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I think we've let the damage that covid infections do to *linings* slip into the background of all the other problems that covid infections
The full thread is good but huge. Here's a highlight:
Has covid been linked to ischemic events? Those are basically caused by damage to the arteries' endothelium.
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I've talked about this before but drink whatever you want to hydrate yourself. Water, juice, milk, hot tea, bottled tea, flavored water, Gatorade, lemonade, homemade electrolyte drinks, sparkling water, etc. Buy cirkul catridges or electrolyte packets, infuse your water with fruits or herbs or whatever, make seven smoothies a day, as long as it gets liquid in your body. ALL of that provides hydration because it's all made from water and despite some very persistent myths, it takes A LOT of sugar to cancel out water.
If you don't like plain water, and a lot of people don't and that is FINE, then it is a million times better to find beverages that you will actually drink than to be dehydrated because you keep trying to force yourself to drink something you don't like.
Obligatory disclaimer that this does NOT apply to alcohol. Another less serious disclaimer that caffeine is more complicated; coffee and energy drinks and the like will still hydrate you to a degree but less than non-caffeinated beverages and you should also be drinking other things too. Only getting your water alongside caffeine, especially if you don't eat a whole lot, can seriously fuck you up both mentally and physically. No, I'm definitely not speaking from years of experience, why do you ask?
Well said. Every drink contains water, but ethanol dries you out faster.
Caffeine's also a diuretic.
Justice League: The Rise of Arsenal #3
SPOILER ALERT: It wasn't
Dick's a dick in this comic too. In fact, no one looks good, so let's just gather every copy of Rise of Arsenal and have a nice bonfire.
Happy Pride 🏳️🌈
so there is a democrat candidate for Congress in Texas who wants concentration camps for American Zionists. no joke, her name is Maureen Galindo. yes, this makes her a fucking Nazi and I cannot believe it's 2026, barely 80 years after wwii ended, and we're already at this point. her and Graham Platner make a good team. just lol. I have no idea what to even think atp.
"punch Nazis" until it's an actual Nazi. in that case, we vote for them for federal office, apparently.
Should be noted that the other candidates, including Talarico, have already disowned her.
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Please believe me when I say I have never knowingly shared AI artwork in my life, but this one is so godawful that it defies any sort of categorisation.
THIS was posted by the current President....
Presumably it was supposed to project an image of utter masculinity.... which would surely test even the most soulless of generative AI programs, but this... THIS?
This may simultaneously be amongst the most horrifying AND most gay things I've seen in my long life.
The closest thing I can think of is those old Sino/Soviet posters all about men striving together which just looks like they're a slightly adorable gay couple, sometimes bringing up their kids together.
The central image strives for manliness, though I can only hear Jabba the Hutt's theme playing in my head as I look at it.
But the near naked, ALL MALE, totally toned (and possibly cloned) cheerleaders gleefully flinging their pompoms with gay [sic] abandon makes JC Leyendecker's work look butch.
To add another layer to the nightmare of this "art", it looks like the cheerleaders all resemble young Ronald Regan. yikes
Well, not unseeing THAT now....
Thanks, I hate it....
Homoerotic MAGA art is a dime a dozen.
Romance and violence
To be an X-Man is to be an almost certain martyr for idealism you almost certainly will not see the end of.
People don't give Logan the credit for being the true believer he obviously is
Yeah, most people would give into cynicism after the first 100 years.
I don't...I don't know why everyone in this jewelry store seems to be Orthodox Jews...
is there some connection between Orthodox Jews and jewelry that I'm misunderstanding?
...beyond a really stupid pun?
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*remembers the issue near the end of Immortal Hulk that really spoiled the series artist for me, preventing me from trade hunting*
Ah frick, was that in this book too?
Actually while this does look like a racist trope, in New York and London there are a bunch of firms that specialise in diamonds, silver etc. that are run by Orthodox Jewish folk, it spinning out of the restrictions on the kinds of jobs Jewish people were allowed to do in Europe back in the day.
Here's a link to a New York-based Jewish newspaper covering the subject.
Times Square, New York. Photo: Terabass. “ŽThe diamond district of New York City can trace its origins to the centuries-old …
So it is a thing, only antisemitic tropes can make it seem antisemitic itself, if that make sense? There were restrictions on the kinds of jobs Jewish people could do, only for antisemitic people to claim that they're doing the jobs as an example of them being greedy as opposed to them being some of the few jobs antisemitic people let them to in the first place? If that makes sense?
