Look, I know a good number of you are from the US and things aren't amazing there either, but my country is literally on the brink of collapse. So I'd love it if we could talk about that for a minute.
If you can't do anything else, please just read and reblog.
A second COVID wave has taken out the healthcare system. There are no more hospital beds. There's an oxygen shortage. There's a critical vaccine shortage. The Central Government has thrown its hands up and is passing the baton to the State Governments to do what they can.
There are over 16 million covid cases. A record 330,000 new cases reported yesterday - comparable to the US at its peak. 187,000 dead as of today.
There is no plan.
Mass cremations are taking place. The cremation grounds are running day and night and they are short on wood. People are watching their loved ones die while waiting for a hospital bed, and then they're unable to give them the proper burial rights.
Hospitals are overwhelmed. Patients are being confined, two to a bed. They're the lucky ones.
We are on the verge of people dying in the streets.
This is the second-most populous country in the world. The largest democracy. A country that encapsulates over 15,000 years of recorded human history and has endured everything from famine to invasion to colonisation.
We might be at the end. This might be the thing that does us in.
People are dying.
People are dying.
People are dying and there is no plan.
More good news? Variants are popping up. A double mutation strain has shown up. It is resistant to current vaccines. This will not go away. This is the devastation they warned of when the anti-maskers were out protesting the minor inconvenience of covering their face in public.
My country is on the verge of an emergency state. Our government has failed us. This is as dire a situation as it ever could be.
Look. I don't do much with my life. I write fics, some of you have read them and that's pretty much it. I spend my days with my head in the clouds because that's where I like to be.
But two days ago, my grandmother tested positive, had to be taken to hospital and the ambulance caught fire.
She barely made it to the urgent care she needs.
So, here I am, using whatever meager platform I have to cobble this request together. Because I have to do something.
Even a small amount of 5 or 7 or 10 of foreign currency will help a lot. Our government has essentially abandoned us. People have turned to social media for help. WhatsApp groups and DMs on twitter/insta is where we find help. Our helpline is a Google doc. Situation is so dire that hospitals are discharging patients due to lack of oxygen. Every night the same story, oxygen running out in hospitals, citizens running around to somehow arrange for oxygen with minutes to spare. Last night, we had manged to get oxygen to a hospital with 14min to spare.
Reblogging with more links. Listen to @groundzero-and-deku ☝️ they know what they're talking about.
Some of you in the US have asked what else you can do. I'm not the best person to answer this since I'm not from there, but I do know that Biden is being urged to ship supplies to India. Maybe a more informed person can chime in with how best you can help but calling your representative and registering your concern sounds like a good starting point.
From one democracy to another, thank you. Please keep this going, you're all amazing.
EDIT: Reblogging with some more donation links from @spacegirlstuff
Here and Here
Some more posts with links, resources, and ways to help collected by @groundzero-and-deku who is doing the absolute most:
Here and Here
Some more NGOs that are helping:
Habitat for Humanity India
Oxfam India
Also re-adding the link to the give2asia charitable foundation for those who don't want to go through the whole post.
One more comprehensive resource link here
Y'all, this is a good time to mention that I am not affiliated with any charity or donation center and am not receiving donations on behalf of anyone.
This is a list of resources compiled by me and more importantly, other people who have a better grasp on the situation than myself. They are to the best of our knowledge great resources but
I still encourage you to do your research and put your money where you believe it will be used best.
If you find more ways to help or donate, add them in a reblog - let's get as much information out there as possible.
Much love and please stay safe
PLEASE BOOST THIS VERSION OF THE POST WITH THE EXTENDED LIST OF LINKS TO DONATIONS AND RESOURCES
adding a link to free/affordable therapists in india and other mental health resources because everything is terrifying rn and your mental health deserves as much attention as your physical
when you move in with a new person, what are the top four movies you’re making them watch in some sort of fucked up mandatory film festival so they understand you? for me it’s the big lebowski, wild wild west, papillon, and fight club.
one day i hope you get to go home to the person you love with all your heart, like you’ve never loved before. i hope they make your eyes shine, set your heart on fire, make you believe in happy endings. i hope you kiss them hello as they walk through the door. and i hope that you get the fairytale you imagine.
In a weird place between wanting quarantine to end because my mental health is absolutely spiraling, and hoping quarantine continues because I can’t imagine going back into functioning society again.
I had a little ask me what to look for so I decided to make a list…
(Full disclosure, I write this as a sensitive person who enjoys gentle domination)
Ok so basically, a good dominant
▪️wants to talk about your feelings
▪️should always try to make you happy
▪️should put your needs and safety and sanity and comfort above sex
▪️should be open and honest with you
▪️should never act disappointed if you aren’t in the mood
▪️should never be disappointed if you use your safeword (personally I would reward my little with a gift or treat or extra cuddles if they used the safeword because they have to be very brave to use it).
▪️should be willing to adjust their behavior as a dominant to make you comfortable (i.e. If the dominant likes spanking but you don’t, they should be flexible and willing to skip the spankings)
▪️should be eager and happy to administer aftercare
▪️should never make you feel bad for being in sub space
▪️should never make you feel bad about your body (unless it’s during a scene and you’re both into that sort of humiliation… in that situation I would strongly suggest that the dominant make sure to tell you that you’re beautiful and whatnot during the aftercare).
Add more if you guys want to or argue about points on this list.
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