I'm Ahmad from Gaza, married and have a little girl. 👨👩👧 I live in a displacement tent in Deir al-Balah after our home was completely destroyed in Khan Yunis. 💔 With the frequent displacement and high costs, I face significant difficulties in providing shelter, basic necessities, and medical care for my family.
We live in very harsh conditions and urgently need support to overcome this crisis. 🙏
Any help, no matter how small, can make a big difference. 🌟 Please donate and share the link.
https://gofund.me/665fbb6c. 💖
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Samantha Shannon really sat down and said I’m going to give the gays everything they’ve ever wanted. A feminist retelling of a medieval story with religious themes and forbidden queer relationships minus the homophobia. Magic. Powerful women. A wimpy old man. And Loth. Not one, but TWO asexual main characters. One of them aro ace. A lesbian main character who has cool magic powers. Her stunning forbidden relationship with the queen she is sworn to protect. Court drama. Dragons. The power of stories and the importance of how they’re told and by who.
first two seasons of killing eve can be summed up by the constant fluctuation between “let’s go lesbians!!!” and “honestly Nico is such a decent man maybe don’t fuck up your marriage??”
the way Samantha Shannon does queer and POC representation in her books by making it such an organic and unquestionable part of the characters and the storyline, like it’s the most natural thing ever (because it is)
affirmations for writers: i know how to write. i have seen sentences before, and i know how to make one. i can identify up to several words and their meanings. i am not afraid of semicolons.
been seeing a lot of americans on holiday in european countries be confused as to how we can all tell they’re american. it’s simple: honey you asked your waiter/barista/bartender how they’re doing before you ordered. for me that’s more quintessentially american than any loudness or way of dressing or ice in the water.
and frankly, us service staff here in eastern europe, have no idea how tf to respond to that. what do you mean how am i doing???? i’m doing: my job. not gonna tell you this shift is a clusterfuck of chaos so why lie
so as a confused waitress i ask: what the actual hell am i supposed to answer to that?
My name is Saja. I’m a wife, a mother, and a woman who once believed her story would be simple. I thought my days would be filled with watching my daughter grow — from her first smile to her first steps — surrounded by the small joys of everyday life.
But life had other plans.
War has returned to our home. Again. And once again, we find ourselves living under skies that never seem to rest.
There was a moment — a fragile, breathless moment — when the bombs paused and the world seemed to remember us. It gave us hope. We thought maybe, just maybe, we could start to rebuild. But now, we are back in the dark — hiding, holding on, praying.
I’m writing this not as someone seeking pity, but as a mother who has no other choice but to speak.
Imagine holding your baby in the middle of the night, not because she cried, but because the world outside roared too loud for either of you to sleep. Imagine whispering bedtime stories not to lull her into dreams, but to keep the fear from settling into her tiny bones.
This is my life.
This is my daughter’s life.
And even now — especially now — I believe in softness. I believe in kindness. Because when everything else is taken from you, hope becomes the most valuable thing you have.
Why I’m Reaching Out Our home has been damaged. Our lives changed. But through it all, my daughter wakes up every morning with a smile. She reaches for me with trust, with love, with faith that I will keep her safe.
That’s why I keep going.
I’ve launched a campaign to ask for help — not because it’s easy, but because silence is no longer an option. I am asking for support not just for me, but for my baby, and for the quiet strength of so many mothers like me who are fighting, every single day, to hold their families together.
How You Can Help: 🤍 Help us restore parts of our home so we can live with dignity 🤍 Support women and mothers in Gaza with access to care and resources 🤍 Keep the light of hope alive for a generation born in the shadows of war
💛 If you can, please support our journey here:
My name is Saja. I am a mother, a wife, and just one of many women in Gaza trying to hold on — to hope, to my family, and to a life that no
If you can’t give, please consider sharing. Your voice might be the reason someone else hears ours.
From My Heart to Yours Maybe our lives are worlds apart. Maybe you’ve never lived through war. But if you’ve ever held a child and wished the world could be better for them — then you understand more than you know.
I don’t want my daughter to grow up thinking the world turned away.
Please, if you’ve read this far — thank you. Thank you for seeing us. Thank you for caring. We are still here. Still hoping. Still holding on to every kind act like it’s a lifeline.
Instead of being in settings its in the google app. Also, google, not chrome. Icon is a G, not the circle thing. Click on your pfp to open a menu
From there, go Settings > Gemini > Digital Assistants > Switch to Google Assistant. This disables Gemini, google's AI assistant, and switches you back to the old one. We aren't done yet.
Go back to Settings. From there, we go Settings > Google Assistant > scroll to find General > Google Assitant on/off > turn it off
They really tried their best to make it a pain, but you can eventually disable it. Holding the power button on your phone still pulls up a menu and asks you to turn it back on, but this is the least intrusive you can make it.
Applies to all non-apple phones afaik. For sure Samsungs and Pixels but idrk about others
Edit: thank you my friend @/teeth-kid for confirming that this also works on Motorola
the priory of the orange tree is like the perfect fantasy book, it has everything: good worldbuilding, a thought-through magic system, dragons, pirates, gay people, a religion built on a lie slowly crumbling in front of your eyes...
Yes, Samantha Shannon writes queer characters but more importantly: her queer characters are diverse. What I especially love is that they are diverse in AGE! We don’t get to see older queer people that much in fantasy, so reading about them when I can warms my heart so much!
Like YES they’ve been together for 30 years and saw each other grow old and there’s such beauty in that!
YES he’s old and grumpy and generally antisocial but HES STILL JUST A GUY IN LOVE WITH ANOTHER GUY (who’s dead). Continuing his lover’s legacy so he can finally rest???? *don’t mind me sobbing*
