White Men Are Lazy, Let Immigrants Do It by psycocat, literature
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White Men Are Lazy, Let Immigrants Do It
Over the weekend, as I checked my messages, I had a small thought: I don’t really care that white people are lazy. Oh, don’t deny it. We’re lazy AF. Put us to work and we’ll find any number of ways to procrastinate it, prolong it, or find someone else to do it for us. Take this video for example. Go on. Watch it. The rest of this thread will be here when you get back. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRKbFYQ1/ Look, I don't even think it's a bad thing that white men don’t work as hard as these Latino workers. That's fine. It’s painfully obvious that those men don’t want to be there. Let the migrant have the job. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRKbw4Gn/ John Adams said it pretty well. He studies the hard thing so his children can study something less intense and his grandchildren could study art. I must study politics and war, that our sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. Our sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history and naval
[Translation] Dream by Forough Farrokhzad by psycocat, literature
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[Translation] Dream by Forough Farrokhzad
I’m here again where a cold loneliness of Memories from a distant past do bloom Rememb’ring a love which with lust and pain Left and was silenced in the heart of a tomb Upon the ruins of my shattered hope A glam’rous hand lit a candle on high And a dead man stitched eyes of vivid flame From the heart of the grave into my eyes I moan “oh, it’s him” and he looks my way My lovelorn heart fills with panic and swells A laugh danced across his voluptuous lips His oh so lustful lips, who know me well My heart quaked in the depth of depression Oh woe is me, I was mad, so eager Oh woe is me, I killed him, destroyed him Oh why couldn’t I have been a stranger He gave his heart to me without complaint When did he succumb to my untamed love To then with an ego which closed my eyes Have his heart stepped on by his ladylove I gave to him not but anguish and pain Buried them deep under his hollow nave Oh woe is me, oh God, oh God. Oh, I Planted him in the embrace of the grave In the silence, a
Living With Suicidal Ideation by psycocat, literature
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Living With Suicidal Ideation
Birds sing. A prop plane flies overhead. A breeze ruffles what's left of my hair. The distant roar of traffic, sirens, & my kids laughing w/ friends tickle my ears. Intrusive thoughts say, "you should die." Gases bubble through my intestines and eject themselves with a pop. The faint perfume of dinner lingers on my hands and tickles my nose. The bouquet of untold Florida flowers peaks in and out. Sprinklers scent the air with water. "But why smell those when you can die." Feet, long trapped in boots, whine at their continued confinement. Heartbeats drum through my temples. An itch torments my eyelid and ear. Fatigue teases behind my eyes. "It may be better to die." The sun shines behind clouds painted with broad brushstrokes across an azure sky. A bird beats itself through the air. My kids tumble with their friends across green grass and a midnight trampoline. "But why are you still here?" Breath goes in, pauses, and slips out. Eyelids close. The thrumming heart shakes my core, rattles my chest. Holy Spirit drops a heavy hand upon my shoulder. But still the voice remains. "Really you should go." Every day this voice will linger. Every breath it seeks for purchase. Every second I look away is a second I'm in danger. I love my life, my family, these sights and sounds, scents and feelings. Yet that voice is never far encouraging me to give it all away. My thoughts My feelings My family My wants My desires Give them up Succumb to the void It's my constant companion and greatest foe. No amount of praying has made it leave or lightened its weight. It tells me I'm unworthy and while I know it lies, it often stings. And no preacher's voice has convinced it, or me, otherwise. This is what it means to me to live with passive suicidal ideation.
Oh hearts rejoice! by Hafez [Translation] by psycocat, literature
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Oh hearts rejoice! by Hafez [Translation]
Oh hearts rejoice! The fast has gone and Eid is here! The wine is ready, and you must have it, my dear Let the time of piety sellers pass away The people’s time of joy and cleverness is here What blame is there in he who drinks a little wine? What err in this foolishness? What dangers appear? The drunkard who does not harvest duplicity Is better than the pious braggart with holy veneer I’m not a crafty knave, an opponent of change A scholar of secrets or mysterious seer Let’s do our godly duty and wrong not a soul And let us adhere to the truth and no lie revere If it so happens one of us drinks some wine, the Wine is the blood of the vine, not your blood, my dear It is not a fault which will cause a fracture. And The fault? What of it? Where is he without fault here? Hafez, let “because and why” pass away and drink With His Law in hand, should you because and why fear?
