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Masterlist of Vetted Fundraisers from the Palestinians who directly contacted me (18-26 December)

26 December

Wael Jamal Alshawish (@aya-1993, @wael-86): Wael and Aya have 3 children: Rahaf, Leen, and Aseel. They wish to evacuate from Gaza. (https://gofund.me/e3e253e3) (#372 on @/gazavetters vetted list) (€18 raised of €70K goal)

Israa Alwan, Shadi Alwan (@esraa12gaza, @esraaolwan): Shadi has 5 children: Wedad, Shukri, Saja, Farah, and little baby Mira. Shadi also has 2 sisters: Noor and Israa. Israa wishes to become a teacher and has a degree in Early Childhood Education. Shadi is also caring for his aging mother and his father has been absent for years. (https://gofund.me/775caf47) (shared by @/90-ghost)

Abdulrahman (@abadborhm): Abdulrahman’s family consists of 6 members: his parents, and his 4 siblings. (https://gofund.me/249db7e8) (#359 on @/gazavetters vetted list) (€150 raised of €25K target)

Muhammad Ramadan (@moh12ram, @mohammadram): Muhammad is 24 years old and he studied engineering. He is married and has a 1-year-old daughter. He also has 9 sisters. He suffers problems on his cornea and has had various operations on both his eyes. (https://gofund.me/14bf968b) (#313 on @/gazavetters vetted list) (€614 raised of €30K goal)

23-24 December

Walaa Moneer/ Walaa Mounir (@walaa95famely): Walaa (28) is from northern Gaza. She is married and have 3 children: Yamen (10), Kinan (8), Alma (3). (https://gofund.me/ab22ef91) (vetted by @/90-ghost) (€97 raised of €25K goal)

Nadaa Alrai (@omzaki): Nadaa and her husband Adnan have 2 children: Tulin (8) and Zaki (7). Nadaa suffers from severe migrain while Adnan suffers from high blood pressure. They have been displaced and the children are cold and hungry. (https://gofund.me/69b10735) (#376 on @/gazavetters vetted list, shared by 90-ghost) (€295 raised of €30K goal, fundraising since September)

Yousef Osama (@yousefosama2): Yousef is only 14 years old and he is from a family of 8. He is from Gaza City but he and his family have been displaced and are now living in a makeshift shelter. (https://gofund.me/df5ee605) (#375 on @/gazavetters vetted list) (€55 raised of €3K target)

22 December  

Haifa homeid (@haifa823): Haifa has 3 children: Youssef (8), Jourie (6) and Joan (6). Their house has been bombed and they are now displaced. (https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-haifa-and-her-children-rebuild-their-lives) (#356 on @/gazavetters vetted list)

Mohammed Zatr, Mahmoud Zatr (@mohammedzatr): Mohammed has been seriously injured from an airstrike, and his wife is also pregnant and worried for their unborn child. His brother Mahmoud’s wife gave birth to their first child outside of Gaza but Mahmoud has not even seen his first child because he is trapped in Gaza. His little brother Azzouz is seriously injured. Their financial situation is also dire and they are now in debt. (https://gofund.me/995e1b2a) (promoted by nabulsi, vetted and promoted by @/gaza-evacuation-funds)

Hadeel, Ali (@hadeelali111): Hadeel’s husband Ali has been injured in the foot. They have 2 children: Ayman and Yasser who are suffering from asthma and malnutrition. They are from northern Gaza but are now displaced and living in a tent. (https://gofund.me/c9ea31b8) (#216 on @/gazavetters vetted list)

Majd Sweedan (@majdd-99sn): Majd is 25 years old. He has a motor disability. He has lost a huge part of his family and also his house. (https://gofund.me/c6baa568) (#364 on @/gazavetters vetted list) (€35 raised of €50K goal)

