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deep sea ghost

@trisloshr / trisloshr.tumblr.com

terrifyingly unfresh
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nordfjording

^what he said

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schwazombie

"One doesn't need to make things unnecessarily complicated at the outset. He who raises his right arm at a slant forcefully and repeatedly while standing on a political stage at a political speech in front of a partially extreme right public is performing the Hitler salute. There is no need for 'allegedly' or 'similar' or 'debated'. The gesture speak for itself, it is documented on video. Whoever then wants to reinterpret it, whoever doesn't want to see (i.e., refuses to recognize) the Hitler salute, does so on their own behalf."

(sorry I am really bad at translating but this is roughly what it says, for my non-German speaking mutuals)

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My state of mind synthesizes these two emotions and overcomes them: I’m a pessimist because of intellect, but an optimist because of will. In all circumstances I think first of the worst possibility in order to set in motion all the reserves of my will and be in a position to knock down the obstacle. I have never entertained any illusions and I have never suffered disappointments. I have always taken care to arm myself with an unlimited patience, not passive, inert, but animated by perseverance.

Antonio Gramsci, 1929 Letter to his Brother

There is a word that has been hovering around me like a familiar since the morning after the U.S. presidential election. It comes from the title of the Palestinian novelist and politician Emile Habiby’s bizarre and wonderful 1974 book, The Secret Life of Saeed the Pessoptimist. Through the oxymoronic condition of pessoptimism, the novel—which Edward Said styled the national epic of Palestine—describes life for a fairly ordinary Arab on and across the borders of Israel, roughly from the Nakba in 1948 through the June War of 1967. ... In one of the letters to an anonymous correspondent in which he chronicles his adventures, Saeed the Pessoptimist explains how he inhabits his name under such conditions: “I don’t differentiate between optimism and pessimism and am quite at a loss as to which of the two characterizes me. When I awake each morning I thank the Lord he did not take my soul during the night. If harm befalls me during the day, I thank Him that it was no worse.” ... The kind of staying I am talking about stems from a position of defeat, a wish for no one to triumph until or unless we all can, which almost certainly means not at all. What this looks like, for Saeed, and maybe for us, is an unfettered commitment to the necessarily limited joys of being noncompliant—but also the joys of railing against the state in incessant speech acts, even failed ones, letters written and sent, phone calls recorded and counted, private acts of solidarity and public acts of care. It is not an overcoming of pessimism and optimism—positions that are neither banal nor vulgar—but rather a deep devotion to both, foolishly, endlessly, willingly.
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Mexicans in the United States now have a direct line to consular assistance at their fingertips. Juan Ramón de la Fuente Ramírez, Mexico’s Foreign Minister, has introduced “ConsulApp Contigo”, a mobile application designed to provide immediate support in emergencies, including detentions. The app connects users to consular services, offering legal guidance and critical resources in real time.

Los mexicanos en Estados Unidos ahora tienen a su disposición una línea directa de asistencia consular. Juan Ramón de la Fuente Ramírez, Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de México, presentó "ConsulApp Contigo", una aplicación móvil diseñada para brindar apoyo inmediato en situaciones de emergencia, incluidas las detenciones. La aplicación conecta a los usuarios con los servicios consulares, ofreciendo orientación legal y recursos críticos en tiempo real.
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rorygilmre

via NYPost: Immigration and Customs Enforcement is preparing to launch a “big f–king operation” across sanctuary cities — including Chicago and New York — immediately after President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, multiple sources told The Post.

Starting Jan. 21, multi-day “ground operations” will be launched across cities that have served as safe havens for migrants because the local authorities do not cooperate with the federal government when it comes to immigration issues, sources said.

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mohdiwais

The ceasefire this time is different because in all past wars I’d be waiting for the ceasefire in my home among my family & friends, I’d go to my school or uni in the next day, I can go out with my friends to my fav places, I can simply continue living normally.

Now I’m so far away from what used to be my home “it’s gone”, and I can’t get my old life back not even half of it and the only thing that I can be happy about is that my people won’t be massacred anymore and they can live a day without fearing loss.

never imagined I'd live to see a ceasefire in Gaza. Glory and immortality to our righteous martyrs.

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cantsayidont

As of 20:48 GMT on 20 January 2025, Muhammad's vetted GFM campaign is up to kr794,233 (SEK) / kr1,500,000, with only one kr110 donation (around $10 USD) in the past 24 hours.

His Chuffed campaign is up to $3,413 / $50,000.

Muhammad is still trying to sustain his extended family of 27 people — including his pregnant sister — through the winter and the famine.

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Would like to request everyone to continue supporting the fundraisers in whatever way you can please. There is a ceasefire- there is relief, there is sadness and so many other things that none of us who are outsiders will ever know...but i have been talking to some of my Gazan friends on here, and right now what is happening is people want to go back home- they want to clean the rubble and rebuild it. They want to rebuild their lives. They want to rebuild Gaza. The ceasefire is only the first step and our solidarity should go beyond it.

