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Text from House & Garden's New Complete Book of Gardens / Paintings by William Blake, Amedeo Modigliani, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, Hugo van der Goes, and Giorgio de Chirico.

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a handful of softer things 

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i always wanted to be as warm as a freshly printed sheet of paper

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a whole bunch of gazan mutual aid projects and nonprofits. if the decision of which individual fundraiser to give to feels too daunting, or if you just want to help as many people as possible in one go, these are great initiatives to support.

care for gaza - focuses on providing food and essential supplies. donate here or here.

connecting humanity - securing internet access via donations of virtual sim cards (esims). if you can't afford a whole plan yourself, crips for esims is a communal pool that will use your donation to purchase and maintain esims

gaza soup kitchen - provides food, medical care, and classes for children. also has a gofundme

glia gaza medical support initiative - provides medical care through field clinics and tents at hospitals. donations can also be sent through their website.

ele elna elak - provides clean water, food, clothing, and shelter. they also have a gofundme

life for gaza - raising money for the gaza municipality to repair water and waste management infrastructure

taawon - partners with local civil organizations to provide food, water, medical care, shelter, and basic supplies

the sameer project - running various initiatives providing tents, medical care, and necessities. they have their own encampment project focused on sheltering families with children, sick and disabled members, or members in need of perinatal care

islamic relief worldwide's gaza emergency appeal - provides food, water, hygiene kits, medical supplies, and psychological support

baitulmaal - provides a variety of necessities, including food, water, shelter, and medical supplies

gaza mutual aid fund - distributes food, hygiene products, water, and other essential supplies, including financial support. run by @/el-shab-hussein's amazing friend Mona. updates can be found on her instagram.

hygiene kits for gaza - provides hygiene supplies including menstrual products, wipes, and toothbrushes/toothpaste

anera - provides a variety of necessities, including food, water, hygiene supplies, medicine, blankets and mattresses, and psychological care

palestine children's relief fund - provides supplies and support with a focus on children. also has an initiative for lebanon

certainly this is not an exhaustive list, so please feel free to add on other projects or organizations that i didn't include. and as always, please take the time to donate if you can and share. it truly makes all the difference.

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everything is a circle so we’ll be right back

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there are calcified layers of shame in my soul that you could carbon date like rock strata

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A lot of good choices, but I'll have to with Scooby-Doo. But what's your favorite from this list?

And while we are here, please share and donate to help a woman widowed from this genocide and her two young children. They live on a tent on the beach in the middle of winter, and things are hard.

flyers (eng + es) + vet

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i hope i am not just a blog you follow but also a nuisance and point of frustration in your scrolling experience

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Carol Kane by Alen MacWeeney

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Roland Barthes, The Pleasure of the Text, trans. Richard Miller

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The people on your dashboard and follower list-- people, people who can cry and think and drink to excess and lose something-- are afraid right now. I'm not saying that's the end-all be-all. I'm just saying that's the reality of this moment, in the wee hours of the morning, waiting for the inevitable to be called.

Sorry if it's oversensitive to say, but: I don't know what audience you think your posts are reaching. It's very, very unlikely to be someone who wanted this. It's very, very unlikely to be someone who is significantly less afraid than you are.

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Hitachi DA-P100. Illustration by Akira Terasawa.

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there is a really stupid and embarrassing darkness inside of me

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Does anyone know what to do