Professional Idiot

Most things have a secret cuteness if you look deep enough

Dear Xi Jinping: in order to grow Chinese soft power and capitalize on the Chinese cultural moment, the party must make a Hamilton-style musical about Zhou Enlai that focuses on framing his relationship with Mao Zedong as Yaoi

(wanting to get beat up voice) i bet i could beat you up

growing up as a closeted lesbian trans girl is so bizarre bc you really will leave everyone around you shocked and confused thinking why is that faggot straight

There's a tendency in IR discourse that I've noticed where the fact that many so-called “authoritarian regimes” curtail what is often labelled as the “freedom of speech” of individuals is framed as evidence of some innate illegitimacy, often presented as a desperate gambit to maintain the power of those in control. I think this is a fundamental mistake. So-called “democratic” countries can afford free speech because they exist within a normative hierarchy stabilised by international institutions, the primacy of their economic systems, and, of course, an as yet unchallenged position within the world order. This makes them more resilient to ideological destabilisation, not because of any innate moral superiority of their systems or ideologies, but because they occupy a materially and normatively privileged position within a particular historical context. As the material power of this world order declines, its normative power follows suit, and this is already evident as states long self-styled as bastions of free speech become less willing to tolerate dissent, from the US to Germany, while at the same time states considered repressive begin experimenting with gradually opening space for discourse.

when a pharaoh dies from beating his meat they put his ass in the jerk-off-phagus

Your misbehaving boyfriend is not funny to me

I wish all Black girls a clear shot at this world. I wish all Black girls a full belly. I wish all Black girls a respite from their many troubles. I wish all Black girls nothing but grace, prosperity, and ease. Black girls I am hoping for your continued safety and success every single day.

M. bison