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“The world will knock you down plenty. You don’t need to be doing it to yourself.”

— Elizabeth Scott

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Hello my friend, 🙋‍♂️

This is Tamer, a Palestinian dentist from Gaza...

My family and I have all suffered from displacement and the constant looming threat of death, trying to survive and protect our mental health from this nightmare.

I hope you take a look at the pinned post and help us by donating or sharing to reach the largest number of supporters.

Apologies if I have reached out to you before, but my main account was suspended, and this is a new one to continue our dream of escaping death.

Our campaign is verified by @90-ghost , @ibtisams , @el-shab-hussein and @nabulsi 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

Thank you in advance.❤️

Please help if you can

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Hello my friend, 😊

I'm Ahmad from Gaza, married and have a little girl. 👨‍👩‍👧 I live in a displacement tent in Deir al-Balah after our home was completely destroyed in Khan Yunis. 💔 With the frequent displacement and high costs, I face significant difficulties in providing shelter, basic necessities, and medical care for my family.

We live in very harsh conditions and urgently need support to overcome this crisis. 🙏

Any help, no matter how small, can make a big difference. 🌟 Please donate and share the link.

https://gofund.me/665fbb6c. 💖

Verified by bees and watermelon, number 171 and northgazaupdates.

hello lovely, I hope you and your family are okay. here's a *link to ahmad's gfm, if anyone would like to donate or just share.

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Dear Supporter,

I hope this message finds you and your family in good health and high spirits. My name is Rakan Zaqout from Gaza.🍉 I am reaching out to seek your urgent help in spreading the word about our fundraising campaign. I lost both my home and my school, my parents lost their jobs too, due to the ongoing genocide in Gaza and we are facing catastrophic living conditions.💔

I kindly ask you to visit our campaign. Your support, whether through donating or sharing, will help us reach more people who can make a difference. Thank you for your continued support for the Palestinian cause. Your dedication brings us closer to freedom.🕊

Please note, our campaign has been verified by 90-ghost and aces-and-angels.☑

here's a link to their gfm *link, if anyone would like to donate or simply share. i hope you and your family are okay <3

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I hate that I need to do this, but it would mean so incredibly much to me if anyone could donate to my Ko-Fi.

I know times are tough for everyone right now, I’m in the same boat sadly.

Anything would be greatly appreciated.

Please share if you can!

Thank you!

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hey so it’s march now aka the beginning of endometriosis awareness month and i feel obligated to remind you that debilitatingly painful periods are not normal. if you or someone you know is ending up sick or bedridden every month, you are not crazy and deserve medical attention from someone who will take you seriously

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Asking for a friend.

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Just realized i never said it there.

But if in any way you are pro israel or neutral on the genocide happening right now on palestine you are not welcolmed on my blog.

"you are antisemit" my choice to stand against a genocide is not based on any hate towards a religious group, I couldn't care less about people's religious belier as long as they aren't made to cause harm . I am against violations of humans right.

"you are pro hamas" I'm not, I'm for a ceasfire, I'm for the stop of diabolification of civilians and the mass attacks on childrens, babys, men and women who are currently cutted from any ressources which include water.

"yes but they started it" Go read about the history from neutral sources or from palestinian civils who are showing of daily their horror for the world to believe them. social media is censuring, America is a direct influencer of all this and so is so multiple countries because MONEY.

"but about the queer palestinians ?" israel is bombing them and you fell right on the pinkwashing.

"you fell for propaganda" there is always propaganda everywhere but one is backed by multiple proof and the other is constantly caught lying to gain sympathy.

"but-" if you still have any but to add you are not welcolmed and I hope that you'll be graced to see the horrible lie you are being served while innocents are suffering from your blindness.

Call for a Ceasfire, Boycot and stay alert.

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This is. So cute. I looooove.

Cove's new friend

A continuation of the ending of Baxter's Step 4. If you can't have all the boys, then maybe there's another suitable option for your childhood bestie right under your nose!

