an infinite amount of random stuff I've collected

The Met Opera is releasing a full recording per day.

Feature film archive

Open library

MS-DOS Games

 The Live Music Archive

 Ephemeral VHS collection

Berlin philarmonic

Museums

Peaches the Mouse by @my-darling-boy

450 Ivy League courses

Natasha and Pierre, King Lear with Anthony Hopkins and Much Ado About Nothing with Tennant and Catherine Tate

Learn Ancient Languages

Live stream from Monterrey Bay’s Aquarium via @hummingbird-hooligan

Project Gutemberg via @sailoreuterpe

Bob Ross on twitch! via @ponteh2dhh1ksdiwesph2tres

Classic moomin! They keep uploading episodes! via @flashbcaks

Filmed on stage via @insanityclause (not free and US use only)

Documentaries! via @vixiano

More retro games via @tickyette

Logic puzzles via @tootransforthis

The Berlin Opera is doing it too via @inkyhands-starrynights

Werewolves are usually very sore after transforming, give them a heating pad and some gentle massages and be sure to keep plenty of food and water on hand.

Vampires don't mind the colder weather so remind them to wear jackets when they go out at night so that they'll blend in better with the cold populace.

The monster that lives under your bed likes the smell of the candles you burn in your room, Lush Forest is their favorite scent.

The shadow people actually like nightlights because more light means more shadows.

The beast that lives in the woods likes watching you and your friends around the campfire. They like pretending they're part of the group.

Mimics love Halloween because their costumes are always the best.

This is an important month for witches. Supply them with mason jars and remember to put out the moon water for them.

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.

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.

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

Castlevania:

7 months later and Dexter still does the thing with the bone 👅 🦴 

To be continued…?

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I had some strips!

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‘___’ …. I GUESS.

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In short, the government attacks journalists and prevents them from doing their job.

Since the beginning of the protests in Belarus, the police was not shy in arresting the press and accusing them of reporting “false news” (remind you of someone?) and encouraging the protests. Together with the internet shutdown, I assume the idea is to deprive people both in Belarus and over the world of the truthful information and leave access only to the “approved channels”. Here’s how this happened:

1. The government blocked access to the independent media websites. Unless we use vpn, we can only check two independent news outlets and any day they might get blocked as well. Some printed media can’t make new issues anymore, because they decided to cover the protests. 

2. In Belarus, there are only two TV news channels, both are government-owned. Naturally, they were forbidden from reporting on anything that might criticise the current regime. People working there went on strike because of that, and many were fired. To keep those channels going, journalists from Russia were invited. So now, Russia gets to report news for many Belarusians. The same Russia that supports Lukashenko and probably wants Belarus to become part of Russia.

3. A few days ago, the police rounded up all the journalists covering the protests and held them overnight.They made a list of those people doing their job, and the following day, revoked their accreditation to work in Belarus. This means that such media channels as BBC, Reuters, Associated Press, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Deutsche Welle and others can no longer legally provide news on what is happening. The foreign journalist were deported from the country.

From now on, foreign news channels have to rely on the information of the remaining accredited media outlets. By now, they are mostly Russian ones, that are not afraid of using propaganda and painting Belarusians in the negative light. And, of course, the government-owned media. 

I am not sure, what foreign news channels are saying about us, obviously every country has their own spin. And as far as I understand from the official responses, the world is supportive of our cause, But if you want to read independent news on Belarus and the protests, directly from the Belarusian perspective, I suggest Belarusfeed . They translate the news from TUT.BY,  the most popular independent outlet.

"Not only was he Black Panther. He was Jackie Robinson. He was Thurgood Marshall. He was James Brown. He was Thoth. He was the culture..."

Owner asks dogs to hide because customer is scared of dogs

[Three dogs are sleeping on a welcome mat of a shop of some kind. A cat is nestled in between them.]

Owner: Customers are coming. They’re scared of dogs. Hurry up. Customers are coming.

[Dogs slowly get up and walk off to the back in single file. Cat remains on the front step. Just before the last dog enters the back room, the owner calls out again.]

