Adding onto this, I've found a Stacks Exchange thread on it and although it seems to be ongoing still, the answer is that Eli Beer's statement of seeing Hamas putting a baby in the oven is unconfirmed. As mentioned in the answer, an Israeli journalist tweeted* that, when checking up with other Israeli first responders, that event never happened. Any mention of this event happening (National Review, Daily Mail, and The Messenger) always cite Eli Beer as the single and only source. Supposedly, there's a video of this event but I have found absolutely nothing related to that.

There's more evidence in the thread but I found that specific piece of evidence interesting since it pretty much confirms that the event never happened.

*Direct link to tweet in question:

The new fabricated piece of Israeli atrocity propaganda, that Hamas baked a baby in an oven, is lifted directly from Palestinian survivor testimonies about what Zionist militants did during the Deir Yassin massacre of 1948.

[Warning, explicit descriptions of torture and violence.]

“I saw the Zionist terrorist soldiers ordering the bakery man of the village to throw his son in the oven and burn him alive. The son is holding the clothes of his father tightly and crying from fear and pleading to his father not to do it. The father refuses and then the soldiers hit him in his gut so hard it caused him to fall on the floor. Other soldiers held his son, Abdel Rauf, and threw him in the oven and told his father to toast him well-done meat. Other soldiers took the baker himself , Hussain al-Shareef, and threw him, too, in the oven, telling him, “follow your son, he needs you there”. - Testimonial from Othman Akel, recorded in Palestine Rising: How I survived the 1948 Deir Yasin Massacre (2010).

Like the saying goes, "every Zionist accusation is a confession."

It almost makes me wonder if it's part of a deliberate tactic to obfuscate search engine results. Because if you now search for something like say, 'Israeli solider put child in oven,' all the top results will be about Hamas, not Deir Yassin.

Do you know if Canary Mission targets those in community colleges?

From what I saw, the recent students were not from community colleges. However, I've seen a few tweets* mentioning high schoolers and possibly even middle schoolers having been targeted before so if that's true, I would assume community college students can be targeted as well. True or not, as a student or teacher, I would be careful either way. Don't let them silence you but be cautious with what info is linked to you irl!

*One example of the tweets in question (the others were replies to threads related to the canary mission. Unfortunately, I can't find them. Only saw one tweet mentioning the organization "apparently targeting a middle schooler"):

Just a heads up for US (and Canadian, I think?) university and high school students and professors:

There's an organization called Canary Mission that doxxes students/professors who show their support for Palestine and/or any criticism towards Israel. On their website, (I don't feel comfortable linking it, as it may increase its popularity on Google + looking up your name is probably not a good idea if you're doing it on their own website) they straight up write paragraphs about these people: what they did to end up on the site (includes evidence such as videos and photos), their location, their graduation plans, their social media links (Spotify, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc.), and more. They also have a Twitter, which doesn't post as much info but still very much tweets out full names and similar stuff. Their entire goal is to silence people.

Report and block their Twitter. There's a link in my sources where you can report the site to the FBI.

Sorry if this is a bit lackluster in info and such. It's 5 AM right now and I don't have a lot of time to pile up a lot of sources but I feel like this is very important to spread.

Sources:

(This is where I first found out about this. Thread has the FBI link to report the site for doxxing but honestly...I have no idea how to report it. Someone asked what category to choose in the FBI link but didn't get a reply so if you know, lemme know and I'll edit this post)

(Tips on how to avoid being targeted such as creating a backup email for accounts that express Palestinian support or covering up any identifiable features [piercings, tattoos, dye, etc.] in protests) (also has a link at end of thread where you can donate to palestinians with just a single click every day)

Even though I strongly recommend to NOT DO THIS, I did check out the site + twitter to actually understand what's going on and god, it's so fucking pathetic. Obviously not linking anything but everything described is true

Sigh 😔 at this point, I might as well just post my art classwork since I haven't been doing any art in my free time...

Not art-related at all but I've been (kinda) reading Komi-San Can't Communicate and I wanna post my thoughts on it since I like it (I do have some personal complaints though) but I have absolutely no way to put these thoughts out aside from here ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Somewhat related but have you seen how weird some Komi-San fans are??????? Knowing the genre and all, I shouldn't be surprised, but still...i wouldnt want to share my thoughts with some fans either way

Forewarning, literally the only manga I was ever fully invested in was Mob Psycho 100 and I haven't even touched the Komi-San anime. It's also been a while since I reread the entire manga so my memory may suck, my apologies. There will be many paragraphs, my double apologies.

