Two of the BPU’s most committed organisers are at breaking point after a traumatic 18 months. These are good, hardworking people who have given everything to the community, and right now, they need the community to have their backs.

A recent act of financial abuse has left them in crisis, forcing them to cover urgent costs for accommodation, relocation, and medical needs. We’re aiming to raise $10,000 to help them regain stability.

Please donate what you can and share this fundraiser widely. Solidarity is everything.

https://chuffed.org/project/124457-support-two-bpu-organisers-in-crisis

#Aboriginal #Indigenous #Australia #Decolonise #BPU #BlackPeoplesUnion #MutualAid #PleaseShare #PleaseHelp #AboriginalMutualAid #BlackMutualAid
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[shared from the BPU Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18mWsNpYmi/]

TSA budget cuts impacting bomb-sniffing dogs raise serious concerns about airport security. Are we really willing to compromise safety for savings? Let's prioritize what matters! #LowFollowGang #PleaseHelp #RETWEET

**[BEST CHOICE]** **SHOCKING AI DISCOVERY!** A paralyzed man controlling a robotic arm with thoughts alone? The future is here, but are we ready for the ethical implications? RT if you think we need to tread carefully! #LowFollowGang #PleaseHelp #Retweet #AI

Big Tech’s nuclear boner for AI energy is a power trip—literally. Microsoft and Google wanna play Oppenheimer while the grid’s held hostage. Decentralize or watch them flick the switch on your freedom. RT if you’re not a reactor simp. #MOST_RELEVANT #LowFollowGang #PleaseHelp

We are looking to get a few supplies we need for the parish and for our homeless ministry which provides food and toiletry items for those most in need in Augusta, GA. If you can help that would be awesome! We are looking to raise $1000 before March 15. Please help us!

CashApp: $saintfrancisparish
Venmo: saintfrancisparish
HTTPS://paypal.me/saintfrancisparish

Thank you so much! #mutualaid #electricity #pleaseboost #pleasehelp

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We are looking to get a few supplies we need for the parish and for our homeless ministry which provides food and toiletry items for those most in need in Augusta, GA. If you can help that would be awesome! We are looking to raise $1000 before March 15. Please help us!

CashApp: $saintfrancisparish
Venmo: saintfrancisparish
HTTPS://paypal.me/saintfrancisparish

Thank you so much! #mutualaid #electricity #pleaseboost #pleasehelp

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From the Never Use Alone FB page:
( https://www.facebook.com/share/15hy6CDuiJ/ )

"Our EMS number that was free is now $250 a month plus extra if we go over 5 calls.
This is a new and unexpected expense for us. This is the number we have to call to send ems to an overdose. It is no longer free for us. Our first month also has extra set up fees.
Everything we do at NUA is volunteer except for a couple of unhoused volunteers who get paid $5 a call. Our volunteers spend a lot of time and love for NUA. Please help out if you can ♡

THREE Ways to give below

1. We've set up a crowdfunding page at https://givebutter.com/never-use-alone
If you can help financially, we appreciate it. If you cannot, please share the page so that others may be able to.

2. We have a merch store at https://merch.neverusealone.com. We get a certain amount of each sale.

3. On our Facebook page, you can "subscribe" for $5 a month. Each person that subscribes, is basically sponsoring 1 phone call a month. 1 subscription = 1 person paid to answer 1 call. With around 22k followers, if even 5% of you subscribed at 4.99 a month, that would pretty much cover it!

You can subscribe at $4.99/month, by clicking this link.
https://www.facebook.com/Neverusealone/subscribe/

We really appreciate any help you're able to offer. We're working towards our 501c3, but in the meantime, we really need your help!

Thank you everyone!"

Hi everyone. I posted about this a couple of days ago but I'm posting again.

I am in desperate need of a new phone and computer, but because of the worsening political situation worldwide the computer/laptop takes presidence.

I basically need to be able to emergency buy a decent laptop with good specs and good hardware that I can use to connect with people and also be able to download files that have been deleted from the CDC and other archives, at least whatever I can.

If everyone that shares and sees this can make even a small donation of 6nzd or more I can achieve this.

I need around 1.5-1.8kNZD to achieve this.
Please consider helping me, so I can help my community and more
I appreciate you.
Please boost. Please share on other social media platforms, thank you for reading

#MutualAid #nz #newzealand #aotearoa #aotearoanz #pleasehelp #help #helpme #emergency #globalemergency

https://ko-fi.com/systemerror

I used to be... I want to say 'good' or 'better' at meditation but I feel as though that goes against the actual point of meditation. What I mean is, I used to find meditation easier and now I find it harder.

Does anyone have a good method they use or a video with guided meditation? Particularly interested in the Buddhist tradition (focused on lovingkindness) but open to others

We've gotten some requests saying it would be cool if #Pixelix was available in multiple languages.

Of course we are listening to your feedback! We have set up a #Crowdin project for the app where everyone can contribute.

Let's do this together!

https://crowdin.com/project/pixelix

If you were talking with someone who was centre-right, what would you suggest he reads/listens to for opening him up to "leftist" (for lack of a better term) ideas?

He's not politically aligned through any real political beliefs he holds personally, but because of the whole "I vote lib/nats because I'm a tradie and they work for tradies" that a lot of Australian men hold onto.

