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adding to the very valid points that Fairuzfan here has made that—in addition to not caring about the very real impact of America votes on the lives of millions of people across the world—voting for Kamala Harris has thus far had little to no real impact on the circles you do seem to care about? Where were queer rights, abortion rights, disability rights, minority rights of really any kind in the last 4 years? What impact has Kamala Harris made with Biden & what real, concrete promises is she making for the next 4 years?

what happens if she doesn't execute those promises, again, like multiple democratic presidents in the recent past have? what if she doesn't even try?

do we wait another 4 years & 2,000,000 Palestinians to figure it out?

& if voting doesn't solve the problem... what do we have? what can we do & how do we do it now, fast, & effectively?

if not voting can really fuck up the entire country, then we should keep not-voting right up until Trump either fucks up the country so bad that there's an organized national uprising, or until the democrats put their money where their mouth is & effect real change for the people they claim to protect. & that better fucking include Palestinians.

On tumblr and elsewhere in my internetsphere, I see a ton of people who have been very critical of Kamala, and I’m wondering, how these people are planning to vote. I’d also love to hear how the war in Gaza is or isn’t impacting your choice!

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I feel like I've been coming on here almost every single day for the past ~year to give unique example after another about Israel's monstrosity, enacted with complete impunity.

So if you still, to this day, wonder "oh but how do they keep doing this? How does this keep happening?" then maybe start with the fact that instead of being held accountable for their deranged actions across multiple countries, Israel has been rewarded with multi billion dollar arm deals.

So, yes call for a ceasefire, but make sure to call for an arms embargo too because no fire will cease if these weapons keep pouring into these ghouls' hands.

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D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, the first indigenous actor nominated in any lead category, attends the 2024 Emmys with a red handprint over his mouth, the symbol for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW). September 15, 2024.

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Tutu the cat had babies and her owner is so excited he was like "Oh my gosh tutu gave birth to herself" and held up a kitten that looked like tutu. He kept telling her "Mabruk tutu!" Over and over again which means congrats tutu and its the cutest thing. He's putting together little goodiebags to pass out to people in her honor like this man loves his cat as if she was a human daughter.

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the nypd doing a mass shooting over a $2.90 fare evasion truly is the inevitable endpoint of the police as an institution and also just the encapsulation of how everything we're fighting is all the same fucking thing at its core. nypd kkk idf you're all the same.

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It's really just not fair how obviously the world devalues arab lives. All these news stories call the pager explosions as "impressive"... it's just not fair. I don't know how else to say it. It's not fair that arab deaths are celebrated on an international scale.

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🍉 Project Outreach & Community Copies 🍉

To address Palestine's urgent need for donations for evacuation and assistance, our project is opening up a donation drive!

See details below ⏬

Donate $5 or more* to a verified Palestine GoFundMe & submit proof of donation here.

Receive a discount code of $5 off any bundle during preorders!

*Every additional $5 will donate a free community copy for those unable to purchase a bundle!

Full info: https://tinyurl.com/3kpapnvr

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i think "israels genocidal rhetoric only sounds bad because the country is autistic and allistics can't understand them" might be the most thoroughly insane thing ive ever seen genuinly said on this website

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We've finally made it to the 29K mark! Thank you for your support! But our job is far from over. We need to reach the total amount of 38,475 CHF to complete the campaign. So let's break it down and achieve the short-term goal of 31K in 3 days! Please give what you can!

CLICK HERE TO DONATE!

Bear in mind that the currency is in Swiss Franc (CHF)! $10 USD = 8.50 CHF, give or take. $10 CAD = 6.30 CHF, give or take.

You can match me! I have given 5 CHF!

Please consider donating to her extended family, as well! It would be ideal if we can help them evacuate with Eman!

CLICK HERE TO DONATE!

Again, the currency is in Singaporean Dollars (SGD)! $10 USD = $13.SGD, give or take. $10 CAD = $9.97 SGD, give or take.

You can match me! I've given $5 SGD!

I also encourage you to follow Eman (@emooz-8) to recieve the latest updates on her and her family. Do not forget to reblog and share! It will give her fundraiser a boost if you do!

Thank you!

Verification: #213 in the Spreadsheet.

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some more gofundmes I have been sent! if you can spare anything to donate, please consider it <3

first, these two are very close to their goals!

ashraf-baker (€20,694 raised of €25,000 goal)

anqar (€17,600 raised of €20,000 goal)

these ones are very low on donations.

anasalshrafa (€852 raised of €50,000 goal)

majedgaza1 ($1,833USD raised of $70,000 goal)

osama-family (£1,792 raised of £50,000 goal)

nevinalser (€700 raised of €50,000 goal)

amalgaza99 ($559USD raised of $5,000 goal)

ahmed0khalil (€370 raised of €50,000 goal)

asmaamajed2 ($5,052USD raised of $50,000 goal)

austinkorall (€8,133 raised of €80,000 goal)

nisreensuhail (€4,253 raised of €50,000 goal)

samarsh12 (€6,907 raised of €45,000 goal)

schihiro44 ($3,518USD raised of $35,000 goal)

mahaahmad11 (£4,157 raised of £81,000 goal)

abdalhadiaburas ($4,491 raised of $65,000 goal)

abed-rashad13 ($6,139USD raised of $50,000 goal)

sara-97a (€712 raised of €50,000 goal)

savepalestineinfamily19 (€5,712 raised of €50,000 goal)

mohammedmoner (€130 raised of €50,000 goal)

shadowyavenuetaco (£3,354 raised of £50,000 goal)

keensaladbanana (kr3,283NOK raised of kr350,000 goal)

freepaleatine95 ($7,486USD raised of $50,000 goal)

these ones are about halfway!

