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check out decolonize palestine, a short course on palestine history, another short course on palestine history, aj+'s dena on how the occupation destroyed her home, this video essay that explains palestine (make sure to turn on subtitles)

now read 100 years war on palestine by rushaid khalidi (here is a free audiobook and sim kern went through and analyzed each chapter here), the ethnic cleansing of palestine by illan pappe and the palestine laboratory by anthony loewenstein. more free books by haymarket books here, books on palestine by verso books here and by literary hub here. Listen to electronic intifada, and the palestine pod for podcasts on palestine

want a jewish perspective on this? check out jewish currents here. this resource list on anti zionist judaism. this and this jewish american white house officials who resigned out of protest for using their identities to justify genocide. this jewish canadian journalist that quit in protest for use of propaganda to justify genocide and for enabling anti palestinian racism. this initial confirmation article by raz segal of genocide. read on anti semitism and watch israelism. anthony lowenstein and ilan pappe from the above book lists are also jewish and have respective interviews highlighting their judiasm and it's connection to their advocacy for palestine

western corporate media is in propaganda hell rn so get info from your local independent news sources, and democracy now. specific palestine reporting through +972 mag and mondoweiss. also follow aljazeera and middle east eye. follow palestinian reporters and accounts like eyewitness palestine, accessing gaza and translating gaza

actions: join protests, order and wear a kufiya (for now they are all sold out but sign up for pre-orders!), participate in bds, join local college/uni encampments, contact leadership to call for ceasefire, place embargo on israeli weapons and divest. engage and organize with your union for palestine. if your union is striking for palestine do not cross picket lines and support them. call pal legal for legal rep and know your rights. support bail funds of arrested protestors. support the freedom flotilla here

donate: operation olive branch, e-sims, pcrf, life for gaza, unrwa. consider making your donations automated weekly or monthly if your finances allow!

consider campainging for a chosen family on operation olive branch, gaza funds or from @gazavetters. for example i am hoping to help Suad, a pregnant mother of 3 from Gaza reach her gfm goal

tiltle banner ("from the river to the sea palestine will be free") from @xumoonhao

this is syrian american paul matthis' giant resource list on palestine if you want more resources

i am not palestinian, i made this out of solidarity and ease of access for those who want to quickly access resources for palestine here and here resource lists about palestine from palestinians

#palestine

princess-of-phyresis

they're selling anti-ai slogans on sweatshop-produced t-shirts. i don't need to write the poem for you to get it do i

greelin

“why do you rb and add to your own posts” i’m talking to myself

sticker-pop

1997 San-X sticker sheet, milk scented

wolf-aid

We're in the middle of the school. Guys, we're done building the classrooms. School thanks to your donations, this is a very wonderful thing Thank you to everyone who donated and participated But we still have a lot of lacking

wolf-aid

Hey guys, let's be snug. Why don't we complete donations quickly? Why don't you help us spread this out for fundraising? This is considered an institution. Why doesn't anyone care about her? I'm overloading my energy. Please create posts everywhere. Everything is available in Gaza, but education is still not available please help with posting We're doing a good job, please share and donate now.

The Coastal Initiative in Gaza urgently needs your support to laun… Asma Yunis needs your support for Help the children of Gaza get a safe a

faacethefacts

Please donate anything you can, you could make a real difference in these children's education here!

trawl

Ibrahim is doing really really important work! Let's help him!

wolfer-aid

Hey guys, come on, come on, we can do it all together. Please donate and share this post now, and if you can post about it, you guys are our only hope. Come on, come on, please.

nevver

Snow patrol, Motoyoshi Arai

farmwitch

this app is like a pacifier to me

suckerpuck

going through the pwhl tag and it feels like 20 funerals are all happening at once

A friend is getting shit from her parents and isn't getting money for food. Last year, I made a GoFundme for her to cover living during the Winter. It was helpful, and here is the campaign page as proof: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-trans-woman-in-illinois

I am Farah, and I'm raising awareness for a friend in Illinois. She has recently secure… Farah Thompson needs your support for Help a trans

She is now asking me to share her Venmo so she can get immediate help. Please donate to her Venmo: @/olola31.

depsidase

twotheleft

#the vision of escaflowne

kittykatninja321

My hypothesis is that in like 10 years gen z is gonna have a big cult boom the way the boomers did in the 70s

chazymandias

It’s already happening on tik tok. There’s a fun new thing going round that’s citing common symptoms of depression and anxiety as signs you’re about to have your awakening and that you are actually an alien and the reason you don’t feel right is because you’re home sick for your own galaxy. So that’s fun.

aleatoryw

agreed, and i don't mean this in a "haha gen z is so dumb they're gonna join a tiktok cult lmao" i mean that conditions are perfect for the formation of cults right now.

