship and appreciate the care and work that goes into it - I just find myself kicking myself that I dont just carry around a whole ass post it pad and pen in those pockets because literally everything else fits. Really excited to see what's in the pipeline now, though, even if its a ways off! 💕
Reblogged jewishlivesmatter
Recently, Alana Hadid collaborated on an Instagram post that claims Palestinian identity predates Judaism. It would be one thing to try to argue that Palestinian identity as it exists today predates the State of Israel -- something not everyone would agree with -- but Judaism?
If your advocacy for Palestinians requires you to deny, revise, or rewrite Jewish history, that’s not advocacy for Palestinians. That’s antisemitism.
RELIGION IN ANTIQUITY
Let’s put a few concepts into historical context. The concept of religion as it exists today did not exist in the ancient world. In antiquity, national and religious identities were almost one in the same. Think, for example, of the Ancient Egyptians or the Ancient Greeks. Though they both observed their own pantheon of gods and practiced their own traditional religious rituals, when we think of Ancient Egyptians or Ancient Greeks, we don’t think of them as religious groups. In the Middle East, most nations had a “national god;” for example, the Assyrians named themselves after their national god, Ashur.
The difference between Ancient Egyptians and Ancient Greeks and Jews today is that while the Egyptians and Greeks have long ceased practicing their ancient national religions, in favor of religions like Christianity and Islam, Jews today do continue practicing the same religious rituals and rites as our ancient ancestors did.
Just like the Ancient Egyptians made no differentiation between their national and religious identity, Jewish national and religious identity is still deeply intertwined. In fact, there is no word for “religion” in the Hebrew Bible. The closest would be “dat,” meaning law, or “emuna,” meaning belief.
BEFORE JUDAISM: YAHWISM
The precursor to Judaism, Yahwism, dates back to the 12th century BCE. The most significant difference between Yahwism and Judaism is that the Yahwists only followed the Hebrew God -- YHWH -- but did not necessarily reject the rest of the existence of the Canaanite pantheon.
The cult of YHWH was the national cult of the Kingdom of Israel (1047 BCE-930 BCE), though it seems other Canaanite cultures may have worshipped YHWH as well. Interestingly, the Hebrew God as depicted in the Hebrew Bible seems to be an amalgamation of YHWH and El, the most important god in the Canaanite pantheon.
FROM YAHWISM TO JUDAISM
In 930 BCE, the Kingdom of Israel split into two: the Kingdom of Israel to the north, also known as Samaria, and the Kingdom of Judah to the south. The term “Jew” comes from “Judahite,” as in a resident or citizen of the Kingdom of Judah. In Hebrew, the word for “Judahite” and “Jew” is the same, “Yehudi.”
In 587 BCE, the Babylonians conquered the Kingdom of Judah and exiled its educated class to Babylon. It was around this time that the transition between Yahwism and Judaism -- which had been happening slowly over centuries -- became complete. The Jews came to reject the very existence of the rest of the deities in the Canaanite pantheon and, due to the Babylonian Exile, Jewish practices also picked up Babylonian influences.
ETYMOLOGY OF JUDAISM
The term “Judaism” itself does not come from Hebrew. Rather, it comes from Greek, and dates to the period of the Greek occupation of Judea (i.e. around the time of the story of Hanukkah). “Judaism” comes from Ἰουδαϊσμός” [Ioudaismos], a variation of the Greek term “Hellenismos.” It’s how the Greek occupiers described Jewish culture, religious ritual, and religious belief.
"Ioudaïsmós [was not] reduced to the designation of a religion. It means rather 'the aggregate of all those characteristics that makes Judaeans Judaean (or Jews Jewish).'"
Biblical scholar Shaye J. D. Cohen
To reiterate, for Jews themselves, there was no distinction between their national identity and their religious identity.
JUDAISM AS A RELIGION
Given that the concept of religion is a foreign one to Jewish identity, when did Jews start seeing ourselves as a religiousgroup? It all goes back to Napoleon and the French Revolution.
For hundreds of years in Europe, Jews were denied citizenship, equal rights, and confined to living in ghettos. It was during the French Revolution that Jews were finally emancipated. Shortly after, Napoleon instituted a policy of Jewish emancipation that guaranteed Jews freedom from discrimination -- so long as we stripped the “national” elements from our Jewishness and instead reduced it merely to a religious identity.
