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My friend Sami has a large, wonderful family with several young children trying to survive in the strip -- which becomes more and more frightening as winter approaches. Please, please consider donating to their fundraiser here. Their original fundraiser was taken down, and they desperately need the help. If you can't, I ask you share their link around. Thank you so, so much.

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Shakir was expelled from his school for disarming the gun of a classmate intending to endanger him and the rest of shared students and faculty

I’m no different than you. I don’t long for war over peace, I’m not superhuman to bear the bombs, the famine, the heat, the loss of all sorts of comfort and of our dignity. I’m not more comfortable than you relying on other people’s money, much less asking for it. I can’t make my heart not hurt when my little sister cries from hunger.

Imagine you, a normal person, suddenly having to feed your family of 10 with a single kilo of flour (on a good day) that cost $200. Imagine the stress and humiliation of paying $1,300 a month for a room with no electricity, no water, no windows, that’s infested with mice and cockroaches. Could you bear it? We’re not handling the situation better than you would. We’re breaking apart and we keep living because we must.

So please, if you understand how hard it is, help us. It’s okay if you only have $5 to give and it’s okay if you don’t even have that, if you can only share. Just please don’t ignore us. Imagine being a normal person in these circumstances, and people ignore your calls for help.

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conditions are worsening and prices have been rising continuously for 22 months and will continue to rise for as long as the blockade lasts.

children are malnourished and have been out of school for nearly two years, they're being incredibly brave living through an active genocide where conditions are worsening with every passing day.

i urge all of you to donate to my friend and her young children. her tent was bombed and she has no shelter. please have some heart and help her and her children survive. her fundraiser is verified.

Hey, we've got another public comment period with a rapidly approaching deadline here in the United States! Short version is that the Department of Agriculture, which manages the U.S. Forest Service, has severely curtailed its obligation to public outreach and comment on its activities, to include timber sales and environmental impact reports. The foundation of a democracy is in the power of the voices of the people, and this decision circumvents our ability to give feedback on Forest Service decisions.

That means that it will be easier for the Forest Service to clearcut old-growth forests regardless of the ecological impact, and make it easier for profiteers to exploit the natural resources of these publicly owned lands. This decision was made to benefit the few, not the many, and it's blatantly obvious.

you keep doing it. i know it's tough because what you're doing is long-term work in a short-term emergency. but it matters regardless. now is not the time to stop anything, it's the time to do as much as you can. i shared this screenshot before, but here it is again:

from the new yorker interview with james elder UNICEF chief. key part of this sentence: there is big international pressure and israel loosens controls

there has to be big international pressure. you are part of this. israel has spent 75 years becoming as resilient as possible to big international pressure. it takes an international outcry to let in a paltry can of baby formula. but without you doing what you've been doing, there won't be the pressure even for that. and i know you feel like you've been as present as possible, but actually i have noticed many people clocking out of thinking about palestine. i used to get 30, 40, 50k notes on posts about palestine. now i get around ten times less even though arguably far less people defend what israel is doing. that's less pressure on israel, and this is easy goals. bring those people back. keep palestine the topic of conversation.

I keep saying "It's dire" and it keeps getting even worse. I don't even know what I'm asking people to do, just that I don't want this to happen in silence. I want everyone to know this.

I received these messages from my friend Anas, and soon all my other friends in Gaza started crying from the same ache: there is no food in Gaza.

The gist of the messages, shared with permission, until I translate more thoroughly:

Used to be that the problem was that aid was being sold (instead of just given, as it should be) for ridiculous prices. Now there isn't even food to sell!

Most people in Gaza have now gone at least a day without eating. Many of my friends have gone multiple days.

i have no energy to move forward but im still trying for my little sister who is like the moon who is exhausted from hunger and malnutrition

this is my last appeal everyone here knows me and trusts me please donate to save my sister we need €400 urgently

Have you ever been unable to access education because of trauma or poverty?

