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โLive and learn, hanging on the edge of tomorrowโ (If you would like to read โHanging On to Tomorrow,โ please follow this link.)
(Playlist for Hanging On) Just another little mood board for my two favorite dorks and heavily influenced by the current fic Iโm working on. Had to make a second after they released new art for the Sonic Channel. If youโd like to see the first rendition, click here.ย (For Amyโs mood board, click here.) (For Shadowโs mood board, click here.)
๐ดI recently lost my older brother Muhammad in a previous war that the world knows nothing about
I don't want to lose anyone, I want to get my family out sooner
Please help
Urgent Appeal: Help Yusuf and his Family Evacuate Gaza!๐๐๐๐จ๐จ
Youssef birth was marked by deep feelings of compassion and sadness. He realized that something was very painful on the first day of his life, so he took the responsibility of taking the mother out on foot, who was very pregnant, to give birth to him in battle in the shadow of war.
In addition, Youssef suffers from a lack of nutrition and healthy eating, which increases his fatigue and negatively affects his color and growth. Such circumstances pose challenges that the child faces in living a normal and dignified life
๐ด๐ดAny donation could save the life of Youssef and his family.
https://gofund.me/9f771d26
Boost!!!!!! And please donate
these five evac/survival fundraisers are really close to their goals! all have been vetted either by gracious individuals on here or mutual aid projects
Amal Abu Shammala and family (โฌ44,692/โฌ47,000) Mosab Abu Subaih, his wife Nashwa, and their baby daughter ($42,979/$45,000) Mohamed Farah and family (โฌ9,281/โฌ10,000 - only โฌ719 to go!!) Nevin Himaid, her husband, their two young daughters, and 8 extended family members (โฌ95,352/โฌ100,000) ***Nevin is nine months pregnant and urgently needs treatment for rheumatoid arthritis in addition to prenatal/birth care Ruaa and her siblings ($9,888/$15,000)
every donation and share counts! it's monday in my time zone - my hope is that at least one of these campaigns will have met its goal by the end of the week. i'm just a small blog, but i trust you and i know we can do it together
with the massacre today, the situation in rafah is only getting worse and more deadly, and the same holds true with regards to the intensifying fighting in sudan's gedarif and el-fasher. please please please keep sharing and donating, some of these families are 1k or less away from safety. even if your audience or amount to give is small it will make a difference !
"1000 kids lost limbs to bombs in Gaza"
Graffiti written on a "pro-life" billboard in Medford, Oregon
running a raffle for Marwa Awni and her familyโs evacuation fund.
every $5 counts as 1 entry, so a $25 would be 5 entries. raffle runs from may 29th-june 29th, winners will be announced on instagram live on june 30th. send proof of donation to @matnakash or city_slug_206 on instagram, or to mathosapabeads@gmail.com
1st prize is the Tatanka hand drum, made with elk rawhide, maple frame, and handpainted.
2nd prize is a devilโs club and willow bark oil roller ball and 4 bags of herbal tea blends: horsetail and yarrow, red clover and horsetail, usnea lavender red clover and mullein, yarrow red clover and horsetail.
3rd prize is a handmade bag with elk tooth pattern fabric, lined, sewn with french seams, and with interior and exterior pockets.
Israeli newspaper Haaretz has published two eyebrow-raising pieces in a row that cast doubts on Israelโs democratic norms. On Wednesday, it published an opinion piece by Jonathan Pollak with chunks of text redacted, referencing a standing gag order preventing media from discussing โadministrative detentionโ โ a system under which Israeli forces hold Palestinians indefinitely without charge or due process. The following day, it published a story detailing how, two years ago, the Israeli government prevented it from publishing an investigation using โemergency powersโ and threats. This story later became the subject of an explosive report by +972 Magazine and the Guardian, alleging intimidation efforts by its intelligence agency, Mossad, against an International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor.
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Megiddo, who was the author of the earlier investigation, said that before he published that investigation, he received a call from a senior security official summoning him to his office. During his meeting with the official, he was told that if he published, he โwould suffer the consequences and get to know the interrogation rooms of the Israeli security authorities from the insideโ, he said.
The report by +972 and the Guardian, published on Tuesday, centred on allegations that then-Mossad head Yossi Cohen attempted to extort then-ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, to force her to drop an investigation of alleged war crimes committed by Israel in Palestine.
GAZA NEEDS YOU. DON'T LOOK AWAY. YOU CAN SAVE LIVES. Below are some VETTED campaigns to support the people who have been experiencing an active genocide for almost a full year. DONATE DONATE DONATE. If you cannot, share widely.
(June 1)
Don't ignore this listโyour support is URGENTLY needed. Each fundraiser here is an opportunity to help, and it has been made easy for you to find these fundraisers. You can easily save lives. Pick at least one to support. Once again, your donation can save lives. If you can't donate, please share these campaigns.
RUSSIA BOMBED MY UKRAINIAN PUBLISHER?!
I'm trying to get in contact with my Ukrainian publisher for more information but this is what I've found online so far:
For donations I also recommend Razom to support more aid in Kharkiv, the city being shelled intensely right now
The bombing of this publisher is an enormous loss to Ukrainian-language literature and culture. Ukrainian-language books and materials are already more difficult to acquire (especially outside of Ukraine), and Faktor-Druk was, as far as I'm aware, the largest publisher of Ukrainian-language books in the world. Considering that Russia has been doing everything in their power to erase both Ukraine's language and culture from existence, I'm fairly certain this was intentional. The loss of this publisher, along with the deaths of countless Ukrainian writers, poets, and academics over the course of the last two and a half years, shows the direct and tragic toll this war has had on Ukrainian language creatives. The current situation in Kharkiv is ghastly. This city of 1.5 million people is being bombed daily, leading to massive civilian casualties. This weekend, Russia struck a hardware hypermarket (think a Home Depot or Lowes) in the middle of a Saturday afternoon with a missile. This was right around the same time Faktor-Druk was destroyed.
