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themuppetmasterencyclopedia:

headspace-hotel:

tolkienhoe:

femmefaramir:

penny-anna:

kayla-bird:

penny-anna:

penny-anna:

hot take: 

Gloin is the sexiest dwarf by dwarf standards.

Kili is the sexiest dwarf by elf standards.

Thorin is the sexiest dwarf by human standards

& Bombur is the sexiest dwarf by hobbit standards

#ITS TRUE AND YOU SHOULD SAY IT #(ALSO THORIN AND KILI BEING ‘UGLY’ BY DWARF STANDARDS IS AMUSING CONTENT)

further take: Kili is straight-up ugly by dwarf standards. Thorin is like, the dwarf equivalent of Benedict Cumberbatch. Some dwarves think he’s an absolutely dreamboat, others think he is super weird looking, there’s very little middle ground.

omg now i’m like. what does this make frodo by hobbit standards

by hobbit standards, I’m afraid Frodo is probably. not conventionally attractive at all.

Frodo is the sexiest hobbit by elf standards

@femmefaramir this is some fucking galaxy brain level tags and im crying out of sheer horror

Every day, against my will, the LOTR fandom makes posts.

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shofarsogood:

hazel2468:

applesauce42069:

applesauce42069:

anshelsgendercrisis:

said this in a comment but as a non ashki jew, the way y’all (gentiles) talk abt ashkenazi jews is really fucking weird. you’re not being a savior to non ashkenazi jews or to black and brown jews (some of whom are ashkenazi) by painting ashkenazi jews as this nefarious group of elites plotting against everyone. the antisemitism doesn’t cancel out just because you’re targeting the group you perceive to be the “white ones.”

there is a brand of antisemitism rising in the west that specifically targets ashkenazi jews. and they specify. they use the word “ashkenazi” or “white” because that is how they racialize us. ashkenazi jews are not only specifically targeted, but we are specifically at risk, because we live among these goyim in the west.

As you can see a lot of the ashkenazi specific antisemitism is rooted in trying to deny Ashkenazi indigineity to the levant, so that they can characterize Israel as Ashkenazi and this de-legitimizes ALL Jews.

They are taking terms that we use to describe our exile and our subcultures and using them against all of us.

I know that Ashkenoramitivty is a problem, and in Israel there is a history of Ashkenazis dominating society at the cost of others.

But under the current circumstances we need to SPECIFICALLY speak up in defence of Ashkenazi Jews and their indigineity because it is being targeted. And this targeting doesn’t just harm Ashkenazi Jews, it harms all Jews.

For those not in the know, the “Khazar” thing up there is just textbook antisemitism- a claim that Ashkenzai Jews are not “real Jews”, that they are actually Khazars who converted and therefore are not Really Jews and yadda yadda WHITE EVIL OPPRESSORS!

Yeah. No. Anyone spewing this shit is a straight up racist antisemite. Full stop. Do not pass GO. Do not collect $200. If you are saying this, or reblogging people who are saying it, then you are being antisemitic and need to stop.

That’s also the opposite of what Dr. Oppenheimer found. She found that Jews and Arabs are closely linked and historically there was a lot of interbreeding.

palipunk:

Massive fuck you to everyone who is talking about Palestinians as if we’re already all dead and sharing more solidarity with our corpses than us living. “We will never forget the beautiful Palestinian people-“ how about you stop “making peace” with Palestinian extermination. My people are not going to be forgotten because we are going to live. Palestinians have already survived one genocide and have been surviving one ever since.

Do not ever let the idea that all Palestinians are going to die exist in your mind. Mourn the dead, fight like hell for the living.

