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"You're gonna forget about Palestine and Ukraine eventually."

I'm not gonna forget the mass slaughters Russia did in Ukraine.

I'm not gonna forget the children who died in Palestine and Ukraine.

I'm not gonna forget the doctors that were slaughtered in Palestine and Ukraine.

I'm not gonna forget the journalists who died trying to document the Palestinian genocide.

I'm not gonna forget the war crimes committed on Palestine and Ukraine.

I'm not gonna forget how people died trying to get aid in Palestine.

I'm not gonna forget the genocides.

I'm not gonna forget the people who refuse to acknowledge the genocides.

I'm not gonna forget the photos and videos.

I'm not gonna forget the Palestinian mother who wouldn't wash her hands because it was all she had left of her children.

I'm not gonna forget my Ukrainian mutuals who died, and how it left me shattered.

I'm not gonna forget my Palestinian friend who died because of Zionists and Islamophobia, and how it left me with Prolonged Grief Condition.

I'm not gonna forget the families that were torn apart.

I'm not gonna forget the children who were orphaned.

I'm not gonna forget the screams and cries.

I'm not gonna forget the friends who died.

I'm not gonna forget how America continues to support the Palestinian genocide.

I'm not gonna forget how certain people refuse to acknowledge Russia's genocide on Ukraine.

I'm not gonna forget the footage of the horrors Russia is doing to Ukraine.

I'm not gonna forget the footage of the horrors Israel is doing to Palestine.

You can claim that I will forget, but images of genocide are burned into a person's brain for the rest of their life. I will always remember.

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 Castle Gwrych in North Wales. 

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we used to look at war a certain way thinking how sad! the homes are ruins! let's help those people get out and forget who they are. if even that. how all of us are guilty of this. me too

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115 years since the birth of ukrainian folk artist maria prymachenko

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Evil Eye Protection Symbols in Ukrainian Culture

Just as any other culture, Ukrainians have their own protection symbols and objects. Evil eye is a concept recognized even by Christians, and there are prayers that exist as protection against it.

Motanka Doll

The Motanka doll (Мотанка) is a symbol of a feminine protective entity, with no face as to avoid accidental likeness and tying a soul to it. Instead of a face, it was adorned with a cross which is a pagan symbol for the sun. Vertical lines represent the masculine, and horizontal represent the feminine. Motankas can be for play, ceremony, and represent guardianship. It was forbidden to craft the dolls on Friday and Sunday, "because these days belong to the goddess of women's diligence and needlework, Makosha." The doll had to be started and completed within one day with naturally occurring materials. "The winding of the doll was to be carried out only clockwise, always accompanied by positive thoughts."

You can find a list of further subcategories, uses & symbols within the dolls here and additional details here

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◇°Fantasy°◇, december 2022. 🪷

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◇°Fantasy°◇, december 2022. 🪷

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The Slavic Girl with Her Father by Jan Saudek, 1998

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outcast of the village

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Happy Dune Day! ✨

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the famous Ukrainian propagandist, M. de Voltaire

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The Ukrainian letter of solidarity with Palestine, in part, reads:

We, Ukrainian researchers, artists, political and labour activists, and members of civil society stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine who for 75 years have been subjected to and resisted Israeli military occupation, separation, settler colonial violence, ethnic cleansing, land dispossession and apartheid. We write this letter as people to people.

Our solidarity comes from a place of anger at the injustice, and a place of deep pain of knowing the devastating impacts of occupation, shelling of civil infrastructure, and humanitarian blockade from experiences in our homeland. Parts of Ukraine have been occupied since 2014, and the international community failed to stop Russian aggression then, ignoring the imperial and colonial nature of the armed violence, which consequently escalated on February 24, 2022.

Aware of the pragmatic geopolitical reasoning behind Ukraine's decision to echo Western allies, on whom we are dependent for our survival, we see the current support of Israel and dismissing Palestinian right to self-determination as contradictory to Ukraine's own commitment to human rights and fight for our land and freedom. We as Ukrainians should stand in solidarity not with the oppressors, but with those who experience and resist the oppression.

We strongly object to equating of Western military aid to Ukraine and Israel by some politicians. Ukraine doesn't occupy the territories of other people; instead, it fights against the Russian occupation, and therefore international assistance serves a just cause and the protection of international law. Israel has occupied and annexed Palestinian and Syrian territories, and Western aid to it confirms an unjust order and demonstrates double standards in relation to international law.

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There’s only so many self help books u can read . And so many inspiring quotes u can digest. You can’t run away from yourself. I mean u can try . But eventually you will get really, really tired. Sometimes just sit in silence with yourself . And exist with no expectation. Breathe. You’re alive . Can you feel your blood running through you? Rome wasn’t created in a day. Your whole life won’t happen in 24 hours . Some days your life is slow. Sometimes it whizzes past. What really matters is your connection with yourself . Everything else is good if you are connected with your inner needs….