#update 253

[gofancyninjaworld]

OPM Manga Update 253 Raw and Translations

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Spanish Translations

Edit: English is now out!

[fading-event-608]

Is seeing the same post on your dash tiring for you?

What do you think Palestinians feel after almost a year of the same bombs that sometimes even drop on the same place, same lies about a 'ceasefire', same same indifference towards their suffering?

Just because a post highlighting a fundraiser was made a day, a week, a month ago doesn't mean it's not worth sharing. So many campaigns were created months ago and received little or no support at all. All while needing funds more than ever.

Just in the last 24 hours IOF committed 4 massacres, resulting in 23 martyrs and 101 injuries - and that's just the people who could reach the hospitals or were found; many are still under the rubble or blocked from ambulances in other ways.

"The toll from the "israeli" aggression has risen to 41,638 martyrs and 96,460 injuries since October 7th of last year." - from today's Palestinian Ministry of Health news. And again, that's the people they could count - people whose scattered remains were dug up by their families, people who were injured and died while on their way to the hospital or in it (either from wounds or getting bombed in there too).

IOF sees your indifference and continues it's aggression on Lebanon. After all, if they can get away with a year (76 years) of genocide, why not start another one?

Only 3 days ago I've made a vent post [here] about how a fundraiser I've been spotlighting received less and less donations in the last week. And guess what? It still gets some reblogs. And guess what? It's stagnating again despite that.

If you can share the same 'tumblr heritage' post time and time again, if you can share same posts from various gimmick blogs, you can handle some repetition on your dash. In fact, you can also handle a small donation to a Palestinian fundraiser (if you can't then it's fine and you DO NOT need to comment that. In fact, you shouldn't.)

Please share this post and donate to Palestinian fundraisers, including Falastin's:

Keep in mind CONVERSION RATES:

10$ = 101 SEK

25$ = 253 SEK

50$ = 506 SEK

100$ = 1,012 SEK

I've talked about it before numerous times, a lot of info can be found on this post [here].

Vetting info: #282 in El-Shab-Hussein and Nabulsi's spreadsheet [here], #957 in the Butterfly Project spreadsheet [here]

I do semi-regular art updates (last one [here]) and accept commissions for proof of donations, please dm me for info as my art blog was terminated.

[oddball-in-the-scarf]

I get many asks and contacts from Palestinians now and I cannot go through them all, so I am making a compilement post of the ones I've found or who have contacted me to spread awareness of their campaigns.

This list will be updated as time goes on but I can't seem to add any more links and cant post anymore fundraisers than the ones listed, so once one has reached its goal, I will replace it with another.

Because I can't post anymore links, I do encourage any palestinian blogger to leave them in the replies.

Some of the unverified campaigns have now since been verified, consider supporting them. Vetted @/abuzuhrisahar1 - Help me save the future of children and treat cancer (€899 raised of €20,000 goal) (vetted here listed at 253) (LOW ON FUNDS)

@/m8hammed - Help Mohammed and his family get through this war in Gaza (€10,231 raised of €25,000 goal) (vetted by ibtisams before they deactivated)

@/mahmoud-1995 - Help this family evacuate from gaza ($17,635 raised of $50,000 goal) (vetted here)

@/sameer-47 - Help My Family Evacuate to Safety ($6,622 raised of $50,000 goal) (vetted here) @/eslamfamily - Help Eslam Save Her Family ($16,311USD raised of $50,000 goal) (vetted here)

@/anasfamilys - Evacuate My Last Family Members in Gaza (€3,275 raised of €50,000 goal) (family tiktok)

@/fidaa-family2 - Help Fidaa and her children ($$56,004USD raised of $75,000 target) (vetted here) @/fatma--gaza - Support Fatima's Family in Gaza After Heartbreaking Tragedy (€10,175raised of €20,000 goal) (vetted here)

@/dinamahammed99 - Help me save my children from death in the Gaza war ($14,456USD raised of $50,000 goal) (vetted here)

@/monashamali - Help the Munna Tashmali Family Rebuild Their Home and Future (£14,735 raised of £30,000 goal) (vetted here)

@/odayalanqar-2002 - Help Oday And Family Evacuate Gaza , Rebuild Lives (€1,101 raised of €50,000 goal) (vetted here) (campaign had to be restarted)

@/girlquee - Save the life of an innocent child (€23,084 raised of €30,000 goal) (vetted here)

@/lina-gaza - Support Family escape from rafah to save place (€43,765 raised of €60,000 goal) (Vetted here)

@/mohiy-gaza - Support Mohi's Fight for Survival in Gaza ($79,615USD raised of $120,000 goal) (vetted here)

@/aahed225 - Help Aahed and his family get through this war in Gaza (€€3,591 raised of €40,000 goal) (vetted here) @/safaaaa01 - Support Safaa's Quest To Get Her Family To Safety. ($22,095 USD raised of $75,000 goal) (vetted here)

@/ahmed4palestine - Save Ahmed and His Family in Gaza ($20,298USD raised of $30,000 goal) (vetted here)

ashraf-family2 (deactivated) - Hope for Gaza: Support Ashraf's Family Rebuild Their Lives (€25,820 raised of €30,000 goal) (vetted here)

@/mayadayyad81 - Help little children of Gaza stay safe and alive! ($43,117USD raised of $50,000 goal) (vetted here)

@/mohdiwais - GAZA : HELP IWAIS FAMILY TO REBUILD THIER LIFES (kr618,564SEK raised of kr800,000 goal) (vetted here)

@/yahyaahmed5 - Support Gaza Family's Journey to Recovery ($$1,591USD raised of $50,000 goal) (vetted here)

@/ahmeadhilles - Helping the Helles family achieve a better future (€20,078 raised of €80,000 goal) (vetted here)

@/mohamed-mikki - Help Mohammed To Survive and Restore His Life ($2,163 raised of $20,000) (vetted here)

@/anqar - From War to Education: Abdelrahman Resilient Journey (€19,866 raised of €30,000 goal) (vetted here)

@/malkzaeem - Help my family to get out of Gaza ($26,673CAD raised of $50,000 goal) (vetted here)

@/hayanahed - Emergency: Help Evacuate My Family From GAZA WAR (€92,504 raised of €100,000 goal) (vetted here, is number 26)

@/karamrafeek - Help Karam and his family rebuild their life (£848 raised of £7,000 target) (vetted here) (campaign had to be restarted) (LOW ON FUNDS)

@/dinafamily - Help me to evacuate my family from Gaza (€2,147 raised of €30,000 goal) (verified here, #10)

@/mohammedabasan - Support & Help My Family From Gaza Strip (£1,085 raised of £10,000 goal) (WARNING: BLOG, VERIFIED LINK AND GFM SHOWS IMAGES OF INJURED AND MUTILATED CHILDREN) (verified by 90-ghost)

@/mones1998gaza - Help a Father and His Children Survive Gaza's War ($2,505USD raised of $20,000 goal) (vetted here at #64 here)

Unvetted but most likely true @/mohammedmoner - Helping Muhammad and his family escape genocide (€760 raised of €50,000 goal) @/mohammednasers-blog - I want to buy water and medicine for my young children (€6,435 raised of €38,000 goal)

@/ranoshfamily - Help Rana’s family toleave Gaza before it too late (€540 raised of €70,000 goal)

@/mohamadsmeer33 - Help Mohamad in his medical studies & evacuation ($1,865AUD raised of $45,000 goal)

@/azharfreij - Save My Elderly Mother: Evacuation from Gaza (€1,975 raised of €6,000 goal)

[birdantlers]

Hey you.

