#certain occupations

[fairuzfan]

For Liefer to pull up a Camus quote like this is quite laughable because of how the dynamics mirror each other. In the modern day, we have a status quo where Palestinians continue to be imprisoned and murdered and raped and segregated, denied basic medical care for years on end, all on their own land — while Jewish Israelis (to make distinction from Palestinians with Israeli citizenship, as many liberal zionists love to point out) suffer no consequences for anything, even if they play a direct role in the continued erasure and genocide of Palestinians. So if given a choice between suffering no consequences while benefiting from the status quo (that will not change unless the oppressed take it upon themselves to change their circumstance) and suffering consequences in the form of direct personal loss (with the strategy of forcing things to change by ennacting the same type of violence that the occupied experience on a daily basis onto the occupiers), of course someone who stands to lose nothing from the continuation of the status quo would rather the status quo continue if he has something to lose otherwise. Camus, when he said this quote, was not being righteous or overly sensitive. If anything, it shows how little he understood at the time of saying this quote. Because he didn't understand that an Algerian will suffer in both scenarios even if he (Camus) is safe, and for him to say something like this when people lived generations worth of violence for his and his family's (social) benefit is annoying and just plain offensive. Who is he, as a Frenchman born in occupied Algeria, to say what is worth justice when he only stands to lose anything in one scenario but not the other? He did not experience life as an Algerian native in French occupation. He might have observed it, growing up poor, yes, but he never LIVED it. Liefer might have observed the horror of settler colonialism, but that's nothing like experiencing it firsthand. To be the object of hatred to people who have higher status and more rights than you. It's just not his place as a person with nothing to lose if the status quo continues to comment on anything like this. What's the underlying meaning of this quote? "I'd rather others continue to suffer than myself experiencing suffering once."

I'm not saying Liefer doesn't have a right to mourn whoever. Im not even saying he has a duty to accept the consequences he experiences. But to say something so heartless as "I prefer the safety of my own rather than justice" within the larger, nearly century worth of context, is just insensitive and really belies his true opinions of the liberation of Palestine if he's so comfortable saying this outloud with moral authority in the middle of what is an outright bloodbath of Palestinians across Palestine. It's the timing of saying something like this because to say it now of all times when the entire world ignores or even encourages the violence in Gaza but mourns the death of Israelis? An Algerian born Frenchman and Israeli are going to be mourned on an international scale... but Palestinian and Algerian natives? Their deaths are regarded as facts of life by the rest of the world.

This makes it seem like I hate Camus, but I honestly don't, but I think the way Leifer is holding this quote up at face value and as the height of reason really is annoying. People like to mention Camus' "if" in this case as proof that he's actually saying "this is not real justice so therefore I do not have to accept it," but who is he to say what is or is not justice? The point I'm getting at is the people who benefit from occupation, in this case, Camus and Liefer have no right to determine what is or is not justice, despite their personal beliefs. The occupier has no right to tell the occupied what they should do to get freed. That alone is an arrogance in assertion that is so offending — the assertion that the occupier knows how to free the occupied in what *he* considers justice and the occupied just need to do whatever the occupier tells them to do. Because whether they both like it or not, they still benefit from and are part of the occupying force, and therefore have no real reason to fight the occupation at their own expense — the occupation is a violence that they are alright with inflicting if it means they cannot lose anything or anyone.

Also the idea that liefer indirectly compares himself to Camus is a little funny to me.

[blood-orange-juice]

Am I the only person who headcanons Lyney to be slightly older than Childe?

[bueris]

okay maybe I should seriously reconsider my path in life and sell my soul to marketing or journalism instead

[news4dzhozhar]

The heated discussion surrounding director Jonathan Glazer’s speech at the Oscars last night is mostly missing the point. His main message was simple and yet vital: empathy is not a zero-sum game.

Glazer did not "deny his Jewishness", as some seemingly purposely misunderstood. He took an unequivocal stance against the cynical utilization of Judaism and the Holocaust in the name of justifying the occupation. These "misunderstandings" sadly aren't new.

It’s possible to oppose the killing of innocent civilians in Gaza and still care for the safety of Israeli hostages. One can worry about Israelis who were evacuated from their homes after October 7th and still be horrified by the conditions in which so many are currently living in Gaza.

We refuse to let this harsh reality make us less human, and that we refuse to accept the ease with which the blood and lives of civilians is used as a justification for political ideologies, or as a bargaining chip.

- Breaking The Silence

[powerfulkicks]

*in a half fugue state* a discord server as an ever changing house

[payphoneangel]

OH HOH HO Hello!! Happy Friday indeed! I am taking a sceenshot of this ask so I can answer it on my spn blog lmao

🤔🤔🤔 what a fun question to consider!! I'm not one who is well versed in different types of weaponry, but I will do my best to answer anyway! What does Cas normally fight with?

