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Cáel  Defeats The Illuminati: Part 19The Great Hunt.Book 3 in 19 parts, By FinalStand. Listen to the ► Podcast at Explicit Novels.‘The Hunt is never an easy thing because in the Wild there are things which hunt the hunters'September 11th: First Day Of The Great HuntCentral ArgentinaFelix was still nursing his hurt hand when I came back from my Ishara-space."Well?" he smirked."Plenty of good news," I smirked right back from the place where I had dropped when Felix had cold-cocked me. "Suffice it to say the weather on the final day will be in our favor ~ no more precise answer than that from the goddess SzélAnya ~ plus our horses will not throw us, or give away our position. That's from the Goddess Epona by the way.""Finally, the Goddess Ishara will be watching over us and our travails... she will send omens to warn us of hunters closing in as well as talk to me in my dreams. Apparently she doesn't want me; us; to shame her in this contest so is taking this competition seriously. Mind you, this means the other goddesses will be taking this contest seriously as well, so we have our work cut out for us again.""What is Ishara the Goddess of again?" the teased me."Oaths, love and medicine," I repeated my answer."Fine," the grinned, "is there any goddess in my corner?""None that bothered talking to me," I snorted. "Want me to knock you out and see what you can see?""Nah... I'm Felix Melena. I work better alone.""You mean in alone in a team of two, right?""Yeah; a team of four actually, Nyilas. Don't forget our mounts," Felix motioned to our two horses.I was ecstatic because they had brought Peppermint down from 'Summer Camp' for this romp through the Pampas. To me she was the perfect mare for this endeavor.Felix had been gifted with a spirited gelding named 'Thunderbolt'; 'Rayo' in Spanish. He was a black haired beast with white sox and a white diamond on his forehead. Felix had wanted a stallion, but the Horse-mistresses of Epona had nixed that choice as highly impractical for a horse-virgin such as himself. I had to agree as stallions had far too much spirit and the likelihood of one making noise when it smelled an unknown mare was far too high... so a gelding it was.Not that an 'unknown' mare was that much of a possibility. See, we had been put down where the other thirty huntresses would also be starting from; a makeshift corral our host Freehold had put together as the entrance to some 'badlands' in which the hunt would be taking place. There ten Amazons; with their own mounts; manned the place, fed the horses and made sure no one cheated out of the starting gate.We had our 24 hours head start on our pursuers, but that didn't turn out to be the huge edge we thought it would be. We were given the first part of our map... which led to the area we would find our second part of our map... and so on until sometime late Saturday night, or Sunday morning, we would find the final part of our map which would direct us to where our extraction point would be.We were to be extracted at Noon; not sunset as we had originally been told; on Sunday. Actually, anytime between ten minutes before to ten minutes after... so fair this was not seeing as we were novice outdoorsmen. Still, those were the rules we were given so off we went early Thursday morning. In the truest Amazon fashion, this was to be a contest which required the utmost skill and endurance to win.Heading out, Felix and I were deciding on what the enemy strategy, or strategies, would be. We figured some would start by simply trailing us seeing as how they were better both at tracking as well as doing so from horseback. The second group would follow a different, but equally difficult 'Treasure Hunt' toward our final point of extraction and wait for us there.I reminded Felix that neither he nor I nor any of the Amazons would be riding our horses to death, or even injury, because that wasn't the Amazon way. Such callous disregard for one's mount wasn't in them and we had to follow that dictum, or suffer irreparable harm to our own 'honor' should we do so and somehow win. Doing so and losing... we decided to not even go there.This also meant we had to take time for our horses to graze and find water for them to drink along the way. After getting that lecture, Felix wondered out loud if it wouldn't be a better idea for us to let our horses loose and 'hoofing' it ourselves seeing as how the Amazons would also have to follow the same horse etiquette. I had to remind him reluctantly how much faster horses could travel. Horses were the way to go.The difference was there was no rapid charging across the landscape with the Sun at our backs as we headed out. No, we took it at a steady trot until we hit our first terrain feature; a steady gradient cut in the side of a canyon which had been created over the millennia by the forces of wind and rain. Down we went. Our horizon sunk down until all we had were the walls of the canyon.Our map directed us to take this route to the first 'treasure horde', whatever that was. By the way we were moving and how the Sun slowly crawled up above us; recall it was almost 'spring' down under; we figure we were making good progress toward our first target... which we located without too much hassle around noon.It was a Bonanza! Not for us, but for the horses. We had four bags of grain for our mounts. We humans received some sort of indescribable jerky (since it was probably not human we decided to eat it... later [it turned out to be the local flightless bird and it tasted like chicken jerk jerky too!]). There was also the second part of our map which led us farther out into the wilderness. Off we went.Third Treasure Trove.By evening we had found our third treasure trove. The second had contained two compasses and two hatchets (Yippee!). The third had contained two sections of twenty-five meter rope and some flint and tinder so we could start a fire. Felix was all for this as it was butt-numbing cold already and we were damn tired from a day full of riding.We compromised by creating a banked fire. We also decided to sleep instead of pushing on. It was pretty dark outside even with the three-quarters Moon above. We definitely didn't want to walk our mounts into something which could bring them up lame this early in the contest. I assured Felix we couldn't abandon them and leading them would be torture. Essentially we would be disqualified.I won the compass toss and got to sleep the first part of the night. Felix woke me around Moon-set and then I kept watch; there were predators about, or so we believed; until sunrise. Then we ate the last of the jerky, fed and watered our mounts then head out once more. This time our hearts began to hammer within their cages and every noise had sinister implications.See, the Amazons are cheating bitches of all cheating bitches and could have started after us at 12:01 last night and pushed on following our trail through the night. Being expert horsewomen and spectacular trackers they could do shit like that. We, their prey, had to be clever in other ways. What those ways were weren't relatively apparent though.Maybe Pamela could show up and, after slapping me upside my head, give me a clue. No Pamela arrived though so we were on our own. Shortly after the Sun crested the canyon walls; we kept to the canyons just in case; we came across the fourth 'trove'... and it was chilling. We received two binoculars and some more jerky (it was to be our lunch). The binoculars were the chilling part because if WE had some then most likely the Amazons behind us had some as well.Also, the way from our fourth treasure to out fifth put us in the horns of a dilemma. We could either cut over the sides of the canyon to where the fifth treasure trove/map was, or keep to the canyon and travel three times the distance. After a quick discussion followed by some 'rock-paper-scissors' (complete with a prayer to Dot Ishara), I won, so up and over the side we went.To reduce the size of our silhouette, we dismounted and led our horses across the... and stumbled across a herd of cattle; Sweet Mother Ishara! We moved through the herd, waved to the accompanying Amazon gaucho, and went on our way. Felix muttered something about my 'dumb' luck. He-he-he-he-he... We talked to the gaucho, turned on the charm and convinced her to not tell any of our pursuers we had come by this way.She was like nineteen years old and I could tell really took a shine to Felix... so he promised to come back and visit her the moment he won the contest. After we departed her and her track-erasing herd of cattle, I pulled him aside."You had better keep that promise to that girl. If you don't, she and her kinfolk will hunt your ass down and tag you like a mule deer in the Yellowstone," I cautioned him."I know. I know," he grinned. "These are some crazy ass bitches. Besides, being the lone male in a freehold of women has its own appeal."I thought we were in safe territory again when Felix finally asked that doom-laden question."Cáel , where have all their dudes gotten off to?"'Oh shit', I mused. How much of the truth could Felix handle?"I'm only telling you this because I like you," I said then took a deep breath. "They sold them to the Nine Clans... they are a bunch of assassins.""Really?" he studied me. Like he was going to catch me in a lie after four years of dating the most dangerous game on this Earth; girlfriends."Really. Where do you think they get those legion of ninja and combat fighters from? Sure their life expectancy isn't what we have, but it is much better than they would have if they stayed home." There was some part of the truth in that."That seems... short-sighted.""What do you think guys like us are for? Now they won't have to kidnap local passer-byers for weeklong orgies.""How come words has never gotten out about this?" Felix was relentless."It has from time to time, but Havenstone makes sure such reports are relegated to the realm of tabloids and UFO aficionados. If that doesn't work, they bribe some people to bury the story. If that doesn't work, they kill some people.""Now that I believe," Felix nodded."That they kill people to keep their secrets?""Absolutely. They look like the kind of girlfriend who wouldn't be happy unless she burns your balls before your eyes after you break up.""How succinct," I nodded back."So, are we ever going to see Khalid, Trent, or Brian again?""Sure... they are only being kept prisoners and milked of their seeds... but I can arrange for you go to go meet them if you really want to," I offered."No thanks," Felix shook his head then grinned. "They washed out while only you and I remain. Let me find them on my own and get some sort of permission from Ms. Love (Katrina) first. I thought Khalid was kind of cool and Trent was the kind of brother I could invite out for a beer, or ten.""Not Brian?""Brian was too invested in himself and his weevil-ing ways. I couldn't trust him at my back, or with my girl. Mind you, I wouldn't trust you with my girl either, but we are otherwise okay.""Smart move. I have exceedingly low impulse control around the ladies plus an over-developed libido.""Yeah," he smiled my way. "I'd trust you in a knife fight, but not with someone I loved. You are way too smooth, Nyilas. Way too smooth.""What brought that revelation on?""Ms. Lee (Brooke). Normally I can mend any fence with any girl I come across, but not with her after she'd been with you. I admire that," he studied me."So, are you and Gene going to be a regular thing?""Yeah. I think so. I still expect me to be getting plenty of tail at Havenstone once I win this thing, but having a less-lethal girl on the outside wouldn't suck either."So much like me... I admired that about the guy."Once we win, don't ya mean?""Sure thing, Nyilas," he chuckled. "I figure it helps me to help you across the finish line. The better standing you end up in the better an ally you make back at work.""That reminds me; Katrina told me they are going to spin this; your participation in this inaugural Great Hunt is that all sins are forgiven; yadda, yadda, yadda. Thus you still walking around Havenstone being the bad boy you are.""Clever lady and always thinking ahead. Is she seeing anybody?""No, and dude, you don't want to go there. She is far too clever by half to fall for any of our reindeer games. She scares me," I cautioned him."All the more reason to pursue her," he snorted."Go for it," I shrugged. Hey, I'd warned the guy."What about that blonde number I saw you with... Elsa was it?"Oh, he knew exactly who Elsa was, but he was acting all nonchalant about his treatment at her hands."Yeah. Elsa. What about her?""Is she in your stable?""Nope. Not really," I shrugged. "Going after her too?""Oh, definitely.""Good luck with that," I sighed. He'd learn the hard way."There is something you are not telling me.""Yeah. She has the hots for me. Wants to own me... and not in a good way.""Oh... is that your way of cautioning me to be wary of her?""Most definitely. Elsa is one scary lady and she already knows who and what we both are.""What are we?" he was eyeballing me again."Hunters on the prowl. Guys who like a challenge. In your case, the guy who only wants the best. I'm more of an omnivore.""You mean you are a man-slut," he snorted."Got me," I chuckled."So, you think she's out of my league?""No. I think she is Katrina's friend and Katrina sees right through both of us. Elsa might not have those interpersonal skills, but she's twice as lethal. Trust me on that; I've fought her.""How tough was she?""Beat me black and blue then choked me out because I wouldn't surrender.""Oh... I'd like to get her on the mats.""Good luck with that then. Become a 'Runner' and there is even more I can tell you about her. Right now it is all simply in-house stuff.""Corporate confidentiality details, eh? Executive Services purview and stuff like that. Man, I was wrong to look down on your branch of service. I apologize.""Why thank you. I honestly never thought I'd get a sincere apology from you.""I can be wrong once in your lifetime," Felix laughed, "and I'm man enough to admit it.""Oh... and thanks for the sim-cards. They helped me get off that deserted atoll.""No problem. That was Katrina's idea though.""Well, you got them to us so surreptitiously the Chinese suspected nothing.""Don't you mean those rogue Albanians?""Yeah... them too," I laughed along with him."I think we can be friends, Nyilas," he grinned."I think so too. I didn't think so originally. On the first day you and the others treated me like the country bumpkin, but now I think you see me as a survivor... just like you.""Precisely. You know I had the option of leaving Havenstone... no matter how this affair turns out.""And you didn't take it? Who offered you this opportunity anyway?""Katrina.""It might have been a ruse," I warned him. "These bitches don't play fair.""I took that into account... but I love the challenge of this place. It is like no other work environment on Earth. Challenges every day, hot women all around, and the chance to risk my life on a monthly basis. Screw regular corporate America. I've found the place where I belong."Felix sounded so enthusiastic. I hoped he understood the fate he was embracing. I also hoped he found a niche in Havenstone which allowed him to live out his life... hopefully a long, long life. Maybe I should warn him about the 'cliffs'? Perhaps once we had won and were safely back in Havenstone's motherly embrace.Hiding.Fortune favored us backtracking from our seventh treasure trove; our dinner and more grain for the horses. A few birds flew up out of the brush ahead of us. I took that as a sign from Ishara."Felix," I hissed. "Hide!"We looked around and found a draw away from the main canyon floor for us to slink into. I used some brush to cover our side tracks then ran back to cover.No sooner had I gotten there than two Amazons came trotting past us. The lead one was Svetlana Inara and she was tracking us from the saddle. The second one was Beatrice Astarte who was scanning the environment as they moved together following our trail up this vein of the canyon. As soon as they were around the next corner of the vein, Felix and I mounted up and raced down the other way.The sand floor covered our hoof-falls and we had to go that way anyway. We had barely covered the distance to the next draw when we spotted two more Amazons following our earlier trail this way. We had Two Amazon parties on our trail and it wasn't even Friday night yet! This group spotted us and gave chase. They must have ridden their horses hard to get this far because we quickly left them in our dust.This allowed us to slow down a bit and deviate over to where the eight 'treasure' was. Our map had us going back down his particular draw which I thought was most unwise, so we went over the lip of the draw dismounted and led our horses at a rapid run; for us humans; across the greater landscape. Thank SzélAnya, a late afternoon rainstorm fell upon us as we dropped down into the next vein of the canyon before the pursuing Amazons crested the draw we had exited.We walked through the rain until the sun set then debated what to do next. We were going to need light to figure out where the eighth treasure was at; they were all somewhat hidden. We had to keep moving no matter what because we doubted the Amazons on our asses were going to let up. We decided when we got close to the eighth treasure horde I would do the searching while Felix stood watch on the entrance to the draw.Using a hatchet I cut off a branch from a bush and set it alight so I could see what I was doing. It took me twenty long minutes to figure out where the treasure was hidden... night-vision goggles and the map to the ninth map piece. Gleefully, I went back down to where Felix was except... no Felix. Oh Shit! I slipped back and put on my night-vision goggles, got a hatchet at the ready and returned, scanning about.I spotted one Amazon... she was Carla Nemain... and I recalled her being teamed with Ella Mielikki. Anyway, I tried to sneak up on Carla and it almost worked. At the last moment the cloud cover cleared and the three-quarters Moon revealed me. She spun on me with twin fighting sticks while I tried to brain her with the flat side of my hatchet.Yours truly took two punishing blows to his ribs while only clipping her with my hatchet. Still, the blow appeared to cause her to stumble so I pressed my advantage. I knocked one of her two sticks out of her hand then missed twice. I thought I heard someone coming up hard behind me. Well... fuck!"What do you have?" Carla grumbled. "Are you trying to kill me?"I kept silent, pulling out my second hatchet and pressing my luck a little further. I disarmed her and then hammered her down with a hatchet to the top of her skull. Down she went. I spun around just in time to see Ella Mielikki coming at me with a lasso. She launched it a second too late and I was able to bat it aside. She drew her honor blade and kept coming though."Ella... I have two hatchets. This is not a fight you can win," I addressed her."You won't kill me," she kept advancing."Of course not. We are sisters, but I can do... this!" and I attacked her with the flat ends of my twin hatchets. I so had her too... or I would have had I had the extra moment to ensure Carla was unconscious.She wasn't. She jumped me from behind then Ella rushed in from the front and I went down in a tangle of arms, legs and torsos. I was doing surprisingly well wrestling them both despite the odds until Ella put her knife against my throat."Give up," she panted. "You have been captured. Admit it!""I surrender," I sighed then relaxed my body. My two hatchets dropped to the ground."Let's bind him up too," Carla grinned. They proceeded to tie my hands behind my back then my legs together. Then then gave each other a celebratory 'high-five'. Then came their pillaging of our loot. They especially loved our night vision goggles and the grain for 'their' horses. They abandoned our horses, put loose nooses around our necks and began riding off down the canyon, their horses feeding on the grain in feedbags... and there was a suitably humbled Felix...To do so they had to untie our legs, but they compensated for that by tying our elbows together behind our backs as well as our hands. It was a rather painful affair. All in all, our captors were quite triumphant. After a while, I decided to speak."So, how did you catch us so fast?" I asked Carla. She had my noose."I prayed to Nemain and then picked a compass point and rode that way. We came across your path and followed you here."So you weren't the group following us from the afternoon?""No... you were being followed?""Yes... by two groups... both of whom tracked us from the beginning," I sighed."Ella," Carla addressed her companion. "We had better get a move on. There are four others on our track.""Damn it," Ella grumbled. "You take both males. I'll double back and start masking our trail. You pick a different compass point and I'll catch up.""Okay. Come here," Carla accepted Felix's noose from Ella. "We are going... north by northwest."Ella doubled back and was soon out of sight. Carl took the next draw she came across and kept up a steady walking pace. As a matter of safety, she didn't wrap our tethers around her saddle horn on the off chance her horse took off. We could be dragged to death of we were attached to the horse. So, we had a momentary advantage... and took it.I spotted Felix counting down with his fingers behind his back. I spotted him at '4'. I rapidly signaled '3', he went to '2' and I finished up with '1' then we lunged backwards trying to pull her off her horse. With my luck, she tumbled down on Felix's side, horse rearing up. I ran for it, quickly pulling my noose along with me. I heard Carla and Felix cursing behind me.It was gut-check time. I could abandon Felix or attempt to double back and help him with only my legs because my hands were behind my back."Fuck it," I cursed silently as I doubled back. In the forefront of my mind was the notion Felix would come back for me if the roles were reversed. In I charged.Felix was standing, trying to use his martial arts kicks to keep her at bay.He was also absorbing the majority of her concentration because; again; she didn't notice me until I was right on top of her. I put a shoulder into her diaphragm, taking her down and knocking her knife out of her hands. Felix didn't waste a moment giving her as snap-kick to the cranium... knocking her out. I picked up the knife and backed up toward my partner.First I had to saw through his elbow bonds and then his bound hands to free him. This all took precious time. I had just freed him when Carla began moaning. Felix looked to me then to the horse."Go," I urged him on. "Go to the next site and then double back for me. You know which way they will be heading and it is you on horseback versus two of us who aren't."He gave me a quick nod of the head then jumped into the saddle... and almost spilled himself over the other side, but then was off like a flash. I ran off in the other direction. Of course with the minimal lighting and my arms tied behind my back I didn't expect to get too far, but what realistic choice did I have. I certainly wasn't going to give up, damn it.[The Politics Of Not Playing Fair]In hindsight, knowing the Amazons were cheating bitches of cheating bitches, I should have tried to cheat more, but I ended up thinking too much about the male version of honor and not enough about winning. Thankfully, others were much more invested in me winning than that. Add to this and I had family I really hadn't counted on seeing things that way.And then there was the Sanctity of the Contract to consider... which I clearly hadn't, though the opportunity to do so was right there all along.As I was fleeing for my life I caught sight of one person running past me to my right and another to my left as a third slammed into me and took me down. For an instance I was thinking 'now they are operating in groups of four!' then the clothing of the three entered my consciousness. They weren't dressed like Amazons. Their camouflage was all wrong unless you were deliberately trying to hide in this environment.The only people I knew who would do something like that without a plethora of modern weapons being evident; thus being the Seven Pillars; were the Ninja![in Japanese] "Hey there, are you looking for me?"