I enjoy quite a few YouTubers and Twitch streamers, and these are the ones I've followed that have spoken up about Palestine:
Hasan Piker is a Twitch streamer and political pundit who has been covering Gaza and raising money for medical aid for Palestine since Day 1. He raised a million US dollars divided among these orgs all the way back in October and has not stopped centering Palestinian voices since then. Of all Western influencers, he's the biggest voice in raising awareness and support for the people in Gaza and Palestine as a whole.
Thomas "Tomska" Ridgewell (of ASDFmovie fame) called his MP in the UK to call for a ceasefire months ago. Though it may seem like a comparatively small act, I highlight it because he did it very early on, and publicly called for a ceasefire in a video in November.
"I'm not neutral because my country is standing in support of one side of it [...] For all I know my taxes, my money is being spent on the bombs that are being dropped on the people in Gaza. So I'm not neutral. For all I know I'm entirely complicit [...] It just feels like we're being told to look away, [...] close your eyes and stick your fingers in your ears and when you turn back the situation won't be complicated anymore because Gaza will be gone."
His full statement is at the end of his video "Last Month I Said Goodbye" if you're interested.
More recently:
Now I don't follow Dan & Phil, but I strongly believe that them raising money for the PCRF was a tipping point for certain other creators finally going public with their own pushes for relief in Gaza. And maybe it's just a coincidence, but nonetheless it's a big deal.
Jacksepticeye quietly donated $10000 to a fan-run relief effort that would divide proceeds between the PCRF and E-Sims for Gaza. When the fan announced it, he then went on to publicly post about the horrors of Gaza and retweeted how to provide aid and resources.
During his yearly Thankmas event, he also raised millions for the World Central Kitchen, which is currently providing food in Gaza (depending on what relief can get through the crossing being blocked by Israeli protestors).
Of the "big" YouTubers, he's always been the most candid about his beliefs, so I always liked him regardless, and his actions have been heartening but thankfully not surprising.
And tomorrow, Drawfee is doing a charity stream for PCRF! Support them if you can. Their previous charity stream for Pride and Trans rights raised over $108000 for the Stonewall Community Foundation in 2023.
I love Drawfee in particular. This was heartening to see today.
Anyway, I genuinely hope this pushes more creators to finally speak out. Even if it's late, it's always better late than never, and their influence is massive.
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A THIRD PLANE HAS HIT THE SOMERTON-
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He is the original autism creature change my mind 🫂🫂
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As a companion piece to Hbomberguy's plagiarism video, TomSka discusses the complex spectrum from originality to stealing, and how this one time it made the French pay him €20,000.
He references, sigh, Goncharov too. You fucking nerds.
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as requested by many in the notes of the previous poll (#bdgsweep), such as: @arsenicmystic @toe-sucker-416 @miningstreams @copepods @blurrymango @parker-likes-tea @dnret @idolatries @catgirlindigo and others
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noticed that no one had posted this on here and i think its very cool and important actually, love ya tom
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I can’t believe Rusty Quill ripped off Tomska. /j
Jokes aside, I adore Needles so much and I can’t wait to hear more. They’re perfect.
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Holes. Digimon Ghost Game had them.
Anyway this was a 3 week project. I hope you all enjoy!
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HEY LITERALLY WHO THE FUCK WAS GOING TO TELL ME KEVAN BRIGHTING DOES THE FUCKING "AUDIOBOOK" (in quotes bcuz he's narrating it for the Tomska's YouTube video of it) FOR FUCKING SAM KILLS CHRISTMAS????
LITERALLY I JUST CLICKED ON THE VIDEO AND HE STARTED SPEAKING AND I WAS LIKE "HUH THAT VOICE SOUNDS FAMILIAR" AND THEN I CHECKED THE FUCKING DESCRIPTION
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