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Okay, now that I'm caught up on the game's EN release content it's time to talk about the thing!

Lucky post number 300! Hooah!

So, back when the Savanaclaw dream chapters came out in Japan, the translations had people a little bit confused about the implications regarding Leona's dream (see these posts for the drama). Now that we have an official English version, let's talk a bit more in depth about this update and what it means for Leona as a character at least as far as this localization is concerned.

Context First: Leona became king of the Sunset Savana in his dream, but in order for that to happen, we are told that in the dream world those before him in the royal family's line of succession (his brother Falena and nephew Cheka) are dead. The details of the supposed accident that cause this to happen aren't elaborated on and this has left a large question hanging in the air for a lot of people with VERY serious character implications for Leona: Is he responsible for their deaths in this dream scenario where the consequences of doing so don't exist? There is an unfortunate string of bad writing involving Leona as a character which leaves this question woefully unresolved. Did this dream start with Leona getting rid of his family? Or did the dream start at the point where he was inexplicably given the ability to have everything he wanted and continuing on from there without even Leona knowing the details for himself? I'm about to discuss this at length to establish what I personally think the answer is supposed to be, so please bear with me as I delve into this fascinating subject.

Setting the scene a bit; as we continue to travel through the various dreams to wake up our main cast, we notice that something in Leona's dream is very different from what we saw in the previous updates. Somehow Leona is not having an awesome amazing dream, but something that really seems more akin to a nightmare. True to form, instead of having any kind of original idea about where to take Leona's character we are greeted to the latter half of the Lion King where Scar is king and the Pridelands are shambles. It's pointed out by our dream-hopping cast that this is not in alignment with the established patterns of what Malleus' dream magic has done to everyone previously. The only bit that lines up with how we know the dream magic to work is that Leona has become the King of the Sunset Savana. In a world that should be devoid of negative consequences, the throughline should be that Leona is a great king and the kingdom is prospering beyond anyone's wildest expectations no matter what it is he does, but that hasn't happened. So what's going on?

I'll be brutally honest, I have no idea what Idia was trying to say in terms of saying Leona's dream was a "sandbox" style game (akin to minecraft or the sims I guess). The explanation is botched, and nothing they say tracks with what happened before this specific dream. My best understanding of what is going on is as follows: Leona has an insane amount of imagination, intelligence, and mental aptitude that enabled him to subconsciously game the system Malleus had in place to keep everyone in their dream lands. While most dreams are made on the idea of certain negative events being erased or altered while maintaining important people from their lives to keep the dreamer immersed and happy, Leona's dream cannot be founded on things he finds illogical. Falena and Cheka must not be involved so that he can be king, but it would be unrealistic to pose that they don't exist, therefore it is that somehow Leona's dream says they died so that he could get the throne (back to that point at the end). Leona also seems to have the presence of mind to have very strictly altered the nature of the dream to favor keeping him asleep as opposed to keeping him happy. Something about how Leona thinks has dictated that anything "improbable" or "impossible" would break his immersion and consequently cause him to wake up. As a result of this, there is no way his actions in his dreams can lack the negative effects he acknowledges are possible as a result of him doing whatever he wants as a ruler, leading to the nightmare that ends up unfolding instead of the more typical "unrealistic" dream and further ends in him falling into the deeper dream state to escape an already failing one.

In the deeper dream we get a typical recreation of events in the game where reality is altered so that our Overblotter's scheme has gone off without a hitch and he is snapped out of it by getting a harsh reality check. Upon waking up, he gets dragged down one more time and is forced to confront the nasty part of himself that is what caused him to overblot and do a little soul searching before defeating it, accepting it as a part of himself, and returning to the base dream to reunite with the primary cast. (An abridged summary.)

