The Subtle Revolution

#monday as a “forward retreat” #tardygram...

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 12:34:25 -0400

#monday as a “forward retreat” #tardygram #broadmuseumla

#tardygram from #broadmuseumla with the moms.

Sun, 24 Jun 2018 20:03:58 -0400

#tardygram from #broadmuseumla with the moms.

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Fri, 22 Jun 2018 13:21:28 -0400

sassy-gay-justice: “You’d struggle to pour water out of a boot...

Fri, 22 Jun 2018 13:20:39 -0400

sassy-gay-justice:

“You’d struggle to pour water out of a boot with the instructions on the heel”

God DAMN thats some Shakespearean shit right there

"Not all men"

Thu, 21 Jun 2018 11:05:51 -0400

mjwatson:

prince-diana-prince:

You’re right Peter Parker wouldn’t do this

on an unrelated note i don’t think that guy spider-man would, either.

ink-pedia: Youngbinn Sohn Great artist. Not as crazy about...

Thu, 21 Jun 2018 11:05:35 -0400

ink-pedia:

Youngbinn Sohn

Great artist.

Not as crazy about the disney thing but everyone else is so…

lambo-san: cold bloo that’s fuckin COLD

Thu, 21 Jun 2018 11:04:57 -0400

lambo-san:

cold bloo that’s fuckin COLD

Thats my birthday moon hovering over High Grove

Wed, 20 Jun 2018 15:28:04 -0400

Thats my birthday moon hovering over High Grove

pur3nonsense: I think the cat wants something

Tue, 19 Jun 2018 11:49:37 -0400

pur3nonsense:

I think the cat wants something

LifeHer: both be a fuck boy and not a fuck boy. Get it?

Tue, 19 Jun 2018 11:49:23 -0400

Life

Her: both be a fuck boy and not a fuck boy. Get it?

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Tue, 19 Jun 2018 00:53:03 -0400

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Sun, 17 Jun 2018 14:34:07 -0400

Littlest Brother graduated! @david.whitehead

Thu, 14 Jun 2018 20:33:55 -0400

A post shared by Ian (@yeskaiserian) on Jun 14, 2018 at 5:33pm PDT

Littlest Brother graduated! @david.whitehead

mousezilla: rhube: fahrlight: westsemiteblues: returnofthejuda...

Tue, 12 Jun 2018 21:53:19 -0400

mousezilla:

rhube:

fahrlight:

westsemiteblues:

returnofthejudai:

robowolves:

bemusedlybespectacled:

gdfalksen:

Chiune Sugihara. This man saved 6000 Jews. He was a Japanese diplomat in Lithuania. When the Nazis began rounding up Jews, Sugihara risked his life to start issuing unlawful travel visas to Jews. He hand-wrote them 18 hrs a day. The day his consulate closed and he had to evacuate, witnesses claim he was STILL writing visas and throwing from the train as he pulled away. He saved 6000 lives. The world didn’t know what he’d done until Israel honored him in 1985, the year before he died.

Why can’t we have a movie about him?

He was often called “Sempo”, an alternative reading of the characters of his first name, as that was easier for Westerners to pronounce.

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.

It is estimated that the Sugiharas saved between 6,000-10,000 Lithuanian and Polish Jewish people.

It’s a tragedy that the Sugiharas aren’t household names. They are among the greatest heroes of WWII. Is it because they were from an Axis Power? Is it because they aren’t European? I don’t know. But I’ve decided to always reblog them when they come across my dash. If I had the money, I would finance a movie about them.

He told an interviewer:

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.

He died in nearly complete obscurity in Japan. His neighbors were shocked when people from all over, including Israeli diplomatic personnel, showed up at quiet little Mr. Sugihara’s funeral.

I will forever reblog this, I wish more people would know about them!

I liked this before when it had way less information. Thank you, history-sharers.

Tucked away in a corner in L.A.’s Little Tokyo is a life-sized statue of Chiune, seated on a bench and smiling gently as he holds out a visa.

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

I had no idea it existed until a few weeks ago, but it’s since become one of my favorite pieces of public art.

allthingslinguistic: onthecareandfeedingofcatgirls: allthingslin...

Tue, 12 Jun 2018 16:20:28 -0400

allthingslinguistic:

onthecareandfeedingofcatgirls:

allthingslinguistic:

Linguistics takes on the “Is this a pigeon” meme.

all these linguist memes and not *one* made this pun?

THIS IS PERFECT

siryouarebeingmocked: perkachow: sandandglass: The...

Tue, 12 Jun 2018 16:19:40 -0400

siryouarebeingmocked:

perkachow:

sandandglass:

The Muppets s01e01

Fozzy getting hit on by lots of twinks

…Wow.

mousethe: bookrat: bookrat: I really don’t have any good way to...

Tue, 12 Jun 2018 16:18:20 -0400

mousethe:

bookrat:

bookrat:

I really don’t have any good way to photograph big things

A couple more pictures of her face

what kind of dog is this

runningoncoals: I am literally both of them at the same time

Tue, 12 Jun 2018 16:17:58 -0400

runningoncoals:

I am literally both of them at the same time