Author: peasantchick

jazzypizzaz:

elfinestarkadder:

interesting how ben sisko thinks and philosophizes and struggles morally as much as any other star trek captain (cough picard cough) and regularly uses strategy and wits and manipulation to outsmart his enemies rather than approaching conflicts through force (this is the man who walked onto the station and within like an hour had smooth-talked quark into sticking around, before even dukat showed up) 

and also is a single dad and a good dad and the only captain who is a parent within the show, a family man, and generally as a character has a complex inner life and complex motivations and goals and methods of achieving them

but the one main element of his character some segments of the fandom seem to focus on is action man, gets shit done, and while that’s true enough sometimes especially compared to other captains (cough picard cough) the main thing anyone seems to cite is that he punched q in the face that one time and that’s it and what’s more i’ve frequently seen him be ascribed qualities that as far as i can tell he really does not have in any greater abundance than any other star trek captain, like, uh, angry, for example, hmm

which how anyone can do a critical reading of ds9 that leads them to come away thinking that anger is a prominent feature of benjamin lafayette sisko’s personality or motivations when throughout the show he’s often the voice of measured reason, juxtaposed with kira nerys, former terrorist, is beyond me, except actually it’s not at all because like I Know Why, but, you know

i n t e r e s t i n g 🙂

#literally the thing about ben sisko is that he is SO FULL OF LOVE!!!!!!!#he loves his family so so much jake and joseph and kass#and his crew which is not actually that distinct from family in his mind#he has loved three different daxes so much#he loves the station and bajor and he loves what starfleet is /supposed/ to be#ben sisko’s capacity for love is what defines him imo#picard is motivated by duty and janeway was often motivated by sheer cussedness#but sisko is motivated by love#he’s a lot like kirk in that regard#except kirk’s love is for his ship and his duty and his sense of exploration first and people second#and with sisko people /always/ come first  (via @brinnanza)

krabbydon:

kropotkindersurprise:

kropotkindersurprise:

The 43 group was a Jewish antifascist group in England, consisting for a large part of people who had served in the war against Nazi Germany, only to find that fascism was alive and well in their own country when they came back home. These are some of the people who helped destroy Mosley’s Union Movement in the 1940′s. From this amazing [documentary]

No platform for Fascists! Not in the 1940′s, not in 2017!

The 43 Group The Unfinished War

60,000 British Jews fought in World War II. Every year, one week after the Rememberance Sunday march, Jewish ex-servicemen and women hold their own memorial service at the Cenotaph. For some of these marchers the fight against fascism continued in London after the war.

Rabbi Leslie Hardman was present at the liberation of Belsen.
‘We took an oath there, as I was burying the people. I said to myself: “Never again”’

How did you feel when you saw fascism on the streets of post-war London?
‘If the Nazis had won the war, the English fascists would have been the people knocking on our door and taking us away.’
‘This we decided: “We have got to do something about it.” And we did.’
‘We said: “Right, noones going to stop them… So we’ll bloody well stop them.”’
‘We decided to form an organisation, and launch an all-out, non-stop attack on the emerging fascist party. Our aim and object was to expose it… And then to destroy it.’

The 43 group fights fascism today.

By late 1946, there were at least 40 fascist meetings a week taking place in London
’“Up with Mosley!” “Kill all the yids!” And this was provocation, so we used to go towards the platform. And we never walked towards fascists, we ran at them.’
‘Hit them hard, wherever we could. Really hit them hard.’
‘That was how we worked: Destroy their meetings and not give them a chance to spout their filth.’

BRIGHTON
‘There was supposed to be this really big fascist march, and when we got there, there was one policeman.’
‘That was a fantastic day, that was.’
‘So we had the opportunity to attack them, without them having any police protection.’
‘We virtually destroyed them that day. I don’t think they ever recovered from that.’

What was the best thing about being in the group?
‘Fighting for a purpose.’
‘The 43 Group, without any question of doubt, were mainly responsible for the destruction of Mosley and his group.’
‘I’m not sorry for what I did. On the contrary, I am very pleased with it. Because somebody had to do it.’

Source: kropotkindersurprise

hoarder-of-stories:

nhizyr:

Night Vale quotes, Day 5

Gah I wish I was faster so I could polish the things I sketch daily, this one would look really good if it were clean I think e _ e

[id: a drawing with a ribbon wrapping around several catlike creatures with multiple eyes.  The drawing is in various shades of purple.  The ribbon reads: “But listen: no pet is perfect.  It becomes perfect when you learn to accept it for what it is.”  Also, two of the cats have starry fur, and one is upside down.  /end id]

Source: nhizyr

tonyahardingapologist:

tonyahardingapologist:

every word out of guillermo del toro’s mouth is the most hardcore thing i’ve ever heard and he says it all so casually like he doesn’t even realize how much of a gothic visionary he is 

“Since childhood, I’ve been faithful to monsters. I have been saved and absolved by them, because monsters, I believe, are patron saints of our blissful imperfection, and they allow and embody the possibility of failing”

I STILL THINK ABOUT THIS EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE

hoarder-of-stories:

elodieunderglass:

cinemamind:

Inspired by this amazing dream post from @elodieunderglass

These are basically adult Teletubbies.

hey this is…! Horrible!!!!! Thanks!

[id: two adult Teletubbies stand near each other, a yellow and a red one, and their screens flicker and look like eyes opening and closing and teeth chomping and various static-y images.  They have shaggy fur and serious faces and intricate swirly antlers.  It is a video, to show the flickering screens, but there is no other movement and no sound as far as I can tell.  The drawing in general is dark and gives the feeling of standing in a creepy forest at night while eldritch creatures roam around you.  /end id]