Just a nice lil thought, no content warnings :) Please be friends with me and talk about this game because it has eaten my brain and all that's left in my head is these lil buddies <3

"Together at last," Baxter murmured, clasping your hand and pulling it in close to his chest.

You grinned up at him, your new/old boyfriend, as dramatic as always.

"I know, we've been apart for maybe ten whole minutes," you teased fondly, letting him lead you in easy box steps around Scott and Jude's living room. "How did we survive?"

"I'll never know," he replied. He wore his signature smirk, but part of you felt like maybe there was a little truth to the remark -- after all, there had been times in your five years apart where it did feel like you might not survive.

You glanced up at his eyes, as warm and bottomless as you'd always remembered. While you felt like you'd never get tired of looking into them, you did take the opportunity to step in a bit closer to Baxter, resting your head against his chest as you danced.

After a moment of breathing in the moment, you took the opportunity to glance around at your friends. From your angle, you saw Miranda and Terry wrapped in a similar embrace, and you couldn't help but smile.

Miranda had ended the call with her brother and new brother-in-law a little earlier, letting the newlyweds get back to their honeymoon. Now that she didn't have to carry them around in their little screen for them to enjoy the party, her attention was solely on Terry, who then decided to grasp her firmly before dropping her down into a dramatic dip.

"Terry!" Miranda half-scolded, half-laughed, grasping onto his shoulders. "Give me a little warning next time!"

"You can't stop the funk," he told her plainly, picking her back up only to twirl her around a few times. "I know that as much as I know anything."

Miranda gave him a light kiss along with a giggle, and you felt Baxter chuckle too.

"Why can't we get funky too?" you pouted, looking at him.

"Hey, don't doubt the B-Man on this," Terry called out, catching your remark. "He gets it."

"I do indeed," the B-Man confirmed before sending you on a spin of your own.

You laughed, happier than you'd been in a very long time. As he expertly pulled you back to him, you caught a flash of sea green out of the corner of your eye that made you pause.

Cove was never one for dancing, and you know he was always perfectly content to stay on the sidelines whenever your friend group decided to partake in an activity that wasn't his cup of tea. But you didn't want to get too caught up in your rekindled romance with Baxter -- you didn't want him to feel like a fifth wheel.

Back in your boyfriend's arms, you tried to subtly drag him over towards the kitchen where you'd saw Cove heading as you were mid-twirl. He raised an eyebrow.

"I just want to check on Cove," you whispered, "but be cool about it, I don't want to make him uncomfortable."

He snorted, and you looked at him questioningly. He glanced up towards where Cove had went and then back at you and smiled warmly, then said, "I don't think you have to worry about him at the moment."

Curious, you gave up on subtlety and turned around so you could see what Baxter had seen.

Cove had gone to the kitchen like you'd thought, but he hadn't gone alone -- the last party guest, the most recent addition to your roster of friends, was right beside him. Xavier was standing by the counter, gesturing toward the tray of desserts they'd brought with them to the party. Cove was watching them with wide eyes, taking turns between looking down at the sweets and then looking back up at Xavier in awe.

If he had a tail, it would definitely be wagging.

You were about to call out to him, some joke on the tip of your tongue, but then you paused. Xavier had grabbed a napkin and picked up one of the muffins then handed it to Cove, their face breaking out into a grin. You saw a light blush break out on your friend's cheeks as he looked between Xavier and the muffin before taking it into his own hands and taking a large bite. His eyes rolled back in his head, something you thought may have read as a bit obscene if you didn't know that he truly just liked baked goods that much.

You felt Baxter wrap his arms around your waist, dropping his chin to your shoulder.

"An interesting development, I'd say," he said quietly.

You pulled your eyes away from Cove and Xavier then looked back to him, beaming.

"Quadruple date."

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Two New Stretch Goals! ✨

Hi everybody!

It's another day and another big update 😄. Though, it hasn't even been a full 24-hours just yet, haha. But we managed to come up with a couple cool expansion possibilities for the game that shouldn't delay the timeline of it actually launching.

Read more about them on the Kickstarter page!

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What fresh hell is this? Obviously I blocked the accounts.