Are you also upset and angry about the election? Are you concerned about the likely election tampering and collusion that won* Trump this election?

EVERY SINGLE AMERICAN who voted blue in this election needs to do this. Don't lie down and let fascism take hold of this nation even more than it already has.

Call (202) 456-1111 Tuesday—Thursday 11:00AM—3:00PM and demand an investigation.

Check the status of your ballot at vote.org. Report any issues to the DOJ voter fraud hotline: 1-800-253-3931 for those whose ballot isn’t being counted.

Here are some state-specific hotlines as well:

Here is an in-depth guide to effectively contact your representatives (lik is different from pictures below).

Here is the submission form to submit concerns the the White House as well as instructions and sample text ideas below (not pasting the actual text as incentive for people to write their own—if you submit a message or multiple messages, make sure there are differences so that nothing gets flagged as spam).

I'm not advocating for her as some kind of savior; she's a politician, but I also would urge you to consider donating to the Harris-Walz campaign fund which has been updated to include a ballot recount in its terms

There was a longer bit here but I didn't like how it sounded lol. Basically consider it if you want—but contacting reps is more important in this case.

I'm not saying all this to be a shill for a politician who's still a basically-centrist politician at the end of the day. I'm doing this because I'm pissed off and desperate to not see my home become a totalitarian dystopia.

I know that as more time passes, it can feel hopeless to fight. It isn't. January 20th is still months away, but each state has a deadline for vote finalization. If there's a snowball's chance in hell to change anything, we can't let it slip through our fingers.

This is not the time to submit to apathy. The bystander effect is how a movement dies, and when affirmative action has to be done remotely like with contacting reps, it's an even bigger factor.

Don't be these guys

Call your reps. Track your ballots. Defend and report those ballots if missing, and call/submit those White House comments.

This is no time for half measures. Please reblog

*more evidence to use in a call/message:

[northofnothing]

just realized i can do this and link the full playlist if anyone's bored and wants to browse

[kougeki-scans]

[RELEASE] D.Gray-man Chapter 253

Grab a copy of SQ.RISE 2024 AUTUMN here to support Hoshino if you can!

Release 154 // [11.01.24]

⚠️ This chapter will be updated with SFX later, we will post here once it's up!

Mangadex | Mirror

Thank you to the team for their incredible work, and to you guys for reading as always! ❤️

Enjoy the chapter~

[lesfruitsdores]

Who are the hostages still held by Hamas?

On October 7, 2023, 253 Israelis and foreign nationals were kidnapped to Gaza by Hamas and gazan civilians. Since then, 105 were released in a prisioner exchange deal, 4 were released by Hamas and 3 were rescued.

However, 60 remain in captivity [as of 02/09/24] (4 of those were kidnapped prior to 2023). A recent investigation has concluded that more than a fifth of the hostages are dead and the fate of some other hostages remains unknown. This video explains how doctors determine which hostages are dead, based on the nature of their injury and by analyising footage and the victims' last phone calls. Additionally, during the operation in Gaza, the IDF has recovered the bodies of a few victims and returned to their families for burial.

Since I couldn't find this all in one place, I've compiled a list of: 1) hostages who are presumed alive; 2) hostaged whose death has been reported/confirmed; 3) hostages who were released or rescued. In the group of hostages presumed to be alive who haven't been released, the youngest is 1-year-old Kfir Bibas and the oldest hostage is Iraqi-born 85-year old Shlomo Mansour.

As we learn more information, I'll continue to update this post.

They need to come back home. I'm hoping for more successful rescue operations soon. Keep them in your thoughts.

Hostages still held by Hamas (presumed alive or fate unknown):

(1) (2) (3)

Abraham Eitan Mor (23)

Agam Berger (19)

Alexander (Sasha) Trupanob (28)

Alon Ohel (22)

Arbel Yehoud (28)

Ariel Bibas (4)

Ariel Cunio (26)

Avera Mengistu (37) – Has been held hostage since 2014

Avinathan Or (30)

Bar Kupershtein (22)

Bipin Joshi (23)

Daniel Gilboa (19)

David Cunio (33)

Doron Steinbrecher (30)

Edan Alexander (20)

Eitan Horn (37)

Eli Sharabi (51)

Eliya Cohen (26)

Elkana Bohbot (34)

Evytar David (23)

Gadi Moses (79)

Gali Berman (26)

Guy Gilboa-Dalal (22)

Hamzah Al-Zayadni (22)

Hisham al-Sayed (35) - Has been held hostage since 2015

Yair Horn (45)

Idan Shivi (28)

Itzhk Elgarat (68)

Karina Ariev (19)

Kfir Bibas (1)

Liri Albag (18)

Matan Angrest (21)

Matan Zangauker (24)

Maxim Herkin (35)

Naama Levy (19)

Nimrod Cohen (19)

Oded Lifshitz (83)

Ofer Kalderon (53)

Ohad Ben Ami (55)

Ohad Yahalomi (49)

Omer Neutra (22)

Omer Shem Tov (21)

Omer Wenkert (22)

Omri Miran (46)

Or Levy (33)

Rom Braslavski (19)

Romi Gonen (23)

Sagui Dekel-Chen (35)

Samuel Keith Siegel (64)

Segev Kalfon (25)

Shiri Bibas (32)

Shlomo Mansour (85)

Tal Shoham (38)

Tamir Nimrod (19)

Tsachi Idan (51)

Yagev Kirsht (34)

Yarden Bibas (34)

Yosef Al-Zayadni (53)

Yosef Ohana (23)

Ziv Berman (26)

Hostages confirmed/reported dead:

(Note: I couldn't find a report with the full list, but if you google each individual name you can find sources.)

Abraham Munder (79) - Body recovered on 20/08/24.

Alex Danzig (75) - Body recovered on 20/08/24.

Alexander Lobanov (32)

Almog Sarusi (26)

Alon Shamriz (26) – Mistakenly killed by the IDF

Amit Buskila (28) - Likely killed on Oct. 7. Body recovered on 17/05/24.

Amiram Cooper (84) - Status updated on 03/06/24.

Arye Zalmanovich (85) - Death reported by Hamas. He was forced to appear in a propaganda video.

