Jocelyn

queen of getting into strangers’ cars

[Jocelyn @joceM]

runner’s knee, swimmer’s shoulder, tennis elbow … I’m starting a collection

[Brandon Stanton @humansofny]

“When I entered Gaza the Israeli military had a rule: I was only allowed to bring in three kilos of food. As I was weighing out protein bars, trying to get under the limit, I said to my husband: ‘How sinister is this?’ I’m a humanitarian aid worker. Why would there even be a limit on food? I’ve worked in many places with extreme hunger, but what’s so jarring in this context is how cruel it is, how deliberate. I was in Gaza for two months; there’s no way to describe the horror of what’s happening. And I say this as a pediatric ICU doctor who sees children die as part of my work. Among our own staff we have doctors and nurses who are trying to treat patients while hungry, exhausted. They’re living in tents. Some of them have lost fifteen, twenty members of their families. In the hospital there are kids maimed by airstrikes: missing arms, missing legs, third degree burns. Often there’s not enough pain medication. But the children are not screaming about the pain, they’re screaming: ‘I’m hungry! I’m hungry!” I hate to only focus on the kids, because nobody should be starving. But the kids, it just haunts you in a different way. When my two months were finished, I didn’t want to leave. It’s a feeling I haven’t experienced in nearly twenty years of humanitarian assignments. But I felt ashamed. Ashamed to leave my Palestinian colleagues, who were some of the most beautiful and compassionate people that I’ve ever met. I was ashamed as an American, as a human being, that we’ve been unable to stop something that is so clearly a genocide. I remember when our bus pulled out of the buffer zone. Out the window on one side I could see Rafah, which was nothing but rubble. On the other side was lush, green Israel. When we exited the gate, the first thing I saw was a group of Israeli soldiers, sitting at a table, eating lunch. I’ve never felt so nauseous seeing a table full of food.”

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Aqsa Durrani is a pediatric doctor and board member of Doctors Without Borders USA, with nearly twenty years of experience in humanitarian projects. During our interview Aqsa repeatedly expressed a desire to center the voices of her Palestinian colleagues. To this end I’ve spent the past week collecting stories from the Palestinian staff of Doctors Without Borders in Gaza. I will be sharing these stories over the next several days. I’m so grateful for the time that these people gave me; they were sleepless, hungry, traumatized, and often working 24-hour shifts. Because of the unreliable internet connection their images are sometimes grainy. Their words, however, will be crystal clear.

[Jocelyn @joceM]

Is this anxiety or the very old spaghetti I had for lunch?

[Jocelyn @joceM]

@IsabelsWorldv_v I feel you 100%! This is … like what?? Legit no words.

[Gabby Sidibe @GabbySidibe]

Boy Meets World really played in our face having Topanga turn down Yale for Cory. Yale??? For CORY?!?!

Now if we’re talking Shawn, I would’ve followed him to DeVry.

[Ashley Reese @offbeatorbit]

don't say this

[Nina Turner @ninaturner]

Solidarity with @RashidaTlaib ✊🏾🇵🇸💜

[Jocelyn @joceM]

@FilmUpdates Every update about this movie is better than the last 😭👏🏽

[Ashley Reese @offbeatorbit]

I can't watch this. biden is not ready for prime time. trump is a moron but he sounds stronger than biden. and optics are everything. what are the dems DOING?

[Read Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell) @JPHilllllll]

How are Israelis not embarrassed to post stuff like this right now good god

[Jocelyn @joceM]

I genuinely love Halloween but it’s not even July and Halloween decor/wear/etc is already creeping up. Pls it’s soon 😫

[sarah @sahouraxo]

Memorial Day tribute to Aaron Bushnell, who gave his life opposing genocide.

[UCLA Radio @UCLAradio]

Access to UCLA Radio station remains locked by university.

Our station was swept in the middle of our news hour, centered around the encampment in Royce quad and yesterday’s horrific events on campus. UCLA is painfully complicit.

Limited programming will be available today.

[Kaniela Ing @KanielaIng]

BIG! A bill passed in Hawaii to effectively convert 10,000's of illegal Airbnb's to local housing. Incredible work from @OurHawaii808 and Lahaina Strong. The winning strategy was uniting fire survivors, advocates, and unions – then going all out. https://t.co/Rx8aSENuqr

[Clara Harter @_ClaraHarter]

🚨 Happening now: UCLA Faculty for Justice in Palestine stage a mass walk out in solidarity with student protesters. Faculty are supporting the students’ demands for the university to divest from companies that do business with Israel 🚨

[Read Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell) @JPHilllllll]

NYU will never live this down. Never.

[Jocelyn @joceM]

You deserve it all Lily Gladstone!! 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

[Jocelyn @joceM]

Ryan Gosling’s Super Bowl Half Time Show was everything!!!!🕺🏻💕👏🏽🤩

[Jocelyn @joceM]

My 8 yo cousin just texted me songs she wrote and I’m dyiiiiiing!!! She is so precious 🥹💕❤️

[Jocelyn @joceM]

Ma*im Bi*lik’s smug face gives me such a violent visceral reaction. I want to punch her.