I am pro choice. If a pregnant person wants/needs to have a abortion - let them ffs.

Also if you’re a Christian kindly fuck all the way off. K? Bye!

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Ok but like. What the fuck is there to do on the internet anymore?

Idk when I was younger, you could just go and go and find exciting new websites full of whatever cool things you wanted to explore. An overabundance of ways to occupy your time online.

Now, it’s just… Social media. That’s it. Social media and news sites. And I’m tired of social media and I’m tired of the news.

Am I just like completely inept at finding new things or has the internet just fallen apart that much with the problems of SEO and web 3.0 turning everything into a same-site prison?

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I don’t know what writer needs to hear this

but you can write something very plain. 

You don’t have to write some genre-redefining masterpiece. You can write a story about two people very simply falling in love. You can just write a story about a person going to the store. You could, if you were so inclined, just re-write Star Wars but like, make all the names start with M.

Don’t let the fear of not-writing something transcendent stop you from just writing.

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‘Dance Macabre, 1918’ by Robert Warren Harrison

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To all my black followers and friends, stay safe.

Also, I would like to add that black lives have always mattered, will always matter.

It’s awful that we even have to say that because it should be a given. However, we need to say it loud and clear for the racists.

We cannot be silent. 

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A black girl will be spending years in jail because she had a mental health crisis. PLEASE READ

Meet Saraya: she was experiencing a mental health crisis. Police came and tackled her. She is 15.

Saraya Rees is a 15 year old biracial girl from Coos County, Oregon. After being abruptly instructed to stop taking her antidepressants by a local pediatrician, Saraya went into psychosis. In her manic state, Saraya poured a small amount of gasoline on the floor. Her parents called Coos Health & Wellness in hope that that would send mental health advisors, Coos Health & Wellness sent the police. While still in psychosis, the officers arrested her, questioned her without her family or lawyers present, charged with attempted murder and assault, and sent her to juvenile prison for 11 years.

ELEVEN.YEARS.

This is not justice.

This is inhumane.

WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP:

1. Call these people and demand that she be let go to the custody in her parents.

Please call Governor Kate Brown and Senator Jeff Merkely.⁠

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📞Governor Kate Brown: (503) 378-4582⁠

📞Senator Jeff Merkley: (503) 326-3386⁠

2. Sign the petition! 

http://chng.it/dPR59dnMzq

Please DO NOT donate to CHANGE.ORG, instead donate to Saraya’s gofundme. 

3. Follow @justice4saraya on instagram. You can find info on where to send her encouragement cards and get updated on progress.

4. SEND CARDS TO THE FOLLOWING (please also note card sending rules)

OAK CREEK CORRECTIONAL FACIILITY 

C/O SARAYA REES

4400 LOCHNER ROAD SE 

ALBANY, OR 97332

EDIT: PLEASE CONSIDER THESE RULES WHEN SENDING HER CARDS! The family has asked for the following when sending cards: 

-No vulgar language or cursing (she’s a child, afterall) 

-No stickers

-No metal 

- Do not use return address stickers

-No Cash

Using these things could mean Saraya doesn’t get your card. If you want to donate to the family during this very hard time, please use the GOFUND ME.

 https://www.gofundme.com/f/justice4saraya

You can also send her gifts for when she gets out to a PO BOX: 

SARAYA’S PO BOX

PO BOX 211

MYRTLE POINT, OR 97458

MENTAL ILLNESS IS NOT A CRIME. LET’S FREE OUR GIRL SARAYA!!!

Saraya’s website: https://www.justice4saraya.com/

UPDATE EDIT: Jan.5.2021: Saraya has written a letter: 

Dear Mom and Dad, 

I want you to post this on every social media platform that you can. I want you to do so, so that everyone knows how messed up the system is and how messed up the state is.

I don’t care if people know about my “crimes”, and I don’t care if people know I’m in prison. All I care about is letting people know the truth, this for me, and all of the rest of the kids in the system. This is what really, this is the truth….