[in Japanese] "Yes we are, Ishara-sama," a feminine voice answered. "Where is your companion? We are supposed to make a good faith effort to save them as well.""Wait... who hired you?""Well, it is supposed to be something of a secret so tell no one, but it was your brother," she replied in thickly accented English. With a few flashes of steel in the moonlight and I was a free Amazon once more."Were did the other two go?""Covering your tracks and laying out a few nuisance traps to confuse the two following you.""Your body feels... awfully familiar," I hazarded conversation of another sort."I am Miyako's older sister; and married. Happily so though I have been repeatedly reminded of your... horn-dog status. It is 'horn-dog' correct?""Yeah," I sighed. "That's me. Let's go find Felix before he gets hopelessly lost."By this time the other two had made it back to us, expertly covering my tracks; they were not leaving any; because, you know, they were ninjas. By the looks of things it must have seemed I flew away because I had simply vanished as well. I wish I could have hung around long enough to see the looks of consternation on the pursuing Amazons' faces, but I had real work to take care of."So basically, my Brother, the Great Khan, has hired three ninja to help me win," I whispered as we made our getaway into the moonlit darkness."Oh no," I could have sworn she smiled, "There are seven of us. We each have other tasks to perform, be it carry extra equipment, or scouting ahead to make sure we don't bump into any more of your girlfriends.""They are not my girlfriends... yet... maybe," I shrugged."Don't make me hit you," she whispered back. "I will hit you if you cheat too much on my little sister. She is so impressionable you know.""Oh... boy," I groaned. A protective older sister while I was on a time table. "Is all of your team female?" I asked instead."Yes. When dealing with our allies the Amazons it was considered the diplomatic thing to do. Now we most move like the autumn breeze over the grass, Ishara-sama.""Please, call me Cáel . What's your name?""Not something I can reveal while on a mission. My name in the team is 'First' as I am the team leader.""I could call you Hatsuyuki," I kept going. Hatsuyuki meant 'First Snow'. We were angling in a different direction suggesting to me we had come across Felix's path and were racing to catch him."I will help you out a bit," she chuckled ever so slightly. "Every woman on the team is a sister, or sister-in-law of Miyako, so we have all heard the tales of your exploits and been suitably warned by Grandmother to not fall for your... reindeer games.""Wow... cut off at the knees before even leaving the starting gate," I frowned."Please concentrate on the task at hand Ishara-sama," she whispered then, "Four more ahead of us. I swear they must have some sort of divine assistance as well.""Cheating bitches of all cheating bitches," I quietly cursed. Hatsuyuki put her hand over my mouth despite the low volume of my words.I risked a peek. It was fucking Elsa and Rachel and they were having a pow-wow with Tormé Maeve and Parul Nammu. By the rules of the Great Hunt, no Amazon could subdue, or otherwise hinder any other Amazon; as long as they didn't have a male. Then all bets were off. After a while the two teams flipped a coin and departed in different ways... which were eerily close to our actual track.The moment they were safely away, we took off once more at a steady jog. Mind you, I was in pretty damn good shape... and these little ninja babes were threatening to run me into the ground such was their stamina. The big thing was breath control. We had to be prepared to be utterly still at a moment's notice. Every Amazon around us was as hunter of some sort, be it of big game, or of humans.Even with their precautions we found ourselves being tracked by Daryna Šauška and Yatta Oxóssi within the hour. Exactly what they were tracking wasn't known to me and was a source of consternation to the Ninja. It was impossible to outrun horse-bound foes at our current pace and if we moved faster, the odds of our enchantment failing would drastically increase."Fuck!" I hissed."What?" Hatsuyuki made brief eye contact then scanned around for whatever threat I might have detected."They are tracking the magic of the enchantment," I enlightened her."Are you sure?""Alal; my Grandfather is," I held her eyes this time. "Honestly, I was going through the Rolodex of my mind when this thought occurred to me. I think it was a mystic rite the Egyptians invented millennia ago, but he knows it.""What is the counter?""I don't know," I sighed, "but I do know your movement is leaving a magical trail behind which glows like the failing light of a sunset to the searcher."Hatsuyuki whispered some arcane words which my ears failed to focus on while making several complicated hand gestures. She gave me one head nod then we took off, jogging in another direction though still angling to intercept Felix. I noticed the change immediately. Dry grass crackled beneath our feet and standing grass bent at our passage. I was the worst offender without a doubt.Later when we stopped for a break, 'Three' returned to tell us the followers had initially been confused by the loss of the spell energy betraying us, but then they dismounted and began tracking us on foot; slower yet still a persistent menace."New plan," I decided. "We set an ambush for them.""We can't do that, Cáel ," Hatsuyuki informed me. "We are forbidden to directly confront our foes."My mind barely hesitated in its skullduggery."But if I confront them, could you steal their horses?""Yes," she grinned once more, or so I thought. "Then set up a field of simple traps with a path I can maneuver through so I can lose them once I have their undivided attention. Can you do that?""Yes," and another smile."Let's get on it," I grinned back. I could tell she was warming up to me. After all, I wasn't pressuring her to save me, or violate her Contract. Instead I was thinking on my feet and utilizing what they were best at to avoid my enemies.[in Japanese] "Team, here is what we must do," Hatsuyuki gathered her girls together and laid out what they needed to accomplish.Twenty minutes later, the ambush was set and the two ladies walked right into it. Apparently the idea I would fight back so aggressively hadn't occurred to them. I smashed straight into Daryna first, knocking her down and running past her. Instinctively she jumped up, cursing me even as she gave chase. For an instance Yatta hesitated, considering mounting up and giving chase, or pursuing on foot. Rapidly riding a horse even in this partially moonlit night was risky so she decided to join Daryna on foot as I raced away. She did grab her lasso first though. Seeing as Daryna was following in my footsteps, it was Yatta who stumbled into the first series of traps, spraining her ankle in the process.Hearing that, I took a quick detour, allowing Daryna to catch up if she cut crossways in her pursuit. Predictably she did so and crashed into her own series of traps while I continued to beat feet out of there. As Daryna untangled herself from the 'spider web' trap; really just a tangle of silk strings; she heard the horses neigh and then take off. The ninja had exploded smoke bombs in the horses' faces to accomplish this feat.By the time Daryna stood up, I was long gone in the foot race. She carefully picked her way back to Yatta, helped her up and then worked her way back to find their saddles cut loose and packs set aside... and their horses long gone as well. From what 'Five' related to us later, Daryna elected to take after their lost steeds while Yatta treated her sore ankle. 'Five' didn't hang around to see how long it took Daryna to return with their mounts. The rest of us had successfully slipped away by that time.Reunited.By the time we had reunited with Felix he had already discovered our next Treasure Trove; more grain, a compass and a map of the whole region. Woot! We still only had one mount until an hour past sunrise when our two steeds came trotting into our brief camp. Now we had three horses. We elected to release Carla's mount to find its way back to her mistress... eventually, we hoped."Care to explain the entourage?" Felix joked."Somebody who is somebody loves me," I shrugged. "I can't tell you who though. I've been sworn to secrecy.""Damn... five female ninja. We have got to not waste this opportunity.""I am so onboard with that plan," I grinned, "but it going to be tough. Most of the only speak Japanese and they are all related to a girl I've already knocked up.""So they all know what a stud you are, Cáel ," Felix laughed. "Give it time and they'll be begging for it. I know the type. Fit, but silent with minimal social skills. They want to know all about how you seduced their sister, cousin, what have you.""God, I hope so," I groaned. "All this abstinence is driving me crazy.""Me too," he chuckled. "Me too."Oh, what we had planned was horribly irresponsible. We had the inaugural First Great Hunt to win for all Mankind after all. Still, it took only three elements to be effective; a stream, river, or lake of some kind to bathe in; to convince the ninja we had to take a bath to remove any scent the Amazons who captured us may have sprayed on us; and the ninjas' willingness to believe such an outlandish excuse to get naked. Once they saw us naked nature would take its course.Well, despite our awesome masculine arsenals... we got nowhere. The ninja babes didn't buy our excuses, blew away our pseudoscientific ramblings (pheromones don't work that way, they insisted) and seriously; we didn't really have the time. So while putting our shirts back on and then going for our boots, two more Amazons came our way. We barely had the warning time to seek cover when Elsa and Rachel came riding down the stream, looking each way for any signs of us.Thanks to our horses remaining perfectly still as well, they gradually moved past our hidey-holes and out of our view. The second the ninjas gave us the 'all clear' we hurriedly finished dressing then headed off in a different direction. The last two Amazons I wanted to confront were Elsa and Rachel. I liked Rachel too much and quite frankly was too afraid of Elsa.Once more we risked using some Ninja Magics to aid our passage through a light, early morning rain. This one put off a confusing area of tracks which were both difficult to follow; Amazons were no dummies; and included our chosen pathway to the next treasure trove. Shortly after an overcast noontime Sun, we hunkered down for a few hours and took a short nap.I would have liked to sleep longer, but according to the two ninja who had stood watch, the whole area appeared to be crawling with Amazons out and about, mounted and dismounted and following our misleading trails, but still being close enough around to make traveling above the canyons frankly impossible. Felix and I had a meeting of the minds with Hatsuyuki.Sending two Ninja off on our steeds wouldn't work because at least one group of the opposition had our binoculars and none of the Ninja could pass for us under such scrutiny. In fact, we couldn't come up with a single plan which guaranteed us a chance to move about unseen. So, we came up with a crazy plan instead. I would take off on Peppermint in an elliptical path meant to draw off as many Amazons as possible.It had to be me because a few of the Amazons might not pursue Felix if he tried the same stunt, focusing on capturing Ishara first... so Ishara had to be the one to play decoy. We shook hands, hugged then scouted around for the best opportunity for me to make a bolt for it... then off I went. What the Ninja planned to do wasn't revealed to us though I had a feeling they weren't enamored with my plan.Peppermint and I came out of the closest draw and set off with a meandering gate; we would need all the speed she could muster soon enough. Unthinkingly, I had also stumbled across an added bonus to my plan. Me and my dumb luck. See, all the Amazons anywhere close to me at the start had been pressing their mounts hard for a day and a half now plus hadn't spent any time last night sleeping whereas me and Peppermint were relatively well fed and watered as well as well rested.Still, my initial sense was that I was simply fucked. All across the plain, Amazons noted my presence within a minute and began moving to hem me in. I imagine once I was unmounted and bound, the grand melee to see who would claim me would begin. I counted twelve of the fine ladies and while none were directly ahead of the direction I was heading in, some were far too close for me to hold out much hope.I didn't give up though. I wasn't in me and apparently it wasn't in Peppermint either. She picked up the pace instinctively when I leaned forward and off we went. Incrementally, all thirteen steeds picked up their speeds. I wasn't going to make it... and then it got worse. Coming out of a draw to my front-right was none other than Ella Mielikki.See appeared as surprised to see me as I was to see her, but that didn't last. She whipped out her lasso and spurred her mount to go faster. She was going to cut me off. I had no out in any other direction. All I had was a plain full of grass and thunderclouds in the distance; just too far away to do me any good.'Remember who you were...' came unbidden to my mind.I leaned forward and began whispering in Peppermint's ear in a language I did not know... but three thousand years ago it had been the language of horse peoples like the Scythians who taught it to their noble young... and so had another people long forgotten by history... the Medians. The words spilled out of me until all that was left was the final benediction; words that would bind man and mount together.[Median] "For Aya," I whispered.Remember who you were; wasn't meant for me. It was for the hundreds of Median steeds my Grandfather had ridden into battle... with his comrades-in-arms for over a thousand years two thousand years ago.Ella was whirling the lasso over her head. We were so close I could read the prayer to Mielikki on her lips as she strove to close those last few hoof-falls. The lasso flew through the air...Peppermint took off in a burst of speed utterly unlooked for. Her ghostly white plume rose majestically over her head; Grandfather's symbol... and now mine. The thunder of a hundred such steeds filled my ears with their power as we pulled away from the falling lasso... now less than a foot... too short. She had missed us and with that throw, passed the last chance the Amazons had to catch me.Rachel would later tell me they were all completely aghast at the pace Peppermint set as we rode past Mielikki, easily outdistancing her thus everyone else. We had escaped them and they knew it. They didn't know how and the looks of utter disbelief the Amazons behind me exchanged left them no doubt I had led them a merry chase only to vanish in a whirlwind of dust as I raced all the way into the storm-burst. Gone, gone, gone.Rachel told me she had then turned to Elsa and laughed heartily."I should have given him my honor blade," she chuckled, "because unlike the rest of you, I knew better.""But, what did he do?" Elsa had asked, truly curious and a bit frustrated."Just being Cáel ," Rachel had shaken her head as she replied. "Just being Cáel ."[Sunday]It was a thick, pounding rain as promised. No one could ride in this. Visibility was down to a few yards and the ground had turned into a morass. Only the greyness of the clouds betrayed the coming of day to us while our final treasure trove; a compass, map and coordinates for the rescue; pointed us in the proper direction... us and thirty Amazons.In our favor, the Ninja threw up a marching cordon around us so we didn't walk into any ambushes, and any Amazons not already at least even with us in the distance separating us from our evacuation point had a chance of catching us. Again, no Amazon worthy of their name would ride in weather like this and in a foot race, we men actually finally had the advantage.I wish I knew who was closest so I could plan accordingly. In strictly hand to hand combat, Felix and I had the advantage on over half those we were confronting. While most excelled at being hunters, beating up their prey with hands and knives wasn't normally their second best feature. No, they were fine combatants, just not in Felix's, or my, league.But then there were the Amazons like Tormé Maeve and Elsa Zorja who could kick our asses without a doubt, and planning how to fight them required a completely different game plan."What's on your mind?" Felix leaned in and shouted into my ear."This ain't over. Not only do we have to reach the evacuation site within a twenty minute window, we have to hope a half-dozen Amazons aren't waiting there for us."Felix nodded."Who is going to be the worst team?""Elsa and Rachel. I'm not sure I can beat Rachel and I'm damn sure I can't beat Elsa," I answered."Leave Elsa to me then. While I've never fought her before, she's also never fought me," he reasoned. "My best bet is an all-out offense; holding nothing back and hope I can outmuscle her before she pulls some surprise on me.""That's about right," it was my turn to nod.One of the Ninja came running back to us."There are two Amazons ahead of us going in the same direction. What do you want to do?"I looked to Felix who cracked his knuckles. He was right too. We didn't have enough time left to race around them; not in this mud; so jumping them and putting them down was our best bet.Bleeding.Our fists were bleeding, I had a knife wound on my left thigh, and Felix's nose was most likely broken, but we had put down two pairs of Amazons in the closing hour of the Great Hunt... and we were still free. We had even recorded the coordinates of where we left the four bound Amazons because leaving them all tied up in these conditions didn't seem fair.So far we had put down Niranjana Ereshkigal and Anna Cybele whose strategy was to figure out where the evacuation point was and then set up an ambush close by, and our old buddies, Tormé Maeve and Parul Nammu, who had been racing up to the evacuation point after some piece of divine intervention. They stumbled into us as we were binding up the first two.Thanks to the Ninja we had a moment's warning before they jogged right into us. It was on! Felix immediately challenged Tormé while I circled Parul, each seeking an advantage. Unfortunately, Tormé began cleaning Felix's clock so spun around and we switched partners."I wanted it to be me and you," she snarled."I was hoping to miss you entirely," I replied. She laughed and closed... and then slipped in the mud and slid right into my knee strike. Before she could clean the cobwebs from her head, I had landed three solid fist strikes to her jaw, rendering her incapable of immediate resistance; one tough chick! I quick glance back to Felix showed me he had Parul well in hand, so I quickly bound Tormé up and took her honor blade so she wouldn't be cutting herself free too soon.After we had Parul secured, Felix slapped me on the back and laughed."You bastard, I saw that," he chuckled. "She slipped.""I'll take it," I was unapologetic. Explaining to Felix how she was Katrina's #1 assassin would take too long. I'd leave it to Katrina to warn him how dangerous dating her would be.And then we heard the helicopter... and looked at our watches. It Was 11:48! We raced up the last bit of the slope to see the helicopter finish its descent. We'd made it... and then we saw Elsa and Rachel climbing up the slope beside us, disguised as we were by the downpour."Cáel !" Elsa screamed out my name. Rachel simply charged Felix wordlessly.I drew Tormé's honor blade and faced Elsa down. "Do you honestly think you can defeat me?" Elsa laughed. "Because Cáel , you cannot. You are already beaten, bruised and bleeding. Surrender and I promise to be gentle.""On any other day, I would agree with you, but this is not like any other day," I held my captured small knife out in a fighting stance."Today... today I have my Grandfather's knowledge and my Father's boundless spirit, Elsa. Today; you cannot defeat me. Come at me and find out, if you must." My stance flowed into an alien design... which came from a time when knives were the only close combat weapon anyone was lucky enough to have. My knife raised up over my head yet still pointing at my opponent while my empty left hand pointed at my foe.Then it occurred to me... if I could withstand the pain, I could grab her blade and hold it in place while I slashed down with my own ceremonial weapon. I could regenerate the damage; that was my edge and this was a fighting stance my Grandfather had perfected with that knowledge when all blades were either sharp stones, or smelted copper.I could see Elsa studying me rapid-quick before she made her lunge. It was so On! The first series of slashing strikes saw me barely missing having my hand cut open. I wasn't so lucky my second time around. Elsa sliced my ring finger to the bone."Damnit, Cáel !" Elsa snapped. "If you are going to fight me, at least use the training Pamela gave you. I have no idea what this crazy stance is supposed to show, but I think it is nothing more than your made-up style again. This time I am going to really hurt you if you don't surrender... Right Now!"Yeah, Elsa was upset she had to actually hurt me. I sensed that in her. Still, the pain quickly receded and I continued to stalk her... silently and with great determination on my face. No response was necessary and I was sure my quietude was unsettling her even more. On the next exchange Elsa moved so fast I couldn't track her blade. Still, I moved my empty palm across to stop her most likely angle of attack.I was wrong. By shifting my entire body to stop her slash, I put myself in the wrong positon; closing the distance between us and intercepting her surprise backslash with my left side at the kidney level. Ouch! Motherfucker! I grunted but used my positioning disadvantage as an advantage. As Elsa's hand recoiled from the dire wound she had given me, I reached out with my left hand and grabbed her wrist.My right hand came down attempting to slash her wrist in this exchange. She caught my right wrist in her left hand. Our bodies collided then my forward momentum slammed into her form and we both fell over. She rolled so we ended up crashing down on our sides, but I refused to release my hold while driving my blade ever downward.I didn't have much advantage over Elsa, but I was superior in upper body strength. It was my old buddy except coming out in my favor today. Slowly my blade inched toward its target."How... can... you... still... be... fighting?" Elsa ground out between her teeth."I am Ishara," was my reply. "The power of the goddess runs through me," I added a lie meant to confuse and dishearten her.She tried to break away by rolling around. I wouldn't let her. I tangled my legs up with hers until we were one conjoined mess. Then she surprised me with a head-butt right as the option was just occurring to me. She smashed my nose. There was blood everywhere, but I wouldn't relent on my hold. Instead, I followed up her head-butt with one of my own.Elsa caught mine with the hardest part of her forehead instead. Our skulls collided. I refused to feel the pain so while she was still reeling from that contact I smashed forward once again; this time impacting her temple and really shocking her. I had to have seemed like a monster to Elsa by this point in our bout; I could feel no pain and no infirmary would hold me back.Lacking every other point of leverage, she went for the 'Tried and True'; her knee impacted my precious gonads and for just that instance, my hold on her weakened. She broke free then rolled away."Stay down," she almost screamed at me. I didn't, instead rising up and resuming my archaic stance once more."This is going to hurt you a whole lot more than me," she promised next. Just then we both heard a titanic scream to my left. By the sound of the grunt which followed, I realized Felix had connected with one of his powerful kicks to Rachel's ribs. I used the positional advantage to charge. We collided once more, each one's opposite hand clamping down on the other's knife hand.While standing, we pushed each other back and forth, attempting kicks and foot stomps all the while my knife approached Elsa's collarbone. We were both too on guard for head-butts to pull one off this grapple, but I didn't need it... because we were in fact, grappling and I had a whole martial art devoted to grappling; Brazilian Jujutsu!I dropped Tormé's honor blade and flipped us around so I landed on top of her. Her blade drew a bloody line along my hip, but not enough damage to cause me any consternation. I could see it in her eyes, the moment we landed in the mud. She realized her mistake by allowing me too close, but the last time she had let that happened she had succeeded in stabbing me in the kidney, so she was taken off-guard for just that instance."Yeah," I chortled, "Just recalling my Brazilian Jujutsu aren't ya?""I can beat it," she ground out."You and an MMA Army," I growled back. She was in danger of having me roll her over... then it would be light's out!Right then Rachel and Felix came crashing down on the two of us, breaking my concentration and my hold. The four of us rolled up and separated once more.Rachel moved to Elsa's side while Felix helped me stand."We are running out of time," Felix informed me. We were. That appeared to be Rachel and Elsa's strategy all along. Keep us occupied for the remaining... eighteen minutes... damn was I out of breath and hurting."Switch," Felix tapped me on the forearm. "I got this."He didn't and he knew he didn't. For some god damn unknown reason, Felix was doing a selfless act for the first time in his life and I couldn't comprehend why."She'll destroy you," I pointed out."You're bleeding; badly," he stated, "and failing fast.""Listen to your friend," Rachel interjected herself into the conversation. Worse, she stepped aside and clearly indicated she would let me pass."Rachel!" Elsa snapped."He's earned it. For the past eighty-four days and then some, Cáel has earned; our respect," Rachel reminded us."Okay," I acknowledged the act of kindness. I moved behind Felix so he could screen me from Elsa... then shoved him as hard as I could across the muddy surface toward freedom. The look he sent back my way was priceless. Reluctantly, he looked back once then jogged to the helicopter and the rewards he deserved for surviving against so many for so long; just like me, but without the Goddesses and my troop of ruthless Amazon allies..."Two on one," I joked."No. I've surrendered my trophy," Rachel smile to me was emotionally crushing."Fine," Elsa nodded then, "Let's continue." This time I didn't have a knife.When we collided this time, she didn't hesitate to stab me in the left pectoral; above the heart, but not by much. I failed to catch her wrist and realized I was all out of game. My regeneration couldn't tackle both bleeding wounds and I was beginning to feel woozy.Elsa fell back."Surrender, Cáel ," her own voice had softened."Never surrender," I laughed back then I began to sway.This time as Elsa closed, she went for the grapple as well. I countered as best I could, but my reflexes were slowing down too. I wasn't going to make it then something tackled us both, slamming Elsa into my chest, stunning her."Felix... you came back," I groggily mumbled as Felix hammered Elsa hard, twice in the temple."You would come back for me. I see that now," he confessed. He half pulled, half-dragged me to our waiting chariot. The clock was a 'ticking."Rachel," I looked over to the other combatant. She hadn't started advancing on us like she should have."Go," she waved us away. "Today... today you have won your freedoms. Now go."What honors Rachel had passed over for whatever reasons were unknown to me. I was terrified she had done it out of love for me. Terrified because I felt so unworthy of such devotion and affection.Yet, Felix and I had made it and as the helicopter took off, I could sense the tension leave my body. My wounds were indeed healing and my blood supply, so witlessly spent was returning to me. Felix leaned into me as the nice Epona medic aboard our ride began to administer her traumatic injury training. I winced because it felt appropriate, not because I was allowed to feel any of the passing pain."You are a Runner now," I looked over to Felix. "Welcome aboard.""Sure thing, Ishara.""Ha," I chuckled. "Call me Cáel . You have earned that right.""I imagine there is something to that," he nodded. "Tell me what it is when you get the chance.""I will," I promised. "That and a few thousand other critically important things none one else will bother to teach you. As the saying goes, 'you've earned it'."Thus Ends The First Great HuntNow onto the final chapter of the First Part of Cáel 's journey.By FinalStand for Literotica.