[SPOILERS FOR EVERYTHING UP TO CHAPTER 412]

Overall, I think the manga is really cute. I don't read manga that much but I'd still say that it very much fits the slice-of-life genre well. Maybe too well 🙂 but I'll talk about that later. It's a great manga to read for fluff and just to have a good time.

Side-note: I'll be talking about the one-shot for a bit and when I say "current" Komi, I really just mean Komi throughout her 2nd/3rd year.

First things first, I absolutely fell in love with the concept and the one-shot (...first chapter?). The idea of a character with crippling social anxiety slowly coming out of their shell with the help and support of others? Fantastic :D And jeez, the art style change is REALLY obvious once you look at the one-shot. Honestly, I really wish the entire manga kept it u_u the dead-inside eyes Komi had actually showed why everyone was so scared of her. Her cute-ified/chibi look isn't as intimidating and only shows that people were scared just because she kept staring at them (which is fair lol, but her original look makes more sense). Tadano, though... I would prefer his current look compared to his old one LOL. Style aside, I'm gonna talk about this specific little thing that truly made me binge this manga: the diner and hospital talk. Technically two scenes but they share one thing and that is that Tadana and Komi sit facing AWAY from each other. I don't think I ever really struggled with social anxiety but when I was younger, I had a very hard time talking to people while making eye contact. I know chronlogically that the hospital talk is before the diner one but as a reader (since diner scene is shown first), seeing that issue be addressed without it ever being directly brought up was just...really sweet. I understood it right away. Hell, even when it was noticed and brought up in the hospital talk, Tadano was such a caring person to suggest the idea of facing away from one another i straight up wouldve cried if someone did that for me irl moreonmylovefortadanolater— One-shot Komi is also pretty interesting because she actually IS able to talk, she just varies between saying very little to saying a lot. I'm no psychiatrist but personally, I felt that could've been more relatable BUT that's not a complaint because the manga isn't obligated to accurately portray every single thing about the disorder (especially since it's clear that this manga is focusing on being lighthearted so of course it won't necessarily go into the very heavy stuff). I find current Komi's trait of using a notebook to speak much more interesting but I was shocked on the relateability of one-shot Komi, haha.

Okay, now for the actual manga. I'll admit, I don't really have much to say in the beginning portion purely because I don't really remember much 🙃 The chalkboard scene was really cute but I'll just be saying that for any scene with Komi and Tadano alone, tbh. Komi and her reactions in social situations are mood as always. Tadano was a KIND, CARING, and LOVING lil guy and all he got was death threats smh. Yamai.

She's part of a bigger issue.

In general, I love seeing Komi and Tadano together. Together relationship-wise and also just simply interacting with each other. Their relationship is SO adorable and I always reread their pining moments :ↄ I understand the dislike for the trope of an extraordinary woman falling in love with Some Guy™ but I like it here because while Tadano truly is Some Guy™, he's a genuinely nice person and not even just basic-human-decency nice; he goes out of his way for people. He also sees Komi as a friend before all else, too. Like, yes, he finds her attractive and, yes, she is literally his girlfriend now, but they still share a lot of platonic moments together and just act like a couple of besties ✨

Manbagi is also a main character I can't help but adore. I found it fascinating that the love triangle, while still a competition, was lighthearted and friendly. I've personally never seen one portrayed like that so I'm really impressed! The love triangle showcased Komi and Manbagi's friendship so much that, despite not being a fan of OT3s, I genuinely just wanted both of them to date Tadano lmao and I truly believed that it would've worked out!!! I still do; all three of those characters have chemistry with each other! Anyway, love triangle arc aside, I'm happy that she's at least getting her happy ending with that one dude :)

Speaking of that dude, the side characters are cool. My favorites are Hiki and Komitani. I like the name puns and some side stories are pretty sweet (like with Hiki's). I forgor their names but surprisingly, I liked those two bitchy girls who "bullied" Komi (quotes because it wasn't that serious). How they acted towards Komi and the reasons why they acted that way (AKA their assumptions about Komi doing it for attention or whatnot) was a nice change from the standard character reaction towards Komi. Yeah, they were still dicks and I especially didn't like how everyone quickly forgave that one tsun (?) girl, but they were a refreshing deviation from status quo. Those good examples aside, there...are a lot of side stories to the point I get tired of them :U I mean, I assume that's just a genre thing because I have read other slice-of-life manga before but would drop them because the side stories were too much >.> Clearly, I didn't really drop this manga since I'm talking about it but 400+ chapters feels like a lot to me (especially when a good portion of those chapters are side stories) and it's still ongoing, which I typically wouldn't even touch since I like endings to a story :u It feels like trudging through mud sometimes but I gotta get through it or I won't see my favs Komi and Tadano ✊😔 The side stories really would've been a dealbreaker if not for those two.