Now we can get to the fun part where I actually analyze what we have got here:

In a wild twist of fate, I have come to the conclusion that the writing of Twisted Wonderland has done something unprecedented and actually given us some character development on Leona's part, or at least some solid characterization that finally shines some light on his depressive disposition. Based on what we were shown, Leona, while being a cut above everyone else in terms of imagination and magic power has forced Malleus' magic to act differently on himself than all the previous dreamers. For comparison, Floyd would have loved a world where his chaotic nature led to any number of negative outcomes for the sake of it, he is unable to change the nature of the dream state and ends up in a perpetually bored state of limbo. In contrast, Leona cannot fathom a world that works unrealistically outside of the mentality that he is currently stuck in--that there is no good end for him in any scenario. Negative consequences need to happen or else he risks waking up, and when those consequences do happen it triggers his regular coping mechanism--giving the hell up and living listlessly--which inevitably drags him down into the second level of the dream state. What this culminates in is the idea that Leona cannot imagine a world where a happy ending is possible for him, the only result of which can be an actual nightmare.

Now what one may ask is, "How does this help us determine how Leona actually feels about his family and if he was actually willing to kill them or not?" I simply posit that by FINALLY being able to acknowledge the perpetual state of resignation to his fate and self-destructive behavior Leona lives in, we can get a better understanding of his behavior in his dream. When sent to confront his past (overblot) self, Leona describes him as pathetic. This twisted version of himself is completely okay with spouting that he hates his lot in life and wishes death on his brother and nephew, but this is acknowledged to be a flawed and weaker version of the character. There is a lengthy discussion to be had about how emotional outbursts can affect what someone says and how much truth can be gleaned from the most visceral exposure to the world the dark recesses of the human psyche can have on us, but for the short of it: The basest version of your emotions are NOT a definition of you as a person, and the same should be applied here. I am of the firm belief that while there are many times where Leona has intrusive thoughts about how all it would take is a well-orchestrated accident to get him to be the next king, he does not regularly harbor those feelings and is not willing to make such a scheme happen. It is my own impression, and belief that this is the intent of the chapter, that Leona's initial dream characterized by him being the king starts at the point where kingship is bestowed upon him and the reason he accepts this as reality for the time is because such an accident happened, and it happened without his causing it, because while it is tragic it is also the only way he can fathom such a thing being real.

Oh, by the way we are absolutely not done here yet: If all you want is my conclusion then you can stop reading, but I have so much more to say.

In summary: Leona is NOT willing to kill his family in order to usurp the throne.

Do I blame anyone else for thinking that he was implied to have done it himself in this case where supposedly he was living the coveted "no consequences power fantasy?" Oh, heck no. Leona's writing has been atrocious for the vast majority of the game up until this point. Even the first two-thirds of Leona's dream story makes it apparent that the writers still struggle to give him any kind of characterization outside of "Scar from The Lion King." They lean so heavily on the source material with this character specifically, of course we're going to believe that Leona would kill his family if they were to come right out and say it (which they nearly did). He tried to get Malleus trampled in a stampede of normal people and regularly espouses underhanded tactics in favor of winning outcomes--Where's the lie? Idia seems to float the idea that Leona made a dream to be played on "challenge mode" which is what triggered the abnormal results, but you can't pay me to believe that when Leona is a notorious lout, cheat, and shortcut taker. Thankfully, the last section of this update did some serious legwork in terms of finally making Leona into a likeable guy that I can solidly say that his visceral impulsive feelings that make him want to be king regardless of how are just that. Feelings. They suck sometimes and Leona actively acknowledges that those kinds of awful actions aren't really the solution to his problems which is why he never does anything. The most surprising part of this entire confrontation between Leona and his id is that he doesn't just accept his negative feelings as what they are, and call it a day saying "This is me, and the world has to deal with it." He says he's going to follow his ambitions and reach his goal somehow of having a throne and pride of his own someday, which is. . .just vague enough to work? Y'all let's be honest, we are so starved for good Leona content that I have to latch on to this with my grubby little fingers and take it for all it's worth. This statement sounds surprisingly motivated for this guy. The vagueness of the statement leaves room for the interpretation that his throne and his pride might not end up being conventionally defined. One might almost mistake this as character development instead of the constant stagnation these overblot confrontations have been feeding us. While it might be a pipe dream, there is some real groundwork being put down here that Leona's got some actual redeeming qualities and I have to happy about that. The execution is still messy of course--a better version of this is one where Leona is stuck in a dead-end time loop of nightmares where nothing he tries works, justifying his self-destructive behavior before finally sinking deeper into the darkness--but at least one person writing this chapter threw us a bone. Leona did the odd sacrifice play to save Ruggie, and didn't make fun of Jack (much) for crying when he came back to the crew intact. Heck, I think it's fair to say that at the end there they even did a manly hug reminiscent of the Stardust Crusaders finale. That's some oddly good stuff for main-story Leona, so there's grounds for optimism going forward.

