Text
Eurovision
As a reminder, we are still boycotting Eurovision this year.
BUT
We can still engage with the country’s national selections, as many of them are cultural celebrations of their music. Spain is boycotting the contest and still held Benidorm, for example. The Finnish winners of UNK issued a statement lambasting the EBU and Israel, and said what is happening in Palestine is inhuman. YLE (Finnish broadcaster) as had Spain and Nethalands as international jurors for UMK, and both of those countries are boycotting.
We can still celebrate Spanish, Dutch, Icelandic, Slovene, and Irish music. Hell, we can still support artists like Nemo (2024 winner), who sent back their winners trophy in protest, or JJ (2025 winner), who said that Israel should not be in Austria this year. Or like Linda Lampenius and Pete Parkkonen, who won UMK in Finland this year. We can support artists who have participated in their selections who have also said they will not go in protest.
The EBU is a grossly corrupt organization, and the fact that Israel is still part of the contest is shameful, not only for their ongoing genocide, but for their recent actions. Their name brings tarnish on the contest, and they should be booted the same way Russia was. Their actions are equal to and exceeding that of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (ya know, because of genocide).
(and while we’re at it, can we also boot Azerbaijan? They’re using the contest as propaganda just as much as Israel is…)
Text
Looking for some mutuals and friends!
New to Lemon8 and thought I’d introduce myself!
I’m a 22 year old from Texas! I’m a part time college student that also works full time as an RBT in early intervention ABA therapy!! I’m looking forward to meeting some people with similar interests and hopefully making some friends! #newtolemon8 #introducingmyself #lookingforfriends #22 #abatherapist #reading #horrorlover #crystals
Text
Looking for some mutuals and friends!
New to Lemon8 and thought I’d introduce myself!
I’m a 22 year old from Texas! I’m a part time college student that also works full time as an RBT in early intervention ABA therapy!! I’m looking forward to meeting some people with similar interests and hopefully making some friends! #newtolemon8 #introducingmyself #lookingforfriends #22 #abatherapist #reading #horrorlover #crystals #tarotreadersoflemon8
Text
my sem 1 exam rating that nobody asked for
first paper obv had to be anat but actually im glad it was
- mcq: TOO MANY EMBYROLOGY QUES SO MEAN THEY DIDNT EVEN ASK THE OTHER HOT TOPICS WHEN THEY ALL GASLIGHTED US AND SAID THEY WOMT ASK EMBRYO
- saq: literally looked at my posterior triangle notes while packing my bag before the exam and i thought “this def isn’t gonna come out bc its not a famous triangle” then boom it was my first ques 😍 also why wld they give 2 triangle questions and not ask other popular topics i miss you my tmj, synovial joints and cavernous sinus 💔💔💔💔💔💔 also i messed up the one ques i was so confident about 😭😭😭😭😭😭
- ospe: it gave me hope that maybe i can still pass anat 😊 at first i was nervous bc its my first time and she said it was 15 stations but turned out it was 20 but i actually had so much fun and made me feel better after theory papers
overall i’d give anat a 7/10 and i see myself getting a B im not putting high expectations bc its my first exam and idk who’s marking my paper 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 if its nunu then im cooked
Text
BDS has a pledge you can sign not to use airbnb and booking.com
Text
Speech by “Zaytouna Leipzig” and the BDS movement
YouTube
Instagram
Text
Illinois Made It Illegal to Boycott Israel
Qasim Rashid at Let’s Address This:
Imagine this: Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans pass a law making it illegal to criticize the United States government. Or worse, they pass a law making it illegal to criticize or boycott Russia for their war on Ukraine. Or yet worse—Trump and MAGA politicians decide that because Saudi Arabia is our ally, it is now illegal to criticize or boycott Saudi Arabia under punishment of fine.
What First Amendment loving free speech supporting person would accept this?
Indeed, we would all resoundingly reject such absurd legislation. Yet, in 2015, Illinois became the first state in the country to pass an anti-BDS law, penalizing companies that refuse to do business with Israel or in the occupied West Bank. And 38 more states have since followed suit. Now, for the first time, we have the opportunity to right this historic wrong. Here’s how you can help.
BDS and the BIG Problem With Anti-BDS Laws
BDS stands for Boycott, Divest, and Sanction. Officially launched in the early 2000s, the BDS movement is a peaceful, Palestinian-led movement to boycott the Israeli government for its illegal occupation of Palestinian lands, illegal blockades of goods into Palestine, and more recently, its genocide upon Palestinians in Gaza. BDS activists often compare their peaceful resistance to the Israeli Government to Nelson Mandela’s peaceful resistance to apartheid South Africa. And like the resistance to South African apartheid, the BDS movement is an interfaith, interracial, and international movement for justice comprised of Muslims, Jews, Christians, and people of all faiths and no faith.
At its core, the BDS is a non-violent peaceful movement. It is therefore by default protected free speech as enshrined in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Meanwhile, under anti-BDS laws, businesses that take a moral stance—or even make a purely financial decision—to avoid doing business with Israel, the Illinois state pension funds are forced to divest from those companies. No other country enjoys this kind of statutory protection. Illinois does not mandate pension fund investment in China, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Iran, or any other nation-state. Only Israel.
That should immediately raise constitutional alarms.
Yet, those who support Israel’s illegal occupation in the West Bank have not mended their ways. Instead, they have successfully lobbied 39 states to pass “anti-BDS laws,” which criminalize economic boycotts of the State of Israel.
[…]
How Did This Happen
The origins of these laws are not accidental. In 2014, then–Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government allocated approximately $25 million to launch a global campaign to combat the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement through coordinated legislative efforts. Within a year, in 2015, Illinois passed its anti-BDS law under Governor Bruce Rauner. At the time, Rauner’s chief of staff was a vocal supporter of these measures and is now affiliated with a Trump-linked pro-Israel policy institute.
This timeline is not speculation. It reflects how foreign policy interests and domestic political actors converged to advance legislation that restricts Americans’ constitutional rights.
How We Right This Wrong
For the first time since Illinois’ anti-BDS law passed more than a decade ago, Illinoisans have an opportunity to correct this injustice.
The Illinois Human Rights Advocacy Protection Act (HRAPA) would repeal the state’s anti-BDS law. The bill has been assigned to the House Committee on International Relations, Tourism, and Trade, and a hearing is scheduled for 8:00 a.m. on February 19. This is moving quickly, and there are undoubtedly legislators who hope that supporters of free speech will not mobilize in time.
They are mistaken.
Witness slips are critically important in the committee hearing process. We have already surpassed 3,000 supporters—an unprecedented groundswell of Illinoisans standing up for First Amendment rights. Because of that momentum, our goal is 10,000 witness slips before the Wednesday, February 18 deadline.
That surge in support is being actively and aggressively contested. People who oppose free speech are mobilizing. If constitutional rights are going to prevail, those who defend them must outnumber them.
If you are in Illinois, you can submit a witness slip here: https://www.ilchr.org/slips
Illinois has the dubious distinction of being the first state to enact an anti-BDS law in 2015. Now, there are efforts to repeat that law.
Text
Every single ad i’m getting here on tumblr is a Wolt ad and i’m trying so hard to not think that it’s directed at me like,,,,,,. Fuck off
Text
Did not see this coming, but it’s been confirmed in releases from the Epstein Files and from other sources.
Two quotes from the article:
Despite all this, there is no indication in the files that any of the Chomskys saw or partook in any sex crimes or illegal activities with Epstein.
Again, there is no indication in the files that Chomsky was involved in any illegal behavior with Epstein, let alone sex crimes.