lmfao i looked this video up to check how many dislikes it actually has and

one of the most brutal ratios ive ever seen from a non-corporate/news video

I know SEVERAL afab nonbinary people who, as soon as they came out as nonbinary - immediately began dressing in ridiculous hyper-femme outfits they never would have worn before.  A lot of people see this and say shit like “Theyfab” or say they are only nonbinary for attention.  After all, look how femme they are.

But to me, this makes perfect sense.  When you are forced into the category of “woman” against your will, femininity is a chore.  It’s a job that you have.  As soon as you say no, I’m not a woman, suddenly femininity isn’t your job anymore.  It’s not a requirement.  It’s just a fun hobby you can get into.  Or a little treat sometimes.

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“Resistance is not Terrorism”

Mural in Northern Ireland

[id: a mural on a white wall showing a stencil graffiti of Leila Khaled wearing a kuffiyeh and holding up a rifle that serves as a mast for the Palestinian flag. By its side, a sentence reads “RESISTANCE IS NOT TERRORISM”. To the right, there’s the banners for the PFLP and the Éirígí / end id]

Ghada Karmi and Ellen Siegel, in 1973, 1992 and 2011. Photos by Francis Khoo (1, 2) and Jean-Pascal Deillon (3).

finally….feminem

aight what human rights violation have they committed now

Yesterday Israel bombed Lebanon for reasons like "Hezb Allah are trying to get into this war and help Hamas".

Hours ago Egypt got bombed again but it wasn't by the borders this time no, they hit Taba, a city in Sinai Egypt, 5 were injured and damage was done to a residential building because of the "rocket".

This is where the American taxes go.

A little update:

6 were injured, they're now out of the hospital after recieving treatment according to the Egyptian authorities, a hospital building was hit by the rocket as well.

Another update:

2 hours ago a projectile fell on Nuweiba, a city in Egypt by the red sea in Sinai close to Tab, then another one fell close to the Power station in the city.

This is where the American taxes go.

And the govt is refusing to say that it's Israel targeting us because then they will have to respond.

They haven't even showed the worst videos showing the torture of Palestinians by israeli soldiers, they're horrifying and ugly. I can't comprehend how clips like these are trending and allowed on the same websites that prohibt any content about th horrors in gaza.

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Ghada Karmi and Ellen Siegel, in 1973, 1992 and 2011. Photos by Francis Khoo (1, 2) and Jean-Pascal Deillon (3).

How the Watermelon Became a Symbol of Palestinian Solidarity

The use of the watermelon as a Palestinian symbol is not new. It first emerged after the Six-day War in 1967, when Israel seized control of the West Bank and Gaza, and annexed East Jerusalem. At the time, the Israeli government made public displays of the Palestinian flag a criminal offense in Gaza and the West Bank. 

To circumvent the ban, Palestinians began using the watermelon because, when cut open, the fruit bears the national colors of the Palestinian flag—red, black, white, and green.  

The Israeli government didn't just crack down on the flag. Artist Sliman Mansour told The National in 2021 that Israeli officials in 1980 shut down an exhibition at 79 Gallery in Ramallah featuring his work and others, including Nabil Anani and Issam Badrl. “They told us that painting the Palestinian flag was forbidden, but also the colors were forbidden. So Issam said, ‘What if I were to make a flower of red, green, black and white?’, to which the officer replied angrily, ‘It will be confiscated. Even if you paint a watermelon, it will be confiscated,’” Mansour told the outlet.

Israel lifted the ban on the Palestinian flag in 1993, as part of the Oslo Accords, which entailed mutual recognition by Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization and were the first formal agreements to try to resolve the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The flag was accepted as representing the Palestinian Authority, which would administer Gaza and the West Bank.

In the wake of the accords, the New York Times nodded to the role of watermelon as a stand-in symbol during the flag ban. “In the Gaza Strip, where young men were once arrested for carrying sliced watermelons—thus displaying the red, black and green Palestinian colors—soldiers stand by, blasé, as processions march by waving the once-banned flag,” wrote Times journalist John Kifner.

In 2007, just after the Second Intifada, artist Khaled Hourani created The Story of the Watermelon for a book entitled Subjective Atlas of Palestine. In 2013, he isolated one print and named it The Colours of the Palestinian Flag, which has since been seen by people across the globe.

The use of the watermelon as a symbol resurged in 2021, following an Israeli court ruling that Palestinian families based in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in East Jerusalem would be evicted from their homes to make way for settlers.

The watermelon symbol today:

In January, Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir gave police the power to confiscate Palestinian flags. This was later followed by a June vote on a bill to ban people from displaying the flag at state-funded institutions, including universities. (The bill passed preliminary approval but the government later collapsed.)

In June, Zazim, an Arab-Israeli community organization, launched a campaign to protest against the ensuing arrests and confiscation of flags. Images of watermelons were plastered on to 16 taxis operating in Tel Aviv, with the accompanying text reading, “This is not a Palestinian flag.”

“Our message to the government is clear: we will always find a way to circumvent any absurd ban and we will not stop fighting for freedom of expression and democracy,” said Zazim director Raluca Ganea. 

Amal Saad, a Palestinian from Haifa who worked on the Zazim campaign, told Al-Jazeera they had a clear message: “If you want to stop us, we’ll find another way to express ourselves.”