rakan2010 ($24,122 raised of $40,000 goal)

alaaalkhateeb (£28,139 raised of £56,000 goal)

4-zien-yousef (€15,201 raised of €23,000 goal)

free-gaza2 ($6,194USD raised of $12,000 goal)

saveyouseffamily (€7,043 raised of €20,000 goal)

tahseenkhazen ($10,766USD raised of $25,000 goal)

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Please don't get all your political info from Tumblr. If you want to learn about Palestine, please read scholars and poets and activists, do not get your information from me. I post quotes and articles as supplementary, not as substitute--even following Palestinian Tumblr or Instagram users who post cool infographics multiple times a day is not a substitute for education.

We are all doing our best, but please use the resources that are available.

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Needle-free COVID-19 intranasal vaccine provides broad immunity, study finds - Published Agu 27, 2024

A next-generation COVID-19 mucosal vaccine is set to be a gamechanger not only when delivering the vaccine itself, but also for people who are needle-phobic.

New Griffith University research, "A single-dose intranasal live-attenuated codon deoptimized vaccine provides broad protection against SARS-CoV-2 and its variants" published in Nature Communications, has been testing the efficacy of delivering a COVID-19 vaccine via the nasal passages.

Professor Suresh Mahalingam from Griffith's Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics has been working on this research for the past four years.

"This is a live attenuated intranasal vaccine, called CDO-7N-1, designed to be administered intranasally, thereby inducing potential mucosal immunity as well as systemic immunity with just a single dose," Professor Mahalingam said.

"The vaccine induces strong memory responses in the nasal mucosa, offering long-term protection for up to a year or more.

"It's been designed to be administered as a single dose, ideally as a booster vaccine, as a safe alternative to needles with no adverse reactions in the short or long term."

Live-attenuated vaccines offer several significant advantages over other vaccine approaches.

They induce potent and long-lived humoral and cellular immunity, often with just a single dose.

Live-attenuated vaccines comprise the entire virus, thereby providing broad immunity, in contrast to a single antigen which is used in many other vaccine platforms.

Lead author Dr. Xiang Liu said the vaccine provides cross-protection against all variants of concern, and has neutralizing capacity against SARS-CoV-1.

"The vaccine offers potent protection against transmission, prevents reinfection and the spread of the virus, while also reducing the generation of new variants," Dr. Liu said.

"Unlike the mRNA vaccine which targets only the spike protein, CDO-7N-1 induces immunity to all major SARS-CoV-2 proteins and is highly effective against all major variants to date.

"Importantly, the vaccine remains stable at 4°C for seven months, making it ideal for low- and middle-income countries."

The vaccine has been licensed to Indian Immunologicals Ltd, a major vaccine manufacturer.

Dr. K. Anand Kumar, co-author of the publication and Managing Director of Indian Immunologicals Ltd. Said, "We are a leading 'One Health' company that has developed and launched several vaccines for human and animal use in India and are currently exporting to 62 countries."

"We have completed all the necessary studies of this novel COVID-19 vaccine which offers tremendous advantages over other vaccines.

"We now look forward to taking the vaccine candidate to clinical trials."

Professor Lee Smith, Acting Director of the Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics, said he was delighted with the research findings.

"These results towards developing a next-generation COVID-19 vaccine are truly exciting," Professor Smith said.

"Our researchers are dedicated to providing innovative and, crucially, more accessible solutions to combat this high-impact disease."

More information: Xiang Liu et al, A single-dose intranasal live-attenuated codon deoptimized vaccine provides broad protection against SARS-CoV-2 and its variants, Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51535-y

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TAKEAWAYS:

We are in the biggest Covid surge in the US in at least two years

Time to wear a mask in crowded spaces (personally, I'd recommend one in all indoor public spaces and crowded outdoor spaces)

Immunity has waned and the new variant is 'distinctly more challenging to our immune system'

Updated boosters should be available the week of September 1st

The US needs to invest more in nasal vaccine programs, and should have already - this is the thing that could help actually get us out of the woods.

We are continuing to see more folks develop Long Covid even from mild infections

You should just read the article it's not that long but that's the run down

Me Editorializing: Let’s protect and care for ourselves and each other!

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palestinian children are dying of heart attacks because of the constant fear and nervous system exhaustion of near 24 hr bombardment. for ELEVEN FULL MONTHS palestinian children have been dying of heart attacks. dying from fear.

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Sweet, sweet girl Renad Attallah from Gaza posted a video a couple of days ago talking about how the lack of cleaning products in Gaza has caused a lot of skin infections to spread especially among children. She shared today that she's got empitigo and in her own words "even though it really, really burns, it can't burn my smile away, never 🍉"

Not to put Gazans on a pedestal, but the fact that we have grown adults exclaiming they're "tired" and that it's been getting "harder and harder to keep hope" is really fucking something when these literal children are posting their scars for you online to tell you to keep your defeatism to yourself.