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[whitechocolate]

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[raziraphale]

An hour left until my activity page hopefully returns to normal lol

Tag your age if you wanna bc I was just thinking about how I have used floppy disks before (I'm 25 and used them in elementary computer lab) but my 22 y.o. brother hasn't which is so weird to me like 3 years isn't a long time at all to me

[toiletpotato]

HELP A FUNDRAISER CRITICALLY LOW ON DONATIONS

now, I would like to bring to your attention Sarah Abu Hweidy's fundraiser! She is a 20 year old student from Gaza.

She needs OUR help to help her family evacuate Gaza, get to Egypt, and we need to get Sarah to Ireland so that she can continue her studies in English Literature at Mary Immaculate College, where she has received a scholarship.

Please follow and boost Sarah's blog here on tumblr.

Her campaign has been vetted by her former teacher, Mahmoud Khalaf.

Here is the link to Sarah's Go Fund Me

Currently, she has only raised 50 euros out of 50 000 euros. Please give what you can. If you are unable to give at the moment, please share Sarah's fundraiser with someone that can give.

The last donation was 2 days ago. That has to change.

[sso-maev]

Ok so remember this map?

A complete map of Jorvik, with a semi-accurate scale to measure any distance on the island. I’m really proud of it! There is, however, one glaring problem with this map.

WHY IS JORVIK CITY SO SMALL????

I’m sorry but Jorviks capital should not be smaller than middle-of-nowhere ranger town Dundull. The generally accepted minimum population requirements for a city are 50 000 residents. Following the canon map, Jorvik city would need to fit at least 50 000 people in what looks like 2,25 square miles. That would mean Jorvik city houses 22 222 people per square mile, making it the 24th most densely populated city in the WORLD.

Possible? Sure. Likely? Considering the clear inspiration from the way less dense Stockholm, the lack of giant apartment complexes or slum neigbourhoods, which would imply that people live closely together, I’m gonna have to say no.

So how big should Jorvik city be, if the map size is inaccurate? Kind of hard to tell since we can’t see places like Governors Fall or Aideens Plaza on the map.

But there is one place we CAN see.

And if we can use this map, we can measure how long it takes to cross it.

I am very normal about the horse game.

From the barracks to the pier, it takes 38 seconds to cross the map. On a similarly flat surface on Jorvik, we can measure how long Pier 13 actually is, giving us this comparison.

Now, I’m going to show two theories on how big Jorvik City is based on these measurements.

The first one is the most canon-compliant, but also the most ridiculous. By comparing pier 13 to the area outside jorvik stables, we know that pier 13 is ~1 km long. Yes, this is an absolutely massive pier don’t worry about it. Looking at the jorvik city map, we can see that this smaller pier is meant to be to represent Pier 13, and we can do the math from there. Jorvik gets an area of 340 square km, and if we use Stockholms population density as a guide, Jorvik City has about 1,8 million citizens. Cool! One problem though.

You can’t fit it on the map. A city this big would take up almost one fourth of Jorvik, and you’d need to redraw the entire map to make it fit.

So my other option shifts the canon a bit to make the maps fit together. If we go against canon and assume that Pier 13 is actually the larger pier, that downsizes Jorvik City to ~47,5 square kilometres, with a population of around 250 000. This makes Jorvik more comparable to a more densely populated Reykjavik; smaller in area but with double the amount of people. And while it still messes with the coastline a bit, it at least fits into Central Bay.

Personally I think both theories work, but for consistency’s sake, I’m leaning more towards the second theory.

[da-janela-lateral]

Hello, everyone. On this day, many Palestinian people have asked me for assistance on my inbox, and I figured it would be useful to make a masterpost for them, as I have noticed these types of posts have more chances of being reblogged. I will try to update this list as I can. I kindly ask for anyone reading to consider donating or sharing the campaigns of the following accounts:

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Your help, be it sharing the link or donating what you can, would be certainly important for all of these people. I wish all of you a good evening and safety on your lives.

