#motivating the masses

[kittyprincessofcats]

ICJ Ruling

Okay, let's get into this.

First of all, I get the frustration at the court not ordering a ceasefire. I was disappointed and frustrated at first too, since a ceasefire was the biggest and most important preliminary measure South Africa was requesting - and of course we just all want this horror to finally end for the people in Gaza. So I get the frustration and disappointment, I really do.

However, I do think this ruling is still a major win for South Africa, Palestine, and international law as a whole and here's why:

The court acknowledged that it has jurisdiction over this case and completely dismissed Israel's request to throw out the case as a whole. It will now determine at the merits stage (that will probably take years) whether Israel is actually commiting genocide.

The court acknowledged that Palestinians are a "distinct national or ethnic group and therefore deserving of protection under the genocide convention". Pull this out next time someone tells you "there's no such thing as Palestinians, they're all just Arabs".

The court acknowledged very unambiguously that "at least some" of Israel's actions being genocidal in nature is "plausible". South Africa has a case, officially. Israel is accused of genocide, in a way the ICJ deems "plausible", officially. This is huge. (And seriously, how freaking satisfying was it to hear all of those genocidal statements by Israeli politicians read out loud and used as justification for this rulling?)

The court might not have ordered a "ceasefire" in those words, but they did order Israel to "immediately end all genocidal acts" (which includes killing and injuring Palestinians) and submit proof that they actually did. How are they going to comply with this ruling without at least severly reducing or changing what they're doing in Gaza?

In fact, this wording might actually be more appropriate for a genocide (vs a war), as author and journalist Ali Abunimah notes on Twitter:

He's completely right. Israel lost today, by overwhelming majority (I mean, 15 to 2? I heard people predict the rulings would be very close, like 9 judges vs 8, but instead we got 15 to 2 (and even 16 to 1 on the humanitarian aid). Holy shit.) The court disimissed almost everything Israel's side of lawyers said, while acknowledging that South Africa's accusations are "plausible".

And this is important especially because of Mr Abunimah's second tweet there^. Because the question is, where do we go from here?

This ruling means that Israel is officially /possibly/ commiting genocide and that should have huge international consequences. The rest of the world now HAS to take these accusations seriously and stop arming and supporting Israel - and if they won't do it on their own, we, the people, have to make them. This is THE moment to rise up all around the world, especially in the countries most supportive of Israel (the US, the UK, Germany): Protest, call your representatives and demand a ceasefire and an end of arms deliveries to Israel.

We now have a legal case to back our demands: If Israel is, according to the ICJ, "plausibly" commiting genocide, then all of our governments are, according to the ICJ, "plausibly" guiltly of aiding in genocide. And we need to hold that over their heads and demand better. We need to do that right now and in huge numbers. Most politicians only care about themselves and saving their skin. We have to make them realize that they could be accused of aiding in genocide.

(As a German, I'm thinking of Germany here in particular: After South Africa's hearing, our government dismissed their case as having "no basis" - how are they going to keep saying that now that the ICJ officially thinks otherwise? Over the last months, people here have been arrested at protests for calling what's happening in Gaza a genocide. How are the police supposed to legally keep doing that now that the ICJ has officially deemed this accusation "plausible"? I used to be scared to use the word "genocide" at protests or write it on my protest signs - not anymore, have fun trying to arrest me for that when the ICJ literally has my back on this one 🖕🏻.)

So yeah - don't be defeatist about this, don't let Israel's narrative that they "won" (they didn't) take over. This might not be everything we wanted, but it's still a good result. Don't let what the court didn't say ("ceasefire"), distract you from the very important things that they did say. Let this be your motivation to get loud and active, especially if you live in any country that supports Israel. Put pressure on your governments to not be complicit in genocide, you now officially have the highest international court on your side.

#ICJ #ICJ ruling #ICJ hearing #South Africa vs Israel #Free Palestine #Palestine #Palestinian genocide #Gaza #Germany #I get why Palestinians are disappointed and I don't want to devalue those feelings #(but maybe this can give you hope) #But thinking about this as a German this is huge #Most politicians and people here still deny (or at least strongly doubt) that there's a genocide happening #Calling it a genocide is seen as an 'extremist' position #And some of our politicians have been borderline gaslighting us and calling anyone who calls it genocide 'crazy' #So I'm just feeling immense vindication and a newfound fearlessness and motivation to be louder and more active than ever #and I hope others here feel the same #I hope the quiet masses stop being scared to say something now

[r-2-peepoo]

I just saw a really stupid take from a Star Wars fan (I know, absolutely unheard of! (heavy sarcasm)) so here is a reminder:

People who ship clones with Jedi are more than aware of the power dynamic. That’s a huge part of what makes them interesting. If we were to to ship Cody with basically anyone else other than Obi Wan, it probably wouldn’t work as well because Obi Wan is precisely the last person who would ever want to pressure him or cross his boundaries.

The Jedi were totally screwed over and backed into a war that goes against so much of what they stand for and on top of that, now they have an entire army of brand new humans to lead. All of those brand new humans are totally unique and just experiencing the world for the first time, even though they’re all mature adults too. It’s a totally screwed up situation which puts so much added pressure onto the Order, so we throw romantic feelings on top of that and we’re not supposed to find that absurdly compelling?

Obi Wan is literally defined by his empathy and his kindness. The reason shipping him with Cody works so well is because there is no one who represents what the Jedi are meant to be better than him. Goodness is at the core of his character. There would never be a day that he didn’t value Cody’s wellbeing over his own feelings. Not to mention that they’re both so dedicated to their beliefs and responsibilities that a relationship is never even realistically an option while the war is going on.

Codywan is about the yearning. It’s about them both knowing they have feelings for each other and not being able to do anything about it because they are fighting for something much bigger than themselves. It’s about the infamous “after the war” conversation that they never got to have. It’s about them meeting again on Tatooine years later, finally on equal footing and completely alone in the galaxy, bonded together by their grief.

That’s why people love Codywan. The suggestion of anything otherwise is just an insult to the hard work all the artists and writers have put into making some of the most incredible fanfiction and fanart and fanon lore I’ve ever seen in any fandom ever.

P.S.— the portrayal of something in a piece of media doesn’t equal the condoning or promoting of that sort of behaviour. I thought we’d long since established that. Let’s use our brains here.

#preaching to the masses by putting this in the codywan tag but nvm #if your media literacy is dead I totally get how these ships would seems weird to you #pretty sure every sw ship comes with its ethical complications bc that’s how adult relationships work #it’s about how you handle it #all of my long posts are motivated by either anger or spite #codywan #clone/jedi ships #obi wan kenobi #commander cody #star wars #clone wars #star wars prequels #sw

[uglynicc]

How I used to draw turians:

How I draw turians now:

Proof you really just gotta stay thirsty to draw what you love better 🕺💕

#i viscerally remember the torment of not being able to do turian fanart #and how mad I got every time I tried #but now I love drawing em and am happy with how they turn out most days🥹✨ #thirst is truly my motivation lol #kitchen sink doodles #kitchen sink rambles #also maybe y'all don't see the difference but I sure as hell do lol #i HATE all my early mass effect art #turian #mass effect #garrus vakarian #primarch victus #general oraka #tiran kandros

[oakstar519]

my new hobby is taking screenshots of the mako and putting dumb inspirational quotes over them

anyway shepard totally has these up all over the normandy

(1/?)

#mass effect #mass effect tag #oak plays me1 #mako motivational posters

[worstloki]

there is a difference between being born to a throne, maliciously vying for a throne, stealing a throne, and having a throne thrust upon you when you are already in the midst of an identity crisis. And I fear Loki's place in the line of succession has people unable to differentiate between any of these

#you can't really argue he planned the extent of Thor's downfall #that was all Odin #Loki didn't force Thor to invade Jotunheim he isn't even the one who gave Thor the idea -- Thor did that all on his own! #that he was doing waswasa @ thor didn't help but wasn't really crime worthy on its own #Thor himself took time convincing the other warriors to be okay with the trip despite the treason and danger involved #like. what. Thor can't differentiate good advice from bad and is emotionally volatile and reckless and that's Loki's fault? #THOR was the one who got them past Heimdall too #the entire ordeal inadvertently showed off the favouritism Thor was receiving in comparison to Loki #even though Loki was the one supposedly so easily influencing Thor to such an extent #call Thor a puppet the way he--wait. no. that sounds weird. uhhhhh #you get the point #people will claim Loki was all up in there rearranging Thor's mental processes to cause his downfall #when really it was Loki doing the bare minimum instigation and watching things only devolve from there #because Thor WAS reckless and immature ?? and he WAS quick to anger and enjoyed exerting his power with violence ?? #Loki didn't STEAL THE THRONE FROM THOR he literally just is implied to undermine the coronation #that's not even confirmed but we assume it's true that he let the frost giants in near the casket etc. #Loki has his own actual crimes that he did against Thor and hugging his bro's arm and saying 'you're soooooo strong and correct' was not on #even if you manage to argue Loki was cheering Thor on for the invasion (he wasn't) it was clearly to dob Thor in with Odin #which he did when he had some guard inform Odin #that Odin's chosen punishment was for Thor's disobedience aside stop blaming Loki for the damage ODIN inflicted on him #focus on Loki making up lies to Thor about how Odin died instead like at least Loki DID SOMETHING for that #you can even ascribe as evil a motive as you want there bc Loki was slipping fr #twirling his hair and telling Thor he's smarter about the realm's safety than the king was on the normal scale #you want to talk morals go look at how eager Thor was to invade mass destroy and massacre in the other realm #and expected Odin to 'finish them off! together!' bc he was power high on whatever bloodlust pheromones battle apparently imitates for him #sigh. this is why you can't have nice things Thor. no Loki you're barely any better. sit down. have a cookie.