Asaf Hamami (41)

Aviv Atzili (49)

Carmel Gat (39) - Body recovered on 31/08/24.

Chaim Peri (79) - Status updated on 03/06/24.

Daniel Oz (19) - Killed on Oct. 7. Status updated on 25/02/24

Daniel Perez (22) - Killed on Oct. 7. Status updated on 17/03/24

Dolev Yehoud (35) - Killed on Oct. 7. He was presumed to be a hostage, but his remains were found in Israel after months. Status updated on 03/06/24.

Dror Kaplun (68)

Dror Or (48) - Killed on Oct. 7. Status updated on 02/05/24.

Eden Yerushalmi (24) - Body recovered on 31/08/24.

Eden Zecharya (28)

Eitan Levy (53)

Elad Katzir (47) - Murdered by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. His body was recovered in Khan Yunis. Status updated on 06/04/24.

Eliyahu Margalit (75)

Elyakim Libman (23) - Killed on Oct. 7. It was presumed he was a hostage because his body wasn't found, but it was later discovered his remains were accidentally buried with another victim. Status updated on 03/05/24.

Gad Haggai (73)

Guy Iluz (26)

Hadar Goldin (32) - Body held hostage since 2014

Hanan Yablonka (42) - Killed on Oct. 7. Body recovered on 24/05/24.

Hersh Goldberg-Polin (23) - Body recovered on 31/08/24.

Ilan Weiss (56)

Inbar Haiman (27)

Itay Chen (19) - Killed on Oct. 7. Status updated on 12/03/24.

Itay Svirsky (35) – Killed by Hamas in captivity. His body was shown in a propaganda video

Itzik Gelenter (58) - Likely killed on Oct. 7. Body recovered on 17/05/24.

Joshua Loitu Mollel (21) – A released video shows how he was brutally murdered by a group of men on October 7

Judy Weinstein (70)

Kiril Brodski (19)

Lior Rudaeff (61) - Killed on Oct. 7. His body was taken to Gaza. Status updated on 07/05/24.

Maya Goren (56)

Mordechai Yonathan Samerano (21) - Killed on Oct. 7. His body was taken to Gaza.

Nadav Popplewell (51) - Status updated on 03/06/24.

Nik Beizer (19)

Noa Marciano (19) – Her body was found near the Al-Shifa hospital

Michel Nisenbaum (59) - Killed on Oct. 7. Body recovered on 24/05/24.

Muhammed Alatrash (40) - Killed on Oct. 7. Status updated on 24/06/24.

Ofir Tzarfati (27)

Ofra Keider (70)

Oren Goldin (34)

Ori Danino (24) - Body recovered on 31/08/24.

Orión Hernandez (30) - Killed on Oct. 7. Body recovered on 24/05/24.

Oron Shaul (30) – Body held hostage since 2014

Ran Gvlli (24)

Ravid Katz (41)

Ron Benjamin (53) - Killed on Oct. 7 and his body was taken to Gaza. Body recovered on 18/05/24.

Ron Scherman (19)

Ronen Engel (54)

Sahar Baruch (24) – Killed by Hamas during a failed hostage rescue operation

Samer Talalka (22) – Mistakenly killed by the IDF

Shay Levinson (19)

Shani Louk (22) - Body taken to Gaza. Her body was recovered on 17/05/24.

Sonthaya Oakkharasr - Killed on Oct. 7. Body taken to Gaza. Status updated on 16/05/24.

Sudthisak Rinthalak - Killed on Oct. 7. Body taken to Gaza. Status updated on 16/05/24.

Tal Chaim (42)

Tamir Adar (38)

Tomer Ahimas (20)

Uriel Baruch (35) - Status updated on 26/03/24

Yagev Buchshtab (34)

Yair Yaakov (59) – Killed on Oct. 7. Sons and girlfriend were released. Status updated on 15/02/24.

Yehudit Weiss (65) – Her body was found near the Al-Shifa hospital

Yossi Sharabi (53) – His dead body was shown in a propaganda video

Yoram Metzer (80) - Status updated on 03/06/24.

Yotam Haim – Mistakenly killed by the IDF

Ziv Dado (36)

Released/rescued hostages:

(1) (2)

Abigail Edan, 4, American citizen

Ada Sagi, 75

Adi Shoham, 38

Adina Moshe, 72

Agam Goldstein-Almog, 17

Aisha Ziyadne, 17

Alma Avraham, 84

Alma Or, 13

Almog Meir Jan (21) - Rescued by the IDF on 08/06/24.

Amit Shani, 15

Amit Soussana, 40

Andrey Zozlov (27) - Rescued by The IDF on 08/06/24.

Anucha Angkaew

Aviv Asher, 2, German citizen

Aviva Adrienne Siegel, 62

Bancha Kongmanee, Thai national

Bilal Ziyadne, 18

Boonthom Phankhong, Thai national

Buddee Saengboon, Thai national

Chalermchai Sangkaew

Channa Peri, 79

Chen Goldstein-Almog, 48

Clara Marman, 63, Argentine citizen

Daniel Aloni, 44

Dafna Elyakim, 15

Doron Katz Asher, 34, German citizen

Ditza Heiman, 84

Emilia Aloni, 5

Emily Toni Kornberg Hand, 8

Emma Cunio, 3, Argentine citizen

Erez Calderon, 12, French citizen

Eitan Yahalomi, 12, French citizen

Ela Elyakim, 8

Fernando Marman – Rescued by the IDF

Gabriela Leimberg, 59, Argentine citizen

Gal Goldstein-Almog, 11

Gal Tarshansky, 13

Gelienor (Jimmy) Pacheco, 37, Filipino national

Hagar Brodetz, 40

Hanna Katzir, 77

Hila Rotem Shoshani, 12

Ilana Gritzewsky Kimchi, 30

Irena Tati, 73, a Russian citizen, was included on the list but released separately from the exchange deal.

Itay Regev Jerbi, 18

Juckapan Sikena

Judith Raanan, 59 [Released 22/10/23]

Kaid Farhan Alkadi (52) - Rescued by the IDF on 27/08/24.

Karina Engel-Bart, 51, Argentine citizen

Keren Munder, 54

Komkrit Chombua

Kong Saelao

Liam Or, 18

Liat Beinin Atzili, 49, American citizen

Luis Har – Rescued by the IDF

Manee Jirachart

Margalit Mozes, 78, German citizen

Maya Regev Jirbi, 21

Meirav Tal, 53

Mia Leimberg, 17, Argentine citizen

Mia Shem, 21, French citizen

Mika Engel, 18, Argentine citizen

Mongkhol Phajuabboon, Thai national

Moran Stela Yanai, 40

Natalie Raanan, 17 [Released 22/10/23]

Nattaporn Onkaew

Natthawaree Moonkan, Thai national

Naveh Shoham, 8

Nili Margalit, 41

Noa Argamani (26) - Rescued by the IDF on 08/06/24.

