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Ninety years after her grandmother's family was stalked by a witch, international student Minerva Contrera's studies land her in a similar position.


The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Я же говорила

Jul. 4th, 2025 01:21 pm
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ЖЖ напомнил пост за 2014 год https://fossa-s.livejournal.com/518249.html
Хочется процитировать саму себя:
Если бы израильтянам действительно не нравилась сложившаяся ситуация, то происходило бы примерно следующее. Было бы основано новое массовое движение, огромная группа людей. Люди из этого движения (я думаю, тысяч пятьсот хватит, это число одних только поселенцев, если верить статистике) пришли бы к Кнессету и предъявили правительству ультиматум, потребовав избавиться от ПА, в противном случае начнутся забастовки, голодовки, беспорядки, бойкоты (бойкот выборов в частности) и т.д., то есть будут задействованны все инструменты воздействия, которые есть у народа в демократической стране. Требования были бы примерно такие: перестать что-либо поставлять в ПА, перестать пропускать палестинцев на территорию Израиля, перестать впускать их на территорию ПА, оказывать помощь желающим бежать в соседние арабские страны, провести четкую границу и защищать её всеми средствами. Разумеется, будут бить и сажать, будут говорить, что палестинцев в арабских странах не хотят. То, что их не хотят, не имеет к нам и к нашему правительству совершенно никакого отношения, мы их хотим не больше их братьев. Если наше правительство больше заботится о том, чего хочет население Иордании, то их тоже следует отправить в Иорданию, так им будет сподручней заботиться о тамошнем населении. Возможно повторится сценарий Сабры и Шатилы, так что? Кто сейчас помнит про Сабру и Шатилу? Кто помнит – на здоровье, как раз будет ему новый информационный повод и он забудет про старый. Кстати, это гуманней, чем держать палестинцев у себя, регулярно убивая то одного, то парочку. Будут бить и сажать, но если народ сплотится ради единой цели, то правительству останется либо подчиниться воле народа, либо быть смещёнными представителями народа, которые будут представлять его волю.

Хениально!

Jul. 4th, 2025 12:09 pm
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"Северокорейские солдаты встанут на границе РФ, чтобы высвободить российские войска – советник главы ДНР"
https://www.politnavigator.net/severokorejjskie-soldaty-vstanut-na-granice-rf-chtoby-vysvobodit-rossijjskie-vojjska-sovetnik-glavy-dnr.html

Своих солдат утилизировать в бессмысленной войне и поставить чужих солдат охранять свои границы. Стратегия, блядь! Просто гениально.

Happy 4th of July.

Jul. 4th, 2025 12:29 am
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"American Idiot" by Green Day
Well, maybe I'm the faggot, America
I'm not a part of the MAGA agenda
Now everybody, do the propaganda
And sing along to the age of paranoia
"Immigrants (We Get The Job Done)" by K'naan, Snow Tha Product, Riz Ahmed, and Residente
It's really astonishing that in a country founded by immigrants,
"immigrant" has somehow become a bad word.
"Combat Rock" by Sleater-Kinney
Where is the questioning? Where is the protest song?
Since when is skepticism un-American?
Dissent's not treason but they talk like it's the same
Those who disagree are afraid to show their face
"Mosh" by Eminem *
Imagine it pourin', just rainin' down on us
Moshpits outside the Oval Office
Someone's tryna tell us somethin', maybe this is God just
Sayin' we're responsible for this monster, this coward
That we have empowered

(* I wanted to put his most recent song release, "Fall of Trump", but it keeps getting removed and censored by YouTube which is unfortunate but sadly unsurprising. He did do a freestyle diss track back in 2017, which is worth the listen.)

(no subject)

Jul. 4th, 2025 09:55 am
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Happy birthday, [personal profile] silveradept!
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Show: SG-1

Rec Category: Daniel Jackson
Characters: Daniel Jackson, Jack O'Neill, Teal'c, Samantha Carter, Jonas, Cameron Mitchell, team, original character
Categories: gen, episode related, team, angst, Jack and Daniel friendship, friendship, character study
Warnings: Jack warning for some profanity
Author's Journal: unknown
Author's Website: [archiveofourown.org profile] moonlitesonata
Link: a fish called Mac

Why This Must Be Read: I almost tagged this as "original character" just because of the fish. :) (There are original characters here, too.)