Ibrahim Alhabil (@hema-1999): Ibrahim is from a family of 7. He is 25 years old and was studying accounting. He has 4 siblings: Mohammed (5), Mustafa (4), Rimas (14) and Lana (9).  (https://gofund.me/6348dd92) (#331 on @/gazavetters vetted list)

Mohammed Nasseer (mohamednaser1995, @mohhnaser): Mohammed is 28 years old. He has a baby daughter who was born in the middle of this war. (https://gofund.me/40f22662) (shared by 90-ghost)

20 December

Ibrahim Alhabil (@ibrahimfamilys-1, @ibrahimfamily-1): Ibrahim is 27 years old and is an engineering student. Their house was bombed and 3 of his relatives were killed in that bombing. Ibrahim and his family of 12 is currently displaced in Deir al-Balah. His father suffers from severe back problems, while his mother needs surgery for kidney stones. (https://gofund.me/2080b8d1) (shared by @/90-ghost)

19 December

Hoda, Sobhi (@huda123sblog): Hoda is 20 years old and her husband Sobhi is 24 years old. They live with Sobhi’s family, which consists of 14 people. Their house has been bombed. They are now eating animal food because of the lack of food. Hoda couldn’t finish her studies because of a lack of money. She wishes to have children. (https://gofund.me/d98cb739) (#314 on @/gazavetters vetted list) (€100 raised of €50K goal)

Mohamed Fayez, Ruba Fayez (@rubafayez, @mohamedfd): Mohamed’s family consists of his parents and hsi siblings. His father was severely injured in a bombing. (https://gofund.me/0f201517) (shared by 90-ghost) ($190 USD raised of $40K goal, fundraising since September)

Hamdi Ali (@abuyasin156): Hamdi and his wife have 4 children: Malak (20), Dareen (19), Youseef (15), and Yasin (7). Their house has been completely destroyed. They’ve managed to evacuate to Egypt but they are now allowed to work there. (https://gofund.me/1de8737b) (Vetted by association! Hamdi is a cousin of @/mohammedyasers (shared by 90-ghost))

Hadeel (@palestinianhadeel1, @hadeelfamyli): Hadeel 27 years old and she had a skin care company. She has lost her father, her husband, and her brother in this genocide. Her daughter Almas witnessed her father’s death and is severly traumatized. Hadeel also gave birth to a baby boy in November 2024. She is also taking care of 2 nieces, Samira and Najwa, who have been orphaned. Najwa and her sister Kanaria have recently been killed. (https://chuffed.org/project/113386-help-hadeels-family) (#5 on @/gaza-evacuation-funds list here, shared by 90-ghost)

18 Decembeer

Abeer Salem (@abeersalem): Abeer is 55 years old and have a daughter named Judy. They are from Gaza City but they have lost their home and they are now displaced in Al-Nuseirat. (https://gofund.me/8579cbff) (Vetted by association! Abeer Salem is the cousin of  Noha Ayyad @/helpnohafamilygaza (#78 on the Operation Olive Branch verified fundraiser list, shared by 90-ghost). Abeer is also a cousin of @/mohammedyasers (shared by 90-ghost)) (£501 raised of £40K goal)

Nour Al Madhoun, Momen Al Madhoun (@momenalmadhoun3, @nourfamily3, @momenalmadhoun1): Nour (30) and Momen (35) have 2 children: Ezzdeen (8) and Ameer (6). The Isralie forces only gave them 5 minutes to evacuate their home. They are from Northern Gaza but are now displaced in Deir el-Balah. (https://gofund.me/416f9e71) (#291 on @/gazavetters vetted list) (€2,414 raised of €50K target, fundraising since April)

Mariam Ab Yossef (@fuzzysandwichchaos): Mariam has 7 children. Her child Mahmoud suffers from brain damage, congenital malformations of the urinary system and a blockage in the urethra. (https://gofund.me/e89a8593) (Vetted by association! This campaign has been vouched for by Sahar (@/a-ss-123, @/soperfectionbasement, @/strangekittengalaxy) (vetted by association, also see post here)) (£10 raised of £50K target)

