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I hate to be doing this again so soon, but we had a lot of unexpected expenses in addition to our rent because of late fees and bills we were behind on that we had to pay now, since both our welfare payments will be reduced significantly starting next month due to a new "reform" going into effect, leaving us next to nothing to live off for the rest of the month. On top of all the financial stress my wife has just discharged herself early from the hospital after a suicide attempt during a substance-induced psychotic episode following a nervous breakdown, due to the transphobic and ableist treatment she was subjected to by hospital staff during her hospitalization.

We've been having such an incredibly hard time this year coping with our mental health and stress surrounding our declining physical health, making financial setbacks like these hit especially hard, considering we're already struggling to live paycheck to paycheck following a massive hike in our rent late last year and bills from my wife's on-going dental work.

We're incredibly appreciative of anyone who's already helped out and lessened the massive pressure we're constantly under, it really means the world to us.

My PayPal

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Homeless LGBT Couple REALLY REALLY needs help this month! (PRIDE Edition!)

Hey, everyone.

My little family is still homeless, we've been very sick on and off this last month, and there's been a terrible heat wave. We've been struggling with affording food, important bills are encroaching, and we need shelter to recover in and so I can use my medical equipment. I'm asking around where I can for help making ends meet and keeping out of the heat so we can recover. I'm looking for work and now that I have my driver's license again, I will hopefully have a better time finding something I qualify for but I really need help surviving that long. Things have been incredibly difficult for us and I'm really burning out hard. Any help is greatly appreciate. Please share this if you can.

PayPal: @garbageconnoisseur CashApp: $garbageconnoisseur Venmo: @garbageconnoisseur I also have Zelle, so ask for that if you need it. Please no hate or unsolicited advice. I do not have the energy to deal with it and you will be blocked.

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More nonblack artists should have black ocs just because black characters are so fun to design like come on! regular ass black people get so creative with their style and you 🫵🏾 should draw them!!

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homeless trans woman needs rent deposit money

the last post got over 900 notes which is great but only $157. so.

listen!! i have been on tumblr for over 15 years. i have also been homeless since january of 2024.

having now sorted out my legal issues for the time being, housing is now the immediate priority.

i am a recently arrived immigrant with multiple disabilities for which I am currently not receiving medical attention. they are getting worse due to my homelessness. please help me be done with this.

157/600$

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im so. in existence right now.

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If you call pedophilia a kink please unfollow me and never talk to me again

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Today, the Palestine tag is trending on Tumblr — and among the posts is a photo of my daughter, Ronza. A fragile little girl suffering from severe malnutrition, whose story I shared, pleading for help. Her image is now reaching millions of people... but sadly, only a few have responded.

We are not okay. We are not safe. We are living in unimaginable conditions — and tomorrow is Eid al-Adha, a holiday that should bring joy, new clothes, laughter, and celebration to children. But how can my children celebrate when there is no food, no water, no medicine? How can they smile in new clothes when their weak bodies can barely stand?

We are in Gaza — trapped, starving, broken. Every day is a battle for survival.

I am begging you, before it’s too late —Please donate to help Ronza. Her life depends on it. Every contribution, no matter how small, can make the difference between life and death.

Please share this message. Let Ronza’s face be more than just a trending image — let it be a call to action. A reason to save a life.

I would like to inform you that my campaign is documented and approved.

Gazavetters #213 , el-shab-hussein&nabulsi # 264

Eid al-Adha

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Please don't skip ‼️

My Testimony About What Happened at the American Aid Distribution Point

That day, I went out with one hope ، to bring back food for my starving family. But what happened there felt like the Day of Judgment.

As we stood in line waiting for humanitarian aid, we were suddenly met with a hail of bullets. We were shot at by Israeli snipers, attacked by quadcopter drones, and even assaulted by looters supported by the Israeli army. We were completely unarmed, simply trying to get food ، but the bullets of betrayal spared no one.

I was shot in the leg a minor injury ، but my phone was destroyed after being hit directly. I had no way to contact anyone. I’m now using a borrowed phone, just to write these words… hoping they reach someone who cares.

I saw bodies fall all around me… more than 70 people were killed, including children, women, and elderly men. Moments earlier, they were standing beside me, simply waiting for aid. They were not a threat to anyone ، just hungry human beings.

