And I hope I'm not just a judgy cunt to you, but also a real downer, a killjoy and a ruiner of vibes.

All the reports coming from Rafah from the early hours of April 29 are literally identical: "Israel targeted the house of [family name]"

The same title, over and over again.

All within a couple of hours last night, three family homes in Rafah have been struck, killing at least 20, the majority of whom are women and children.

We now know about Project Lavender and we know about Israel's constant surveillance of Gaza so when I tell you that Israel had targeted civilian homes last night in Rafah, you know that there is absolutely no room for questioning Israel's intent here and always.

— Simone de Beauvoir, from a letter to Jean-Paul Sartre

maybe a crazy take idk but i dont actually think many scenes in stories are 'unneccesary' i think they just make people uncomfortable and rather than try to understand the significance of that discomfort and why the author mightve deliberately inflicted it, decide that discomfort = bad, therefore that scene + the author are both bad

It's hard to get close to me because of my big knife

People are getting really really fascist about peaceful protesters and it’s getting scary lol

three cheers for food poisoning

Mary Oliver, from Long Life: Essays And Other Writings originally published in 2004

ah. I see we're back to the lightning strike terror with zero explanation at dark. I can't say I missed this.

Israel’s senseless slaughter leaves thousands of children orphaned. Palestine must be free! Don’t tire keep talking about what’s happening!

We ask your questions so you don’t have to! Submit your questions to have them posted anonymously as polls.

I love that jaheira was a terrible mother. it's very funny to me.

From the Freedom Flotilla, April 27 2024:

On Thursday afternoon, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition was contacted by the Guinea Bissau International Ships Registry (GBISR), requesting an inspection of our lead ship – Akdenez. This was a highly unusual request as our ship had already passed all required inspections; nevertheless, we agreed. The inspector arrived on Thursday evening. On Friday afternoon, before the inspection was completed, the GBISR, in a blatantly political move, informed the Freedom Flotilla Coalition that it had withdrawn the Guinea Bissau flag from two of the Freedom Flotilla’s ships, one of which is our cargo ship, already loaded with over 5000 tons of life-saving aid for the Palestinians of Gaza. In its communication informing us of this cancelation, the GBISR made specific reference to our planned mission to Gaza. It also made several extraordinary requests for information, including confirmation of the ships’ destination, any potential additional port calls, and the discharge port for humanitarian aid and estimated arrival dates and times. It further demanded a formal letter explicitly approving the transportation of humanitarian aid and a complete manifest of the cargo. Again, this is a highly unusual move from a flagging authority. Normally, national flagging authorities concern themselves only with safety and related standards on vessels bearing their flag, and are not concerned with the destination, route, cargo manifests or the nature of a specific voyage. Just like when you register your car, the authorities don’t require you to detail to them every place you are going to go with the car. Sadly, Guinea-Bissau has allowed itself to become complicit in Israel’s deliberate starvation, illegal siege and genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. Israel is showing the world the extent to which it will go to deny Palestinians the aid they need to stay alive, in direct contravention of International Humanitarian Law, UN Security Council resolutions, and two orders of the International Court of Justice. [...] without a flag, we cannot sail. But, this is not the end. Israel cannot and will not crush our resolve to break its illegal siege and reach the people of Gaza. The people of Gaza and all of Palestine remain steadfast under the most horrific, unimaginable conditions. We take strength from their incredible, inexplicable ability to maintain their humanity, dignity and hope when the world has given them no reason to do so. It is our responsibility to keep that hope alive. WE WILL SAIL.

The Freedom Flotilla, which was set to depart from Turkey on the 27th of April with 5000 tons of life-saving aid, has now been delayed because Israel and the United States has pressured Guinea Bissau to withdraw its flag from the Flotilla's lead ship.

Seeing as how their tactics worked on Guinea Bissau, organizers now fear that Israel and the US will exert the same pressure on whichever country the Freedom Flotilla attempt to register their ship under next.

To help the Freedom Flotilla reach Gaza, please keep an eye out for further updates from the organizers. Right now, as of April 27th, they're asking people to help boost their visibility, and to donate to their member campaigns.

For more info, see their webpage.

this does not apply if you wear exclusively leggings. Those things tear all the time you need like a million on standby

pet sematary

ed tw with a sh mention

in retrospect I was dangerously far into my eating disorder, and not one damn person even mentioned to me I might need help or tried to get me into treatment. my parents were allegedly worried, but they only ever showed it by berating me for not wanting to eat supper with them. I was fucking skeletal, barely functional from brain fog and fatigue, regularly collapsing, not sleeping, and so very suicical. not to mention being on way too high of a ritalin dose, which I was probably abusing. I look back at pictures and it scares me how thin I was! why did nobody try to help me beyond shaming and berating me? I probably would have died if I kept going that way. I think the only reason I didn't was because of a host switch + going on a medication that made me gain a lot of weight. my parents claimed years later to having been worried about me, but they never did anything. same thing with my self harm, when they just silently bought me gauze to bandage myself with for years. when they knew I was in an abusive relationship and never said a word. it's a whole god damn pattern and seeing it makes me feel sick with anger! I think they're covering their asses because it sounds like shit to just admit they just didn't notice or care.