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Yet another shot from Worcester Cathedral, handheld, Zeiss ExoLens (Wide-Angle), ever so slightly indoctrinated in 'Photos' on iMac.
Como es habitual en la escultura románica, en el relieve del Descendimiento del claustro de Silos, prevalecen los valores simbólicos sobre los afanes naturalistas. La escena no intenta conmover, sino ilustrar y adoctrinar.
Sin embargo, en este relieve se cuida cada detalle y en su composición abundan las líneas ondulantes que le proporcionan un extraordinario dinamismo.
La Cruz ocupa el centro de la composición, Cristo aparece con la mano derecha desclavada que es sujetada por la virgen hacia su rostro; gesto de respeto con origen en el mundo bizantino.
Cristo es de mayor tamaño que el resto de personajes, siguiendo el mismo esquema que la perspectiva jerárquica del arte románico con origen en el bizantino.
As usual in Romanesque sculpture, in the relief of the Descent from the cloister of Silos, symbolic values prevail over naturalistic desires. The scene does not try to move, but to illustrate and indoctrinate.
However, in this relief every detail is taken care of and its composition abounds in undulating lines that provide it with extraordinary dynamism.
The Cross occupies the center of the composition, Christ appears with his right hand unnailed, which is held by the Virgin towards her face; gesture of respect originating in the Byzantine world.
Christ is larger than the rest of the characters, following the same scheme as the hierarchical perspective of Romanesque art originating from the Byzantine.
Stars the most influential symbol in our hierographic system. From authorities to praise, we are indoctrinated with stars from the nursery rhymes and up to death. Shine it on Star Bright, from rising star to Shooting star to falling star. The star is deeply embedded in everyone's mind.
Stars the most influential symbol in our hierographic system. From money to sweets, from authorities to praise, we are indoctrinated with stars from the nursery rhymes and up to death. Shine it on Star Bright.
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Fortress Inquisitorius was an underwater stronghold located on the moon Nur. It served as the headquarters of the Imperial Inquisitor Program. The existence of the fortress was hidden from the majority of the Empire. In 14 BBY, during the Jedi Purge, a battle took place within the fortress.
The Imperial Dojo served as the training room of the Inquisitorius, allowing both Inquisitors and Purge Troopers to hone their skills. The training was fear-based, dark and abusive in nature, standing in contrast to the Jedi Temple on Coruscant.
Jedi and Force-sensitive beings were kept for interrogation, torture and experimentation. Prisoners remained confined here until they met their final abominable fate.
The central interrogation chamber was a torture room where Jedi and Force-users underwent a menacing procedure to transform them into Inquisitors. The room was designed, under instruction from Emperor Palpatine himself, to psychologically and physically drain a prisoner's will, forcing them to acquiesce to the evil indoctrination of the Inquisitorius.
How much longer are we going to allow children to be kept in cages here? We are supposedly a civilized country, and that is no way to treat children!! Surely we are above the fear we are being presented with!!! Release the children please!
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Football, it's an extraordinarily male thing... although my Dad never took me to a football match or even an empty football stadium EVER. And still he hasn't. I never "got" football, but my brothers did. Incessantly did my brothers and my (male) friends go on and on and on about football..... but it is a never ending subject for so many. And here another indoctrination begins......
There are adults who are actively teaching
Violence against others to their children
Indoctrination into a sort of religion
Glorifying violence as their God
Humanity….
"It was a nice idea while it lasted”
vs.
“It ain’t over ’till it’s over”
Which one is accurate?
We are in a time when it is ok to follow the leader
Even if the person in power incites violence
Convinces you that you are somehow better
And separate from the others
You actually have much more in common with
Darwin would recognize all of this as
Survival of the Fittest
And say it’s in our DNA
Unavoidable like an endless plague.
Humanity should come with a warning label.
Just because you say it over and over again
Doesn’t make it true
Rhymes and media can’t change the fact
The one in power is filled with hatred and damage
No TV spots will change the reality of a reality star
His actions speak louder than words
But the words are not so great, either
"I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody,
and I wouldn't lose any voters, OK?” "
I keep wondering…
Were there two early humans who picked up a sharp rock…
Each determined to make different choices
One, decided to do art and drew on the cave
The other chose the path to violence
Art vs. War which one will last longer?
And the one who saw nature as a weapon…
Did that early human bludgeon the artist anyway?
Have we been doomed from the start?
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Proverbs 31:8 “Speak out for the one who cannot speak, for the rights of those who are doomed.”
Canada’s euthanasia program is called Medical Assistance In Dying (MAID). They give the “patient” a paralytic; then they give them a drug, which causes their lungs to fill with liquid. Therefore, the patient drowns to death. If the patient does this “medical treatment” by IV, it takes 10-15 minutes for them to drown. If the patient takes the drug orally, it takes between 30 minutes to 24 hours for them to drown.
I first heard of euthanasia when I was in high school. It was touted as a good and compassionate thing. When I heard about it, I immediately thought of the Nazis. I spoke up against it, and I was ridiculed. Indoctrination masked as education: the Nazi’s liked to use propaganda too. Nihilism breeds useful idiots.
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Jeremiah 8:22 “Is there no medicine in Gilead? Are there no doctors there? Why, then, have my people not been healed?”
Inside the Cherry Hill Church, Highway 16, South of Culbertson, Montana. These drawings have been on the wall for more than 20 years. Possibly as long as forty years.
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“The term (political correctness) first appeared in Marxist-Leninist vocabulary following the Russian Revolution of 1917. At that time it was used to describe adherence to the policies and principles of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (that is, the party line).” – Encyclopedia Britannica
The communists killed millions and millions of their people in order to create a utopian society based on equality. In communism, one must be “politically correct.” If you say something wrong you might disappear in the night, never to be seen again. Of course, self-censorship and voluntary compliance are preferred by the regime. Indoctrination keeps an individual within the proper ideological bounds of the state.