AI Iran az Taarikh ou Ash'ar Sarshareh by psycocat, literature
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AI Iran az Taarikh ou Ash'ar Sarshareh
ای ایران از تاریخ و اشعار سرشاره از گیاه و حیوان و دیدگاه سرشاره از لذایذ و شاهکار و زیبایی پره از عذاب و ستم و گریه سرشاره Ai Irān az tārikh ou ash'ār sarshāreh Az giāh ou heivān ou didgāh sarshāreh Az lazāyez ou shāhkār ou zibāyi poreh Az 'ezāb ou setam ou gerieh sarshāreh Oh, Iran rich with history and poems With plants and animals and vistas With delicacies and masterpieces and beauties With suffering and cruelty and tears
The Horse Has Died But We Hit It Again by psycocat, literature
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The Horse Has Died But We Hit It Again
The horse has died but we hit it again "It died you say? Huh. Hey, hand me that cane." Just stop. Move on. The horse collapsed and died. But we kick and kick, our efforts in vain.
It Strikes With Means, Motive, and Opportunity by psycocat, literature
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It Strikes With Means, Motive, and Opportunity
It strikes with means, motive, and opportunity It hits when you're down though you may not cry Creeps up when you're alone like a coward, afraid It comes with a gun and asks why shouldn't you die?
White Men Are Lazy, Let Immigrants Do It by psycocat, literature
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White Men Are Lazy, Let Immigrants Do It
Over the weekend, as I checked my messages, I had a small thought: I don’t really care that white people are lazy. Oh, don’t deny it. We’re lazy AF. Put us to work and we’ll find any number of ways to procrastinate it, prolong it, or find someone else to do it for us. Take this video for example. Go on. Watch it. The rest of this thread will be here when you get back. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRKbFYQ1/ Look, I don't even think it's a bad thing that white men don’t work as hard as these Latino workers. That's fine. It’s painfully obvious that those men don’t want to be there. Let the migrant have the job. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRKbw4Gn/ John Adams said it pretty well. He studies the hard thing so his children can study something less intense and his grandchildren could study art. I must study politics and war, that our sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. Our sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history and naval
Living With Suicidal Ideation by psycocat, literature
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Living With Suicidal Ideation
Birds sing. A prop plane flies overhead. A breeze ruffles what's left of my hair. The distant roar of traffic, sirens, & my kids laughing w/ friends tickle my ears. Intrusive thoughts say, "you should die." Gases bubble through my intestines and eject themselves with a pop. The faint perfume of dinner lingers on my hands and tickles my nose. The bouquet of untold Florida flowers peaks in and out. Sprinklers scent the air with water. "But why smell those when you can die." Feet, long trapped in boots, whine at their continued confinement. Heartbeats drum through my temples. An itch torments my eyelid and ear. Fatigue teases behind my eyes. "It may be better to die." The sun shines behind clouds painted with broad brushstrokes across an azure sky. A bird beats itself through the air. My kids tumble with their friends across green grass and a midnight trampoline. "But why are you still here?" Breath goes in, pauses, and slips out. Eyelids close. The thrumming heart shakes my core, rattles my chest. Holy Spirit drops a heavy hand upon my shoulder. But still the voice remains. "Really you should go." Every day this voice will linger. Every breath it seeks for purchase. Every second I look away is a second I'm in danger. I love my life, my family, these sights and sounds, scents and feelings. Yet that voice is never far encouraging me to give it all away. My thoughts My feelings My family My wants My desires Give them up Succumb to the void It's my constant companion and greatest foe. No amount of praying has made it leave or lightened its weight. It tells me I'm unworthy and while I know it lies, it often stings. And no preacher's voice has convinced it, or me, otherwise. This is what it means to me to live with passive suicidal ideation.
