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Hello my name is Mahmoud Helles and I am a Palestinian living in Gaza with great sadness, I am contacting you today to get help to evacuate my family from Gaza

My house was bombed and destroyed and I lost many friends in this war

During the war, my family and I were forced to evacuate from the north of Gaza to the south and we became homeless and now we live in the streets

My family is my father and mother and 6 brothers and 40 grandchildren and there are two blind Fathi and the other Abdullah with visual impairment in the house their mental health is very bad and the sounds of the continuous explosions scare them very much my father is sick with diabetes and high blood pressure and cartilage and heart disease

Diseases are spreading quickly and we do not find any food or water

I hope that we can leave Gaza and find a safe place to live for me and my family as Gaza was completely destroyed during the long aggression against us for months

Please help me collect the application fees and travel costs for the family

In order to facilitate my evacuation and my family through Egypt to another safe country to collect the required amount Go funme

Every donation no matter how small will make a big difference in the safety of my family will be used The funds raised are transparent and efficient

To ensure every euro is spent on ensuring their safety

My family and I are extremely grateful for your support and I am extremely grateful for any help you may be able to provide during this difficult time.

Please share this campaign with your friends, family and colleagues so we can reach our goal and provide safety for my family

Please accept my sincere thanks for your kindness and support as well as your willingness to stand with us in solidarity as together we can make a difference and help my family find safety and security

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vetted palestinian campaigns 31/7

please pick two to donate to & to share to your own followers or on other social medias, in group chats & anywhere you can tell people about the pressing matter of helping people rebuild, evacuate or continuing their educations.

Help Munna Tashmali's Family Rebuild Their Home & Future // @monashamali // vetted by @/nabulsi // £6,484/£30,000

Help Mahmoud Khalaf save his family // @mahmoudkhalafff // #151 on vetted spreadsheet // €16,883/€30,000

Help Adham Ayyad's family with relief, crossing fees & education // @stupendouswolfearthquake // vetted by @/90-ghost // kr4,230/kr300,000 SEK

Help Noor Alanqar's Family Rebuild Their Lives // @noor-alanqar // vetted by @/90-ghost // €14,680/€40,000

Help Amna Marwan Evacuate Her Family to Safety // @amnahab // vetted fundraiser (#247) // €12,889/€40,000

Save Ahmed Altaban & His Family // @ahmed4palestine // vetted by @/90-ghost // $13,388/$20,000 USD

Help Ola & Her Family in this Crisis // @olagaza1 // vetted fundraiser (#205) // $19,641/$50,000 USD

Help Oday & His Family Evacuate And Rebuild // @oday-alanqar // vetted by @/el-shab-hussein // €115/€50,000

Help Mohammed & His Five Children Recover and Rebuild // @mohammadyaser1980 // vetted by @/wlwaerith // €12,828/€35,000

Help Ahmad & His Family Evacuate From Gaza // @children-gaza vetted by @/90-ghost // €3,141/€15,000

Help Musab & His Family Rebuild // @musababd // vetted by @/90-ghost // £296/£8,000

Help Muhammad Al-Habil & His Family Evacuate // @alhabil // vetted fundraiser #166 // €18,329/€50,000

Help Ahmed Halas & His Family Evacuate // @ahmeadhilles // vetted @/90-ghost // €872/€80,000

Help Dr. Ahmed M.A. Hamad & His Family Escape // @drahmedhamad2 // vetted @/apollos-olives // kr4,045/ kr400,000 SEK

Help Hadeel Mikki & Her Family Escape // @hadeelmekki // vetted @/90-ghost // €9,483/€35,000

Help Salahaldin Ahmad Khalil Hor & His Family Evacuate // @salahaldinahhorsblog // vetted by @/90-ghost // €2,987/€40,000

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I am Mohammed Alanqer married from Enas Majed we have 3 children

Amidst the ongoing war in Gaza, we find ourselves as a family trapped between walls of fear and despair. I, Mohammed, a father of three children and a husband to a woman in her eighth month of pregnancy, live in an environment filled with threats and risks.

My technology startup, which I built with dedication and hard work, was destroyed during this war, leading to the loss of our livelihood. My children, Layan, Sarah, and Adam, no longer have the opportunity for education due to the destruction of schools, posing a significant threat to their future.

- "A souvenir photo of my startup company."-

My wife, Enas, lives in constant anxiety due to her advanced pregnancy and the destruction of hospitals in the area. After losing my job and source of income, I find myself in a severe financial crisis, unable to provide for the needs and safety of my family.