[vestaignis]

Озеро Медуз — озеро в архипелаге Скалистые острова (Палау). Озеро расположено на востоке острова Эйл-Малк, в более чем 20 км к юго-востоку от Корора. Этот естественный слабо-солёный водоем имеет глубину до 50 метров и размеры всего 460 м на 160 м, он сообщается с расположенным примерно в 200 метрах Тихим океаном через трещины и поры в горной породе.

Озеро Медуз разделено на два слоя — бескислородный и с большим содержанием кислорода. Первый, нижний слой (приблизительно от глубины 15 метров и до дна) обладает высокой концентрацией аммиака и фосфатов, чем опасен для дайверов, которые могут получить отравление через кожу. В этом слое живут только бактерии. Зато другой слой, насыщенный кислородом (примерно до глубины 15 м), населяют разнообразные микроорганизмы, несколько видов рыб и веслоногих ракообразных и, конечно же, медузы.

Образованное движением земной коры более 12 000 лет назад озеро известно своей обособленной популяцией двух видов сцифоидных — золотая медуза (Mastigias papua) и лунная медуза (Aurelia). За время, проведенное вдали от моря, живущие здесь золотисто-оранжевые медузы эволюционировали и утратили свою способность жалить. Весь день они следуют за солнцем, перемещаясь по глади озера, а к ночи опускаются на дно, где подпитываются водорослями. Лунные медузы питаются веслоногими ракообразными, для чего ночью поднимаются на поверхность озера. Считается,что общая численность медуз, обитающих в этом необычном озере, достигает двух миллионов особей. Количество медуз так велико, что их массу легко можно заметить, даже находясь в самолете. Золотая медуза имеет огромное численное превосходство над лунной.

Кроме того, в озере Медуз не разрешено нырять с аквалангом. Воздушные пузырьки, которые образуются во время дыхания аквалангиста, попадают под купол медузы и могут привести к ее гибели. По этим причинам в озере плавают только в верхнем слое воды, используя ласты и маску. Погружение в воды этого медузового озера – удивительная возможность попасть в иной мир, оказавшись в самом центре гипнотического танца медуз.

Jellyfish Lake is a lake in the Rocky Islands archipelago (Palau). The lake is located on the east of Eil Malk Island, more than 20 km southeast of Koror. This natural, slightly saline body of water is up to 50 meters deep and measures just 460 m by 160 m, connecting to the Pacific Ocean about 200 meters away through cracks and pores in the rock.

Jellyfish Lake is divided into two layers: anoxic and highly oxygenated. The first, lower layer (from approximately a depth of 15 meters to the bottom) has a high concentration of ammonia and phosphates, which is dangerous for divers, who can become poisoned through the skin. Only bacteria live in this layer. But another layer, saturated with oxygen (to about a depth of 15 m), is inhabited by a variety of microorganisms, several species of fish and copepods and, of course, jellyfish.

Formed by the movement of the earth's crust over 12,000 years ago, the lake is known for its distinct population of two scyphoid species - the golden jellyfish (Mastigias papua) and the moon jellyfish (Aurelia). During their time away from the sea, the golden-orange jellyfish that live here have evolved and lost their ability to sting. All day they follow the sun, moving along the surface of the lake, and by night they sink to the bottom, where they feed on algae. Moon jellyfish feed on copepods, for which they rise to the surface of the lake at night. It is believed that the total number of jellyfish living in this unusual lake reaches two million individuals. The number of jellyfish is so large that their mass can be easily noticed even while on an airplane. The golden jellyfish has a huge numerical superiority over the lunar jellyfish.

Additionally, scuba diving is not allowed in Jellyfish Lake. Air bubbles that form during the scuba diver's breathing fall under the dome of the jellyfish and can lead to its death.For these reasons, people swim in the lake only in the upper layer of water, using fins and a mask. Diving into the waters of this jellyfish lake is an amazing opportunity to enter another world, finding yourself in the very center of the hypnotic dance of jellyfish.

