#they're beyond that

[dirtytransmasc]

the men and boys are innocent too.

we cry "the innocent women and children" to appeal to the masses, to try and force their sympathy, but the men and boys are innocent too.

I have seen sons crying out for their mothers, their fathers, their siblings. I have seen them break down at the loss of their families. I have seen them cling to their dead and grieve.

I have seen fathers cradle their dead children, seen them kiss their faces and hold their little hands. I have seen them faint with grief when asked to identify the dead. I have seen them carry their sons and daughters. I have seen them fasting to provide what little they can for their families.

I have seen men and boys digging through the rubble with just their bare hands, I have seen them comforting strangers, playing with children, rocking them, hushing them, even if the face of such imminent danger. I have seen them cry, seen them grieve, seen them break down into each other's arms, seen them be selfless, beyond selfless, becoming something I don't have a word for.

I have seen the men who are doctors refuse to leave their patients, even when they have no medicine or supplies to give them, even when they're threatened with bombings. I have seen fathers who have lost all their children pick orphans up into their arms and proclaim them their child so they are not alone. I have seen men and boys digging pets out of the rubble.

the men are innocent too. the men and boys are being hurt and killed too. the men and boys are grieving too. the men and boys are scared too. the men and boys are fighting to save their people too. the men and boys deserve to be fought for too.

[strangeracrossthestreet]

@mariyyum twitter post: Recipes that have been passed down to me by my Palestinian mother 🇵🇸, and I've had the honor of sharing them with all of you. #freepalestine

1: Cheese Manakeesh (cheese pies)

2: Homemade Hummus w/ chicken koufta

3: Msakhan (the National dish of Palestine)

4: Sfeeha (meet pies)

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[leonardcohenofficial]

genuinely insanity evoking

[llamahearted]

two people will go through similar things & learn to cope in different ways

print ♥︎ song

[somnoir]

Prodigal son beyond Time - part 2

Part 1 | Masterpost

Damian first met his great uncle Danyal when he is three years old. His mother says he's met him long ago, when he was but a babe with a memory too fuzzy to remember. But the man before him is his grandfather's favorite child. The son that scowls at his father as he cradled Damian in his arms.

"What have you done?" His uncle scowled, a gentle hand pressed against the back of Damian's head. "He's a child!"

"Danyal!"

"You weren't like this with me." Danyal spat, keeping Damian in his arms and pressing his lips towards his nephew's forehead. Damian notes how cold his uncle's skin felt like, but more welcoming than that of his grandfather's.

"Danyal, he is to be trained like a proper Al Ghul." Grandfather said, frowning at Danyal.

"You trained me like a proper Al Ghul when I was older than him!" Danyal immediately protested, "He's three!"

"Danyal—"

"Ukht, I understand that you wish the best for your son but this is not it." Danyal immediately said, looking apologetic for interrupting Talia, but went back to glaring at Ra's. "I've tried to tolerate the fact that you handle an assassin league, father but this? You taught me to be loyal to the family. You taught me to cherish the family, you're blood—why the fuck aren't you giving the others the same treatment you gave me?!"

"Because they are not you!"

Damian doesn't recall what truly happened that day, but he does remember how his uncle's eyes went from soft blues to the same shade that the Lazarus pits glowed.

Damian remembers everything going dark.

Damian grows up differently.

He continues on his training, but everything is kinder to him. The world is kinder when his uncle is home, having tea with grandfather and overseeing his training. Mother loves him and uncle Danyal the most, claiming that they are blessings to her life.

Grandfather is quieter nowadays, almost docile with his uncle around.

It's a little more peaceful. The assassin's continue to train, to fight. But their reign of terror fall upon those that are corrupt and destroying the world. It's one of the compromises uncle Danyal and grandfather have led too.

Damian grows up differently.

Damian's arrival to the Bats' lives was unprecedented and quite confusing. He was a child raised by assassins, a child raised to become the next leader of the league. But he was... Strange. Strange for that kind of standard. 

