moon knight

set / it / 23. unhinged over moon knight.

[khonshoe]

THE UNMAKING OF JAKE LOCKLEY:  III. CARVING OUT THE SHAPE OF YOU

The Book of Disquiet, Fernana Pessoa  //  The Creation of Adam (c. 1508–1512), Michelangelo  //  Kara Douglas  //  Gods And Monsters, Moon Knight  // Carving Out The Shape Of You, @mockspector  //  Watch a Masterpiece Emerge from a Solid Block of Stone, National Geographic  //   Carving Out The Shape Of You, @mockspector  //   Watch a Masterpiece Emerge from a Solid Block of Stone, National Geographic  //  Delirium (#1), Lauren Oliver  //  Fruits of Labour (2017), Denis Sarazhin

HUGE thanks to @mockspector for simply existing, being such a lovely person and allowing me to use their writing in this. big shoutout to all my (100!!!) followers, y’all rock.

[nabulsi]

memri tv used unironically as evidence by israel is so funny.

there is a point where the Israeli evidence needs to come under scrutiny right?

[discoursedumpster]

I see people calling MEMRI propaganda, but its translations are accurate, right? Is the propaganda claim bc they're specifically only translating scandalous shit, or what?

[nabulsi]

MEMRI TV is founded by an ex Israeli intelligence officer Yigal Carmon who has very extreme hard right views. The platform is the equivalent of like any hard right platform you can think of, Breitbart, Fox News, what have you.

It cherry picks what it will translate and strips it of context and nuance in order to portray it in the worst possible way and in order to validate racist and genocidal zionist talking points. Editors at MEMRI TV position themselves as "just showing the truth" but they are blatantly furthering an agenda that is getting Palestinians killed in the thousands and that manufactures consent for their genocide and torture at the hands of the occupation.

Also as is a well known fact about Arabic, context is incredibly important in textual analysis and intent. That's why translating Arabic is such a difficult task for non-native speakers. And Israeli intelligence like to portray themselves as "people on the inside" experts of the language in order to give themselves legitimacy. It's why when they release a fake phone call between hamas members conveniently taking responsibility for bombing a church or hospital or what have you (to deflect any responsibility away from the IOF), any native Arabic speaker knows immediately that it's fishy.

[nabulsi]

liberal zionists keep trying to draw this false equivalence or solidarity between palestinians and israeli settlers, making shitty memes and trying to reach out to palestinians and force their "we just want peace" bullshit on us as if we share a struggle or we share trauma or we share anything? the only thing we "share" are the homes and land you stole from us u bandits and thieves. you just want to clear your conscience by trying to water down your role in the colonial hell you have made for us. we don't owe it to you to make it easier for you to live with the fact that you are not just an oppressor but an aggressor.

if you at all claim to be a liberal zionist who is pro palestine, I want you to know that if the picture of a peaceful future that you want includes israel then that is not peace. because behind that picture is ALWAYS going to be palestinians in prisons and concentration camps and ghettos and refugee camps. or it will exist in the wake of a total genocide of our people. Because israel CANNOT exist without our subjugation. you can keep calling yourself pro-palestinian if you want but that will always be a lie that you tell yourself and one that palestinians are not obligated to believe.

[nabulsi]

Palestine Donation Links Masterpost

This is a masterpost of places to throw your money at to support Palestine. I'm gonna try and keep this updated as much as I can.

*** Please note, donating does not mean you should stop boosting Palestinian voices. Spreading awareness is JUST AS IMPORTANT as sending money since misinformation is one of the Zionist movement's most dangerous tools. ***

(Last Updated: 13-02-2024)

Palestine Children's Relief Fund

In addition, follow the PCRF on twitter (@/thePCRF) as they regularly post about opportunities to donate to support Palestine.