Источник: //www.stepandstep.ru/biologiya/ozero-meduz, //cameralabs.org/aeon/fotokonkurs-siena-international-awards /foto/ 46069-pooshchritelnaya-premiya-v-kategorii-krasota-prirody-2021-ozero-meduz-avtor-khenli-spajers,//www.cawater-info.net /all_about _water/?p=14456,dzen.ru/a/XbytncBccQCufY29, //topwonders .ru / palau/ozero-meduz-na-palau.html,omyworld.ru/9937,//www. stepandstep.ru/biologiya/ozero-meduz/,/www.airpano.ru /360article / jellyfish-lake-palau/,/www.tripadvisor.ru/Attraction_Review-g294136-d795830-Reviews-Jellyfish_Lake-Koror_Koror_Island.html.

[nyhti]

Batman Rogues Tumblr AU:

Jervis:

-Joined Tumblr in 2009, has had the same blog all this time -Has a big follower count, but most of those blogs have long since been abandoned -Is very active -No sideblogs, everything from kink to cute animal pics is on the same blog -Has witnessed or been involved in every single major event in this site's history -Attended Dashcon (he was the one who pissed in the ball pit) -Involved in some sort of petty drama on a daily basis -Has a 20km long post of just going back and fort arguing with some random user. This argument started in 2016 and neither remembers what it even was about. He gets worried if the other person hasn't responded in a while. -Gets at least 3 callout posts a week. Always makes sure to reblog them and adds an essay underneath defending himself no matter if the callout post was about liking the wrong pony in MLP or murdering someone in cold blood. -Kinnie drama the likes of which you've never seen before -And in general just discord you never thought anyone could ever come up with -At this point you wonder if he's even having fun on this site, but he just keeps on reblogging bunny pics like it's nothing -Has a Wacom drawing tablet

Jonathan:

-Joined in 2011 after Jervis introduced him to the site -Has some really tacky theme he hasn't changed since 2013 -About a couple hundred followers, but they are very devoted. Lots of mutuals -579257405547 blurry photos of Nightmare -Post fics and essays on various topics he's been thinking about lately -Of course reblogs every single spoopy art piece he finds -Definitely does fic request -The most fucked up smut you've ever read -Like smut you don't even know is smut, because it's just that confusing -Most of his post don't get past 50 notes, but he has made a couple of post, mainly of the: ”Here's how you write x, y and z...” and ”As a Professor of Psychology, I can tell you...” variety, that have about 10 000 notes -Has a chill time on Tumblr -Only uses Tumblr on desktop. Has never even seen the app. -Completely unironically reblogs every cool skeleton on a motorcycle pic

Joker:

-Joined in 2013 -The only reason he joined is because he once came across a horny drawing of Batman and searching for the artist led him to Tumblr. -Starts writing a post, gets distracted mid way though and starts doing something else. Comes back to Tumblr 3 hours later, notices he was making a post, doesn't even bother rereading it despite not remembering what it was about and just hits posts. His blog is full of completely incomprehensible post that just stop mid way through -Makes a couple post that get so popular they are still making rounds today. They will always have additions like: ”I still can't believe this post was made by the fucking Joker” and ”Joker had a Tumblr?!” -Forgot his password a month after joining and never visited the site again. Barely remembers he ever had an account -Those true crime people still harvest his 20-post-pathetic-excuse-for-a-blog-blog for content to this day all the while completely ignoring all the rogues with still active (and better) blogs. They are saying things like: ”Ooohhhh, it's like a deep dive into his twisted mind :00” and are always trying to find some hidden symbolism and meaning behind all his ”just farted so loud it scared the neighbor's cat” kinda posts.

Eddie:

-Joined in 2011 -759752974576 sideblogs, 55425720752174838+1 sockpuppet accounts -When he's really low he'll post a poll like: ”Be honest, am I cute? Yes/No” and then has his 55425720752174838+1 sockpuppet accounts hit ”Yes” and somehow ”No” still wins. He deletes the whole post. -Posts the most obvious ”and everybody clapped” Tumblr fake stories you've seen. When he gets called out, he pretends you were supposed to figure out they were fake -Has an awful time on Tumblr, but can't delete, because he's addicted to getting notes -Always falls for every one of those post where OP pretends to be stupid on purpose (i.e. smooth sharks, putting fingers in guns etc.) -Posts riddles everyday that even his biggest haters cannot help but try and solve -Sends himself hatemail so he can post the witty comeback he just came up with. Forgot to hit anon once and people just won't let it go

Hugo:

-Banned for posting cock :/

[scrumptiousstuffs]

“Celebrating 50 000 followers! Waiting next week!” - THK admin

Q? - The Heart Killers

28/08/2024

[micewithknives]

Top 5 archaeological sites in Australia that you feel people should know more about? Or top 5 Australian artefacts?