Mohammed, Faisal (@babygentlemenmusic): Faisal’s brother Mohammed has a water truck and wants to help provide clean water and other basic necessities for the people around him. He is fundraising to keep the water truck operating and to keep it filled. (https://chuffed.org/project/117914-food-and-clean-water-for-displaced-people-in-central-gaza) (Vetted by association! This campaign has been vouched for by Sahar (@/a-ss-123, @/soperfectionbasement, @/strangekittengalaxy) (vetted by association, also see post here)) ($201 Raised of $200,000)

Click here for my Google Doc with my complete masterlist of all the Palestinian gfm asks I've received

Info on how gfm campaigns vetted:  See here, here, here and here.

See post here for other verified ways to send aid to Gaza.

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btw last week on jp twitter they were goncharov-ing a detective conan movie into existence lmao

it all started because of this twitter user pointing out that the Osaka Expo 2025 venue looks like a setting out of a detco movie (x)

then someone fixed the color, added "original work by gosho aoyama", and voila (x)

and then people just kept adding on to it, here's a few more:

they got teaser art posters (1) (2) (3)

a movie logo (x)

and a movie poster ofc (x)

btw if you were wondering wtf that weird blob creature is, it's Osaka Expo 2025's mascot:

oh yeah someone also made a whole ass movie trailer (x)

and end credits too but i can't upload 2 videos so here's the link (x)

someone even made an agasa quiz lmao (x)

someone also brainrotted so hard they managed to gather hattori, kaitou kid, amuro, and akai all in one movie (x)

anyway, we've cracked the code. we can explode any place just by adding "original work by gosho aoyama" (x) (x)

old art/trend ദ്ദി •⩊• )

‏ I am Yahya from Gaza. 💔I lost my father who was killed, and my mother is in constant need of treatment💔🍉. I live with my young siblings in a tent, enduring the harsh cold amidst continuous shelling. 🫂I am the sole breadwinner, and every moment we flee from the machine of death that chases us. 🍉We are in desperate need of your help, as we have nothing but our hope in God and your support. Every day, we face death and struggle to survive. 💔Every donation could be the difference between life and death for us. Please, do not leave these innocent souls to fight alone in this hell.”🙏🙏🙏

https://gofund.me/beae2ac7

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Quick Tsujimura doodle

Yeah… been real busy lately. Work, trying to finish a commission… I’ll get into a grind (I say probably lying)

Have a messy doodle of my mom 🩵

If you wanted to, Higuchi in Akutagawa's clothes? :p

higu’s throat is dry, can someone give her some water?

(requests closed everyone else, sorry :’’ ) )

you cannot fix that blond man please step away and let the professionals take over

A Fight Without You

the height of my esuka obsession T-T

Yet another island Isuka hadn't been at; it was getting worrisome. Isuka, without fail, had been there at every single island since they had first met, always there, determined to bring him in. Ace loved the attention; Deuce speculated that it was because she was a gorgeous young woman who could take him down if she wanted to. However, this was the second island they'd been to, and Isuka hadn't been there. Ace felt uneasy leaving the previous island without seeing her, but she was a marine who had other things to do apart from chasing him, or so he tried to convince himself. He was finding it harder to believe now that she hadn't turned up this time.

Ace sighed, 'you don't think something bad happened to her do you?'

'To who? Isuka? No way I've never seen anyone like her,' Deuce chuckled, 'she fights like she's got devil fruit powers.'

'That woman is fearless,' Ace seemed to accept it for a while but looked back at the horizon, 'but nothing could've happened to her, right?'

'Ace, cap, no offence but you're awfully worried about a woman who has done nothing but try to catch you. Maybe it's a good thing she isn't here, one less thing to worry about if she's finally lost our trail.'

'She hasn't only tried to catch me, she's,' Deuce raised an eyebrow, 'I just think it's weird okay, she's just always there.'

