Why Would You Do This To Me??

it all hurts so muchhhhhh

i love when things from the very first episode come full circle

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.

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!)

EVERYONE SHUT THE FUCK UP SCIENTISTS AT THE SCHMIDT OCEAN INSTITUTE HAVE FOOTAGE OF A LIVE COLOSSAL SQUID FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

🦑‼️🦑‼️🦑‼️🦑‼️🦑‼️🦑

The chaos. The drama. The betrayal.

pov the jib jobbers on the wurst

totorote bag I made.

the number of times I've found myself just singing that out of context and being met with bafflement.

Walked into the kitchen to help with Easter meal prep and my mother was playing chasing cars over speakers and my immediate reaction was to go "IF I FILET-" and I then realised that I fully don't know the actual lyrics anymore it's all filet. Naddpod has done irreparabel damage to me.

creature mashup!

exclamation point in the title. mysterious doorknob in the middle of the table. hot aloof emily axford with an accent. lou wearing murph nametag. everyone laughing uproariously. brennan gets to drop one line of lore and he chose the one about some guy named zood. oh it's ON