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GoFundMe has yet again shut down @fahedshehab-new’ campaign and moved to Chuffed in the meantime with relatives (the Ashours)
Hello friends, I'm Sahar! Lia & I are friends of the Ashours & Shehabs, and we'll be helping them run this campaign. Both families have had
As of September 9, they’re currently at $467/$50,000
[vetting info]
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Update:
As of October 12, the Shehabs & Ashours’ chuffed is currently at $1,535/$50,000
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Help Sudanese families and a community kitchen surivive May
Thomaserena has shared the new monthly goals for the families and community kitchen he is helping.
The gofundme, which is supporting individual families, needs to reach $62k. It is currently at 59k.
Urgent help needed!! This campaign was originally meant for 4 families as you… Maurice Wenig needs your support for Help Sudanese Famili
The chuffed, which is dedicated to the community kitchen, needs to reach $22k. It is currently at 18k.
As a Sudanese living in Egypt, my heart aches every day for the people of Sudan - both those still enduring unimaginable hardship back hoke,
We were able to help them reach last months goal on gfm to split the funds amongst the families, but still fell short for the community kitchen. Inflation has risen again due to Sudan's Council of Ministers banning the import of goods they've labled as "luxury items." This list contains food and nutrition items like milk, juice, and even certain fruits and vegetables. These bans will affect the operating costs of the community kitchen going forward and will make it harder for them to afford food for the community.
Please donate if you are able to do so.
Thomaserena is vetted on SudanFunds.com and has been shared by Sara (bsonblast). If you check the updates section for gfm or chuffed, you can also find proof of the transfers ThomaSerena has made.
Costume. Chitons.
Marjorie & C. H. B.Quennell, Everyday Things in Archaic Greece (London: B. T. Batsford, 1931).
Wait, wait…. Is that seriously it? How their clothes go?
that genuinely is it
yeah hey whats up bout to put some fucking giant sheets on my body
lets bring back sheetwares
also chlamys:
and exomis:
trust the ancients to make a fashion statement out of straight cloth and nothing but pins
Wrap Yourself In Blankets, Call It a Day
Wear blanket. Conquer world.
That last one looks dope
Squares and rectangles: easy to weave!! No cutting means no hemming.
And easy to construct, you don’t have to have complicated seaming and patterning to turn fabric into clothing!
ancient Egyptian robes
This sort of clothing solution wasn’t just for the Mediterranean, or northern Africa, either. Behold the Belted Plaid:
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Has anyone already reblogged this with saris? It’s cool how many cultures have similarities like this hidden in plain sight.
https://kalaavarsha.com/how-to-wear-or-drape-a-saree/
The lungi is a traditional garment worn in many southern states of India. It's different from the dhoti, in that it is a tubular shape (like
Since we are here might as well share the dhoti and the lungi
https://www.wikihow.com/Wear-a-Lungi
https://www.wikihow.com/Wear-a-Pancha-Kachcham?amp=1
It’s only men in the photos but really anyone can wear them. I am wearing a lungi right now.
I also know Thailand and Sri Lanka have their versions of a lungi as well.
The Mexican Huipil is also a big square of fabric! The neck is cut out and stitched: Heres a pattern
I like evil Galacta Knigh t.
Btw anytime you see a blog asking for donations and they use this photo some point as a pfp or within the post, especially if the name they give in their paypal is "Lucy Mukira", its a scam.
That scammer has been recycling those exact things under multiple fakes stories and will often tag their post with Palestinian fundraiser tags hoping that people who follow that tag will assume they are Palestinian and automatically reblog it
Personally I hate AI because it uses slave labor, is killing the planet and is making people stupid, but that's just me. The soulless art aspect is just one little piece of my grander disdain.
wait how does AI use slave labor? Do you mean the human works that are stolen and not credited or compensated? Because technically under capitalism everything is exploited but there are varying degrees
Aside from the scraping, AI tech companies, including openAI/chatGPT, have outsourced training their models to countries in the global south, specifically Kenya in openAI's case. These workers are working in sweatshop conditions for less than 2 bucks USD per hour. I'm on mobile, but if you search 'openAI Kenya slave labor' and related keywords, you can find multiple articles about it.
Training AI takes a heavy toll on Kenyan workers, who say they earned $2 an hour to label and sift through gruesome content for American com
I think about this so goddamn often. Even the good uses are trained on slave labor.
Wambalo and other digital workers spent eight hours a day in front of a screen studying photos and videos, drawing boxes around objects and labeling them, teaching AI algorithms to recognize them. Human labelers tag cars and pedestrians to teach autonomous vehicles not to hit them. Humans circle abnormalities in CTs, MRIs and X-rays to teach AI to recognize diseases. Even as AI gets smarter, humans in the loop will always be needed because there will always be new devices and inventions that'll need labeling.
Humans in the loop are found not only in Kenya, but also in India, the Philippines and Venezuela. They're often countries with low wages but large populations — well educated, but unemployed.
The pay for humans in the loop is $1.50-2 an hour. "And that is gross, before tax," Wambalo said. Wambalo, Nathan Nkunzimana and Fasica Berhane Gebrekidan were employed by SAMA, an American outsourcing company that hired for Meta and OpenAI. SAMA, based in the California Bay Area, employed over 3,000 workers in Kenya. Documents reviewed by 60 Minutes show OpenAI agreed to pay SAMA $12.50 an hour per worker, much more than the $2 the workers actually got, though SAMA says what it paid is a fair wage for the region.
It's destroying the environment. It's taking advantage of people who're desperate. It's traumatizing them for dollars an hour--if they're lucky and they aren't denied their pay for no reason. I think about this a lot, that these people were made to look at awful and disgusting and illegal things for the sake of training these stupid AI.
"I looked at people being slaughtered," Wambalo said. "People engaging in sexual activity with animals. People abusing children physically, sexually. People committing suicide." Berhane Gebrekidan thought she'd been hired for a translation job, but she said what she ended up doing was reviewing content featuring dismembered bodies and drone attack victims.
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SAMA says mental health counseling was provided by "fully-licensed professionals." Workers say it was woefully inadequate.
It's just absurd and disgusting and infuriating. Yes the good applications are worth humans working on. It's not a bad thing--if the people employed to do the work are compensated appropriately and cared for. But so many of the uses are just unnecessary.
It just. Sucks. And all they'd have to do to make it suck just a litte bit less would be to pay people appropriately, give them access to the counseling needs they have, treat them like human beings worthy of respect and care on a basic fucking level. It wouldn't resolve the environmental issues or the fact that people are thinking less and less for themselves in the name of getting all of their answers from gen AI but at least they could do one thing to make it a little less The Worst Thing Ever.
I feel like every day I learn a new reason why AI is terrible
Hi everyone! This is an illustrated guide I made as part of my co-admining work at The Middle Eastern Feminist on Facebook! It will be published there shortly. The technique that is displayed here is a genuine one used in psychology - I forgot the name and couldn’t find it again so if you know about it, feel free to tell me! Some could say: “Yes but you can use that technique for instances of harassment other than Islamophobic attacks!”, and my reply is: Sure! Please do so, it also works for other “types” of harassment of a lone person in a public space!! However I’m focusing on protecting Muslims here, as they have been very specific targets lately, and as a French Middle Eastern woman, I wanted to try and do something to raise awareness on how to help when such things happen before our eyes - that way one cannot say they “didn’t know what to do”! I’d like to insist on two things: 1) Do not, in any way, interact with the attacker. You must absolutely ignore them and focus entirely on the person being attacked! 2) Please make sure to always respect the wishes of the person you’re helping: whether they want you to leave quickly afterwards, or not! If you’re in a hurry escort them to a place where someone else can take over - call one of their friends, or one of yours, of if they want to, the police. It all depends on how they feel! For my fellow French-speakers: I will translate it in French and post it on my page as soon as I can :) Please don’t hesitate to share this guide as it could push a lot of people to overcome bystander syndrome!! Lots of love and stay safe! PS: I you repost this cartoon of mine on twitter or instagram, please add me in the post so I can see it, with @itsmaeril :)
An important reminder today, and every day.
This is based off of the Non-Complementary technique in psychology - also known as ‘flipping the script’.
It is a legitimate tactic for defusing a situation that could otherwise escalate to become quite nasty.
People instinctively reciprocate anger with anger and kindness with kindness, but what happens when someone breaks this ‘complementary be
Semi-urgent comms - Pay what you want
My mum is going into surgery today and will be out of work for the next 6 weeks. We're unfortunately already struggling with groceries and the bills, so I'm hoping I can help with at least one or two weeks' worth of shopping (family of 5 + 2 cats). PayPal/Kofi only - I take payment after I send the final product. Line art will be sketchy since that's what I'm most comfortable with. Frequent updates. Pay what you want, no minimum spending fee.
[Recent artwork ⬇️]
a funny thing about having a Problematic Blorbo is that you'll periodically come across a post along the lines of "um let's not forget that [Blorbo] is a bad person..." listing their various crimes, and if you have a modicum of intellectual honesty you find yourself nodding along and saying yeah it's true... but it's the greyness of their character that makes them so compelling... At the same time though you have a little Saul Goodman in your ear going "your honor in their defense: who cares like omfgggg who caresssssss like come onnnnnn"
Ever faithfully arriving to ask for more Captain Star and Captain Zero even if they aren't tugboats :]
Two captains still can't agree on which of them is more right about the damage caused (Ten Cents and Zip sank several barges with very expensive goods and they will have to bear the punishment)
Sorry I haven't responded in ages but I've gotten into a different fandom so I don't know when I'll be drawing tugboats again.
Rest peacefully, little Omar
It is with a broken heart that we have to share the worst news imaginable with the NGU community. This weekend, the IOF bombed the neighborhood of Yahya Al-Habil and his family. Little Omar, Yahya’s 7-year-old brother who we have mentioned often, was martyred.
Both of Yahya’s brothers Khalil and Mohammed were being treated in different departments for the severe injuries they sustained from this attack, and did not get the chance to say goodbye to Omar. Their wounds were devastating, and both remain in very poor condition.
They now require ongoing, very expensive medical care, the sum of which for both their treatments is $10,000 usd. Donations have become stagnant and their situation is extremely desperate. Please help them survive and try to rebuild their lives.
Current: $8,012 of $15,480 usd—updated 28 Feb
Need to raise: $7,468 usd
Hello, my name is Khalil, I'm 19 years old, from Gaza.
Previous updates are available here; vetting information in the last reblog; Khalil encourages anyone with questions to contact him on WhatsApp at +972 56-795-7368 for more information
NEW URGENT TEMPORARY GOAL
Shrapnel damage from the bombardment that killed his baby brother caused injuries to Khalil's liver and kidneys. The untreated damage has progressed to the point that they are losing their ability to function. He urgently needs 3 rounds of treatment to combat the effects of his deteriorating liver and kidneys’
These organs perform vital functions in the body. The body cannot function without them. If Khalil does not receive emergency intervention soon, he will die!
The first round is $1000 usd—let’s get this round paid for so we can get Khalil the help he needs!!!
Current: $8,029 out of $9,012 usd (6 March)
Need to raise: $983 usd
shared by 90-ghost, shared by gaza-evacuation-funds and vetted by association. further explanation for this here
$9,157 / $10,012
assuming that the next rounds are at the same price of $1000 usd, then i will set this up as the next temporary goal for the second round - we still need $855 to meet this one
$9,265 / $10,012
no donations today
As of June 16, Khalil’s chuffed is currently at $11,137/$40,000
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The Guianan cock-of-the-rock is officially a creature!
🔎Scam Exam(ination)🔍 updated 6/15/26
Seen as: Verify your account / "Lurker Mode" Scam type(s): Phishing / Credit card + info stealer.
Hello everyone! This is a post going over the scam floating around on tumblr where users are receiving DM's, asks, and/or are being @ spammed in comments on a blog post by accounts that look like this: (note: they use around 6-8 numbers but it does vary)
account-update-#### notification-#### system-update-##### system-updates-##### account-bot-reply account-updating-####### <random string of 10-13 numbers> ✨new.. lol ✨
What the scam looks like:
These accounts are pretending to be [tumblr] staff/staff 'bots', often show up in waves making a post with a AI (disgustang) image and a long wall of text below it while @ spamming users in the comments telling them that they need to click the link in the post otherwise their accounts will be terminated/banned within 24/48 hours.
Recent images of this scam can be seen here:
The text description of this post will look like this: (note: I don't want to copy paste it into this post and risk getting banned so the text version will be in the alt text of the images)
The comments will look similar to this, although this image is outdated, with many users spammed in hundreds of comments:
Do note: These accounts are not real staff accounts. Nor has [tumblr] or its staff ever used 'bots', 'automatic operators' or made posts to alert users of account issues like this.
Official [tumblr] accounts will have a badge! It looks like this:
The biggest part of this scam is this, taken from one of their posts:
To safeguard your profile during this process, Lurker Mode has been activated: Your posts remain fully visible to you. Your profile is temporarily hidden from the global dashboard, search results, and discovery feeds.
Lurker Mode is not a real thing on [tumblr]. This is not a mode or 'feature' that exists. It has never existed in the 14 years I've used tumblr.
These posts will also say:
Please complete a secure verification process to confirm your age within the next 48 hours.
This is to imply urgency and to make you feel pressured into going to the link without thinking. Do not go to this website. It is a phishing website made to look like tumblr. Here is how it looks:
🚩Immediate Red flags🚩
Look at the website address. It is not [tumblr] dot com. It's a phishing website made to look like tumblr.
[tumblr] does not have a chat bot that tells you to pay money. It has never had a chat bot like this. That too should tell you it's fake.
[tumblr] does not, nor ever has, had a pop up telling you to verify your account, either. Again, you clicked the same link others have. This website is not unique to you, or your account.
Your account is safe. This is a phishing website. Do not give them your credit card information, or your personal information! It will steal it!
Here are the dangers that come with giving them your information...
The phishing website:
Now you may be asking: okay, what does this website do exactly?
It's really just a simple website made to look like tumblr, have you click a button, and then it takes you to a page where you pay money. There's a fake AI "help bot" that gives you instructions, but, again, [tumblr] has never had that. so that alone should be a massive red flag that this is 100% fake.
Here is the page that appears once you click 'verify your account.'
If you notice- there's nothing here that asks you for anything related to your tumblr account. Nothing at all.
The chat bot will give you instructions saying what to do next, otherwise it's all just.. words and 'give us money.
Pause and think about this:
Did you give tumblr- the real tumblr- your credit card information when signing up? The answer would be no. It's 100% free to sign up for tumblr, and costs users nothing to use the platform. The only time a user has to pay for something is when you buy something from TumblrMart, their official store.
Any account issue [tumblr] may have with your account, is handled via the email that's connected to your account. If you had randomly been terminated, gotten banned, or broke TOS and got a warning, you'd get an email about it.
Not an ask from an account, not a DM, or a comment on a post telling you that 'if you don't go here you'll be gone in 24 hours.'
Again, your account is safe, nothing is wrong. Remember to report these accounts (that make the posts not the ones tagging you!) as:
something else > unlawful use > phishing
Remember to say it's a staff impersonation account, and that you were tagged with others in the comments. :) Everything will be okay.
The DM Method: (outdated..?)
These fake accounts can also send users messages similar to the following via asks or DM's:
Your Tumblr account has been temporarily locked due to security measures. Verify your account within 24 hours to stop permanent suspension.
Suspicious activity has been detected on your account! Our team has begun an investigation. To continue using your account, you must complete user verification.
Visual examples of this can be seen here:
Image 1 taken from this post, image 2 taken from this one.
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Take a deep breath, and remember:
[tumblr] staff will not contact users via asks, comments, or direct messages regarding any issues related to your account.
[tumblr] will only contact you on the account you used to register your account with, via their official email account that ends in tumblr.com.
[tumblr] will never ask you for money to 'verify' your account, to reactivate your account, to 'fix an issue', or anything similar to the sort.
[tumblr] staff does not use Discord, telegram, whatsapp, or any other social media account method to handle any kind of issue. Nor do they use any other website. If you need to contact them, use their support page!
[tumblr] staff will never, ever, threaten you that if you don't "pay someone money", your information will be sent to the police, FBI, ect and you will be arrested for xyz reason.
If you are contacted by any user who tries to get you to contact someone who is allegedly a [tumblr] staff member by showing you a report ticket and a 'staff card' showing their discord, whatsapp, telegram, or email, or they tell you to go to a website that isn't tumblr, that is likely the "I accidentally reported your account" scam.
You should report that DM, and go a step further and report a post the hacked account has made* as well for phishing.
(Note: this also works with reblogs, just please make sure you're reporting the hacked accounts reblog, not the original post..)
Providing screenshots is also always a good idea in these situations as well. :)
Final thoughts:
This is a very.. concerning and worrying phishing scam that can do a lot of damage if you're not careful.
This is honestly no different than those "you have a package from the UPS click here" or "you owe money from a toll both click here" scams you get in texts, and I would think people would know that- by looking at the URL alone, this is not owned nor operated by [tumblr] in any regard.
Please make sure to share this and help others become aware of scams, the more people who learn about scams, the less likely they are to fall for them. :)
Take care, stay safe, and keep helping others.
-Bee
To finish a wip or not to finish a wip,
that is the question (to me atleast)
Hey, did y'all see this?
I saw this when running newpipe. But wait, it gets deeper. I clicked on the details buttons and it said as of today, we have 83 days left until Google rolls out this new requirement for apps inside and outside of the google play store. If any developer disagrees with their new terms and fees, they will be blocked!
I'll share some of the info below:
Looks like they're trying to nuke the remaining privacy and freedoms we have left on the internet.
What to do?
-Get your developer friends to not comply to their new guides
- Sign the open letter on the site and take action by checking out the full resources list on their website as well!
To summarize, this is all daunting especially when you feel all alone with unfair and inhumane regulations comming out faster than improvements but we got this working together!
Share the link with your friends, family and anyone who will listen!
Your phone is about to stop being yours. In September 2026, Google will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with them.
If you're in the US, I created a petition to make it easier to contact senators and congressmen.
Join 1 people. Google is trying to make people hand over government id in order to make an Android app. If they don't, then that app can't b
If you're not in the US, see if your country is listed here for whom to contact.
