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"Born into Hope Amidst Destruction: Abdullah's Journey from Gaza"

Hello, I am little prince Abdullah, and I am a six-month-old baby from Gaza. I was born into extremely difficult circumstances amidst war and destruction. Let me tell you my story from the beginning.

Daddy, Mahmoud, is a young dentist, 25 years old. Mom, Abeer, is also a dentist, and they were eagerly awaiting my arrival (their little prince as they called me), dreaming of a bright future for me.

My parents got married and moved into a new home, spending two joyful months there before everything changed drastically on October 7, 2023, when the war in Gaza began. Our home, and the clinic were all destroyed in an instant. They had to flee with only a few clothes, having nowhere else to go. The place that was supposed to be filled with love and laughter turned into rubble and ash.

Mom endured her pregnancy amidst the war, without enough food, water, or medicine. As I grew inside her, I could feel the stress and fear that surrounded us. Mom often went without proper nourishment, sacrificing her own well-being to ensure that I had a chance to come into this world. Every night, she would cradle her belly, whispering prayers and promises of a better life, even as bombs fell around us. She dreamed of holding me in a safe place, free from the horrors of war, where I could grow up surrounded by love and peace.

Despite the chaos, dad and mom clung to the hope that I would be a symbol of a brighter future. They imagined my first smile, my first tooth, my first steps, my first words, and the joy of seeing me grow up in a home filled with laughter. But the reality was far from those dreams. Mom faced countless sleepless nights, worrying if she could bring me safely into a world that seemed determined to tear us apart.

When the time came for me to be born (6th, Apr.2024), there were no hospitals with clean beds, no doctors ready to ensure my safe arrival. My parents faced this moment with courage and a deep, unyielding love, praying that I would be born healthy despite the dire conditions. Each day inside my mom's womb, I felt her love and fear. I heard her heart beat fast when explosions echoed nearby, and I felt her tears when she thought about the uncertain future we faced. She whispered to me that I was her miracle, her reason to keep fighting, and she promised to do everything in her power to give me a life worth living.

Now that I am six months old, my parents continue to face immense challenges. I have spent my first six months of life in a world of uncertainty and hardship. There are days when my parents struggle to find enough food and clean water for us. They do their best to keep me safe and healthy, but the lack of proper medical care and basic necessities makes every day a battle.

My parents' love and determination are unwavering. They look at me with a mix of love and desperation, knowing they are unable to provide the comfort and security every baby deserves. Each day is a struggle for survival, and the joy of my birth is constantly overshadowed by fear and uncertainty. They dream of a world where I can play safely, have a warm bed to sleep in, and grow up healthy and happy. Instead, they face the harsh reality of war, where every moment is filled with anxiety and the haunting thought of what tomorrow might bring. Their only wish is to see me smile, free from the burdens that weigh so heavily on their hearts.

Here is daddy's account telling his own story: @mah99moud

The pressures and burdens on our family continue to grow, so my parents decided to turn to the GoFundMe platform, seeking help from kind-hearted people around the world.

Your generosity can turn our darkest days into a beacon of hope. Please consider helping us rebuild our lives and give me a chance to experience the childhood every child deserves, and help my parents rebuild their lives. Please, help us restore hope for a better tomorrow and give me a chance to grow up in a world where dreams are possible, not destroyed. Every donation, no matter how small, will make a significant difference in our lives.

Thank you for your kindness and generosity.

[l0veraven]

Spoke about this in the Leasecord server, so now I'll be putting it here too:

Anybody notice how there seems to be little to no relationships in Leasebound where a person of color is dating another person of color. Likeeeeee

Jaden and Riley are the end couple. Jaden is a POC, Riley is half white, and the side of Riley that is of color is very easily forgettable (I literally forgot that she's half Asian while writing this and had to come back to add to it)

Riley and Blaire are both white

Jaden and Alexis were both POC. And then got nuked shortly thereafter and we haven't even seen Alexis in the actual story since then

Chez and Parniya are both POC, but are one of the least focused on couples in the whole comic despite being actually important supporting characters

Poppy and Sardonica are white and POC

Kylie and Naaz haven't reappeared since the first few chapters

Josie and Jacobus are both POC but Jacobus is dead

So, overall, that leaves little to 0 actual POC dating POC.

