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🍉🍉🍉 We are currently at €80,450 out of their €100,000 goal - please consider donating to my children and helping us reach our goal as quickly as possible‼️

I want you to know that without you I would not have reached where I am now, and without you I will not reach safety and stability.🫂❤️🤍🇵🇸

I need your support more than ever, the daily costs of living, travel and settling in a safe place are expensive and costly, we are very close to achieving the goal and without you we will not reach safety .

Please Take Action Now‼️

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🚨🛑📣Urgent appeal to all who wish better for Palestine and Palestinians 🍉!

Heavy rains turn tents into swamps of mud and water, completely submerging them and increasing the suffering of those living inside. Children are born in unbearable conditions, with nothing to eat or anything to protect them from the harsh winter cold. Pregnant women face double the risk, with no food to nourish them or warmth to protect their tired bodies. The streets are flooded with water, and children play innocently in the mud, but they do not know that this mud may be the last thing they will touch in their lives 💔!

Hi! I am Layla again🍉🕊️!

I am seven months pregnant and I can't find any healthy food to eat. We haven't eaten any kind of meat for months. Fruits and vegetables are very expensive and we can't afford to buy them. Now we have reached a difficult stage where there is not even flour to make bread!! Now we are suffering from a terrible famine..

I don't even know how healthy my baby will be!

I will give birth to my baby soon and I can't find clothes to keep him warm. I want to buy him winter clothes, and the prices of clothes are very expensive 😞... Help me by donating as much as you can, because that will make a big difference with my children.

Also, I take care of a little girl who is not yet a year and a half old. She needs milk and diapers, and their prices are very high, as the price of a pack of diapers reaches $100 😰💔!!!

And imagine on top of all this, I lost my phone in the bombing of our house and I don’t have a personal phone to keep in touch with you 💔!!

We are homeless, suffering from the cold, taking care of children, and we do not have the most basic rights of housing, food and drink!!

These are pictures showing the destruction of our house, my parents' house and my husband's house. We have no place left to live in, and we have been displaced more than 10 times and are suffering all kinds of the horrors of war 😓💔!

Be the reason for changing a child's life for the better by visiting our link. And donate to us with anything, no matter how small, Every dollar makes a difference and gives my children a life 😞🕊️.

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Coca-Cola is now on the official BDS boycott list!

From the website:

November 2024

1) Why?

Because Coca-Cola is implicated in Israeli war crimes.

According to research by WhoProfits, the Central Beverage Company, known as Coca-Cola Israel, which is the exclusive franchisee of the Coca-Cola Company in Israel, “operates a regional distribution center and cooling houses in the [Israeli] Atarot Settlement Industrial Zone.” Furthermore, its subsidiary, Tabor Winery, “produces wines from grapes sourced from vineyards located on occupied land in settlements in the West Bank and Syrian Golan.” 

The International Court of Justice affirmed in July 2024 that Israel’s entire occupation of Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, is illegal, as are all Israeli settlements built on occupied land. As Israeli settlements – on occupied Palestinian and Syrian land – are considered war crimes under international law, Coke is complicit in a war crime. 

Corporations that are implicated in the commission of international crimes connected to Israel’s unlawful occupation, racial segregation and apartheid regime - within or beyond the Palestinian territories occupied in 1967 - are all complicit and must be held accountable. Direct complicity includes military, logistical, intelligence, financial and infrastructure support. The corporations, as well as their boards of directors and executives, may face criminal liability for this complicity.

Local alternatives are popping up worldwide to substitute Coca-Cola, an unnecessary and replaceable beverage

Local alternatives to Coca-Cola have been gaining market share across the world, including in Palestine, China, Bangladesh, Sweden, Egypt, India, South Africa, Turkey, Lebanon and elsewhere.

2) Why NOW?

The BDS movement has always considered Coca-Cola boycottable but has not prioritized it as a target based on its careful and strategic target-selection criteria, so why endorse the Coke boycott now? 

Human rights and health activists, among many others, have been campaigning against Coca-Cola and similarly complicit corporations for decades, including grassroots drives targeting the company for its complicity in Israel’s gross violations of Palestinian human rights. 

During Israel’s ongoing, livestreamed genocide, Israeli soldiers have often been pictured with Coke cans, donated to them by various genocide-enabling groups. This has provoked even more anger against the company, particularly given that Israel is starving 2.3 million Palestinians in the occupied and besieged Gaza Strip, severely limiting their access to clean water and, as a result, inducing the mass spread of contagious diseases. 

Given this context, Palestinian activists in Gaza and many BDS activists in the Arab world, in many Muslim-majority countries, and in some European countries as well, have called on the BDS movement to add Coke to its priority targets.

