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quinn. 23. he/him

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The main thing I post about changes by the month but my favorite medias are the case study of vanitas, tales of the abyss, and tales of berseria

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Crips for eSims

[pearwaldorf]

Because I needed the reminder and maybe you do too: the best way to deal with political frustration is to do something.

A real and immediate impact you can have that will directly help a Palestinian is to buy an eSIM and send it to [email protected]. This allows Gazans to access mobile data so they can get news out and keep in touch with their friends and family.

If you have never done this before, here is a step by step guide, complete with discount codes. It is slightly technical but still fairly easy (imo, ymmv). If you can't/don't want to buy one directly, you can donate to Crips for eSIMs and they will buy one on your behalf.

You don't have to top up the eSIMs when they get low/run out, but I find it comforting to do so. It means somebody is still alive, and that you've made a hellish experience a tiny bit less terrible.

[mogai-sunflowers]

this will be a bit of a long post but i ask that you please please read the full thing if you want to know more about Sudan- i feel like not enough people ACTUALLY know what's going on in Sudan. a lot of people have a vague idea that a 'war' and genocide is going on, but it's important to know the specifics as well.

there is extremely little coverage of Sudan from non-Sudanese sources, and even those that DO cover it often paint it as a war between two different generals for power over a country- and to a certain extent, without context, that IS what's happening. for those unaware, the two 'warring factions' in Sudan are the official Sudanese military- the SAF (Sudanese Armed Forces) and the RSF (Rapid Support Forces).

in April 2019, during the Sudanese Revolution, Islamist dictator Omar al-Bashir was deposed by the SAF in response to a mass wave of revolutionary organizing, protests, and sit-ins. Immediately after, the TMC (Transitionary Military Council) was established, with SAF general inspector Abdel Fattah al-Burhan being appointed as the chairman. for a brief time, protestors engaged in negotiations with Burhan, and many believed that he was being ernest in his promises of a true civilian democratic government- but it soon became clear to protestors that he was not actually taking their demands seriously, so demonstrations once again intensified. on June 3, 2019, it was under Burhan's command that the Khartoum Massacre was committed, killing 118 protestors while they were participating in a sit-in at the military headquarters in Khartoum.

as the next few months went by, agreements came about to dissolve the TMC and form a Transitional Sovereignty Council based on a draft of a constitutional declaration. it was supposed to be that a military official would be the chairman for 21 months, then transitioning to a civilian chairman for the next 18 months- but Burhan staged a coup in October of 2021, and dissolved the council and effectively turned the Sudanese government back into a military junta, which was the cause of further protesting.

i want to emphasize the crimes and horrors of the SAF because they are often forgotten in these discussions due to the absolute atrocities committed by the RSF. there is no good guy here- both the SAF and the RSF are vying for dictatorial power. so let's talk about the RSF.

headed by genocidal war criminal Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known more widely as "Hemedti", the RSF formed around 2014 due to reorginization of the Janjaweed militias- which were the militias that formed across the Darfuri regions of southwestern Sudan to suppress demonstrations against Bashir's oppressive and racist regime which carried out the first genocide of Massalit and other ethnically non-Arab peoples across Darfur in the early 2000s. so to be succinct- the RSF has direct roots in dictatorial suppression of Sudanis protesting against ethnic cleansing, genocide, and oppression.

for around a decade, the RSF and SAF were different factions of the Sudanese military- both have their roots and a pattern of supporting dictatorial violence and anti-Black genocide. and, on April 15, 2023, these two dictatorial Arab-colonialist powers began fighting out of the blue. fighting has been most intense around Khartoum, the central state and capital city of Sudan, where now an estimated 35% of its residents have been forced to flee, with the rest trapped in the middle of an active war zone.

the RSF has been actively continuing the genocide of non-Arab Darfuri Sudanis that its predecessor the Janjaweed committed 20 years prior. they have been consistently launching attacks against Massalit villages in Darfur and El Geneina. Recently, they have completely ethnically cleansed several Massalit villages, killing hundreds in each one of them. in addition, they are committing so many other war crimes, like sexual violence, blocking access to humanitarian aid, occupying civilian homes and kicking the residents out, along with blatant ethnic cleansing campaigns, mass murder, and targeting of civilians.