I feel like I’ve talked a bit about artefacts in a few recent asks, and also I feel like a lot of Australian archaeology (and as such, sites) are very underrated, particularly on a global scale. Its often acknowledged in Australian archaeology that getting international academia to recognise the importance of our country’s archaeology is very very difficult.

While there’s a million and one sites I’d love to talk about, I’m going to TRY and give sites that relate to different aspects and locations

This is probably going to be long, so...

1. Nauwalabila, Madjedbebe (Malakunanja II), and the Deaf Adder Gorge region, Northern Territory (Aboriginal)

Rock shelters in this region, and specifically Madjedbebe, are currently the oldest location of human habitation in Australia. Dating evidence from 2017 excavations provided an estimate of earliest occupation of 50 000 years at certainty, possibly extending back as early as 65 000 (+/-6000). It also has provided a lot of evidence for research into the extensive grind stone technologies of the Pleistocene.

2. Cloggs Cave and the Buchan region of the Victorian Gippsland (Aboriginal)

So much research has been done into this region in various ways. Josephine Flood focused her research on Bogong Moth usage (and festivals) within this region, providing some of the earliest accepted academic research in support of Aboriginal peoples’ claims of large scale Bogong Moth Festivals in Australia’s highlands (although the fac that no one really believed communities until then…………..). In 2021 grind analysis found Bogong Moth residue, making this the earliest stone artefact with evidence of insect food remains. And in addition to that recent 2017 research in the area investigated Holocene occupation with Aboriginal community members, with a focus on understanding the interaction of spirituality with the resources found in the caves.

3. Mabuyag Island, Torres Strait Islands, Queensland (Torres Strait Islander)

Mabuyag Island (alternatively known as Mabuiag or Mabuyaagi) has archaeological evidence of human occupation since 7300 years ago. The island is both associated with recent religious practices associated with he heavy processing of dugong remains, and totemic associations with these, which played a role in early 2000s into community lead and directed archaeological research into ritual and religious traditions and practices. In addition to this, Mabuyag is the location of the first archaeological excavations in Australia to find pre-colonial pottery fragments. The fragments at the two sites on the island were associated with Melanesian and Papua New Guinean pottery trade. The excavations relating to pottery on the island played an important role in our understanding of domestic and international trade in pre-colonial Australia, and also formed an influence for the recent excavations at Lizard Island, 300km south, which identified the first datable domestically made pottery technology found in Australia.

4. Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney, NSW

Hyde Park Barracks is part of a collection of colonial heritage structures in Australia, relating to Australia’s time as a penal settlement. Hyde Park Barracks in particular were the location of the housing of convict men from 1819 to 1830, with the 1830s to 1840s also involving the site being a location of additional convict punishment, and the base for the Board of Assignment of Servants. Following on from a reduction of convicts to NSW in the 1840s, the Barracks became the Female Immigration Depot, and the Orphan Institution, later becoming the Asylum for Infirm and Destitute Women.

This time period of women’s occupation provides some of the most interesting archaeological remains, as redevelopment and management of the site has found high rates of preservation within walls, and in areas below floorboards. This includes textiles and fabrics, papers, and other non-organic materials such as pipes (with their tobacco intact) stashed in what was once floor, wall, and ceiling cavities. Archaeological investigations in the area form one of the most detailed assemblages of artefacts relating to instituted women in the British Empire during the 19th century.