Words courtesy of BY ARMANI SYED / TIME

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If you get a puppy at the standard time, around 9 or 10 weeks, it is YOUR responsibility to teach them this. As you are playing, anytime they bite even a little too hard, make a sharp noise like a yelp or a hissing intake of breath or even just “hey!” not angry, more like in pain, and immediately stop playing. If they try to continue to play turn your shoulder or back to them, ignore them until they stop and let you recover. Then you can go back to playing with them. You are showing them what it looks like when they bite too hard, and what is expected of them in that situation, which is to wait to be invited to play before reengaging. Not only does this train them to not bite too hard, it lets them calibrate to each person, dog, and situation.

Maybe one of your hands is hurt – having grown up learning bite inhibition this way, your dog will pick up that you are wincing or stopping to inspect your hand or making a noise and will adjust their bite force/play style. This is a key aspect of socialization, and will let your dog play well with other dogs, children, etc.

People don’t really talk about this much but you should also be trying to teach this to cats (for biting and clawing too hard).

excellent work by marc

Clarification: Marc Lamont Hill lost his job at CNN in 2018 for simply saying "free Palestine from the river to the sea" at a UN meeting. He has since become a mainstay at Al Jazeera English.

Just typed up a transcript of the video excerpt posted above:

Marc Lamont Hill: The UN said that the humanitarian situation quote, "will only deteriorate exponentially, and that crucial life-saving supplies, including food, fuel and water, must be allowed into Gaza.” So the UN is saying: you must do this. You are saying… you’re not going to do this. Um, how do you…

Danny Avalon, Former Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister: No, we’re not, we’re not saying that.

Hill: He’s saying, do it immediately.

Avalon: No, no —

Hill: He’s saying, do it immediately.

Avalon: I — I got you. I’ll tell you exactly what we’re saying. We’re saying: we will do everything for the Gazan people. Once and now we demand immediate surrender, unconditional surrender of Hamas. If Hamas people come out with their hands up and clear their weapons, believe me, everything will be restored to Gaza. It is Hamas — in Hamas’ hands.

Hill: OK, now I understand. Thank you for clarifying that, sir. I think we’re actually on the same page here. You’re saying that once Hamas leaves, you’ll grant the Gazan people food, shelter, fuel, electricity, hospitals, schooling. And if they don’t… "if Hamas doesn’t leave, then you’ll continue to starve, and die in hospitals." You are defining, for the international community right now, collective punishment. You’re saying, until Hamas acts differently, the 2 million people in Gaza are going to be treated this way. And once Hamas acts differently, these 2 million people will be treated better. That is exactly what collective punishment is. You’re holding them accountable for the actions of others. That is the textbook definition of collective punishment. Now, you may accept that that’s what you want to do, but this is absolutely in contravention of international law.

Avalon: Well, I’ll tell you exactly — no. Had we pushed people to the wall, but we’re not pushing them to the wall. We want to open a humanitarian corridor so they can leave. But if Hamas, if Hamas —

Hill: So that who can leave? Who can leave? Citizens?

Avalon: …

Hill: You’re saying civilians can leave? But only through the Rafah border, correct?

Avalon: At this point, yes. Because, where else?

Hill: YOUR COUNTRY! They could come into Israel!

Avalon: … I’m telling you, uh, one more thing I want to tell you…

Hill: No no no, I want you to address that point. Don’t just smile, sir. Respectfully. You’re saying…

Avalon: I’m not…

Hill: You’re making a corridor. They can go to Egypt. You’re bombing them. You say you want to save them. But they can’t come in.

Avalon: … I’m … (stumbling) … first of all, I’m not smiling, I am crying in my —

[video clip cuts off]

2014

btw to anyone who's concerned about how the starbucks boycott affects employees: as an ex-barista i can tell you that when business slows down the baristas just vibe and chill in there. they're fine. and furthermore if sbux starts letting people go or shutting down entire stores, baristas will make it out ok. sbux has a solid severance package for things like this, i lost my job bc of covid and i was covered for several months of pay. the unionized ones are probably even better off. do not even worry about it. there's better coffee out there anyway

anyways, instead of focusing all your energy on calling out Succession and the Last of Us for being anti-palestinian, here's some of my favourite media made by Palestinians 🇵🇸 and their allies...

As fine and good as it is to call out Zionism in media, rmr to also support Palestinians, their work and their art. Feel free to suggest more ❤️

I'm sure it has been mentioned by someone in the tags before but i would also suggest The Time That Remains (2009) also by Elia Suleiman bc not only is it the most loving and heartbreaking, funny and sad and defiant portrayal of Palestine and Palestinians i have seen, as done thru Suleiman's use of semi-autobiographical satire, but it is also one of THEE films of all time in my opinion, a straight up masterpiece. I would also suggest following Saleh Bakri's work in general, he's a fantastic actor and - correct me if I'm wrong - perhaps the most prominent Palestinian (male) actor out there. his father, Mohammed Bakri, is also an actor and film director, he's made (highly contested in Israel of course) Jenin, Jenin (2002), a doc about the invasion and killing of Palestinians in Jenin refugee camp by IDF soldiers, although i have not seen that one.