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[toastbutteregg]

i needed to read this today so im sharing it to all of you!!

[iamlupyn]

i love you, silly

[genderoutlaws]

a trans woman just got beaten to death in toronto

[genderoutlaws]

i hate linking anything that misgenders but this is the only article about her so far. nothing is official n i dont feel right like making big statements until loved ones have been notified but there are ppl in the community n on twitter sayin who they think she likely is :(

[vigilskept]

really i think the most insidious part of white supremacy is the way it will convince white people everything is actually About Them. being called out isn’t about you. poc expressing frustration at your behaviour isn’t about you. it’s about how you are affecting others. step one is literally just de-centre yourself from the conversation. anyone who’s not white has already had to learn this lesson the hard way and it gets tiring waiting for the rest of you to catch up

[jaafarwael-blog]

Hello,

I am Jaafar from Gaza. I am currently in northern Gaza, and we have not yet been displaced to the south. Things are very difficult here — the cost of moving to the south is $1,000, and a single tent also costs $1,000, if we can even find a place in southern Gaza. The south is overcrowded, and renting a plot of land costs $1,000 per month, or even more depending on the area. 🙂😢

I started a donation campaign in the middle of the war and received good support, but due to personal circumstances, I recently created a new link, and unfortunately, I have only received a small amount of donations so far. 😓💔 I appeal to you to help me with my new campaign and donate whatever you can 🥺😭. Every amount you give will save the lives of my family and me and may help us cover the cost of moving to southern Gaza! 😓 Thank you, and I pray that God blesses you and provides for you 🧡🫂

Here is the donation link ⬇️**

Urgent Support for Jaafar

Hello, my name is Elizabeth Barnes and I am a US citizen organizing this campaign on behalf of my friend Jaafar, who is raising funds to sup

[ma7moudgaza2]

Master's Application Fund

For two years, war interrupted my education and future plans.

Despite everything, I completed my Bachelor's degree in Computer Systems Engineering and continued supporting students through educational initiatives in Gaza.

Today, I am taking the first step toward my Master's degree.

🎯 Goal: $300 ⏳ Deadline: 6 Days

This amount will help cover university application fees and the first steps toward graduate studies.

Missing these deadlines could mean postponing my dream for another year.

Fundraiser || PayPal || Vetting 1 || Vetting 2

If you cannot donate, please share this post.

Every dollar brings me closer to continuing my education and helping others through it.

@gothhabiba @kiirodora @tiredguyswag @corpsenurse @virovac @sayruq @irhabiya @sar-soor @tsaricides

[ma7moudgaza2]

There are only 3 days left to register for graduate studies at the university, and I haven't even raised $50 yet!

$40/$300

[ma7moudgaza2]

128$/300$

We are close !!!

[ma7moudgaza2]

There are only two days left to register for graduate studies at the university, and I still need an additional $170 to register. It's a simple goal, and I'm trying to achieve it today: to give a student from Gaza the opportunity to register for graduate studies and secure my future!

[ma7moudgaza2]

Today is the last day to achieve this goal of paying the seat reservation fee for my graduate studies. I'm afraid that $170 will prevent me from reserving my seat!!

[ibrahiiimfam]

Donations are so weak😔💔

No help, No support, so No food no medicine for my parents 💔

Being hopeless and have nothing to do with this difficult situation makes me depressed especially I can’t get food for ten members 💔

I’m only 15 years old and I have to take care of my family, providing them with food, water, and basics just to stay alive another day😔💔

Help me just a little to be able to get food for my family please 🙏

[qusayxxalkalili01]

My name is Qusai, I was born in Gaza and I am 16 years old. The war came and I was in the third preparation and I could not complete my studies. I had a house and a place to live in, but unfortunately it has been completely destroyed and our area is subjected to constant warnings and displacement of the population. I do not have any source of income. My father is unemployed after we had a bird shop where we rely on a source of income, but it is destroyed because of the war and we can hardly buy expensive food and because of famine and lack of money, we cannot manage ourselves with our simplest daily needs, so I hope you stand by my family and help make our lives better and make sure that no matter how much it is, no matter what it makes us happy and helps us make our lives better