This delightful, insightful story takes a few seconds from Fire and Water and uses that brief snapshot of Daniel's aquarium to create an entire series arc that begins with the acquisition of a fish called Mac at the beginning of S1 and ends after Ark of Truth with, well...

There's friendship and wry humor and thoughtful observation and heart-wrenching grief, and it's both outsider POV and Daniel POV all in one. A very satisfying and intriguing read!

snippet of fic )
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While there are still a few weeks before we actually begin construction work, I’m having to relocate my existing bookcases – some will be repurposed and some will be given away (probably to ReStore).

The first step is to pack up all the books. It’s like moving, and I hate moving.

Photos, Below This Cut )

Photo cross-post

Jul. 4th, 2025 02:49 am
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Got halfway to the bus stop to go to the pool and realised I didn't have my shoulder bag. Sprinted home, got it, and made it to the bus.

Got off the bus at the other end, realised Sophia's bag didn't have her swimming costume in it. Got a bus home, grabbed it, now in a taxi.

Fingers crossed that nothing else comes between me and drop-off and work!
Original is here on Pixelfed.scot.

Пятница

Jul. 4th, 2025 09:27 am
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Savrokks, 100лиця - Roses and tears

Follow Friday 7-4-25

Jul. 4th, 2025 01:00 am
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Got any Follow Friday-related posts to share this week? Comment here with the link(s).

Here's the plan: every Friday, let's recommend some people and/or communities to follow on Dreamwidth. That's it. No complicated rules, no "pass this on to 7.328 friends or your cat will die".

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Today's theme is Historical Fiction.

Read more... )

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Jul. 4th, 2025 07:49 am
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    Jul. 3rd, 2025 10:36 pm
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    I went to another new store. It’s odd in that there are 3 different hardware stores situated next door to each other. This one specializes in animal feed; I wasn’t there for that but for garden soil. I couldn’t figure out their system. It seemed to involve getting a ticket and going somewhere around the corner to pick up the package. But there were no instructions or floor workers to ask. So I went back to reliable Jerry’s where I knew where things lived. The weird thing about Jerry’s is that they stop stocking bedding plants by the end of June. One big sale and then empty shelves.

    It’s been hot here off and on; the heat index is always about 10 degrees higher than the temperature. So, hot.

    Agents of Shield is a lot to take as a binge. The writers are working through a lot of trust issues that they probably should see somebody about. Every story involves betrayal. Can’t trust nobody. Also, aliens are interesting; nazis are not. Kyle Maclachlan is having the time of his life actIng out as Crazy Dad. Bust that furniture!

    I just read actor Kenneth Colley died. I was a fan of his since I saw him in Pennies from Heaven on tv in the 70s. Always a welcome sight in any tv show or movie.

    (no subject)

    Jul. 4th, 2025 09:12 am
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    Trump hates Europe and dreams to destroy it.
    Putin hates Europe and tries to destroy it.
    Trump, under a flimsy pretext, stopped arms supplies to Ukraine and did not impose sanctions on Russia.
    Russia stepped up bombing Ukraine.
    Does Europe still call Trump "daddy"?

    https://mstdn.party/@aliyn_raven
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    Title: From All The Spaces Between Times
    Chapter: Chapter 51 - Hanging Inside Dreams and Blood
    Author: [personal profile] elrhiarhodan / [tumblr.com profile] elrhiarhodan / [archiveofourown.org profile] elrhiarhodan
    Fandom: Star Wars, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars — Obi Wan Kenobi (TV), Star Wars — Jedi Apprentice Books
    Characters Obi-Wan Kenobi, Qui-Gon Jinn, Shmi Skywalker, Anakin Skywalker, Watto, Quinlan Vos, Padmé Amidala, Sabé, Darth Maul, Yoda, Mace Windu, Adi Gallia, Quinlan Vos, Professor Huyang, The Force, Plo Koon, Vokara Che, Siri Tachi, Aayla Secura, Bant Eerin, Bruck Chun, Xanatos du Crion, Sheev Palpatine | Darth Sidious, Hego Damask II | Darth Plagueis, Komari Vosa, Bail Prestor Organa, Bail Antilles Prestor, Rael Averross, Nim Piana, Original Characters, Other Characters To Be Added
    Pairings: Obi-Wan Kenobi & Shmi Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi & Qui-Gon Jinn, Padmé Amidala/Anakin Skywalker, eventual Obi-Wan/Qui-Gon Jinn (we’re arrived)
    Word Count: ~ 5300 this chapter
    Spoilers: None
    Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Graphic depictions of medical torture. Sith lightning.

