Additional context. The short version is that there were legal battles that were preventing this from going into effect anyway and if the Biden administration ended up losing, the precedent set could make it harder to enact loan forgiveness in the future.

Also worth noting:

"The administration has also approved:

$56.5 billion in student loan forgiveness for more than a million borrowers through Income-Driven Repayment plans;

$28.7 billion in loan forgiveness for at least 1.6 million people who were misled or harmed by their school;

It would fall to the Trump Justice Department to "defend" Biden's student debt plan in court. They might choose to not defend it, or even switch sides and state it's now the government's view that student loan forgiveness is unconstitutional.

i'm putting this list together to shine light on the people that have sent me asks, I have not personally verified any of these fundraisers but have done my best to check them. I will do my best to update this. Please be kind to the people in your asks and as always, my heart and all my hope is for the Palestinian people. From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free <3

@fatma93-gaza (vetted by @/90-ghost @/northgazaupdates2) donation link here. €3,642/€20,000 

@mohamed-mikki (vetted by @/90-ghost) donation link here. $1,167/$20,000

@ahmeadhilles (vetted by @/90-ghost) donation link here. €4,504/€80,000

@abedallhferwanagaza (vetted by @/90-ghost) donation link here. €760/€35,000

@mahmoudkhalafff (vetted by @/el-shab-hussein @/nabulsi) donation link here. €20,467/€30,000

@safaa18mero (vetted by @/90-ghost) donation link here. $6,910/$75,000

@lailashaqoura (vetted by @/nabulsi @/fallahifag @/el-shab-hussein @/ibtisams @/sayruq) donation link here. €27,685/€45,000

@monshamali (vetted by @/nabulsi) donation link here. £10,858/£30,000

@4-zien-yousef (vetted by @/el-shab-hussein) donation link here. €12,759/€23,000

@hayanahed (vetted by operation olive branch and project watermelon) donation link here. €67,088/€100,000

@abedalazeiz & @safaabed8 (vetted by @/90-ghost @/ibtisams @/northgazaupdates) donation link here. €25,976/€50,000 

@helpfamily (vetted by @/90-ghost) donation link here. $4,383/$50,000

@islamgazaacoount2 (vetted by @/90-ghost) donation link here. €1,184/€30,000

@elbalawi & @yasminalbalawiigaza (vetted by @/90-ghost) donation link here. €32,876/€50,000 

@emanzaqoutt (vetted by @/90-ghost) donation link here. $19,731 CAD/$40,000 CAD

@heba-baker (vetted by @/90-ghost) donation link here. €2,852/€60,000

@free-gaza2 (vetted by @/90-ghost) Doaa has three fundraisers currently active; one for her son (kr95,731 SEK/kr300,000 SEK), one for her family ($4,742/$65,000), and one for her business ($4,115/$5,000)

@ahmadresh (unsure if it's vetted but have found nothing to make me doubt) donation link here. $3,635/$10,000

@ghaziyounes1967 (vetted by @/90-ghost) donation link here. $2,782/$50,000

@yahyaahmed5 (vetted by @/90-ghost) donation link here. $1,060/$50,000

@mahmoudayyad (vetted by @/90-ghost) donation link here. €1,280/€100,000

@noorabd1992 (vetted by @/90-ghost) donation link here. $6,429/$45,000

@ranin3344 (vetted by @/90-ghost) donation link here. €6,024/€80,000

@abdelmutei (vetted by @/90-ghost @/northgazaupdates @/el-shab-hussein) donation link here. €7,015/€50,000

@malakabed (vetted by @/90-ghost) donation link here. €4,952/€25,000

@bilalassadabedrou (vetted by @/90-ghost) donation link here. €6,527/€80,000

@salem-baker (vetted by @/90-ghost) donation link here. €4,243/€38,000

@ayaalanqarsblog (vetted by @/90-ghost) donation link here. €7,396/€15,000

@children-gaza / @leen-gaza (vetted by @/90-ghost) donation link here. €5,630/€15,000

@nedataya (vetted by @/nabulsi @/el-shab-hussein) donation link here. $2,487/$29,500

@ashraf-family2 (vetted by @/90-ghost) donation link here. €16,853/€20,000

@musababd (@musababed) (vetted by @/90-ghost) donation link here. £3,149/£8,000

@yazan-familyy (@yazanfamily) (vetted by @/northgazaupdates) donation link here. €8,235/€50,000

@ahmed-ziad (vetted by @/el-shab-hussein @/nabulsi) donation link here. £8,884/£30,000

@ahmedabuyamin (vetted by @/90-ghost @/el-shab-hussein @/nabulsi) donation link here. €48,522/€59,000

@tahanibaby (vetted by @/el-shab-hussein @/nabulsi) donation link here. $18,203/$50,000

@falestine-yousef (vetted by @/90-ghost) donation link here. $9,071/$40,000

@ayoosh-gaza (not vetted) donation link here. $1,189/$20,000

@khloodabdul-hadi-blog (not vetted) donation link here. €85/€27,352

@frhatfamily (vetted by @/el-shab-hussein) donation link here. $3,512/$29,500

@yousefjehad3 (@yousefjehad0) (vetted by @/90-ghost) donation link here. $2,760/$15,000

@mahmoud1995 (vetted by @/90-ghost) donation link here. $9,558/$50,000

@ahmed4palestine (vetted by @/90-ghost @/nabulsi @/el-shab-hussein) donation link here. $15,756/$20,000

