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I'm really surprised no one has combined the universes of Stranger Things and Star Trek DS9. Genetic engineering that results in strange abilities and weird autistic gays who like to play RPGs and know things others don't? It's perfect.

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A fig tree for pixel dailies.

"Figs are planted in most Palestinian cities. However, it is most common in two districts, Nablus — especially in the village of Tell — and Ramallah — namely in Silwad, which became known as Im-Qutteen (mother of dried figs). Other villages also have names relating to the fig, such as Teeneh (fig). There are also flat areas called masateeh referring to the places where figs are dried to produce qutteen.

The fig has long been linked to Palestinian cultural heritage because it is nutritious and filling, and thus a staple of the Palestinian diet. It was known in Palestine as far back as the Canaanites. Palestinians have their own terms for the fig: while it is forming, the fruit is taqsh, then faj and then ‘ajr. Other used terms are nafal and thbeel.

Old traditional sayings reflect the importance of figs in Palestine. For example: ‘I tasted the first fruit, I hope my life has a long route’; ‘Eat the figs from the early season and the grapes from the late season’;* and ‘If we have qutteen (dried figs), we are safe from hunger.'"

-from The Palestinian Museum which took that info from 'A Garden Among the Hills: The Floral Heritage of Palestine'

Trees, would it be olive trees (which I also have a drawing of) or fig ones are important in Palestine. Just like in other countries, they provide shade, fresh air and produce. But in Palestine, they are also a symbol of resistance - as long as family's tree is growing, they are growing too; as long as the tree is alive, they are alive too.

When Israeli occupiers takes Palestinian's homes that they've built over multiple generations, they take their trees that they groomed too. When IOF drops bombs on civilians, they take trees with them. They uproot the trees, they burn them - because those trees remind them of people they've killed and whose land they have taken.

It seems like the world is slowly growing numb to cries for help; it seems like people are closing their eyes and covering their ears to not see the Palestinian blood on their screens, to not hear them scream. And Israel sees that and continues it's aggression on Lebanon. After all, if they can get away with a year (76 years) of genocide, why not start another one?

Please take any action you can. Protest, boycott, keep your eyes on Palestine and please, please, please donate to Palestinian fundraisers. I have spotlighted one fundraiser, for Falastin's family evacuation funds from Gaza that she organized in late June - it is still very far away from it's goal.

There are 24 family members that depend on that fundraiser. They need not only evacuation funds but also money to buy basic necessities like food and medicine that are very expensive in Gaza right now. Recently Falastin started hearing them talk about waiting for their fate because the funds this campaign gets daily are not enough to ease their suffering and cover evacuation.

Please, do not let it happen. Please, donate and check conversion rates before you do as:

10$ = 103 SEK

25$ = 257 SEK

50$ = 515 SEK

100$ = 1,030 SEK

I've talked about this fundraiser before numerous times, a lot of info can be found on this post [here] or [here].

Vetting info: #282 in El-Shab-Hussein and Nabulsi's spreadsheet [here], #957 in the Butterfly Project spreadsheet [here]

I do semi-regular art updates (last one [here]) and accept commissions for proof of donations, please dm me for info as my art blog was terminated recenty.

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You dumb motherfucker life isn't about smelling flowers or feeling radiant sunshine on your skin or making meals with your loved ones. You idiot son of a bitch. It's about apps. It's about scrolling through apps.

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Guys, I'm so atheist I accidentally read the wrong book.

I was trying to read the bible because I wanted to learn more.

I bought the book.

It was the Torah.

I'm still reading it, it's some of the same shit, but how the fuck did I do this.

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the problem with autism is sometimes you want to do something (brave) but you need someone to gently walk you through each step so you know what will happen. and people don’t like doing that

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wait since when does the wholesome Tumblr using fiction writer guy have sa allegations against him

i mean he is a celebrity so there's always a chance but that came out of nowhere

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Happy Petrov Day, everyone. To celebrate, try to follow his example and not end the world.

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An innocent man is going to be executed in one month, October 17th, in part for having autism.

In 2002, Robert Roberson's chronically ill baby girl fell out of her crib. She seemed fine so he set her back, but when he checked again she wasn't breathing well.

He urgently took her to the hospital where they said she had shaken baby syndrome, and due to the emotionless expression on his face he was given the death sentence for his daughter's murder.

Over 20 years later, the science they used to claim she died from shaken baby syndrome has been debunked, and it was actually found that she didn't die from her fall at all- She died from her illness. This evidence was kept from the courts.

They thought he murdered his baby girl because he didn't have a neurotypical reaction. His appeals have been denied, even with the knowledge that she died from illness, and he is set to be executed for his baby's tragic death on October 17th. I don't know what petitions there are, but I needed people to know about this.

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Reblog and put in the tags if you can remember where you got the shirt you’re currently wearing.

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Please sign the petition!!!

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Hate it when that happens

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I relate to Bashir's reaction to Garak because if an older, incredibly feminine, muscular 🚬 (who likely knew how to kill me in multiple ways) started blatantly hitting on me in public, I'd also struggle to form words

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Yeah, GARAK

part of what makes tragedies tragic is the story being preventable from the outside but unpreventable from the inside

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I remember doing a lot of these things when I was younger, but I can't remember why.

hey so protip if you have abusive parents and need to get around the house as quietly as possible, stay close to furniture and other heavy stuff because the floor is settled there and it’s less likely to creak

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it's really weird having a first dog be blind and then getting a second who can see...like how was I supposed to be prepared for this.

this creature can perceive when I put the treats up on the high shelf. or when I hide stuff behind my back. I can't fool her!! she's always watching me and she shouldn't have this much knowledge!!!

I walk around at night and I shine my flash light directly into her eyes and I'll just be standing there staring at her weird blue orbs for like 5 seconds until I realize it's probably extremely annoying to her, because she has eyes!! I'll turn on the light in the room and she gruffs and grumbles like ?? oh right!! light wakes you up!! the fuck??