#critically low on funds

[teatime-at-4]

Hello dears! I am kifah and thank you for looking at us with compassion and I ask you to support my campaign to help me achieve my goal. I am in dire need of your support now to help my family survive and be safe. Gaza is a very dangerous place both in terms of living and life. I need your financial support to enable me to get the basic needs for my family until the Rafah crossing is reopened to transport my family to safety and peace. Please help a family survive through your small donations or through your contributions to others. Thank you so much for standing by those who are there 😭🇵🇸

https://gofund.me/09d2f461

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[diino8081]

Hello, I hope you and your family are well.

Can you help me recycle the post on my account? 🌺

And help my inspiring and educated family from the war in Gaza?

🙏 Thank you

https://gofund.me/460596e5

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-our-family-survive-hunger-and-death-in-gaza?utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&lang=en_US

hi sure i'll repost

there is no post on your account but i did research

to anyone scrolling by, this account shares the same fundraiser as @osamanaseef

it's currently unvetted but reverse image search is clean and donations are protected

their fundraiser is currently €25 euros of their €70,000 goal as of october 9th 2024

here are some resources you can use to verify your fundraiser

to those able to donate, feel free to do so

i am sure this is legitimate but do use discretion

if you can't then please reblog and share

notice: i am not an official vetter

[lazzarella]

Maybe it's just because I watched so many low (LOW) budget 00s queer movies that I had to scour local video shops for, or maybe it's because I'm still new to BL series and I'm in a honeymoon phase or something, but so many of the series I've seen a lot of people say are trash are fine actually? Some are even quite good??? IDK, I've mostly watched more recent ones, and I'm only about 40 series in, and maybe it's just the people on MDL and Reddit, but some of the criticisms seem overly harsh to me

Or maybe I just have shit taste lmao

Either way, I’m having a great time!

(Also, I guess there’s an element of when you watch a certain thing for a long time you might get sick of the same stuff being repeated but then again, I’ve been watching murder mysteries my whole life and I’d watch basically the same thing over and over with those and be content, so… maybe I just like that I have so many ‘samey’ shows to choose from)

[lovelessbachelor]

Hello, I hope you and your family are well. Can you please help me recycle the post on my account? 🌺 And help rescue my family from the war in Gaza? 🙏 Thank you.

https://gofund.me/71c9635a

[some-other-number]

Asking for help is not easy, I ask for a small donation of only 20€ from each person, 20€ will save my family from death in Gaza 💔 Donate through the link in bio (gofundme) Together, we can achieve our goal within a day and provide crucial support to me and my family in Gaza. Your contribution means everything to us and in these difficult times your kindness is our greatest hope. We are very grateful for any assistance you can provide and thank you for your kindness and generosity in our time of need

https://gofund.me/27fab415

unfortunately I have not been able to find whether you have been vetted or not, however I believe this to be a result of the low reach of your campaign currently and how recent your campaign is. however, I want to believe you are legitimate, so I shall post your gofundme below and reblog your post. I apologise for my scepticism, however I have to be wary of scammers, who have taken advantage of the horrific situation.

[batboyblog]

Things Biden and the Democrats did, this week #24

June 21-28 2024

The US Surgeon General declared for the first time ever, firearm violence a public health crisis. The nation's top doctor recommended the banning of assault weapons and large-capacity magazines, the introduce universal background checks for purchasing guns, regulate the industry, pass laws that would restrict their use in public spaces and penalize people who fail to safely store their weapons. President Trump dismissed Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy in 2017 in part for his criticism of guns before his time in government, he was renominated for his post by President Biden in 2021. While the Surgeon General's reconstructions aren't binding a similar report on the risks of smoking in 1964 was the start of a national shift toward regulation of tobacco.

