Anas is fighting cancer. (fundraiser) (vetting)

Amal needs to feed her baby. (fundraiser) (vetting #175)

Samir is in danger of losing his leg. (fundraiser) (vetting #428)

Mahmoud needs to pay remote tuition fees. (fundraiser) (vetting)

Empires actively work against trying to "teach people how to fish," because they want countries dependent on "charity" from the empire and exploitative international trade. Bill and Hillary Clinton's actions in Haiti are despicable, but not unique.

sorry the formatting is so dumb but i was tagged by @shonencasualty to do 9 characters like me and by @newar to do my url in songs so i’m doing two in one

d - days gone by - day6

e - EVITA! - DeVita

c - colorblind - maddox

o - on a ride - red velvet

l - l’bareh - astrovalk

o - one of those nights -key and crush

n - northern lights - kennie

i - interstellar soundtrack lol

s - sushi for breakfast - bayli

e - emo emo - sid sriram

r - running in the night - fm-84

s - sincerity - wonpil

all of these things are naturally occurring. whether you think they are opponents of beauty or not is your own personal opinion but I believe that to fully denounce capitalist & patriarchal constructions of beauty we need to accept things like pimples and bloating* and body hair and weight fluctuation** as neutral. we have no business demonising these things nor trying to completely subvert norms and saying these are marks of beauty.

physical and superficial beauty is wholly entirely a construct, a fake construct. and i think the use of the phrase "best version of yourself", while used lovingly here, can be very dangerous bc it does still insinuate that these things - pimples and body hair - are obstacles to 'achieving' a better, more beautiful self. and this is simply not true.

*bloating: its also time we move away from conflating bloating to a visual mark of anything. bloating is an internal sensation... we have just come to use it synonymously with visible 'fat' or weight on the belly which it isn't

**weight fluctuation: again, weight is a morally neutral metric of mass and heaviness, and the same weight measurement can look entirely different on 2 ppl of the same height because fat is not the only thing that comprises weight. so we really really need to stop referring to or thinking of weight and its fluctuations as a measure of our beauty and/or self worth bc this is literally scientifically impossible. if you mean body image or visible "fat" then those clear terms need to be used (which again, you can't always be sure if a larger part of ur body is due to an increase in fat or muscle just by looking at it)

baby carrots (good dipped in ranch)

Celery sticks (add some peanut butter or cream cheese for extra flavor and protein)

Broccoli (good with ranch, cheese, or salt/pepper/butter)

Canned peas (you can microwave in a microwave-safe bowl. Good with salt/pepper/butter)

Bell peppers (cut into strips, good with cream cheese)

Canned green beans (can be microwaved in microwave-safe bowl. Good with salt/pepper/butter)

Hummus (good with crackers or tortilla chips)

Salsa (good with tortilla chips)

Guacamole (good with tortilla chips)

Need it in something?

Can't see it:

Hummus

salsa

Guacamole

Can see but disguised flavor (can usually be found store bought or done at home and use different veggies):

Dressed up ramen - just toss in some random veggies in ramen of your choice. Pretty much everything I've tried goes fine with it.

Chicken pot pie

Vegetable soup (with so many together it's hard to taste any specific one!)

Chicken noodle soup

Sweet and sour pork (haven't tried it but chicken should be fine in place of pork)

Texture problems:

Need it soft:

Hummus

Salsa

Guacamole

Cooked carrots

Avocados

Beans (personally I prefer black beans and canned baked beans)

Peas (make sure to cook well, great value brand has the softest peas I've tried)

Cooked broccoli (note: it does smell bad while cooking)

Cooked asparagus (note: also smells bad while cooking)

Cooked zucchini and squash (good together but can be eaten separate)

You can also puree most vegetables and eat with a spoon or use them as a dip

Needs to be crunchy:

Raw carrots

Raw celery

Raw bell peppers

Salad (remember you can put whatever you want in it! Even if that means no lettuce)

Most veggies are okay raw, and are usually very crunchy

Veggies google says stay crunchy after lightly cooking:

Snap peas

Brussel sprouts

Cabbage

Water chestnut

Bamboo shoots

Broad texture tips:

You can change textures by eating raw, cooking, chopping, pureeing, etc

You can separate different textures to use in different ways (ie using broccoli tops in a soup and eating the bottoms raw)