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Been doing a lot of figure drawing recently. here are some of the free references I've found helpful in case anyone would like to join me!

https://www.deviantart.com/phelandavion

https://www.deviantart.com/theposearchives

https://www.pinterest.com/jookpubstock

https://www.adorkastock.com/

https://www.deviantart.com/null-entity

https://www.youtube.com/@NewMastersAcademyorgNMA

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everybody say happy birthday pumpkin

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i have understood so many things about online leftist culture by the fact that when i said "your local community has people you will morally and politically disagree with but you cannot lock them out of accessing any tangible service you’re organising" one of the tags responding said "this isn’t about proshippers in here you’re not welcome" like. folks. focus with me. some of us are homeless here.

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Hello everyone💐

I am Mahmoud Al Sharif, married and have 3 children. My wife gave birth to a newborn baby on August ,12 ,2024.

‎‏We are from the Gaza Strip, which suffers from wars. I lived through 5 of these wars, and I lost my eyes and fingers hand , and my other eye was damaged. These were the previous wars until this 2023 war came and destroyed everything from my home and my workplace.

Please, can you see my story and judge if it is important or not🙏. My family faces unimaginable ‎‏challenges living in Gaza. We are seeking your support to help us find a safe and hopeful future outside this conflict zon💔

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If you are not able to donate at this time, please pass this urgent request on to others in the community 🙏🙏🙏

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Activism is not cold-calling.

Activism is not cold-calling, and this is critically important to understand.

I'm seeing a lot of posts on here about 'building bridges' and 'finding community,' and then (extremely valid) response posts saying "BUT HOW??" And I'm going to explain something that can be very counter-intuitive: there is strategy involved in community.

As a longtime volunteer labour organizer, I’ve taken and taught many trainings on the strategy of talking. Something that surprises a lot of people is the very first thing you do in a union campaign. You sit down with your organizing committee, take out pen and paper, and literally map it out. You draw a physical map of the workplace: where are the entrances, exits, break rooms, supervisor offices. Essentially, ‘where is it safe to have a union conversation.’ Then you draw another physical chart of your coworkers. You sort out who is union-friendly, openly hostile to unions, or somewhere in the middle, and then you plan out very deliberately and carefully who talks to whom and in what order.

Consider: If Vocally Leftist Jane walks up to Conservative David and says "hey what do you think about unions," David is going to shut down immediately. He's not inclined to listen to Jane. But if Jane talks to Moderate Jason and brings him into the fold, then Jason is a far more effective strategic choice to talk to David, and David may actually hear him out without an instant reaction.

IMPORTANT CAVEAT: If Conservative David turns out to be Alt-Right David, and could be dangerous to follow organizers, we write him off. We are not trying to reach Alt-Right David. We are trying to reach Conservative David, who may actually be persuaded to find solidarity with other employees as fellow workers. Jason is a safe scout to find out which one he is. It does no one any good if Leftist Jane (or even Moderate Jane who is a visible minority) talks to Alt-Right David and puts herself on his radar. Not only has she done nothing to convince Alt-Right David to join a union - she's probably actively turned him against the idea - but now she's also in danger and the entire campaign is at risk. NOBODY WANTS THIS. Jane was NOT a hero for doing this. The organizing committee was foolish and enacted a terrible strategy to everyone's detriment.

Where you can make a difference is with people who will listen to you. You having a conversation with your well-meaning but clueless Centrist Democrat Auntie, and maybe gently helping her understand some things the media has been glossing over, is way more strategically useful than you marching up to MAGA Neighbour You've Met Once and trying to "build community" or "understand" them. They don't care. They're impervious, dangerous, and cruel. But maybe your beloved auntie will think about what you said, and then talk to her friend Anna who IDs as "fiscally conservative" but didn't vote because she can't bring herself to get on board with Trump. Then perhaps Anna talks to her brother Nic who has MAGA leanings but isn't all the way there yet. Proto-MAGA Nic would not have listened to you, nor would he have listened to Centrist Democrat Auntie, but he might absorb some of what his sister is saying.

This is not a cop-out or an echo chamber. This is you spending your time and energy strategically and safely. You are not a useful activist to anyone if you’re dead. Anyone who is telling you to hurl yourself directly at MAGA assholes like cannon fodder has no understanding of the strategy behind community building, and you should feel comfortable writing them off.

Last point: If you are tired, emotionally devastated, and/or in danger: take a break. This post is for people who would feel better jumping into action, not for people who are too overwhelmed to even think about it right now. You are worth so much even if you’re not actively Doing Activism, and your rest is worth more than “a break period so you can recharge and Do More Activism.” We all deserve the individual dignity of being worthy of comfort, rest & safety just on the basis of being human, outside of whatever we're doing for others' benefit. To deny ourselves that dignity is to devalue ourselves, and that’s the absolute last thing any of us should be doing right now.

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“scratch a transphobe and a misogynist bleeds”

siobhan o'leary gives us a brilliant deconstruction of transphobia, and transmisogyny specifically

Source: https://twitter.com/siobhanftb/status/1020309083423821825?s=21

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israel sending planes to 'rescue' their gormless football hooligans from being pantsed and dumped in canals is the funniest shit ever. they literally had government agents babysitting them and they still got folded so bad that mummy and daddy have to come pick them up from public humiliation camp.

