[darcias]

𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐎 ࣪⭑⊹˚. 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐏𝐈 ⭑⊹˚. 𝐒𝐀𝐔𝐑

20 y/o (jun. 21) / ame naija (blk)

Other things worth noting about me is I’m Wolf’s Rain’s strongest warrior and I’ve fumbled bags you people couldn’t even fathom.

I haven’t softblocked, my previous account was deleted and I remade. I don't have a DNI, just assume the usual for me.

[darcias]

So over a month ago I dropped off tumblr without a notice but it only just occurred to me now that I should make a post notifying my mutuals where/how they can contact me off this site

My username on discord is erketu

I don't really have any intention of returning to tumblr, I've gone completely off the grid and it's worked wonders for me. I'd love it to stay that way

Don't be shy to reach out to me to chat, especially if you enjoyed my more elaborate attempts at analysis. Trust when I say that I have a lot more I'd love to share more but I've lost interest in tumblr and have for a while now amidst its plethora of issues, and thus can't justify a continued presence here. Adios!

[darcias]

So over a month ago I dropped off tumblr without a notice but it only just occurred to me now that I should make a post notifying my mutuals where/how they can contact me off this site

My username on discord is erketu

I don't really have any intention of returning to tumblr, I've gone completely off the grid and it's worked wonders for me. I'd love it to stay that way

Don't be shy to reach out to me to chat, especially if you enjoyed my more elaborate attempts at analysis. Trust when I say that I have a lot more I'd love to share more but I've lost interest in tumblr and have for a while now amidst its plethora of issues, and thus can't justify a continued presence here. Adios!

[darcias]

So over a month ago I dropped off tumblr without a notice but it only just occurred to me now that I should make a post notifying my mutuals where/how they can contact me off this site

My username on discord is erketu

I don't really have any intention of returning to tumblr, I've gone completely off the grid and it's worked wonders for me. I'd love it to stay that way

Don't be shy to reach out to me to chat, especially if you enjoyed my more elaborate attempts at analysis. Trust when I say that I have a lot more I'd love to share more but I've lost interest in tumblr and have for a while now amidst its plethora of issues, and thus can't justify a continued presence here. Adios!

[kushblazer666]

[enoughbykelela]

@/dr_rajhasn on IG has a tent in Gaza where he provides free medical care to children who are displaced. Here is his gofundme, please donate and spread if you can’t!!

Medical tent to help children in Gaza, organized by Ali Okasha

I am Dr. Rajaa hasen okasha , 31 years old I am a pediatrician From Gaza, which has … Ali Okasha needs your support for Medical tent to hel

[steveyockey]

In the absence of a clear and obvious angle to attack Bushnell’s protest, most likely due to his status as a serviceman that would make outright insulting him or suppressing the news itself scandalous, discussions on Western shores have now taken on the familiar framing of mental illness. In Time Magazine’s write-up of Bushnell’s death, the article finishes with a link to the suicide hotline, and asks readers to contact mental health providers if they are experiencing a “crisis.” Mark Joseph Stern, a writer at Slate, seemingly unasked, also wrote on Twitter/X:

“I strongly oppose valorizing any form of suicide as a noble, principled, or legitimate form of political protest. People suffering mental illness deserve empathy and respect, but it is wildly irresponsible to praise them for using a political justification to take their own life.”

Conviction does not exist to the American. To be willing to die in a selfless act for what they believe in only exists for those outside America's sphere of influence. Many will recall reporting on those who self-immolated in protest in Iran and in Russia for instance where this sort of approach, unwilling to engage with the root of its cause, would not even be entertained, let alone written and published with sincerity. The Arab Spring began with a self-immolation. The self-immolation of Buddhist monks in protest of South Vietnam’s persecution became defining images of the war and its corruption. Within America’s walls however, there is a belief, unspoken and ingrained from birth, that democracy allows for everyone’s voices to be heard and that its representatives are inherently inclined to respond to the people and their widespread wishes.

Desperation at inaction or complicity in terror and atrocity need not apply. Everyone incensed by their government to such an extent must simply have something wrong with them. To be able to go about one’s day knowing that children are screaming from the hunger that is eating their insides and that pregnant women are eating bread made from animal feed, and that the United States is supporting Israel’s creation of this famine, is apparently the real sign of well-adjustment.

Seamus Malekafzali, “The Words Burned Through His Throat: The Sacrifice of Aaron Bushnell,” February 26, 2024.

[bokuwachikuwa]

[seagiri]

scolded

[seagiri]

GET DOWN

[darcias]

It's possible that someone before me has addressed this but I just wanted to point out that the conflict towards the end of chapter 539 wherein Kimcom turns the full stop of the subway door into a comma. This scene is obviously meant to be an on-the-nose representation for being unwilling to let a story end but the imagery as is its most literal meaning (with how readily ORV likens a story to being a life) harkens to the idea of a semicolon; the tattoo, or more specifically, its symbolism, in relation to movements regarding suicide prevention and awareness

[tropicalscream]

hey im really really really fucking sorry to spring this on yall but this is emergency:

I need to make $900.00 ASAP

I just got out of the hospital inpatient and that drained the last of my money bc my insurance didn't cover it and my roomste got an extremely low paycheck

meaning we literally have no way to afford rent at all

im freaking out so fuckin bad

I'm really really really really really really really really really really really really fucking sorry for springing this on y'all

but i don't have anyone else i can turn to and im already starting to have an insanely bad panic attack

Venmo: Redloop

Paypal: Tropscream

CashApp: $TropScream

PLEASE HELP OUT IM FREAKING OUT

[tropicalscream]

My bank just sapped $200 from my savings to pay off a loan they said they would pause!!!

