As a Jew I wholeheartedly believe that, folks who are pretending nothing is wrong and Palestinians aren't being murdered every day would have absolutely ignored the Holocaust and let my folks get killed without blinking an eye.

Americans have a lot of heroic fantasies about what they would have done during the Holocaust or chattel slavery, and the answer for a lot of them is absolutely nothing. They would have complained about the people actually doing things for being too disruptive. We Jews did the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, and they would have called this terrorism. They would have also complained about MLK and Malcolm X, the former of which took the economies of entire cities hostage. Modern day disruptions don't hold a candle to historical disruptions.

In a two of more decades, people are going to use excuses like "I didn't know!" or pretend they were supportive all along, making tear jerking films about the Palestinian plight. We need to not let them do this.

I'm also not asking people to be action heroes or anything, since it takes a very specific kind of person to do that sort of direct resistance. I'm asking for people to actually acknowledge and discuss the fact that there is a genocide going on, and to not pretend things are fine. (This applies to all social justice struggles. Acknowledgement helps normal conversations about it, and de-normalize the ignoring of it like we do for many social problems.)

Also there are many ways to support efforts for justice! The people doing direct action require people to support with costs, food, care supplies, etc. For everyone in a visible position, there are a lot of folks cooking as well.

You don’t say.

For the record, she actually abandoned the movement BEFORE they all got whooping cough, but abandoned it too late. There’d been a breakout of measles in her area that caused her to reassess, and she and her doctor had already drafted and started a catch-up vaccination schedule, but her kids caught whooping cough just before it could be started. Then she wrote a blog post for The Scientific Parent explaining how she and her husband had come to wrong decisions in the first place, how they changed their mind, the consequences they suffered as a result, and asking other parents to please vaccinate their kids. And now she’s an activist for destroying the misinformation of anti-vaxxers, and reaching out to anti-vaxxers because she’s understands their fears but knows their kids deserve better. 

She was trying to the best for her kids and just didn’t know how to interpret the validity of information or its sources, an actual skill that can be actually difficult and that is under-taught and a necessary first step to being able to trust vaccination research, so chose no action over taking an action she wasn’t sure of. She kept looking into it with family and friends and even eventually came to the right conclusion before her kids became sick, but it was still too late.

Honestly it was pretty brave of her to publicly admit she was wrong. She could have just quietly vaccinated her kids and not become a national news story, but instead she spoke out, even saying “I’m writing this from quarantine, the irony of which isn’t lost on me.” and also “I am not looking forward to any gloating or shame as this ‘defection’ from the antivaxx camp goes public, but, this isn’t a popularity contest.  Right now my family is living the consequences of misinformation and fear.  I understand that families in our community may be mad at us for putting their kids at risk.”

She understood the consequences and still put herself and her story out there. 

You know what, it does take a big person to admit they were wrong so publicly and work to undo the harm. I believe I made fun of her in the past, but timemachineyeah changed my mind.

@marvelwasmadeforthebis

platforming palestinian joy is just as important as sharing the suffering they're enduring during this genocide. despite continued displacement and bombardment, you cannot steal their joy and spirit. happy birthday to this sweet baby 🖤🇵🇸 may they grow up to see a free palestine

this beautiful baby is the son of ibrahim abu raida, the 25 y/o executive director of the al nasser charity in gaza, an organization working to distribute food to the displaced. they have many different ways to donate linked on their instagram (linked above) and also have a personal gfm to help with their own rebuilding efforts that is over 80% of the way to its goal.

just for giggles and bc i only just learned how to create an image grid (thank you @crokitheloki) here's a little tag game of my own!

go to pinterest and search: 1. the color top you're wearing + aesthetic 2. the current weather + core 3. first word of your most recently listened song + aesthetic 4. your favorite mythical/magical creature + core 5. last meal you ate (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, etc) + aesthetic 6. a word from the title of a favorite childhood book + core

i am genuinely just curious what will happen

it's a little goofy but it was fun hehe

all mutuals welcome to join!!! but i'll tag a few people just for fun (: @random-knowone @constable-rohza @firelight-amber @crokitheloki @catenpointe @comm-o-dorable

thanks for the tag !!

i low key love these-

um @us-costco-official @geothermalescapist @titan-god-helios @shortgaything n anyone else :3

not very cohesive. also SQUONK MENTION

@beachdog211 @skvllcandi @biro-slay @biblicallyaccurateautism @spinkertoot @rraazzzzmmaattaazzzz and anyone else !

this was fun!!

@superherokisser @aggressivenesswhilecrying @rosegoldenatlas @k---a----i @connorsthebest @mewintheflesh-2 @chocolate-cake-enthusiast @faded-stardust-sys and any1 else :3

So silly!!

@thehumandictionary @bunnyloverqueen @toomanyfandomsorkinafs @faded-stardust-sys @blue-gears @starinthegarden

this was fun :D

@skydoesthings @blue-gears @sneezinbird-new

rain

@skydoesthings @athenam @whisperofthewild @heliostheperson @propagated-fern and anyone else that stumbles across this :)

:]

@sincerely-nines @vanillashepherd @deer-edith @aquaticwhispers @nomorethoughts @kyrineasher @rat-from-hell123 @rurus-kadoo @nonhairlesskitties @burntheskyandtime @m0ssybox @soul-t-s @gaybeanwhowatches @zinzanish @ellalily @mayivytalksperhaps and anyone else who wants to join :)

:DD

no pressure tags: @turnthefrigginfr0gsgay @totallynotagremlin @halfapersob @artsy-book @pathosfell and anyone else who wants to!

honestly this is so cute. i didn’t expect it to go together but it turned out quite nice!!

no presssure tags: @dragonairice @troopy-writes-kinda

Thanks for the tag!

This was looking so good until the last two fhdj-

No pressure tags, @lunaryuwu and @h0n3yk1tt3n <3

There is absolutely no consistency here

Open tags bc mu brain isn't working

oooh i like it

no pressure: @rad-rat-with-a-tophat @rising-above-stars @lunaryuwu and anyone who wants

thanks for the tag!!

i kinda redid it because i came to the realization that it was never said that i had to choose the first image that popped up so if you saw the original no you didn't

tagging @therealamperssand @theriverpointace and @nat-boyas well as anyone who wants to join!

Wasn't tagged but this looked fun soooo

Tagging @fernisgay1121 @lillianlilie @foxeddin and anyone who wants to join too!!!! :D

okay i have no clue why the first pictures match so much but this was fun!

tagging: @idkanameatall @yourtranscousin @autismvampyre @nerdies-exe and everyone i forgot as well as anyone who wants to

hell yeah

this kinda works. except for the sandwich lol

tagging @katydidcomplex @bumblxbee @glitterfairy-21225 @marvelwasmadeforthebis @rosethrorn @aidansloth @rilannon @lindendragon @abbygraceasd and anyone else who wants to do it

aw, ty for tagging <3

i think it’s pretty accurate, i really like it

no pressure tags!! @dreamingamongthestars @ilickedanenvelopeandilikedit @sing-a-songofsix-pence @muresetivoire and anyone else i might have forgotten <3

I think the reason a lot of leftists struggle with disability justice is that they haven't moved past the concept that discrimination isn't bad because it's objectively "wrong." yes, sexists are objectively wrong when they try to claim women are dumber than men. yes, antisemites are objectively wrong that jewish people are inherently greedy and run the state. yes, racists are wrong when they try to claim that white people are the superior race. and so on.

but then with disabled people, there are a lot of objective truths to the discrimination we face. people with IDs/LDs do fall behind and struggle with certain concepts. physically disabled people are often weaker and less capable of performing demanding tasks than able bodied people. many of us with mental illnesses are more reckless and less responsible. a lot of us are dependent on others and do not contribute much "worth".

and guess what? disabled people still deserve a place in the world. disabled people still deserve the supports they need. because they are people, and that should be enough to support them and believe they deserve a place at the table.

if your only rebuttal against discrimination is its objective inaccuracies, you are meeting bigots where they are at. you are validating the very concept that if and when people are truly incapable of being equal to the majority, that means they are worth less. this causes some leftists to then try to deny the objective realities of disabled people and/or become ableist themselves.

your rallying behind marginalized groups should start and end with the fact that people are completely worthy of life and equity, because they are fellow human beings and that should, frankly, be enough.

received the max amount of boobs... i fear this is the end for me

BOOPS

head in hands

GUYS PLEASE ITS BEEN EIGHT MINUTES HOW ARE YOU DOING THIS

tumblr every april fools

THE CURSE IS BROKEN

got tagged in this game by @fix-fax-fuckyou

“search "your name + core" on pinterest, post the first six photos, and tag more people!”

ho boy mine is a so cool

open tags :)

Woo open tag don't mind if I do :)) (also yours is so so cool)

One of mine is not like the others lol, but I'd say it fits decent

Tagging (no pressure): @fernisgay1121 @elias-the-corvid :DD

Ooo fun

Mine are... Interesting. Definitely darker than I expected lol.

Tagging @lillianlilie @lost4lyrics @fifty-sevenfrogsinatrenchcoat @gengar-amie and anyone else I forgor :)

thanks for the tag! this is gonna be interesting

imma be honest i don‘t really see an aesthetic here-

@leochantisallspiders @nerdies-exe @yourtranscousin @drum-bot-brian @autismvampyre @ramenwithbroccoli

thnx for tagging :)

huh. it isn't my aesthetic but i dont hate it. its kinda giving girlblogger or coquette vibes which isn't me at all but fun nonetheless

anyways anyone feel free to do this just gonna tag some people @bumblxbee @glitterfairy-21225 @marvelwasmadeforthebis @rosethrorn @aidansloth @rilannon @lindendragon @abbygraceasd

ty for tagging!!

mine are so pretty <3 i like how peaceful they are, even though a few are rubbing in how single i am

tagging! @rosethrorn @sing-a-songofsix-pence @dreamingamongthestars @ilickedanenvelopeandilikedit

it used to be 2007 you know

thanks @katydidcomplex for the tag :)))

last song: Playboy Mommy by Tori Amos

favorite color: red🩸

currently watching: Batman Beyond

currently playing: sims 4(i dont game a lot :/)

currently obsessed with: batfam/my ocs lol

i'll extend this game to you @lillianlilie @bumblxbee @glitterfairy-21225 @marvelwasmadeforthebis @rosethrorn @aidansloth @rilannon @lindendragon @abbygraceasd or literally anyone. probably forgot to tag someone im sorry im shit at remembering urls

Thanky for tagging

Last song played: Honest Goodbye by Bad Religion

Favorite color: red

Currently watching: The Big Bang Theory

Currently playing: nothing. I don’t really play games unless you count solitaire

Currently obsessed with: music like My Chemical Romance and Bad Religion

@marvelwasmadeforthebis @frriday @evilsorbet @faggyv4mpire @seasawz @ginstermoff @belzi69

ty for tagging <3

Last song: Evangeline by Stephen Sanchez

favorite color: green

currently watching: gilmore girls

currently playing: idk solitaire?

currently obsessed with: sad romance books/movies

tagging! @dreamingamongthestars @sing-a-songofsix-pence @ilickedanenvelopeandilikedit @parle-boo

Tag game by @genxrocker! Pick a song for each letter of your URL, and then tag that many people!

Thanks for the tag @thewrongshop!

C - Crossfire by Stephen

O - Old King Cole by The Mechanisms

B - Bury Me Low by 8 Graves

A - Another Cog In The Machine by The Cog Is Dead

L - Last Saskatchewan Pirate by the Derina Harvey Band

T - Torture Tango from Spies Are Forever

K - Kids In America by Kim Wilde

N - Noel's Lament by annapantsu

A - An Unhealthy Obsession by Blake Robinson Synthetic Orchestra

V - Villains pt 1 by Emma Blackery

E - Eat Your Young by Hozier (fun fact, for some reason, this is one of the few songs that I can listen to while writing, so my "writing playlist" is just different covers of Eat Your Young)

tagging @lucymason217 @generic-internet-name @leochantisallspiders @the-poppy-outie-effect

Oh no. Here goes.

L:otus Eaters by The Mechanisms

E:lysian Fields by The Mechanisms

O:ne Bullet by Escape the Clouds

C:onfession of Jack Bonnie and Sally Clyde by Frenchy and the Punk

H:eist Ho! by Steam Powered Giraffe

A:lice by The Mechanisms

N:o Happy Ending by The Mechanisms

T:he Marriage of Bigfoot & Mothman by The Forgetmenauts

I: Want A Tall Skinny Papa by Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra

S:o You Wanna Marry Daisy by Spence Hood

A:cross the Sea by The Cog is Dead

L:ucy by This Way To The Egress

L:ackadaisy Electroswing! by Freeced

S:teampunk Revolution by Abney Park

P:alle! Palle! Palle! by Bear McCreary

I:’ll Wait Another Year by Jessica Law

D:owned And Drowned by The Longest Johns

E:verything Stops For Tea by Professor Elemental

R:ose Red by The Mechanisms

S:tarscrap by Steam Powered Giraffe

@urlocalsupermarketofendocrinosis @herwinds @lillianlilie @pipileo @steam-powered-chaos @starlonkedd @transbot-brian @keneshaellis7 @skyisclear @saturn--n @call-me-dj @drunkspacearchivist @whisperofthewild @theindescribable1 @astrid4189 @thefandomlifechoseme @persephone-tim @thefroggypond @carmillatism @all-hail-ball-g0d @timothy-gunpowder @finleyforevermore @daksicavalry @cashew-is-cracked @cobalt-knave @skytlake @oh-my-muffins @void-the-bear I’m tagging a whole bunch of people because I am not counting my username letters

help i dont think i know that many songs with l or i… lets see

1. L: Love run - The amazing devil

2. I: It’s golden hour somewhere - Lovejoy

3. L: Le velo pour deux - the Brobecks

4. L: Life eternal - Ghost bc

5. I: It’s called “Helena & Gerald: A Vampire Tragedy in Unmetered Limerick”, Mom - The Forgetmenauts

6. A: Actea and Lyssa - the Mechanisms

7. N: Narcissus under the knife - Jessica Law

8. L: Loki - the Mechanisms

9. I: I trust you - Murder Person for hire

10. L: Love me dead - Ludo

11. I: Inarticulation - Rio Romeo

12. E: Electro Junction - My Life as a Moth

i lied i know A LOT of songs with l or i

tag list: @drum-bot-brian @elias-the-corvid @genderfluidcrowley @yourtranscousin @homogl0bin @thenforgotten @karnesisbear @continuousmeowing @nerdies-exe @ramenwithbroccoli @rightintothepacific @autismvampyre

thanks for the tag!

A: Angry - bôa

U: Unfurl - Katatonia

T: The Icicle Melts - The Cranberries

I: Iuka - The Secret Sisters

S: Strange Melody - Jessica Pratt

M: Mother Stands For Comfort - Kate Bush

V: Vampiro - YMA

A: Abraham’s Daughter - Arcade Fire

M: My Baby Wants A Baby - St. Vincent

P: Pretty Noose - Soundgarden

Y: Your Father’s Son - Shayfer James

R: Romance - My Chemical Romance

E: Eros, agape, philia - Sara Parkman

this took a while…. pretty sure i was overthinking it but at least i have a perfectly curated list of songs i like :))

tagging the mutuals :) @bumblxbee @treesandpebbles @maximoffs-girl @glitterfairy-21225 @marvelwasmadeforthebis @rosethrorn @delusional-dingus @aidansloth @rilannon @lindendragon @abbygraceasd

TY FOR TAGGING ME <3

M: mirrorball- Taylor Swift

A: Art Deco - Lana Del Rey

R: Riptide - Vance Joy

V: Valerie - Amy Winehouse

E: Evangeline - Stephen Sanchez

L: Live and Let Die - Wings

W: Willow - Taylor Swift

A: Angel of Small Death and the Codeine Scene - Hozier

S: Sweet Dreams - Eurythmics

M: Movement - Hozier

A: Adeline - John-Robert, Kathleen

D: Dorothea - Taylor Swift

E: Enter Sandman - Metallica

F: Flicker - Niall Horan

O: Obsessed - Olivia Rodrigo

R: Rasputin - Boney M

T: Tis the damn season - Taylor Swift

H: Houdini - Dua Lipa

E: Everybody Talks - Neon Trees

B: Beautiful Liar - Beyoncé, Shakira

I: I know the end - Phoebe Bridgers

S: Silver Springs - Fleetwood Mac

Tagging! @dreamingamongthestars @sing-a-songofsix-pence @ilickedanenvelopeandilikedit @parle-boo @muresetivoire @maaarijaaa and anyone else who wants to <3 (no pressure)

Tag game!

Tysm for tagging me @cupidskissx 🥰🥰🥰🥰

Rule(s): get to know you better game! Answer the questions and tag 9 people you want to get to know better

Last thing I listened to: Hummingbird by Metro Boomin and James Blake

Currently watching: Nothing really lol

Currently obsessed with: Hear me out- the new Sonic movie coming out this year so much news ab it just dropped and im very autistic ab it

I'll tag @mev33 @nobodys-saviour @carronyaflowers @here-to-be-here @linewire @daghecharles @marvelwasmadeforthebis @f1-giuki no pressure to do it tho!!

Ah, sorry for taking so long! Tysm for tagging me @dreamingamongthestars !!!

Last thing I listened to: Blame it on the Boogie - The Jacksons

Currently watching: Gilmore Girls <3

Currently obsessed with: Holly Jackson books and the AGGGTM tv show, which i am being so normal about :)

Tagging (no pressure) @rosethrorn @ilickedanenvelopeandilikedit @autismvampyre @muresetivoire @maaarijaaa @sing-a-songofsix-pence @parle-boo @pirate-hats-are-gay @undecided-as-always

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