#the goal was reached!!

[fcaruana]

franco's on twitter helping raise funds for a child with leukemia while simultaneously dissing an ex racing driver that scammed said child (+ tons of people) omg

[hoaxghost]

Girl failed the med school exam like 8 times I dont think she'd do all too well when faced with the burnt crisp of her captain

[martyrbat]

the memes and jokes about biden dropping out are all great but PLEASE dont turn away and forget the victims of him directly funding a genocide. these are real people that are still being impacted by his cruelty, their tragedies are still ongoing and they need our support more than ever.

if I can suggest a Palestinian family to support, I'll highly recommend Yusuf and his family—who has been vetted for [here]. The GoFundMe breaks down the costs, including the urgent need for an eight year old child to have a kidney replacement, but only €8,404 is currently needed for his family to pay crossing and coordination fees!!

[bamsara]

I think that one thing people fail to understand is that unsolicited literary criticism coming from an online stranger who is reading with no knowledge of what the authors intended goal is, is not going to be received the same as say: the authors beta reader or friends who know what the authors intended goal and has the sufficient knowledge and input to help the author reach that desired outcome.

"But I'm only trying to be helpful" How do I know you have the knowledge and literary skill for you to be able to actaully do that when we don't know each other and you are essentially a stranger to me? Are you applying this criticism based out of personal biased experience and desire to see the story or characterization be driven in another direction or tweaked, or do you know the author's intentions for the character? If the story is incomplete, are you basing your criticism of a character on the incomplete narration with only partial information available of them or are you building up a report until the story's completion? Did the author provide you with the information needed to make a fully informed criticism?

Have you discussed with the author what their plans are or are you assuming them based off the narration, especially if the narration is proven or implied to be unreliable or missing key points of the plot? Are you unbiased enough to help them reach their desired outcome for the characters and story regardless of your personal feelings towards the characters/antagonists and setting? Can you handle being told your specific input isn't wanted because you're a reader and/or have no written anything relating to their genre or topic? Do you understand and respect that the author's personal experiences might influence their writing and make it different than how you would have done it personally? Do you understand if an author only wants input from a specific demographic relating to their story?

If it's for fanfiction or other hobby media, are you holding a free hobby to a professional standard? Are you trying to give criticism because you feel like the author has produced 'subpar job performance' of their fic? Are you viewing their work as a personal intimate outlet or something that must conform with mass media? Are you applying rules and guidelines when the fic is shared for simple sharing sake? Is your criticism worded appropriately and focused on the parts where the author has requested input on rather than a general dismissal and or disapproval?

Have you put yourself in a place where you assumed you have the input needed for the story to evolve better, or have you asked what the author needs and what they're having trouble with? Can you handle having your criticism rejected if the author decides their story doesn't need the change and not take it as a personal offense against your character? Are you crossing that boundary because you think you are doing the author a favor? Are you trying to be helpful, or do you just want to be?

I think sometimes when people hear authors go 'please don't give me unsolicited writing advice or criticism' they automatically chalk it up to 'this author doesn't want ANY constructive feedback on their stuff at all' and not "i already have trusted individuals who will help me with my writing goals and- hey i don't know you like that, please stop acting so overly familiar with me'

[artemis-pendragon]

Pictures from haya.orouq on TikTok

My wonderful friend Haya is only 18 years old and trying to get her sick mother (a kidney failure patient) and the rest of her family evacuated from Gaza to Egypt. They barely survived an airstrike that blasted all the windows out of the house they were in when Israel attacked Deir Al-Balah last week and were displaced again 02/24/2024 and the situation is extremely desperate. Please if you can spare even the smallest amount to help them, it would mean the world to us!! ❤️🇵🇸❤️🇵🇸❤️🇵🇸

GOFUNDME

[badolmen]

Five Dollar Fridays!

Can you spare $5 this week? If not, please reblog this post so it reaches someone who can!

Otherwise, please donate $5 to one of the following verified fundraisers for families in Palestine and then reblog this post:

(verification) Musab's Family (£136/£10.000) [1.06%] *new goal and campaign, see here.

(verification) Moamen's Family ($376/$30.000) [1.25%] *new campaign and goal, see here.

(verification) Sohaip's Family (£1.131/£10.000) [11.3%]

(verification) Basel's Family (CHF 9.420/CHF 60.000) [15.7%]

(verification) Muhammad's Family (€24.304/€82.000) [29.6%]

(verification) Malak's Family (€7.881/€25.000) [31.5%]

(verification) Samer’s Family (kr 149.588/kr 450.000) [33.2%] *alternate campaign, see here.

