jackviolet:

One of the things that is really notable about Moscow and yet not many people outside Russia know about, is how gorgeous the Moscow metro is.

These photos? That’s what the metro stations look like.

Yeah.

They’re called the ā€œPeople’s palaces of Moscowā€ or else ā€œUnderground palaces,ā€ and they were built during the Soviet era on the Communist idea that art and beauty should belong to the people rather than only being available in the houses of nobles.

These photos show just some of the metro’s attractions. There are many more mosaics, statues, etc, placed throughout.

And the metro is always this clean.

In addition to being beautiful, it is incredibly functional. It gets you pretty much everywhere in Moscow, and the trains run at intervals of every three minutes or less. At peak times, they run every 90 seconds. You never have to worry about missing a train, because the next one will come almost immediately.

Not always of course. In the late evening or early morning hours, you may have to wait as long as five whole minutes for a train. They’re also super easy to navigate.

We Russians are pretty proud of our metro system.

earthstory:

Pyrotornadogenesis

This incredible video was shared by an ABC News affiliate in California earlier this year during the Carr Fire, which hammered the community of Redding, California during one of many devastating wildfires in that state this year. During many intense wildfires, small ā€œfire tornadoesā€ or ā€œFire whirlsā€ are observed when rapidly rising hot air begins rotating in a column. Here’s one video I shared of one a few years ago: https://tmblr.co/Zyv2Js2Av4RcN. However, there’s a huge difference between the thin column of fire in that video and what happened during the Carr Fire. The Carr Fire produced a huge vertical column, with winds comparable to an F3 tornado.

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quantumnightmare:

Anyone in the Oxfordshire area, keep your eyes peeled for this girl. Tibetan Terrier been missing for weeks, last seen heading into fields after being spooked by another dog.

Owner reckons she’s been stolen but walkers, runners, vultures (people looking for animal remains) etc should consider the thought she may not have made it out of the fields.

Let’s get some closure for this owner.

thedreadqueen:

rowantheexplorer:

diseonfire:

the-bluuuuest:

michigrim:

michigrim:

Japan’s complete lack of understanding of declining birth rates in relation to its work culture reminds me a lot of how America has an assumption that millennials are killing industries when the truth is they are more frugal because of a lack of funds.

Both come from a conservative mindset that neglects the impact that a toxic work culture can have on society.

A 80+ hour work week in order to maintain financial stability isn’t exactly a solid ground to date people and eventually build a family from a healthy relationship.

A workforce comprised of 20 somethings that make between 20-40k a year in entry positions isn’t a good ground to build a reliable consumer base when a huge chunk of that is going to rent, utilities, car payments, and student loans.

This is a fascinating connection, you should write a paper on this

I am convinced that, in general, people wantĀ to have families. Many, if not most, would be happy to raise children. But in order to have children and raise them, especially to do so well, people need happy, stable relationships, financial security and time to devote to – you know – actually raising the child. You need both money and time to do that.

If people are not given the time and means to be able to create social connections and strong relationships, to devote to parenthood and family, then they are not going to do it. How can they?

If anything Millennials are out there trying to prove that we’re better potential parents than our parents were, because we’re practicing safe sex, using contraception and abortion to make sure we’re not bringing a child into a life that’s a financial mess where we’re working too many hours to even raise the kid. Prior generations complain that we were raised by TV and video games, and that may be true, but the thing is, we know that the reason we had to be raised by TV and video games is that their workaholic butts were never home to do it themselves, and we’re not going to do that to the next kids. And that may mean not having kids until conditions are right.

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simaraknows:

future!Nygmobblepot headcanons

  • Everyone knows they are a couple. It’s a thing. If one of them is arrested the first point of action is figuring out where the other one is.
  • Oswald starts wearing the top-hat to look taller – which Edward counteracts by starting to wear heels
  • They go out on dinner dates a lot. Other peoples ā€œdinner and a movieā€ is their ā€œdinner and armed robberyā€
  • Bickering like an old married couple is standard procedure but the thing that makes people even more uncomfortable is the fact that these arguments will always end with a ā€œbecause you love meā€ and extended eye fucking.
  • Oswald was a little self-concious when he started to gain weight but Edward made it very clear that he does not mind and intends to shoot everyone who does in the knee
  • While bickering, they’ll still play the ā€œyou killed meā€ and ā€you killed my girlfriendā€ card but at this point the details got a little muddy like, ā€œAre you sure she wasn’t called Isabell? Are you sure Edward?ā€
  • Harvey is weirdly happy for them and whenever someone calls him out on it he goes ā€œSomeone around here has to have a healthy, stable relationship and since it sure as hell ain’t me or you it might as well be themā€
  • They wouldn’t admit it if anyone asked but they do visit the pier on their anniversary now and then and make some good memories to override the bad ones. Ed always loved the view, after all.
  • Despite what people may think, they are really good for each other. Oswald reminds Edward to take his medication and calms him down when he’s anxious. Edward rubs Oswalds leg when it hurts and keeps his temper in check.
  • Jim got an invite for the wedding. As in: Someone put a bag over his head and dragged him to the church where a priest was held at gun point. Oswald welcomed his ā€œold friendā€ heartily and declared him best man.