I went out in search of food for my family of 26 people, including a young girl who was injured in the war and urgently needs special care and surgery. I came back wounded, devastated, empty-handed, and without a phone.

We are not living ، we are slowly dying. The occupation has turned us into zombies… starving, sick, hopeless.

Please, do not forget us.

Speak about us. Share our story. Be our voice.

We desperately need donations from kind hearts to buy food, provide urgent medical care for our injured child, and support the family under this brutal siege.

Even the smallest donation can make a real difference.

Help us stay alive.

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yet another reason why queer romance in media that is very subtle or more queer-coding than actual explicit rep is so much more compelling than the wealth of straight stories that are out there is bc I think a lot of romance writers forget that you have to like. show not tell. and imply things. and if you hustle things along and put two characters together for the sake of it instead of really working to build their relationship and show how well they work with each other it's not really going to be as interesting to people. and for some reason, a staggering amount of people do not know how to write romance properly so you get a very bland forced dynamic that either feels like an afterthought (he's a boy and she's a girl, hey they could be together because that's what happens!) or the only thing that matters about their characters (see her? she's the Love Interest. that is all she's there for)

however if you're being censored and you literally can't make your characters say "I love you" or kiss or maybe even hold hands you're going to have to come up with more creative ways to tell your audience that they're in love and that usually results in the most poetic beautiful stuff you've ever seen that's SO much more interesting than two characters who make eye contact and go into the slow-mo rose petals scene that's basically screaming at you "hey look at these two. they're in love. you're supposed to be invested in their relationship now. do you get it?" eye contact held for slightly too long in an emotional scene is more compelling. a hand very lightly touching their back is WAY more compelling.

and might I add this is not even impossible to achieve with uncensored straight romances at all like Pride & Prejudice is wildly popular for this exact reason. how many times have I seen people going insane over the hand flex scene. they didn't even kiss in that movie unless you count the extended ending. and everyone loves it. because it's done RIGHT.

tldr; romance is hard to write and you have to put in the effort if you want people to care about your ship. now go forth and imply something

QUICK EDIT TO ADD ALSO when things are more subtle that gives people more space to interpret the dynamic as whatever they want. something might be subtle because that's all they're allowed to show, but something might be subtle because that literally what it's supposed to be. as an aroace person I personally see a LOT of queerplatonic vibes from more subtly played relationships and it's so incredibly exciting and heartwarming for me. and that's a whole new realm of relationship that I think should also be given more attention

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Reblog if Black Lives Matter to you

Where are those woke white people at!?

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"Hi y'all, it's Chronomaster42, the only Youtuber with the ability to travel through, and control, time and space, here with another taste test. I'm here in 1976, and I'm gonna get some fries from Mickey D's before they changed the recipe, and then I'm gonna take 'em back to 2022, and get fries from the same McDonald's, so I can compare. Now, I've got my Nixon, uh, Ford? Carter? Era fries right here, so now I'm gonna"

*everything appears stretched and distant, and then the camera flies through space, through the sun, over millions of different Earths, past the faces of individual people in a thousand different timelines, splintered day by day, the long-dead alive once more, their varied futures lying before them. They appear to be screaming*

"annnnnd here we are, gettin' the new fries, today. I have to say, I like the old fries a bit better, bit more crisp, but Mickey D's fries are still Mickey D's fries, y'know? Anyway, I know some of you guys were freaked out at all the screaming time faces last video, but like, I'm used to 'em, and they aren't even audible to me? But y'know what is audible? That's right - Audible, use code -"

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Zoom In, Don’t Glaze Over: How to Describe Appearance Without Losing the Plot

You’ve met her before. The girl with “flowing ebony hair,” “emerald eyes,” and “lips like rose petals.” Or him, with “chiseled jawlines,” “stormy gray eyes,” and “shoulders like a Greek statue.”

We don’t know them.

We’ve just met their tropes.

Describing physical appearance is one of the trickiest — and most overdone — parts of character writing. It’s tempting to reach for shorthand: hair color, eye color, maybe a quick body scan. But if we want a reader to see someone — to feel the charge in the air when they enter a room — we need to stop writing mannequins and start writing people.

