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While we continue to donate to personal evacuation funds, I think it is crucial to keep in mind that these individuals as well as millions more in Gaza are currently actively in need of basic necessities like food, water, shelter, and medical care. Keeping this in mind, and recognising that there is no way to know when the border crossing with Egypt will reopen, I think our attention should also be on raising funds for organisations currently on the ground who will have the widest impact on the lives of Palestinians who are still enduring the genocide in Gaza.

Below are some verified donation links of organisations that are currently providing assistance for the people in Gaza directly:

Food, water, and shelter

Taawon has launched a campaign to provide support in Gaza through food parcels, shopping vouchers, fresh produce, water bottles and shelter tents.

Watermelon Relief is a project initiated and implemented by a group of activists in Gaza, who work to provide aid to displaced families in Gaza through meals, support and activities.

World Food Programme (WFP) managed to provide assistance to more than 1 million people in Gaza in May by delivering food in shelters, makeshift camps and shops.

Life for Gaza is an initiative through which the Municipality of Gaza aims to provide basic necessities for the people of Gaza such as water projects, waste collection and the reconstruction of roads.

Arab Group for the Protection of Nature (APN) is working to plant farmlands in Gaza through their "Revive Gaza Farmlands" project, through which they had already started planting vegetables, fruits and leafy greens in Gaza.

Purchasing eSIMs is one of the only remaining ways to keep Gazans connected with the outside world, to get their stories out or even enable them to call for help after Israeli strikes.

The Sameer Project is a donation based aid initiative that provides tents, cash aid, diapers and formula for displaced families in Gaza.

Care For Gaza is an organisation that works to provide essential aid such as food packages and cash to deliver to displaced families in Gaza.

Palestine Children's Relief Fund, through their "Gaza Relief and Recovery" campaign, plan to provide essential medical supplies and treatments, as well as food and clean water.

The UNRWA has an Emergency Appeal for Gaza, where donations will provide families in Gaza with lifesaving food and water, winter kits and to repair UNRWA shelters.

Mutual Aid for the People of Gaza is a fundraiser managed by Mona in Gaza, who personally purchases and distributes basic supplies including food parcels to families in Gaza.

Help Gaza Children is another grassroots effort operating on the ground in Gaza to support families with food, water and clothing.

Medical care

Palestinian Red Crescent has been on the ground in Palestine since 1968 as part of the Red Cross & Crescent movement. They have had a continuous presence on the ground in Gaza as the main source of medical care and assistance.

Medical Aid for Palestine (MAP) provides medical supplies and supports healthcare services in Gaza.

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) provide medical and humanitarian aid in Palestine and have had their teams on the ground operating from MSF-supported health facilities across Gaza.

Gaza Wound Care is a medical team in a tent in Nuseirat, providing care to children and supporting pregnant women.

Children Not Numbers is an NGO dedicated to providing medical care for the children in Gaza including delivery of medical aid and medical evacuation for children.

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The people of Gaza are asking for YOUR help today. Here are some VETTED campaigns you should donate to and share widely.

(may 23rd):

Help Almoghrabi family to evacuate Gaza strip (@amjad20011) - Amjad needs to evacuate with his wife and his son, who isn't even 3 years old.

Support Ruba's family's urgent evacuation (@rubashaban) - Ruba's family are lacking the basic necessities of life; she has an elderly father who desperately needs to be evacuated.

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.

Help Belal and his family to evacuate from Gaza (@alaajshaat) - Belal has lost too much to this war and needs to support himself and his family.

Help Ahmed's family evacuate (@malkzaeem) - Ahmed needs to save his wife, 4 children, and severely injured father.

Help Ezzideen Shehab and his family evacuate (@helpezzideen) - Ezzideen, a young doctor, and his parents, siblings, and young brother Mazen urgently need to evacuate.

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

Support three orphaned children and their mother (@abedbahlool) - TW Graphic image. Asmaa is a mother of three and lost her husband due to the aggression.

Help save Bassam and his family (@lailashaqoura) - Bassam has five young children and has already lost 9 members of his wife's family.

Save Firas' family (@prosolitudeeee) - Firas is a of two children, a 10-month-old boy and a two-year-old girl, who are in need of safe haven in Egypt.

Help Hani's family evacuate (@skatehani) - A Palestinian skater trying to evacuate 10 members of his family.

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

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.

Marah needs to save her family (@marahsalem) - Marah is trying to get reunited with her family, which consists of 5 members who need to urgently evacuate.

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

Yosof's family needs to evacuate (@yosofzaeem) - Yosof’s family needs to evacuate urgently; member of their family needs medical attention.

This list is supposed to call you to action. Please do not scroll past without contributing. Choose at least one fundraiser to support today. $5 can save lives. If you cannot donate, share these campaigns.

Looking for more campaigns?