high unemployment and a lot of underpaying, pointless jobs = people are looking for things to do with their life, a purpose

skyrocketing cost of living = most young people will not be able to live on their own, meaning some will end up in a group living situation with people interested in recruiting them

it's a time of great cultural and political upheaval, nothing feels real, people are desperate for meaning and human connection. cults promise that

there is a new wave of acceptance and understanding for ways of life outside the norm, which is great! ...except for when cult leaders tell you abusive and controlling practices are just their culture, their religion, their lifestyle, their beliefs, their tradition, and if you disrespect it you are the problem

social media influencers have already shown us how easy it is to build a cult of personality and attract people from anywhere in the world who are interested in the exact brand you are selling

spirtuality is having a boom, as are things like astrology, crystals, tarot, meditation, energy... those things aren't bad on their own but they are often used as tools of cult spaces

wellness. i think a lot of people are already in wellness cults. you can make people do a lot of things in the name of "wellness" and a big factor of maintaining a cult is keeping members in a state of decreased cognition..... like say, with regular fasting

i think people are just unaware in general of how cults function, especially because the satanic panic was a big stupid false alarm that convinced the youths that dungeons and dragons or doom were gateways to cults, which are scary evil child murdering, satan-worshipping gangs. people don't know how to spot them in real life.

queersatanic

[ID: Spongebob wrestling meme format. Buff Patrick labeled "predatory cult" flexes and growls in a wrestling ring at a stern, buff Spongebob labeled "my intelligence". In his corner Mr Crabs is labeled "my education". Final panel shows Patrick and whistling Spongebob walking out hand-in-hand, both labeled "rationalizing why this isn't really a cult" /ID]

(This is actually more relevant here than standalone.)

Our popular media has tended to portray people in cults as ignorant or as losers when that’s really not how they work. Cults don’t want dead weight they have to support; they want talented, clever, energetic people they can exploit to siphon wealth and labor out of.

Some are religious, but some are political. You find yourself moving into a house full of Maoist revolutionaries because capitalism really is that awful and ecological collapse is imminent—but for some reason, the leader of the self-crit sessions is also the person everyone else in the house is in a polyamorous relationship with, and they can’t see anyone else outside of the house without her approval. Or you need a little extra money and you get told you’d be so good at selling Keto products. You’re a natural, and after you get through these first tough months, the leg under you will be developed enough you only have to work if you wanna hit bigger goals. Etc.

Loneliness, a lack of purpose, and desperation all make you susceptible to cults no matter how smart you are. In fact, your very clever brain is also extremely capable of redirecting your thoughts away from realizing you’re being exploited and abused because, after all, you’re not some idiot, are you?

We’ve got a ton of very clever young people fully aware that they’re going to have to suffer through decisions of the selfish dead, and they’re going to crave salvation of all different kinds because the future is going to suck, and it won’t have been their fault, and they won’t be able to do anything to stop it.

queersatanic

How to recognize that you're in a cult seems so obvious and therefore unnecessary to ask that most people never even bother to do so. Conseq

whatbigotspost

You may be thinking still “I’m not one of those WEAK MINDED FOOLS who would join a cult” let me remind you that there’s no one type of person who joins cults. But lots of people who join cults do so when their life is in some kind of crisis and they are extremely vulnerable, seeking a place to belong or escape.

Right now, I have a place to belong and I’m happy and I am hyper vigilant about high control environments and I probably wouldn’t join a cult…but if I had recently lost my job? My partner passed away? If a handful of my friends who function as family left Texas? If my house burned down? If I began struggling with addiction? If I became very ill? Who knows what I would do if just the wrong kind of predatory group bumped into my life at just the wrong time?

All cults start with some level of reasonable introduction. The whole boiling frog metaphor…none of us are as bulletproof to social manipulation and control as we may wish we are. Our circumstances impact us greatly.

I very much think we are not only going to but are already seeing modern cults in a big way. And it’s interesting how many of them are led by women. Gwen Shamblin Lara. Teal Swan. Mother God.

phinarei

I am a clever woman. I've spent my entire life being the smartest person in the room and being annoyed by it. People have told me since I was a small child that I'm exceedingly bright and gifted. I have never in my life gotten less than a 95% on a test or paper. I solve puzzles like they're all on par with finger trap toys.

I'm not saying that to brag, I'm saying it because I'm the kind of person most people assume is "too smart" to fall for things.

I have been drawn into three different cults in my life. They didn't pull me in because I was ignorant or weak minded. They pulled me in precisely BECAUSE I'm smart. They prey on loneliness. On pattern recognition. On passion. On hope. They find people who feel different and show them how to fit in to their group.

Cults will take anyone. They have tactics to take anyone. There is no specific profile of people who are susceptible to indoctrination, because they need as many bodies and skills as possible to succeed.

The only trait that most cult members have in common? We believed we were too savvy to be drawn in by a cult.