Lostdump2633 - LD

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are straight people real?

with bds calling for an official boycott of eurovision, one of the things they have asked is for “supporters to launch creative, strategic initiatives that can pressure broadcasters to withdraw” and so i encourage all those whose countries are participating in eurovision to find out how to contact your national broadcaster to make a complaint. for those living in countries who dont broadcast eurovision i know u can still send a complaint to the bbc if ur outside the uk for one

this is the message i have been sending, feel free to translate it/use it as a template/improve it/etc:

Dear sir/ma'am,

In 2022, following the illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine, pressure was applied to the Eurovision Song Contest to bar Russia from competing that year and all years since. It was widely rightfully agreed that the invasion was worthy of strong condemnation and that Russia should be given no avenues to rehabilitate its public image.

In October 2023, the state of Israel began a military campaign against the people of the already occupied Gaza Strip in Palestine. In a disproportionate, atrocious response to the Hamas attack on the 7th of October 2023, Israeli forces have murdered over 30,000 Palestinians and displaced almost 2 million from their homes. Palestinian civilians (journalists and doctors included), entirely unaffiliated with the Hamas party Israel claims to target, have been targeted and killed indiscriminately. Stripped of basic necessities like food, water and electricity by Israel, with intent vocalised by multiple Israeli forces to eliminate Gaza and the Palestinian people, this is no less than a genocide.

Thus Israel, much like Russia, should not be permitted to compete in a contest that has been used repeatedly to maintain its pristine public image while it brutally oppresses Palestine. Especially when it has been charged with genocide explicitly by South Africa, a case that took place in the ICJ, thoroughly elucidating the crimes committed by the Israeli state, a charge agreed upon by several countries and genocide scholars alike.

The BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement has called for a complete boycott of Eurovision by broadcasters, artists and viewers and I ask that the BBC comply with this - abstain from broadcasting the Eurovision Song Contest and withdraw this years entry to the contest.

Thank you.

subscribing to a fic isn’t enough I need the author to blast a bat signal into the night sky whenever they update

Ughhh alot of things are going on currently, for example the Syria and and Turkey earthquake, only if time could slow down for a while so we can focus on things that matter the most.

What do you wish would happen that'll make life easier for all?

happy first anniversary!!

guys holy shit I can’t believe it’s been a full year since I started writing Trying My Best (I’ve Never Been A Spy Before Though)!!! Thank you so much to everyone who’s been sticking with me since the beginning, and to all the new readers who have joined in the middle of the journey!! I seriously can’t believe how much love I’ve gotten for this fic, all the nice comments people have left, all the kudos!! It seriously means the world to me, and always puts a smile on my face. Thank you everyone for reading!

wow though! I can’t believe how big the fic has grown!! Like do you guys remember when Atsushi was a main character and I set up a whole plot point with Mount Lady/Kamui’s Agency?? What happened to that lol. (Rip Atsushi who wasn’t relevant in the Eri Arc at all. He’ll be important again soon hopefully lol.) Not to mention all the crazy stuff that’s happened! Can you believe I had pretty much zero plan going into this fic??? I’ve just been making it up as I go!!! (I swear I actually have a vague plan now though lol)

anyways, here’s to the future of this fic!! I can’t wait to see where it goes next!!!! <3

attached is some doodles I did of the fic!! I wanted to celebrate the one year anniversary in some way and so I did a little celebratory drawing for it to show off my appreciation and love for it!! (I’m terrified of the bottom right doodle, I tried drawing Mirio with the bsd anime fish-eyed curse and I’ve truly created something horrifying).

i really can't emphasize how heartbreaking it is that the recent harassment campaign against @/90-ghost (among others; see: 1, 2, 3) has led to well-meaning people telling others not to listen to him. he is one of the most visible survivors of the genocide here on tumblr. his entire journey of escape is so well documented! and yet, it only took a few people confidently pointing fingers to create an entire witch hunt accusing him and other palestinians of being disreputable scammers and liars.

i can't help but feel like the reason why people were SO eager to believe those accusations, is because it was uncomfortable to see posts from palestinians every day asking for our time, attention, money, and support; so when someone presented the perfect excuse to ignore all those posts and asks while also taking the high ground, people just LEAPED onto it. they wanted to believe it, because it would be more comfortable.

honestly, i understand feeling overwhelmed by bad news, by the number of asks and messages in your inbox, and so on and so forth. i understand needing to set boundaries for yourself so you don't get burned out. i think this is really when you have to have a set of principles to fall back on, even when you're tired, uncomfortable, angry, and/or sad. so here's the one i suggest, which has been working for me best: don't make your discomfort with this situation into someone else's problem, and for god's sake don't make it a public problem.

if you hate seeing fundraiser posts or news about gaza, i can't emphasize this enough, JUST MOVE ON. KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT AND SCROLL PAST! all you have to do is absolutely nothing. which is what you were doing anyway, so it shouldn't be hard. if you don't have the heart to read, or reblog, or share, or donate, or support in other ways, at the very least, don't obstruct the efforts of people who ARE trying to make a difference. this is, quite literally, the least you can do.

posting is a trauma response to thinking

Dazai just annoying the shit out of Chuuya:

Chuuya: *looks up* Whatever deity that is up there, please give me patience,

*looks down* And Arahabaki give me strength to punt this guy through the wall if that patience runs out.

Sigma

What was it about renowned poet Nakahara Chuuya that made Asagiri decide “I must make him a human bio-weapon who has suffered more than Jesus, I simply must”