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Yatta Ackom. Yatta is a student in Darden's Full-Time MBA Class of 2026, and she is also the VP of Admissions for the Graduate Women in Business (GWIB) student organization. We talk with Yatta about her background, what led her to Darden, her plans for her second year, what attracted her to her role with GWIB and more. For more insights, tips, and stories about the Darden experience, be sure to check out the Discover Darden Admissions blog and follow us on Instagram @dardenmba.

Special 100th episode! Aired 5/20/25 at 97.3/107.9 The Rock in Morro Bay, CA.Killing Joke ~ ChangeSuburban Lawns ~ Flavor CrystalsTones on Tail ~ TwistHorse Lords ~ Mess MendL'Rain ~ Two FaceMeshell Ndegeocello ~ Folie A Deux Preacherman ~ Out of this WorldGrace Jones ~ NightclubbingAnnette Peacock ~ The SuccubusGloria Ann Taylor ~ Love Is a Hurtin' Thing (7" Version)A.R. Kane ~ Pop (Short Version)Nabihah Iqbal ~ DreamerThe Veldt ~ In A Quiet Room Sun Ra ~ Solar DrumsJaimie Branch ~ simple silver surferSonny Sharrock ~ Who Does She Hope to Be?Jeff Parker ~ 3 For LBill Frisell ~ Hour GlassThelonious Monk ~ DinahMary Lou Williams ~ O.W. Acetone ~ GermsRocket 808 ~ (The Girl With The) Raven HairPJ Harvey ~ WaterRichard Thompson ~ Put It There PalAngel Bat Dawid ~ We Are StarzzNikki Giovanni ~ The Life I Led Hailu Mergia ~ Belew BedubyMort Garson ~ This Is My BelovedThe Space Lady ~ Fly Like an EagleNeu! ~ IsiThe Durutti Column ~ People's Pleasure ParkDisco Inferno ~ Second LanguageNite Jewel ~ Clive Alice Coltrane ~ JagadishwarKelela ~ FooleyMoor Mother ~ Tarot (feat. Yatta & Dudu Kouate)Pauline Anna Strom ~ The UnveilingBrian Eno & John Cale ~ The River Matthew Shipp ~ Void EquationEmahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru ~ The Home of BeethovenErroll Garner ~ Spring Is HereArt Tatum ~ Out Of NowhereThe Caretaker ~ A relationship with the sublimeBark Psychosis ~ The Loom Stars of the Lid ~ Dungtitled (In A Major)Arrowounds ~ Winding Serpent DanceCarmen Villain ~ Future MemoryShackleton ~ Shimmer, Then FadeKing Crimson ~ Improv Crim Chill Thrill Captain Beefheart ~ Golden Birdies