It's probably too good to be true because this is Twisted Wonderland, but we'll take what we can get.

LONG LIVE THE KING!

Thank you for reading!

Bonus notes because I can't shut up about this stuff: Bruh, Leona modded his dream to have a custom NPC of Kifaji and it was epic. He's the second most powerful student at this school at this point BAR NONE. Leona's mental projection of Kifaji reflects so much respect and even a gleam of hope. Like even if Leona can't believe in a happy ending for himself he still subconsciously believes in Kifaji as a constant. I want to talk about the potential sincerity of Leona's remorse as well regarding him knowing that Falena and Cheka are dead. I want to say that this is where we actually break away from him being "sexy scar" and he wasn't being performative about it. Like he genuinely might be upset being reminded that in that world they were dead somehow and got even more pissed when a fake Cheka showed up later. As though it wasn't Cheka that upset him, but he fact that someone would be impersonating his DEAD NEPHEW to overthrow him. We're getting into fanfic and headcanon territory here, I'll admit that, but Leona could be such an amazing character! I HAVE WANTED TO BELIEVE THAT LEONA DOESN'T ACTUAL HATE HIS FAMILY THAT MUCH FOR SO LONG! WHY HAVE WE NOT GOTTEN MORE SOLID EVIDENCE OF THIS CHARACTER UNTIL NOW!? WHERE WAS THIS MAKING ME FEEL FOR THIS LION JERK BACK IN BOOK 2 HUH!? WHY IS IT ALL SUBTEXT BEFORE NOW!? Justice for Leona! They should not have been holding out on us like that for this long! Give the man his redeeming qualities!

Oh, and of course if they weren't constantly leaning on The Lion King as shot for shot template for Savanaclaw as a whole then Jack yelling, "REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE!" to wake up Leona would have had so much more punch to it. Just . . .UUUAAAAAAAAAAAGHHHHHHHHHH!!!! *Deep Breaths* Okay, now I'm done. The Blog Owner is signing off for real now.

P.S. If you've read this far, guess what? The Askbox is going to be open for a little while, so I'll let you know that as a bonus thank you for reading all the way through my most recent screed.

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I think the parallelism that exists in Twisted Wonderland’s Leona&Ruggie and Kalim&Jamil dynamics is absolutely fascinating.

The former only exists because the inherently mixed class nature of the school allows them to interact in a closer capacity than they typically would at home, while the latter is explicitly the product of a historical power imbalance in their families that followed them to NRC. As such, the kind of work that Ruggie and Jamil offer their respective “masters” and why they offer their services at all naturally conflict with the other.

Ruggie chooses to serve Leona for his and his family’s own benefit where Jamil is forced to stifle himself by his family for the sake of Kalim’s personal happiness.

Ruggie clears the way for Leona to do as he pleases (whatever that may be) where Jamil has to carefully manage Kalim’s life to keep him safe even when Kalim makes it difficult.