@ebrahimyasseralangarsworld (not vetted) donation link here. €10/€50,000

@saveomarfamily (not vetted) donation link here. $0/$25,000

@bisanalbalawi18 @elbalawi @yasminalbalawiigaza (vetted by @/90-ghost) their link is in number 14 of the list above! now at €33,912/€50,000

@abedallhferwanagaza @olaferwana (not vetted) donation link here. €1,235/€35,000

@savesmahfamily (not vetted) donation link here. €140/€50,000

@mohammedabasan (vetted by @/90-ghost) donation link here. £717/£6,000

@asmaamajed2 (vetted by @/90-ghost) donation link here. $2,882/$50,000

@saveyouseffamily (vetted by @/90-ghost @/northgazaupdates) donation link here. €1,790/€20,000

@save-family @savemohammedfamily @save-hijazi-family2 (vetted by @/90-ghost @/northgazaupdates) donation link here. €10,140/€20,000 

Democrats bullied their candidate, a sitting president, off the fucking ticket after one bad debate, that's how badly democrats wanted to win.

Democrats have amassed huge petition drives across the entire fucking nation for abortion rights, that's how bad Democrats wanted to win.

I'm sorry you decided that your single issue was more important than other people's single issue, so important you threw away your vote for it.

You never gave a fuck, and you'll continue to not give a fuck, because it doesn't affect you.

That's what you fucking sound like!

You do not know how hard people worked just for smug assholes to throw it in our faces that we didn't do enough to earn *your* vote.

She said "I like genocide let's keep funding it" is that what she said? She didn't say Israel was a strategic ally but that we needed to crack down on inhumane treatment and human rights abuses being committed and recommit to a 2 state solution?

A moral stance that's fine with a lot MORE people suffering and dying so long as you don't have to vote for the woman who wanted to stop the fighting and send humanitarian aid because HER stance wasn't good enough for you isn't nearly as moral as you think it is. I'm sorry those people's lives weren't worth more to you than your inaccurate ability to utter the words "well at least I didn't vote to support genocide!" was. But that is absolutely how you used your vote when you refused to cast it.

these are the orgs: Palestinian Australian New Zealand Medical Association, Glia Project, Palestinian American Bridge, PalMed, Baitulmaal, FAJR, Palestinian American Medical Association, Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund

from what i’ve been told by people who have been working in/coordinating aid in Gaza, Palestinian Red Crescent Society, World Central Kitchen, and Anera are unaffected by this order, but everyone has been limited in what they can bring in. while the middle two aren’t medical orgs, they have been bringing in some medicine. PRCS is a red cross affiliate providing medical care.

the mv for NamtanFilm's ost A Princess' Tale is also out 👸💜👸

synopsis: Ob-oom is successful and loved by everyone. On her wedding night she gets into a car accident and falls into coma. Her twin sister Ai-oon takes her place to investigate the accident and also fulfill the request her sister made the night before. Ai-oon meets Ob-oom's secret lover May and is shocked to learn that she is a woman and blind. She finds herself unprepared to complete the task her sister gave her.

How many Palestinian people do you think you're helping by laying back and inviting the GOP to crush you under foot? Self flagellation didn't cure The Plague, and it won't fix this situation either.

If you don't like the idea of voting for Harris, I doubt I'll be able to change your mind, but consider this: 468 congressional seats out of a total 535 are up for re-election THIS NOVEMBER. You want to make the government start actually representing the will of the people? Start there.

Trump has given full support to the genocide and said that the US needs to stop holding Israel back so they can finish quickly. Harris has supported for a peace deal while refusing to put pressure on Netanyahu to accept it.

These are not the same policy, even if neither one will stop the killing. And if you plan on doing more protests Harris might actually cave in to your demands while Trump will just order federal agents to kill you, now that he can get away with that.

I don't care how you feel more moral not voting because it matters so so so much and anyone trying to tell you otherwise is doing so to get Trump or someone like him back in power by using your non vote. It's bad for everyone.

Dame Maggie Smith

Yes. A thousand times, yes.

What do you people fucking WANT?

Let's run down how she's rated politically by some organizations that we vibe with, kay?

ACLU = 93% on civil liberties

AFL-CIO = 100% on trade unions

Human Rights Campaign = 100% on queer rights

League of Conservation Voters = 91% on environmentalism

NARAL = 100% on reproductive rights

NRA Fund = 7% on gun rights (we LIKE a low score on this one)

NEA = 100% on education

Planned Parenthoos = 100% on reproductive rights

In addition, GovTrack (which is a nonpartisan tracker) places her in the MOST politically left-leaning categories of Senators. So we've got a very liberal, woman of color who's spent her career trying to mitigate draconian tough-on-crime laws to benefit the accused and keep black people out of prison and decrease recidivism and that's somehow...just barely tolerable.

So I ask again...what is that you're dissatisfied with? Is it Palestine? as recently as March she was calling for a ceasefire and demanding aid to Gaza. Keep in mind she's pretty constrained as to what's possible to do in this situation.

Is it just that she was a prosecutor? That is an important job that needs to be done and we WANT people doing it who aren't rah-rah tough-on-crime Gestapo types, which she is not. We need prosecutors who are addressing the root causes of crime and looking for ways to help people escape the cycle, which she has done to the point that she was often called SOFT on crime.

So what is your objection here? Is it that her politics aren't 100% aligned with a bunch of Tumblr socialists? I got news for you...we Tumblr socialists DO NOT REPRESENT THE ELECTORATE. If such a candidate existed, they would not win.