In light of this, I just have only one request for you; please do not give into whatever you are describing as “compassion fatigue” right now.
Realize that this is exactly what the colonizers conducting this genocide want you to feel. Realize that apathy during a genocide is what leads to the normalization of atrocities. Realize that this is a tried and tested method found throughout history; that now when the genocide is been widely documented by Gazans themselves- the only way the colonizers can get away with it is by running you down and making you feel hopeless!
I request you to fight harder for every Gazan! And therefore request you to fight for my friend Siraj Abudayeh too, whose family recently faced another assault. His parents and siblings had to flee to him for protection, because their areas ( Hamad, southern Khan Younis) were marked for assault from occupation forces. With the number of people depending on him increased now, Siraj has a much heavier responsibility on his shoulders to raise enough funds to support all of them and their needs, when prices of food water and other essentials are already skyrocketing.
With the coming of the rainy season, there comes the danger of epidemics spreading from open sewers as well! Siraj’s son Amir has already fallen ill, and his other two sons are showing symptoms too- they are in dire need of medical treatment! I cannot overstate how badly Siraj and his family need these funds!! How badly he needs your continuous support.
There has been a significant drop in engagement with fundraising posts and I very clearly remember, someone tagging one of my posts with compassion fatigue. It shocked me to my core to think that the cries of Free Palestine could fade so suddenly; that after only a year some of you have begun to feel fatigued, from having to care about this.
Do not give in please; do not let the colonizers make you complicit in this horror! They know that if they can overwhelm you enough, then one day the videos and posts would stop hitting as hard and sooner or later everyone will stop talking about Palestine. This cannot happen again! Not when your attention can literally save a life! This is the power you hold- especially if you are living in the Imperial core. The colonizers are afraid of it. You have to know this and believe this!
He is currently only at $45,044 / $82,000 CAD
[ GFM LINK ]
[ Vetting at 219 on Hussein's spreadsheet]
And if you are having trouble donating to Siraj's fundraiser through Paypal, please get in touch with @malcriada .
"Absolutely no one comes to save us but us."
Ismatu Gwendolyn, "you've been traumatized into hating reading (and it makes you easier to oppress)", from Threadings, on Substack [ID'd]
?!??!;!,!!; god lore ?!?
Your url is what your not-important-to-the-story self's name is as a citizen of the Dream SMP, how fucked are you?
(And while you're at it give yourself a backstory in the tags)
another compilation of links from black trans women in need of help. if you have any links please don't hesitate to add them <3
the thing about brasilian ppl is that we love heavily and deeply, our language is one of poetry and song. we are masters of metaphor and lyricism in a way. that being said most of us do need mood stabilizers.
okay but techno finding comfort in playing games and continuing to make videos to post because it’s what he loves despite going through chemotherapy which truly can be such a rough process is making me so emotional holy shit. he always manages to keep such a positive outlook on things and i wish nothing but the best for him. he’s going to make it through this <3
laurae, a small Native farmer who built up her farm over the last five years, was served a 90-day eviction notice despite being promised by the landowner that she would be given a purchase agreement and the farm would never be sold to another person. Everything she has is in this farm - she’s put thousands of hours of work into it, built her cabin by hand, and invested every penny she’s made back into it. we are fighting to help her get the money to purchase her land before someone else buys it and kicks her - and us, her tenants who had no access to land without her help - off.
she ships her jams & honey, which you can buy here
you can also donate directly to the gofundme here
I know we’re all hurting right now and the world is fucked. but I love laurae and she’s done so much for all the people in her life. She has nowhere to go, no other options for a home, and no means to start over. she is a veteran, a survivor of multiple cancers, and close to fifty. all she wants is to live out her days on her farm till she hands it off to the next generation of farmers and I don’t want to see that simple thing taken away from her.
If you are on Sapnap's alt stream (or any stream but especially SapnapAlt) please read these basic twitch etiquette rules and tips. Kinda negative but sometimes bullying works.
1. Get BTTV. Google BTTV download the BetterTTV browser extension. It's 100% safe.
2. If you want to donate to be noticed please gift subs instead not only is it helping the community but streamers prefer gift subs.
3. Don't mention other streamers in chat. If another person starts streaming don't announce you're leaving just fucking leave.
4. Don't promote yourself or anyone else on someone's stream. That includes asking for a sub.
5. Don't spam chat. No joke needs to be spammed for 20 minutes and re-mentioned every stream after that.
6. Call streamers by the name they go by whether it's their birthname, nickname or Twitch username. Nicknames aren't funny. For example stop calling Sapnap Cracknap, Snapchat, Samsung Refrigerator etc. If their friends give them nicknames it doesn't mean you can especially if you overuse and ruin it. If they don't go by birth names don't use it. Clay, Nick, Luke, Dave etc remove that shit from vocab.
7. If you do want to donate please understand that stupid questions and donations aren't appreciated by streamers or viewers. If you donate saying any of these messages just know chat doesn't like you and the streamer probably think you're cringe.
"Can you say Happy Birthday to"
"Can you say Hi to"
"Can you read my DM/email"
"You ignored my last dono"
It doesn't matter how polite you are it's still dumb. If you are donating purely to be noticed, don't.
8. Don't call out lurkers. If Dream is watching but doesn't speak in chat don't spam chat saying hi or saying "Dream is lurking"
9. Don't ask streamers to join VC or add people to call
10. This is for DreamSMP members only but don't inform them about what happens in other lore streams. Like everyone spamming Phil, George and Techno about Dream being in prison, they know but the characters don't. Also stop spamming everyone to visit Dream in prison. It's arranged by both Sam and Dream since they both need to be online.
11. Don't say personal details. No age reveals. No location reveals. No full name reveals. Please stay safe.
DONATING TO A STREAMER MEANS YOU ARE DONATING WITHOUT GETTING ANYTHING IN RETURN. YOU WOULDN'T GIVE MONEY TO A DOG'S SHELTER AND EXPECT ANYTHING IN RETURN. SAME THING GOES FOR STREAMERS. DONATIONS AREN'T A PLACE TO GET A NOTICE. THEY AREN'T A PLACE TO BUY A HAPPY BIRTHDAY COMMENT.
FOR THE LOVE OF EVERYTHING PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT DONATING AND BUYING ARE TWO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THINGS. Buying means you exchange one product for another for example you give money in exchange for a new phone. Donating is you helping someone out without them doing something in return. Please learn that.
To any Europeans reading, please consider sharing this fundraiser with your friends and family.
It's for @bilal-salah0, a 22 year old Palestinian refugee who, while trying to raise funds for his family in Gaza, is facing the possibility of an imminent deportation from Germany. It might happen as early as next week, which is why his fundraiser is so urgent.
I of course encourage everyone who can to share and donate, but I especially think us Europeans, with the current and terrifying uptick in anti-immigration rhetoric and violence, have an extra responsibility of helping Bilal.
For more information on Bilal's current situation, please read this post from one of his friends.
lia 🍁 | she/her | queer | fandom stuff & poetry & literature | pt
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