#not mapping

[mappinglasirena]

In the spirit of not letting my perfectionism deter me from actually Doing and Posting things: I spent a few hours yesterday, designing a new header/banner image for mapping purposes!

I might eventually go back and tweak it a bit more, but I quite like the outcome (especially given that it's been some time since I did any major image editing).

I also created a new icon to match:

I like it quite a bit, but I'm not sure whether I'll use it on tumblr. I'm A Creature Of Habit, and I've gotten very used to the mapping blog having the simple silver Sirena logo on black 😅

For now, I think I'll stick with the logo I'm used to, but I still wanted to share this. And now back to the actual mapping post I was working on before I got distracted.

[hualianisms]

verified ways to donate to gaza directly

[this post is outdated. up-to-date version here.]

Donate to a Palestinian family directly:

gazafunds.com - Donate directly to a Palestinian family in urgent need of evacuation, medical treatment, daily necessities or more. Site run by Palestinians, all GFMs verified (full list here). Spotlights 1 stagnant GFM at a time. (*If you can't decide who/where to donate, just go to gazafunds.com & donate to the 1 GFM they show you!)

masterlist of 200+ verified Palestinian families' GFMs: Operation Olive Branch

Help provide tents:

The Sameer Project: Currently providing tents & transport for families in Rafah who urgently need to evacuate to Deir Al Balah. Has a team on the ground in Gaza who have supplied tents to 1% of the displaced population in Rafah. Run by Palestinians. (paypal) (gfm)

@helpgazachildren: Currently helping Palestinians in a refugee camp in Rafah flee the Rafah invasion to Khan Younis. Funds go directly to Hussam, a Palestinian in Rafah who hosts a refugee camp. Funds will cover the cost of tents & transport fuel. Managed by a Palestinian @.fairuzfan. (gfm)

Food:

Care for Gaza: Palestinian charity on the ground in Gaza distributing food, cash, medicine & other essentials to displaced families. Proof of their work found on their Twitter. (paypal) (gfm)

We Feed Gaza: Team of Palestinian volunteers in the heart of Gaza distributing food & water to 344+ families. More details & proof in their gfm. Vetted & promoted by LetsTalkPalestine on IG. (gfm)

Direct Aid for Gaza: A Palestinian activist on the ground in Gaza distributing food, cash & other essential supplies to displaced families. Proof of their work found on their twitter. (paypal) (gfm)

Water (*urgent and crucial!)

Gaza Municipality: The official Municipality of Gaza is doing vital, life-saving work to rebuild the water pipes in Gaza City to restore access to clean water & waste management services for the people of Gaza.

eSIMs (*very urgent):

guide to buy & send esims to gaza

Crips for eSims for Gaza: donate any amount to this team of volunteers who pool funds to buy & maintain gaza esims regularly (see their financial accountability document).

Medical Aid:

Gaza Wound Care: Palestinian doctors in central Gaza treating injured/sick children & mothers in neglected displacement camps far from hospitals. Facing a severe shortage of medicines, equipment, and medical supplies. Currently raising funds to support their efforts to battle infectious diseases in refugee camps. (gfm) (paypal) (gogetfunding)

international charities: Palestine Red Crescent Society, Palestine Children's Relief Fund, Medical Aid for Palestinians

How to help if you can't donate:

Share & amplify Palestinian fundraisers in your irl & online circles

Organize or help to run an online/irl event to raise funds for Palestine

Boycott

Get involved with a protest/strike/direct action in your area

Contact your reps

Educate yourself & others both irl & online

Daily clicks on Arab.org

(you can even adopt 1 fundraiser campaign to regularly boost it & make materials promoting it online, or print posters/flyers about Palestinian fundraisers to encourage others to donate. (poster/graphic about gazafunds.com: here, flyers about esims: here, flyers about gazafamilyfunds: here)

(longer masterpost of all ways you can help)

(*all these links and more now in this rentry page. will no longer be updating this post, instead refer to the rentry page)

Last updated 3/6/2024 with Gaza Wound Care & We Feed Gaza. Wanted to focus on Palestinian-run grassroots initiatives that will actually reach Gazans on the ground, so all of these except eSIMs, PCRF, MAP are by Palestinians. Donating to international orgs is not ideal rn as aid is still being stopped at the border. Please focus on Palestinian-run initiatives on the ground in Gaza.

Remember, small donations really do add up. Any amount counts, even $1!

[epoxyconfetti]

[girard]

the extent that i would be at emo night at sneaky dees every single weekend is crazy. you would think i was canadian.

