#It’s December 17

[genderfluid-culture-iss]

realized I missed the 1 year anniversary for this account. I have failed all of you 😭

[card-of-the-day]

Today's Card Is: Run Away Together

[chalamet-chalamet]

“You know that [skinny] demographic of boy is in?”

“Right. It’s called empowering the anemic”

TikTok credit to broskireport

[royalarchivist]

Pangi: [In chat] fit what team are you gonna join btw, or have you not thought about that

Fit: [Responding in chat] "I am a lone wolf"

Fit: [Deleting the message] No– that's not true, I have a Brazilian boyfriend on this server. In RP, so technically that's not true.

[a-shade-of-blue]

Masterlist of Vetted Fundraisers from the Palestinians who directly contacted me (12-17 December)

17 December

Fayrouz/ Fairuz (@fairouz-33, fairouz33): Fayrouz and her husband Jawad have 2 children: Muhammad (4) and Ahmed (1). Their house has been destroyed and they are now displaced and living in a tent. Muhammad has contacted hepatitis. (https://gofund.me/61a191c6) (#316 on @/gazavetters vetted list)

Mohammed Qeshta, Shorooq (@shorooq-mahmoud): Shorooq is a nursing graduate and is married to Mohammed. She gave birth to her first child Jamal on 6 Oct 2023. Their house has been destroyed. They managed to evacuate to Egypt after 124 days of genocide, but they’ve used up all their money doing so. They do not have a source of income in Egypt. They are fundraising to support themselves and also to get both Mohammed and Shorooq’s family out of Gaza.  (https://gofund.me/7c7c09d1) (Shared by bilal-salah0) (€255 raised of €25K target)

Ahmed Dawoud (@kmhan89): Ahmed and his wife Nour have 3 children: Kamel, Mohammed and Hamza. The oldest is 5 and Hamza was born 2 months before this genocide. Their house has been bombed and Ahmed’s business was completely destroyed. (https://gofund.me/41763bda) (#351 on @/gazavetters vetted list) (€5,067 raised of €20K goal, last donation was 6 months ago, they’ve been fundraising since February)

Nasreen Shawa (@nasreenshawa): Nasreen is 37 years old and used to work in a women’s protection organization. She has 4 children: Leila (13), Amal (8), Mohamed (4) and baby Samaa (1). They are living with Nasreen’s mother and brother Islam. Nasreen’s husband has been killed. They are fundraising to buy basic necessities like milk and medicine! (https://gofund.me/89e68f78) (#334 on @/gazavetters vetted list) ($965 USD raised of $20K target)

16 December

Doaa Ayyad (@malakandmasa025): Doaa is 21 years old and a university student who was about to graduate. She has 2 daughters: Malak and Masa.  Malak has Down Syndrome and is also suffering from heart problems. Masa is only 1 year old. They have been displaced from Northern Gaza and is now living in a tent in Rafah. (https://gofund.me/38d59a5e) (shared by 90-ghost)

Alaa Salama (@alaafamely55, @alaafamely0): Alaa (30) and his wife Nabila (28) have 2 children: Muhammad (7) and Sham (6). Their house has been destroyed and the children are suffering from malnutrition. (https://gofund.me/d60c16c1) (#339 on @/gazavetters vetted list)

Rahaf Al-Ghandour (@kisirahaf, @rahafmah): Rahaf has 5 children and she has lost her husband. Her 3 eldest children are missing out on their university studies and the younger children have also been deprived of their education. (https://gofund.me/707255fd) (shared by bilal-salah0) (£409 raised of £100K target)

Rahaf (@rahf2012): Rahaf is only 13 years old. She and her family have been displaced for more than 10 times and are now living in a tent. Her little brother is sick. (https://gofund.me/986196ba) (shared by 90-ghost) ($180 USD raised of $50K goal)

15 December

Rewaa Amir (@rewaa-gfm, @rewaa-amir-family2, @rewaaamir, @rewaaamir-family): Rewaa and her husband Mutez Akrem have 5 children: Kinan (13) who dreams of being a doctor, Taim (10) a catlover who wishes to become a vet, Akram (7), Amir (5) and Salma (3). (https://gofund.me/1550d98c) (#155 on @/gazavetters vetted list) ($666 CAD raised of $55K target)