Noam Avigdori, 12

Noga Weiss, 18

Noam Or, 17

Noralin Babadilla, 60, born in the Philippines

Nurit Cooper [Released 24/10/23]

Ofri Brodetz, 10

Ohad Munder, 9

Or Yaakov, 16, German citizen

Ori Megidish – Rescued by the IDF

Oriya Brodetz, 4

Owat Suriyasri, 40, father of two

Ofelia Adit Roitman, 77, born in Argentina

Ofir Engel, 17, Dutch citizen

Paiboon Rattanin

Pattanayut Tonsakree

Phonsawan Pinakalo

Ra’aya Rotem, 54

Raz Ben-Ami, 56, German citizen

Rimon Kirsht Buchshtav, 36

Raz Asher, 4, German citizen

Ron Krivoi, 25, an Israeli-Russian citizen, was included on the list, although he was released separately from the exchange deal.

Ruth Munder, 78

Sahar Calderon, 16, French citizen

Santi Boonphrom, Thai national

Sapir Cohen, 29

Shani Goren, 29

Sharon Aloni-Cunio, 34, Argentine citizen

Sharon Hertzman Avigdori, 52

Shlomi Ziv (40) - Rescued by the IDF on 08/06/24.

Shiri Weiss, 53

Shoshan Haran, 67

Surin Kesungnoen

Tal Goldstein-Almog, 8

Tamar Metzger, 78

Uthai Sangnuan, Thai national

Uthai Thunsri, Thai national

Wichai Kalapat, 28, Thai national

Wichian Temthon

Withoon Phumee, 33, Thai national

Yaffa Adar, 85

Yagil Yaakov, 12, German citizen

Yahel Shoham, 3

Yarden Roman-Gat, 35, German citizen

Yelena Trupanov, 50, a Russian citizen, was included on the list but released separately from the exchange deal.

Yocheved Lifshitz [Released 24/10/23]

Yuli Cunio, 3, Argentine citizen

Yuval Brodetz, 8

Yuval Engel, 12, Argentine citizen

[lenasai]

evacuation fundraisers that need your help - last updated 11/10

please reblog this post so other people can see these campaigns!! especially for the gaza funds campaigns - most of these people are not on tumblr and not actively fundraising here. as you can see, many of them are stagnating and have not received a single donation in around a week or more. please know that my posts for these campaigns do not get much attention at all. even the ones you may see from me with a decent number of reblogs are mostly me reblogging from myself. do with this information what you will. i do not check to see who reblogs what from me and will not judge you if you don't reblog, but please understand i am struggling to get any attention on these campaigns and would appreciate some help

weekly gaza funds spotlight campaign:

€85,330 / €100,000

previous gaza funds spotlight campaigns:

ghada and abdulrahman: €11,526 / €50,000

dr. isam's family: $6,022 CAD / $70,000 - NO DONATIONS IN TWO WEEKS‼️‼️‼️

mahmoud qaddoha: €7,480 / €100,000 - NO DONATIONS IN A WEEK‼️‼️‼️

ahmad abuabdou: €7,573 / €12,500

hassan abdullah: $6,695 / $40,000

hossam abo shab: kr66,948 SEK / 200,000 - NO DONATIONS IN EIGHT DAYS‼️‼️‼️

firas al-shaer: $9,172 / $50,000

raghad and family: $83,639 / $100,000 - no donations in three days

mosab moqat: €6,546 / €7,500 - NO DONATIONS IN THIRTEEN DAYS‼️‼️‼️

saja mashharawi: $6,724 CAD / $45,000 - no donations in five days!

nizar zakout: CHF26,304 / CHF35,000

ghazi mekawi: €11,165 / €50,000

vetted fundraisers:

i try to not use links in vetting info where possible because tumblr limits the number of links in a post. many of these campaigns have provided vetting info in their pinned posts, so check them out! for campaigns reblogged by 90-ghost, you can check the notes and see that people have linked his reblog in the notes for easy access.

osamafamilygaza/osama--basil-blog: €4,265 / €15,000 (see pinned post)

halamushtaha: $2,655 / $35,000 (verified here)

mahmoudayyads: €8,697 / €55,000 (reblogged by 90-ghost)

abdallah-gaza: $3,070 / $30,000 (see pinned post) - no donations in three days

hazemsfamily: €20,350 / €50,000 (#75 on this list)

ahmadomar3: €7,663 / €50,000 (see pinned post)

averagegazan2: €155 / €5,000 (#252 on this list)

ahmedsada1: £1,265 / £25,000 (verified here) - no donations in three days

abuhamza94: $2,072 / $20,000 (see pinned post)

mah99moud: €923 / €15,000 (see pinned post)

ahmadbasilgaza/anasbasilgaza1: €9,058 / €29,000 (see pinned post)

mo-palestinian90: €1,085 / €10,000 (#93 on this list)

fidaa-family2: $93,444 / $120,000 (see pinned post)

jaberfamily3/belalbloge: $2,400 / $29,000 (reblogged by 90-ghost)

mahmodsyj: $9,856 / $25,000 (see pinned post)

nybalalser: €2,736 / €50,000 (#66 on this list)

monisfamily2: $12,153 / $41,300 (reblogged by 90-ghost)

fayezjadallah: £12,645 / £25,000 (#355 on this list)

olagaza: $64,531 / $85,000 (see pinned post)

roz-family: €595 / €30,000 (see pinned post)

aboodfamily55: $45,235 / $85,000 (more info here)

jomana-ha: $24,083 / $60,000 (more info here)

supportmohammedmsiam1: $2,295 / $25,000 (see pinned post)

amira-nimer: €32,379 / €39,000 (reblogged by 90-ghost)

hiyammostafa98: €3,499 / €77,000 (see pinned post)

abedallhferwanagaza: €15,031 / €35,000 (#60 on this list)

eslamfa8: $34,339 / $50,000 (#175 on this list)

manouche-231: €271 / €50,000 (#253 on this list)

osamafamily2: £5,801 / £50,000 (#12 on this list)

unvetted but likely legitimate:

shareeffamily: €845 / €50,000

malikhilles: €735 / €35,000

dahdoohfamily: €794 / €70,000

jaber-dah: €287 / €20,000

ebraheem--abd: €7,656 / €25,000

nerdyzombiecoffee: £163 / £30,000

mahmoudizz90: £208 / £5,000

thank you for your consideration! again, please help get more eyes on this post by sharing it!

[cubedmango]

palestine fundraisers masterlist (part 2)

i've received asks and messages from several palestinians regarding their campaigns, so i'm compiling them all into lists for more visibility. please reblog this post and donate to these campaigns if possible!

last updated: 23 august | part 1

FORMAT: NAME | PROGRESS | VERIFICATION

asmaa ayyad | €6,058/€45,000 | vetted by 90-ghost

mahmoud halas | €8,435/€50,000 | #198 on the vetted fundraiser list

haya nahed | €68,412/€100,000 | vetted by operation olive branch (#26 on their list)

youssef al-habeel | €2,494/€20,000 | vetted by 90-ghost

noor alresh | $6,706 USD/$45,000 | vetted by roadimusprime

mohammed almanasra | $8,172 CAD/$50,000 | #192 on the vetted fundraiser list

heba alanqar | €2,897/€60,000 | vetted by 90-ghost

mohammed ayyad | €14,425/€35,000 | vetted by 90-ghost

mahmoud al-sharif | $4,984 USD/$60,000 | vetted by 90-ghost

reham al-soufi | $1,659 AUD/$40,000 | vetted by 90-ghost

ahmed balousha | €5,850/€15,000 | vetted by 90-ghost

hatem salem | €315/€3,000 | vetted by el-shab-hussein

basel ayyad | CHF6,431/CHF60,000 | #214 on the vetted fundraiser list

aya alanqar | €7,697/€15,000 | vetted by 90-ghost

husam farhat | $2,819 USD/$29,500 | #248 on the vetted fundraiser list

alaa al-khateeb | £27,038/£56,000 | #99 on the vetted fundraiser list

mohiy elresh | $15,570 USD/$31,000 | vetted by 90-ghost

abed alazeiz | €27,197/€90,000 | vetted by 90-ghost

karam almadhoun | €14,462/€20,000 | #109 on the vetted fundraiser list

aseel jadalhaq | $10,665 USD/$20,000 | vetted by 90-ghost

samer aburass | kr117,639 SEK/kr450,000 | #196 on the vetted fundraiser list

sahar zuhri | €576/€20,000 | #253 on the vetted fundraiser list

ahmed jehad | $1,219 CAD/$40,000 | vetted by bees and watermelons (#171 on their list)

mohammed abasan | £722/£6,000 | vetted by 90-ghost

noor alanqar | €20,377/€40,000 | vetted by 90-ghost

mahmoud alkhaldi | $11,616 USD/$50,000 | vetted by 90-ghost

safaa al-khatib | €23,002/€35,000 | #135 on the vetted fundraiser list

tahseen alkhazendar | $9,766 USD/$25,000 | vetted by 90-ghost

mohammed shamia | $60,410 USD/$70,000 | #7 on the vetted fundraiser list

nesma ahmed | $111,879 USD/$150,000 | vetted by el-shab-hussein

israa alazaiza | $5,935 CAD/$48,000 | #236 on the vetted fundraiser list

dina abuzour | €1,056/€30,000 | vetted by bees and watermelons (#10 on their list)

motaz jadalhaq | kr31,218 SEK/kr250,000 | vetted by 90-ghost

[aces-and-angels]

disclaimer: i do not vet/verify campaigns myself. please do your due diligence and double-check credible sources to see if a campaign is legitimate. (+ let me know if anything i've shared is from a known scam account). everyone listed below has reached out to me in some way + been vetted by one or more of the following (unless stated otherwise): @/nabulsi, @/el-shab-hussein, @/90-ghost, and/or @/ibtisams. follow them for the latest updates on vetted campaigns.

verifications are (and should be) done by qualified individuals. (read el-shab-hussein's post here). then check their 📌 for additional resources.

if you can, please consider donating to any of the gfm's listed 🖤

here are the stats as of 10/31:

key: 0-25% raised= red | 26-75% raised= orange | 76-100% raised= green (linked are the campaigns + verification sources + tumblr accounts of the families)

ruba's gogetfunding*: €253/€50,000.00 (amount needed for orange: 13K)

acct: @rubashabansblog verification source (no. 90) *= ruba's gfm is currently under review, meaning she is unable to access any of the donations that she's already collected/at risk of having her entire campaign suspended. please donate to her alt. campaign at gogetfunding

nader's gogetfunding*: €130/€30,000 (amount needed for orange: 7.8K)

acct: @nadergaza verification source (no. 153) *= nader's gfm is currently under review, meaning he is unable to access any of the donations that he's already collected/at risk of having his entire campaign suspended. please donate to her alt. campaign at gogetfunding

maha + family: £14,900/£81,000 (amount needed for orange: 21.06K)

acct: @mahaibrahim12 | @ahmedkhabil verification source (no. 163) *note: family has recently closed their og campaign in NOK due to the weakness of the currency. now has a new campaign in GBP. verification sources have yet to edit link listed to reflect this change

ahmed a. + family: €72,575/€75,000 (97%)

acct: @ahmednimer* | @ahmedabuyamin verification source *= account shadowbanned/suppressed

tahani + family: $20,036/$50,000 (amount needed for green: 38K)

acct: @tahanishorbaje2* | @tahanibaby verification source (no. 112) *= account deactivated

laila + family: €32,364/€45,000 (amount needed for green: 34.2K)

acct: @lailashaqoura verification source (no. 152)

mohammed + family: €29,433/€37,000 (80%)

acct: @hamzamahmed84 | @hmzamahamed3 verification source (no. 176)

sharif family: $10,217/$90,000 (amount needed for orange: 23.4K)

acct: @amnehsharif10 verification source (no. 140)

mahmoud + family: €25,928/€37,000 (amount needed for green 28.12K)

acct: @hillesmahmoud verification source (no. 170)

dr. tamer al-deeb + family: €25,129/€40,000 (amount needed for green 30.4K)

acct: @tameraldeeb verification source (no. 191)

dr. mohammed al-deeb + family: €44,627€55,000 (81%)

acct: @mohammedaldeeb verification source (no. 212)

yazan + family: €4,206/€50,000 (amount needed for orange: 13K)

acct: @farahabusafia verification source (no. 180)

abdelrahman + family: €19,981/€30,000 (amount needed for green: 22.5K)

acct: @anqer verification source

alanqer family: €63,062/€70,000 (90%)

acct: @mohammedalanqer verification source (no. 174)

yousef's family: $13,120/$50,000 (amount needed for green: 38K)

acct: @06679799* verification source *= account deactivated

hani + family: $4,647/$50,000 (amount needed for orange: 13K)

acct: @haniibrahimsh* verification source (no. 228) *= account deactivated

ahmed + family: €24,111/€100,000 (amount needed for orange: 26K)

acct: @ahmed8311 verification source (no. 161)

amira + family: €31,788/€39,000 (82%)

acct: @amira-alanqar* | @amira-anqar* | @amira-world verification source *= account deactivated

samer + family: kr149,478/kr450,000 (amount needed for green: 342K)

acct: @sameraburass* | @samerpal verification source (no. 196) *= account deactivated

iman + family: £6,607/£60,000 (amount needed for orange: 15.6K) <-check; fundraiser no longer active

acct: @imanblogs verification source (no. 150)

nour + family: €24,015/€40,000 (amount needed for green: 30.4K)

acct: @noor-alanqar verification source

khalil + family: €2,670/€30,000 (amount needed for orange: 7.8K)

acct: @gazage1 verification source (no. 187) note: khalil's prev. accounts (@khalil95 | @khalil9999) were deactivated

suheir's family: $42,207 AUD/$70,000 AUD (amount needed for green: 53.2K)

acct: @haneenatya34 verification source (no. 71)

walaa + family: $13,442 CAD/$50,000 CAD (amount needed for green: 38K)

acct: @ahmed79ss | @burningnightgiver verification source

sahar + family: €71,675/€85,000 (84%)

acct: @danashehab | @fahedshehab-new | @dodoshehab verification source (name: fahed shehab)

siraj + family: $93,981 CAD/$150,000 CAD (amount needed for green: 114K)

acct: @siraj-2024* | @siraj2024 | @amani93hasan verification source (no. 219) *= account deactivated

amal + family: €49,580/€75,000 (amount needed for green: 57K)