Owner: Teng (Dog’s name), go get Xiao Bao (Cat’s name) too. Go fetch Xiao Bao

[Dog turns back to the entrance and gently drags the clearly reluctant cat back inside. The owner speaks softly as the dog approaches the camera]

Owner (softly): All right, put (the cat) down.

[The owner gives what looks like dried jerky to the dog]

Owner: Let Xiao Bao eat some. Let Xiao Bao eat some.

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( gender neutral )

Baby boy is pure.

At least, until he gets comfortable around you that is.

It’ll start small.

Little perverted jokes.

Putting his hands a bit lower down when the two of you hugged.

But as time goes on he would get more bold.

But one thing you didn’t expect was this.

You two were laying on his bed, watching a video on his phone.

When you heard a notification from yours.

So you got off the bed,

And right before you walked over to his desk,

SMACK!!

He slapped your ass!

You turned around and he had the most proud look on his face!

Like he had just won something!

While he look pleased with himself,

His face was completely red.

And trust me.

He will do this non-stop!

Whenever the two of you are alone,

This boy will be touching you constantly!!

He needs a hand on your thigh at least!!

Low key can not go a whole day with out touching at least once.

Even if it’s a hug.

Cause baby boy needs love!!!!

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I was a teenager once. I get it. Everyone lies about their age online. Maybe not to other people, but I’m sure every minor has clicked a ‘yeah, sure, I’m 18+” button at some point in their lives. I’m not here to shame you for that.

What I am here to say is it is vital that teenagers understand the difference between engaging in sexual content independently (ie, entering a fake birthday to access 18+ content), and lying about your age to engage in sexual activities with others online (joining discord servers/using nsfw channels intended for adults only/lying about your age to talk to nsfw content creators/commissioning nsfw art/etc).

Lying about your age to a website so you can look at porn is one thing. It’s an entirely independent experience, where the only consent that really matters is yours. Nobody has any power over you in this situation, and there’s about no chance of legal consequences.

However, lying about your age to other human beings is extremely different. If you’re engaging in nsfw roleplay with a friend about the same age as you, talking about sex with other teenagers, sharing nsfw fics among friends, that’s one thing. But do not lie about your age to engage in sexual activities/discussions. Not only is something that could have actual legal ramifications, and very serious ones depending on what’ going on, but it’s a violation of the other people’s consent. The moment other real people are involved, you need to be respectful of their boundaries & what is and isn’t appropriate for you to be engaging with. If they say no minors, I don’t care if you’re 17.5, you stay out until you are 18 years old.

Examples of situations where it is never okay to lie or mislead anyone about your age online include:

Joining/accessing nsfw channels or servers on discord.

Yes, I know it’s very easy to just click that little red button on discord that lets you access the channel you’re so curious about. It looks just like the one you see on adult websites that you click without thinking.

Don’t do it.

If channels are 18+ then you stay out of them. There are other real life human beings involved who did not give consent to have a minor in an adult orientated space.

Engaging with nsfw creators/content directly

ie, commissioning nsfw artwork, following or talking to nsfw creators who’ve asked for no interactions from minors/flagged their accounts as 18+ only, subscribing to nsfw creators on patron, nsfw roleplay, etc.

Joining/engaging with adult only communities, like Fetlife or cam sites.

Engaging in romantic and/or sexual online relationships

Any time you are talking with one or more other real human beings, particularly any adults, in a sexual context.

I know that adult websites have basically trained teenagers to just say they’re 18 and move on, but it is vital that teenagers understand that it is never okay to lie about your age when directly engaging in any kind of sexual activity. Knowing people’s age is a vital part of consent, and if an adult is found to have been engaging in sexual activity with a minor, they could face life long legal consequences. Not only that, but a basic facet of consent is clear, honest communication. If you are lying to a partner, then you do not have consent. Lying about your age is a huge violation of consent.

That’s not to say you can never mention sex around adults online. There are times and places where you may be asking for advice, or even just making jokes about sex or whatever. That’s all well and good, so long as everyone is on the same page. It’s on adults to make sure that we are behaving appropriately around minors online, and make sure that we’re setting boundaries in those relationships. But it’s on minors to communicate that they are minors, and respect those boundaries that are set.

So, tl;dr,