I'm sorry to add to this, I am so thankful to all those that shared/donated l!!

Please help if your able to share or donate while im in talks with their loan forgiveness department!

Thank you!!

[stil-lindigo]

hi, i don't know if you've seen the statistics for the arab.org clicks but in the last quarter of 2023, they generated $380 for unrwa - not a huge amount in context of palestinians who need much more than that to leave gaza, but nobody had to donate those dollars. those were generated. and generally, they raise ~$100 per quarter, with most of it coming from their own bridging the gap of donations to make it worth it. i got curious and looked at the stats yesterday and just thought i'd point it out because i feel like people don't see the results of the "daily click" and maybe this would prove that it is actually well worth it. wishing you well <3

thank you anon, that’s a really amazing point!! here’s a reminder to do your daily clicks.

Help the Palestinian People with a Click

Please help deliver support to Palestinian families; all you have to do is to click once a day for free, every day!

[thottybrucewayne]

No more diaspora wars! Diaspora peace! I love you <3

[geiser]

sorry to say this but not every act of protest is meant to be palatable. actually scratch that, to protest is to disrupt, it's to inconvenience, it's to make you unable to ignore the protesters message, it's priority should never be its palability.

[geiser]

actually im going to elaborate on this. self-immolation is meant to disturb people. its meant to scandalize and to mark you. it is a radical act of protest at an incredible high cost and it should be treated as such. Aaron Bushnell's death should be mourned because it was preventable. it was as preventable as the 30,000 Palestinian deaths. but his choice should be honored and respected.

in his own words : “my name is Aaron Bushnell. I am an active duty member of the united states air force, and I will no longer be complicit in genocide. I’m about to engage in an extreme act of protest, but compared to what people have been experiencing in Palestine at the hands of their colonizers, it’s not extreme at all. this is what our ruling class has decided will be normal.”

the whole point of his protest is to highlight the violence and pain that the usa and more specifically the usa army is complicit in. in a way that could not be ignored.

to blur his final moments to make them more 'comfortable' to watch, to consume, is extremely disrespectful.

mind you i am not saying that you should go out of your way to expose yourself to such footage, especially if you are not in a place mentally that allows you to do so.

but his final wish was to force us into a conversation around the pain and violence we are complicit with. so much so that it has now become 'normal' rather than outraging.

it is important that we do not let the media sweep up or minimize his actions (something that the blurring facilitates). just in the last not even four months we have had 3 separate self-immolations in protest against at least two ongoing genocides. this is what the fucking wikipedia page for political self-immolation looks like as of today.

here's some links to check out:

https://www.focuscongo.com/en/

https://www.unrwa.org/

[sharkface]

I feel like we have forgotten the purpose of content warnings

[sharkface]

Their functional purpose is SOLELY to notify you of what content is depicted and how graphically it is being depicted. In FICTION this is usually intended to give you the chance to opt out, but fiction is not real, and current events are. The purpose of a content warning on a graphic depiction or description of real world violence is to give you the opportunity to decide if you can handle the content at its most personal and visceral, or if you need to engage with the news in a more clinical context. It IS NOT intended to give you the opportunity to opt out of learning about current events altogether. You still have an obligation to like. Know what is happening in the world.

[fairuzfan]

Please consider spending time to learn more about Afro-Palestinian experiences and living under occupation while Black and Palestinian, along with Afro-Palestinian resistance efforts throughout the years. Here are some valuable articles and resources:

Articles:

In the heart of the Old City, generations of Afro-Palestinians persevere in the face of occupation by Mousa Qous

Putting the pieces together: Fragments of oral history in exile by Samah Fadil

‘Afro-Palestinians’ forge a unique identity in Israel by Isma'il Kushkush

The Africans of Jerusalem by Mousa Qous

The History Of Afro-Palestinians, Past And Present by Fayida Jailler

African-Palestinian community’s deep roots in liberation struggle by Electronic Intifada

Remembering Fatima Bernawi: Historic Palestinian fighter and liberated prisoner (1939-2022) on Samidoun

Fatima Barnawi, founder of Palestinian Women's Police and veteran prisoner, dies at 83 by Middle East Eye

On Fatima Bernawi, Women's Struggle, and Black-Palestinian Solidarity by Elom Tettey-Tamaklo

Afro Palestine: the African Diaspora in Palestine (not an article but a quick video summary of Afro-Palestinian history)

Note: highly recommend checking out Mousa Qous, the founder of the African Community Society, for his writings above all!

African Community Society of Jerusalem:

Their website— organization centered around the Afro-Palestinian community in Jerusalem.

General info about the group

ACS's instagram to learn more about Afro-Palestinian history.

Here is a write-up about the African Community Society, their impact within Palestinian society, and Afro-Palestinian history in Jerusalem specifically. Highly recommend taking the time to read this if you can.

Please take the time to watch this Documentary by Stephen Graham about former Israeli prisoner Ali Jiddah where he takes the viewer on a tour throughout Jerusalem and describes the unique struggles the Afro-Palestinian community face. He is quite a friendly guy and very funny: