Where the blop things are

elbiotipo:

I thought this was less common that I believed, but it’s apparently a thing so: If you have been raised or chosen to consume media only in English, and think your native language(s) aren’t as good, it’s never too late to change that attitude. Listen and sing to music in your language, do it proudly, from the heart. Read books from your country. Watch movies and series from where you are from. Write posts in your language, don’t be afraid of showing off your dialect. And try to learn about media from other countries that aren’t the US. You will find something enjoyable, promise.
English has many great things about it, and like it or not, it has taken the place of a global lingua franca -indeed I’m writing this post in English so I can reach a larger audience, in a way- but we should not let it replace global culture. So many languages are endangered, and so are their cultures. Don’t lose a part of yourself just because English is “cooler”. Don’t subscribe to a monodiet of English-speaking media, don’t let the world be a monoculture. Don’t let artists from your place in life, who don’t have the global reach of Hollywood or Silicon Valley, be unheard. Speak your language. Con orgullo, chamigo, con acento y todo.

Oct 29th 1733

#I only had that with fanfiction until I actually found good fics in french

afloweroutofstone:

Fun fact about the early Catholic church is that, despite spending generations being persecuted by the Roman empire, it took less than 15 years under Theodosius I to go from “the empire is Catholic now” to “and also every other religion is banned.” You can literally read St. Augustine move from “state religious persecution is unacceptable” to “state religious persecution is cool actually” over his lifetime as Catholicism came to power. I’m sure there’s no broader lessons to be learned there

Oct 29th 15909

#mmmh

mapsontheweb:

Countries that have attacked Poland
by Jemapelledima

Oct 29th 137

#belarus the only good direct neighbour #maps #europe

oh dieu merci le Centre Pompidou a la gratuité pour les bénéficiaires de la CMU 🙏

Oct 29th

#oh putain une économie de 18€ ça fait du bien #bee tries to talk #french #upthebaguette

probablyasocialecologist:

probablyasocialecologist:
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Games For Gaza by Oak Grove Games by Esther Wallace and 140 others
Games For Gaza: 256 items for $10.00
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Almost $140K raised so far!

Oct 29th 29444

#re-reblogging bc it's a good way to get help there #enjoy your video games ! help palestinians !

wavrn:

spookyjun:
gaza has just been completely cut off from the world.
after increased intensity of israeli aistrikes tonight, the last cable providing communications was destroyed. telecommunications have been completely cut off. they cannot reach one another. they cannot reach paramedics. the red crescent society has completely lost contact with their branch in gaza. nobody inside can reach anyone inside, and especially not outside of gaza to tell us what is going on. this is a complete atrocity.
spookyjun:
Al Jazeera has managed to maintain infrequent communication with their journalists in Gaza. from their reporter Wael Dahdouh: “We are not fine. Body parts are everywhere, missiles are targeting everyone, and the bombing hasn’t stopped for a second.”
Do not stop talking about Gaza. They are trying to commit genocide in the dark. do not stop talking.

Oct 29th 41336

#tw genocide #tw cruelty #tw murder #palestine #israel #may all the zionists die painful deaths #zionist if you read this kill yourself <3 you are hated and you WILL suffer consequences

girlsnout:

plaguedocboi:
A job I was applying for mentioned I would be working with something called a “frosted flatwoods salamander”, which sounded positively delightful, so I looked them up and I could not be more pleased with what this beast looks like
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