I write this not to make you feel guilty or helpless in a world full of horrors, but simply to stress that the ongoing genocide and destruction of Ukrainian culture and language continues to this day, even though it has been replaced in the news by newer horrors. Please continue to support Ukraine and Ukrainian sovereignty.
Also, please continue to send donations to Ukrainian NGOs - Razom above is an excellent one, and here are some others that I can personally vouch for:
NovaUkraine - Ukrainian-American organization that operates primarily out of California; most of their funding goes to relief work in Ukraine
United Help Ukraine - another Ukrainian-American organization in the DC area; they also provide a significant amount of relief support to Ukraine
Come Back Alive - Ukrainian NGO that provides critical support for the Ukrainian military and civilian defense forces
Superhumans Center - Ukrainian NGO that provides prosthetics for Ukrainians who have been injured in the war. Due to the last two years, Ukraine is rapidly becoming a place at the cutting edge of prosthetic technology, but the need vastly outstrips the availability of care
There are so many amazing NGOs doing incredible work in Ukraine - this is just a small sampling. It is far better to donate to Ukrainian or diaspora NGOs than to the large international NGOs - much of the relief from the larger organizations doesn't reach the front lines, and most of it stays in Poland. Meanwhile, Ukrainians and the Ukrainian diaspora know the country and are far more able to go into conflict areas to provide support.
A final note - Ukrainians are incredibly resilient. I have no doubt that they will establish another place to publish Ukrainian-language books further from the front lines; the speed at which this country pivots after whole-scale destruction is honestly astonishing. But they can't do this without the help of the world - so please continue to support Ukraine!
Have you ever experienced seeing your dream broken in front of your eyes and not being able to do anything about it? Have you ever thought about living in a tent in a cold and unclean ocean, sleeping on the sand, without a bathroom or water? Have you thought about living in a place where you canโt meet your familyโs basic needs and feel helpless about it?
I am Shahd from the southern Gaza Strip. All my life, I have been building a life for me and my family. It persisted in a good future, when the war in Gaza began on October 7, 2023. We were in extreme fear during the displacement, and found ourselves in an insufficient small tent. Despite the lack of safety, food, clean water and the spread of diseases, we had to live this difficult life under bombardment, knowing that at any moment, my family and I could lose our lives
My whole life has been scattered, and I am extremely frustrated and sad by the ongoing genocide I witness every day
Do you understand what it means to be in a situation where you have been displaced over and over again, just to reach the only supposed safe area that I ordered you to go to by a much stronger force than you as an unarmed civilian, just to be told that you canโt be there anymore? After you lose everything, like your home, your memories, your friends, your family and loved ones, your job, and everything you have worked hard to achieve...
Amid these hardships, I see a glimmer of hope, because I havenโt given up yet.
If you know of any organizations, associations or entrepreneurs who support and fund projects, please do not hesitate to share my association with them.
They can also contact me directly.
I know that the path to success after destruction can be difficult, but with your help and support for me and my family, I can start over...
Mohamed Hamad is a 22 year old medical student with only one year left to finish university. His family consist of nine people, and they are injured, and his mother needs medical for a heart condition. He is asking not only to donate and repost but also to take the extra step to print out his campaign and post in the mosques, parks, and other busy places if you are able. Please donate just ยฃ5 or any amount you can to build up.
On Friday, Leicester crown court acquitted two Palestine Action activists accused of criminal damage to an Israeli weapons factory in 2021. The jury was persuaded by the defenceโs argument that Joe Irving and Ferhat Ulusuโs actions were admissible on the basis of preventing harm to civilians and property in Palestine.
So while most rainbow capitalism is sticking rainbows on things and pretending to be an ally, Budweiserโs UK branch is giving credit to trans activists, and explaining pride flag colors.
Budweiser is an inclusionist ๐๐๐
What a weird and true thing to say! And I almost sounds like a joke but honestly I feel this tweet captures 90% of my feelings
And to actually credit Monica Helms and get the white stripe right? Like, if we are going to have companies at pride this is what Iโd like to see. Professional looking marketing, credit to activists, research about the groups its marketing, and spreading further awareness.
Below the cut is a template email to send to Edinburgh Pride regarding sponsorship from Aegon, who have investments linked to the genocide in Palestine. Please feel free to use this text or edit it and make it your own and send it to contact@prideedinburgh.co.uk
๐ดI recently lost my older brother Muhammad in a previous war that the world knows nothing about
I don't want to lose anyone, I want to get my family out sooner
Please help
Urgent Appeal: Help Yusuf and his Family Evacuate Gaza!๐๐๐๐จ๐จ
Youssef birth was marked by deep feelings of compassion and sadness. He realized that something was very painful on the first day of his life, so he took the responsibility of taking the mother out on foot, who was very pregnant, to give birth to him in battle in the shadow of war.
In addition, Youssef suffers from a lack of nutrition and healthy eating, which increases his fatigue and negatively affects his color and growth. Such circumstances pose challenges that the child faces in living a normal and dignified life
๐ด๐ดAny donation could save the life of Youssef and his family.
https://gofund.me/9f771d26
Hands up if you're sick of the IDF flying gay flags like they're doing this shit in our name