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My guest this week is New York-based singer, songwriter, producer, filmmaker, and multidisciplinary artist YATTA. We spoke about Serafina!, Amistad, Chicago, the art of the musical, our mutual love of MTV's TRL and BET's 106 & Park, making the transition from filmmaking to music, the pros and cons of making your music more accessible, and the creative process behind their three musical projects: Spirit Said Yes!, Wahala, and last year's Palm Wine, out now via PTP. Come fuck with us.  Palm Wine is available wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Consider copping it directly via their Bandcamp page. Follow them on Instagram: @yatta.soundJoin the Reel Notes Patreon today starting at $5/month to get early access to episodes, our Discord server, exclusive bonus interviews and reviews, and more!My first book, Reel Notes: Culture Writing on the Margins of Music and Movies, is available now, via 4 PM Publishing. Order a digital copy on Amazon.Reel Notes stands in solidarity with the oppressed peoples of Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Tigray, and Haiti. Please consider donating to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund,  The Palestinian Youth Movement, The Zakat Foundation, HealAfrica, FreeTigray, and/or Hope For Haiti.  For information about contacting your representatives to demand a ceasefire, finding protests, and other tools, check out CeasefireToday!Follow me on Instagram (@cinemasai), Twitter (@CineMasai_), Bluesky (@cinemasai.bsky.social), TikTok (@cinemasai), Letterboxd (@CineMasai), and subscribe to my weekly Nu Musique Friday newsletter to stay tapped into all things Dylan Green.       Support the show

ATTENDEES YATTA, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss putting out the first full LP since 2019 on PTP and how that came about.  Discuss Palm Wine in detail. 

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it's YATTA! Even though we had to fight through some technical difficulties throughout, we had a great time talking about YATTA's latest album, “Palm Wine” (one of the albums of the year), the Palm Wine genre, making music videos, and more. Once we get to the questions, we go long about their granduncle, S.E. Rogie, the undeniable magic of Brenda Fassie, moments when Kanye's still got it, an unapologetic appreciation for “Sandstorm,” Whitney Houston, Sufjan Stevens, The Flamingos + plenty more!Listen to all of YATTA's picks HERE“Palm Wine”YATTA on InstagramYATTA's websiteSongs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)Follow Foxy Digitalis:WebsitePatreonInstagramTwitterBlueskyMastodonThe Jewel Garden

Yatta! Der 'World Of Ghibli' Podcast geht endlich weiter! Und hoffentlich nun endlich wieder mit einer gewissen Regelmäßigkeit. So haben wir geplant, dass der Podcast ab jetzt monatlich erscheinen soll. Und zwar immer am ersten Montag eines neuen Monats. Freut ihr euch auch so wie wir? Aber das ist noch nicht alles! Es hat ja Veränderungen gegeben. So ist Shaggy-senpai leider nicht mehr dabei und stattdessen nimmt Matthias-san seinen Platz ein, um euch zusammen mit Thomas-san die Welt der Anime-Filme, die über das gewisse Ghibli-Feel verfügen, nahezubringen. Und das jetzt nicht nur per Audio, sondern nun auch visuell ... leider jedoch nur auf YouTube. Das hat mehr Aufwand zur Folge und noch ist die Umsetzung nicht perfekt. Aber wir arbeiten dran und versprechen auf jeden Fall, auch in Zukunft immer unser Bestes zu geben! Aus aktuellem Anlass haben wir uns für die neueste Episode des gerade in Deutschland erschienenen Films 'Look Back', basierend auf einem One-Shot-Manga von Tatsuki Fujimoto, entschieden. Wenn ihr wissen möchtet, ob es sich lohnt, diesen Film über die beiden aufstrebenden, jungen Mangaka Fujino und Kyomoto zu schauen, hört und seht euch die aktuelle Episode des Podcasts 'World of Ghibli' an. Eurem Lieblingspodcast rund um und über das 'Studio Ghibli' und die Welt der Anime-Filme an sich. Den Podcast könnt ihr überall hören wo es Podcasts gibt. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Svq3DiCEOdzm6zqQkpXB5 Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/de/show/2239112 Apple Podcasts/ITunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../world-of-ghibli/id1551619891 Web: https://worldofghibli.podigee.io Und schauen auf YouTube, unter: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1URSYdVncYHInv__35e_Zw

Experimental sounds abound, wrong-song to maltreated beats, un-classical to dis-cordian. LISTEN AGAIN and nourish your soul. Stream on demand via FBi, podcast here. YATTA – MTV [PTP/Bandcamp] YATTA – Circle [PTP/Bandcamp] Last year, Sierra Leonean-American musician YATTA, who I've been …Read more »

Covering ground from Iranian-American beats to English shoegaze-loop-pop, IDM, nu-skool-jungle, bass-heavy noise and noisy bass music, Middle Eastern-influenced electronic psych rock, the ever-cheeky Aphex Twin's ambient masterpiece orchestrated, postrock and sound-art. And that's just a taster! LISTEN AGAIN for the full flavour profile. Stream on demand @ FBi, podcast here. Maral - retrofit (feat. YATTA) […]

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In this episode Mo sits down with special guest, friend to the pod & cousin @yattaracks! Yatta shares some mental game & also discusses his journey with music and the idea behind his new album "The Question Mark" Tune In!

What's the best part before taking a trip? Planning the trip obviously. You need spread sheets and brochures/websites, a good concept of time management and a reasonable expectation of your groups capabilities. Paxton, Kiwi, and bP put their skills to the test as we play Josh Wood's Let's Go! To Japan published in 2024 by AEG. Post your comments to Twitter/Instagram @FirstTurnCast or email us at firstturntabletop@gmail.com. Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe! Until next week, play more games!

The Balfour Project and Sadaka, the Ireland Palestine Alliance, jointly presented this timely webinar. While the world's attention is on the Gaza war, very bad things are happening fast in the West Bank. Susan Power, Head of Legal Research and Advocacy at Al-Haq in Ramallah, analysed the Israeli lockdown of the West Bank and the licence given to settler violence and forced displacement of Palestinians from their lands. Mr Owda Hathaleen gave an eye witness account of the pressures being brought to bear on the villagers of Masafer Yatta to abandon their homes and livelihoods. They recommended actions to safeguard lives and people's futures. Owda Hathaleen, from Umm Al-Khair village, Masafer Yatta, a human rights activist, writer and an English teacher. Dr. Susan Power is Head of Legal Research and Advocacy at Al-Haq, Law in the Service of Man. 

Keskustelemme mangojen kansista ja kansikuvista sekä siitä, mitä kaikkea niillä voi tehdä. Ajankohtaisina aiheina puhumme mangan rastereita valmistavan firman IC:n haastattelusta sekä siitä, miten Hunter × Hunterin tekijä Yoshihiro Togashi kertoi julkisesti yhden sarjalleen suunnittelemista lopetuksista. Lukujonossa kokeilemme Golden Kamyun tekijä Satoru Nodan uutta sarjaa Dogsred, jossa entinen taitoluistelija aloittaa koululaisjääkiekon Hokkaidolla. --- Kommentoi | Bluesky | Mastodon | X | Instagram --- (01:03) – KUULUMISET: JOULUKALENTERIT - Maaretin Mastodon-ketju ja Bluesky-ketju jäätelöjoulukalenterista - Missing Link -blogin joulukalenterit löytyvät tällä hetkellä blogin yläpalkista - Mangakartan joulukalenteri (13:01) – MANGAKANNET: ESITTELY (14:55) – MANGAKANNET: TEHTÄVÄT - Jakso 56, jossa puhuimme siitä, miten mangan lukemisen kokemus muuttuu kun lukee luvuittain tai pokkareittain - Yona of the Dawn -kannet - The Geek Ex-Hitman -kannet - Fullmetal Alchemist -kannet - Jakso 84, jossa puhuimme sarjasta ja sen kansista - Spy x Family -kannet - Jakso 53, jossa puhuimme sarjasta ja sen kansista - Komi Can't Communicate -kannet - Delicious in Dungeon -kannet (28:40) – MANGAKANNET: POSEERAUKSET VS TILANNEKUVAT - FMA-juhlaomnibusjulkaisun kannet edustavat huonointa poseerauskannen tyyppiä: kussakin kannessa on hahmo pönöttämässä ilman mitään lisäajatuksia - Inuyasha-kannet - One Piece -kannet - The Promised Neverland -pokkarin 14 kansi - I Want to Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die -kannet - Jakso 92, jossa puhuimme sarjasta ja sen kansista - Yatta-tachi-sivusto julkaisee kansikuvalliset listaukset kunkin kuukauden aikana julkaistavista manga- ja ranobepokkareista - Tilannekuva luo tunnun siitä, että se nappaa luonnollisen hetken hahmojen elämästä: - A Side Character's Love Story -pokkarin 8 kansi - Hitorijime My Hero -pokkarin 14 kansi - Poseerauskuva taas tuo vaikutelman siitä, että se on nimenomaisesti kansikuvaksi aseteltu: - Matcha Made in Heaven -pokkarin 7 kansi - Joskus kansikuva on ikään kuin sarjan maailman sisällä otettu valokuva: - Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead -pokkarin 12 kansi - Grand Blue Dreaming -kannet - …ja takakannet jatkavat tilannetta koomisesti (kuva) - Kansijoulukalenterin luukku 17, jossa puhuimme pokkarin 6 kannesta - Shadows House -pokkarin 5 kansi (41:22) – MANGAKANNET: JATKUVUUS KANSIEN VÄLILLÄ - Nana-kannet muodostavat jatkotarinan - Useamman pokkarin kansikuvat voivat muodostaa yhtenäisen kokonaisuuden: - The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You -pokkarien 14-16 kannet (kuva) - One Piece -pokkarien 99-101 kannet (kuva) - One Piece -pokkarien 21-22 kannet (kuva) (44:27) – MANGAKANNET: ERI VERSIOT KANSIKUVISTA - Stray Dog's Night -pokkarin alkuperäinen japanilainen kansi (NSFW) - …ja Renta-palvelusta löytyvän julkaisun kansi (NSFW) - …ja Manga Planet -palvelusta löytyvän julkaisun kansi (50:23) – MANGAKANNET: TUHMUUDEN TASOT KANSISSA - Yurisarjassa NTR: Netsuzou Trap kannessa tytöt katsovat kameraan - Incitant Porno eli Senwaku Porno, jonka kannessa tuhmailu on hyvin esillä (NSFW) - Naisille suunnatuissa tuhmemmissa sarjoissa näkee usein päähenkilöllä “voi minua avutonta“ -ilmeen: - Josei-esimerkki Happy Marriage?! - Josei-esimerkki I Can't Refuse S - Josei-esimerkki Outbride: Beauty and the Beasts - BL-esimerkki Kochi muite, ai - BL-sarjojen kannet toisaalta kertovat, ettei sarja ole ihan kauhean tuhma tai että fokus on romanssissa enemmän kuin petitouhuissa: - Classmates - Anti-Romance - Monet Ogeretsu Tanakan kansikuvat eivät ole erityisen eroottisen näköisiä, vaikka sisältö useimmiten onkin - Citrus -kannet (58:38) – MANGAKANNET: VAIHTELEVAT KANSITYYLIT SARJAN SISÄLLÄ - Joskus sarjojen kansikuvat eivät tunnu kuuluvan yhteen: - How Do We Relationship? - Vinland Saga - Joskus sarjan kansityyli muuttuu sarjan edetessä tarkoituksellisesti osana kansisuunnittelua: - Flowers of Evil - Blood on the Tracks - Happiness - My Hero Academia -kannet ovat sekalaisia, mutta niitä yhdistää amerikkalaisia supersankarikansia matkiva tyyli - Kansi 15, joka on tosi tylsä - Kansi 29, joka on tosi siisti ja luo odotuksia - Jakso 59, jossa puhuimme pettymyskansista kuulijakommenttiosiossa - Me & Roboco -kannet parodioivat tunnettuja Jump-kansia (01:07:10) – MANGAKANNET: YHTENÄINEN KANSITYYLI LUO IDENTITEETTIÄ - One-Punch Man -kannet - Kansijoulukalenterin luukku 23, jossa puhuimme pokkarin 8 kannesta - Land of the Lustrous -kannet - Kansijoulukalenterin luukku 14, jossa puhuimme pokkarin 3 kannesta - Toistuvateemaisia kansidesigneja: - Pandora Hearts, jonka pokkarin 20 kannesta puhuimme kansijoulukalenterin luukussa 20 - Blue Period, josta kansineen puhuimme jaksossa 57 - Spy x Family - Tylsää, jos kaikki kannet ovat käytännössä sama kansi: - After the Rain - Kowloon Generic Romance - Ranskalainen kustantaja oli pitänyt näitä kansia liian tylsinä - Nana & Kaoru, josta kansineen puhuimme jaksossa 80 - Jenkkikansissa ei vaihdu edes väri - Jatko-osa Nana & Kaoru Last Year - Kuroshitsuji-kansissa meinattiin tippua tähän, kun alkusarjassa Sebastian oli joka kannessa, mutta sitten pokkarissa 6 on selvästi päätetty muuttaa suuntaa, kun on käynyt selväksi, että pitkässä sarjassa saman hahmon kierrättäminen ei toimi - Assassination Classroom on aika toimiva esimerkki - Goodnight Punpun -kannet - Petteri muisteli tässä sarjan japanilaisia kansia - Ajin taas ei ole kovin toimiva esimerkki - Life-kannet - Tekijän toisessa sarjassa Limitissä on onnistuneemmat kannet - Karneval-kannet - Wild Adapterin alkuperäiset kannet, joita käytettiin Tokyopopin jenkkijulkaisussa - Ichijinshan uudet kannet - Myös Arian kansissa kuva on vaakasuuntainen - Saiyukin alkuperäiset japanikannet - Lännessä tunnetaan vain yhtenäisemmällä tyylillä tehdyt uudemmat kannet (01:28:25) – MANGAKANNET: VÄRIMAAILMAT JA SARJAKUVARUUTUKANNET - Alice in Murderland -kannet - Please Tell Me, Galko-chan -kannet - The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All -kannet - Kiss x Sis -kannet - Jenkkijulkaisuissa on toisinaan ollut tapana rakentaa omat clipart-tyyliset kannet, joilla halutaan häivyttää teoksen mangamaisuutta, jotta se olisi houkuttelevampi sellaisille sarjakuvaharrastajille, jotka eivät pidä mangasta: - Ping Pong: japanikannet / jenkkikannet - Black Jack: japanikannet / jenkkikannet - Dororo: japanikannet / jenkkikannet (01:32:02) – MANGAKANNET: KANSITAITTO JA KEHYKSET - Vinland Saga -kannet (jenkkijulkaisu) - Kuroshitsuji - Delicious in Dungeon - Witch Hat Atelier - One Piece - Teemukissan Mastodon-kommentti siitä, miten sarjan kehykset alkavat hukkua hahmojen alle - Hana to yume -brändin japanipokkarit näyttivät ennen hyvin samoilta sarjasta riippumatta: - Fruits Basketin japanilaiset kannet - Suomijulkaisu - Jenkkijulkaisu - Ouran High School Host Clubin japanilaiset kannet - Jenkkijulkaisu - Yona of the Dawnin japanilaiset kannet - Jenkkijulkaisu - Uudemmissa sarjoissa brändiyhteneväisyys on väistänyt sarjakohtaista kansi-ilmaisua: - Takane & Hana, josta kansineen puhuimme jaksossa 16 - Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts, josta kansineen puhuimme jaksossa 85 - Liselotte and the Witch's Forest -sarjasta on olemassa japaniksi sekä vanhanmallisia tiukasti brändättyjä että uusia sarjakustomoidumpia pokkareita (kuva) (01:39:00) – MANGAKANNET: KANSITAITTO JA NIMILOGOT - Fujoshiluolan Maijan Desucon Frostbite 2017 -luento BL-tarinoiden kansista (YouTube) - Moderni japanilainen kansitaittotyyli asettelee usein nimitekstit pitkin poikin kantta ja/tai hyvin kevyesti ja ilmavasti: - Koi janai nara namae wo tsukete - Zeichou! Nouzei-ka daisan shuunou-gakari - Blue Flag - And Yet, You Are So Sweet - Toisinaan tämä heijastuu myös jenkkijulkaisuihin: - Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You - In the Clear Moonlit Dusk - Vanitaksen kirjan japanipokkareissa nimilogo mahtuu pystysuuntaisesti kuvan viereen - …mutta jenkkipokkareissa nimilogo seilaa milloin missäkin ja yrittää olla peittämättä mitään - Ranobehenkiset kannet poksahtelevat joka suuntaan - Let's Buy the Land and Cultivate It in a Different World - Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon: My Party Tried to Kill Me, But Thanks to an Infinite Gacha I Got LVL 9999 Friends and Am Out For Revenge - As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World - Acca 13 -kannet - Dear Gene -kansi (01:47:45) – MANGAKANNET: SELKÄMYKSET - Maaretin Mastodon-postaus siitä, miten mukavaa Bookwalker-sovelluksessa on luoda sarjoille omia kustomoituja kirjahyllyjä - Tupla- ja triplapokkareihin mahtuu isommat ja hienommat selkämyskuvat kuin yksittäispokkareihin: - Karneval (kuva) - Girl Friends (kuva) - Aron morsianten jenkkijulkaisut ovat isoja ja kovakantisia, joten selkämyskuva tulee hienommin esiin niissä kuin suomalaisissa pokkarijulkaisuissa (kuva) - Tokyopopin logouudistus ei näytä kauhean kivalta hyllyssä – huomaa myös selkämysten tahattomat värivaihtelut (kuva) - Neon Genesis Evangelionin selkämykset (kuva) - Death Noten jenkkijulkaisu ei näytä kivalta, koska värit ovat synkät ja rankat (kuva) - Salapoliisi Conanin selkämyskuvien jatkotarina (kuva) - Dragon Ballin Aku Ankan Taskukirja -tyyliset pokkarista toiseen jatkuvat selkämyskuvat – eurooppalainen erikoisuus, joita japanilaisista pokkareista ei löydy (kuva) - Jakso 73, jossa puhuimme siitä, miten Crunchyroll uudelleenbrändäsi ostamansa ranskalaisen Kaze-kustantajan pokkarien selkämykset ja lähetti ilmaiseksi kuluttajille näiden pyytämät irtokannet vaihdettavaksi vanhoihin pokkareihin (01:56:16) – MANGAKANNET: YHTEENVETO - Magi-kannet - Orient-kannet - Shibuya Goldfish -kannet (joissa jättiläiskultakalat syövät ihmisiä) - Don't Call It Mystery -kannet ovat aika epäinspiroivia - My Lovey-Dovey Wife is a Stone Cold Killer (02:00:47) – RASTERIFIRMA IC:N HAASTATTELU - Linternauten haastattelu (ranskaksi) - Mangakoiden onnittelutervehdyksiä IC:lle (japaniksi) - One Piece 59:n lukijakysymysosiossa Eiichiro Oda kertoo käyttävänsä sarjassa kolmea IC:n rasterikuviota (kuva) - Shounen-sarjoissa on tyypillisesti vain muutamaa erilaista rasteria (kuva, One Piece) - Shoujo-sarjoissa taas käytetään enemmän erilaisia ja näyttävämpiä rasterikuvioita (kuva, Takane & Hana) (02:18:46) – HUNTER x HUNTERIN HYLÄTTY LOPETUS - ANN: Togashi Yoshihiro Reveals Hunter x Hunter Manga's Possible Ending in Case He Passes Away - Jakso 68, jossa puhuimme viimeksi Hunter x Hunterin tekijä Yoshihiro Togashin terveysongelmista (02:24:47) – KUULIJAKOMMENTTEJA EDELLISIIN KESKUSTELUIHIN - Jakso 92, jossa Maaret valitti kuulijakommenttiosiossa Vanitaksen kirjan käännösratkaisusta vampiiri - Jarmon Mastodon-kommentti jatkoksi Devilman-keskusteluun - Dorohedoro - Dai Dark (02:28:09) – KUULIJAKOMMENTTI: SARJASUOSITUKSIA - Komi Can't Communicate - Maaretille sopivat paremmin dramaattisemmat ja realistisemmat autismikirjokuvaukset, kuten Given, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury ja Loving Yamada at Lv999 - Titaanien sota - Attack on Titan: Junior High - Attack on Titan: Harsh Mistress of the City - Fairy Tail - Sweetness & Lightning - Toinen samanhenkinen ruoanlaittosarja Takasugi-san's Obento - Jakso 83, jossa puhuimme sarjasta Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You - Tomokazu Sugita - Yuuichi Nakamura - Kenjirou Tsuda - Junichi Suwabe - Atsumi Tanezaki - Aoi Yuuki (02:46:35) – KUULIJAKOMMENTTI: SPY x FAMILY - Jakso 90, jossa puhuimme animesarjojen länkkärisovituksista - Jakso 53, jossa puhuimme Spy x Familystä (02:50:36) – KUULIJAKOMMENTTI: VAIHTOEHTOJA GOOGLE PODCASTSILLE - Podcast Addict - Pocket Casts - Castbox - Mangakartan nettisivujen Kuuntele-osiosta löytyy podcast-sovellusvinkkejä (02:55:29) – LUKUJONOSSA: DOGSRED - Dogsred Manga Plus -palvelussa - Jakso 51, jossa puhuimme Satoru Nodan aikaisemmasta sarjasta Golden Kamuy - Dogsred on reboot Nodan Golden Kamuyta edeltäneestä sarjasta Supinamarada! - ANN: Golden Kamuy's Satoru Noda Reveals New Ice Hockey Sports Manga's Title DOGSRED - Paikallinen Sasuke ei tule toimeen päähenkilön kanssa (kuva) - Päähenkilö osaa temppuja joita muut eivät (kuva) - Sarja kertoo avuliaasti miten jääkiekko toimii (kuva) - Jakso 32, jossa puhuimme nettisarjakuvasta Check, Please! (03:12:39) – LOPETUS

