“Nothing is true. Everything is permitted.” — What do we look for in historical fiction? We might want to be educated about history, or to get an accurate recreation of it. To be immersed in a certain time and place, … Continue reading Late to the Party – Assassin’s Creed
*This page will recieve periodic updates* Hi everyone. At the request of the mods I’ve written an updated version of the page on how we can support the protests against police brutality and killing of Black people, and the larger … Continue reading Black Lives Matter Protests – How We Can Help
Natalia Goncharova was a brilliant and groundbreaking Russian avant-garde artist. She is most famous for being a painter, and was also a sculptor, costume designer, set designer, illustrator, and writer. Goncharova was born in Nagaevo, Russia, on July 3rd, 1881[footnote]I … Continue reading The Natalia Goncharova Day Thread
Hi everyone, I hope you’re doing well. I’ve been posting the Wednesday headers for a little over four months. And unfortunately, I’ve come to the conclusion that I need to stop writing them. It might sound a bit silly, but … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Is Looking For A Replacement
Hi everyone, I hope you’re doing well. Cause here in Israel we might be getting worse pretty soon. Today is the date that was set for the beginning of Israeli annexation of parts of the West Bank. Ever since the … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Opposes Annexation
Hi everyone, hope you’re doing well. We are a little over four months out from the 2020 United States elections. Elections for President, one third of the Senate, all of the House of Representatives, and some State and local offices. … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Begins Preparations
Hi everyone. I hope you’re doing well. Trigger warning / content warning – descriptions of violence and murder of Black Trans people This past week, the ongoing protests in support of Black lives and against police brutality have been taken … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread – Black Trans Lives Matter
Hi everyone, hope you’re all doing well. So, I think it would still be weird at this moment to try and spotlight another new cause. We’ve all still got pretty much one issue on our mind, for good reason. So I’ll just stick to that for now. Resources page is still pinned to the front page; I’ve added some updates over the past week, more places to support and information to know. If you can, please consider donating or otherwise doing something we can do to help the protest movement. George Floyd Protests – What We Can Do To … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Is Persisting
*Updates Added Below* This page is based on the header I wrote for the Politics Thread on Wednesday June 3rd; following requests from the community and the mods I am uploading it again as a standalone page. This is intended … Continue reading George Floyd Protests – What We Can Do To Help
Hi, everyone. I hope you’re all doing well. Under the circumstances I decided that I want to collect some resources regarding what we can do and how we can help the protesters and victims of police brutality. Now… this is already a tense and difficult time for all of us, and even more so since these protests started. So I just want to make it clear, that I don’t intend this to be any kind of pressure to take action. This is meant to be a resource for those who want to help and are able to do so; if … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Is Hoping For The Best
Hi everyone, hope you and yours are doing well. Migrant workers in Lebanon have been facing unique hardships for years, and now their situation has been worsening due to the pandemic and the Lebanese government’s strict lockdown. Trigger warning / … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Supports Migrant Workers In Lebanon
Hi everyone, hope you’re doing well. May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, and right now there is a lot of AAPI activism and community organizing going on, most of it related directly to the current crisis. … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Supports AAPI Activism
Hi everyone, hope you’re doing well. As we somehow, maybe, kinda, start to make our way out of this pandemic, some doctors and researchers are sounding the alarm about how much climate change can exacerbate the spread of current and … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Wants To Prevent The Next Pandemic
Hi everyone, I hope you’re doing well. Trigger Warning / Content Warning – violence against women, for the header and the links included. Yesterday was the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG). The … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Supports a National Day of Action
Hi everyone, hope you’re all doing well. The month of Ramadan started a few days ago, and for over a billion Muslims worldwide, the holiday is radically different this year in the midst of the current pandemic. In Indonesia, the … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Observes A Safe Ramadan
Yesterday was Holocaust Rememberance Day. I’m writing this in its last hours. I can’t remember the last time it hit me so hard, to hear about this, one of the most horrible things ever done by people to other people. … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Remembers The Past
Good morn, everyone. Hope you’re all doing well. As we all try to get through this crisis, it’s important to remember those of us who are unable to stay at home. Healthcare workers and essential workers risk their lives for … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Supports Frontline Workers
Good morning everyone. I hope you and your loved ones are well. Today is not just the 8th of April, 2020. This evening will be the start of ט”ו בניסן התש”פ – the 15th of Nissan, 5780 by the Jewish … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Celebrates A Safe Passover
Hi, everyone! So, as some of you may know, the new and final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars started airing a few weeks ago. I definitely recommend watching it if you haven’t, it’s a great series and really … Continue reading Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Suggested Viewing
Good morning everyone, I hope you’re all doing well. Today I’d like to boost a community effort to provide relief to the Navajo Nation and Hopi Reservation in dealing with the current pandemic. The problems facing many Native Americans at … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Supports The Navajo & Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief Fund
Hey everyone. Hope you’re doing alright and that you’re in good health. Since people have been asking what kind of volunteering work is needed right now, I thought it might be a good idea to try and compile various options … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Wants To Volunteer
