Might need some dental work done soon to repair a chipped tooth, and currently unemployed and uninsured. If you've enjoyed my audio work in the past, please consider tipping me on Ko-fi or subscribing to my Patreon

I know things are tough all round right now, so please don't feel bad scrolling past this if you aren't able to help but I still can't afford dental work that has been overdue for a while, and I've been struggling with a long-term case of mono that's made work impossible. Any assistance, no matter how small, is MUCH appreciated. I do have some music commissions open as well, and am willing to negotiate reasonable rates depending on the project in question

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Don't forget to support your favorite artists on Bandcamp today! Bandcamp waives their fees, so artists get 100% of anything you purchase today. If you like my music, this is a great way to support me!

Statement from GazaVetters team

From the very beginning, our mission has been to provide a reliable, fair, and ongoing verification service, addressing one of the biggest challenges facing donation campaigns: verifying the accuracy and credibility of their information.

Through careful review and consistent follow-up, we have worked to build trust and transparency in a space where both are urgently needed.

Over time, GazaVetters has earned the trust and respect of many, thanks to the precision, honesty, and integrity that define our work. Maintaining these values has not been easy our entire team is based in northern Gaza, and we have continued our efforts despite unimaginable hardships, repeated displacement, lack of food and electricity, destroyed homes, and frequent communication blackouts.

Clarifying Our Flagging System

Recently, we have noticed some confusion regarding the statuses we use when we flag a campaign.

We would like to clarify what each term means and prevent any further misunderstandings.

1. Spam / Bot

*Spam refers to unwanted or repetitive messages that are irrelevant, annoying, or purely promotional (such as random comments or direct messages).

*Bot refers to an automated account, not a real person that posts or sends messages using scripts or automated tools.

Many spam messages originate from such bot accounts.

When a campaign or account is flagged as Spam/Bot, it means we have detected patterns of automated or repetitive behavior that may disrupt or mislead the community.

2. Scam

A scam involves deception, manipulation, or unfair behavior, whether or not it is technically illegal.

Examples include:

* Providing false or misleading information,

* Extorting others or demanding money in unethical ways,

*Threatening or harassing other blogs or organizers with hate campaigns.

*Forging the verified names in the spreadsheet or manipulating their status.

When a campaign is flagged as a Scam, we issue a warning to everyone to avoid engaging with or donating to that campaign until further notice.

3. Update Needed

This status means the campaign itself is still valid and legitimate, but some information requires correction or renewal.

For example:

*The campaign link no longer works,

*There is duplicate or outdated information,

*The organizer has changed details that need verification.

In such cases, we pause the verification temporarily until the updated details are confirmed.

👉 For any flag not mentioned above, you can contact us to clarify its meaning and level of importance.

We also understand that mistakes can happen, and from our side, we believe every campaign deserves a second chance once corrections are made and transparency is restored. 💚

Our goal has always been, and will always remain, to protect both donors and organizers alike, and to ensure that help reaches those who truly need it.

We appreciate the community’s ongoing trust, patience, and vigilance as we continue this work even under the most difficult circumstances.

Even in the toughest circumstances, we make decisions thoughtfully, always keeping the public good in mind. Just because you may not agree with a decision doesn’t mean it's wrong. We do everything possible to ensure our work is done correctly, minimizing mistakes to nearly zero 😊🇵🇸💝.

Collins is gone.

Namaygoosisagagun First Nation/Collins has burned to the ground. The entire community is nothing but ashes after being quickly consumed by wildfires. They did not have any support from emergency services, and no one offered aid. The community saved themselves by escaping into boats because no one came.

Mishkeegogamang and Cat Lake have lost power. Families are ending up in shelters with nothing. Armstrong, Lac La Croix, Whitesand, Gull Bay, Lac des Mille Lacs are currently in the fires path and all members are being evacuated.

All this loss, all this devastation, and it was entirely preventable.

After steadily underfunding wildland firefighting and purposefully excluding Indigenous wildland firefighters and Indigenous wildfire organizations from wildfire operations, firefighter training, decisionmaking, and resource exchanges, in 2025, Doug Ford slashed the forest firefighting budget.

