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mosab_abutoha On July 11, I asked Patrick Kingsley, the New York Times' Jerusalem bureau chief, whether the paper was going to cover the news of a beheaded fetus killed by an Israeli airstrike in Shati Camp alongside his parents and 3-year-old sister, on July 9. He thanked me for the "suggestion." Because I hoped against hope he would bring light to this horrific crime, I chose not to name him when I posted screenshots of our exchange. It was a Friday when I reached out. Not a single outlet had reported it yet. I offered to help connect him with people on the ground to facilitate coverage. He thanked me again and said, "We have a great team." I asked if that meant they were pursuing the story. He didn't respond. I followed up with him days later, sharing more updates. Still, no reply. It wasn't until today that I felt true rage. This same bureau chief just published a story about the killing of more than 100 people who were shot while trying to get food over the past two days. He framed the massacre not as a war crime, not as state terrorism —but as an example of "Israel's failure to plan for a power transition in Gaza." My cousin Ali was among those killed yesterday. He had five small children. His violent death, like the deaths of so many others, was not acknowledged as a crime. Just a "failure," another "episode," another instance of poor planning. How do I know this man and have his number? He visited me at my home in 2021 to write a profile of me, which he never published. I hope he never does. 5 hours ago

Sharing this post from Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha about the absolute moral bankruptcy of the NYT’s coverage of the genocide in Gaza

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“Centipede Station,” to me, feels like stepping into a new region of a gorgeous open world RPG where everything is monumental & mysterious. You can’t help but look around in wonder, while the quest sneaks up on you.

It’s free to download until 5/6 🌿

#solarpunk

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Alt texted version of Mahmoud Khalil’s statement, dictated over the phone to his family and published by @ccrjustice.org

SAMIDOON: COMICS FOR A FREE PALESTINE

Today, officially is the launch of Samidoon: Comics for a Free Palestine. This volunteer charity comics project is the long-gestating effort of Palestinian comics creators and their allies to tell some important stories of resistence, resilience, joy, and life! www.samidoonanthology.com

resharing with alt text. truly terrifying shit

in addition to my fear, I feel fury

both at the perpetrators and all the facilitators who greased the wheels

Graphic of a hardcover edition of "Dangerous to Go Alone! 2: An Anthology of Gamer Poetry" from Manawaker Studios. A called out excerpt reads: "I. I died for you. I should remember you. Let me start again. Once there was the sky, and the two of us in it. Your hands balancing a harp. My hands balancing a blade. The thread between. Fate pulled. You fell. I followed." The poem is titled "ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND LEGENDS AND THE LONGING UNDERNEATH" and is about The Legend of Zelda.

DANGEROUS TO GO ALONE! 2: AN ANTHOLOGY OF GAMER POETRY is available in digital, paperback, and hardcover formats from @cbdroege.bsky.social!!!

"ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND LEGENDS AND THE LONGING UNDERNEATH," my #zelink poem, is featured in this volume. NEVER SHY AWAY FROM UR DREAMS!

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from Kingdom of Uranus, my comic about how much I love my wife, dedicated to all the things we'll never have and the world we made anyway

PANEL 1: A rat sits on a stool and a duck reclines in a big green void. RAT: "I'm so tired of the double life. Terrified of the future yet performing that I believe it'll arrive just as it has." PANEL 2: Rat in close up. RAT: "'Despair is how they win' and 'Don't comply in advance' and 'Call your reps every day' except also meal plan for next week, imagine a vacation, schedule your next haircut." PANEL 3: The rat, dejected on the stool, the duck more fully sprawled. RAT: "And none of it does anything but get me more drudgery to stagger through, pretending that the house is not on fire, my friends and family not at hazard." PANEL 4: The duck sits up. DUCK: "The drudgery is just a story you're telling yourself about the past like the fire is a story you're telling yourself about the future." PANEL 5: The rat and the duck again. DUCK: "You almost certainly have no control over any of it and will almost certainly continue doing the right thing more out of inertia than vigilance." RAT: "At least vigilance feels like *doing* something." BOTTOM TEXT: And doing something feels like drudgery.

double drudgery

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Donate to Support Vita Ayala After Fire Displacement, organized by Tini Howard Hi everyone, I'm Tini Howard, and this is for my friend, and your favorite comi… Tini Howard needs your support for Support Vita Ayala After Fire Displacement

Hello, all. In a time where everything is so much for so many people, I feel guilty asking but my family and I are in need of help.

Even if it is a signal boost, any help is appreciated.

I love you all, and I hope you are all safe.

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Pile of books of "Really Shockingly Bad Things and Other Stories"

Hey all! We had some delays in energy pushing our kickstarter since one of our team is out in Los Angeles (sending love to our LA fam!) BUT reality is we got 5 MORE DAYS TO GO WITH OUR KICKSTARTER and only $1200 away from our goal.

