We are witnessing the grotesque reality of the martyred Palestinians and thousands of their massacred children being written off as mere afterthoughts. The way western media outlets steadfastly refuse to call the Israeli aggression and onslaught for what it is, which is genocide and ethnic cleansing, is just another way of dehumanizing Palestinians.
The Price of Progress
halloween skk doodles i did on my phone!!
They've come a long way. Taigen did terrible things, but he repented and he has all this Zuko vibes. And Mizu, poor Mizu, having experienced so much unbearable and betrayal from a loved one to whom she opened her soul and heart. Revealed herself. But I absolutely loved how Mizu is having fun, relaxed and content for the first time in a long time. AND EXCUSE ME BUT HOW DOES TAIGEN LOOK AT MIZU??? WE LOST HIM LMAO
as an american, I think that the way that the democratic party approached the crisis in gaza was what made a lot of democrats just not vote. I personally spent a long time trying to explain to my parents that trump would have done the same, if not worse and that I don’t think he’ll do much to stop it. The sad things is that there is a majority republican in the senate and they have the lead for the house of representative so any agenda that trump had will most likely be passed.
This is a problem within the left in many countries, sadly. The Right is a monolith. They’re concrete. They’re conservatives because they never fucking change and they all believe the same thing. The Left is fluid and diverse and are often more concerned with fighting each other while the common enemy is running rampant.
I say this as someone who voted for a minuscule party in my own country’s elections. My friends and family are all leftists and yet we all voted for different parties. But we didn’t have a Trump, or anyone even remotely as authoritarian threatening our rights when we did so. In conclusion:
Some leftist need to hop off their fucking high horse, stop scrunching their noses and pretending nothing is ever good enough for them, and pick the lesser evil, instead of the perfect leftist candidate that only exists in their heads.
Congrats to the third party voters, i hope your high horse has fun galloping through rivers of Trump’s dogshit. At least you can look at yourself in the mirror and I hope it was worth it.
“The Widows of Culloden” (a/w 2006) by Alexander McQueen
I cannot believe the people that compared Jayce with that one guy from the croods were right. HE DID GO APESHIT. BRO IS GOING THROUGH IT.
recent wolfstar doodles
it's extremely critical that you see the photo of the perp walk for luigi mangione as being propaganda. i've seen so many people wave it off and instead fawn over his looks. and trust me, i know it ended up being kind of pathetic and weird - but please don't brush it off as a "modelling opportunity" for him. it's a fucking terrifying message the police are sending.
i want to make a few comparisons here, in case you're not from the US or familiar with why the perp walk thing is something to pay attention to. just to set the groundwork for why this is a purposeful, unusual, and cruel act by the nyc police - for why this is not a common occurrence and for why that matters.
the prosecution alleges the show of force is due to the charge of "terrorism." for comparison, in june 2015, tsarnaev was found guilty for the boston marathon bombing, which killed 3 people and injured hundreds. his actions are considered to be an act of domestic terrorism. i have spent the last hour looking through google for pictures of similar to mangione's perp walk - and so far, i have found zero. i also just do not personally remember a moment like that, despite living in boston at the time.
they allege that luigi is a stone-cold killer who carried out a longterm plan, making him particularly dangerous. again for comparison: in nyc, recently cory martin was found guilty of the killing of brandy odom. the murder was planned and premeditated to steal insurance money. and yet no staged perp walk. why didn't her life matter enough for a "show of force"?
but mangione gets paraded by a veritable army of police officers as if he is a rabid animal. for a single citizen who allegedly killed one other single citizen, the "largest perp walk ever" occurs.
so what is the "strong message" that the mayor and the police were trying to send here? the mayor speaks as if mangione is already convicted of terrorism. there is a very thin number of people who feel threatened by the CEO's death. none of us felt like mangione needs to be under massive armed guard.
the message is that you shouldn't resist. they are trying to "make an example" of him - that if you behave badly and kill a single rich person, you'll be treated as if you killed hundreds of people. you will be treated worse than a man who was found guilty of terrorism. you will be considered guilty without trial. the message is that the rich are a protected class, and you cannot touch them without massive punishment. they are trying to prevent a revolution by showing dominance and force against you.
the message is that the police are a puppet of the wealthy and that the law is not equally applied across class disparity. it is "some are more equal than others." it is "one life is more precious than another."
the show of force wasn't for luigi. it was for us. it was a warning. they are trying to remind us who is really in control.