It's hard to ignore his decision to cut funding and leave us out of adequate fire training (even though we've lived with forest fires for thousands of years—far longer than settlers have been in Canada—and made sure fires like the ones we're all seeing today were prevented through kinisitotēn) when, despite making up less than 5% of the population, we account for 42% percent of all wildfire evacuations in Canada.

And when we are successfully evacuated, we face discrimination and racism—like Kashechewan—because it's always been easier to blame us than it is to blame the true culprit: denialism, corportate greed, and colonization.

The people of Collins and every other impacted community deserve better.

Right now, the AFN is currently accepting donations to help Collins First Nation. If you're able to, please consider donating.

ONWA (Ontario Native Women's Association) is another great place to donate to. They have outreach vans going to motels and inns and offering food, water, resources, and cultural support to those impacted by the wildfires.

Other places to consider donating to are Mikinakoos Emergency Fund, Red Cross, True North Aid, Indigenous Climate Action. You can also send donations directly to Whitesand First Nation via e-transfer (donations@whitesandfirstnation.com) and they request that you add your full name in the e-transfer comment section to receive a tax receipt.

*Before sending money, verify that the appeal appears on an official First Nation, Tribal Council or registered charity channel.

If you can't offer financial support, please consider donating items of need. Moontime Connections is currently accepting drop-off donations. If you live in the Thunder Bay area, Namaygoosisagagun Health Office is also taking in donations! They can also bemailed to Superior Inn Hotel & Conference Centre at 555 West Arthur Street, Thunder Bay, ON, P7E 5P8.

items needed are: food, diapers, medical masks, men’s and women’s joggers (all sizes), children’s clothing (newborn to size 14), children’s shoes, summer clothing, men’s clothing, toiletries (lotion, Vaseline, toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, conditioner, soap, deodorant, etc.), strollers, adult depends-all sizes, dog & cat food

wīya ispīh iyiniw-kiskīyihtamowin pasikōpayiki kāwi askiy ta-iyihyīmakan

“my friend is ALWAYS sick and cancelling our plans” it sounds like your friends life suuucks and you should check on them

One of the worst parts of being chronically ill is how lonely it gets. You need a community to help you but you realize just how conditional your friendships are on you being able bodied.

To Survive on This Shore, by Jess T. Dugan.

This being marked "mature" is actually disgusting. These are completely neutral portraits that are not sexual or provocative in any way. Trans people existing is not a fucking sexual statement, let alone our trans elders.

If I keep practicing I might even be a person soon

"people who don't deal with this issue can have some really ignorant and harmful beliefs about + attitudes toward people who do" is a really common and mundane concept but you freak out when we apply it to dysphoria

this is what I mean, you all hate dysphoric trans women so much. if we vent about our dysphoria and the way it's stigmatized even by other trans people who don't experience it, people go "oh so you think people should be gatekept from transition if a doctor decides they aren't dysphoric? 🤨 you think trans people who don't experience dysphoria aren't True trans people? 🤨"

no my friend. those are different concepts. I shouldn't have to flash my "yes I do in fact think everyone should have access to transition unconditionally" creds every single time dysphoria comes up. dealing with dysphoria is already hell enough for us you don't have to go around accusing everyone who talks about it of transmedicalism. maybe you should unpack why you get upset at the idea of a trans woman who doesn't want to fucking top you

🚨 Surviving the surgery means nothing if she dies in the ICU.

My mother survived a high-risk surgery, but she is still in the ICU fighting for her life. The surgery was only half the battle we cannot afford the daily medication keeping her alive.

The price of a single cup of coffee could buy my mother's next breath. Please don't let everything she survived be in vain.

If you can’t donate $1 or $5, you MUST REBLOG this immediately. Your reblog is what keeps her alive.

Donate here -- PayPal -- Verified fundraiser

🚨 We need just 15 people to donate $25.

Alhamdulillah, we raised $115, leaving a $385 gap to cover my mother's ICU medications. Please be one of the 15 people, or REBLOG this immediately to help us close this gap before it’s too late.