Ah I see what you mean, I was aware of some of those restrictions, didn’t know jewelry was one of the exceptions.
Yeah, stuff like silver work too.
Here's another article about the history of the Jewish community in London about it too.
The two largest groups of foreign immigrants into London during the second half of the 19th century were German Lutheran Christians and East
Also, a lot of the stein family of names are occupational. Finkelstein even means 'sparkling stone', i.e. a gem.
A local higher-up in the Democratic Party who I know somewhat (We're not exactly close, but we have had conversations.) is named Finkelstein.
The stadium’s eyesore on the South Lawn might be the least of the event’s problems.
Yes, yes, GOOD!
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still not convinced transphobic people going "OH, SO JUST BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE IN YOUR EXISTENCE, YOU'RE MEAN TO ME" defense works all that well
like that's what the "OH THE TOLERANT LEFT" shit is actually saying basically
not sure if they're aware or not
are they seriously so dumb they can't tell the difference between treating people off of their character or their identity 😭😭😭😭😭honestly, they probably are
people are so fucking weird about uncontacted tribes/peoples oh my goddddd you are not making it out of the colonialist mindset
fun fact uncontacted peoples are not ignorant they are fully aware of the "outside world" and are CHOOSING not to have contact because they (rightly) feel it would add no value to their lives and place them in an exploited position. it's voluntary. they are isolated on purpose.
sentinelese people aren't like some ignorant noble savages, or actual savages who are all about warfare and killing (wildly racist take i see very often), they are literally regular ass fucking people who have seen the exploitation of their neighbors (other andamanese people) AND the massive disease outbreaks caused by contact, and decided they want no part in that. they are literally regular people choosing to survive. that's it.
Good resource to start learning about uncontacted peoples:
There are at least 196 uncontacted Indigenous groups living in forests across the globe. Right now, more than 95 percent of uncontacted peop
In the 1990s, an anthropologist did contact the North Sentinelese Island and exchanged gifts. His name was T.N. Pandit, former regional grad of India's Ministry of Tribal Affairs. Mr. Pandit said that the tribe is peaceful but very guarded. They accepted gifts, but did not want anyone on the island. They made it abundantly clear and threatened the anthropologists and translators, but never harmed them. "We should respect their wish to be left alone," he said.
People did not listen as in 2018 a Christian missionary paid an illegal captain/ boat to take them since no one else would take them (as it is illegal). He was shot by an arrow before he stepped foot on the island. The entire nearby village told them not to go, then they still went. This is an actually issue I have with these missionaries. They cannot leave people alone.
"The life and death of John Chau, the man who tried to convert his killers | Evangelical Christianity" | The Guardian
I'd argue that Christianity demands its adherents commit genocide, in the form of converting the world. I mean, these days, not that many Christians take it literally, thank God, but enough do, and the ones who do are very powerful.
so there is a democrat candidate for Congress in Texas who wants concentration camps for American Zionists. no joke, her name is Maureen Galindo. yes, this makes her a fucking Nazi and I cannot believe it's 2026, barely 80 years after wwii ended, and we're already at this point. her and Graham Platner make a good team. just lol. I have no idea what to even think atp.
"punch Nazis" until it's an actual Nazi. in that case, we vote for them for federal office, apparently.
The British Museum just postponed a Jewish Culture Month lecture, but it’s been erasing Jewish history long before that.
by Roy K. Altman
I have witnessed the way the British Museum has been quietly participating in the erasure of Jewish history for some time now. A few years ago, I visited the British Museum with my wife to see the Lachish bas-reliefs and the Kurkh Monoliths—ancient stone carvings from the Assyrian empire, centered in what’s now northern Iraq—which provide unambiguous evidence of ancient Jewish rule in the Land of Israel. The Lachish bas-reliefs depict the siege of Lachish—an ancient Israelite town, a few miles from Jerusalem, destroyed by the Assyrian king Sennacherib in 701 BCE. The mesmerizing scenes, carved in gypsum, progress from the initial invasion of the Kingdom of Israel on the far left to the siege and battle reliefs in the center, culminating in the destruction of Lachish and the enslavement of its Jewish inhabitants on the extreme right.