[Translation] Dream by Forough Farrokhzad by psycocat, literature
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[Translation] Dream by Forough Farrokhzad
I’m here again where a cold loneliness of Memories from a distant past do bloom Rememb’ring a love which with lust and pain Left and was silenced in the heart of a tomb Upon the ruins of my shattered hope A glam’rous hand lit a candle on high And a dead man stitched eyes of vivid flame From the heart of the grave into my eyes I moan “oh, it’s him” and he looks my way My lovelorn heart fills with panic and swells A laugh danced across his voluptuous lips His oh so lustful lips, who know me well My heart quaked in the depth of depression Oh woe is me, I was mad, so eager Oh woe is me, I killed him, destroyed him Oh why couldn’t I have been a stranger He gave his heart to me without complaint When did he succumb to my untamed love To then with an ego which closed my eyes Have his heart stepped on by his ladylove I gave to him not but anguish and pain Buried them deep under his hollow nave Oh woe is me, oh God, oh God. Oh, I Planted him in the embrace of the grave In the silence, a
My Thoughts on the Capitol Coup by psycocat, literature
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My Thoughts on the Capitol Coup
I read recently on another page that Democrats and Republicans denouncing the violence and the rhetoric that lead to the events of the Capitol Coup need to stop saying “This is not who we are” because it is who we are. This violent ignorance is who we are. (Read - https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/01/denial-heartbeat-america/617631/ and https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/08/opinion/capitol-protest-1861-lincoln.html)
If politicians and others wish to denounce the violence they ought proclaim “This is not who we wish to be.”
The framework is there, beginning with the Declaration of Independence, which on more
Yesterday, the following members of congress voted to enable lies, cheating, bullying, religious bigotry, misogyny, and racism:
Andy Biggs, Arizona District 5
Elise Stefanik, New York District 21
Brett Guthrie, Kentucky District 2
John Curtis, Utah District 3
Jackie Walorski, Indiana District 2
Andrew Harris, Maryland District 1
Barry Loudermilk, Georgia District 11
Trey Hollingsworth, Indiana District 9
Peter G. "Pete" Olson, Texas District 22
Tom Rice, South Carolina District 7
Billy Long, Missouri District 7
Jaime Herrera Beutler, Washington District 3
Thomas Massie, Kentucky District 4
Blaine Luetkemeyer, Missouri District 3
Tom Emmer, M
In view of dA being scraped to feed AI engines with stolen art, for which a class-action suit has now been filed against them, I have at last done what I kept putting off, and put all my work in storage. The tutorials are still available on cedarseed.com/tutorials The recipes (more of them) are still available on cedarseed.com/category/recipes . Most of my illustrations and photos are still on cedarseed.com among other things. Malaak can still be read on malaakonline.com. My main art practice, and where my real attention is, is on majnouna.com and I have a lot happening elsewhere on the web (such as my really cool substack: majnouna.substack.com). I’m also on instagram (@joumajnouna) and majnouna@zirk.us on Mastodon. 18 years on dA is long enough, and for at least half of that I found the site uninviting and barely usable. See you under other skies.
Living With Suicidal Ideation by psycocat, literature
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Living With Suicidal Ideation
Birds sing. A prop plane flies overhead. A breeze ruffles what's left of my hair. The distant roar of traffic, sirens, & my kids laughing w/ friends tickle my ears. Intrusive thoughts say, "you should die." Gases bubble through my intestines and eject themselves with a pop. The faint perfume of dinner lingers on my hands and tickles my nose. The bouquet of untold Florida flowers peaks in and out. Sprinklers scent the air with water. "But why smell those when you can die." Feet, long trapped in boots, whine at their continued confinement. Heartbeats drum through my temples. An itch torments my eyelid and ear. Fatigue teases behind my eyes. "It may be better to die." The sun shines behind clouds painted with broad brushstrokes across an azure sky. A bird beats itself through the air. My kids tumble with their friends across green grass and a midnight trampoline. "But why are you still here?" Breath goes in, pauses, and slips out. Eyelids close. The thrumming heart shakes my core, rattles my chest. Holy Spirit drops a heavy hand upon my shoulder. But still the voice remains. "Really you should go." Every day this voice will linger. Every breath it seeks for purchase. Every second I look away is a second I'm in danger. I love my life, my family, these sights and sounds, scents and feelings. Yet that voice is never far encouraging me to give it all away. My thoughts My feelings My family My wants My desires Give them up Succumb to the void It's my constant companion and greatest foe. No amount of praying has made it leave or lightened its weight. It tells me I'm unworthy and while I know it lies, it often stings. And no preacher's voice has convinced it, or me, otherwise. This is what it means to me to live with passive suicidal ideation.