So let’s get granular. Here’s how to write physical appearance in a way that’s textured, meaningful, and deeply character-driven.

1. Hair: It’s About Story, Texture, and Care

Hair says a lot — not just about genetics, but about choices. Does your character tame it? Let it run wild? Is it dyed, greying, braided, buzzed, or piled on top of her head in a hurry?

Good hair description considers:

Texture (fine, coiled, wiry, limp, soft)

Context (windblown, sweat-damp, scorched by bleach)

Emotion (does she twist it when nervous? Is he ashamed of losing it?)

Flat: “Her long brown hair framed her face.”

Better: “Her ponytail was too tight, the kind that whispered of control issues and caffeine-fueled 4 a.m. library shifts.”

You don’t need to romanticise it. You need to make it feel real.

2. Eyes: Less Color, More Connection

We get it: her eyes are violet. Cool. But that doesn’t tell us much.

Instead of focusing solely on eye color, think about:

What the eyes do (do they dart, linger, harden?)

What others feel under them (seen, judged, safe?)

The surrounding features (dark circles, crow’s feet, smudged mascara)

Flat: “His piercing blue eyes locked on hers.”

Better: “His gaze was the kind that looked through you — like it had already weighed your worth and moved on.”

You’re not describing a passport photo. You’re describing what it feels like to be seen by them.

3. Facial Features: Use Contrast and Texture

Faces are not symmetrical ovals with random features. They’re full of tension, softness, age, emotion, and life.

Things to look for:

Asymmetry and character (a crooked nose, a scar)

Expression patterns (smiling without the eyes, habitual frowns)

Evidence of lifestyle (laugh lines, sun spots, stress acne)

Flat: “She had a delicate face.”

Better: “There was something unfinished about her face — as if her cheekbones hadn’t quite agreed on where to settle, and her mouth always seemed on the verge of disagreement.”

Let the face be a map of experience.

4. Bodies: Movement > Measurement

Forget dress sizes and six packs. Think about how bodies occupy space. How do they move? What are they hiding or showing? How do they wear their clothes — or how do the clothes wear them?

Ask:

What do others notice first? (a presence, a posture, a sound?)

How does their body express emotion? (do they go rigid, fold inwards, puff up?)

Flat: “He was tall and muscular.”

Better: “He had the kind of height that made ceilings nervous — but he moved like he was trying not to take up too much space.”

Describing someone’s body isn’t about cataloguing. It’s about showing how they exist in the world.

5. Let Emotion Tint the Lens

Who’s doing the describing? A lover? An enemy? A tired narrator? The emotional lens will shape what’s noticed and how it’s described.

In love: The chipped tooth becomes charming.

In rivalry: The smirk becomes smug.

In mourning: The face becomes blurred with memory.

Same person. Different lens. Different description.

6. Specificity is Your Superpower

Generic description = generic character. One well-chosen detail creates intimacy. Let us feel the scratch of their scarf, the clink of her earrings, the smudge of ink on their fingertips.

Examples:

“He had a habit of adjusting his collar when he lied — always clockwise, always twice.”

“Her nail polish was always chipped, but never accidentally.”

Make the reader feel like they’re the only one close enough to notice.

Describing appearance isn’t just about what your character looks like. It’s about what their appearance says — about how they move through the world, how others see them, and how they see themselves.

Zoom in on the details that matter. Skip the clichés. Let each description carry weight, story, and emotion. Because you’re not building paper dolls. You’re building people.

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on colors and being different and not being enough for yourself

(please reblog instead of liking)

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Haha yeah!! (I didn’t understand a single thing you just said)

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Speaking as a survivor of child sex abuse: the world would be a lot better if yall spent less time talking about the ways in which pedophiles should be punished and more time supporting survivors and preventing abuse

I get it, punishment can feel cathartic. I’ve certainly spent time imagining all the ways in which my own abuser might be punished. But ultimately, him dying, or being jailed, or publicly shamed, isn’t actually going to help me nor will it stop more kids from getting hurt in the future.

I don’t want more prisoners. I want free therapy with trauma informed counselors. I want better sex education for young children that teaches them about consent and body autonomy. And I want a society in which I can openly discuss my trauma, or at least as openly as yall discuss the evils of pedophiles