“Restriction of free thought and free speech is the most dangerous of all subversions. It is the one un-American act that could most easily defeat us.” – William Douglas
Many cannot recognize the threat of censorship, because they are ignorant of the crimes of communism. The public is more aware of the atrocities of the Nazis, as opposed to the atrocities of the communists. This is what happens when universities are bastions of Marxism, and professors are fond of Karl Marx. (Karl Marx and Frederick Engels wrote The Communist Manifesto). My grandpa, who went through the Great Depression, used to say, “People go to university to become socialists.” So this stuff is nothing new! This is what leftists call the “long march through the institutions.” The plan was to infiltrate the institutions of the West in order to transform them from the inside out. The Long March of the 1960s sowed the doctrines of critical theory (neo-Marxism). (Critical theory came out of the Frankfurt School). These seeds produced various kinds of critical theory: critical race theory, queer theory, postcolonial/decolonial theory, feminist theory, critical environmental theory, and critical pedagogy. Our children are being taught these subversive ideologies, even though they are rooted in evil. The fruits of these ideologies have produced mass death and misery. They gave us Stalin’s Great Purges and Mao’s Great Leap Forward. Indeed, the communists regulated speech, and millions died.
“Censorship reflects a society’s lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime.” – Potter Stewart
Regulating hate speech is undemocratic; it is rooted in totalitarianism. Regulating hate speech is a way of enforcing the politically correct doctrine of the day. It suppresses free speech, and it suppresses open dialogue. It suppresses critical thinking, and it suppresses creativity. And it will eventually lead to the criminalization of ideological opposition.
“Misinformation, disinformation, hate speech and other risks to the information ecosystem are fueling conflict, threatening democracy and human rights, and undermining public health and climate action.” – United Nations
The West is losing its freedom of speech. People in England are being arrested for social media posts. In Germany, they are trying to ban a political party. We saw Western governments colluding with big tech to censor dissenting views during COVID-19. Various politicians want to fight misinformation and disinformation. The European Union also wants to crackdown on what it deems as misinformation and disinformation. What they are doing, however, is fighting against freedom of speech—against freedom.
“The proliferation of misinformation and disinformation threatens to erode the credibility of public institutions and limit their capacity to implement policies that enhance public well-being.” – World Bank
When central bank digital currencies and social credit scores are implemented, you better watch what you say or do. If you say or do the wrong thing, you will have your money frozen. You will be like the Canadian truckers, who had their bank accounts frozen during COVID-19. With quantum computing, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data-driven technologies, a surveillance apparatus is being built. This Beast system will be an authoritarian dystopia like the world has never known.
“In this case wisdom is needed: Let the person who has understanding calculate the total number of the beast, because it is a human total number, and the sum of the number is 666.” – Revelation 13:18
Character Creation
Cassandra "Cassie" Sandsmark, also known as Wonder Girl, is a superheroine appearing in DC Comics. She was created by John Byrne and first appeared in Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #105 (January 1996). The second Wonder Girl, Cassie is a sidekick of the superheroine Wonder Woman and has been featured as a member of the Teen Titans.
When Cassie was introduced, she was the daughter of an archaeologist, Dr. Helena Sandsmark, a friend of Wonder Woman's. To help Wonder Woman during an adventure, she borrowed magical artifacts which bestowed upon Cassie superpowers, with which she fought crime as Wonder Girl.
Later, Zeus, king of the Greek gods, grants her real powers. Later revelations showed that Cassie was in fact a demigoddess and the daughter of Zeus and Dr. Sandsmark.
In 2011, when DC relaunched Wonder Woman and revealed she was Zeus's daughter, the publisher retroactively changed Cassie's backstory to establish she was actually Zeus's granddaughter, making her Wonder Woman's niece.
Publication history
Cassie Sandsmark was created as a supporting character for Wonder Woman by writer/artist John Byrne in 1996, making her debut in Wonder Woman #105. Byrne's initial depiction of Cassie was that of a tow-headed tomboyish girl who could almost be mistaken for a boy. It was not until much later, when Cassie had grown and come to terms with being a super-powered daughter of Zeus, that other artists began to depict her as an attractive young woman (her concerns over her appearance were a recurring early theme). Unlike Donna Troy whose publication history is mostly in the pages of the Teen Titans, Cassie has undergone a great deal of character development in the pages of Wonder Woman.
Cassandra Sandsmark initially appears as a supporting cast member in Wonder Woman. She later appears as part of an ensemble in Young Justice and Teen Titans.
She appeared in supporting roles in 52, Supergirl, and the 2006 relaunch of the Wonder Woman series.
In September 2007, she appeared in the six-issue limited series Wonder Girl: Champion written by J. Torres and illustrated by Sanford Greene and Nathan Massengill.
Fictional Character History
Cassandra is the third character at DC Comics to bear the distinction of Wonder Girl and is the present holder of this title. Before her came the golden age stories of Wonder Woman as a teenager and the more famous stories of Donna Troy throughout most of the silver and modern age of comics. Cassandra’s first appearance was before she had received her powers.
After the battle alongside Artemis against the White Magician, Diana decided to leave Boston for Gateway City and while there she decided to work at a museum. Her boss was a woman by the name of Helena Sandsmark and Cassandra was her daughter. Cassandra aided Diana in some of her early adventures, but her first real action as a superhero was when she donned the gauntlets of Atlas and winged sandals of Hermes.
Soon after she was granted a boon by Zeus who granted her superpowers (though these could be switched on and off by her mother.) It would later be revealed that her father was, in fact, Zeus, the result of a relationship her mother had had while on an archaeological expedition (though as with most of Zeus dalliances, it is implied that he was disguised.) Soon after her appearance with powers, it was determined that Cassie is indoctrinated in the ways of the Amazons and her training began under Artemis.
Cassandra grew up with her mother, her father having left when she was four years old, going around from archeological dig to the next, never settling down. While her mother was unearthing ancient treasures, Cass was robbing them from the museums. While in China, she was cornered by a guard who was knocked out by Diesel.
It was 'lust at first sight,' and the pair grew close as Diesel followed Cass on her mother's ventures while seducing her to take part in a more criminal lifestyle. While in Cambodia on a dig, Cass returned at night, knowing that Diesel would try to loot it, and she searched for him, finding a secret corridor he had opened. She found Diesel, the Silent Armor secured to his face and she donned the war gauntlets in an attempt to pry it off of him.
She spoke with the armor, convincing it that she was the better candidate, and it possessed her, nearly overwhelming her. Diesel attacked her, enraged that she had stolen his 'treasure,' but the chamber collapsed and Cass used the armor to escape. She apparently split from her mother afterward as she was alone when Red Robin encountered her. It has recently been revealed and confirmed that Wonder Woman is Cassie's Aunt and the demigoddess, Cassandra is her other Aunt.
Character Evolution
During an unexpected visit to Mount Olympus Cassie was able to convince Zeus into granting her superpowers, which he did but with the caveat that Helena could disable whenever she chose to do so. After Donna Troy's history was redefined she felt it was time to move on from her Wonder Girl persona, a role which she passed on to Cassie, including her original uniform.
As Cassie grew and accepted a heroic lifestyle, it was decided she should be trained as an Amazon, a role which a revived Artemis took upon herself. One of the most defining aspects of her character is her friendship and later relationship with Conner Kent (Superboy). She also has a fairly close friendship with Tim Drake.
Personality
Cassie has displayed a remarkable amount of growth in her relatively short career, which is comparable to her older namesake Wonder Woman. Cassie has become one of the most highly recognized and trusted young heroes.
Two of the reasons for which she took on the role of Wonder Girl have continued to define her as a character: her youthful adventurousness and her sense of duty to her allies and friends. Her inexperience was a common point of crisis and conflict during her early years but she has maintained her indomitable spirit throughout her career.
Cassie's tenure as a member of Young Justice was littered with change, in both her civilian and superhero identities. She found herself with a powerful crush on Superboy, leading to new moments of indecision and dramatic fluctuations in confidence. However, it was out of these low points that Cassie truly found herself. Cassie ditched her childish original costume in favor of a more adult outfit, a sign of her burgeoning confidence in herself and her abilities.
It was during this period that Cassie's leadership potential emerged, as she took the reigns of the team from Robin and led a massive strike force of young and inexperienced heroes into the team's most epic battle.
Her confidence was again shaken with the apparent death of Donna Troy, leading to a reduced (and sometimes reluctant) role in the new Teen Titans. She still displayed the strength that had made her such a strong member of Young Justice, however, going as far as to take the lead in her relationship with Superboy and help Raven adjust to her life as a teenager.
Cassie continued as a stable, dedicated heroine until the death of Superboy and the loss of her powers. She has distanced herself from her mother and her teammates, letting her grief and the influence of Ares make her bitter and more violent. She has shown glimpses of the "old" Cassie during recent events, however, leading one to believe that her personality will right itself as she deals with her loss.
Young Justice
While assisting the Amazons whenever the opportunity arose, Cassie found herself wandering deeper into the world of superheroes. After being assaulted by the villain Harm, Cassie found herself recruited by Robin, Superboy, and Bart Allen, a group of teenage heroes known as Young Justice. Along with Arrowette, Secret, and Empress, Wonder Girl represented the second wave of Young Justice members, creating an honest team out of what was originally three sidekicks goofing off and fighting crime as an afterthought.
During her tenure with Young Justice, Wonder Girl grew into a full-fledged superhero. She took over leadership of the team when Robin stepped down from the post, all while cultivating a crush on Superboy and close friendship with Secret and Arrowette. It was during this period that Cassie's secret identity was revealed to the public when she was forced to defend her high school against an attack by Wonder Woman's nemesis the Silver Swan who thought that she should be Wonder Girl.
Just as Wonder Girl began settling into her leadership role, the Teen Titans and Young Justice were offered sponsorship by a mysterious corporation called Optitron. While mulling over the pitch, both teams were assaulted by Indigo, a misunderstood android who unwittingly activated a homicidal Superman robot. Donna Troy was thought to be killed in the ensuing battle, an incident that left the heroes shattered. Depressed and guilt-ridden over the death of her friend and idol, Cassie contemplated retiring from super heroics.
Joining the Teen Titans
Instead, she found herself persuaded to join a new incarnation of the Teen Titans, reformed from the impact of Donna's apparent death by Cyborg, Beast Boy, and Starfire. Wonder Girl fought alongside former Young Justice teammates Superboy, Robin, and Impulse (now going by Kid Flash), as well a de-aged Raven and new recruit Speedy.
The new team came up against a litany of threats from the original incarnations past, fending off assaults by Deathstroke, Brother Blood, The Fearsome Five and Dr. Light. She also found herself constantly confronted by the Olympian Ares, who gave her the lasso she currently uses.
While a member of the Titans, Cassie surmised the true identity of her father during the story arc "The Bronze Doors." After assisting Wonder Woman in defeating Hades and restoring order to the Olympian Pantheon, Cassie was granted one wish which she used to force the revelation of her true parentage -- Zeus himself. Zeus and Helena Sandsmark had a dalliance while Zeus was disguised as a human, resulting in the now half-Olympian Cassie.
Cassie also finally began dating Conner Kent, the then current Superboy. They enjoyed a comparatively normal courtship until Lex Luthor activated long-latent mind control of Conner, resulting in Superboy brutally attacking the combined forces of the Teen Titans and the Outsiders.
It was Cassie who eventually returned Superboy to sanity, but the incident resulted in his leaving the Titans and therefore his relationship with Cassie. It is also Connor who influences Cassie to change her costume to something similar to his (even though she is often later seen wearing Amazon battle armor.)
Wonder Girl continued to fight alongside the Titans, including venturing to the planet of New Cronus to save the life of Donna Troy, until the Infinite Crisis hit. When the Olympian gods left Earth following an attack by Maxwell Lord's OMACs, Cassie found herself without her power source. She reluctantly accepted half of Ares' godly abilities, a gift from the war god in exchange for Cassie accepting him as her brother.
Infinite Crisis
As the final battle with the maniacal Alexander Luthor loomed, Cassie reunited with Conner, followed by the two finally consummate their relationship. Their newfound love was not to last, however, as Superboy seemingly died heroically while single-handedly destroying Luthor's universe-generation machine.
After Superboy's apparent death, a depressed and vulnerable Cassie found herself taken in by a Kryptonian resurrection cult in hopes of bringing Superboy back to life. She ultimately saw through the "Cult of Conner" with the help of Ralph Dibny, the Elongated Man (even if it seemed they may have stumbled onto some true results in their resurrection ceremony).
52
Directly after Infinite Crisis, the Teens Titans fall apart. Cassandra leaves the Titans during the year in which 52 takes place, following Robin's departure. She feels abandoned by her best friends.
Cassie becomes involved in an online cult heavily influenced by Kryptonian culture. She sets up an altar in Titans Tower with Kryptonian crystals and a gold figure with the Superman-insignia, which means "hope" in Kryptonian. Soon, Ralph Dibny approaches her because someone defaced the grave of his wife Sue with an upside down 'S' Shield, which in Kryptonian means "restoration."
About five days later, Cassie and her fellow cult members meet with Ralph. Cassie mentions that it was another member, Devem, who led her to join. Cassie explains that the goal of the cult is to resurrect Superboy. As a test of their process, they intend to restore Sue Dibny.
Cassie and Ralph attend a ceremony designed to resurrect Sue, but Ralph grows suspicious and with the help of other superheroes, disrupts the ceremony, destroying the Kryptonite which was essential to the process.
Cassie leaves with Devem, blaming Ralph for destroying her chances to restore Superboy. After stopping Weather Wizard in Metropolis, Cassie meets Supernova and refers to him incorrectly as Kon-El, who actually turns out to be Booster Gold in disguise.
One Year Later
After regaining her senses, an increasingly violent and erratic Wonder Girl began a career as a solo superhero by tracking the Brotherhood of Evil. This search brought her to Robin's new Teen Titans team, whose membership she accepted begrudgingly.
Still unable to fully cope with Superboy's death, Cassie found herself working alongside Robin in the hopes of resurrecting Conner -- all while trying to control a new and unwanted attraction to the Boy Wonder. Wonder Girl and Robin did share a kiss in front of Superboy's costume, and Cassie then ran away crying. Nothing came of the kiss and the attraction seemed to have ended.
The Teen Titans were called on to save Raven from Bombshell, who was hired by Deathstroke the Terminator to get Jericho's disk back since it held his soul. Raven used one of Brother Blood's spells to cleanse Jericho of the evil force that once held him in its thrall. Wonder Girl asked if Raven could do the same for Superboy, but Raven said that she could not detect Conner's soul.
The Titans were kidnapped by the Titans East and the two teams fought. It was very hard for Wonder Girl and Robin since a Superboy look-alike (Match, a bizarro version of Connor) was there, and he looked and spoke just like Conner.
Match even went as far as to say that he was Conner. This enraged Wonder Girl, but Match seemed to truly have some memories that belonged to Conner, so Cassie stopped fighting him for a moment. Match took this opportunity to knock her and Robin out.
The entire team was now beaten, until Nightwing, Donna Troy, and Flash showed up and helped defeat the Titans East.
The Leader of the Teen Titans
The Titans then took a drastic new turn. When Robin left to return to Gotham after the death of Batman, Cassie became the team leader. Miss Martian and Ravager left the team. After Wonder Girl told Supergirl that the only reason they were friends was that she was her only remaining link to Conner, Supergirl also quit the team. Cassie was left with Red Devil and Blue Beetle but soon recruited other new members -- Bombshell, Static, Aquagirl and Miss Martian eventually returned.
Wonder Girl found herself leading a new team that had very little experience in working with each other, which was incredibly difficult since she had even less experience at leading a team.
When Titans veteran Beast Boy arrived and told Wonder Girl that the Teen Titans needed a real leader, Wonder Girl and her team remained adamant that Cassie was the true leader of the Teen Titans. The mystical enemy known only as Wyld arrives and attacked Raven. This led to Raven rejoining the team and the Titans fighting off Wyld and his horde.
Wonder Girl has remained the leader of the Teen Titans, growing in confidence as the team becomes tighter and more efficient. On a mission in Dakota, Wonder Girl and her team do battle with Holocaust and get captured which leads to ex-Titans Kid Flash and Superboy to rejoin the team.
Following the mission, Cassie has shown that she has mixed feelings about her recently restored boyfriend Superboy. Upon their return from Dakota, Raven is abducted by Wyld once again and Cassie and the Titans travel into the Wyld's tainted dimension in order to save their teammate.
The team works well together but are marred by bad luck as Aquagirl and Bombshell are overwhelmed and lost in the dark depths of the ocean. While other members of Cassie's Titans also leave the team following this mission for different reasons, Wonder Girl decides that she cannot lead heroes who she does not feel comfortable leading.
Following this decision, Wonder Girl invites Ravager to rejoin the team, which Rose surprisingly agrees to. Seeming to begin anew, Wonder Girl has developed a professional attitude while leading the team. This rubs Superboy the wrong way and their relationship continues to be strained. Batman (Dick Grayson) arrives at the Tower and requests that Robin (Damian Wayne) be put on the team despite not being a teenager. Wonder Girl accepts this new Robin and the team does battle with new villains Dr. Caligan, Headcase and the Feral Boys.
Wonder Girl recently starred in her own one-shot title, released in 2011. While visiting her mother at an architectural conference in London, Wonder Girl met a teenage girl of Indian descent named Kiran.
After a brief but friendly conversation, Kiran revealed herself to be the super-heroine called Solstice. Wonder Girl and Solstice teamed up to do battle against villain Lady Zand, a tyrannical ruler of Zandia that was searching for lost artifacts from her country.
The duo worked well together despite Lady Zand escaping. Following this battle, Cassie seemed to mend her relationship with her mother, which had grown cold since Cassie had taken over leadership of the Teen Titans.
Cassie has also over the same time frame appeared as a supporting character in the Wonder Woman title. She is usually called upon when Diana needs additional firepower (such as against Circe) or when the Amazons have needed to stand united against a threat (such as against Genocide). Her lack of confidence in her actions has occasionally been used against her by such villains as Devastation.
Red Robin (Tim Drake) decides to reclaim his place amongst the Teen Titans and the band is back together. Wonder Girl immediately relieves herself of leadership and allows Red Robin to take the reigns once more. Superboy and Cassie are officially broken up and the team responds to a missing person report from Cassie's mother, Dr. Helena Sandsmark. Once they arrive, the Titans find themselves in battle with Hindu demons. But with Solstice as their ally, the Titans may have a shot at defeating them.
Infinite Frontier
After being alerted to Yara Flor's presence, Cassie volunteered to the Amazons to keep Yara safe. She then went on a search to find where Yara was and ran into Artemis along the way. They had a brief fight before Cassie convinced Artemis to work together with her.
They eventually found Yara but the interaction was short. Artemis confronted Yara and Cassie tried (and failed) to calm them down. Before following Artemis and leaving, Cassie gave Yara some advice with being Wonder Girl.
Later, Cassie ranted to her uncle Hermes about the situation. When he had to leave, she talked with Potira and apologized for Artemis' behavior. Potira then revealed to Cassie that she was a part of a tribe and Cassie was happily surprised to learn of another tribe. Potira took her to their city and revealed to her their plans to battle the Olympians. Before Cassie could say something about that, Potira surprised her again by showing her that their "last weapon" was Donna Troy.
Donna and Cassie talked, where Donna told her that after she had failed to check-in with the Amazons on her mission to meet Yara, Donna was sent after her, where she met the other tribe. They walked with the other women to confront the Olympian gods.
Abilities
When Cassie first became Wonder Girl, she attempted to fight crime with the help of Amazon artifacts "borrowed" from Wonder Woman. She derived super strength from the Gauntlet of Atlas while gaining flight and super speed from the "Sandals of Hermes." It was also during this period that she was trained in unarmed combat, largely by former Wonder Woman stand-in Artemis.
The powers granted to Cassie by Zeus were largely the same as those granted by the artifacts, but they operated at a higher level. Unfortunately, they also came with a rarely used loophole given to Cassie's mother Helena, wherein her powers could be canceled if her mother so wished.
Soon after Cassie joined the Teen Titans, she was granted the Lasso of Ares by the War-god himself. The lasso gave Cassie the ability to manipulate electricity through it's enchanted fibers. She also has a suit of Armor similar to Diana's with a shield and sword to go with it, for times of great Danger or need.
When Zeus and the rest of the Olympic Pantheon left Earth during the Infinite Crisis, Cassie realized that her powers were waning -- with some instances of total failure. In order to help defeat Alexander Luthor, Cassie finally gave into Ares, taking half of his powers to replace what she had lost. She seems to have retained her former abilities, but recent battles show her strength may have been enhanced -- a fact Cassie herself has commented on.
Cassie served Ares as his connection to our realm, until recently when he brought his son back to take her place. After talking to her father, Cassie realized that she had spent too much time relying on others first artifacts, then her father and later her brother.
During her battle with her nephew, she gave him all of her brother's power and was able to tap into the divine energy that was her birthright as a daughter of Zeus. Cassie appears to have all the same abilities, though her strength has once more increased.
Superhuman Strength
Cassie Partial Olympian flesh and bone is about one and a half times as dense as similar human tissue, contributing to the Olympians' superhuman strength and weight. Cassie when powered by Zeus previously, was not as strong and could lift around 100 tons, and could effortlessly throw a bus around. Now Cassie is much stronger after she taps into her own powers from being the daughter of Olympian God Zeus Cassie powers grow to now being able to lift in excess of 100 tons.
Superhuman Durability
Cassie possesses a high resistance to damage and magical attacks. If she were somehow wounded, her partial godly energies would enable her to recover with superhuman speed.
Flight
Cassie can also mystically fly through the atmosphere through sure act of will, enabling her to soar through the atmosphere at sub-orbital levels and travel across the planet. She is immune from the effects of extreme height, such as dizziness and lightheartedness.
Superhuman Reflexes
Cassie is fast enough, her mind processes information at least on a subliminal level that she is aware of her surroundings. She is fast enough to deflect and catch bullets.
Superhuman Speed
Cassie can move at supersonic speeds. She can move fast enough to not register in the normal peripheral range of humans and seemingly vanish and disappear at will.
Healing
Cassie's body heals at a superhuman level.
Superhuman Agility
Cassie's agility is far beyond that of even an Olympic level athlete.
Superhuman Stamina
Cassie can last a great deal of time in any fight.