A tri-bladed dagger, or angel blade. What's interesting to me about angel blades is that, while they are used essentially by all angels, they don't seem to be that versatile of a weapon. They're short range, so they only work best for close combat-- well, unless hurled at more distant enemies, as is so often the case on the show (which is very fun and sexy of them imo). Given the tri-blade design, it also appears that they are most frequently used for piercing rather than slashing. It's a neat design, but I have to imagine its use is rather limited to only a few types of combat.

Castiel is a soldier. One would expect him to have a weapon capable of serving him well under a wide variety of circumstances, and do more damage per attack than a single stab wound (to be fair to the angel blade, the triangle design would make suturing wounds incredibly difficult, so, I certainly wouldn't want to be stabbed with it)

I think a Halberd might be a good option!

Halberds are a 5-6 ft long pike with an axe blade and hook. Slashing, piercing, yanking enemies off mounts; this bad boy is very versatile for all kinds of ranged combat! They were used by the Swiss soldiers in the 15th and 16th centuries, who would often have a Schweizerdolch (a type of Swiss dagger) for close range combat. So angel blade can stay lol

I also just think it would be really fun to see him twirl that thang around like quiznos sign.

[griffonposting]

what is the funniest case you've ever been involved in

Um. My job is something I take very seriously, I don’t believe I have been in a case I found. “Funny”? Exactly? The closest things I can imagine are the people who were framed for objectively silly crimes.

[lord-squiggletits]

you've perhaps read this (https://archiveofourown.org/works/24500161) and its sequel, but I thought you might like them. Very AU (fair warning), and a very different sort of Tarnma...

I'm not into sparklings, and I'm not sure I'm willing to be patient enough with the story to get to the Tarnma and get through to Pharma's heel-face turn (if it happens?), but I'll post here in case someone is interested. Thank you for the care though.

[oneconfusedfeesh]

Me when I got the remaster of one of my childhood games(bundled with the original version) and can't play it because my laptop can't handle it.

The fact that "new game" is nowadays equal to "new hardware" is sickening. You want to play a new game, or perhaps a sequel to a game you liked? 160 Gb disk space and 32 Gb RAM please! Pleasure doing business! Sickening.

[ikuharaisabitch]

going home and hearing about former classmates lives is quite funny because while I earn dogshit money currently, I really failed upwards re: variety & weirdness of shit that keeps happening to me and stuff I made happen to such a degree I don't feel I'm comparable to them, that's like whole other planet shit,

[were-my-demons-hide]

Today one of my clients died after two hours of cpr. I never thought this human was going to die in our hospital. It caught me off guard and now I am feeling everything and nothing at all. I am sad and empty but also dedicated to do what makes me happy. Because life can be over in just a blink of the eye.

[ma7moudgaza2]

Are banks operational in Gaza? And how do we deal with cash flow?

The targeting of the occupation against the banking and financial systems in the Gaza Strip, the destruction of dozens of exchange offices and ATMs, the prohibition of financial transfers to Gazans, and the absence of regulatory oversight from the relevant authorities have led to chaos and the dominance of banks and exchange offices, resulting in an increase in the financial discount as commissions on the amounts that Palestinians there seek to obtain in cash.

So as not to get away from the main topic of this post, let's focus on answering these two questions directly.

Yes and no.

How is that, Mahmoud? Explain.

Yes, all banks in Gaza have shut down their headquarters since the war broke out, and it's not possible to contact their employees to complete certain transactions.

But banks operate digitally through some official apps, mainly Bank of Palestine since its headquarters is in Ramallah and not Gaza, so it operates normally.

So you're saying the banks are closed does that mean ATMs are, too? How do you withdraw your money?

Through traders in Gaza.

How does that work?

Let's say Mahmoud needs to withdraw 100 dollars in cash. He goes to one of the known traders in Gaza and says "I need 100 dollars in cash, how much is commission?"

How much is commission?

Commission differs from one trader to another. It comes down to their personal desire. For example on the day of writing this post, dated 4/12/2024, commission for cash withdrawal has reached 30% of the amount withdrawn.

In other words, if I had 100 dollars in my bank account, I need to pay 30 dollars to the trader, and receive 70 dollars in cash. So, the price of converting bank credit to cash is 30% of that amount.

Meaning if I had 1000 dollars, I receive 700 dollars instead. Imagine that level of injustice, despair, and despotism.

When you receive money from outside of Palestine, the trader also keeps 30%.

