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Dr_Nadeen98 ("Dr.Nadeen") wrote:

For 710 days my family and people have lived under the unbearable weight of war
What was once unthinkable is now a cruel routine explosions through the night drones hovering low, firing at anyone outside
At dawn buildings collapse
survival shuts down markets empty power and communication cut off
Families like mine are left in the streets with nowhere to go😭
🚨Urgent 59$/600$ ⭕️help us secure food, water and medicine to survive these desperate week⬇️
https://gofund.me/dfb9a2f5
@aral
@johnchiment


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aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan") wrote:

Welcome to Ireland :)

#ireland #rain

Screenshot of ten-day forecast on iOS Weather app: it’s rain every day with temperatures ranging from a low of 10 degrees Celsius to a high of 19 degrees Celsius.

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xgranade@wandering.shop ("Cassandra Granade 🏳️‍⚧️") wrote:

History's being erased at an alarming rate. There's wonderful preservationists out there doing amazing, incredible, heroic things. But also, keeping personal receipts is a good thing! Keeping living cultural memory going is a good thing! Having somewhere we can be *honest* about the world is a good thing!

It's clear to me, at least at this point, that that means communicating and building culture outside of corporate enclaves.

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joynewacc ("Joy") wrote:

Let me share with you my favorite poem everrrr

" The Betrayal of Shadow and the Silence of Light"

by Joy's pen
Designed by river " my back bone ❤️ "

#gaza #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #palestine #genocide #israel

The Betrayal of Shadow and the Silence of Light by Joy In the sacred stillness of Da Vinci's Last Supper, I once gazed upon that solemn silence, my soul entangled in every shadow, every line, every hue. My eyes, like pilgrims, wandered through the scene, returning again and again to that eternal grace. Questions surged within me like waves: Why did Da Vinci choose to paint the Last Supper? Why bind those final moments into a canvas that became an immortal emblem of human art? Is it true that all that is final, all that is sorrowful, carries a beauty that renders it eternal? Why does the world exult in elegy, in the rituals of farewell, when so often it yields to slumber at the very moments it should resist the causes of parting? My eyes roam again: now around Christ, now around the disciples. I push among them, questioning, reproaching, lamenting: How could you not save him? How could you not save the scene from the last farewell, from the Last Supper? I search with my eyes, O Lord-who among them is the traitor? All surround Christ with warmth and love. Now you have made it harder for me: encircling him from every side, sharing bread, exchanging words, fearing for him as he fears for you. Who, then, is the traitor?
Christ speaks of betrayal. Perhaps deep within he knows the one. But why this air of tension? Why did the disciples divide, each defending his innocence with all his might-instead of protecting him? John, Peter, Andrew, James the Lesser (son of Alphaeus), Bartholomew, James son of Zebedee, Philip, Thomas, Matthew, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot and... Judas. I pause suddenly between the two heroes of the canvas: shadow and light. How the shadow unmasked the traitor, and how the light revealed the faces of the innocent. I woke today, seeking that majestic painting again. But I found no disciples, only a family gathered round a still body. A mother's hand rests on his head, as if begging him to return to life. Sisters read the Gospel, imploring the heavens to grant him one handful more of breath. My eyes cling to every face, sparing no one. Minutes pass, yet I cannot tell: who is the traitor? The Last Supper taught me that no scene is complete without one. Is it the mother who weeps for her son? The sister who pleads with God not to host her brother today, to grant him a few more days in their embrace? Is it the small child, who denied himself sleep to keep vigil by his brother's side before losing him forever? For no child resists sleep save for a grave cause, and a brother's death is graver than all. But still-who is the traitor?
Again I trace the two heroes: shadow and light. But today I see no light. O Lord, how have they betrayed me now? Is it no longer a masterwork? All that remains is shadow-no light at all... save for the faint glow upon the dead man's face. So who is the traitor? Is it I? You? Or this world that allowed a family to taste its final farewell, a world that stood in silence before all that unfolds? There is no traitor today but the one who funded the massacre, who armed it, who fed it. There is no traitor today but the one who watches. O Lord, how the painting has incarnated in this bitter reality. The colors have faded, some features lost, yet the deepest element still remains: sorrow... grief... betrayal. And silence, that savage silence, which once rose from the traitor of Christ, and now rises from the traitors of the victims of genocide.

