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The Iranian Regime is going to execute rapper Toomaj Salehi for supporting protests of Jina Amini’s murder by the regime in his songs.

Iranian activist Elica Le Bon says, “Iranians in the diaspora picked up on the fact that the regime tends not to execute people who become known to the international community. We have seen many examples of prisoners that were either released on bail or had their sentences commuted through our “say their names to save their lives” campaign on social media, using hashtags to garner attention for their causes, and even before social media existed, through getting the stories of political prisoners to international media outlets. Once reported on, and once the eyes shift to the regime and the reality of its pending brutality, realizing that the action is not worth the repercussions, we have seen them back down and not execute. For that reason, this is part of an urgent campaign for readers to talk about Toomaj as much as you can, using the hashtag #FreeToomaj or #ToomajSalehi. Every comment makes a difference, and if we were wrong, what did we lose by trying?”

#oh the amnesty site seems very useful #old men in government respond to that sort of thing #if you're inclined to put add more a note or call to your country's embassy goes a long way

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here's a fun parchment fact for you re: reusing a surface: sheepskin was often used for legal documents because it's hard to scrape out a word and rewrite without it being obviously damaged, unlike good quality calfskin where it can be undetectable that something has been altered

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This is a nice sign to look at. 10/10 for composition.

he looks so confident

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Roland Ruocco (United States) Sunburst

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Tinúviel was dancing there

To music of a pipe unseen

And light of stars was in her hair

And in her raiment glimmering

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my partner has about 3 genres of youtube video they watch, so I've decided to combine them all into what would be their Ideal Video

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so I got this email a couple hours ago

the UNRWA is disbursing payments again! the US had to walk back its disastrous decision to quit funding Palestine relief. is $5m a very small place to start considering the work needing to be done, yeah, it is, but we are moving in the right direction finally.

if a poorly cropped email means nothing to you, here is their official statement!

#oh thank goodness #palestine

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lots of maiar drawings and concepts:

uinen and ossë are inspired by the portuguese man o’ war and the lionfish,

arien and tilion dance together before performing an eclipse,

another uinen, this time with a seahorse friend,

tilion’s hair changes color according to the moon phases,

and tilion sends shooting stars to arien as gifts

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sorry i didn't respond i had a katabasis

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Traditional ant names

Traditional ant names are based on one ant virtue as the first name and one ant “intimidating quality” as the last name.

For example:

Temperance the Absconder

Proportionality the Relentless

Synchronicity the Amputator

Alacrity the Calculating

Efficiency the Eternal Witness

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its important to do this every time a museum or school thinks this is a good idea

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guys guys. which silmarillion character would suggest eating orcs and balrogs and stuff as a way to survive (i bet balrogs taste good they're literally already cooked)

and which is already an expert in it

#cannibalism #i think both Haleth and orodreth have #pretty much anyone in an acute siege #and of course tuor #and all those scattered remnants of men and elves who remained in later days #Túrin and nienor are wild cards no way to say they haven’t taken little nibbles while in a haze #the important thing is that I don’t think any of them ENJOYED it #orc probably does not taste good! #the only candidates for balrog eating might be ecthelion in a watery victorious impulse #biting down as he drowns #but even then I think he did not like it #bad flavor profile bad smell bad texture #further down in the notes julia tries to compose a numenorean orc eater #and you know those medicinal mummy pills that used to get sold to Europeans? #or how holy mummies show up in tcm? #I think dried orc fills a very similar cachet in later numenorean medicines among the rich and powerful

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narratively I am a fan of romances that don’t ever actually become romances

I don’t mean in an aromantic life partner way, I mean romantic tension that is never resolved or acted upon for whatever reason but by the end it’s clear that both characters experienced the love of their lives without ever acknowledging it as such. but they know. they know.

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*raises hand* i think laios dungeonmeshi’s successor should have to ritually consume him to transfer the kingdom’s protective aura/the Curse/keep the demon forever sealed away. also because it’s what he would have wanted.

#dungeon meshi spoilers #dungeon meshi #laios touden #hazing your adoptive heir with funeral cannibalism is in! it’s hot! rulers love it #maybe it makes coups a little awkward but when aren’t they