Damian was rather sociable, hostile but not downright murderous towards them. 

His uncle did make sure that he had friends in the league.

Ra's had been utterly ecstatic to find out that he had two more grandchildren while Talia was quite pleased to know that she had a niece and nephew. 

Damian had a pair of strange cousins who snuck him out of training to go watch the stars, often getting them scolded, but it was worth it. Dante was older than Damian by five years. He was what other would call an angsty teen with how he often rebelled against his father. Meanwhile, Janelle—preferebly Ellie—was only a year older than Damian himself. She was a mischievous person who made sure that everything around her was swallowed by her own chaos. So when he entered the manor, suddenly struck with the reality that he had multiple siblings instead of just one elder brother, Damian knew what to do. 

Murder was not the answer. 

But by the words of his gracious uncle and the wisdom of his excellent cousins: fight your siblings like a feral child but defend them by being even worse to others. 

So Damian's first act as Dick Grayson's younger brother was to bite him. 

The undead were restless, rising from their graves or haunting their own corpses. It wasn't something they usually dealt with, forced to call upon magicians. 

But even Constantine was bewildered by just how cursed Gotham's lands were. To bring back the dead. Jason was a miracle but this was like an abomination, a literal zombie. 

No one really knew how to properly deal with the dead...

Well...

"My uncle would be willing to provide his assistance in this matter." Damian piped up, examining the contained zombies from a safe distance. All eyes were quickly drawn to him, bewildered and questioning. 

"I hardly think that Dusan would be suitable for this." Bruce sighed. 

Damian scowled, "Not him. My grandfather's first-born is whom I speak off. He is knowledgeable in the occult arts of the dead." 

"Damian... Ra's Al Ghul only has one son." 

"Untrue. Grandfather's greatest pride was always my uncle. He is precious to grandfather and ensures that no one knows much off him. I expected you and Drake to be aware of the first born." 

Tim stiffened, "They weren't rumours?! Ra's actually has some cryptid son?" 

Bruce, who had heard of the old tales of the Demon head's beloved heir, had always thought they were stories to scare the assassins. He's never seen the man, nor has he found any evidence of him in the league. 

Jason finally started paying attention, "So the league's golden boy can help? Dami, I don't think Al Ghul will even let his favorite kid anywhere near us." 

"You underestimate my uncle's love for me."

"You met him?" Bruce quickly interjected. 

Jason shrugged, "He helped me out back then. Patched me up when the pit madness got worse and helped me manage it. But his face was usually covered and no one really knew his name."

"Aside from myself, grandfather, and my mother." 

Bruce frowned, "Nyssa and Dusan don't know their brother's name?" 

"Grandfather says that they do not have the privilege of knowing his name. Mother was the first of his other children to have met my uncle."

"And what about you? You won't give us his name?" 

Damian scowled, feeling rather displeased with his father's choice of words. "Names are powerful, father. My uncle taught me this when I was young." 

Constantine narrowed his eyes, "You're uncle some kind of fae, kid?" 

"Watch your mouth, hellblazer. He does not like you." Damian hissed, having heard all his uncle's rants about the Laughing Magician, especially whenever he'd just randomly pick up Talia and walk around Nanda Parbat like she was a kitten rather than a deadly assassin. "But I shall call upon my great uncle and ask him for assistance. This matter with the undead shall surely pique his interest."

"Tell the old man I said hi!" Jason cheerfully added, sounding quite pleased to hear about the mysterious uncle. 

"No." Damian blatantly denied. As much as he loves Todd (and he will never admit that), he was not going to let anyone threaten his status as his uncle's favorite child. Over his dead body. 

Damian was quick to walk away from all of them, quickly retrieving all the materials he'd need to summon his uncle. Dark green paint for the summing circle, five candles, and an astrology book. 

"Bats... Why the hell is your son performing a summoning ritual? For a ghost of the realms too." Constantine's tone was strained, clearly disturbed and wary of Damian's actions. 