When Ruggie and Jamil claim that they couldn’t imagine serving the other’s master, that’s not some off handed joke — it’s a direct comparison to the kinds of people Ruggie, Leona, Jamil, and Kalim are as a result of their backgrounds. Jamil wouldn’t be able to stand being the errand boy in Kalim’s grand plans the way Ruggie has clearly grown comfortable with acting as someone else’s hands and feet, and Kalim is too flighty to keep a proper scheme in motion. Ruggie doesn’t have the time to check for poison in all of Leona’s food and drinks and tutor him and plan parties and play house the way Jamil has always accommodated, and Leona would sooner kick him to the curb then let him try. That’s why Jamil’s attempts to work with Leona in Chapter 7 of the main story result in such dismissive irritation.

Jamil is trained to think of Kalim’s wants above his own needs and to protect him with his life, but in what universe would Leona Kingscholar ever need that kind of utterly selfless protection?

He is well aware that Ruggie originally approached him with the intent of taking advantage of his wealth and power for the sake of his own survival, and that motivation didn’t change even after the hyena grew genuinely attached to him. There is a mutual transaction there that doesn’t exist in Jamil&Kalim because Jamil has been taught to sacrifice for his master where Ruggie wouldn’t have ever bothered to associate with Leona if he knew he would have to give and give and give but never take for himself. Which is not to say that Jamil can’t be selfish or that Ruggie isn’t selfless, as proven time and time again.

Jamil betrayed Kalim despite being trained to stand by him where Ruggie believed in Leona all the way to the end despite originally approaching him for his own gain, which is almost definitely intentional in light of the level of independence Jamil and Ruggie had in their relationship to their masters and their duties. It’s really no coincidence that Jamil’s Unique Magic strips the target of their independent thought where Ruggie’s only forces them to mirror his own movements in action.

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Words cannot express how much I love this bird.

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A Palestinian father playfully balances his son on his right hand at the beach in Gaza City early one evening.

The coast of Gaza has grown increasingly popular over the years. It had always been a sight for weary eyes but with Israel’s siege denying Gazans the freedom to move, its seemingly endless seascape offers, for many, a very tangible escape, even if only temporal. It has also become a very popular family destination. Entire meals are prepared, served, and eaten here, and it is not uncommon to stay the night, father, son, and all.

Photo credit: Ali Ali, June 2013. (via smpalestine)

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Mirna El Helbawi just put out an update — right now the Gaza Esims email only has 500 esims left when they send out more than 3,000 esims daily. If you have not yet sent an E-sim, now is the time to do so.

To send an e-sim, refer to the information at https://gazaesims.com/

(February 15, 2024)

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As always, the Irish speak nothing but facts.

How many more innocent civilians have to be killed by Israel before you condemn that for it?

That is a genocide.

That this is a crime on all accounts.

And deserves to be punished to the full extent off the law.

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and let the history books name joe biden, rishi sunak, justin trudeau, emmanuel macron, ursula von der leyen and every other world leader who did not step in to prevent the genocide of palestine as cold-blooded murderers. may they face a shred of the immeasurable pain and suffering they allowed to be committed against 2.2. million innocent lives.

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how you can help palestine

*i regularly update this post with any new info i find so please always reblog the original post*

Donations

donations currently reaching gaza:

‼️ help buy e-sims for people in gaza

donate to get food packages to gaza - care for gaza

donate direct aid to gaza - ehab rida (longtime activist and volunteer, has been carrying out donations and humanitarian projects in gaza since 2021)

palestine children's relief fund

world food programme

aid to gaza - taawon/bank of palestine

medical aid for palestinians

help gaza’s children

urgent humanitarian aid to palestinians - anera

urgent support for medical professionals in gaza

donate to ahmed (@/90-ghost on tumblr)

he is born, raised and based in gaza. please help him reach his goal of $50K to get his family to safety across the rafah border into egypt. as of right now… it’s $7.5K per person to evacuate gaza.

help journalist yousef escape gaza to treat his cancer

help mohamed evacuate gaza to get treatment for himself and his daughter

support palestinians: buy a keffiyeh from the last and only factory in palestine - hirbawi

secondary donations:

emergency relief for gaza - pious projects

palestine red crescent society

save palestine - islamic relief canada

send medical supplies to gaza - palestinian american medical association

click to donate - arab.org

help bring down israel's weapon trade - palaction

donate for the recovery of hisham awartani

one of the three palestinian students shot by a racist in vermont for wearing kufiyas and speaking arabic. hisham’s injuries have left him paralysed from below the chest.

Petitions

‼️ urge icj to invite gazan journalists to testify

international cultural workers to strike from german cultural institutions for their complicity in oppressing palestinians and promoting genocide - strike germany

petition to investigate war crimes committed by israeli military

demand ceasefire - amnesty international

open call for immediate ceasefire

american government call for immediate ceasefire

american government to stop funding israeli military

ceasefire and increase humanitarian assistance - oxfam au

petition to get canva to address their pro-israel stance

invoke the genocide convention to call for ceasefire in gaza - world beyond war

suspend israel from international sports - diem25

UK to expel israeli ambassador - change.org

gaza healthcare workers for nobel peace prize - change.org

teachers around the world demand ceasefire - teachers for palestine

president whitten: reinstate samia halaby retrospective NOW - action network

location specific petitions

gaza call for lasting ceasefire - oxfam (UK)

end israeli occupation - parliament uk (UK)

email your MP - medical aid for palestine (UK)

protect gaza civilians - islamic relief (UK)

stop fuelling genocide - action network (USA)

@ biden: call for ceasefire now - move on (USA)

ceasefirenow.com - jewishvoiceofpeace (USA)

call congress and demand a ceasefire - uscpr (USA - they provide a script of what you should say, so don't worry about it)

note: you can call everyday. they tally the number of calls per issue. so more calls = higher chance for them to take action. p.s. you mainly go to voicemail so don’t worry about phone call anxiety. fight through it just this once please.

no forced displacement! - action network

australia call on israel to stop attacking palestinians - apan (AUS)

immediate ceasefire and increase in humanitarian aid in gaza - actionaid (AUS)

email your MPs - stand with palestine (AUS)

‼️ australian senate to investigate australian citizens in the IDF for war crimes allegations - fpm (AUS)

‼️ arms embargo on israel - cjpme (CANADA)

sign to send letter to MP for ceasefire - nccm (CANADA)

ceasefire now! - ijv (CANADA)

call on your local mayor and council to demand ceasefire - LeadNow (CANADA)

cessez-le-feu et un couloir humanitaire - le mouvement (FRANCE)

écrivez aux député-es et sénateurs-trices - association france palestine solidarité (FRANCE)

write to your député - assemblée nationale (FRANCE)

skydda civilbefolkningen i gaza! - mittskifte (SWEDEN)

singaporeans call for immediate ceasefire (SIN)

contact your elected reps and demand a ceasefire (GERMANY)

write to the EU demanding a ceasefire (EUROPE)

template of letters you can send (EU)

guide on how to contact your MPs in EU

p.s. if the template is outdated, just use it as a guide and add a few sentences here and there that reflect the current situation. i can’t find any recent templates so :/ at least this is something

multiple actions you can take to help palestine - plant een olifbloom (NETHERLANDS)

includes: links for donations, emails to MP, emails to media, links to petitions and demonstrations

den haag, maak nú werk van vrede in israël/Palestina - the right forum (NETHERLANDS)

māori call for palestine - ourActionStation (NZ)

special visa for palestinians in gaza with family in NZ - NZ parliament/pāremata aotearoa (NZ)

deem israeli actions as war crimes - NZ parliament/pāremata aotearoa (NZ)

basta ao genocídio em Gaza! - awaaz (BRAZIL)

globo e grande mídia, parem de desumanizar civis palestinos - the intercept (BRAZIL)

Campaigns

‼️ justice for palestine

reach out to countries to back up south africa’s invoke genocide convention at the ICJ

