It All Hurts So Muchhhhhh

By now, you all must have seen the news that Gaza had officially run out of food, as one of the main aid suppliers in Gaza, World Food Program, had announced that their stock has been completely depleted, leaving just a few days for community kitchens to function.

This comes after more than 50 days (and counting) of Israel's complete closure of the borders, preventing food and medicine, among other life essentials, from entering Gaza. There are children crying out of hunger with trucks loaded with over 100,000 tons of food mere minutes away from them, which Israel continues to prevent from entering besieged Gaza.

This also comes after Israel had deliberately destroyed swaths of farmlands in Gaza, specifically targeting them with bombs and chemical weapons that destroy the chance of growing crops. Israel also made sure bakeries are destroyed as well as water sources.

Diabolical is an understatement when it comes to the Zionist entity.

There are still things you can do. On top of raising awareness and protesting when possible, independent organisations like APN are working directly with farmers in Gaza to rehabilitate the agricultural sector and restore local food systems to combat famine, counter the blockade and build food sovereignty. You can donate to their Revive Gaza's Farmlands initiative here.

Additionally, keep in mind that this means whatever food supplies remain available in Gaza now cost astronomical amounts of money, so keep sharing and donating to individual fundraising campaigns. Gazafunds is a good source if you're not sure where to start. Remember that your donations and shares are often the only source of hope for these families.

🟡 NEW: Israel has approved a plan to seize complete control of the Gaza Strip and hold it indefinitely. The plan, which was unanimously approved by the Israeli Cabinet, aims to intensify military operations in Gaza gradually.

The plan was approved despite warnings from the army chief, who reportedly told ministers that “this could endanger the hostages held there.” According to Israeli sources, the new plan will be implemented gradually after US President Trump’s visit to the region next week.

The plan also includes the forced displacement of Palestinians from the northern to the southern part of the Strip. Additionally, Israel plans to implement a new strategy for controlling the distribution of humanitarian aid, with backing from the US.

This comes as Israel continues to enforce a total blockade on essential supplies for the 65th consecutive day. The UN has already announced it will not cooperate with Israel’s new aid delivery plan, stating that “it contravenes fundamental humanitarian principles.”

the Guardian

Netanyahu says new offensive in Gaza focused on consolidating seizure of territory

Israeli PM says operation will lead to significant displacement of the population ‘for its own protection’

I think he also illustrated well how these moments will become stories. opening with the mythos around the epiphany, describing the perspective of the soldiers seeing these fantastical powerful things... their individual deaths may be forgotten but the stories of the "heroes" will live on.

Really really really loved how Brennan showed the two different sides of this "combat"

The insane fantasy moments: the dreadnoughts, Eioghorain, Ame's curse, the chained dragon, everything with that last scene between the sorcerer and Steel. Devastating and scary, but also really cool

Intimately juxtaposed with small moments that brought the true light of horror back: realizing a solider is only 17 in his first battle where he will surely die, the acid damaging the land so it will know no life for generations to come, bodies of those that begged for an academy not to be demolished, Suvi recognizing the wizard she just killed. Just admissions that there are no winners here. Every part of this is a loss.

It makes everything feel so much more real

I made some pins with oil paint on recycled plastic. This is a terrible choice for durability but I like to fuck around with with what I got. I don't know what to seal them with though.

drew my partner sleeping after taking benadryl lol.

Really love the behind the scenes because hearing someone say that Sam was wrong and it in fact cost double the price to use Kiss from a Rose twice, so they spend $30K to use Kiss from a Rose. Beautiful, no notes, chef's kiss

My lady and orangutan

drawing fur is so satisfying!

charcoal on paper

The chaos. The drama. The betrayal.

not the silly little game show being a metaphor for the chaos of being alive. I came here for animal sounds and a bunch of buttholes

For all that we (correctly) decry Sam as a sick, sick man, the "Youlympics" twist was actually pretty sweet. Doing better on a second try because you learned from the first time around? Digging deep for a challenge and finding that you can do even better than that? That's not sadistic; it's satisfying.

(Except maybe having the cheese-eating challenge twice in two hours. That was rough.)

Other random thoughts:

Lest we forget, Brennan didn't put bacon in his pants to keep a cat in his lap, but to hide said bacon from Katie. And then Katie did it because Brennan did. Amazing sibling rivalry energy from those two.

And while Katie and Brennan might be the two most competitive people on Dropout, Ify isn't far behind - Sam absolutely picked those three for a reason and it worked a treat.

Especially because the only thing they prioritized above competition is standing against Sam.

"It's because she said 'buttholes' on the show! Grow up!"

Thank you to the lovely observant people who noticed that Sam does the Wenis if you jiggle the joystick on a jump; I was too busy having Ski Free flashbacks and hoping that jumping a dry tree would set it on fire.

It's probably because of the wreck of my current existence, but Brennan yelling on the podium about how they have no idea what the fuck they're doing, year after year, gave me some inadvertent feelings. I don't know what I'm doing either! I thought I did, but the game changed. But since the only way to win is by learning, well. I'll have to learn.

(So without further ado, let's begin!)

creature mashup!