Oh hearts rejoice! by Hafez [Translation] by psycocat, literature
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Oh hearts rejoice! by Hafez [Translation]
Oh hearts rejoice! The fast has gone and Eid is here! The wine is ready, and you must have it, my dear Let the time of piety sellers pass away The people’s time of joy and cleverness is here What blame is there in he who drinks a little wine? What err in this foolishness? What dangers appear? The drunkard who does not harvest duplicity Is better than the pious braggart with holy veneer I’m not a crafty knave, an opponent of change A scholar of secrets or mysterious seer Let’s do our godly duty and wrong not a soul And let us adhere to the truth and no lie revere If it so happens one of us drinks some wine, the Wine is the blood of the vine, not your blood, my dear It is not a fault which will cause a fracture. And The fault? What of it? Where is he without fault here? Hafez, let “because and why” pass away and drink With His Law in hand, should you because and why fear?
AI Iran az Taarikh ou Ash'ar Sarshareh by psycocat, literature
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AI Iran az Taarikh ou Ash'ar Sarshareh
ای ایران از تاریخ و اشعار سرشاره از گیاه و حیوان و دیدگاه سرشاره از لذایذ و شاهکار و زیبایی پره از عذاب و ستم و گریه سرشاره Ai Irān az tārikh ou ash'ār sarshāreh Az giāh ou heivān ou didgāh sarshāreh Az lazāyez ou shāhkār ou zibāyi poreh Az 'ezāb ou setam ou gerieh sarshāreh Oh, Iran rich with history and poems With plants and animals and vistas With delicacies and masterpieces and beauties With suffering and cruelty and tears
مجددا فصل رای آمد و انتخاب خواهیم کرد مجددا به یکدیگر سلام و دیدار خواهیم کرد باید بهر آینده کشورمان رای بدهیم مجددا بین دو مرد کهن یک را خواهیم کرد باید دید چه کسی را بچه ها تقلید خواهند کرد مجددا رفتار نامزدمون رو سرمشق خواهیم کرد باید دل سنگ شون رو با روح خود مقایسه کنیم مجددا به زیبای سطحی نگاه خواهیم کرد باید بدقت گفتار احزاب رو بررسی کنیم مجددا چشم بست سیاستها اتخاذ خواهیم کرد باید آن رو وظیفه ی شهروندی مطرح کنیم مجددا آن را به مسابقهی کشتی گمان خواهیم کرد دوباره تبلیغات سیاسی هوا رو پر میکنند مجددا اعصاب ما را خرد خواهیم کرد ای رای دهنده دل خود تشویش نکنید که در عاقبت خرد راست و خطا تقسیم خواهد کرد
The Rolls are Dusted with Sugar and Bones by psycocat, literature
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The Rolls are Dusted with Sugar and Bones
The rolls are dusted with sugar and bones
Cempasuchitl adorns cobble street stones
Our candles are lit and offerings set
Tonight we welcome the dead in our homes
The Horse Has Died But We Hit It Again by psycocat, literature
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The Horse Has Died But We Hit It Again
The horse has died but we hit it again "It died you say? Huh. Hey, hand me that cane." Just stop. Move on. The horse collapsed and died. But we kick and kick, our efforts in vain.
It Strikes With Means, Motive, and Opportunity by psycocat, literature
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It Strikes With Means, Motive, and Opportunity
It strikes with means, motive, and opportunity It hits when you're down though you may not cry Creeps up when you're alone like a coward, afraid It comes with a gun and asks why shouldn't you die?