The BDS movement had previously targeted General Mills for its manufacturing of Pillsbury products in the illegal Atarot Settlement Industrial Zone - the same Zone where the Coke facility operates. Thanks to effective BDS campaigning, we won the demand for General Mills to end its business in Atarot. We know a campaign against Coke is winnable too. 

Based on all the above, and given Coke’s large contribution (through business-as-usual and taxes) to Israel’s war chest during the genocide, the Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), the largest Palestinian coalition leading the global BDS movement, has endorsed the grassroots, organic #BoycottCoke campaigns to pressure the company to end its complicity in Israel’s illegal occupation, apartheid and genocide. 

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Help my family to leave the Gaza Strip

I am Najah Al-Haila from Gaza.

I never imagined I would find myself in a situation that would require me to write these words, but life has taken an unexpected and devastating turn. My family, consisting of my beloved husband and our four children - two daughters and two sons - is facing a crisis that we cannot overcome alone.

Our home, once filled with love and laughter, has been shattered. The roof over our heads, the walls that protected us, and the place where our children grew up are lost. We lost not only our home, but the foundations of our lives. Now, we struggle every day to survive, with nowhere to go or a way to rebuild without help.

Our children, who should be focused on school and their dreams, worry instead about where they will sleep or when their next meal will be. The weight of their fear and confusion breaks my heart. As parents, we feel helpless and unable to provide basic necessities for our loved ones.

We are urgently asking for help because we cannot do this alone. We need to rebuild not only our home, but our lives. Every donation, no matter the size, will go directly to providing our children with a safe place to sleep, food to eat, and a chance to dream again. Please, if you can find it in your heart to help us during this desperate time, we will be forever grateful to you. May your kindness and generosity be the light that guides us through this darkness.

Please help me donate and share🙏

Najah

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Vetted by @gazavetters, my number verified on the list is ( #49 )

Najah Al-Haila (@hudameqdad, @salwameq20): Najah and her husband have 4 children: Walid (9 years old and the eldest child), Mira, Ahmed, and Mayar. Help them evacuate out of Gaza! (https://gofund.me/744c27e7) (vetted by @/gazavetters and is #49 on the vetted list)

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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

dahnoun mutual aid - provides water, food, tents, baby supplies, financial support, and other necessities. updates can be found through their instagram

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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technically we’re ALL, always LARPing, because the Self is only a construct,

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It is actually way better for 100 addicts to get their fix on pain pills than a single person in pain go without. I call this the "Torture is bad" principle. You should be able to get the good stuff forever after a single doctor's visit. If you're worried about addicts fund rehab centers and needle exchanges instead of torturing people.

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It's Thanksgiving in the USA! And as tomorrow is Native American Heritage Day, I will recommend that if you are able, donate to:

Dig Deep: Dig Deep works to provide running water to Navajo communities without water sources! digdeep.org

The Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women: an organization endeavoring to stop violence against Native women and children through social change. csvanw.org

Native Seeds/SEARCH: an organization run by Tohono O'odham people that supports Indigenous agriculture! They have a marvelous variety of desert-hardy seeds (which in my experience grow well in the Eastern U.S. too!) or you can donate directly to the organization. nativeseeds.org

I've donated to all three of these organizations for a few years now and I think they're hugely important!

Have a pleasant day as November draws to a close!

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“Urgent Appeal: Displaced Families from Gaza in Need of a Tent to Shield Us from the Harsh Winter”

My name is Mahmoud from Gaza. I have been displaced with my family to the southern part of the Gaza Strip, and we are appealing to compassionate individuals to support us in facing the harsh conditions we are living under.

As winter approaches, our suffering worsens due to the tent we live in, which is made of simple fabric and cannot provide adequate protection from the rain and freezing cold. Water seeps into the tent, making life almost unbearable, especially with young children who are struggling with hunger and cold.

The cost of a tent that could provide us with minimal protection and dignity is around $1,000. I started a campaign on crowdfunding platforms (GoFundMe) and managed to raise $765, but we had to use the funds to cover urgent needs like food and water. Now, we are still in desperate need of additional donations to purchase a tent and protect our children from the harsh winter.

I appeal to anyone who can help, even with a small amount, to stand by us in this difficult time. Any contribution can make a significant difference in our lives.

Ways to Donate:

• Through our GoFundMe campaign:

• Or via USDT

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Your kindness and support mean the world to us. Thank you.

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me: I have GOT to get weirder!

also me when I do get weirder: *visibly shaking* I'm going to be killed with hammers by everyone for being a freak.

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The best Twitter post in the history of ever-

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[As strongly requested by the reviewers, here we cite some references [[35], [36], [37], [38], [39], [40], [41], [42], [43], [44], [45], [46], [47]] although they are completely irrelevant to the present work.]

Yang et al. (2024)

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Grandmas were so right about puzzles and knitting and crocheting and solitaire and reading slow and slippers and baking and watching deer in the backyard send post