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Swara A.S. ☀️🍉🌊🧿

@spiderswarz.bsky.social

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He/Him, Data Waterbender. Kurdish Muslim. 🍅Words @ The Nerds of Color, But Why Tho?, io9, The New Arab, Nerdist. Host of The Middle Geeks Podcast. https://www.swarasalih.com/

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Swara A.S. ☀️🍉🌊🧿 @spiderswarz.bsky.social · Aug 5

For my birthday this month, I ask you all to donate whatever you can to The Sameer Project, an on the ground organization providing life saving aid to Palestinians in Gaza. If you're so inclined please send me a receipt with your pledge! chuffed.org/project/1368...

Medical Campaign x Sameer Project

Medical Care: The Sameer Project in Honor of Mosab Ali

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Danny Lore @weredawgz.blacksky.app · Jun 27

Bringing this back because the problem with catching up on old bills...is the newer ones. Essentially, I've upped the goal to reflect about a month and a half of bills, which would get us to not behind.

gofund.me/1eb4c013

Donate to Support Danny and Nathalie's Housing Stability, organized by Danielle Lorick

EDIT: Bringing this back because the problem with catching up on old bi… Danielle Lorick needs your support for Support Danny and Nathalie's Housing Stability

gofund.me

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Swara A.S. ☀️🍉🌊🧿 @spiderswarz.bsky.social · 7h

bugs bunny from looney tunes is holding his fist up in front of his face

Alt: bugs bunny from looney tunes is holding his fist up in front of his face

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Swara A.S. ☀️🍉🌊🧿 @spiderswarz.bsky.social · 8h

a crowd of people are sitting in a theatre applauding .

Alt: a crowd of people are sitting in a theatre applauding .

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Toronto Romance Writers @trw-writes.bsky.social · 5d

Check out these new releases from TRW Authors: @kayleighmalcolm.bsky.social, Elle Douglas, and @arezouamin.bsky.social

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Swara A.S. ☀️🍉🌊🧿 @spiderswarz.bsky.social · 8h

I finished The Aroosi Arrangement by the superbly talented @arezouamin.bsky.social.

I seriously needed to read a full on romantic story between two Iranic people. With such beautiful prose, wit, and depth Arezou has made something amazing.

Preorder now!!! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-aroosi...

The Aroosi Arrangement|Paperback

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Haneen🍉 @habjjfjiu588.bsky.social · 1d

The Guardian publishes me and my meaning on Blue Sky. Take a look, donate and support me.

Donation link 👇🏻👇🏻

chuffed.org/project/help...

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Social media accounts of Palestinians desperate for funds are being flagged as spam

People in Gaza use Bluesky to crowdfund for milk and diapers – repeated deletion of their profiles has spawned a guerrilla verification squad

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Swara A.S. ☀️🍉🌊🧿 @spiderswarz.bsky.social · 8h

Utter delusion.

And this person is a former college professor lol.

Bluesky conversation with a staunch defender of Israel

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Swara A.S. ☀️🍉🌊🧿 @spiderswarz.bsky.social · 8h

While your last two sentences are true, you have still deflected and chosen to disregard with the substance of my own points and decided to root yourself deeper in ethnonationalism

Good day.

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Animation on HBO Max @animationonmax.bsky.social · 13h

Cynthia Erivo has been cast as the lead in "BAD FAIRIES," from director Megan Nicole Dong and co-director Olivier Staphylas

Coming to theaters May 21, 2027 from Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and Locksmith Animation

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Swara A.S. ☀️🍉🌊🧿 @spiderswarz.bsky.social · 9h

But I must also add, your initial response to me seems steeped in an Orientalist mindset. I would advise you to read more books by West Asian authors so as to grasp a deeper understanding of our region. Here's one that would behoove you: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917–2017

A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917–2017

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 15h

Netanyahu's mouthpiece, Amit Segal, casually admits on Twitter that his country has been holding 1,700 people from Gaza hostage, including children.

