RonnieSpeed27 @RSpeed25

Where is the bird.

Historical Barbie thread! It's time to finally dig into the 18th century, along with the early 19th century since there isn't much there and I feel like combining eras for my own sake. First up: "THE" 18th century Barbie... Marie Antoinette!

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The Enchanter and his daughter live in an isolated castle. When she asks who her mother is, he tells her a rose, a deer, a fish, a bird & transforms her into each one for a day. She tries to escape as a bird & almost dies... #FairyTaleTuesday

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Cold Forest Retreat, by Komuro Suiun, 1913 #nihonga

@NoContextHumans Florida Man's arm was ripped off by 10-foot gator, he was peeing in pond because bar line was too long

There isn't a place on earth the love of Jesus isn't for, so there isn't a place on earth we won't go. #everyone #everywhere

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Me coming back from a bookshop after saying I was only going there to browse

Invergarry Castle has a certain foreboding atmosphere about it. It's one of those feelings you can't quite put your finger on but sends shivers down your spine. This was the home of the MacDonnells of Invergarry, one branch of the far reaching Clan MacDonald.

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Irish Family Eating a Meal of Potatoes and Milk, 1917. The "Irish" potato is not originally from Ireland but from South America (specifically Peru and Bolivia), where the Indigenous people have been growing it for thousands of years. After the Spanish conquistadors invaded the region during the 16th century, they brought the potato back to Europe where it eventually became a popular food crop by the 19th century. During the 1840s, a potato blight began to infect all the potatoes throughout Europe. The Irish were hit particularly hard because they almost solely subsisted on potatoes. They were mostly tenant farmers who were allocated a small plot of land in return for working on the lands of their landlords. Potatoes were easy to grow in a small area and were cheap, filling, and less prone to spoilage, so it became the perfect food source for the poor. At the height of the Irish famine in 1847, the British landowners continued the exportation of food from Ireland to England and Scotland, which only exacerbated the situation. England refused to enact any sort of export ban. Approximately 1 million Irish people died due to starvation. In the same year, the Choctaw people managed to scrape together $170 (worth $4,800 today) to send to Ireland for famine relief. Just 16 years prior, the Choctaw had been removed from their lands and made to walk the "Trail of Tears" in which as many as 4,000 men, women, and children died due to starvation, disease, and exposure. The Ottoman Empire also sent ships stocked with food but were turned away by the British. They had to covertly transport their supplies into a small town, 70 miles north of Dublin, in order to feed the starving Irish. Sultan Abdulmeiid I also offered to donate 10,000 British pounds (worth $1.3 million today), but Queen Victoria refused to accept as she had already donated 2,000 British pounds and did not want to lose face. The sultan begrudgingly lowered his offer to 1,000 British pounds.

From Album of Sketches, by Katsushika Hokusai, 19th century #ukiyoe

During the Sino-Japanese War more than 40,000 youths made their way to Yan’an, the Red Capital of the CCP. Most of them were influenced by the book “Red Star Over China” by American journalist Edgar Snow. These were the educated elites, many from wealthy families. They were let to believe that only Communism can save China. They were soon disillusioned with the reality of strict hierarchy instead of equity. When some questioned why Mao had a chicken a day while everyone else was on a starvation diet, the answer given was it was not Mao’s decision. It was the task the Party assigned to him bc the future of China depended on Mao’s health & wellbeing. Mao eventually launched the Yan’an Rectification Campaign. Free thinking intellectuals quickly learned free speech could cost their lives. So shut up & eat your bugs, you peasants. The reason our great leaders flying around the world in private jets & living in huge beach mansions is bc the future of our planet depends on them.

Then she went into her most secret room—no one else was allowed inside —and she made a poisoned apple. From the outside it was beautiful, and anyone who saw it would want it. ~Snow White (Sneewittchen) Grimms' Fairy Tales (1857) #ofdarkandmacabre #bookchatweekly

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"But I don’t want to go among mad people," Alice remarked. "Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad." "How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice. "You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here. -Lewis Carroll #Bookwormsat

"Nothing suggests they will die before long: evening fireflies." Santoka "The cry of the cicada Gives us no sign That presently it will die." Basho Matsuo (images: Kiyochika Kobayashi / Koson Ohara)

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'In 1945, an elephant called Chang killed & consumed Bertha Walt in entirety, including her clothes, shoes & handbag' scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoolog…