Hitler appropriated the swastika which for thousands of years was a symbol usually translated as “well being” and set it on an axis to appear as though it is in motion. So it is possible to see the difference between the two symbols which mean different things.

I don’t think it’s the author talking about the actual harassment that comes off as a humble-brag....It’s everything else in the essay.

Tell me more....

I am on board!

Whoever documented her shame and then put it on the internet deserves an eternity of public humiliations. I hope they crap themselves at work or on the metro or while on a first date. The universe should right this wrong. And I hope in their moment of embarrassment they realize that what they are experiencing is…

People do not understand that fresh water is not a renewable resource on a human time scale. Geologic time scale, yes, but not within our lifetimes or those of our children. Assholes need to research the Ogalalla aquifer. My resource management professor argued that the wars of the future will be fought over water. I…

In short: yes. Where vegetation dies there will be erosion. But I would bet my left nipple that they aren’t planting things that are native or drought resistant. They are planting palms and fruit trees and Kentucky blue grass that require a shit ton more water and are not suitable for a desert like climate. Plants…

Well, yeah, he’s dead. But permanently? No.

Ok...think about like this instead: The invasion of Westeros by the white walker is THE central plotline. It trumps all others. Sam and Jon were the only two POV characters on the wall, and now Sam is gone. Through whose eyes are we going to see what’s happening at the wall. There are plenty of other reasons that…

Yeah.....Kit Harrington has a contract. Kit Harrington says what he is told to say. There are a lot of plot devices that Martin has created and the show’s writers have committed to that lead us to say he is not permanently dead. There are a myriad of reasons for us to think Jon Snow isn’t completely out of the…

I also don the tinfoil hat. Solidarity.

Very appropriate since the rest of the part goers will be dressed like* Cercei.

...and in the meantime he’ll be chilling warging about as Ghost the direwolf.

There is no damn way that the freshly crowned King Robert would have murdered his child with the woman he loved most in the world in order to appease the Lannisters. He would have told Cercei to go fuck herself before agreeing to that.

Also, with Sam gone there are no POV characters at the Wall. The invasion of Westeros by an army of white walkers needs to be seen by someone...who is that going to be if not Jon? The writers included Martin’s plot device that enables Jon to be brought back to life: the red priestess.

Nah, JS is a Targaryen.

But it sounds like maybe Aegon is a fake, fulfilling the “mummers dragon” prophecy. I’ve done some reading about the theory that tyrion is not Tywin’s son and I think there is some definite evidence toward that but I’m not sure that I’m ready to buy in.

I’m confused. The third dragon is Aegon, the son of Rhagar and Elia. The lannisters think that he is dead because they killed the infant they believed to be Aegon. But they actually killed a changeling and the real Aegon was secretly smuggled to safety.

Do you want me to spoil it for you? I can tell you who it is but not unless you want to know.

Tormund def gives me the pants feels.