#support Palestinian creators

[waterolivecoffiyeh]

Reminder to not support Puppyluver256

It's come to my attention that this user is still complaining about being called out for their passive-aggressive stance on Palestine and is continuing to play the victim online on other people's posts in the tags. Click below for a summary of the timeline of events.

First and foremost, Puppyluver256 was called out for their so-called “free verse poetry," which reduced the Palestinian Genocide to a religious war and martyrdom versus the reality of it being a violent mass execution by colonizers. The poem is filled with “oh woe is me” lamentations and what I later described as “melancholy platitudes,” where they used the situation as a soapbox to air their personal grievances. They complained about how they were both unable to escape all the terrible news coming out of the region and how they were being made to feel bad for not caring enough. They assert (in the tags) their personal (and in my opinion, manageable) problems held more weight and significance. The entire piece is utterly tone-deaf in nature and spoken from a place of both ignorance and insensitivity. I’ve said this before, but I’ll say it again:

You, as an individual, get to choose your level of involvement when it comes to the news. Whether you stay informed or stay in the dark is ultimately up to you. However, the core of my criticism against this person is three-pronged.

1) If they wish to remain disengaged, they can’t have an opinion on the genocide because they are actively choosing to not follow recent developments. You’re either participating in the discussion or not. There is no middle ground, especially with genocide as the subject.

2) By interjecting their own personal spin on a situation they lack a critical understanding of, they are aiding in the spread of misinformation. Anyone who has been watching the news on Palestine knows this is not a religious war. This is Puppyluver256’s own biased opinion.

3) Anyone is allowed to take breaks for the sake of their mental health. That was never debatable. But if your main complaints are seeing this subject discussed on other people's blogs or seeing others engage in online protests, you are overstepping. You are trying to assert your personal boundaries on others. That is not fair. You have no right to criticize how others participate in their own protest against online censorship.

I sent them this anonymous message about how bad their poetry framed the Palestinian Genocide. From there, they continued to make passive-aggressive posts on social media and reblogs with tags that were obviously pointed at genocide news. (As a side note, even though this person claimed otherwise, each post they made has coincided with dates of breaking news coming out from Palestine.) They even ranted about seeing more news on Christmas Eve. At that time, Bethlehem was being bombed. Here is said screenshot (which they have since deleted).

In response to their endless complaints and selfish mannerisms, I also finally tagged their mutuals about their problematic behavior, as it was evident they were attempting to jump on the bandwagon to avoid losing face by suddenly reblogging a pro-Palestinian post (and tacking on their own self-righteous tags).

But even now, nearly a year later, Puppyluver256 continues to portray themselves as a victim to anyone who will listen. Even when they finally addressed the callout, they continued to just ramble about themselves and their “superior” victimhood, refusing to acknowledge how they framed the Palestinian Genocide in their previous post. Instead, they took the opportunity to make their personal discomfort the most important subject. They went off on wildly absurd tangents, including criticizing people who were making pro-Palestine Pokémon fan art, yet in the very same rant, attempting to promote their own Fakémon projects. The irony of this is not lost on me, and it’s appalling that this person would try to use that discussion point for their own gain.

The rest of their over-bloated response was filled with false claims:

Stated that they knew about Palestine for 20+ years, and yet in one of their previous tags they admit to having NOT seen anything of Palestine until recently.

Making random snide remarks about religion, including calling the Bible a “bizarre storybook”. As if their anti-religious bias was important to the topic of the Palestinians (It's not. Especially when many Palestinians still look to their own faith in this ongoing holocaust.)

Trying to retroactively prove they supported Palestine by unknowingly boycotting certain pro-Israel corporations (Starbucks/Walmart/McDonald's) long before news broke.

Claiming I misgendered them to discredit me when their pronouns had been fully displayed on their social media as she/they for years prior until they swapped to full NB they/them two whole weeks before their initial response.

I replied to their rant and broke it down point by point HERE, finding numerous holes in their arguments. Everything else in that rambling mess had no cohesion or focus. All it did was confirm to me that even in the response, they couldn’t give Palestine the proper attention it deserved.

To be frank, this person displays a great deal of ignorance in the subject by interjecting their own emotionally charged opinions into the discussion while refusing to consider the censorship the West has imposed or how damaging mislabeling a genocide on social media can be.

Now that I’ve summarized everything, I need to address the tags in the most recent screenshots that Puppyluver256 is using to make more petulant remarks. (Take note, they often try to latch onto posts of different contexts as a form of validation for themselves.)

On these last two posts, I have no issues with the OP's. My criticism is with Puppyluver256's tags on these posts. To go back to my earlier statement on their behavior, I only have this to say: The answer is no.

Puppyluver256, you don’t have the right to criticize people trying to fight back against Western censorship over a genocide that our USA politicians are backing. For someone who proudly calls themselves a secular humanist, you should be more supportive against this government-sponsored holocaust and its censorship.

You are completely capable of curating your online feed to avoid all this discussion yet you are either too lazy or too self-absorbed to make an actual effort. I strongly suspect it’s the later and why you made that poem in the first place, why you continue to talk about Palestine in a roundabout way.

You are egocentric and want everyone to listen to you, even if you have an uninformed opinion about a subject you claim stresses you out.

You want to act like the smartest person in the room with a nuanced opinion on everything, but not do any serious critical thinking because you have “the emotional constitution of an improperly set flan” (Your words, FYI).

You hide your true thoughts behind passive-aggressive posts and "vagueness" to avoid being criticized because you want to say anything you want without consequence, but I’m here to tell you that’s not how free speech works.

And I also didn’t twist your words. I took your words and detailed where you got it all wrong:

• You reduced the Palestinian Holocaust to a religious war. • You have made continuous snide remarks about news appearing on your dashboard, refusing outright to take control over what you see, something you even admitted in your own post.

• You tried to cover your ass by claiming to be informed when everything has demonstrated otherwise.

I don’t back down from calling out your rotten behavior. In this day and age, when Gaza is still suffering, people shouldn't be using the Palestinians as an excuse to masquerade as a first-world victim online or trying to complain about how other people are fighting censorship on social media. Yet here you are, a year later, still talking like this online in your tags.

The only one trying to twist things around is you. You are 100% in the wrong. You’re only upset that your actions were met with consequences. You’re a two-faced jackal who cries "harassment" while trying to downplay your own actions and hide/block everything to avoid taking any personal responsibility for your immature behavior.

On your blog, you list the year you were born.

1992.

You’re in your early thirties. Grow up.

To everyone else, Puppyluver256 is not someone to support. This post is not an endorsement to harass, I am only calling out this artist because this is a continuous pattern of troubling behavior. Please consider supporting other artists, especially Palestinian creators, and stay informed about who you follow on social media. There is still an ongoing genocide. Even in online spaces, how people react to this continuing news can truly be telling of what type of person they are. Especially if they use it for sadfishing.

[eiraisnthere]

Just wanted to share one of my favorite artists. Bashar Murad has been integral to my creative process for years now - I am incapable of putting together a single writing playlist without his songs. I cannot recommend his music (and videos) enough.

[zigcarnivorous]

Just a reminder that the 'what if I bite myself and you get sick' routine is word-for-word ripped off from the cult classic show Mystery Science Fiction 3000. If you have seen this played off as if it were an organic interaction between quirky tumblr mutuals, cringe in the knowledge that people plagiarize from real artists to gain acceptance.

And it is this EXACT type of person, perhaps literally, that is maligning the desperate survivors of the most documented genocide in history.

Keep that in mind.

[vaxxildamn]

very happy Matt decided to clarify his stance on the genocide of the Palestinian people rn. Pretty unhappy with the way he worded it, who he centered in his video, and disappointed to see the responses to it on Twitter.

kinda scared to even post about it bc CR fans can get so defensive about their favorite white people that they can often leave little room for criticism or nuance. but man I have thoughts.

