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I think we need to make a distinction between being introverted and having social anxiety. I work in a (good) call centre and used to work in a charity shop. I genuinely really enjoy chatting with people in these roles and don't find it tiring.

But put me in a social situation where I can be boring, annoying or a burden *because of me* and I can barely function and get exhausted after 10 minutes.

#introvert #social anxiety #introversion #introverts #anxiety

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from Eye On Palestine, 14/Jan/2024:

The daily life of displaced Palestinians in Gaza Strip. By majdi_fathi

مشاهد من الحياة اليومية للنازحين في غزة

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Dozens of women were arrested from their homes and refugee centers, taken to Yarmouk Stadium in Gaza, their hijabs were removed from their heads, blindfolded, and they were searched. Many of them were subjected to sexual harassment, beatings and abuse. [@/mhdksafa on X. 12/28/23.]

I won't forgive ANYONE who calls themselves a feminist -for remaining silent about this genocide -you ARE complicit. During any and all instances of institutionalized and systematic violence, oppression, and abuse being executed by all imperial and colonial forces around the world -for you to say nothing -shame on ALL of you for cherry picking your 'issues.'

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Just a timelapse.

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Incredible. Palestinians gathered today in Nelson Mandela Square, Ramallah, in the West Bank, playing the South African anthem to pay tribute to South Africa for taking apartheid Israel to the ICJ over its violations of the Genocide Convention. It is us, as Africans, who say thank you to Palestine for being an inspiration for a just and humane world, and for being our constant ally in the struggle for liberation. This heartfelt and beautiful gesture from Palestinians comes at great personal risk, with the Israeli Occupation Forces committing constant atrocities against Palestinians in the West Bank. We salute Palestinians and stand by their side to demand an immediate ceasefire and an end to Israeli apartheid, settler colonialism and occupation. The bond between Africa and Palestine is unbreakable. It is our shared humanity — our heartfelt solidarity — that will bring an end to hateful violence. Palestine will be free!

-- African Artists Against Apartheid, photos by Alaa Daraghme, 10 Jan 2024

As the International Court of Justice prepares to consider whether Israel is committing genocidal acts in its war on Gaza, Palestinians in Ramallah have gathered for a rally celebrating South Africa, the country that first submitted the case against Israel and a nation with longstanding ties to the Palestinian cause. “This rally is actually under the banner of ‘Thank you South Africa'” Al Jazeera correspondent Hoda Abdel-Hamid reported near a crowd gathered around a statue of Nelson Mandela in Ramallah. South African flags could be seen waving in the background. “This rally started with words from the mayor of Ramallah, who said South Africa represented a ‘beacon of hope’ for the Palestinians, reminding them that deep-rooted relations between South Africa and the Palestinians go back to the days of Nelson Mandela.”

-- "Palestinians celebrate South Africa in Ramallah rally" by Linah Alsaafin and Brian Osgood, 10 Jan 2024 16:30 GMT

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Iconic, I love this. It's fun and just a really good piece of art, you don't see the two done together often

Here's a Hooded Merganser Duck I drew for the 7th International Sea Duck Conference Art Exhibition and Contest!

A Souvenir: A Hooded Merganser floating away with a sketch of himself (feasting on a fish), a souvenir by the artist. This implies the human connection, during the sketch and after, including the artist's visual interpretation of the Hooded Merganser translated onto paper.

Congrats to the winner and runner up!

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© Harlen Chen

#birds #bird art #art

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This is a simple introduction to how Israel rules Palestine 🇵🇸

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Some people only learn they have dyslexia when they try to learn English because its such a broken, trash language that it gives people SpLDs. As someone with dyslexia it's comforting to know that I wasn't paranoid and yes, this language was out to get me.

#english #english language #dyslexia

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Eight girls from Beita, Nablus, carrying a hand-sewn outlawed Palestinian flag and singing Palestinian songs during the First Intifada, after Israeli soldiers dynamited 15 homes, killed a 16-year-old boy, and arrested all the village’s male adult residents. By George Azar.

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#rat #ratposting #rats

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Varied Thrushes (Ixoreus naevius), family Turdidae, Burnaby, BC, Canada

photographs by Jason Pei

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The IOF are terrorists and war criminals -void of humanity. Yet another tragedy, and people still turn away from this disproportionate amount of violence Palestinian people have been and are facing. I'm beyond deeply disturbed, this is just heartbreaking.

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