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We have managed to raise €32.000 for Nader and his family since the beginning of our campaign, and as with any other Palestinian who are fighting for their lives against the oppressors, I do not wish for Nader and his family to succumb to the murderous regime. Please, together we can raise enough so that they can afford for basic necessities as well as for them to be able to escape through the border crossing, once it opens.

They're not asking for much, just €10 should suffice!

By donating, you are not only helping Nader, but also his entire family!

This fundraiser is vetted by @gazavetters, number four on the spreadsheet here

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for me, losing someone i considered to be a sibling to me was the most devastating thing i've ever been through. for people in gaza, the threat of death of their friends and family hangs over them every day. they don't have the privilege of not getting to worry about losing people.

ibrahim is no exception. every day, he has to worry about his family members. he has lost more than most people are capable of imagining.

his campaign has currently raised €11,392/€20,000. a boy his age should not have to worry about what he would do if he lost loved ones.

please, please, please. match my donation. if you can't donate €10, donate €5 or even €1. if you really have nothing to spare, tag a friend and reblog this post.

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thats the thing thats missing from america-centric discussion of fascism: this shit is global. every country in “the west” is seeing the same rise of fascism in real time, all of it focused on murdering migrants. like giorgia meloni is campaigning to deport people to “migrant camps” in albania. last year the greek coast guard outright drowned a boat of 500 asylum seekers. and as that last post said im not dismissing the suffering of people within the US, i’m just saying its so supremely frustrating that every conversation is about the minutiae of american domestic policy and not the horrifying ultranationalist global trend scapegoating arabs and africans.

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I’m not even exaggerating I literally think about the anonymous person who donated €1,000 to Nader’s campaign every single day. i’ll be at work making a cocktail and suddenly remember the person who donated €1,000 to his campaign to save his family. idk who you are but I love you thank you

while I’m on the topic you should donate to my friend Nader @abdalsalam1990’s campaign. He’s a 17 year old boy who’s trying to raise money for his family in gaza, including his father who needs cancer treatment and his 1 year old niece so they can survive the genocide in Gaza

DONATION LINK + VETTING (#4 on the spreadsheet)

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Oreo My Baby Love Aboodi ❤️ 🩷

Vetted by bilal-salah0

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Buffet Etiquette, Hieu Minh Nguyen

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I do not know if polls really help with ‘engagement’ like the trends seem to suggest, but either way, it’s something fun before asking you to hear me out about something serious.

I have been chatting with Dina Alanqar @zinaanqar. 

She is currently in Gaza with her husband Ahmed and their four young children, the youngest only born in June. Like so many others, they lost their home in the north and have been displaced many times since. They’ve been struggling with lack of healthcare, clean water, hardships that I can hardly even imagine.

Their family needs funds for travel and accommodations when the opportunity to leave Gaza comes, and for their survival until then.

The GFM has been vetted, listed here on @/el-shab-hussein and @/nabulsi verified fundraiser doc, at 264.

We need to show up for one another in love and solidarity, especially amidst this genocide. Please donate if you can, and at least share if you cannot. They are close to their goal!

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What do you do in situations where you’re in the wrong and repentance isn’t enough

I kill my self to make everyone feel guilty

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Many Palestinian families only have tents for shelter as winter approaches. Fabric sheets cannot resist frigid rains like a roof can. As cold and wet conditions come, illness abounds, and the distress that Palestinians have endured since the beginning of the genocide only grows.

Here are families who have contacted me for help:

Márah Baalou: $24,087 / $50,000 (vetted by Samar) (USD)

Maha Ibrahim: £12,383 / £81,000 (vetted, #163)

Abeer Ibrahim: $24,476 / $70,000 (vetted, #157)

Intisar Abushammaleh: $24,552 / $40,000 (vetted, #231) (USD)

Abdallah Mousa: $2,007 / $30,000 (vetted, #315) (USD) (Last donation made 2 days ago)

Malak Al-Habil: €1,986 / €60,000 (vetted by Samar)

Katia, Nabil, Linda: £1,107 / £50,000 (vetted, #102)

Maram Ashour: £1,945 / £25,000 (vetted by Samar) (Last donation made 6 days ago)

Sahar Shehab: €62,996 / €85,000 (vetted by El Shab)

Noor Ashour: £4,497 / £80,000 (vetted by Samar)

Whadi Qanoo: £3,914 / £100,000 (vetted, #11) (Last donation made 1 day ago)

Khalwa: $12,520 / $20,000 (vetted by Mohi)

Muhammad Al-Habail: €1,555 / €20,000 (vetted by Noha)

I will try to update the amounts of money achieved every day. Last update: October 13, 2024, 1:00 AM EST

Spotlight: Maha Ibrahim

Maha's father-in-law has been injured and needs medical attention, risking amputation if he doesn't receive the necessary procedures for his wounds. He needs at least $1,600 USD (approximately £1,225).

Money raised since spotlight: £760/£1,225 (£££12,383/£82,600) (October 13, 2024)

My commissions are open now. See my most recent post.

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