@amalashuor verification source (no. 175)

diya + family: $24,922 CAD/$90,000 CAD (amount needed for green: 68.4K)

@familydeea* verification source (no. 227) *= account shadowbanned/suppressed

ahmd iyd + family: £10,525/£150,000 (amount needed for orange: 39K) <- check; fundraiser no longer active

verification source (no. 116) account seen in post was deleted

dr. nasser mohamed + family: £7,342/£50,000 (amount needed for orange: 13K)

acct: @nassermohamd verification source

yahya + family: €5,948/€30,000 (amount needed for orange: 7.8K)

verification source account seen in post was deleted

safaa + family: €42,465/€90,000 (amount needed for green: 68.4K)

acct: @safaabed8 | @abedalazeiz verification source *multiple accounts have been suppressed/deactivated: @/safaabed @/safasalah | @/abed22 | @/abed221

alostaz family: €26,920/€70,000 (amount needed for green 53.2K)

acct: @ahmed-alostaz* | @59382 | @momen-alostaz verification source (no. 125) *= account shadowbanned/supressed

albalawi family: €44,676/€85,000 (amount needed for green: 64.6K)

acct: @elbalawi | @bisanalbalawi18 | @yasminalbalawiigaza verification source **multiple accounts have been suppressed/deactivated: @/yasminalbalawi | @/albalawii | @/yasminsalahgaza | @/fatmasalahfamily

nesma + family: $144,829/$170,000 (85%)

acct: @nesmamomen verification source | verification source

hamza + family: €3,476/€21,000 (amount needed for orange: 5.46K)

acct: @hamzaahmed21 verification source (no. 226)

abuhamda family: $18,297/$50,000 (amount needed for green= 38K)

acct: @ahmad-family* | @ahmedhamda12* verification source (no. 137) *= account shadowbanned/supressed

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below cut are links to other grassroot organizations that vet/verify gfms:

el-shab-hussein + nabulsi's google sheet

operation olive branch

about us: Operation Olive Branch is a volunteer-powered grassroots collective committed to the collective liberation of ALL peoples. We connect with and amplify families and mutuals and orgs in an effort to support their critical needs, which include but are not limited to their mutual aid requests. This global solidarity initiative is steered by a diverse core council of advocates from occupied Turtle Island which include Palestinian activists, the Jewish grandchild of a holocaust survivor, and everyone else in between.

gazafunds

about us: Gaza Funds is a project that connects people to crowdfunding campaigns for individuals and families from Gaza. We are a global team of (mostly) Arab and Palestinian engineers, students, writers, and academics working to help get exposure and traction to fundraisers created for people in Gaza, Palestine. We are not an organization or a charity. We do not create fundraisers and we do not collect money on behalf of them. Our work on this project is completely voluntary. We created this site as a way to give others quick access to these fundraisers for informational purposes only.

operation poppy flower (now also linked in oob's sheet)

mission statement: Our goal is to fulfill as many fundraising campaign goals as possible through crowdfunding. Please do not underestimate the power of crowdfunding: small amounts of money donated by large amounts of people. Collectively, we can all play a SIGNIFICANT role in securing the safety of our beloved brothers and sisters in Gaza.

operation watermelon

about me: Hello there! I'm the person behind Operation Watermelon. My family hails from Rameh and Nazareth, and like many Palestinians, we're spread out across the globe. Born and raised in the United States by my migrant parents, I've always felt a strong connection to my roots and a need to contribute to the cause back home. Combining my skills in 3D printing, design, and e-commerce seemed like the right way to make a difference. So, here we are. Operation Watermelon is my way of merging my passion with purpose, creating items that not only tell a story but also contribute to a cause close to my heart. It's about doing what we can, with what we have, wherever we are in the world. Thanks for being part of this journey.

project watermelon

instagram based account from google sheet: Project Watermelon has personally vetted each and every donation link on this sheet. We are the creators of the spreadsheet and are the ones who maintain it. We can only provide technical support for GFM and we do not set up GFM pages.

strawberry seeds collective

from google sheet: Each fundraiser listed has been vetted by one of our volunteers and/or another reliable source. 100% of the donations made to these fundraisers go to the family or human(s) that need them. All funds are intended to provide food, medicine, shelter, and/or evacuation funding. Each fundraiser represents hope, life, and peace for the humans they aim to support - so please take a look around, and thank you for making the world a little kinder. ♡

ottawa4palestine

from google sheet: Although our team at Ottawa4Palestine has carefully vetted every link on this sheet, we acknowledge that we are fallible and may occasionally overlook errors. If you notice any discrepancies, please don't hesitate to contact us. Ultimately you are responsible for your financial decisions and the recipients of your donations. While we have assessed and communicated with each family listed here, we cannot be held liable for your choice to contribute to the GoFundMe campaigns below.

camps breakerz crew

mission statement: Camps Breakerz was founded in 2004, with CB Crew supporting the children and youth living in Gaza. Camp Breakerz offers therapeutic dance as a trauma informed practice, teaching children the art of creative expression through movement. In light of the recent and ongoing aggression, CB Crew have decided to mount a community crowdfunding initiative to further serve our people during this time of crisis.

gofund(water)me(lons) | linktree

run by yahya aka thelastturtle on instagram.

flowersfromfalasteen | linktree

instagram-based account; bedaar organization; platform to share stories of people from palestine/help them build their fundraiser campaigns

the butterflyeffect project

about us: The Butterfly Effect Project believes in the power of ordinary people to create meaningful and positive change in the world. Each week we select two campaigns to amplify on our social media accounts, with daily posts sharing the story. We choose neglected campaigns that aren't receiving the attention and support they need. We have also created this list of verified campaigns for people to donate to and spread awareness for. We have a strong vetting process so that you can be certain your money is going to people who truly need it.

