would you believe it?

Now that the election is over, let's not just roll over and fall asleep! The situation on the ground in Gaza remains terribly difficult.

Even a small donation to the Alanqar family, as little as €5-€10, can add up and be a tremendous help. With prices there being what they are, Dina tells me it can cost up to $700 just to get basic needs met for their family in a given week.

Currently at €75,768. Only €4258 away to €80,000. Lets keep pushing!

vetted on @/el-shab-hussein and @/nabulsi fundraiser list (#264)

the most depressing part is that it's not even kamala's stance on genocide that is costing her the elections. i wish it were. it's people genuinely shifting for trump. but it's the pro-palestine movement that's going to get the blame for it.

obviously she fucked up on that front and on multiple other fronts (an understatement) but if these results have showed anything it's that the alt right white majority will never vote for a black woman even if she were perfect. but liberals will blame arabs for the faults of white nationalism and misogyny. at this point if you're blaming the pro-palestine movement and saying shit like "are you happy now? is this what you wanted?" you're just brimming with anti-arab hatred that you're desperate to release at any given opportunity

so what now? the genocide is still ongoing and the rise of fascism is unimpeded but now people will point to those most affected by it and saying "this is what you wanted, right?" and you and i could spend the next four years arguing and yelling at those people or we can do something that matters.

mahmoud needs to pay his fees in 5 days or he will fail this semester.

amal needs to meet the soaring prices of baby food in gaza for the sake of her daughter maryam.

look out for the vulnerable and watch out for the way people are venting their frustration at fascism by blaming its victims.

please reblog this version. anger without action is nothing. if you feel like this is the end of the world remember that this is just another day of the genocide for those in gaza.

urgent

making this post to support the campaign of @kawlafamily7 who is @fidaa-family2 ‘s sister

kawla has three young children. her daughter was injured from falling shrapnel and rubble and also has a glucose allergy. she needs special milk without glucose which is very expensive.

“She needs glucose-free soda milk, and her growth is bad so far. Her teeth will not grow due to allergies and lack of growth, and she is one and a half years old.”

please take a second to share and donate to this campaign. people are living in unbearable conditions, every donation makes a difference

$8,372 out of $20,000

hi everybody. my friend youmna and her 5 children need a tent urgently to survive the coming winter, and they are running out of time. a tent costs $300 and they have received 0 donations in the past few days.

please, please help a displaced palestinian family survive the winter in gaza

$525 / $5,000 !!

here in the civilized spacefaring future, we engage in a little thing called deadly combat to satisfy the primal urges that our ancient ancestors once relieved through the barbarous outlet of team sports

my blood-drenched gladiators with hollow eyes are the spiritual heirs of the primeval Terran “quarterbacks”

when one man wrenches another man’s head back and severs it at the neck before punting it into the cheering crowd with a triumphant howl of victory, one cannot help but be reminded of the grotesque practices of our ancestors and their stomach-churning ball games, and how despite our modern sensibilities and affects, deep down we still crave the senseless violence of “the football”

[wise man voice] "soft power" refers to when a government breeds and exports their sexiest people in a supersoldier training facility where instead of learning to kill people they learn to do things with their hips you couldn't believe

Every time I see a slutty oiled-up bisexual Thai dude undulating his hips for a tiktok I do the Jurassic Park shaky-sunglasses removal thing and go "Dear God. They've done it. They've synthesized the formula" or whatever

invertober day 13, early bumblebee. fuzzbutt

Venus (named after Venus, the Roman goddess of love identified with Aphrodite). The Greeks themselves called the planet "Aster Aphrodites" (Star of Aphrodite) Temple of Venus Talon Abraxas

Ever since I first heard the word grotto I knew it was a valuable word. When I first heard the word grotto I knew it could be used for great things. The word grotto refers to a cavity in the earth. The word grotto means a small hole or cavern in rock or other substrate like ice, especially when used as shelter. The word grotto is related to crypt, and it is related to grotesque. Grottoes can also be built. Artificial grottoes are sometimes built in gardens. Sometimes people live in grottoes. There have been people that go into grottoes and live in them. There have been people that lived in a grotto for a long time. Sometimes people store food and other supplies in grottoes. Sometimes there are religious things in grottoes. People like to put items in grottos for safekeeping, because grottoes are useful for shelter. When I first saw the word grotto I knew it had a lot of meaning and meant something special. When I think of grottoes I think they are unique.

Not even to mention an underwater grotto

In my last essay I discussed the meaning and use of grotto. I concluded grotto was a unique and special word with value. In this essay I will talk about grottoes and water. Grottoes sometimes have water in or around them. Grottoes are often near water or filled with water. It is important to say that grottoes are often made by water. Grottoes can be carved out through water eating away limestone. Features in limestone carved out by water are called karst features. Karst features are often found where limestone and water meet. Sometimes the water is there in the grotto when it floods and leaves the grotto when it doesn't flood. Sometimes floods happen daily and sometimes seasonally. Grottoes can be flooded often. There is a special grotto called the underwater grotto. The underwater grotto is found completely submerged in a body of water. The underwater grotto is completely flooded. These grottoes often have interesting things in them like ancient animals. Underwater grottoes can preserve old things. The underwater grotto is important in understanding how water and grottoes interact. One day I hope we can find all the underwater grottoes.

Paul Schwietzke (German, 1952) - Untitled (n.d.)

k5 railway gun tunnels, calais