#israel mention

[jazzybot4]

Writing a massive CoD tea post, if you don't want to see it please block the tag CallofDrama. Love you guys take care of yourselves watch this space.

[apocalypticvalraven]

Thinking about this bit again today.

Like, it's a cool moment, and it's kinda cute. But also...

Yeah, Banner is ALWAYS angry. And in the movies, we see that primarily as angry about his "condition" and how it means he has to isolate.

But Bruce is a scientist and a doctor. He went to slums on the otherside of the world to isolate, but still helped people. And he left his isolation because he knew it would help people.

I think it's entirely reasonable to theorise that he's angry about the world and how so many people are suffering because of a few billionaires.

I could easily see Hulk being used as a tool to force change. Some protestors try to get an oil field shut down, whatever. The law will prevent that cuz money. Oil derricks won't be bright down by a boat full of Greenpeace volunteers.

But if Hulk shows up and demolishes an oil derrick or a coal power plant, or whatever billionaire's latest public interest-stopping pet project, what are you going to do? Sure, they'll rebuild. But it's very difficult to stop the Hulk, and he can just keep showing up and wrecking the place and leaving green energy stuff alone, and the people who only care about money will eventually have to recognize that carbon producing power is literally more money than it's worth.

Hulk can show up to genocides and smash tanks and block bullets aimed at innocents. Sure, he can't be everywhere, but at a certain point, say, Israel, is going to have to recognize that they are losing all their soldiers to the Hulk. Even a hateful ideologue will cut bait when it's obvious they will fail.

Now, obviously Marvel Studios would never, and even the comics would do some "he has a point but this is wrong too" bullshit.

But I think Bruce Banner, if he's a actually a heroic man who wants to help people, would at least think about it

[thepuppeteer-andthetrashmob]

oh yes because Israel DEFINITELY wasn't forcibly created after ww2 with help from Britain and USA

It's not antisemitic to say that the STATE of Israel was created like that

just got a second official warning for my use of "from the river to the sea, palestine will be free" on the OTW volunteer slack

people are also currently asking board to ban saying that the founding of israel was colonialism—equating this to saying racial slurs—and were complaining about my status back when it was "palestine will be free", too

suffice to say, fuck that place, don't give the OTW your money, and don't fucking volunteer there

(the second screenshot is from the warning I got a few days ago)

[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

[yesthatsatumbler]

Annonas are neat! But over here in Israel they're just being sold as "annona" and I have approximately no idea how to tell which species they are.

I also heard they might be (mildly) poisonous if stored and/or prepared incorrectly, which meant I kept worrying about buying any.

(if you can't read it, the label at the bottom just says אנונה ישראלי which translates to "Israeli annona", and the price is 49.90 NIS/kg, or about US$6 per pound)

...some googling says this is probably atemoya. Not very sure though as there's a lot of varieties out there.

Happy one year fruit anniversary!

In the past year I've polled some 500 fruits, odd ones, well known ones, rare and even brand new ones. I discovered so many species, as well as my disdain for the musa (bananas) genus (it's just too confusing) and my love for the annona (custard apples) genus.

Concerning the latter, I had never even tried one, but that changes today, as I will be trying a cherimoya (annona cherimola) which is one of the more well-known annona fruits. But before I share that experience, there's another fruit I haven't tried that I've gotten my hands on, the quince (cydonia oblonga)!

Just look at this guy, it's as if it ate a lemon. Sadly it still needs some time to ripen so I'll let you know what it's like soon. It's gotten a lot firmer, but it needs to be a little more yellow before I can try it.

On to the cherimoya, this only needed another day or so to ripen and today it was soft enough to eat! Its skin changed while ripening as well, with what seemed like pores appearing all over the fruit. Slicing this thing open was almost like cutting an avocado in half, albeit without the big pit in the middle.

The fruit has a very neutral smell, with a slightly sweet undertone and the seeds, of which there are many (don't eat those!) are clearly visible. After taking a bite, the first thing that came to my mind was persimmon (diospyros kaki) but the more I ate, the sweeter it got and I noticed some astringency (not to the point of being unpleasant) in the back of my throat. My partner thought it was reminiscent of pear, with notes of vanilla. They also said, and I quote, 'This is what a banana wishes it was'.

We both really enjoyed it and we'll be on the lookout for more cherimoya's. I can't believe I hadn't tried this before! The only problem now is that I want to try all the other species, but honestly I think that was the case before I'd had it.

❤️❤️❤️ Thank you all for sticking around! Here's to many more fruit polls and hopefully many more fruit reviews as well! ❤️❤️❤️

[rebel-girl-queen-of-my-world]

The number of confirmed Palestinian political prisoners has exceeded 10,000 from the West Bank and AlQuds, thousands from Gaza, and hundreds from within the lands occupied in 1948. Conditions in Zionist prisons have always been dire and have gotten significantly worse since October 2033.

Among these prisoners, over 300 are women from the occupied West Bank, while the number of women from Gaza abducted by Zionist forces remains unconfirmed.

Many women endure deliberate medical negligence, denial of communication with family and lawyers, unsanitary conditions, and severe violence. This includes psychological torture with solitary confinement, overcrowded cells filled with insects and dirt, and a lack of natural light. Prisoners are subjected to beatings, insults, threats, and sexual harassment and abuse. Strip searches are common, often used as methods of punishment and humiliation.

Despite continuous threats from the Zionist forces against freed prisoners and their families, these Palestinian women, among countless others named and unnamed, have shown immense courage and steadfastness in their choice to share the torture they have endured.

We demand the freedom of all Palestinian political prisoners. FREE THEM ALL!

[wearenotjustnumbers2]

Even CNN is reporting the truth more now. But if you are held without being charged, you aren’t a prisoner, you’ve been kidnapped and are a HOSTAGE. And human rights organizations have said that the other 50%, who were charged, were mainly charged with throwing rocks, and that even most of that was made up.

For all the pro israel who came to my posts of Palestinian children celebrating their freedom, calling them terrorists and criminals. Israel is an occupation state, they don't need a reason to arrest you as long as you're Palestinian.

[robotpussy]

pro palestine protest today in London and suddenly nobody is allowed to wear anything that "conceals their identity" in certain parts of central London and the excuse of "based on evidence" it's so clear this is just racial profiling and islamophobia and a gateway for police harassment and even when asked about masks the pigs are still trying to cover their trail. ok fascist police state

[sonicreferencephotos]

Paramount, Palestine, and This Blog

With the Knuckles series rapidly approaching, I feel it necessary to make a statement about how we will handle media created by Paramount. I have endeavored to keep this account dedicated exclusively to Sonic reference photos. However, as this issue is directly related to a piece of Sonic media, it has become relevant here.

For any who are not aware, Paramount Pictures, the company behind the Sonic movies, released a statement last year expressing their support for Israel and its "right to defend itself." As you probably know by now, Israel's idea of "defending itself" is committing genocide. I won't go into detail here (that is definitely out of this blog's field), but I would recommend doing your own research if you aren't aware of the atrocities happening at the hands of Israel right now. Needless to say, companies publicly supporting genocide is unacceptable; which brings us to the echidna in the room.

Many Sonic fans, myself included, have been looking forward to the Knuckles series. But, given the situation, supporting Paramount by subscribing to Paramount+ to watch Knuckles (or anything else) is not something I can condone.

I would like to humbly request that anyone who reads this avoid watching Knuckles through Paramount+. Please either watch it through "unofficial" channels, or abstain from watching it at all. Show Paramount that we will not ignore genocide.

And now, we return to the reference photos. I have thought long and hard about how to approach Sonic cinematic universe references. On one hand, giving publicity to the SCU will encourage people to watch Paramount media; on the other, refusing to post references will force people to collect their own. In the end, I have decided to approach SCU media similarly to Sonic Speed Simulator (albeit for very different reasons): I will post references, but all Paramount related posts will include a disclaimer condemning Paramount's support of Israel. I will also prioritize non-SCU refs, although you are all welcome to request any SCU characters you would like pictures of.

This is a difficult situation, and I welcome feedback on how best to continue. I ask that everyone remains civil in the notes. If anything changes, I will be sure to let you know.

Stay safe

[phoenixyfriend]

Pro-Palestine music as protest has been a thing for ages but nothing prepared me for "Hind's Hall" by Macklemore, which has both some great lyrics, some great commentary on protests at Columbia, and for which ALL PROCEEDS GO TO UNRWA.

You don't gotta like his music, but damn. Gotta admit Macklemore has been putting his money where his mouth is for months on this issue.

You can donate directly to UNRWA on their website.

It's not yet on streaming platforms but I heard a snippet in Democracy Now, and he posted part of it to Twitter/X.

I will disclaim that I disagree with the "not voting for Biden" thing, due to the fact that I personally believe that the American political system forces a Lesser Evil approach. I understand the intent, but I do disagree on a personal and political level.

[notaplaceofhonour]

There is no version of a conflict between two historically oppressed peoples who both claim one piece of land as their ancestral homeland that isn’t nuanced & complex. The only simple “solution” is genocide.

Israel-Palestine is complicated. Anyone telling you differently is selling you genocide.

[remindertoclick]

Your reminder to Click for Palestine today!

Once you've done that, here's a fun poll:

[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.

[handlewithcare-delicate]

Ok so based on the most recent info...we can all agree that all Joost did was stick up a middle finger at a someone who was filming him without his permission, right? We can all agree that it was extremely manipulative to imply what he did was way worse by describing it as "threatening a female member of staff" and just letting it just hang in the air, effectively making it sound as if he had (sexually) assaulted a woman, right?

[balasha7sanbardo]

honestly you must be a special kind of sick and evil to support israel. they bombed a fucking hospital. a hospital. how psychopathic, privileged, and ignorant do you have to be to support them. y’all make me sick. I want to grab your faces and force you to watch what’s happening.