[tea-tuesday]

10/30/2023

if it seems like my whole world revolves around school, then you are... absolutely correct ‼️ 😩 i already did my assignment for tomorrow's class but i have to finish a short memo on drinking water policy that is also due... i already have an outline and i'm halfway done w the actual memo so hopefully i don't have to stay up all night.

q for tumblr friends: will you show up to class in costume for halloween? my professor said costumes are optional but i think i will show up as a bat and wear fishnets and black thigh-high boots🦇🖤

#my costume isn't actually scandalous... just a black dress with lace wings and tall boots with fishnets peaking out a bit #i've been working out w weights and stuff lately bc my doctor said i have no muscle mass so now i'm forming calluses on my palms #it's getting kinda painful to write so i have to hold my pen like a child #mine #study inspiration #study #studyspo #studying #study motivation #city academia #studystudystudy #study blog #study notes #gloomychallenge

[azrealini]

Forever destroyed over how Shepard thinks about her friends and family while she's sacrificing herself to destroy/control/synthesize the reapers. She's not thinking about her sense of duty or saving the entire Milky Way or how she's probably going to die in the moment; she's thinking about the people she loves the most and how she's doing this all for them and I'm absolutely TORN over it

#commander shepard #mass effect #i always liked to imagine that Shepard's wanting to go through the sheer amount of bullshit she does is so she can save her friends #sure its about making sure the galaxy doesn't burn #but the people she would call her family gives her enough motivation to endure all that crap so they'll be okay

[edains]

Mass Effect LE1: Cyrus "Ashley Williams Simp" Shepard

Children of Rannoch

LE1 Diversification Project

N7 Ashley & Kaidan Armor (textures only)

New Armors for Femshep LE1 (personal mod for Ashley)

New Broshep Armors (LE1)

Morning's Hairstyles for Maleshep LE1

#mass effect #ashley williams #cyrus shepard #shepley #mass effect mods #masseffectedit #gamingedit #dailygaming #edain's edits #hello welcome to my blog we are ashley stans first and ppl second here #wow 3 in 1 day! i'm motivated today! #i changed his armor colors and tali so they could match #b/c i felt bad she was left out #now they're all matching in a way <3

[a-dinosaur-a-day]

We are all descendants of apocalypse survivors

#mass extinction #end cretaceous extinction #k-pg extinction #palaeoblr #motivational #kinda

[shima-draws]

Seething at one of the tags on that poll saying FMA is a military + genocide apologist anime have you even WATCHED it

#It’s literally the exact OPPOSITE of that lmao #Looks at the two characters’ whose motives are to dismantle the military from the inside in order to change the country #And turn it back into a democracy and stop making Amestris a military state #LITERALLY the upper ranks of the military are corrupt as fuck and Roy sees that and he’s like. Oh HELL no. I HAVE to do smth about this #And all the OTHER military folk who are ready to be tried for their crimes in Ishval bc they KNOW it was wrong. #And they’re trying to make up for it and are ready to accept the punishment for the slaughter of so many people #AND. The last fucking 15 EPISODES of FMAB are ALL ABOUT preventing another mass genocide #Literally the culmination of the entire anime is them stopping Father from wiping out an entire country just to gain the powers of ‘god’ #SORRY LMAO trying not to make waves. But FMA has got some DEEP messages and character motivations #And I hate to see takes like this. Smh #What’s that one meme where it’s like. The point of the series flies over people’s heads. That’s what this is #(If the person who wrote those tags sees this I’m sorry I prommy I’m not actually mad) #(Just trying to make a point lol) #Anyway. Coughs #FMAB sweep. #Shima speaks #FMA

[fillipquesender]

Cosmos I love you babygirl please don't die I will actually cry

#dca #art #fnaf #sun and moon show #sams #tsams #the sun and moon show #digital art #sams ruin #tsams ruin #tsams cosmos (ruin) #sams cosmos (ruin) #I'm gonna make sure ruin enjoyers will still get their ruin art #plus hes given me a mass ampunt of motivation to draw him

[ramblebrambleamble]

"But then I realised that the things that interested me and brought me joy terrified and hurt everyone else."

