As much as I despise his actions, he's begun to take over
If you're having trouble keeping up with what's going on in Palestine because of US news coverage of university protests, here are some articles you can read and a video you can watch:
While CNN & all the other mainstream media try to paint the university protests as "pro terrorism" (which they're not, they're literally anti-war protests.) Palestinians are being slaughtered by the minute.
Please don't stop speaking about Palestine.
What's new(ish) in the settler-colonial state of the US is that a series of bills have been passed in the House (the Baby Senate as I like to say) and are on their way to the Senate that make it harder to voice support for Palestinians while also making sure your direct taxes aid the genocide in Gaza.
These bills affirm the US's stance on the settler-colonial Zionist Entity and the implicit ties that the government has with Israel and really — just goes to show you how Israel is just one big base for American Imperialism.
Anyways, there's still time to call your senate and tell them that you don't want these bills that only further spiral the US into fascism so even if you think it might not do much — it's important that we document our dissent in official sources. And while you're at it — call your congressperson and tell them that if they voted for this you're not voting for them next election. If they voted against the bills, still call your congresspeople and tell them you support their decision to vote against these bills.
Here are the bills:
Resolution Name: Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act Description: Gives $14.3 Billion To Israel From The IRS (Taxes You Pay). Like straight up. Just takes it from an IRS project, which used our tax dollars to begin with, to give to Israel "defense." Link to check summary: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/118/hr6126
Resolution Name: "Condemning the support of Hamas, Hezbollah, and other terrorist organizations at institutions of higher education, which may lead to the creation of a hostile environment for Jewish students, faculty, and staff." Description: Will Penalize Students On American College Campuses For Supporting Palestine. This includes "Free Palestine" Protests as according to Rep Owens who introduced the bill (Click). Link to check who voted: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/118-2023/h578
Resolution Name: "Tolerance in Palestinian Education Act" Description: They will be examining Palestinian education materials to see if it promotes "hate" or "violence" (aka are they teaching their children to become murderers??). Will inevitably require Revision Of Text Books In Palestinian Schools To Portray The Occupation In A Positive Light. Link to summary: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/118/hr3266
Resolution Name: "The Hamas International Financing Prevent Action" Description: Claims to stop financial support for "terrorist" organizations but considering that Gaza's government is run by Hamas, then this would mean Gaza will receive absolutely no aid and donating to people in Gaza could get you in legal trouble. Link to summary: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/118/hr340
There's a button for most of these bills that allows you to contact your representative directly. Please do take the time to contact them — while many of this isn't especially new to Palestinians, the difference is now that we have a larger power in numbers than we did in the past. Please make sure to advocate for you Palestinian comrades in the US whenever possible! Help us Free Palestine one step at a time!
Part two of the art dump
This time we're delving into some OC art as well. The big dragon lady is called Lizzie, she belongs to my friend who doesn't have any socials but if you have any messages for her I'll ferry them through :) . The fellow to the right is an enderman OC I have called Speaker.
@anactualdump my friend @stale-cornflakes suggested I tag you, enjoy the meme. They got me to read through a bit of bsq (which I've learned is the abbreviation for before status quo) and at some point I got this idea. The tree is a censor for the horse btw, for our (sadly not Pol's) safety :)
More art under the cut:
I apologize for the blurry photo here :(
Here's a website where Palestine GoFundMes are vetted and shared that you can send out to people. The url is gazafunds.com
Easy to use and simple. Just share the site whenever someone asks for GFMs for Palestine.
I believe in old texture-new texture solidarity
Stylized blood under
I don't really have the motivation for a full Valentine's piece so have this
His young niece suffered a severe head injury in a bombing on a school in Nuseirat and was taken to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital before being discharged, and is recovering last I heard, Alhamdullilah. Every day they live in fear, have been forcibly displaced at least once, and like everyone else in Gaza endure forced starvation and dehydration. There have been too many close calls, our hearts can’t take it anymore.
I’m sorry it looks so plain… My anxiety around appearing as a scam is why I hesitated to promote it so much, but Ahmed is a shy and private person and I am working within his boundaries, respecting his wishes not to share his face or full name, more or less his family. He deserves dignity… but we are very low on donations for these reasons… still at $534 under the ideal goal of $100,000. That is a big ideal that would help his whole family of 20+ people, including 12 children all under the age of 16.
Ahmed is a biomedical engineer and programmer with a passion for prosthetics. He will return to Gaza one day to help his community in fitting prosthetics for those injured as a result of “Israel’s” ongoing genocide, Insha’Allah. But… I have to get him here first. He will live with me, go back to school, and work to support his family and friends. He will be reunited with his father in America, whom he hasn’t seen in 22 years but loves and misses very much. Funds for now are any medical bills for his niece or medical treatment his mother needs, keeping them and particularly all the children fed, repairing damages to their home and rebuilding his brother’s shop which was once very popular in Gaza. Saving up for travel costs once the border opens, and the application fees I will have to pay for his fiancé immigration visa ($675).
I couldn’t speak of him more highly; Ahmed is an amazing person and beautiful soul. Keep him and his family in your thoughts and prayers 🤲🏻
Anything at all helps, whether it be sharing, reposting elsewhere or donating even $1 or $5. We are eternally grateful, thank you 🤍
Urgent! the deadly cold is threatening our lives. 😢💔
The fierce winds have torn apart the roof of our tent, and heavy rain has flooded everything around us. Now, we live in our torn tent, with my little child shivering in my arms, and my sick mother in law struggling to withstand the biting cold that pierces our fragile bodies.
Every night, I wake up terrified multiple times, placing my hand on my child’s chest to make sure he is still breathing. The thought of losing him tears my heart apart with every passing minute. After seeing the news about children who died from extreme cold, the fear for our lives has become more real and frightening than ever. 😭💔
Your support has been the only reason we have survived the hardest times of our lives, and we will forever be grateful to you kindness. 🙏💚 Thanks to a kind-hearted person, just a few days ago, we were able to purchase a tent that filled our hearts with joy and hope during this difficult time. Our gratitude and thanks to them cannot be expressed in words 🙏♥️
but we didn’t even get a chance to find comfort in it before the winds tore it apart and rainwater flooded inside. 😥💔
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Tired Guy draws the Funny Robot(s) (and more now!) (pretty sure this is a multifandom page now, sorry people here for exclusively one thing) | he/they I think idk I'm too busy to find out | no reposting | not a minor
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