Vice-President Harris announced the first grants to be awarded through a ground breaking program to remove barriers to building more housing. Under President Biden more housing units are under construction than at any time in the last 50 years. Vice President Harris was announcing 85 million dollars in grants giving to communities in 21 states through the  Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO) program. The administration plans another 100 million in PRO grants at the end of the summer and has requested 100 million more for next year. The Treasury also announced it'll moved 100 million of left over Covid funds toward housing. All of this is part of plans to build 2 million affordable housing units and invest $258 billion in housing overall.

President Biden pardoned all former US service members convicted under the US Military's ban on gay sex. The pardon is believed to cover 2,000 veterans convicted of "consensual sodomy". Consensual sodomy was banned and a felony offense under the Uniform Code of Justice from 1951 till 2013. The Pardon will wipe clean those felony records and allow veterans to apply to change their discharge status.

The Department of Transportation announced $1.8 Billion in new infrastructure building across all 50 states, 4 territories and Washington DC. The program focuses on smaller, often community-oriented projects that span jurisdictions. This award saw a number of projects focused on climate and energy, like $25 million to help repair damage caused by permafrost melting amid higher temperatures in Alaska, or $23 million to help electrify the Downeast bus fleet in Maine.

The Department of Energy announced $2.7 billion to support domestic sources of nuclear fuel. The Biden administration hopes to build up America's domestic nuclear fuel to allow for greater stability and lower costs. Currently Russia is the world's top exporter of enriched uranium, supplying 24% of US nuclear fuel.

The Department of Interior awarded $127 million to 6 states to help clean up legacy pollution from orphaned oil and gas wells. The funding will help cap 600 wells in Alaska, Arizona, Indiana, New York and Ohio. So far thanks to administration efforts over 7,000 orphaned wells across the country have been capped, reduced approximately 11,530 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions

HUD announced $469 million to help remove dangerous lead from older homes. This program will focus on helping homeowners particularly low income ones remove lead paint and replace lead pipes in homes built before 1978. This represents one of the largest investments by the federal government to help private homeowners deal with a health and safety hazard.

Bonus: President Biden's efforts to forgive more student debt through his administration's SAVE plan hit a snag this week when federal courts in Kansas and Missouri blocked elements the Administration also suffered a set back at the Supreme Court as its efforts to regular smog causing pollution was rejected by the conservative majority in a 5-4 ruling that saw Amy Coney Barrett join the 3 liberals against the conservatives. This week's legal setbacks underline the importance of courts and the ability to nominate judges and Justices over the next 4 years.

[ghostofanonpast]

christmas season is upon us again. this year, i wish to ask you to direct your generosity to those who have lost everything. i specifically want to draw your attention to four campaigns for gazan families who are all in great need. it would make me happier than anything if we could ease their struggle together for christmas.

1. child mohammed and his family

gofundme | verified by association | $780/60,000

mohammed was born with partial paralysis, and urgently needs access to proper healthcare. new campaign very low on funds!

2. nour and her family

gofundme | verified, gazavetters #50 | $40,355/90,000

my dear friend nour has been doing everything to support her five children and the people around her, but funds have slowed a lot at a critical time.

3. leena and her family

gofundme | verified | 28,800/30,000€

leena's campaign has been so close to the campaign goal for months, but with very little change. please help me push for her.

leena's campaign is unfortunately experiencing temporary issues with transfers. please hold on donating more while we figure things out. thank you.

4. family alshareef

gofundme | verified, gazavetters #48 | 12,263/70,000€

manar and salah have been working so hard to raise funds to feed their two children, and especially need help for the winter.

i will update the raised funds on this post for this month. i hope we can boost all of these campaigns together. please consider donating even $5 if you can. everything helps.

[turtletoria]

This family of 5 (Toleen (6), Walid (3), Layan (2), and their mother and father) needs your help in raising €20,000 necessary to evacuate; find medical care and equipment for Walid, who is disabled and unable to stand or walk; and provide for the kids.

‼️ They are critically low on funds in addition to donations being very slow (the last donation was from 3 days ago)!! Please consider donating!!

