I ATE A BIG BAG OF FACTORY REJECT SEEDS UNTIL

A HEALTHY FLOWER UNFURLED IN MY CHEST... I MISTOOK THE SENSATION FOR LOVE AND DIED. jibril/26

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[politijohn]

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[tinyuglyworld]

HELP MY FRIEND IN GAZA GET A HIS FRIEND A NEW WHEELCHAIR!!!

hello guys, i have a friend in gaza. his name is mahmoud and he lives in southern Gaza. recently he met this disabled guy in the mawasi area of khan younis who was barefoot and using a broken wheelchair made for children.

mahmoud offered to buy him a new wheelchair. the wheelchair costs $280 and mahmoud needs help getting the money for his new friend.

proof mahmoud is actually in gaza:

(mahmouds account says he is based in poland, but this is because he is using a vpn and an e-sim to connect to the internet)

if you want to pitch in please contact me and i'll send money to him, or you can contact him on twitter. please share so this can reach more people!! nobody has contacted him yet.

[tinyuglyworld]

also, his mother in egypt needs help as well

https://chuffed.org/project/173931-a-mothers-operation

A Gaza Mother's Cancer Operation

I am raising funds for the mother of my friend, Mahmoud, who is living in Gaza. 

please repost and chip in if you can!!!!

[vague-humanoid]

Transgender woman faces two felony charges after drawing a firearm during an altercation.

A Wyoming transgender woman is facing two felony charges after drawing a firearm during an altercation she says began with anti-LGBTQ+ and a

Ríhanna Kelver, a bartender and trans rights advocate in Laramie, has been charged with aggravated assault and possession of a deadly weapon with unlawful intent after a 13 September 2025 confrontation outside the Crowbar & Grill, whereshe worked. Kelver could be sentenced to up to 15 years in prison if convicted on both charges.

Kelver says one man in a group of men across the street from her started shouting homophobic and transphobic insults at her before the man allegedly shoved her to the ground in a downtown crosswalk, as reported by The Laramie Reporter.

[el-shab-hussein]

There's more, as it pertains to Black trans people's right to self-defence:

Despite Wyoming’s “Stand Your Ground” statute, which allows people to use reasonable force in moments of self defense, Kelver faces up to 15 years in prison for both charges, as well as up to $11,000 in fines, per Cowboy State Daily. Kelver faces an additional year and $1,000 fine for a charge of interference with a peace officer. [...]

As pointed out by Slate, self-defense laws are often put into question when people from marginalized communities, especially trans people, use them, including Cece McDonald, a Black trans woman who served time in a men’s prison for defending her friends during a racist and transphobic attack. Ky Peterson, a Black trans man from Georgia, was also arrested and imprisoned for killing his rapist in self-defense.

[resiliencebeast]

I wrote a short explanatory piece on how gun control (in the USA, specifically) has always been a tool of oppressors against marginalized folks. You can find it on Tumblr here. Kelver needs assistance with her legal fees fighting these charges. Her crowdfunding sites keep being removed so here's her Venmo:

Please help her.

[featuringbees]

In September, a man pushed a trans woman to the ground in downtown Laramie. Antifascists identified him as a member of Patriot Front.

When Scott Durham pushed Ríhanna Kelver to the ground, she drew a gun in response. Kelver, a trans woman now facing two felony charges, said

Hope you don't mind me adding to this, i live in laramie and ive known ríhanna personally for several years and this incident has been so difficult for her, and additionally the attack exacerbated health issues for her.

a local reporter posted this article this morning that delves into her attacker's affiliation with the fascist patriot front org and the fact that since he moved to laramie in 2023 there has been a significant uptick in hateful activity and propaganda being spread throughout the town. this man was prevented from walking at his high school graduation by his own admission due to his racist, queerphobic, and antisemetic behavior.

one of the things that has been infuriating to me is that her attacker is not the one pressing charges. not the literal man she pulled a gun on, it is the police who are threatening her with 15 years in prison.

please help ríhanna if you can, she doesn't deserve this and it is depicting the increasing danger for trans women and other queer people in this city and state as a whole.

[pansylair]

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Also consider Mikinakoos' as they're extending support beyond their traditional service areas due to the scale of this emergency!

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if you are in the Thunder Bay area, the Whitesand First Nations families who have evacuated their homes burning down in Ontario are requesting supplies or monetary dnations

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[prokopetz]

You know, when I've remarked that a lot of the responses to my posts feel like people are just plucking out keywords they think they recognise based on the shape of them and replying to what they imagine the post says based on that, the possibility never occurred to me that this is actually how many American schools are currently teaching kids to read.

[prokopetz]

Like, my assumption this whole time has been that when folks go "I misunderstood this post that says [thing] as saying [unrelated thing] because I mistook [word] for [completely different word that happens to start with the same letter]", that was a bit. What do you mean they're teaching kids a reading method that's tailored to produce this exact error?

[buggyhuman]

Three cueing. Once you learn about it, a whole lot of very frustrating online discourse with US Americans makes so much sense 😭

How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers

For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have

[woodsfae]

If you were taught to read with the three cueing method, and now struggle to read fluently, you can still learn to read properly!

-> Phonics For Adults <-

If you're a teenager, you can still use this resource.

[cuties-in-codices]

souls leaving the bodies of the dead

in "livre de la vigne nostre seigneur", french illuminated manuscript, ca. 1450–1470

source: Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 134, fol. 47v

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from Pilgrims by Devin Kelly

[downsouthdyke]

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I need help bad. Idk what to say. I just im not sure if I want to keep trying. It feels like it all amounts to nothing. Im canceling dr appts bc I cant afford them. Im off my medications bc I cant afford them. I have until the 11th to save my car. My power will be off the 13th. I need food. Im exhausted. I just dont know how to keep going when for years I have tried and tried and done nothing but got sicker and sicker and therefore poorer and poorer. I don't think ive reached goal in months, years actually so i just keep drowning more. Im so tired. It feels like noone gives a fuck abt black women, abt poor women, abt disabled women, abt gay women, abt trans women. Feels like my and my wife's existence is just a joke to the universe.

If u are able to help me I'll put my paylinks and home needs wishlist below:

zlle: [email protected]

cshapp: $sailorsylvie

vnmo: Serena-Manning

pypal: [email protected]

Kofi

Home Needs Wishlist

My website where I sell handmade Press-On Nails

Thanks y'all, hopefully it all turns around. For all of us.

[jacobvanloon]

Tending the Perennials Acrylic on wood, 11x14" 2024

[winningmachine]

Being small Nobody quite recovers from being a child: the asymmetry of power between parents and children always leaves a trace

[pmamtraveller]

A collection of Moroccan doors

[smsomah]

Beautifully carved wooden doors (bab) and window frames are a defining feature of traditional Omani architecture. Their designs are predominantly Islamic, featuring geometric, arabesque and floral patterns, with medallions and palm motifs often decorating the doors.

The doors are typically double-leaf, joined by a carved centrepost with the locking mechanism. Many include a smaller inset door for everyday use, while the full entrance is reserved for special guests and special occasions.

The arched space above the door, or lunette, is often decorated with wooden latticework, carved plaster or iron grilles. These features enhance the home's appearance while allowing airflow and preserving privacy and security.

Scanned from the book The Craft Heritage of Oman; 2003; Neil Richardson & Marcia Dorr

[smsomah]

Silver earrings with coral and turquoise beads from Morocco, Draa; late 19th century

[butchmiles]

Hi. Life is expensive and we have a teenager to feed. Please help us make sure we can keep doing that

Pay Christall McCrear using PayPal.Me

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[butchmiles]

Currently we’re barely hanging on after losing food assistance and my income and any and all helped would be greatly appreciated!

[butchmiles]

$80/$1,438

[butchmiles]

$220/$1,438

[butchmiles]

$362.39/$1,438

[butchmiles]

$502.60/$1,438

[butchmiles]

$672.45/$1,438

[butchmiles]

Rent is due today. As of now we’re $765 from the set goal. Every bit helps us get closer to covering the full balance before eviction filings start. Please consider donating!

[politijohn]

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