Asmaa Abed (@freegazas-world, free-palestines-world): Asmaa’s new house was completely burnt and destroyed, and she and her family evacuated to Khan Yunis. They are raising funds to buy basic necessities. (https://gofund.me/1d58b4f4) (Vetted by association. Asmaa is a sister of Mohiy (@/mohiy-gaza2) (shared by 90-ghost))

Anwer Hells, Kifah (@kifah-hilles): Kifah and her husband Anwer are from Northern Gaza but they are now displaced in Deir el-Balah. They used to work in trade and imports. They are now fundraising to buy basic necessities. (https://gofund.me/ac6a5bd0) (shared by 90-ghost) (€200 raised of €30K target)

Marwan Alhabil (@merwangaza): Marwan and his wife are 70 years old. Marwan’s wife suffers from severe herniated disc and she also has severe osteoporosis and diabetes. Marwan’s wife has also broken her foot.  (https://gofund.me/25c4628e) (shared by 90-ghost) (€1,243 raised of €30K target, fundraising since July)

14 December

Hatem Hellis, Massa (@massagaza): Hatem and his children are from Shujaiya neighborhood in the northern Gaza Strip, but their house has been destroyed. They are now displaced in a tent in Deir al-Balah. (https://gofund.me/76daf41a) (shared by 90-ghost) (€878 raised of €45K target)

Momen Afana, Walaa (@walafamily1992): Momen is a dentist while his wife Wala is a mathematics teacher. They have 3 children: Youmna (5), Roua (8), and Tala (10). An airstrike killed 13 of their family members and destroyed their home. Momen’s spine was fractured and dislocated in two places due to the bombing. Even while injured, Momen has been offering dental care to displaced people in Gaza.  (https://gofund.me/e01d33c8) (Line 203, Case No JT03H on Project Watermelon Vetted fundraiser list, Project Watermelon has also posted with Walaa on the dental tent Momen set up to provide dental services for children in Gaza, see here)

13 December 

Ahmad Abu Al-Amrain (@ahmadfrompalestine2002, @ahmadfromgaza @ahmad382002): Ahmad is a pharmacy student and was supposed to graduate uni this year. He is still trying to finish his studies online. His father has pneumonia. Ahmad and his family is displaced and are now living in a tent. (https://gofund.me/4509ce4b) (#119 on @/gazavetters vetted list)

Serin Sameer (@seringaza92, @helpserin): Serin’s family consists of his parents and parents and four brothers, three of whom are married with kids. They have lost their sister-in-law and their nine-month-old niece. (https://gofund.me/56f689ca) (Vetted by association! Serin is a friend of @/abedallhferwanagaza (#60 on @/gazavetters vetted list, #964 on the Butterfly Effect Project vetted fundraiser list)) ($655 CAD raised of $100K goal, fundraising since July)

Ghada Muhaisen (@ghada-knan20): Ghada is 20 years old. She gave birth to a baby in a contaminated tent in the middle of this genocide. Her husband broke his foot while trying to provide for the family. (https://gofund.me/4d504edf) (#289 on @/gazavetters vetted list)

Marah (@marahkatoa2000): Marah is a 23-year-old university student. She has a brother and they used to own a supermarket that is now destroyed. Her mother suffers from an enlarged thyroid gland and diabetes. Her father had a stroke after learning of the deat of their relatives. (https://gofund.me/96e4f26a) (shared by 90-ghost, shared by bilal-salah0) (£820 raised of £20K goal)

Enas Shukry Issa Balousha (@enasfamily33, @enasfamily): Enas is a widowed mother and she has 2 children: Mohammed (7) and Hala (5). Her house has been destroyed and her husband Anas was killed in a bombing while on his way to work. (https://gofund.me/93a61d0b) (shared by 90-ghost) ($595 USD raised of $75K goal)

Jaber Mohammad Al-Dahdouh (@jaberdahdoh2000): Jaber is 13 years old and he has 4 siblings: Shabaan, Hanan, Ahmed, and Ameera. They are from Northern Gaza but they are now displaced in Nuseriat. (https://gofund.me/b7d4c9f4) (shared by 90-ghost) (€860 raised of €20K goal)

12 December

Hussam Al-Qazzaz (@hananqazaz, @hossamqazaz12): Hussam has 4 children: Bashar, Hani, Dianah, and baby Habiba who was born in the middle of this genocide. His mother mother suffers from high blood pressure, and his father suffers from intensive burns. (https://gofund.me/44c3cf74) (#287 on @/gazavetters vetted list) (€1,178 raised of €55K goal, fundraising since April)

