#(i donate it regularly)

[reasonsforhope]

Literally begging anyone who can vote in US elections to vote, and to vote against Trump. Which means voting for Harris, not abstaining or voting third party.

My family actually did move here from an authoritarian country, where voting literally didn't matter, they literally did throw out your vote, and they literally did assassinate citizens who spoke out against them.

We would all very much like to keep living in a country where those things are not the case!

You know, the same things that Trump and his stooges have openly said they want to do. And two of the main propaganda lines for why people in the US shouldn't vote, which is a lie.

Voting matters. The parties are not the same.

And make sure to vote in down-ballot races!!!

And like. The fact that voting matters in the US is a very real reason for hope. It is something you should genuinely appreciate. We can make a difference.

And a lot of people risked their lives or even died to earn that right, and it's a right not everyone has.

[stil-lindigo]

50% of all revenue for my store, starting now, will be donated to CareforGaza and the PCRF.

[ PURCHASE MY ANTHOLOGIES HERE ]

hi there! i'm lindi. you may have seen some of my comics floating around in the past year or so.

if you’ve ever liked my stories and wanted to purchase a copy of one of my anthologies, I invite you to do so now. This policy will be in place indefinitely, and the list of charities/organisations may be subject to change depending on their effectiveness. Currently, the focus is on providing aid and food to the innocent Palestinians in Gaza, but in the future I hope to increase the scope to tangibly support the queer community and help fund independent artists in Australia.

below, I'll list a few resources for people who'd like to directly donate at the source:

credible organisations that are doing work on the ground in Palestine:

Care for Gaza:non-profit charity that distributes money, food and other resources directly to families in Gaza.They maintain a regular presence on Twitter and Instagram. You can donate to them via Paypal here.

PCRF / Palestine Children's Relief Fund: non-profit organisation that distributes essential food and resources to families in Gaza. Most recently, they delivered 30 tons of vital medicine, and 82,000 pounds of flour.

Medical Aid For Palestinians: deploys medical teams to treat Palestinians suffering under Israel's malicious bombardments.

help people leave palestine (donate what you can)

Save Sanaa and her Family (Gofundme)

Save Amjad Saher and his family (Gofundme)

Help a family of 13 escape Gaza (Gofundme)

Help a Palestinian children's book illustrator save her family of 12 (Gofundme)

[laurasimonsdaughter]

How do you feel about the idea of vampires using blood bags and donor blood to sate their bloodthirst rather than drinking directly from living people? Cause its seen in a lot of more recent vampire stories as a “ethical/safer” alternative to feeding on people directly to make the vampire characters seem more sympathetic cause their “not hurting someone directly”. Personally i see it as horrid idea, a “road to hell pathed in good intentions” kinda thing. Bringing up awhole lotta ethical dilemmas around how this blood is acquired and used. Cheifly in that this blood could be used to save human lives rather then sate vampires hunger. Among several other ethical and logistical issues which could probably make interesting stories of their own.

I think that depends completely on the kind of world the vampire operates in.

Is this a world in which it is possible for the vampire to explain to an open-minded human what the situation is and obtain their informed consent to be bitten and fed on? And is it possible to do so safely and without (permanently) harming them? In that case doing that would probably be the most ethical solution to the need for blood.

But if its a world in which a vampire’s two options are “steal blood that has been collected from humans” or “attack and overpower a human to feed on them (even non-fatally)” then I honestly cannot fathom how the latter would ever be seen as the more ethical choice. How could taking (even stealing) something freely donated to be given to those in need of blood ever be worse than the violent assault of another person?

Of course, the traditional idea of a vampire is that they are monsters, parasites, their entire existence and need for blood is meant to be unnatural and, I guess, unethical. But stories that introduce the “drink bottled blood” solution are usually showing vampires trying not to harm people. The logistics and ethics of that solution are usually also a subject of debate. From the questionable: in Only Lovers Left Alive the vampires bribe a blood bank employee who is clearly making a lot of money off of them. To the horrific: in Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines the blood bank is run by the ghoul of a powerful vampire and it turns out he tops up the supply by kidnapping people off the street.

But if we think of a normal blood bank ran by normal medical professionals, who have dedicated their time and effort to helping people. Why would they not want to help someone with a permanent dependence on blood? I do not think for a moment they wouldn't notice if blood suddenly went missing without explanation. Of course they’d notice. And they probably wouldn’t be pleased. But I also think they would infinitely prefer their blood supply being stolen, to having to use it in emergency transfusions on a slew of traumatised, terrified people bleeding profusely from the neck after being dragged into a dark alley by an unseen assailant.

Now, if you ask me what would be the most ethical thing to do? Strike a deal with a blood bank or hospital to get the blood they are going to have to dispose of. In general the medical world is always eager for more blood donors, not because there is never enough, but because blood does not store well. Sadly, a lot of it goes off before it can be used. So why not make sure it fulfills its intended purpose to help and heal anyway?

But even if none of that was possible, if vampires had to remain in the shadows, and the blood bags had to be stolen. I would personally prefer to donate my blood and have it stolen, than be dragged into the dark.

[kuruna]

Of course it's no secret that this site's majority white user base is teeming with people who genuinely authentically hate people of colour (even if they appear progressive on the surface), that's obvious just from how black users and black culture are treated on this site (there's a reason why slur discourse on this site is more often than not white people trying to cope with the fact that they can't say the n word), but just seeing this level of vitriol towards people who are quite literally trying to escape life or death situations... Like what even is there to say.

[l3irdl3rain]

it seems like there's many downsides to having a house full of the old critters(tm) but it seems you get quite a lot of fulfillment from it to.

happy for you and the old critters

Oh I definitely do. I really feel like this is what I was put in the world to do. I want to do this for the rest of my life. really the only true downside for me is the financial aspect.

