raat ki raani

hi me 5 cents

[raat ki raani @andiwasjustlike]

one of my favorite things I painted 🇵🇸❤️‍🔥

[Sana Saeed @SanaSaeed]

“What are your hobbies?”

me:

[raat ki raani @andiwasjustlike]

a crush is just a thought experiment

[trans judeo-bolshevik @transjewtalian]

first time germany has been properly punished by an international body for anything

[Goals Side @goalsside]

🚨🚨🎙️| Senegal coach: "Even if we were in a world cup final, we would leave for jumuah prayer...even if it meant losing the trophy. you fear the wind; we fear Allah, who created the wind." 🕌

[raat ki raani @andiwasjustlike]

@ASAPJAEHWAN I need this energy for my wounds thank u

[josh! @queersocialism]

every knicks game it seems the cameras casually pans to about a dozen or two ghouls whose wealth accumulation, if this was a sane and just world, should certainly land them in whatever the modern equivalent to the nuremberg tribunal. and the fans, many of whom can no longer afford to watch the game from inside of the building, choose to devote their excitement, anger, and fleeting militancy at their fellow fans, opposing team and their fans instead those responsible for being out-priced!

[slätt @slattymattyy]

The FBI raided and arrested 7 pro-Palestine activists this morning for their involvement in student organizing at UMich. They are still targeting the student movement. Please spread the word about this. Donate to the legal fund in this thread

[Laiken Jordahl @LaikenJordahl]

BREAKING: DHS just waived all environmental laws to blast border barriers and roads through Big Bend National Park.

This marks the first time in American history the feds have gutted dozens of laws to push industrial-level construction through a national park.

[Joel Montfort @jmontforttx]

A deputy in Brazoria County, TX, watched a few teenage boys work out in a park a recent evening. When they noticed him, they became worried and left. He followed them back to one of the boys' homes and flipped on his lights. The scared driver pulled into his garage, hoping for help from his dad. The deputy walked up and shot him dead. He was unarmed.
https://t.co/mTzf4VeXu0

[Elmo @elmo]

Elmo hopes both teams have fun! 🏀🏀🏀🏀

[انوس @anoosify]

Honestly, Mamdani and his PR team are incredibly savvy. They're doing exactly what they promised: rebuilding the people’s trust in government, but through perception first.

Take the Israeli parade. First, he announces he'll be skipping it. That dominates headlines and reinforces the image of a mayor willing to take a bold stand, even at political risk. People who were skeptical start questioning their skepticism because the move feels authentic and principled.

Then, after that positive perception takes hold, you get something like the video below. He still announces that he won't attend the parade himself, so he keeps the positive publicity. But at the same time, he says he'll send a member of his administration instead: Jessica Tisch, whom he chose to retain despite her family's well-known ties to Netanyahu.

Most people won't notice the distinction. A small number like myself will criticize it, but by then the mass deception has already been established. The public focus shifts from scrutinizing the contradiction to defending the image of a "principled mayor." The net result is growing support, deeper belief in the system, and no political cost for it.

This is the same pattern I saw with his pro-Palestinian messaging. "Free Palestine" goes viral, his supporters rally behind him, and his popularity grows. Then later, he starts saying in interviews that “Israel has a right to exist.”

When I called it out and challenged him directly, the base had already been manipulated into a loyal following built around a radical image of him. Only months later did my criticism start to go mainstream, but by then the cycle had already reset and repeated itself.

That's what makes the strategy so effective. The headline-grabbing position comes first. The nuance comes later. By the time people notice the difference, the public perception has already been set and he’s onto the next thing.

[Sana Saeed @SanaSaeed]

This is an incisive breakdown - nothing is off the cuff or incidental, everything is planned and managed.

I was so taken aback by the video this tweet is responding to - are genocide and apartheid just a friendly disagreement? Is opposition to both just a mild shift in one’s calendar? The best moment Mamdani had was in the debate when candidates were asked where they would go after becoming mayor and everyone said Israel and he brilliantly shut it down and shifted the convo to his own terms and made every other candidate look like a buffoon. That Mamdani is less and less visible, on this issue, every day.

Worth noting that the reason why his most ardent supporters won’t really care about this is because Mamdani is doing a lot of great things for the city, for New Yorkers - that will overpower the slow burn betrayal of the anti-genocide movement thru the resuscitation of the Democrats. Most people, it seems, are okay with that.

[Sara 🇵🇸 @sarsoortyy]

Allah Yerhamhom, May Allah fill their graves with noor 💔

[n @soakkedrice]

One of my good friend’s fathers was one of the victims in the San Diego shooting. Please keep every life lost & family affected in your duaas tonight. This world can be cruel. These were deeply loved people taken in an act of hatred & Islamophobia. May Allah grant them Jannah

[‏الـشـبـ𓂆ـراوي ‌‎#غـزَّة⁩ @M_shebrawy3]

Saif Abu Keshk is free !

[The Sameer Project @sameerproject]

🚨🚨 Unfortunately, The Sameer Project took the decision today to close our kitchen a few days a week because we are not getting enough funding. The 3,000 sandwiches we make cost around $8,500 to $9,000 per day and that’s the amount we are getting across all campaigns. Our hearts ache as we make this announcement but there’s no other option 🚨🚨

Urgent support needed: https://t.co/6l9JFjXgdv

Taghreed lives in Asdqa Camp in Deir El Balah, a camp that we support regularly, and she talks about her daily struggles and the risks she took to keep her kids alive. Including risking her life to go get food during the famine. Taghreed and her family are one of many that we support through our community kitchen.

On May 2nd, the Translating Falasteen x The Sameer Project gave out 885 liver sandwiches in Asdqa Camp, Asqalan area, Central Gaza. Total cost with 11% commission was $2,104.

The Sameer Project team is extremely sad about lowering our food production. Most community kitchens provide lentils and plain pasta that many people in camps through away. We pride ourselves in providing high quality tasty nutritious food and pray that donations pick up again so we can get back to distributing at maximum capacity.

Donate to the Food & Water Campaign today: https://t.co/6l9JFjXgdv

Other ways to donate include:
https://t.co/OmIU4SiNtb (Paypal option, please make sure to add a message saying "Water")
https://t.co/WNZu0ESh1Q (Venmo option, please make sure to add a message saying "Water")

[Quds News Network @QudsNen]

Mother of detained Gaza flotilla activist Thiago Ávila dies without seeing her son freed

Teresa Regina de Ávila e Silva, the mother of detained activist Thiago Ávila, has passed away while her son remains held by the occupation following his abduction in international waters.

[Yara Elmjouie @yelmjouie]

Did you know a Palestinian man is responsible for designing some of the world's most iconic symbols?

The "no smoking sign," the male-female bathroom sign – and so, so much more.

Today marks the launch of the trailer – and the kickstarter – to make this film a reality: