you'll have one joke post complaining abt old misogynistic scifi blow up and years later you'll still get people reblogging it with tags like "why i don't touch scifi." hey. im at your door with a pile of scifi in my hands. i'll lovingly read ursula k le guin or octavia butler to you aloud myself. let me in let me in please please please please hello

some ann leckie or martha wells even. samuel delany. nalo hopkinson. vonda n mcintyre. melissa scott. nnedi okorafor. adrian tchaikovsky. becky chambers. kim bo-young. cameron reed. ted chiang. temi oh. ryka aoki. sarah gailey. micaiah johnson. rivers solomon. TAKE MY HAND!!!!!!!!

Update since the last post. These pictures speak for themselves! Mona's work is a testament to her generosity and her dedication to her community. And you can help her keep this going! Please consider donating to help the people of Khan Younis!!! Remember, every dollar counts! P*ypal.

Fundraiser for the distribution of basic necessities in Ghazzah.

G*f*ndme for Mona's family

G*f*ndme for Mona's sister and niece

Instagram to keep track of progress.

(If you live in India or Pakistan and want to donate, contact her through the means listed on her account).

None of this is possible without Mona and her family's diligence and work. If you would like to send her a thank you note or well wishes, please include it in the replies to this post, in your tags, or in the comments! She always appreciates them ♡

meows at you loud as fuck. meows at you loud as fuck again

ok i did movies recently but what about BOOKS? anyway i just did fifty because thinking of one hundred books i like was either going to be an exercise of frustration or indecision, i had a hard enough time with fifty !!

march 🤓

+ january & february bc i realized i never posted these!

If you have Spotify reblog this and tag what your number one song on your “on repeat” playlist is.

the downfall of the found family trope over the last decade or so has truly been something to witness. studying the phenomenon under a magnifying glass like a bug

i am being overdramatic for fun when i call it a downfall but the way its general perception has shifted from "universally loved" to "seen as kind of cringe by a not insignificant amount of people" is interesting to me because it's not a case of "it's popular, so it sucks" - or not entirely, at least; i think it's also a result of:

1) people completely missing the point/appeal of found family and assigning every character a Traditional Nuclear Family Role (annoying) (& if there's a woman of colour in the group she will inevitably be deemed The Mom regardless of her actual personality. so also racist.)

2) people, usually overenthusiastic fans, overusing & watering it down as a descriptor. i'm sorry but are they actually found family or are they just coworkers. are they found family or do they just have friends

3) media trying to capitalize on the popularity of the trope - or earnestly but clumsily trying to depict it - by rushing into it and trying soooo hard to convince the audience These People Are Family Now without earning it (i.e. actually showing them getting to that point of familiarity and intimacy). it comes across as cheap and inauthentic - like it's trying to appeal to your fondness for the trope as a shortcut in place of developing the characters' particular relationships properly

does that make sense

"every possible kind of content can be found on the internet" yeah sure except for the One fucking thing I'm looking for. why does no one want to talk about the One Singular thing I'm looking for. but yeah other than that everything is on here.

Is this what you’re looking for perchance?

it wasn't, but by god it sure is now

UPDATE: NEW LINK! Yahya and his family were displaced by the IOF, and are currently residing in Deir al-Balah, south-central Gaza.

Life as displaced Gazans was already extremely difficult for them. Food is very scarce, and their living conditions leave them exposed to the elements. Here is the frequent condition of their tent now that the winter rains have come:

Then, Yahya’s father was injured. Some cartilage was damaged in his neck, and doctors say he requires IMMEDIATE surgery to avoid permanent paralysis.

Yahya and his family previously had another campaign, but it was suddenly shut down by GFM with no explanation. They have created a new one, but it has EXTREMELY LOW FUNDS.

The surgery is a stifling €15,000 euros (about $15,729 USD). Yahya and his family have no hope of paying for it without your help.

I am currently watching an elderly loved one lose their mobility, and it is an extremely heartbreaking and isolating situation. I cannot imagine what Yahya and his family are going through, having no social or financial support and only minimal medical care.

Please give what you can to this family. You are their only hope to save their beloved father’s mobility!

Major update on Yahya’s little brother Omar

As discussed previously, Omar remains hospitalized with severe burns. You all raised €700 EUR to attain burn ointment for the immediate treatment of his wounds. Thank you.

Unfortunately, this is just the beginning of Omar’s treatment journey.

At just 7 years old, little Omar has third-degree burns over much of his small body due to the IOF attack. The burns are severe in that they burned through his skin, through his ligaments and muscles, and down to his very bones. To say this little boy is in constant, excruciating pain would be a gross understatement.

The pain is not his only problem. The damage to his skin is so severe that his body is unable to heal itself. He requires a skin graft in order to transplant new skin that will be able to regrow.

Without this, Omar’s extensive wounds will remain exposed for a very, very long time. This makes him extremely vulnerable to a catastrophic infection, and his body will be unable to fight it off. Infections are widespread in Gaza right now due to the IOF’s destruction of sanitation infrastructure and the scarcity of antibiotics and other medicines.

This means that at virtually any time, Omar could contract an infection and die. He URGENTLY needs this skin graft so he can finally start to heal!

Please share the campaign widely, donate if you can, and share Omar’s story with your friends and loved ones in real life!! A little boy’s life is at stake!!

Current: €3,134 EUR

New temporary goal: €6,134 EUR

🚨🚨UPDATE!!!🚨🚨

You all raised the preliminary $1,500 for Omar’s skin graft! Thank you so much❤️

As described here, there is is still about $1,500 USD to pay on the bill, and it must be paid in the next 2 months

Current: €4,871 out of €6,134 EUR

yahya has informed me that despite all of the money that we raised, omar was only able to have a partial operation. he was able to have skin grafts on 60% of the burns he had, but they weren't able to afford the last 40%

due to all the high living costs of basic food and water, they were not able to pay for the rest

the rest of the operation costs €800 - after the 30% fees, this means they will need about €1,150

i have set the temporary goal accordingly, and hopefully we will be able to raise enough for the rest of omar's operation. i will keep updating if we need more once we hit this goal

€6,188 / €7,333

€6,458 / €7,633

yahya's family has now been told they need to move their camp in the midst of these bombings. that would cost €150 - i have heard from other families that the current people exchanging digital money for physical cash now ask for 50% fees.

if yahya's family also needs to pay in physical currency, they likely need €300.

i have added this amount to the temporary goal - of that €300, currently €65 has been raised

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Why are there like 5 daily chores where if you skip them for 2 days your life becomes a time based psychological thriller after

the original got flagged with no way to appeal it when every contributor is deactivated but I will never let this post die. it's monday and we are getting on it cunts