#bombing mention

[lilithism1848]

[jewish-culture-is]

Jewish culture is needing to periodically trace back genealogy instead of doing it in a single period of time because you keep running into dead ends thanks to the Shoah and the pogroms that caused your ancestors to emigrate to America. Then it’s all about fighting low key jealousy that some of your gentile friends can trace back their lineage to the 18th century 😑

(Ps I’ll be stunned and thrilled if I’ll be able to trace farther back in my paternal line than my great grandfather- given his hometown was destroyed by a pogrom in the 1920s. Then there’s the Shoah, and the fact that Putin probably has destroyed the national archives in Kiev through bombing tf out of Ukraine 😑. Even if he didn’t, there’s still the Shoah, and the high chance family records of Ukrainian Jewish ppl were destroyed 😣. I’d face something similar on my mother’s side, but her side emigrated to the States a generation prior. I found some tentative great great (great?) grandparents bc there’s some large families on that side.)

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[wwttcc]

Today in World Trade Center history: it’s been 30 years since the 1993 WTC bombing. Today, the victims of the bombing are recognized at the 9/11 memorial, and the attack is rarely mentioned. Below the cut is a brief summary of the event and its aftermath.

Carried out on February 26, 1993, the WTC bombing was coordinated by members of al-Qaeda as an act of opposition to the United States’ interference in the Middle East. In particular, the group greatly opposed the US aid of Israel’s occupation of Palestine, a grim situation that continues to this day.

The FBI was aware that individuals within the group had access to materials and instructions for making bombs, but for unknown reasons they did not intervene before the attack. The plan was for the North Tower’s structural integrity to be so damaged that it would fall into the South Tower, destroying them both; if the bomb were more powerful or placed closer to the concrete foundation, the plan may have succeeded.

The six victims who died as a result of the bombing are today recognized alongside the victims of 9/11 at the letter’s memorial. 1,000+ individuals were injured as a result of the blast, many of whom were trapped in stairwells or elevators and exposed to smoke. Victims and their families were not compensated by the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund or a similar fund.

The Port Authority’s main priority after the bombing was reopening the complex. Many offices were temporarily relocated in order to restore business as quickly as possible. With structural damage and smoke reaching up to the 93rd floor of both towers, the cost to repair the towers was estimated to be around $250 million. Both towers had reopened by April 1, 1993.

Many were quick to accuse various entities of orchestrating the attack, including Iraq and other Middle Eastern countries, although there was little information to connect the bombing to any one group at the time. The bombing made it known that the towers were considered a target for terrorism, and a second attack was anticipated as early as 1995; however, the US government and law enforcement officials claim that the 2001 attacks were “largely unforeseen.”

After the bombing, security was tightened in the complex, and many offices reviewed or changed their evacuation plans. The Port Authority, as the main security officiant of the complex, also adjusted their policies for package delivery and access to the roofs of each building.

The Port Authority was found to be responsible for the bombing through negligence in a court proceeding in 2005, a decision that was overturned in 2011.

Further reading:

“Coping With Chaos: The World Trade Center Bombing and Recovery Effort,” Jeffrey S. Green and Ira Tripathi (1995)

“Prosecutors Describe ‘Horror’ As Trial in Towers Blast Opens,” Ralph Blumenthal for the N.Y. Times x

[weepingfireflies]

Palestine is not in a vacuum. Countries like the US and UK are sending military support to Israel.

Things You Can Do:

Donate

Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP)

Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS)

Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA)

BuildPalestine

Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association

Samidoun (banned in Germany)

Refuser Solidarity Network

Contact Your Officials & Protest

MAP's Email Your MP (UK)

AFSC.ORG - Email Congress to end military aid to Israel & to end the blockade on Gaza (US)

Find Your Representative & How to Write a Letter or Email to Your Member of Congress (US)

Calendar of Resistance for Palestine

Fight against misinformation

"Main Stream Media Stop Manipulating the Truth About Palestine" infographic from 2021

The story that Hamas beheaded 40 babies was repeated & reported on by major news stations. It is completely unverified.

While it is possible cases of sexual assault have occurred, the news and government officials have repeatedly spread unsubstantiated claims to portray all Palestinians as brutal rapists & support Israel's war crimes & genocide against Palestinians. They completely ignore the violence that has been inflicted on Palestinians for decades.

People in Gaza DID protest peacefully in 2018-2019. Israel shot at them, killing over 200 people and injuring thousands. (Al Jazeera, Wikipedia).

Israel’s occupation of Palestinian Territory is apartheid

The median age of Gaza is 18 & 39.75% of the population is fourteen years or younger. Israel is bombing schools, hospitals, and homes under the guise of "eliminating terrorists"

Israel's seige on Gaza is against the Geneval Convention, which prohibits collective punishment.

