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Grond was Sauron’s colossal battering ram, built to smash the Great Gate of Minas Tirith during the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. Forged in Mordor with a black steel wolf’s head and empowered by dark magic, it was far more than an ordinary siege weapon. #legonerd #blackgirlafol
Smearing Black women as "masculine" or "not women" is a vile insult with a long racist history in America.
Me: I don’t mean to be disrespectful… Also Me: [proceeds to say something disrespectful] Still Me: [while keeping a straight face and not breaking eye contact] #idontcare
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Nobody: Absolutely no one: Not a single soul: Me: This meeting could’ve been a fist fight.
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Today, as we mark the founding of the United States, the Republican Party is celebrating the passage of the so-called “Big Ugly Bill”—legislation that hands tax breaks to the wealthy while slashing vital social programs and public services.
“Sometimes it is a dark path we must tread so that long more for the light, we shall.” Master Yoda
“America is facing its worst measles outbreak in decades. Over 1,000 cases have been reported across 31 states. Most are among unvaccinated children. And tragically, this resurgence has caused the first measles deaths in the U.S. since 2015.” @godpod.bsky.social
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“I don’t think people should be taking medical advice from me.” — RFK Jr., your current Secretary of Health and Human Services
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“Capitalism requires that your empathy level is relatively low.” Tupac (Dear Mama: The Saga of Afeni & Tupac Shakur)
“We need to say ‘never again’ and then, crucially, we need to mean it. We cannot turn our eyes away nor sleepwalk into destruction as those before us did. We must see, we must learn, and we must remember.” Star Wars The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire
“There is much hope that can be found in the realization that resistance and rebellion will always rise to meet totalitarianism.
“Cooperation, collaboration, and shared empathy are the antidote to a system designed to destroy and constrict.” Star Wars The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire
A work of fiction mirroring real life: “While the Empire intended to be an oppressive regime, it would not have lasted as long as it did if there was not at least some popular support for it from those who were being ruled.”
“Devoted politicians and civil servants can do great work to benefit their own worlds and the wider galaxy. But the cynical and the corrupt can slip between the cracks of government and, if five… Star Wars The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire
This has an unsettling familiarity: “In the post-war years people became so determined to look forward that they did not spend nearly enough time looking back at what they had left behind…
Even in the midst of a storm designed to break you, your inner peace remains a harbor they cannot reach.
In times of trouble, find your center by focusing on what you can control. Seek out and hold onto the things that bring you joy. #intimesofchaos #chaos #movewithpurpose #motivation
It’s funny how the people complaining about the cost of groceries and gas have no problem shelling out a lot of money for trump memorabilia and overpriced non refundable tickets to his events.
When people reveal their true selves, take them at face value. After accepting their authenticity, withdraw your support if it no longer aligns with your moral compass and belief system.
It's disrespectful to assume that Black individuals in positions of power were solely hired due to diversity initiatives (DEI). These individuals are highly qualified or even overqualified for their roles, having earned or been elected to them.
Lord, I have seen Your hand in the lives of those around me, and it fills me with hope and anticipation for the blessings You have uniquely prepared for me.
Curse this world for what it does to the daughters. Curse it for making us strong through loss and pain, our hearts are torn from our chests again and again. Curse it for forcing us to endure. The Blood Shrike (A Reaper at the Gates) #ilovetoread #blackbibliophile
It amuses me how many ⚪️ don’t know the history of country music or how ⚪️ (once again) stole something from another culture and tried to brand it as their own.