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My family now lives in a tent with no stable shelter, my sister Jana has no school, and I have no steady job. My brother Kamal carries the burden of the entire family, working every day to secure just enough food, while I search for any work, no matter how difficult or dangerous, just to survive.

My mother, the beautiful dream we once cherished, wished for a calm and happy life for us, but the war tore us apart and shattered our hopes. As for Jana, my innocent sister, she lost her school, her books, and even her sense of hope, yet she still writes her dreams on small pieces of paper, hiding them in her torn clothes so they won’t get lost like everything else.

We are not asking for the impossible, only what keeps us alive with dignity and gives us a chance to rebuild our lives. Every donation, no matter how small, means so much to us. Your support will give us hope to keep going and try again. 🙏❤️

Hey everyone!

Karim has continued to recover thanks to your continued support. It wasn't that long ago that he was bedbound, but his condition is much improved. He's up and on his feet now! Those of you who have been following his journey of recovery know how dangerously close he came to not making it after being shot in the throat by the IDF and suffering from malnutrition due to the lack of food in Gaza.

That said, he's still enduring tough conditions and pushing his body beyond what he should. Here is a message from his sister, my friend Lina:

"I want to thank everyone here. Karim's situation has improved, as you've seen, and that's thanks to all of your support. He wouldn't have been able to get this far without your help. He's now forced to do things that are supposedly wrong for him, but he has to because life here always requires effort, and he's still unable to work to earn money. But he's always trying, and once again, thank you all."

Please continue to support Lina and her family. Beyond just Karim, she also has two children to care for and life in Gaza is difficult. Funds will be spent on food, medicine, childcare supplies, and other necessities.

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If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me or Lina (@linohv) directly.

✅ Find Lina’s original vetting here.

thats what we call neo nazis and shitty conservative bros? or at least its what we used to call them? why are ppl calling themselves "chuds" affectionately now

what is happening

when you call yourself and your friends "chuds"

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Taqwa, Yaqeen, Ihsan, and Iman Mohammed Mahmoud Shabanah (their names, they are sisters). Four girls who were outstanding university students in different science related fields from the city of Rafah, South of the Gaza strip, were killed in cold blood by the Israeli army while displaced in Muase, Khan Younis.

And very true. The Islamophobia propaganda is mind-boggling. Racist conservative, white supremacist maga supporters are constantly trying to sell the lies that all Muslims everywhere around the world with no exceptions prevent their women from receiving an education and that all Muslim girls with no exceptions, are forced into marriage to men twice their age during puberty. That is propaganda that people with actual eyes and braincells would never believe. Like, their solution to that Islamic 'mysoginy' they keep complaining about is to genocide these girls? Also, as if these same issues didn't happen in America, when these people literally support and defend a known pedophile.

I've attended a university in a Muslim country, and in all of my classes, not once did the number of guys outnumber the girls. Every class I attended, there were more girls than boys. So much so that the girls outnumbered the boys 5 or 6 to 1 per class. Female professors were also held in high regard and never treated as less than. In addition to that, from my experience, at least, the Muslim girls in general tended to get higher grades than their male comrades.

Cutting - in my opinion, the most labor intensive part of the process. The amount of time/effort needed varies depending on the pattern and if seam allowance is included or marked separately, but no matter what this process can not be done by machine. Each and every panel and piece of fabric that goes into a garment must be cut by hand by a person.

Pinning/clipping - pinning (or clipping) is the stage at which you align the pieces you are going to be stitching together and hold them together with — you guessed it! — either pins or clips. This can not be done by machine.

Stitching - the actual sewing. This can be done by a sewing machine, but that machine still needs to be operated by a human being.

Ironing/pressing - two words that mean the same thing. The iron itself is a machine, but once again, it needs to be operated by a human being.

Finishing - depending on the technique you use, there are certain finishing techniques that can only be done by hand. But, let’s assume we’re talking about fast fashion, which is usually just finished with a simple overlock/serger. Once again: these machines need to be operated by people.

These are just the basic steps to making a garment, and don’t include textile arts that I am not as knowledgeable about, such as weaving, knitting, and crochet. Also, it is important to note that there are a lot of things that can only be done by hand, such as certain stitches and decorative techniques.

Also, the machinery being operated in textile factories is not equivalent to a domestic sewing machine. We’re talking about one of these guys:

See that gray cylinder under the table, behind the knee pedal? That’s the motor. These machines can sew through your fingers bones and all and not even stop. The people in these factories and sweatshops are operating heavy machinery, and are subject to all the risk that comes with that in addition to all of the work I mentioned above.

And then you complain about your clothes having loose threads.

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No matter how good your game is, players will want memory for other things on their devices.

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