scan of most of my symbols and pendants
Okay, teenagers are a bit immature but you want to know what is really, really immature?
Sexualizing things meant for kids and then harassing those kids when they say they don’t like it.
Kids aren’t stupid and they don’t deserve to be ridiculed by adults who don’t give a damn.
Loving how as soon as electricity was like, a Thing, people just went "you can make toast with this" and started working on electric toasters but they didn't quite have the whole heating element thing down so there was a not insignificant chance of it just exploding
Writing letters while my friends are knitting, having tea and laughing together is a nice way to welcome autumn, and brings me some warmth as the weather grows colder.
This is a masterpost for the evacuation fundraisers I've vetted so far, a few other fundraisers I find trustworthy but have not been able to vet (inability to communicate with the organizer), and a few semi-completed fundraisers or fundraisers for a different purpose (like house rebuilding, or aid distribution). The numbers next to the names have no significance beyond ease of navigation for me for when I check their progress in the future. Occasionally I will update these with new info.
VETTED FAMILY ESCAPE FUNDRAISERS
Walaa Abusamra (1). 10 family members. 13k out of 80k €.
Ezzideen Shehab (2). 6 family members. 3.7k out of 32.5k €.
Madleen Abu Jayyab (3). 4 family members. 4k out of 70k USD.
Jehad Shehada (4). 1 individual. 1.7k out of 15k CAD.
Aser Alassar (5). 5 family members. 258k out of 550k SEK. Or 24k out of 51k USD.
My friend Mona Abu Hamda (6). 9 family members. 52k out of 75k USD.
Mohammed Shamia (7). 7 family members. 1.9k out of 35k USD.
Abdullah Al-Saghir (8). 9 family members. 65k out of 100k €.
Randa Abubakr (9). 6 family members. 10.1k out of 14k €.
Fadi Alshrafi (10). 9 family members. 40k out of 85k USD.
Osama Abdelrahman. (11). 9 family members. 27k out of 45k €.
Alhaw family and the Albittar family (12). Between 18 and 12 family members. 1.9k out of 90k €. (EXTREMELY LOW, NEEDS FUNDS)
Verified Fundraiser by Palestine Asdiqa to help a malnourished baby with cerebral palsy. (13) 6.3k out of 31k USD.
Rana Abu Ahmed (14). 6 family members. 63.8k out of 66k CAD. NEARLY COMPLETE.
Mohammed Abu Matar (15). 6 family members. 5k out of 34k CAD.
Moataz Abu Sakran (16). 3 family members. 10.4k out of 20k $.
Ayah Abu Sidu (17). 10 family members. 15.2k out of 50.4k USD.
Said Fadel (18). 7 family members. 19k out of 50k USD.
Tasneem Nabil Musa (19). 7 family members (ALL INJURED, NEED MEDICAL CARE.) 13.2k out of 50k USD
Belal Azmi Msallam (20). 14 family members. 7.1k out of 160k AUD.
Mortaja Family (21). 11 family members. 28k out of 70k €.
Abu Ramadan family (22). 14 family members. 10k out of 148k €.
Mai Rajab (23). 42.3k out of 50k USD (CLOSE TO COMPLETION)
Amal Abu Shammala (24). 4 family members. 33.1k out of 42k €.
Maryam & family (25). 29.5k out of 50k USD.
Haneem Abdelhalim (26). 8 family members. 31k out of 40k USD raised.
Ahmed Masoud (27). 12 family members. 8.3k out of 60k €.
Mohammed Fareed (28). 21.7k out of 60k CAD.
Lena Nofal (29). 32.7k out of 35k € (NEARLY COMPLETE)
Rasheda Alfaiomy (30). 6+ family members. 22.3k out of 65k USD.
Ula El Hindi (31). 1+ individuals. 8.2k out of 15k €.
Muhammad Safi (32). 5+ family members. 4k out of 30k BP.
Yazan Khalaf (33). 18 family members. 12.4k out of 40k USD.
Afaf Masoud (34). 5+ family members. 55.1k out of 75k €.
Motasem Khayal (35). 5 family members. 442 out of 43k € (26.5k needed for escape.)
Youseff Abu Saeed (36). 3 family members (1 is already out for treatment). 154k out of 200k USD.
Abdulaziz & Abdullah, escape & surgery (37). 2+ family members (1 has already been treated, 1 NEEDS TREATMENT). 95k out of 150k BP.
Nadine Abdullatif (38). 8 family members. 103k out of 130k AUD.
Sami Salhab (39). 6 family members (5 already evacuated). 13.1k out of 26k €.
Jehad Al Ghandour (40). 5 family members (1 already evacuated). 30.6k out of 100k USD.
MORE VETTED FAMILY ESCAPE FUNDRAISERS (tumblr has a character-per-block limit, there's no difference between the following fundraisers and the previous ones).
Mahmoud Algharabli (41). 16 family members (4 already evacuated). 48k out of 57.6k USD.
Dr. Marah & family (42). 2+ family members. 5.1k out of 40k USD.
Khaled Alshabrawi (43). 5 family members. 1.4k out of 35k € (25k needed for escape, but will begin with 10k for stable housing).
Muhammad Osama Alzaq (44). 5 family members. 2.1k out of 60k BP.
Mohammed Wishah (45). 7 family members + 1 pet. 2.3k out of 71.5k €.