€1550/€20,0000

🌷 If you've ever wanted an art commission from me, im also holding a raffle that you can enter if you donate to this family - more info here if you're interested!

🌟 Verified by Butterflyeffect Project (line 1000) and Pali Pals (line 259)

🕊 You can show your support not only by donating, but also following the family on IG @/toleen.khaled31 or TikTok @/shatha.mohammed93

🇵🇸

[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.

[slyandthefamilybook]

since we now know that all those "my blog is safe for Jewish people" posts are bullshit, here are some Jewish organizations you can donate to if you actually want to prove you support Jews. put up or shut up

FIGHTING HUNGER

Masbia - Kosher soup kitchens in New York

MAZON - Practices and promotes a multifaceted approach to hunger relief, recognizing the importance of responding to hungry peoples' immediate need for nutrition and sustenance while also working to advance long-term solutions

Tomchei Shabbos - Provides food and other supplies so that poor Jews can celebrate the Sabbath and the Jewish holidays

FINANCIAL AID

Ahavas Yisrael - Providing aid for low-income Jews in Baltimore

Hebrew Free Loan Society - Provides interest-free loans to low-income Jews in New York and more

GLOBAL AID

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee - Offers aid to Jewish populations in Central and Eastern Europe as well as in the Middle East through a network of social and community assistance programs. In addition, the JDC contributes millions of dollars in disaster relief and development assistance to non-Jewish communities

American Jewish World Service - Fighting poverty and advancing human rights around the world

Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society - Providing aid to immigrants and refugees around the world

Jewish World Watch - Dedicated to fighting genocides around the world

MEDICAL AID

Sharsheret - Support for cancer patients, especially breast cancer

SOCIAL SERVICES

The Aleph Institute - Provides support and supplies for Jews in prison and their families, and helps Jewish convicts reintegrate into society

Bet Tzedek - Free legal services in LA

Bikur Cholim - Providing support including kosher food for Jews who have been hospitalized in the US, Australia, Canada, Brazil, and Israel

Blue Card Fund - Critical aid for holocaust survivors

Chai Lifeline - An org that's very close to my heart. They help families with members with disabilities in Baltimore

Chana - Support network for Jews in Baltimore facing domestic violence, sexual abuse, and elder abuse

Community Alliance for Jewish-Affiliated Cemetaries - Care of abandoned and at-risk Jewish cemetaries

Crown Heights Central Jewish Community Council - Provides services to community residents including assistance to the elderly, housing, employment and job training, youth services, and a food bank

Hands On Tzedakah - Supports essential safety-net programs addressing hunger, poverty, health care and disaster relief, as well as scholarship support to students in need

Hebrew Free Burial Association

Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services - Programs include early childhood and learning, children and adolescent services, mental health outpatient clinics for teenagers, people living with developmental disabilities, adults living with mental illness, domestic violence and preventive services, housing, Jewish community services, counseling, volunteering, and professional and leadership development

Jewish Caring Network - Providing aid for families facing serious illnesses

Jewish Family Service - Food security, housing stability, mental health counseling, aging care, employment support, refugee resettlement, chaplaincy, and disability services

Jewish Relief Agency - Serving low-income families in Philadelphia

Jewish Social Services Agency - Supporting people’s mental health, helping people with disabilities find meaningful jobs, caring for older adults so they can safely age at home, and offering dignity and comfort to hospice patients

Jewish Women's Foundation Metropolitan Chicago - Aiding Jewish women in Chicago

Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty - Crisis intervention and family violence services, housing development funds, food programs, career services, and home services

Misaskim - Jewish death and burial services

Our Place - Mentoring troubled Jewish adolescents and to bring awareness of substance abuse to teens and children

Tiferes Golda - Special education for Jewish girls in Baltimore

Yachad - Support for Jews with disabilities

[barabones]

We are critically low on funds for buying and maintaining esims! Also, due to the weirdness of the Canadian dollar and conversion rates at the moment, it's been recommended for USA-side donors to donate via bit.ly/eSimsUSD. That should link directly to Jane's paypal, and will make it easier to throw said American dollar buckaroos at American people buckaroos. Otherwise everyone else can please continue to donate to the classic bit.ly/eSimsRUs link.

