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I miss my home so much😥💔
This is something I could not have imagined in my worst dreams
You say everything is compensated, but this is not true at all
What do I need to do to compensate?
I always suffer from , shortness of breath, deep sadness, and an open wound forever and ever.
Our pain for you is great, Gaza, a great and great pain that destroyed everything sweet inside us, Gaza 😥💔
"Fuck this shit"
Seen outside The Linden, new Luxury Apartments in West Philadelphia. Most of the units and every store are currently vacant because the monthly rent is triple the rest of the neighborhood. A few days ago 17 windows were smashed and painted messages were left.
fucking australia’s trying to get everyone to link their government id to their social media accounts else you cant use them anymore, the actual fuck is wrong with this country
please, actually, get fucking mad over this, the entirety of australia basically just banned all social media for anyone who doesnt want to give up their privacy to the government, there was no vote on this, no nothing, they just went ahead and fucking passed this ridiculously privy law and barely anybody’s talking about it the actual fuck
okay so to actually explain what exactly is happening, it’s an age thing. theyve used ‘protect the children’ and ‘let kids be kids’ as a weapon again. anyone under 16 is banned from social media, but to enforce this they have openly admitted everyone will need to link their government id to their social media. this whole ‘protect the kids’ thing was a very obvious trojan horse for getting ppl to give up their privacy.
and yknow, that alone is a very shitty law even without the whole surrendering your private information to the government thing.
theyve made outside uninhabitable, there’s nowhere left to go. public areas have degenerated, theyve turned hanging out into a crime with loitering, streets feel unwalkable sometimes, parents are more wary of letting their kids walk around on their own than they used to be, and now theyre trying to ban one of the main ways kids manage to distract themselves inside the house.
when i was 15 i was depressed and lonely, unable to leave the house very far, no friends, nobody. the one place that helped me feel less alone was online communities. i wouldve killed myself if it werent for the support i recieved on there. and now theyre trying to ban that for future generations, in a world that hates them being both outside and inside.
and even still, this is still a fucking trojan horse to get you to give up your privacy.
Just watched the banned Moon Girl episode.
>the episode addresses the topic of trans kids in sports >the entire episode is about how bigots will always move the goalpost, and playing by their rules is pointless >the solution is not to play their game and break the rules >it also states that trans people should never feel like a burden >the character Brooklyn is explicitly stated to be trans >there is also an explicitly nonbinary character >multiple mentions of pride and depictions of pride flags, trans flags and progress flags
I'm not at all surprised this didn't get past the censors but I'm so mad that it didn't, because this could've been something really special, and the fact it was canned after being fully finished is downright painful. This episode was wonderful and I'm grateful to all the people who worked on it, and angry that their hard work was wasted. Disney did not deserve you.
I feel very emotional saying that my friend Nader @abdalsalam1990’s family’s campaign only needs less than 7,000 euro to reach their goal of €50,000! The campaign has made amazing progress thanks to Nader’s hard work every day to spread his family’s story. I’m so so grateful to every kind and compassionate person who has shared their fundraiser and donated, it means the world. But i’ve seen many fundraisers slow down as they raise more money because people feel it’s not as urgent anymore. Please please don’t let Nader’s campaign slow down now that they’re so close to reaching their goal. I check this fundraiser daily, and every day when I see the fundraiser grow, I feel hope and love from every person who has chosen to help them.
I’ve been in contact with Nader for a little over a month now. He’s a 17 year old boy who lives in Gaza with his family, including his father Ahmed who has cancer and urgently needs treatment, and his one year old niece Iman who suffers from malnutrition. They desperately need funds to survive in Gaza and eventually evacuate and get Ahmed the treatment he needs to survive his illness. Nader has told me about his hopes and dreams to continue his education outside of gaza and travel to different countries, but the occupation and genocide has taken that from him. Please help give Nader the future he dreams of and let his family survive this genocide and recover in peace from what they’ve been through.
all of these campaigns have been vetted by mohammed ayesh, who helps run @gaza-evacuation-funds. all of these campaigns are in dire need of our support; please consider donating to even one of them!
mohammed zaatar was severely injured by shrapnel last year, and is now displaced with his family and in need of our help to afford basic necessities. €458 / €30,000 GOFUNDME HERE * mohammed mabruk is in europe, separated from his family who are trapped in gaza and unable to reach them. he is trying to raise the funds necessary to evacuate them, but in the meantime your donation will allow them to buy daily necessities. €350 / €35,000 GOFUNDME HERE * reema and her husband ragheb and five year old son taim have been displaced more than six times and are struggling to provide themselves with their daily needs. your donation will help them as winter approaches, please consider contributing. €2,071 / €50,000 GOFUNDME HERE * eman has helped mohammed ayesh, who helps run gaza-evacuation-funds, by translating many posts into english for our benefit. she does this despite being displaced and living in unimaginably difficult conditions. please consider helping her and her family, as she does so much to help others. $6,700 CAD / $50,000 CAD GOFUNDME HERE * imad is raising funds for his family, who are displaced in gaza and living in woefully inadequate shelter. your donation will help them afford food, water, medicine and winter clothes and shelter. €1,319 / €30,000 GOFUNDME HERE * qusai atef and his family have been displaced from their home in northern gaza, and are now completely lacking in basic necessities. they need to purchase winter clothes and other supplies. please consider helping them. NO DONATIONS YET! GOFUNDME HERE * rania is a talented artist and a geographic information systems graduate. she is raising funds to support her and her family. because they are in northern gaza, they are in particular need of your donations to afford food and water, as we know supplies have been cut off for a long time, and people are facing starvation. please consider donating to rania's paypal, as this will allow her to access the funds she and her family needs more easily. €3,508 / €60,000 PAYPAL HERE GOFUNDME HERE please, please consider donating to at least one of these campaigns! it is important that we get momentum going, so please share and reblog. i hope we can all work together to help these families as much as we can!
i hate that i’m so absent as a person. i don’t start conversations. i can barely maintain them. i’m so weary and spaced out all the time to the point where i can’t even keep up small talk and i’m just so disappointed in myself
Whether that test came back positive or negative, it’s an important act of self care to test for it. Your health is important, and knowing what your body needs is a good thing. If you have, I’m proud of you. If you want to, I believe in you.
There is absolutely nothing shameful in getting tested, and lots of people you know have done it. It’s confidential and doesn’t take long.
Reblog to normalize getting tested.
https://www.aids.gov/hiv-aids-basics/prevention/hiv-testing/hiv-test-locations/ Here’s a great resource to find HIV Testing Locations near you, all you need is a zip-code. You can look for free and reduced prices within the list.
HIV tests are always free here in Sweden, so as long as you can get to a place that offers them, cost should not be an issue.
They can also be done anonymously - you should not need to show your ID or tell them your full name. You only need to share this information if the test comes back positive.
More info (in Swedish) here:
if you're feeling powerless right now—and god knows I am—here's a reminder you can donate to the National Network of Abortion Funds, the Trans Law Center, Gaza Soup Kitchen, the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, and hundreds of other charities that will work to mitigate the damage that has been and will continue to be inflicted
life continues. we still have the capacity to do good, important work. that matters
if you're waking up like me thinking "where do we even go from here?"
you:
you get to feel all the despair you want in this moment. but tomorrow morning you have to get up and resume the work. pick any of the above options. come up with your own meaningful ways to connect with the people around you so you all have support, no matter what happens in the future. give yourself something good to work towards.
On This Day In 2000: Faris Odeh is shot to death by an Israeli soldier while he crouched down to pick up another stone as he confronted the illegal presence of the Israeli army on Palestinian territory, during the second month of the Second Intifada, in Gaza, on November 9, 2000.
The soldier fired into Odeh’s neck. He was so close to an Israeli tank that they had to wait an hour before they felt it was safe to remove his body and load it into an ambulance. He was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital.
This photograph of the 14-year-old boy standing fearlessly in front of an Israeli tank was taken 10 days before his murder and quickly gained worldwide attention.
Video footage shows Odeh repeatedly throwing stones at an armoured tank and though not causing any damage, his bravery and determination made him an iconic figure in Palestinian resistance against Israeli occupation.
Tens of thousands of people attended his funeral and to this day no one has been charged for his murder.
(Photo credit: Associated Press / Laurent Rebours)
Related: Also during the Second Intifada — 12-year-old Muhammad al-Durrah is shot to death in his father’s arms by Israeli troops
ahmed's campaign is slowing badly. he gets only a few donations a day—as i write this, the last one came in 14 hours ago.
ahmed's family are trapped in gaza, and he's desperately trying to raise enough money to get them to safety. just keeping up with daily food expenses is already next to impossible, and they've been suffering from malnutrition and acute illness due to the contaminated water. ahmed's children are now missing their second year in a row of school, spending their days waiting in line for food and water instead. imagine knowing that the people dearest to you in the world are being bombed, starved, and shot at every single day.
ahmed is vetted and you can keep up with him at @ahmedpalestine
Thank you dear friend for your support!
posting another roundup for people who have been in my inbox in the past 5-ish days
Today we took our little brother to the hospital because he suffers from an infection that affects his breathing and causes him pain. I hope that every living conscience will help us save our young son’s life and donate any amount you can.
Unfortunately, there is no treatment in the hospital for my little. Help us before it is too late.
hey, this is the account belonging to the sister of @save-hijazi-family2. same campaign, which has been confirmed to be real.
their campaign is here:
do not hesitate to reblog and donate, please!
Hello everyone, I’m Osama Basil, a web developer from Gaza. The ongoing war hasn’t just destroyed my office—it has shattered my livelihood and crushed my dreams, leaving my family in an extremely difficult situation. Yet, despite these overwhelming challenges, I refuse to surrender and remain fiercely determined to push forward.
💡 Why I Need Your Help
I’m aiming to raise €15,000 to rebuild my office, install a solar energy system, and secure stable internet access—which are crucial for my work as a freelance web developer, since there has been no electricity in Gaza for over a YEAR!!—and pursue a master’s degree.
This support will allow me to continue working, meet my essential needs, and provide for my family in the face of the overwhelming cost of living in Gaza, where the closure of crossings and severe shortages of goods have made survival even more difficult. With this help, we can begin to rebuild our lives and regain a sense of stability during these incredibly challenging times.
Every donation, no matter how small, means the world to us. I’ve shared more details in the campaign link below. Your kindness will truly make a difference.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you! Together, we can turn this challenge into hope ✨❤️
— Eng Osama Basil
✅ My Campaign Vetted by ✅ 🔍 @90-ghost here 🔍 @gazavetters (#146 on this list) 🔍 association in this post
