#arson

April 7, 2026 - "All you had to do was pay us enough to live, all you had to do was pay us enough to fucking live"

A worker in Ontario, California, USA, set his company’s warehouse on fire and has a message for the CEO:

no one was injured, which i am extremely grateful for. they have several security cameras, so there is a suspect in custody. the details and motivation haven't been shared, but it can be reasonably assumed to be a hate crime.

this was the first synagogue established in the state, the only one that's not hours away, and certainly the largest in the area. two Torah scrolls are destroyed beyond repair, 5 are damaged. the library where children have religious school and morning Shabbat service is held has been completely burnt down, much of that section of the building that's left is covered in soot and ash. the administrative offices were also lost.

our Tree of Life, which was for important life events like bar/bat/b'nei mitzvahs, was destroyed. i was just looking at it this past Tuesday while waiting for a meeting with my rabbi. it was dozens of bronze plaques in the shape of leaves with commemorations on them placed above a trunk. there is a photo of the wreckage that makes me cry every time i look at it.

we have a rescued scroll from Nazi-era Czechoslovakia (it is thankfully unharmed). we have a Holocaust memorial garden. we have names of dead loved ones displayed. memories in and on the walls. there are so many deeply meaningful and largely irreplaceable things here.

my rabbi was out of state for the last several days. i cannot imagine how he's feeling.

im fucking pissed at the police department. they said that they would patrol the grounds more often in light of the worldwide rise in antisemitism. I have not personally seen them once. they let the only area for our community to gather be set on fire.

i am exhausted. i am angry. i am thankful it is not any worse, because it easily could have been, but tonight i am grieving that little library full of vintage Jewish books.

EDIT: I have a reblog with the donation link for helping us rebuild in the comments, but here it is again just in case.

Tim & Damian: *arguing*

Dick: Guys, it doesn’t matter who was here longer or who is the blood son, we love and value both of you equally

Jason, watching the TV: uh, Dick

Dick: Not right now,

Jason: DICK

Dick: You are your own people and you don’t need to pit yourselves against each other,

Tim: mmm good point.

Damian: I see…

*They leave*

Jason: DICK RED AND ROBIN BURNED DOWN A BATBURGER AND NO ONE KNOWS WHY

Dick: Probably a result of their arguments…

Jason: THERE IS FOOTAGE OF TIM SPREADING THE GASOLINE AND DAMIAN LIGHTING IT

Dick:

bestfriEND

girlfriEND

boyfriEND

you know what as no end?

Happy fifth Let Papyrus Say Fuck Day, everyone! This year I am selling my art as a set of stickers and a post card bundle. The stickers are 2.5" and the postcard is 4"x6", and the bundle all together is $12.99. It's all on pre-order and it should be shipped by early July.

Credit to @birdsareblooming for the "BLINK MOTHERFUCKER" quote used in the gambling sticker. :>