setting up polls, starting soon!!

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[nichebands]

alright everyone. i believe the right time has come. the plan is, this saturday, i'll open it a few different times. the limit this time is 10,000 followers on youtube/spotify. it's also going to be a 32 band bracket. that form will be open for multiple chunks (each a few hours long) to allow people in different time zones to submit. i'll release a schedule for that soon! that way, you can know what the plan is and submit your very favorite very niche bands (or solo artists, of course) :) if you have any questions, shoot me an ask before saturday! in addition, please check how many followers your artist has beforehand, it just simplifies things. (although if they're within 500 people of the limit i'll allow it). also, if you think i've forgotten this again or something, bother me about it! if there's something going on, i'll just ignore you, but please remind me, i have a horrible memory but i love running this.

[mssbdr]

🌟 A Journey of Hope: An Update from Mosab 🌟

Hello dear friends,

I am writing to you with a heart full of gratitude and hope. Over the past few weeks, your support has been overwhelming. Together, we’ve raised an incredible €3031 towards our goal of €20,000, and I cannot express how much this means to my family and me. ❤️🌍

Life here in Gaza has always been filled with challenges, but the current circumstances have made it unimaginably difficult. As some of you know, my family has endured unimaginable losses – 25 of my loved ones were taken by the violence. 💔 Their memory is my driving force to keep moving forward, to survive, and to share our story with the world.

Your generosity – through donations, reblogs, and kind words – has shown me that even in the darkest times, there is light. ✨ Every euro donated, every reblog shared, every message of encouragement has made an impact. You’ve helped us cover basic necessities, keep our spirits alive, and dream of a safer future.

🛠️ How You Can Help:

💶 Donate – No matter how small, every euro helps. 👉 https://gofund.me/5ac9124f

🔄 Reblog – Share this post with your followers. Every reblog increases the chance of reaching someone who can help.

📢 Spread the Word – Talk about our story with your friends and family. Awareness is a powerful tool.

To everyone who has already supported us: Thank you from the depths of my heart. ❤️ Your kindness gives me hope and strength to face each day. You are not just helping my family survive; you are reminding us that we are not alone in this fight.

Together, we can reach the goal of €20,000, and with your help, we will. Please keep sharing, keep donating, and keep believing in the power of compassion. 🌈💖

Thank you for being part of this journey with us.

With love and gratitude, Mosab 🕊️

✅️ Vetted by ✅️

@gazavetters, my number verified on the list is ( #309 )✅️

[stil-lindigo]

Burning ballots pulled from inside smoking Vancouver ballot box; hundreds of ballots lost

KATU was on the scene at Fisher's Landing in Vancouver early Monday morning, where heavy smoke was seen coming from inside a dropoff ballot

they're burning ballots in the US now btw. in case you wanted to know where things are at.

Edit: to clarify, locations mentioned are Vancouver, Washington and Portland, Oregon. This news story does not involve Canada.

Important info: Context: Dropbox location was Fisher's Landing Transit Center near Southeast 162nd Avenue Hundreds of ballots lost, voters should contact the Clark Auditor ASAP Clark Auditor contact info: clark.wa.gov/auditor Can confirm your ballot was received on: vote.wa.gov

[shinysharks]

welcome everybody

I am Muhammad Imad Abdel Latif Sharab

First, after an aggressive war on Gaza City and its revival, we were displaced from our 3-storey house in which I and my family of 3 members live.

My father's family consists of 8 members

My grandfather, may God have mercy on him, was martyred by occupation aircraft on 12/14/2023.

The one who was martyred while he was leaving the house to check on our house next to him, which could not be reached due to a brutal enemy who does not differentiate between anyone in death, went out to check on our house, which we were not in because of my displacement to Rafah, me, my father, and our families due to the intensity of the fighting in Khan Yunis, and after that A few days ago, our store in which my father and brothers work was bombed by occupation aircraft. He was working to gather his strength from it and meet the needs of our house, which no longer exists due to the bombing. We ask you to help and contribute, even if just a little, by donating to us so that we can compensate for a little of what we lost.

Many thanks to you 😢

🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

If you do not understand the words well, because I am not very good at English, but I ask you to help me with money so that I can compensate for even a little of what I lost, and I am very grateful to you, my dears😢🥺😢🥺😢🥺🥺😢

this has been vetted here, so please donate if you can. they are at 2,807/100,000 pound goal.

Donate to Safe my Family, organized by Mohammed Shurrab

My name is Mohammed Shurrab , a qualified medical doctor , palestinian living in Gaza , facing signifi… Mohammed Shurrab needs your support

[nichebands]

that's all 16!! polls will be up soon, but first:

one week or a day for first round?

one week

one day

Voting ended onMar 4, 2024

[nichebands]

one more question! there's one band that has under a hundred followers, and one extra through some various problems. should that under 100 be saved for a future round with a lower cutoff so it has a better chance? it's a great band, and deserves recognition.

leave it for next time?

yes

no

3rd thing (please explain)

Voting ended onMar 8, 2024

[nichebands]

that's all 16!! polls will be up soon, but first:

one week or a day for first round?

one week

one day

Voting ended onMar 4, 2024

[nichebands]

alright- there haven't been as many bands submitted as i expected to be honest. i've reduced it to a 16 part competition, and we have 3 slots still open. get your bands in now please! you can also submit a second if you've already submitted one :)

[nichebands]

with the pace that submissions are coming in, i'm just going to leave them open. i'd like to keep at least 8 slots open for tonight for people in different time zones, but otherwise it'll be open all day!

[nichebands]

alright everybody!! it is time!!

Niche band submissions

happy submitting :D

[nichebands]

hi sorry i just have a quick clarifyibg question - when u say followers is that being considered the same thing as the spotify "monthly listeners" thing?

nope! on spotify, you can see an artist's followers. also, if you can't check, i can check for you- it is a bit of a pain. in order to find it, play a song by them, and click the "now playing" view:

then, click here:

when you click on it, on the left side, it should say ___ followers.

[nichebands]

alright everyone!! the form will be open at predetermined times (around 10 am est, 1 pm est, 4 pm est, 7 pm est, 10 pm est, more if necessary) to allow for people in different time zones to submit. those are, of course, not exact times, but i'll make a post every time i'm opening it and it'll be open for a while at that point. if necessary, i can make it a bigger tournament. remember the cut off is 10,000 followers, and have a lovely rest of your night. (also, if those times really don't work for you, send me an ask with your band and i'll do my best to get them in)

[nichebands]

I have a submission! They're called "de rubænd" and make Dutch music. They have 34 listeners on Spotify, wich Is mostly because A) they are kind of known in the Netherlands, in a very niche community, and have one release.

sounds very cool! submit them saturday please (there will be a form), and if that doesn't work out for you i'll keep them in mind as a backup just in case, but please don't send me bands in asks as a general rule. have a lovely day/night :D

[nichebands]

@infinite-tournament @fisherman-fight @who-do-i-know-this-man

no pressure, but i run a tournament bracket! i was wondering if you would mind reblogging this to promote it? the second round is opening for submissions this saturday, and our goal is to discover new music! if you have a niche band (less than 10,000 followers on youtube/spotify), we'd love to have them :)

[iri-desky]

GET KOSA TRENDING.

STOP SCROLLING NOW!

AS OF FEBRUARY 21ST, 2024, WE GOT FIVE DAYS UNTIL THE DAY OF DECISION OF THE KOSA BILL, WHICH WILL CAUSE MASS CENSORSHIP ROUND THE INTERNET IF PASSED. OR DOOMSDAY. WE NEED EVERYONE TO KNOW ABOUT THIS AND CONTRIBUTE. I'M NOT GIVING UP ON YOU ALL.

WE'RE DOWN TO THE WIRE BUT WE CAN'T GIVE UP YET. IF WE GIVE UP, EVERYTHING IS OVER. IF WE DON'T, AT LEAST WE HAVE A CHANCE.

I'M THE ONE WHO SOUNDED THE ALARM, AND I'M NOT GOING TO CURL UP AND DIE YET.

Reblog this post in every LEGAL way you can under the Tumblr guidelines with the appropriate tags. TELL AND TAG EVERYONE YOU KNOW, then add the tags to see below... and more if you can think of any complying.

Visit badinternetbills.com if you want to find a way to defeat KOSA. It WILL NOT take much of your time. Reblog with any other information or sources, too-- but make sure to reblog if you can.

Reblog if you support lgbtq+ content.

Reblog if you support questioning queer youth and/or abused youth getting the information they need.

Reblog if you support Ao3 and/or other sites that wholeheartedly preserve talentedly made media.

Reblog if you're going to repost this on other sites than Tumblr and spread the word across Twitter, Tik Tok, Pinterest, or elsewhere, alongside the link to badinternetbills.com.

Reblog if you think KOSA is unfair and shouldn't be anyone's problem -- including the adults ALL OVER THE DAMN EARTH forced to face the mass censorship it causes because "think of the American Children!".

Reblog if you support internet activism and Palestine.

Reblog if you hate fascism or censorship, and don't want actually serious and helpful conversations censored on the internet.

Reblog if you value the internet in any way at all whatsoever.

CHECK THIS PETITION, TOO! https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-kosa?recruiter=1331807538&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=sms&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=psf&recruited_by_id=57368c40-d0fd-11ee-98f7-2175430f819f&share_bandit_exp=initial-36809664-en-US

(Also, please reblog with at least "stop kosa" as a tag and not "kosa". I made the mistake of not adding just "kosa" as a tag...)

We won't let this stand any longer. Let's start a riot and get this trending.

[massachusetts-official]

Too important not to reblog

[nichebands]

Congratulations to The Copper King and those that submitted them! people seemed interested in another round, so i'm going to try and get that set up.

[nichebands]

finals time babay!

Copper King or The Hush Sound?

Copper King

The Hush Sound

Voting ended onOct 22, 2023

Things said about Copper King: we met on tumblr in 2013 and the first time i heard them sing i knew it was only a matter of time before their music joined the ranks of widely beloved indie classics. it’s been almost a decade since then and that time has yet to come but the amount of growth in their craft has done nothing to deter my certainty that they have whatever “it” factor there is out there found only in stars. their lyricism, their voice, the instrumental parts of each song—i’m not the smartest about music but it’s like everything they do is crafted with magic. their song cavity has been my #1 spotify song every year since it came out and the only thing that’ll ever dethrone it is a song that’s currently only availible on patreon. their voice is like a spell that dissolves anxiety and stress. i saw a video of them performing at a college party once, in a crowded room, conversation ongoing between most of the people there; as soon as they started singing, it’s like the room had been enchanted, nobody able to do anything but pay attention to their performance. also, that’s my best friend in the entire world and i love them so much. (@inncarnate)

Beautiful vocals and interesting composition

Listen to one of their songs here: https://open.spotify.com/album/0RKDkD8NYeYGcscvTVJ88A?si=WE3EZ-l_SXunzQSp5ZM6EQ&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A0RKDkD8NYeYGcscvTVJ88A, https://copperking.bandcamp.com/track/cavity, https://youtu.be/kk-x-pm7GRo

Things said about The Hush Sound: really really fun to listen to

Listen to one of their songs here: https://youtu.be/I1kPqnjDALA

[nichebands]

A little more info on round two:

solo artists are absolutely still included, and generally the same rues apply. However, I am going to try and make this one more niche. (i'm thinking 10,000 subscribers/listeners in contrast to the previous 100,000?). it would allow for more new bands, and I hope it would be fun. (i'll also try not to forget about it again, sorry)