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successioncore:

the title of the last song you listened to is the epitaph on your tombstone

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annevbonny:

its also ahistorical to claim that european states are “not siding against isr because they don’t want to look antisemitic” governments do not care about that even though liberal norms might have convinced you they do. they’re siding with isr in droves because it is in line with their own political and economic interests, i.e., continuing to have a militarized outpost in the middle east through which they can run intelligence and exercise some degree of control over the rest of the region. they are not random accounts on twitter who don’t want to be “accused of being problematic”

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keshetchai:

alanfromrochester:

keshetchai:

absolxguardian:

captainlordauditor:

keshetchai:

swords-n-spindles:

unbidden-yidden:

keshetchai:

listen to me very very closely: the biblical prohibition against mixing linen and wool is the most SENSIBLE THING IN THE WORLD, do not write it off as silly, unreasonable, or unnecessary. g-d didn’t tell us not to mix linen and wool for no reason, g-d told us not to mix linen and wool together because mixing them is an affront to textiles

This is the fiercest defense of the mitzvah against shatnez I have ever seen, haredi sources included

I will sit down, right this very minute, and spin a nice linen/wool mix yarn, explicitely to affront god. Just you watch.

#handspinning #what’s god going to do about it huh?

g-d doesn’t have to do anything, you’re going to punish yourself enough just making it and then trying to wash it later 

it’s true and you should say it

I wasn’t aware that just like modest dress and “don’t eat pork”, not mixing textiles was also just a practical life rule for the time and place. Cool!

But don’t mix linen and wool is probably the most universal and timeless of the rules you mentioned - “modest dress” means somewhat different things to different cultures. Don’t eat pork could have any number of “reasons” for why it makes sense. But I don’t understand why some Jews think this particular mitzvah is “chok” (meaning roughly like…a law without a reason, or I guess some people don’t understand the reason for). ***

the prohibition of mixing linen and wool for a fabric isn’t senseless or weird! it’s completely TOTALLY logical! it’s the most logical! 

The commandment against shatnez (mixing linen and wool) is repeated:

Deut. 22:11 You shall not wear a mixture of wool and linen together.

Lev 19:19  You shall observe My statutes: You shall not crossbreed your livestock with different species. You shall not sow your field with a mixture of seeds, and a garment which has a mixture of shaatnez [linen and wool] shall not come upon you.

this is completely reasonable when you know what linen does, and what wool does. Linen wicks away moisture. Linen is lightweight, it doesn’t stretch, and it’s very durable. Linen is a bit “slippery,” it’s shiny, and it softens with age. Linen is easy to clean and repels dirt. Linen has no “memory” so once stretched, it stays that way. Linen wrinkles easily but is stiff when pressed. you can beat the crap out of linen in order to clean it. 

Wool, on the other hand – wool can repel water, meaning it works well to keep you warm in winter, but it also absorbs moisture (it can absorb up to 50% of it’s weight and still be relatively “dry’ to the touch; so like, yes it could absorb your sweat in the heat). Wool is naturally flame resistant. Wool is elastic and stretchy, and it easily interlocks with itself. It can felt. Wool has “memory” and can return more or less to its original shape. It can also shrink. But although it’s strong, it degrades in the sun, and if it stays wet for too long it mildews and rots. totally biodegradable. put that ish in a sunny bog and it’s gonzo. wool needs to be washed with delicacy. 

they perform COMPLETELY DIFFERENTLY when woven, knit, or crocheted!!!!! 

these just…should not be mixed. don’t do that. why would you do that. 

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*** FOOTNOTE: here’s my feminist drash - a bunch of ancient and medieval men read this mitzvah and were like “this doesn’t make any sense why would Hashem command us not to mix wool and linen? this is a law without reason!” because not a single one of them ever had to think about it. and that’s WHY you see some sources say it’s “chok” it doesn’t make logical sense, because it’s all men writing, men who didn’t learn to weave, who don’t know how fiber works, and who didn’t do the laundry ever in their lives.

Interesting. I’d only heard of the mixed fabrics prohibition as an example of old testament policy not followed today (perhaps with an addendum like it’s inconsistent to harp on the gay bashing interpretation of Leviticus 18:22)

That’s because Christians are often invested in pretending like Judaism doesnt exist and is spiritually extinct. Meanwhile loads of Jews don’t mix linen and wool and are also not homophobes.

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shutinthenutouse:

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elle-mood:

starlightshadowsworld:

As always, the Irish speak nothing but facts.

How many more innocent civilians have to be killed by Israel before you condemn that for it?

That is a genocide.

That this is a crime on all accounts.

And deserves to be punished to the full extent off the law.

I have a simple question for you.

