Grey Jedi

As you may know, I am Ukrainian. I live in Kyiv. I have lived here since I was born and I love my country with my whole heart.

I see a lot of misinformation under the tag "Ukraine". Most of it comes from American people, who try to explain the conflict in their own words. They can't. It's impossible to explain if you haven't lived here. There are too many influences on this conflict. You keep looking from an american perspective, which is not crucial in understanding the conflict.

For example, have you ever had you language forbidden? Like straight up forbidden by the law? It happened to Ukrainian language a lot of times thought our history. And who did it? The Russian Empire. And it's not the end of it. The genocides, the assimilation, the deportation. Have you even researched Ukrainian history?

You do not uplift Ukrainian voices enough. And you should if you care about what's happening. If you don’t do it, you're just doing a performance of your support and activism.

Lucky for you, I am a Ukrainian person! And I am DYING TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. I scored 191/200 points on my graduation exam in history, so you can suppose I know something about Ukrainian history.

Thank you so much for asking!

A little bit of history: it's actually been 8 years since russia first invaded our country. But for the last years it was getting more and more quiet. And now BOOM again

Many people evacuated from the destroyed by war cities in 2014 and some still live there even though they support Ukraine. It's hard to leave your home. So it's emotionally different for everyone. There was a joke that people from Kyiv worry more than people from Eastern Ukraine. Because they have experienced a similar thing in 2014 and now they're more prepared than ever before.

Personally, I'm panicking from time to time, because, yup, it's stressful. Most people don't really speak about the war and evacuation because it's scary. But I feel like everyone's trying to be prepared for the evacuation or fighting. Every night does feel like a last one, after all.

Since the beginning of the war, our people have been giving money to military charity. One of the most famous military charities is "Return alive" (Povernysya zhivim). Many Ukrainians donate here every month. Here is a link for Facebook page of the charity, let me know if it translates to English or if i should make a post with translation:

There is also a charity that helps military. Yana Zinkevych, a Ukrainian politician and a commander of the Hospitallers Medical Battalion, leads this charity. In 2015 she was paralyzed during a mission and since then she has been using a wheelchair. She has personally saved more than 200 soldiers and she's awesome.

https://www.facebook.com/100020149602229/posts/914756185872693/

In her post here she makes a list of needed ammunition and the needed money.

I tried to write about the charities that Ukrainians trust in. They are famous, they have been trusted by people all these years, so as far as I am concerned, they can be trusted.

Here is a post by @everlasting-burnout who provided more links. They seem trustworthy.

vi. stay

summary | an overdue conversation, a confession, and a simple request- that you stay.

word count | 12.5k (i’m so sorry)

warnings | angst, yearning, flashback (loss of a loved one, manipulation), can you tell i don’t know how to write people having emotions, tin man is back, description of injuries, self-deprecation

pairing | din djarin x gn!reader

a/n | i’m using my old taglist for the tags on this one but if you want to continue to be tagged in my writing, please go fill out my new taglist (linked in my masterlist and w/the tags at the bottom of this post)

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Bureacracy, in Mando’s eyes, could really be a pain in the ass. 

While he had grown fond of Mandalore, he had to admit that the restrictions of the job were quite… frustrating, to say the least. Bo-Katan and the other Mandalorians that had become his advisors had a set of rules they were hellbent that he follow: no unannounced trips, no bounty hunting- he had to fight tooth and nail just to be able to fly himself from place to place.

So after his visit to Luke’s temple, as he returned to Mandalore newly informed of your whereabouts- the word Mustafar rattling around in his mind, along with what the Jedi had told him about the place- he expected that things might not go so smoothly.

The week that had followed felt like the slowest of his life. With each day that went by, performing his regular duties and going through his normal routines, the urge to pawn the darksaber off to someone else only grew- an urge he hasn’t felt for years, since his first few months spent on the throne.

v. lightning

summary | confronting the emperor on moraband, there’s something you become increasingly aware of: only one of you would be getting out of this. 

word count | 8.4k

warnings | violence (use of lightsabers/force lightning/the force) descriptions of choking/injuries (scars, mentions of blood), death/discussion of dying, angst, manipulation, i don’t think i’m good at writing plot so uhh be warned

pairing | din djarin x gn!reader

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That foreboding feeling only seems to grow stronger now that he stands before you. Sharper- it leaves a bitter taste on your tongue. “Where are we?” you ignore the hand he offers you as you look around, a cold look in your eyes when you continue with a warning- before he can speak- “And don’t lie. We both know that we’re not really on Moraband.”

“Perceptive as ever.” Stepping back, he watches you look around for another few moments- you return your gaze back to him quickly, however, not trusting him to be out of your sight. “What you see before you is Moraband. Home of the Sith, the final resting place of Darth Bane, along with many of our other predecessors.” Thin lips twist into a wicked smile as your body flinches involuntarily at the word. Our. “But, you would be correct in the assumption that we are not here physically.”

Your writing is so amazing.AND THAT ENDING.Now I won’t be able to live my life without imagining what’s gonna happen next.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/haitian-village-earthquake-relief-fund

There was a recent earthquake in Haiti, here are some ideas of what to donate,where to donate, and a link to a spreadsheet with more resources. I would appreciate if you could share this :)

Link to more resources here

Edit: the link isn't working for some people so I'll post the donation links below along with their socials :)

1. Haiti Emergency Relief Fund

2. What If? Foundation

@WhatIfFdtn - Twitter

3. Little Footprints, Big Steps

@LilFootBigSteps - Twitter

4. DoWork

@doWorkorg - Twitter

5. ADFHaiti

@ADFHaiti - Twitter

6. Hope For Haiti

@HopeforHaitiFL - Twitter

hopeforhaiti - Instagram

YouTube LinkedIn Facebook

7. Espwa haiti

@HaitiESPWA - Twitter

Facebook

8. Locally Haiti

Instagram Facebook LinkedIn

@/brownblaze on Twitter

There are no new links from Ms. Yates, though I second giving directly to individuals and families (or those who can send that money to their families). General communications seem to still be down in the South (WhatsApp might be working for some), but they're working on it.

Fanm Djanm on IG has posted this:

And here are the Instagram links:

Ayiti Community Trust

Hope for Haiti

Grown In Haiti

Bati School

Two links suggested in the replies of the previous tweet :

This organization Little Footprints Big Steps was already accepting donations from the previous earthquake to help families in Les Cayes (where the recent earthquake hit nearby)

Haiti Air Ambulance is another that works sitting emergencies to help airlift victims to emergency medical care providers

come one come all, tag your friends as you find out which danny boy is right for you!! (maybe make this a fun chain for the bruhl community??)

i'll tag some friends to kick off the party, but no pressure! i just hope you guys like it :))