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Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
joynewacc ("Joy") wrote:

From today’s event in the Netherlands, where poems from my book were printed.🌷📖

#gaza #palestine

By my pen 🌷📖

My book 🌷📖

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joynewacc ("Joy") wrote:

🍉Since the cooking gas was cut off in Gaza, we've been cooking whatever we can find over wood fires, just like primitive humans. My 11-year-old brother, Yousef, lights the fires. Unfortunately, the smoke exhausts our sinuses, and his in particular, making it hard to sleep. Blackness and ash cover us after every meal.🍉

Additionally, the price of firewood is now increasing due to its increased use by Gazans.

A kind reminder about my campaign here.
https://www.chuffed.org/project/evacuate-joy

#gaza #genocide

This is what hands look like after lighting a fire.
Cooking pots get stained with black soot, which makes us tired and frustrated from cleaning them.

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Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
zvinj@tooot.im ("צבי הנינג'ה🟣") wrote:

Just finished reading "By My Pen" by @joynewacc

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RR5BMFCjmPoTcwLItxVrtrzaf0WJ4n4n/view?usp=drive%5Flink

Highly #recommended. See #Gaza from ground level through the eyes of a human being. It's a ray of light through the man-made fog that helps maintain the ignorance around us.

Journalism of the right brain hemisphere.

Thanks

A watercolor drawing of an olive try by Joy (from her book)

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Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
Aseelsehwel@mas.to ("Aseelsehwel🇵🇸") wrote:

Feeding my family for even one week remains a challenge.
Right now, we still need $50 to cover food for this week.
If you’re unable to donate, please consider sharing this post — it could reach someone who can help.
Here’s the donation link and my full story 👇
@mutualaid @palestine #gaza

https://chuffed.org/project/138285-help-sehwel-family-with-their-medical-treatment

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Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
shathamohammed123 ("Shatha Mohammed") wrote:

What we are living now is beyond words. Everywhere, at every moment, innocent lives are being targeted — children before adults. The fear and terror have deeply scarred them.
Please stand with us, share our story, and support the children.

https://gofund.me/4d0dce47

#StandWithGaza #SaveChildren #HumanityFirst

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Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
mahmoudoov@techhub.social ("Mahmoud From Gaza 🇵🇸🍉") wrote:

Remainder:
Every donation, no matter how small, can brighten the life of someone in need. 💖
Contribute today and be a source of hope and smiles by donating through the following link:
Together, we can make a real difference.

https://gofund.me/334c7485

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mahmoudoov@techhub.social ("Mahmoud From Gaza 🇵🇸🍉") wrote:

In the heart of Madrid, on Gran Vía, thousands of Spaniards stood against injustice today, halting the Vuelta a España race in protest of Israel’s ongoing attacks on Gaza. They placed barriers, set off smoke, and faced the police to defend humanity. The race was stopped 58 km from the finish line and the award ceremony canceled—but their message was heard. 💔🇵🇸

Thank you, Spain. Thank you to everyone who stood with Gaza and raised their voice for justice. If I weren’t Palestinian, I would have wished to be Spanish today 🇪🇸❤️.

#gaza #palestine #spain #SpainForHumanity #pedrosanchez #madrid #barcelona

thousands of Spaniards stood against injustice today with gaza

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Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
mahmoudoov@techhub.social ("Mahmoud From Gaza 🇵🇸🍉") wrote:

Not Hiroshima. Not Nagasaki. It’s #gaza — burning before the world’s eyes. 💔

#gaza #palestine #HumanRights #freepalestine

Gaza after and befor

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Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
mahmoudoov@techhub.social ("Mahmoud From Gaza 🇵🇸🍉") wrote:

💔 Gaza is collapsing before the eyes of the world… Children are afraid every moment, and families have no shelter, food, or medicine. I see this every day, and I feel powerless in the face of such suffering.
🙏 I humbly ask for your help in any way possible. Every donation, no matter how small, can save a life. Support my little family through this link:

https://gofund.me/334c7485

#gaza #palestine #StopTheWar #HumanRights #FreePalestine #PrayForGaza

Gaza war
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Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
Sakhergaza13 ("SakherGaza1") wrote:

Please, if you have any humanity left—speak up, share, donate.
Every voice helps us breathe a little longer.
Every dollar can save a child, a mother, a family.

