It's not life or death, not really anyway, but I need to transition, and I can't afford it. I have outstanding medical bills aside from that too (my stupid work insurance makes me pay the first $1,000 out of pocket). I'm mid-move right now and money is tight. There's so much going on. But mostly I want to fund my transition.
It's embarrassing to ask, because it feels like I "should" be doing this myself, but I also think that this kinda stuff is what community is for. So if you're able and willing, I really would appreciate mutual aid. Again, it's not urgent, don't break your bank, I'm going to try to save on my end either way.
My links have my deadname, ignore it!
Paypal and venmo
I'm also willing to do commissions at a discount with the understanding that they'll likely take a long time with my work+health currently. Those should be linked in my bio
I have good news, which is that I finally managed to make an appointment and get a prescription, and I'm making progress!
But the bad news is insurance is kinda fucking me over again. There's a copay of over 100 dollars for getting my HRT and other medications.
Again it's not life or death, but if you like my silly posts or the things I make and you wanna support me, transitioning is the most important thing keeping me going right now. So as long as it's something you're comfortable with I would really really appreciate the help.
I've only been able to get this far because of everyone's support and kindness. Things are rough but looking up, and I'm trying my best. Thank you everyone, I love you
Also I need to buy groceries because we have next to none at home rn and if I can reach enough to be stable I wanna do that too because I am hungry!!!! I've been waking up nauseous every morning and I think it's because I'm just not eating enough
Hopefully once this awkward phase is done I can get back on track and everything will be okay.
hey so if anyone has financial capacity to help my wife out with living expenses after her small amount of money is wiped by vet bills that would be appreciated a lot rn. I’m also struggling so if you want to send anything my way check my pinned post, but she takes priority. her info is listed below:
Come to think of it, it really is insane that my entire country is burning alive and literally no one in the rest of the world cares. Thousands of Indians are dying every day from the heat, it's 45+ degrees in multiple areas, the government couldn't give two fucks, we're getting severe warnings and red alerts, and not a soul outside of South Asia is speaking about it because why would you ever care about brown people
USA folks, that is a consistent temperature range hitting 113°. Death Valley temperatures. In Banda, it hovered between 116°-118° (47°-48° C) for a week straight.
This has been happening all month with little to no international media attention. Here are a few organizations you can check out for resources or to support:
In light of the no.1 trending topic on this site, I'd like to inform youse that Kitty Kendall, one of the survivors who bravely spoke out against Neil Gaiman and accused him of rape in 2025, has said here and here that if you are looking to support her and other survivors, you can make a donation to OurVOICE (the counselling service Kendall herself used) or your local rape crisis centre. If you can't make a donation, you can help to ensure people do not forget what Kendall and other survivors have gone through and continue to go through as they pursue legal action, and that Gaiman has already spent a lot of money in the attempt to sue these women for speaking out.
Think about screenplays and films, or the final episode of a television show that you know will not be renewed. Think about saying goodbye to friends who are moving away. Think about the last day of summer vacation. Think about funerals. Think about the restaurant that closed all those years ago, and the noodles they used to serve. Think about the best birthday party you ever had. Think about putting off the last chapter of a book until tomorrow. Think about grief, and relief. Think about the end of a world. Think about the feeling of emerging from a movie theater into a dark parking lot, under the stars.
World Ending Game is a tabletop game written to serve as the last session of a campaign in any system. It should come after the finale, whatever that is for your table; the dragon defeated, the government felled, finals week over, the great mystery solved. World Ending Game does not have mechanics for deciding big story outcomes. Instead, it offers a series of scenes and vignettes towards closure.
It's not life or death, not really anyway, but I need to transition, and I can't afford it. I have outstanding medical bills aside from that too (my stupid work insurance makes me pay the first $1,000 out of pocket). I'm mid-move right now and money is tight. There's so much going on. But mostly I want to fund my transition.
