Ah, That Answers A Lot Of Questions Thank You.

BROKE OPEN THE HTTYD2 DVD FOR RESEARCH. MY LIFE CONTINUES TO BE IN SHAMBLES

Anyway the pushed back helmet is an under-appreciated hiccup look

ref from screenshot!

Some books covering the Jewish roots of the comic superhero genre:

Up, Up and Oy Vey!: How Jew­ish His­to­ry, Cul­ture, and Val­ues Shaped the Com­ic Book Superhero by Rabbi Simcha Weinstein

From Krakow to Krypton: Jews and Comic Books by Arie Kaplan

Superman Is Jewish?: How Comic Book Superheroes Came to Serve Truth, Justice, and the Jewish-American Way by Harry Brod

Is Superman Circumcised?: The Complete Jewish History of the World's Greatest Hero by Roy Shwatz

We Spoke Out: Comic Books and the Holocaust by Rafael Medoff (Author), Neal Adams (Author), Craig Yoe (Editor), Stan Lee (Introduction)

(please feel free to add more if you know of any!)

Of course you don’t. Free college might hinder the school-to-prison pipeline your  prison owning donors depend on

Antisemitism on college campuses

You know what's not going to free Palestine?

-Barricading Jewish students from entering certain buildings, ordering them to stay indoors during one of our biggest holidays. -chanting antisemitic slogans and slurs. -Harassing and physically attacking Jews. It's literally Nazi behaviour.

The last few days have been terrifying for Jews across the world, and these instances shouldn't be ignored.Imagine any other minority group being treated like this.

I'm currently trying to world build a magical school for my fantasy realm. I'm having a hard time finding sources online. Any general advice for fantasy schools?

For starters, you want to have your magic system fleshed out really thoroughly. What good is teaching a bunch of kids how to use a magic system that you, the author, don't really know how it works, right!? If you haven't done this, you might check out my Brainstorming posts Here (Part 1) and Here (Part 2) to get started.

Beyond that, you need to think about some school basics:

Are all children educated in magic? Or only the most talented, the richest, or the poorest?

How does society at large feel about magic education and how does that impact the freedom and funds of the school?

(Related:) What kind of teachers are employed at the school? The best and brightest or the shlufs who couldn't make it in a "real" school? How does that affect the education of the students?

How does general education play into the lives of the students? Do they go to primary school first where they learn to read and write etc. or is that part of the their magic school curriculum?

How much danger is there in the day-to-day of the school? Is the magic difficult to use and therefore generally not a risk? Is it ubiquitous and therefore maintains some inherent balance? Is it difficult to use and therefore volatile and unpredictable?

What is the purpose of receiving a magic education and what do its students aspire to do after completing school?

I hope these help you out little bit. :)

Happy building!

you know what fuck it if any goy wants to talk about zionism, israel, or antisemitism with me you have to get an A on the following quiz (90%+), without looking up anything:

(read more because it’s a 54 question quiz)

(the question set on the whole covers a wide variety of topics and time periods. if you don’t know any one specific thing, like questions about the torah, you can still pass.

it also does not cover everything required for a full understanding of zionism, israel, or antisemitism. this is just a test of basic background knowledge of judaism, antisemitism, and the levant.)

how old is judaism? [1 point]

briefly describe the story told in the torah, particularly from joseph onwards (though further back if you are able is good). [3 points]

describe the stories of purim and of chanukah (which are not in the torah). [2 points]

when was the first documented instance of antisemitism? [1 point]

who was jesus? what do jewish scholars believe about him? [1 point]

what is deicide? how does this affect jews? [1 point]

what figure in christian media are jews most often compared to? list at least 5 stereotypes associated with this. [2 points]

explain the basis for much of jewish law. (hint: what does the phrase “chosen people” mean to jews?) (bonus point: what is jewish belief surrounding outside observance of judaism? which ritual(s) and/or figure(s) most appear in discussions on this topic?) [1 point + 1-2 bonus points]

explain the connection between the black plague and jews. list at least 3 stereotypes associated with this event. [2 points]

define “diaspora”. how does this term apply to jews? [1 point]

define ashkenazi, sephardi, and mizrachi, and explain how each group got to the region/country to which their name refers. (bonus point: list at least 3 other countries with jewish communities, as well as when those communities were at their largest.) [3 points + 1-2 bonus points]

describe the treatment of jews in europe pre-19th century (1800s). what jobs were jews forced into? list at least 2 stereotypes associated with this. [2 points]

what were the crusades? [1 point + 1-2 bonus points for detail]

