Pep talk.
Happy Birthday to @cornnick & Vivia Twilight!
Unfortunately, I don’t think I can donate virtually. Only got physical dollars. If you CAN donate virtually, PLEASE DO!!
Meanwhile, is there any way I can make physical donations?
in light of israel's looming invasion on rafah, south africa implored the icj to call for the protection of palestinians with new preliminary orders. the icj denied this request, insisting that its january orders would be sufficient enough in ensuring the safety of people residing in rafah.
we have all seen how israel responded to the icj verdict earlier this month. they have all but intensified their attacks on palestinians, their favorite of whom seem to be children. this will end in a bloodbath. palestinians, already malnourished and living in literal tents, will be bombarded, they will be shot, they will be slaughtered. and when i say palestinians, a lot of them are actual toddlers. the videos coming out of this are proof enough.
at this point, it has been made amply clear that palestinians will never experience safety in their own homeland. a lot of the families in gaza are trying to raise funds to get out of it, because there's nowhere left to go.
there is nowhere left to go. if these people don't get the funds necessary to escape, they will die.
it's vital that you go to operation olive branch's spreadsheet, choose a family that resonates with you, and donate as much as you can to their gofundme. every last dollar counts. one dollar could be the difference between life and death for a family. please don't fall victim to the bystander effect. your contribution counts, however little it may be. and whether you're able to donate or not, spread this to as many people as you can. each second we stay silent is a second an entire family is brutally massacred.
Compare & contrast.
2020 V.S. 2025.
I will make a more detailed post in a bit but the organization Anera has announced they have resumed aid delivery to north Gaza. Please consider donating to them, they have worked on the ground in Gaza for decades and they provide emergency aid as well as have many wonderful long-term programs.
…Is this sorcery? A punishment from the Entity?
Still wouldn’t want them chasing me.
We die from the cruelty of the cold that seeps into our bones, and the harshness of winter that shows no mercy to our weary bodies.
We die under the rubble of bombings that erase every trace of life, and we die searching for a piece of bread to ease our children’s hunger.
Everything around us turns into a tool of death.
Even the land that once carried us now weighs down our souls with despair.
I write these words with a heart consumed by fear.
I want to leave… to escape Gaza.
I want to save my children, my wife, my family from this hell.
But every dream of escape feels like a fragile thread, torn by pain every day.
We wait...
We wait for salvation, for departure, for a miracle to stop this ever-growing pain.