My 14 year old brother just took a drink of hot chocolate and hissed like he'd knocked back a shot of vodka then set it down and went "ah... that's the good stuff."
I May not be the strongest. I May not be the most able. But I will shout, Palestine will be free.
Genuine question: why doesn’t Nintendo sell a lot of its Japan-exclusive merchandise internationally? There’s so much merch that we can’t access but really want as customers outside of Japan. Surely it would only mean more profits for the company, which will only exceed any shipping or manufacturing costs required to make and transfer the merch to other Nintendo branches? There’s three big official physical Nintendo stores where lots of merchandise is sold and two of them are in Japan (Osaka, Tokyo) excluding the New York store. What about people who don’t even live in the US, let alone living in NYC, like us Europeans and British fans, or even people who don’t have the opportunity to travel just to go to these stores? There’s so many products that aren’t even on the My Nintendo store, even licensed products by Play-Asia and Bandai-Namco are JP exclusive, and that’s not even considering marketing campaigns such as that of Baskin Robbins and 7-11, or even fun events/tournaments to celebrate franchises or game releases. Personally, I think it would really benefit both Nintendo and its fanbase to stop the region-locking of merch.
This is Rafah, The "safe" zone, where 1.5 million Palestinian fled to. You have to understand, what bombing Rafah means.
Please don't look away, while everybody is busy watching the super bowl, Israel commits one of its most deadly and openly genocidal attacks on Rafah. Please don't look away.
Hello, my name is Leena . I am 22 years old. I lived in Palestine for more than 7 disastrous wars here in my country. I have nothing left in my country. I have no safe home, no life, no future, and we have nothing here. We live in a very dangerous battlefield in Gaza, help me get out to a safe area for me and my family, thank you 😊 🙏
This is our child who has no home, no bed to sleep on, and nothing left for our innocent children. We truly live a difficult life in northern Gaza. Our children are starving. There is no milk or any kind of food for them. There are no hospitals for them or their vaccinations. To treat them, help our children meet their needs as quickly as possible by supporting me through the link 😭 .
This is my home, my memories, my dreams, my life, my clothes, my room, my kitchen I have nothing left nor any memory, my house has been completely destroyed, here is Gaza, here are the wars, here are the disasters in my country only 💣
He is our little baby boy. He was born in the war and did not receive any vaccination from the hospital, because the hospitals were completely bombed. His health is not good and his immunity is weak from the chemicals that he inhales and they are very harmful to him. He was displaced with us from house to house and from tent to tent and was exposed to many hardships, here. Gaza is not our life 🥹💔
I have a new hairdresser complete with everything
I have my own online clothing store
I have a house of my own that is in ashes
Everything was destroyed and all my dreams were destroyed with them.
Here, Gaza is a land of disasters. We have nothing left here
I am writing to you now while the sounds of bombing above my head do not subside. I have lived through many wars Gaza, from the time I was born until now.
But it is impossible for me to adapt to this terrifying sound. Indeed, this war is the most difficult of all.
I am just a girl from Gaza, who has her dreams, her work, her home... Suddenly everything disappeared from her life...
From a simple girl who loves life, to a displaced girl trying to survive. Being displaced from Gaza, displacement brings you a sense of loss, because you left your home, your clothes, your food, and your memories, and you were empty-handed.
I dream every day of my warm house, my heavy clothes, and my peaceful life before October 7, and I hope that the day will come when returning to Gaza becomes a reality. In this war, if we do not die from the bombing, we can die from hunger, death from thirst, death from cold... All roads lead to death...
I have no home, no job, no store, no hairdresser, or anything left. 😭 I want you to donate to me here on the Gofoundme website. Every contribution, no matter how small, will make a big difference in our journey towards safety and peace. Thank you for standing with us during this difficult time. I am not asking you to help me alone, but this aid will help all displaced people (because I am one of them). 🥹🙏
This is my little sister. Her school and all her dreams were bombed. She did not find any suitable place in Gaza for her to imagine. All the places were demolished and bombed. Despite all this, she laughs.
After enduring 430 days of ongoing genocide in Gaza, I made the extremely difficult decision to seek help to evacuate my family of 7 to find safety amidst the constant bombardment and hunger our community is suffering from. The situation has reached a critical point, and unfortunately there is no safe place in Gaza and the only way to survive is to travel abroad. To do this, you need between $3,000 and $5,000 per person for the airport to get out of Gaza, and this amount of money is literally unaffordable. That is why I am asking for your help, as we fear for our lives and the lives of our loved ones. We humbly appeal for your compassion and generosity to help us raise the funds necessary for our evacuation. Your support will provide us with the means to escape death and seek refuge in a place where we can live in peace, away from the constant threat of violence.
Stop for a while. do not cross . My name is Amna from Gaza. We lost everything, home, dreams, and everything that gives life. My children are living in bad conditions. I ask you to help me for the sake of my children, for the sake of humanity. Those who cannot donate can share the post and link
@occupationsurfer @northgazaupdates @nabulsi @elierlick @evelyn-art-05 @soon-palestine @fairuzfan @bibyebae @riding-with-the-wild-hunt
Palestinian people who are suffering immensely in so many ways are still taking the time to rescue and help animals in Gaza for months now... and those who turn their backs on what is happening to Palestinian people... ya'll disgust me.
Good morning. This might be my last message from the city of Rafah. The occupation [Israel] is carrying out crazy fire. Violent belts. As you’re hearing, there are helicopters. Planes and gunfire from the vehicles. There’s a complete invasion of the city.
We don’t know what is going on in Rafah. The place that the occupation [Israel] claimed to be safe. This is happening all of a sudden; the people didn’t go out. They didn’t do anything. More than thirty targets were hit in just minutes. People were asleep. We woke up to the bombing, to the shooting from the helicopters. It was horrifying. Unacceptable. This might be my last message. Please relay it to the world.
— Hazem, journalist residing in Rafah; 02.11.2024
Rafah was Palestinians’ very last safe zone. There is quite literally nowhere else left to go. And now it’s being bombed with airstrike after airstrike.
This is a picture of Montaser Al Sawaf, another Palestinian journalist killed by the IOF:
I am continually enraged by the normalization of Palestinian people's deaths in mainstream western media, and the constant dehumanization of each of their lives. They are not just numbers -they are people who have dreams, ambitions, livelihoods, families, friends, hobbies, and interests.
The IOF is committing war crimes, crimes against humanity, is breaking dozens of international laws and UN Conventions -is committing mass genocide -but a small fraction of people in power get to determine the narrative of 'who is the REAL victim here,' by reinforcing IOF and American propaganda which sides with settler-colonial violence -and it is beyond abhorrent.
they should invent a new type of "staying in bed for 2-3 hours after you wake up repeatedly opening and closing apps on your phone" where it makes you feel awesome and energized and emotionally fulfilled