Founder and Temple Mom of Ariadne's Tribe. Polytheist, animist. Tarotist, herbalist, gardener. Mildly obsessed with pre-industrial skills like spinning and weaving. They/them. Profile pic is my original art. https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/
I just want to warn people about Pixella. It seems to offer inexpensive image edits, where you pay a small sum for an edit. But in doing so, so are tricked into an expensive subscription in the small print. I fell for it, as did many others before me. I wish I'd seen the warnings earlier.
I worked at Disney a while ago. Do you know why theme parks are so safe? Because OOSHA reps can walk the track on any ride at any time and any safety violation they see is a $10,000 fine. Each. Theme parks are not safe because the company cares. They're safe because it's cheaper to comply.
Jon of The NorthTurns out that food companies were only checking their food because the government told them to, which is exactly why we need government regulations.
I would urge everyone to read this response to the New Yorker's upsetting piece that really mischaracterised language revitalisation efforts.
Endangered Languages ProjectIf you’ve seen this article, you may be sitting with anger, pain, or just exhaustion at dealing with another helping of colonial nonsense. We feel a responsibility to speak back when these colonizing narratives show up, yet again, in such a prominent venue. endangeredlanguages.com/story/respon...
Earliest evidence of John Barleycorn ballad dates back to Elizabethan era in a Scottish manuscript from 1568. It personifies barley crop and its transformation into beer through cycles of violent harvesting and rebirth.Variation names Alan-a-Maut(Allane-a-Maut). #MythologyMonday
The last time I researched this, I discovered the timeline "sport is open to all; woman wins; sport is immediately closed off to women; women's league is eventually formed years later" is almost universal. Women's leagues were overwhelmingly created *strictly* to protect the egos of men.
nude antifa goatthe whole "women's sports exist to protect women from men" framing is hilarious, given that a lot of these divisions were initially formed because men were deeply embarrassed any time a woman beat them at a sport olympic shooting was mixed gender right up until a woman won the gold
The Dildo of Consequences sometimes arrives lightly scorched.
David Burbach 🇺🇸There was a lot of talk about future drone warfare when I was a RAND fellow 30 years ago, but degrading civilian morale by singeing an adversary's mail order dildo supply was not something that came up
In honor of #SwampLifeSunday, & the Okefenokee's new designation as a World Heritage Site, I'm going to offer seven readings to the first folks who comment below. I'll be using my Southern Gothic Oracle cards. Comment with a word, or short phrase you're seeking insight/clarity about. I'll DM you.
This week's Minoan Tarot cards point to our with and inner strength to help us get through these Interesting Times. lauraidaeja.substack.com/p/in-the-car... #Minoan #Tarot #TarotSky #MinoanTarot
In the cards this week: wit and strengthWe will endure and be savvy while doing itlauraidaeja.substack.com
During the early Iron Age, the Pomeranian culture in Poland developed distinctive clay vessels for cremated remains, influenced by southern European cultures such as the Etruscans. These urns are characterized by human faces and hat-shaped lids, and are frequently adorned...🧵1/2 📷️me #findsfriday