5. Notch Point, Western Australia (Multicultural heritage)

Notch Point is a site of varied and mixed archaeology, ranging from pre- and post- colonial period Aboriginal heritage, to diverse 19th century occupation of the region by Chinese, European, Malay, and Aboriginal peoples in association with pearling industries off the coast. In addition to this, the point is located on Dirk Hartog Island (otherwise known as Wirruwana), the site of the earliest European arrival in Western Australia in 1616, and contains archaeological evidence of both various early Dutch interactions with the island in 1616 and 1697, as well as French arrival in 1772, 1801, and 1818. Notch Point in particular also contains evidence of conflict between the predominantly Chinese population of the pearling industry, with white-Australian and European pearling masters, and pastoral agents. Its not a site that is widely discussed, but provides a fascinating overlay of the amount of varied cultural groups that can be present within Australia’s archaeological sites.

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Honourable mentions to:

Lake Mungo and the Willandra Lakes which should 100% be on this list, but also I feel like I talk about it ALL the time and I wanted to mention sites that I actually don’t see discussed a lot. Theyre super important for cultural reasons, for archaeological reasons, and also for their role the development of archaeology, Aboriginal community consultation, and the role its played in developing repatriation practices in modern Australia. I have multiple posts about them HERE

Budj Bin Eel Traps in Victoria (same reasons, I’ve definitely talked about them before).

Juukan Gorge (and its destruction, im still horrified)

Harrietville Chinese Mining Village

Strangway Strings and The Peake Afghan Cameleer sites

Recherche Bay in Tasmania, and its 1792 French settlement sites

Homebush Mill & Mission Hall in QLD and Beowa National Park sites containing South Sea Islander heritage

[blueberry-gills]

ARCEUS. Why does NOBODY know who I am on here? You'd almost think Gillian's ashamed of me. Hmph.

Whatever. Tenma, right? (Aren't you the guy who got attacked by a Swablu way back?) Gillian's fine. He's just spending...'quality' time with Reuniclus and his Horsea. Left his phone here. Decided to take a look. Nothing serious. I'm his sister. That's it.

Oh and of fucking COURSE his profile picture's an Alcremie. Of fucking COURSE.

The hell's up with his pinned post, anyway? Lot of words for someone who doesn't talk for shit.

...Huh.

He's. ...She's still going with 'Gill'? Hmph.

[decadentpostnacho]

Rant. Trigger warning, r@pe, and sexual assault.

I can say with utmost certainty that I passionately hate all male specimens who try to ridicule and belittle women's very real fear of men. Women are saying confidently and honestly that they would rather encounter bears in the forest than men. And instead of reflecting and asking yourself why that may be, you make fun of them for it.

"My mom got mauled by a bear and wrote a book about it, y'all are just too privileged, so you choose the bear." No, Chad. Use your frontal cortex. You look at least thirty. What happened to your mom happens so rarely that she got a book deal out of it. Do you think every molested and r@ped woman could write and sell a book about that?

"You are just repeating the same points over and over again." Yes. Because they are valid. The real problem is that you don't even seem to get the things we repeat over and over again into your thick skull.

Bears are more likely to leave you in peace than men. Statistically, there are about 40 bear attacks per year. Globally. This is offset by the following, annually, globally: 89 000 femicides. 250 000 rape cases. 433 648 cases of sexual assault.

Junko Furuta, Mary Vincent, Kelly Anne Bates, Anita Cobby.

There's a registered case of men r@ping, killing, and eating a lizard. I repeat, a lizard.

These are the registered cases. How many women don't talk about those experiences?

Sincerely, I would rather be brutally mauled by a bear than encounter a man in the woods, and I'm not even conventionally attractive.

Edit

I forgot to mention this in my fit of anger from before. I have encountered a bear once, while hiking in a wild park in Norway. It came out of the brush, maybe 50 meters away from me, and looked at me for about five to ten seconds before turning around and leaving. That was my wild encounter with a living, breathing brown bear. A very fascinating and incredibly beautiful being I kept a respectful, intimidated distance from.

Now men are a very different thing. Experiences with men on hikes or even just peaceful walks through forests range from ignorance which is very fine, over slightly creepy questions such as "Are you alone here?" to following me for twenty minutes until I had to fucking climb a tree and watch this fucker walk by.

Not all men, no. But enough that women have to worry about every man they encounter being like this. With the bear, I know I'm not supposed to bother it, especially when it has cubs. Men are unpredictable.