what is the protocols of the learned elders of zion? what does it say? list at least 3 stereotypes associated with this. [2 points]

describe the treatment of jews under the ottoman empire and at least one other islamic empire. discuss: how were jews treated in comparison to other religious minorities? how were jews treated in comparison to muslims? was the treatment at all related to previous tensions between muslims and goyische minority religious groups (hint: see your answer for question 13)? [4 points]

what is the history behind the names given to the land of the levant? [2 points]

what is blood libel? list at least 2 stereotypes associated with this. [2 points]

what is jewish belief on the existence of other gods? what is jewish belief on the worship of other gods, particularly by jews? [1 point]

what is jewish belief surrounding conversion? [1 point]

what happened to the land of the ottoman empire after world war i? [1 point]

what was the dreyfus affair? [1 point + 1-2 bonus points for detail]

who was theodore herzl? what did he believe and why? (hint: what event prompted his politics?) [1 point]

what is eugenics, and how did it apply to jews? list at least 3 physical traits targeted towards ashkenazim in the context of eugenics. [2 points]

what was the western world’s policy towards germany post-wwi, and how did that contribute to the holocaust? [1 point]

what was germany’s first course of action towards its jewish population? what was the result? [1 point]

what attitudes towards jews did germany share with the rest of the world? [1 point]

what was the holocaust? what beliefs were present that spurred the holocaust? list at least 3. [2 points]

what is the rough estimate of people who were killed in the holocaust? what is believed about that number? [1 point]

what is the rough estimate of jews killed in the holocaust? what is the rough estimate of roma killed in the holocaust? what is believed about those numbers? [2 points]

name every country whose jewish population dropped below 100 after 1935. (bonus point: say what happened to cause that.) [3 points, with partial credit for partial lists, + 1 bonus point]

name every country who put a limit on jewish immigration during the 1930s and 1940s. [3 points, with partial credit for partial lists]

when and how was israel formed? [1 point]

what happened when the british mandate for palestine expired? [1 point]

what did the arab world decide their policy surrounding israel would be? which arab countries have since renounced that policy, and what are their relations to israel? [2 points]

what is a two-state solution? what is the green line? [1 point]

who is benjamin netanyahu? what party does he belong to and what are their politics? how did he come to power? [2 points]

what are the gaza strip and the west bank? how are they distinct from israel? [1 point]

who governs gaza? who are they and how do they operate? [2 points]

what percentage of gaza is jewish? [1 point]

how many jews are alive today? what percentage of the global population do they make up? [1 point]

what percentage of the world’s jews live in israel? [1 point]

what percentage of israel is jewish? [1 point]

what percentage of israel’s jews are mizrachi or sephardi? [1 point]

what country was israel most recently negotiating with? what were they negotiating, and why? [2 points]

what was hamas’s motivation in invading israel when they did (hint: see your answer for question 44)? [2 points]

which jewish holidays have been interrupted by attacks on israel (by any country at any time)? [2 points]

what is the idf? what are the service requirements for the idf? [2 points]

what percentage of jews are zionists in some form? [1 point]

list at least three statements commonly made about zionists or israelis by leftists today. analyze: are the overlap between jews and zionists, and jews and israelis, significant? are there any resemblances between what is said about zionists and israelis, and antisemitic stereotypes you have identified? [3 points, 1 for each correct statement and analysis]

what is antisemitism? what is the origin and history of the term? [1 point]

what is nazism and what are their primary beliefs? how do these overlap with the views of the kkk, neo-nazis, and modern white supremacists? [2 points]

what do the following numbers stand for: 14, 88, 18, 12, 109, 110, 311? what is the general term for signals such as these numbers? [3 points]

what is kabalah? (bonus point: what common antisemitic trope uses a word derived from kabalah?) [1 point + 1 bonus point]

list at least 4 modern conspiracy theories. analyze: what roots, if any, do these share with antisemitic stereotypes? [4 points, 1 for each correct conspiracy theory and analysis]

total score: /90 + /10 bonus points

Twitter thread by Melissa Caruso about a labyrinthine magical bookstore in Syracuse, NY. Link to the first tweet in the thread; most pictures have image descriptions! Now here are the screenshots of that thread:

And then a hero of the labyrinthine magical bookstores of the world put all the bookstores that people listed in the replies on a map! (Google Maps link)

i’m willing to believe some people are genuinely idiots who don’t know that 90%+ of polish jews were killed in the holocaust (and made up half of all poles killed in wwii), but. it’s almost like this shit helps nothing and no one

yadvashem.org

Anti-Jewish Violence in Poland After Liberation

Anti-Jewish Violence in Poland After Liberation