UNRWA

Doctors without Borders

Defense for Children Palestine

Palestinian Red Crescent Society

United Palestinian Appeal

Heal Palestine

eSims for Gaza

Care for Gaza (PayPal / GoFundMe)

Medical Aid for Palestinians

Islamic Relief USA

ANERA

Help Gaza Children

Sulala Animal Rescue

Hirbawi Kufiyas

Palestinian Youth Movement

BDS Movement

Decolonize Palestine (Patreon)

Aid requests from Palestinians in Gaza:

Help Ahmed Saad get to safety

Help Lama AlJamous Evacuate

Support Khalil in Gaza

Help Yoseph and his Family

Surgery fund for Abdulaziz

Support Abdelrahim Alfarra

Help Yosef Kassab Evacuate

Safe Passage for Nadin

Help Yousef Yaser get treatment for cancer

Help Adel Al Zaharneh

Help Shaymaa's family leave Gaza

Evacuate Abood's family from Gaza to safety

Help Mohamed and his family evacuate

*** If you have any additional recognized and trustworthy places to donate, please either reply or send me an ask or DM and I will update this list! ***

In addition, Palestinians (both in Palestine and diaspora) can feel free to leave your paypals / ko-fi's / cashapps / venmo.... whichever you want in the replies.

[nabulsi]

People kept reblogging the old version of this so I've revamped it with new links and removed the dead ones.

[catdotjpeg]

11 Feb 2024, Lunar New Year vigil for Palestine led by Nodutdol and 30+ Korean, Palestinian, Asian American, and anti-war organizations, Queens, NY

The text on the kite in the first photo comes from "If I Must Die" by Palestinian martyr, poet, and educator Refaat Alareer; the text on the placard in the second photo comes from a quote by the Vietnamese revolutionary Hồ Chí Minh.

[fairuzfan]

UPDATE AND PROOF OF PURCHASE!

Hussam has been out all day the past two days after the strikes on Rafah getting material for refugees. Since, again, there is a huge influx of refugees and the nights are quite cold, blankets are still very important so he bought another 300 for them to keep warm. These have yet to be distributed since he came home around Isha' (during the dark) and didn't have any time to give them out.

But in addition to the blankets, he's been buying other things! He bought 50 bags of flour (25 kilo) for people, as you can see in the video, and volunteers helped out by cooking 200 warm meals, both of which were already distributed!

Thanks so much for all your help!! You're helping keep families warm and fed during this terrible onslaught in Gaza!

For those of you who have been following this, my tumblr 'helpgazachildren' was deleted for unknown reasons. In the meantime, I put together this notion site to help document all the receipts and videos of updates for people who want a backlog of information. I will be continuously updating this site. Here is the archived version of the latest update.

Please consider donating today. Your donations go directly to people in need with NO middle man in between. No donation amount is too little, or if you're unable to donate please spread the link today!!!

Donate now to save children's lives on GAZA STRIP

Help SKYVOIP reach their goal by donating or sharing with your friends.

[vagisil]

[sayruq]

US won’t punish Israel for Rafah op that doesn't protect civilians

Public comments by senior Biden administration officials made clear there won’t be a change in approach.

The Biden administration is not planning to punish Israel if it launches a military campaign in Rafah without ensuring civilian safety. Three U.S. officials, granted anonymity to detail internal discussions, told NatSec Daily no reprimand plans are in the works, meaning Israeli forces could enter the city and harm civilians without facing American consequences. More than half of the enclave’s 2.3 million population has fled to Rafah, putting them in clear danger whenever the operation moves beyond the bombing phase. Public comments by senior Biden administration officials made clear there won’t be a change in approach, even though the U.S. said it wants to see a credible civilian protection plan before a ground invasion starts.

[fairuzfan]

omg is there a link to the poem???

Here is the poem:

Here is Omar Sakr's response to the outrage:

No byline, no right of reply: Inside News Corp’s Bluey genocide beat-up

Omar Sakr's poem 'Bluey in the genocide' sparked predictably insidious coverage from the right-wing outrage machine.