[ifindus]

norway what was the bloodiest and most brutal battle you've ever been part of?

The battle of Lund in 1676.

The bloodiest battle Norway has been a part of is the Battle of Lund in 1676, fought between Denmark-Norway and the Netherlands against Sweden, where Sweden won. The Danish King had 12 300 soldiers to command and the Swedish King had only had 8 000. Both sides ended up loosing about 50% of their army. It is said to be the bloodiest battle ever fought in Scandinavia, and it was a coincidence that the Swedes won just due to the chaotic nature of the battle.

The battle was a result of Danish forces invading the southern part of today’s Sweden, an area that had previously belonged to Denmark. The Swedes were led by a reckless and young king who had already put them through harsh conditions and bad camp locations that had cause a great percentage of the soldiers to die from illness already before the battle had begun. The Danes had followed the Swedish army and were in much better position, both location-wise and with a steady supply line.

The Danes became impatient and gave up good placement to attack the Swedes as they neared the city of Lund just outside Malmö. As mentioned, the battle was disorienting and chaotic, with a lot of breaks in formation, a missing Swedish King who came back after several hours to break through Danish lines who had his forces surrounded. Not to mention over-eager Swedes absolutely slaughtering sailors who wanted to surrender, with the words “Sailors have paid to fight at sea, but not at land. You therefore deserve no mercy!”. The massacre was stopped by a Swedish officer.

[mariacallous]

During the first months of the Russian invasion, in one of the frontline villages in the southern Kherson region, I met several firefighters – ordinary Ukrainian men in their 40s or 50s. Their prewar tasks involved putting out fires in the local wood or occasionally buildings.

Since the Russian invasion, they save houses burning from missiles and retrieve their dead neighbours. One of the men began to cry during our conversation. He left embarrassed, but shortly returned. I comforted the firefighters, explaining that even governors and mayors sometimes sob during interviews.

In the following months, I travelled from one frontline town to another. I met doctors, policemen, railway and communal workers, journalists, electricians, civil servants, government officials whose relatives are fighting and dying in the army. They escaped or are still living under Russian occupation, their houses and apartments destroyed. They acknowledged that they were emotional, often angry, horrified, but driven by a sense of duty. In the end this would help them move forward, and even be proud of what they did.

Russia invaded Donbas and Crimea in Ukraine in 2014; the country already knew what the war was. But since 5am on 24 February last year, all citizens have learned how to survive when a foreign army uses its might to destroy the peace. They have discovered how to act during an air-raid warning; how to live and work through blackouts; that they should not walk at night because of curfews. They have learned to forget about planes, as airports are closed, and how to be separated from family. People have adapted to many things, and also learned how to deal with emotions: that tears are nothing to be ashamed of. The initial shock and sadness have transformed into a bigger confidence and determination.

As for today – besides hope in victory, national pride, solidarity and compassion, which you see on the surface – one of the prevailing feelings among Ukrainians is guilt that we are not doing enough. In non-frontline towns and in Kyiv, life has returned to a kind of normal. We are preoccupied with thoughts of those who live under constant shelling or occupation. Those who are not in the army think of those who must fight daily; soldiers who survive think of the fallen. Those who left the country feel guilty about those who stayed.

I recently visited a standup comedy performance in a suburb of Kyiv. Self-depreciation is back following months when society was unable to joke about the war. One of the most popular gags is from a comedian comparing his efforts to those of soldiers and veterans. After Ukraine’s victory, he jokes, he would tell his children he spent the war sitting in an Odesa basement, tweeting that Nato should help by “closing the sky”.

Thousands of crimes have been committed by Russian soldiers on Ukrainian soil. The Ukrainian general prosecutor’s office says it has registered at least 71 000 violations of the customs of war. Since then it has become harder to talk to Russian colleagues. By colleagues I mean not propagandists, but just journalists who oppose the Russian invasion and Putin’s regime.

I still communicate with them, but many exchanges end with excuses about why Russian society can do nothing. They think that those who are against the war have nothing to do with the actions of their state. I do believe guilt is not collective, but shared responsibility exists.