I always wondered why Durin died in such a relatively good mood but Elynas' words make it make more sense. It's not that Venti's music kinda hypnotised him to make him stop attacking Mondstat; it's that he was just playing the whole time. Unfortunately, his idea of playing terrified and hurt the populace.

It's also interesting that Elynas has the potential to be brought back to life despite being an entire literal pile of bones. But it begs the question of what death is, if it is not a true death. What is it that makes his bones and his being remain, when all the small things we kill turn to dust? Why does Durin's heart still beat? Is Durin the mountain, now? Is the reason Dragonspine is so dangerous that, even now, he does not understand his own strength?

#genshin impact #genshin impact spoilers #i guess? anyway i finished the melusine quest and learned more about Elynas #what draws albedo up dragonspine is not just his alchemy studies #but the echo of 'brother' from the core #could durin be revived given a sufficiently motivated abyss herald to help him? #also love how elynas is fond of jakob 'just tried to kill everyone else using my body as a weapon' [redacted] #this thing is not human! it does not have human values and notions! #durin would probably need a blood transfusion but i am sure elynas would gladly provide #it's a very nice sea monster and it wants to be your friend. as soon as it figures out how to be alive without causing #mass panic and destruction the (wedding) is back on. #ingold! that's jakob's last name #anyway i love him. elynas that is. not jakob.

[mixelation]

OH MY GOD I forgot about the tag system - do you even know how much I scrolled - holy shit I'm in tears - thank you so much btw

oh my god, YES, please use the tags dsjfdjsh

also i guess i do have an "au round-up" post that's like a baby master post here. it has the tags i use + a link to view them chronologically. if you're new or have months of "catching up," the "chrono" view of the tag is probably what you want!!

i do kind of assume anyone chronically on tumblr enough to be following my silly AUs is pretty good at tag usage? but if you're not: i do try my best to tag all my tori AUs so that you can look at every posted in order. make sure the URL shows "/tagged/" rather than "/search/" and you will see everything in the tag in reverse chronological order, plus you can add /chrono/ to see every post in chronological order. afaik chrono only works if you're using a certain view: you have to do like mixelation.tumblr.com/tagged/reborn au/chrono. and i think chrono might just not be on the app? i also do this bc i imagine some people follow me who do not actually care about seven AUs with one OC and might want to blacklist those tags as spam control.

posting random thoughts on an AU out of order and then only writing random scenes is a chaotic way to do it, but using the tag and the /chrono/ function does reduce the chaos a whole bunch

#adjacent note on tags: #my policy for tagging is that i cannot GUARANTEE tags bc quite frankly im bad at it #so i don't take requests for tags for content/trigger warnings #but i do like being able to track my own AUs so i've been pretty motivated to tag things #toriverse #i might go through a tag EVERYTHING 'toriverse' at some point but i don't like the mass post editor

[oakstar519]

mako motivational posters (7/?) (story planets edition)

(in order: therum, feros, noveria, virmire, ilos)

#mass effect #mako motivational posters #mass effect tag

[ideas-on-paper]

While everyone else is posting their new year's resolutions and new year's wishes, I thought I'd share a motto I took with me from 2023, featuring two characters who accompanied me through this year: Legion from Mass Effect and Pinocchio from Lies of P! <3

Transcript:

Legion, above: Being different is a strength, not a weakness - even if you don't feel, perceive, or act the same way as anyone else, that does not make you worse than them.

Pinocchio, above: You are not the prisoner of others' expectations - no one has the right to tell you who or what you should be.

Legion, below: There are those who will attempt to push you down, to hammer you back into the shape they think you should be. But remember: You fight for acceptance, diversity and freedom.

Pinocchio, below: You fight to be yourself, to be able to choose your own path - and for everyone else to have the exact same right.

#mass effect #mass effect legion #lies of p #lies of p pinocchio #2023 #motivating quotes

[edains]

Ashley Williams Armory

Ashley Williams's Armory

Ashley Consistency Project

#mass effect #mass effect mods #masseffectedit #ashley williams #half of these are from the same mission LMAO #also could not avoid going to mars for a shot #holy fuck do i hate the eden prime shuttle lighting with a passion #the spectre (top right) and reckoner knight ones are my faves #next time i do a dedicated cyrus run i might port ash's rk to le1 for his run #its taken me so long to do this but i felt motivated #edain's edits