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Jane @fightingpride93.bsky.social · 7d

I need 152 sign-ups to make rent and cover bills this month.

You get literally 1000s of posts, over 900 recipes for £5 and more added every day.

16% off if you sign up annually!

Please just give it a try. You improve my life and can cancel anytime.

Jane @fightingpride93.bsky.social · Jul 24

I'm a black trans woman fighting poverty and homelessness.

To support myself, I set up a patreon where you can get access to all my recipes, poetry, artwork and photography for just £5.

Something new EVERY SINGLE DAY. You won't regret it.

http://patreon.com/fightingpride93

Hot dog with caramelised onions and cheese

Pasta with sliced hot dogs in a tomato sauce

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 3d

Welp he's now puked *four* times and still hasn't been able to poop so we're calling emergency vets and my spouse is going to take him in

Great times

Anyway now would be a cool time to toss some money at my Ko-fi, and I might open some emergency murder commission slaughts later today

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Positive Black Content @miiriya.com · 2d

More than half-way there, let’s get her there today and help the next person, share if you can!

Positive Black Content @miiriya.com · 3d

A Black Mom who lost her job a few months ago is having a hard time making rent these past few months. She does on-demand delivery to get by but had to spend on car repairs, and this month she won’t make it. If we each give $1 she’ll reach her goal. We’ve helped 158 people so far, let’s keep going.

My name is Brittany and im a single mother of a 3yr old baby girl, I lost my job back in June and started doing amazon flex to make ends meet and make last months rent but this month just seems to be more difficult.

I drive a 2002 PT cruiser and (which is on its last leg but still getting us from A to B!) But I had to replace my tie rods and that blew a chunk out of my earnings! My rent is 1250.00 but im sure I can make a portion of it before the first.

Any and all donations and prayers are greatly appreciated and thank you to everyone in advance!

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Rachel Bean, still sick @colocharachel.bsky.social · 2d

Hi all. I’m at the emergency vet with my old girl Iris this morning and I know that’s going to cost me at least half my SSDI check that just came Friday no matter what the issue is.
🫠😩😔

Starting a cf thread here now; will update with a total need when I know.

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A small-medium brown dog with a white face and blaze orange bandana looks up toward the camera from a leaf-covered yard.

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Ellis @writ.bsky.social · 5d

Désirée is a lovely, sweet person who has faced things after thing after thing. No person should face the indignity of fundraising for their survival. And yet, she does. Please. Give whatever you can. Every plan has fallen through.

SN Désirée Cha @sndesireecha.bsky.social · 17d

We’ll be homeless on the streets tomorrow.

Please help a dog and her human by boosting our fundraiser and helping us prepare for being and when we become unsheltered homeless. Thank you.

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gofund.me/79b8c1580

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 4d

"there are fires all over the place"
~the president of the united states with absolutely zero clue what is going on

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 4d

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 4d

It's been awhile since I've done a serious paid subscriber drive on here. I came into this year with 509 paid Patreon subscribers and set the ambitious goal of hitting 1000 by the end of this year. I'm a little behind pace on that now at 802. patreon.com/katelynburns

Katelyn Burns | Patreon

creating LGBTQ journalism

patreon.com

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Eric D. Snider @ericdsnider.bsky.social · 5d

When local news KATU posted this on Instagram, they had to clarify that the music was coming from the protesters and hadn't been added as editorial comment. 😂

StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 6d

Portland is so good at trolling these fascists.

I ❤️ Portland

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 6d

Portland is so good at trolling these fascists.

I ❤️ Portland

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The Peculiarity Shop @peculiarityshop.bsky.social · 6d

*points*

The ten item limit is lifted for this because it's seasonal, if you already maxed out your week.

Thank you!

Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 6d

Our release for @peculiarityshop.bsky.social was a wild success. Half the items were gone by day one. I still have three weeks to Halloween and spooky stuff I'd love to move.

20% off.

LGBTQIA+ staffed and owned!

www.peculiarityshop.com/halloween2025
www.peculiarityshop.com/nightborne

HALLOWEEN 2025 PECULIARITY SHOP

General Halloween goodness fromThe Peculiarity Shop.

www.peculiarityshop.com

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gin. @showupforthis.bsky.social · 6d

Hey if you have a middle schooler in your life a fun thing to do in lieu of saying "so-and-so ate that up" is to just confidently state "so-and-so gobbled that down!" and then just watch their face, just watch what happens immediately and involuntarily to their facial expressions.