Something I've kind of noticed in a lot of queer media where the creator of said media is subtly but not so subtly racist is that they'll almost never include a relationship where both participants involved are POC, they either both have to be white or one of the members is white. Interracial relationships are always encouraged, we definitely need more of those, especially more queer ones, but it does get a little weird and sus when literally all of your interracial relationships in your story are just white and POC. And considering Rusty already has a bit of an unclean track record in relation to her POC characters and how she depicts them, this doesn't exactly feel too out of the realm of possibilities for her.

Adding to this, to quote the lovely @chrysalis-the-butterfly for their addition to my original rant:

"That's interesting to note. A few more couples to add:

Murphy is Irish and Hannah is Aboriginal. They're not dating, but they are quite close and could date in future.

Ari is Jewish and has a one-sided crush on Violet, who's Black. But Violet wants to hold off on dating until Faith is in high school.

Speaking of, Faith is Black and has a crush on Jaden, who's also Black. That's a POC loving another POC, bit it'll never be reciprocated because ... well, Faith's a child.

Tina is mixed‐race white and Malaysian and has a crush on Jacob, who's Black.

Jasper is Filipino and has a crush on Kai, who's white. Clancy is white and has a crush on Jasper.

So, yeah, still not much rep of POC dating POC, besides Shez and Parniya, Kylie and Hazel (nearly called Kylie Kai), and Jaden and Alexis."

Thank you Chrysalis.

Soooo, yeah. A little weird. At the very least, Leasebound isn't pulling a Kissing Booth (or 99% of other heterosexual Netflix love stories) where the POC love interest is the obviously better choice but the main female lead goes for the white love interest who treats her like shit anyways because of bullshit reasons. Can't stand that shit, fucking hate The Kissing Booth.

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I love how Yor and Anya's pajamas are like real pajamas from the 60s

In general, when they wear real clothes from those years >>>

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hope is a skill

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IF YOU LIVE IN THE US, PLEASE READ THIS

Posting this from the bird app since I hope it can help people.

People have been contacting the White House directly to demand a recount, especially since there has been evidence that not every ballot has been counted and will be thrown away if it hasn't been cured.

The link to contact the White House is here!

The following screenshot comes from here!

If you need help writing something, check under the cut! I've provided a prewritten response from one of the replies!

"I am a concerned citizen, and I need you to hear me. I urge you to recount the ballots from this election and investigate election interference. Bomb threats have been called into multiple polling locations, causing some to close early. Domestic terrorists have burned ballot boxes. An unprecedented number of ballots have been rejected and require curing. There have been reports of polling officers allowing voter intimidation in and outside of polling places across the country and an estimated 20 million mail in ballots are unaccounted for. In addition, many people have reported that ballots were not counted for suspicious reasons such as signature invalidation which is information that vote counters do not have access to. These events have occurred in swing states such as Pennsylvania, Nevada, and Georgia, for instance."

Feel free to add and change what you want, this is just a base for you to work off of.

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I'm Myassar Ramadan from south Gaza, I am 33 years old, l have 3 daughter's

Kinan 11.5 years old, Seba 9 years old ,and Mariam 4 months.

I live every day war,with saying this the last day we live according to the amount of destruction and fear, a feeling that can only be described by those who live it.

War is very difficult, as I lost part of my family, my home and my kittens.

I return to study after 12 years and work hard to take high degree to be a dentist .l work in crochet field to collect money for paying fees for my university because it was my goal to continue my education.

After the dream become true ,the war came and I lost everything in a second.

Also, my mother has been suffering from kidney failure for years and needs dialysis 3 times a week.

Because of the war, she suffered from going to the hospital in danger and long distances.

I had many dreams that I wanted to achieve and succeed and become a dentist.

All we wanted was to survive the war. We were forced to be displaced more than 10 times at least.

We suffer a lot from the tent as we lived the summer with its extreme heat as it is made of poor quality nylon

And from insects and diseases

And now winter has come and we are drowning in the tents and the extreme cold

We fear death every day, we love life

Your help by donating even a small amount is able to save my life and my family's from death

Every €15 or €20 will contribute to saving my family

https://gofund.me/8fa0f896

Vetted by @gazavetters, my number verified on the list is ( #134)

[l0veraven]

DONT SKIP🚨🇵🇸

Hello, my name is Jaber Mohammad Al-Dahdouh. I’m 13 years old, and I’m sharing my story of how war has taken everything from my family and me 💔😔.

