Goes To Show Ye That The Places In The US (& Is Likely The Case With Canada Too) That Are Apparently

Goes to show ye that the places in the US (& is likely the case with Canada too) that are apparently the middle of nowhere like the Midwest & the Great Plains is shown to be anything but (especially shown by archaeological findings) & is likely to have connections either to be home to greater civilisations or ties to such. Considering how large the Mississippian network was (even as far north as the Canadian side of the Laurentian Great Lakes), it seems pretty likely that stickball & lacrosse (from the Haudenosaunee Confederacies & nearby ones) share the same roots & date back at least to the times of the early networks spanning such a large amount of land. Even the Algonkian (Algonquin) Confederacy likely had ties to the Mississippian timeline via trade or direct locale.

No offence but you know what's really weird about America? You've got hardly any history past a couple of centuries. No medieval castles, no Roman walls, no bronze age settlement sites. Is there even anything for archeologists to dig for?

People have been here for quite some time, they’ve only been white for 500 years

Would be neat to know & would be happy to tell my editor about this set of names & origins.

ah, i’m so bad at posting here. acknowledging this Day of Mourning from the lands of Kiikaapoi, Peoria, Potawatomi, Myaamia & Ochethi Sakowin people, aka Chicago, derived from a native word for garlic (mmm…) which is really suitable for me because I live here now 🌱🧄✨

whose.land are you on? talk about it over dinner this weekend with your fam & what it means to give the #landback. considering everything, listening & learning from indigenous people is the least you can do.

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Sure looks like a neat way to bring forth history into realism & can be further used for other applications of HASS & STEM. Especially handy for cases like historical simulations & viewing into Precolumbian & other Native kinds before the Discovery Age took place (including Prefleet Australia).

a man of Lebanese/Turkish descent on twitter posted a AI-made reconstruction of the face of Jesus and said he looks like family and he’s so right…

here’s the original tweet btw

Here’s some more martial art kinds to work with. Since humanity & conflict (including warfare) are irrefutably intertwined, martial arts (armed & unarmed) are as much a part of culture as food (even in other species via bio-mimicry or otherwise). It’s really a matter of effectiveness in physical conflict situations (especially self-defence) & the continuity of the applications in some form (even the principles underlying them) that shows how well they hold up even if being revived in some way.

Reskinned Monks

I wanted to come up with ways of avoiding the cliché stereotype of the "far east" martial artist. While there’s nothing overtly wrong with it, there are so many other ways to theme an unarmed combatant. If you want another way that hasn’t been done to death, I’ve come up with some different ideas to use.

Reskinned Monks

Martial art masters can come in many different packages. You can easily create unique characters that employ a monk’s fighting techniques but with a thematic twist. You can rename some of the monk’s class features to make interesting spins on their ki abilities.

Brawler. A gladiator, wrestler, or back-alley ruffian that picked up their martial prowess on the streets. A barbaric or roguish version of the monk that fights dirty. Ki points become Mettle points.

Divine Warrior. A person that uses their faith in a higher power or faith in nature to guide their martial style, empowering themselves with divine magic. Essentially a cleric or druid that foregoes spells and armor for combat prowess. Ki points become Spirit points.

Martial Mage. A person with a talent for spellcasting that uses their innate magic to enhance their physical abilities. They don’t necessarily cast spells (though a four elements monk could), but their “magic” unarmed strikes are charged with actual arcane magic instead of ki. Ki points become Spell points.

Noble. A gentleman or lady trained in the art of fighting by masters brought in from around the world. There are several martial arts that teach the art of combat with a cane or stick that could work here. Ki points become Bravado points.

Performer. An entertainer that picked up martial arts from their intense training for daring spectacles. A dancer is the most obvious choice but there could be others. Imagine circus performers adept at fighting. Ki points become Drama points.

Savant. A person with psychic talent that uses it to enhance their abilities. They don’t necessarily manifest psionic powers but they supernaturally cause their stunning strikes to bewilder foes and their flurry of blows is a temporal manipulation. Ki points become Psi points.

Spy. An infiltrator that had to train to fight even when unarmed and unarmored. Sure, this is essentially a ninja but there have been plenty of non-ninja spies throughout modern and ancient history. Ki points become Cunning points.

Weapon Master. A fighter that has trained with a specific weapon and mastered the discipline and wisdom that comes with the training. Think Soul Calibur characters. Ki points become Mastery points.

Wilderness Hermit. A person who has lived outside of society but has learned martial skills through hunting with simple weapons, defending themselves from monstrous wildlife, and exercising discipline (from rationing food/water and surviving the elements). If you can wrestle a bear with no food in your belly, guess what? You’re a monk. Ki points become Tenacity points.

More Martial Arts

While countless examples of martial arts have come from China, Japan, Korea and Thailand, discipline-focused fighting styles have existed throughout history and around the world. If you want to escape the stereotype of the far eastern monk, investigate some of these martial arts.

This is by no means an exhaustive list, but it will hopefully open your mind to different kinds of monks other than the ones we are most often exposed to in martial arts movies; martial training exists everywhere, and it’s certainly not anachronistic for a monk to exist outside of a “Oriental Adventures” setting.

