Seen on the news article:NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s first big move—appointing Lillian Bonsignore as FDNY Commissioner. She’s a respected 31-year FDNY veteran who led EMS through COVID and the 9/11 response… 👉 But she has never served as a firefighter. In the announcement clip, the focus is heavily on her being a “trailblazer for the LGBTQ community” and the first openly gay FDNY commissioner—with Bonsignore herself saying experience fighting fires “won’t matter.” Priorities highlighted: identity, pay parity for EMS, and historic firsts. But when lives hang in the balance during a blaze, does the leader of the world’s bravest need actual firefighting command experience—or is symbolism enough? NYC firefighters risk everything daily. They deserve a boss who’s been in the flames, not just checking boxes. Merit over identity—or is this the future? Another form of DEI, I presume?

#Xmas #Christmas #Pirates #sea #History https://vocal.media/history/did-pirates-celebrate-christmas-at-sea

Don’t let anyone bully you into thinking you’re pretentious just because you read and know things. If more of us spent time passionately pursuing knowledge in books and libraries, we wouldn’t be suffering a literacy crisis.

YouTube.com/XZanthiaMUSIC 👽💿🎤🎶🎵 This is music that refuses to sit still. It isn’t here to soothe you or fade into the background— it exists to keep you alert, slightly off-balance, never certain what’s about to unfold next. Every moment is a corner you haven’t turned yet. Just when you think you understand it, it shifts, lunges, softens, surprises. It’s an acquired taste, absolutely— not something inherited, familiar, or politely nostalgic. This is not comfort food. This is appetite disruption. I want the sound to confuse you, to intrigue you, to make you uneasy in a way that keeps pulling you closer. To catch you enjoying tension, finding pleasure in resistance, realizing that discomfort can feel intimate when it refuses to let go. You may not always know what you’re hearing, but you’ll never be bored— because at any moment it’s ready to leap out, wrap around you, and pull you into that strange place where struggle feels like an embrace. Project 19.5 is an ethereal, esoteric music project that began in 1998, long before genres like “witch house,” “dark ambient,” or “experimental pop” had names attached to them. What started as intimate sonic experimentation grew over decades into a body of work shaped by collaborations with multiple producers across different eras, each phase capturing a different emotional frequency and psychological landscape. Rather than traditional songwriting, Project 19.5 focuses on much, but not all non-lyrical vocals, breath, tone, texture, and instinct. My voice is treated as an instrument—hovering between noise, chant, dream, and ritual—allowing listeners to project their own meaning without being guided by explicit words. This approach creates an immersive emotional experience that exists somewhere between beauty and unease. In 2025, the project entered a new phase: revisiting, remixing, and remastering archival material to finally release it in its most refined and intentional form. These recordings preserve the raw spirit of their original creation while enhancing the depth, clarity, and atmosphere—bridging past and present into a singular evolving entity. Project 19.5 represents the ethereal side of XZanthia—still haunting, still unsettling, but softer and more internal than her darker project, Jupiter’s Thunder. The Project 19.5 album Uzumaki exists within this realm as a gentler spiral, incorporating lyrics while maintaining a dreamlike, hypnotic quality. This is music designed to be felt rather than understood—a liminal soundscape for introspection, transformation, and emotional resonance beyond language.

Reading is not optional. Reading is your mental gym. Read relentlessly and consistently. Reading is one of the best ways to keep the brain sharp.

The enemies of our people will not keep us from celebrating our faith. They murder us, condemn us, and go out of their way to marginalize us. We will stand strong, up against an evil older than antiquity. Even with the tragedy and saddened heart, we will continue with our holiday spirit. Shalom aleichem. https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-880251

https://goofypiecesbyaimeesuzanne.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-therapeutic-benefits-of-whacking.html?m=1 First blog created in forever. This is just a random blog where there will be posts funny FICTION stuff. Written by: Aimee Suzanne Just Writings #funny #hilarious #hysterical #fiction #funnystory #funnystories #creativewriting #writing #comedywriting #brainstorm #brainstorming #brainstormwriting #funnyblogpost #funnyblogpoetd

#goth #gothic #gothicstyle #gothstyle #library

My aunt told me that #christmas is not a holiday but a feeling. Honestly I feel the same, about Halloween instead. I would start celebrating All Hallow's Eve in August, yet I can't do anything Christmas-y until Black Friday.

Just a friendly PSA: Please do not stupid and post! Some here are taking too many liberties with the brain damage and we all suffer. Thank you and have a pleasant Saturday.