Helping for Qusay to make a better life

My name is Qusai, I was born in Gaza and I am 16 years old. The war came and I was in the third preparation and I could not complete my stud

Please donate as much as you can so that help my family even a small amount and tell people about my suffering

[covid-safer-hotties]

Doctors about damn near every other health concern: "We should try to prevent this outcome by [banning substance/reducing use of chemical/eating different foods/changing societal behaviors] because prevention is better than treatment, and we should save that treatment for those who really need it."

Doctors about covid: "So are you wearing that mask because you're sick or because you're a baby coward who's scared of disease? I mean, they make a pill that costs $6000 with insurance that sometimes halts infection after you *know* you've been exposed. Would I prescribe that to you? No. What are you, afraid of getting sick or something?"

[hirsuteandcute]

I'm just going to say it - body hair (and beauty standards in general) is truly one of the final frontiers of women's issues in the West. Too many women just love their gilded cage too much. It shocks me how virulently women will defend it. I barely open my mouth and the "well I like how it feels. it just makes me feel cleaner. sensory issues. I do it for me. feminism is about choosing (to conform)." brigade come rushing in by the dozens.

Well I don't like how it feels. I don't feel cleaner without body hair. I don't prefer not having body hair. But who will advocate for women like me, but me? For women who do like hair removal, they are advocated for every time they step out of the house and see 99% of the female population also conforming to that standard, or when they watch a movie and see all the shaved actresses, or view an advertisment, or open a magazine, or watch a music video, or scroll through social media, or walk down the streets without receiving insults and glares for having a completely normal bodily feature.

You genuinely can't even point out that hairlessness is a man-made standard without women losing their shit and acting like they are totally immune to propaganda they've been exposed to from birth. I'm so tired.

[illyadolatry]

just like. for the crowd.

here's the sexual content guidelines saying nudity is ok

here's the bit from the termination email telling you you can make a new account as long as it doesn't break the same rule

here's the guidelines for what counts as explicit (not mature, aka grounds for content deletion)

here's the section telling us that you will always be able to respond to content getting flagged as explicit (lie)

here's the section where it says you will be notified when your accunt gets terminated, and that the appeals are reviewed by humans (both lies)

and by the way, posting a single thing against ToS isn't supposed to be grounds for deletion,

[covid-safer-hotties]

Source

[covid-safer-hotties]

[covid-safer-hotties]

Not the *source* source, but where I downloaded it

Edit: Found the source

[rabbitkinglune777]

i am kinda peeved out that I can't enjoy most student art films from high profile art schools because of the statistics around black artists being in the low percentage often due to systemic barriers. it's another form of oppression I see rarely discussed. I do see a lot of black animators and the like but they are either indie or had to put in the work to even get in these schools and industry as a whole.

it makes sense as to why there lacks many stories with black protagonists that exists outside of stereotypes because they are often shelved or have lack of interests. or just, don't have the opportunities to be created.

[rabbitkinglune777]

it especially hurts as a black artist myself that aspires to create stories with black characters outside of misery porn or stereotypes. rather the full experience but then I do remember how racist the art industry here is considering how minstrelsy was a core part of early cartoons.

[rabbitkinglune777]

growing up there weren't much black characters to latch onto, and when they did exist, they did fall under stereotypes or were side characters to the often (white) main characters. even as a kid I picked up the scraps cuz it's all I wanted, but scraps shouldn't be good enough for black creatives, especially black children.

it sucks that even in the present day with progressive rhetoric everywhere, there feels like there isn't much progress art education wise for black folks.

[covid-safer-hotties]

Genuine question: what does "serious collective action" look like when the affected class is by definition too sick to work?

Some of this plus abled people helping to advocate.

[reactionimagesdaily]