'You know she has other duties right? She's an ensign, that's pretty important, she's probably got meetings to attend, boring marine stuff.'

'Yeah I guess,' Ace didn't seem at all satisfied with the answer but didn't try to argue back.

'Boss!' Skull shouted from the sand, 'bad news, the locals just said that we can't leave tonight!'

'Why's that?'

'Apparently there's a bad current that appears from time to time. It's wiped out massive fleets before, we shouldn't risk it.'

'I guess we're spending another night here,' he seemed to consider his options before jumping down to the sand, 'Deuce let's walk, I'm bored.'

~ ♡ ~

Deuce often got dragged into things because Ace was bored or hungry. Since he'd left Sixis with Ace, life had not been dull, maybe even a little too interesting. Thankfully this time, Ace didn't get into much trouble, although his usual narcoleptic attack did frighten a few villagers. 

Or so he thought. Things had been going well until Ace caught sight of a marine, just an ordinary officer slipping past the crowds and into a back street.

He immediately broke into a run, 'Ace!'

The officer was fast, keeping to the back streets as he made it to the other side of the island, where he met with another officer. Ace recognised them; they worked under Isuka on her ship.

'Did you find any others?'

'No there's only one doctor on this island.'

'That's not good, hopefully the antidote works, we've contacted headquarters, but no one will be able to reach here for a while.'

'The Ensign is strong, she'll pull through.' At the mention of Isuka, Deuce felt Ace tense. He was never subtle when it came to her.

'Hopefully.'

Deuce felt Ace move, grabbing one of the marines before he could stop him, 'what did you say?'

'Fire Fist!' The other one spluttered, 'what are you doing here?'

He tightened his grip on the man, 'answer the question, what happened to Isuka?' Deuce sighed. Ace had an especially short fuse when things were about her. After all, he'd beaten up a guy who'd made some unsavoury passes at her when she confronted them at a bar. Ace was not someone you wanted to anger.

'We don't need to tell you anything, pirate.'

Ace looked like he would punch the guy but was stopped by a loud rustling sound getting closer to them from more than one side. He dropped the guy before preparing for a possible ambush. The marine gasped for air before crawling over to his colleague.

'Boss!' One of the voices shouted. Skull had come looking for them.

The other person, unfortunately, was a marine who, at the sight of Ace, drew her gun. 'Fire Fist Ace, the ensign is in no state to fight you. Leave.'

'Take me to her.'

'Boss, that's-' Skull began; that was too much to ask of them to lead a notorious pirate to their leader, who was in no state to fight.

'I want to see her.'

The marine sighed; she looked over at his two colleagues; they weren't enough to deter the pirate, 'can you help her?'

'Deuce is a doctor, he can take a look at her, if she needs something and we have it, you can have it.'

'How do we trust you, pirate? Getting rid of the Ensign Isuka would be advantageous to you,' the marine he had grabbed spat out.

'I wouldn't hurt her, not intentionally.'

She nodded to the dismay of her colleagues, in a way she understood that their relationship was quite complicated, 'follow me.'

The five of them trailed behind her as she led them to a small cove. The ship was tucked in. The sails containing Isuka's epithet were taken in; the usually busy ship had an uneasy quietness.

'Many of us are scattered around the island, looking for supplies, some have remained for security.'

As they stepped up onto the boat, Ace's appearance caused a couple of marines to turn to him in alarm, guns raised. The marine leading them waved them down, 'he's trying to help!'

They didn't seem all that convinced but turned back around, keeping up their posts.

Deuce seemed slightly impressed at the ship's sheer size, 'how'd she get hurt?'

'We we're called as support along with another ship, they needed some help bringing in some other pirates,' she opened a door leading them downstairs, 'with the ensign it would be easy work, she may struggle to bring you in, but she's very strong.'

'I don't doubt it,' despite having the powers of a logia-type devil fruit, he still dodged her attacks out of reflex.

'We replied to the call, they were nearby and Isuka would never say no to helping someone, and everything did go to plan apart from one thing.'