‼️ international criminal court

submit evidences of israeli war crimes

friends of al-aqsa

❥ UK-specific

urge your MP to speak up for palestine

hands off al-aqsa

stop administrative detention

petition for UK to stop arming israel

❥ International

boycott puma — email them to end their partnership with israel

boycott coca-cola

palestine action

join the resistance

islamic relief canada

urge your MP to rally for ceasefire

decolonise palestine

poster campaign to raise awareness on the war crimes being committed against palestinians

text/call campaign for people living in USA

text CEASEFIRE @ 51905 to call for a ceasefire

text RESIST @ 50409 to send a letter to your representatives to pass HR3103–a bill that prohibits tax dollars from going to israel

download 5Calls app to contact members of your congress | (more info)

fax campaign for people in the USA

go on this website to send 5 free faxes per day

here’s a link to a pre-written fax copy you can download to send (the first link on the linktree)

here’s a video that explains how to fax your senator (it’s very easy and all you need is a valid email address)

‼️ BDS movement

get involved in boycotting companies associated with israel

palestine diaspora network

global strike guide - join the global strike!

please let me know if you have any more links. i will add them in. and please reblog the original post!!

UPCOMING PROTESTS

PALESTINIAN LITERATURE READING LIST

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today marks day 111 of the genocide in gaza.

and i need you all to keep in mind just how dire the situation in gaza is right now. and to keep talking about it. now is not the time to turn away.

today i want to talk about khalil again. yesterday, khalil posted about how his aunt passed away and they went to the graveyard to bury her, only to find thousands of tents in the cemetery. the people living as refugees in rafah have been so jam packed that they’ve started sheltering at the cemetery.

in a heartbreaking sentence, khalil says “they are living in the cemetery, waiting for their time to be buried”. can you imagine the situation one has to be in to say something like that?

not only do the gazans not have a safe place to live, they are also starving and suffering from diseases and lack of medication. in fact, that’s the cause of khalil’s aunt’s death—bad food and no medicine.

the people of gaza barely have food to eat. the children have to clean dirt and insects off animal feed before milling it to make food. medicine isn’t coming into the gaza strip. there are pharmacies all around but none can help because they do not have the means to. why?

because israel consistently denies shipments of vital aid. in fact, according to the UN, israel recently added insulin pens for children to the list of prohibited items that are not allowed into gaza. this list also includes other medicines for chronic illnesses are also not allowed [here is the full press conference for anyone who’s interested].

this claim is also backed by the report journalist motaz azaiza was making as he was evacuating gaza of a plethora of aid trucks waiting at the border to enter gaza. and for the little bit of aid that is available to gazans? yesterday the israeli military opened fire at starving citizens who were queueing to get aid in northern gaza.

there are too many heartbreaking stories coming out of gaza; there is at least one per person, in a population of 2.2M people. i urge you to not turn away from hearing their stories and facing the reality of the crimes being committed against them by israeli occupation forces.

whatever anyone else might say, whatever the verdict of tomorrow’s hearing may be… i want you to remember that what’s happening in gaza is nothing short of a genocide—a collective total of 33,360 deaths, and 64,150 injured. don’t let them just be numbers. these are people.

people who are not just being killed in cold blood, but are also being starved. they are being tortured physically and psychologically. they are being subjected to illnesses with no treatment given. they are being subjected to eating things like grass, immature food, expired food. read the euro med monitor report for the full picture of the destruction happening in gaza at the hands of the israeli occupation forces.

this is a genocide. this is one of, if not the deadliest of war crimes we’ve seen in the 21st century.

i am so heartbroken i barely have the energy to type today. please call for an end to all of this, for a permanent ceasefire. and subsequently an end to the israeli occupation.

we cannot leave the palestinians to fend for themselves and continue being oppressed directly or indirectly by their oppressors and colonisers. this occupation must end. palestine must be freed in its entirety.