[bloodraven55]

i’ve seen too many people arguing that marcille was already a full grown adult when she went to school at 35 despite literally all of the canon evidence indicating otherwise

[almaville]

tokyo google maps

edit I’m going to try to find the exact location somehow since everyone likes this picture haha

edit: i actually found it— it’s 5-chōme-4 Higashiōi in Shinagawa City, Tokyo

[robotblues]

[condensed-ink]

I just want to remind everyone that it is your civic duty to jailbreak your Nintendo consoles and pirate every Nintendo property until the heat death of the universe.

[cronchy-baguette]

happy late birthday to bg3!!! here's the tadpookies (and their Little Guys) in their red carpet bests!

[legendarycollectiveflower]

Two types of people on Queering the map:

[mappinglasirena]

Starship Profile: SS La Sirena

La Sirena is a non-Starfleet vessel, registry number NAR-93131.

A Kaplan F17 Speed Freighter, La Sirena was purchased by former Starfleet officer Cristóbal Rios following his medical discharge from service. Rios utilized the vessel’s Emergency Holograms to man the ship’s stations. Each hologram was based on Rios’ appearance but had different personalities, complimenting their onboard function.

Retired Admiral Jean-Luc Picard hired Rios and La Sirena for an unauthorized mission in search of Lt. Commander Data’s “daughter”. Picard had noted that Rios had maintained the ship to Starfleet standards.

After successfully completing Picard’s mission, Rios returned to Starfleet as Captain of the USS Stargazer NCC-82893. He gave La Sirena to Fenris Ranger Seven of Nine, replacing her ship that was destroyed during Picard’s mission.

Following Seven of Nine’s admission to Starfleet and admission to the USS Titan NCC-80102-A, Raffaela Musiker took command of La Sirena, however, current ship’s status and whereabouts are unknown.

— submitted by @bellerophonm​

Thank you so much for sending this in and for the transcription! I’m really glad Sirena got one of these little fact sheets and I’m very much looking forward to seeing her in season 3 - even if it’ll just be little glimpses. One of the trailers has a shot of her parked somewhere, so maybe we’ll even get to see her loading ramp or other access points! (I know we probably won’t, but it’s a nice thing to hold out hope for.)

A minor note: it looks a bit like whoever made the log got their images mixed up. The version of Sirena seen in the post is the model from Star Trek Online, where they scaled up the ship to fit their game parameters. You can see the ship in the log has the tell-tale shrunk front window of the “Kaplan Heavy Raider”. So, because there can never be too many beauty shots, here is what they probably meant to put in that post:

(Courtesy of Eaglemoss via Memory-Beta.)

(Also: for anyone who is a bit confused about the registry (I know I was in the beginning): I will make an entire post about this if and when it’s confirmed in canon. So far, this blog’s focus has been on La Sirena as we meet her in season 1, and at that point, she was unregistered, so that’s going to be my default for now.)

Thank you again, @bellerophonm​, for sending this in!

[artemis-pendragon]

Queering the Map in Gaza and the West Bank

[mapsontheweb]

Prisons/Jails vs Colleges - More prisons or more colleges?

[spidergvven]

queerness under apartheid

[kalopsic-lagomorph]

miku worldwide usa edition (click to fully appreciate)

(go follow the cool artists under the cut)

finished map: here

washington: @mochasucculent

oregon: @the-jelliphish

california: @camiliar

arizona: @apelgif

nevada: kikiCPU

utah: @ace-o-hearts

montana: @just-luxx

idaho: @roxyrot

wyoming: @saintlethanavir

colorado: @yaelartworks

new mexico: @eldritch-ace

north dakota: @schwoopsiedoodles

south dakota: beebeerock

nebraska: @glassofoj-twitter

kansas: @petziez

oklahoma: @razzafrazzle

texas: @princepsed

minnesota: @pastabaguette

iowa: @rumpledcrow

missouri: @inkyharpy

arkansas: @basement-buddy

louisiana: @circusclownproductions

wisconsin: @plush0fairy

illinois: @shrimpimage

kentucky: @double-m-b

tennessee: @thebiscuiteternal

mississippi: @juneyybee

alabama: @burnt-scone

michigan: @chorne-the-firstborn

idiana: @meowjuniper

ohio: @teethflavoured

west virginia: @littleivyart

virginia: @splemonocracy

georgia: @alyossan

florida: kierscribbles

south carolina: @ash-animates

north carolina: @pinkcultgirl

maryland: @f4ceache

pennsylvania: @sukifoof-art

new york: @doodoobirds

new jersey: @porcelain-rob0t

delaware: easybriizydraws

rhode island: @crazywolf828

conneticut: @koreyeet

vermont: @maggotwithanf

massechusettes: @wishpetal

new hampshire: @ohnoshiv

maine: @limesade

alaska: @owldart

hawaii: @theexistingbox

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