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actually not emotional over graduating university, just over losing my jstor access

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Watterson pulled no punches

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tired: mermaids are all women

wired: much like elves, merfolk are mistaken by sailors for being all women because they have long hair and are very pretty

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22 May 2024

Journalist Anas Al-Sharif summarizes on Twitter and Telegram recents developments in Jabaliya, north Gaza as of 22:24 or 10:48 pm Gaza time (4:48 pm US Eastern). The main points of the summary are paraphrased below.

IOF have fully encircled and besieged all of Jabaliya, both Jabaliya city and Jabaliya camp. The blockade includes ground troops and heavy military vehicles, in addition to air support

Ground troops have been systematically purging shelters in the area. Most have been emptied (at least in western Jabaliya), and the displaced people are now wandering frantically through the streets with nowhere to go

Air raids and airstrikes continue throughout the area, as well as throughout the rest of north Gaza and the wider Strip

Gaza’s Civil Defense remains virtually frozen, as warplanes, drones, and unmanned remote-control suicide drones attack ambulance and rescue/recovery crews as soon as they are dispatched

Dozens of people (at the very least) are now trapped alive under the rubble of destroyed buildings after recent air raids, with no hope of rescue. They join more than 10,000 other people who are “missing”, meaning deceased or dying under rubble.

Bodies line the streets due to the occupation’s deliberate targeting of fleeing civilians

Thousands are homeless and now without shelter

#palestine

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Hello brother

Can you, brother, help me publish this post...and your friend told me to talk to you and you will help me publish it and always stand by me.

@el-shab-hussein

This colleague of yours told me he will help you

https://www.tumblr.com/mahmoud0qassas/751241326685798400/i-will-open-my-heart-to-you-but?source=share

Yes of course!

#palestine #donations

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if you are a trans boy, especially a teenage trans boy, i wanted to say that as a trans man in their 30's, you have my deepest respects and condolences for what you may be going through right now.

it has become socially acceptable and basically online custom to bully teenage trans boys & mascs, call them cringy, or excuse misgendering them for whatever reason. people put trans boys on this pedestal of "must perform masculinity and manhood to cartoonish degrees" even though they're still children.

people make trans boys fight for their manhood before they can even be boys. i am sorry people can be so judgmental and harsh on you. you are not wrong for wanting to be a boy. you are experiencing something wonderful. it's okay if you still want to be a boy even if people have treated you poorly, or tried to make you feel bad for being a boy. there is nothing wrong with being a boy.

it's okay if you never socially transition. it's okay if you're afraid to come out because it's not safe. it's okay if you never change your outward appearance. it's okay if you try very hard to pass but struggle to. it's okay if you wear "women's" clothing and shoes, bras, makeup, etc., it's okay if you're gay and love other men. it's okay if you're scared of hrt. it's okay if you don't want surgery. it's okay if you mainly occupy girl's spaces still. people will find every reason to pick these things apart and ridicule trans boys for, but they are all perfectly fine experiences that do not make you any less of a boy. you are the one who is in control of your transition, presentation, and state of being- you should be able to prioritize your safety over the comfort of random strangers who have no impact over how you live your life.

i've been put through this too, but later in life as i came out when i was an adult. people still try to make me feel bad for identifying as a trans man, for whatever reason they have in their head to justify hatred of a trans person. i've had enough. there will never be an excuse for how people try to excuse the infantilization and abuse that trans men and trans boys face.

take care of yourselves, no matter what age you are, if you are a trans boy, man, or masc you deserve to know that other trans men care about you, especially when people are scrambling to find ways to punch down on you. there are people who suck, but there are also a lot of people who care about you. keep your chin up. you know who you are

#trans

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the title of the last song you listened to is the epitaph on your tombstone

#cheri cheri lady by modern talking

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There are two kinds of people:

1. Wasn't retroactively erased from existence by the time beam

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nothing in the world makes me more evil than just being kind of annoyed

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girl 1: u look so beautiful in this light

girl 2: blushes

girl 3: (bad at hiding that shes immortal) i swear that mountain is shorter than the last time i saw it

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can someone fundamentally understand me in every way of my soul. as a treat.

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رابط الحملة مجددا

Hey guys, I was able to speak with Mahmoud Khalaf here to verify his campaign. It's completely legit!

Do not hesitate to donate!

#palestine #donations

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Hi! I'm sillydog, an artist from London. I'm currently selling art prints to raise money for aid for Gazafunds and PCRF, which you can donate to directly, or by ordering one of my prints (currently UK only!)

If you can't donate or buy, please share this with those who can! Prints are available on my website and you can check out some of my other work on Instagram. Thanks!

#palestine

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I'm fascinated by how the formatting of different social media sites affect how text is read.

For instance, a line break on Tumblr indicates a new idea.

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DO NOT sleep during the day. Youll be like What the hell later

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In Yemen the death count stagnated at 15,000 until the war ended and the people were able to count their dead. Today, it's commonly accepted that over 300,000 Yemenis have been killed by war and famine. We will see a similar situation in Gaza after a ceasefire.

#palestine

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i love you im glad you exist im so happy you’re alive