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gay and sad they/them

[firstfullmoon]

I know it’s not much in the face of everything but I have been finding hope & resilience in palestinian poetry these past few weeks and I created a google drive file of poetry collections by palestinian poets that I will keep updating as I keep on reading. I also recommend checking out @fiercynn’s palestinian poets series for more poets + poetry available online

[bloglikeanegyptian]

tbh a lot of discourse around israel feels like a desire to modernize what is, in effect, a very traditional colonial issue. i cant remember now but probably rashid khalidi also made the point that if israeli had only been established maybe a century earlier, in the heyday of colonialism, it might have succeeded. but unfortunately for zionism it came around during the peak of decolonization, when arab nationalism was on the rise, and every country in the region was declaring independence and choosing self-determination.

whenever i see people try to be like—ah, its a strategic problem. ah, its a matter of financial interests. there's oil. there's trade. there's tech. its falling for israeli propaganda as the only democracy in the middle east, as the victimized civilized nation amidst its medieval arab neighbours. but they're forgetting the core colonial aspect of israel that is currently driving its entire government. a lot of liberal zionists adopt what ilan pappe called the idea of a "fantasy israel" that is progressive, a lot of leftist zionists think of israel as a socialist, egalitarian project co-opted by evil netanyahu. but in truth netanyahu is the most honest aspect of israel, that was established in the most violent and colonial of means. after this establishment the leftists and the liberals wanted to walk this back and settle comfortably into a peaceful, democratic country—but how is that possible without acknowledging the fundamental injustice upon which it was built and upon which it remains functioning? it's not. a fascist israeli is an honest israeli.

and so we keep going around in circles, because nobody wants to admit that while it has grown under the shadow of the more modern, equal-opportunity imperialism of america, israel is a relic of 19th century colonial attitudes. old thoughts, older racism, new weapons. everyone wants palestinians to have modern, democratic solutions without acknowledging that they're dealing with a very old, traditionally fascist movement lent impunity by the modern structure of the united nations, and have been for 75 years. this is why the audacity of the liberal zionist enables the brutality of the right-wing zionist. as long as you avoid the true nature of the zionist project, you delay the solutions. they need to be dragged into the 21st century so we can have a civil conversation

[friendofthefellowshipsnerdblog]

Since I discovered that “step out of your comfort zone” is supposed to mean “safely experiment with doing small things to expand your life experience” and not “ignore the fact that you are disabled and cause yourself physical and emotional pain until you have a meltdown and then stay in bed for two days straight”, my life has drastically improved.

[charlesoberonn]

From resisting emotional blackmail | when 'compassion' corrupts by TheraminTrees

[yamujiburo]

HANAMUSA (JESSIExDELIA) MASTER POST

I probably should have started doing this forever ago but I wasn’t sure how long I was gonna stick with drawing these comics. But I guess we’re in it now! This will be continually updated~ EVERYTHING UNDER THE CUT

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[yamujiburo]

@ruedemutthasfun OH LET ME TELL YOU

Not only did they meet, but they had a weirdly amazing amount of chemistry and are also implied to have kept in touch after their visits with each other

The way she casually tells ash “oh yeah, your bestie? she sent me a custom lure of herself a while ago”. Ash has one too, but I just think it’s funny hahaha

[ancientgaypower]

😳

[ancientgaypower]

WHO named this bitch LEAF lmao

tell me you’re nonbinary without telling me you’re nonbinary

[ancientgaypower]

my favorite furry 🥴

[ancientgaypower]

pokemon knows the language of the people

[little-miss-rasputin-pageant]

i think every adaptation of alice in wonderland where alice is this stupidly polite sweet little child is kinda hilarious cause in the original books her vibe is more like

[dedusmuln1]

live a live fans when a kill la kill fan enters the room

[ancientgaypower]

person named “la kill” when kill la kill fans enter the room

[ashenprincx]

still reeling over the fact that epipens aren't available in doses for larger people and the fact I found that out by nearly dying lmao

[ashenprincx]

this is what we mean when we say fatphobia literally kills people btw

[ancientgaypower]

what if rapunzel wrapped her hair around a scar and just sang until “make the clock reverse”?

[skoople]

can someone hold my hand or give me fruit pieces to eat? i look like this btw

[ancientgaypower]

good try mort i’m not feeding the fruit gods to you

[vlli-moved-blog]

[bogleech]

funnier and more horrifying every single year

[baawri]

[karayray1-deactivated20230129]

White people get so angry when they’re presented with the truth.

[biculturalist-deactivated201612]

That moment when a single scene in a Bollywood film educates you about the reality of American politics.

[fictionisalwaysbetter]

This movie is called Kurbaan and thats my man Saif Ali Khan

[teawiththegods]

America wants to paint itself as the hero but it has always been the villain.

[irishshauna]

[marmotini-of-the-world-unite]

Learning this was an intentional genocide changed me.

[fighterkimburgess]

I know most of those following me know this, but just to make it super clear. An Gorta Mór (The Great Hunger/the Great Famine) was a deliberate genocide of the Irish people. There was enough food grown in Ireland to make sure everyone was alive and healthy and survived. Instead it was exported, sent to England and elsewhere for profit while men, women, and children starved in the streets. While the English landlords fucked off and evicted starving families who couldn’t afford rent. While babies were too weak to cry and died at the side of the road.

They tried to kill us, but they did not succeed. And we owe so much thanks to the other oppressed peoples, in particular the Choctaw Nation and the Masai, who sent money and grain to us.

Let me repeat that. The Choctaw Nation who had just gone through the Trail of Tears sent us money to try save Irish lives. It’s led to an understanding between Irish people and Native American tribes, most recently when we donated to the Navajo and Hopi fundraisers for COVID-19 relief, because while it may be a different tribe, Irish people will never forget those who helped us and we’ll help back.

The entire population of the island is less than seven million people. We’re still a million less on this island than pre famine. And it’s not that long ago. My grandmother’s grandparents lived through it. We’ve told the stories, it literally changed the DNA of the country. We have a national fear of renting, because so many people were evicted. People joke about Irish people always offering loads of food, but it’s because there’s that cultural memory of not being able to.

They tried to kill us, but they did not succeed. We will not let them take our lives, we will not let them take our language. We lost so much, but we will not lose it all.