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Commission for Charlotte of Paul the Cat :^3

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“I feel it a duty to come as a witness and make my points about the similarity between the Holocaust experience and the poor people of Palestine and Gaza.”

UK police have ordered Stephen Kapos, a Jewish Holocaust survivor, in for questioning for protesting Israel’s genocide in Gaza. The 87-year-old is among several other activists who have been also summoned by the police for a protest on Jan. 18.

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If you're curious as to what is happening in twitter, I just saw the official white house account post an AI-generated pic of a brown immigrant getting arrested in the style of Ghibli. I hope Hayao Miyazaki kills them all

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it's kinda terrifying to see people forget about the events that have transpired in gaza since oct 2023. every tragedy that once created mass outrage was soon forgotten as another tragedy took place.

it's just so disturbing to realise that no palestinian has emerged from this unscathed. everyone has a family member they lost, a friend they miss dearly, a home they long to return to but cannot because it no longer exists.

a very huge part of gaza is rubble. the recent ceasefire has allowed people the chance to attempt to rebuild their lost homes. my friend alaa is one of them. she wants her children to live under a proper roof. please consider helping her out. her fundraiser is verified.

please donate here

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I cannot stop thinking about that Atlantic article. It's truly incredible the way Trump's cabinet is like a nesting doll of imbeciles... each one stupider and greedier than the last

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"Why was Steve Irwin praised for free handling venomous animals, yet freehandlers today are condemned?"

(I live in the US, so this post and reference to law makers/the hobby is very US centric. Keep that in mind as you read, please) Let's pull back and take a look at -how- the free handling was approached when it came to Steve. At the beginning of each of his shows, there were several warnings posted, telling viewers how dangerous what he was doing was, not to try it at home, and that he is a trained professional with years of experience and access to anti venom. These warnings were repeated several times through out the the episode, both by Steve himself and the narrator. The animals were treated with respect, he would often avoid the head being to close to him, and he did it to show the lack of maliciousness of these animals. He also had an entire crew with him, so if he were to get bit he could be transported for treatment quickly and efficiently. His entire goal was education, not clout. Free handling keepers nowadays (A majority of the time) do not have any warnings on their free handling photos and videos. They post selfies with these dangerously venomous animals as if it's the most normal thing for regular people to handle them. There's nothing saying that it's dangerous, that it should only be done by professionals, etc. This encourages people who post on the internet for clout to try this, because it gets them attention. These people regularly have the faces of the animals close to their body, and in their hands, again, with no 'do not try this at home' warnings. Just photos as if the animal is not venomous. In a lot of places, training is not required to own venomous animals. You can go online, buy a venomous snake, and often times the person selling the venomous snake won't even ask questions. Dangerous animals are easier than ever to get a hold of, which makes the nonchalance of free handlers even more dangerous. It's not about putting themselves in danger, it's about encouraging others to do the same. Often time these venomous keepers that freehandle do so alone, with no one else around. In the event of a bite, the person may not be able to transport themselves to a hospital for treatment. They often also don't have anti venom on hand. A free handler getting bitten and dying can put the entire reptile keeping hobby in danger because the vast majority of people who write laws, know nothing about the difference in species. They do not care if the snakes are venomous or not, they will see that someone died from a snake bite, see all snakes and go 'this is dangerous' whether it be a corn snake or a cobra.

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Donation match

As my Zakaat this year I donated 250$, so 50$ to each of the following fundraisers:

Mahmoud Qassas

Dr. Anas Ayesh

Mohammed El Shaer

Mohammed Ayesh COMPLETE ✅️

Mona Abu Hamda

Please join me in helping these people.

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That’s Louis Rossman, a repair technician and YouTuber, who went viral recently for railing against Apple. Apple purposely charges a lot for repairs and you either have to pay up or buy a new device. That’s because Apple withholds necessary tools and information from outside repair shops. And to think, we were just so close to change.

Follow @the-future-now

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i haven't watched a single episode of severance and while it does pique my curiosity at this point i think it's way more interesting and funny to learn everything i know about it via tumblr osmosis

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been reposting my tumblr posts on bluesky. don't tell those chumps i'm feeding them my leftovers lmao

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William P. Welsh - Burlesque Queen (1941)

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@sweatermuppet in the wild in chicago :)

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this is so cool and also rosencrantz and guildenstern's sign names are killing me lol