    Summary: Obi-Wan Kenobi has never known it, but he has always been the Force’s Champion, destined to suffer infinite sadness in defense of the Light. On his last turn on the wheel, responsibility for The Chosen One, the false child of prophecy, had been thrust upon him with no warning, and Darkness held the upper hand.

    But this time, the Force has marshaled its power and will protect its Champion until the time is right, no matter how long Obi-Wan has to wait and how much he has to suffer.

    Or,

    Obi-Wan is reborn as a twelve-year old.

    He wakes up on a slavers’ ship, with all of his prior life’s memories intact, and he’s bound for Tatooine with a Force-inhibitor collar around his neck, a bomb implanted in his spine, and no way of knowing what state of the Galaxy is in.

    Just another day in the life of the Force’s Champion.

    Chapter Summary: Darth Plagueis needs to decide what to do with his apprentice, Darth Sidious. The man is, by all accounts, a failure.

    Sidious, though, isn’t going to go down so easily. His body may be wounded, his powers diminished, but his mind is still sharp and he has put plans in motion that will bring his master down.



    From All The Spaces Between Times —Chapter 51 - Hanging Inside Dreams and Blood (On AO3)


    Meta — Chapter 51 - Hanging Inside Dreams and Blood )
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    Library / Kitchen Floor Plan, Proposed
    Library / Kitchen Floor Plan, Proposed
    Extracted from my requirements / vision proposal

    At the start of 2025 I vowed to finally restart the home library remodel that got put on hold when the pandemic began in 2020. The interior designer I had selected had moved from Portland to California, and I basically had to start over.

    Instead of describing everything in detail, I’m simply listing the chronology of events. Excluded is all the email correspondence I’ve had with my designer, Hannah Lichtenthaler at Allison Smith Design. Also, for now, I’m skipping over all the design decisions. In short, here’s how I got to where we are today:

    Library Remodel, Chronology of Events
    Library Remodel, Chronology of Events

    Planner Tablet

    Jul. 3rd, 2025 09:45 pm
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    Well, this was a quick walk. Bella wanted to play but Gracie didn’t, so she decided to come inside.

    Turned the dryer on but forgot it was on the dewrinkle setting, so I’m going to take my shower at lunch after the clothes are dry. Napped a little.

    Bella and Gracie swapped food again. Clearly the other one is getting the better food.

    Napped over lunch. I had to remove Gracie because she and Bella were squabbling over the lamb toy. (Bella is more restful to sleep with.)

    We were let out of work early for the holiday weekend. Popped into the shower.

    My therapist wants me to ask my psychiatrist about my feeling lethargic. And she wants me to talk to my primary physician about a CPAP. (I had gotten one, but that was right when my mom died, and I couldn't deal with it.) We also talked about my going to the Unitarian Church, and she said that I just needed to ask a few questions and let people talk. We commiserated about the time of the church service though--10:30 on Sunday. My therapist said that she isn't dressed before noon, and I agreed with that statement. She also said to look for evening events held by the church.

    I fell down a rabbit hole trying to find out when I created my Gmail account. I finally found the answer through trial and error.

    Fed us all. Bella was trying to "forget" that she’s not supposed to eat the cats’ food. I told her that nothing had changed even though we now have Gracie.

    Hmm. I’m wondering if I should get a “dog backpack” so that Bella could carry her own food when we camp.

    Dozed lightly. The dogs are crashed out.

    I’m thinking that I should get ready for bed and go to sleep early. I want to get outside to weed in the morning. Do I want to go to the fireworks show in Champaign tomorrow? Parking will be a bitch. No, I should stay home with the dogs and cats because they won't like the noise.

    Got my ReMarkable tablet set up and planner pages loaded. I think that it will be a help.

    Bella knocked into my laptop and the track ball went who-knows-where. I went into Zara's room to grab the trackball there. She seems to be feeling much better, is staying visible, and was loving me up. Good to see.

    I should feed the beasts and go to sleep.

    Every time I run something

    Jul. 3rd, 2025 10:34 pm
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    I embrace new tools. In Fabula Ultima, for example, the order in which characters go in combat varies. I found it hard to keep track of who'd gone, so I went out and got poker chips and little round labels. Now, I can just toss the chips representing characters into a bowl once they've gone. Order!

    OK, except it turns out I can't tell blue from green under the ceiling light in the room where I DM and the names on the labels need to be bigger.

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