We also have gotten some kind folks to donate their proceeds to us! Check these projects out!

Thank you so much!

[julianbashir]

however you chose to spend the holidays, do not forget those in gaza who need your help to find peace and safety! mohammed @mohammed-gaza0 is critically low on funds for his campaign. ive donated €10, can anyone match my donation? give what you are able to, and please share!

as of november 12, 2024:

€869/€50K goal

only 21 people have donated so far--you can be the difference in saving mohammed's life!

✅️ Vetted by @gazavetters , #261 on the list!

[llycaons]

🇵🇸 Vetted fundraisers for Palestine 🇵🇸 (9/20)

Hi all, here are some more campaigns of the people who have reached out to me recently. As you can see, most are quite low on their goals! Let’s get them closer!

Alaa and baby Nona: @nona0 // #158 on GazaVetters list // donate // €374/€20,000 (Critically low on funds - last donation 2d ago!)

Tahani and her three daughters: @jamelwww // #226 on GazaVetters list // donate // €525/€60,000

Ahmad Abu Al-Amrain's family: @ahmadfromgaza, @ahmadfrompalestine, and @ahmad382002 // #119 on GazaVetters list // donate // €477/€40,000 (Critically low on funds)

Mahmoud Klaib's niece and nephew: @ebtehalloaykolabloay4 and @loaykolabloay5 // #106 on GazaVetters list and no3. on this list by gaza-evacuation-funds // donate // €1,566/€100,000

Ali Miqdad's family: @alimeq92 // #54 on GazaVetters list // donate // €3,035/€70,000

Muhammad Al-Sir's family of nine: @mohammdalser // #66 on GazaVetters list // donate // €2,318/€50,000

Hamza's family: @hamza-gaza // #91 on GazaVetters list // donate // €4,082/€100,000

Jaber Al-Haj's family: @jaberfamily and @jaberhj // vetted by 90-ghost and vetted by association // donate // $1,170/$29,000

Reunite Ahmed and Sahar's family - daughter Walaa is diabetic and urgently needs insulin: @ahmed79ss and @holydreamlandchaos // vetted by association, account was hacked but is legitimate and is running again, more info here // donate // $13,457 CAD/$50,000

Mahmoud Khalaf's family evacuation to Ireland: @supportgaza (prev acct @mahmoudkhalafff was terminated) // #151 on vetted evacuation funds list // donate // €33,156/€55,000 (donations have slowed SIGNIFICANTLY)

As with the others - all of these campaigns are legitimate and all these people do need support for food, medicine, clothing, and shelter when winter comes. If you don’t know who to donate to, click here. Whatever number you get, donate $5-$20 to that family, or whatever you can afford. Every little bit really does help :) I’d really like to encourage donations with these lists, not just reblogs. Thanks, everyone! 😊🇵🇸

[hyperlexichypatia]

One of the most common criticisms of "housing first" initiatives (programs to provide housing for unhoused people unconditionally without gatekeeping) is that housing first "does not improve mental health."  Now, let's set aside for the moment that this criticism is irrelevant -- the purpose of housing is to provide shelter, not to "improve mental health" -- what definition of "mental health" could possibly make this true? As much as I try to critique and deconstruct the social construction of "mental health," how could it possibly be true that having a safe, assured place to live would not result in greater happiness, greater inner peace, less depression, less anxiety, less negative emotions, than living on the street?  What possible definition of "mental health" would not be improved by being housed rather than unhoused?

Answering this requires unpacking the wildly different, almost completely unrelated, definitions of "mental health," one applied to relatively privileged people, and one applied to oppressed people.

