#so many possibilities..............

[symbiodyke]

while I do get pretty stressed when my partner impulse buys shit while manic, I gotta hand it to em for most things having at least a touch of practicality to them.

all of this is to say I'm actually pretty excited for our new food grade blowtorch

[inkskinned]

it's extremely critical that you see the photo of the perp walk for luigi mangione as being propaganda. i've seen so many people wave it off and instead fawn over his looks. and trust me, i know it ended up being kind of pathetic and weird - but please don't brush it off as a "modelling opportunity" for him. it's a fucking terrifying message the police are sending.

i want to make a few comparisons here, in case you're not from the US or familiar with why the perp walk thing is something to pay attention to. just to set the groundwork for why this is a purposeful, unusual, and cruel act by the nyc police - for why this is not a common occurrence and for why that matters.

the prosecution alleges the show of force is due to the charge of "terrorism." for comparison, in june 2015, tsarnaev was found guilty for the boston marathon bombing, which killed 3 people and injured hundreds. his actions are considered to be an act of domestic terrorism. i have spent the last hour looking through google for pictures of similar to mangione's perp walk - and so far, i have found zero. i also just do not personally remember a moment like that, despite living in boston at the time.

they allege that luigi is a stone-cold killer who carried out a longterm plan, making him particularly dangerous. again for comparison: in nyc, recently cory martin was found guilty of the killing of brandy odom. the murder was planned and premeditated to steal insurance money. and yet no staged perp walk. why didn't her life matter enough for a "show of force"?

but mangione gets paraded by a veritable army of police officers as if he is a rabid animal. for a single citizen who allegedly killed one other single citizen, the "largest perp walk ever" occurs.

so what is the "strong message" that the mayor and the police were trying to send here? the mayor speaks as if mangione is already convicted of terrorism. there is a very thin number of people who feel threatened by the CEO's death. none of us felt like mangione needs to be under massive armed guard.

the message is that you shouldn't resist. they are trying to "make an example" of him - that if you behave badly and kill a single rich person, you'll be treated as if you killed hundreds of people. you will be treated worse than a man who was found guilty of terrorism. you will be considered guilty without trial. the message is that the rich are a protected class, and you cannot touch them without massive punishment. they are trying to prevent a revolution by showing dominance and force against you.

the message is that the police are a puppet of the wealthy and that the law is not equally applied across class disparity. it is "some are more equal than others." it is "one life is more precious than another."

the show of force wasn't for luigi. it was for us. it was a warning. they are trying to remind us who is really in control.

[kachikirby]

IF YOU LIVE IN THE US, PLEASE READ THIS

Posting this from the bird app since I hope it can help people.

People have been contacting the White House directly to demand a recount, especially since there has been evidence that not every ballot has been counted and will be thrown away if it hasn't been cured.

The link to contact the White House is here!

The following screenshot comes from here!

If you need help writing something, check under the cut! I've provided a prewritten response from one of the replies!

"I am a concerned citizen, and I need you to hear me. I urge you to recount the ballots from this election and investigate election interference. Bomb threats have been called into multiple polling locations, causing some to close early. Domestic terrorists have burned ballot boxes. An unprecedented number of ballots have been rejected and require curing. There have been reports of polling officers allowing voter intimidation in and outside of polling places across the country and an estimated 20 million mail in ballots are unaccounted for. In addition, many people have reported that ballots were not counted for suspicious reasons such as signature invalidation which is information that vote counters do not have access to. These events have occurred in swing states such as Pennsylvania, Nevada, and Georgia, for instance."

Feel free to add and change what you want, this is just a base for you to work off of.

[boybecoming]

an ode to testosterone weight gain

[stil-lindigo]

Bisan is calling for another global strike!

I saw some posts just outlining Jan 21st, and wanted to clarify that Bisan has called for a full seven days of action.

What a global strike would look like is:

calling in sick to work

purchasing bare essentials ahead of the week so you can observe the general boycott of goods / buying as little as you genuinely can

putting in a concerted effort to elevate Palestinian voices and make it clear that this strike is in support of a permanent ceasefire!

For those who will have to purchase necessary goods during this time, please observe the brands that the BDS movement is asking us to boycott!

♢♢♢

Right now is also a good time to mention some better uses for your money during this week.

Available e-sims in Gaza are running low!!

Mirna El Helbawi and her team are working round the clock to continue to connect Palestinians as Israel does its best to cut them off from the rest of the world.

You can learn how to purchase and send e-sims here, and below you’ll find a list of what is currently needed (the areas in brackets indicate what region you should select to buy e-sims in).

--

CareforGaza is an organisation that does verifiably good work, distributing supplies directly to Palestinian families.

They have a Gofundme set up at the moment, but because of Gofundme’s poor track record regarding refusing to transfer funds to Palestinians, I’d recommend continuing to donate directly to their PayPal here.

Good luck to all of you. Don't turn away from Palestine!

[anniflamma]

Some fanservice for all Odypen shippers!

Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / --- / Part 5 / End

The comment section that started it all

[guillotinedream]

I think the most heartbreaking thing about arcane is that there is CANONICALLY a universe where everyone lives, everyone is happy and everything is undeniably better, for everyone- its the only thing vi’s ever wanted. For her family to be whole and thriving, but she isnt there to see it because she died. Everything she ever wanted and she’ll never know. Devastating

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Happy one year anniversary to In Stars and Time!

[minjimunji]

Figuring out how to draw them 😖

[sopuu]

my friends and i watched the parkour movies in one sitting-

[wiisagi-maiingan]

I love tornado survival guides. "Shelter in a basement or interior room without any windows. But if you're in a mobile home, just fucking die I guess lol"

[teaboot]

Me: I appreciate that you keep bringing me tupperware leftovers but you really really shouldn't, you're going to lose a lot of containers

My brother, handing me the 10 thousandth container of leftovers: Oh yeah I forgot to ask when are you bringing those back

Me: You don't want them back.

My brother: What did you do

Me: Better question: what did I NOT do

Him: ...

Me:

Him: Oh my god

Me: Yeah

Him: You haven't been WASHING THEM?

Me: Bruh I'll be honest I haven't even been eating most of them

Him: Oh my god

Him: I have been bringing you lunch since-

Me: Halloween

Him: OH MY GOD

Me: Yeah

Him: It's been- we JUST bought those containers

Me: I'VE BEEN TELLING YOU TO STOP

Him: WHAT THE HELL

Me: I HAVE TOLD YOU SO MANY TIMES TO STOP

Him: IF I DONT FEED YOU, YOU DONT EAT

Me: I AM AN ADULT I PACK FOOD

Him: WHAT FOOD

Me: I DONT KNOW, FUCKING. SPAGHETTI

Him: IN WHAT? IN WHAT? YOU DONT WASH YOUR FUCKING TUPPERWARE

Me: I DON'T *BUY* TUPPERWARE CAUSE I KNOW I WONT WASH IT

Him: WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU CARRY THE SPAGHETTI IN

Me: Bags

Him: What

Me: Ziplock fucking bags

Him: YOU'RE EATING SPAGETTI OUT OF BAGS

Me: IT'S LESS WASTEFUL

Him: HOW is it less wasteful? HOW?? You're throwing out a plastic bag every single day!

Me: It's better than throwing out tupperware!

Him: TUPPERWARE IS REUSABLE

Me: NOT IF YOU DONT WASH IT

Him: WHY THE FUCK NOT

Me: I DONT DO DISHES

Him: THE FUCK YOU MEAN YOU DONT DO DISHES.

Me: I hate doing dishes. You KNOW I hate doing dishes. I have ALWAYS HATED DOING DISHES you KNOW this

Him: WHAT THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN EATING OFF OF

Me: PLASTIC BAGS

Him:

Him: You're a fucking trash monster

Me: You wore the same pair of Shrek pants every day for two years

Him: When will you let that go

Me: I will never let it go

Me:

Me: ...thank you for the lasagna

[badolmen]

Five Dollar Fridays!

Can you spare $5 this week? If not, please reblog this post so it reaches someone who can!

Otherwise, please donate $5 to one of the following verified fundraisers for families in Palestine and then reblog this post:

(verification) Moamen's Family ($200/$30.000) [0.67%] *new campaign and goal, see here.

(verification) Musab's Family (£136/£10.000) [1.06%] *new goal and campaign, see here.

(verification) Sohaip's Family (£1.131/£10.000) [11.3%]

(verification) Basel's Family (CHF 9.145/CHF 60.000) [15.2%]

(verification) Muhammad's Family (€24.000/€82.000) [29.3%]

(verification) Malak's Family (€7.876/€25.000) [31.5%]

(verification) Samer’s Family (kr 149.538/kr 450.000) [33.2%] *alternate campaign, see here.

(verification) Nadaa's Family (£9.930/£25.000) [39.7%]

(verification) Mohammed's Family (€44.527/€80.000) [55.7%]

(verification) Youssef's Family (€16.964/€30.000) [56.5%]

(verification) Laila's Family (€33.542/€55.000) [60.9%]

(verification) Nabila's Family ($18.288/$30.000) [61.0%]

(verification) Abdelrahman's Family (€20.105/€30.000) [67.0%]

(verification) Asmaa's Family (€33.388/€45.000) [74.2%]

(verification) Yousef's Family (€41.568/€50.000) [83.1%] *new goal and campaign, see here.

(verification) Mohammad's Family (€31.345/€37.000) [84.0%]

(verification) Amira's Family (€32.673/€39.000) [84.7%]

(verification) Fadi's Family ($44.264/$50.000) [88.5%] *new goal, see here.

Time stamp: Dec. 27, 2024

More information and campaigns under the read more.

(Conversions: $5 = kr52.36, €4.66, £3.89, CHF4.30)

Daily Campaigns @writing-prompts-for-palestine

Match Me Monday

Ten Dollar Tuesdays

Do Something Saturdays

Completed Campaigns:

(verification) Nada’s Family (€16.040/€16.000) [100%]

(verification) Wafaa's Family ($100.631/$85.000) [100%] *new goal and campaign, see here.

*** the follow campaigns have been terminated by GFM/are no longer accepting donations. I am looking for an update from the vetters or organizers.

(verification) Tala’s Family (€13.967/€40.000) [34.9%]

[enbyandyy]

NAMEMC SPOILERS

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EDIT FROM THE FUTURE FOR ANYONE WHO SEES!!!! THIS WAS FOR WILD LIFE!! THIS IS OUT OF DATE!!!

[bastardalbum]

ST CHROMA + TYLER .

THOUGHT I WAS DEAD (2024)