Superhuman Senses
All five of Cassie senses can be used to a superhuman degree.
Martial Combat
Cassie can fight armed and unarmed and has had Amazon training.
Divine Birthright
Cassie being the daughter of Olympian God Zeus, Cassie can tap into her own powers as a demi-god (like her brother Heracles). Her real powers increased to an even greater level of strength and abilities than ever before. Cassie is still a young girl and as she grows so may her powers and abilities and she may one day be even greater than Wonder Woman herself or join her father as an Olympian Goddess.
Lasso of Lightning
The Lasso of Lightning is a mystical item given to Cassandra Sandsmark by her brother Ares. Lightning emitted by the whip is fueled by its wielder's anger. This allows Cassie to expels Zeus's lightning when used in anger.
Bracelets
These are a pair of steel cuffs that are indestructible because they were created from Amazon magic, Cassie's Bracelets work like Diana's. Cassie uses her super reflexes to deflect projectiles, blades, punches, or any form of offensive attack used against her. She can also use them to deflect an object back into her enemies.
Amazon Armour
When faced with a large threat Cassie will wear her Amazon Battle Armor for added protection as well as use martial weapons such as swords.
Sandals of Hermes
The Sandals of the God Hermes, this enchanted winged footwear gives its wearer flight and enhanced speed. When Cassie first became Wonder Girl, she attempted to fight crime with the help of Amazon artifacts "borrowed" from Wonder Woman. She long since gained her own powers and abilities.
Gauntlet of Atlas
The Gauntlet of Atlas magnifies its wearer's strength by a factor of ten. However, the wearer must be careful or find themselves in a frenzied state. Wonder Woman herself has used the gauntlet on occasion but is hesitant to do so due to the difficulty in controlling her strength at such a level. hen Cassie first became Wonder Girl, she attempted to fight crime with the help of Amazon artifacts "borrowed" from Wonder Woman. She long since gained her own powers and abilities.
Weaknesses
Maternal De-empowerment: Discouraged by previously shown arrogance in his children (Ares and Heracles), Zeus also blessed Cassie's mother with the ability to take away her powers for a short time via a simple touch. After Cassie taps into her own powers as demi-god it is now shown is her mother can still take away her powers. Cassie is somewhat vulnerable to piercing weapons, such as projectiles. Rifle or top notch machine-gun fire can cause bruising to slight penetration wounds.
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A year of the shows and performers of the Bijou Planks Theater.
Secret Identity: Cassandra "Cassie" Sandsmark
Publisher: DC
First appearance: Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #105 (January 1996)
Created by: John Byrne (writer & artist)
First appearance cover:
Now you can join the ranks of the illustrious
In history's great dark hall of fame
All our greatest killers were industrious
At least the ones that we all know by name
But you can reach the top of your profession
If you become the leader of the land
For murder is the sport of the elected
And you don't need to lift a finger of your hand
Because it's murder by numbers, one, two, three
It's as easy to learn as your ABC
Murder by numbers, one, two, three
It's as easy to learn as your A, B, C, D, E
THE POLICE - PLAY
The idea for this photo was conceived after watching the appalling and horrific scenes after the attack on the Children’s and Maternity hospital in Mariupol by Russian air strikes, ordered by Vladimir Putin.
My scene represents the innocence of childhood, violently blown away by bombs on Ukraine.
But the scene also works another way.
I also see the innocent minds of Russian children, indoctrinated from birth into false truths, blind acceptance, and (in some cases) pointless early violent deaths; all because of the deluded visions of one man’s tyrannical obsessions.
None of these children win.
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Millions of ordinary Ukrainians have lost their loved one’s, their homes, their livelihoods.
Many of these people now have no access to food, clean clothing, warm blankets, shelter, and clean running water.
Please donate if you can, to:
The INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS (HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN UKRAINE) :
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The DISASTERS EMERGENCY COMMIT Y (UKRAINE HUMANITARIAN APPEAL) :
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Thank you for not looking away.
A detail from the “Ordensburg Vogelsang”, an “educational” center of the National Socialists used between 1936 and 1939 where they indoctrinated their aspiring leaders with the idea that they are superior to all other human beings. These young men went through this door – a so well-crafted place on a most beautiful spot in the Eifel National Park, but all with such an awful idea. An idea so hard to grasp and so hard to eradicate.
explored June 21st, 2021
Determined, hardened feral feline climbs wall as guards blast him... with 00 ought catnip!!!
Questioned after his capture, "Rusty LeRoux" (aka, "Bengal") was asked why he tried to escape.
LeRoux said, "I am a newborn kitten and I just wanted a better life for myself".
Prison officials said he wouldn't have made it far on the outside due to his home-made prison stripe tattoos and hardcore personality.
The warden was overheard saying, "Once they are indoctrinated to prison life they never stay straight, they always come back, one way or another".
The struggle is real...
(This is a feral cat...)
Modern cults pose a significant danger due to their ability to manipulate and control individuals, leading to psychological, emotional, and even physical harm. These cults often employ sophisticated techniques of indoctrination, isolation, and mind control to exploit the vulnerabilities of their members. They employ charismatic leaders who manipulate their followers' beliefs, coerce them into severing ties with family and friends, and enforce strict obedience to their ideologies.
Barcelona, Spain.
Excerpt from agb.life/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/agb-tir-brochure-fina...:
Time Isn’t Real
Time isn’t real. Well, it is, and it isn’t. The sun and moon rise and fall, and stuff happens in between. At the Art Gallery of Burlington (AGB), that stuff in between has been happening for fifty years!
