Author: marcythewerewolf

the historical vlad dracula is overrated, his brother radu was awesome

vrabia:

  • nicknamed ‘the handsome’
  • died before the age of 40 but compensated by living a full and interesting life that did not consist of fruitless guerrilla warfare interrupted by long boring spells in the slammer
  • literally the sultan’s favorite boyfriend
  • you think i’m kidding but i’m not fucking kidding
  • so his dad who was ruler of wallachia (aka southern romania more or less) sent radu and vlad to the ottoman court as political hostages when they were kids and they grew up there along with the future mehmet the fucking conqueror
  • you know. the dude who conquered constantinople in 1453, brought an end to the eastern roman empire etc etc
  • that dude
  • turns out mehmet had a ridiculous crush on radu
  • so one day mehmet tried to get handsy and radu thought to himself, what should i do in my precarious position as political prisoner from a small-fry principality on the fringes of the empire when the heir to the ottoman throne is putting the moves on me?
  • I KNOW I’LL STAB HIM IN THE LEG
  • so he did. he did that
  • and then he went and climbed a tree and refused to come down until mehmet got patched up and probably limped over all c’mon baby don’t be like that
  • like i bet stabbing the sultan got you a one-on-one appointment with the royal executioner. except not for radu because he was that much of a badass
  • meanwhile vlad was probably planning to LISTEN WHO FUCKING CARES
  • anyway
  • so radu eventually of his own volition became mehmet the conqueror’s boyfriend and they went on many exciting adventures together
  • like the siege of constantinople
  • where was vlad at the time? being kicked out of his own country because his standard approach to politics was ‘devise new and exciting ways to torture and kill people slowly’. despite what certain history books will have you think he was super unpopular with… everyone basically.
  • radu was highly educated and spoke multiple languages and was all about turkish and persian literature. also possibly converted to islam though sources tend to contradict eachother on that
  • by the time radu was 22 mehmet gave him a command and started sending him places
  • like wallachia to overthrow his brother who was being politically inconvenient
  • SO MUCH GAME OF THRONES-GRADE BACKSTABBY DRAMA HAPPENED YOU HAVE NO IDEA
  • also radu married a serbian (or possibly albanian) princess named maria despina and had one daughter
  • died suddenly in his late 30s, which is code for ‘probably poisoned’
  • and in conclusion: a genuinely interesting historical figure you don’t hear enough about because his brother was a vampire or something

refinery29:

Betsy DeVos has been confirmed by one vote as the Secretary of Education. Two Republican Senators voted against their party to protest DeVos

Today, the Senate narrowly confirmed Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education, with VP Mike Pence breaking a 50-50 tie. The Democrats fought hard against the wealthy GOP donor, staying up all night to read letters from constituents in an effort to eke out just one more vote, which was all that was needed from Republicans to block DeVos. And DeVos’s history of opposing LGBT equality for kids is just the tip of this disastrous iceberg.

thefingerfuckingfemalefury:

refinery29:

The date for the Science March on Washington (and like a billion other places) has finally been announced and everything about it looks lit

On Wednesday, the March for Science Twitter account posted an announcement stating that the march would take place on April 22 — which also happens to be Earth Day. Here’s everything you need to know to make sue you show up in force no matter what.

❤ SO PROUD of all the people marching ❤

What to make the first real blow to fighting back against Trump?  There is a fucking vote in 100 days

beachgirlnikita:

evilelitest2:

Some places are voting early, and if you are pissed off at Trump’s….everything here is where you hit him back, voting in these elections.  If you know anybody from these states, let them know, this is is how the Tea Party fought back in 2009, now it is our turn.  

First off Delaware’s 10th State Senate District

Democrats will lose control of the State Senate if they lose one more seat to Republicans, making the 10th district crucial. The district is very close, won by an incumbent Democrat in 2014 by only 267 votes.

The election will be held on February 25th, with Democrat Stephanie Hansen facing off against Republican John Marino and Libertarian Joseph Lanzendorfer.“

To donate to Stephanie Hansen follow this link: https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/keepdeblue

Secondly we have Georgia’s 6th U.S. Congressional District

The 6th District leans Republican, but a strong Democratic primary is mobilizing the community early. The presence of well-resourced campaigns and the variability of special elections make this district flippable.

Election date is pending Tom Price’s appointment to Trump’s cabinet. Let’s elect a Democrat to replace him.”

If you know of any Democrats in the area, please pass along the message.

Finally, Michigan’s 31st State Senate District
Michigan will be a key state in the 2020 presidential elections. By flipping Michigan’s state legislature—beginning with this seat—we can significantly improve our chances in 2020. The chance for upsets in well-resourced special elections makes this a target race.

Election date is pending Mike Green’s appointment to Trump’s cabinet.“

Three elections in the next 100 days, all of which can serve as the first step to taking our country back from absolute madness.  

Pass this around seriously anybody from those districts know what difference they can make 

If you live in any of these areas, get out there and VOTE BLUE!

Speak Up: Responding to Everyday Bigotry

-periodic-meltdowns-:

professorwithoutacause:

white-aster:

Saw this linked in another post, and just wanted to put it here.  

In this article:

To read.

This is wonderful.

Speak Up: Responding to Everyday Bigotry