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He's making a little bubble full of glowing little sea stars so that his partner I'm drawing now can know it's time to make havdalah š The sky is too far away from their undersea home.. This merm's boyfriend isn't strong enough to make it up to the surface and see when three large stars are in the sky! So he checks for him and brings back little starry bubbles to let his lover know š
List of fundraisers for direct contacts from Ghazzah
This is a list dedicated to compiling people I have direct contact with in Ghazzah. All of these fundraisers have been personally verified from start to finish by me. You are free to share these with anyone you know. This is part of the following masterpost series. Feel free to consult all other links in the main navigation masterpost.
The ground invasion of Rafah grows nearer everyday. Please understand the urgency of this campaign.
Version date: May 1st 2024.
Fadi & Shahed: 5,885 USD out of 62.5k
Sana'a & Sujood: 15,049 Ā£ out of 50k
Mahmoud Qassas: 12,466$ out of 200k
Ezzideen Shehab: 11,075ā¬ out of 32.5k.
Hussam Aburamadan: 17,657ā¬ out of 148k.
Hamdi Hijazi: 6,614$ out of 25k.
Suheir Hojok: 17,557 AUD out of 70k.
Madleen Abu Jayyab: 33,808$ out of 70k.
Hani Al-Hajjar: 2,536ā¬ out of 50k.
Little Yusuf: 664ā¬ out of 85k.
Nael Helles: 255$ out of 50k.
Alia's family: 516ā¬ out of 30k.
Hala's family: 350 CAD out of 50k.
Mohammed Al Shaer: 150Ā£ out of 50k
Mona Abu Hamda: COMPLETE. All further donations will help them in their new life in Egypt.
Sahar El Tibi: 15ā¬ out of 30k.
Youssef Munir: 596Ā£ out of 50k.
Muhammad Munir: 1,528Ā£ out of 45k.
Amal & Ruba A.S.: 0ā¬ out of 50k.
Awad's family: 10ā¬ out of 25k.
Mahmoud Al Tibi: 1,512ā¬ out of 60k.
Abdullah Haniyah: 175 USD out of 47k.
Alaa Jawad: 47$ out of 15k.
a video call for help from @haya-orouq19 who is in gaza
[Transcript: Please don't scroll if you want to help a family in Gaza. Hey everyone, this is Haya Orouq, I am 18 years old from Gaza City. Today is the 167th day of the war in Gaza City. And through this war we lost our house, my university was bombed. My whole childhood neighborhood area was completely damaged. We have been displaced to three different places in search of a safer place but unfortunately there's no safer place in Gaza. Everywhere there's bombing, everywhere is dangerous, so we are now displaced in Deir al-Balah. And me and my family lost everything, we have nothing left here in Gaza.
And my mom is very sick also, she is suffering from Lupus and because she has Lupus, she is a kidney failure patient in need of an urgent treatment and care outside of Gaza. The hospitals here is so poor and bad and the quality of her treatment is getting worse and worse because the quality of the hospitals is bad, because of the conditions of the war. So please guys, help my family, we deserve to- we deserve a decent life, we deserve to start a new beginning and deserve a new life.
So, here's the link in the bio and you can help me by sharing the video, repost, comment, like, whatever you can do can help. Every one dollar can make a difference. You can make life-changing difference to my family, you can save my family, you can save my mom. I am also trying to reach out to as many celebrities who are interested in helping people like me by making videos about the family that needs help in Gaza, like me. So I will mention them in the comment and please go to them, ask them to share my videos, and to make a video about my campaign and ask them to share my link. This is so urgent, I need your help guys because my account is prevented from receiving and sending messages so I can't reach out with them. I will mention them so please help me, and help my family.
I can't bear seeing my mom struggling with death because she has a dangerous disease which is Lupus and she is a kidney failure patient and I can't bear seeing my older sister suffering from hunger. So please guys, you can do it and please make #HelpHayasFamily. Share this video, whatever you can do can help. You can share the link as widely as possible, you can share the video. End of transcript.]
you can donate to her campaign here!
Hello, I'm Haya Orouq from Gaza City because of the war, my house and my univerā¦ Haya Orouq needs your support for URGENT HELP help my famil
Please guys my mom needs an urgent help , today at the hospital I have made a medical analysis for her and the results was so disappointing, please help her to get her out to get the treatment that she needs asap šš»ā¤ļø
Please guys make this video go viral and keep reblogingššš»
Keep pushing the campaign guys I really need your help the donations became less than they were
We are so close to my goal šš»
"Most of Sudan is only one step away from a full blown famine. In a lot of areas the only thing stopping people starving is the presence of community kitchens. This is why we setup 3 kitchens in Khartoum State and are in the process of setting up a 4th. But there has been a massive drop off in donations after Ramadan. Please help with what you can.
#Sudan"
link to the GFM below:
The War in Sudan has created the Worldās largest Humanitarian crisā¦ Mustafa Ibrahim needs your support for Fight Hunger in Sudan: The Khart
In 2018, a group of volunteering students launched a charitable cā¦ Barbara Marques needs your support for Vegetables, food, and water for Pa
Our life inside the tent in this high temperatures is like sleeping inside a burning oven š„µ
I say it with all sincerity, I am a young man and I feel as if I have become ninety years old due to the harsh conditions of war š„², but imagine the feeling of fatigue and oppression that my elderly parents feelš„ŗš
Please help me and my family to travel and save our lives by sharing and donating š
Every 5$ will make difference to my family
https://gofund.me/1717ab32
I am Mahmoud, I am 24 years old, but in the last 7 months, I have become like ā¦ Mahmoud Ziad needs your support for Support Mahmoud's Family
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Holy shit. The Israeli whistleblower story CNN just broke is insane. I cannot believe what Iām reading
Rare firsthand accounts by Israeli whistleblowers cast light on the horrific conditions in the Sde Teiman torture camp in Naqab Desert. Palestinians are stripped down, blindfolded, forced in diapers, and forbidden from speaking. They are subjected to beatings and mental degradation regularly. So much depravity that has gone unseen. Doctors performing procedures outside of their expertise, amputations due to zip-typing of abducteesā wrists, having large dogs unleashed on them at night. Being fed food through straws. I canāt believe it. I am truly in shock. And this is just one whistleblower accounting of this. Who knows what else is happening beyond our knowledge
My heart is breaking into a million pieces
Worth mentioning that multiple Palestinians have recounted these stories before, as direct victims detailing their experiences. What's unique about these accounts from CNN Israeli whistle-blower is that they're from an Israeli, therefore people are more likely to take this seriously.
6 years ago I was told I was in too much pain to go through physical therapy, every doctor since has ignored this and now Im wheelchair bound (without the part where I actually have a wheelchair). No one will ever answer for this.
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Honestly things are pretty bad for me medically right now, I cant go to the doctor for anything until I have a wheelchair and the ramp I need to get out of the apartment complex. I've asked about this and failed before but I want to try one more time so if you want to help keep a trans woman scientist and mom of certified handsome cat @rickybabyboy alive please consider helping me by sharing this/donating:
Venmo: AGIEF
Cashapp: $cmder
Paypal: https://paypal.me/agieocean
$165/$2500 raised
Another Boeing whistleblower has died how many times is this going to happen before something is done? Until thereās no one left???
When it comes to testimonies of the generations that went through the Nakba, I have compiled a small but very rich list of resources to help keep their testimonies alive.
The website Palestine Remembered has a huge archive of over 600 videos of lengthy testimonies from Nakba survivors that are grouped according to their districts and towns.
The Nakba Archive is a big project conducted by AUB which includes interviews of first generation palestinian refugees in Lebanon.
Almashriq also has voice recordings of testimonies of Palestinian Nakba survivors who were internally displaced and the interviews are grouped according to the area where they were expelled to.
Israeli NGO ZochrotĀ has a database of testimonies including video recordings of Nakba survivors that is regularly updated.
Lastly, written testimonies are equally important and photographer Anne Paq shared her series dedicated to pairing testimonies of Nakba survivors along with photographs of them and their grandchildren.
We all must be committed to keep these stories at the forefront of our discussions on Palestine, despite Israel's constant efforts to bury the truth (both literally and figuratively).
In honor of Ruki's Nazi controversy, here is a retrospective of Japanese musicians wearing SS and SS-inspired costumes
Sawada Kenji
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Sugizo
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Atsushi Sakurai (BUCK-TICK)
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Syndrome
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Shazna
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Die (Dir en grey)
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Hyde (LāArc~en~Ciel)
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Kishidan
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Gackt
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Somatic Guardian
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UnsraW
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SAN (Nega)
Youāre welcome, internet.
GOTCHAROCKA
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RoyzĀ āā
Diaura āā-
GOTCHAROCKAās outfit is flat out a SS uniform (modified) where the other two bands hint at it.
