i know many of us, autistic and otherwise, struggle with all kinds of sensory overloads. loud noises, bright lights, irregular temperatures, strong smells.. and doubly so when you're already tired, hungry, scared, and so on.

so can you imagine what it must be like to live as an autistic person in an active war zone? with bombs falling around you, no electricity or stable food source, and no place to escape? can you imagine the torture that is?

ahmed is a young autistic man living in gaza trying to have him and his family's needs met among the destruction. imagine the burnout you and i experience just from our day to day activities - ahmed is certainly undergoing things none of us can truly understand.

this campaign is very low on funds - currently €718/€10,000.

ahmed and his mother marah's campaign has been vetted by association - shared here by another user who has been vetted by trusted tumblr users. they desperately need food, water, and basic living needs to stay healthy and alive. any amount can help, even as little as $5.

how amazing! if we can keep this pace up, this will be fully funded within a week! please, continue reblogging and donating!

As a mother myself, I can't even begin to imagine what the past 11 months have been like for someone like Amal, whose entire goal is to protect her daughter who was only 9 months at the start of this aggression. I can't imagine the pain that comes with watching your baby hitting their milestones in the middle of all of this horror and destruction.

The campaign started as Amal was fundraising to evacuate her family of 3. However, with the only exit being closed by Israel and Israel's relentless evacuation orders, Amal details how she has been displaced by Israeli orders multiple times, each move costing insane amounts.

As a mother, she can't expect her 18 month old daughter to walk unknown distances, yet getting transportation cost between $600 and $2000. She had to buy a tent that cost her upwards of $800, which was later burnt by Israeli shelling and rendered useless. For that, Amal now has to pay rent which is $2,500. On top of that, considering neither she or her husband are working at the moment, they need funds to feed their daughter, buy formula and diapers, a task and an anxiety that kills me just thinking about it.

Amal's campaign had raised €37,500/50,000 as of today (September 12, 2024) which is quite close to the goal. Please remember that donating to this campaign doesn't only allow Amal to provide basic needs for her daughter but it also gives Amal the only glimmer of hope in the midst of the grim reality that they're living through.

Show Amal support and give her some ease of mind by sharing this here and with your friends and family and/or by donating if you're able to. No amount is too little.

Qusai Kabaja, who was displaced from northern Gaza to the south, is facing immense challenges in providing for his family. They are struggling under difficult conditions, and he is finding it hard to cover basic expenses due to soaring prices and a lack of resources.

Qusai is seeking donations to support his family, as contributions can help cover essential needs such as food, clothing, and medical care. Each donation is not just financial aid but a symbol of hope and solidarity in times of crisis. Your support can make a significant difference in their lives and help them navigate the hardships they are enduring.

Queer students deserve to feel safe at school! We're in our third year of giving grants to put the power in their hands to make their schools more welcoming - students know what they need most in their own communities and their own schools.

Through 50 States, 50 Grants, 5,000 Voices, we've awarded over $1.5 million in grants across the U.S. to support student-led projects. Our third season has some of the most badass projects yet, like these:

❤️ “With this grant, we’ll establish an LGBTQIA+ community space in the library, open to all students, with guest speakers, arts and crafts, LGBTQIA+ books and literature, and LGBTQIA+-specific resources.” - Pocatello, Idaho

🧡 “Our project aims to support LGBTQ+ students through teacher training, development of gender-neutral bathroom protocols, and the organization of a district-wide Queer Prom.” - Gypsum, Colorado

💛 “We’ll take students from the 3 middle schools and our local high school to Honolulu Pride to make local LGBTQ+ friends, feel accepted in a large group, and see the community beyond just school.” - Ewa Beach, Hawai'i

💚 “We’re going to increase access to queer literature by working with a local nonprofit to expand our school’s collection, host storytelling events, and foster community connection." - Mobile, Alabama

💙 “Our plan is to create new Inclusivity Zones across the state in critical areas for local GSA clubs to meet, plan shared events, and be their own safe space.” - Charleston, West Virginia

💜 “We’ll host the Rainbow Youth Summit for LGBTQIA+ youth from across southern California to network, learn, and have fun in a safe, judgement free and supportive environment.” - Cathedral City, California

Namer lost his baby due to a sudden illness that affected his newborn twins. The family is devastated, and his wife is struggling with postpartum in conditions of genocide while grieving her newborn.

Can you help him?

We'll try to reach 200$ for the current week.

some other debunks (per snopes)

the photo going around of a black guy carrying a goose by the neck (which like first of all hats off to anyone who can capture a canada goose by grabbing it by the neck those things are nasty) was apparently taken in columbus ohio (not springfield ohio where this whole faux controversy is supposedly set) and the guy in it likely wasn’t even haitian. the video of a woman being arrested for animal cruelty and confessing to eating a cat was not taken in springfield and the woman in the video speaks with an american accent and is clearly not haitian.

the recent wave of haitian immigrants moving to springfield hasn’t resulted in any kind of crime spike. the “white boy murdered by a haitian immigrant on the way to school” story was a tragic case of vehicular manslaughter, and the boy’s parents disavowed anyone using his story as anti-immigrant propaganda.

Ornate Wobbegong

The ornate wobbegong is a kind of carpet shark that can be found off the east coast of Australia. They are nocturnal, and feed on crustaceans, fish and octopuses. They mostly hunt by ambushing their prey.

So here I am repeating the obvious just so that this lie doesn't get normalised:

Israel is conducting airstrikes on shelters and displacement camps, a flagrant violation of international law.

These camps and shelters have always, always been in areas designated as "safe zones" by Israel. So even if Hamas members were doing backflips in the middle of the camp, that does not mean Israel can bomb an area it directed civilians to go to.

Though never, not once, was Israel able to prove that it had in fact killed Hamas members when it committed these massacres. Civilians who live in these areas have recorded their testimonies time and time again to say there has not been any Hamas activity around them.

Still, nothing justifies the bombing of schools turned shelters. Nothing. Nothing justifies using heavy artillery against tents made of fabric and plastic sheets. Absolutely nothing.