Please, before you keep scrolling, give me just one minute of your time.

My name is Enas Hajjo. I am 30 years old, from Gaza. I am a wife, and the mother of a little girl.

Our beautiful home،،the place where we dreamed, laughed, and built our lives،،was destroyed during the war. Nothing is left. Every memory we had was buried beneath the rubble.

Since then, we have been trying to survive in circumstances no family should ever have to face.

Then another nightmare began.

In the middle of the war, my husband, Ahmed, became seriously ill. After many tests, the doctors told us the heartbreaking truth, he has lung cancer.

Today, Ahmed is lying in a hospital bed, fighting for his life. The doctors say he must travel outside Gaza as soon as possible to receive treatment. Without it, we could lose him at any moment.

The cost of his treatment is far beyond anything we could ever afford.

At the same time, I am suffering from severe malnutrition because of the famine. Our bodies are growing weaker every day.

Now we live inside a small tent beneath the burning sun.

Every night, I watch my little daughter fall asleep, and my heart breaks. Rats and insects crawl over her tiny body while she sleeps. I try to protect her, but I cannot protect her from everything.

Can you imagine watching your child live like this?

Can you imagine not knowing whether your husband will still be alive tomorrow?

My daughter is too young to understand cancer.

She only knows that she doesn't want to lose her daddy.

And I don't want to lose my husband.

Please... pause your day for just one minute and look at us with compassion.

If you cannot donate, please don't underestimate the power of a reblog. Sharing our story may help it reach someone who can save my husband's life.

Please reblog our post.

Every reblog gives us another chance to be seen.

Every share brings hope.

Every kind heart brings us one step closer to saving Ahmed.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you for reading, for caring, and for standing with my family.

With love and hope,

Enas Hajjo from Gaza ❤️

✅Vetted by @gazavetters, my number verified on the list is (#425)✅

THESE MAY BE MY LAST WORDS ABOUT MY BABY QAIS.

This could be the last time I write anything while my child is still alive, and I will never forgive anyone who sees this and scrolls past without caring or even sharing.

Today the medicine ran out, and my baby Qais fell unconscious. At hospital, doctor said anemia from bleeding caused this, and I need help to get treatment before it happens again.

I am begging you as a persecuted mother in Gaza, watching my baby bleed in front of me, unable to stop it. Please donate now and help me save his life before it’s too late.

Please donate now Gofundme

The doctors said severe bleeding and weakness caused this terrifying moment, and without urgent treatment it could happen again anytime, so I ask, can you help me get treatment for my baby Qais??, please donate now.

it was international jazz day and all you guys listened to was a single album??

not even close to joking when i say that everyone going "meeeee :3" in the notes needs to ask themselves why they're so much more willing to listen to jazz that isn't made by black artists

If you like Casiopea, check out some classic jazz funk fusion albums like Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock or Return to Forever by Chick Corea.

If you like the Cowboy Bebop soundtrack, check out some later period big band albums like Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus and The Roar of '84 by Buddy Rich.

If you like the Persona soundtrack, check out some more modern jazz fusion albums with electronic elements like Black Focus by Yussef Kamaal or Freedom Fables by Nubiyan Twist.

🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Help A Family of Trans Disabled Women for Pride Month ️‍🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Hi as many of you know we're pretty constantly behind on bills. It would be nice to have a month where we're not panicking, especially with medical bills given I'm still healing from an illness that sent me to the hospital. If it helps to know we're also the moms of @rickybabyboy

$300/$360 raised

Venmo: AGIEF

Paypal: agieocean@gmail.com

Ko-fi:

I've been unable to work for nearly two entire years due to illness, and my savings are depleted and I'm in quite a bit of debt. I'm trying to pay my power bill this month, which was unexpectedly high. If you have a couple dollars, it'd really help! Thanks

im glad you’re all appreciating this post because i nearly snapped my fingers off trying to get a satisfactory bone creaking noise for this

The head of a decapitated person can’t talk. No way to push air over the larynx 

it’s magic

who said that

so fun news it turns out i have EDS