Before Russia’s invasion I reported on totalitarian countries: Iran, Syria, China, Belarus. I understand how dangerous it is to protest in a state that is ready to kill its own citizens. The Ukrainians fought against this in revolutions in 2004 and 2014. In the end we built a government that defends its citizens.

It feels paradoxical that Ukrainians, who defend their homeland and are under attack, feel guilty for not doing more. Meanwhile, Russians who are opposed to war are uncomfortable speaking about personal responsibility, stressing that nothing depends on them. This can be explained not by a lack of empathy or bitterness, but by disempowerment and the detachment of Russian citizens. This is something the Kremlin wants from Russian society. Russians who oppose the war must transform their lack of empowerment into action, and find their strength.

Ukrainians have defended their country for 365 days without a break. They have saved many lives from Russian troops. Our task now is to transform a sense of guilt into a sense of duty. We need to preserve our strength.

[toiletpotato]

You have no regard for other people's dashes by the way you spam reblogs Jesus fucking christ

Hi Anon!

Thank you for bringing this to my attention.

I have been trying to curb spam reblogs recently - I used to spam reblog posts of sunsets and whatnot, 20 times over. I no longer do that!

What I mostly spam reblog these days are fundraisers, since I hope that those who see it will be able to donate to one or multiple of them.

If you have the money, please consider donating to the following campaigns, if not, please consider sharing them:

Reema from Gaza (10 883 CAD / 20 000 CAD) [the post I reblogged]

Ashraf Alanqar and family (10 257 euros / 20 000 euros) [Ashraf's blog here on tumblr]

Moataz and family (4 766.89 USD / 10 000 USD) (alternate paypal link) THE CAMPAIGN ENDS IN 32 HOURS AS OF WRITING THIS POST [Moataz's blog here on tumblr]

Shahd from Southern Gaza (24 869 USD / 80 000 USD) 40 000 USD NEEDS TO BE RAISED BY THE END OF THIS WEEK [a more in-depth post about Shahd] [her Instagram account]

Hazem Khalil and family (128 euros / 50 000 euros) EXTREMELY LOW ON FUNDS [Hazem's blog here on tumblr]

Siraj and family (556 CAD / 20 000 CAD) THIS IS A SHORT TERM GOAL (long term: 10 556 CAD / 80 000 CAD) [Siraj's blog here on tumblr]

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I will offer you some incentive, though I would hope that the pleas of the families would be enough:

If you donate a total of 75 of the local currency (15 per fundraiser), I will not spam reblog.

If you (personally) donate enough funds to meet all five fundraising goals, I will only reblog 10 posts a day for the next five years.

Thank you again! Have a lovely day.

[itsnemusan]

Hello Dear, I hope you get my message while you're fine.🙏

I'm Ola, a graduate student from the faculty of science at Al-Azhar university Gaza, Palestine. I'm a dedicated and passionate student, striving to become a good researcher and teacher.

Unexpectedly, After October 7th, my life took a drastic turn with the commencement of the cruel war on Gaza, transforming me from a passionate student to a person struggling for survival. 🥺

I have created a campaign to help my family rebuild their lives and get the basic needs of food, drink, etc in these cruel conditions. And also it will help me to complete my education.

All of what I am asking of you is your support, you can support us by making a reblog of the pinned post on my page or by writing a post about my compaign, it would provide invaluable assistance in reaching more potential supporters and I would very grateful if you share the campaign link with your friends and family via mail or other social networking sites.❤️

I sincerely wish if you can empathize with my dire situation and consider supporting us. Please be certain that any help gets us closer to our goal and no matter how small your donation might be, it will make a significant difference in my family's lives.

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My compaign vetted by @90-ghost and @northgazaupdates and @el-shab-Hussien and @nabulsi's vetted list, line 205.

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Thanks in advance for your kindness and support. I am waiting for your response ❤️

This is my GFM link:

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Please donate and/or share with others 🥺🙏🇵🇸

Sincerely,

Ola

this gof*ndme is on the vetted gof*ndme list

The goal is currently at

$ 26, 592 / $ 50, 000