So, India Is Dying.

So, India is dying.

Look, I know a good number of you are from the US and things aren't amazing there either, but my country is literally on the brink of collapse. So I'd love it if we could talk about that for a minute.

If you can't do anything else, please just read and reblog.

A second COVID wave has taken out the healthcare system. There are no more hospital beds. There's an oxygen shortage. There's a critical vaccine shortage. The Central Government has thrown its hands up and is passing the baton to the State Governments to do what they can.

There are over 16 million covid cases. A record 330,000 new cases reported yesterday - comparable to the US at its peak. 187,000 dead as of today.

There is no plan.

Mass cremations are taking place. The cremation grounds are running day and night and they are short on wood. People are watching their loved ones die while waiting for a hospital bed, and then they're unable to give them the proper burial rights.

Hospitals are overwhelmed. Patients are being confined, two to a bed. They're the lucky ones.

We are on the verge of people dying in the streets.

This is the second-most populous country in the world. The largest democracy. A country that encapsulates over 15,000 years of recorded human history and has endured everything from famine to invasion to colonisation.

We might be at the end. This might be the thing that does us in.

People are dying.

People are dying and there is no plan.

More good news? Variants are popping up. A double mutation strain has shown up. It is resistant to current vaccines. This will not go away. This is the devastation they warned of when the anti-maskers were out protesting the minor inconvenience of covering their face in public.

My country is on the verge of an emergency state. Our government has failed us. This is as dire a situation as it ever could be.

Look. I don't do much with my life. I write fics, some of you have read them and that's pretty much it. I spend my days with my head in the clouds because that's where I like to be.

But two days ago, my grandmother tested positive, had to be taken to hospital and the ambulance caught fire.

She barely made it to the urgent care she needs.

So, here I am, using whatever meager platform I have to cobble this request together. Because I have to do something.

If you can, donate.

Or spread the word.

Help. Please.

To anyone who says Captain Marvel is “Too feminist”

That scene where Carol gets Cat Called? That’s happened to me.

That scene were she’s told she can’t persue her career because she’s a woman? That’s happened to me.

You know that scene where’s she’s told to control her emotions? That’s happened to me.

You know that scene where she’s told she has to prove her worth for no reason? That’s happened to me.

These aren’t feminist things. These are just female experiences. Get your heads out of your asses and learn to relate to women for FUCK’S SAKE.

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slightlyanxiousvillain

3 years ago

Today, May 15th 2022, is the 74th Nakba Day. It is a day for rememberance, mourning, and resistance for Palestinians

Non Palestinians, please use this day to be loud about your solidarity with us. Today more than other days please use your platforms and your voices to amplify the voices of Palestinians and condemn Israel on every platform you can... Tumblr, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter.

Seek out Palestinian journalists and activists who are talking about Israel's crimes. People like Mohammed El Kurd and Muna El Kurd, Eye On Palestine, Abier Khatib, Mariam Barghouti...

Supporting Palestinian journalists and activists is especially vital in the wake of Shireen Abu Akleh's assassination at the hands of the occupation forces just days earlier.

Please check out the BDS website for resources. There are webinars and online rallies and ways you can protest online from your own home. And try to learn more about the different kinds and of boycotts you can take part in, as well as how and why these boycotts are important. The site also has lists of things you can easily boycott including action plans.

Today, May 15th 2022, Is The 74th Nakba Day. It Is A Day For Rememberance, Mourning, And Resistance For

(via the BDS website)

BDS Movement

The Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement works to end international support for Israel's oppression of Palestinians and pressure Is

DecolonizePalestine is another amazing resource. If you don't know much about the crisis in Palestine, please educate yourself so you can educate others.

Decolonize Palestine

Home | Decolonize Palestine

Welcome to Decolonize Palestine, a collection of resources for anyone who wants to learn more about Palestine.

If you're able to protest in person, this post wonderfully put together by @soullsword also has information on Nakba Day protests all around the world.

soullsword

[Id: a video of an Al Jazeera live feed, showing Shireen Abu Akleh's funeral procession. Hundreds of Palestinians stand, waving Palestinian

And donate if you can! To organisations like:

Palestine Children's Relief Fund (PCRF), which provides emergency medical services for Palestinian children.