The exhibitions, projects, and programs in our golden anniversary year push beyond celebratory timestamping and make space for open discussions on the futurity of art and clay. We are using this half-century celebration of artistic production, cultural festivities, connections, and storytelling as an opportunity to bring multiple generations of Canadian clay artists together to disrupt the arrogance of time. It is not a survey or biennale of contemporary ceramics, but a blending (or bending) of time, so that what we might call the past, or understand as the future, can be seen as imagining the now—the now as the future. It works against prescribing a unidirectional time trap because the gallery, like clay, is active and our histories are complex and many.
The exhibition’s title is taken from the words and guidance of Kim Wheatly, Ojibwe Anishinaabe Grandmother from Shawanaga First Nation Reserve, who reminds us that indoctrinated time is not the only reading or measure of time, and that the natural cycles of earth and cosmos inform our ways of being. What is time in the context of one of the oldest artforms in existence, one comprised of a material—earthen clay—that embodies the passing of time itself?
Ekorak V2 (?) WIP Finally fixed his stupid back, so I can show a picture of that.
Obtained the pod piece from Brickfair Alabama this year. Got to meet Evan (Maethorneth), and Black Six, indoctrinated a fellow friend into MOCing, and such. Expect a post relatively soon about said new MOCist, as he's gonna need some help to get on his feet MOC wise.
Sorry for the long gap in posts. I've been burned out and had a MOC block for a while now. Hopefully more frequent posts soon. Thanks!
On January 25, 1554, was held in front of the hut covered with palm leaves of about ninety square meters - or, as described by Anchieta, ten by fourteen steps carnation (Portuguese carnation step was a linear measure) - Mass who officiated at the birth of the Jesuit college.
In 1556, Father Afonso Brás, precursor of Brazilian architecture, was responsible for the construction of rammed earth and a school attaches church. Quarrels between the settlers and the religious who defended the Indians, culminating in the expulsion of the Jesuits in place in 1640, where he would return only thirteen years later. In the second half of the seventeenth century, was erected the third building of rammed earth and stone.
The Courtyard of the College hosted the state government between the years 1765 and 1912, after allocation of the local state, serving as Palace of the Governors, due to the expulsion of the Jesuits from Portuguese lands, determined by the Marquis of Pombal in 1759 The former colonial house was completely disfigured by deep reforms during that period, especially in the last quarter of the nineteenth century.
There are fragments of a wall of 1585, remnant of the old Jesuit College in the current building, which has inspired the original seventeenth century, since the church was demolished in 1896 and the Palace of the Governors in 1953, with the opening set in the current format 1979 houses the museum Anchieta.
Source: Wikipedia
Thanks for visiting and comments on my photo.
Like - will the kitchen in its wisdom be serving it up cold and wet again today and why?
(This is my 3rd visit to see Ngozi's new baby and the 3rd time I've missed him. Is he undergoing some special indoctrination procedure? Naaah. Just some basic courses on how to deal with his public. Haven't got a clue who this is - but I guess I should be more respectful.)
The people of Honduras may be poor by Western standards, but they have hearts of gold. They were never intimidating, even though they may be carrying a big machete. And they loved their children, who I instantly fell in love with too. The children were quite beautiful and they always offered me a big smile.
In the airport, we saw many American missionaries who had traveled to Honduras solely to help the people in the rural villages. Some were giving free eye exams and glasses, others helped build wells and improve the water quality, and others provided medicines for those who had parasites and others ailments. Most didn't come to indoctrinate.
Drepung Gonpa འབྲས་སྤུངམཚོ་
Drepung Monastery was founded in 1416 by Jamyang Choje Tashi Palden (1397-1449), and named after the sacred abode of Shridhanyakataka in South India. Jamyang Choje was one of Tsongkhapa`s foremost disciples, and it is known that Tsongkhapa himself taught at the site of the new monastery. The complex developed rapidly with the assistance of the Phakmodru kings, especially Nedong Namka Zangpo, so that by its second year there were 2000 monks. In the early years of the 16th century, the Second Dalai Lama took possesion of the Ganden Podrang at Drepung, which was later to become an important centre of political power in Tibet. At the time when the Fifth Dalai Lama assumed spiritual and temporal power in 1641, Drepung had approximately 10000 affiliated monks, who hailed from 321 different branch monasteries and lived according to nationality in 50-60 different houses, making it the largest monastery in the world. Drepung`s influence within the Gelukpa world extended far to the east and northeast through Amdo and Mongolia. The abbot-preceptor of drepung, known as the Tripa Khenpo, was formerly an influential figure within the Tibetan government. Much of the 20000 sq m complex at Drepung has survived unscathed, despite repeated plunder inflicted upon it - by King Tsangpa Desi of Zhigatse during the civil war in 1618, by the Mongols in 1635, Lhazang Qan in 1706 and the Chinese during the recent Cultural Revolution. Many of the surviving buildings date from the 17th-18th century. The monastery reopened in 1980, with a population of approximately 500, most of them young novices, but in recent years the numbers have been considerably reduced in consequence of the active programme of political indoctrination initiated here by resident communist party cadres. The complex consists of the Central Assembly Hall ( Tsokchen Lhakang), the Ganden Palace ( Ganden Podrang), and a series of seven colleges ( Tratsang), each originally under the control of one or other of Jamyang Choje`s students, and each containing its own residential units (Khangtsang). Four of these colleges (Ngakpa, Loseling, Deyang, and Tashi Gomang) survive to the present. The other three, Dulwa, Sha-khor, and Tosamling, unfortunately declined during the 18th century. The pilgrim`s circumambulatory route around Drepung follows the sequence Ganden Podrang, assembly Hall, Ngakpa Tratsang, Jamyang Lhakhang, Loseling Tratsang, Tashi Gomang Tratsang and Deyang Tratsang. Drepung Monastery [In U west of Lhasa at dge 'phel dbu rtse. One of three great Geluk monasteries established by Jamyang lord of Dharma Tashi Palden. The 5th Dalai, by means of uniting the two traditions of the stream of Geluk dharma, and Tibetan administration of the Tibetan government Tibet completely kha lo sgyur ba'i lam lugs de first built this monastery's Gandan palace.].. Drepung Monastery [W of Lhasa [R] www.footprinttravelguides.com/c/2848/tibet/&Action=pr...
