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[playboybena-deactivated20250831]

[heritageposts]

I'm reading about how Israel, in the immediate aftermath of the 1948 Nakba, deliberately replaced olive trees and other indigenous flora with European plants. This ecological disaster, which is now proudly hailed under the banner of 'making the desert bloom,' was done to 'de-Arabize' the landscape, and to cover up - often with fast-growing European pine trees -the ruins of Palestinian villages that were destroyed by Zionists forces.

And I just need everyone to read this passage from Pappé, because the symbolism of what happened to those European pine trees in the desert speaks for itself:

The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine, by Ilan Pappé (2006, p. 227-228.)

[staticnoisesss]

reminder that boycotting is long term.

you can’t wait for stocks of a company to plummet immediately and then be like “ok i’m done!”

you have to keep boycotting until the company releases an official statement retracting their support of genocidal regimes. and you have to keep boycotting the ones actively participating in crimes permanently until they shut down completely.

it shouldn’t be hard. go to your local cafe instead of starbucks. invest in a coffee machine. look up the recipes online and make em yourself. yes it’ll cost money but it’s not like sbucks is cheap. if you can afford regular purchases of overpriced coffee you can afford a one-time purchase of a coffee machine.

don’t go to mcdonald’s. go have food from small businesses. if you’re craving fried chicken, go to your local fried chicken store. there are bound to be plenty. look up recipes and make them at home even. it’ll be healthier anyway.

don’t watch disney shows and movies. if you do want to, maybe don’t use official disney sites to do so. it’s harder to boycott tv shows but try your best to find a way around it. don’t go to disneyland. you can sacrifice your fun for a greater cause.

there are alternatives for all these things.

remember: you do not have to boycott every company, you just need to boycott these big ones. focus your energy on bringing down the big fish.

JOIN A BDS CAMPAIGN

URGENT ACTION ALERT

[vintagewoc]

Zeudi Araya in Tesoro mio (1979)

[pepperandpals]

Queso won't let me help with his pin feathers, so I gotta pet a bird with another bird.

[warpedellipsis]

what is going on? couch bird needs grooming but won’t accept human help and so human employs second bird friend?

[ree-fireparrot]

Not OP, but basically yes.

Right now Queso (couch bird) is molting, which parrots do on an annual or semi-annual basis, and which is apparently very itchy and uncomfortable. They rely on other members of their flock to preen (groom) their heads where they can’t reach with their own beaks, and pet parrots will also ask their human owners to preen them in the absence of other birds by lowering their heads to expose their necks.

But Queso’s previous owners weren’t very nice to him (at least that’s my impression), and while OP has been slowly gaining his trust, he still often gets nervous and aggressive/defensive when humans try to touch him. However, he will let Mango (the other, more human-friendly bird) preen him, hence this video.

[ampervadasz]

[ofkindnessandchaos-deactivated2]

OMFG.

[all-aboard-the-bane-train]

Very curious doggo

[castle-engineer-deactivated2019]

Reminder that puffins are extremely social and like to fit in with their friends, so they will adopt mannerisms and interests of the group. So there is a good chance this little guy is trying to be friends with the photographer by showing his interest in the camera.

[willow-wanderings]

TIL photographers are a lot like puffins, cuz we also make friends by showing interest in your camera XD

[dykelliewilliams]

Reminds me of the time researchers were trying to get puffins to land in a specific area so the put decoys up to draw them in but the decoys only had 1 leg and

[frootdragon]

@todaysbird @souplover13 @corvidaemnit

[the-cat-and-the-birdie]

Something REALLY interesting about this scene

At the beginning of the scene Miles confronts Gwen about the 'small elite strike-team' comment.

Gwen lies and plays it off, saying that most of them are part-time anyway.

IMMEDIATELY after that in the next line dialogue, Hobie confronts Gwen and asks her 'Gwendy, how much have you told him about his place in all this? - Maybe not enough.'

Hobie is expressioning disappointment towards Gwen. He doesn't approve of her lying to Miles, knowing what's gonna happen to him. He doesn't agree with them keeping him in the dark - which is why later in the scene he says

'I haven't gotten a Scooby Doo, mate. But that's what they want.'

He's warning Miles that they're keeping in him the dark, on purpose.

ONCE AGAIN Hobie showing foward thinking and outwardly disapproving of the obviously unfair treatment that Miles is given. He's not angry at Gwen, but he's willing to tell her straight up that she's not doing or telling Miles enough to protect him.

Miles deserved to know Miguel's motives BEFORE meeting him. That's why he pointed it out then.

He's ALWAYS looking out for Miles

[radiofreederry]

I'm sorry but Americans are simply not the weird ones here for taking basic safety precautions before operating a piece of mechanical equipment!

[nateistakensblog-deactivated202]

See the difference is that outside of the US people don't need to worry about helmets because the roads and streets are actually safe

[radiofreederry]

ASPHALT IS ASPHALT AND CONCRETE IS CONCRETE

[simonetingz]

Girlfriends (2003).

[backupweenie]

the unfinished ending is a crime against humanity

[tarrot-patch]

spider-noir + spider-punk 🤝 punching n*zis

[bunni-mushroom]

Babe wake up, new stupid screenshot of Miguel just dropped

+ a dumb meme

[backupweenie]

pls stop childproofing the weed i can’t get into it either

[backupweenie]

went to block a sex bot, accidentally followed it

[orphetoon]

i forgot to post this here. my little meow meows

[melanovia-deactivated20260223]

Miles Morales said fuck these rules, fuck the system, fuck canon, fuck the laws of physics, fuck every other version of Spider-Man, fuck fate, fuck every possible version of me and fuck the impossible. I am an anomaly and I control my own destiny. Spider-Man of all time and the only one worthy of going beyond the Spider-Verse.

[backupweenie]

my labor of love!!!! spider man and spider punk across the universe 🤍 hobie and miles r my boys and i’ve been making nothing but art w them. this is mixed media, acrylic, gouache, watercolor, and spray paint

[ddeck]

we forgot to teach your boyfriend media literacy and he completely misunderstood all the themes and narratives. yeah the underlying message too. he got tricked into believing in-universe propaganda and is writing a longpost about it now sorry