[bundlesofcrows]

Just checked her shop (the first one, the hijab one, not the merch one) and it appears theres a sale going on for a majority of the stuff!! Very affordable if you're in a place where you can't donate a sizeable sum; some of it is in the 10-20$ range right now!

i wanted to show everyone my favorite tiktok

[opalthea]

yeah, i think there's been enough fear mongering about palestine scams already. i get why people would be wary about giving money to scammers. after all, any money given to scammers who pretend to be palestinians in gaza suffering is money stolen from an actual person in need. but, just blindly assuming that someone is a scammer just because they're acting like a bot is just plain unemphatic. being in a situation where people border between life and death forces them to get rid of any dignity and desperately plead for as much help as they can get. of course they're going to act like a bot to anyone who isnt in the same situation. using their desperation as evidence that they're a scammer is sick and uneducated. gofundmes require tons of verification to be up to be set up. many people go out of their way to ensure that accounts are verified. there mountains of evidence to ensure that someone is real and in need and accusing someone based on pure gut feeling without doing an ounce of research is ridiculous. some people man.

I believed that people would at least be sympathetic about the situation. Millions of Palestinians are trying their best to stay online, desperately reaching out for help in any sort of way— either it's for them or their family or just people that they know, whether or not they currently live there or not.

Nonnie, I'm gonna be real with you and say that I 100% agree with you, every word you say. I don't know much about Gofundmes, and I don't know how they work, but putting aside verification, you can't tell me that you're able to look past all the stories that these people share and not reblog ONE. I wake up everyday to my socmeds being full of legitimate news and Palestinian users that share the gory photos and videos about people getting massacred and tortured in inhumane ways.

At the very least, if you had initially assumed it's a scammer, why not do your own research? Why not look up this person's profile and who verified them?? Why not reach out to this person — like the people who verified them do — and talk to them, if you're so full of doubt??? Or, better yet, since you can't trust individuals, do your research and link in those "genuine organizations" that you were preaching about. Just speaking about a minor evil won't vanquish the greater evil — you think speaking up about the scammers pretending to be Palestinians would suddenly stop the genocide????

We're in a world where knowledge is, quite literally, at the tips of our fingers. All of us are also meant to learn to be media-literate. Don't tell me you're still stuck in an old mindset where you believe whatever you want to believe regardless if it's true or false.

[claireneto]

In honor of Ireland, Norway, and Spain recognizing Palestine. Here are my favorite former East Germany (DDR) art in solidarity with Palestine. (The DDR along with Malta, the former socialist/communist countries of Albania, Czech Republic, and Serbia, where the first European countries to recognize Palestine).

Now that I have you here, here's the Creators for Palestine link which goes to four Palestinian organizations:

And a post that talks about getting esims to Gaza:

[iwhobendthetallgrasses]

I'm reading reports that 19 year old Palestinian content creator Medo Halimy was murdered recently by the Israeli army via bombing. Medo was well known for his "day in the life" videos about his life in a refugee tent camp, as well as for the garden he maintained and often referred to as a small act of resistance which he vowed to continue until the end of the genocide. I hoped so badly I would some day see him garden as a free person.

I am absolutely sick over this, Medo was such a light in the darkness and I was so drawn to his kindness and upbeat personality. He was so young and certainly had so much more to give this world💔. Please if you can join me in donating or sharing Medo's gofundme to help support his remaining family, if you are a tiktok user you can also watch his videos @MedoHalimy

[stil-lindigo]

HELP PALESTINIAN ARCHITECT EVACUATE HER FAMILY FROM GAZA

This is a verified fundraiser for a family of four to evacuate to Cairo. The fund's creator, Amal Abu Shammala, reached out to me personally to share this since she's failed to get her fund on Operation Olive Branch and Let's Talk Palestine's fundraising linktree.

As of right now, she has raised €2,397/ €42,000. You can see the breakdown of what the money will be used for in the fund description.

Please give generously!

[astraystayyh]

Israel doesn't want to repopulate Gaza, you loveable dummy

Seriously, find one Israeli on this site who'll say otherwise. And no, quoting Ben Gvir doesn't count (assuming you even know who that is) anymore than quoting, say, Rudy Giuliani would count for anything, even though he supposedly spoke for the president of the USA for a time.

