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he's just resting (aka having Thoughts TM)

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A duck bracelet of Ramses II

(maximum diameter: 7.2 cm)

New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty; during the reign of Ramses II

ca. 1279-1213 BCE

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couldn't leave John out!! he even gets a background :)

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“My Lucky Valentine” (1953) by Carl Barks.

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when i was 9 i was banned from editing the muscovy duck wikipedia page because i kept editing any mention of the flavor of their meat to say things like “they taste like dirty dishwater” because i had pet muscovy ducks and couldn’t bear the thought of them being eaten, so i tried to run a smear campaign on duck meat

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hi just a reminder that mohammed iwais (verified) and his family still really need our support! donations have dropped to just one or two some days and the family are trying to save up because there are reports of rafah crossing re-opening in january. they want to at least evacuate the sickest and most injured members for medical treatment, but they're nowhere near being able to afford that right now! please share & donate here

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christmas duckies 

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mohammed and his family (verified) really need a boost rn! they are struggling to cover basics for 27 people, including mohammed's sister, who is pregnant and hasn't been able to get medical attention that she needs. you can read more of their story & donate on their chuffed page.

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donate to the Translating Falasteen x The Sameer Project Campaign:

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a really great organization that i don't see any posts about here is HEAL palestine. it was founded by steve sosebee, who was a founding president of the PCRF before leaving in late 2023 to refocus his efforts on heal palestine to better meet the needs of palestinians impacted by the genocide. the organization provides palestinians in gaza with food, clean water, shelters, "makeshift classrooms," and even medical evacuation for some children when it's possible--their services are pretty wide.

you can donate here if you would like to send a tax-deductible donation to an organization. also, i don't think any evacuations are possible right now, but if you're in the united states and you'd like to welcome medically evacuated children in the future, i highly recommend signing up for their newsletter or following them on social media so you can stay updated in case any children evacuated by HEAL come to your area for treatment. welcoming these kids at the airport is a really moving way to provide them with moral support, entirely for free.

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Donate!!!!!! Boost!!!!!

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update on the iwais family

mohammed has let me know that he and his family have almost nothing saved up at this point, as money goes extremely fast in gaza when 27 people are living off it. he also has multiple family members currently dealing with injuries and other medical issues, including skin diseases (he has posted photos of these here).

with news of continued border talks, he believes evacuation may be a possibility in the first quarter of 2025. however, he and his family have nowhere near the money needed for that, especially on top of their daily needs, and have had to raise their goal to 1.5 million SEK.

please mind the exchange rates, & do not treat every currency like your own. 10 USD = 110 SEK.

you can donate to gofundme here or to paypal here. the iwais family is verified here.

donors can also enter an art raffle, with next winners drawn on 11 december.

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Donald Duck as Mikael Agricola, ‘the father of written Finnish’, by Kari Korhonen

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it's extremely difficult keeping up with how many fresh posts tumblr seems to want in order to donate to gazans... the update is that the situation is still just as bad. the update is that the iwais family could never afford a solar panel to heat water this winter because donations have been so slow. the update is that the children cry when the bombs shake their tent. the update is that mohammed's nephew still has burns across half his body from one of those bombs.

the update is that many of us can afford to spare a cup of coffee or an impulse purchase or a movie ticket in order to help them out.

gofundme / paypal / verified here

art raffle for donors here. 10 USD = 110 SEK

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Jeeves page (with 1 rockerduck) + whatever this is