[help4palestine]

FUNDRAISER SPOTLIGHT

IBRAHIM MAJED @ibrahimmajed10 60/50 000€ gfm link

EBRAHIM HAMAD @ebrahimhamad 164/50 000€ gfm link

SHAHD @shahdgaza-2 297/20 000$ USD gfm link

AHMED ALSHARIF 97/20 000€ gfm link

MOHAMED MATAR @matarmoh2024 1 300/15 000€ gfm link

MAHMOUD HILLES @hillesmahmoud 25 253/37 000€ gfm link

HASSAN MASI @hasanamasi22 355/25 000€ gfm link

updated 16/09/2024

[fading-event-608]

Let's talk.

I update Falastin's campaign daily and there's an alarming trend. I collect data each day because I'm that kind of guy, and what I've noticed is that while we get more daily interactions (notes) on my and Falastin's posts here on tumblr, the daily donations have dropped significantly even with me and other people updating it every 4 hours.

You can clearly see it on this chart from the past two weeks. AND in the last week Falastin got some donations from Instagram so it's even worse look for you guys. AND I know it's not just this campaign, it's been an awful month for basically all fundraisers so you can't say that it's all my fault or Falastin's.

I don't do updates to receive notes, I do them to keep you updated on the state of fundraiser and to encourage donations. In fact, I would be happy to go back to not posting anything like I did before.

This campaign provides for 24 people and received only 86 dollars since my last post [here]. At this point you all should know that 86 dollars per day is not enough for people in Gaza because of how high prices are for everything, including food and water. They also need medicine for her 73 y.o. mother and waterproof materials for their tent (see rain damage [here]).

No one will donate in your stead. No one will boost in your stead. Please do your part.

Keep in mind CONVERSION RATES:

10$ = 101 SEK

25$ = 253 SEK

50$ = 506 SEK

100$ = 1,012 SEK

Vetting info: #282 in El-Shab-Hussein and Nabulsi's spreadsheet [here], #957 in the Butterfly Project spreadsheet [here]

I do regular art updates (last one [here]) and accept commissions for donations, info [here].

[luigiblood]

F-Zero 99 - 1 Year Anniversary and the Future

F-Zero 99 is the best thing that happened to Nintendo Switch Online.

I'm not gonna say it any other way, it's been a bit more than a year, and I have 153 hours. This game is top 2 of my most played games (just under Splatoon 3 which has 253 hours).

I was one of the people who was down for this idea since the moment Pyoro teased it and when Nintendo announced it in the September 2023 Nintendo Direct.

This game received 6 content updates since its debut, and most of them are major updates, and as of October 2024, the latest update was 1.5.0, with the addition of the Ace League, making it the first time that Nintendo has ever rereleased Satellaview content in any way, worldwide.

I gotta be honest here, this game keeps on giving, Nintendo Software Technology, the team behind this game, not Arika anymore, is doing a great job.

I'm gonna talk about how I felt about this game, but also a bit of an history of datamining, about the game's future, but spoiler: I don't think this game will die anytime soon.

Happy One Year Anniversary to F-Zero 99!

Oh, and, to everyone saying this game is pissing on F-Zero's legacy as I've definitely seen a few: Go f**k yourself.

Online Quality

To anyone who loves to mock the online quality of Nintendo, you cannot do it to this game, or even any of the games of the "99" series. If you have online problems, the problem is on your side. 100%.

Either your connection's terrible in which case I cannot do anything for you, but most of the problems that I had with the game, it was all solved with either a fix of my internet connection setup (cables, Wi-Fi setup, etc), or by rebooting the Switch system entirely, this is most likely what you need to do the most.

It's not entirely perfect of course, but for the entire year of its existence, I have legit no serious complaints to make to the game.

Datamining The Future

Now... let's go over what we originally datamined at first.

I'm not gonna go over what was clearly experimental content such as a 3D Mute City I map or other things like that.

Extra Modes

We found code and references to 2 modes that have yet to be added to the game since launch:

Arcade Mode It is believed to work similar to old arcade racing games, where you have a limited time, and you go through Time Gates (also datamined) to add more time to your counter to let you either finish the course, or run out of time and rank out.

Survival Mode We found some references to it for the schedule file, but also what is feeling like to be a circle plane. I speculate it to maybe work like a battle royale where the playable place reduces in size, but it's hard to fully understand how it works at this point in time.

I have no idea when these modes would be added, if ever, actually, it's still subject to interpretation.

Extra Courses

We also found references to 4 placeholder course files:

Sulfur Swamp

Volcania

Fungus Swamp

Forest

Three of them uses recolored Mute City I and a custom but clearly placeholder background. But the inclusion of Forest placeholder was definitely an odd one.

It was actually hard to say what it could have been, but Forest is actually the name of a course in BS F-Zero Grand Prix 2 on Satellaview, and more to that, it's the name of a course that we never actually had recovered until the recent BS F-Zero Deluxe hack that used tons of tools in an attempt to reproduce them. We still don't have the original data yet, though. The bounty for that is still up, by the way.

I did definitely get my chances to suspect that maybe, NST was looking into Satellaview tracks, alongside brand new tracks, but maybe that Forest was just also a placeholder name.

But considering the inclusion of Ace League now, I doubt it is a coincidence. Especially when they bothered to have pretty creative names for the others, Forest just sticks out from the rest for being a pretty generic word, an argument that I had already used back then.

But I also noticed something odd, though, on this one I will DEFINITELY give an update if they ever fix this, but the Ace League's best machine ranks are not saved in the stats. This is odd, I don't know if it's a bug, or if it's actually voluntary... because IF it is, then I think the Ace League will change in the future to include the rest of the Satellaview tracks alongside a new Joker (?) League.

UPDATE from October 16th: F-Zero 99 1.5.1 update just released, and they did fix this so I was just doing copium. Not that I didn't expect it, it was a very shaky thing.

In one of the updates, before the inclusion of Secret Tracks, we had seen what was named Death Wind I Remix, which was the Death Wind I + White Land fusion. It's not unlikely that in the future, we will receive what would be called Remix tracks, for possibly entire leagues, but we might need to wait a while before we get those.

Incoming Event?

As NST is definitely aware of datamining attempts, they have been actually pretty busy scrubbing every unused files related to future content especially.

But then they missed a file in the latest 1.5.0 update that added Ace League:

It seems they are looking into doing a Mario VS Donkey Kong Festival Event in the future, including a Mini Mario League, and 4 Star Rivals called Mario, Mini Mario, Donkey Kong and Toad.

There's not much else to it, as it is just text. This text was not localized in most languages from English.

If I had to guess though, I don't rule out that this event might happen for the anniversary of the Mario VS Donkey Kong remake in February 2025. Mario VS Donkey Kong was also the baby of NST, ever since the first of the series on GBA, so it might just be meant to be a fun thing they wanted to do.

I would expect the Mini Mario League to contain either brand new or modified existing tracks to a newer style related to Mario VS Donkey Kong, new music, possibly new machines, and, definitely to me, new emotes to unlock. I expect that to be a limited time event like the others, though what you unlock will definitely stay to your workshop, like previous events, and possibly Training mode if there's indeed new courses to play that they care enough to let us play after the event.

