nobodysuspectsthebutterfly:

knightsickness:

biggest small change they made in the show was changing ‘jaime lannister sends his regards’ to ‘the lannisters send their regards’ which simultaneously changes nothing (because they don’t do lady stoneheart) and the entire meaning of the line. the lannisters were involved in the red wedding the line is just true now and it’s still cruel but the specific pointed cruelty of the original line was that catelyn died thinking that it was her fault, that she’d been tricked into an oath with the most notorious oathbreaker in the world in hope of saving her daughters and it killed her son. bolton knows she released jaime against robb’s wishes he knows the implication that jaime then arranged for her and robb’s deaths is the single most horrific idea he could give her in her dying moments

#it also plays into the theme of jaime being held responsible for bigger things than what he actually does #like killing aerys (he did do that) in order to seize the throne (never even crossed his mind in the final version of asoiaf) #but the show was never interested in jaime’s character and its themes the way george is #(this is true for most characters) (via @bidonica)

#i think it adds to the ruthlessness of lsh too #which again. they cut her. (via @atopvisenyashill)

#not doing stoneheart was such a dumb decision #but again. what wasn’t lmao (via @mandalorianmuffin)

#amazing how d&d managed to defang the RED WEDDING #of course that line was specifically about tormenting catelyn and they never gave a fuck about her #but it’s truly wild how d&d were so caught up in making the show as violent as possible #that they change the truly devastating and horrifying moments (via @orlamcsupercool)

I’ll probably regret writing a “thing” here, since I’m generally a lurker and do not like to raise my head above the parapet, but I do want to point out that the line isn’t *only* delivered by Bolton to torment Catelyn. He is also fulfilling what Jaime said to do - a little joke at her expense, which I’m sure made him snigger to himself, in so far as that man ever does.

At the end of their dinner together, their last interaction, Jaime tells Bolton to send Lady Stark his regards. This is the culmination of dinner of double-talk, in which Bolton is probing how welcome he would be if he turned his cloak at this point against the Starks, and Jaime is assuring him: very welcome indeed, if he does something to prove himself. The fact that Brienne is oblivious to the entire sub-text of this conversation (though she does have an uneasy intimation that “something is going on”) is also an important moment in our understanding of her.

Jaime knows exactly what he is doing, and is very pleased with himself, but we can certainly agree that doesn’t mean he anticipated or expected the betrayal and brutality of the Red Wedding.

spacedancer1701:

Reblog, if you feel that watching, reading, writing, or even just talking about Star Trek has helped you through difficult times in your life.

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nativenews:

headspace-hotel:

only-tiktoks:

When he panned the camera over to that TITANIC redcedar…

monamoni:

Groenlandë 🇬🇱

atomicbaz:

[image text: Twitter thread from IATSE. Tweets read as: We are fighting to ensure that the most powerful media corporations on the planet treat the film and tv workers who produce their content with basic human dignity. RT if you stand with us in this fight.

Yesterday, after months of negotiating, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) announced it does not intend to make any counteroffer to our most recent proposals.

So far, the AMPTP has failed to work with us on addressing the most grievous problems in their workplaces, including: Unsafe & harmful working hours. Unlivable wages for the lowest-paid crafts. Lack of reasonable rest during meal breaks, between workdays, and on weekends.

Additionally, workers on so called “new media” streaming projects get paid less, even on productions with budgets that rival or exceed those of traditionally released blockbusters. Streaming is here. “New Media” isn’t so new anymore.

It is incomprehensible that the AMPTP, an ensemble that includes media mega-corporations collectively worth trillions of dollars, claims it cannot provide behind-the-scenes crews with basic human necessities like adequate sleep, meal breaks, and living wages.

Worse, management does not appear to even recognize our core issues as problems that exist in the first place. These issues are real for the workers in our industry and change is long overdue.

The explosion of streaming combined with the pandemic has elevated and aggravated working conditions, bringing 60,000 behind-the-scenes workers covered by these contracts to a breaking point.

We risked our health and safety all year, working through the Pandemic to ensure that our business emerged intact. Now, we cannot and will not accept a deal that leaves us with an unsustainable outcome.

In response to the AMPTP’s tactics, IATSE members are mobilizing in preparation for a nationwide strike authorization vote to demonstrate our commitment to achieving the change that is long overdue in this industry. End text]

Original thread here: https://twitter.com/iatse/status/1440359785228951570?s=21

Israel is celebrating all 248 civilians it killed - including 67 children - as “neutralized terrorists”

pregnantseinfeld:

abla-soso:

Wasn’t it Obama that formalized the US version of this policy? If we killed someone, their guilt can be assumed. Since we’re the good guys, after all.

xena-worrierprincess:

I think it’s important to recognise, in terms of this, that everything about Western socio-economic conditions depends on each and every adult having a wife at home. I don’t mean wife as a literal form but a figurative one. Women have come into the work force and “modern” societies want them there, contributing to the economy, but most of those same societies then ignore all the unpaid labour now not getting done: child-rearing, cooking, cleaning and the practical requirements of managing a household. This is part of what makes current Western life so stressful. People never feel like they have enough time - because they don’t.

Nothing about our society has adapted to support a proper work-life or home-life balance in this context. And this absolutely has roots in sexism, but it also has roots in classism, and things are coming full circle so we have servants again - the woman who minds your children after creche (pre-school), the woman who comes in once a week to clean your house - but even that doesn’t go far enough, so people spend money on these previously “unpaid” labours, but they also eat more instant food than they would like and don’t have as much time for their children as they would like, and they’re worried about whether they’re bringing in enough money to balance this all out.

None of which is meant to let these men off the hook, btw. Learn to use a bloody vacuum cleaner, then you and your partner can at least be stressed together.

A Jewish case for Palestinian refugee return →

A good and thorough article about the history of the Nakba, the Jewish relationship to the right of return and practical suggestions of how Palestinian repatriation could occur, by the editor of Jewish Currents and Professor of Journalism and Political Science at the City University of New York.

particleman:

As of today (May 6th) Israeli settlers are violently displacing Palestinians of Sheikh Jarrah (in Eastern Jerusalem) and ripping them out of their own homes. Settlers are violently physically assaulting Palestinians and are backed by the military. This forced eviction is illegal under international law.

Here is a twitter thread of charities to donate to help Palestinians.

Here is a linktree with resources of how to contact representatives (specifically for USA, Canadian, and UK citizens) and several petitions calling to an end to violence in Palestine, as well as more donation links.

Please keep your eye on Sheikh Jarrah and Palestine and don’t remain silent.