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In this episode, Michael is joined by Palestinian journalist and activist Basel Adra, and Daniel Roth of the Centre for Jewish Nonviolence, to discuss Israel's plans to expel more than 1,000 Palestinians from their homes in Masafer Yatta. We hear about what is happening on the ground, and discuss the role of journalism and international solidarity in challenging dispossession and apartheid. Links from this podcast:Basel Adra on TwitterBasel Adra in +972 Magazine: “I was handcuffed and blindfolded for reporting on settler violence”Daniel Roth on TwitterThe Centre for Jewish NonviolenceCJPME factsheet on Masafer Yatta (2021)Subscribe to this podcast, and donate to CJPME to support the work that we do.If you can, rate us and write a nice review if you like what you hear. It helps other people find our podcast and learn about the issues. Here are the instructions on how to find, rate, review and share the podcast on eight different platforms: Apple, Spotify, Google, TuneIn, Deezer, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, and iHeartRadio. 

In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP's Sarah Anne Minkin speaks with journalists Basel Adraa and Yuval Abraham about the conditions of life in Masafer Yatta in the South Hebron Hills of the West Bank, and how things have changed - and gotten far worse - since the May 2022 Israeli Supreme Court decision that authorized the IDF to expel communities in Masafer Yatta. Basel and Yuval co-authored "The Destruction of This Palestinian Community Was Green-Lighted by Israel's Supreme Court," the cover article in last week's The Nation magazine (July 10, 2023 edition). In the article, Basel and Yuval write “The mass expulsion of Masafer Yatta's residents has not yet been carried out, but the lives of all the people of these villages have changed beyond recognition in the months since the ruling. Soldiers have begun detaining children at impromptu checkpoints they've erected in the middle of the desert under the cover of night; families watch as bulldozers raze their homes with increasing frequency; and, right next to the villages designated for expulsion and demolition, soldiers are already training with live fire, racing tanks, and detonating mines.” Their article is a joint project of The Nation, +972 Magazine, and Local Call/Sikha Mekomit. Original music by Jalal Yacquoub.

Today on the show, we had the privilege of hosting Basel Adra, a distinguished journalist and resident of Masafer Yatta, located in the South Hebron Hills of the occupied West Bank. Basel shed light on the longstanding issue of ethnic cleansing and forcible expulsion faced by the community at the hands of the Israeli army and illegal settlers.During our conversation, Basel delved into the historical background of Masafer Yatta, emphasizing its geographic significance and the decades long struggle against the Israeli army that designated more than 12 of Masafer Yatta privately owned Palestinian lands, as fire zone areas to undergo miltiary exercises as a means to illegal confiscate more land that is given to the settlers to build and expand their illegal settlments and build farms on Palestinian lands. Settler numbers continue to increase and physcial assaults against the Palestinian residents and school children is a daily occurence.He highlighted and exposed the daily war crimes committed by the Israeli army and settlers, such as the demolition of homes and schools, as well as the relentless attacks on the residents' properties and livelihoods including the regular demolition of schools denying children their universal right to an education.We delved into the distressing reality faced by the inhabitants of Masafer Yatta, who endure constant assaults and trauma as their homes and schools are forcefully displaced and demolished. In the face of this daily onslaught, we explored how the community manages to survive and endure.Our discussion also touched upon grassroots and global activism, exploring ways in which we can unite to provide support to the community of Masafer Yatta.Basel provided personal accounts as both a resident and a journalist, recounting his efforts to document and report on the struggles faced by the residents. Through his lens, he revealed the Israeli army's daily war crimes, shedding light on their impact.For a firsthand account of the ethnic cleansing and forcible expulsion faced by the residents of Masafer Yatta, follow Basel Adra on Instagram: @basilaladraa.Remember to rate, share, and subscribe to @freepalestinepod. You can also follow us on Instagram and YouTube: @freepalestinepod, @cravingpalestine, @palestinelobby, @lamabazzari, and @linahadid.

In May 2022, Israel's Supreme Court rejected a petition against the forced transfer of more than 1,000 Palestinians who live in Masafer Yatta, a region of rural hamlets in the south of the occupied West Bank. Israel had previously designated a large swath of Masafer Yatta as a military “firing zone,” and argued to the court that it needed to forcibly displace these residents because they were illegally living in a military training area. As a result of the ruling, Israel's army can move forward with their plans at any time. But for now, Masafer Yatta's residents remain, even in the face of an escalated campaign of military demolitions, training exercises, and harassment. On this week's episode of On the Nose, senior reporter Alex Kane speaks with Basel Adra, a Palestinian journalist and activist from the Masafer Yatta village of al-Tuwani, about life in the region, Israel's campaign of violence against its residents, and what might stop the state from following through on its plans of mass displacement. Thanks to Jesse Brenneman for producing and to Nathan Salsburg for the use of his song “VIII (All That Were Calculated Have Passed).” ARTICLES MENTIONED AND FURTHER READING:“Classified document reveals IDF ‘firing zones' built to give land to settlers,” Yuval Abraham, +972 Magazine“I filmed a settler pogrom. Now the Israeli media is smearing me,” Basel Adraa, +972 Magazine“Largest Palestinian displacement in decades looms after Israeli court ruling,” Henriette Chacar, Reuters“They Want To Kick Us Out of This Land,” Mari Cohen, Jewish Currents

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We discuss Nikyatu Jusu's Nanny and along the way, the false promise of the American dream, the ways in which white feminism often excludes women of color, power dynamics, and African folklore as presented in the film.  Nanny is available to stream on Amazon Prime. The song we reference toward the end of the podcast during a pivotal scene in the film is Fully Lost, Fully Found by YATTA. Go listen - it's beautiful!Podcast intro - Music by The_Mountain from PixabayPodcast outro - Music by ComaStudio from PixabayTwitter - @HorrorMarginsFacebook - @HorrorInTheMarginsPodcastInstagram - @horrorinthemarginsTikTok - @horrorinthemarginsIf there's a movie you'd like us to review or a creator you'd like us to interview, send us an email at horrorinthemargins@gmail.com. We're happy to consider your suggestions. Stay spooky, Pod People. Podcast intro - Music by The_Mountain from PixabayPodcast outro - Music by ComaStudio from Pixabay

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Em maio, o Supremo Tribunal israelita deu luz verde ao que, efetivando-se, será uma das maiores expulsões de pessoas palestinianas de suas terras nas últimas décadas. Os jornalistas Ricardo Esteves Ribeiro e Rafaela Cortez foram até Masafer Yatta, na Palestina, perceber o que aconteceu.   Lê mais sobre este tema em https://fumaca.pt/Ajuda-nos a ser a primeira redação profissional de jornalismo em Portugal totalmente financiado pelas pessoas: https://fumaca.pt/contribuir/?utm_source=podcast+appSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, journalist and human rights activist Basel Adraa joins FMEP's Sarah Anne Minkin to discuss the acceleration of threats and violence from the Israeli army and settlers in Masafer Yatta, both inside of Firing Zone 918, which is under special unique threat of expulsion and forced population transfer, and outside of it, including in A-Twani, Basel's village. See www.fmep.org for resources on the many incidents and developments Basel discussed.  Basel Adraa is an activist, journalist, and photographer from the village of A'Twani who publishes on +972 and Humans of Masafer Yatta on Instagram and Substack. Basel's Twitter: @basel_adra Sarah Anne Minkin, PhD is the Director of Programs and Partnerships at FMEP. Her Twitter: @saminkin. Original music by Jalal Yaquoub.

Journalist Basel Adra talks about resisting attacks by Israeli soldiers, settlers.

This episode is a recording of a July 14th 2022 webinar, sponsored by organizations that comprise the Progressive Israel Network (PIN), focusing on the ongoing crisis at the South Hebron Hills Palestinian villages of Masafer Yatta. Disussants are Israeli human rights activists.   

FMEP's Sarah Anne Minkin speaks with Ali Awad about Masafer Yatta and particularly Firing Zone 918 and what has changed there since the Supreme Court handed down its decision in May authorizing the Israeli military to expel the Palestinian residents of the firing zone. Ali's most recent article on +972,"'They're not arriving with trucks to deport us, but the goal is the same'," was published on June 29, 2022. Ali Awad is journalist and activist from the village of Tuba in Masafer Yatta. He is co-founder of the new media project Humans of Masafer Yatta. Sarah Anne Minkin is Director of Programs & Partnerships at FMEP. Resources mentioned in this podcast: Humans of Masafer Yatta on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/humansofmasaferyatta/ Humans of Masafer Yatta on Substack: https://humansofmasaferyatta.substack.com/ #SaveMasaferYatta campaign: https://savemasaferyatta.com/en/ Youth of Sumud on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/youthofsumud/?hl=en Youth of Sumud on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/youthofsumud/ Ali Awad on Twitter: @Ali_awad1998 Ali Awad's archives on +972 Magazine: https://www.972mag.com/writer/ali-awad/ Ali's newest article on +972, "'They're not arriving with trucks to deport us, but the goal is the same'" FMEP's recent podcast with Sameeha Hureini, activist with Youth of Sumud and resident of A'Twani village, "'It's our responsibility to turn on the light': Masafer Yatta, Apartheid, and Youth Activism": https://fmep.org/resource/its-our-responsibility-to-turn-on-the-light-masafer-yatta-apartheid-and-youth-activism/ Original Music by Jalal Yaquoub.

In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP's Sarah Anne Minkin speaks with Sameeha Hureini, an activist and university student from A-Twani village in Masafer Yatta in the South Hebron Hills. Sameeha is one of the founders of Youth of Sumud and, together with her brother Sami, was recognized with the 2021 Front Line Defenders Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk. Original music by Jalal Yaquoub.

After decades trying to resist eviction, the Palestinians living in Masafer Yatta have lost their case in the Israeli supreme court. Bethan McKernan on the controversial decision and the people determined to stay in their homes. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

After decades trying to resist eviction, the Palestinians living in Masafer Yatta have lost their case in the Israeli supreme court. Bethan McKernan on the controversial decision and the people determined to stay in their homes

After decades trying to resist eviction, the Palestinians living in Masafer Yatta have lost their case in the Israeli supreme court. Bethan McKernan on the controversial decision and the people determined to stay in their homes. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Israel's Supreme Court has ruled that over 1,000 Palestinians can be forcibly evicted from their homes in Masafer Yatta, a community in the South Hebron Hills. Write to the Government to help stop this flagrant eviction of people from their home. Enter your postcode and see the letter – send it to your MP in one click! Becca Strober is a former soldier originally from Philadelphia. She is the Director of Education at Breaking the Silence

Autism Awareness with Special Guests Mrs Yatta Sallah and Mr Tijan Sallah

Because saying “YATTA” around otakus is not enough. Pop Fizz Click decides to dive deep into Hentai & how not to find it. Intro Music: Eric Skiff - A Night of Dizzy Spells http://www.popfizzclick.net Instagram: @itspopfizzclick Matt: @badchildwiththebeats Trey: @treysome_81 Guest: Julian: Horror fan, amateur otaku, & spinner of yarns. Copyright 2022 - No Sleeps Studios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/popfizzclick/message

On March 15, Israel's High Court of Justice heard a case that could lead to one of the largest forced population transfers in recent history. For more than 20 years, Israel has been trying to expel the residents of 12 Palestinian villages in a part of the West Bank called Masafer Yatta. The state claims they need the land for a military firing zone. If the court agrees, 1,300 Palestinians might be removed from their homes.In this episode, producer Max Freedman speaks to Ali Awad and Maya Rosen about this decades-long legal battle and what's at stake. Ali and Maya are both organizers of the Save Masafer Yatta campaign, which aims to stop this eviction by turning Masafer Yatta into a household name.Unsettled is produced by Emily Bell, Asaf Calderon, Max Freedman, and Ilana Levinson. Music by Nat Rosenzweig and Blue Dot Sessions. Photo credit: Yahel Gazit.Save Masafer YattaTo exact ‘revenge,' Israeli settlers wreaked havoc in my village (Ali Awad, +972 Magazine, 4/4/22)Explainer: The threat of mass expulsion in Masafer Yatta (+972 Magazine, 3/14/22)Maya Rosen & Daniel Roth: KKL-JNF (Unsettled, 3/23/22)

On March 15, 2022, the Israeli Supreme Court is expected to render a decision on whether the state of Israel will be permitted to carry out a large expulsion of Palestinians in the West Bank. The Palestinians in question live in an area of the South Hebron Hills called Masafer Yatta, residing for many generations in small, shepherding-based villages. In the early 1980s, in violation of international law, the IDF declared the area a firing zone (“Firing Zone 918”) -- an action viewed by experts as taken with the clear Israeli objective  of displacing the Palestinian residents of the area and taking control of the land. Consistent with that analysis, for decades, Palestinians living in Masafer Yatta have faced constant threat of expulsion, home demolitions, confiscation of their property, harassment and violence at the hands of both the Israeli army and Israeli settlers.  Ali Awad, a writer and activist from Tuba - one of the villages slated in Masafer Yatta - and Maya Rosen, a Jerusalem-based Palestine solidarity activist, will join FMEP's Sarah Anne Minkin for a discussion of how Palestinians in Masafer Yatta continue to build their lives despite the constant existential threat they are under such threat, what they expect from the Israeli Supreme Court, and the international campaign they have launched to save their villages. We'll also discuss the role of the Israeli judiciary in enabling Israeli apartheid and Israel's  use of the “firing zone” designation as a means of confiscating Palestinian land.  Original music by Jalal Yaquoub

Yatterman (1977) Ep 29: "The Shoot-out at the S'okay Corral"/ Yatterman (2008) Ep 03: "Let's Get the Demi Award for Moron, Koron!" YATTA! Our Tatsunoko journey continues as we take a look at the never localized classic, "Yatterman"! Learn how this wacky anime influenced not only the Pizza Cats, but also everything from Mega Man to Pokemon to Final Fantasy!  The Samurai Pizza Cast is Andrew Power, AJ Moralas, and Miriam Gibson Spiritual Advisor: MANDU, The Wonder Cat Singing Sensation: Colin White Contact and Follow the Show: E-mail - spccast@gmail.com Twitter - @pizzacast Yatterman © SOTSU/Tatsunoko Productions

On this week's podcast, Yatta and Sam discuss the recent events in cryptocurrency as well as the dips in the stock market. They have a discussion about Israel and Palestine conflict and the division it has caused with society. Lastly, Yatta and Sam talk about J. Cole and his current endeavors playing basketball and dropping an album.

Yatta and Sam discuss cryptocurrency and how it has impacted society. What will the future be for crypto and how can the black community start getting involved?

Ashley, Sam, and Yatta discuss the black family and how we can build instead of destroying. The trio has conversations on various topics dealing with the black community. This is the final part of episode 6, be sure to check out part 1 if you haven't already.

Ashley, Sam, and Yatta discuss the black family and how we can build instead of destroy. The trio builds throughout the podcast and has conversations on various topics about the black community. The video has many takes and will have a part 2 coming soon!

Week 4 of the Power Hour is here! With all the buzz surrounding West African Food , it was only right we had the owners of Yatta's Cuisine come through and tell us about their fabulous food! They also brought some in for us to eat! Now you know along with that we are bringing you the dopest records from around the world along with the tea from Odyssey. Keep it locked. Its the POWER HOUR!

Best known in the west for The Enigma of Amigara Fault ("This hole was made for me!"), Uzumaki and Gyo, Junji Ito has developed a cult following in the States since the early 2000s. In this episode, Madison covers his work from dental technician to accomplished mangaka, his artistic influences and upcoming work, and the Silent Hill game that never was. Sources: Wikipedia | Nightfire books/ tor nightfire.com | CBR.com | 8fourty | Yatta tachi.com | Sabukaru online | TheArtifice.com | IGN | Grapee.jp | TheBoronHeist.wordpress Find us on Twitter and Instagram or email us! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/2weebsinatrenchcoat/message

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PM on investigations: ‘I do not intend to resign' Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said he would not resign from office should the attorney general accept police recommendations to indict him before elections. 2.Avi Gabbay dismantles Zionist union party In yet another shocking surprise this election season, labor party leader Avi Gabbay announced on Tuesday that he was ending his partnership with ‘Hatnua' party leader Tzipi Livni, effectively dismantling the Zionist union faction. 3. Avi Gabbay dismantles Zionist union party Binyamin Lachkar, Likud Candidate In Primary Election speaking at ILTV Studio about the ongoing upsets and announced party re-arrangements ahead of elections in the New Year. 4. PM to meet with US secretary of state in Brazil Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is set to meet with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Brazil, today to discuss the withdrawal of US troops from Syria and other regional security issues. Israel may never find all Hezbollah tunnels Despite weeks of publicized successes along the northern Israeli border with Lebanon, IDF intelligence Chief Maj. General Tamir Heyman confirmed to a conference on Monday one of Israel's biggest fears. 6. Israeli & the US officially leave UNESCO Israel as well as the United States have officially quit the United Nation's educational, scientific and cultural agency, or Unesco, today and with us to discuss this as well as additional developments at the UN is ILTV'S Lidar Grave'-Lazi. IDF arrests two suspects in West Bank overnight While the world ushered in the New Year Monday evening, the IDF was operating as usual, preventing attempted terror attacks. Two Palestinian suspects in the West Bank village of Yatta were arrested in evening raids by the IDF and Israeli police and were taken in for questioning. 3 Jewish minors arrested for ‘Jewish terror' As the Israeli courts sentence Palestinian attackers, a Rishon Lezion magistrate's court yesterday ruled to extend the detention of three Jewish minors who were arrested Sunday on suspicion of involvement in a terrorism case. PA sentences Palestinian-American to life in prison The Palestinian authority's higher offences court on Monday issued a life-long prison sentence with hard labor against Palestinian-American citizen, Issam Akel, for attempting to sell land to Jewish Israelis in Jerusalem. Knesset passes anti-prostitution bill In one of the final acts of the Knesset in 2018, the Israeli parliament on Monday passed a new bill that makes soliciting prostitution and paying for it illegal. At the same time, the legislation establishes a plan to rehabilitate sex workers which is set to be approved soon as well. 11. Nearly 23% of Latin America has Jewish ancestors A new genetic study found that almost a quarter of Latin Americans could have Jewish ancestry and ILTV'S Joy Gavillon, is here to tell us more. New Ramon Int'l airport set to open late January Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz announced this week that the new Ramon international airport will be inaugurated later this month on January 22nd named for fallen Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon; and his son, fallen Israeli pilot Assaf Ramon. Hebrew word Of The Day: LEFAZER | לפזר= TO DISSOLVE / SCATTER Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today's word is "lefazer" which means "to dissolve" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.