#focused fund

[kimi-no-chikara]

Bakugou just got a new car, one month after they gave Deku his suit...

So... what you're saying is... Bakugou didn't buy a car for eight years and was finally able to afford one because he's no longer using all his paychecks to fund Deku's suit?

[iirulancorrino]

The Green brothers are doing effective altruism better than maybe 95% of people who identify online as effective altruists.

[bentreznor]

ohh that reminded me

[dhaaruni]

Good luck with that I guess

[axiomsend]

I think what frustrates me about Natalie's statement is the sheer cynicism of it. She, of course, is entitled to feel cynical and doomed about the political situation and circumstances she exists under, but I feel like that's actively clouding her judgment.

Just because a cause may seem doomed does not mean we do nothing against it. We know that protests only do so much, but they do more than nothing, and far more than the harm she posits they impose. Speaking up and noting that genocide is wrong, and that it is wrong to support those wishing to perpetuate it, is important. Will that alone shift the stances of the United States government? Of course not. But in her cynicism she fails to see that people caring is one of the steps towards shifting that stance.

I, like her, am tired of moral victories and would like actual victories - like the one we got in Zohran winning the primary. But that does not mean we need to discredit the work being done to try and do something to make the world we live in better even if it's through mechanisms that she doesn't like. Even if it only helps one person at a time.

[jilf]

it's funny to talk about the insane shit that happens in the blue archive story and end it with "mind you they're all in high school"

[seismologically-silly]

should i try to explain the gap between my bachelors and masters programs? 2018-2022 then 2023-present kind of hides there's a year missing

[sparklehoard]

Aaah. So it's neverending huh.

[birdietrait]

i’m so angry today i need to go sit in the sun and listen to adrianne lenker

[lingeringscars]

Federal funding has been paused. My entire department is scrambling.

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[cashewally-sarcastic]

Bestie I have to ask, do Sumeru students have college debt?

No idea tbh....

I personally assume tuition is free (since the whole nation is focused on knowledge) but there's probably housing fees/textbook fees/uniform fees/etc etc

[outeremissary]

Fall ask box catchup (1/3)

I fell really far behind on sharing fundraisers I was sent in the fall due to a combination of life difficulties and trying to only share things I personally donated to when I was receiving far more requests than it was possible to keep up with. I'd like to round up what's in my inbox at the moment before the year ends- although Tumblr deleted a lot of the asks in my inbox in Octoberish, I had fortunately archived most or all of the affected fundraisers.

Abedallhferwanagaza - GFM (€18,526/€35,000)

acertainfadi - GFM ($4,730/$70,000)

alihelles2 - GFM (€4,609/€100,000)

haneenmohamaad - GFM (€838/€25,000)

familygazaamal - GFM ($10,145/$30,000)

maha-sh18 - GFM ($1,373/$25,000)

abdallaalhaj - GFM (£751/£50,000)

yara-family - GFM (€840/€30,000)

mahmoudalmasrifund - GFM (€206/€70,000)

palestinian0 - GFM (kr12,064/kr200,000)

ibrahimhuss - GFM ($54,461/$100,000)

husalmaserr - GFM (€1,869,€42,500)

asmaamajed2 - GFM ($11,383/$50,000)

ahmedhells-blog - GFM (€22,766/€80,000)

ahmed0khalil - GFM (€18,120/€50,000)

ahlamramadan - GFM (€8,054/€20,000)

maria-gaza1 - GFM ($23,887 CAD/$30,000 CAD)

ahmadresh2 - GFM ($59,297/$100,000)

anafamilys - GFM (3.806 €/50.000 €)

ayoosh-gaza - GFM ($44,882/$100,000)

If you're able to donate to any of these, that's wonderful- I'd also really recommend looking at a larger scale aid project, as individual fundraisers have limitations and it may be a good use of limited funds. This is an incomplete list of projects out there- this blog also frequently boosts projects.

Also: for the sake of time, if I hadn't already checked and recorded vetting status and source in fall I haven't included it here. Some of these are vetted, some probably aren't. If it matters to you, here are the resources I usually used to check.