Archeologists have now corroborated this Assyrian depiction of the destruction of Lachish—which is described in the Bible, twice—by excavating in and underneath Lachish itself. Geologists have established that a fire consumed (and then destroyed) the settlement toward the end of the eighth century BCE—which is consistent with the Assyrian destruction of the town in 701 BCE. In addition to uncovering the telltale signs of an ancient battle—arrows and spears, for instance—at that specific historical layer in the underground sediment, archeologists have shown that the civilization the Assyrians vanquished was indisputably Jewish. In fact, Lachish is one of the only places (outside Jerusalem) where archeologists have unearthed the now-famous LMLK seals, bearing the Hebrew letters Lamed Mem Lamed Kaf, meaning “belonging to the King.” The king these seals refer to is Hezekiah, the ancient Israelite monarch who ruled toward the end of the eighth century BCE in Jerusalem, when Sennacherib’s Assyrian army came knocking.The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III, depicting military campaigns and receiving tribute, 858–824 BCE. (PHAS/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
You would be hard-pressed to find any connection to Jewish history in the museum’s labels—and the Lachish bas-reliefs are not the only example. The Kurkh Monoliths—giant limestone stelae—provide even older evidence of Jewish indigeneity in the Land of Israel. They record the Assyrian king Shalmaneser III’s account of defeating Ahab, the king of Israel, at a battle fought near the ancient city of Karkar in 853 BCE. And Shalmaneser’s Black Obelisk depicts a long procession of enslaved Israelites, their king bowing before his Assyrian conquerors—what most scholars consider the oldest image of a Jew anywhere in the world, a Jewish prince who lived not in Poland or Belarus or Brooklyn, but in Israel. But most of the descriptions I’ve provided here cannot be found on any of the museum’s inscriptions. And these priceless items of ancient Jewish history don’t appear in a wing dedicated to Israel or Judaism at all. Instead, they’re all on display in the Assyrian section of the museum—far removed from any mention of Israel or its pesky Jewish inhabitants.
Which brings us to the heart of the matter. In all its many rooms and floors, covering thousands of years of human history—and featuring plenty of now-extinct peoples like the Etruscans (Room 71), the Lycians (Room 20), and the Anatolians (Room 54)—the British Museum doesn’t actually have a dedicated wing to the people who brought us monotheism, Jesus, and the Bible. There are, it’s true, individual items of ancient Jewish origin. They just aren’t displayed with descriptions that make clear the ancient and continuous connection between the Jewish people and the Land of Israel. Here’s a photograph I took of an absurd sign at the entrance to a room full of ancient Israelite artifacts:Phoenician sign at the British Museum. (Courtesy of author)
That opening line should shock anyone who knows even a little bit of ancient Levantine history: “By the beginning of the first millennium BC,” the museum’s curators wrote, “the Israelites occupied most of Palestine.” But that’s a historical anachronism. There was no such thing as Palestine at the beginning of the first millennium BC. The Land of Israel wouldn’t be renamed “Palestine” until a thousand years later, after Rome crushed the Bar Kokhba Revolt in 135 CE, after which the Emperor Hadrian renamed Judea (Hebrew for land of the Jews) Palaestina for the Philistines—a Greek people who had invaded the area of modern-day Gaza in ancient times, who had gone extinct long before the Romans arrived, and who had absolutely nothing to do with Muslim Arabs, who wouldn’t exist for another 500 years. Palestine was thus a name Hadrian concocted to punish the Jews for their treachery and encourage the world to forget the Jews’ ancient connection to their homeland.
Here's the picture from the article
The British Museum is knowingly erasing Jewish indigeneity and Jewish Peoplehood as a whole, portraying Jews as both non-existent and occupiers at the same time. This is nazi level propaganda.
"Occupied" is also some pretty sketchy language.
#noticing
The possibility of Dick/Helena/Dinah/Babs (but not Dick/Dinah) may make me think I've judged DickBabs a little too harshly.
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I recently came across a post from you stating that it’s “insidious” that Pride events are often scheduled on Saturday which means you as an observant Jews can’t go. Why is your schedule more important that everyone else’s? Why do non Jews, such as myself, need to schedule things according to your schedule?
Are you a religious Christian for whom a Pride parade is considered "work" and therefore something you would not be able to attend were it scheduled on a Sunday? Do you attend Mass on Sunday that takes all day and therefore limits your free time on Sunday? No? So then why is it such a hassle for things to be scheduled on a Sunday? In fact, many workplaces still don't give off Saturday as a given, but they do give off Sunday. Wouldn't you want more people (Jewish or not) to be included?
