#Q .

[soracities]

I looked at my mother because I was a version of my mother. I looked away from my mother because I was a version of my mother. I was me, but I was also her—my mother, and I understood this all too well.

— Nora Lange, "Dog Star", pub. The Rupture (#120)

[nevershootamockingbird]

[ Image One taken from Alt Text: With a heavy heart; due to the low eSIM donations, we decided to keep the eSIMs we have at the moment to Medical Staff, Journalists and Students in Gaza. I know that civilians deserve to stay connected with each other and to the outside world, but on the other hand, we cannot... https://t.co/rbfx5EoCeZ -- Mirna El Helbawi (@/Mirna_elhelbawi) November 2, 2024

Image Two taken from Alt Text: We URGENTLY need eSIMs:

Nomad (Regional Middle East) Discount code: NOMADCNG

Simly (Palestine)

It's been two days of super low eSIMs donations and I was so drained and burned out to even have the energy to ask for eSIMs. We currently have only 70 simlys and 50 nomads.... -- Mirna El Helbawi (@/Mirna_elhelbawi) November 2, 2024 / End ID ]

[soracities]

"Absolutely no one comes to save us but us."

Ismatu Gwendolyn, "you've been traumatized into hating reading (and it makes you easier to oppress)", from Threadings, on Substack [ID'd]

[shisasan]

Anaïs Nin, Delta of Venus, originally published: 1977

[nevershootamockingbird]

[ ID taken from Alt Text: digital illustration of the dog kennel scene from The Thing (1982) with the doppleganger dog laying in the center of the piece while a flashlight shines on him and casts a shadow that takes the form of the mutated creature he soon becomes. / End I D]

yesterday's halloween piece

[shyaringan]

time travel fix-it but make it Spooky (based on my monster!jon post)

[marley-manson]

@hetakiba

Baby elephant taking their first steps

(via)

[nonebinary-leftbeef]

DEVASTATING the lyric you've been mishearing is better than the real one

[kiisuuumii]

Dorothea Lasky, from "Misunderstood," in Thunderbird

[jisuto]

[nevershootamockingbird]

[ ID taken from Alt Text: photography of an osprey diving towards water, its wings are folded back so that they make a triangle shape and its talons are held out in front of its head / End ID ]

computer developer: ah i wonder what shape i should make the thing you click with...

the helpful cursor:

[dionyrtal]

Vertigo Peaks by Dion Anja 2. Return II by Dean Gioia

[satans-trek]

By popular demand: Avery Brooks (Extended Edition)

[soracities]

obsessed w this ("Dostoevsky as lover", Henrik Karlsson)

[demo-ness]

Donation link:

And as Shadi said, this is vetted as number 185 on the GazaVetters list here

,🆘dont skip please save my family from the genocide🆘

I will take amoment of your time

My name is Shadi Issa. I am married and a father of three children: Tia (6 years old), Ibrahim (4 years old), and Sand (1.5 years old). We currently live in Deir al-Balah, located in central Gaza, after being forced to flee from northern Gaza where we previously lived in Beit Lahia. We, along with over a million other Palestinians, had to relocate to the southern part of Gaza, specifically to Rafah, where we experienced a period of relative stability until the outbreak of the conflict.

Before the war, I worked as an accountant and we enjoyed a peaceful and stable life in our home, which comprised five residential apartments occupied by my extended family and me. We had access to amenities such as a water well and a solar power system, and we cultivated olive trees on our land. Our lives were proceeding normally, and my children were about to start the school year, until the fateful day of October 7, 2023, when the war erupted, turning our lives into a living nightmare. Our home was bombed, destroying our dreams and future.

Our displacement journey began amidst the bombing and danger, leading us to makeshift shelters lacking basic necessities. We face daily struggles to find drinking water, which is often unsuitable for use. We currently live in a tent no larger than five square meters, which offers no protection from the summer heat or winter cold, and provides no defense against insects, scorpions, and snakes, which have impacted the health of our children.

We have endured immense pain and fear, witnessing death repeatedly. The situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate, and all escape routes are blocked. Returning to northern Gaza is prohibited due to security barriers. After seven months in Rafah, where we faced further bombing and losses, we moved to Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, where we lost all our belongings.

Escaping Gaza to Egypt is not easy and requires significant funds to cover travel costs and other fees. The estimated cost is $5,000 per adult and $2,500 per child. The funds will be used to cover travel expenses and basic living costs in Egypt until we can rebuild our lives away from the ongoing conflict.

We are currently living in an extremely cramped tent, and we have lost everything we once had. I kindly ask for your assistance in raising $20,000, which will enable us to escape to Egypt, where we can be safe and start a new life, and where our children can attend school and have a chance at a normal life.

Any contribution, no matter how small, will be greatly appreciated and will help save our lives. We urge you to support us and help us in this critical time.

Vetted by @gazavetters, my number verified on the list is ( #185 )

Thank you for your time and consideration.