My Thoughts on the Capitol Coup by psycocat, literature
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My Thoughts on the Capitol Coup
I read recently on another page that Democrats and Republicans denouncing the violence and the rhetoric that lead to the events of the Capitol Coup need to stop saying “This is not who we are” because it is who we are. This violent ignorance is who we are. (Read - https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/01/denial-heartbeat-america/617631/ and https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/08/opinion/capitol-protest-1861-lincoln.html)
If politicians and others wish to denounce the violence they ought proclaim “This is not who we wish to be.”
The framework is there, beginning with the Declaration of Independence, which on more
Disasters Are Not Good Or Evil by psycocat, literature
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Disasters Are Not Good Or Evil
I came across this passage nearly by accident today and feel compelled to share my feelings on it.
"... for there is nothing which is good save it comes from the Lord: and that which is evil cometh from the devil." Omni 1:25
Too often when disaster strikes we hear people say that the devil is at work. That natural disasters by virtue of being bad are the product of evil and therefore the devil. To others such catastrophes are the work of a vengeful God out to smite his children and sow destruction on the Earth. Neither is true.
While disasters are bad, people are hurt or die, infrastructure destroyed and lives forever changed, a storm is j
Sometime after the cleansing of the temple, the Pharisees thought to trap Christ with his own words. In that effort they sent a lawyer to ask him a simple question.
“Master, which is the great commandment in the law?”
Jesus said unto him, “‘Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.’ This is the first and great commandment.” Matthew 22:36-38
One of my best friends is Berta Eloisa Marquez. Born in Guatemala, her family fled their home after unknown assailants riddled her father’s car with bullets as he arrived home and reached down to grab
Addressing the Animals Within and Without by psycocat, literature
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Addressing the Animals Within and Without
People fear more the animal without than they do the animal within. They believe that any monster outside their carefully constructed walls is far more dangerous than anything inside. They do not know how wrong they are.
While it would be the height of ignorance to ignore the dangers without, it is also a mistake to ignore the very real threat within. As in biology so too in sociology, we need to be aware of all threats and work to eliminate or lessen the dangers that would feign to take our lives. For how wise is a civilization who protects against the wolves at the gate, but then ignores the parasites and diseases devouring us from within?
Yesterday, the following members of congress voted to enable lies, cheating, bullying, religious bigotry, misogyny, and racism:
Andy Biggs, Arizona District 5
Elise Stefanik, New York District 21
Brett Guthrie, Kentucky District 2
John Curtis, Utah District 3
Jackie Walorski, Indiana District 2
Andrew Harris, Maryland District 1
Barry Loudermilk, Georgia District 11
Trey Hollingsworth, Indiana District 9
Peter G. "Pete" Olson, Texas District 22
Tom Rice, South Carolina District 7
Billy Long, Missouri District 7
Jaime Herrera Beutler, Washington District 3
Thomas Massie, Kentucky District 4
Blaine Luetkemeyer, Missouri District 3
Tom Emmer, M
The Subtext of the Impeachment of Donald Trump by psycocat, literature
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The Subtext of the Impeachment of Donald Trump
"The real charge against Trump [...] is that his entire presidency has been conducted on the belief that he stands above the law, is an elected monarch." - Joseph Ellis
From the moment Trump boasted that he could murder a man on Fifth Avenue during the 2016 campaign, he has fought to create an atmosphere of absolute immunity from the law. His efforts have been supported by spineless GOP Senators and Representatives like Mitch McConnell, Graham, Kevin McCarthy, and Devin Nunes. Most recently this mythical presidential immunity has been propped up by his lawyers, attempting to prevent the reveal of his tax returns, something he promised to rev
Most people see the world through windows, dirty or clean, broken or whole, rose-colored or clear, with or without glass, they attempt to make sense of it all by what passes by their window. They see their reflection, but it is ephemeral, caught only in glances. They must rely on others to help them see themselves and to see beyond their own little frame.