"Damian." Bruce warned but Damian just waved him off. He watched as Jason started lighting up the candles, humming an unfamiliar tune. 

"D'you think the old man will help us?" 

"Of course! Uncle adores me." 

"You think he'll give me his name?"

"I will gut you, Todd." Damian immediately responded with the most nonchalant tone he could ever give. 

Jason shrugged, before taking a step back. 

"Damian! Whatever you're summoning—" 

"I'm summoning my uncle, father. He's the best person to go to with these issues." Damian insisted, before muttering something unintelligible under his breath.

Bruce was startled when Constantine grabbed him, eyes wide and rapidly turning pale. "Why the hell does your son know how to speak the language of the—"

Fire burst forth from the circle, slowly morphing into an icy blast. 

"Dead." Constantine's breath hitched, "Holy shit, your brat just summoned the ghost king." 

Bruce grabbed Damian the moment a hand emerged from the blast of cold. He shoved his on behind him, suddenly feeling frightened as his entire body felt goosebumps. Fuck. Did Damian really just perform a summoning ritual for such a powerful being? He never expected for Ra's to brainwash his son into believing that such a powerful thing—

"Nephew!" 

Bruce blinked, suddenly blinded by the light. 

"Uncle!" Damian escaped from his grasp, rushing into the circle. Constantine practically screamed once Damian ran into the arms of what was supposedly his uncle and the ghost king. 

In front of Bruce was the most gorgeous man he's ever met. 

The floating hair that reminded him of snow and the green eyes that were purer than the Lazarus pits. He couldn't help but swallow thickly, blinking. Damian was held up by the ghost king, allowing the boy to nuzzle into the crook of his neck. 

"Hello, dami (my blood)." The king cooed, his pronunciation of the nickname much different from the shortened version of Damian's name. "I was not expecting you to call me. What's happened, my dear?" 

Damian hummed, but before he could speak, he was immediately interrupted.

"Long time no see, old man!" Jason yelled, waving his arm as if he wasn't in the same room as the king. 

"Jason! Hello! How are you? The corrupted ecto hasn't returned, has it? If it has, just tell me. I'll schedule a check up with Frostbite." The king quickly fussed, not minding the way Damian was baring his teeth at Jason. "Damian, behave!" 

Damian just seemed to whine, refusing to behave and opting to pestering the king. 

"I'm good, uncle. Haven't gone out crazy since you took me to the doctor." Jason smiled, already ripping of his domino mask to show that his eyes were green tinged with blue, not glowing green like the pits. 

"Good, good. But I really must know why I've been called." The king softly said, directing his words to Damian who was already trying to wriggle our his grasp. Gently, the king settled Damian back on his feet. 

"Right. Uncle, my father, Batman. Father, this is my uncle." Damian introduced, his tone hurried and a bit hesitant. 

The king, Damian's uncle, smiled at Bruce. "Hello there, Mr. Wayne. I've wanted to meet you for a long time." The king hummed, "My name's Danny, but the Al Ghuls call me Danyal." 

"Uncle!" 

"Hush, hush, Damian. I can give my name to anyone I want. I don't suppose that your father is worthy of it."

Bruce really should be more concerned about the fact that the king knew his name. 

"But what of the others?" 

"Little one, I sent Nyssa and Dusan letters ages ago. But rest assured, dearest Talia is still the first to earn it." Danny—Danyal—the ghost king softly spoke and patted Damian's head. "And... Oh, it's you."

"Your majesty!" Constantine enthusiastically greeted while Danny scowled. 

"Tax evading bastard." Danny huffed, shaking his head before promptly ignoring the tax evading bastard in question. 

"Damian." 

"The dead are rising."

Danny blinked, blinked again, before he groaned and shook his head. 

"Okay, sorry. That seemed to be caused by an error on my side. Some prisoners of my realms started a riot and some of them managed to break out. Some have most likely decided to overshadow their old bodies." Danny sighed, "I'll have this taken care of. Apologies for the inconveniences."

