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Oh also, do you use 3D models to draw the vehicles and other such things in your comic? Apologies if you've already answered this at some point aygsyuef

Also while I'm here, I love your writing (and art) sooo much, its so cool to finally see ur comic being released now!!

yeah.

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It is Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day

And I have some big feelings, as a part of the diaspora. Remembrance Day is an inappropriate title for a time in which Armenians still face genocidal forces. Just last year, Azerbaijan, armed by Turkey, ethnically cleansed over 280,000 Armenians from Artsakh. The illegal colonizer state of Israel, currently in the midst of their 6+ month-long genocide against the Palestinians, has placed the Armenians who call Jerusalem home under threat and siege.

The Armenian struggle and the Palestinian struggle are deeply linked.

In his rise to power, Hitler is quoted to justify his actions against the Jewish, Roma, Queer, Disabled, and other victims of the Holocaust, to say "Who, after all, speaks today of the annihilation of the Armenians?"

Echoing these chilling words, Palestinian poet Najwan Darwish wrote:

Who Remembers the Armenians? I remember them and I ride the nightmare bus with them each night and my coffee, this morning I'm drinking it with them You, murderer - Who remembers you?

The trauma sustained during a genocide is not limited to the people experiencing it right now. The echoes of that trauma leak forward into the next generations, passed down through survival, and that is so insidious. My grandmother got to live, but did so believing that her parents did not love her, because the trauma they endured prevented them from expressing it. Abuse and unhealthy attachment were passed down because that starving hunger for love and acceptance was passed down. It is so deeply cruel and unfair that our oppressors get to reach through time and hurt our children's children.

We need to band together and stop the present-day abusers, the genocidal monsters that oppress the people of Palestine, Armenia, Congo, and so many others.

We need to uplift art made by those who survived, and by those who are surviving. Art is always targeted by the oppressor to erase cultural identity, to destroy legacy, and to break spirits. Support Palestinian and Armenian poets, and artists, and writers.

If you are one of the many who never learned about the Armenian Genocide, learn today. Ask yourself why people worked so hard not to educate you on this piece of history.

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Silver Coffin of Psusennes I

Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, ca. 1047-1001 BC. Tomb of Psusennes I, Tanis. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. JE 85912

Psusennes I’s silver coffin is especially remarkable (silver being considered rare than gold in Egypt) and bears the likeness of the King, as does the stunning gold mask found within placed on the mummy.

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Lastest photo of our building they destroyed half of the building unfortunately where is our apartment 😔💔.

This was my daily view from my room 😔

They destroyed everything 😭

And here is the link to help us rebuild our apartment when we back.

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What is your opinion on the trope of a character faking disability for plot reasons? (One that often comes with "surprise they weren't actually disabled all this time" plottwist when it's done by not one of protagonists)

Hello! Please please please don’t write this. This sort of representation is overdone, and can have real harmful effects on disabled people. It can lead others to believe that disabled people who are just living their life are “faking” it. Trying to identify what disabled people are faking only ends up hurting people.

Thanks for the question, Mod Patch

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A bigger decorative piece with cave painting handprints. River pebble and tempera

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ARTISTS FOR PALESTINE 🇵🇸 - ROUND 3!! On the 26th April and 3rd of May, I'll be doing art requests on stream with other notable artists to raise money for Palestinian escape funds.

This round's roster is very lucky to include returning artists including webcomic artist Graveweaver (I'm The Grim Reaper), @wolfythewitch, Cuptoast, Denimcatfish and more.

If you won't be able to make it to the streams but would still like to donate money, you can find a spreadsheet with hundreds of escape funds listed here. Alternatively, you could donate to one of three funds that I am focusing a lot of my efforts on.

Donate to Anwar's family (€8,000 from escaping) Donate to Thaer’s fund (€7,000 from escaping) Donate to Salwa Al-Shandagha ($9,000 from escaping)

As always, these fundraiser streams will always be available to watch over on my twitch channel here. Hope to see some of you there!

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A video of Palestinian children holding signs and thanking the student protesters of Yale, Harvard, and Columbia University . . . Smiling and saying "We love you." This one made me cry. Those kids have been through so much, they've seen death and destruction that no one should have to endure, especially not a child. But knowing that someone out there in the wide world, the world that isn't penned in by barricades, sees their struggles and cares, meant enough to them that they made a video.