It's embarrassing to ask, because it feels like I "should" be doing this myself, but I also think that this kinda stuff is what community is for. So if you're able and willing, I really would appreciate mutual aid. Again, it's not urgent, don't break your bank, I'm going to try to save on my end either way.
My links have my deadname, ignore it!
Paypal and venmo
I'm also willing to do commissions at a discount with the understanding that they'll likely take a long time with my work+health currently. Those should be linked in my bio
Okay I truly truly truly hate to do this but I'm in a huge bind rn
My physical health is getting quite bad I'll probably have to take time off work (unpaid) and between that and the doctors visits I'm close to tipping into the red rn, and the timing is horrible
So if anyone is willing to help out ... My PayPal link... paypal.me/finnhs and my venmo is @electrathana
They've got my deadname so just ignore that. I hate posting it but it is what it is atp
I don't expect anyone to send much, but a couple dollars would add up so I can still get lunch and stuff in the meantime
hey. things are weird for me lately, my situation's starting to get pretty unstable, you. know how it goes. if ever i've made posts you like, you can help me out if you want
(this list is mainly ways non-locals can donate but by extension offers a lot of resources and places to volunteer in the Twin Cities + there are specific ways to donate time under the cut which can be adjusted to your local neighborhood)
full credit to cataloo from r/minnesota [x]
🩵Immigrant support
Immigrant Defense Network – coalition of 90+ groups organizing rapid response and collecting evidence.
Immigrant Law Center of MN – free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees.
COPAL – advocacy, organizing, phone hotline. Focus on Latine community.
Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAC) – education and protest organizing.
Interfaith Coalition on Immigration – advocacy, aid, events.
Monarca MN – training and phone hotline.
Unidos MN – education, protests, advocacy.
Center for Victims of Torture – advocacy and mental health services for immigrants and refugees.
International Institute of Minnesota – refugee resettlement group that provides support and legal help to vulnerable new-to-country families.
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota – offers services to refugees, including legal aid to non-citizens.
🩵Food support
If local, food donations are welcome, otherwise monetary donations help these types of orgs source what is most needed
VEAP
Second Harvest Heartland
Every Meal
The Food Group
Meals on Wheels MN
Find a local food shelf
🩵Mutual aid funds & community support
Community Aid Network
Twin Cities Trans Mutual Aid
Leo's Tow (Venmo @leostowingmn) is towing cars back to families if a car is stranded when someone is detained.
🩵More links
MN50501 Mutual Aid Linktree – well-organized list of various Twin Cities groups.
Mplsmutualaid Linktree – many neighborhood and individual GoFundMes listed here.
Mpls.St.Paul Magazine – see Food Drives and Fundraisers.
Stand with Minnesota – extensive list of organizations, mutual aid, and crowdfunding campaigns.
🩵Donate blood
Memorial Blood Center declared a blood emergency on Tuesday, Jan 13. MBC is the blood supplier for both tier 1 trauma hospitals in the metro area (Hennepin County Medical Center and North Memorial Health).
American Red Cross
🩵Donate food or other goods
Mpls.St.Paul Magazine – see Food Drives and Fundraisers.
Volunteer your time (under the cut)
🩵Mutual aid
Reach out to your neighbors – especially if you know they are staying home right now – and ask if they need groceries or toiletry items. Offer to pick up prescriptions, give rides, or shovel their driveway. If you know them well, bring them a treat that you know they'll enjoy. Or just ask them how they're doing and let them know you are there to support.
Connect with any of the orgs above and see if they are looking for volunteers.
Connect with a church or mosque in your area. From u/MuddieMaeSuggins: "I know a lot of regular Redditors are not religious (myself included) but like it or not this is a where a lot of community organizing happens, especially in immigrant communities."
Connect with your local school's admin office and/or their PTA. It's ok to reach out even if you don't have kids at the school. PTAs are organizing mutual aid for school families, safe rides, school observers.