"These... Zombies have been wrecking havoc across my city." Bruce frowned, "They've been harming people."

"Vengeful spirits do that. They're criminals meant to be in prison. It's rare for breakouts to happen, in all honesty." Danny paused, just long enough to run his fingers through Damian's hair. "But if you wish to take charge, by all means. These are corpses being possessed by their own spirits and... Well... They're out of their minds. Not really considered revenants since the possession isn't quite permanent." 

"Alright, Bats. We've gotta make a proper deal here. His Majesty was summoned so we've gotta offer him something—" 

"That's not necessary." Danny immediately waved Constantine away, evident displeasure from the man. "The sigil I gave Damian was just to call me to him. No need for an exchange."

"Seriously?" Constantine blurted out. 

Danny just shrugged, "He's family. And my favorite nephew." 

Damian smirked, absolutely smug. "I am your only nephew, uncle."

"Mm... Jason's also my nephew." Danny chuckled softly, easily stepping out of the circle and removing it from the floor—leaving not a single stain. "Now... Shall we deal with the dead?" 

Bruce Wayne has made many bad decisions in his life, especially when it came to his relationships. Damian's ghost king of an uncle might be one of them.

Masterpost

[mischievous-thunder]

Conquering the multiverse together

[lotus-pear]

free will is drawing ur two favorite characters together and making them gay

[flwrkid14]

Tim Drake, Cheerleader Extraordinaire

Okay, hear me out: Tim deciding to try out for the college cheerleading team.

It starts out as a joke. Maybe Danny and Tim are at one of Danny’s football games, and Tim’s casually making some witty comment about the cheer routines. Danny, of course, being the chaotic boyfriend he is, goes, “Bet you couldn’t do half of that.”

Oh? well then, challenge accepted.

Tim’s been training for years—gymnastics, acrobatics, fighting crime on the regular—it’s not like a few flips and jumps are going to be any trouble for him. Plus, there’s something about the high-energy, peppy atmosphere that lowkey appeals to Tim. The chance to just let loose for a bit? Why not?

So, Tim being Tim, fully commits to the idea. He starts practicing routines, learning the cheers, and by the time tryouts roll around, he’s ready. Danny’s all supportive, of course, sitting in the bleachers with the biggest grin because this is Tim we’re talking about, and he’s about to blow everyone’s minds.

And he does.

The other cheerleaders? Absolutely shook. Tim’s out there pulling off flips, doing perfect jumps, and landing everything like he’s been doing this for years. He even throws in some crazy acrobatics just for the fun of it. Needless to say, Tim makes the team—no one can argue with those skills.

Then comes the uniform. The iconic moment.

Most of the men on the team wear shorts, but Tim, being Tim, decides to rock the skirt version of the uniform because why not? He likes the look, it’s more flexible, and he might as well commit to the whole look as well. And besides, he’s Tim Drake. He’s not going to let gender norms stop him from looking fabulous.

Cue Danny absolutely losing it.

Like, Danny was supportive before, but now? Oh no, now he’s flustered beyond reason. He didn’t expect this level of power move from Tim. When Tim shows up to the next game, wearing the cheerleading skirt, looking ridiculously good with those legs, flipping around with that same cool confidence—Danny can’t handle it. His brain? Fried. He can’t even focus on the game because every time Tim moves, Danny’s heart skips about three beats.

There’s a part of Danny that’s just beaming with pride because that’s his boyfriend out there, but there’s also this tiny, flustered part of him that’s a little jealous too. Now the whole campus gets to see how freaking amazing Tim looks in that cheer uniform, and Danny’s like, “Great, now I have to share this sight with the rest of the world.”

Tim, of course, notices. He can see Danny getting distracted on the field, shooting him these flustered glances, and Tim just smirks. He knows exactly what he’s doing, and if wearing the skirt gets that kind of reaction from his boyfriend, he’s definitely keeping it.