Anas Ahmed Al Ammarin (@anasahmed05): Anas used to have 5 siblings. Israel took his oldest brother Muhammad (29) hostage and they have received no news of him. Israel killed Anas’s second-eldest brother Abdulrahman (24), who has just graduated at the top of his class. Anas is only 19 years old and is now the oldest of his remaining siblings. He almost bled to death in the bombing before his parents found him 3 days later. His left arm was amputated with no anaesthetic. (https://gogetfunding.com/help-a-disabled-survivor-get-a-prosthetic-arm/) (Vetted by @/RadioWatermelon on Twitter (this is not a vetter I'm familiar with, would appreciate if anyone has more info), this is his new Twitter account: @/3naskom. For more info see post here and here) (€492 raised of €30,000 goal)

Click here for my Google Doc with my complete masterlist of all the Palestinian gfm asks I've received

Info on how gfm campaigns vetted:  See here, here, here and here.

See post here for other verified ways to send aid to Gaza.

Daily Clicks on Arab.org. Every click made is registered in their system and generates donation from sponsors/advertisers.

See links below for my Masterlists of Vetted Fundraisers from the Palestinians who sent me asks for if you want to help more people! As well as resources for palestinian students if you are a palestinian student!

Masterlists of Vetted Fundraisers

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 13 - 25 July.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 26 -29 July.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 30 July - 1 August.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 2 - 5 August.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 6 - 10 August.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 11 - 14 August.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 15 - 18 August

Click here for my Masterlist for fundrasiers from 19 - 21 August

Click here for my Masterlist for fundrasiers from 22 - 24 August

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 25 - 28 August

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 29 August - 1 September

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 2 - 5 September.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 6-10 September.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 11-14 September.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 15-18 September.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 19-22 September.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 23-26 September.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 27-30 September.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 1-4 October.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 5-9 October.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 10-14 October.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 15-21 October.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 22-26 October.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 27 October - 2 November.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 3-12 November.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 13-22 November.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 23-28 November.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 29 November - 5 December.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 6-11 December.

Resources for Palestinian Students!

Initiatives and resources to support Palestinian students, academics and universities:

This is a list of initiatives and resources for Gazan students seeking to complete their studies, including initiatives, resources, training and scholarships. See list here.

Scholarships for Displaced Palestinian students:

Putting this here for the palestininans who follow me: If you are a displaced Palestinian student looking to fund your education, this document lists the scholarships available around the world for displaced Palestinian students.

[chic-a-gigot]

L'Art et la mode, no. 51, vol. 31, 17 décembre 1910, Paris. Fourreau de dentelle d’or patiné orné de draperies de crêpe de soie “pistache” et de fourrure. Imp. d'art L. Lafontaine, Paris. Bibliothèque nationale de France

[todaysdocument]

Patent Drawing for B. Y. Jacobson's Drinking Flask

Record Group 241: Records of the Patent and Trademark OfficeSeries: Design Patent Case FilesFile Unit: D80125 - Design for a Drinking Flask

Dec. 17, 1929

Des. 80,125

B.Y. Jacobson

Drinking Flask

Filed Oct. 10, 1929

[Three drawings of a drinking flask from different angles.  The flask has a camel on it, and the user would be drinking out of the camel’s mouth.]

[Stamped] Property of the U.S. Patent Office Not to be taken from the Files

Inventory.

Benno Y. Jacobson

by Zoltan Polach??? Attorney

[happybirthday-unusannus]

Happy 5th Birthday to

“Ethan Explores Mark's Haunted Basement”

[hidden-for-reg]

December 17: smile | @jegulus-microfic | word count: 495

a small gift for @lulublack90 since I have awoken

James had never seen Regulus Black smile. Like ever.

Obviously, he’d taken it upon himself to be the first person to make him smile.

However, this mission proved to be more difficult than James had expected it to be. He’d tried everything in his book: jokes, funny faces, compliments, smiling at him first to get him to do it back, harmless pranks, and even sending him anonymous love note (who knows, maybe he could have been a sap at heart) (spoiler alert: he wasn’t). None of this worked though, to James’ utter dismay and frustration.

Admittedly, it was quite a trivial and insignificant thing to be upset about, but James’ every waking moment quickly became consumed with his mission. 