90% of the reason I want to go to college is because when Doc retires and I stop getting free vet care I won’t be able to afford to do this on the scale I do

[marimeeko]

You know, thinking about how there was a small frame of time when the ochako chapter was just being leaked and all the scans were in original japanese

And since I can't read a lick of Japanese, and I kept seeing the panels where it looks like Ochako, crying over loss, was shrinking away from izuku and had her arms crossed in front of her face,

I had this silly little thought cross my mind of, what if she's hiding herself? What if, if she were to lower her arms, and izuku and the viewers would see a set of fangs?

What if it was an absolutely insane twist of:

Ochako actually being Toga. Who had switched with Ochako, using her blood to keep herself transformed.

And she had been rescued in place of Ochako, but was now the one sobbing uncontrollably about Ochako actually dying?

And how she tried to become her, but she just couldn't, and that she couldn't save Ochako?

How she was trying to do her best as Ochako but she really couldn't? And it wouldn't bring her back?

No matter how she tried, she couldn't BE her. And couldn't be with her, either. How heartbroken she was that Ochako was gone and she was still there, when she so desperately wanted to save Ochako with her own blood.

Not that I think Izuku would react well to this, however. I imagine he would be enraged that ochako was gone, and toga was there. I think eventually he would calm down and talk to toga as he did with spinner, and he would know how desperately ochako tried to save her, and how deeply it touched Toga and made her think there might have been a chance for her if she had found that love earlier(as she said while she was dying.)

It would be an insanely batshit thing to do as a writer, and the yuri would still be doomed

But damn, It crossed my mind and I couldn't help but entertain the thought for a little while!

Don't ask me about ochakos corpse bc there the idea would fall apart lmao

[emberglowfox]

i dont know how to go through one of the more organized channels or that i even really have the time to sit down and do an event but for the record if you send me a receipt / proof of you donating to gofundmes or buying e-sims or any kind of financial contribution to gazans i will absolutely draw for you. bigger donation = bigger level of polish you know how it is. so if you've ever wanted a drawing from me here's a good chance

esims for gaza guide

fundsforgaza by letstalkpalestine (instagram)

operation olive branch document

UNRWA

Care for Gaza

just shoot me an ask or a dm, here or on my insta @emberglowfox as well

examples of stuff i can do:

[martyrbat]

the batman's grave #3

[ID: Bruce Wayne in his Batman costume but without the cowl. He's sitting in front of the Bat-computer which is off panel and is holding a tea cup that Alfred just gave him. Alfred asks, “Are you using evil computer skills to commit financial crimes against dark capitalism, Master Bruce?” Bruce smirks slightly and says yes and Alfred bursts into a large smile. He tells the billionaire, “There's hope for you yet.” END ID]

[hoofpeet]

weird question maybee .... how does one go about commissioning you ...

i want to commission u but ive never commissioned someone before so i dont know how to go about it

I'll open a batch of comms tomorrow 👍 I operate entirely thru ko-fi, so if you want a comm you can hop on there tomorrow and get a slot :]

[nighhtwing]

i wonder what minimum wage is in gotham

[ibroughtyoumybullets]

so how much did you pay for your tickets then? you think maybe that money wouldve gone to a better cause like idk gaza???

i would like to direct you to this post on my blog from yesterday, my friend.

[deadpanwalking]

How to be less online? I hate the person I feel myself becoming when I stay too long on social media. Serious and earnest enquire because it’s been hard for me to quit.

I've said this before but Nathan Fielder had the right idea with the hot dog costume motivational gambit. Make some long-term volunteer commitments that you can't reneg on without looking and feeling like a complete asshole—you'll work alongside people in your community who share a common goal, which generally requires prioritizing conflict resolution over parasocial and interpersonal cat burning. Moreover, this will fulfill the two most neglected quotas of them all: low-stakes human interaction and doing something offline that—in some way—alleviates the suffering of other human beings. It might take a little time to set up, but once you commit to the bit, you'll find yourself logging on, scrolling down, saying “wow, I literally don't respect any of you”, and logging off.

[specialagentartemis]

sold my blood for $10 and bought chicken wings with it

[crowiin]

edit: THANKS EVERYONE FOR THE INTEREST!! I’m opening these today, please see my pinned post for more info

I’m aware I don’t have many followers, but I’d like to offer something where if you make a donation towards Palestine you can get a drawing from me! Anything helps, from a dollar or two to larger donations.

[chicago-geniza]

Becoming a crackpot tinhat believer in humors theory because I was assigned phlegmatic/sanguine at humoral temperament and am currently struggling with asthmatic lung congestion and borderline polycythemia. Like I am treating my Agonies with mucus expulsion and bloodletting. Medieval-ass medicine

[sky-squido]

i will extol the benefits of donating blood to my dying days but by far the funniest is that, after my fourth time donating blood yesterday (meaning i've lost a half gallon in the past half a year :0) i've noticed that i'm feeling the aftereffects of it less and less every time, which then means that THIS interaction is now possible:

friends on the sidelines of the fight: "oh no! they've lost too much blood!! there's no way they can fight on in this state!"

anime protagonist covered in blood, spitting yet more blood out of their mouth, gritting their teeth: "you're forgetting one thing"

villain standing over protagonist, sure they've won: "and what is that"

anime protagonist, grinning, and there's a spark in their eye: "i'm a blood donor"

villain, gasping, and stumbling backwards: "no! it can't be!"

protagonist, standing up: "i shrug off far worse than this every other month. it's going to take more than that to keep me down!!!"

villain, getting stabbed by protagonist: "noooooo!!!"