[dirhwangdaseul]

“This is often the framing — we have to be objective, but the objectivity is only ever raised in relation to what is deemed to be pro-Palestinian. There’s never an issue with anybody being pro-Israeli — that is considered to be objective.” “It’s a joke — this continued reference to objectivity. It’s not real.” Asked, finally, what he might say to the anonymous News Corp journalist that never contacted him, Sakr said he would underline the gravity of the situation and death toll in Palestine: “Get your fucking priorities right.”

omar sakr for crikey

[el-shab-hussein]

Isn't it fucking insane how Arabs can't even talk about the extreme and total brainwashing of Westerners into militarization and desensitization of the actual bloody and deadly purpose of the military, and the dehumanization of their targets I.E. us, without being dragged like this for it.

When you create a character with a specific political identity in mind (I.E. a fucking SOLDIER) and your country's currently at war? It serves propaganda. Full stop. Y'all fucking know this, you've certainly watched a movie or read a comic book about Superman, Captain America, etc... many persist to this day, characters like Red Falcon now Captain America, literally any character with a 'ex-soldier/marine/navy/airforce' background... all tools of propaganda.

Why can't we talk about this shit being in KIDS' MEDIA without being treated like this for it? Oh yeah because y'all want us to stay quiet so we don't have to make you uncomfortable.

[fairuzfan]

Egypt continues to be worse than useless

https://twitter.com/NaksBilal/status/1757831222519066630?t=liSfsK573Tz70TlVNmX3Sw&s=19

https://x.com/4noura/status/1757837664030527836?s=20

lol

[fairuzfan]

Donate today!

Help Sudan Tarada Initiative (25p) مبادرة طرادة, organized by Husham Hantoush

Humanitarian Crisis Alert: Civil War in Sudan The ongoing civil war … Husham Hantoush needs your support for Help Sudan Tarada Initiative

[sayruq]

50 U.S. Code § 4843 - Enforcement

New legislation aims to block U.S. companies and persons from participating in boycotts organized by international governmental organization

[fairuzfan]

I have concern that I may still be technically zionist despite claiming to be pro-palestine. This is because I knew very little about Palestine when October 7th happened, so in the time since I have been reluctant to have a stance on a two-state or one-Palestinian-state solution. I know now that almost all of Isreal is stolen land and recognize Isreal only exists due to colonialism, it took me a long time to learn that but I know it now. Before I knew that, I knew that regardless of the prior history that in current day Palestine is being subjected to a genocide. However, I struggle with politics and therefore struggle with understanding how a one-Palestinian-state could be achieved and have concern about what would happen to any genuinely innocent people who live in Isreal. To be clear, Isreal as a whole is guilty and I just have concern about what will happen to the portion of people in Isreal who are just as horrified as the rest of the world at what their government is doing. I do not personally know any Palestinians, so I have not known who to talk to about this especially since I do not want to overstep in any way. Theres more context I could provide but I wont because this is roughly the gist of where I am currently at when it comes to my concerns about whether or not I am still zionist. Do you have any reccomendations as to what I can do about my concerns? I am not sure whether or not I am overstepping right now by asking you this, but I do not know any other Palestians on a personal level that I can go to.

hey thanks for sending this in. i think we all have zionist biases that we have to unlearn, even i catch myself falling for it sometimes. so it's not necessarily a moral failing if you're trying to undo the zionism you've been taught. thanks for trying to undo it!

i do want to correct you a bit thought, in that *all* of israel is stolen land because israel is a settler colonial society. until it is relabeled as "Palestine" it can't not be stolen land.