What I am trying to say is that for fifteen months Gaza has been carpet bombed and rebuilding will take time. Gaza will be rebuilt by her own people and in the mean time, life has to go on. It absolutely has to, for Gaza to recuperate. There are semester fees that has to be paid. There are careers and business to get back to. There are medicines and food and tents that need to be bought right now. I know the aid trucks will bring in relief but still some costs need to be covered. Also the municipality projects will need funding, the soup kitchens and other grassroot orgs. There is such a long way to go. Please keep talking about Gaza. Keep responding to asks and messages as much as you can. Please keep on boosting fundraisers ( org/individual) and donate if possible.

  • I want to link my friend Siraj's fundraiser here- he is in south Gaza and has been trying to buy a tent for close to two weeks. Tents do not help keep out the cold or the rain, but it is still better than nothing. If you remember that Siraj's initial campaign was so that he can rebuild his house, and Siraj will rebuild a home for his family, he will resume his work as a journalist, but for now he needs to buy a tent.
  • My friend Mohammad Ayesh wants to return to North Gaza. He wants to finish his campaign as soon as possible because once he is in the North, he won't be able to campaign. He has his life to rebuild and the sooner he can finish the campaign, the more quickly he can get to it. He was an university student on October 2023. He has so much to do now. So please help.
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ICE raids are starting on Tuesday in Chicago.

Yell “ICE” and “LA MIGRA” to disrupt them. Notify people and use your privilege as a citizen to make ICE’s job as difficult as possible.

Fascism has been here. It’s just loud now. Time to be loud too.

If you cannot attend protests in person, it’s time for you to organize with your community and educate yourself.

Donate to bail funds in your city now. Find the sanctuary cities near you.

Go to libraries. There are groups organizing. Do not let the censorship of TikTok allow these communities to go silent.

What they’re doing to TikTok and the timing of it, whether Trump saves it to make himself look better or he censors it on the doorstep of his new reign, it is intentional.

Trump is expected to issue an emergency executive order regarding the southern US border tomorrow after inauguration.

California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, be ready for ICE and border patrol.

#WTF isn’t Chicago a sanctuary city?

Yes. Trump is targeting sanctuary cities. This report on Chicago was originally a leak, so all sanctuary cities are on alert.

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#15 on their @/gazavetters vetted gfm list, promoted by nabulsi here and here and also vetted by association!

Darine has 4 siblings, and her little sister Maryam is only 8 years old! They have lost people they love, their home has been destroyed, and they are going through hardships we cannot even begin to imagine! Yet despite all that, Darine has managed to complete her first semester of her third year of medical school! In a middle of a genocide!

Only $7,332 USD raised of $30K goal even though they have been fundraising since February!

You can enter my freshwater pearl necklace raffle if you donate to this fundraiser!

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leen-gaza

There is nothing in the world worse than the feeling of helplessness, that you cannot do anything, and you are standing in hell, and you are unable to do anything but silently observe your pain.

Before the war, he was shiny with his knowledge. After the war, he is exhausted with worries

#Gaza

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90-ghost

Help leen

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reblogged

Desperate Plea: A Call For Relife‼️ 🥀

Hello, It's Momen Al Madhoun, writing from the most miserable area in the whole world, I am deeply thankful to all of you. Your support means the world to my family

🍉🍉🍉 I urgently plead you to keep sharing our campaign with your friends, family, and acquaintances

15 months have passed as if it were 15 years, and suffering increasing day after day 😔 Our health is decaying, we have NO IMMUNITY to fight diseases. No healthy food to feed our worn cells. Finding a quiet, clean place for us to get some rest is IMPOSSIBLE! I'm in urgent need of serious financial support so that I can take action and save my family! Our faces speak the misery we're going through! my children can't bear the ruthlessness of war life… pain and cold does not allow either of them to sleep 💔

I found in drawing a way to relieve stress and describe what we are experiencing, but even this i was deprived of, due to the difficulty of obtaining good internet and electricity for a sufficient time If you are interested in art, you can check I my blog I and find my artworks, i hope you will share them and support me to continue fighting and trying Every share and donation brings us one step closer to saving my family's lives. Your support, no matter how small, holds the power to rescue my loved ones from grave danger There are no words can describe how many times we have been displaced The situation we're living now is really hard to imagine Where do we Go?

Imagine the vastness of this universe, we cannot escape to a safe place far from the war

🌟 Our campaign is vetted by 🇵🇸 @/gazavetters List at #291

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colorisbyshe

I do think with news of the ceasefire, everyone should read up on what the ceasefire actually means and what the different phases of the ceasefire are. here's a good source for what we know as of now:

Some of my initial takeaways are:

  • this ceasefire is temporary (as of right now, six weeks long). negotiations will continue but israel is not offering guarantees about continued non-violence. BDS remains important. be vigilant, keep pressure up
  • rafah crossing will open one week after the initial phase starts
  • israel will release 2000 prisoners
  • more aid will get to northern gaza, look out for ways you can help
  • if the second phase is initiated, israel will do a complete withdrawal from gaza. which means the initial phase will not include that. again i say: BE VIGILANT
  • if the third phase is reached, reconstruction will begin "under international supervision"
  • nothing is over, even if this is a relief. do not tape out, do not tune out.
  • pls still read the full article
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