if you're feeling powerless right now—and god knows I am—here's a reminder you can donate to the National Network of Abortion Funds, the Trans Law Center, Gaza Soup Kitchen, the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, and hundreds of other charities that will work to mitigate the damage that has been and will continue to be inflicted
life continues. we still have the capacity to do good, important work. that matters
I begged for help again and again, but silence is all I receive. My sister is dying from anemia and malnutrition. When she’s gone, will you remember you saw this?
Eid al-Fitr is approaching, while my sister is still suffering. We only wish to celebrate with her healthy beside us, to feel joy again and buy the simple things that make Eid feel like Eid.
Donate now. You are a miracle, and we have no one else left. Please, help her live.
Tuesday, March 10th: Hello, everyone. I’m Gem, a bi, mentally ill, and disabled woman in desperate need of help, as I'm struggling to pay my bills this month.
I apologise for asking for help again. As most of you know from my previous posts, I have been struggling to make ends meet while on welfare. And due to my outstanding bills and ever-increasing debt, it has been difficult for me to make ends meet. These past few months have been absolute hell, and with no other income, I've been relying on the kindness of others to get by.
However, I desperately need that kindness again, as I wasn't able to pay off my bills last month, because I was behind on my rent, and I'm struggling quite a lot to pay them now. I still owe £40 to one of my credit cards, and I received a statement for another today, of which I owe £128.75. However, I don't receive my welfare until March 31st, and I desperately need help to cover these.
Again, I know this is a lot to ask, but if anyone could spare any amount to help me, even if it’s just £1/$1/€1, it would mean a lot, and sharing helps just as much.
so for anyone who doesn't know, Joseph Gordon Levitt has teamed up with the anti-queer, alt-right hate organizations Heritage Foundation and Moms for Liberty to fight for the repeal of Section 230.
this repeal will be used to kill free speech on the internet AND would cost Americans trillions of dollars. it is also being championed by fucking Lindsay Graham.
JGL went to Washington and gave a speech championing this dangerous policy. he is doing it under the false guise of "protecting the children."
just wanted to make sure people were aware of this. oh, and Rian Johnson is supportive of it, too, since he commented this on JGL's video of him advocating for the death of Sect 230 on Capital Hill:
If she dies remember this post. Remember your silence. I will never forgive anyone who saw my posts and kept scrolling.
My wife is dying right now in front of my eyes. This is not begging — her life is bleeding away with every passing second.
Two full days without any donations = a death sentence for her. The doctors said clearly without money, she will not survive. No medicine no treatment no second chance.
I sit beside her fragile body, counting her breaths instead of praying. My children — Alma, Lama, and Lina — may grow up without their mother if you do nothing.
Save my wife now. Donate immediately. This is not a request — this is the final plea before death.
Please don’t scroll past My wife is in real danger right now and the last donation we received was 13 hours ago. Every minute of delay could cost her life—please donate or share again immediately
meowdy, and here's a little art challenge for december my minnows and i have been cooking up! i know month long art challenges can be kind of intimidating to some people, so i figured making a week long one could encourage people to give longer challenges a try!
if you'd like to share your designs, please do so to '#brush week 2025'! ill be checking the tag and sharing some of the cool ones i see!
Since spotify wrapped has come out, friendly reminder that:
Spotify pays their artists less than other comparable platforms (source)
Spotify’s DJ mode is AI. Using it is using AI
Spotify executives use revenue to give very large amounts of money to military technology and AI companies (source, source)
Spotify (along with many other streaming services) supports ICE in the USA and runs recruitment ads for ICE (source)
Spotify wrapped was stolen from its original creator (source)
Spotify wrapped is created by tracking and storing your data, and comparing it to everyone else’s data. You’re being tracked
Cancelling your spotify subscription does not deprive the company of money, as they still get as revenue
Spotify supports AI music and provides tools to make it
Instead, I’ve been using Qobuz. It was recommended in a list of anti-AI alternatives for commonly used platforms (link). It is not perfect, but it is so much better than supporting military investments that engage in genocide and AI :)
So our internet is out bc it was deprioritized in favor of rent and now we have this fuckin thing to deal with
Im posting this from a hot spot on my government phone that gets unusably slow once it hits the throttle cap. ALSO I think theres minor protections in place this month preventing shutoff but this is america land where no graces come for free so im not expecting that to last and so uh
We also got this shit to deal with
Ive been trying really hard not to crowdfund shit for a lot of reasons but like. I cant do my fuckin job right now. I cant do any appointments. I cant hang with my fuckin friends.
So if anyone wants to toss a couple bucks our way:
I'm terrified that I won't be able to pay my rent & bills this month!!
Saturday, October 25th: Hello, everyone. I’m Gem, a bi, mentally ill, and disabled woman in desperate need of help, as I am drowning in debt and struggling to pay my bills!!
I apologise for asking for help again, as most of you know from my previous posts, I have been struggling to make ends meet while on welfare. And due to my outstanding bills and ever-increasing debt, it has been difficult for me to get by. These past few months have been absolute hell, and with no other income, I've been relying on the kindness of others to get by.
However, I desperately need that kindness again because I couldn't pay my bills last month, as I was behind on my rent and had to make up the shortfall, and I'm struggling to pay them now. My bank is overdrawn by £82.68 due to those bills, and I don't have enough groceries to last me until my next welfare payment on the 31st.
Again, I know this is a lot to ask, but if anyone could spare any amount to help me, even if it’s just £1/$1/€1, it would be a lifesaver. Sharing helps just as much.
As more and more people are being forced to switch to Windows 11, Microsoft's most AI-malware-ridden OS yet, I've been putting together articles and links for how to undo the damage and save your battery, your RAM, your disk space, your privacy, and your sanity from this bullshit.
FIRST:
The easiest way to get rid of the majority of the bullshit that Windows is forcing on us, as of October 2025, is this one-stop-one-click debloat solution from a modern day hero:
A simple, lightweight PowerShell script to remove pre-installed apps, disable telemetry, as well as perform various other changes to customi
It's very easy, even if you're not tech savvy or get scared of pop up windows saying "ARE YOU SURE?" Yes, you are sure, I promise. This program takes maybe two minutes and will save you SO MUCH pain, time, and money (and exploitation).
Now that you've done that, here's the cleanup, to catch the little shit that the debloat might have missed (most of this will already be done by debloat, but hey, it's good to double check).
Microsoft wants to put AI everywhere on your PC, but you can take back control.
Even just reading about some of these features makes me angry. Fucking Copilot and "Discover" AI scrapers are in Notepad. NOTEPAD. And then there's this uncanny valley garbage:
No uncanny valley video calls for me, thanks! (Also, what else is it doing while it scans your face and listens to your calls? What else, microsoft? Because there was a lot of memory being assigned to this program for a simple "smooths your skin" add on).
Tired of Microsoft pushing ads throughout Windows 11? Here are the settings you can tweak to turn them off and reclaim some privacy.
The truly insane number of places they have stuck ads on your own home computer is sickening. Become Unmarketable.
Bonus:
Some background programs you probably don't need that are taking up space and how to remove them (Microsoft forums, 2024)
Your Samsung Galaxy Phone comes with 22 apps you don't need (Android Police, 2025)
How to disable the AI in firefox (still the only browser that lets you do this permanently) (Windows Report, 2025)
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