- "Me and my wife Enas majed "

Our family home was destroyed due to the war, forcing us to flee and move multiple times, leaving us homeless. Everything has become difficult now; we cannot provide a safe place to live, nor can we afford clean clothes and food for our children. Additionally, our children have been afflicted with diseases such as measles, and our son Adam has been diagnosed with viral hepatitis.

-" layan & sara & adam in the war" -

Our only hope now is to escape from this ongoing hell and find a safe haven for our family. However, this requires exorbitant financial costs, with the coordination fee for crossing borders amounting to $5000 per adult and $2500 per child, a sum I cannot afford alone.

- "My home before the war "-

We urgently appeal for your moral and financial assistance to cover the necessary costs for escaping to a safe environment, where we can build a better future for our children and ensure the safety of our family

Thank you for your attention and support, and we hope you can help us in these difficult circumstances.

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Thank you for vetted my campaign on GoFundMe by the help team.

Thank you😊@nabulsi ♥️ link vetted

Thank you😊 @communistchilchuck ♥️ Link vetted

Thank you😊 @fairuzfan ♥️ link vetted

Thank you😊 @sar-soor ♥️ link vetted

Thank you😊 @90-ghost ♥️ link vetted

Thank you😊 @commissions4aid-international ♥️ link vetted

Thank you to everyone who supported and helped my family by sharing reblog donating 🇵🇸🌺🌹

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Even if the ongoing ruthless genocide in Gaza ends, our children have nowhere to return to. The home they were supposed to grow up and make memories in was reduced to rubble in the blink of an eye,but that's the least of their worries for now.

At present, they have no shelter from the scorching sun except a flimsy tent that barely shields their little fragile bodies from the sizzling summer temperatures. In winter, my family suffered from the freezing cold and heavy rain, and now they are being stifled by extremely hot weather inside a makeshift tent made out of cloth that renders the sweltering heat even more unbearable. What makes things worse for them, is water scarcity. It's beyond heart-breaking for me to watch as Omar and Salah's only relief here is to drench themselves in salty sea water to cool their small already malnourished bodies. Going to the beach,too, is not only for leisure for them. In the past, we used to go there to escape the summer heat amidst the constant power cuts. Presently, my family, like all the dispalced in the strip, go to the sea to flee the tent's hell. However, being forced to go there does not mean it's a safe place,for the occupation's army and missiles have targeted it multiple times, killing hundreds of civilians on its shores.

Even the simple pleasure of having a proper shower is denied to our kids and their baby siblings who are suffering the most from the blistering heat. The newborns' health has already been deteriorating and they have been unable to thrive but the current situation makes them even more vulnerable. On top of malnutrition, they face a high and imminent risk of severe dehydration. Unfortunately, If the worst happens, there are no adequate healthcare facilities or medical staff to treat them as all hospiatls in Gaza have either been bombed or evacuated.

My family don't even have the luxury of using an electric fan due to the total relentless electricity cut. They have no choice but to use plastic lids and cardboard sheets as fans to endure the suffering in the airless tight space they're forced to be crammed in, drenched in sweat, not even having enough change of clothes for themselves or the children. Even falling asleep has become a challenge in those conditions.

As the unimaginable amount of bombs being dropped daily on our city keeps increasing the warming, no sanitation is available to reduce the garbage, foul smells, and insects all around. Even mosquitos have had a share in torturing my family members. These well-known infectious disease vectors are especially a threat to our children and babies health.

People tend to complain about the rising temperatures even in the comfort of their air-conditioned homes. Imagine spending the scorching summer days in a hellish tent! My family, like countless others,are deprived from even enjoying a cold drink or having a regular shower in this suffocating heat. Please don't give up on them and the babies. Keep them in your prayers, donate any amount you can spare whenever possible, and reblog as often as you can. Your support is invaluable.

It's beyond words to say how grateful we all are 🙏

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heart - shaped scallion found In pho . reblog for good luck & yummy soup 500000 forwver

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Doc, what are the top five items food banks LOVE to receive? I'm doing a collection soon and want to ask for specifics.

MONEY. WE WANT MONEY. MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY. WE CAN DO SO MUCH WITH IT. WE HAVE ACCESS TO DEALS YOU COULD NEVER. MONEY

That aside.

 I’m only going to talk about food items but if your food bank takes personal items, a lot of times diapers, feminine hygiene products, etc, are very very welcome. 

1) Canned chicken and beef 

looooooove this stuff. It’s expensive, it lasts forever, it tastes good and it can be used a variety of ways. This stuff is fucking catnip to food banks, it’s so hard for us to provide proteins. 