Ah, and finally: sexual fanservice. God, I hate it so much. Both, in the manga and in general. I hate how it's prevalent in so much media, I hate how it is used as a tool to attract audiences, and I hate how it works in attracting those audiences. Yes, the manga has many, many instances of sexual fanservice but I've just accepted that I can never escape it. Yamai and her sexual harassment. Close-up shots of teenage chests. Hiki being a literal middle schooler at one point. Almost every character's sexualization of Komi, no matter their age. All make me disappointed, but not surprised. You gotta make money somehow ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I am surprised that Tadano and Komi's relationship isn't sexualized all that much. Maybe I missed some things but the only sexual things I can recall are the "Tadano unlocked a new fetish" moments (which happens only twice? Thrice?) and other characters asking/teasing on how far they've gone. I like that. It makes their relationship very wholesome and also reinforces the fact that Tadano sees Komi as an actual person.

Kinda related to fanservice but I very much dislike the current art style. Y'know that meme of anime girls being compared to pugs? That's exactly what happened to Komi's face. Why is it so scrunched up??? To be fair, this applies to every character so I guess there's consistency... Her sharp edges in her hair are kinda jarring, though, because she has these really detailed eyes but her face is small and her hair, although detailed, is a geometric shape and all of these factors do not look good together. I'm fine with Tadano's design because it gives him personality, which...may or may not be a good thing, character-wise? Like, yeah, he's supposed to be some normal guy and all, which his original design perfectly portrays that bUT ITS SO BORINGGG. I like his sharp edges! It's better on him since he isn't as detailed as Komi. Anyway, I say this is related to fanservice because, while yes, this art style is much easier to draw with than with the old style, Komi's prominent eyes and tiny face surely must've been influenced by some other factor other than time management :U but that's just my theory. Final note: this art style kinda ruined the Tadano confession scene for me a bit because the close-up of Komi's face was...not good, imo.

One last thing: YAY THEY KISSED!!!!!11!°!! When I stopped reading, I stopped at the end of the Kawai arc since I do not like being left on cliffhangers and there were only some chapters left at the time. I heard about the kiss scene at Chapter 411 and so, I only read the chapters that led up to that scene instead of picking up where I last was 🙃 I have some thoughts. Why is Kawai trying to insert herself into Komi and Tadano's relationship. Why is Kawai's family weird. Why...is Kawai even here lmao. Komi and Tadano are adorable, though <3

My final thoughts are that it very much is a slice-of-life manga. Nothing revolutionary, I think, but that's fine! Watching the relationship grow between Tadano and Komi was the main thing for me and now that they're officially together, I'll admit, I'm not all that interested in the story anymore ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I know the main goal of the story is for Komi to overcome her social anxiety and make 100 friends and I do like the development of that goal, but...eh... I remember seeing a comment in the subreddit mention that they wish the goal was changed so that the quality of friendships mattered over quantity and I agree. The manga does emphasize that Komi has made meaningful connections with some of the friends she made (Tadano, Manbagi, Kawai...I assume? Didn't read LMAO) but that's the thing: it's only some friends. Her other friends are side characters that have their own side stories which may or may not be boring. They're not as fleshed out as Tadano or Manbagi nor do they share the same impact. Sure, a mean character may push Komi to stand up for herself once or twice but there's no revolutionary moment within Komi compared to her moments with Tadano or Manbagi. To be fair, those small moments with side characters do build up for Komi but my point still stands that Komi has friends that are much closer than the rest. Because of that, I just feel like Komi already reached her goal 🤷‍♀️ She has Tadano, her #1 support system and friend, along with other friends that played a role in her development. She doesn't really need more friends, since the friends she has now are already caring and considerate. She was able to form deep relationships despite her communication disorder; I feel like that's a great ending. And I know, ending a story when the main couple gets together is cliche and there'd be no kiss scene if that did happen but I'm just saying!!