Muhe Ayman (46). 5+ family members. 3.6k out of 60k €. (CAUTION: If you scroll down in the GFM there are photos of mutilated and dead babies.)
Abdallah Animal Rescue (47). 1 individual + lots of pets. 30.4k out of 40k USD.
Haya Orouq (48). 5 family members (1 injured, NEEDS TREATMENT). 29.5k out of 50k.
Ottawa4Palestine’s vetted fundraiser spreadsheet (76 different families with listed fundraisers)
UNVETTED, BUT HIGHLY LIKELY LEGITIMATE ESCAPE FUNDRAISERS:
Rasha family (1). 5 family members. 483 out of 15k € (EXTREMELY LOW, NEED FUNDS)
Natasha Matar (2). 14 family members. 18.1k out of 200k CAD (140k needed for escape).
Islam Daher (3). 6 family members. 2.3k out of 50k CAD.
Qasim Al-Kafarneh (4). 12 family members. 5.7k out of 80k AUD.
Ahmed M. Saleh (5). 4 family members. 7.8k out of 35k €.
Salwa Zarifa (6). 4 family members. 1.6k out of 50k €.
Moutasem Quffa (7). 6+ family members. 7k out of 65k €.
Alaa Nidal (8). 4 family members (2 already evacuated). 5.4k out of 12k $.
Zeina and her family (9). 3 family members (1 evacuated, 2 NEED TREATMENT). 5.3k out of 90k $.
OTHER FUNDRAISERS:
Mohammad Qadas. NEEDS TREATMENT + FOOD.
Rebuilding Developers Plus and Gaza’s community. 2.4k out of 47k €. SUSTAINABLE AID.
Eman Abdel Rahman. Need help rebuilding home and access to food. 7.1k out of 42.6k USD.
Ibrahim Adil Osman. All intended beneficiaries have escaped, they just need some financial support to start being stable enough to make money to get more family members to escape.
Abd Al Karim Adnan Alakklouk. Most intended beneficiaries have escaped, they just need some financial support to start a new life and send more family members money to survive.
Samar Elrayih Hydoub. It seems that most family members have been evacuated, but they need an emergency 1.5k for medical expenses.
Bana AZ. All intended beneficiaries have escaped, they just need a bit of support in establishing a new life. (only 866 € left to meet goal)
Kareem Abu Samra. All intended beneficiaries have been able to escape. They just need support to establish a new life.
Helping the People of Gaza – Mutual Aid Fund (run by my friend Mona)
Supporting Displaced Families in Gaza (CareForGaza)
Emergency Medical Relief for Gaza Refugees.
Help Sudan Tarada Initiative.
Amer Qudaih’s Relief efforts in Gaza.
in light of a four day ceasefire in Gaza being agreed upon, i am once again asking you all not to lose sight of the big picture. Biden and the Israeli Government are trying to frame this as a major democratic victory and as a favor respectively. they have no intention of a total ceasefire. they have no intention of stopping their genocide. remember - a ceasefire is the very first step. it’s not even the bare minimum.
the absolute bare minimum in this situation is 1) a complete ceasefire and immediate humanitarian aid in Gaza, 2) complete halt of all military foreign aid to the Israeli government, 3) the Israeli government being prosecuted for its war crimes in the International Criminal Court, and 4) land back and reparations for the Palestinian people. free Palestine means free Palestine, not just temporarily stop carpet bombing Palestine.
a temporary ceasefire is something, but it’s not even close to the end goal. we cannot let up pressure when things seem to be looking up. keep protesting, boycotting, spreading awareness, contacting politicians, etcetera. keep your eyes on Gaza. free Palestine.
Yet another PSA about the new bi labels! 💖
I’ve seen a few people saying that they don’t like the bi terms (particularly the ones based on animals; like doe, tomcat, stag, pidgeon, dove, and crow). And guess what?
That’s understandable!!
Especially if you are a person of color, then it is completely reasonable to not want to be called an animal. There are already a few alternatives to use, as well, in response to this!
But you know what is not understandable?
No matter what side of the argument you’re on, you should not force others to use, not use, or like the labels.
If you use these animal-related bisexual labels, and someone says that they don’t want to use them (ESPECIALLY people of color), don’t force them to use it or say they’re biphobic for not liking the terms.
If you don’t like these labels, and you meet someone who likes them or uses them, don’t force them to stop.
Some people aren’t offended by the terms. That’s okay! Let them enjoy them! And some people are offended by the terms. Cool! They don’t have to use them, or even like them! Using these terms is a choice, so, please, let people make their own.
thank god for the mythbusters though because it used to be that whenever i knew i had insomnia i’d just kind of accept it and stay up doing whatever until my morning classes and spend the day feeling like shit
but then they did an episode where they established that even just fucking laying there for a half hour, not even sleeping just laying there and not even for an hour, makes a significant difference and you’ll feel way better
it has made a huge difference in my life to know that it’s okay if i can’t fall asleep, it takes a lot of the pressure off and ironically helps me fall asleep better
‘Hobby lobby stole the epic of Gilgamesh’ sounds insane and unbelievable if you didn’t already know. This was a while ago but I’ll never shut up bc this is insane.
Hobby lobby stole the epic of Gilgamesh
Hobby lobby stole the epic of Gilgamesh
Hobby lobby stole the epic of Gilgamesh
Now why did they do this? Hobby lobby is run by Christians and Christians don’t like the epic of Gilgamesh bc it also contains a flood myth that they feel causes question to the Bible
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1279996