(verification) Nadaa's Family (£10.029/£25.000) [40.1%]

(verification) Mohammed's Family (€46.615/€80.000) [58.3%]

(verification) Youssef's Family (€17.529/€30.000) [58.4%]

(verification) Laila's Family (€33.703/€55.000) [61.3%]

(verification) Mohammad's Family (€31.700/€50.000) [63.4%] *new goal

(verification) Abdelrahman's Family (€20.120/€30.000) [67.1%]

(verification) Nabila's Family ($20.820/$30.000) [69.4%]

(verification) Asmaa's Family (€35.436/€45.000) [78.7%]

(verification) Amira's Family (€32.881/€39.000) [84.3%]

(verification) Fadi's Family ($44.335/$50.000) [88.7%] *new goal, see here.

(verification) Yousef's Family (€48.792/€50.000) [97.6%] *new goal and campaign, see here.

Time stamp: Jan. 17, 2025

More information and campaigns under the read more.

(Conversions: $5 = kr52.36, €4.66, £3.89, CHF4.30)

Daily Campaigns @writing-prompts-for-palestine

Match Me Monday

Ten Dollar Tuesdays

Do Something Saturdays

Completed Campaigns:

(verification) Nada’s Family (€16.040/€16.000) [100%]

(verification) Wafaa's Family ($100.803/$85.000) [100%] *new goal and campaign, see here.

*** the follow campaigns have been terminated by GFM/are no longer accepting donations. I am looking for an update from the vetters or organizers.

(verification) Tala’s Family (€13.967/€40.000) [34.9%]

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

The musical episode.

[First] Prev <–-> Next

[malakandmasa025]

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💔💔Urgent appeal from a mother🙏🙏

Hello dear friends! ❤🤍🖤💚

🍉I am doaa Ayyad, a Palestinian from the besieged and destroyed Gaza 😭😭,amothers of tow girls Malak &Masa, Malak suffers from Down syndrome and has a heart problem and needs urgent medical intervention due to a birth defect.

We are suffering😭😭 for 405 difficult days from an aggressive war.

Our lives are harsh because we lack all the basic necessities of life. Everything has become scarce and unattainable. There is no food, no water, no medicine.

So, I ask you to help me keep my family safe and alive, especially after we had lost all our sources of livelihood.Please do not leave my family to struggle and suffer these difficult days alone. You can support my campaign by donating whatever you can or by sharing my posts to reach others who can help us survive the war to safety and peace. You are helping the lives of many people with your small contribution. Every donation makes a difference in our very difficult lives. But this is a legitimate campaign and has been checked by 90-ghost and gaza-evacuations_fund

https://gofund.me/79e8f40a

@godmybackhurts @90-ghost @creating-something-stuff @kryaaas @staff @creating-something-stuff @gazavetters @gaza-evacuation-funds @gaza @honeygordo @heydreamchild @quotemadness @elfi-knell @equipebrasil @usoppsfattit @dreamertrilogys @depressed-changeling @x0pluto @breadedsinner @bearrxx

[rovermcfly]

I wonder if I'm overestimating how many subscribers it would take to make the subscription service profitable and avoid complete bankruptcy or if they're overestimating how many people will end up subscribing to it. one of us is wrong and I really hope it's me for their sake.

[alexsiple]

other stuff i drew for @bpfineartzine!

[yourlocalabomination]

May I present to you one of the dumbest things iv ever drawn.

[raine-grey]

Yknow what, fuck it, gonna do one of these

25 notes, I'll finish writing my recent WIP

50 notes, I'll start writing fanfic, and figure out how to post onto ao3

100 notes, I'll come out as trans to my mom

500 notes, I'll try and learn to code and make the roguelike I've had an idea for for the last year and a half

1k notes, you press the red button and the post self destructs. Yeah, you gotta get it just right. It's a balancing act.

[sugajimin]

some yoongi gifs until he comes back home (19/?)

[juliettecousin]

🇫🇷/ Le financement participatif est lancé !! Rendez vous sur le site d'exemplaire édition pour soutenir la BD ! 🇬🇧/ The crowdfunding has been launched ! Be sure to check exemplaire edition's website to support the comic !🐍

[lacyscabinet]

I need to get my roots done so this is what I offer to you guys today, tomorrow? Who knows...