For relatively privileged people, the concept of "mental health" is centered on emotional well-being, introspection and self-awareness, and the mitigation or management of negative emotions like pain, depression, anxiety, and anger.

For oppressed people, the concept of "mental health" is centered on compliance, obedience, and productivity.

Like most privilege disparities, this isn't binary. For most people who are privileged in some ways and marginalized in other ways, "mental health support" will include some degree of the emotional support given to privileged people, and some degree of the compliance and productivity training given to oppressed people, with the proportions varying on where exactly each person falls on various privilege axes.  All children are oppressed by ageism, so all children's "mental health" has some elements promoting compliance, obedience, and productivity. But relatively privileged children may also receive some emotional support mixed in, while children of color, children in poverty, and children with existing neurodivergence labels will receive a much higher ratio of compliance training to emotional support.

One of the clearest illustrations of this disparity is the contrast between the "self-care" recommended to privileged people, and the "meaningful days" imposed on oppressed people.

Relatively privileged people are often told, by therapists, doctors, mental health culture, and self-help books, that they are working too hard and need to rest more. They're told that for the sake of their mental health, they need work-life balance, self-care, walks in the woods, baths with scented candles. Implicit in these recommendations is that the reason these people are working too hard is because of internal factors, like guilt or emotional drive, rather than external factors, like needing to pay the bills and not being able to afford a day off.

By contrast, unhoused people, institutionalized people, people labeled with "severe" or "serious" or "low-functioning" mental disabilities, are literally prescribed labor. Publicly funded "mental health initiatives" require the most marginalized members of society to work tedious jobs for little or no pay, under the premise that loading boxes at a warehouse will make their days "meaningful" and thus improve their "mental health." And unlike the self-care advice given to relatively privileged people, the forced-labor-for-your-own-good approach is not optional. People are either forced into it directly by guardians or institutions, or coerced into it as a precondition to access material needs like housing and food.

The form of "mental health" applied to relatively privileged people has some genuinely useful and beneficial elements. We could all stand to introspect and examine our own feelings more, manage our negative emotions without being overwhelmed by them, have self-confidence. We all need rest and self-care.

Still, privileged mental health culture, even at its best, is deeply flawed. At best, it tends to encourage a degree of self-centeredness and condescension. It's obsessed with classifying experiences as "trauma" or "toxic." It's one of the worst culprits in feeding the "long adolescence" phenomenon and generally perpetuating the idea that treating people as incompetent is doing them a kindness. Even the best therapists serving the most privileged clients have a strong tendency towards gaslighting and "correcting" people about their own feelings and desires.

But perhaps the worst consequence of privileged mental health culture is that it gives cover to the dehumanizing, abusive, compliance-oriented "mental health care" forced upon the most marginalized people. Privileged people are encouraged to universalize their experiences with sentiments like "We all deal with mental health" or assume that the mild, relatively benign "mental health care" they experienced are the norm, so what are those silly mad liberation people complaining about?

Tonight, I listened to a leader from an agency serving unhoused people talk about how "Everyone struggled with mental health during the pandemic"... and then later mention that their shelter categorically excludes people with paranoid schizophrenia diagnoses. So perhaps "everyone struggles with mental health," but only certain people are categorically excluded from services, from shelter, from autonomy, from basic human rights, because of how their brains happen to work.

As always, it seems like so much effort in the mad liberation/ neurodiversity/ antipsychiatry movement is spent holding the hands of relatively privileged people receiving relatively privileged "mental health care" and reassuring them that we're not trying to take it away from them. Fine, it's great that you like your antidepressants and anti-anxiety medication and your nice therapist who listens to you and your support group. Great. Go live your best life. But that has nothing to do with our fight against forced drugging, forced labor, forced institutionalization, forced poverty. It's not even close to the same "mental health."