I grew up in northern Gaza, where we lived a life of comfort and love 💖🏠, all thanks to my mother, Maysaa ❤️, who has a heart condition 💔, and my father, who worked hard to provide a bright future for us 🌟👨‍👩‍👧‍👦. My siblings—Shabaan, Hanan, Ahmed, and my youngest sister Ameera, our little darling 👧💖—were my closest friends, and we shared dreams 🌈, laughter 😂, and plans for a life full of hope 🌅✨.

I was a student 📚 at the Rosary Sisters School, part of the Union of Churches. My school meant so much to me; it was more than a building 🏫. It was my second home 🏡, a place where I felt safe and happy 😊💛, surrounded by friends and childhood laughter 👦👧💫.

But in a single moment, our lives were turned upside down 💔😢. The war destroyed our home 🏠💥 and my beloved school 🏫💔, and we were forced to flee south under heavy bombing 💣💥💨. We took refuge in the Nuseirat area, hoping to find safety 🤲. Yet even there, we were not spared; fighter jets bombed ✈️💥 the very place where we had sought shelter. I witnessed family members being taken from us in that attack 🕊️😭.

I share my story today as a child who has lost almost everything: my home 🏠💔, my school 🏫🌪️, family members 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦🕊️, and even my dreams 🌠. I am reaching out not only to share the pain 💔 but to search for a glimmer of hope 🌄 to help rebuild our lives.

I humbly ask for your support 🤲💖 to help me and my family through this tragedy 🕊️. My mother, Maysaa, is unwell with a heart condition 💔, and my remaining siblings and I need your support to rebuild from the devastation 🌈🌟. Your donations could be the only chance to restore a part of our hope 🕯️💖 and enable me to build a new future from the rubble 🏡✨.

Thank you for your kindness and support ❤️🙏🌷.

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It's with a heavy but hopeful heart that I watch Palestinian families fundraiser on here, slowly accumulating the precious little money to go around that they need to survive. However, not everyone is so lucky. A lot of Palestinians that have not had that kind of luck, that did not get early verification, that did not get massive platforms behind them from large bloggers, have approached me in my inbox, asking me kindly to do what I can for them. It kills me that I have so little to give myself, but I've seen this platform collectively raise enough to change someone's life. I've made a list of Palestinian fundraisers that are extremely low on funds, in the hope that drawing attention to people who have not been lucky at all can help turn that luck around. I know most of us can't possibly give enough to get all of these families safe in one go. But please, reblog this list. Pick one or two fundraisers, give what you can, and then keep track of it. Slowly, collectively, we can make a difference in these people's lives. Share and donate as much as you can. https://docs.google.com/document/d/178EGDFKkHlh3y4TMVX82kqgITHsqtoMdNccI2f_94Os/edit?usp=sharing

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Unfortunately back on my calling out leasebound fans run because a certain lady decided she wanted to scream and harass a bunch of leasecord users (anti-leasebound folks).

First and foremost I was to state as plainly as possible, there is no evidence this person is directly affiliated with Rusty or her close friends in anyway. This account popped up over night and began berating multiple people for no reason.

A few folks have theories on which fan it might be, as it could be a person already known from the past but we just don't know so please don't make any assumptions.

I'd like to think Rusty herself would also be extremely disappointed in this person so do not blame her for the actions of others, judge her for her own and nothing more.

Quick TW: Tr*nsphobia, ab*eism, general threats, fat phobia, misogyny and r*cism

(To add) While several of the users she addresses do not identify as women, this lady (I'll call Puppy) still assumed as such and used specified gendered insults for that reason.

(sexist insult)

(Death threat, sexist insult, fat phobic insult, and usage of the T slur)

Also on the second image, as you can tell she is obviously being very deflective. While she is the one who made the misogynist insults, when very lightly clapped back on, she plays victim and puts out a supposed insult that didn't exist.

This is what bigots regularly do to try and stay in the victim zone even when they're the ones that start it.

She also, while using a multitude of fat phobic and misogynistic insults, also craps on the art of these people.