She opened another door; this time, it was the door to the infirmary. The ship's doctor and the village doctor were sitting by her bedside, monitoring her condition and discussing other medical things.

The marine nodded at them, signalling them to step outside, and they complied. Ace stood by the door for a while before deciding to sit by her; she looked awful. Deuce checked the wound on her arm, the blue bruise-like colour spreading from the injury and up her arm.

'One of the pirates had hidden and held Isuka with a knife to her throat, he didn't realise she was the ensign. So she did what she did best, fight, she brought him down, but he managed to nick her arm. Things were okay for a day or two, but she suddenly collapsed two days ago, so we stopped at the nearest island.'

Deuce checked her temperature, gently checking the neckline of her uniform to see how far the colour had spread. 'I think the antidote is working, the poison hasn't spread far enough to be of extreme danger to her life, but things can still go wrong. Tonight will be very important, it may determine whether she'll be able to use her arm or not.'

'Yes, that's what the other doctors have said, it was lucky we carried many types of antidote,' the marine sighed, 'Isuka made sure of that.' 

With that, she left the room, nodding at Deuce. Ace, on the other hand, had barely registered what had happened, his thoughts consumed by the girl before him. 

Isuka was usually full of life, her strong voice yelling at him from her ship. That was not who he saw now; the girl lying on the infirmary bed was soulless. Her skin was pale, and her breathing laboured; she was not the picture of health she'd always been. Ace leant forward, inspecting her poisoned arm, it may be on her non-dominant arm, but she fought with both. She used her athletic abilities to leap over things, usually using her arm for stability. He knew her fighting style was aggressive and powerful; he was scared that if she lost her arm, she'd give up on being a marine or, at the very least, stop chasing him. Either way, he wouldn't see her again; he would have no reason to tease her and watch her turn red when he threw a flirty comment her way. Losing her and her presence would leave an ugly mark on his heart. 

As she began coughing, she rolled onto her side, bringing her knees closer to her chest. Deuce poured her a glass of water before handing it to Ace, who waited for her to calm down. As the violent coughing fit came to an end, she opened her eyes slowly, her good arm coming up to wipe the tears that had formed in the corners of her eyes. She made a grabbing motion in the direction of the side table.

'Here,' Ace gently moved the cup to her hand, allowing her to grab it, she tried getting up, but without being able to put any pressure on her other arm, she struggled. Ace got up from the chair to help her; when she sat up, she took a long drink from the glass, and Ace settled back into his chair.

'Fire fist, what are you doing here?' Her voice was groggy and weak; her vision had finally cleared up, and she'd finally noticed who he was. He thought she'd be more shocked, but perhaps she was too tired for that.

'Couldn't leave without seeing my favourite ensign, now could I?' He chuckled when Isuka made what he could only guess was a flustered expression. Deuce looked at Skull; there was an unspoken agreement between the both of them that they should leave them alone. He tapped Ace's shoulder reassuringly before exiting the infirmary.

'You know, Isuka. I missed you at our previous island; it isn't the same without you shouting at me,' she smiled at that, lying back down, 'it's not the same when I'm not fighting you.'

'I've got other battles to fight, Fire Fist; I can't chase you all the time,' she whispered as she dragged the sheets back over her.

'I wish you could, wouldn't it be fun seeing each other everyday?'

'I think we have very different ideas of fun.'

'You wouldn't have to get hurt fighting some other prick,' she stayed silent for a while, unable to bring herself to look him in the eyes, 'you worried me when I walked in here I thought I was going to lose you.'

She lifted her arm, hesitating before placing her hand on his cheek, 'it's part of the job, you know that.'

At first, it took him by surprise; they weren't close like that. At most, there were accidental brushes of skin that left her flustered. He placed his hand on hers; she felt comfortable with him, and for now, that was enough. For once, she wasn't wearing her leather gloves; her hand was warm as he stroked it gently, 'I know,' but he couldn't help hating the thought. He moved her hand to his mouth, placing a small kiss on the palm of her hand before releasing it.