Calling for Palestinian freedom is not antisemitic. A 2021 poll by the Jewish Electorate Institute showed that many Jewish voters in America do not see criticism of Israel & their actions against the Palestinians as antisemitic, and a majority supported renewing humanitarian aid to Palestinians while restricting aid "so it cannot be spent on expanding settlements in the West Bank." Israel ≠ all Jews & anti-Zionism ≠ antisemitism. Genocide is genocide, no matter who does it.

Support the Palestinians around you. Many people with family in Gaza and the West Bank are watching the media and government officials calling their families terrorists and supporting Israel killing them. Uplift their voices. Let them grieve. Show that you stand WITH them, not the people calling them animals and Nazis.

You keep posting about the genocide of Palestinians but... so what? What do you want me to do about it? What do you want anyone to do about it? You're not helping, you're not being productive, you're just making people feel bad about something they can't control or effect in any way.

there's an ongoing genocide in gaza but i guess you're the real victim here for having to hear about it

[one-time-i-dreamt]

My town got nuked and they still made us go to school, and when we tried to leave, they just fucking shot us.

[totallynotcensorship]

hi hello this is your reminder that google are hypocrites(and bds)

the lay offs were on the 18th this month, pretending to celebrate a native culture as you help the military that is actively ethnically cleansing them, and has been for years, is highly hypocritical and just an attempt to save face

in case someone forgot, google is on BDS' "pressure" list, which means it isn't necessary a 100% boycott but rather a target for pressuring and limiting your use of their services to push them towards cutting ties with israel

additional context on dabka:

it is a folk dance from levantine countries like lebanon, jordan, syria, and palestine. with possible origins in ancient phoenician and/or canaanite cultures

[bleakbluejay]

you motherfuckers have no concept of what "land back" or "decolonize" even mean. you're too busy demonizing entire groups of people, terrified, shitting yourselves, that they'll do even half of the horrors to you that you've done to them for decades or centuries. this shit comes off as hella racist for real. you hate arabs so much. you hate first nations people so much. you hate black people so much. even if you sympathize with them, you can't fucking bear the idea of them gaining freedom, independence, autonomy, safety, because you're so, so scared they'll hurt you back and cause chaos in the streets. these same people who just want to rebuild. who just want to go home. who just want to see their families again. who just want food. who just want medical care. who just want dry, warm shelter. you're so focused on the ideas of colonization, of "us vs. them", of one people displacing the other for a state to exist, that you cannot comprehend coexistence, and your only idea of peace is if an entire group of people were just gone and dead.

grow the fuck up. for the love of GOD, grow the fuck up.

[art-is-kayos]

Checking up on his commission

[coffeelovinggayidiot]

Listen, y'all outside of the Israel/Palestine situation can have whatever opinions you have, but as someone who woke up at 7am by the sounds of sirens and who has friends and family living in the danger zone, I honestly don't give a shit, and no other israel or palestinian gives a shit either over what some dumb fuck on the internet who's never experienced war or even been in a bomb shelter has to say. I pray that my palestinian friends are safe, and that they will suffer as little as possible. People on both sides are DYING. You can have your bullshit, experienceless opinion all you want, but fact is people here are suffering, and you, person getting angry and writing shitty tumblr posts, are not.

Go to hell, people are dying and you making anti-semetic/anti-palestinian post is helping no one but your pathetic ego

Edit: there's were just attacks where I live (which is considered safe) and I'm gonna be completely honest, I'm terrified, for both sides. PLEASE if you're in Palestine/Israel dm/reblog/comment to let me know your ok. We need to support each other through this. This is going to cause us all so much trauma, and we need to hold each other's hands.

[lilithism1848]

[whumperofworlds]

When the Past Catches Up Chapter 2

Chapters: 1

A/N: Nothing much to say! Let's go!

TAGS: @gala1981

CWs: gun, threats, bombing mention, death mention, Caretaker x Whumpee

ENJOY!

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Five years. It had been five years since Caretaker left that life behind. And he was much happier than he was before.

He had gotten a new job as an assistant manager at the local shop. He had made a friend group that supported him.

And he met Whumpee. Someone who he deeply fell in love with.

Whumpee was a shy man; he was scared of Caretaker at first, which Caretaker couldn't blame him. His appearance would cause even children to be afraid. But after getting to know each other, the two grew from best friends to lovers, and they were currently dating and living together. Caretaker's friend group were wholeheartedly supportive of the couple, and Caretaker was glad that was the case. He loved Whumpee, and he didn't want it any other way.

Whumpee was in the bathroom at the moment, showering, as Caretaker watched the morning news. He sipped his coffee, as the news reporter reported yet another murder. Of course there was. For the past year, there have been many murders, and none of them were solved. At first, Caretaker was uneasy about the sudden surge of deaths, but he realized that no, it wasn't the Organization where he was from. If it was, there would be worse crimes than this.

The news was beginning a report of a celebrity when Caretaker heard a knock on his door. He raised a brow over his mug of coffee, glancing at the front door. Who was that at this time of morning? The mailman would never knock, he would have placed any packages at the front door. Was it a friend of Caretaker or Whumpee's? Was it a neighbor who needed to borrow something?

