What Is Actually Going On In Yemen:

What is actually going on in yemen:

CHOLERA OUTBREAK

the cholera pandemic has been going on since around 2016, and it continues to get worse every day due to the lack of public health sectors and aid, as well as the saudi led air strikes on water systems and food infrastructure

HUMANITARIAN CRISIS

yemen currently has the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world, with over 24 million people in need of aid

FAMINE

the famine in yemen is said to become the worst one in 100 years and it continues to get worse ever day due to the poor funding and saudi intervention (with the support of the us, uk & france). nearly half the population will soon be dependent on aid

CIVIL WAR

it started when the houthis (backed by iran) rebelled against the government and began to seize territories (taking over the capital sana'a). in order to get the houthis out, saudi began bombing yemen and thus the conflict worsened

WAR

saudi arabia (with the support of the us, uk and france) has been bombing yemen in order to get rid of the houthi rebels. this led to the deterioration of yemen's situation, as well as the death of many civilians. they target public infrastructure, water systems, schools, etc

CORONAVIRUS

there aren't many testing kits and the hospitals aren't equipped with treating it. basic necessities such as masks and gloves also aren't available, thus making the situation worsen (especially with everything else going on adding to it)

FLOODS

lately yemen has been experiencing really bad floods that have torn down homes, destroyed food supplies and killed people. these floods have attributed to the spread of disease too

PLAGUE

yes, there is literally a plague now. it seems to have come after the floods, and has people are dropping dead. i think they still haven't found the cause but it affects your lungs. i don't know too much on this issue though, so please add if you have more information.

ECONOMIC CRISIS

since the start of the civil war in 2015, yemen's economy contracted by 50% due to the inflation and devaluation of the rial. people are hungry because of poverty and lack of jobs, and while you could potentially flee war, you can't flee hunger.

BLOCKADE

the saudi military coalition currently has a blockade on yemen's sea, air & land ports which stops aid from coming in. though they apparently eased it a little, it's still there and having catastrophic effects on the situation.

EXTRA

here's more stuff that's happening in yemen

- no water & electricity

- high poverty rates

- food prices are too expensive

- multiple serious disease eg meningitis

- isis & al gaeda have carried out attacks

- corruption

ADDITIONAL NOTES

of course this isn't everything, all of these factors have consequences, like the collapse of public health sectors but i can't fit it all in. please research and educate yourselves on the situation, we're blessed to be in a time with multiple sources

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oracleofthepast

4 years ago

Oh that’s a good point! Thanks!!

simple things you can do for your first rosh hashanah:

- eat apples and honey

- eat challah and honey

- bake round challah

- reflect on the previous year, what happened for you, how you’ve changed, how you want to act differently in the coming year

- light candles on rosh hashanah eve

- do kiddush (wine blessing) and hamotzi (bread blessing) on Rosh Hashanah eve

- socially distanced outdoor apples + honey with a friend

- zoom prayer service if you feel up to it

- tashlich - go to a body of water, think of the ways you acted last year that you want to leave in the past or any harm you may have caused others, pick up some small stones or sticks, attach the bad actions to the objects in your head, then toss them away into the water

- listen to a recording of someone blowing a shofar (ram’s horn)

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oracleofthepast

6 years ago

I disagree with the premise that any child of Athena has only a singular brain cell, but Percy and Grover definitely share one, and I feel that Annabeth takes it away from them when they have overused it so it can recharge.

the entirety of the lightning thief really is just Percy, Annabeth, and Grover fighting over the use of one (1) singular brain cell isn’t it

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oracleofthepast

6 years ago

Well, you have less time actually because you die when you hit the ground (or shortly thereafter), and parachutes take time to work (like they need to catch against the air), so you have a lot less time to fix it, otherwise you’ll still die.

If your parachute malfunctions while sky diving, you have the rest of your life to fix it.

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oracleofthepast

1 month ago

My Adaptation Of The God Of Arepo Short Story, Which Was Originally Up At ShortBox Comics Fair For Charity.

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Again it's an honour to be drawing one of my favourite short stories ever. Thank you so much for the original authors for creating this story; and for everyone who bought a copy and donated to the above non-profits.

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oracleofthepast

5 years ago

hey! in the midst of all this, spreading this information could potentially save LOTS of folks out there in protest! it costs Absolutely NOTHING to share. the original thread is on Twitter by strwbrrymew. the link to the thread is here, it contains more important information to note, including a video about how to do a proper eye flush should someone be teargassed.

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oracleofthepast

4 years ago

I needed this today. Thank you

Shoutout to non binary Jews!!

Whether you wear tefillin, a kippah, a tallit, anything else or none of it, you are valid. Your observance of Judaism does not invalidate your gender.

Shoutout to non binary Jews who are part of a super accepting synagogue!

Shoutout to non binary Jews who are part of a queerphobic synagogue!

Shoutout to non binary Jews who aren’t part of a synagogue!

Shoutout to non binary Jews who wear gendered religious items!

Shoutout to non binary Jews who want to wear gendered religious items but can’t!

Shoutout to non binary Jews who wear gendered religious items but don’t really want to!

Shoutout to non binary Jews who don’t wear gendered religious items!

Shoutout to non binary Jews who are only out in jewish spaces!

Shoutout to non binary Jews who are nervous about coming out in jewish spaces!

Shoutout to non binary Jews whose coming out didn’t go well in a jewish space!

Shoutout to non binary Jews whose coming out went really well in jewish spaces!

Shoutout to non binary Jews who aren’t sure where their identity fits into their Judaism!

Shoutout to non binary Jews whose identity is tied to their Judaism!

Shoutout to non binary Jews who feel more distant from Judaism because of their identity.

Shoutout to non binary Jews who feel closer to Judaism because of their identity.

Shoutout to all non binary Jews, whether you fit into any of these or not. Navigating Judaism and being non binary is complicated, and I’m so happy that you are part of my community!

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