Hi! I was on Instagram recently and stumbled upon Nisreen Shehada's account. Before October 7, Nisreen posted very aesthetic, well crafted baking TikToks/videos (which looked delicious!) Since October 7, she has been sharing her daily life in Gaza.
This is the first reel of hers I saw. It's so important that she is not only documenting her daily life right now (for public record, for memory, for history) but that she is doing it in a format that is so familiar to anyone online right now.
I think that even well intentioned people can sometimes unintentionally dehumanize groups fighting for justice amidst tragedy. It is vital that we view Palestinians not just as victims or impoverished or assume life has always been this non-stop nightmare. Literally, Nisreen is like so many people I know. Like so many people you know! Just a regular lady who loves baking! Just your friendly neighborhood dentist! Aperson who loves their families. A devoted cat mom. A very stylish dresser.
I love that her page shows how people are living day-to-day now. And I love that it shows her finding moments of joy even in the darkest of times. ❤️
Please give her account a follow.
Edit to add: I've made a separate account for archiving videos and posts from regular people in Palestine documenting daily life. You can follow it @watermelllonarchive
IT'S "FREE PALESTINE" UNTIL PALESTINE IS FREE!! DONT STAY SILENT, BE LOUDER THAN EVER
link for info on the Palestine sun bird btw
https://twitter.com/crowley_kissr/status/1749520741496689085?t=ME_OsWAhYrB3496_x6RSxg&s=19
some useful links to help donate to Gaza ::
arab.org ::daily clicks
gazaesims.com :: e-sim cards
gofundme.com/f/careforgaza ::funds to displaced families in Gaza
piousprojects.org/campaign/2712 :: menstrual hygiene kits to people in gaza
change.org/p/sign-and-sha… :: ceasefire petition
how to ask the demon you've been smitten over for 6000 years to dance: an angel's guide
bonus:
I had the great pleasure of designing/animating a bunch of 3D stuff for the last two episodes of Fionna and Cake! It was a joy to work with this low-poly adventure game style. Hope you all enjoyed this great show!!
Type 1: Wholesome Nerd
Type 2A: Sweet Middle-Aged Dad
Type 2B: Deeply Fucked Up and Traumatized Middle-Aged Dad
Type 3: Silly Little Weirdo Who is Only Appealing Because He's Deeply Miserable in an Extremely Relatable Way
Type 4: Dramatic Evil Bastard in a Fancy Suit
Type 5: Awful Fucked Up Creature
Type 6: Skeleton
he's brainwashed and loving and wants to do good, he's a good boy (gender neutral)
As always, the Irish speak nothing but facts.
How many more innocent civilians have to be killed by Israel before you condemn that for it?
That is a genocide.
That this is a crime on all accounts.
And deserves to be punished to the full extent off the law.
The fact that Aziraphale chose to listen to Shostakovich among all other classical composers says a lot.
Shostakovich was one of the brightest musicians of his time in the USSR. His ideas and music had revolutionary themes and pictures repressive power of Soviet Leaders.
Back then, Soviet Union eliminated anyone who thought differently or had different opinions on how the state should be governed and how people should live in there.
Shostakovich was terrified of the government and, for a while, stopped releasing his creative music, instead keeping a low profile and went with the flow until he didn’t.
I DONT KNOW WHAT THIS BASTARD IS DOING. But I believe in him. I think he has a plan.
Aziraphale, you go, girl ✨
Sitting here watching s2xe5 and it’s the scene where Crowley is asking Aziraphale why his French is so bad and he says “I went to Monsieur Rossignol’s night classes in 1760”.
I decided to Google if this was a real person since the name wasn’t familiar to me, and instead I had my giant gay heart stomped on by Neil Gaiman once again.
The French word for nightingale: Rossignol
It’s the language of romance and Aziraphale took night classes with a Mr. Nightingale. I CAN’T BREATHE.