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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

'take a cold shower!' the coldest setting on my shower is lukewarm right now because my fuck ass attic Where The Water Lives is twelve million degrees

'lots of ice' all of the supermarkets have sold out of bags of ice. I can buy a mold, sure, and make an entire eight cubes at a time. At least I finally got a chest freezer and not our under counter unit that can fit like an entire six items at once

"open the windows" only the top half of the window opens and it tilts out, which is a lot better than nothing, but it doesn't quite give you the breeze you're hoping for here

'make a swamp cooler' if the humidity is 70-80% and someone tries putting more water into the air i'm going to shut them in a cupboard until they put their fuckass water bucket away

like this is not just a case of 'oh no, the europeans don't understand how to deal with heat', it's also a case of 'nothing here is set up to deal with heat'. it's a lot harder to fix than just installing a portable air con unit in one room (which i would still do if there were ANY LEFT IN STOCK ANYWHERE!)

I got the idea from cowcatchers old locomotives used to have.

Anyways, yesterday I uploaded the model to Thingiverse, and just hours after uploading it, the Community Relationship Manager of the whole website left a comment suggesting I enter the model into a competition that's currently being held on the site.

So I did... and now it's in third place not even a day later. First place is $500, but the competition still has a month to go.

Then the Community Manager contacted me again, telling me they want to feature my model in an upcoming design promotion.

Just, what is happening? I mostly made this thing for myself in, like, an hour, and now it's suddenly super popular? This is all a little bit overwhelming 😵‍💫

Other models I worked on for weeks didn't get nearly as popular. I swear, it's impossible to predict what people will like.

Anyways, if you want to print the wheel guards yourself, you can get the model here or here.

I also made a quiet version you can stick furniture felt pads on.

Name: Dornal The Suspicious

Skill: Knowing That It Will Happen But Not When

A social media post by Gary K. Wolf. It reads:

I’ve had to unfriend a few fans lately, all for the same reason. They made ridiculing, unkind, and in some cases outright cruel comments about pictures I posted of young women cosplaying Jessica.

More than a person, Jessica is a state of mind. To play Jessica, you need self-confidence, a sense of humor, and a Jessican “attitude”. There is no such thing as a Jessica cosplayer being too short, too flat chested, too heavy, too thin, too unattractive, too black, too Asian, or even too male!!! All Jessica, any Jessica, every Jessica is good Jessica.

I’m not giving any warnings or second chances. A single disparaging comment on a Jessica cosplayer, and I’m throwing you out of the rainbow colored Toontown Tent.