I guess my advice is that you read scholarship and perspectives on palestinian thought and heritage. i can't tell you what a free palestine will look like but i can tell you what i imagine it to be. but what i can tell you is that the state of israel is fully intent on erasing all traces of palestinian life no matter what.

i guess i can tell you why "two state solutions" don't really work because there is no.... prevention of settlement building in the west bank and they'll never really promote *not* settling in the west bank. like i really cannot imagine a world where there aren't settlers on palestinian land no matter the case. and that's even not allowing palestinians the right of return to their homes and expecting them to give up what they dedicated their lives to. many palestinians in the west bank and gaza are themselves refugees because they were displaced in '48. so no matter what, palestinians will always get the short end of the stick and told to "just deal with it."

plus, why are we concerned with the supposed future danger towards israelis when the current, very real danger towards palestinians exists? shouldn't we prioritize actual events over hypothetical ones? why should we concern ourselves with the future when for palestinians its not a guarantee? i have no idea what's going to happen to gaza, for example.... shouldn't we prioritize that gaza lives on today?

i think i would question why you think israelis are inherently in danger in a one state solution? like do you assume that palestinians will all universally commit violence on all israelis? is it because you believe that hamas wants to kill every single israeli jew no matter what? if so, i think that's where your problem lies — in the assumption that peace can only be achieved through segregation just in a lighter form (because the state of israel relies on segregation as a principal of its existence as a jewish state). what about the palestinians who fear living side by side with the same people who raped, tortured, and murdered them for 75 years, or advocated for their deaths? aren't they inherently in more danger?

i mean palestinians have consistently been painted as the villains for more than 75 years. like in every aspect. i think to really truly be antizionist you need to prioritize palestinian concerns and worries over israeli ones because of how.... unwilling much of the world is to even consider them.

approaching zionism from an idea of an inequality structure is also necessary — rather than assuming its a one off system, we examine it as a perpetuation of multiple types of systems of inequality embedded into one. i recommend the institute for the critical study of zionism (click) for more information on this. There's also this book by Ismail Zayid written in the 80's (click) about the longtime violence the ideology of zionism has done to multiple communities, not just palestinians.

Here's a great reading list by palipunk about different aspects of palestinian thought and culture (click). i suggest looking through them to help decolonize our way of thought.

i might add on to this later if i think of something else to say.

[killy-deactivated20241228]

for the uninformed: google translate is NOT good at translating arabic, not even modern standard arabic (which is what is used in formal contexts and thus what google's best at). it's pretty fucking helpless at translating dialects, e.g., palestinian dialect.

so if you chucklefucks could please keep that in mind next time you feel the need to enter an arabic speaker's inbox and say "google translate says something different than your translation," that would be fantastic.

[killy-deactivated20241228]

the same type of twee "well ackshually" liberal types on this site harp on the dangers of AI all the time, but when it comes to the arabic language, suddenly they trust machine translation over fluent speakers (not me, i ask my mutuals who are better at arabic than i am for help all the time). it reeks of racism lmao

[fallahifag-deactivated20240722]

hi elios, sorry if this is too much, but could you translate motaz’s latest post? it’s a huge wall of text in arabic. here’s the link to the tweet:

https://x.com/azaizamotaz9/status/1757415988620828965?s=46&t=u6txkK_wesA5sWfNQBQJsA

English translation:

“I apologize to the people of Gaza…

I apologize to the people of Gaza if my appearance anywhere has stolen the spotlight from the massacres and ethnic cleansing that take place there. I apologize to the people of my city. No one knows except you how harsh it is that we live in longing and regret for our small city, which no matter how much we’re wronged in it, we still love.

I try as much as possible to be your loyal son. One of you, who only represents himself [and not other groups]. Someone who is trying to convey an image that truly represents you. An image that should have been conveyed a long time ago. We are not numbers.

I try to avoid the spotlight except for what serves Gaza in particular and Palestine in general. Media interviews, interviews with prominent figures, perhaps just to succeed in achieving something tangible for our people, I hope.

I am one of you, a young man from the destroyed city. I did not ask for fame. I did not ask to be in the limelight. I did not ask for war. I'm haunted by the feeling that made me leave, the heartbreak, and the survivor's guilt. If I knew that by staying in Gaza I would have made a difference, I would not have left you. No one moves, and the scenes continue to be repeated.

We have all lost, we have lost a lot, and we have been left alone, alone!

And remember that I am one from you and one for you.”

Original text in Arabic below the cut.

