EDIT: I've now made a post that you can read here with more information about the ICJ rulings, their powers and what we can do with this ruling here. I had to this morning and will continue to delete, report, and block all comments/asks that are anti-Arab, zionist, Islamophobic, racist, and/or antisemitic.
We already knew this but the ICJ has now ruled that Israel's continued occupation of Palestine is illegal and needs to end ASAP.
They found that Israel's occupation does not give it the right of sovereignty over the West Bank and Gaza and that it is not a temporary occupation but is an illegal, permanent and discriminatory annexation. The ICJ also found violence against Palestinians, Israeli exploitation of Palestinian natural resources, transfer of civilian population (settlers and companies/organisations), extension of Israeli laws to replace local Palestinian laws, forced displacement of Palestinians, confiscation of Palestinian land, annexation. That Israel's 'security concerns' are not valid justifications for any of these measures.
The ICJ has ordered Israel to end its presence in the West Bank and Gaza immediately and to cease all new settlement activity, return all lands and assets to Palestinians that they've ceased since 1967 and that includes archives and items of cultural significance, evacuate all of their settlers from the settlements, pay compensation, and repeal all laws that maintain this occupation and discrimination.
The ICJ is not legally-binding but does carry significant political weight and this ruling is important for continuing to advocate for Palestine and to put pressure on our government's to do the right thing and for them to put pressure on Israel. Keep contacting your representatives!
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San Jose Police association leader busted in fentanyl scheme
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California has filed a federal criminal complaint against Joanne Marian Segovia, the longtime executive director of the San Jose Police Officers' Association (SJPOA), for her alleged involvement in a scheme to illegally import and distribute synthetic opioids throughout the United States. — Read the rest
https://boingboing.net/2023/03/30/san-jose-police-association-leader-busted-in-fentanyl-scheme.html
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���Why didn’t you tell me about your magic? What are you so afraid of?”
My favorite part about being in the fandom space as both a fic writer and an artist is that I can torture MYSELF when I thing of angst scenarios
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Just found out my father in law is way fucking cooler than I thought.
He's been doing some on the ground work for asylum seekers near the border with local orgs and tribes.
A lot of this work looks like securing resources and humanitarian aid for people.
Sometimes it's looks like food, sometimes tents, and sometimes flights so the people they're helping can safely get where they're going. Today he posted a whole bulk size bag of beans so he could make burritos for some of the 500+ people there (including organizers), so you have an idea for scale.
And he says some of them have been in open air detention centers for days.
Plus, with flu season and winter coming they need some more things than usual and there just isn't enough supply to meet demand right now.
They're desperate for more help. I just saw his posts and reached out since I have y'all (my amazing followers) who've helped me out personally on way more than just one occasion.
So if you would like to contribute here are some things he's given me permission to share with you all (along with the photos).
The link to donate directly to the Border Kindness
An Amazon wishlist of necessary supplies
A link to the FreeshitCollective on Instagram for updates
Posted Nov 26 2023.
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My ace attorney crack fic would be about Edgeworth and Klavier’s entire dynamic during the seven year time skip because that’s the funniest shit
It’s just Edgeworth really wanting to fire this one guy for seven years because he sent his BG into a depression and Klavier being the sole completely non corrupt prosecutor in the entire office
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Flemish MP criticises Eurovision Song Contest for hypocrisy over Palestine ban: "How hypocritical is it, that israel today can simply participate in the Eurovison Song Contest while in the meantime in the same Eurovision Song Contest Palestinian flags and Palestinian keffiyahs are banned?
Well, I have a Palestinian keffiyah, and I wear it with great pride to show that we are for an end to that war, for an end to the genocide and for the ceasefire. And there are many of us in the world who want an end to the violence, no matter how much you keep trying. Free Palestine , Boycott Israel. "
Don't forget to boycott Eurovision completely - for allowing Israel to compete, as a comparison, they didn't let Russia compete when they began their war against Ukraine.
Israel is always treated as the exception. Don't let it be. Don't accept that.
It is antisimetic to conflate zionist Israel with Judaism.
Israel is a terrorist state currently engaging in a determined intentional genocide of Palestine, because they want Palestine for themselves. But it's not their country, nor are they a peaceful immigrant population. Real Jewish people have always lived in Palestine alongside Christian and Muslim Palestinians. Peacefully.
Israel is a terrorist state who illegally, and brutally occupies Palestine. Palestine must me decolonised to be properly liberated and safe.
Remember to boycott Eurovision to send the message that no, you can't commit a genocide and still be included in cultural events. Unfortunately Eurovision didn't stand up to them. So the viewers must. Tank the ratings. For Palestine 🇵🇸 ❤ 💖 💕 🍉 🫒 🕊
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Israel trained our police. Let that sink in. Israel is and has been training American police officers for years. The same Israel that is currently committing a genocide and denouncing a humanitarian organization as terrorists have been teaching our police how to approach protesters and “suspected terrorists.”
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