Hamas has 136 hostages. Including women, and actual literal babies, assuming they're still alive, that is. This could all have ended weeks ago if they'd fucking returned them. Israeli society would physically march on Benjamin Netanyahu's home and remove him in a coup if the hostages were returned tonight. But as long as they have Israeli people, and are unwilling to negotiate their return, that's an ongoing war crime. Is Israel evil for being a bull in a China shop trying to get back a "mere" 136 innocent civilians? Maybe. But Hamas started this and they can end it, they just don't want to. Please, justify that.

Hello, since you asked for one Israeli, here, I'll give you multiple statements:

Hundreds of activists at an Ashdod gathering in late November called for the reestablishing of Jewish settlements. “Let it be known that you support the appeal to renew Jewish settlement throughout all of the Gaza Strip. The nation is waiting for you”— Yossi Dagan, head of the Samaria Regional Council.

Israel “should fully occupy the Gaza Strip”— Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu, of the far-right Otzma Yehudit party.

An Israeli real estate firm pushes to build settlements for Israelis in Gaza. “Wake up, a beach house is not a dream” reads the ad.

Israeli Knesset member Limor Son Har Melech posted a video of herself in a boat with other settlers off the coast of Gaza. “Settlement in every part of the Gaza Strip … A large, extensive settlement without fear, without hesitation, without humiliation. This land is the land that the creator of the world gave to us.”

Israeli Settler, Daniella Weiss says Palestinians who live in Gaza, have no right to stay in Gaza.

An Israeli soldier saying that Israelis should start “investing” in Khan Younis.

Also why would the words of Ben Gvir not count? He is an elected minister, his words hold weight and they expose Israel’s clear intent to make Gaza inhabitable for Palestinians so that Israelis could settle in there— by destroying the infrastructures, making the health system collapse entirely, bombing entire residential neighborhood, Israel is trying to ensure that Palestinians wouldn't be able to return back to their land, because there is nothing livable left there.

And I'm glad you bring up all of this ending if the hostages were returned— Hamas tried to strike up a deal for the return of ALL the hostages, in exchange of the release of all Palestinian prisoners. Israel refused. You know why? Because this has never been about hostages and their safety for Israel.

There is a reason why Israel shot its own hostages when it mistook them for Palestinian civilians, waving a white cloth. There is a reason why the IDF called to shoot indiscriminately on Oct. 7, knowing that it could kill some of the hostages too. Because Israel wants to kill Palestinians, to "thin out its population" (or maybe we shouldn't take into account the says and actions of Netanyahu too ://). This is why it targets schools and mosques and hospitals and ambulances and refugee camps. Israel knows that if it does get all its hostages back, then there would be nothing to “justify” its genocide in Gaza (although, as UN Secretary-General said : "Nothing can justify the collective punishment of the Palestinian people. The humanitarian situation in Gaza is beyond words")

Israel is the only reason why the hostages aren't fred yet. THEY are unwilling to negotiate the return because they don't want to stop this genocide. What good is a five days ceasefire only for the bombings to return? Do you even realize how psychologically traumatizing it is to have a countdown of when your massacre would resume? The only acceptable deal is for Israel to establish a permanent ceasefire, something that it refuses to do. The only one to blame is Israel.

And you say Israelis would instigate a coup to oust Netanyahu, that's nice, then what? Will you return the land to its rightful people? Will you give back Palestinians their rights unequivocally? Will you call for the dismantlement of Israel that was built on massacres? The reason why Israelis are angry at Netanyahu is rooted in the unresolved hostage situation. Just because you don't support Netanyahu doesn't mean that you aren't a zionist who finds the murder of more than twenty thousands Palestinians justifiable. A young girl had her leg amputated with no anesthesia on the kitchen counter of her home and you talk about “Israel being a bull in a China shop”? You consider the targeted attacks on civilians as careless actions by Israel? It actually astonishes me how inhumane some of you can be.

And here is what Dr. Refaat, who was targeted and murdered by the IDF btw, had to say about this matter:

Whether it's Netanyahu or someone else, it does not matter because Israel as a whole is an occupation, one built on the bloodshed of palestinians.