In 1806, Napoleon wrote: “[It is necessary to] reduce, if not destroy, the tendency of Jewish people to practice a very great number of activities that are harmful to civilization and to public order in society in all the countries of the world. It is necessary to stop the harm by preventing it; to prevent it, it is necessary to change the Jews…Once part of their youth will take its place in our armies, they will cease to have Jewish interests and sentiments; their interests and sentiments will be French.”
Napoleon’s assimilationist policies fundamentally shifted how Jews understood their identity. This set the groundwork for the Haskalah (Jewish Enlightenment) and the establishment of “religious” Jewish movements, such as the Reform and Conservative movements.
JEWISH IDENTITY
A NATION
If we are looking at Jewish identity through a Jewish lens, it’s important to understand that first and foremost, Jews consider ourselves a nation, which is why we call ourselves Am Yisrael, or the Nation of Israel.
In this context, a nation is not necessarily a nation-state but rather, a group of people whose collective identity includes shared language, history, ethnicity, territory, and/or culture. It’s a term more political in nature than “ethnicity,” as a nation sees itself as having a common political destiny.
AN ETHNORELIGIOUS GROUP
In modern terms, we’d call ourselves an “ethnoreligious group,” meaning an ethnic group with a common religious practice.
A TRIBE
Jews also often refer to ourselves as a tribe, though technically we came from a confederation of tribes. In fact, the word “tribe” comes from “tribus” in Latin, which was first used to describe the 12 tribes of Israel.
WHAT ABOUT THE PHILISTINES?
The Philistines were an ancient seafaring people of Greek origin. They settled in Gaza and parts of what is now southern Israel in 1175 BCE. They are ethnically and culturally unrelated to today’s Palestinians and were exterminated by the Babylonians in the 7th century BCE.
“Philistine” is not what the Philistines called themselves, but rather, what the Israelites and Ancient Egyptians called them. We don’t know what the Philistines called themselves. The word comes from the Hebrew word “peleshet,” meaning “invader,” “squatter,” or “foreigner.”
stop lying about Jewish history challenge 😃 the rest of the post is debunked in my DBAPP 4 highlight but I thought I’d fully address this particularly egregious lie because WOW! on second thought I do find this topic super interesting to talk about, so thanks I guess 😅
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Anyone: compliments the skirt I'm wearing
Me: be prepared for an unskippable cutscene
SFGKJSDFKSGFKSFGLK
Somtimes I find myself wishing I had extra business cards of yours in my pocket to whip out and hand out whenever anyone asks , I'll start gushing about them in like, a grocery store aisle and tell them where to get their own and how there's options and thet get so excited by the end of my TedTalk and I always wonder if they remember what I said by the time they're done shopping. (I know i wouldn't I'd have to put it my phone asap)
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Eidolon
Prince Lotor and Princess Allura find themselves navigating a surreal landscape, both literally and emotionally. Stranded in a rustic cabin with a mysterious homeowner, the couple must discover how to get home - and how to trust each other in the process. Despite the image of perfection and peace, they can't help but wonder if something far more sinister lurks beneath the surface. The longer they stay in the picturesque scene of a white picket fence and a perfect countryside, the more they question if they truly want to leave.
“Hello?” Once more, she was met with silence. With a grim determination to examine the place in detail, Allura passed back into the living room - and promptly yelped in alarm. She backpedaled into the kitchen and quickly rummaged around for a blade of sorts, her own pistol lost somewhere from her person. Finding no such implement immediately available, she settled for a large, wooden spoon. Clutching her utensil tightly, she peered around the corner. “Of all the people, I should’ve known,” she muttered darkly, eyeing the splash of white hair dancing across the floor. She blinked at the lack of a reply. As her fingers tightened around the wooden implement, cautiously she crept toward the fallen man. “...Prince Lotor?”
Fandom: Voltron: Defender of the Universe (1984) Rating: T Couple: Lotor/Allura
Find it on AO3: Chapter 1
woop woop Chapter 12 is up!