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Only a few hours left of our Kickstarter - so this is ultimately the last chance to back it:

Thank you so much for being part of this (crazy) adventure! Now it’s all about sharing and getting fellow adventurers to subscribe to our Tales of Alethrion channels - the more the merrier 🫶

Here’s a last spotlight before we end the campaign 🔦

In the bright light, we find Urraca, a daring opportunist with a penchant for adventure and risk. A completely new character introduced to the series. She thrives on danger, often throwing herself into risky situations for the promise of great rewards. Skilled in flying, acrobatics, and thievery, she hails from the Losia Forest as a lycanthropic werebird cursed by the magpie animal skin. 

While Mik wrestles with his decisions regarding Greed, Urraca sees potential in its abilities. Despite Mik’s skepticism, Urraca’s influence fosters a complex dynamic where Greed’s power becomes intertwined with their adventures…

These are all concept art / development sketches of Urraca! Let us know what you think of this new character in the comments 🪶

Art by Anna Fischer-Larsen & Mikkel Mainz

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When the rest of the world looks at the united states right now, we see a government who sends billions to support genocide but cannot help their own people starving on the streets.

We see a police force who won't go in to save children from school shootings, but deploy at a rapid rate to arrest peaceful protestors using their right to free speech to protest a genocide

America, you are a war mongering snake eating your own tail. You will protect and support war criminals in another country but let your own people starve and die

To the students bravely protesting now, we see your strength. We see what we saw when students protested the Vietnam War. We have faith you will prevail

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Hussam's GFM is still extremely low on funds, so I'll be doing some fundraising for him! For every 5 euros you donate, I will write you 250 words. If you donate 8 euros, I'll write you 500 words. This rate is good up to 2,000 words! After that, every 10 euros donated will get you 250 words.*

Fandoms I've written for and will definitely write for: The Raven Cycle, Six of Crows, We Hunt the Flame

Fandoms I will NOT write for: Harry Potter, Marvel, OFMD, TLOU

If there's a fandom you want me to write for but I'm not that familiar with it, you can send me a DM and we can work it out! I'd just need some background so whatever you'd like to see in the story/characterization can be hashed out. Please make sure you DM me before donating so that we're both sure I can write for/am willing to write for the fandom of your choice. For artists: I will also write for your OCs if you'd like!

I will not write smut or anything NSFW.

You can send me proof of your donation and your request for a fic through DM. Please make sure to block out any personal information on your GFM receipt.

Link to Hussam's GFM

*please note that i am a student and it's currently exam season, so it will take me at least one week to get you your fics, possibly longer if they're over 2,000 words or if i'm unfamiliar with the characters. please be patient with me! thank you <3

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I have friends at Indiana University and they've been saying there are snipers on IU Bloomington campus. And theres a bunch of cops everywhere. This is wild.

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Dont forget Palestinian students

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Today is day 1 of my hunger strike.

And I would like to remind you all that I am doing this because it is an efficient way for me to protest the forced starvation of a whole population in Gaza. I refuse to live undisturbed- while other people starve to death- just because I was lucky enough to be born somewhere where genocidal atrocities are seen as the crime that they are.

The more time passes, the more we see people suffer and die. This is not normal. Gaza’s population are on their last legs. Kids are starving. We cannot continue to let this happen. I’m hunger striking, but I still need your help. I believe in collective power. Please support me on my hunger strike and continue to donate to organizations that are actively providing aid in Gaza. Some places to donate include (but are not limited to) Anera, the PCRF, and UNRWA.

Thank you.

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Israel has deployed auto-firing quadcopters that emit the sounds of crying babies.

https://xtwitter.com/jam_etc_art/status/1780038184828608975

There is no possible reality where this is in any way capable of being passed off as self-defense. It was never self-defense. It is, and always has been, a genocide.

Crying babies. Crying babies. This is, beyond a shadow of a doubt, meant to draw out and kill civilians while also making it far more difficult to locate and aid children who are trapped or alone.

If you have money to spare, please consider donating to some of the fundraisers on Operation Olive Branch to help people escape this genocide.

End the occupation. Free Palestine.