but don't think that this is a 'civil war' as many are calling it. a civil war is an internal dispute, but this is far from that. both the SAF and the RSF are supported by external powers, namely the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Russia, who all provide funding to these groups IN EXCHANGE FOR SUDANESE RESOURCES LIKE GOLD AND OIL. this is, ultimately, not just some random war between two different military groups- it is a war funded by and for foreign colonial powers who have a vested interest in colonizing Sudan for its resources. as an example- the UAE's- and especially Dubai's- infamous gold and jewelry industry, is only made possible by the fact that the UAE illegally smuggles 80% of Sudan's gold- they fund this by sending weapons AND SOLDIERS to the RSF. Several of the gold mines in Sudan are owned and operated by the Russian government.

all of this, both the 'internal' AND the external, colonial aspects of this war and genocide, has led to the world's current WORST humanitarian crisis. not only do LOW estimates place the total murdered in the past year at 150,000, but out of Sudan's population of nearly 47 million, over half (25 million) are in severe need of humanitarian aid, and of those 25 million, over half are children. fighting between the RSF and SAF has lead to severe blockage of aid, and the UN's initial proposed budget of $1.5 billion in April of 2023 has not only not increased to accommodate the severe worsening of the crisis, but ALSO has not even been funded 20%.

2.5 MILLION PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO STARVE TO DEATH IN SUDAN BY THIS FUCKING SEPTEMBER. THAT IS LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AWAY.

additionally, due to both western colonization and the Sudanese governments' deliberate cutting of internet access across the entirety of Sudan, there is a huge lack of the proper infrastructure for generating awareness and spreading videos and info from on the ground in Sudan. this means that not only are people unable to effectively crowdfund support to leave, but they are also barred from accessing social media to spread awareness, and they're unable to contact loved ones outside of Sudan most of the time.

also, Sudan is HUGE- in order for displaced people to escape fighting, they usually have to walk, on foot, for hundreds of miles, often across literal deserts, with extremely little access to water. there has also been a surge of internally displaced people dying due to illness and scorpion stings in displacement camps. 70% of Sudan's hospitals have stopped functioning entirely. and even if they DO make it to a neighboring country, most of the options there are just as bad, if not worse- Egypt is extremely anti-Black, and doesn't allow work permits to most Black refugees, meaning they are relegated to being houseless and jobless if they go to Egypt- and westward in Chad, there is also crisis with food and resources, so the government of Chad quite literally can not materially support anymore Sudanese refugees. In South Sudan, there is also conflict, war, and crisis, and in Ethiopia, where the genocide is taking place in Tigray, the government is extremely hostile to Sudanese refugees. there are currently more than 6,000 Sudanese refugees stranded in the forests because of the hostilities they faced while in UNHCR camps.

and everyday that we're not doing something, this genocide, war, and humanitarian crisis is getting worse. doing something starts with being educated. i urge y'all to look more into this, don't just take what i'm saying and roll with it- truly learn and listen to Sudanese activists on this. i highly recommend following these accounts on Instagram:

@/red_maat , @/bsonblast , @/sudansolidaritycollective, @/forsudaneseliberation, @/darfurwomenaction, @/liberatesudan, @/zzeirra, @/yousraelbagir, @/modathirzainalabdeen, @/sdn.world, @/nasalsudan, @/sudanuntold, @/kandakamagazine, and @/almigdadhassan0

IF ANYTHING I'VE SAID IS INACCURATE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW!

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@northgazaupdates @our-queer-experience @intersexfairy @genderqueerdykes

[kinavu]

TIME IS RUNNING OUT!

Shahed muhammed is a 20 yr old who is trying to raise funds to save herself and her family. Her father is a heart patient and her younger siblings are suffering from severe hepatitis from the polluted water of Gaza.

She has only raised 17.1k out of the 50k she needs.

With rumours of rafah crossing opening up soon, shahed has very little time left to evacuate her little siblings out of Gaza, if not herself and her parents, so they can get to safety and have access to the medical treatment they need.

SHAHED HAS TO GET TO $30K IN THE NEXT WEEK

WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP:

For just $5, donate to shahed's gfm so you can enter the raffle being conducted at @journalsforpalestine by @turian and stand to win one of these lovely journals. All of them will be shipped internationally.

Donate to Help Shahd in Gaza!, organized by Shahed Muhammad

Have you ever experienced seeing your dream broken in front of your eyes and not being able to do … Shahed Muhammad needs your support for H

This gfm was verified and appears on the list of vetted fundraisers maintained by hussein @/el-shab-hussein and nairuz @/nabulsi (#224) so please dont hesitate to share and donate!

Apologies

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@kummatty @papenathys @aristotels @bookskittychad

@heritageposts @thatdiabolicalfeminist @amygdalae @ot3

[kinavu]

In the past 2 hours shahed has raised $235

This puts her at $19,519 / 50,000

Please keep this going, we cannot afford to lose this momentum.

