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bfitzinAR @bfitzinar.bsky.social · 4h

Kid has gone so long w/o food he needs medical attention as well.

Pls RS/QS. Pls do what you can. #HelpFolksLive2025

bfitzinAR @bfitzinar.bsky.social · 4h

Wrapping up. Fine Autumn day if a bit warm. Pork & cabbage for dinner. 🐈💤

Healing/Helping/Protecting Energy to all who accept it. 🕯🙏for all in pain or peril or both. For any reason. G'night. Y'all keep each other safe, secure, comfortable. Comforted. 💕💕💕

Gray and white cat to the left, creamsicle cat to the right (mostly blocked by the gray & white cat) sharing a wood-frame chair by a French window. Curtains partly open.

bfitzinAR @bfitzinar.bsky.social · 4h

There's just us.

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bfitzinAR @bfitzinar.bsky.social · 4h

STILL $1230 TO GO 2700-MILE RELOCATION TO SAFETY URGENT!

Chris escaped DV. Now moving in w/ family in PA. It's a long drive w/ recent hip surgery & an elderly support cat. Got gas & food. Now any combo ppl x $$ $1230 does motels.

Pls RS/QS & do what you can. #HelpFolksLive2025

gofund.me/772d3eb76

Donate to Moving to Safety After Surviving DV, organized by Chris Voelker

I’m reaching out for help during an incredibly difficult time. After surviving domes… Chris Voelker needs your support for Moving to Safety After Surviving DV

gofund.me

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QuyetPawz - Mutual Aid @qpmutualaid.bsky.social · 9h

💕 💸
#HelpSky
#MutualAid #HelpFolksLive2025

Amelia @ameliaearhart2.bsky.social · 1d

Please help DV survivor Chris (& 14 y.o. support kitty Zoe!) on their cross country journey to a new, safe home. DV devastates your sense of self-worth, along w/your finances. Chris is already tremendously buoyed by the kindness of Bluesky strangers. Thank you!🧡🧡🧡 www.gofundme.com/f/moving-to-...

Donate to Moving to Safety After Surviving DV, organized by Chris Voelker

I’m reaching out for help during an incredibly difficult time. After surviving domes… Chris Voelker needs your support for Moving to Safety After Surviving DV

www.gofundme.com

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Gwen 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️♿ @gwenverbsnouns.bsky.social · 5d

people are spoiled by big corporation selling cheap products made with brutally exploitative labor practices, even outright slavery

clothes used to be a lot more expensive than they are today, but they also lasted for a long time, such that people actually spent less on net

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🌸Bibi🌸♿ (formerly bibicosplays) @bibiblossoms.bsky.social · 5d

This isn't towards those who are broke.

I've noticed that people devalue my work. I could have hundreds of reviews raving about my products. But people only wanna support me if they feel they're getting a VERY "cheap" price. While so many other creators can charge whatever for their products.

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knifeBOOts aka Jen (they/them) 👻 @knifeboots.xyz · 7h

People have no idea how well priced Bibi's disability/mobility aids are and how excellent the quality is. Bibi's stuff LASTS. It wears well. And Bibi is bending over backwards to accommodate US customers right now due to tariffs we never wanted and Bibi has no control over.

🌸Bibi🌸♿ (formerly bibicosplays) @bibiblossoms.bsky.social · 5d

This isn't towards those who are broke.

I've noticed that people devalue my work. I could have hundreds of reviews raving about my products. But people only wanna support me if they feel they're getting a VERY "cheap" price. While so many other creators can charge whatever for their products.

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bfitzinAR @bfitzinar.bsky.social · 4h

You're very welcome.

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bfitzinAR @bfitzinar.bsky.social · 4h

$120 RENEW CAR TAGS ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE URGENT!

Disabled queer/trans couple. Between them they do 1 full-time job & several side gigs - for which they need street-legal cars. Car stuff + overdue utilities is ~$550 so 55 ppl $10 each is good.

Pls RS/QS. Pls do what you can. #HelpFolksLive2025

Alex 🦂 🏳️‍🌈 $30/$400 @godwearsgucci.bsky.social · 4h

We’re both disabled and doing everything we can to stay afloat. I need $120 by Oct 27 to renew our car tags, our cars are how we work and survive. Any help or shares mean so much.

💗 ko-fi.com/alex0671
💵 cash.app/$nagemenna

#mutualaid #helpsky #fundsky #HelpFolksLive2025 #MABoost #urgentneed 💕💸🏳️‍⚧️♿

My wife and I are both disabled and doing everything we can to stay afloat — I work full time and pick up side gigs, and she does what she can despite her health. Every month feels like survival mode.

Right now, we need $120 by Oct 27th to renew our car tags on both vehicles. It also happens to be my birthday that day, and being able to take care of this would lift such a huge weight off our shoulders. Our cars are how we get to work, do side gigs, and keep surviving.

If anyone can donate or even share, it truly means the world. We don’t have a support system outside of this community — your kindness is what keeps us going. 💕

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fairshare.help @fairshare.help · 4h

Added

Please donate if you can and share the original.

Directly asking people you know is the most effective way to get help for people

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Alex 🦂 🏳️‍🌈 $30/$400 @godwearsgucci.bsky.social · 4h

We’re both disabled and doing everything we can to stay afloat. I need $120 by Oct 27 to renew our car tags, our cars are how we work and survive. Any help or shares mean so much.

💗 ko-fi.com/alex0671
💵 cash.app/$nagemenna

#mutualaid #helpsky #fundsky #HelpFolksLive2025 #MABoost #urgentneed 💕💸🏳️‍⚧️♿

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Alex 🦂 🏳️‍🌈 $30/$400 @godwearsgucci.bsky.social · 4h

@fairshare.help @bfitzinar.bsky.social could you please share this? Completely forgot about my bday tag renewal this month... Just more to stress about.. Thank you in advance!

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bfitzinAR @bfitzinar.bsky.social · 4h

~$7000 AUG, SEPT, OCT OVERDUE & DUE BILLS + OCT FOOD/MEDS/HYGIENE & RENT.

It would take ~$50,000 to clear all the debt from when their health flares dumped them early this year. Any combo ppl x $$ = $7000 keeps them safe for now.

Pls RS/QS. Pls do what you can. #HelpFolksLive2025

|🏳️‍⚧️ F.E.A.R.onox |Urgent Funds: $390/$7000 | ❤️🧡💛💚 @farronox.bsky.social · 8h

We need ~$50,000 to clear debts, catch up with costs of living, and prepare for our future. We ~$7,000 to cover this month and recent missed monthly goals. bsky.app/profile/farr... ko-fi.com/farronox/goa... farronox.carrd.co

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bfitzinAR @bfitzinar.bsky.social · 4h

I'm not sure how that happened either. That is totally weird. Let me redo that and delete this one.

bfitzinAR @bfitzinar.bsky.social · 5h

You're welcome.

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bfitzinAR @bfitzinar.bsky.social · 5h

$97 BILL OVERDUE FROM LAST WEEK. $270 BILL COMING THIS WEEK. ~$700 TOTAL OCT BILLS - ALL URGENT!

37 ppl $10 each covers the immediate bills. Any combo ppl x $$ = $700 covers October. Which would be very good.

Pls RS/QS. Pls do what you can. #HelpFolksLive2025

Camilla @realqueencamilla.bsky.social · 5h

Thanks for this space.
$700 in bills this month. $97 overdue. $270 due this upcoming week. Anything helps even just a few dollars. Disabled/Immunocompromised/Housebound/Unemployed.
Venmo: camilla-simon-1
PayPal.me/camillasimon
Buy from my redbubble: www.redbubble.com/people/fando...

Pay Camilla Simon using PayPal.Me

Go to paypal.me/CamillaSimon and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

PayPal.me

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Camilla @realqueencamilla.bsky.social · 5h

Thanks for this space.
$700 in bills this month. $97 overdue. $270 due this upcoming week. Anything helps even just a few dollars. Disabled/Immunocompromised/Housebound/Unemployed.
Venmo: camilla-simon-1
PayPal.me/camillasimon
Buy from my redbubble: www.redbubble.com/people/fando...

Pay Camilla Simon using PayPal.Me

Go to paypal.me/CamillaSimon and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

PayPal.me

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TheStarGayzingEtherian @starygayetheria.bsky.social · 5h

@fairshare.help

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bfitzinAR @bfitzinar.bsky.social · 5h

OUT OF FOOD, OUT OF MEDS, ALMOST OUT OF GAS - $300 LAST WEEK'S GOAL NOT MET MEANS THEY'RE OUT OF EVERYTHING.