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Eidolon
Prince Lotor and Princess Allura find themselves navigating a surreal landscape, both literally and emotionally. Stranded in a rustic cabin with a mysterious homeowner, the couple must discover how to get home - and how to trust each other in the process. Despite the image of perfection and peace, they can't help but wonder if something far more sinister lurks beneath the surface. The longer they stay in the picturesque scene of a white picket fence and a perfect countryside, the more they question if they truly want to leave.
“Hello?” Once more, she was met with silence. With a grim determination to examine the place in detail, Allura passed back into the living room - and promptly yelped in alarm. She backpedaled into the kitchen and quickly rummaged around for a blade of sorts, her own pistol lost somewhere from her person. Finding no such implement immediately available, she settled for a large, wooden spoon. Clutching her utensil tightly, she peered around the corner. “Of all the people, I should’ve known,” she muttered darkly, eyeing the splash of white hair dancing across the floor. She blinked at the lack of a reply. As her fingers tightened around the wooden implement, cautiously she crept toward the fallen man. “...Prince Lotor?”
Fandom: Voltron: Defender of the Universe (1984) Rating: T Couple: Lotor/Allura
Find it on AO3: Chapter 1
woop woop Chapter 12 is up!
Reblogged violethowler
nothing pisses me off more than when i see a fic on ao3 talking about reach. "this ship isn't here but i added them for reach" "this fandom tag isn't necessary but i'm adding it for reach" "reposting for reach" STOP IT!!!! this is not tiktok this is not twitter this is an ARCHIVE this is not how it works!!!
i will not deal!!!! that is not how any of this works!!!!
if you see people doing this shit, report it. its against the terms of service.
genuinely. copy the link to the fic or series, and then scroll down to the bottom of the page:
click on policy questions & abuse reports which takes you to this page:
if you scroll down, youll be able to report the fic right there but you can also check for yourself that its against ToS
all you need to do is explain that theyre deliberately mistagging things which is just not a thing on ao3 because its an archive.
by posting your fic there, ao3, has the right to manually recategorise tags. its in the ToS:
you cant deliberately mistag stuff on ao3; it is an archive. you cant tag for reach, and this is likely gonna get pat tag wranglers because they deal mostly with form not content of tags and if theyre tagging for reach, its gonna be the more popular tags.
so report the fuck out of them for it. most likely, their fic will just have tags adjusted and their account will be fine.
and if they keep doing it and get suspended for it, its their own damn fault.
also thats not even getting into the fact that mistagging fics is kinda antithetical to their goal of reaching more people because youre not reaching the people who want to read your fic?
#yeah like#everything about tos is correct#as well as the idea that mistagging doesnt actually help#if I find an author mistagging the ship im looking for#and get balls deep into the fic and realize ive been bamboozled#ya whole ass is getting blacklisted#so like even if you do write a fic I would like later#i aint ever gonna see it because fool me twice shame on me#dont mistag your shit#if youre writing for a small fandom#just enjoy the small circle#tldr dont mistag ao3 is not social media#report people who do because it fucks with the whole archive when people do this#and if this is news to you no worries - welcome to fandom#just tag your stuff for what it is#i swear people will find it who are looking for those tags sometimes even years later because thats how an archive works#use your social media instead to promote your work if you wanna do that
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MOVIES I WATCHED IN 2023 [30/57] ⤿ Belle (竜とそばかすの姫) (2021) dir. Mamoru Hosoda
"After watching you stand up for what you believe in, it was at that moment I knew what to do and that's why I'm going to fight." "You know what? I learned from you too. Because of you, I found strength I didn't know I had. I'm finally free."
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Seen
Wake up babes - new headcanon dropped: Allura has a praise kink and Lotor is living for it. (Also I think it was good for me to spend time working on a one-shot, it's been a while since I've done one.)
~*~
When a quick kidnapping scheme goes awry, Lotor and Allura find a quiet, intimate moment to discover a little more about themselves - and each other.
“That’s good,” he murmured against the shell of her ear, nudging his nose against her locks in an entirely too informal way. Something about the gentle praise from him of all people sent a delightful pulse down her back. A gentle beckoning - for what, she couldn’t quite fathom, but she decided to chase it and abandon her rigid propriety. A strange hope compelled her to be reckless. Just for the chance at relief, that for once, she might be… simply enough. He teased the possibility before her and she found herself wanting to explore it. Could she ever be enough for someone like him? “Is it?” Asking Lotor questions had always earned her more answers than she had wanted. For once, she hoped he would oblige her. He tilted his head back just enough to make eye contact and check her expression. “I’ll show you - if you let me,” he promised darkly, his eyes glinting in a way that hinted that he might understand better than she thought.