Oh yes please
Remember BREAKERZ āReal Loveā video though???
ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS? U THINK THATāS HOT OR SOMETHING? ALL OF U NEED A SMACK FROM MY GRANDMA
Yup. I think this is 100% extremely attractive.Ā
Sorry about your grandma. But these are not actual nazis. This is exploitation of very pleasing aesthetic, partially for shock value. And itās working really well you see.Ā Donāt like? I suggest a different music genre.Ā
iām not sure if youāre that fucked up or that stupid. u should read some stuff on nazist raping children, hunting people like theyāre animals, experimenting on people, operating on them while they were conscious. when youāre done tell me how you enjoy this āpleasing aestheticā of disgusting murderer and āshock valueā of pederasts, rapists and sociopaths
fuck vkei fr :/
broooooo im so done T.T
If you've ever wondered why people in Hawai'i hate tourists, try to wrap your mind around the fact that there are CURRENTLY, RIGHT NOW, tourists sipping martinis and looking at fish within swimming range of the fresh corpses of local people who couldn't escape the overnight destruction of their entire town.
Try to comprehend that there are fully functional, high capacity boats passing through the waters in front of an area full of survivors who are stranded and in need of supplies, refusing to help. They are hosting snorkeling tours.
Really think about, try your best to actually picture over two thousand people unhoused and in need of shelter, with nothing but the clothes on their backs and nothing to return to. Understand that the island, stolen land, is littered with hotels full of air conditioned of rooms with beds and showers and toilets, each fully equipped to host hundreds of families for weeks, turning these people away because they're booked up with tourists who refuse to leave.
And understand that these tourists were offered free transport to return home or be hosted on other islands. Free. Courtesy of local tax dollars. 4,000 wealthy tourists were offered free flights shelter on Oahu and begged to leave the island, BEFORE the survivors were given shelter.
And enough still insisted on remaining and carrying out their vacations that people are left without shelter and resources while they enjoy "their stay in paradise".
In case this gains any traction, I NEED people to understand that this is not an invitation for mainlanders to get on a soapbox and start telling each other whether or not or how to visit Hawai'i. The tourism situation is complex and difficult and you don't get it if you haven't lived through it at minimum wage. You don't fully understand the complexities and you will not. And you are liable to do more harm by trying to dictate rules and ethics of visiting the islands to each other.
If you want to help, listen to local people. Seek out and boost what they're saying. Send each other local sources of information. Research from local sources. DO NOT take this crisis as an opportunity to insert your views and speak for us.
Hey, Iām the OP of the trans men queer history post! I would love to hear more about Barry, if you have the time
I would love to talk about him! I've thought of little else for the past year.
To begin with, a brief overview of who he was: Dr James Barry was a surgeon for the British army in the early-mid 19th century. He is probably best known for performing one of the first caesarean sections by a European where both mother and baby survived and for 'disguising herself as a man'.
Born in Cork to the Bulkleys around 1790, Barry's uncle was James Barry RA in London and one of only two people to be expelled from the Royal Academy of Arts (the second was expelled in 2004!). When the Bulkleys had money trouble, he and his mother went to London to ask Barry RA for help, which he refused. After Barry RA's death Bulkley cut his hair, changed his name to James Barry and studied medicine in Edinburgh. Once graduating he continued studying in London then joined the army.
He was stationed in The Cape, Africa where he befriended Lord Somerset and quickly became powerful and important. But alas, the good doctor had quite the temper and was stubborn to boot which resulted in at least one duel and his downfall (several times). Barryās strict rules for sanitisation, regulation of medication and the care of the vulnerable made him unpopular as did the protection he gained from friendship with the Somersets. There had been rumours about the nature of Barry and Lord Somersetās relationship for a while especially by those who disliked him, but it all came to a head in 1824 when someone left a message on a bridge claiming they had ādetected Lord Charles buggering Dr Barryā. That led to an investigation, a huge demotion for Barry and the Somersets leaving the Cape.
While Barry is best remembered as living in South Africa, in truth he travelled all over the place - Mauritaus, St Helens, Jamaica, Canada, Malta, Crimea and finally retired in London. He continued to advocate for care of prisoners, lepers, and the poor wherever he went which went about as well as it did the first time. Part of the reason why Barry travelled so much was because he angered the people in charge. He got sacked once.
He insulted Florence Nightingale when they first met, something she apparently never forgave. Despite having a brusque manner and a temper he apparently had a great bedside manner and particularly treated women well.
