Don't wake me up

"Every star may be a sun to someone."

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 14:07:27 +0400

““Every star may be a sun to someone.””

- Carl Sagan (via farewell-kingdom)

thecrossroadsangel: the-cunning-fire: This is just so pleasing...

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 13:42:51 +0400

thecrossroadsangel:

the-cunning-fire:

This is just so pleasing to watch.

bubble wrap for pyros.

himezawa: converse-universe: Just realised that the British...

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 13:17:52 +0400

himezawa:

converse-universe:

Just realised that the British currency does this. Mind. Blown.

sssssssh

mymodernmet: This book sculpture of baby birds in a nest is by...

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 12:53:24 +0400

mymodernmet:

This book sculpture of baby birds in a nest is by a mysterious, unknown artist who has been sending anonymous creations to libraries, bookshops and museums across Edinburgh since 2011.

According to the attached note, it is the second in a series of three new works known as PREPARING TO FLY.

king-muggins: bjork~ !

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 12:36:51 +0400

king-muggins:

bjork~ !

nextian: Svetlin Vassilev, Athena (Minerva) and Aracne.

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 12:25:21 +0400

nextian:

Svetlin Vassilev, Athena (Minerva) and Aracne.

generalknot: Detail of a early 20th century Japanese Indigo...

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 12:13:21 +0400

generalknot:

Detail of a early 20th century Japanese Indigo textile

the-son-of-coul: the-son-of-coul: the-son-of-coul: the-son-of-coul: the-son-of-coul: Finished...

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 12:02:17 +0400

the-son-of-coul:

the-son-of-coul:

the-son-of-coul:

the-son-of-coul:

the-son-of-coul:

Finished the first episode of Hannibal but it wasn’t that weird idk what people are talking about?

IS THAT A FUCKING HAND GARDEN

THERE ARE MUSHROOMS GROWING ON DEAD PEOPLE

OK SO APPARENTLY THE PEOPLE ARE NOT DEAD???

WHAT THE FUCK EVEN IS THIS SHOW

Watched Hannibal up to the episode 3. 15% appreciating the aesthetics, 20% disgusted by the gore,...

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 11:49:52 +0400

Watched Hannibal up to the episode 3. 15% appreciating the aesthetics, 20% disgusted by the gore, 25% intrigued, 35% bored, 5% emotionally invested. The numbers may fluctuate.

I’ll keep you updated on the progress.

1.02 / 3.09

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 11:38:00 +0400

_{1.02 / 3.09}

Beneath the linen bandages, her fingers still throbbed where...

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 11:27:09 +0400

Beneath the linen bandages, her fingers still throbbed where the dagger had bitten. The pain was her scourge, Catelyn felt, lest she forget. She could not bend the last two fingers on her left hand, and the others would never again be dexterous.

my first son, and my last.

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 11:14:47 +0400

my first son, and my last.

Petition: Add Russian LGBT Rights Violators to Magnitsky's List

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 11:02:49 +0400

Petition: Add Russian LGBT Rights Violators to Magnitsky's List:

Recent government sponsored homophobic campaign in Russia resulted in the sharp increase of violence and persecution against LGBT community. According to the adopted by US Congress Magnitsky’s Act, anyone who has committed a gross human rights violation against a whistleblower or someone trying to exercise or promote universally recognized human rights (such as freedom of expression) could be put on Magnitsky’s List. Thus such individuals would be denied entry to the USA and US financial institution would freeze their assets worldwide.

It appears that due to a personal and direct involvement of the several Russian lawmakers both on federal and regional levels members of Russian LGBT community are being publicly attacked and even brutally murdered.

Spectrum Human Rights in Washington, DC (www.spectrumhr.org) closely monitors the list of such offenders. The top two officials include Mr. Vitaly Milonov, a member of the St. Petersburg City Council, and Ms. Elena Mizulina, a member of the Russian Parliament (Duma). By signing this petition, we hereby request to include these two individuals on Magnitsky’s List effective immediately.

Mr. Milonov’s personal appearance and anti-LGBT rhetoric at the peaceful LGBT rally in St. Petersburg on May 17, 2013 triggered violence and resulted in personal injuries. (http://www.trust.org/item/20130517135048-14fwm/).

Ms. Mizulina is personally aiming to shut down freedom of speech and expression for the entire LGBT community (http://www.advocate.com/politics/2013/02/10/russian-mp-threatens-closure-websites-promoting-homosexuality).

Blood is already on hands of these politicians due to the wave of hate crimes inspired by their rhetoric. A group of criminals tried to justify a brutal murder of their 23-year-old acquaintance in Volgograd, Russia, while stating that sodomizing gay people to death by beer bottles and smashing their heads eight times with a heavy stone would be a patriotic act (http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/05/13/brutal_torture_beating_death_of_gay_man_in_russia_sparks_fears_of_more_violence.html).

Finally, a peaceful LGBT rally in Moscow was attacked by police forces and homophobic extremists on May 25, 2013: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7pG8As08CXM.

It only takes a second to sign this petition and contact Senator Cardin’s office
(http://www.cardin.senate.gov/contact/) or your own Congressional representative
to voice your opinion. However, these seconds can save someone’s life.

Such atrocities must be stopped!
Please sign and distribute this petition!