oh and komi's parents' lil side story was adorable

it is week #2 of my school year and if my brain isnt permanently fried from the 3 AP classes im taking (I literally failed my first one bUT IN MY DEFENSE, THERE WERE EXTERNAL FACTORS TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION—), ill make sure it is because

confession time: i may or may not, slightly, possibly, hypothetically, theoretically get into homestuck

LISTEN. When YouTube recommends you a 2021 Davekat Scrawny lyricstuck and you only know a single word from that phrase (I like the song), you'd be curious, too! And, see, I am a moth to a flame when it comes to art (confession time x2: it's why I know more about DSMP lore than I should,,,those SAD-IST animations really do be fire tho) and that lyricstuck HAD SOME REALLY GOOD ART I LIKE THE ART STYLE THE SHADING IS SO CLEAN THE COLOR PALETTE IS COOL PLEASE WATCH IT. And, of course, my curiosity was focused on who these 2 lil funky guys were and their relationship because I'm a sucker for character relationships of all kinds and the comments mentioned AO3 fanfics and I just was SO curious and now im on the 50th page of the dave/karkat tag.

It was really fun figuring out wtf quadrants were through context clues. Also this ship made me less intimidated by 100k/200k/300k/etc. word counts because wow these two specific characters talk a lot and are really into their metaphors. Trying to understand a media's canon through fanfics is so genuinely entertaining i am surprised by literally everything OBAMA??????

My YouTube recommendations really are to blame for this because they also introduced me to some Homestuck flashes and I really like the music. Then, I came to the sudden realization: I would've been OBSESSED with Homestuck when I was younger. Lots of characters? A caste system + a whole bunch of roles (idk the name for it) that will spawn a bunch of Quotev quizzes? Art being a major focus of the media? Lots of text to read through? Younger me would've LOVED that, oh my god. Warrior Cats got to me first (the fandom makes up for the lack of art in the books haha) but you have no idea how insane I would've been if I knew I could've been reading something longer than the Bible FOR FREE. Then again, the comic was still ongoing at that time and I wasn't a fan of things having no ending ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

If in 2025 you see homestuck fanart from me, just know that this was an inevitable doom. This post is simply a forewarning.

I am not dead!! I am just silently making art for an art post. One day.

Surprisingly, this is something original for once. I wanted to try actually using reference photos using my shitty bedroom and camera (both are shitty) and so, violá! Character here is an "OC" I made several years ago when I was young. Quotes because it was originally a character with personality but now I'm just assigning it as me lmao. This fursona is going through development hell atm because I have no idea how I want to present myself (especially in a more original way than "cat") so there's no set design for them just yet.

I don't consider myself a furry artist since I don't draw anthros that often but this blog is me drawing anything I feel like drawing and I NEED something to represent me so I can join fun art challenges ;;;; I can't just let this character die or young me would be very sad

Progress video + a ramble on personal stuff (nothing serious, just need to tell future me what's going on) vvvvvvvv

So. College applications? Terrifying. Hate them.

Anyway, I am planning to make a reblog blog because I don't want to clog up this one (which I already DID AAAAAA) BUT there's a catch— it will be in any other language other than English. I need to practice my French (I KNOW I KNOW I KNOWWSOJSISKW) for school + I like learning other languages. I also want to try Japanese and Portuguese but I am nowhere near the level of writing sentences with those two so it'll just be French for now. I'm a bit on the fence for this blog because I'm gonna sound SO stupid with my broken-ass French and I'll be an insult to the French language but I also need to practice in a way that I won't immediately be called un imbécile from someone across the world on those penpal language apps i will start crying

Eh, I'll give the thought some time to boil ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

On a side note, my old phone is perfectly fine now because I did NOT go to those mall repair popup shops and actually went to a repair store. I have not backed up my artworks. I am playing with fire.

