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HOLD THE LINE!! KEEP PUSHING!!!!!

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no, spotify, i don't want to use ai to "turn my ideas into playlists". i already fucking do that with my brain and hands and i do it for fun. what, should i get ai to pet my cat for me? to play my silly games for me? to spend time with my beautiful wife for me? how about i rend you asunder

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Guys please donate to and spread Maryam’s fundraiser. I was thinking long and hard about a post I could grab ppl’s attention with first, but tbh it should be enough that this family has been displaced for months / that they’re living in a tent / that they’re prone to bombing at any moment. It’s been incredibly hard getting traction for this fundraiser in particular, which is insane to me considering front and center are pictures of one of Maryam’s toddler children. I’m reiterating what’s been said to death at this point but sharing fundraisers should be as standard as getting up to drink water every day, and even the smallest contribution could add up into a difference. Please help this family afford essentials and evacuate to safety 

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And why? Cultural norms? Personal schedule? “Cause I’m always late to everything”?

Bonus points: Region and/or ethnicity?

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Pearl art drop

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none of this is new info, but you know I have the "loves to write lists and compile links" disposition, so I thought it might be helpful to share some of the tips I've seen about how to make sure you're sharing legitimate palestinian evacuation fundraisers and bundle all those tips into a single handy reference post.

this is a spreadsheet of legitimate ("vetted") fundraisers on tumblr.

this post explains how the people who maintain this spreadsheet confirm the legitimacy of each fundraiser they add.

this podcast episode ("yousef and the fourth move") explains why evacuation fundraisers are often organized by people who don't live in gaza and/or who may not be immediate relatives of the people trying to evacuate. it's part three of a series about a man named yousef and his family; parts one and two aren't required listening for part three to make sense, but if you have a few hours to spare then I wholeheartedly recommend listening to all of them.

this is the process that I personally have been using to check whether a particular fundraiser has been vetted:

spreadsheet method

open the vetted fundraisers spreadsheet.

inside this spreadsheet, open the "find..." menu. on a windows computer, this shortcut is ctrl+F. on a mac, this shortcut is cmd+F. on a mobile device, click the three dots menu in the upper right corner of your screen, then select Find and replace.

search for the last name of the person or family in the fundraiser. you may get several results because last names obviously aren't unique; keep hitting "next" until you've looked at all the results.

if you find an entry in the spreadsheet that has the exact same name and whose gofundme link leads to the same fundraiser associated with the blog, it's legitimate. if you don't find an entry in the spreadsheet that matches the blog's fundraiser, that does not mean it's a scam. try the next method below!

tumblr search method

copy the username of the tumblr who originally posted the fundraiser and/or sent you a message asking you to boost the fundraiser. (for example, username123)

paste this username into tumblr's search bar.

for best results, click the All types drop-down menu, then select Text. since the search page is often dominated by asks sent by username123 (which people then answer and tag with their username), this helps narrow things down a bit.

look to see if any people who are not username123 have made posts confirming that username123 is legitimate. this includes people who've reblogged fundraisers and added notes, people who've compiled masterlists, and people sharing hyperlinks to other posts confirming a fundraiser's legitimacy. if the message seems to be "yep, looks legit," then it's safe to assume it's legit.

this is not a comprehensive list, but here are some of the usernames I've seen associated with "yep, looks legit"-type posts and who I've come to trust by association. (disclaimers: I am not mutuals with any of the users, and not all of them do the vetting firsthand, but the ones who don't vet posts themselves still seem to be careful about what they share and therefore are a good lead to follow. also, don't bug these people to vet fundraisers for you unless they've specifically indicated that they're open to that.)

90-ghost

el-shab-hussein

nabulsi

appsa

northgazaupdates

retvolution

communistchilchuck

neptunerings

a-shade-of-blue

shimamitsu

neither of these methods yielded anything definitive; what now?

it may just be too early to tell. unless a trusted source has shared overwhelming evidence that a particular fundraiser is a scam (which seems to be a very very rare occurrence), the best thing you can do is ignore it. don't report their blog as spam, because there's a good chance it's a legitimate fundraiser who just hasn't been vetted yet.

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day 119

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it was good seeing you again big guy

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today's vetted fundraisers. please please continue to donate and to share as widely as you can. these families need our support more urgently than ever.

june 21st:

14-year-old Malk Al Zaeem, her parents, her three siblings, and her severely injured grandfather ($15,821 CAD/$50,000 CAD) - @malkzaeem, verified by @/nabulsi

Shahed Nahal and family ($5,450/$50,000) - @shahednhall, verified by @/nabulsi

Basel Ayyad and his family of eight, including his sick daughter (CHF283/CHF60,000) - @basel-1995, verified by @/sayruq

Two families with twelve members collectively, eight of them children (€2,756/€80,000) - @jrk85, verified by @/nabulsi

Hamza Al-Absi, his wife, and their two little children (the family lost their oldest child to cancer because of the blockade) (€1,006/€21,000) - @hamzaahmed21, verified by @/90-ghost

Ayman Ayyad and his family of eight, four of them children ($10,762/$35,000) - @aymanayyad81, verified by @/nabulsi

14-year-old Ahmad Waleed and his family ($2,815/$10,000) - @ahmadwaleeed, verified by @/palipunk

The Maliha family of eight (€34,238/€44,000) - @dinamaliha, verified by @/nabulsi

Basma Alghoul, her husband, and their three young children (kr5,683 SEK/kr400,000 SEK) - @basmaalghoul, verified by @/nabulsi

Amjad Almoghrabi, his wife Rasmia, and their little son Ahmed (€10,124/€25,000) - @amjad20011, verified by @/fallahifag

Reham, her husband, and their two young children, one of whom is injured and needs urgent treatment (€4,341/€20,600) - verified by @/90-ghost

Mahmoud Helles's wife (who needs urgent kidney treatment) and their four children (the family has been separated for 7 years)(€16,709/€20,000) - @hillesmahmoud, verified by @/nabulsi

not yet vetted:

Hazem Tannera and his family of ten, including three children (£5,067/£80,000) - @hazemtannera

Firas Muhaisen's family of six (including three children), plus he and his sister's medical education ($445/$82,000) - @firasmuhaisen, @nisreenameen

Amna Merwan, her husband, and their three young children (€2,236/€30,000)

Khaled Altaban's evacuation and education (£10/£10,000) - @free-palestine24

Anas Ershi's wife and children, as well as nine other family members ($2,346 AUD/$65,000 AUD) - @anas-aershi

i know link-heavy posts can seem overwhelming, but please try to push past that for the sake of these families. a little time taken on our side can save lives.

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Hey yall! Just letting you know Im participating on Artfight this year, I am on team Seafoam!

I try to do revenges on everyone! I hope yall have fun :D

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Inktober Day 19: Nanosounds

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GAZA NEEDS YOU. DON'T LOOK AWAY. YOU CAN SAVE LIVES. Below are some VETTED campaigns to support the people who have been experiencing an active genocide for almost a full year. DONATE DONATE DONATE. If you cannot, share widely.

(June 1)

Help Iyad and his family (@iyadsobhei) - Iyad is an elderly man who has been living in dire conditions with deteriorating health; he needs to evacuate with his wife and eight children. This fundraiser currently has NO FUNDS.

Help evacuate Hani's family (@skatehani) - A dear friend, and a Palestinian skater trying to evacuate 10 members of his family; he has lost his father to injustice. Less than halfway to his goal.

Help Husam and his family (@husamthaher) - Husam desperately needs to save himself, his wife, and 3 young children.

Ahmd needs urgent evacuation (@ahmd-iyd) - Ahmd has lost his livelihood to this genocide, and needs funds to help his family evacuate and rebuild their life.

Help Mahmoud Abu Hamam and his family (@ma7moudgaza) - A college student who desperately needs to evacuate to Egypt.

Help Iman’s family find safety (@imaneyad) - Iman has a family of 7 who need to find safety.

Help Mahmoud's family evacuate (@mahmoud0qassas) - Mahmoud and his family need to get to Egypt. His brother in law needs medical attention ASAP.

Support Ruba and Amal's family's urgent evacuation (@rubashaban @amalshabn) - Ruba and Amal's family are lacking the basic necessities of life; they have an elderly father who desperately needs to be evacuated for medical care.

Help Omar evacuate (@omarsobhi) - Omar is a 20 year old Palestinian student who wants to save himself and his family from this genocide.

Support Fahmi and his family (@fahmiakkila) - Fahmi's life has been turned completely upside down, and he now finds himself responsible to save his parents, sisters, & brothers - 7 members.

Save a displaced Gazan Family (@ranibra) - Rania is married with five children, her husband needs medical care. She is now responsible to save her children. Help them evacuate.

Save little Yusuf and his family (@ahmednabubake) - Yusuf is in an intensive care unit fighting for his life in Gaza; he needs urgent evacuation alongside his family.

Save a family trapped in Gaza (@mohamedalanqer) - Mohammed Alanqar and his family are living in fear, urgently needing financial assistance to escape to a safer environment.

Help Gazan children survive (@aymanayyad81) - Fadi Ayyad, an 18-year-old from Gaza seeks the funds to help his family survive these gruesome conditions.

Save Tawfik and his family (@tawfikwaleef) - Tawfik is an engineer from Gaza who urgently needs to escape Gaza with his family.

Help Tahseen and his family (@tahseenmush) - Tahseen and his family are from northern Gaza and need urgent help to survive this genocide.

Help Nader's family to evacuate from Gaza (@nadershoshaa) - Nader and his family, consisting of six members, are currently displaced in the south; help them evacuate and survive.

Don't ignore this list—your support is URGENTLY needed. Each fundraiser here is an opportunity to help, and it has been made easy for you to find these fundraisers. You can easily save lives. Pick at least one to support. Once again, your donation can save lives. If you can't donate, please share these campaigns.

FIND MORE CAMPAIGNS HERE

إذا انت من غزة و بدك إضافتك إلى القائمة التالية - اضغط هنا

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FOLKS!!! this is the creator of HOLLOW FABLES and many other things speaking!!!

i have decided to sponsor a family from gaza, so i am opening up commissions. this is a verified gofundme.

if you send me proof of your donation, i will draw you (almost) anything you want! so roll in the dough, folks. it's for a good cause.

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please make every effort to vote <3

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Im not fully out of retirement, but I have some ideas kicking around in my head, so take what you will from this

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if you are struggling with choosing which fundraisers to support, please consider donating to the following places providing medical aid, food, and other supplies to palestine at this time:

donate to doctors without borders here

donate to careforgaza here, providing food, medicine and clothing

donate an e-sim to gaza today

donate feminine hygiene kits for women in gaza

donate to the palestinian civilian relief fund

donate to the palestine children's relief fund

donate to the world food programme

donate medical aid for palestinians

donate to the united nations relief for palestine refugees

donate to healpalestine

if you are looking for individual fundraisers to donate to but are struggling to choose, gazafunds gives a spotlight to fundraisers that are not close to their goal.

instead of watching and supporting eurovision tonight, please instead boost this post & donate if you can. keep your eyes on rafah.