But there's nothing we can do. We have no choice but to accept these terms, just to be able to eat and drink and go on with our daily needs.

On the other hand, prices of goods are astronomical. I am not exaggerating when I say that if a person in Gaza has unlimited money it still wouldn't be enough.

The smallest of families need 100 dollars a day just to get by with the bare minimum.

Help us to provide food for today and feed our children in the midst of this famine.

Only $350 left to reach the short-term goal of $22,000

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[dreamerdrop]

Tags from @autistic-mandalorian which are too good to leave as tags:

#This was my thought too #But then I thought "maybe in the Trek future there are just Really Fucking Good accommodations?? And he did want to be a doctor as a kid™ #So I think either one works and they illustrate different ideas #If he does become a doctor - then that proves the augmentation was nothing but ableism and self-serving abuse on his parents part #Because they decided what their son could and couldnt do as an adult before he was even ten years old and before trying Any accommodations #If he doesnt become a doctor - then that proves that his worth and happiness are not in fact tied to his performance and accomplishments #And just existing as himself is enough to create a happy life and to be loved #Both are good thematically it just depends on which one you are going for.

YES. That’s exactly the thing, as long Julian meets an unaugmented version of himself who is content with himself and his life, it doesn’t matter much what that life looks like in the end, because either way it still presses on one of the long held wounds Julian has been nursing his whole life as a result of being augmented in the first place.

Julian Bashir meeting an alternate universe version of himself who still goes by Jules. Jules doesn't fake eye contact as well as Julian. When he speaks, it's mostly in short direct sentences, as few words and as to the point as possible. He can still ramble for an hour on a topic he's passionate about though.

Julian realising in slow horror that Jules is also a doctor. Jules also works for Starfleet. Jules is also stationed on DS9. Jules is friends with his own Garak, who thinks he is delightful and intelligent and interesting. Jules is still friends with a Miles O'Brien who thinks he is a little weird and off putting but will fist fight anyone who talks bad about him. They still play darts and racquetball, though Jules isn't quite as good, he and Miles still treat each other as friendly rivals.

Jules, who is still a diligent and dedicated professional, who takes pride in his work as a doctor, and whose parents were arrested and charged before he ever set foot on Adigeon Prime. Jules, who mended Kukalaka and continued to stitch him up for years to come just like Julian.

The slowly dawning horror Julian has at realising that this is who he might have been, and that Jules is, in fact, fine. He wasn't top of his class, but he's still a damn good doctor. He can't work for three days straight without sleeping, but he's no less dedicated. He's not as physically adept, but he's doing fine. He's loved. He's fulfilled. He's happy.

Julian Bashir isn't sure how any of that is making him feel about himself at all, nor does he know why he finds himself crying himself to sleep that night.

[theonion]

Sources confirmed Tuesday that local man James McDermott, despite living on a doomed planet, was mostly concerned about the skin color of people in movies. According to sources, the 36-year-old software engineer, who is an occupant of a world with a devastated ecosystem, dwindling natural resources, and a climate growing more uninhabitable each and every day, spent the majority of his leisure time debating whether certain skin tones were realistic for fictional characters who inhabited fictional worlds on-screen in films and television shows, most of which he did not watch.

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[batmanego]

personally this upcoming year i’d like to focus on my academic progress and making my way through the world as an adult.

for people in gaza like my friend ibrahim, however, the privilege of resolutions for the new year is something they don’t have. every day is full of uncertainty. on top of that, it’s hard to try to focus on school, or reading a certain number of books, or eating healthy when your school has been bombed, your books have been lost, and you’re already starving due to a genocide and occupation. in ibrahim’s own words:

so in addition to trying to do things for myself, this new year i’d love nothing more than to be able to know that ibrahim is able to be clothed, warm, and fed, and that he has the ability to find as much safety as he can. he, like all of us, deserves to look forward to 2025 with confidence. please help him do that and survive.

he is a kind and sweet young man who selflessly tries to help others in gaza as much as he can, even while fighting for survival on his own. please help him!

please donate and reblog!!! we’d like to hit €40,000 before the end of the year — that’s €6,032 to go.

[fadel-dani]

Today, the Israeli occupation committed a massacre against children. More than 50 children were martyred in the bombing of a nursing home, where the bodies of children were removed without heads. I saw one of the bodies without a head. I can't stand all of this. More than 50,000 people were killed in the Gaza war, and the number is constantly increasing. Please, I don't want to be among the dead. Please help me and my family get out of the war zone. Please!!!😭

Please help me with a donation so that my family and I can travel outside Gaza to a safe area. Please, your donations will save us from certain death!!!😭