Funny enough she imposes the idea that fat characters are ugly and abhorrent but we all know that Riley-

One of the two MCs of leasebound, is herself, a fat character.

By trying to hurt the haters she inadvertently insulted the Author of leasecord herself.

Up next is them not just insulting the people but also their artwork while simultaneously using fat phobic and misogynistic insults to crap on said works.

(Tumblr only allows ten images per post so I will reblog with the rest of the images.)

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the author's barely-disguised desire for a club sandwich

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Urgent help 🙏 📣

I stand on the rubble of our home, but my heart is filled with hope. I need your help to leave Gaza and complete my education to build my future. Every donation, no matter how small, will help me achieve my dream. Join us on a journey of rebuilding

GoFundMe link: https://gofund.me/463cbf01

Thank you for your support. Every bit of your kindness means so much to me 💔

My campaign has been vetted by:

1-@beesandwatermelon here #190 link here

2- @gazavetters

Shared by :

1- @a-shade-of-blue here

2- @dlxxv-vetted-donations here

Tags for reach, please rebloog 🙏

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Annd I successfully roasted a terf off tumblr. Go me <3

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Give me your attention, please ✋

My campaign has stagnated💔

I am like you, exactly like you.

I was a successful person in my life; I have always been proud of myself, and my family was proud of me too. I had a life, dreams, and ambitions that I was striving for. My life was full of lectures, volunteering, teaching students, and adventures, but for more than 389 days, all of this stopped completely! Can you feel my broken heart? Can you imagine how I feel at this moment? Tell me what I can write for you to feel me and offer help to me and my family by donating and sharing?!

Hello, I'm Ola, a graduate student from the faculty of science - Al-Azhar University in G@za P@lestine. I truly appreciate you taking a moment to read my story. As you reading my message, myself and my family, “my mother, father, three sisters, and my little brother,” are trying to survive under all kinds of suffering including but not limited to fear, instability, and starvation, thirst, and poverty in northern G@za.

After the prices went up so crazy, I created this campaign to help my family provide food, drink and essential needs. I know for sure that you can't help all families that want your help but at least you can help those who come across your life.

I sincerely hope you can empathize with our dire situation and consider supporting us.

And yes, even the smallest amount can help because it's all about a collection of these small amounts until we reach our final goal and be able to rebuild our lives.

I am the eldest daughter who has to help herself and her family, but of course I will not be able to do it alone. Will you help me with that?!

Thank you for standing by me. ❤️

Please donate and/or reblog 🥺🙏🇵🇸

My campaign has been vetted by:

@90-ghost here,

@northgazaupdates here

@el-shab-hussein , and @nabulsi 's spreadsheet of vetted campaigns #205.

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[l0veraven]

That was... Certainly an eventful hour of my life.

Just had to experience:

・Random new TERF account appears

・Immediately begins ragging on and hating on Leasebound critics and gendies in the most visciously aggressive way possible

・Specifically starts coming after my friends super aggressively

・Throws out abelist and racial slurs???

・Leaves without an explanation?????

Did I fall into a big bag of cocaine before waking up in the morning or something????

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My art capabilities don't detract from the point I'm making. Engage with the argument I'm making rather than attacking something irrelevant to the point being made lmao

Lease Bound - Panel Redraw (Ch 13, Pg 15)

I'm just saying... If you don't see these panels as the same thing, I think there's something wrong with how you view consent between women and men.

If it's okay for a woman to forcefully strip another (who is known to not wear bras based on prior chapters), then it's okay for a man to do the same to a woman... right?

I'm not making the argument that people SHOULD forcefully strip others. Quite the opposite actually.

I'm saying that the standards of human decency should be the same for EVERYONE. Women, men, nonbinary, lesbians, gay men, cis men and women, you get where I'm going here.

Stop excusing forced stripping just because "it's an old trope."

It's a trope that needs to die off.

Seriously, if fans saw Trinity doing this to Jaden, everyone would be screaming "rape" because she would be NON-CONSENTUALLY STRIPPING JADEN.

"But Jaden could easily stand up and leave."

That's victim blaming baby ✨ Besides, she was already voicing that she DID NOT want to be involved in this. All the people around her just willingly put her into a situation that she did NOT want to be in.

I don't care that "they're all women," or that "it's her coworker."

I would be calling HR if I witnessed or experienced this shit.