Now, as James was walking back to the Hogwarts castle after picking nice flowers for his dorm by the lake, he was contemplating if he should just give up. 

Looking down as he walked, he couldn’t help but notice how saddened he became by the idea of giving up. 

What he didn’t notice, however, was Regulus, who he ran straight into. He dropped his bundle of flowers while the boy opposite him dropped his books.

James quickly bent down to pick up their things, expecting a barrage of insults and quips from the Slytherin about being more careful where he was going next time. 

Regulus crouched down at the same time to pick up his things, and oh. 

James knew he probably looked stupid ogling the boy like he was, but he couldn’t help but stare. He was breathtaking up close. Perfect curls and porcelain skin and high cheekbones and slightly pink, plush lips formed in a tiny o. His brilliant blue eyes framed by a dark row of lashes met James’ plain old brown eyes, and James felt a tug in his chest. 

Regulus looked down and James’ gaze stupidly followed. Below them, their hands were resting on each other over one of the flowers James had dropped.

All at once, James suddenly became very, very aware of just how close they were.

James brought his eyes back up to Regulus’ face, and oh, again. 

The boy’s face was now dusted with a light blush. Just barely noticeable, but it was there.

Regulus pulled his hand away from James’ and stood up, grabbing his books in the process.

He looked like he was about to walk away, and James yelped, probably too loudly, “Reg! Wait!” He stood up hastily, quickly gathering his flowers. He pulled out a light blue carnation and held it out for Regulus. “It matches your eyes.”

The boy in front of him blushed even harder and tentatively reached out and took it. “Thanks,” he murmured softly, a soft smile playing on his lips. It was a plain and simple feature yet it softened the hard lines of Regulus’ face and brought a light to his eyes James had never seen anything like. 

Godric, what James would do to see that again.

[lonestarflight]

TV Camera on the Apollo 17 Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV-3) in motion.

Yuri Krasilnikov has combined them into a gif.

Date: December 11-13, 1972

NASA ID: AS17-141-21492, 93, 94, and 95

[sunnyhorizonthefox]

35 years to be exact.

[chalamet-chalamet]

He’s too cute ✨✨✨

Twitter credit to itshomesomehow

[royalarchivist]

Sneeg: That was very uncool. 🙄 /j

Fit: God, I'm trying to– I'm- I'm roleplaying, bro! I am roleplaying!

Sneeg: Oh, I'm sorry. Do you want me to be the Egg, or do you have somebody for that?

Fit: [Laughs]

Sneeg: Alright, my bad, I gotta go, my bad. [Laughs]

Fit: Yeah, you're a real comedian. You're a real comedian, my friend. You're a real comedian! 😒

Special thank you to @genevawrenn for letting me edit their clips of this moment!

[ Full Transcript ↓ ]

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Sneeg: That was very uncool. /j

Fit: God, I'm trying to– I'm- I'm roleplaying, bro! I am roleplaying!

Sneeg: Oh, I'm sorry. Do you want me to be the Egg, or do you have somebody for that?

Fit: [Laughs]

Sneeg: Alright, my bad, I gotta go, my bad. [Laughs] I gotta go. Oh wait, hold on–

[Sneeg crafts a sign and writes "fck you" on it]

Fit: [Reads the sign]

Fit: [Slow turns to look at Sneeg]

Sneeg: [Runs away and laughs]

Fit: ...Yeah, you're a real comedian. You're a real comedian! You're a real comedian, my friend. You're a real comedian!

Sneeg: Get away!

Fit: Why are you running? I got no weapons!

Sneeg: Get away from– get away!

Fit: Why are you running? I've got no weapons!

Sneeg: Get those bloody knuckles away from me, bro! I see the calluses! [...] You mad at me 'cause I used the wrong sign color, right?

Fit: Yeah, that's– you're– that's 100% why. It's not canon, dude. It's not canon! How could you not care about the canon?!

Sneeg: I'm not egg-shaped either, my bad.

Fit: IT'S NOT CANON!

Sneeg: I can't fix that–

Fit: The signs need to be white with a brown trim, dude! Ok? And they have to have gears on 'em!

Sneeg: My fault.

Fit: And a mustache!

[anonpolls]

Thanks, Anon!

