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What do you mean all my problems can't be solved by cleaving things in twain with an ancient mighty blade. You're sounding awful cleavable right now.

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THE FUCKING ICE REPORT AAAAAAAAAAA

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A huge win for NYC! A better world is still possible

Next stop: general election

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Hello

A Young Man from Gaza Dreams of Life – Help Me Surviver ....

My name is Jamal Hossam Al-Dahdouh, an 18-year-old young man from the Gaza Strip. I was born and raised under siege, and I have lived all my years amidst wars, bombings, and fear. But this last war destroyed everything in my life.

My family consists of six members: my mother (Maisa, 38 years old), my father (Hossam, 49 years old), and my siblings: Mohamed (15 years old), Amir (10 years old), Layan (13 years old), and Zeina (4 years old).

In a single moment, my life turned from that of a young man dreaming of a bright future into that of a refugee in my own homeland — without shelter, without safety, and without the basic necessities of life. My home was destroyed, my family was scattered, and all I have left is hope — but hope alone is not enough to survive.

Our home was completely destroyed as a result of an Israeli airstrike. It turned into a pile of rubble, and we were forced to flee more than seven times. We are now living in a small tent, under the constant sounds of bombing and destruction.

I used to love studying very much and worked hard to continue my education, but all those efforts failed due to the bombing and destruction of schools and the repeated displacement we endured.

I now live me and my family under extremely harsh humanitarian conditions: there is not enough food, no clean water, and no electricity. The sound of planes never leaves the sky, and fear never leaves my our hearts. Each day is a new struggle for survival, and every night I wonder if we would have lived to see next day.

My family and I have caught the flu because of the poor living conditions, the spread of viruses, and the extreme cold. We are unable to get treatment due to the high cost of medicine and the closure of the border crossings.

We are in desperate need of donations so that we can travel to a safe and more stable country. The cost of travel for me and my family is around $20,000 USD, which is a huge amount we cannot afford or obtain.

I am not asking for much — I only want a chance to live, a chance to continue my education, to get medical treatment, and to protect the remaining members of my family. That is why I appeal to kind-hearted people to extend a helping hand. Your donation, no matter how small, could be the reason save our lifes.

Help me live… Help me and my family dream again... Help travel to a safer and more stable country.

Jamal-Al dahdouh...

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Do u know what's DISGUSTING? It's when you have to remove insects from the only loaf of bread you're allowed to eat each day, but to make fun of ourselves, we call these insects "free protein." And as the saying goes, when you're hungry, your mind shuts down. Now I cover my nose when eating a loaf of bread so I don't smell it, and I avoid looking at it so I don't see the insects...

But that's not important, there's worse. Malnutrition is starting to affect my 6 y.old sister, as intestinal worms are eating away at her body from the inside out and destroying her health. So, I'm appealing to you all to donate so I can buy a clean bag of flour for $570 and provide treatment for her. She's slowly dying... Or by paypal

My campaign has been verified.

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how everything is feeling

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‼️ URGENT PLEASE SHARE ‼️

Hello all,

It's been a while since I talked about my friend Mohammed here. We had a huge setback because of the loss of his Gofundme account, and we have had to start over with a new campaign on Chuffed.

Worse, his daughter Ahlam is sick and needs medicine and care. Evacuation from Gaza is more urgent than ever.

If you have donated to the Gofundme in the past, please request a refund and give the money to the new fundraiser on Chuffed! If you have not donated yet, please consider helping my dear friend. Every bit counts.

Reminder that I am also still accepting commissions for anyone who donates and fills out this form with proof of donation.

DONATE HERE ->

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The genocide in Gaza destabilized the entire region. The Biden administration allowed Netanyahu to walk all over them, just as the Trump administration has.

My heart breaks for my mom and dad who have lost weight due to lack of food. I'm at a loss. We depend on your generosity for humanity. Help us. Yes, I trust you. Share, donate

Donate to my family, the Balousha family, here.

Donate to the Karim family here

Donate here to Nour's family

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I don't know how long this will last, but the situation here in Gaza is getting worse every day after the war between Iran and Israel. I forgot about Gaza. No one talks about us anymore, and the news doesn't mention us. All that is being discussed is Iran, Israel, and America.It's as if they forgot that the main problem is Gaza.

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This account needs a boost

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illegal immigration is swag and epic and i salute everyone who does it. personally i think if you can afford to move somewhere you should be allowed to live there no questions asked. actually even if you cant afford it, it's not like i can afford to live here either. who give a shit.

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Like literally what would you do if you fell in love with a bug and he fell to the ground ears bleeding when you said hello.

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what i’ve failed to understand since i was a kid is why these ghouls want war with iran so badly. is it resources? do they have money in defense contracting? is it just that iran is too strong an opponent to us hegemony? why specifically do they want to see iran destroyed?

There is not one singular motivation behind the drive to send the US to war with Iran. There are multiple motivations which often overlap, but which are held in different orders of prioritization by different advocates of war. Most of these motivations are irrational and/or immoral, while others are legitimate complaints that could be addressed through diplomacy far more easily than they could through militarism.