Another knock. Caretaker sighed. Surely this guest wouldn't go away unless he answered the door. He placed the mug on the side table before getting up and heading towards the door.

He opened it, his mouth open to say a "hello", but froze when he saw a gun pointing straight at his head. His eyes widened in shock, staring at the barrel of the gun that could end his life within seconds. His heart pounded in his chest, his breathing hitched.

The wielder of the gun smirked, before greeting in a casual voice, "Hey, Caretaker."

Caretaker recognized them. It was Teammate, from the Organization. But… that branch was blown up. How were they still alive?

"Teammate…?" Caretaker questioned, still in shock. "How—what—"

"How have you been?" Teammate asked, "It's been a while huh? You got a new house? Is someone living with you?"

"Teammate," Caretaker warned, his breath still caught in his throat, "leave. Now. Or I'll call the cops."

"And how would you do that?" Teammate asked with a smirk, "You have a gun trained on you. You move, you're dead."

Caretaker would have said something, or even repeated himself, but he knew it was no good. Teammate was right; with the gun pointing at him, there was no way he would call someone. Especially since his phone was sitting on the coffee table, too far to reach from his position.

"...What do you want?" Caretaker asked, careful not to say anything that could get him killed.

"Whumper says they have a job for you, something only you can do," Teammate began, "said that your bombing skills could be useful."

"I left that life long ago, Teammate," Caretaker growled, his hands clenched into fists. "Now leave."

Teammate scoffed, rolling their eyes, before lowering their gun. Caretaker would have tackled them right here, but he knew better. Even with the gun no longer trained on him, he wasn't risking himself.

"Listen," Teammate warned, "we always got along well back then. That's why I came to warn you." They turned their back on Caretaker, before turning their head to face his wide, shocked eyes, "Whumper may say they have a job offer, which is true, but they also still want revenge for leaving them and the organization the way you did. So, I won't tell anyone I found you for old times sake, but I'm not the only one Whumper sent out to find you. Just be on guard, especially concerning that little boyfriend of yours."

And with that, Teammate left.

Caretaker stood in the doorway, his heart stuttering in his chest. How… how did Teammate know where he was? What would happen now? What if—

Whumpee. Oh God, he could end up being involved.

Fear struck then, and anxiety reared its ugly head. Caretaker closed the door then, basically slamming it due to the fear. He stood there, frozen in place, as his mind replayed the scenario that just happened.

Whumper and the rest of the team weren't dead. They were all alive and pissed.

He failed to hear a distant door opening, he even failed to hear footsteps until he felt a hand on his shoulder. He jumped, still in shock over recent events, before turning to see Whumpee. Whumpee wiped off the excessive water from his hair with a towel, before he glanced up at his beloved with a smile.

"Sorry it took a bit," Whumpee apologized. "But I'm ready to go!"

"Go—" Caretaker asked, but then remembered.

Oh right. Our date.

He nodded quickly, too quickly in fact. His heart rate was still quick, and his anxiety continued to grow, but he pushed it aside for now. He didn't want Whumpee to know what just happened.

"Okay," Caretaker said, "let's go."

[handweavers]

ive said this before but it's hard being an lgbt malaysian and listening to western lgbt people freak out over things that have been our reality the entire time. i've had to come to terms with the fact that i'll likely never be able to legally transition in malaysia, will never be able to change my name or gender on documents and it will probably remain illegal for me to use public bathrooms, seek medical care, exist in public, do literally anything as a trans person there for the rest of my life. i am not happy about this and i am luckier than most having the ability to medically transition in canada but i'm always hyperaware that this can be taken away from me at any moment (and is likely to in the near future with the slow death of liberalism in canada as well), that whenever i return i'm at risk of imprisonment if i'm caught by the wrong person, and i know the reality of what life is like for people back home who do not have the privileges i do. but the thing is that even in malaysia trans people use the bathroom and exist in public and have jobs and fall in love and see the doctor and it is possible to carve out a life that is not wholly built upon despair. it's really really fucking hard and scary but we do it anyway because we have to. so it's just really hard to stomach white people in like california freaking out like it's impossible to live in these circumstances or no one else could possibly understand, sorry

[ibetittering]

Come on guys 😔

[doobledabbadoo]

I love your flippy! May we have some more fanart of him??? <33333

certainly! heres some recent art i did of him + a few headcanons!

heres the individual images!!

[seaweedraindraws]

I was saving this for my fanfic but I liked the idea so much I had to draw it!

Bonus:

Here is a link to the fic this scene is from! (Only chapter 1 is up, so this scene has not yet happened)

[yonemurishiroku]

I don’t understand. Rick implanted that demigods can’t use electronic devices since it exposes them to the monsters. He didn’t say anything about guns.

I’m serious. You built a catapult but you can’t build a gun? C’mon. Give them a gun. Or those cannon thingies in the pirate ships. Maybe make bullets from celestial bronze or something.

Give Will a gun and let’s me see how Tartarus fares.