it's a wild world

[nevver]

[nevver]

(Everyday is) Twin Peaks Day

[nevver]

In for the night, Heidrun Rathgeb

[mermaidenmystic]

Moonlit Dreams ~ 1874 ~ Gabriel Ferrier (French painter, 1847-1914) 

[synqra]

Liu Wen ph by Leslie Zhang

[victormcdicktor-deactivated2024]

CONGO GFM LIST

(DISCLAIMER:i cannot find any traditional vet posts for these, but they are all from here and here. Both of these sources are shared around a lot and seem very legitimate to me personally, but fyi I do not vet fundraisers. Many of these are by prominent organizations though, so please please donate if you can.)

CHF15 out of CHF2,000 source (Supporting Malaika!)

€11,917 out of €50,000 source (GFM description is in French)

€55,305 out of €75,000 source (Organized by Goma Actif!)

$14,650 USD out of $20,000 source (Took refuge in the United States around a year ago. Still need financial support; extremely large family)

€118 out of €5,000 source (GFM description is in French)

$13,696 USD out of $86,000 source

€403 out of €1,500 source (GFM description is in French)

$15,922 CAD out of $50,000 source (Organized by Goma Upendo!)

£3,900 out of £10,000 source (Organized by Focus Congo!)

$9,873 USD out of $20,000 source

$5,010 out of $45,000 source (Supporting Peace African Hope!)

€1,792 out of €2,500 source (GFM description is in French and Dutch) (Supporting Mamma Jeanne's Ophanage! x x)

$34,377 CAD out of $40,000 source

$1,917 USD out of $2,500 source

€2,050 out of €2,000 source (GFM description is in French)

€34,891 out of €30,000 source

$24,106 CAD out of $20,000 source (Supporting Focus Congo!)

$2,936 USD raised of $2,000 source (Organized by The Jaliyaa Project!)

(Please note that, although I did link organizations that I could find further information and verification on, this doesn't mean you shouldn't at least look at the other fundraisers here.

Everyone deserves your concideration.)

Reminder by the way! One of the best ways you can help the Congo even if you can't donate is boycotting!

Only buy secondhand electronics! Do not support any of the companies contributing to the horrible cobalt mining practicing in DR Congo! More information here!

[vicholas]

I want more people to know that while the Palestine Olympic team consists of only 8 athletes, at least 69 Palestinian Olympic athletes have been killed since October 2023. This includes athletes who were going to compete in these games and retired athletes such as Majed Abu Maraheel, the first Palestinian Olympian, who died of kidney failure in a refugee camp product of lack of medical treatment.

Remember them during these games.

[palipunk-deactivated20260328]

General list of some verified gfms that have reached out to me:

Momen Alostaz - €8,947 raised of €70,000 goal

Wafaa and her family - €8,530 raised of €35,000 goal

Eman Abuhayya - $41,364 AUD raised of $85,684 goal

Shahad Abumousa - $9,695 raised of $40,000 goal

Abdallah Alanqar - €6,680 raised of €35,000 goal

Firas Salem - €29,041 raised of €65,000 goal

Little Yusuf & his family - €38,310 raised of €85,000 goal

Issam Aziz - €2,835 raised of €7,000 goal

Fadi Sharif - $29,885 raised of $62,500 goal

Ruba Abushaban - €20,675 raised of €55,000 goal

Ahmd Iyd - £9,031 raised of £150,000 goal

Hadi Abudaya - $1,121 CAD raised of $17,732 goal

Mahmoud Balousha - €10,775 raised of €50,000 goal

Bilal salah - €32,624 raised of €70,000 goal

Ahmed Shaqqoura - €10,159 raised of €45,000 goal

Anas family - $7,880 raised of $20,000 goal

Marah Salem - €10,376 raised of €55,000 goal

(6/5/2024)

[fairuzfan]

Do you know anything i can donate to for palestine that's not the gofundmes because the idea of having to choose who needs my money more is just. scary to me they all need it 3: maybe there's a thing that splits/distributes money evenly???? idk but help would be appreciated

Gazafunds actually deals with this anxiety and makes a decision for you if you want. Their home page has a spotlighted fundraiser and the code consider things like how close the gfm is to finishing, when the most recent donation is, etc. So it's randomized to help as many people as possible.

There's also @helpgazachildren which if you donate, you can help multiple people at once since it's a whole mutual aid fund, or at least close to it. Hussam distributes money to people who need it when he's asked.

[moonlightazriel]

Hey there, I feel like this is a necessary post because we have some Brazilian girlies here.

The southern state of Brazil, my state, is literally underwater right now, thousands of people lost their homes, some died and some are missing due to heavy flooding. If you're in one of the affected areas, please be careful, pay attention to the news as some emergency numbers aren't working anymore, they're sharing new ones. Seek safe shelter, either with family members or the public ones. There's also a risk of dam failure, the Civil Defense is constantly updating on those, be aware to know when you have to evacuate the area. If you can help with donations or even sharing the news to get to more people, you're more than welcome. I'll leave some links showing how to help. Please be safe, it's a disaster out there! And no matter what your personal belief is, please pray for those people.

Civil Defense - To get updates on the situation

SC Internacional - To donate

Grêmio - To donate

Public shelter in Porto Alegre

Civil Defense - To donate

[moonlightazriel]

Quick update- The meteorologists said that the rain will continue until Monday. And the situation can and will probably get worse, I am safe but my city is under alert as the river that surrounds it is above normal levels. I'll be safe but I'm still worried about my family. They're safe for now as well.

Last year, around September we had a very similar event but the impact of this one is way bigger and more devastating than last year. Small and big businesses are doing everything they can, the images are heartbreaking to see. Thank you for sharing the word, even inside Brazil people have no idea of what is happening and the only media sources are local media, as the rest of the country is busy with Madonna's concert.

[moonlightazriel]

Another one- According to the news, around 200s of 400s county's in the state are affected by the rain, the firefighters keep rescuing people and the number of deaths increased. The donations had to stop in some places because of the water, so things wouldn't get damaged, but many other places keep doing it. Many roads are destroyed and some places are completely isolated. They're working nonstop to rescue everyone, and the water will have to go down naturally so they start rebuilding cities, hospitals and houses.

The floods in my city are almost just as bad as the big flood of 1941. For now things are "okayish" here. Some of the dams that were under alert are safe now. Thank you all for the rebblogs and everything, if this post helped at least someone, it's all worth it.

[zegalba]

Yoshitaka Amano: Kiss :: くちづけ (1992)

[parisiannightss]

“Sex with you is really a Kafkaesque experience” 🚬 
Shelley Duvall as Rolling Stones reporter Pam in Annie Hall, 1977.

[homoidiotic]

Gay Pride Paris (1999) Hubert Marot

[zegalba]

Fiona Apple in a suit of armor on a NYC subway photography by Joe McNally (1997)

[tingedorange]

https://www.instagram.com/p/C0f3RMVN8yC/?igsh=MXJzcnZjZDM0aHdwYg==

[barsilaybdroer]

daily clicks for palestine

donate to feed refugees in rafah

spreadsheet of gofundmes to evacuate families

fundraiser for esims for gaza

orgs to donate to

[adropofhumanity]

"photograph of a young palestinian girl flying her kite on al-waha beach, gaza, 2011. on this day, 6,200 palestinian children filled the gaza sky with kites, achieving the guinness world record for most kites flown simultaneously. the culture of kite flying amongst gaza youth remains a symbol of resilience, creativity, and joy. over the past 7 weeks, the amount of children killed by the israeli state has nearly surpassed this number, continuing to rise each day. we must continue calling for a permanent ceasefire now. the devastation must end" — via @azeemamag on instagram

[palipunk-deactivated20260328]

Palestine Masterlist 

Introduction to Palestine: 

Decolonize Palestine:

Palestine 101

Rainbow washing 

Frequently asked questions 

Myths 

IMEU (Institute for Middle East Understanding):

Quick Facts - The Palestinian Nakba 

The Nakba and Palestinian Refugees 

The Gaza Strip

The Palestinian catastrophe (Al-Nakba)

Al-Nakba (documentary)

The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017 (book)

The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine (book)

Nakba Day: What happened in Palestine in 1948? (Article)

The Nakba did not start or end in 1948 (Article)

Donations and charities: 

Al-Shabaka

Electronic Intifada 

Adalah Justice Project 

IMEU Fundraiser 

Medical Aid for Palestinians 

Palestine Children’s Relief Fund 

Addameer

Muslim Aid

Palestine Red Crescent

Gaza Mutual Aid Patreon

Books:

A New Critical Approach to the History of Palestine

The Idea of Israel: A History of Power and Knowledge

Hidden Histories: Palestine and the Eastern Mediterranean

The Balfour Declaration: Empire, the Mandate and Resistance in Palestine

Queer Palestine and the Empire of Critique

From Haven to Conquest: Readings in Zionism and the Palestine Problem until 1948

Captive Revolution - Palestinian Women’s Anti-Colonial Struggle within the Israeli Prison System

Palestine: A Four Thousand Year History

Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics

Before Their Diaspora: A Photographic History of The Palestinians 1876-1948

The Battle for Justice in Palestine Paperback

Uncivil Rites: Palestine and the Limits of Academic Freedom

Palestine Rising: How I survived the 1948 Deir Yasin Massacre

The Transformation of Palestine: Essays on the Origin and Development of the Arab-Israeli Conflict

A Land Without a People: Israel, Transfer, and the Palestinians 1949-1996

The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood

A History of Modern Palestine: One Land, Two Peoples

Where Now for Palestine?: The Demise of the Two-State Solution

Terrorist Assemblages - Homonationalism in Queer Times

Militarization and Violence against Women in Conflict Zones in the Middle East

The one-state solution: A breakthrough for peace in the Israeli-Palestinian deadlock

The Persistence of the Palestinian Question: Essays on Zionism and the Palestinians

Fateful Triangle: The United States, Israel and the Palestinians

The False Prophets of Peace: Liberal Zionism and the Struggle for Palestine

Ten myths about Israel

Blaming the Victims: Spurious Scholarship and the Palestinian Question

Image and Reality of the Israel-Palestine Conflict, New and Revised Edition

Israel and its Palestinian Citizens - Ethnic Privileges in the Jewish State

Palestinians in Israel: Segregation, Discrimination and Democracy

Greater than the Sum of Our Parts: Feminism, Inter/Nationalism, and Palestine

Palestine: A Four Thousand Year History

Palestinian Culture:

Mountain against the Sea: Essays on Palestinian Society and Culture

Palestinian Costume

Traditional Palestinian Costume: Origins and Evolution

Tatreez & Tea: Embroidery and Storytelling in the Palestinian Diaspora

Embroidering Identities: A Century of Palestinian Clothing (Oriental Institute Museum Publications)

The Palestinian Table (Authentic Palestinian Recipes)

Falastin: A Cookbook

Palestine on a Plate: Memories from My Mother’s Kitchen

Palestinian Social Customs and Traditions

Palestinian Culture before the Nakba

Tatreez & Tea (Website)

The Traditional Clothing of Palestine

The Palestinian thobe: A creative expression of national identity

Embroidering Identities:A Century of Palestinian Clothing

Palestine Traditional Costumes

Palestine Family 

Palestinian Costume

Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion, v5: Volume 5: Central and Southwest Asia

Tent Work in Palestine: A Record of Discovery and Adventure

Documentaries, Films, and Video Essays:

Jenin, Jenin

Born in Gaza

GAZA 

Wedding in Galilee 

Omar

5 Broken Cameras

OBAIDA

Indigeneity, Indigenous Liberation, and Settler Colonialism (not entirely about Palestine, but an important watch for indigenous struggles worldwide - including Palestine)

Edward Said - Reflections on Exile and Other Essays

Palestine Remix: 

AL NAKBA

Gaza Lives On

Gaza we are coming

Lost cities of Palestine 

Stories from the Intifada 

Last Shepherds of the Valley

Voices from Gaza

Muhammad Smiry

Najla Shawa

Nour Naim

Wael Al dahdouh

Motaz Azaiza

Ghassan Abu Sitta

Refaat Alareer

Plestia Alaqad

Bisan Owda

Ebrahem Ateef

Mohammed Zaanoun

Doaa Mohammad

Hind Khoudary

Palestinian Voices, Organizations, and News 

Boycott Divest and Sanction (BDS)

Defense for Children in Palestine

Palestine Legal 

Palestine Action

Palestine Action US

United Nations relief and works for Palestinian refugees in the Middle East (UNRWA)

National Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP)

Times of Gaza

Middle East Eye

Middle East Monitor

Mohammed El-Kurd

Muna El-Kurd 

Electronic Intifada 

Dr. Yara Hawari (suspended on X 10/25/2023)

Mariam Barghouti

Omar Ghraieb

Steven Salaita

Noura Erakat

The Palestinian Museum N.G.

Palestine Museum US

Artists for Palestine UK 

Eye on Palestine (suspended on Instagram 10/25/2023)