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demons 🎃 @fendoffthedemons.bsky.social · 4h

food banks can also use money! as their needs adjust, monetary donations can really help them fill in the gaps not met by food donations alone.

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demons 🎃 @fendoffthedemons.bsky.social · 4h

i adored sapling cage, my roommate got the preorder for my birthday and i read it in one day. absolutely brilliant. very well deserved nomination.

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demons 🎃 @fendoffthedemons.bsky.social · 1d

perfect moment to point out this game that has a demo on steam right now 😉
store.steampowered.com/app/3972400/...

Relooted Demo on Steam

Reclaim real African artifacts from Western museums in this Africanfuturist heist game. Recruit crew members, plan escape routes, acquire the precious cargo, and bounce out of the joint as fast as you...

store.steampowered.com

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demons 🎃 @fendoffthedemons.bsky.social · 1d

For no particular reason I'd like to point out that Relooted is a game about reclaiming African artifacts from Western museums and it has a demo on Steam right now.
store.steampowered.com/app/3972400/...

Relooted Demo on Steam

Reclaim real African artifacts from Western museums in this Africanfuturist heist game. Recruit crew members, plan escape routes, acquire the precious cargo, and bounce out of the joint as fast as you...

store.steampowered.com

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scary tall bart @tallbart.com · 1d

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demons 🎃 @fendoffthedemons.bsky.social · 1d

the UK is just the US in a different font

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demons 🎃 @fendoffthedemons.bsky.social · 5d

me as a kid: hey my back hurts all the time
my parents: it’s just growing pains
*fast forward to age 32*
me: hey my back hurts
doctor: hm lets get an x-ray
doctor, later on: so your spine is in the shape of an s. 🙃

demons 🎃 @fendoffthedemons.bsky.social · 5d

my mom has been registered democrat her whole life and i’ve been trying to get her to understand this, which has been incredibly difficult. she’s so locked in to the idea that the dems are the good guys, precisely bc they’re polite and don’t rock the boat.

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demons 🎃 @fendoffthedemons.bsky.social · 10d

someone in my extremely small town set up a skeleton with a lawnmower chasing 3 lawn flamingos being ridden by tinier skeletons. the duality of man.

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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 10d

49 members of the Thousand Madleens freedom flotilla remain in Israeli custody for trying to deliver much-needed aid to starving people in Gaza. Whatever Trump says about a "ceasefire," the lives and liberation of Palestinians still depend on international solidarity.

crimethinc.com/SailingforGaza

A banner hangs from a building at night, reading "Free the flotilla fighters—free Palestine."

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Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness @tangledwilderness.bsky.social · 10d

Sharing by request of a comrade:

Please blast this to your networks. the goal is to have as many people 888 407 4747 (US Department of State) between now and Sunday as possible. 2 of the 4 crew have been released, 2 are being held captive still (with uncertain access to live saving medications)

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demons 🎃 @fendoffthedemons.bsky.social · 10d

My pleasure!

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demons 🎃 @fendoffthedemons.bsky.social · 10d

“I am calling to bring your attention to this mission. Are you willing to abide by international law? Will you do everything in your power to prevent further international crimes, to protect unarmed U.S. citizens on a humanitarian mission?” (end of post)

demons 🎃 @fendoffthedemons.bsky.social · 10d

“The social contract is eroding before our very eyes. I beg you to do your part to restore it.” (last part in next reply)

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demons 🎃 @fendoffthedemons.bsky.social · 10d

“Israel escalates its war crimes through these kidnappings, so as to evade accountability for the genocide it imposes on Palestine. The world order depends on holding Israel accountable. Countries who support & enable Israel in its war crimes are guilty of the same.”(cont’d in replies)

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demons 🎃 @fendoffthedemons.bsky.social · 10d

“The Thousand Madleens participants rightly fear that they will be taken hostage, abused, assaulted, denied medications and legal counsel, and psychologically tortured just like the Global Sumud flotilla, who Israel kidnapped on Oct 2.“ (cont’d in replies)

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demons 🎃 @fendoffthedemons.bsky.social · 10d

“…and aid workers directly to Palestinian waters, through international waters. Israel has no jurisdiction over their route, and its ongoing efforts to prevent aid from reaching Gaza are in overt violation of international maritime law.” (cont’d in replies)

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demons 🎃 @fendoffthedemons.bsky.social · 10d

“I am calling to urge you to take urgent action to protect the Thousand Madleens to Gaza flotilla. Four of our fellow U.S. citizens and 49 other civilians from around the world are currently in grave danger. The Thousand Madleens to Gaza is a coalition bringing food, medical supplies…(cont’d below)

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demons 🎃 @fendoffthedemons.bsky.social · 10d

Slide 3: “Phone Script: “Hello my name is [name] and I am a [“concerned citizen” “constituent” and/or list a job or position that uniquely positions you to advocate for the flotilla - medical professional, attorney, parent etc.] based in [location].” (script cont’d in replies)

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demons 🎃 @fendoffthedemons.bsky.social · 10d

U.S. Embassy Jerusalem email: [email protected]

suggested social media targets (some not on bluesky):
@statedept
@marcorubio.bsky.social
@potus
@vp
@usambisrael
@unhumanrights
@unreliefchief
@icjpalestine.com
@amnesty.org
@hrw.org

(next slide in replies)

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demons 🎃 @fendoffthedemons.bsky.social · 10d

Slide 2: “Diplomatic contacts, embassies, state departments:
whitehouse.gov/contact
Sec. of State Marco Rubio: (202)-647-1512
US State Dept.: (888)-407-4747
U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee email: [email protected] or phone: (+972)-02-630-4000

(more in replies)

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demons 🎃 @fendoffthedemons.bsky.social · 10d

Slide 1: “Its crew, including U.S. citizens, have been kidnapped from international waters by the state of Israel for acts of compassion, not aggression. The delivery of humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza is peaceful activity protected by international law. Bring them home.” (next in replies)

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demons 🎃 @fendoffthedemons.bsky.social · 10d

Slide 1: “U.S. citizens kidnapped from international waters after interception of humanitarian vessel ‘Soul of My Soul’. The Soul of My Soul is a humanitarian vessel, part of the Thousand Madleens flotilla carrying medicine, medical workers and aid to Gaza.” (continued in comment replies)

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demons 🎃 @fendoffthedemons.bsky.social · 11d

my final for english lit; written the night before, no research, mentioned my topic once, did not read over or spell check once done. got an A-. AI is for the weak.

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demons 🎃 @fendoffthedemons.bsky.social · 12d

they all really suit you but the polish trench is something special for sure

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