Check out this kid I snapped at Ueno Zoo the other day. Looked about six years old and he is already handling a serious body while manual focusing a 50mm. Nikon probably has this one hooked for life.
Can any Nikon users identify the body (you can zoom in to original 24MP size)?
To the people linking to this on tumbler saying this will be their future son, pray that your son or daughter finds for themselves something that makes them happy even if it doesn't involve blogging or photography.
why does the soul, the psyche need so much indoctrination? in order to live? (in order that the body may continue its biological life?) or because the whole life of the soul is a life of learning: passing from one experience to another and learning through each, of becoming more wise through each, more enlightened, and eventually, more and more, one with the source of all light.
--The Contemplative words of Robert Lax (In the Beginning was Love)
www.divine-name.info/coins.htm
Origin: The Netherlands - 1619
Silver coin of the Synod of Dort (by W. van Bijlaer)
Image:
The temple on mountain Sion, below the radiating Divine Name, wind coming from 4 directions.
The temple is used as a symbol for heaven. Pilgrims are climbing the hill. The pilgrims are used as a symbol for ‘the wind of false indoctrination’, tossed back and forth by the waves – Ephesians 4:14.
Text:
ERVNT VT MONS SION CIC IC CXIX
“Up to mountain Sion 1619”
The Synod of Dort was set up by the Dutch Reformed Church, to resolve serious disputes caused by followers of Arminianism. Remonstrants had published a publication, in 1610, outlining the teachings of James Arminius. The main objective of the Synod was a rule between Remonstrants and opponents of the Remonstrants. The first meeting was on November 13, 1618. The President of the Council, Reverend John Bogerman of Leeuwarden, was an opponent of the Remonstrants. The Remonstrant party was summed, not as an equal party but as defendants. They were even excluded from the deliberations of the Synod on January 14, 1619. The Synod ruled in favour of the Contra - Remonstrants. The decision of the Synod of Dort was displayed in 5 main points known as the Canons of Dort. The Canons of Dort are part of the three official declarations of the Dutch Reformed Church in the Netherlands.
The Synod of Dort also decided to translate the Bible in dutch. The ‘Statenvertaling’ (The State Translation) was ready in 1637. Also adopted was the Canon Law of Dort, still used in many Reformed Churches.
The Synod closed on May 9, 1619, after 154 meetings. Members of Reformed Churches from eight foreign countries were present.
For more explanation and a larger picture please visit our page "Worldwide - The Netherlands - Dordt"
On January 25, 1554, was held in front of the hut covered with palm leaves of about ninety square meters - or, as described by Anchieta, ten by fourteen steps carnation (Portuguese carnation step was a linear measure) - Mass who officiated at the birth of the Jesuit college.
In 1556, Father Afonso Brás, precursor of Brazilian architecture, was responsible for the construction of rammed earth and a school attaches church. Quarrels between the settlers and the religious who defended the Indians, culminating in the expulsion of the Jesuits in place in 1640, where he would return only thirteen years later. In the second half of the seventeenth century, was erected the third building of rammed earth and stone.
The Courtyard of the College hosted the state government between the years 1765 and 1912, after allocation of the local state, serving as Palace of the Governors, due to the expulsion of the Jesuits from Portuguese lands, determined by the Marquis of Pombal in 1759 The former colonial house was completely disfigured by deep reforms during that period, especially in the last quarter of the nineteenth century.
There are fragments of a wall of 1585, remnant of the old Jesuit College in the current building, which has inspired the original seventeenth century, since the church was demolished in 1896 and the Palace of the Governors in 1953, with the opening set in the current format 1979 houses the museum Anchieta.
Source: Wikipedia
Thanks for visiting and comments on my photo.
To be governed is to be watched, inspected, spied upon, directed, law-driven, numbered, regulated, enrolled, indoctrinated, preached at, controlled, checked, estimated, valued, censured, commanded, by creatures who have neither the right nor the wisdom nor the virtue to do so. To be governed is to be at every operation, at every transaction noted, registered, counted, taxed, stamped, measured, numbered, assessed, licensed, authorized, admonished, prevented, forbidden, reformed, corrected, punished. It is, under pretext of public utility, and in the name of the general interest, to be placed under contribution, drilled, fleeced, exploited, monopolized, extorted from, squeezed, hoaxed, robbed; then, at the slightest resistance, the first word of complaint, to be repressed, fined, vilified, harassed, hunted down, abused, clubbed, disarmed, bound, choked, imprisoned, judged, condemned, shot, deported, sacrificed, sold, betrayed; and to crown all, mocked, ridiculed, derided, outraged, dishonoured. That is government; that is it's justice; that is it's morality.
Talking Heads “Psycho Killer”
I can't seem to face up to the facts
I'm tense and nervous and I
Can't relax
I can't sleep 'cause my bed's on fire
Don't touch me I'm a real live wire
[Chorus:]
Psycho Killer
Qu'est-ce que c'est
Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-far better
Run run run run run run run away
Psycho Killer
Qu'est-ce que c'est
Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-far better
Run, run, run, run, run, run, run, away
You start a conversation you can't even finish it.
You're talking a lot, but you're not saying anything.
When I have nothing to say, my lips are sealed.
Say something once, why say it again?
[Chorus]
Ce que j'ai fais, ce soir la
Ce qu'elle a dit, ce soir la
Realisant mon espoir
Je me lance, vers la gloire, OK
We are vain and we are blind
I hate people when they're not polite
[Chorus]
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh