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Brain's just wired to make my existence as small as possible and to never inconvenience anyone ever and GOD it's really not helping me at all.

Agh low self-esteem is weird. Making meaningful decisions is genuinely painful. Like actually physically painful. How do you make life better if thinking about life causes actual physical pain?? This is ass.

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Hussam is fundraising for his family!

@abo-ataa , the person who was behind distributing items for HelpGazaChildren, is fundraising for his family to purchase necessary items to keep them warm this winter.

If you've been following the news about HGC, you'll know that gofundme and PayPal closed both his campaigns and gofundme even closed his personal campaign where he had a lot of money he was going to use. Now he has only $1000, which is nowhere near enough for him and his family to survive. Can everyone try to help him out?!

Ill be donating from my own funds soon, so please make sure to help him out!! He wasn't even able to buy a proper tent because he was prioritizing helping others first!

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Hello everyone, how are you.

Please take a few minutes to read this post.

I am writing these words after losing hope in everyone… except for you, my friends. Just a short while ago, I saw that Tumblr has 100 million downloads. That’s an enormous number! But imagine, with all those millions of people, how would you feel if 100 million people saw you and ignored you? You’d feel deeply disappointed, right? Or maybe you’d even wish for death.

Have you ever wished for death? For me, I feel like I’d rather die than be ignored by everyone. If I wasn’t in desperate need of help, I wouldn’t ask anyone for it. I really need help—not for myself, but for my family. For my father, who is fighting cancer. For my one-year-old niece.

Imagine for a moment that you have a small child you love dearly, and you’re forced to watch her suffer in front of your eyes. This isn’t just an imagination for me; it’s my reality. My family and I live this pain every day.

Please, be our hope. Be our voice. Be the ones who save us from despair. Don’t ignore us. Donate, even if it’s just 5 euros.

There are so many people reading this post right now. I beg anyone who sees these words to donate if they can, and if not, to share this post. Please, don’t leave us behind.

Be our family, or think of us as members of your own family, and save us from this suffering.

To those who have already donated generously, I extend my heartfelt thanks and appreciation. But can you add more? If you can, please share a screenshot of your donation here. If you’d prefer to stay anonymous, feel free to send it to me privately.❤️❤️

No matter how small the amount, your help means the world to us. And if you can’t donate, share this post and add a few kind words to inspire others to help.

One day, you may find yourself in need of help. Help me today so that someone else might help you tomorrow. Your donation—or even just sharing this post—could save the life of an entire family.

We stay here all day on one meal that almost satisfies our hunger. Can you refrain from eating breakfast, lunch or dinner and donate money to us? This will be a simple experience for you from the pain we live in, and it will be generous of you to donate.

I want to tell you guys that my posts always get a lot of attention because of you. I kindly ask you to follow my account @abdalsalam1990 so that you can receive everything I post about our situation here. Although my posts get a lot of likes, we do not get donations. Please donate. Please share and donate.

Thank you so much, everyone. I wish you all the best.

Sincerely,

Your friend, Nader

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Oh uh sorry that I pretty much use Tumblr exclusively to vent I guess. I dunno. Kinda in a weird time of my life that sucks.

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Palestine: From Before the Nakba to Today

I am a young man from Gaza, writing to you about the history of Palestine and our ongoing suffering. I will try to summarize what has happened to this land, from the Nakba in 1948 to what we are experiencing today in this war, which is considered the most brutal in our history.

Palestine Before the Nakba

Before the Nakba, Palestine was part of the Ottoman Empire, and after its fall, it came under British mandate. In 1917, the Balfour Declaration was issued, granting Jews the right to establish a national homeland on our land. That was the beginning of the loss of our homeland, as their villages were gradually built while ours were taken away with the help of the British occupation.

The Nakba (1948)

In 1948, Israel declared its establishment on more than 75% of our lands. Over 750,000 Palestinians were forcibly displaced from their homes and villages, and more than 500 villages were completely destroyed. Horrific massacres were committed, such as the Deir Yassin massacre, in which around 250 civilians were killed, forcing our people to flee in search of safety.

After the Nakba

Our suffering did not end with the Nakba. In 1967, Israel occupied the remaining parts of Palestine, including the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and began building settlements on our lands. Since then, we have endured repeated wars and attacks, including massacres like Kafr Qasim (1956) and Sabra and Shatila (1982), as well as the devastating wars on Gaza in 2008, 2012, and 2014, which killed thousands and destroyed our homes and infrastructure.

The Current War (2023-2024)

Today, I am living in Gaza amidst a war that is considered the most violent and brutal. Since October 2023, the Gaza Strip has been subjected to thousands of airstrikes that have destroyed entire neighborhoods. So far, more than 45,000 Palestinians have been killed, most of them children and women, and tens of thousands have been injured. Hospitals, schools, and even shelters have not been spared.

We are living through a catastrophic humanitarian crisis, suffering from severe shortages of food, water, and medicine due to the suffocating blockade. The scenes in Gaza are indescribable: families buried under rubble, and survivors searching for their loved ones amidst destruction.

Despite Everything, We Will Not Surrender

Despite all these tragedies, we in Gaza and all of Palestine remain steadfast and hopeful. The occupation wants to erase our existence, but it can never erase our identity. For us, Palestine is not just land; it is our history, our future, and our life.

I am writing these words amidst the sounds of bombing and destruction, but I want you to know that Gaza, despite everything, will remain a symbol of resilience.

Palestine is not just a cause; it is a life lived by millions who refuse to let it be forgotten.

Written by Nader @abdalsalam1990

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Agh low self-esteem is weird. Making meaningful decisions is genuinely painful. Like actually physically painful. How do you make life better if thinking about life causes actual physical pain?? This is ass.

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Once every few years I randomly remember I love Sonic stuff and it just takes over my brain for a week or two

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According to Tangle the Lemur and Whisper the Wolf's creator Ian Flynn, due to SEGA's official word being that they can't go really in depth with romantic relationships, they're "really really really REALLY the bestest of friends" and that he's gonna smile, nod, and wink nudge nudge with "yeah they're GREAT friends." [Thank you @pawstickers] [X]

Tangle and Whisper are, without the hold-back, intended to be a couple or at least romantically involved/interested. In a later Bumblecast Ian Flynn talks about the possibility of their disastrous "comedy of errors" but well-meaning first date. [X]

However there are little things as in the way they view and interact with each other, as well as in Issue #31 when Whisper is wagging her tail when being with and being physically touched by Tangle, and Tangle herself blushing (In this same issue, Vector the Crocodile was also shown blushing in the presence of Vanilla the Rabbit, which is a crush set-up previously by Sonic X.)

And there's a very little detail in Issue #58 in flashback memories of Whisper, where in the first one it's her leaving the restoration, showing Tangle with a very specific headband...

...in which Whisper is shown wearing later while recovering. Her hair is still being held-up by her usual hairband, so it's serving no usual purpose, other than possible emotional support. (The tag saying who have her the flowers is left unseen, however the possibility that it was Tangle remains, especially since the colors of the flowers themselves match the headband, but that's speculation.)

Although the romantic relationships mandate still stands, Whisper and Tangle are intended to be romantic in some way, and that fact is shown in small ways in the comics as much as they can be.

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To cope with the harsh reality of our daily life, we find ourselves trying to make the best of food that should otherwise be deemed unfit for consumption. Flour, often infested with weevils and carrying a musty odor, is made palatable only by adding vanilla and cinnamon. Even more challenging is the fact that we must cook using firewood, as basic resources are scarce. This experience underscores our resilience and the harsh conditions we face to provide even the simplest meals.

"In challenging times, we all need the support of others to find the strength to move forward. Cooperation and mutual care are what help us overcome hardships and rebuild hope."

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Can I just say this has been as enlightening as it has been exhausting?

Spent the last month discovering that I'm actually incredibly neurodivergent and it turns out that's a big part of a lot of dysfunction and challenges I have. Like holy FUCK, I have real bad emotional dysregulation! A lot of people don't have that! Like, fuck dude! That would've been really useful to know sooner than post-college!

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Audibly yelling "oh FUCK me!" every time I find out some incredibly specific and seemingly isolated experience I've had is actually an autism thing lmao

Spent the last month discovering that I'm actually incredibly neurodivergent and it turns out that's a big part of a lot of dysfunction and challenges I have. Like holy FUCK, I have real bad emotional dysregulation! A lot of people don't have that! Like, fuck dude! That would've been really useful to know sooner than post-college!

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Also I'm pretty sad that I was autistic this whole fuckin' time, but the general attitude about all the unique challenges I had growing up was "eh, she'll survive" and then just ignoring me until it stopped being a problem. Could've been getting help all my life. Could've understood why making friends is incredibly hard, or why I can't tolerate foods everyone *insists* I eat, or why I have such strong emotions to a point where they cause problems. Oh well, at least I understand now. I feel like I've got a sense of closure.

Ya' know, just learning the language is really helpful. "Emotional dysregulation" and "overstimulation" are a lot more useful than "you know that weird electrical stormy feeling at the back of the skull that happens when you feel strong emotions and you also stop being capable of perceiving your surroundings for some reason???" haha.

Spent the last month discovering that I'm actually incredibly neurodivergent and it turns out that's a big part of a lot of dysfunction and challenges I have. Like holy FUCK, I have real bad emotional dysregulation! A lot of people don't have that! Like, fuck dude! That would've been really useful to know sooner than post-college!

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Spent the last month discovering that I'm actually incredibly neurodivergent and it turns out that's a big part of a lot of dysfunction and challenges I have. Like holy FUCK, I have real bad emotional dysregulation! A lot of people don't have that! Like, fuck dude! That would've been really useful to know sooner than post-college!

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Being transfem is actually fun cause now I get to cry and have gender euphoria at the same time. Like that is so fucking healthy and good for me, and I'm so proud of myself for being able to comfortably cry over movies now aghghfgfgh

Gonna need to internalize that "stop apologizing for having feelings" thing cause I definitely need to reframe how I see my feelings.

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Gonna need to internalize that "stop apologizing for having feelings" thing cause I definitely need to reframe how I see my feelings.

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Oh yeah fuck the whole "you'll change your mind about starting a family when you're older" thing people say, like it's an inevitability to have kids. Cause there are so many random little influences in life that can make a person decide for and against that, and they can change at any time. I could easily switch back to not wanting to have kids, or finding other opportunities that take up time and energy so I never go down that path. And me sitting here and thinking about how nice starting a family is was influenced by so many experiences completely unique to my past and personality. It's actually quite a personal thing for me to conclude and I wouldn't be too happy with people treating it like I begrudgingly accepted an inevitability or whatever, haha. (And I'm 22, so this is far from an immediate future either way, so whatever.)

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Abandoning the idea that you're supposed to have kids and freeing yourself from a predetermined fate assigned with no actual consideration for what you want to do with your life. Then only to realize that you are actually really into the idea of starting your own little family and watching and protecting these people as they grow and flourish into something you never imagined.

Mhm. I'm not setting my future in stone now cause that's dumb, and If I do go down that path, I'm saving it til my 30's at least cause I need to live my life free for a bit. But AH, being a trans mom sounds real nice and cozy! Also pretty happy this is a possible future I found on my own terms, and it wouldn't be a thing I'm doing just because people told me to. I've got my own reasons and junk, which really is what you need before you do something as major as parenthood.