Maybe you should agree that we shouldn't be treating women like this.

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Your hostility is what should be expected from a blog that seems to have been made in under 24 hours. Funny.

Anyways, it shouldn't be taking 7 years to get through thirteen chapters when many of the pages are just a bunch of yap/things that don't really move the plot forward.

I'd love for you to use your same thinking for new media being released. Lets say a TV show. The show moves at a snail's pace because the screenwriters decided to drag things out to have people stick around for the "big reveal". Would I not be able to criticize it even though it hasn't been finished yet? Even after it's already been 2 seasons into the show with little plot/character development?

Go be pissy elsewhere lmao

We Don't Talk About Riley

We all know Riley, the second main character of Lease Bound... even though she comes off as more of a side character than the Yonique staff.

Let me start by saying: this webcomic has been in progress since 2017. I have my own creative ventures that have been delayed or pushed aside for the future because life gets crazy. It's not abnormal for there to be delays in completing a project that's more of a "post as you go" type of piece.

We're at a point in the story where we've seen Jaden's backstory and Shez' backstory.

Wait... Shez? What about Riley's backstory? Surely it's gotta be in there SOMEWHERE!

Well... No, there isn't. There are hints and mentions of SMALL bits of her background, but that's only mentioned in mini-comics in the middle of chapters or in the comments of her posts.

Even as someone who doesn't enjoy Lease Bound, but is interested in the critiques of the work, it really feels as though Riley is just a part of the background. Sure, she had a bigger part in the earlier chapters, but how come a side character got her backstory told before Riley, the other love interest?

This comic advertises itself as a lesbian love story, but it's just a mouthpiece for terf/radfem ideology. It's really sad, and there's a way to integrate your ideologies in your work in a way that isn't absolutely jarring. This is just "men bad, men evil, men are rapists," etc. but little to nothing about the actual relationship between Riley and Jaden.

Over the seven years of this comic being produced, we don't see any chemistry between the two leads. They still feel like strangers to each other. They have yet to even feel like they formed a proper friendship. There aren't any clearly demonstrated aspects of the "toxicity" in Riley and Blaire's relationship. You wanna know why?

The comic's timeline, including the most recent panels, have covered the span of ONE WEEK.

Seven years of work, only to cover ONE WEEK of in-story events.

I'm not saying that Lease Bound needs to be the perfect piece of media for everyone to enjoy, but damn if you're gonna make propaganda pieces, then at least put in the effort for it to work a little more coehesively.

Maybe get someone to be a scriptwriter so the dialogue can be worked out in advance, and someone to help plan future chapters. It's very apparent that Rusty is building the story as she goes. She has no clear direction for the story. 13 chapters in, and we aren't even going to have the Big Conflict occur between Blaire and Riley. They aren't breaking up in this chapter. We're ALL waiting for the inciting incident for them to break up so the love story can actually flourish.

For all I know, Rusty could be using this chapter to properly showcase how toxic Riley and Blaire's relationship is... but she won't. She fails at portraying antagonists in an effective manner. They're only bad because they're men or they use pronouns. That's literally the basics of what Rusty uses to make an antagonist.

I'm always open to input because I could be missing something. I'm open to critiques, but all I ask is to actually critique the points I'm making.

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okay I said I wasn’t gonna engage, this is still true cause I have Sunny’s ass blocked. But I need to address this like. Just for the sake of my sister?? And my partner Mari… And just other lesbians who this rhetoric hurts

Hey so

not every TERF is a lesbian. (I mean. JK Rowling is literally the lady who publicized this belief?? She’s straight as a fucking arrow)

not every lesbian is a TERF.

the majority of lesbians are not TERFs. To have a preference for cisgender people is not inheritely being a TERF, before you bring up that fucking statistic.

“I would rather not date a trans woman, but this does not invalidate their womanhood and in spite of my own individual experiences as a lesbian and a woman I acknowledge that all women are different” ✅✅✅ not transphobic congratulations!!

“I am not attracted to trans women as a lesbian and therefore they are not women. I do not acknowledge the experiences of trans women, intersex women, or god forbid even just women with PCOS or infertility because it contradicts my political beliefs” ❌❌❌ transphobic!!

So let’s not use Lesbian and TERF interchangeably please thank you