So a highlight for you...Signed, Really, Shockingly Bad Things!

One of my favorite collaborations ever, help @thecosmicbgr.bsky.social fund another year of strange, moving, scary, surprising flash fiction!

Will you, if you're lucky, if you endure, sometimes find tremendous joy in the making of your art? Nothing is guaranteed; do you still want to play this game? Even I surprise myself by how quickly I say yes.

Ah yes, this ❤️

And being honest about what I can manage re: social media stuff, I'll likely put more preview pages, process stuff, and shout out other comics from the fair on instagram mainly! Would be happy to see you there!

I have a new comic in the @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social! "Wednesday's Child" is an all new, all color, 18 page story about Pihu, who wakes up one day after a night out and feels... fine? Where are all her usual feelings? Buy it here: www.shortboxcomicsfair.com/shop-sq4wj/p...

Advocates don't expect a vote on the measure this session-but they note that the rapid movement toward full decriminalization is unprecedented. What's behind this sudden push? "I believe it was necessary for these two new women elected officials to make this kind of statement," said Cecilia Gentili, a steering committee member of Decrim NY and a former sex worker. Gentilli was referring to senators Ramos and Salazar, who arrived in the state legislature in Albany as part of a wave of left-leaning lawmakers who won election last November. "That new blood infuses the Senate," she added. "A Latinx person like Jessica giving this bill shape is what makes it unprecedented."

Ramos is also among the first state lawmakers to refer consistently to sex workers as her neighbors. "She knows US," said Gentili. "She's been walking home from the train and walks by a sex worker, specifically a trans sex worker." The Queens neighborhood of Jackson Heights, which Ramos represents, has long been the center of anti-sex work policing that disproportionately targets immigrant trans women. But immigrant trans sex workers remain a visible and organized part of the community.

With NYS Sen. Jessica Ramos in the NYC mayor’s race, we have a candidate who 100% supports decriminalizing sex work, but also sees sex workers as her neighbors. Here’s what Cecilia Gentili (a powerhouse, who we lost too soon this year) told me in 2019 about Ramos: newrepublic.com/article/1541...

An image with the text "Split Tongue" hovering over an illustrated mouth with its tongue out, a dark line down the middle.

First story alert! "Split Tongue" is a story about loss, sisters, mothers, and a house with a mouth (and a tongue). How do we reckon with the impossible nature of grief?

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2025 Watermelon Grant By Dream Foundry

I'm funding an annual $2k grant for Palestinian artists working in speculative genres. There's a matching campaign to which you, dear reader, can contribute to fund a second winner. In case you were looking for an opportunity to do something. givebutter.com/IA1PTE

Support LP Kindred's Journey in Chicago, organized by Clarion Ghosts The Clarion Ghosts are rallying to support our fellow writer LP Kindred, the Ch… Clarion Ghosts needs your support for Support LP Kindred's Journey in Chicago

My friend LP is in need right now -- I'd love for us to get him some peace of mind and security! If you can't donate, please share around ❤️

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Funding short fiction Funding short fiction has never been more important, and three major outlets have recently launched Kickstarters to keep the lights on in 2025

Short fiction mags are a vital part of the SF/F genre: they find new authors and stories and inspire readers who'll become the next generation of writers.

@apexmag.bsky.social, @strangehorizons.bsky.social, & @uncannymagazine.bsky.social have launched Kickstarters to help fund next year's stories:

Time for an economics lesson.

Text on top reads, "The 2024 Comics Worker Survey." Centered is an illustration of a word balloon reading, "Hosted by The Cartoonist Cooperative" held up by a crane, with the panel borders being moved into place. Two people moving the right panel border have dialogue reading, "How much are we getting paid for all this work?" "Good question!" A ink pen is being held up by two people framed to have been used to draw the speech bubble. Text at the bottom reads, "US Comic Worker Edition. What did our clients and publishers pay us in 2023? What do comics workers need to survive? Add your experience to our annual report!"

It's time for the 2024 Comics Worker Survey for US workers! Pay transparency is crucial to uncovering patterns in pay inequity & learning what publishers and clients can ACTUALLY pay us.

Submit your info and encourage your peers to do the same!
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(art by Phil McAndrew)

Help the people of Carriacou and Petite Martinique recover, organized by Marine and Yachting Association of Grenada MAYAG On 1 July, the eye of Hurricane Beryl bore down on two tiny i… Marine and Yachting Association of Grenada MAYAG needs your support for Help the people of Carriacou and Petite Martinique recover

Hello social medias...

You may not be aware a major Cat 5 hurricane struck an area that normally doesn't get them. The eye passed directly over Carriacou and Petit Martinique.

The devastation is tremendous. The need is great.

You can help and make a difference:

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