Angampora:  Sri Lanka Bataireacht: Ireland Bokator: Cambodia Bokh: Mongolia Coreeda: Australia Dambe: West Africa Donga: South Africa Glima: Scandinavia Krav Maga: Israel Laamb: Senegal Lethwei: Myanmar Lima Lama: Samoa Lua: Hawaii Luta Livre: Brazil Kalaripayattu: India Mau Rakau: New Zealand Pankration: Greece Sambo: Russia Savate: France Bartitsu: England Tahtib: Egypt Yaw Yan: Philippines

Generous Colorado Landowner Returns Ancestral Land to Tribe

After discovering Native American ruins on his land, white man gives it, and his house, back to the tribe that once lived there A Colorado landowner was inspired to return his land to Native Americans three years after purchasing it and being “haunted” by the “spirits” of its “rightful owners”/guardians. […]

Now isn’t this heartening to find? My editor has shown me this & now I can see how greys really can be shown.

This should be a reminder that outside of (possible) cases of Indian religious scriptures, specialised eating (vegetarianism, veganism, etc) is a first world luxury many take for granted. As such, like your beliefs (whether in spiritual paths or group forms), it should be done for your own needs instead of for the groups because you’d be fulfilling your own needs, as opposed to any kind of peer pressure you may face (even you’re from the majority group). In my homelands, neither vegetarianism nor (especially) veganism would at all be easy outside the capital UB, especially during the winter months because that’s when the meat seasons predominate (in contrast to spring & summer being dairy leaning with very little meat).

If you do make the changes to your eating, let it be gradual so as not to shock your system & minimise any problems that may come up (learned that firsthand before). I support ye who do go through with it if ye do so for something other than for trends or other superficial reasons. Especially so if it’s for cost and/or health reasons, or if you’re saving the chosen ingredients for certain times.

Alright.

I was a vegetarian for 7 years, from the September after my 15th birthday to the October after my 22nd. I purposely and knowingly ate meat for the first time in 7 years last Friday.

Now, with that being said.

The vegan, vegetarian, and animal activist communities are BUILT on lies. They’re built on blatant lies, propaganda, misinformation, and faulty studies. A lot of these communities and groups are scarily cult-like, encouraging isolation and discouraging questioning.

Children like me are preyed on at young ages, when we’re most vulnerable and trying to figure out who we are and what we stand for, using scare tactics like slaughterhouse videos (many of which were staged) and edited photos of supposedly “tortured” livestock. 

We’re discouraged from doubting or questioning what we’re told, guilted for every rethinking our decision, and encouraged to join incredibly isolated groups of other vegans and vegetarians. A deep sense of guilt and self hate and disgust is instilled in us; logically, I know that there’s nothing wrong with eating meat. But it still terrifies me after years of telling myself I was disgusting for even craving meat.

People who started eating animal products for any reason are viciously attacked, often by former friends from the community. 

People with medical issues are told that they didn’t try hard enough and that they just needed to fix their diet. 

People with eating disorders are mocked, told that our experiences are wrong because obviously eating disorders should be fixed by being vegan or vegetarian. 

People who can’t afford that lifestyle anymore are told that they don’t know their own income and restrictions, that a vegan/vegetarian diet is affordable across the board and that if it isn’t, then they can survive off of things like rice, potatoes, bananas, and nothing else. 

People of color and non-white people who miss their cultural foods and food practices are viciously attacked with racist comments about how “tradition isn’t an excuse to be barbaric” and that “cultures that depend on killing animals to stay alive should be left to die”. We’re also compared to other non-white vegans and vegetarians, even attacked by vegans and vegetarians from our own cultures and communities just because our experiences and needs are different.

People who feel isolated by their diet face…  a lot of scary things tbh. The thing no one ever tells you about being vegan or vegetarian is how isolated it makes you from your friends and family and community. Most of us don’t have family with similar diets, so family events rarely have food that we can eat and it’s usually nothing filling. A lot of non-vegan and vegetarians don’t think to plan get-togethers and events with their friends’ diets in mind. A huge majority of restaurants and community events have no options for vegans and vegetarians. We end up missing out on so much, and when we get upset about it, other people in the community tell us that we’re better off, that our family and friends aren’t worth it, that something without vegan or vegetarian options isn’t worth going to anyway. We’re encouraged to isolate ourselves further from the “disgusting carnists” in our lives.

And people like me, who are just tired, are the worst in the eyes of militants. We’re the ones who could keep being vegetarian or vegan for years, possibly for the rest of our lives, but we just don’t want to anymore, for a variety of reasons. We’re deeply hated for our supposed lack of compassion and selfishness.

And then, when we start eating meat again, our states are taken advantage of! So much information from vegans about eating meat again depends on the idea that the initial reactions are because meat is terrible and evil. Over the last few days, I’ve been feeling nauseous and tired and I’ve been suffering from terrible mood swings and emotional instability. According to information from militants, that’s because meat is unhealthy and evil and I’ve completely lost the ability to process it. In reality, my body just needs time to adjust to a sudden and extreme diet change.

Over the last 7 years, I went from being a militant vegetarian who had plans to be vegan to a militant vegetarian who had decided against veganism to a vegetarian who was becoming more jaded about the propaganda and misinformation to a jaded vegetarian who was just tired of it all. Now I’m not a vegetarian at all and I don’t regret that.

If you’re vegan or vegetarian, do NOT depend on ARA groups for your information and opinions because I promise that when you start to dig into it, the vast majority of that information is going to be proven false. Do your own research and come to your own conclusions.