And it is funny how you choose to distort history whichever way you like it, to regard October 7th as an isolated instance that happened out of the blue. Hamas didn't start anything, Hamas was created in response to the indiscriminate and careless shooting of palestinian civilians in the first Intifada, that was decades ago. October 7th was a resistance to an ongoing colonization, Israel started this when it displaced and murdered palestinians on 1948. None of this would've happened if Israel did not colonize Palestine. It has been 100 days of this ongoing genocide, wake up and stop deluding yourself into a reality where Israel is the victim.

[kyra45]

Scammers pretending to be Palestinian v6

(Scammers pretending to be Palestinian v6)

This guide is meant to inform you on some ways to differentiate legitimate fundraisers from those created by scammers who have been impersonating Palestinians for several months now. While originally I tried to list the scam blogs in these posts, Im just making this now a general overall method to spot scams.

Disclaimer: This guide is not to say all Palestine based asks are from bots or a scammer. Rather, it is meant to explain the reasoning why something is legitimate or not. Do not use this guide as an excuse to claim every single Palestine fundraiser is a scam.

TL;DR: In the span of you saying someone’s bot, you could be using tumblr search instead of telling me your reporting every ask you get as a scam without looking at the account. Being listed as spam/bot on a list of vetted accounts does not automatically classify something as a scam either.

One of the first things to keep in mind is that most asks you get will come from accounts who check the notes of a post. Meaning they saw you and decided to send you the ask or DM to share their fundraising post. This is not bot behavior and often is done by those is unfortunate situations that desperately need funding and as a result is a common occurrence across the internet. If this bothers you, it is suggested to turn off your askbox or limit DMs to mutuals instead of the posting in the scam tag that every ask you get is from a scammer when it’s a gfm account that has been vetted by a well known blog that may even be on a list of verified fundraisers if you bothered to look it up.

Secondly, while originally a non-gfm fundraiser may have been suspicious (such as PayPal or gogetfunding) it has since been decided and clarified that such fundraisers are now used when a gfm is shut down unexpectedly and the original creator informs the donors that they will need to resend it their support to a new fundraiser. If you do not see any mention of a previous gfm in a PayPal/gogetfunding post there is a possibility that searching parts of the post may show that the content is from someone else and the source may still be active with no mention of tumblr itself indicating the tumblr post is impersonating the real gfm.

Thirdly, due to language barriers legitimate accounts may use asks from other vetted fundraiser blogs with only minor edits. While this isn’t something I’d suggest doing, it’s understandable the situation unfortunately relies on copying someone else’s words to ask for support. However, please don’t reuse the post content unless you were given permission or are related to the original fundraiser such as being a family member. Images may be borrowed from other accounts, though they may be stolen from offsite places. This is not full proof of a scam, as it’s suggested to search around for proof of who originally posted the images. Please understand not everyone is natively an English speaker and Google translate isn’t always accurate. Some may reuse someone else’s posts unaware that it’s suspicious behavior.

Fourthly, most scam accounts have reused a certain style of ask often mentioning needing insulin (Humalog) for a relative, having nose freezes due to asthma, being down to their last pen and asking for “nt much”, or referring to their family being in the ruins of a church. The frequency of these asks is so common searching them in tumblr search should bring up plenty of posts. Additionally, the names used by these accounts generally appear across multiple blogs that have been seen running different kinds of scams later on. A majority of their posts are almost always stolen off a real fundraiser they don’t link to.

Fifthly, in regards to verification it is very easy to search a username and see who vetted an account. Scammers will often say they’re verified but don’t list who or even paste a username that has never existed at all when you go to check. If asked about it, they generally will opt to block you without responding. There are people who will take time out of their day to ensure someone’s legitimate just be patient.

Lastly, don’t just assume every Palestinian gfm is a scam and stop acting like sharing a scam is fine because you don’t want to accidentally ignore someone in need. If you regularly see the posts from legitimate blogs and share them you would eventually be able to tell the day old private PayPal account asking for insulin funds is suspiciously asking for a low amount of funds compared to everyone else.

Please read this post for other info;

If I’ve missed anything, please let me know.

