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shan, "something or other" @shantasma.bsky.social · 7h

cool & fun update

TLDR is that I need more than I expected, my car is still on the verge of dying, and I don't have any income for the foreseeable future. I'm really freaked out and desperate rn

thank you to everyone who has shared or donated. im so sorry to keep doing this

I was expecting another UI check based on the remaining week count on the website, but this week's check (the last one) ended up being less than $20 (compared to the $320 I was expecting) So I had to put the $250 I've raised so far toward next month's rent. Luckily after selling a few valuables that's now secured in full, but now I have nothing else left.

My car's engine is sounding worse every day, and every time I drive it I'm terrified because losing transportation will make getting/keeping a job in my area nearly impossible.

I have a couple leads pending but as of right now I still don't have steady work. My UI benefits were the only reason I was able to keep getting by in spite of this, and now that I have zero income I'm not even sure how I'll be feeding myself. I'm really freaked out, honestly.

It's completely my fault for not double checking the math on those checks. And honestly I don't think I really deserve more help at this point but I have no option left. It's humiliating but I hope you can understand where I'm coming from.

I don't mean to guilt trip anybody either, I know we're all struggling one way or another. Best I can do is ask that you share this with anyone who might be able to help.

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THE FAR SIDE DAILY @bot.cowtools.org · 12d

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a swarm of Ghostly bugs @facefullabugs.bsky.social · 11h

A Little Sip Of Coffee For Scolipede Please? A Little Sip Would Not Hurt Scolipede. Please Put Cup On Snout For A Little Sip For Scolipede Just A Little Taste

Enormous alpha Scolipede in Pokémon za looking down at my player character’s outdoor cafe table in the silent imploring way only very big dogs are able to do, staring down silently, being Very Good about simply not leaning down and grabbing it

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 12h

Israel has broken its agreement and resumed its active torture of the Palestinians. Please give what you can to help my friend Sama'a and her family survive.

Samaa❤🍉❤ @samaa4.bsky.social · 14h

Israel has sealed Gaza’s borders again, no aid, no food, no medicine. We're being starved, not by fate, but by force. My family is trapped in this nightmare. If you still believe in humanity, please help us survive. Every donation is a lifeline.💔
gofund.me/db56c7ce3

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It's Hunter (I'm Hunter) @spiderslash.bsky.social · 13h

Watching videos

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Jam @jampdrooze.bsky.social · 10d

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Jam @jampdrooze.bsky.social · 10d

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Jam @jampdrooze.bsky.social · 23h

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Leo @crossbeats.bsky.social · 1d

bumping this up again as the threat of eviction is still looming and my other roommate is still waiting to start his new job. i'm stretched thin as it is and cannot do much more to support my roommates myself as much as i would like to

Leo @crossbeats.bsky.social · 8d

www.gofundme.com/f/help-ashle... one of my roommates has also started a gfm!! any assistance or signal boosting would be greatly appreciated

Donate to Help Ashley Secure a Stable Home, organized by Ashley Estelle

Hello friends, My name is Ashley, as most of you already know. Over the past year,… Ashley Estelle needs your support for Help Ashley Secure a Stable Home

www.gofundme.com

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Hatok @hatok.bsky.social · 1d

what if he said "I'm a cuckster" and threw you away from your wife

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 1d

Just a baby. 🥹 Photo from my collection, 1964.

Black and white photo of a shorthaired light colored kitten sitting on a carpeted floor. She seems to be quietly prodding something with her paw.

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Stephne Tate @ MFF @quailtea.bsky.social · 4d

Three amigops mug

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Moominable Object @chimeracauldron.bsky.social · 1d

spotted adult Kai Shiden in the Simpsons last night

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Dread @dreaddbound.bsky.social · 1d

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Jordan @jordevio.soy · 3d

Gonna stream next Wednesday at 6 EST at Twitch.tv/Jordevio

My dog has a tumor that needs removed and that’s a hefty amount of cash.

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JetGrind @jetgrindfuture.bsky.social · 4d

I didn't raise a cent off this yet. the credit company already started to harass me for it yesterday. please help.

JetGrind @jetgrindfuture.bsky.social · 6d

I'm falling so behind because I've been unemployed for 4 months and a credit company just called to threaten me with a 41% interest rate if I don't pay the $800 I owe them ASAP. please help before I start sinking impossibly deep into debt!!! paypal.me/JetGrind

Pay Austin Groulx using PayPal.Me

Go to paypal.me/JetGrind and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

paypal.me

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Naomi! @naominori.bsky.social · Apr 13

bringing back my favorite tweet related to this video

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Joseph Fink @planetoffinks.bsky.social · 2d

Also, just based on what I saw today, it's good for people to associate your political movement with having fun as a community, and also people enjoy it, which has real material value

Dan O’Sullivan @osullyville.bsky.social · 2d

The inflatable costume thing with the protesters is really good because it renders the body armor/CoD weaponry aesthetic of the ICE Nazis even more ridiculous than it already was. Suiting up like Rambo to face down a dancing frog. No coming back from that

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bennett @byerollingstar.bsky.social · 2d

one final thought on the vourdalak. Vzntvar trggvat onaarq sebz fbpvny zrqvn sbe fnlvat jung gur znedhvfr qvq gb gur ibheqnynx

bennett @byerollingstar.bsky.social · 2d

in all seriousness fans of eggers' early work - namely the tell-tale heart (2009) - will enjoy this one. the use of a marionette to portray an uncanny old man, the absolute commitment to period costume, the slow pace, the fraught character dynamics, they're all there. please watch this

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bennett @byerollingstar.bsky.social · 2d

the vourdalak (2023)

nosferatu 2024 wishes it was this

A young woman in a long tan gown and gold jewelry dances in an autumn forest.

A vampire -- the titular Vourdalak, corpselike and skeletal -- draining blood from the neck of a young boy.

The young woman from earlier, gold jewelry now clearly visible, stands in a dim room with a shocked expression. Her face is bloody. Falling flower petals surround her.

The Marquise - a young man in a blue coat and tan breeches; 18th century French dress - on horseback, looking at a pile of stones surrounded by mossy rocks in the autumn wood.

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 2d

Sama'a and her family are returning to Gaza City, but they need our help to begin rebuilding. Please give what you can.

Samaa❤🍉❤ @samaa4.bsky.social · 2d

Hello my friends, despite the bitterness of life in Gaza and the destruction of our home, we decided to return and start over, but there are burdens that we cannot bear alone. We need $800 to build a tent and rent land. We need $500 to rent a car to transport our belongings.
gofund.me/db56c7ce3

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 4d

Folks, Israel is not letting aid in which means Palestinians continue to have to buy food on the black market from Israel sponsored gangs. If you can donate a little money to the fundraisers we're posting, you can keep someone alive. Palestinians wouldn't beg if they didn't have to.

UNRWA @unrwa.org · 4d

UNRWA has enough food outside #Gaza to supply people there for 3 months, amid desperate need. Our teams stand ready to deliver it.

But despite the #ceasefire, the Israeli Authorities’ block on UNRWA bringing any supplies into Gaza still continues.

Let us get aid into Gaza at the full scale needed.

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Gozu @gozufucker69.bsky.social · 3d

doug walker

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