I'm Not Sorry...

Piotr Makowiecki

🇺🇦 I wanted to share for anyone wondering what all the fuss is about.

🇺🇦 This invasion is a HUGE deal and will have worldwide repercussions.

🇺🇦 For those who ask: “Why does Ukraine matter?”

🇺🇦 This is why Ukraine matters: It is the second-largest country Europe by area and has a population of over 40 million, more than my homeland, Poland.

🇺🇦 Ukraine ranks:

🌐 1st in Europe in proven recoverable reserves of uranium ores;

🌐 2nd place in Europe and 10th place in the world in terms of titanium ore reserves;

🌐 2nd place in the world in terms of explored reserves of manganese ores (2.3 billion tons, or 12% of the world's reserves);

🌐 2nd largest iron ore reserves in the world (30 billion tons);

🌐 2nd place in Europe in terms of mercury ore reserves;

🌐 3rd place in Europe (13th place in the world) in shale gas reserves (22 trillion cubic meters)

🌐 4th in the world by the total value of natural resources;

🌐 7th place in the world in coal reserves (33.9 billion tons)

🇺🇦 Ukraine is an important agricultural country:

🌐 1st in Europe in terms of arable land area;

🌐 3rd place in the world by the area of black soil (25% of world's volume);

🌐 1st place in the world in exports of sunflower and sunflower oil;

🌐 2nd place in the world in barley production and 4th place in barley exports;

🌐 3rd largest producer and 4th largest exporter of corn in the world;

🌐 4th largest producer of potatoes in the world;

🌐 5th largest rye producer in the world;

🌐 5th place in the world in bee production (75,000 tons);

🌐 8th place in the world in wheat exports;

🌐 9th place in the world in the production of chicken eggs;

🌐 16th place in the world in cheese exports.

🇺🇦 Ukraine can meet the food needs of 600 million people.

🇺🇦Ukraine is an important industrialized country:

🌐 1st in Europe in ammonia production;

🌐 Europe's 2nd’s and the world’s 4th largest natural gas pipeline system;

🌐 3rd largest in Europe and 8th largest in the world in terms of installed capacity of nuclear power plants;

🌐 3rd place in Europe and 11th in the world in terms of rail network length (21,700 km);

🌐 3rd place in the world (after the U.S. and France) in production of locators and locating equipment;

🌐 3rd largest iron exporter in the world;

🌐 4th largest exporter of turbines for nuclear power plants in the world;

🌐 4th world's largest manufacturer of rocket launchers;

🌐 4th place in the world in clay exports;

🌐 4th place in the world in titanium exports;

🌐 8th place in the world in exports of ores and concentrates;

🌐 9th place in the world in exports of defense industry products;

🌐 10th largest steel producer in the world (32.4 million tons).

🇺🇦 Ukraine matters! That is why its independence is important to the rest of the world!

🇺🇦 Praying for the people of Ukraine and it’s land.

🙏🇺🇦 #Ukraine #StandWithUkraine

For those who say that russia attacking Ukraine is a “white people war” and that it doesn’t concern people of color

The bots are evolving!!

Now I’ve seen bots with firstname-lastname combo with numbers in the middle, but even more odd are the ones without numbers at all… Some jumbled up almost-words that at first glance could be actual tumblrs. But when you click through to see their blogs, they look just like the old bots.

Apparently at some point the bots starts to leave comments with malware links on your posts if left to their own devices. I saw that in the wild today on someone else’s post.

Remember to report as spam and block!

Ordinary people are clearing the rubble of a Children Hospital "Ohmatdit" today in Kyiv, July 8th, 2024.

Today, Russian terrorists launched a massive missile attack 50+ missiles on several main cities of Ukraine, including the capital. All of them hit civilian infrastructure. "Ohmatdit" is the biggest and most famous, most modern children hospital in Ukraine, one of the biggest in Europe. Parents from all over the country bring their kids there. The missile hit the wing where cancer kids were placed as well as where the intensive care unit was situated.