The best part? After the game, when Danny finally gets a chance to pull Tim aside. He’s trying to play it cool, but it’s obvious that he’s still a little jealous and way too flustered. He wraps Tim in his varsity jacket, tugging him close and muttering something about how now everyone gets to see Tim like that—but then immediately follows it up with a kiss because he’s still Danny and loves every second of it.

And Tim? He’s living for it. The cheerleading, the attention, Danny’s flustered reactions—it’s all just too good. Now, every game, Tim rocks that skirt uniform, flips and cheers like the pro he is, and Danny’s just the supportive (and slightly jealous) boyfriend watching from the field.

They’re the campus couple—the star quarterback and his cheerleader boyfriend, always hyping each other up, and now, every time Danny looks over at Tim mid-game, he’s reminded that, yep, Tim’s his, skirt and all.

[catgirljaneway]

I deeply dislike the voyager fandom trope where Kathryn is everyone's mom and Chakotay is the dad. (I love found family, I hate "nuclearized" found family) That woman is NOT everyone's mother. She is however Harry's mother. Which is even funnier because from what we know, Harry seems to have a perfectly healthy and good relationship with his actual mom. He did NOT need to be adopted by an insane middle-aged woman but BOOM now he's got mommy issues and it's literally his boss.

[mezucore]

DIRK: "Dearest." JAKE: (Oh shut up!!!)

[serpentface]

It's peak springtime and everything's in bloom and nothing bad is ever going to happen again. Lets day-drink senseless in the bushes.

[just-some-normal-jessica]

personal HCs of the human lords in black

yeah i based em off of the canon npmd ones with some nmt-lore-related details. it's all just for funsies rlly

[hellishfig]

for the amount of time i spend thinking about erika ishii, i do not post about them NEARLY enough

everything i've ever seen them in, they have been fully dialed in. they understand the genre, they understand the character they're playing, and they NEVER. FUCKING. MISS

my current dnd character is actually based on multiple characters of erika's that i enjoy. my character is a witch (like ame of worlds beyond number fame [thank you to the witch class playtest]) but she is also a brewer who grows weed and shrooms, and deals them, and does them (and her personality is very much modeled off of danielle barkstock in dimension 20's the seven)

i feel that many of my favorite moments from erika are often focused on other characters. but many of those character moments would not have been possible without erika's incredible roleplay and sense for storytelling

and when the moment IS focused on erika's character? spellbinding. groundbreaking. from ame talking to orima in the overgrown shrine to danielle getting a nat 20 at the masquerade ball, i always fall into the scene and feel it so deeply due to erika's skill and poise and commitment to the story being told

tldr i think erika ishii is incredibly talented and wonderful

[a-very-tired-jew]

Remember; Antisemites are Conspiracy Theorists

I feel like many of us forget that a key component of antisemitism is being a conspiracy theorist, and so I wanted to do a write up on it and draw parallels between what I've seen here on Tumblr and in my professional career.

One thing to keep in mind and remember is that antisemitism is not just bigotry and wanting to commit violence against Jews, it also includes conspiracy theories about Jews and everything relating to them as a key component.

I've noticed a number of similar behaviors and patterns in pseudoscience/anti-science conspiracy communities and antisemitic conspiracy theorists that might help elucidate why we can't make a lot of headway with certain people and why some accounts have such a big following and impact.

1) Often we find impactful conspiracy theorists pretend to be part of the group they are targeting.

Whether this is the person creating the conspiracy itself, a popular account, or an influencer, there is the likelihood that they will pass themselves off as a member of the group they are spreading misinformation about.

In the sciences we often see this with wellness gurus, naturopaths, homeopaths, chiropractors, and so on. They pretend that they're a "doctor" or "scientist" and have the same education, training, and expertise. They use a bunch of fake degrees/diplomas from diploma mills and get a bunch of fake certifications from uncredited organizations to add a letters after their name to add an air of legitimacy. They taught to use jargon that sounds scientific to the lay audience in these programs, but don't actually understand what they're saying. They just know enough to convince others that they're educated on the topic they're pretending to be an expert about.