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mori (goal: $449.98/$1,000) @kookysnell.bsky.social · 6d

people see $1000 and feel overwhelmed. let me break it down: that's just 40 people giving $25. or 100 people giving $10. that covers my meds, supplies, and the specific foods I need for two months. we can find 40 helpers.

I normally only need $500 a month, but I did not meet the September goal.

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s. eek smith 👻 @sesmith.lol · 9d

I'm at the budget shutdown! I'm at the National Guard deployment! I'm at the ICE invasion of an apartment building! I'm at the combination

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Hoodoo Soulaanese 🕯️💅🏾🐈‍⬛ @qatnsfw.bsky.social · 16d

Y'all are bewitched by AI fr.

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gin. @showupforthis.bsky.social · 9d

Hi friends! Sunday evening reminder to go ahead and do something now that your Monday-self will thank you for!

It can be super small, it doesn't matter. Just do something now that you'll be glad you didn't put off til tomorrow.

Okay love you bye!

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genXcrone (she/her)(tldegray, anonymous_sibyl, gen_crone) @genxcrone.bsky.social · 11d

#Helpsky #MutualAid #MutualAidRequest

SN Désirée Cha @sndesireecha.bsky.social · 17d

We’ll be homeless on the streets tomorrow.

Please help a dog and her human by boosting our fundraiser and helping us prepare for being and when we become unsheltered homeless. Thank you.

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gofund.me/79b8c1580

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 9d

happy sunday, remember that you are completely expendable to your employer and that when you die they will forget you ever existed within weeks and easily replace you

Work really hard and one day this can be you (followed by graffiti of a headstone that says “RIP worked really hard” on it

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MashedBex ✨ @bexmashaba.bsky.social · 12d

hey i'm bex & i'm a non-binary cancer patient.

i currently have no income and i have mounds of medical debt.

i've been evicted twice this year alone, so i'm renting this room on thread-like mercy.

i cannot lose this room- it was such a struggle to find it & get the landlord to agree to a lease

MashedBex ✨ @bexmashaba.bsky.social · 13d

it's 4 am and the landlord is already asking for the rent that was due yesterday. i received $96 towards this yesterday- thank you very much ❤️

please help me if you can.

i can't lose this too.

please

paypal.me/thelongestroad
ko-fi.com/rebekamash

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gin. @showupforthis.bsky.social · 10d

Y'all did it!! Thank you so much for your help!! Rent is paid and utilities are caught up! 😭😭😭💜

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gin. @showupforthis.bsky.social · 10d

Y'all did it!! Thank you so much for your help!! Rent is paid and utilities are caught up! 😭😭😭💜

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gin. @showupforthis.bsky.social · 10d

Y'all did it!! Thank you so much for your help!! Rent is paid and utilities are caught up! 😭😭😭💜

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gin. @showupforthis.bsky.social · 11d

Thank you 💜

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gin. @showupforthis.bsky.social · 11d

I've received so many kind wishes for my birthday, I'm headed to bed with a happy heart tonight. Thank you all for all the ways you help. Your kindness makes more of a difference than you might believe 💜 Love y'all, sleep sweet.

gin. @showupforthis.bsky.social · 16d

Recap: Rent went up in January, I was laid off, utility rates went up, the kids, dogs, and I've all had urgent health issues in addition to the cost of food, gas, everything going up.

If anyone can help at all, I would be so grateful 💜

Paypal: affirmationgin at gmail
Cashapp/Venmo: showupforthis

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MashedBex ✨ @bexmashaba.bsky.social · 11d

my landlord has asked me to give up the room if i cannot come up with the rent by tmrw. he rented it to me in good faith, despite the evictions on my record.

i get where he's coming from - he needs the money bc his wife is also very ill & he's doing all he can to provide.

please help if you can 🙏🏽

MashedBex ✨ @bexmashaba.bsky.social · 13d

it's 4 am and the landlord is already asking for the rent that was due yesterday. i received $96 towards this yesterday- thank you very much ❤️

please help me if you can.

i can't lose this too.

please

paypal.me/thelongestroad
ko-fi.com/rebekamash

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