Fandom: Voltron: Defender of the Universe (1984) Rating: M Couple: Lotor/Allura
Find it on AO3: Seen
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Wake up babes - new headcanon dropped: Allura has a praise kink and Lotor is living for it. (Also I think it was good for me to spend time working on a one-shot, it's been a while since I've done one.)
~*~
When a quick kidnapping scheme goes awry, Lotor and Allura find a quiet, intimate moment to discover a little more about themselves - and each other.
“That’s good,” he murmured against the shell of her ear, nudging his nose against her locks in an entirely too informal way. Something about the gentle praise from him of all people sent a delightful pulse down her back. A gentle beckoning - for what, she couldn’t quite fathom, but she decided to chase it and abandon her rigid propriety. A strange hope compelled her to be reckless. Just for the chance at relief, that for once, she might be… simply enough. He teased the possibility before her and she found herself wanting to explore it. Could she ever be enough for someone like him? “Is it?” Asking Lotor questions had always earned her more answers than she had wanted. For once, she hoped he would oblige her. He tilted his head back just enough to make eye contact and check her expression. “I’ll show you - if you let me,” he promised darkly, his eyes glinting in a way that hinted that he might understand better than she thought.
Fandom: Voltron: Defender of the Universe (1984) Rating: M Couple: Lotor/Allura
Find it on AO3: Seen
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In the wake of the TikTok ban and revival as a mouthpiece for fascist propaganda, as well as the downfall of Twitter and Facebook/Facebook-owned platforms to the same evils, I think now is a better time than ever to say LEARN HTML!!! FREE YOURSELVES FROM THE SHACKLES OF MAJOR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND EMBRACE THE INDIE WEB!!!
You can host a website on Neocities for free as long as it's under 1GB (which is a LOT more than it sounds like let me tell you) but if that's not enough you can get 50GB of space (and a variety of other perks) for only $5 a month.
And if you can't/don't want to pay for the extra space, sites like File Garden and Catbox let you host files for free that you can easily link into NeoCities pages (I do this to host videos on mine!) (It also lets you share files NeoCities wouldn't let you upload for free anyways, this is how I upload the .zip files for my 3DS themes on my site.)
Don't know how to write HTML/CSS? No problem. W3schools is an invaluable resource with free lessons on HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and a whole slew of other programming languages, both for web development and otherwise.
Want a more traditional social media experience? SpaceHey is a platform that mimics the experience of 2000s MySpace
Struggling to find independent web pages that cater to your interests via major search engines? I've got you covered. Marginalia and Wiby are search engines that specifically prioritize non-commercial content. Marginalia also has filters that let you search for more specific categories of website, like wikis, blogs, academia, forums, and vintage sites.
Maybe you wanna log off the modern internet landscape altogether and step back into the pre-social media web altogether, well, Protoweb lets you do just that. It's a proxy service for older browsers (or really just any browser that supports HTTP, but that's mostly old browsers now anyways) that lets you visit restored snapshots of vintage websites.
Protoweb has a lot of Geocities content archived, but if you're interested in that you can find even more old Geocities sites over on the Geocities Gallery
And really this is just general tip-of-the-iceberg stuff. If you dig a little deeper you can find loads more interesting stuff out there. The internet doesn't have to be a miserable place full of nothing but doomposting and targeted ads. The first step to making it less miserable is for YOU, yes YOU, to quit spending all your time on it looking at the handful of miserable websites big tech wants you to spend all your time on.
Seems like a good time to bring this around again!
I wanna do a Lotura webring! Where all my voltron moots?? Come find me on neocites and lets bring back the Old Web (tm)!
Also in the spirit of sharing resources - I actually first taught myself HTML using this website for kids - https://lissaexplains.com/ back when I was like, 12.
I used it again to refresh myself now as an adult and it's actually 1) still a good website and 2) incredibly useful!
I cannot be a webring by myself! What is that, like... a web singularity?