vengefuleyes:

ponder - knuckle puck

{i drew this!! please dont remove credit :-) }

 

kain-morgenmeer:

‘Jungfer im Grünen’ / ‘Love in a mist’.
The ‘Love in a mist’ or in German ‘Jungfer im Grünen’ (Maiden in the green) is a symbol of spurned love.

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sosuperawesome:

Stickers

Guts And Glitter on Etsy

Chiune Sugihara: This man saved 6000 Jews

 

gdfalksen:

Chiune Sugihara. This man saved 6000 Jews. He was a Japanese diplomat in Lithuania. When the Nazis began rounding up Jews, Sugihara risked his life to start issuing unlawful travel visas to Jews. He hand-wrote them 18 hrs a day. The day his consulate closed and he had to evacuate, witnesses claim he was STILL writing visas and throwing from the train as he pulled away. He saved 6000 lives. The world didn’t know what he’d done until Israel honored him in 1985, the year before he died.

robowolves:

He was often called “Sempo”, an alternative reading of the characters of his first name, as that was easier for Westerners to pronounce.

His wife, Yukiko, was also a part of this; she is often credited with suggesting the plan. The Sugihara family was held in a Soviet POW camp for 18 months until the end of the war; within a year of returning home, Sugihara was asked to resign - officially due to downsizing, but most likely because the government disagreed with his actions.

He didn’t simply grant visas - he granted visas against direct orders, after attempting three times to receive permission from the Japanese Foreign Ministry and being turned down each time. He did not “misread” orders; he was in direct violation of them, with the encouragement and support of his wife.

He was honoured as Righteous Among the Nations in 1985, a year before he died in Kamakura; he and his descendants have also been granted permanent Israeli citizenship. He was also posthumously awarded the Life Saving Cross of Lithuania (1993); Commander’s Cross Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (1996); and the Commander’s Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2007). Though not canonized, some Eastern Orthodox Christians recognize him as a saint.

Sugihara was born in Gifu on the first day of 1900, January 1. He achieved top marks in his schooling; his father wanted him to become a physician, but Sugihara wished to pursue learning English. He deliberately failed the exam by writing only his name and then entered Waseda, where he majored in English. He joined the Foreign Ministry after graduation and worked in the Manchurian Foreign Office in Harbin (where he learned Russian and German; he also converted to the Eastern Orthodox Church during this time). He resigned his post in protest over how the Japanese government treated the local Chinese citizens. He eventually married Yukiko Kikuchi, who would suggest and encourage his acts in Lithuania; they had four sons together. Chiune Sugihara passed away July 31, 1986, at the age of 86. Until her own passing in 2008, Yukiko continued as an ambassador of his legacy.

It is estimated that the Sugiharas saved between 6,000-10,000 Lithuanian and Polish Jewish people.

westsemiteblues:

He told an interviewer:

You want to know about my motivation, don’t you? Well. It is the kind of sentiments anyone would have when he actually sees refugees face to face, begging with tears in their eyes. He just cannot help but sympathize with them. Among the refugees were the elderly and women. They were so desperate that they went so far as to kiss my shoes, Yes, I actually witnessed such scenes with my own eyes. Also, I felt at that time, that the Japanese government did not have any uniform opinion in Tokyo. Some Japanese military leaders were just scared because of the pressure from the Nazis; while other officials in the Home Ministry were simply ambivalent.

People in Tokyo were not united. I felt it silly to deal with them. So, I made up my mind not to wait for their reply. I knew that somebody would surely complain about me in the future. But, I myself thought this would be the right thing to do. There is nothing wrong in saving many people’s lives….The spirit of humanity, philanthropy…neighborly friendship…with this spirit, I ventured to do what I did, confronting this most difficult situation—and because of this reason, I went ahead with redoubled courage.

He died in nearly complete obscurity in Japan. His neighbors were shocked when people from all over, including Israeli diplomatic personnel, showed up at quiet little Mr. Sugihara’s funeral.

mousezilla: 

Tucked away in a corner in L.A.’s Little Tokyo is a life-sized statue of Chiune, seated on a bench and smiling gently as he holds out a visa. 

The stone next to him bears a quote from the Talmud; “He who saves one life, saves the entire world.”  