Narcissists, on the othe hand, gaze only upon mirrors. Their view of the world is filled with the image of themselves. They can only make sense of what happens around them when it enters that thin sliver of space between their reflection and the edge of the mirror. When they are complimente
Seaman Small and the Port Chicago 50 by psycocat, literature
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Seaman Small and the Port Chicago 50
73 years ago this month, the Navy became the first US Military Service to desegregate.
27 February 1946, Circular Order 48-46 is published making the Navy the first service to desegregate thanks to the efforts of the Seaman First Class Joseph Randolph "Joe" Small and the Port Chicago 50.
17 July 1944, an explosion rocks Port Chicago Naval Magazine, just off the San Francisco Bay. The explosion is so large that one ship and 320 men were vaporized and UC Berkeley registered the shock waves at 3.4 on the Richter Scale. 390 others were injured. 202 of the dead and 233 of the injured are African-American, or 15% of all African-American casual
Bobo, the Rakdos Cackler, pushed his broom along, sweeping severed heads toward the open blood pit under the stands. While sun had just peeked over the horizon, the last show at the carnarium had only just finished moments before.
"I'm part of the show," Bobo grumbled, "why am I the only one cleaning up. Ooo, a finger." He stopped, picked up, and nibbled on the severed digit as the sound of large shuffling feet came up behind him.
"You there," boomed a deep, sleepy voice.
Bobo spun. The finger dangled off his bottom lip as he stared up at his Lord and Parun.
"Good Morning," Rakdos yawned.
Bobo dropped to his knees. Blood from the night's
The king stormed down the hall following the echoing sound of giggles, his advisors fluttering behind him like a flock of frightened moths. The peals of laughter came from the princess’s nursery which meant only one thing: his sword would bathe today.
Before the nursery stood two imposing figures, the warlord's personal bodyguards. Their normally stern expressions appeared lax, almost as if they were in a daze. When they heard the approaching stampede of their general they shook as if waking from a deep sleep.
One held his head for a moment and they both froze, laughter was coming from the nursery. Together they raised the thick lumb
Current Residence: Home Favourite genre of music: Rock Wallpaper of choice: Which ever I last found/made Skin of choice: Human....everything else is itchy Favourite cartoon character: Felix the Cat
I am sincerely grateful for all of the favs that I have received, but I am no longer going to try and thank everyone. Just know that I am very grateful.
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Star Wars
Favourite Books
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
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PS2
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Today was an extatic and sad day. Trump is now the first and only president to have been impeached twice.
I feel like I should be happy, but I'm am immensely depressed. Sunday was the worse day of my life. I will not go into detail, but suffice it to say Trump’s lies are destroying my life, it fell apart on that day, and I contemplated suicide, seriously thought of killing myself, leaving my two kids to whatever the future holds. My mind has been mush ever since. Thankfully I had the mindfulness to reach out to my coworkers before I made a plan, but ... I am still feeling that weight. I am so tired.
Four years of Trump’s bigotry
I read recently on another page that Democrats and Republicans denouncing the violence and the rhetoric that lead to the events of the Capitol Coup need to stop saying “This is not who we are” because it is who we are. This violent ignorance is who we are. (Read - https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/01/denial-heartbeat-america/617631/ and https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/08/opinion/capitol-protest-1861-lincoln.html)
If politicians and others wish to denounce the violence they ought proclaim “This is not who we wish to be.”
The framework is there, beginning with the Declaration of Independence, which on more
US population is 329.45 million
Annual deaths from:
The flu - about 34,200
Suicide - 48,344 (2018)
Guns - about 40,000
Cars - about 36,750
Or about 0.01% of the population.
Trump regime's estimate of #coronavirus deaths: 200,000 or
0.06%
They estimate more deaths from #COVID19 than from car accidents, suicides, gun shots, and the seasonal flu combined.
Daily they equal
Flu: 94
Suicide: 133
Guns: 110
Car accident: 101
Preventable deaths.
Because we hope COVID19 will be over in a few months it will be 1516 deaths per day. This is if it is all over by 31 May (first US #coronavirus was 21 January). Nearly 4 times the about of the