Israel has bombed—and completely demolished—the Great Omari Mosque in Gaza, which is the second oldest mosque in Palestine. There was no purpose to bombing it. There was no advantage to targeting it. Israel simply destroyed it to make a statement: that Palestinian religion and culture not only mean nothing to them, but are something they’re actively working on wiping out. This was one of Palestine’s most sacred cultural sites. Now it’ll forever serve as proof of the horrifying death and destruction the world has allowed to befall Palestine.

There were also manuscripts there that date back centuries. I don't know the status of those manuscripts... but I'm not hopeful they survived.

Manuscripts are one of the main ways we explore our intellectual history throughout the years, and are incredibly important to Palestinians as we struggle to piece together our culture that has been lost over years and years of displacement. They are killing the memory of Palestinians because it isn't enough to just kill our flesh.

you can give seven days of internet connection to someone in gaza for just 6 USD

gazaesims.com is a website dedicated to helping people donate esims for people in gaza. there are multiple options for where to purchase an esim to donate, for the price i listed you want to use nomad esims. you can get a $3 discount by using someone's referral code from the notes of this post. it also will give the referrer credit to buy more esims! (you can only use a referral code on your first purchase) BACKPACKNOMAD is another code to get $3 off your first purchase, it's been working for some people but not others so try out a referral code instead if you can't get it to work. also it took over an hour for the email with my information to come through so don't panic if it doesn't show up right away. (logging back into your nomad account seems to have helped some people get their emails to send!) (nomad promo codes do not work on plans that are already on sale, unlimited plans, and plans under $5)

edit as of 1/1/24: they are running out of all esims types right now! please donate esims from any of the platforms: nomad, airalo, holafly, simly, and mogo. here is a purchase guide i made that covers all of them. the crew is asking for people to reply to emails they sent that contain esims that are still unactivated. you can see gothhabiba’s guide for how to tell if your esims have been activated.

1/12/24: once again super low on esims! all of the above links should still be accurate on what to do.

Guys I’m going to make a hot take

The whole “I wish I could be with a woman, but instead I’m stuck with my stupid, gross husband/boyfriend” sentiment I see repeated in bi circles is just the “progressive” queer version of the boomer “I hate my wife” jokes

if he’s stupid and gross you should leave him and if he isn’t you’re just being cruel for internet points and he should leave you

THESE FUCKING PICTURES……..

As someone who will probably never come out to my family I'm wondering how common that is. Reblogs appreciated.

@lady-raziel I think we all know there's only one correct answer here.

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this is a point of contention between me and my mother and im desperate to know if there's a trend.

i did not think this would get much reach beyond my mutuals but the trends and tags so far are fascinating! also i can't believe i have to say this but if you leave super judgy or rude tags/comments like "OBVIOUSLY i do/don't what kind of weirdo would/wouldn't" i will be hiding your reblog and blocking you!! so be respectful ^_^

hey chicagoans

I think I overestimated how many Chicagoans this blog reaches

reblog for Chicagoan exposure

Chiquita (our beloved Linda Bates on 911) has expressed that bc she can't pay her dues in full (I think it 26k for a year?!) she therefore cannot qualify for SAG-AFTRAs assistance!! She has listed her Venmo asking for help @911bts

Hi, I'm selling 2 tickets for Louis’ show in Maryland at Merriweather Post Pavillion on July 22. DM me if you’re interested ❤️

just a reminder - do NOT boycott streaming services or not watch new things. the unions have not called for one for a reason. for one, it affects residual payments, which as minimal as those currently are, actors are still getting them during this time, and for two, studios will use lack of viewership as an excuse to cancel shows because you are showing them there is no demand. it deeply affects the industry the writers and actors stand to come back to once the strike is over

You do realize actors are spoiled millionaire pigs and you're all poor brainwashed shut ins that are supporting their utterly unjustified tantrum?

i can't believe i'm even entertaining this comment for a second but you could not be more wrong if you fucking tried. one (1) percent of the actors in SAG are millionaire a listers. the rest are gig workers who even with some amount of name recognition often will work paycheck to paycheck and have second (and sometimes) third jobs to support themselves. you have to make approximately 26k a year to qualify for health insurance through SAG and only about TEN (10) percent are able to qualify every year. oh, and a lot of that hypothetical 26k is earned from residuals, which for streaming, the way most people watch their shows these days? is practically non existent.

actors are laborers and deserve to be paid a living wage for their work, full stop. if you stand against the actors, and the writers, you stand against all workers.

im having a moment

It’s already happening. Like guys I cannot emphasize this enough the studios are going to make content creators the deal of a lifetime because they have a void to fill and those content creators will then be on the do not work list for the rest of their professional lives.

CGI animators should unionize next. normally, their jobs would be too precarious to strike, since studios would replace them without a second thought, but if it's part of this larger general film strike, they might finally have meaningful power to better their working conditions

if CGI animators unionized, it would kill the MCU. straight up. the the entire business model is built on exploiting CGI animators (i am not a fan of marvel. burn disney to the ground)

Then let it die. Unionize CGI

Hey can we queers please remember that the rural queer experience has unique challenges thanks

Coming out is different when you know if you come out to one person you risk the whole town knowing. Coming out is different when religion is entwined in your entire community. Being queer is different when you can't trust that your doctor or therapist will stay confidential. Being queer is different when conversion therapy is subtle and normalized. Transitioning is different when there aren't gender clinics or gender therapists for 50 miles. School is different when other kids are put at risk by being seen with you. Can we stop acting like there aren't queer people living in rural areas and start supporting them