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Figure down from 4% in April, suggesting Israel has continued to target farmland in once-abundant Gaza Strip

Strongly recommend giving what you can to the Arab Group for the Protection of Nature's Gaza work, which is actively restoring and utilising farmland in Gaza to grow and provide food especially fresh vegetables.

#they can't solve the main problem of course #and keep giving to mutual aid groups community kitchens and individual fundraisers #but they do seem to be doing very good work that's going to be vital for the long term survival and recovery of Gaza and it's people

yellow-cat

(voice of a person spiralling) its embarrassing but i still havent figured out if its ok for me to be alive

saviorified

when a woman points out that sports fans hate women and sports leagues hate women and athletes hate women people will often go "just watch women's sports" and it's a stupid fucking response every single time

saviorified

women should be respected in every single sports space, none of these structural issues are solved by just ... sending them somewhere else + the way people say this always comes across as demeaning; watching womens sports is worthwhile on its own, it shouldn’t be prescribed as exile for women who notice that the wider sports world hates them

miamaimania

David Axelbank ✵ Globe thistles by night flash

random-brushstrokes

Kádár Béla - Young Woman on a Sofa (Portrait of the Artist's Wife), ca. 1910

djedsspence

just woke up from this bad dream where they let men run around on some grass for ninety minutes kicking this spherical object around. thank god that’s not real

formlab

Shifting Tides, Anton Elfilter

truelovevip-deactivated20190324

being as i am an idiot, and having been one my whole life, i just wanna say that i find it very easy to do nothing, and go nowhere. i eat chocolate late at night in the dark. i stand in the garden also. and i’m often waiting for something to happen. and i’m stupid.

gnossienne

Enescu’s Œdipe (Royal Opera House, 2016)

#opera #theatre

chalachitra

34 incidents of violence, mosque attacks and demolitions in West Bengal after BJP win: Report

The Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) has released a report documenting incidents of violence and intimidation in West Bengal following the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) electoral victory in the state assembly elections. The report covers incidents recorded between May 4 and May 7 across several districts of the state. According to the report, 34 incidents of violence were documented across at least eight districts, with Cooch Behar and North 24 Parganas reporting seven incidents each, followed by South 24 Parganas with five incidents and Kolkata Metro with five incidents. Murshidabad recorded three incidents, while Howrah recorded four. APCR said at least two people died during the violence, including a Muslim man who was killed while allegedly trying to protect a mosque in Gosanimari in Cooch Behar district. The report alleged that Muslims, Muslim-owned properties, mosques, cattle markets, meat shops, and Trinamool Congress offices and residences were among those targeted in the violence. It said at least 54 properties were attacked or damaged and at least 50 Muslims were affected “physically or otherwise.” According to APCR’s findings, the violence included attacks on mosques in Cooch Behar, demolition of Muslim-owned hotels in Barasat, vandalism of Muslim houses in Nandina and Abutra villages, attacks on hawkers and shopkeepers in Kolkata, and bulldozer processions allegedly targeting Muslim-owned establishments. The report categorised the incidents into multiple forms of violence, including murder, assault, intimidation, attacks on property, demolition, bulldozer violence, and what it described as “economic delimitation.” It documented 19 incidents involving attacks on property, 14 incidents of intimidation, four demolitions, and three instances of bulldozer violence. The report also alleged that several incidents specifically targeted the sale and transport of non-vegetarian food. It documented forcible closure of cattle markets in Howrah, Kolkata Metro, and South 24 Parganas, along with attacks on meat shops and Muslim-owned hotels in Barasat. Among the incidents listed in the report were alleged attacks on three mosques in Cooch Behar, a mosque attack during a “Jai Shri Ram” procession in Gosanimari, vandalism of 15 Muslim residences in Nandina and Abutra villages, and assaults on an imam in Birsibpur in Howrah district. The report further alleged that Muslim women were prevented from wearing hijab at Azad Hind College in Domjur, Howrah. In North 24 Parganas, the report documented attacks on mosques and demolition of two Muslim-owned hotels in Barasat. It also alleged attempts to rename “N Para Masjid Bari Road” as “Netaji Palli Road” and “Sirajuddaula Udyan” as “Shivaji Udyan.” The report also claimed that BJP processions in parts of South 24 Parganas included threats and abusive language, while processions were organised against Jamaat-e-Islami over allegations that the organisation had urged people to vote against BJP. APCR said the incidents documented in the report were compiled from local sources due to “restrictions and gaps in mainstream reporting.” The organisation stated that the incidents reflected “a wider climate of hostility rather than isolated clashes.”

elusivehoney

"This is the 90's! The 1990's, in point of fact."

Buffy The Vampire Slayer | Season One | 1997

#btvs

sibyllemathilde

Haley Wood, “Hawthorn”

spockvarietyhour

Ashes to Ashes "Alex's Big Day"

#ashes to ashes

beronicalongcon

the thing about dan and blair is. they were two miserable lonely judgemental obsessive cunts who were psychosexually obsessed with Serena van der woodsen for their entire adolescence. and they genuinely enjoyed each other's company so profoundly that they literally couldn't stay away from each other not for normal torrid affair reasons but bc they Liked to Watch Movies Together so bad. height of romance forever and ever

#gossip girl