The problem is that they will inevitably enter into spaces with actual members of the group who are verified experts and in doing so they will get called out rather quickly.

Inevitably this leads to their defense of calling the actual expert some sort of shill or mouth piece for propaganda that is trying to silence them and the "Truth". The actual expert is part of the conspiracy to keep them silent and not expose the "Truth". It does not matter how much you go into the conspiracy theorist's background and breakdown why they're not actually an expert and falsified/purchased their credentials, they will maintain that they are the one speaking "Truth" (often because they're "rebelling against the system" or they have "secret information").

Often they will call upon their followers to provide anecdotal evidence and bring in to question what actually qualifies "expertise" and use a bunch of goalposts and mental gymnastics to try and justify the grifter and the conspiracy. We seen this with them making accusations of the people debunking them using a No True Scotsman fallacy, but this in itself is a fallacious rhetorical device of improperly applying a fallacy against legitimate criticism. It's a common debate tactic of people who are lying to incorrectly apply fallacies against their critics.

However, there is the caveat that sometimes the conspiracy theorist was an expert prior to becoming what they currently are and typically they had some sort out downfall and disgrace that led them there. At some point their ethics and morals shifted and they now instead push and pursue a grift. The best example of this is Andrew Wakefield who used to be a medical researcher but sacrificed his ethics and morals for a payout. Another example is one I mentioned the other day, Simon Goddek, who used to be a biotechnology researcher that went off the deep end in regards to COVID and is now in Brazil selling unlicensed supplements.

In this regards, the former expert turned grifter will rely upon their former expertise (that is even removed by the accrediting body in some cases) to give themselves an air of authority on their pseudoscience. This becomes more and more egregious over time as they make claims about "research backed" products that they are selling, but are always unlicensed and untested things with maybe an in vitro study (done in a petri dish) to maybe back it up.

In all cases it becomes something similar to Nobel Prize Syndrome where the former expert is now spreading misinformation about things well outside their expertise and inevitably spreads a conspiracy about why its not accepted or other related things.

Now, in regards to antisemites here on Tumblr, and across social media, we have had a number of antisemites enter our community under the guise of "as a Jew" "anti-Zionists" and then spread rampant and vitriolic rhetoric and conspiracy theory. There are, what I consider, three varieties of this particular false "expert".

First is the obvious Racefaker/Jewfaker. This is the person who pretends to be Jewish or an Israeli Jew and is a complete and utter caricature of what either entails. They post nothing relating to Judaism or being Israeli, fighting antisemitism (even though they claim to be), and actually help spread antisemitic conspiracy and hatred. Even when outed with receipts that they have a history of faking (and are continuing to do so), they and their audience ignore the evidence (even if they requested it themselves). This is akin to the pseudo-experts in the sciences going "well prove it!" in regards to their fake credentials and then when the shoe drops they just call the person providing the evidence a shill or propagandist (in the case of Fakers it's usually "Zionist" or in some cases "Nazi").

The second is the "as a Jew" that maybe celebrated holidays once upon a time and very intermittently with their family, and quickly left Judaism and everything related behind as it meant very little to them. They had no connection to the community and culture and moved on. They only use "as a Jew" when it's convenient for them to shut down any argument, especially if they are being accused of antisemitism. We have several examples of this with various tankie accounts that defend the violent antisemitic actions of the Soviet whom at one point were openly practicing neo paganism and then claimed that they celebrated Jewish holidays once upon a time so they could speak as an "authority" (nvm that they deleted their blog to hide their paganism).

The third "as a Jew" is someone who claims to have heritage in their ancestry, but was never raised Jewish and has no connection to Judaism in any capacity beyond this one tenuous thread. They believe that having a drop of DNA relating to the culture means they can speak as an expert/authority.

