silly central

no longer active!

[milkandsnails]

this place is out of use!

[stilettomafiosas]

I accidentally deleted my whole tumblr account when trying to remove a sideblog... I have absolutely no idea why I even attempted to do that because I've heard the horror stories... so namely I've lost the old @stilettomafiosas-deactivated202, @captainclervals, and @pasadenasomewhere1983

gonna try to umm not think about all the art and info and people I have just lost (crying)

edit: remade the classic lit blog and my comic blog :,( I'll probably repost my comic first and then slowly start posting my old stuff here

[willowcrowned]

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

[tamarrud]

Can't believe I'm saying this but the weather is slowly changing in Gaza again and it rained quite heavily this week. Knowing this while literally 90% of Gaza's population has been displaced, many living in makeshift tents, is a terrifying thought. Since last week's rain, many people are left without a place to stay and their belongings destroyed by the rain.

The cost of tents is between $700 and $800 which is beyond practically everyone in Gaza right now. However, the Sameer Project are crowdfunding and providing these families with tents. You can help out by either donating and/or sharing their initiative with your friends and community members.

Chuffed / Venmo / PayPal

[hualianisms]

verified ways to send aid to gaza directly

Help a Palestinian family directly:

gazafunds.com - Donate directly to a Palestinian family in urgent need of evacuation, medical attention, food, rebuilding homes/businesses etc. (Spotlights 1 verified gfm at a time so if you don't know who/where to donate to just go here and donate to the one they show you!)

Help provide tents (urgent):

The Sameer Project: Currently providing tents for displaced families in Gaza (emergency bc tents in Rafah are being burned as we speak) (paypal) (gfm)

Food, cash & essentials:

Care for Gaza: Working on the ground in Gaza to distribute food, cash, medicine & other essentials to displaced families. (paypal) (gfm)

Direct Aid for Gaza: also working on the ground in Gaza to distribute food, cash & other daily essential suppliess to displaced families. (paypal) (gfm)

Water:

Gaza Municipality's water project: The official Municipality of Gaza needs help rebuilding the water infrastructure in Gaza City to restore access to clean water and waste management services for the people of Gaza. (This campaign only has a couple of weeks left but it's still only at 15%!)

eSIMs (urgent):

guide to buy & send esims for gaza

crips for esims for gaza: If you don't know how to buy esims or don't have the capacity to manage them (e.g. topping up regularly), this team of volunteers are collecting funds to buy & manage gaza esims regularly

Medical Aid

Palestine Red Crescent Society: Provides emergency medical and ambulance services and humanitarian relief on the ground in Gaza e.g. rescuing and treating the wounded.

[principaliteas]

once again, i want to draw attention to the gaza relief & recovery campaign. PCRF are working tirelessly to provide gazan children & their families with necessities (food, clean water, medical equipment/treatment & mental health support). donations to this campaign also contribute towards PCRF's long-term recovery initiative, which includes the planned restoration of healthcare facilities in gaza.

if you're in a position to provide financial aid for palestine, please consider making a donation.

[karinyosa]

for anyone who isn’t aware, friendsofthecongo.org/campaigns contains a list of actions you can take to help the democratic republic of congo, including pdfs of postcards you can print and send to a list of tech companies to tell them to stop using child miners AND a letter you can sign and send as well (+ potentially incorporate the main points of that letter into any scripts you might already be using for emails or calls to your reps!). friends of the congo also has a volunteer application form and a youtube channel

[khizuo]

sudanese-led causes to donate to!

sources: 1, 2

Links:

Sudanese Americans Physicians Association / Twitter

Darfur Women Action / Twitter

Hadhreen / Twitter

Fill A Heart / Twitter

HomeTax / Twitter

Hanabneiho (Twitter)

Sudan-Cairo Aid / Instagram

Barana Hanabneiho (Twitter)

[doorhine]

Trauma replaces joy for mothers giving birth during Israel’s war on Gaza

Three Palestinian women tell of giving birth in Jabalia refugee camp under the threat of Israeli shelling and bombing.

"In Jabalia, the joy of welcoming a newborn is marred, to say the least.

Marred by the pain of displacement, by mothers having to give birth as fighter jets streak overhead and by the uncertainty of what kind of future these babies will have.

Al Jazeera spoke to three women sheltering in a United Nations school in Jabalia in northern Gaza about their pregnancies and births, the losses they have suffered and whether they are able to derive joy from the arrival of their babies..."

[anneemay]

31st December 2023.

Last updated on: Dec 26, 2023 NOTICE: Please only send eSims to [email protected]. There are other sites that ask for you to upload eSim d

They still need more esims. Please refer to the website on how to purchase esims.

[blackpearlblast]

i have a purchase guide with information and discount codes for all of these platforms barring airalo

i think it's some kind of insect?

a rundown on the listed e-sim platforms from this tweet from mirna el helbawi. visit esimsforgaza to learn about this effort. (they also hav

and this is a post that talks more about airalo specifically (the sale is still ongoing!)

be good, stay cute, i love you!

as of right now ( december first 2023 ) this sale is still ongoing !! and there are even cheaper options if you cant afford a 30 day packag

[tummy-hurts]

Image ID for the screenshot at the top of the post: A tweet from Mirna El Helbawi @Mirna_elhelbawi. The body text of the tweet says "Bad news bad news: We are RUNNING OUT OF ESIMS! Please donate! #ConnectingGaza @Connectinghu_." Then there is an image attached that says: "Take a Clear QR screenshot and send it to: [email protected]." And then follows a list of e-sim services and the region to sign up for with each one: "NOMAD (REGIONAL MIDDLE EAST). MOGO (ISRAEL). HOLAFLY (ISRAEL). SIMLY (PALESTINE). AIRALO (MENALINK/DISCOVER)." End of ID.

[blackpearlblast]

ty for the ID! my guide has also now been updated to include airalo =)

[caecilian-king]

My favorite thing about christmas is that this always happens every single year to the ace attorney tag. It’s beautiful.

[uchidachi]

Happy Hanukkah!

[ibtisams-deactivated20240709]

Since the truce between Hamas and Israel ended:

The death toll has reached over 16,000- with 700 Palestinians being killed in the last 24 hours

The Jabalia refugee camp has been attacked twice

Hepatitis A is spreading though a UN run school in Gaza

60 hostages have been taken from the West Bank

[birdingbutch]

*me eating something that I know will make my tummy hurt* i don't really care if this makes my tummy hurt

*a few hours later when my tummy hurts* oh... the quencies ...

[starrytoast]

me sowing: hahahahaha yes

me reaping: fuck. Fuck

[ibtisams-deactivated20240709]

The Indonesian Hospital is the last medical complex operating in North Gaza and is currently undergoing Israeli occupation and attacks. It is surrounded by tanks, and they are treating anyone who moves as a target- this is exactly how the atrocities committed at Al-Shifa hospital began

[s0mber-radi0-deactivated2024021]

KEEP EYES ON SUDAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DONT LET THEIR SUFFERING GO UNSEEN OR UNHEARD OF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ibtisams-deactivated20240709]

Gaza is currently in another communications blackout and getting heavy air strikes from Israel.

This is the third time Israel has cut Gaza off from communications before intensifying attacks.