#CHANGEBRAZIL Masterpost: Understanding the cause

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 10:51:00 +0400

forgottencapital:

I sure hope you are seeing a bunch of stuff about Brazil, either on Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook or TV. But I need you to understand what is going on. What’s truly going on around here. So I prepared this masterpost, a list of links that should explain this to you!

Some background:

Brazil is one of the most corrupt governments in the world

Our government doesn’t take care of us

And goes unpunished, leaving us conformed

Mostly because we have laws that they can manipulate to protect themselves, seen here and here.

There’s so many problems with our government it’s hard to list everything.

What triggered the people:

Is Brazil ready to host the 2014 World Cup? (With this government? No.)

Football being used to distract the people from the World Cup and corruption issues

In Brazil, you work 5 months a year to pay tax. By the age of 70, the average Brazilian will have worked 30 years just to pay tax. Brazilians pay around 61 different taxes

“Several of these stadiums risk becoming white elephants,”

José Sarney, an undistinguished but influential former president, earns 62,000 reais a month

81 senators in the upper house will have parity with the country’s Supreme Court judges, earning R$26,723.13 (£10,063) a month.

The bus pass is now 20 centavos (10 cents) more expensive in 22 May. 10 cents for each bus ride (some people take 2 different buses to get to work, so that would be at least 4 bus rides a day) for each person in São Paulo alone (with a population of 11.32 million), we know damn well what are they doing.

Where the protest begins

First protest in Porto Alegre in March 2013, when protesters convinced the local city hall to reduce the fare price.

In Goiania, 16 May also before the prices were officially changed, where two buses were incinerated and two buses were stoned, but leaving no victims on behalf of the protesters.

There was another protest in Goiania, on 6 June, where the fares were brought back to their previous price by judge Fernando de Mello Xavier.

An then finally, São Paulo.

I say finally because the São Paulo protests were everywhere in the news.

The city hall announced the raise of the tickets prices from R$3,00 to R$3,20, starting on 2 June. It’s one of the most expensive bus tickets in the country.

Not just the bus tickets, but healthcare, economy and education are being left aside in order to steal from us and invest as much money as possible in the 2013 Confederations Cup and the 2014 World Cup.

13th June 2013: The day 5 thousand protesters occupied Avenida Paulista, one of the most important avenues in São Paulo. There was a worldwide repercussion to it.

There was also a protest on 16 June in Brasília, our capital, right before a Brazil vs Japan football match. “They are building these overpriced stadiums and are not worrying about the situation of their own people.”

There was a protest today on Maracanã, one of the stadiums where 2013 Confederations Cup is taking place, a match between Italy and Mexico. And yes, it was violent.

In all of these cases, most of Brazil’s media websites (like Veja, one of the most important and influential Brazilian magazines) blamed the protesters, saying the police was violent because they were violent first, saying the protesters deserved what they got, calling them troublemakers (among other names)

Even though “innocent people” (non-protesters) were injured by the police, like people passing by and reporters.

I won’t link you pictures of the victims specifically, but you can see some here. TW violence TW blood TW bruises.

Examples of the police being violent with protestants (TW violence):

A group of people are yelling “no violence” in portuguese, as the police shoots rubber bullets at them

Same scene, from another point of view

Repercussion:

Please Help Us Change Brazil: Why we are saying #changebrazil

There are protests about this all over the world!

Dublin, Ireland, scheduled for 1pm local time Sunday in sign of solidarity with Brazilian protesters, many of whom are university students.

Dozens of demonstrations are also being organized in other cities, including Paris, Madrid, London, Berlin, Brussels, Boston, Chicago, New York, Toronto, Montreal, Mexico City and Buenos Aires. In general, the actions are scheduled for Tuesday.

So please, hear us out! Don’t let the media fool you about what is going on. Support us, we want to change Brazil! I will be updating this post with more information and news! Please reblog, watch this video and support us!

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chirart: jhameia: Cover of Lady Gaga’s “Telephone” on the koto...

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 10:03:52 +0400

chirart:

jhameia:

Cover of Lady Gaga’s “Telephone” on the koto and shakuhachi by Team Kozan

that shakuhachi player is really rocking it

there’s nothing I don’t love about this

jonathantoewsed: “you’ll scare guys off with that feminist crap” oh i’m sorry you’re right the kind...

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:52:16 +0400

jonathantoewsed:

“you’ll scare guys off with that feminist crap”

oh i’m sorry

you’re right

the kind of guy who has problems with me demanding that i be treated as his equal is totally the kind of guy i want to be in a relationship with

my mistake

wyndamwesley: savagedamsel: liking a piece of media does not automatically mean you think it is...

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:40:22 +0400

wyndamwesley:

savagedamsel:

liking a piece of media does not automatically mean you think it is perfect or agree with its creators

even if you are not openly critical of it

because you don’t HAVE to be openly critical of it

there is an enormous difference between being an apologist for something and wanting to dwell on the good parts of a thing you like because it makes you happy, please stop conflating these two things

not talking about the flaws of a thing does not mean you do not recognize the flaws of a thing

nobody has to apologize for liking what they like and nobody should be shamed for liking a thing

your fave is problematic too

also

you are not a better person than someone just because your favorite piece of media is less problematic than theirs

you aren’t

#i dont have the time nor the energy to be constantly inserting footnotes about how x thing is problematic in x way #i have to be positive to preserve my own sanity