[Anyway (x2), here's the progress video! Canvas flips sometimes + stuff pops in and out, which causes flashing]

y'know what, ao3 appreciation post cause these people out there doing amazing work for no monetary compensation

literally so many of us love ao3, please show support for these guys <3

happy april 29th!!! please put in the tags what you’re up to today so we can archive and remember where we were april 29th, 2023

sorry future turtlefish for clogging up this blog with non-art-related posts but my 7-year-old phone is literally crumbling in my hands rn I genuinely can’t (digitally) draw RIP

I have some unsaved artwork on that phone so :) that sucks! I’m on my knees hoping that I can at least fix it to the point it can turn on and I can tRANSFER THE DAMN THINGS TO THIS PHONE PLEASE PLEASE PLEA (BAD TIME TO NOT HAVE AN IBISPAINT ACCOUNT RIP RIP RIP)

Going from a Samsung Galaxy to an IPhone will be very different when it’ll come to drawing but if I was able to draw on an LG phone once, I can totally draw on a small screen again. New year, new me...

A hiatus that’s several months long is not new for me but it’s not even due to my motivation this time :(((( I just have an old-ass phone. If the phone repair truly does take that long, I might go back to my TRUE origins and finally draw traditionally for once. As for now, adios to my fanart and original artwork 👋😔 hope we meet again

on the flip side, kikuo released a new song! gonna let a fox spirit possess me brb

merry christmas

Happy two year [sic] indeed, Omori 😌 I unfortunately couldn't finish any fanart in time since my winter break was dogshit in regards to getting anything productive done lol

Tried to celebrate by preordering the artbook and buying omori keychains though ^^

based on an "i love you" destiel post i saw which i later learned was from a vine

oKAY BUT ITS 3 AM AND IVE BEEN THINKING:

So in Omori, we're all well aware on the whole "I fucking love air conditioning" thing from that one Humphrey, right?

And we know that Humphrey is in Head/Dreamspace.

Which exists because of Sunny. Y'know, since it has some bits of his memories of the Good Ol' Times and stuff.

So, what I'm saying is this: Sunny KNOWS and CAN say fuck.

I'm laughing so hard rn because the closest we've ever gotten to a full-on swear in the game are "crap" and "hell" (I think?). Like, 16-year-old Aubrey didn't actually curse even though she totally would be the type to do so. If the DELINQUENT TEENAGER hasn't said fuck, I'd like to think that The Squad™ (seriously what's the friend group name) doesn't actually know actual explicit swears and only Sunny does lmaoo.

Sunny just drops an F bomb and everyone is now scandalized.

making MY own money and having MY own personal credit card is such a surreal moment for me. i can actually buy things now without having to ask others (im still in that habit but one day. one day.)! i can put money in my bank account and only i will know about it! i can LITERALLY commission my art (likely will never do it but the thought is there)! i don't have to repeatedly thank strangers on discord for gifting me nitro (thabks, still)! i can finally be scammed on websites that steal your credit card info!

It feels so weird. I'm technically not financially independent yet but I am in the position where my actions have an aftermath, good or bad.

"Dear inner wolf... how are you feeling?"

Adventures with Anxiety is a very good game (also take a peek at the game dev's mental health tips relating to the game) 🙏 I love the game's message of anxiety not being either good or bad but just simply your body trying its best. I replay it every now and then because the last chapter is so good :,) really resonating with that "I feel like we are inherently broken" option

I like Nicky Case's games in general so check out their other games as well!

Read More has a non-text version along with a process video of me drawing the whole thing vvvvvvvvv

[Canvas gets flipped sometimes along with some reference images popping in and out, which can cause flashing]

"write every day or you're not a real writer"/"you have to write every day if you want to succeed" is an ableist mindset. I can't even talk every day, and you want me to be able to work on my WIP during that time? I can't. I just can't. That is not an achievable thing for me as an autistic person. It won't be achievable for a lot of other ND people either, or certain mentally ill people, or certain physically disabled people.

Writers do not have to write every day to be real writers, and saying otherwise is ableism.

(If your response to this was "well, those posts don't mean disabled writers have to", that's still bad. Disabled writers are real writers, posts about "writers" in general inherently include us, and even fully abled people still shouldn't feel pressured to write every single day.)

miss teacher i,,i,,,can't p,play the pia,,,piamo when my..my,hands are s.shaking...g.....

cat violence moodboard

I didn't know it was Aubrey's birthday today so...perfect timing on my part, I guess? Happy bday, Basil hater! (/lh, I love the main cast equally 😌 sunny is the exception he's just better)

This was a redraw of that one Omocat drawing, which can be seen in the Keep Reading! A progress video of me drawing is also there vvvvvvvv

[Canvas gets flipped a lot, which can cause flashing! Also I don't know why it's sideways either 🙂 sorry for the pc users viewing this]