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I remember in one of the Coloured Fairy Books https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Langs’_Fairy_Books and I’m not going to try to find which one, there was a story where a kid was hanging out with the fairies and they went to a house and his in the thatch. They sprinkled pepper on the daughter so she’d sneeze. “If she sneezes 3 times without a bless-you, we can steal her!” She does twice, no blessings. On the 3rd sneeze the kid yells BLESS YOU at the top of his lungs, the fairies scatter and she’s saved. So at the very least, I make sure nobody is stolen by the fairies. Colored or otherwise. Consent matters.
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World News@lemmy.world•‘It started with a tip-off’: how a Guardian investigation exposed child sex trafficking on Facebook and InstagramEnglish
16·2 days agoI wonder who made the original tip. Probably one of those traumatized moderators whose reports had gone nowhere.
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World News@lemmy.world•Iran says Iraq exempt from any Strait of Hormuz restrictionsEnglish
111·3 days ago… because they’ve forced their gay men to get trans surgery under threat of a death sentence
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politics @lemmy.world•Trump drops Easter Sunday f-bomb in new threat to Iran
4·3 days agoDamn he looks good
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Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•If you could become a character and enter any universe and that becomes your permanent life what universe would you pick?
3·3 days agoSince you’ve met Tiffany you should meet Eskarina and get a backdoor exploration into Unseen University. So try Equal Rites. Then for more wizards you can go back one to The Light Fantastic, or keep moving forward to explore the whole Discworld and read 'em all. They each have unique qualities, a motley of new and recurring characters, and insights into some of the better and nastier aspects of our own world.
I like publication order, but if you just happen upon any of them someplace, read it. And as you’ll know already, his Young Adult writing is really only a matter of having a young protagonist. So don’t sleep on The Amazing Maurice either. It’s profound.
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Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•If you could become a character and enter any universe and that becomes your permanent life what universe would you pick?
7·3 days agoPratchett’s Wizard Magic and Witch Magic are quite different styles but all the Discworld books are Good at a minimum and your taste will determine which are Beyond Excellent.
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Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•If you could become a character and enter any universe and that becomes your permanent life what universe would you pick?
11·3 days agoDiscworld UU Wizard. Mostly refraining from using magic, and eating enormous dinners.
Wikipedia indicates it predates Christianity in the area, but without details. Like, probably something about getting rid of darkness and any evil spirits in the fields as the growing season gets going, but so co-opted by the priesthood that it becomes an Easter Tradition. I can sorta see why though, Ain’t nobody gonna pray to your Jesus if it means losing Drunk Fire Party.
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HistoryPhotos@piefed.social•"Penny Auction" at a farm, with a noose as a warning to bank agents who might attempt to bid, Michigan, USA, Great Depression, 1936English
25·4 days agoWhile this era overlapped with Jim Crow and the heyday of the KKK, the goal of a penny auction was to enable the original owner/farmer to clear his debts and re-buy/keep his farm. While they wouldn’t have wanted any black person bidding either, there wasn’t any likelihood of that happening. This was white-on-white threats of violence, against wealthy men greedy for more.
Your bad for letting them know about it.
OMG so fun! I guess it’s nice and moist in Germany. Here in Southern California our big fucking fires are more spontaneous and not fun.
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News@lemmy.world•Grandmother Faces Trial in Alabama for Wearing Penis Costume to No Kings Protest
2·4 days agoAs it is, she gets the awareness raising she wants, and they look stupid. Even a KKKristian judge can only give her minor charges. If the crowd rushed the cops, she could be charged with Inciting a Riot. Which is serious unless you’re the PrickOTUS. She seems to be on top of the situation, making sure the footage will confirm any injuries she can claim. Not that she is enjoying it or sought such stupid and over-aggressive treatment. But she knows she has less to fear than a black man.
Or gay. We don’t actually know that much about Joseph except that he handled a lot of wood.
Oh joy! I will have a surprise HRT infoload to look forward to!
Until then have fun, work easy, be safe and sound and well!
I’m here to listen. Talk all about HRT.
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News@lemmy.world•New Evidence Corroborates Claims of Trump Sex Accuser, 13
01·9 days agoJust a reminder, Trump won election against 2 well-qualified women and 0 men. The platform of the meh man who beat him was not essentially different from that of either woman.
And yet, 5900098325894 times, some guy on the Internet has insisted sexism had nothing to do with it.
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No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Could my daughter, who is a lawyer, defend my son’s girlfriend, who killed my cousin’s family in a DUI accident?
1·19 days agoYour cousin’s daughter was made pregnant and gave birth at 14, then she and her toddler were killed by a drunk driver? I sincerely hope this story really is hypothetical. Otherwise my deepest sympathy to her, and condolences to anyone who loved those poor children.
Oh, and your daughter should refer the case because whether or not it’s legal, she could be forced into a position that destroys her relationships in the family.




Somewhat surprisingly, there’s no Q in skew. Maybe it’s just that Wyoming is so empty