-submit your poll!-

[chic-a-gigot]

La Mode nationale, no. 347, 17 décembre 1892, Paris. No. 14. — Manteaux et pardessus. Bibliothèque nationale de France

(1) Très riche manteau en velours du Nord vert-myrte, couvert de broderies de soie noire. Dos très ajusté, devant droit, avec bas garni par une bande de martre, faisant ourlet. Manches ballon, très brodées, retombant sur un haut poignet uni. Boa de plumes de coq, manchon de fourrure semblable à celle du bas du manteau. Chapeau en feutre gris, entouré par une torsade de velours vert-myrte, et couvert en dessus par deux grandes plumes d'autruche blanches, retombant sur la nuque.

(1) Very luxurious coat in myrtle-green Northern velvet, covered with black silk embroidery. Very fitted back, straight front, with bottom trimmed with a strip of marten, forming a hem. Balloon sleeves, heavily embroidered, falling on a high plain cuff. Boa of rooster feathers, fur muff similar to that of the bottom of the coat. Hat in gray felt, surrounded by a twist of myrtle-green velvet, and covered on top by two large white ostrich feathers, falling on the nape of the neck.

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(2) Longue jaquette demi-ajustée, en lainage gris, broché noir. Elle est boutonnée au cou sous deux petits brandebourgs, recouverts par un empiècement de passementerie noire, s'élevant au-dessus en grand col Médicis, doublé de velours, partir des brandebourgs, la jaquette ouvre jusqu'au bas sous un revers de satin gris, encadrant un long gilet de velours noir, boutonné jusqu'au bas. Manches très bouffantes du haut, très étroites du bas.

Chapeau de velours gris, couvert de nœuds et de coques de satin gris.

(2) Long, semi-fitted jacket, in gray wool, black brocade. It is buttoned at the neck under two small frogs, covered by a yoke of black braid, rising above in a large Medici collar, lined with velvet, from the frogs, the jacket opens to the bottom under a gray satin lapel, framing a long black velvet waistcoat, buttoned to the bottom. Very puffed sleeves at the top, very narrow at the bottom.

Gray velvet hat, covered with gray satin bows and shells.

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(3) Jaquette très ajustée, en velours moiré hanneton, couverte de broderies de soie noire, avec perles mordorées. Collier et garniture d'astrakan, faisant tout le tour de la jaquette et se retrouvant au bas, autour de la jupe. Manches très brodées, à parements d'astrakan, larges du haut, très collantes du bas.

Petite capote de velours moiré hanneton, dentelée tout autour et garnie sur le sommet, devant, par une touffe de plumes d'autruche noires.

(3) Very fitted jacket, in moiré chafer velvet, covered with black silk embroidery, with bronze pearls. Collar and trim of astrakhan, going all the way around the jacket and ending at the bottom, around the skirt. Heavily embroidered sleeves, with astrakhan facings, wide at the top, very tight at the bottom.

Small hood of moiré chafer velvet, scalloped all around and trimmed on the top, in front, with a tuft of black ostrich feathers.

[lulublack90]

Prompt 17 - Want

@jegulus-microfic December 17, Word count 306

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James tried in vain over the next few days to get Regulus on his own, but the sly little thing was always one step ahead of him, even with the Marauders Map. James had Remus scan him for tracking spells because there was no way that Regulus could be avoiding him as well as he was without some help. But Remus couldn’t find anything on him apart from a jinx that Sirius had put on him that turned his pubes ginger; he hadn’t even noticed. Regulus seemed to have a sixth sense of where James would be and successfully continued to avoid him. That’s when James came up with his plan. 

First, he went down to the kitchens before dinner started, and the little house elves were only too happy, because why wouldn’t a growing boy want a pile of food right before dinner? He then went to the empty classroom he’d warded and set everything up before racing back down to the dungeons after quickly checking the map to make sure Regulus was where he was supposed to be. James spotted him in the Slytherin Common room with Dorcas Meadowes and Pandora Rosier. Evan Rosier and Barty Crouch were still in their dorm room, standing extremely close to each other. James threw on his invisibility cloak and stood outside the blank patch of wall that hid the secret entrance to the Slytherin Common room. 

He didn’t have to wait long as an elaborately carved wooden door appeared, and Regulus and his friends walked out. Regulus was exactly where he wanted him, at the back of his group of friends. 

In one swift movement, James covered Regulus with the invisibility cloak and put his hand over Regulus’s mouth. 

“Shhh, love, it’s only me,” He whispered and whisked Regulus off to the secret date he’d set up. 

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