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hey friendly psa/reminder that with the seasons changing right now, a lot of people with mood disorders (and even people without them) can get all messed up and wonky from that so try to go a little easy on yourself if you find yourself spiraling or getting emotional a lot lately okay? youre doin your best. love u

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Current Scammers - 10/18/24

This is the current list of scammers pretending to be Palestinians from Gaza asking for money (USD) through PayPal rather than via an official fundraising site like GoFundMe. Many of these accounts have non Palestinian names attached to the PayPal accounts while using real Palestinian names on tumblr stolen from real people. The accounts that claim to be vetted are in fact, NOT vetted by any well known group or organization. All of these scammers follow a similar but slightly 'altered' script, and multiple scam accounts are usually run by one person. They will reblog a handful of posts after they join, then not reblog anything or give updates on their situation (like a normal user would) at all. Also, if you look at their pinned posts, most have comments/replies turned off, and or have comments deleted/removed. I wonder why? :) Here is a comprehensive guide on how to spot these scams.

Thank you to @kyra45 for providing the list. I just wanted to provide the explanation(s) so people are aware of what exactly these people are trying to do and/or how they are 'scamming' others.

Note: Most evidence linked will be call out posts that can usually be found by searching an accounts username on tumblr. If you are suspicious of an ask you receive, I suggest you search their username to see if they've been reported by other users! If you have the time. please take a moment to report the PayPal connected to these scam accounts. Thank you!

Insulin Scams: A guide on how to spot it and where it came from.

@lastdosesworld - Insulin Scam - Asks for PayPal. - Evidence that it's a scam: here

@diabeticpandemjckryptonite / @gaza-diabetes-childrenhelp - Insulin Scam - NOT vetted. Asks for PayPal. - Evidence that it's a scam: here

@androgynousharmonyavenue - Insulin Scam - Asks for PayPal. - Evidence that it's a scam: here

@bitchygardenarcade Insulin Scam - Asks for PayPal. - Evidence that it's a scam: here

@colorfulgladiatordelusion - Insulin Scam - Asks for PayPal. - Evidence that it's a scam: here

@perfectpiratewonderland - Insulin Scam - Asks for PayPal. - Evidence that it's a scam: here

@happyladyparadise - Insulin Scam - Asks for PayPal. - Evidence that it's a scam: here

@furryreviewearthquake - Insulin Scam - Asks for PayPal. - Evidence that it's a scam: here

@gladysconnoisseurpost -Insulin Scam - NOT vetted. Asks for PayPal. - Evidence that it's a scam: here

@Generalladypeaces - Insulin Scam - Asks for PayPal. - Evidence that it's a scam: here

@foggyruinspost - Insulin Scam - NOT Vetted. Asks for PayPal. - Evidence that it's a scam: here

@daregosh - Insulin Scam - NOT Vetted. Story stolen. Asks for PayPal. - Evidence that it's a scam: here

@cleversuitsoul - Insulin Scam - Asks for PayPal. - Evidence that it's a scam: here

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@janeursular-bakir - Evacuation Scam - Asks for PayPal. Evidence it's a scam: here

@esta-0 - Evacuation Scam - Asks for PayPal. - Evidence it's a scam: here

@magicalbluebirdkitty - Evacuation Scam - Asks for PayPal. - Evidence it's a scam: here

@a-mother-of-gaza - Evacuation Scam -Asks for PayPal. - Evidence it's a scam: here

@family-of-gaza - Evacuation Scam - Asks for PayPal. - Evidence it's a scam: here

@reallyuniquedaze - Evacuation Scam - Asks for PayPal. - Evidence it's a scam: here

@maximumtriumphmagazine - Evacuation Scam - Stole images from a real artist. Artist confirmed via e-mail not related. Uses fake gofundme for asking donations. - Evidence it's a scam: here

@perfectlovercat - Evacuation Scam - Asks for PayPal. - Evidence it's a scam: here

@makozh - Evacuation Scam - Asks for PayPal. - Evidence it's a scam: here

@boldlynumberonejellyfish - Evacuation Scam - Asks for PayPal. - Evidence it's a scam: here

@al-rasher - Evacuation Scam - Fake GoGetFunding campaign. - Evidence it's a scam: here

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@nishverian - Medical Scam - Reported to be using pictures of the filipina actress claudia barretto. Asks for PayPal. - Evidence it's a scam: here

@tinytreewombat - Cancer Scam - Not vetted. Asks for PayPal. - Evidence it's a scam: here

@cherrylydia - Cancer Scam - Asks for PayPal. - Evidence it's a scam: here

@dimoral - Cancer Scam - Asks for PayPal. - Evidence it's a scam: here

@hltabdallah - Medical Scam - Uses stolen images. Asks for PayPal. - Evidence it's a scam: here

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buisinesses mislabeling their job offers in databases gives so much unintentional comedy, I just searched under "no experience needed" and "no degrees needed" and it gave me a job opening for 'dentist'. Like sure I'll have a go, give me the pliers

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they should make this a legal requirement everywhere

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I freehanded this stitchery in about 7 hours today for a pal:

It was, of course, inspired by this post:

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this icon

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Healthy relationships include uncomfortable conversations.

