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Rachel Mennies

Hanif Abdurraqib, They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us

i was so fucking sad when i was 14 and now when i fold my laundry or see a pool of moonlight on the floor of my bedroom i know that miracles exist. i see love in everything. love sees everything in me too

they’re in a book club

Moss & lichen PNGs.

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Not feminist as in "women should be included in the draft" but feminist as in "being drafted is a violation of bodily autonomy for any gender".

The draft should not exist. Drafting people into the military is a violation of human rights. You should not be able to force someone to risk their life. If you can't find enough people who care about a conflict to keep it going then it simply shouldn't keep going. You can't even force someone to donate a kidney using government power, why the fuck can you force them to donate their whole body and life to a cause they don't agree with or don't care about?

The Air Swipe bag @ Coperni fw24

Made of NASA's nanomaterial silica aerogel, the lightest solid on planet Earth, the Air Swipe bag is made of 99% pure nothing and 1% glass, the glass of the future. This very delicate (and non-fragile) nanomaterial has been used by NASA to capture stardust: because it can withstand extreme heat (12000 Celsius) and a pressure of 4000 times its weight.

Illustrated for Palestine. Free to use for solidarity purposes.

The machine demands blood…..

as we discuss the circumstances that can lead to acts of protest such as self-immolation, let us not forget that many gazans (such as ehab abu nada and fathi harb) in years past have also self immolated in protest of the israeli blockade on gaza. this has also been a form of protest among palestinians in the occupied west bank as well.

Final part of the hearing is beginning now

Spain is first, followed by Fiji, and then the Maldives

Stating that both Israel and Palestine have an obligation to follow international law. Talking specifically about the occupation now

Stating international laws broken by Israel

"Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza strip in 2005 has not meant that the occupation came to an end"

Spain is quoting the 2004 wall hearing a lot

Talking about the discrimination Palestinians face

Talking about the violations of the rights of children specifically, which I don't think I heard another delegation talk about, and specifically mentioning the imprisonment of children

Going over a lot of the same points as others, which I've mentioned before is a good thing. If dozens of states notice the same violations you can't dismiss them

Stating that the court could determine what actions states need to take to bring the occupation to an end

Fiji is up now. I believe they'll be defending Israel

Calling for negotiations

Calling these hearings a one-sided narrative

Suggesting the court doesn't issue an advisory opinion. Quoting the same consent thing the UK tried

Talking about these proceedings circumventing the peace process

Oh my god, they just mentioned the Oslo accords and are trying to use the accords to justify the court staying out. A previous speaker quoted Israeli politicians disregarding the Oslo accords, and several speakers have spoken at length about breaches of the Oslo accords.

They just said that the court cannot rely on evidence gathered by UN bodies, and must have their own investigation. They then claimed that since they have been supplied one-sided information they don't have enough context to come to a conclusion.

...That's what the investigation is for

Claiming that October 7th proves Israel's security concerns, which is why they can't withdraw.

Talking about territorial sovereignty and whether the occupied territory belongs to Israel or Palestine...

Occupations cannot gain sovereignty, that's international law.

"The right to self-determination is a relative right"

It's not

The Maldives are presenting now

The Maldives are supporting Palestine. Right now they're talking about water resources in the occupied Palestinian territories

Arguing against Fiji's arguments now. Pointing out that an occupation cannot gain sovereignty over occupied land

Talking at length about human rights regarding water and hygiene, and Israel's violations of said rights

The Maldives agree with other states about Israel performing apartheid

Talked about Israel's obligations, including: reconciliation, compensation, formal apologies, and more

Stating the need for the UN and third states to assist in bringing Israel's unlawful occupation to an end

Talking about third state obligations to assist in ending the occupation, and the need for consequences for states that help the occupation

Final day of the hearings is now finished. Unknown when the court will come to a decision about whether to issue an advisory opinion, and what would be included in that advisory opinion

Around 50 nations and organisations took part in the hearings, and the vast majority stated that Israel's occupation is illegal, with many, many examples of why, and stressed the necessity for the court to issue an advisory opinion. I honestly don't think the court even has a choice at this point, there is just far too many violations of international law to explain away or ignore

a man self immolated in front of the israeli embassy in washington dc yesterday. not just any man. an active member of the us air force. he live streamed his death, and said that he refused to be complicit in a genocide any longer. he said that compared to what palestinians were facing every day, setting himself alight was nothing.

let me reiterate. an active duty air force member burned himself alive because he was so disgusted by what the us government was openly supporting. he live-streamed his own suicide, so the whole world could bear witness as a man in his military uniform set himself on fire to protest his government’s complicity in the horrors that we have all been forced to watch happen in real time. he became a new horror. footage of the immolation blurs him out the moment the fire catches, but you can hear him. it is over in seconds, really, but you can hear him screaming. he shouts “free palestine” until his body physically cannot make any sounds other than guttural screams of agony. and then he falls silent. a police officer arrives and points a gun at his still burning body, shouting at him to get down on the ground. and it is over.

his name was Aaron Bushnell. he was twenty five years old. and he isn’t here anymore because the political ruling class has decided that genocide is perfectly fine as long as it preserves imperialism. in the coming days, people will try to discredit him. to say that he was mentally unstable. they will try to bury his actions to save face and defend israel’s propaganda. do not let them. aaron knew what he was doing. he knew what he was doing when he put on his military uniform, set up his twitch stream, and made his final walk up to the embassy. he knew what would happen to him when he flicked that lighter. do not let them forget. aaron’s blood is on the hands of the political ruling class.