Here's ten common motivations and arguments for a US war with Iran which you might encounter:

Independence from the US: The Iranian government is among the world's least-willing governments to obey US demands and subjugate themselves to the US-led order. For certain US primacists, this independence means that their very existence poses an existential threat to US dominance (similar to North Korea, Cuba, etc.) To a particular type of US militarist, it is necessary for the Iranian government to fall in order for the US to remain the unquestioned leader of the world.

Real Fear of their Nukes: There is a substantial contingent who really does believe that Iran is close to developing a nuclear weapon and that they could well use it if they were to develop it. Logically, the best way to address this concern would be through a diplomatic deal similar to the 2015 JCPOA, which Iran complied with! But the intensity of anti-Iranian sentiment among US hawks tends to convince them that direct military confrontation is somehow a better option, thus explaining why Trump decided to break this deal.

Desire for Revenge: Many older foreign policy hawks in the US have never forgiven Iran for 1) the 1979 US Embassy hostage crisis, and 2) the 1983 bombing of the US Embassy in Lebanon, which was orchestrated by a terror organization with ties to the Iranian government. In their minds, both of these incidents were embarrassments to the US' military prestige which we have never properly gotten revenge for. (These people tend to ignore the massive wrongdoings which the US has carried out against Iran during this same time period, like the US destruction of Iran Air Flight 655). There are people in and around the Pentagon who have wanted to bomb Iran over a grudge for more than 40 years now.

Iran's Regional Proxies: Over the last several decades, Iran has engaged in an aggressive campaign to expand their influence throughout the region by supporting proxy paramilitary forces in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, etc. Many of these proxies have undeniably engaged in acts of terrorism. This strategy is both opportunistic (taking advantage of the power vacuum caused by the US overthrow of Saddam Hussein) and defensive (countering the regional influence campaigns of Saudi Arabia and Turkey). This is probably the most legitimate cause of US anger towards the Iranian government, but it is a grievance which will only be worsened by backing Iran into a corner militarily.

Israel (and Saudi Arabia) Hates Them: Iran is unfriendly with two of the US' closest partners in the region: Israel and Saudi Arabia. The Israeli government, in particular, has long been laser-focused on the overthrow of the Iranian government, and they are fully committed to dragging the US into such a regime change operation. For the most fervent defenders of Israel in the US, overthrowing the Iranian government is near the top of their wishlist.

They Got Oil: Oil is a factor which is often overstated in these discussions, but it definitely is one of the factors. Iran currently produces 5% of the world's oil and has the potential to produce far more were the current sanction regime against it to be removed. They also have the ability to shut down the Straight of Hormuz, an important chokepoint through which 25% of the world's oil flows. Regime change in Iran would significantly increase the leverage that the US and its allies hold over global oil markets and further weaken the strength of OPEC.

And Other Commodities Too!: Though the separation between the US and Iranian economies hurts the US economy as a whole, there are certain sectors of US industry that benefit enormously from having Iran so heavily sanctioned. Some of the big names in the US pistachio industry have lobbied heavily to keep US-Iranian relations unfriendly, because the elimination of US sanctions on Iran would allow the massive Iranian pistachio industry to compete with the US industry. As long as these two governments hate each other, a few politically-connected US businessmen make way more money.

Diaspora Pressure Campaigns: Most Iranian-Americans hold the following two opinions at the same time: 1) they hate the current Iranian government and want to see it replaced, but 2) they strongly oppose US efforts at regime change in Iran. However, there is a vocal minority of Iranian-Americans that do support regime change efforts, and they tend to cluster into two well-organized groups that wage pressure campaigns against the Iranian government. The first are the monarchists, who want to see the son of the former US-backed Iranian dictator restored to power. The others are those who are loyal to the MEK, a cult and former terrorist organization which has been extremely effective at building relationships with US politicians. Both of these groups work full-time to push the US towards overthrowing the Iranian government so that they can step in and take over; it's fairly easy to find both of these groups in online social media threads about US-Iranian relations.

Who Cares, We Want War: As I have written about many times before, the US military-industrial complex encourages the US government to engage in militarist behavior in order to boost their profits. Iran is one of their favorite boogeymen to justify increased levels of US military spending, second only to China. These companies fund think tanks and other policy initiatives to argue that Iran is an immediate threat to us, and then they fund political candidates who want to spend more money preparing for this "threat."

They're Crazy! You Can't Trust Them!: We are led to believe that the Iranian government cannot be negotiated with because they are irrational, they're anti-Western religious zealots incapable of reasoned decision-making. This is a convenient excuse for war, but it's entirely incompatible with the restraint that the Iranian government shows in responding to Israeli attacks, their continued willingness to sit down for diplomatic talks with their aggressors, the way that they helped the US government deal with al Qaeda and the Taliban after 9/11, and a million other indications that the Iranian government is just as rational as any other government in its geopolitical decision-marking.

Add all of that together, and you get a deranged political ecosystem obsessed with inflating the scale of foreign threats, finding excuses for maintaining the trajectory of our militarist status quo, increasing regional tensions, and rejecting obvious opportunities for diplomacy and a peaceful resolution of our differences.

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It'd be really cool if you could expand your idea of trans fem bodies to include more than 3% body fat