🩵Activism
Find an official protest or other event via Indivisible, 50501, FREE AMERICA, or MIRAC. Students at many high schools are staging walk-outs; if your local school is doing this, reach out to school leadership or the PTA and ask how you can support as a community member.
Join the effort to stop Hilton from housing ICE by booking hotel rooms and then cancelling at the last minute. This action can be done from home! The effort is being organized by Sunrise Movement, who are telling activists to target specific hotels one-by-one. More info: SHUT DOWN HILTON
Find people in your area who are actively monitoring ICE and/or stationing themselves in high-traffic areas and ask how you can help. Check for local FB events where people are organizing and just show up.
At minimum, read the COPAL Handbook before you go out to observe. The DFL, Monarca, and other orgs have been hosting online trainings for constitutional observers (though these fill up quickly).
When you see ICE in action, start recording. Be as loud and as disruptive as possible: honk your horn, set off your car alarm, blow your whistle. Let people know that ICE is in the area. If you see someone being detained, try to get their name and a phone number to call their emergency contact.
If you do not feel comfortable observing ICE in person, there are ways you can support from home. Just ask the people who are organizing in your area. I have social anxiety, and I had never participated in any kind of political action before this past Saturday. If I can do it, you can!
Local organizers are requesting that people who help monitor ICE DO NOT participate in 1-to-1 mutual aid efforts, as these can put the families you are helping at risk.
If you have friends/acquaintances who are sympathetic but not politically active, reach out to them. Show them that they're not alone in feeling helpless. Pick a few low-commitment actions from this list and do them together.
hey so I’m getting super antsy and am still getting set up with cashapp/venmo type stuff but in the interim if anyone who has e transfer access can help me scrape by and make rent this month while I’m too sick to interview for a new job my email is [email protected] (direct deposit is enabled)
ok huge update I've finally sorted the shit with my paypal so to my non-canadian friends and followers please direct all donations here! a handful of folks have donated very generously but every dollar matters!
thanks to everyone who’s donated so far I’ve been able to make rent this month !! thank you so much all for your generosity!
that said I’m still a little tight on money for food and meds as I’m sorting out my job search and finally well enough to look. if anyone who hasn’t donated could send a few bucks my way, I’d really really appreciate it
I’m sorry to add an official addendum to this post, and my wife is gonna do what she can as I wait for the interviews to go through, but I’m already halfway through this current rent cycle and only a few hundred away from going into overdraft.
every dollar sent goes toward ensuring two tgirls stay housed in a city that has also officially declared a hunger crisis as of this year
hey so it’s been a while since I’ve boosted this even though it’s my pinned but our cat just had a stroke and it’s 310 for my wife to even get her in front of an emergency vet let alone receive medication or treatment. so if anyone could send a lil our way that would be a lifesaver rn
Bisan says that among all the aid organisations working in North Gaza right now, Ele Elna Elak is one of the most effective, geared towards resolving the water scarcity and making clean water and vegetables available to Gazans.
The preliminary round of SONG OF THE YEAR 2025 is officially starting! This will narrow our songs down to a reasonable number, since we got over 500 nominations! You'll see the 101 preliminary polls posted hourly over the next ~24 hours, and have a full week to vote on them.
Vote in the preliminary round polls here!
19 songs were nominated so much that they get to skip the preliminary round! You can find a list of those songs below the cut.
The Hand by Annabelle Dinda
Please Don’t Move To Melbourne by Ball Park Music
The Slur Song by Bigfoot's Biggest Fan
House by Charli xcx ft. John Cale
Living Lo-Fi by Cheekface
Vodka Cranberry by Conan Gray
Wall by Good Kid
head, shoulders, knees and ankles by hemlocke springs
SUNFADED by Hiro Shinosawa (from iDOLM@STER)
Big Guy by Ice Spice (from The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants)
I Lied to You by Miles Caton (from Sinners)
Vespers by Model/Actriz
iPod Touch by Ninajirachi
As Alive As You Need Me To Be by Nine Inch Nails (from TRON: Ares)
