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Pingu 🐧 Sun Arrow

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Reminder that notes/online attention are not a reliable indicator of how well a campaign is going.

You might see fundraising posts with thousands of notes on your dash daily and think to yourself "this person must be doing fine!"

I wish that were true. I saw a post earlier referring to people with fundraisers as "those fortunate enough to have internet clout" but unfortunately internet clout is not a currency that can buy food and other necessities. It's only a testament to how much effort that person spends desperately networking in order to make ends meet, and often not succeeding at that. These people do not have an advantage.

I spotlight for @dr-anas96 and his posts consistently get a lot of notes. He's vetted here.

Here's an interview in English and Spanish he did for AJ+. and also here's a recent article about him in Spanish.

And where does that get him?

He's barely at 19% of his goal, as of today, December 13th, which marks 6 months since he started fundraising.

Anas is slowly dying of starvation and of his illnesses that he cannot currently get treated for. Don't be fooled by the amount of notes this will get. If you can spare a dollar please don't hesitate to donate here.

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cascada every time we couch lyrics

everytime we touchi hit the ceiling

everytime we kiss i sleep on the floor

i can feel the lawn mowedgrass

i need to go to class

i need to climbed a rock

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At the time, writes Casumbal-Salazar, “there was no public consultation, no clear management process and little governmental oversight.” Environmentalists soon began opposing further construction on the mountain, arguing that the existing telescopes had contaminated local aquifers and destroyed the habitat of a rare bug found only on the mountain’s summit.

Native Hawaiians joined forces with environmentalists, arguing that any construction on the summit is desecration of a sacred mountain that is the site of spiritual and cultural practices. “Indeed,” Casumbal-Salazar, whose ancestry is partly native Hawaiian, writes, “Mauna a Wākea is more than just a list of physical attributes; it is our kin. As our kupuna [ancestors] are buried in the soil, our ancestors become the land that grows our food and the dust we breathe.” Soon, native Hawaiians were required to seek permission from the state for spiritual practice on the mountain.

[...] Swanner finds that for native Hawaiians, “science has effectively become an agent of colonisation”, “fundamentally indistinguishable from earlier colonisation activities”. [...]

James Cook, the British explorer who was the first European to establish contact with Hawai’i, was tasked with leading an expedition to Tahiti to observe the 1769 transit of Venus (to help determine the Earth-Sun distance). But he had also been given sealed orders to search for Australia, indicating “that astronomy and colonisation have been entwined in the Pacific since first contact.”

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https://unduemedicaldebt.org/

just wanted to boost this nonprofit that buys and forgives people's medical debt in the US! considering all of the talk around healthcare I figured it might be timely. it doesn't solve the root problem, but it helps a lot of people in the meantime. they're a 4 star charity on charity navigator so they're pretty reputable as well.

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i know people are not reading the posts of Palestinian's pleading for your attention I know for some they might even think they are repetitive or tiring but every single one of these people are risking their lives to come ask for your help that every single life is valuable and every person is a universe and I am begging you if you see this please donate what you can and help share these fundraisers as if you were doing it for your own loved ones please don't ignore this!

Save Dr. Farhat's family from genocide in Gaza (vetted) goal at 41%!

Help Heba and her 3 children survive and reunite with father (vetted) goal at 12%! URGENT FOR MEDICAL CARE!

Help me build a new future for my family. (donations protected) goal at 2%! LOW FUNDS!

Support Moomen family in Gaza (vetted) goal at 5%! LOW FUNDS! LAST DONATION 7 DAYS AGO!

Help me escape the Gaza war and start again (donations protected) goal at 0%! LOW FUNDS! LAST DONATION 1 MONTH AGO!

Help Hamdi and his family get out of Gaza (vetted by association) goal at 0%! LOW FUNDS! LAST DONATION 6 DAYS AGO!

Support a Family's Journey to Safety and Peace (vetted) goal at 10%! LAST DONATION 18 HOURS AGO!

Help Shima’s Family Find Safety in Gaza (donations protected) goal at 1%! LOW FUNDS!

Donate to help Mysolin's family from the war in Gaza (vetted) goal at 1%! LOW FUNDS! LAST DONATION 2 DAYS AGO!

SAVE my family from the war in Gaza - Rafah (vetted) goal at 23%!

Help me so I can get my life back (donations protected) goal at 0%! ONLY 5 EUROS RAISED! LAST DONATION 13 DAYS AGO!

Helping Mohammad and his family escape genocide (vetted) goal at 6%! LAST DONATION 14 HOURS AGO!

Help Save Ahmed Family From Gaza (vetted by association) goal at 16%! LAST DONATION 2 DAYS AGO!

Help me find shelter and work (vetted) goal at 65%! LAST DONATION 2 DAYS AGO!

Please Help Hani and His Family Safely Evacuate Gaza (vetted) goal at 10%! LAST DONATION 4 DAYS AGO!

Help Grandma Reem and her family live in Gaza (vetted) goal at 14%! LOW FUNDS!

Help Ahmed to save him and treat his teeth (vetted) goal at 6%!

These people have reached out in asks as of 22/11/24. All of this are vetted and/or donation protected!

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Athiec Geng by Javier Castán for CAP 74024 December 2024

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URGENT HELP SAVE THE LIFE OF MY CHILD

Dear humanity,

Please Help Me – My Son May Die at Any Moment.

I'm Amal, a mother of three children, living under the weight of the genocide taking place in Gaza. 🍉

Here’s my story, and I’m reaching out with a hopeful heart 💔✨, hoping someone will feel what my family and I are going through.

My son is suffering from a severe and life-threatening injury after being shot by Israeli drones. He urgently needs medical treatment outside Gaza.

Time is running out, and we are facing a critical situation. I am asking for your generosity to help us save him either through a donation or by sharing this urgent plea with others

I beg you, i kiss your feet, to help my son. My son may die at any moment

I lost most of my family. I'm afraid to lose my son too 🥺 .

So I humbly ask you to donate even a little or at least reblog my post.

Please Donate now:👇👇 👇

Gofundme.com

paypal.com

Thank you for your compassion and kindness

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🙏🏻♥️.

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Jupiter in Ultraviolet from Hubble

Credits: NASA, ESA, Hubble, License, Judy Schmidt

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🚨 Your Donations Are Our Lifeline 🚨 We Need Your Support Now More Than Ever

We are Anas and Ahmad Basil, along with our family of eight, from Gaza. I, Anas, am 18 years old and a high school graduate with a 93% average. My brother Ahmad, 14, is a talented mathematician known as "Doctor of the Future." Despite our big dreams for the future, we are currently struggling to survive amidst the devastating effects of war.

Today, our priority is no longer our dreams 😔— it’s ensuring our family’s survival amidst the harsh living conditions and severe scarcity of resources 💔.

Why This Campaign Matters Now More Than Ever: ⁉️ The ongoing war has stripped us of stability, access to basic necessities like food and water, and the opportunity for education. It has destroyed our livelihoods, taking away our jobs and sources of income, leaving us unable to rebuild or support our loved ones. We now face unimaginable hardships, entirely dependent on donations to meet our needs. With the soaring cost of living and severe shortages of resources, even basic survival has become an overwhelming challenge.

Your support is crucial to help us endure these conditions. This campaign is no longer just about escaping Gaza — it’s about keeping our family alive and healthy until we can find a way out.

Your generosity can make the difference between survival and despair for our family.

👉 Donation link: 🔗 https://gofund.me/32e5e95e

Every donation, no matter how small, keeps hope alive for us.

With all our gratitude, Anas & Ahmad

✅ Our Fundraiser Vetted by✅ 🔍 @gazavetters, official (list at #83) 🔍 @90-ghost here 🔍by association in this post

Thank you, @chokulit , for drawing the comics!

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it's extremely difficult keeping up with how many fresh posts tumblr seems to want in order to donate to gazans... the update is that the situation is still just as bad. the update is that the iwais family could never afford a solar panel to heat water this winter because donations have been so slow. the update is that the children cry when the bombs shake their tent. the update is that mohammed's nephew still has burns across half his body from one of those bombs.

the update is that many of us can afford to spare a cup of coffee or an impulse purchase or a movie ticket in order to help them out.

gofundme / paypal / verified here

art raffle for donors here. 10 USD = 110 SEK

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Were Fucked! Please help! Urgent!!! Trans women in danger!

Our landlord at our current place screwed around with our account so our rent bounced so now we have late fees due but critically the money still came out to someone. They are threatening us and idk what to do. We're barely squeaking by trying to make rent for the next place but now we're in the hole $1800 and I don't think landlords have to wait 30 days now. We have about a day. Please help two disabled trans women. I've prototyped a new kind of internet, I'm working on a free html editor and I run an ad free/tracking free tube downloader (y232.live) please help us keep making good shit and stay off the streets. Also @rickybabyboy is our son.

$410/$1800 raised

Venmo: AGIEF

Paypal: agieocean@gmail.com

Ko-fi:

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Are banks operational in Gaza? And how do we deal with cash flow?

The targeting of the occupation against the banking and financial systems in the Gaza Strip, the destruction of dozens of exchange offices and ATMs, the prohibition of financial transfers to Gazans, and the absence of regulatory oversight from the relevant authorities have led to chaos and the dominance of banks and exchange offices, resulting in an increase in the financial discount as commissions on the amounts that Palestinians there seek to obtain in cash.

So as not to get away from the main topic of this post, let's focus on answering these two questions directly.

Yes and no.

How is that, Mahmoud? Explain.

Yes, all banks in Gaza have shut down their headquarters since the war broke out, and it's not possible to contact their employees to complete certain transactions.

But banks operate digitally through some official apps, mainly Bank of Palestine since its headquarters is in Ramallah and not Gaza, so it operates normally.

So you're saying the banks are closed does that mean ATMs are, too? How do you withdraw your money?

Through traders in Gaza.

How does that work?

Let's say Mahmoud needs to withdraw 100 dollars in cash. He goes to one of the known traders in Gaza and says "I need 100 dollars in cash, how much is commission?"

How much is commission?

Commission differs from one trader to another. It comes down to their personal desire. For example on the day of writing this post, dated 4/12/2024, commission for cash withdrawal has reached 30% of the amount withdrawn.

In other words, if I had 100 dollars in my bank account, I need to pay 30 dollars to the trader, and receive 70 dollars in cash. So, the price of converting bank credit to cash is 30% of that amount.

Meaning if I had 1000 dollars, I receive 700 dollars instead. Imagine that level of injustice, despair, and despotism.

When you receive money from outside of Palestine, the trader also keeps 30%.

But there's nothing we can do. We have no choice but to accept these terms, just to be able to eat and drink and go on with our daily needs.

On the other hand, prices of goods are astronomical. I am not exaggerating when I say that if a person in Gaza has unlimited money it still wouldn't be enough.

The smallest of families need 100 dollars a day just to get by with the bare minimum.

Help us to provide food for today and feed our children in the midst of this famine.

Only $350 left to reach the short-term goal of $22,000

@appsa @tsaricides @schoolhater @buttercuparry @feluka

@el-shab-hussein @wherethatoldtraingoes2 @nabulsi @sayruq @sar-soor

@tiredguyswag @gothhabiba @slydiddledeedee @kingskrazzyart @a-shade-of-blue

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Strawberry Matcha / Berry Cream Puff / Berry Chocolate

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Help my family 🩸🩸

I am Ahlam from Gaza

I am 54 years old and have 9 daughters and a son

I suffer from kidney failure, and with limited hospital resources, I ask you to help me go out to receive treatment so that I can take care of my children.

I am displaced in tents. I have been displaced more than 10 times, and my house was bombed, and I have no shelter, and this makes my condition worse.

Every $10 or $20 will contribute to saving my family

https://gofund.me/61f1dd1f

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yu aoi with shiori tsuda's prop phone from all about lily chou-chou