I wouldn't be surprised if we have to collect Mini Marios or something like that, but either way, it seems NST is trying to be a little more daring to F-Zero 99 and possibly follow the footsteps of Tetris 99's themes.

Depending on the situation of the Ace League machine stats, I might have to update this post if I really somehow went too far with my suspicions. (UPDATE: Yes I went too far, they fixed the bug with 1.5.1.)

I do expect more updates related to Ace League for sure, as I do think we'll get Classic versions of the Ace League tracks, and possibly Mirror versions too.

...but oh my god though there's freaking Satellaview tracks in F-Zero 99 omg omg omg we just need the 5 left now

[hieronzine]

Fundraising Complete!!!

Wow! And with that, the campaign for A Chaotic Cataloging comes to a close. Thank you to everyone who contributed - we blew past our goal in the first day, and have reached 288% by the end of the campaign! 770 final contributors 587 physical zines ordered and, most generously, 253 community copies donated!

Production is underway - test prints of the merch items have been ordered, the zine is in final layout stage, and we're tracking to have the test proof ordered in the next week. PDF copies of the zine + the BONUS emoji pack will be emailed out once the physical zines are mailed.

Contributors will be charged now that the campaign is complete - if there are any issues with payment methods, the mods will be in touch to resolve the problem! We'll keep y'all posted via socials and the crowdfundr email announcements with updates on production & the shipping timeline. If there are any questions (or changes in address) between now and shipping, DM or send us an email.

FatT fans far surpassed our wildest expectations - there is a lot of packing and mailing in the mods' futures, and we couldn't be happier.

[genopaint]

Did I really not update this challenge once during my whole birthday month? Oops. WEEK 36 LET'S GO!!

However, I'm actually gonna upload MORE than a week's worth of dragons cause this one was done a little differently. Leading up to my birthday on the 10th, I did a dragon based on different favorite things of mine!

Caimaul - Favorite Animal Sesame Dragon - Favorite Food Greendragon - Favorite Color Blaze Baphomet - Favorite Types Of Character Designs Czar Dragon + Zombone - Favorite Video Game Otachi - Favorite Movie Decibadon - Favorite Types of Music Quadragon - Favorite Number And then ending with the Diedra redesign on my birthday :)

As always you can follow me on twitter where they’re posted daily

And read more info on each of them below the cut

Daily Dragon #245 - Caimaul

SO this is the only dragon so far I've had to go back in and actually redo! Here's how it looks originally:

But I liked this dragon's design too much and decided I just had to redraw it to look way nicer!

Daily Dragon #246 - Sesame Dragon

Be careful that piece of sesame chicken you order aren't actually these small critters trying to grab a handful of your rice... Although, they taste just like sesame chicken. So I guess it's okay if accidents happen?

Daily Dragon #247 - Greendragon

Pronounced Green-Druh-Gone, not Green-Drag-Un... Just as an FYI. These beasts can breathe a powerful emerald colored fire that they use to cook meat and veggies before eating them. Babies are considerably duller in color.

Daily Dragon #248 - Blaze Baphomet

A bounty hunter who goes around fighting people for money. He's rude and abrasive, only respecting people who can beat him in a fight.

Daily Dragon #249 / #250 - Czar Dragon / Zombone

2 more dragons I knew I wanted to do eventually. I actually wanted to do these for the SMRPG collab a while back but was too late! But knew I would have to do nice art of them someday. So here we are!

Daily Dragon #251 - Otachi

Yet another dragon I wanted to do since the start! I think this is the first Pacific Rim fanart I've done? I always have fond memories of this kaiju because seeing it is what made me realize I want to be a creature designer :)

Daily Dragon #252 - Decibadon

Loud dragons who live for loud sounds and music. They yell and screech all night long to ward off enemies, even though it doesn't really help them keep hidden or hunt prey. They don't really care

Daily Dragon #253 - Quadragon

A four-headed Hydra that acts rather odd and quirky. They seem to always be drooling with their tongues out. Each head can actually breathe a different elemental fire!

Daily Dragon #254 - Diedra

And of course, this year's birthday redraw was a part of the Daily Dragon Challenge :) Thank you all again for your birthday wishes!! They mean a lot to me!!!

[ktredshoes]

Pacific fanfiction stats

On September 18, 2020, more than 3-1/2 years ago, I put up a post that to this day continues to pop up periodically. I've been meaning to go back and check to see what's changed since then, and I've finally gotten around to it. The gist was this:

Pacific fans, if you’ve ever felt like your favorite pairing is a rarepair, unless your fave is Sledgefu, there’s a reason it feels that way.

So here's the update, with all new stats (the original 9/18/20 stats in strikethrough):

As of 6/2/24 9/18/20, there are 1,482 1,120 stories on AO3 tagged The Pacific. Sledgefu is still far and away the most common pairing, with 875 688 tagged stories. Care to guess the next most common?  See below the photo!

It’s Andy/Eddie, known three years on as Hilldane, with just 205 130.  Here are some more stats - and after looking at them, you’ll know why your favorite Pacific pairing feels rare:

Leckie/Hoosier 77  59

Runner/Chuckler 34 31

Sledge/Sid 23 16

Mary Houston/Sid Phillips 22 14

R.V. Burgin/Florence Riseley 19 14

Vera Keller/Robert Leckie 16 14

Leckie/Runner 16 4

Jay De L'Eau/Bill Leyden 13 9

John & Lena Basilone 12 9

Leckie/Chuckler 6 6

Hoosier/Snafu 5 4

The gap continues when you look at individual tags, too.  Snaf leads the pack with 942 742 tagged stories, followed closely by Eugene with 927 712.  Who would you guess is next?  Yes, it would be Romus Valton Burgin, Burgie himself, with...

...253 168 tagged stories.  That’s a huge gap! Here’s who comes next:

Ack Ack Haldane 229 142

Hillbilly Jones 216 134

Bob Leckie 184 139

Sid Phillips 151 110

Hoosier Smith 141 104

Bill Leyden 120 71

Chuckler Juergens 100 77

Runner Conley 99 66

Jay De L'eau 91 64

Lena Riggi Basilone 38 27

Vera Keller 32 30

John Basilone 25 16

Stella Karamanlis 25 21

Gunny Haney 24 14

Hamm 21 19

Peck 15 13

Manny Rodriguez 12 7

Lt. Hugh Corrigan 9 8

Robert Oswalt 7 6

JP Morgan 6 6

Gibson 6 4

So, yeah, that’s why it feels like Team Leckie is overshadowed by K/3/5 - ‘cause it is - and why we don’t see much of Manila John Basilone - ‘cause we don’t!  😭

So how about it, Pacific fans?  The juggernaut that is Sledgefu is an overwhelming force, but it sure would be nice to step things up on other fronts. There is so much potential out there.