She smiled at him, grabbing hold of his hand again, 'I know it isn't much, but I'm here now. You know that I'm safe,' she gently squeezed his hand before closing her eyes. She didn't know who he had lost in the past to react like that, but she understood loss and the pain it brought.

~ ♡ ~

He had completely lost track of time, sitting there holding her hand, stroking the back of it, tracing the lines on her palm. It was completely dark when Deuce returned to the room carrying two plates of food and a bowl of soup for Isuka.

'Skull went back to the rest of the crew to explain,' he placed the soup down first before handing Ace his plate, 'I'm guessing you don't want to leave.'

'I don't know. I don't want to leave her like this.'

'Don't worry about it, the crew will understand.'

Ace gently shook Isuka awake, so she could try to eat something. He helped her sit up again, handing her the bowl of soup before picking up his plate and starting to eat. Deuce had begun to explain their adventures at their previous island, what had happened when she wasn't there. She laughed when he explained how Ace had fallen into the lake trying to chase Kotatsu, who had been chasing a butterfly. At some point during the conversation, Ace had finished his plate and noticed Isuka had been struggling to eat. He took the bowl from her and began feeding her as she listened to Deuce's rambling. At first, she'd been a little embarrassed, but soon she came to enjoy it a little, the power she had over him always amused Deuce. He knew of Ace's tendencies when caring for people, but feeding them was not one of them. Isuka, however, was an exception; they shared something special, even if they didn't quite notice it yet.

After dinner, Isuka had laid back down, drowsiness taking over; Ace remained by her side as Deuce got some pillows and blankets. Ace was still in the same spot when he returned, watching over her. Deuce set up the little sofa in the room for him to sleep on, leaving the other bed in the infirmary to Ace if he wanted to sleep.

'Deuce, take the bed, I don't need it.'

'You should try to get some sleep too.'

'If need be I can sleep on the sofa, you can take the bed.'

Deuce didn't bother arguing back; Ace was stubborn when it came to certain things, so there was no point trying to get his way.

The night was cold; Ace watched as Isuka shivered under her blanket. He got up and grabbed the blanket Deuce left on the table to cover her with. Taking the pillow, he placed it on the bed; he leant forward to rest his head. He must have eventually nodded off because sunlight was filtering through the blinds on the window when he woke up. Sometime in her sleep, Isuka must have found his head as he could feel her soothingly running her hand through his hair. It felt weird; the last time someone had done that was probably 6 or 7 years ago. When he'd fall asleep around Makino, she'd take care of him, gently patting his back or running her hand through his hair. It was comforting; if his mother was alive, he imagined she would do the same.

It was a while longer before either of the others stirred; Isuka was up first, woken up again by a coughing fit. Ace did the same thing as before, handing her a glass of water and helping her sit up. Being a light sleeper, Deuce had also woken up; he checked up on Isuka first. Her temperature had decreased slightly, and the marks on her arm had begun to fade - which was very promising. He left to share the information with the rest of her crew.

'Thank you, Fire Fist, I think your presence really helped.'

'I didn't do much,' he smiled, slightly shy at the compliment.

'I know, but still, you make me stronger.'

Ace didn't know what to say; Isuka kept him on his toes, kept him guessing what her next move would be. She'd made her way into his life, and in a way, she pushed him to be stronger too. Before he could try to formulate a reply, Deuce returned.

'We should probably get back to the ship, the currents are getting better and we can leave soon,' Ace made an expression. Before he could ask, Deuce replied, 'I imagine Isuka will be leaving soon too, she's getting better and it would be beneficial to be heading to a more accessible island.'

'He's right, if things go well we'll probably be leaving by the end of the day,' she smiled reassuringly at Ace, 'back on your trail of course.'

'Wouldn't expect anything different.'

~ ♡ ~