I had no idea it existed until a few weeks ago, but it’s since become one of my favorite pieces of public art. 

workingclasshistory:

On this day, 27 November 1868, a detachment of US troops under the command of General Custer ignored orders to kill only warriors and massacred 103 sleeping Cheyenne in the so-called “Battle of the Washita”. Just one of many atrocities carried out against Native Americans during the colonization of the Americas.

This is an excellent online book on the treatment of Native American by the colonists: https://libcom.org/library/bury-my-heart-wounded-knee-indian-history-american-west-dee-brown

Inuit children at boarding school

 

lastrealindians:

Inuit children at boarding school. The sign on the wall behind them reads, “Please do not speak Eskimo.” (1914)

paradelle:

This reminds me of how whole sects of complex Inuktitut dialects were wiped out by Euro settlers. There were hundreds of different and diverse dialects in Canadian Inuktitut languages alone, and a chunk of that was wiped out during early 20th century. That language is already on the brink of collapse (only 35,000 or so now loosely speak it).

They also took away not just their language, but their surnames, and replaced them with ID-numbers. As if taking their children and capturing them into residential schools (where they were systematically gaslighted, sexually abused and experimented on the regular) wasn’t enough, an Inuit child’s name was legit changed to something like “Annie E7-121.”

Photo of a Blackfoot Family in 1907

iweon:

A very beautiful image of these smiley blackfoot. It seemed everything was alright…

Photograph by Mary T. S. Schaffer in 1907.

tate-iyohiwin:

I just love how humanizing this is, it’s the first time I’ve seen us not depicted as the stoic archetype of this period

tsoki:

Pictured here are Sampson, Frances Louise, and Leah Beaver who actually were very close friends with the photographer and were regular subjects of her work. It’s amazing what happens when you view us as people rather than museum objects - you capture us as people, as friends, as lovers, as parents rather than the stoic image of genocide and colonialism in-progress. 

If you’re interested in learning more about female photographers and how they aided in representing native peoples through positive representation and ethical photography, I would suggest reading “Trading Gazes.” Mary T.S. Schaffer and other influential female photographers, and friends, of native peoples are given some much-needed recognition in this book while also discussing the white woman’s place in our genocide and colonization. 

fran-is-trying-her-best:

Question for my fellow spoonies out there 😄

TLDR- how do I talk to my friend about being unable to drive because of medication?

I have chronic pain and I take mmj for it when I can and another pain med when it gets really bad.

My best friend also has some pain problems but doesn’t take anything for it so she isn’t ever really unable to drive because of that.

My question is how can I talk to her about my medication and why I can’t drive because of it.

I feel so guilty when I have to ask her to come to pick me up (we live 2-3 min) when we wanna hang but I really need to take my meds so I’m not in that much pain what can I do to make it easier for her and for me??

For example: today she asked me to meet her at her house at 5 but I would have to drive there after I go home from school and that’s when I need to take the medication and won’t be able to drive. It’s always so stressful and anxiety inducing to have to ask her to pick me up.

My Reply:

Is it possible to take the meds after you get to her house? How long do the effects last until you can drive again?

If you have a set schedule of when you take them and you can’t drive for an hour afterwards (say you take your meds at 5pm), two options are that she can try to schedule things after 6pm, or if your pain is low enough to still drive then then at 5pm drive over and take your meds when you get there.

There needs to be balance on both sides so by opting to take your meds when you get there (when you’re able to) shows her that your not using your meds as excuse (hopefully she doesn’t think this), or by explaining “I can meet you anytime after 6pm” gives her clear guidelines to understand. If she wants to meet before 6pm she can pick you up.

I get tired easily I have breathing issues and my body gets warn down; I'm well known for falling asleep anywhere and if I’m driving will zone out or fall asleep at the wheel. When I go out with friends and I’m not feeling up to driving -or I know I won’t be able to drive later- I’ll offer to let them drive my car so even though they’re driving I’m still contributing.

diaryofandnwoman:

britomartis:

It’s important to note that a list of names of children who died in these residential schools is being made known and a ceremonial cloth honoring them was made: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/remembering-children-who-died-at-residential-school-1.5302955. 

No information about the children will be available to any non-family members out of respect. 

 

JoAnn Fabric’s has witch’s limbs

JoAnn Fabric’s has witch’s limbs that you can stick in your yard and I was *this* close to buying a set of legs because who wouldn’t want the aesthetic of a cartoon witch buried headfirst in your garden??