One of the older women I sometimes sit with at the synagogue this morning apparently has ten relatives who are apparently missing. The rabbi said she thinks they might be hostages. Her mother died a month ago. The other woman I sit with always stands for the mourners Kaddish, and when I saw them last they were holding hands

Tags: personal i just. I don’t know how to hold the suffering of this community. In my brain. I want to convert. I feel safe and happy when I’m with them But god if I don’t feel so young and useless talking with them these days. I can’t even give them the understanding bc I’m a gentile. I don’t know the issues like they do. I can’t even say the prayers right They like to tease me for mumbling my way through the hebrew prayers. It’s my Midwestern accent to them delete later dont rb. I just. Man. I couldn’t stay for Torah service today. I was rattled by the prayer and I needed to do stuff today. It feels so childish to wish for peace and it feels so hypocritical to want a world without violence when I’m such an angry person myself But how am I supposed to feel when a woman who sent me home with a plate of brownies the night I met her bows her head in prayer for the sa Safety of relatives in a war zone mere weeks after she finishes the mourning prayer for her mother who escaped the holocaust I am twenty two and not even very good at it. And every week I sit with a bunch of old women who have more scars than I’ll ever count. I don’t know. I’m rambling because the fact that having ten relatives missing is just. Unfathomable to me. When Ukraine got invaded we at least were able to account for my friends family with relatively less trouble. Not that it was better. I sti Can’t read about Ukraine for more than three minutes But I could keep the scale in check to stop the worst spirals I want to be a pacifist. I want to make the world better. But I’m barely keeping myself from drowning just as it is.

reddbuster:

Gentle reminder to anyone able to make it to any protests coming up please practice proper protest etiquette both for your own safety and that of others.

Wear a mask, cover any tattoos, and don’t wear clothing with recognizable logos or branding. Don’t take pictures of yourself or others. Don’t talk to cops.

Protests aren’t a fun event to post about on social media, we are trying to make an real change. Be safe and responsible

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kiwi:

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Proud to announce I’m finally fucking free from the tyranny of late work for my cataloging class

chronicallycouchbound:

cardigarden:

bethanyactually:

bonefarm:

Deer season is upon us.

1.) Wear your seatbelt.

2.) If your choice is swerve at high speed or hit the deer you plow Bambis mom like you’re an IT specialist with a secret Twitter account and it’s anthrocon weekend.

Deer are softer than trees. Deer are softer than rolling your car 8 times.

#don’t swerve #don’t brake #braking hard makes the front of the car point down and it makes it more likely you’ll scoop the deer up and put it through your windshield #take your foot off the gas and just drive straight (via @fierycavalier)

Be sure to use your high beams in the dark. The goal is to be able to see the deer early enough to slow down before they enter the road.

But if you don’t see them soon enough drive straight through and then pull over to calm down.

And adding to the above list: deer are softer than oncoming vehicles.

And wear orange if you’re out in the woods!!

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esotericscamp:

Do NOT sexualize the martyred saint

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cottonspotten:

cottonspotten:

would you eat safe, ethically sourced* human meat?

yes

no

other(?) / see results

*person has consented to being eaten; they’ve donated their body. they died without suffering. you can cook the meat. you will not get sick from the meat.

bonus: explain why!

personal favourite responses thus far

  • the people who have no moral qualms with cannibalism but but voted no because theyre picky eaters or dont like trying new things
  • the multiple vegetarians who voted yes
  • the one (1) person who (rightfully) called out the phrase ‘ethically sourced human meat’ (when i typed that out i had to take a long look at the choices ive made throughout my life)
  • “ever since i got into pokemon vore i’ve had a huge fascination in cannibalism”
  • the anime blog who reblogged this post not 5 minutes after my anime fan friend told me that “anime fans LOVE cannibalism”
  • “if they are my enemy”
  • and most of all - those who are reblogging without any commentary at all. because having absolutely NO thoughts on cannibalism is more fascinating than any possible response

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god may i find a cheap wizardly beard tomorrow bc i seriously need one for my costume to work at the party on friday

gerardpilled:

Do you wash your hair with shampoo+conditioner every time you shower?

Yes

No

This doesn’t pertain to me

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headspace-hotel:

imagine if fossils just didn’t happen and we had no clue about animals that existed before the present ones