In all instances these persons speak from ignorance and try to generate a false sense of authority to dismiss claims of antisemitism. The former "as a Jew" abandoned their Judaism, even from a secular stand point, and replaced it with completely different things. They actively sought connections to other groups and had little to no understanding of the culture they left behind. The latter is actively trying to engage in some sort of blood quantum to justify why they should be able to speak over Jewish voices. If you address the fact that neither one are Jews by any standard they then make wild claims about you being antisemitic, denying heritage, and other such things that no one would make about any other ethnic group.

These types of dismissal allow them to maintain their fake expertise because they and their audience already don't trust Jews, so any evidence provided would be ignored anyway. Just like the Racefaker/Jewfaker, the fake "as a Jew", the no connection "as a Jew" and their audience already believe in antisemitic conspiracy theories so any evidence provided that proves the person is faking or falsely presenting themself is part of the conspiracy. Furthermore, just like the pseudo-expert calls an actual scientist or doctor a shill, the Racefaker/Jewfaker and "as a Jew" calls the Jewish person addressing their behavior a range of insults or terms that indicates to their audience that the individual(s) is(are) part of the conspiracy.

And more importantly, none of them can actually replicate the nuances that come with being Jewish and living and growing up in the culture. There are certain behaviors, terms, norms, and standards that Jewish people grew up with regardless of sect or practice. This cannot be replicated by Jewfakers and "as a Jew" persons.

2) The use and defense of improper terminology.

Another big indicator that you're dealing with a Fake Expert spreading conspiracy theories and misinformation is the usage of terms in the incorrect manner or terms that have been rejected by the targeted community.

In regards to pseudoscience the most common terms are energy, frequency, quantum, detox, natural, and organic. In the scientific community these all have clearly defined definitions and parameters that constitute them. The Fake Expert uses them vaguely with no clear definition (or scientific explanation) as to how the mechanism they're applied to actually works. Often they're used to make something sound "smarter" than it actually is (especially quantum).

Anyone using these terms in this manner can be quickly identified as someone who doesn't know what they're talking about.

With regards to JewFakers, there are terms that they use that are indicators they are not what they are pretending to be and are simply antisemitic conspiracy theorists that hate Jews.

Any account that calls a Jew (or Jews) a "Nazi" or slurs created by white supremacists is immediately a red flag. These terms are not something anyone who is Jewish with any connection to the community would actually use. We have our own intracommunity words to describe another Jewish person who behaves in such a manner, but those particular ones are not them.

Why?

Because a core component of Nazism (and by extension much of white supremacy) is antisemitism. A Jewish person existing as a Jew and all that it entails cannot be a "Nazi" by the very definition of the ideology unless they are specifically trying to conduct heinous acts against other Jews in a specific manner using specific rhetoric. Just because a Jewish person might actually commit a heinous act or be a bad person does not make them a "Nazi", even if those heinous acts are conducted against non-Jews. It is a clearly defined word with a set definition that has requirements to meet it.

As such, anyone using "Nazi" or related terminology to describe Jews, especially Jews they don't like, immediately outs themself. Especially if they are claiming to be a member of that community because they acting contrary to all the cultural norms and behaviors.

3) they believe a single occurrence validates their entire conspiracy.

When sweet wormwood (Artemesia annua) was found to effectively treat parasites in an empirically supported study the pseudoscience community went nuts. They used it as validation for all the naturopathy, homeopathy, and other stuff they believed in. Suddenly because one plant was effective then everything else was, including practices not relating to plants at all. It didn't matter that these other plants and practices had no evidence to support the claims surrounding them, one thing was validated and so everything was validated.

We see a similar behavior amongst antisemites where if there is an occurrence that validates their belief that Jews are bad then everything is suddenly validated. It does not matter if the other things have been properly debunked and were falsified maliciously or intentionally misleading, the one occurrence of Jews/Israelis/Zionists being "evil" suddenly means every conspiracy theory is true.

Which leads to point four.

4) the refusal to acknowledge when they are wrong and the continuation of misinformation.