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I know this isn't reddit, so it's very possible anon won't be interested in my paragraphs, but this hooked me in on all fronts.

So. My mom is a Rhodesian Ridgeback breeder, has been for the better part of a decade. I grew up around dogs, and for the past year or so I've worked in dog daycares and dogwalking gigs. And before I ever went professional, I was doing some pretty hardcore training stuff with my own dogs, I have some experience as a dog show handler. Point is, I love dogs! And clearly your brother also loves dogs, and that's great. But a big part of loving dogs is meeting a dog's needs.

There was a dog my manager's girlfriends fostered briefly. It was this ridgeback mix, super people aggressive, food aggressive, would bond with certain people, and then see anyone else as a threat to be eliminated. The good thing is that his aggression was predictable, which meant it could be responded to, to some extent. He ended up going to his forever home. A couple who lived in the middle of buttfuck nowhere in New Hampshire. No neighbors or neighbors' pets to be aggro towards.

It seems to me like that sort of environment is what Brutus needs.

I want you to be aware, anon, that it is incredibly fucked up, fucked down, fucked sideways, all kinds of fucked, for brother to bring a dog with a bite history into your home without disclosure. It's irresponsible, it's disrespectful, and it's downright wrong. Doing that endangered you, endangered brother, and endangered Brutus. You clearly have a lot of knowledge of dog bpdy language, and I'd bet my behind you are doing everything in your power to avoid triggering Brutus, but he is clearly incompatible with the life you two currently lead.

Brutus is a rottie. Rotties are inherently a lot of work. The breed was created as a guardian dog, they're highly territorial, they're generally more prone to biting than other breeds might be, and this dog in particular is a shelter dog, already has reactivity and aggression issues and has bitten a toddler in the face. Assuming he doesn't decline, he needs a lot of work. So much work. An insane amount of work. Work your brother clearly does not have the time to do for Brutus.

From how you talk, you clearly know how to act around dogs, you know what went wrong when you were attacked at 8, you know what to do, what not to do. This is entirely a problem with brother and Brutus.

So, let's recap quickly. Knowing full well that you have dog bite trauma, your brother, without ever discussing anything with you, asking you, nada, brought a large scary dog into your shared living space. Said dog has aggression problems, has reactivity and resource guarding problems, and oh, your brother lied to you so you wouldn't find out that not only does the dog have a bite history, the dog bit a god damned toddler. And he can't even be contained. He is unstoppable.

If at all possible, find a way to get out of living with your brother. This was such a reckless, irresponsible, dangerous, disrespectful decision, and brother has not once shown a comprehension of what a clusterfuck he's created.

In the short term, you are so NTA for not only asking that brother rehome Brutus, I might even say you should advocate for BA. (Behavioral Euthanasia) BA is an awful choice to make. No one wants to do it, no one likes it, but sometimes it's what's necessary, and it's what's kindest.

Brutus's aggression is probably partially fear-based, and partially the instincts bred into him as a guardian breed. He's living on edge, all the time. He's anxious, he's attached unhealthily to your brother... Poor man is not having a good time. He's in a constant state of stress and anxiety. He's unwell. It could easily be the case that the kindest, most merciful thing to do for Brutus is BA. And I have a hunch brother is not a fan of BA, so it probably wouldn't go over well, but it is an option that could be what's needed.

But regardless, this situation isn't sustainable. You can't be scared to leave your room in your own house becayse of a decision your roommate and brother made without ever looping you in. That's unacceptable in any circumstance. Brother needs to pull himself back to reality and realize he is hurting you!

I really hope Brutus finds that miracle home, with no neighbors for miles, and I hope you can feel safe in your home again. But at the very least, I hope your brother takes the mask of stupidity off and realizes how irresponsible he's been. Wish you all the best, and wishing your brother any braincells he can get, and wishing Brutus a nice relaxing nap.

AITA for asking my brother to rehome his reactive dog?

Sorry this is so long. I (F22) live with my brother (M25). My brother recently brought home a 120lb rottweiler named Brutus despite knowing I am afraid of big dogs.

I'm afraid of them because when I was 8 I was attacked by my uncle's German shepherd and had to get stitches in my leg and on my face. Don't get me wrong, the attack was my fault. My parents were in the other room comforting my uncle who just lost his son in a car crash, so they weren't paying attention to me. The dog was in her crate, and I snuck away to open it and climb in and start bothering her. She tolerated me for a long time before she finally snapped and attacked. I was old enough to know better, and my parents also told me to stay away from the dog and I didn't listen. It's entirely and solely my fault but all that being said, I'm still afraid of big dogs. I can warm up to them slowly and I have an ok relationship with a few friends' dogs (lab, 2 pit bulls, and a couple mutts).

My brother volunteers at an animal shelter and we had been talking about adopting a small dog, until one day he called me and said "please don't freak out" and told me he brought home Brutus. Brutus was surrendered to the shelter for growling at his owner's toddlers, and had been at the shelter for months with no adoption offers. He was going to be euthanized if no one took him, but my brother had bonded with him and panicked when he heard and adopted him.

I tried to like Brutus, I really did. But Brutus is a one person dog. He bonded to my brother and would resource guard him from me. My brother tried training him and it didn't really help. I tried playing with him, or giving him treats, or being the one to feed him, but whenever I get close to him his body language changes. His body goes stiff, he starts licking his lips with anxiety, and he gives me whale eyes. These are all the signs of a nervous dog who might bite, so I just stay away from him. My brother started locking Brutus in his crate before leaving me home alone with him.

Then Brutus figured out how to open his crate. And the next one my brother bought. And the next one.

I started being terrified to come out of my room when I was home alone, because I never knew if Brutus would be roaming loose. It came to a head after about 8 months when I really, really had to use the bathroom when I was home alone, so I tried to sneak out of my room. Brutus was sitting outside my brother's bedroom door, between me and the bathroom. He tensed up when I got close and growled when I tried to inch around him. I was so scared I left the house and peed outside and called my brother crying and told him I want Brutus gone.

He said no one would take Brutus and he couldn't return him to the shelter because he lied about him only growling at a toddler: he bit the toddler in the face. If I make him give Brutus away, he'll probably need to be euthanized. But I'm really, really scared of him and don't like being terrified to leave my room in my own home. AITA?

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It's not the first time that has happened

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hate my granddad so this ones easy peasy

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Shout out to all the Black ppl that can no longer participate directly in the fandom they love because of the stresses of racism 👍🏾 you contain multitudes of value and I'm sorry that the color of your skin and the power of your voice makes people not want to acknowledge that.

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batfam trope that really annoys me is the "annoy jason until he becomes 'good'" or the "stalk jason so he can't run away from us." because like. god that's creepy. and that's not how you facilitate healing. boundaries are essential for every relationship and it's always played out like " oh jason just needs to be forced to love them <3 and it works hahaha" like?? can you not read how toxic and detrimental to jason's mental health that would be?

and it's so often tim doing it which (as a notorious tim hater) makes me seethe. oh the 'smart' rich boy knows better than the stupid poor kid who only knows how to beat things up? wow you're really telling a compelling story! it's this entitlement that is channeled through tim (and bruce and dick and babs and sometimes cass) that "oh we know exactly what is right for this stupid little boy who's violent and misguided. every moral conviction he has is really just a cry for help 😌 he's incapable of acting independently and healing without our constant monitoring!!"

like jesus christ. it really reminds me of the way people treat mentally ill people like we can't make decisions ever. like cutting off family members or even ASKING FOR TIME/SPACE away from them is always met with suspicion. constant check ins, constant begging for 'family dinners,' literally breaking into their apartment. that's behavior that would DISTANCE you from your family, not make you be like 'oh ur right haha. i guess my entire personality was wrong i will now do a complete 180 and never have any negative feelings towards you ever again !'

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so can we start hunting down white liberals now or what

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Listen up!

You see a post like this? Where OP might hurt/kill themselves? You hit that button that I circled

Hit that.

Click Suicide or Self-harm Concern

Yes.

Fill in the rest of it, and hit submit. The "content you reported" will fill itself in

Tumblr will follow up and help them.

Warning: this is only for mobile. If anyone knows how to do this for desktop, please add it!

This could SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE.

YOU HAVE NO EXCUSE NOT TO REBLOG THIS.

I DON'T GIVE A FUCK IF IT DOESN'T GO WITH YOUR BLOG'S THEME.

And yes, REBLOG. Liking does no shit at all. This isn't ig.

You reblog, people see it. You don't, people don't see it. This shit's that simple.

This could save someone's life. It's not a joke.

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So I watched Wednesday a while ago, and I've been rolling some feeling around ever since that I feel I should spit out here for some closure. Obvi spoilers if you want to watch the show.

Wednesday Addams is Latina. Cool, awesome, good. The villains of the show are descendants of Pilgrims. Here's where my feelings start souring. The show is set in Jericho, Vermont. That's important. The entire main conflict is a land dispute, between the Addams family, and the Crackstone family. It's explicitly stated that the Addamses came up from Mexico, settled in Jericho, and consider it theirs. Crackstone's family came over with the Pilgrims (I grew up in the Plymouth area, so the historical inaccuracy hurts me, but that doesn't really matter here so much as that he is a white colonizer from England), settled in Jericho, and eventually locked all the outcasts from Mexico in a building and burned them alive. Horrible man, obviously.

Here's my problem. Mexicans have indigenous lands. In Mexico. They have land that is integral to their heritage. It's not in Vermont. Vermont land is Abenaki land. It belongs to the Abenaki people, always has, always will. Not once are the Abenaki represented. Wednesday makes snide comments about Pilgrim World and how the settlers did their level best (and continue to do their level best) to genocide native people off the face of the continent. But nowhere are there Abenaki people, saying "This is our land, we're still here, we need to be recognized, Land Back."

Vermont is a beautiful state, with a rich history. The Abenaki people are a strong, proud people, with a rich culture, a history, and the Western Abenaki language is still spoken to an extent, with strong attempts being made to revitalize the language. I have Abenaki heritage, which I am looking into reconnecting with, but I didn't grow up in the culture, and my family has been disconnected for a while, so maybe I'm reading this wrong. But I can't help but feel cheated. If the main conflict hadn't been a land dispute, I might not feel so euch about it, but they made it a land dispute, with Crackstone openly trying to kill any outcasts in the school, and the antagonist Laurel straight up stating that she wants "her land" back. But nary an Abenaki, Maliseet, Passamaquoddy, nor Penobscot face in sight. And certainly no real mention that indigenous peoples still inhabit their lands to this very day. It just really pissed me off.

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I’ve seen the Ursula K LeGuin quote about capitalism going around, but to really appreciate it you have to know the context.

The year is 2014. She has been given a lifetime achievement award from the National Book Awards. Neil Gaiman puts it on her neck in front of a crowd of booksellers who bankrolled the event, and it’s time to make a standard “thank you for this award, insert story here, something about diversity, blah blah blah” speech. She starts off doing just that, thanking her friends and fellow authors. All is well.

Then this old lady from Oregon looks her audience of executives dead in the eye, and says “Developing written material to suit sales strategies in order to maximize corporate profit and advertising revenue is not the same thing as responsible book publishing or authorship.”

She rails against the reduction of her art to a commodity produced only for profit. She denounces publishers who overcharge libraries for their products and censor writers in favor of something “more profitable”. She specifically denounces Amazon and its business practices, knowing full well that her audience is filled with Amazon employees. And to cap it off, she warns them: “We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art. Very often in our art, the art of words.”

Ursula K LeGuin got up in front of an audience of some of the most powerful people in publishing, was expected to give a trite and politically safe argument about literature, and instead told them directly “Your empire will fall. And I will help it along.”

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If you’re LGBT reblog and tag with your opinion on beer.

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Why do people stop commenting on fics if they’re more than a week or two old? Please comment on old fics. Tell me you like my one shot from 2014. Tell me you like my old multi-chap I finished in 2016 that I spent a year writing. I will be fucking thrilled.

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idle Jaskier-related notion:

Joey Batey is really approximately the same size and shape as Henry Cavill, and there are a number of clever techniques in pretty much all Jaskier’s costumes to hide this fact and make him look about three or four inches narrower than he actually is. The costumers work really really hard to make him look that twinky, often with cleverly cut shoulder decorations that pretend he’s trying to look bigger than he is and have the actual effect of making him look a lot lighter.

On a Doylistic level this makes sense, because it’s hard to make Geralt look Huge and Imposing next to your non-combatant harmless sidekick if said sidekick is a jacked six foot burly man.

On a Watsonian level, however, the notion of Jaskier as this big meaty dude aggressively arguing with all his tailors to ensure that he looks as non threatening and foppish and entertaining as possible while also looking as sexy as he can (for a Jaskier definition of sexy, at least) is generating considerable entertainment for me this fine morning.

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Poems that the earth writes upon the sky.

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Reblog to drop jk rowling into an active volcano

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Losing The Past

i have buried myself many times

in the backyards of my forced-family-dinner malcontent,

on so many highway-side plains on road-trip weeks,

sunk in the lakes where my summers marinated.

i cremated myself in the drafty fireplace,

in the oven so unused,

with the blowtorch Ashton used to melt pennies out back,

i am interred in my past,

annually exhumed by the melancholic nostalgia of each holiday,

or simply the creaking halls of my childhood home,

i am haunted by all of my own corpses.

i am paralyzed by the grief for a person not yet dead,

a mourner at a nonexistent funeral.

there is no one to dig a grave for the still living,

no one to memorialize old beliefs, old obsessions, old collections,

no fellow bereaved, to hold my hand as i lose another self.

i shed myself like a snake its skin, a cicada its exoskeleton,

and i cannot resist to lament of the change,

to grieve a girl only i know has perished.

maybe it is because i am queer, and disabled.

with each discovery, each reinvention, each desire,

i kill myself with my knowledge.

i lament the story of what i could have had.

i could have netted a decent man.

i could have gone to school in this country with student debt my lone hurdle,

i could have been respected, the knowledgeable, the hard worker,

i could have gone for any normal job with normal hours.

now i will instead drive my life into the sweet unknowns of my new future,

and whatever that future brings, i can at least meet it with my latest self,

with the strength of all my graves rising behind me.