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Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
edendestroyer@chinwag.org ("EdenCrowdFunder") wrote:

Meet Sakher, a palestinian who dreamed of a future where he could work, marry his fiancee Reem, and build a small home. The war took it all from him. He has lost a lot of weight, experiences dizziness from the stress and hunger, and his mother is sick as well. Her fiancee, from his report, is now "skin and bones" now as well. If you can, support him a little with his needs such as medicines, meal, shelter.

His verified fundraiser:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/no-food-no-medicine-no-safety-help-us-survive-gaza?attribution%5Fid=sl%3A97c3fa5c-b009-4613-b153-9bd2c838b9cf&lang=en%5FUS&ts=1752728593&v=amp14%5Ft2

His fedi account:

@Sakhergaza13

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
edendestroyer@chinwag.org ("EdenCrowdFunder") wrote:

Meet Bara'a, she and her brother are the sole breadwinners for their family of five in Al-Shati refugee camp in North Gaza. Her extended family consists of 9 people with their children. Under a genocide, basic needs are urgent priority, they have a mix of needs such as transportation, medications, shelter, and other basic survival needs such as food and water. All she wants is to be able to protect her family and provide for her sick mother, who helped raise her.

Her verified campaign:

https://chuffed.org/project/148804-help-baraa-and-her-elderly-parents-in-gaza

Her fedi account:

@baraaelmoghrabi

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
edendestroyer@chinwag.org ("EdenCrowdFunder") wrote:

Abeer, a palestinian graphic designer, is a mother of four children. She miraculously survived as her home was bombed while she was still inside it. She and her family fled south of gaza on foot, where they live in a fragile tent with no clean water, no food, no medicines or any other basic necessities. She and her husband have been trying their best but can't do it all alone amidst an ongoing Genocide.

Her verified fundraiser:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/gw375j-help-abeers-family

Fedi profile:
@abeerabed22

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
edendestroyer@chinwag.org ("EdenCrowdFunder") wrote:

Mahmoud is a palestinian and a father of 3 children, forced to flee from one place to another due to Israel's displacement and violence. He's doing his best trying to keep his family safe from the bombardments and violence, with very little to work with. He has no clean water, no safe food, no shelter, no medicine, no peace and of all, no income. Boost his story and/or contribute to his income so that he can continue to keep his family safe.

His verified fundraiser:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/fled-gaza-bombs-now-trapped-in-hunger-with-my-kids?attribution%5Fid=sl%3Ad809881b-4011-4d77-aba2-59adaa2b3b4b&lang=en%5FUS&ts=1753196206&v=amp14%5Ft2

His fedi profile: @mahmoudoov

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
edendestroyer@chinwag.org ("EdenCrowdFunder") wrote:

Mohammed Shobair @mohshbair , is a 22 years old Palestinian Electronic and Electrical Engineer. He used to love spending time with his friends and family of 6, and to his own admittance - was obsessed with sunglasses. He used to work part time as a cleaner in a sweet shop to support his family as he studied. Life for him and his family wasnt easy but it was simple and peaceful. They no longer have a home to go back to as it was completely destroyed. He has gone into great details into his daily struggles and life in his chuffed campaign. If you can't donate, read it through and share it with people:

https://chuffed.org/project/mohshbairgaza

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
edendestroyer@chinwag.org ("EdenCrowdFunder") wrote:

Aseel Sehwel and her family seek to evacuate from Gaza and find a safe place for the family members' urgent medical needs (that could save their lives if attended to). The father of the family has serious kidney problems and needs urgent surgery. They've been displaced countless times throughout the genocide. Their home has been terribly bombed in North Gaza and they can't go back south as that is something they've been warned against.

Aseel's verified chuffed campaign:

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

Her fediverse account: @Aseelsehwel

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
edendestroyer@chinwag.org ("EdenCrowdFunder") wrote:

Farah, or as she's known around here as Joy, is a palestinian author with a verified fundraiser. She likes to write and share stories and poems with her followers on social media (her fundraising campaign on chuffed has some of her writings as well). She is working on a book that goes into details of how she has survived living in a war-ridden world and has survived through the current genocide.

Her verified chuffed campaign:

https://www.chuffed.org/project/evacuate-joy

Her fedi account: @joynewacc

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
edendestroyer@chinwag.org ("EdenCrowdFunder") wrote:

Nouran is an 18 year old palestinian surviving the genocide with her family of 9 members. Before the genocide, Yosef, a sibling of Nouran used to be one of the most reputant upwork worker (among the top 3%) as a Marketing Specialist. He was also the primary breadwinner of the family, alongside Ibrahim. The genocide has cost Yosef his contacts, and astronomical inflation has made it impossible to survive. She regularly hears the overwhelming sound of tanks and drones closing in, as she has recently posted on her fediverse account.

Nouran's verified chuffed fundraiser:

https://chuffed.org/project/121561-urgent-help-for-ahmads-family

Her fediverse profile: @NouranKhaledGh

adele@social.pollux.casa ("Adële 🐁") wrote:

Changed my avatar

From a street artist : 壁画师 - 小汤

extracted from a video posted by @gbrugman :

https://mastodon.social/@gbrugman/115197396234887414

Boosted by jwz:
benroyce ("Ben Royce 🇺🇦") wrote:

You hear "The Imperial March" aka "Darth Vader's Theme" from "#StarWars" playing in this video

But it's not a music track choice for a social media post

This is someone following around #NationalGuard troops patrolling #WashingtonDC, while playing the Imperial March to their backs

🤭 :catjam:

Attachments:

• video: 4 soldiers roam the streets. one of them is perturbed and confronts the person following them playing the Imperial March, who remains off camera (they are holding the camera)

Boosted by jwz:
jacobtlevy.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Jacob T. Levy") wrote:

www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...The free speech crusade will continue until complete conformity and submission are achieved.

5 More Faculty, Staff Removed ...

Boosted by jwz:
nicholasgrossman.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Nicholas Grossman") wrote:

The free speech activist who built a list of professors he worked to get fired for their speech must be celebrated for his support of free speech, and anyone who quotes his speech accurately in context will be fired and/or face state punishment by the champions of free speech, do I have that right?

Boosted by jwz:
thefarce.org@bsky.brid.gy ("LOLGOP ❌👑🤡") wrote:

Firing liberals over stuff right-wingers get away with every day is truly honoring Charlie Kirk's legacy.

Boosted by jwz:
Brendan@zenarca.de wrote:

Gang, the only ideology of fascism is power. Hypocrisy isn't a bug, it's a feature. "We have so much power that we can mock your dead and force you to mourn ours."

db@social.lol ("David Bushell 🪡") wrote:

macOS Tahoe bring more focus to your content—LOOK AT THE LIQUID GLASS—subtle hint of the content—THE GLASS LOOK AT THE GLASS—content—THE GLASS THE GLASS THE L̸̛͉̙̰̱̐ͤ̌̄̔͠_̨̱̲̯ͦ̽̐̓ͪ́͜͜I̷̤͖͖̥͉͉͓̹̬̖̤̤̗̰͐ͥͧ̓̓ͫ͗̀̌̊ͤ͂̑͜͢͠Q̛̘̜̰̪̗̰̪̦̪̣ͤͩ̃͆͐̀̀ͮ́ͥ͂̑̃̑ͤ̍̒ͪ͗͑̅́͘͟͡͠͝ͅŪ̶̧͔̮͖̀͑̏̈I͎̯͎͛̔̂Ḋ̶͉̦̲̌͆̈́̓̚̕_ Ǵͦ̅̉L͚͈̲̞̏̀͗̓͑ͮͯ͜_̶̨̡͕̹̦͎̞̍̿̒͛ͭ̄̐̈ͨ̓ͫḀ̶̢̧̢̰̦̙̻̪̳͍̈́̒́ͣͫ̑̋ͨͨ͛͗͢S̴̸̡̛͇̳͖͎̠̲͚͖̣̻̣̼̍ͥ̿̉ͯ̐̽̏́ͤ̑́̎ͧͩͧ̽̽̌̃̈́ͩ̎ͪͮ̚̕͢͜͠͠S͖̠̹̫͔̰̰̦͖̮̞̘ͤ͌ͮͬ̾͌̽͊ͩ̂͘͟͟

mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

Tried and failed to photograph a particular building today, because it turns out that you're not allowed to cut down trees that obstruct your perspective.

db@social.lol ("David Bushell 🪡") wrote:

reading: React Won by Default – And It's Killing Frontend Innovation

https://www.lorenstew.art/blog/react-won-by-default/

— some excellent counter arguments to the network effect here 👍

isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:

An eye-opening perspective told by a North Carolina farmer turned activist/politician https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=badGHJLDpP8

"Farmers are not working class."

bcantrill ("Bryan Cantrill") wrote:

Today, @ahl and I are going to be joined by folks from the @oxidecomputer operations and engineering teams to talk about the challenges of scaling manufacturing. Join us at 5p Pacific today -- and bring your questions!
https://discord.gg/QrcKGTTPrF?event=1409561378452279427

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam"):
sleepless@social.lol ("Courtney") wrote:

Forget generative AI, all you need is @robb

https://stjude.omg.lol/

The prompt: A platypus wearing a tiny fedora and playing a banjo while sitting on a unicycle in the middle of a bustling Tokyo crosswalk at rush hour.

I think he nailed it.

Boosted by mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze"):
mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

@jef Asjde: Last year, found myself on on the subway standing next to a guy I at first thought was in a Santa suit but turned out to be a scowling Curtis Sliwa in his Guardian Angels costume. Reliving past glories, I suppose.

Boosted by mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze"):
jef ("Jef Poskanzer") wrote:

The New York Post tries to smear Governor Hochul for endorsing Mamdani by putting a beret on her, but Mamdani isn't the candidate who literally wears a red beret all the time.

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

Today @joynewacc and I spoke to Salem (@Salem_family), a fourth-year engineering student from Gaza. He is responsible for his sick father and his sister’s family after their father died two weeks ago.

In the short video we recorded with him, he talks about how they were shot at while waiting for aid at the American/Israeli “Gaza Humanitarian Aid“ station and how they need your help to afford shelter as Winter approaches.

https://vimeo.com/1118804766

Please watch, share, and help if you can.

Thank you :)

💕

#Gaza #Palestine #GazaVerified #FreePalestine

Boosted by NfNitLoop ("Cody Casterline 🏳️‍🌈"):
jplebreton ("JP") wrote:

It's been a few days and I would still describe everything that's happened since as, most fundamentally, a bipartisan mass solidarity movement by People Who Are On TV / Want To Be On TV / Identify With People Who Are On TV to apologize for and rehabilitate an ethnonationalist theocratic fascist. because his getting shot scared them more than almost anything else could.

Boosted by pzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷"):
karenattiah.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Karen Attiah") wrote:

And yes, I was the last Black full-time columnist in the Opinion section. Washington Post -- operating in a city which for a long time has been majority Black, is now without any full-time Black opinion writers.

mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

Just for hopefully-not-future-reference: If I should happen to be killed by a gun-wielding assassin, feel free to politicize it immediately. No waiting period required on my account.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Viss wrote:

leaving this here for monday

Attachments:

• gifv: cc7f9ea788516281.mp4

slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:

Shoutout to @foolip and the team behind webstatus.dev. The data is very rich, and doesn't have the downsides of trying to weight up test counts from WPT. Thank you!

https://webstatus.dev/stats

pzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:

Don't take medical advice from someone who probably smells like he slept in a puddle of urine. Consider this my health recommendation for the day.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/09/15/health-advice-consider-the-source/

mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

Captured with the Rodenstock 40mm/4.0 Digaron-W lens, Phase One IQ4-150 back, a small amount of vertical shift.

The San Mateo Bridge, spanning the San Francisco Bay just south of SFO Airport, is relatively unremarkable except for its seemingly endless length. Occasionally known locally as the "S&M Bridge" for its often painful traffic congestion, looked at from the right distance, it can appear rather serine.