Shahed told me recently that her sisters were recently removed from the clinic where they were getting treated because of overcrowding. There were too many other serious cases (reminder that shahed and her family had only narrowly avoided getting caught up in the massacres a few days ago), so currently her sisters are NOT getting the treatment they need.

I cannot stress enough how urgent their situation is right now. She has five siblings to look after and the youngest is a baby. She is currently too sick herself to reach out as much as she used to, and she has had SIX accounts already deleted because of tumblrs bullshit.

Please keep sharing, please keep donating. Participate in the raffles, it just takes $5.

@heritageposts @thatdiabolicalfeminist @amygdalae @ot3

@kummatty @papenathys @aristotels @bookskittychad

@irhabiya @wellwaterhysteria @deepspaceboytoy @post-brahminism

@kibumkim @neechees @mangocheesecakes @kyra45 @marnota

@7bitter @tortiefrancis @toiletpotato @omegaversereloaded

@riding-with-the-wild-hunt @communistchilchuck @dykesbat @watermotif

@meaganfoster @briarhips @mazzikah @mahoushojoe @rhubarbspring

[kinavu]

TIME IS RUNNING OUT!

Shahed muhammed is a 20 yr old who is trying to raise funds to save herself and her family. Her father is a heart patient and her younger siblings are suffering from severe hepatitis from the polluted water of Gaza.

She has only raised 14.3k out 50k she needs.

With rumours of rafah crossing opening up soon, shahed has very little time left to evacuate her little siblings out of Gaza, if not herself and her parents, so they can get to safety and have access to the medical treatment they need.

SHAHED HAS TO GET TO 30K BY NEXT WEEK

WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP:

For just $5, donate to shahed's gfm so you can enter the raffle being conducted at @journalsforpalestine by @turian and stand to win one of these lovely journals. All of them will be shipped internationally.

Donate to Help Shahd in Gaza!, organized by Shahed Muhammad

Have you ever experienced seeing your dream broken in front of your eyes and not being able to do … Shahed Muhammad needs your support for H

This gfm was verified and appears on the list of vetted fundraisers maintained by hussein @/el-shab-hussein and nairuz @/nabulsi (#224) so please dont hesitate to share and donate!

Tagging for reach:

Apologies

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@irhabiya @commissions4aid-international @wellwaterhysteria @deepspaceboytoy

@post-brahminism @kibumkim @neechees @mangocheesecakes

@kyra45 @marnota @7bitter @tortiefrancis @toiletpotato

@fromjannah @omegaversereloaded @vague-humanoid @criptochecca @aristotels

@komsomolka @neptunerings @halalchampagnesocialist @northgazaupdates

[booasaur]

A new fundraiser has just been started to help a Sudanese health clinic.

As the rainy season starts, there's an increased risk from diseases like cholera and malaria. This clinic will be the only available health resource for 60,000 people.

The people behind it are very trustworthy, they've already been setting up gofundmes for food and healthcare in other places in Sudan.

I've tried to kick things off and I hope those that can't donate will help boost.

[pien-art]

Link to the gfm

Donate to Urgent Funds for Camp's Only Operational Clinic, organized by Mohammed Ahmed

As we enter the rainy season, our healthcare facilities face unique cha… Mohammed Ahmed needs your support for Urgent Funds for Camp's Only

[feluka]

‼URGENT‼

I am pleading with you to read, process, and share the story of @shahednhall and her current circumstances. I am begging you to put yourselves in her shoes and act accordingly with all the urgency that the situation demands to save the lives of 5 innocent children.

Though Shahed herself is drained, sickly, and at her wit's end, and there's nothing more I wish than to relieve her of this hardship, she can only think of her siblings' condition. ALL FIVE OF THEM, THE YOUNGEST OF WHICH IS A BABY, ARE SICK WITH VIRAL HEPATITIS due to the unsanitary conditions these sweet children and every Gazan has been forced to withstand.

Currently, Shahed and her family have a ONE WEEK window to get out of Rafah, but are short on funds. We need to raise enough money to allow at least the five children to flee this terrible danger.

They are small, vulnerable, and can't endure indefinitely, and Shahed is wracked with pain while looking on helplessly. With every message I receive from her my heart breaks, and yet I can only imagine a fraction of her anguish. Let's be her helping hand. We have a chance to save lives here. Don't let it slip by. They are counting on us.