[dcufans4palestine]

Are you a DCU fan upset about the events happening in Gaza? Want to help raise money for Palestinians and contribute to the creation of more DCU fanworks? Then this is the event for you!

DCU Commissions for Palestine is a fan-led event inspired by many other successful fandom events that have raised money for Palestinians causes. This event will bring together fan artists and writers who will offer fanworks in exchange for donations.

Creator signups: July 1-15

Commissions open: July 20-August 10

Posting begins: August 17

We will be looking for DCU fan artists and writers. Any part of the DCU fandom is welcome- even crossovers!

Rules will be explained when we post the creator signup forms. Want to help in the meantime? Follow this account, reblog this post, and spread the word to all the DCU fans in your life! We are also currently accepting volunteers who want to help run/promote the event, and any physical item donations (DCU physical fanart, merch, comics, etc.). If you want to help run or promote the event or donate a physical item, just shoot us a message and we will be happy to provide you with more information! And of course, you do not need to wait for the event to support Palestine. The situation in Gaza grows more dire every day, and we encourage you to donate to any vetted fundraisers and charities if you have the means. Here is a list with some options.

Stay tuned for more information in the following days!

[dcforgaza]

Donations for Gaza are important NOW more than ever—

....so we will be extending our donation period ANOTHER WEEK! Thank you so much for supporting DC G4G! We'd like to thank both our creators AND our donors for your generous contributions to this round, we couldn't have done any of this without you guys!

Donations will now be open until JUNE 21!

Also.... Gaza’s internet has been fully cut off as of June 12th.

What can I do?

Protest, protest, protest. You cannot stop showing your support for Palestine. Keep pressuring your state / province / nation’s leaders. Show up, call, send letters, keep talking. You cannot give up hope and fight.

But is there anything I can do to help people in Gaza now?

Buy eSIMS to send to Palestinians.,

Or donate to the eSIMS fund.,

Wait, are those people legit? Yes.,

People are dying. Do not allow anyone around you to deny this genocide. The United Nations is putting pressure on again, so let’s do what we can so Palestine can see freedom.

[armoricaroyalty]

Why is the Sims community boycotting Curseforge?

I've seen a lot of posts going around calling on Simmers to stop using Curseforge, a modding platform that enables creators to monetize their downloads, with plenty of outrage directed toward modders and CC-makers who are still on the platform. But I've also seen a lot of people who are confused about why there are calls for a boycott.

Curseforge is owned by Overwolf, a company that is donating money to the IDF in support of its ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people.

In late October/early November, Overwolf posted a graphic on their social media asking followers to "defend our defenders" by contributing financially to a fundraising drive for the IDF. They were met with backlash and quickly took the graphic down, replacing it with one that used language about raising money for "those affected by the violence in Gaza" (my phrasing may be inexact) but the money is still going to the IDF and not to any agency actually supporting civilians or doing humanitarian work.

You can see the original graphic on this change.org petition, which provides some additional context.

If you are using Curseforge in any way -- by hosting your content there or downloading from it -- you are giving money to a company that is raising funds for an ongoing military campaign against a civilian population.

This is why people are calling for a boycott. If you are a modder or CC maker for the Sims, you should remove all of your content from the website and redirect people to other DL sources. If you are a consumer of mods and CC, you should stop clicking curseforge links and send (polite!) messages to modders and CC makers to urge them to pull their content from the site.

ETA: Here's another link with more images of the original Overwolf Tweet!

[pabudayszine]

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We even have some stretch goal merch! If we meet our target orders, they will be automatically included in all physical orders.

All profits from the zine will be donated to the Palestine Red Crescent Society, a humanitarian organization that renders health and social services to Palestinians, whenever and wherever needed. We thank you in advance for your support!

[zakeno]

90+ artists and I have contributed to an auction supporting Medical Aid for Palestinians-an org for Palestinian medical workers on the ground All people have a right to life and safety. Listening to Palestinians is not only important, but life saving. You can view and bid here until 12pm ET on Friday, November 3rd.

There are not only art pieces included, but many different contributions from an incredible array of talented creators.

Please consider helping. 100% of funds will go directly to Medical Aid for Palestinians.