Vetted Gaza Evacuation Fundraiser List (el-shab-hussein/nabulsi)

Operation Olive Branch

Butterfly Effect Project

gazagfmboost (aggregator for other verifiers)

Bees and Watermelon Campaigns

GazaVetters

90-ghost

[fantastic-mr-corvid]

Celia has dyslexia<3 pure self indulgence<3

out of her friends [Elena, Conficcare, Tesoro] she is the least academic and struggles the most with traditional learning. her dyslexia is a pretty strong case, with her massively struggling to read, letters moving around and blurring[morphing? idk how to describe it]. Reading is a headache and her writing also is jumbled and badly spelt. early on her teachers gave up on 'correcting' her handwriting and made her write in block capitals, which somewhat helped.

while Celia struggled to read and write, she has a very good grasp of language, and if text is read verbally to her she will be able to understand, absorb, and deconstruct it. most of her literature knowledge comes from Elena and Tesoro talking about whatever texts they are studying, and eventually the realized that Celia needed to hear it verbally, so they would read out loud and talk though their own analysis of it, subtly helping Celia

in terms of spoken language, Celia is excellent at learning and speaking languages, being multilingual from speaking age [with Spanish & Italian] and over the years picking up on bits of the many other languages spoken in their area with ease, especially skilled in replicating the sounds & accents of those around her. her spoken english spesificaly is behind Tesoro & Elena both [learned to a higher level in school due to being placed in better classes and then Elena learned even more] and Conficcare [learned for its use in the medical field]

[Note: this spesific paragraph about ease of learning languages is not as in line with the 'average' dyslexia, and i hesitate to link it to dyslexia, this is more of a relevant play to say it than saying its linked to dyslexia spesificaly. her struggle with grammar, reading, and writing other languages [as in her own mother tongues] is very much linked to her dyslexia though. she does have an easier time with Spanish due to its phonetic-ness [im not sure how that would apply to Italian] which is why she keeps using it very often and doesn't let that skill degrade over time]

in terms of how it affects her day-to-day, reports are given verbally or read out to her, and Tesoro is there every time paperwork, especially contracts where the nuances of wording really matter, is done. Celia is pretty good with numbers not being affected, but still double checks her own calculations & uses a calculator. her writing is block capitals, as mentioned, and she often has someone else taking notes for her when shes brainstorming.

she has a pair of 'sunglasses' that are actually coloured lenses, [red, im being nice to her so the colour that works best for her matches her colour scheme] that she uses to help her when she cant avoid reading, but those are a pretty recent development.

in an au where she lived she would love the massive selection of audiobooks available atm, but as is she has a pile of audiotapes of book readings, and its why she loves music so much- stories that are entirely verbal and audio based. she does like some of the audiobooks but will always prefer listening to someone else read it out loud [even if she wont admit that she struggles reading]

in a similar vein she listens to the radio a lot, and gets her news that way as oppose to newspapers.

she doesnt tell people she has issues reading and writing- a lot of how she manages it [other people reading things or taking notes for her] can be mistaken for shows of power, her glasses can be read as for the lookTM, so on and so forth. dyslexia is coined in the 1880s but i dont think Celia would have been aware of it being a 'thing'. Conficcare is most likely to know about it [having learned a lot about child development in his nursing course] but he makes the decision not to bring it up as Celia is notoriously touchy about it

[royal-harpy]

hello night owls and other timezone friends, i'm in need of treasure. So trade offer, i give you gems and you give me treasure in exchange.

Offering 1kg w/exchange rate of 1g : 1000t

Will update through the notes if the amount i have currently changes. I dont mind partial exchanges!

currently have 1kg

[yume-fanfare]

get tori!! anything limited >>> everything else

ill probably pull more because i have more than enough dia, i just want to budget how much 🤔 since i actually would rather have an aira 5* next week than this tori 4* ngl i can live without him ive come to terms with the fact that he comes home rather rarely, and the dia i have saved up Will go to his cards sooner or later anyway too

but i was under the impression that these non-collab banners do rerun at some point? does anyone know for sure ?