PCRF

The Palestine Children's Relief Fund was established in 1992 by concerned humanitarians in the USA to bring injured and sick children for fr

United Palestine Appeal (UPA) - an organization supporting Palestinian socio-economic development

United Palestinian Appeal

If any Palestinians have anything to add, please feel free 💖🇵🇸

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slightlyanxiousvillain

5 years ago

Me: wow I love the pacifist themes of Doctor Who and how the Doctor tries their hardest to be kind and resolve conflict across time and space by talking about the root cause of problems and encouraging compromise

The Doctor: I gave you a chance and you were too stupid to take it, so now I’m gonna have to murder you and your entire species

also me:

Me: Wow I Love The Pacifist Themes Of Doctor Who And How The Doctor Tries Their Hardest To Be Kind And

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slightlyanxiousvillain

3 years ago

remember to regularly change your pronouns, for security reasons.

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slightlyanxiousvillain

4 years ago

FUCK this government so fucking much i hate it here

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slightlyanxiousvillain

3 years ago

according to the economist, domestic violence in england will increase by 38% if they lose and 26% if they win/draw against italy in this weekend’s euro finals. here’s a thread of domestic violence hotlines that you can call if you/a loved one needs help, and i’ll write the information below for anyone who doesn’t have access to twitter or can’t read the images. most of these hotlines also have chatting options if you can’t call them.

england (refuge’s national domestic abuse hotline): 0808 2000 247

northern ireland (domestic and sexual abuse hotline): 0808 802 414

scotland (domestic and forced marriage hotline): 0800 027 1234

wales (live fear free): 0808 80 10 800

uk-wide (men’s advice line): 0808 801 0327

specifically for male victims

bright sky is a mobile app and website for people experiencing abuse or for those who are worried about others

available for free from most app store

women’s aid have a directory of domestic abuse support services across the uk

live chat is available 7 days a week from 10am to 6pm

victim support: 08 08 16 89 111

if you are experiencing abuse and need immediate help, ask for ANI (action needed immediately) at a participating pharmacy

the pharmacy will have a logo on display

you’ll be provided with a private space and a phone if you need one

they’ll connect you to any more support services that you need

safe spaces are available in boots, morrisons, superdrug, and well pharmacies

they’ll provide you with specialized support and connect you to services for more help

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slightlyanxiousvillain

4 years ago

U ever b like “it is what it is” but deep in ur heart wish shit would b different

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slightlyanxiousvillain

3 years ago

some things that have happened since you stopped hearing about p/alestine after the “ceasefire” was declared

1,000+ palestinians were arrested in a mass-arrest campaign designed to, and i quote, “instill fear” - including children

al-aqsa mosque and worshippers were attacked and beaten

literal children, not even teens, children, were arrested and tried in a military court (this is not new, thousands of children have faced this terrorization over the years. Isr@el is the only country in the world that tries children in military courts. 500-700 children are prosecuted each year.)

a soldier deliberately ran over a child on a bike for having a pales/tinian flag on his bike. an adult man ran over a child with his car. on purpose. the child is 12. read that again.

sheikh jarrah was blockaded, illegally

whatsapp blocked the accounts of over 100 pal/estinian journalists

silwan, another pal/estinian neighborhood like sheikh j/arrah, is being violently ethnically cleansed to make way for more settlers

Isr@el has forced social media sites to censor the hashtags “free pal/estine” and “save sheikh ja/rrah” many posts and accounts have been deleted

25 pales/tinians have been murdered by the ID/F and settlers

in Jaffa, 300 arab families are under force expulsion orders to make way for more settlers. 300 families.

suicide rates in g/aza have risen to an all-time high due to PTSD and hopelessness

Pales/tinians in G/aza still do not have access to safe drinking water, electricity, medical care, and nutrition. families are still being displaced from their homes by settler colonialism. There is still an inability to mobilize freely, pursue a career, seek an education, or gain access to decent healthcare or mental health resources. The occupation, genocide, and ethnic cleansing continues whether you see on your feed or not.

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slightlyanxiousvillain

4 years ago