How many innocent Palestinian civilians - men, women, and children - does Israel have to slaughter ? How many war crimes does Israel have to commit ? How much death and destruction does Israel have to visit on the people of Gaza and Palestine, before you will call for and impose sanctions on Israel, and expel the Israeli ambassador from this country, and call for the immediate referral of Israel to the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity and war crimes ?

Because in front of the world, by their own admission, Israel is committing war crimes. They have stated it publicly. This isn’t a matter of opinion.

Uh, they declared their intention to force through the threat of military bombardment more than a million, and it is now well more than a million, Palestinians from their homes in northern Gaza and ethnically cleanse them. A crime against humanity.

They stated publicly, and have done it in front of the eyes of the world, their intention to deny to 2.2 million people water, electricity, medicine, life saving equipment, in front of the eyes of the world, and they’re doing it.

And every minute children are being slaughtered by their artillery, the relentless bombardment of residential complexes, of hospitals, of schools, of civilian infrastructure.

They just go on and on and on, and you do nothing. Nothing. Words of concern, but no action to hold them to account. And it is clearly pre-meditated war crimes and genocide. Genocide. We have Jewish people in the United States and Canada, around the world, and Israel, calling a genocide. Scholars, academics, saying this is genocidal.

Let me quote you a few things. Israeli general, quote: “Human animals must be treated as such. There will be no electricity or water, there will only be destruction.”

Uh- Yoav Gallant, a minister, says “we are fighting human animals”, we will, quote, “act accordingly”. We will remove, quote, “every restriction on the IDF.”

Smotrich, another minister, “there is no such thing as the Palestinians.”

The president of Israel refers to the people of Gaza and says they are all responsible. Before October the 7th Netanyahu appeared before the UN general assembly with a map of Israel that had removed all references to Palestine: a clear declaration of intent to destroy the Palestinian people and steal all of their land. 6000 Palestinians killed between 2008 before October the 7th. Thousands of Palestinians hostage in administrative detention without trial. When are you going to move beyond words of concern and impose sanctions and expel the Israeli ambassador of this apartheid murderous state.

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shu-of-the-wind:

shu-of-the-wind:

shu-of-the-wind:

shu-of-the-wind:

time to play fighting dreamers on my tv at top volume and clean the living room

WE ARE FIGHTING DREAMERS TAKAMI WO MEZASHITA FIGHTING DREAMERS NARIFURI KAMAWAZU

my roommate is 100% going to come out of their room in like ten minutes and throw a blueberry at me because IT IS THE FUCKING WEEKEND SHUT THAT OFF AND STOP CLEANING

roommate didn’t need to do anything my cat decided to lay on me and now of course i cannot move ever again

tiny baby,,,,smol,,,,,preventing the sweeping of floors or deconstruction of boxes,,,,,

shu-of-the-wind:

shu-of-the-wind:

shu-of-the-wind:

time to play fighting dreamers on my tv at top volume and clean the living room

WE ARE FIGHTING DREAMERS TAKAMI WO MEZASHITA FIGHTING DREAMERS NARIFURI KAMAWAZU

my roommate is 100% going to come out of their room in like ten minutes and throw a blueberry at me because IT IS THE FUCKING WEEKEND SHUT THAT OFF AND STOP CLEANING

roommate didn’t need to do anything my cat decided to lay on me and now of course i cannot move ever again

shu-of-the-wind:

shu-of-the-wind:

time to play fighting dreamers on my tv at top volume and clean the living room

WE ARE FIGHTING DREAMERS TAKAMI WO MEZASHITA FIGHTING DREAMERS NARIFURI KAMAWAZU

my roommate is 100% going to come out of their room in like ten minutes and throw a blueberry at me because IT IS THE FUCKING WEEKEND SHUT THAT OFF AND STOP CLEANING

shu-of-the-wind:

time to play fighting dreamers on my tv at top volume and clean the living room

WE ARE FIGHTING DREAMERS TAKAMI WO MEZASHITA FIGHTING DREAMERS NARIFURI KAMAWAZU

time to play fighting dreamers on my tv at top volume and clean the living room

oleanthe:

its dangerous to go alone. here, take these bilbies

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