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Say that again? I'm sorry. I got distracted by your little mannerisms, how you pronounce certain words, and the way your eyes light up when you talk about something you're passionate about, and started day dreaming about spending my life making you laugh, and feel loved and cherished

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my beautiful collection

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my desire to be hidden from the world just keeps intensifying

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Song of The Day/history of cotton eyed joe

do you want the history of a folk song? dm me or submit an ask and I'll do a full rundown

"Cotton Eyed Joe" Terry Callier, 1963

As a disclaimer, "Cotton Eyed Joe" is my least favorite American folk song and I'm going to talk about why, and I'm going to talk about why Terry Callier's version is subversive and good.

The Earliest date we have for the song's origins is from 1882 when it was Published in "Diddie, Dumps, and Tot, or, Plantation child-life" by Louise Clark-Pyrnelle. This book is a nostalgic recollection of her childhood as a plantation owner's daughter. She reminisces fondly about slavery, missing the old plantation days. Honestly, some of the quotes within this book are beyond parody, in one sentence she says "... My little book does not pretend to be any defense of slavery" and in the next sentence when referring to the morality of slavery she writes, "there are many pros and cons to that subject", later at the end of the chapter she laments about the forever lost emotional connection between the Masters children and the enslaved people. hate this woman and her little book.

It is also important to note that this book goes out of its way to caricature black people, throughout the book she exaggerates accents and dialects to dehumanize them. This is a recurring theme in early publications of this song. Another early publication of the song comes from Dorothy Scarborough in "On the Trail of negro folk-songs" 1925 who got it from her sister who also learned it on a plantation, in Texas. She writes "This is an authentic slavery-time song" This book, if you can believe it, is remarkably racist and dismissive of black music, even as a more "progressive" songbook of black folk songs.

In 1922, the song's history was documented a bit more extensively by Thomas W. Talley in his book "Negro folk rhymes". He writes that it has "deep roots in black traditional lore". Thomas W. Talley was also just a cool guy in general, this book is one of the first compilations of African American folk songs, and it has been a pioneering book in its field. Even today, this book is still one of the best sources for the history of African American folk songs.

So, this is a black song. This was a black song whose first wave of popularization was through the caricature of black people to be amusing for white folks. Let's move on to its second wave of popularization.

The song was first recorded in 1927 by "Dykes Magic City Trio" (all white band) then about a week later by Fiddlin' John Carson (white performer) then in 1928 by Pope's Arkansas Mountanaineers (all white band) then in 1929 by Carter Brothers and Son (all white band) and then it wasn't really recorded for a while because of the great depression and the war but the times it was recorded, it was by white people. We know this because it was mostly recorded by John Lomax and despite documenting southern folk songs, he almost went out of his way to avoid recording black people singing them. Then, in 1941, it was recorded by Burl Ives (painfully white).also covered by a few white country singers like Adolph hofner bob willis but I think you get the point. It wasn't until later that year that it would be recorded by a black person, performed by josh white in 1944-45, who covered it as a lullaby.

However, it wouldn't be until the 90s, during its 3rd wave of popularization that it became its most grotesque. "cotton eye joe" was recorded and released by Swedish Eurodance band Rednex in 1995 as a, to paraphrase reviews, 'Way to make fun of backwater southerners'. This song became incredibly popular throughout Europe and in the USA as well, charting as a number-one song in several countries, sometimes for weeks. Not only is this song incredibly classist, it is, whether by omission or deliberately, fundamentally racist, adding to the whitewashing of black folk and minstrelsy of black people. The attitude and humor derived from the Swedish version are the same as the version in 1882 when it was a "classic slave song".

So, why is Terry Callier's version important, why talk about it? Terry Callier's version is the first version of the song that I have heard and it is not a comedy. It isn't meant to be funny. It slows the melody down and draws attention to itself. It's almost a ballad, showcasing Joe as a tragic but mysterious hero, maybe a love song. His voice is angelic as well. Terry Callier once again, subverts expectations and creates something beautiful out of a song that has been so whitewashed and appropriated that no one remembers its tragic origins.

Thomas W. Talley

some other versions by black folks Josh white 1944-46 Nina simone 1959 The Ebony Hillbillies 2004 Leon bibb 1962 Ella Jenkins 1960 Josh White Jr 1964 Queen Ida 1985

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