“rara avis in terris nigroque simillima cygno”

“a bird as rare upon the earth as a black swan”

From this old roman expression, the phrase “black swan” was a common saying in 16th century London as a statement of impossibility. It derives from the presumption that all swans must be white because all historical records of swans reported that they had white feathers. Thus, a black swan was believed to be impossible or at least nonexistent.

However, in 1697, Dutch explorers led by Willem de Vlamingh became the first Europeans to see black swans, in Western Australia. The term then changed its meaning to connote the idea that a perceived impossibility might later be disproved.

Chick Publications has produced over 250 different titles, about 100 of which are still in print and available in over 100 languages.

Millions of these are getting printed every year.

Chick Tracts have successfully created a very real current of evangelical hostility vs. Catholics, Mormons, Jews, Muslims and other faiths, but especially against women, the poor, social liberalism, queerness, modernity, science, scepticism, atheism, freemasonry, and racial equality, but also rock music, D&D, the british, immigrants and (of course) Europe in general.

yes, they are called Chick Tracts

If ever I get the chance to relieve myself on Jack Chicks grave…

That was a mistranslation, stepdad is saying his daughter is a gold digger and she ain’t messing with no broke… no, you know what, fuck Klanye, those lyrics should have been generally understood as a red flag.

There absolutely was a conspiracy! Never forget the FBI murdered Fred Hampton and Mark Clark. Never forget what the FBI did to the Black Panthers and the American Indian Movement.

Everyone needs to know about COINTELPRO

You guys have credit cards?

From time to time the ruling class has to be reminded that, as the bigger of the two classes, the working class could just eat them and start over. If we’re not content with the system, we can change it anytime we like. We’ll start by trying to get change by ballot box, but if you close that door for us, if you force us too… we absolutely can get change by guillotine.

Washington has been committing daytime civilian murder in Iraq on a regular enough basis. Why would that change anything? And under Trump of all things, the most vile sack of shit ever to scam people into voting for him?

No, Ukraine will get no help from there, we’re going to have to step up in Europe and increase our support.

Jolene in my ass

Me too buddy, me too.

Calm down, you’re not crazy. The sideways leapfrogging is advanced stuff for kids who can jump higher and get their legs into the correct position. It is overall more aesthetically pleasing, so it’s used for the statues.

looks like a common motive, dunno about the text, way too much jpeg to say

Edit: In fact I think I’ve found this specific statue model https://www.arturbanstatue.com/product-detail/boy-and-girl-leapfrog-statue/

🎶 Can’t touch this

🛑🔨⌚

I mean look at him… that hair, that litte toothbrush-mustache…

Sure why not

The difference to shawarma is negligible, yes. We’re using the turkish word because they introduced it to Germany and most of Europe. The Döner Kebab in the german/berlin style has become something new compared to it’s roots and is a completely turko-german item that could not get more popular.

Döner Kebab (just called Döner) is THE fast food in Germany

Still, the Donner Party and their gruesome fate isn’t widely known outside the US.

Döner Party

Uhhh, that one’s hard to get for non-americans, but I got it.

Mmmhhhhmmm Dutch Charley Burger