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A few months later, Israel began dropping bombs on her family home. I watched from afar as her entire life fell apart and her family was displaced and killed. Every time I asked how she was doing, she was doing bad.

In Palestine, as in a lot of places in the world, it is shameful to ask for money. A little bit after the war began, I passed a message along to her family offering to help raise funds for their evacuation, but they declined saying that they didn't want pity from anyone. Now it seems like they're running out of options.

My friend has already lost so much so please spare her the additional indignity of asking for help and not receiving it. I can't imagine how soul crushing it would be to do something you believe to be shameful and for your effort to go to waste.

Their goal is only $5000 and they've already raised ~$760, I don't see why we can't raise the full amount within the next week.

Verified by the fact that this is literally my IRL. DM me if u wanna see her Instagram or other contact info proving she's real. Tumblr is a rather unsafe place for Palestinians so I'd rather not publicize all her personal info but I've been pretty careful with the fundraisers I boost on this blog so I hope you can trust me here.

Sibling angst can be so gut wrenching and we know the writers know this because they gave the twin guards a very decent angsty development with like, three lines of dialogue and one fight scene.

But the potential was totally wasted with Aegon and Aemond. The brothel scene should have been Aegon laughing at Aemond in a cynical manner and going full "Viserys learns that Daemon went to a pleasure house to celebrate the death of his son", humilliating him not because of some random prostitute but because Aegon is hurt that his "closest blood" was not there for him or Helaena after the death of their child.

Then the council-high-valyrian-argument should have been about Aemond going behind Aegon's back, plotting attacks without his authority because he feels the need to redeem himself for bringing tragedy upon his family.

It could still be "bully Aegon" and "I'm-better-than-you-Aemond" on the surface, but with more complex and nuanced reasons for behaving that way.

Aemond being the only one who knows that he was the real target and not Jaehaerys was the perfect setup for him avoiding Aegon and his authority as king because of course he's being rash and hostil towards his brother! He feels guilty and doesn't know how to cope! He's holding on to the idea that he's better than Aegon but the guilt is eating him inside!

let me reiterate. an active duty air force member burned himself alive because he was so disgusted by what the us government was openly supporting. he live-streamed his own suicide, so the whole world could bear witness as a man in his military uniform set himself on fire to protest his government’s complicity in the horrors that we have all been forced to watch happen in real time. he became a new horror. footage of the immolation blurs him out the moment the fire catches, but you can hear him. it is over in seconds, really, but you can hear him screaming. he shouts “free palestine” until his body physically cannot make any sounds other than guttural screams of agony. and then he falls silent. a police officer arrives and points a gun at his still burning body, shouting at him to get down on the ground. and it is over.

And I'm forever sticking to that, bitches!