In the sciences I have seen this particular tactic from the aforementioned fake experts that are also influencers. They'll say something about how you can treat Lyme Disease with hydrogen peroxide IVs (you can't, please don't do this), that you detox your body with a certain diet (also not a thing), that you should alkalinize your body (also bullshit), and many other claims.

Often they will provide some shoddy "study" or purposefully misinterpret something to back their claims. When presented with a breakdown of why their claims are not supported, whether through someone calling out the misinterpretation or that they are using poor evidence, they will continue to keep the claim up on their media and website. There are even some cases where someone might even reach out to them and gently try to let them know that they are in fact wrong about the claims they are making from an earnest place of concern.

Regardless, they will still continue to push the claim they made even in light of the evidence that is contrary to their conclusions. Why? Because they likely believe it to be true and it's actually a conspiracy by "Big Science" to keep it secret and silence them or they need to push it on others that it is true because it directly benefits them monetarily to do so.

Very rarely will you see one of these grifters retract and apologize for a claim. They often have disclaimers on their websites that protect them legally from any "medical advice" they may have given (acknowledging, in some way, that they know what they're doing is a grift)

In regards to the antisemitic conspiracy theorists, whenever one of their claims is debunked (such as the 377k thing I broke down the other day) you will find that they don't retract, correct, and apologize for the misinformation they spread. They keep it on their media and continue to either spread it or passively endorse it by it still being present.

When coupled with the Faking tactic mentioned above this means that a lay person will see the misinformation and believe it because it because it is still present on the Faker's page. This is then coupled with the "as a Jew" pages that also keep that same misinformation up, and so if anyone were to try and cross reference and verify if it were true then would then see a Faker being backed by an "as a Jew" and thus leading to the conclusion that it must be true.

They don't know that both parties are not Jewish and are in fact antisemites pretending to be. If someone were to publicly engage and point out that something is incorrect then they and the rest of the antisemites will join in to dismiss the correction as a piece of propaganda (just like the pseudo-experts get their cohort and audience to dogpile and dismiss actual scientists).

This ensures that the antisemitic conspiracy theories and misinformation spread by these conspiracy theorists has an air of legitimacy.

Because the Fake Experts said so, and if you disagree with them being a Fake then you're part of the conspiracy.

Do you see how this circles back in on itself?

So one thing we need to do is not just call these people antisemites.

We need to point out that they're conspiracy theorists as well.

Because that's what they are.

They're conspiracy theorists.

Just like Moon Landing Hoaxers, anti-vaxxers, COVID deniers, and all the other conspiracy theory believers out there.

And just like other conspiracy theorists, they work backwards from a conclusion and attempt to find evidence to support it. Even if they have to falsify, misinterpret, lie, or purposefully obfuscate.

Now, if you've read this far and you are an audience member of one of these people that this is talking about and your first response is to get defensive and immediately start attacking me then I need you to ask yourself "Why?" Why is pointing out that much of the antisemitism revolves around and behaves like pseudoscience conspiracy theorists so offensive to you?

Is it because you view yourself as a reasonable person who wouldn't get sucked in by conspiracy theories?

That you consider yourself well informed?

Consider for a moment that you're not. Consider that if the points I have described above caused a very real visceral reaction in you that you have fallen for antisemitic conspiracy theories and conspiracy theorists spreading them.

It's okay to have been bamboozled. It can happen to anyone. But the only way forward is to admit and accept that you were, and then leave those spaces and what they represent behind. Go forward with the knowledge that indicates such behavior and try to do some undo the damage it has done and continues to do.

But if you're actually one of the Conspiracy Theorist spreading this stuff that I mentioned above, well...have a good day I guess?

[egophiliac]

I saw comments that the new butler from Ridekamens look like Sebek

He...kinda does

I wasn't gonna say it, but. that was kind of my first thought when he was revealed. :') maybe this is what Sebek's older brother is doing these days? he ran off to buttle for secret agents at a superhero cafe? actually wait that would be rad as heck, I'll accept this headcanon

[le-chevalier-au-lion]

DOVQUEZ x boyfriend

I would leave with me tonight