After being forced to retire due to ill health, Barry retired to London. He had little money or friends after the life heād led, and bounced from one personās home to another before ending up in a small flat in a poor area prone to cholera epidemics. This is where he died. He is reported as having asked every doctor who treated him, that in case of his death they would wrap his body in the bedsheets and bury him as was. This was ignored and we only know he was afab because of the woman who prepared his body.
Dr James Barry was a vegetarian who always travelled with a goat for milk, a black servant who may or not have been a man from South Africa called Danizen and his dog Psyche. The first Psyche was a poodle from Lord Somerset. He was a flirt and a dandy and wore a red wig. He also wore thigh-high boots and a very long sword. He freed at least one slave, an intersex woman in the Cape, and cared for his godson, James Barry Munnik, the baby who was born via caesarean.
I think he's really interesting especially since I am also an Irish trans person with family from Cork. One thing I think is particularly funny is how much misinformation is spread about him. Some people say he assumed the identity of his older brother (he didn't - John got in trouble with debt), or his uncle (who had just died aged 64 while Barry was in his teens). There is speculation that he may have given birth as a young teen to a girl called Juliana and that the father was his uncle Redmond Barry, though I'm sceptical of this. Some people say he was born in Belfast (?? no??) and most commonly, they share images of people who were not Barry. I shall spare you a rant on that by directing you to my post on it here.
If you're interested in learning more about him, Rachel Holmes' book The Secret Life of Dr James Barry (previously published as Scanty Peculiars) is very informative and easy to read. I've recently started Dr James Barry: A Woman Ahead of Her Time by Michael du Preez and Jeremy Dronfield which I'm not enjoying as much (and no it's not just because they take the woman stance while Holmes acknowledges that he may have been trans.)
Iām watching the Dr. James Barry biopic post go across my dash, and how it looks like the production is going to be full-blownĀ āgurl power!!!ā misgendering and iām. so tired?Ā
because this semester i did a project on theĀ Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray, probably the greatest civil rights and feminist pioneer youāve never heard of. He came up with the idea to use the 14th amendment as the cornerstone of the arguments that brought about the Civil Rights Act of 1963. Seriously. Wrote a paper on it inĀ law school, his professor worked with Thurgood Marshall on Brown vs BOE, remembered this paper, pulled it out and saidĀ āhey what if we try this.ā He spent a good chunk of the 30ā²s and 40ā²s trying to find a doctor who would prescribe him testosterone. Murray alsoĀ pioneered the idea ofĀ āJane Crow,ā arguing that sex discrimination worked along the same lines as race discrimination and the two aspects could not be separated from each other in the case of black women, co-founded the National Organization for Women with Betty Friedan, and was the first DFAB African American to be sworn in as an Episcopal priest at the age of 67. And itās those last few things that mean that almost every article about Pauli Murray exclusively uses female pronouns and waves off the evidence for him being transgender, if itās mentioned at all, because ooh, shiny strong female role model! trans what? donāt be silly, you canāt assign labels to historical figures, even though weāre automatically assuming people are cisgender, because thatās not a label, thatās normal!
And then thereās Alex Hai,Ā a trans gondolier in Venice. Thereās an excellent RadioLab podcast covering his story, and taking pains to point out that when he first started trying to earn his gondolierās license, womenās rights groups and any and all press coverage immediately wentĀ āFirst female gondolier!ā and it took over a decade to fully undo that narrative.Ā
i donāt know where Iām going with this. I donāt know where I can go with this. Iām so tired. Iām so tired that it feels like narratives are forced to choose between womenās empowerment and the trans perspective and the womenās empowerment angle almost always wins out. Iām so tired that we canāt even name ourselves without that name being used as aĀ āgotchaā like no one like us existed before current terminology. Iām so tired of having modern trans perspectives dismissed as biased and immediately thrown out as a valid lens. Iām tired of jumping through hoops to prove the transness of historical figures when it will never even matter to some people. Iām so tired of the wholeĀ ālabels are problematic!ā argument never being brought up in the context of assuming historical figures are cis. Iām. so. tired.Ā
Yesterday, I was helping my friends sell art in the park, when a couple of girls came up to us and asked (immediately regretting it) āis this the transfem picnic?ā¦ā¦..ā to which we got to respond āno this is the transmasc yard sale.ā We then proceeded to have 15-20+ beautiful women swarm our stand of 4 creatures. Life is beautiful.
iām at the transmasc yard sale
iām at the transfem picnic
iām at the combination transmasc yard sale transfem picnic