Have you ever lost someone you love to state violence (police, military, etc.)?

Have you ever struggled to provide care for loved ones when you, too, were struggling?

Have you ever faced months of food insecurity and realized there were no social nets that could catch you as you starved?

If you have never experienced these situations, please recognize the incredible privilege and luck you hold, and keep reading. If you have experienced any of these situations, please hold on to your empathy for this kind of despair, and keep reading.

My friend Mahrah Balousha (@mahrahpalestine) is living all of these experiences at once.

She can no longer afford fees to attend Al-Azhar University where she was pursuing a degree in engineering. She is enduring constant trauma. Just yesterday, Israeli occupation targeted a place just a few meters away, and saw the body of a pregnant woman who had just been brutally murdered. Who gets to access education? She is brilliant and she is not allowed to flourish because ethno-nationalists have decided nothing a Palestinian woman could ever accomplish is worth more than their own power.

Her eldest brother, who provided the most care and support to her father, was killed by Israeli military. She grieves his loss every day.

Mahrah and her brother Mahmoud (@palestinian95) are doing everything they can to care for their elderly parents and their young nephews.

Israel has constructed a famine in Gaza as a tactic of genocide, and the artificial scarcity of food has driven the prices up to insurmountable heights. The only existing aid is lethal to access, as Israeli snipers use aid distribution sites to massacre families seeking food.

To protect each other from this horrific fate, Mahrah and Mahmoud are trying to avoid aid sites and use campaign funds to buy food at the markets for their family.

The Balousha family is surviving week to week on the donations that come through this fundraiser. Any donation offers immediate and vital relief from nightmarish starvation and famine.

Their family fundraiser has been vetted by 90-ghost and shared by fairuzfan.

Please, please donate funds to the Balousha family.

I’m making this post on the behalf of Sami Al-Khalili and his family, who are currently suffering in Gaza. If you’ve the means please consider donating here.

Sami says:

“Me and my family were forced to flee again, and my injured daughter’s condition is getting worse.

We have nothing to eat, and when I go to the food distribution centers, the centers and I are directly targeted.

I am terrified of being killed and leaving my family behind, but I also can’t bear to see them starving. Please, think on what you’d do and feel in my place.”

care for gaza - focuses on providing food and essential supplies. donate here or here.

connecting humanity - securing internet access via donations of virtual sim cards (esims). if you can't afford a whole plan yourself, crips for esims is a communal pool that will use your donation to purchase and maintain esims

gaza soup kitchen - provides food, medical care, and classes for children. also has a gofundme

glia gaza medical support initiative - provides medical care through field clinics and tents at hospitals. donations can also be sent through their website.

ele elna elak - provides clean water, food, clothing, and shelter. they also have a gofundme

life for gaza - raising money for the gaza municipality to repair water and waste management infrastructure

taawon - partners with local civil organizations to provide food, water, medical care, shelter, and basic supplies

the sameer project - running various initiatives providing tents, medical care, and necessities. they have their own encampment project focused on sheltering families with children, sick and disabled members, or members in need of perinatal care

islamic relief worldwide's gaza emergency appeal - provides food, water, hygiene kits, medical supplies, and psychological support

baitulmaal - provides a variety of necessities, including food, water, shelter, and medical supplies

gaza mutual aid fund - distributes food, hygiene products, water, and other essential supplies, including financial support. run by @/el-shab-hussein's amazing friend Mona. updates can be found on her instagram.

hygiene kits for gaza - provides hygiene supplies including menstrual products, wipes, and toothbrushes/toothpaste

anera - provides a variety of necessities, including food, water, hygiene supplies, medicine, blankets and mattresses, and psychological care

palestine children's relief fund - provides supplies and support with a focus on children. also has an initiative for lebanon

dahnoun mutual aid - provides water, food, tents, baby supplies, financial support, and other necessities. updates can be found through their instagram