On 7th June 2022, Afro-Palestinians of the Old City of Jerusalem rejoiced; their brother Mohammad Firawi was finally coming home.  It had been five long years since Firawi – then a twelfth grader in the middle of school exams – was accused of throwing stones at Israeli police, taken away from his home and shuttled around nine Israeli prisons. Now aged 25, he was ready to be back in the African Quarter, and they were ready to welcome him.  The community’s joy was interrupted, however, when two days later, Israeli intelligence re-arrested and expelled Firawi from Jerusalem for a week. Their reason? That he “defied Israeli orders to refrain from celebrating [his release].” Re-arrest is common practice after prisoners’ release, for reasons as impossible to justify as they are to fight. When one’s existence is made a crime, even moments of joy are closely monitored and policed.   “[The] Israeli occupation wants to prohibit any expression of happiness in the community,” Firawi tells Skin Deep, “even adopting the policy of prohibiting any symbols resembling Palestinian identity, including the Palestinian flag. They fight anything they believe negates their alleged sovereignty in Jerusalem.”

actually one thing i think would help some people who are struggling with writing that i don’t see talked about a lot is that you can enjoy the creativity of making characters and stories without actually writing them. and maybe that’s because you’d prefer a different medium like films or podcasts or cartoons or whatever but also you can just enjoy creating ideas and worlds without turning it into a story/narrative arc. if you find you don’t enjoy that part you can just enjoy your ideas and characters in any other way like moodboards or daydreaming or roleplay or whatever. and you can do that even if you do enjoy writing, but just find a specific wip is more fulfilling one way than actually writing it would be. that doesn’t mean it’s an “abandoned” or “unfinished” product you still made something and had fun.

basically you don’t have any obligation to turn your ideas into anything, and i think allowing yourself to come up with ideas and characters and worlds and magic systems, without any pressure to turn anything into any kind of tangible product (or just opening up possibilities for what you can do with a story idea besides Writing A Story) makes writing and creation overall more fun and a lot less daunting. like go on make the moodboard for the au you’re never gonna write or the fantasy world you’ll never actually write a story in. i promise its not wasting time or unproductive take my hand. be free

hey you! artists out there, it doesn't hurt to draw a tummy, or saggy breast, or lazy eyes, or bigger eyebrows, or arm fat. doesn't hurt at all. In fact it's encouraged!

"we need to bring back x" it starts with YOU

Just once I want an apology. Or for someone to miss me. Or to be thought about. Or for someone to actually regret hurting me. Just anything to prove I do exist and I do take up space in the world and I'm not a ghost.

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omg hello..... (blushes)

if i met a pike i'd fangirl so hard

if i met a pike i'd fangirl so hard

Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, Mississippi, May 6, 1939

“Jessica gives me a chill pill” by Angie Sijun Lou. Published in Muzzle

I'm actually pretty upset about this and might scrap everything related to it. Idk

saddest fucking story: realized my angel and demon oc story ive been working on since 16 is pretty much hazbin hotel. (child of lucifier, who loves humans, decides to rehabilitate dread ancient angel of death)

saddest fucking story: realized my angel and demon oc story ive been working on since 16 is pretty much hazbin hotel. (child of lucifier, who loves humans, decides to rehabilitate dread ancient angel of death)

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Mauritanian Henna by Nora Schweitzer

THE Dr. Angela Davis speaking at the student encampment on Auraria campus in Denver this weekend.

"I want you to know how important it is that you are taking this stand and this moment," Davis said, addressing the protesters. "I want to emphasize what this means for history. As you imagine this period being narrated 10 years, 20 years, 50 years from now, you will be the historical actors who made it possible for a breakthrough for the struggle against Zionism and the struggle for a free Palestine."

Civil rights icon Angela Davis speaks at Auraria campus in Denver after 40 protestors arrested

Please take the time to donate to the Colorado Palestine Coalition and the encampment here if you can!