2) Fancy nut butters

Peanut butter is a standby for food banks as a shelf-stable inexpensive protein, but if we have a family with a kid with a peanut allergy that’s not going to work. Non-peanut butters are expensive and it’s something we hardly ever see donated. (we also like peanut butter, but that’s easier for us to buy ourselves than non-peanut butters)

3) Canned or packaged tuna

You may notice a trend here in shelf-stable proteins. And yeah. That’s basically it, so I’m not going to keep harping on it. But this stuff is a godsend. 

4) Easy breakfast things for kids (Granola bars, instant oatmeal, and the like) 

Whatever Donald Trump tells you, most people who get food from food banks are actually working their asses off and so they have to leave Obama to raise their baby or whatever, and they don’t have a lot of time in the morning. Things like this that kids can make for themselves are expensive. (Another trend you may be noticing–donate shit that costs a lot of money. That helps us more than all the shitty green bean cans in the world) But they are so helpful for busy working families where the parents may not have a set schedule and sometimes little Amanda is making her own breakfast before she runs off to school. Don’t let kids go to school hungry. 

5) Shelf-stable juice

This is one people never think of! But if you show up with a bunch of (preferably reduced sugar stuff) bottles of juice at my door, oh man, you are gonna get so many check mark and okay hand emoticons. This stuff is great for kids, and it doesn’t require refrigeration until it’s opened, so it works great for food drives. 

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https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-escape-gaza-a-mothers-plea-for-safety

Dear friends and supporters,

My name is Nada, and I am reaching out to you with a heavy heart and a sense of urgency. 

Here in Gaza, there is a small tent standing alone in the corner of a refugee camp. Inside it, I sit with my young children, trying to protect them in every way possible and provide them with comfort and safety despite the hardships.

My children and I are now in great danger and need your help to evacuate from Gaza to safety. The situation worsens every day with limited access to drinking water, food, and medicine, along with facing the horrors of war. 

The war has swept away our homes and dreams, and now we live in a tent, surrounded by hunger, fear, and diseases. My youngest son suffers from hepatitis due to pollution and lack of healthcare.

The days pass very slowly, and the situation deteriorates further each day. The need for food, medicine, water, shelter, and safety has become nearly impossible.

I have launched a fundraising campaign to facilitate our evacuation to Egypt and to start our lives anew. The ticket price to enter Egypt is $5,000 for each adult and $2,500 for children.

Your contribution, no matter how big or small, will make a significant difference in our lives and give us a chance for a brighter future. With your donation, you can be the light that illuminates our lives.

Please save my children; I do not want them to die in Gaza. If I cannot survive, please do not forget them. Protect them after I am gone.🙏🏼❤️

For those that can help, this fundraiser is number 182 on this spreadsheet.

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Happy pride everyone , this month Zionists and Israelis will be making posts like these to justify their treatment of palestinians. don’t fall for it, this is pink washing. the term "pinkwashing" was literally coined specifically for Israel.

if they refuse to protect their own queer israeli, why should we let them cast judgement against queer people who actually want to stop their genocidal mania?

Don't let them use LGBT rights, which they do not believe in in the first place, to make people support their slaughter of innocent civilians.

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May 27, 2024 - Heads up if you are like me and still have a Facebook account you use infrequently: They're rolling out "AI features" for which they want to use all of your photographs, posts, likes and whatever. There's an opt out possibility at the "Right To Object" link. I don't know if this will work for Americans because you have no consumer protections, but I just filled in my EU country, said the processing impacts me because i'm an artist and my posts are my copyright and I'll sue them under EU law if they use them, and told them to go fuck themselves in the space for additional notes. After verifying my email I almost immediately got the response that my objection will be honored:

Now, this is Meta, so they are almost certainly lying about this, but for the future class action lawsuits against the company it's good to have officially opted out.

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now more than ever, please vet gofundmes before you donate.

copy and paste descriptions into google to see if there are scam accounts reusing the same story, check to see if there are any images/updates on the fund with faces. go to the original blog, check if the post asking for help is only an hour old, or even less than that. refrain from donating if all it links to is a PayPal account, without any further confirmation of identity.

it’s horrible to say but it’s never been a better time for scam artists to exploit your generosity, when things seem so dire, and I’ve donated to campaigns before only to realise later that the entire story was stolen from an actual family in need. due diligence might take a few more minutes out of your day but at least you won’t be sending money to an opportunistic scumbag.

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Help Wafaa evacuate her family out of Gaza!