[fallahifag-deactivated20240722]

Palestinians are the terrorists in Jenin..online propaganda makes you guys crazy. Israeli defence forces were tracking down terrorists- there is no confirmation of civilian casualties yet

propaganda is not even on our side. your claims have no basis…….

is a child getting their head run over by an armoured vehicle not confirmation enough???

[fallahifag-deactivated20240722]

this post is from january 27 2023. the fact that i’ve been getting asks like this for over a year shows you that this never started on october 7th. y’all have been racist and hated arabs from the start. first y’all were saying palestinians are the terrorists in jenin (to a palestinian FROM JENIN), now y’all are saying the palestinians in gaza are terrorists… the iof have been killing palestinians on the claims that they’re tracking down terrorists for years now. there are no terrorists. the only terrorists are them

[fairuzfan]

academia is often used as the forefront of much of the violence inflicted on palestinians — for example in the library of congress, there is a collection called "the american colony of jerusalem" with racist photography and items that help visually perpetuate the "people without a land, land without a people" part of herzel's ideology, which itself is the forefront of much of zionist ideology. pointing out the systematic harm in academia is often considered "irrelevant" by zionists.... denies the origins of zionism as a political and academic ideology with physical consequences.

much of palestinian history throughout the last century has to do with erasure and silencing — that is how we got to this point. when i say no one listened to palestinians i mean NO ONE listened. they were ignored. all their demands were unreasonable. instead they get blamed for much of the world's unwillingness to listen. even my family members — i have stories of their work in academic resistance since '48. and some of them are well known contributions throughout euro-american and swana society. yet they're still ignored because of their palestinian origin.

"if you were just more reasonable" or "if you took the time to listen with compassion" or "you have to appeal to people's sense of reason" ignores the fact of the matter — this ideology's founding principals were built on "a people without a land for a land without a people." you cannot and should not ignore that. in order to complete the zionist ideology, you must remove the native population. therefore any subscribers to the idea of zionism are violent, whether they intend it or not.

and if it were true, that academia were irrelevant.... then that doesn't explain the systematic torture and imprisonment of writers and scholars, the exile of my family members who were journalists and activists, the captivity of friends for no other reason than they were deemed a threat by some list or the other.

oftentimes zionists, or zionist sympathizers, ignore our (diaspora's) material ties to the occupation and dismiss us as being "disconnected" from the "situation" in Palestine and "misunderstanding" or "misconstruing" israeli society. what am i misunderstanding exactly? that the origins of this "country" relies on violent displacement and exile? that for the past 75 years, that violence has not stopped once? that no matter what we say about the violence of zionism as an intrinsic aspect, it takes a secondary seat to the imagined realities of zionism?

therefore, anti-zionism is the logical conclusion for valuing palestinian lives. but what are the arguments against anti-zionism? that arab governments expelled jews from SWANA? do you think that's a result of anti-zionism? then you must not understand that palestinians are often treated poorly by the same governments that claim to have done this in the name of "anti-zionism," living in poverty in refugee camps, tortured and arrested, even in some cases exiled by governments. this also neglects to mention zionist collaboration with said governments to exile the jews of their lands.

so then, what?

if anti-zionism is the rejection of the settler colonial state of israel, which you must admit to be truly anti-zionist, then it is an exclamation of palestinian sovereignty and identity. so when you say anti-zionism and antisemitism are linked.... do you realize what you are implying? do you realize that zionism, the root cause of palestinian suffering, is the reason for our expulsion and displacement? so then when you write academic thinkpieces about the "complexity" of zionism, do you realize the harm you're doing? do you realize that this, in fact, is not a new or useful argument? that i've seen iterations of it for years and years? that at the core, the zionist ideology relies on this muddying of the waters for you to not do anything?

to be frank, your constant reminding of the complexity of zionism when people in palestine are suffering from the material effects of it only scream, to me, utter contempt and selfishness. zionism is violence, to me and my family. it is violence for every palestinian in this world. you must admit that to be a sincere advocate for palestinians, otherwise your words ring hollow. the present reality outweighs any possibilities.