I am Saraya Rees. I’m 14 years old, and I’m being charged with attempted murder x2. And attempted aggravated assault x1. I was arrested July 8th, 2019. I was in a detention for 3 months and 9 days. I spent my 14th birthday in Juvy. Not only that, but I have been sexually and physically harassed and the staff did nothing to help. I physically hurt myself even though I was on suicide watch.

They allowed the boys to make sexual gestures and comments to all of the females. The staff at my Juvy made fun of people who self harm or attempted suicide. They would do that right in front of the kids who have done that. Out of all the staff there was only one that was respectful. That staff’s name was Tom (thank you Tom for helping me through all this BS).

The reason I’m telling (whoever it may concern) this, is so you know what really happens in the system. But now I’m going to tell you why I’m really stuck in prison. I am being held in prison because I cried for help. People who know me, know I’ve done many things as a call for help. This was all of the biggest, what I did was pour a small amount of gasoline of the floor at my house. I was never going to light it, but the police and the court all said otherwise. 

When in comes to the court they don’t care about the fact they care about tearing people and families apart. The kids that they arrest are the kids who are being sexually and physically abused at home, the teen moms, the kids looking for love in the wrong places, places because their families don’t want them, the kids who are hurt, the kids who are suicidal. They arrest the misunderstood and that is not fair.

They arrest kids even if they have never committed the crimes, they arrest kids for no reason sometimes. As citizens of Oregon we need to take a stand, we need to stick up to this injustice. Please help get the kids like me who, without their families have nothing to hold onto. No reason to continue living out of places like this…please. Join our cause at #takeastand4oregon. 

                -Saraya Rees, 15 (she was 14 when this was written, I believe) (currently serving 11 years for a crime she did not commit)

MARCH 15. 2021 UPDATE: SARAYA HAS A HEARING! KEEP CALLING! 

⚠️UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE⚠️ Saraya is going back to court for a review hearing!! OYA neglected to transfer Saraya to an inpatient mental health facility despite the fact that Saraya has completed the program at Oak Creek Correctional Facility months ago. It was stated back in October that Saraya be transferred once she completed her trauma work, but her PO officer continues to create more obstacles to keep Saraya incarcerated. Saraya will be back in court soon for her review hearing. All positive vibes greatly appreciated. This could be a huge step in the right direction. 🤞🏼 Please visit justice4saraya.com for more on her story and ways to help.

April. 13. 2021 UPDATE: THE FAMILY NEEDS YOUR HELP (via instagram)

1) We are looking for a level 5 inpatient residential facility (level 5 means it’s being medically managed) ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY that works with Juvenile Youth with Saraya’s charges. If you work with a facility that has these resources and are willing to work with Saraya and her family please contact the Justice4Saraya Instagram or the Facebook page in a direct message. ⁠ ⁠ 2) Private residential facilities outside of state-run care are notoriously expensive. In the state of CA and FL, these homes can run up to 50k per 30 days of treatment. We are looking for more amplification of the family’s GOFUNDME page in order to get the best long-term treatment for Saraya and her family. They will require much individual and family therapy in order to heal from this atrocity and broken system. Please donate if you can or spread the word. ⁠ ⁠ For any trolling behavior you have seen on social media, we want to make a few things clear⁠ ⁠ -Paul Fraiser, The DA of Coo’s County who put out his “official statement” last year of Saraya’s case had nothing to do with Saraya’s case whatsoever. He was never involved in her sentencing and is only the boss of the Assistant District Attorney, who was advocating as recently as WEDNESDAY TO KEEP SARAYA IN PRISON. She even reminded the court that Saraya was placed in Oak Creek because of her risk of being a “danger to the public”. Anyone referencing the DA’s statement has VERY limited information based on a biased police report and interview. ⁠ ⁠ -PLEASE DO NOT PERSONALLY CONTACT JUDGE MEGAN JACUOT. She is actively working to help get Saraya out with her new imposed timeline. ⁠ ⁠ -It is up to Saraya’s OYA PO officer and her Supervisor to find Saraya a way into residential treatment. Saraya has expressed her remorse and finished her program requirements in order to leave.