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a post on threads by @legallybookishserena that reads: Hey remember when Pro-Palestinian protestors were being arrested and brutalized by law enforcement we said “Hey guys free speech is *already* under attack and it’s only going to get worse if we dont do something about it NOW?” Silly me I forgot “PaLeStInE iS jUsT oNe IsSuE.” Oh look at that. A white man on a late-night talk show is cancelled for expressing something the government didn’t like. I wonder if they are related 🤔
a graphics with pink flowers surrounding text that reads "Submit to Saving Queer Joy: An Anthology Deadline: October 15th"
top left: a sticker of a heart scribble. text on top right: "fundraiser highlight". below is a screenshot of the Chuffed campaign named "Food for Karim's Family in Gaza." text at the bottom reads: "a campaign run by a trusted comrade!https://chuffed.org/project/146682-food-for-karims-family-in-gaza"
the slide contains white text on top of a photo of a dark starry sky. text on top: 'arc review', followed by the cover of the book A Poor Man's Prose by Jahid Wilson Jr and another line of text in smaller font: 'releases July 15, 2025'. text of review: 'This book is unlike anything I've read before. I found it slow-paced and it was a little frustrating when the more supernatural aspect of the book didn't quite make sense, BUT I became immediately attached to the protagonist and his crew and couldn't help but rooting for them. I was laughing and crying alongside the characters as if I was a part of the crew and I felt genuine care and fear for them like they were my actual friends. And the JOURNEY that the protagonist went through! The difficult emotions, like hate, self-doubt and grief are tackled so beautifully. An extremely powerful read.' text of quote: '"From the river to the sea" is a call for Palestinian liberation. I echo it here as a prayer for all colonized, enslaved, and oppressed peoples... I see you. Your blood is my blood. Your battles are my battles. We can be silenced, but we cannot be broken. One day, we will all be free.'
the cover of The Witch Who Chases the Sun by Dawn Chen
A photo of an footnote from A Spring That Did Not Blossom by Nejmeh Khalil Habib, translated by Samar Habib. Text reads: "The Israeli bombing of the Sanayeh building made history as the first time the US-designed-and-made thermobaric bomb was used on civilians. The 1983 Report of the International Commission to Enquire into Reported Violation of International Law by Israel During Its Invasion of the Lebanon indicated that over 250 civilians lost their lives in the bombing. August 6, 1982, also marked the thirty-seventh anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima."
A photo of a page from A Spring That Did Not Blossom: Palestinian Short Stories by Nejmeh Khalil Habib, translated by Samar Habib. Text visible reads: "A screeching car came to a halt. Her heart beat faster. She looked out, hoping it was them. Except it was another family coming from the southern suburbs-it was the Khatib family, survivors of the Tal al-Zaatar massacre:* Im Khalid and her two sons, Wael and Hassan, and her daughter, Abeer." The footnote accompanying "Tal al-Zaatar massacre" reads: "A Palestinian refugee camp located in East Beirut. In 1976, during the civil war, the camp was a battleground between Palestinian fighters and right-wing Christian militias. After a long siege, and with people facing starvation, a safe passage out of the camp for civilians was negotiated. However, the Phalangists ambushed the buses carrying the civilians out of the camp. Survivors tell stories of massacres that included cutting out fetuses from their mothers' stomachs and the slaying of women, children, and elderly men."
My hand holding the book To See In the Dark: Palestine and Visual Activism Since October 7 by Nicholas Mirzoeff. It's a very narrow book and I can hold it within my palm.
a cover collage of the books I read in April 2025 generated by Storygraph. The books are, from left to right: Fall Into You by Georgina Kiersten; Cupid Calling by Viano Oniomoh; Splinter by Jasper Hyde; Cry, Voidbringer by Elaine Ho (which I read as an e-arc); the simplified Chinese translation of A Long Afternoon by Hamanaka Aki; Blood Orange by Mx. Yaffa; A History of My Brief Body by Billy-Ray Belcourt.
a photo of an excerpt from A Spring that Did Not Blossom: Palestinian Short Stories by Nejmeh Khalil Habib, translated by Samar Habib
a meme image of a crying cat taking up the entire space for a rearview mirror with text below reads: sadness is closer than it appears
A meme/reaction image made up of drawings of this lil guy looking down in tears, straight up bawling, shaking, crying on the floor, overall losing it
a simple line illustration of a person lying back in a couch looking down at the floor, looking dejected / tired / DONE. An opened book is on the floor next to the couch. There's a floor lamp next to the couch giving very minimal light. The whole vibe is gloomy and depressing.
A cover collage of books I read in February generated by Storygraph. Books read: Hunted by Jaylee Fields; To Catch A Raven by Beverly Jenkins; Confession of an Alleged Good Girl by Joya Goffney; This Ends in Ember by Kamilah Cole; Indigiqueerness: A Conversation about Storytelling by Joshua Whitehead; The Pinoy Monster Lover Anthology: After Dark edited by Motzie Dapul; Captive Revolution: Palestinian Women's Anti-Colonial Struggle Within the Israeli Prison System by Nahla Abdo; Sunflower by Aricka Alexander