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Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
Sakhergaza13 ("SakherGaza1") wrote:

What’s happening in northern Gaza right now is beyond horrifying.
Families are fleeing south with nothing—no shelter, no food, no safety.
They’re sleeping on sidewalks, on the streets, under the sun and under bombs.
Children are dying. Mothers are holding their lifeless babies in their arms.
The roads are full of people running for their lives, exhausted, terrified, and forgotten.
Gaza is dying. And the world is watching.
We are not numbers. We are human beings, being wiped out silently.

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NouranKhaledGh ("Nouran 🍉") wrote:

We feel trapped

Things are getting worse very fast in Gaza City.

We've been looking for a place to stay in the south of the Gaza Strip for more than 10 days but we found nothing.

Now we stand motionless and death is around us every minute.

I don’t know how this will end.

#gaza #palestine

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Aseelsehwel@mas.to ("Aseelsehwel🇵🇸") wrote:

Gaza is burning under relentless attacks. Buildings are being reduced to rubble. Thousands are running for their lives into the unknown, streets overflowing with people with no shelter, no safety, nowhere to hide. Over 20 buildings have been destroyed since morning, and the bombing continues. The healthcare system is collapsing; the wounded are bleeding to death, and children are having their arms and legs amputated due to a lack of antibiotics.
#gaza @palestine @mutualaid

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Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
emanahmed ("Eman 🍉") wrote:

Hello my friends in Mastodon
I want to launch a small donation campaign today that might help me pay the rent and buy our basic needs of food and drink.I need to raise $500
I need everyone to donate $25.
If 20 people donate to me, I will get the amount.
Your donation today could be a lifeline for me and my family. @oral@johnchiment
#gaa#palestine
https://chuffed.org/project/120774-urgent-help-for-imans-family-in-gaza
،

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Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
abeerabed22 ("Abeer Ehab🍉") wrote:

“We went to the South but couldn’t find a place, so we returned to North Gaza and didn’t get a single moment of sleep due to the heavy bombing. I caught Covid and couldn’t find food to strengthen our weak bodies. Please, help us survive this genocide — you are our only hope.”

#Gaza #HelpGaza #SaveLives #Genocide #HumanRights #PrayForGaza #StandWithGaza #UrgentHelp

✅✅Documented by@aral@mastodon.ar.al

https://gaza-verified.org

https://gofund.me/f6e9cc9d




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baraaelmoghrabi ("Baraa Elmoghrabi 🍉") wrote:

Every day in Gaza is a fight for survival. In Al-Shati refugee camp, my family and I wake up to the sounds of bombings. We eat what little we can find — mostly canned food — and live in constant fear. There is no safe place, no comfort, only trying to survive another day.

Your support can make the difference between life and death. 💔

https://chuffed.org/project/148804-help-baraa-and-her-elderly-parents-in-gaza
@BlackAzizAnansi
@QasimRashid
@cmconseils
#Gaza #StandWithGaza #HelpGaza #GazaUnderAttack #gazaverified

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baraaelmoghrabi ("Baraa Elmoghrabi 🍉") wrote:

Sadly, I contacted a truck to move us to the south, and just transporting our belongings costs 2,000 shekels (around $1,000). On top of that, we need more than $2,000 to buy tents for four families, and about $500 to build a shared bathroom in the camp.
Prices here are unbearably high. If we can't raise this money, we will not be able to evacuate to the south and will remain trapped by the occupation’s tanks.
https://chuffed.org/project/148804-help-baraa-and-her-elderly-parents-in-gaza
every moment is dangerous, and I can't guarantee our survival.