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ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE

please especially send donations to help supply aid and food to gazans. especially to the organisations working within gaza. it’s not like there isn’t any food at all. gaza is not a barren land. the food is just inaccessible and very expensive and unaffordable for most gazans (if you follow journalist muhammad smiry, you’ll see he posts a lot about the atrocious prices of food in gaza). so your donations help people purchase food in bulk within gaza and supply to the civilians.

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in light of a four day ceasefire in Gaza being agreed upon, i am once again asking you all not to lose sight of the big picture. Biden and the Israeli Government are trying to frame this as a major democratic victory and as a favor respectively. they have no intention of a total ceasefire. they have no intention of stopping their genocide. remember - a ceasefire is the very first step. it’s not even the bare minimum.

the absolute bare minimum in this situation is 1) a complete ceasefire and immediate humanitarian aid in Gaza, 2) complete halt of all military foreign aid to the Israeli government, 3) the Israeli government being prosecuted for its war crimes in the International Criminal Court, and 4) land back and reparations for the Palestinian people. free Palestine means free Palestine, not just temporarily stop carpet bombing Palestine.

a temporary ceasefire is something, but it’s not even close to the end goal. we cannot let up pressure when things seem to be looking up. keep protesting, boycotting, spreading awareness, contacting politicians, etcetera. keep your eyes on Gaza. free Palestine.

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Israeli Parliament Set to Discuss Legalising ‘Death Penalty Law for Palestinian Prisoners’

look up the conviction rates for Palestinians

look up how many and for how long Palestinians are held without charges, without bail, without visitation or access to lawyers

this is absolutely a prelude to formalized mass execution of political prisoners

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thinking about that phrase fellow would repeat at times ("there's nothing to fear") ... it was spaced out enough that i wasn't sure if it could be the incantation for his UM (debunked), or just a line he particularly liked to use in his whole pied piper act. having those words originate from GIDEL (about being with fellow) broke me oh 😭 there was a meaning to them in the end

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@mariyyum twitter post: Recipes that have been passed down to me by my Palestinian mother 🇵🇸, and I've had the honor of sharing them with all of you. #freepalestine

1: Cheese Manakeesh (cheese pies)

2: Homemade Hummus w/ chicken koufta

3: Msakhan (the National dish of Palestine)

4: Sfeeha (meet pies)

Follow her on: twitter instagram youtube tiktok and her own blog for more.

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There is still hope. Say it out loud. Palestine will be free. The Palestinian people will celebrate their culture and heritage with each other. We will love and be loved. Do not fall into the trap of despair.

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Felt that it’s important to share videos like this too.

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Hundreds of thousands of people came out today in London to March for a Free Palestine. Hundreds of thousands of people disagreeing with the current government stance on the war. Don’t let the media fool you, people in the UK stand with Palestine.

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It has been hard for me to talk about how what is going on with Israel and Palestine is affecting me personally, but I grew up in Gaza and most of my family still lives there. My father did not survive the bombings last week and I have not been able to contact my younger sister in days. I am try to being understanding that most people do not have personal connections to what is happening and therefore are justifying their silence, but is heartbreaking to see this misinformation being spread. What’s happening there is a genocide, not a war. It is not antisemitic to support Palestine, it’s not even antiemetic to criticise Israel. There is no grey area or neutrality regarding this, and it is so easy to find resources that will educate you on the subject. It is my people and my home being destroyed so I will never be silent about this, but I please urge everyone to get informed and start speaking up and finding ways they can help.

decolonizepalestine has tons of information on Palestine’s history/propaganda that has been spread throughout the years

UK citizens can email their MP asking for a ceasefire

US citizens can call/email their local government officials asking for a ceasefire

Jewish Voice for Peace also has many resources for ways for US citizens to get involved, including protests

Donate to Palestine Children’s Relief Fund

Donate to Medical Aid for Palestine

Donate to help get food and hygiene kits to Gaza