[higgsbosom]

Hello, I am Sahar, a patient with left breast cancer. Can you help with a donation or share for me and my four children? https://gofund.me/47a8d4cf

€611 raised of €20,000 goal

they are critically low on their funds!! please donate!!

#253 here

[batboyblog]

Things Biden and the Democrats did, this week #21

May 31-June 7 2024

As part of President Biden's goal to bring the number of traffic deaths to zero, the Department of Transportation has sent $480 million in safety grants to all 50 states, DC, and all the US territories. The grants will focus on trucks, buses and other large vehicles. Thanks to DoT safety actions deaths involving heavy vehicles dropped by 8% from 2022 to 2023 and the department wants to keep pushing till the number is 0.

The Departments of Interior and Agriculture announced $2.8 billion plan to protect public land and support local government Conservation Efforts. $1.9 billion will be used to repair and restore national parks and public land, restoring historic sites, as well as Bureau of Indian Education-funded schools. $900 million will go to conservation funding, allowing the government to buy land to protect it. Half the funds will go to the federal government half to state and local governments and for the first time ever a tribal Conservation Land Acquisition program has been set up to allow tribal governments to buy land to protect nature.

The Department of Transportation announced that it had managed to get customers nearly $1 Billion dollars worth of flight reimbursements. The DoT reached an agreement with 3 airlines, Lufthansa, KLM, and South African Airways to pay between them $900 million to passengers effected by Covid related cancellations and delays. This adds to the $4 billion dollars of refunds and reimbursements to airline passengers under the Biden Administration.

The Department of Interior announced $725 million to clean up legacy coal pollution. This is the 3rd pay out from the $11.3 billion dollars President Biden signed into law in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to clean up coal pollution and invest in communities that used to rely on the coal industry. The money will be spent across 22 states and the Navajo Nation. Closing dangerous mine shafts, reclaim unstable slopes, improve water quality by treating acid mine drainage, and restore water supplies damaged by mining.

HUD launches the first of its kind investment program in manufactured homes. Manufactured homes represent a major market for affordable housing and the Biden Administration is the first to offer support to people trying to buy. HUD hopes the program will help 5,000 families and individuals buy their own home over the next 5 years.

The Department of the Interior announced $700 million for long-term water conservation projects across the Lower Colorado River Basin. The Colorado River Basin provides water for more than 40 million people, electric power to 7 US States and is a critical crucial resource for 30 Tribal nations and two Mexican states. The project hopes to save more than 700,000 acre-feet of water in Lake Mead. In the face of climate change causing a historic 23-year drought, there is record low water levels at Lake Powell and Lake Mead. The Biden Administration has moved aggressively to try to protect the Colorado River and make sure there's enough water in the West.

HUD makes $123 million for fighting Youth Homelessness available. This represents the 8th round of investment in Youth Homelessness since 2021 for a total of $440 million so far. The Biden Administration is focusing on innovative answers, like host homes, and kinship care models, with emphasis on creating equitable strategies to assist youth who are most vulnerable, including BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and youth with disabilities. This is part of the Biden Administration goal of cutting homelessness by 25% by the end of 2025

The Department of Agriculture announced a series of actions to strength Tribal food sovereignty. The USDA will grant tribes in Maine, Alaska, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oregon and Washington $42 million through the Indigenous Animals Harvesting and Meat Processing Grants to support native animal harvesting. $18 million for projects under the Tribal Forest Protection Act. As well as $2.3 million to support the service of Indigenous foods in school meal programs. The USDA also plans its first ever class of interns specifically focused on Tribal agriculture and food sovereignty. The USDA also plans to host a first ever international trade mission focused on Tribal Nation and Native Hawaiian Community businesses.

Bonus: President Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, and Secretaries of Defense Lloyd Austin and State Antony Blinken traveled to Normandy France to mark the 80th Anniversary of D-Day. They were joined by a handful of surviving veterans of the landings many over 100 years old.