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Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
Dr_Nadeen98 ("Dr.Nadeen") wrote:

For 710 days my family and people have lived under the unbearable weight of war
What was once unthinkable is now a cruel routine explosions through the night drones hovering low, firing at anyone outside
At dawn buildings collapse
survival shuts down markets empty power and communication cut off
Families like mine are left in the streets with nowhere to go😭
🚨Urgent Only $600 ⭕️can help us secure food, water and medicine to survive these desperate week⬇️
https://gofund.me/dfb9a2f5
@aral
@johnchiment


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Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
hypsibius_dujardini@mastouille.fr ("Hypsibius Dujardini") wrote:

#Palestine #Genocide #StopGenocide #Solidarity

Hala woont in #Gaza met haar 3 kinderen, die hulp nodig hebben.

Hala heeft contact opgenomen met de Ierse @aral.
Aral is een ervaren, onafhankelijke en betrouwbare ontwikkelaar van #VrijeSoftware:
https://ar.al

Na een videogesprek via Signal heeft Aral het account @ghassangaza geverifieerd en Hala toegevoegd aan de officiële website
https://gaza-verified.org

Nu kunnen we Hala en haar gezin helpen:
https://gofund.me/8e758692

https://gaza-verified.org
Mijn naam is Hala. Ik ben een moeder uit Gaza. Ons huis is tijdens de oorlog verwoest. We hebben geen onderdak, geen inkomen en mijn kinderen hebben het elke dag koud, honger en zijn bang. Ik vraag om hulp om mijn gezin van voedsel, warmte en hoop te voorzien. Zelfs een kleine donatie kan ervoor zorgen dat mijn kinderen te eten hebben en veilig zijn. Als u kunt, doneer dan alstublieft of deel ons verhaal.

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abeerabed22 ("Abeer Ehab🍉") wrote:

💔 710 days living in nonstop fear
Nights filled with explosions, drones hovering above, every step outside could be your last.
At sunrise, buildings collapse, markets are closed, electricity and communication cut off.
My family and I are on the streets with no shelter, no food, no medicine just fighting to survive
🚨 Only $500 $can provide us with food, water, and medicine to make it through this week.
🙏 Please share and helpline.
https://gofund.me/f6e9cc9d
@aral




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baskin@kafeneio.social ("baskin :kafeneio:🇵🇸") wrote:

Earlier at the port of #Syros hundreds of people demonstrated their solidarity to the #Gaza people waiting for the ship to sail. #MarchToGaza #FreePalestine



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baskin@kafeneio.social ("baskin :kafeneio:🇵🇸") wrote:

#Οξυγόνο and #Ηλέκτρα ships have sailed from #Syros #Greece to join the #GlobalSumudFlotilla in an effort to break the #Gaza siege. #MarchToGaza #FreePalestine

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EndIsraeliApartheid ("End Israeli Apartheid") wrote:

This year’s Emmy Awards ceremony became an unprecedented platform for condemning the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza, as several actors used speeches and symbolic gestures to voice solidarity with the Palestinian people.

While accepting the award for best supporting actress in a comedy for Hacks, Hannah Einbinder delivered a pointed conclusion to her speech.

https://english.almayadeen.net/news/Arts&Culture/stars-turn-emmys-red-carpet-into-a-call-to-end-gaza-genocide

🕎 🇵🇸 ☮️
#Gaza #Palestine
#Press #News

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EndIsraeliApartheid ("End Israeli Apartheid") wrote:

The Vuelta a España ended in early on Sunday. Organizers canceled the final stage in Madrid after mass anti-genocide and pro-Palestine protests targeted the participation of Israel Premier Tech.

Thousands of demonstrators filled central Madrid, chanting against Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Some protesters broke through security fences and blocked the race route.

https://qudsnen.co/anti-genocide-protests-halt-vuelta-a-espana-finale-in-madrid/

🕎 🇵🇸 ☮️
#Gaza #Palestine
#Press #News

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Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
Frederik_Borgesius@akademienl.social ("Frederik Borgesius") wrote:

🤦‍♂️ Canadian ‘education report calling for ethical AI use contains over 15 fake sources’ https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/09/education-report-calling-for-ethical-ai-use-contains-over-15-fake-sources/ #genai #ai #chatgpt #tech #education

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aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan") wrote:

Israelis are shooting children in the head.

https://www.volkskrant.nl/kijkverder/v/2025/gunshot-palestine-children-israel-war~v1819649/

#israel #zionism #genocide #Gaza #Palestine #StopIsrael #StopTheGenocide #FreePalestine