Sibs. Trans. Queer. Disabled. Chronically ill. 30 ppl $10 each is good. 60 ppl $10 each covers last week + this week as well.

Pls RS/QS. Pls do what you can. #HelpFolksLive2025

lee @punkskunk47.bsky.social · 11d

cash.app/$leannuh47

venmo.com/u/Leannuh47

www.paypal.me/ChrisChilder...

‪https://www.patreon.com/leannuh47?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator‬

Pay me on Cash App

Instantly exchange money for free on Cash App

cash.app

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lee @punkskunk47.bsky.social · 5h

Nothing received this week
We need meds and gas
Meds badly
0/300 please help bsky.app/profile/punk...

lee @punkskunk47.bsky.social · 11d

disabled people are set up to die under capitalism

if you can’t work you’re offered red tape eugenics and an unlivable wage

we’re also often abandoned by family and friends on top of everything else

my brother and I need support
we’re disabled and chronically ill and just trying to survive

Gray cat in pink laundry basket leaning on his elbow. Boxes of pink text surround him reading: cashapp/venmo /
patreon leannuh47
paypal
chrischilders922
funds for food, gas, pain management (helps pain, inflammation, neuropathy, emotional regulation)
multiply disabled, long covid siblings trans & queer both with ptsd/cptsd an SA/stalking/abuse survivor
no benefits or insurance
no reliable/ consitent income

Cute skunk on pile of trash holding up finger hearts and a QR code that reads “join to support us”. Other text reads “mutual aid saves lives”

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bfitzinAR @bfitzinar.bsky.social · 5h

$100 GETS THE GROCERY ORDER BUT AT LEAST $30 AND THEY CAN GET A DAY'S WORTH OF CALORIES & PROTEIN SOMEWHERE.

3 ppl $10 each is good. 10 ppl $10 each is better. Either way, they've got to eat.

Pls RS/QS. Pls do what you can. #HelpFolksLive2025

Josh 💛⚪💜♠️ @blackice397.bsky.social · 6h

Nothing received so far today. Haven't had any meals yet either.

Again, can 3 people spare $10 so I can get through today please? (If 10 people matched $10, that would be ideal!) 💕💸

#BIPOCMA #MutualAid #MABoost #UrgentNeed

Josh 💛⚪💜♠️ @blackice397.bsky.social · 5d

Well, the goal for the bill never got cleared, but I'm just deciding to focus on groceries for the week. Goal of $170, any help is greatly appreciated. 💸💕

#BIPOCMA #SignalBoost #MutualAid #UrgentNeed #HelpSky #HelpFolksLive2025

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Josh 💛⚪💜♠️ @blackice397.bsky.social · 6h

Nothing received so far today. Haven't had any meals yet either.

Again, can 3 people spare $10 so I can get through today please? (If 10 people matched $10, that would be ideal!) 💕💸

#BIPOCMA #MutualAid #MABoost #UrgentNeed

Josh 💛⚪💜♠️ @blackice397.bsky.social · 5d

Well, the goal for the bill never got cleared, but I'm just deciding to focus on groceries for the week. Goal of $170, any help is greatly appreciated. 💸💕

#BIPOCMA #SignalBoost #MutualAid #UrgentNeed #HelpSky #HelpFolksLive2025

Nighttime sky with a crescent moon, skyline of Philadelphia in the background.

Listed are Josh's paylinks:

CashApp: $blackice397
PayPal: @blackice397
Venmo: @blackice397

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AjiWings @ajijaakwe.bsky.social · 6h

I actually thought Pritzker might be genuinely breaking the mold, protected as he is by his whiteness, his cishet maleness and his billions.

Just another cowardly lackey for so-called "law enforcement," apparently. All words, no action.

Until he changes that? NOPE.

🚲5🇵🇸 @anyfishanytime.bsky.social · 6h

@govpritzker.illinois.gov why are your state police supporting ICE and denying detainees religious rights?!?!

amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 8h

Outside of the Broadview ICE facility, a state trooper tells the delegation attempting to have communion with detainees that ICE has denied their request.

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