the ghost of banquo

my friend Omar is still desperately in need of funds. he is living in a tent, often going entire day without eating and his mental health and suicidal ideation have been awful as conditions worsen. the prospect of escaping seems far off and now it is simply trying to afford food to last day to day. he has endured so much loss of his family and friends and teammates (he played football before the destruction and displacement) Omar is a selfless, community minded man, and a radiant presence in this world, struggling with depression and being crushed by this brutal occupation.

please help him and his family out; he is on insta and appreciates anyone sharing his posts or kind words. he speaks often of how much people ignore you if you are Black and Palestinian. please don't ignore this and consider skipping one small thing in your day to day, anything, and directing that to this campaign instead.

A group of trans women protesting outside Scottish parliament to condemn the UK Supreme Court’s bioessentialist ruling on sex, and the response of the Scottish government. All are wearing black pants, black tape across their mouths or a black KN95, and their right arms are painted red as "a mark of solidarity with anti-fascist feminists across Europe." | May 17th, 2025

“This ruling, and the subsequent EHRC guidance aims to segregate trans people from safe spaces that they have for used for decades without issue. We are demanding that the Scottish government stand up for its trans citizens by fighting this ruling and appealing to the European Court of Human Rights.”

One of the demonstrators, Sugar, described the protests as "a public act of grief, resistance and solidarity to highlight the hypocrisy of the ruling. If the Supreme Court can see these woman legally as men, then they’ll have zero issue with them going tops off.”

"Yesterday a group of trans women protested topless to condemn the UK Supreme Court’s ruling and highlight the hypocrisy of the subsequent EHRC interim guidance which aims to segregate trans women.

Just reminder:

Fuck ICE

Death to Trump and his billionaire buddies

Oh but I’m afraid it IS us.

And a small reminder to show some love to your Asian American and Pacific Islander loved ones. Watch some AAPI films and read some books. Learn our histories, of which there are many, as well as how we are interwoven into America's history too. Cook some food and share it in the community. Just engage, I promise the people around you will appreciate it.

And Idk, maybe it's also because I had actual cooking classes in high school (we even had a little restaurant ran by the students), but yes, there are in fact different levels of cooking skills and how much someone can follow a recipe, which yes, will heavily impact the final product and wheter it's edible or not.

Just because cooking is a life skill doesn't mean everyone can easily learn how to do it. Even IF they eventually learn by just "trying harder" it doesn't change the fact they litetally can't learn without screwing it up along the way, which y'all assholes won't let them do without shaming them for "failing as a human".

And no, the "but some do it on purpose as weaponized incompetence :(" argument is no excuse to attack literally everyone who struggles with cooking. You will never truly know how hard someone is genuinely trying behind all their "failing".

access to mobility aids

closed captioning, interpreters, and transcripts for those who need them OR those who prefer them

sensory safe enviroments

dim lighting

flexible seating, lights, and noise control

online forms and websites that screen readers are able to access properly

elevators that are free for everyone to use

wider doors

braille

clear signage

transit that is easy to navigate