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attention. please

i have to do this again, unfortunately!

i've been homeless for a little over a year now. the place my mother and i have been staying is no longer an option, and we have to be out by tomorrow (august 8th 2023). we currently have no other shelter except our car, and i really dont know what we're going to do. its me, my mom, 3 cats and 5 kittens, and none of us have a place to go.

the money my mom is currently making isn't enough to support all of us, and we need extra money to spend on me getting an ID so i can get a job and/or get commissions up and running. alongside that, we just really really really need all the help we can possibly get in the financial department

the gofundme im linking has outdated information, but its a good place to donate if you can help us out. itd be greatly, greatly appreciated; we really need it right now if we want to continue. yknow. living

Edit: we now have an RV!

edit 2: the kicking-out-date was correct when i made this, but the person we're staying with has been nice enough to let us hang around until he's made sure the RV is ready to go (no leaks and whatnot). so im still at the house. if thats important information

gofundme.com

Milo & Co., organized by LUCI HANING

Hello, friends... We're in need in a bad way. We faced eviction earlier in the year, and while staying with f… LUCI HANING needs your supp

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Oh look, it seems like there's a Republican-led movement to purge voter rolls in the lead-up to the election! It's almost as if your vote matters and they don't want you to vote! Anyway, I whipped up a quick map (based on this) that shows when the voter registration deadline is in each state. There are a few deadlines coming up in the next week or so.

If you live in a state that regularly purges voter rolls for infrequent voters (the orange ones in the first map), or if you moved recently, it's good to check if you're still registered to vote.

Vote.org makes it super easy to check your registration: https://www.vote.org/am-i-registered-to-vote/

Just put in your address and DOB and they'll tell you whether you're registered. (And they give you a quick link to register online if it turns out that you're not! Only the 9 states in white on my map don't have online registration, and for those they provide instructions on how to do it via mail or in person.)

So yeah, give yourself peace of mind -- do a quick check. :)

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A curiosity test to explain some cultural context, bias, why some things go more viral than others, or simply curiosity.

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YOU’RE NOT DEAD YET YOU’RE NOT DEAD YET GET THE FUCK UP YOU’RE NOT DEAD YET IT ISN’T FUCKING OVER DRAG YOUR CORPSE KICKING AND SCREAMING INTO TOMORROW ONE DAY YOU WILL STOP SURVIVING AND START LIVING YOU ARE NOT FUCKING DEAD YET.

Nothing is more devastating than this. The UN World Food Program has officially suspended aid delivery to northern Gaza, citing violence and lack of safety as major reasons the aid trucks aren’t getting through. Israeli officers are liberally shooting at Palestinians who try to approach the trucks in hopes of getting even the smallest morsels of food, despite the fact that Israel has allowed only one crossing for the already woefully low numbers of aid they’re permitting entry. Reportedly this number has fallen from 140 a day in January to just 60 a day this month, and now 16% of all Gazan children under 2 are “acutely malnourished.” Meanwhile, the US vetoes a call for a ceasefire for the third fucking time. It’s so inhumane in its cruelty it’s actually shocking to see it being allowed to go on and on, and on an international level no less.

Reblog if you think “Megamind” deserves a sequel (Or if you really love DreamWorks movies)

Israel's Deliberate Starvation of Palestinians in Gaza & its effects on Children

Palestinian children have begun starving to death in Gaza, where the United Nations has warned a famine is "almost inevitable." Israel, which has been attacking Gaza by air, land and sea for five months, is not allowing water, food, medicine, fuel and electricity to be delivered to the blockaded territory. Approximately 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza are now struggling to survive — not just in escaping death amid constant Israeli bombardments and ground assaults, which have killed over 30,000 people, but also in trying to access enough food and water in order to stay alive amid dire humanitarian conditions caused by Israel’s total blockade. 700,000 Palestinians are currently facing the threat of severe hunger, and a quarter of the population, or 576,000 people, are one step from famine – a direct result of Israel’s all-out war on the enclave.  Here is what you need to know about the hunger crisis, particularly among children, in Palestine's Gaza.