I have an opportunity to get him to start reading and listening to things, and am looking for suggestions.

[ advice welcomed, please ]

So, the back of the yard is flooded.

My house is totally dry and fine.

It's about 5 to 6 inches deep in some spots. I'm going to have to go out and get a better look tomorrow.

I think I'll have to do something (?fuck knows what) about the standing water because of the risk of mosquitoes breeding in it.

(also, all this water fell in about 2 hours)

(also also, all the doors and windows are closed at the moment. I have the fan and the air conditioner on.. AND I CAN HEAR THE FRONGS OVER THE TOP OF IT, THAT'S HOW LOUD THEY ARE )

Do you fart?

Become a citizen scientist and chart your farts!

The CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, is calling on the community to track their farts, to help scientists better understand the frequency and characteristics of one of the leading gut health symptoms experienced by Australians.

#science #fart #Medical #csiro #csirostudy #PleaseShare #PleaseHelp

For more information visit research.csiro.au/cshw/projects/chart-your-fart/ or download the Chart Your Fart app.

Does Bluesky have an algorithm?
Does it have advertising?

Is there any advantage to having an account there?

Opinions from queer, disabled, trans, Indigenous people super welcome (thanks!)

Question for drivers who have had trouble keeping to speed limits, especially those with adhd:

How do you teach yourself not to speed?

I got pulled over yesterday and got a ticket for speeding. It's my 4th in the almost 6 years I've been driving - although the other 3 have been for less than 10km over and was following the flow of traffic.

This one was for over 10km over.

I was passing someone who sped up as I was passing them, and I didn't notice I'd sped up so much to get past.

I've noticed that I'm more likely to speed when I haven't taken my ritalin, because I feel anxious being behind another car and not being able to see ahead of everything.

I also feel like I drive better if I don't take my ritalin, because my reflexes are faster and I'm taking in ALL the things around me instead of having a more narrow focus.. so I prefer not to take it if I'm going to do a long drive (yesterday was Bathurst to Sydney and back.. so like 8 hours).

I don't really have a sense of how fast I'm going, and I do check my speedometer but everytime I do that it's taking my eyes off the road so I can't be constantly looking at it.

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I don't want a lecture about the dangers of speeding. I KNOW.. it's literally why I'm asking, Chad. I was a nurse for a long time - I have literally seen what speeding does to people, probably more so than most.

A friend helped set up this project in Gaza to buy and set up solar panels (already in Gaza, not being used) to help young Palestinian Writers. For each $1k comes in they can buy equipment to transfer to a household.

Please support and share.

#Gaza #GazaGenocide #Israel #Palestine #FromTheRiverToTheSea #PleaseShare #PleaseHelp #MutualAid #IndigenousMutualAid #MasterdonForHarris #Masterdon4Harris

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Since October, Israel's ongoing bombardment of Gaza has destroyed over 50% of all infrastructure, rooftop solar and power stations. Fuel supplies have been cut and residents lack consistent access to food, water or electricity.

Families must walk long distances and wait in line, often for hours, for limited supplies of food and water or to charge a mobile phone (typically their only source of light at night, as well as connection to the outside world).

But a group of young Palestinian writers are fiercely determined to get their stories about Israel's genocide out to the world and are working to Repower Gaza, one light at a time.

We Are Not Numbers (WANN) has located the equipment and technicians inside Gaza necessary to produce a limited amount of solar power kits, enough to immediately restore power to the team of storytellers and their extended families (an estimated 50 households and around 1,000 people). Each kit will generate enough power to light five rooms and power up to 20 mobile phones daily. If more resources become available later, WANN will extend the effort to their broader communities. It will cost US$40,000 to purchase and install the kits.

Donate now and help provide light to Gaza.

The mission of We Are Not Numbers is to train and support a new generation of Palestinian writers, and share their powerful narratives and bring wider understanding to the Palestinian liberation cause.

Please support Repower Gaza and share this grassroots effort to give light, hope and voice to Palestinians resisting genocide with your network.
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This project is an initiative of We Are Not Numbers, supported by the Middle East Children's Alliance, a registered US nonprofit organization. All funds raised will go directly to the purchase of solar kit componentry inside Gaza, to be deployed by trained solar technicians.

https://secure.everyaction.com/nqnFvmWo40K_m3nSTlqCmg2?fbclid=IwAR3qS-jmxzjXrF9kb8xrCgbcburfHD5wfHB8rfrBP8QXoZyKptEXudEmG8A

I'm a disabled Indigenous queer person who exists on Jobseeker, which means almost 50% ($269/week) below the poverty line ($489/week).

After living in the same house for almost 10 years, I have to move because the people we rent from want to renovate.

It's going to cost $3990 just to move, not including the new bond and rent for the new place, cleaning costs for the old place, and all the other incidentals.

I hate asking, but please consider helping if you can - I'd be super grateful.

[update - thank you to those who have shared this post, and to those who have supported this. I've been given just over $1500 by you all, and am so grateful.

We've moved (yay!) I've had to borrow the other $2410 as a low interest loan, and anything else given will go towards paying that back)

https://www.paypal.me/kittensmeow

https://ko-fi.com/abydarling