Jews, whether you like it or not, were and are deeply foundational to the modern LGBTQ Pride and Rights movement. Magnus Hirschfeld was a Jew. Harvey Milk was a Jew. Brenda Howard, the literal "Mother of Pride" was a Jew. They may not have been Orthodox Jews or Shabbat-observant, but Jews of all levels of observance and religiosity deserve to be included. And Jewish religious institutions have been supportive of LGBTQ causes for decades. And even if Jews weren't part of and supporters of the community from the start, Jews are part of the community now and ought to be included, as should people of all ethnicities, races, religions, and nationalities.
But honestly? My views have changed since I made that post that earned it a screenshot and post onto reddit saying "look how crazy and entitled those Jews are". I think the Western LGBTQ movement's exclusion and hatred of Jews now goes far beyond scheduling things on Saturdays. That's just the surface level. Things are far more overt when Jewish interest groups are quite literally banned from Pride events, when Jews are regularly harassed and attacked both off-line and online, when the overwhelming message from the Western LGBTQ world is that an LGBTQ person who is also a Jew is a traitor to their own kind. And it gets worse and worse each year as more LGBTQ people trade in their own safety and welfare and future prospects to spend their time, energy, and money hating Jews. Not only is it disgustingly hateful, it's counterproductive. LGBTQ rights are being attacked and stripped away all around the Western world, but people care more about investing their energy into best excluding Jews, Jews who, LGBTQ or not, would be and are supportive of LGBTQ causes. It's deeply insidious.
My schedule isn't more important than anyone else's. I know that. You know that, and you know that you were reading my post in bad faith. Jews are not the only people who would benefit from important Pride events not being scheduled on Saturdays. People who still have to work on Saturdays would benefit too. And I know you read a tiny snippet of my post and blacked out, because in that post I also mentioned Pride events being scheduled on Jewish holidays (Shavuot often times falls out in June). I think if you are in a community with a large number of Jews who are contributing members, it's only basic decency to be considerate. I am annoyed at conventions that do that same thing, mind you. But "niche interest conventions" are not a broad, umbrella movement the way the Western LGBTQ movement is. A science fiction convention isn't part of the same movement as a WWII history airshow, for example, and they are often not run by the same kinds of people and they are often not even attended by the same kinds of people.
Put on your thinking cap and think for a moment as to why you have such a visceral reaction to a Jew asking to be included.
Yeah, like, if it wasn't obvious, I think everyone knows what day is Shabbat. That, and the general exclusion of Jewish queers by queer orgs in general (See, e.g. the Dyke Marches.), yeah.
It's like people are triggered by your existence.
A Concept:
Stray (Robin but Catwoman's sidekick) AU but Stray only exists when [Insert Robin of the Era] is mad at Batman.
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Selina: "Why are you here, you have a home."
10 Year Old Dick Grayson: "Bruce is stupid."
Selina: "This is an objective fact, I shall teach you how to do crime."
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17 Year Old Jason (in disguise): "Catwoman I require independent funds. Also I want to piss off Batman. Help me break into this vault."
Selina: "You're super suspicious for no real reason but sure. I'm in charge though."
Jason 'Mommy Issues' Todd, really needs funds that don't come from Talia: "...okay."
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(chronologically this is before Jason)
14 Year Old Tim Drake: "Catwoman teach me crime."
Selina: "What?"
Tim 'wrapping up his training arc and international travels' Drake: "I have learned how to fight now I want to learn B&E."
Selina: "What am I, an educational service?"
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16 Year Old Stephanie: * is breaking into a thing.*
Catwoman: "What are you doing?"
Stephanie: "I need evidence to send my shitty father to prison forever."
Catwoman: "Say no more."
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11 Year Old Damian: "I wish to pet your cats."
Selina: "Sure, why not. Would you like to be a cat for the evening?"
Damian: "...I'm listening."
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Selina: "So I hear you can turn invisible..."
17 Year Old Duke: "Yes I can break into places. Let's go."
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Yes I do have over 1k written about this already it has joined the WIP Parade
the first few paragraphs of the first draft (written while half asleep, i make no claim to grammatical quality for this)
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I just have to nitpick that Jason died at 15. He even muses during a Titans mission that he can't wait to be 16, which, like everything else about his time with the Titans, is more offensive in hindsight. (Donna almost crashed the T-jet into the World Trade Center.)