Donate to Help Shahd in Gaza!, organized by Shahed Muhammad

Have you ever experienced seeing your dream broken in front of your eyes and not being able to do … Shahed Muhammad needs your support for H

Anything at all you can spare is of great help. If you can't spare anything talk to everybody you know, try to reach out to everybody you know, even public figures who might at least share the campaign, and emphasize the urgency of the situation and the lives at stake. Participate in the raffles and share them. Exhaust every option. I'm begging of you to not do nothing.

I'm opening a commissions slot in exchange for proof of donation of at least 15$ to Shahed's campaign. Examples of commissions below.

[ubernegro]

Even Biden supporters want this motherfucker gone like what are we doing here?

[racist-sundown-site-deactivated]

68% of US adults wish there were more political parties to choose from. there's plenty but y'all won't actually look. you won't back them. you won't learn about the history and achievements of third parties in the United States. you can't see a way forward because you won't look back. there's a future worth fighting for, but you won't risk being uncomfortable for a while to get there.

The 17th amendment was a THIRD PARTY POSITION backed by the Progressive Party (the Bull Moose Party) that ended up being adopted and passed because it represented a threat to the Democratic Party. you get to vote for your senators directly because of a third party platform. open your damn eyes

[alexsiple]

I THINK WHERE I COME FROM IS LEAVING, a 13-page hxh fancomic i made for @zine--garden. (thank you so much for having me T__T everyone keep an eye out for aftersales!)

[kropotkindersurprise]

[maxknightley]

the most fun part of biden losing his re-election bid is gonna be the dems taking a deep breath, thinking about it for a moment, and going "we gotta get more racist" A SECOND TIME

[maxknightley]

day after the election some ghoul who stumbled directly out of Harvard and into a congressman's entourage is gonna say "where we really went wrong was that we didn't support Israel enough, and that we didn't nuke Taiwan to make sure China can't have it"

[maxknightley]

#now lets be clear. they will also reach that conclusion if they win

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[tbh-logic]

Oh my god…..it’s 30 yo men yaoi….

[ana-bananya]

List of organizations and fundraisers you can donate to to help Sudan:

The numbers are simply to help me keep track of how many links I've added since tumblr has a 100 link limit on posts.

Most of these links will take you the posts I've made about these fundraisers that provide brief summaries so you can check for verification and see where your money is going.

‼️ indicates that a fundraiser has experienced a decrease in donations or has been without donations for some time

Last progress update done on Jun. 17th 2024

Sudanese American physicians association

Sudanese American Medical Association

Sudanese Red Crescent

Doctors Without Borders (MSF)

Save the Children

Sudan Solidarity Collective

Sudan diaspora networks Sudan benefit fundraiser

Darfur Women Action Group

Fight Hunger in Sudan: The Khartoum Kitchen appeal

Nas Al Sudan

Twitter thread with actions that can be taken to support Sudan

Sadeia

Help Sudan- Sudan Relief Fund

One Million Sustainable Pads Campaign (€39,117/€200,000 - VERY low on funds)

Donate to help emergency response rooms in Sudan

School Supplies for Sudan ($6,720/$10,000)

Save El Geneina initiative

Food Baskets in Sudan

Takaful

Action Against Hunger

Mutual Aim team fundraiser for Congo, Sudan, and Tigray ($37,571/$35,000 - Still accepting donations)

Help house a homeless disabled Sudani in London (£3,998/£4,500) ‼️

Emergency Fund for Sudanese Family ($23,402 CAD/$25,000 CAD)

Help us escape the war in Sudan $55,210 raised

Help Sajida and her family evacuate from Sudan (31,727 CAD/$50,000 CAD) ‼️

Help Randa's family evacuate Sudan (€19,017/€27,000) ‼️

Help Eman and her family evacuate (CHF22,417/CHF38,475) ‼️

Help Eman's extended family evacuate ($643/$30,000 - VERY low on funds)

Support Sakina's Family's Journey to Safety ($8,396/$10,000)

Help Sudanese refugees stranded in Ethiopia (£35,484/£30,000 - Still accepting donations)

Help Aalaa evacuate and get treatment for her mother ($7,313/$20,000 - VERY low on funds)

Support a Community Stuck In Sudan ($15,330/$40,000 - VERY low on funds)

Save a 5y old Sudanese child's life in Wad Madani (€5,195/€9,000) ‼️

Help Abudjana rebuild after war (£3,025/£5,000) ‼️

Help a Sudanese student finish med school ($2,090/$2,500) ‼️

Help a family of 13 evacuate Sudan ($1,051/$20,000 - VERY low on funds)

Help Refugee’s escape Sudan Conflict ($7,350 CAD/$31,000 CAD - VERY low on funds) ‼️

Safe Passage ممر آمن- Help a mom and her kids escape war ($5,329 CAD/$5,000 CAD)

Help Medical Students in Sudan (€1,005/€350,000 - VERY low on funds)

Help Mujtaba's Family Escape the war in Sudan ($3,397/$18,527 - VERY low on funds)

Help Raise Money for Displaced Sudanese Families in Egypt this Eid

Amal for Women

Help dialysis patients in Sudan

Help Yumna's Family Escape War in Sudan ($3,801/$5,000)

Sudan Emergency Appeal

Help Mehad's Family Fly to Hope ($1,268/$5,000 - VERY low on funds)

Medical and sanitary supplies to support women & children in Congo, Nigeria, and Sudan ($350 CAD/$3,000 CAD - VERY low on funds) ‼️

Help Sudanese Families escape from war (€2,274/€50,000 - VERY low on funds)

Help ThomaSerena recover from war (€1,749/€5,000 - VERY low on funds) ‼️

Help Asjad and her Family Escape War in Sudan ($9,288/$20,000)

Help support families impacted by war (supporting the Basmat Wasal, Sameh Makki kitchen appeal, and medical supplies for Northern State hospital initiatives) (£55,115/£80,000)

Emergency aid for Ahmeds family to escape warzone in Sudan (£2,766/£10,000 - VERY low on funds)

Help A Family Flee Sudan’s War (£204/£10,000 - VERY low on funds) ‼️

Support families in Kalma IDP camp (£12,371/£15,000)

Help a Sudanese Doctor Continue her Education in Egypt ($1,316 AUD/$9,100 AUD - VERY low on funds)

Support financial aid for Gezira medical students in sudan (£550/£10,000 - VERY low on funds)

Asala's family - evacuation and medical treatment ($4,191/$30,000 - VERY low on funds)

Help a Sudanese family flee war and afford medical funds (€2,777/€13,000 - VERY low on funds)

[bluestation]

[froggynelson]

i love comics. i love superhero comics. i really do. but if i have to see yet another popular post about how they are inherently leftist i am going to bite chunks off of furniture

[froggynelson]

if anyone tries to tell you there's an "inherently leftist" type of narrative or literary genre, they're trying to scam you

[froggynelson]

also to be more clear on what i mean, there's no "inherently leftist" literary genre not only because it is silly to think things so wide spanning as a literary genre must have an inherent unambiguous ideological character, but also because "leftism" is not an ideology and does not point to a coherent set of values. leftism is more like a vague hand gesture at a certain direction that encompasses a wide array of distinct ideologies and political theories. and i am sure that the people trying to claim some piece of mass media is leftist certainly don't mean it in the same way lenin does when talking about left-communism.

if you wanna talk about the ideology, or the ideologies plural, of superhero comics, you need to understand the sociocultural baggage and history of the genre as it came to be. superhero comics, and the values and genre conventions that make it up, can be examined and understood through the historical context that generated them. that's the baseline to talk about superhero comics and political ideology. and there's another layer because in the media landscape that has been developed over the years, superhero comics not only is a genre but it's also almost synonymous with specific publishing houses, so you also have to take into account the material conditions in which collaborative and iterative mass media storytelling is produced in.

so with that being said, claiming that superhero comics boil down to "people with power should help other people", and that this implies leftwing politics, is wrong. it's such a vague statement that imply no specific politics in of itself. it can be used to mean anything from saying you should help people in need, to justifying usamerican interventionism. it's not a inherently leftist statement.

[toskarin]

one very striking thing about how people around urobuchi talk about urobuchi is that, in nearly every project he shares with other creators, the interviews strongly imply that working with him is an arduous process of constantly dissuading him from ruining the entire project by doing something extremely stupid

[toskarin]

sometimes the person who implies this workflow is urobuchi himself, seemingly without realising that the anecdotes he's bringing up are actually just his collaborators going "hey man we can't do that. it would be bad" in an effort to get him back on-task

[toskarin]

when talking about things urobuchi said in interviews without thinking especially hard about the implications, everyone likes to focus on "the madoka girls are like al-qaeda" (which makes for a shocking headline) and not the multiple instances of him talking about writing fate/zero where you can read between the lines and realise that he's gesturing towards nasu repeatedly telling him to stop writing graphic child torture scenes that aren't adding anything to the plot