Hi all, I was contacted directly by Wafaa @hebsnhel to boost her fundraiser to help her family get funds for evacuation costs. You can contact Wafaa via her blog or here on her instagram.

Wafaa is 42 years old and left Gaza in February to Egypt in order to get treatment for her own sickness. Her family are now still living in constant danger in Rafah. Wafaa contacted me because her fundraiser has been stagnant for quite some time even after being verified by @blackpearlblast and @mothfishing here.

Wafaa's family consists of 15 people, including 4 children and a newborn who suffers a lot due to the harsh conditions in the tent. Per her most recent post, Wafaa's daughter gave birth to the newborn while suffering from a chest wound.

We are currently at €4,504 raised of €35,000 goal as of May 30!! Please boost Wafaa's family's story and fundraiser and donate!! We can truly make a difference!

A message from Wafaa:

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Maysara, my brother, is nearing death. His heartbeats are slowing, and time is running out. I don't want to lose him. Please, we urgently need your help to save his life. Any donation, no matter how small, can make a difference. Your generosity can give Maysara a chance to live.

I received a call moments ago

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HELP MOHAMMED TO ESCAPE GAZA AND RECEIVE TREATMENT

i found this fundraiser the other day using gazafunds and noticed that it has continued to receive very few donations. mohammed's cousin maraam is organizing this fundraiser on his behalf to cover travel fees to cross the rafah-egypt border to reunite him with his family, and to help pay for hospital treatment for both him (shrapnel all throughout his body) and critically injured five year old daughter (a fractured skull and shrapnel that is currently in close proximity to her brain and is likely unable to be removed without the funds to travel abroad).

as of 5/31/24, only $503 AUD out of $80,000 has been raised.

anything counts—help mohammed and his wife, his three year old son, and five year old daughter reunite and improve their future!

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I've seen a good number of people ask a question along the limes of "why do characters like Falin and hate Laios when they're so similar?" and i've also seen good analysis on the differences in how the touden siblings carry themselves that would, despite their shared traits, make a person gravitate to one more than the other.

But i feel like we've overseen one very central thing here.

People don't like Falin

Like... the average person in dungeon meshi doesn't like Falin. She was deeply ostrasized by her home village, in magic school she had zero friends before Marcille and the others generally saw her as strange and a bit offputting.

Characters like Namari and Chilchuck like her well enough but not necessarily more than any other member of their party, including Laios. Neither Kabru nor his party think much of her. The canaries don't give a fuck about her. Toshiro's retainers don't see her as anything else than the weird foreign girl their boss has a crush on.

The reason we think everyone loves Falin is because, despite all the indifferent side characters, the 2 most important and central characters of the story are Laios and Marcille. Who are NOT representative of the average attitudes to Falin! But necromancy georg number 1 and 2 are our main eyes into the story and they love Falin so much that it colours our perspective of the whole world.

The only side character who qualifies as liking Falin and not Laios is Toshiro (at least at first, as he ends the story on much better terms with Laios) and that says a lot about his character, with him drifting to the quiet Falin precisely because of her oddness but being both uncomfortable with and deeply jealous of Laios' much more open expression of that oddness. Because he's a repressed guy from a culture where etiquette is incredibly important.

But like I said, that's a specific aspect of him, not to the world at large.

Because there's also people that click more with laios than with Falin.

Kabru, for one, who is initially distrustful of laios but clearly also deeply fascinated by him and drawn to him.

Minor spoilers, and you don't have to read too deeply into this, because I don't think Kabru particularly dislikes Falin or anything. But it's interesting that when he talks about his distrust of the toudens in ch.32 he's talking about them both. But his big friendship declaration in chapter 76 is aimed squarely at Laios, he doesn't say "you and your sister" he says "you"

And Senshi!! He instantly clicks with Laios, well before he does so with anyone else in the party– who he also becomes friends with, it just takes a bit longer– specifically because they bond over their shared special interest in monsters!! Senshi is kind towards Falin and cares for her wellbeing, but he also... doesn't know her. The reason he is even here, helping to save her, is because he and Laios bonded over monsters and he wants to help his new friends out!

Of course, the theme of neurodivergent isolation is very present in Laios' story. I'm not denying that. He does turn people off, without meaning to and unable to fully understand why! But so does Falin. And just like there are people who like her despite of or even because of those traits, there are people who do the same with him.

In conclusion: "Average person loves Falin and hates Laios" factoid actually statistical error. Average person is neutral on both Falin and Laios. Georcille, Laiorg and Geoshiro, who live in the dungeon and think over 10,000 Falin-loving thoughts a day, are statistical outliers adn should not have been counted.