For now 5 people confirmed dead in Kyiv. 11 confirmed dead in Kryivyi Rih - where Russians also hit civilian infrastructure and an administrative building.

here's all three of them

Folks, friends, y’all…. esk*mo is a slur. I understand a lot of people don’t know that, I don’t want to be a dick about it, but I’ve been seeing it in fics. Wanna write “esk*mo kisses”? Just say “nuzzled noses” or something.

I’m not here to call anybody out, it’s been in multiple fics, I’m not vague posting. This is just a psa. 👍🏻

Jin if the league took Eri

He has no idea but he us gonna watch outdated things with Eri asking that she does not tell Shigaraki the things they watched.

He will call disney plus a sham for not having school house rock.

By the end of the day Eri is singing all the little songs and will not stop singing to conjunction junction.

Kurogiri had fear when Jin said that he would watch the kid in his motel room but he comes back and sees just Eri asleep on Jin with a blanket on the kid as Jin is fully immersed with the kids show.

Jin knows a lot of them missed out on childhoods so everyone is gonna give what they can to Eri and if shows and bedtimes is something he can do he will do it.

Then the first time it is late she can't sleep and Jin takes her to the park at lile 11pm. And she goes on the slide and swings and stays out till about 1 am and is tuckered out she nearly falls into Jins leg walking back.

Jin scoops her back up and it feels different in Eris mind this feels warm and safer as Jin wraps his jacket around her even though he still has the mask on he whispers to her, "Get some sleep kiddo it'll be okay."

Jin is gentle with the kid and he sleeps on the couch giving her the bed but often wakes up when he feels her crawl up onto him.

Yeah, Zuko Alone is still one of the very best, if not the best, episodes of Avatar. The shocking and disturbing revelations about his family and backstory are riveting, the choreography of his fight with the earthbenders is incredible, and the choice to explore Zuko’s psychological trauma through the framework of a Western is brilliant. But above all, the moment when Li turns on Zuko and rejects him for being a firebender is so important, as it’s the first of many scenes in his path to redemption in which he tries to help but is ultimately rejected by those he saves. It’s such a pivotal episode for his character development, and it’s still one of my favs.

when no one has written the exact fic to scratch a very specific emotional itch and you absolutely do not have time to write it yourself but you still want to read it dammit

Hi! What would a traditional bride from Śląsk wear on her wedding day?

Hello! Answering your question might be a bit complicated, because Śląsk is quite a large area divided into two main subregions [Górny Śląsk - Upper Silesia and Dolny Śląsk - Lower Silesia], each having several types of costumes. However, there are some common elements that I might show you below.

Most of Silesian brides would wear: a jacket/blouse called jakla [often in black colour seen as the most elegant/dignifying - but it was changing with time and fashion trends], a skirt painted or embroidered with floral motifs [common in most of Silesian festive clothing] and a so-called “turkish shawl” [chusta turecka with decorative patterns and fringe] worn over the shoulders. One of characteristic elements is also a wreath/crown made usually from green myrtle - and the flower crowns were reserved for the bridesmaids during the wedding that [in general, flower wreaths would be worn only by unmarried women].

Here’s example from Bytom - clothing called strój rozbarski after Rozbark that is nowadays district of the Bytom city [source]:

Another shot of the Bytom wedding costume [source]:

Here you have a presentation of wedding clothing from Mysłowice city [source]:

Couple from modern-day Katowice, beginning of 20th century [source]:

Two examples from Siemianowice Śląskie, 1930s and beginning of 20th century [source]:

Two photographs from the beginning of 20th century showing couples from Racibórz on their wedding day [sources: 1,2]:

Another example from Racibórz, second picture shows the act of changing the wreath to a married woman’s head covering [source]:

And the same custom of changing the wreath to a headwear on the example of Bytom costume [source]:

In general, the myrtle wreaths were so important, that most of the brides would later keep them in a flat showcase on the wall as a memorial of the wedding [image below is a printscreen from the Silesian Museum’s virtual tour]:

The black jakla jacket might look a bit boring at the first sight [as I’ve heard before] - but it’s only an effect on badly balanced photographs… just look at these details [source]:

This is just a quick reply that focuses on the Upper Silesia region, but I hope it gives you a good picture.

[note to self: I should post more examples from Silesia]