Among other things, according to the decision:

- 250 security prisoners will be released.
- 1,700 residents of the Gaza Strip who were not involved in the events of October 7 and were arrested after the massacre will be released.
- 22 minors under the age of 18, residents of the Gaza Strip who were not involved in the events of October 7 and were arrested after the massacre, will be released.
- 360 bodies of terrorists will be returned.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 19h

Sharing a few things before getting to work..

Join us TODAY at 6 pm virtually for a discussion of how to build real power around public libraries this Banned Books Week. us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Banned Books Week: I Did It, You Can Too!. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

This Banned Books Week, join For The People: A Leftist Library Project to explore how YOU can take real, specific, and immediate actions in your own community to strengthen and expand public libraries...

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Swara A.S. ☀️🍉🌊🧿 @spiderswarz.bsky.social · 10h

Argue that with the reports then www.ft.com/content/3d57...

The laws turning Arab-Israelis into ‘second-class citizens’

Rules on deportations and taking part in elections seen as deepening systemic inequality of Palestinians in the country

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Om jameel ❤️ @joodgood8.bsky.social · 15h

Why have donations stopped? Are you leaving these children to face hunger alone? Where are the rescuers? My kids are sleeping hungry. I need you urgently. I have a heart valve disease.There is no work, even with the truce.
I need urgent 200$
Verified by
@mommunism.bsky.social
shorturl.at/hcCSb

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hby's stuff @hby.bsky.social · 12h

#pokemon #pixelart

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 11h

Both of the accounts I saw with a different fundraising account have been deleted but I think this is the only fundraising account for Nour Faraj- who is a little girl in Gaza who lost both her legs (this account has been shared by journalists and confirmed by a friend of hers).

Donate to Save my family and help us escape the war, organized by Ahmed Ahmed

I am Noor's mother. She lost both of her legs and one hand when our home was dir… Ahmed Ahmed needs your support for Save my family and help us escape the war

www.gofundme.com

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Saeed @saed-in-gaza.bsky.social · 1d

Hello, I'm Saeed from Gazan currently displaced with my family in Al-Mawasi Khan Younis. We urgently need your support to cover rent (500$) and food for the week (200$). Can we make it happen today?

Plz Donate via GoFoundMe:
gofund.me/a0a540b8

@mommunism.bsky.social
@slimyswampghost.bsky.social

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Swara A.S. ☀️🍉🌊🧿 @spiderswarz.bsky.social · 11h

Another massacre on a home in Gaza, dozens killed, hours before the ceasefire is to take place

The ceasing of this war is not the end of the ethnic cleansing and genocide that has been happening for over 70 years.

Again, we do not stop until Palestine is truly free.

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Swara A.S. ☀️🍉🌊🧿 @spiderswarz.bsky.social · 11h

No more apartheid, occupation, right of return for all 7 million Palestinians, and equal rights and liberties for all.

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Olive 🍉 @limbischessystem.bsky.social · 12h

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„Write this with tears in my eyes.
I can't take it anymore.
I'm completely exhausted.
I suffer in silence.
All that matters to me is keeping
my family safe.
Please help me buy healthy food.“

_ Heba, Al-Hatal family, still in the north

gofund.me/201cea7fa

✅ Verified by Molly Shah

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Swara A.S. ☀️🍉🌊🧿 @spiderswarz.bsky.social · 13h

AND IT'S FROM THE CREATORS OF SIX?!?

LFFFGGGG!!!!

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Swara A.S. ☀️🍉🌊🧿 @spiderswarz.bsky.social · 13h

Original Warner Brothers Animation musical film?!?

Cynthia Erivo?!?

SIGN ME THE FUCK UP!!!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 www.thewrap.com/cynthia-eriv...

Cynthia Erivo to Star in Animated Musical 'Bad Fairies' at Warner Bros. Pictures Animation

The original animated film is co-produced by Locksmith Animation

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Mike Maihack @mikemaihack.com · Dec 5

True story.

Seven-panel comic depicting me toiling away at the difficult task of drawing comics, considering quitting, and a rather conveniently received email from a 5th grader that encouraged me to continue.

Comics can be hard work, often with setbacks and challenges, but the inspiration they might give to others can make all the toil worth it.

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But Why Tho? @butwhytho.net · 17h

It's episode 100 of the reboot era!

Join us as we discuss the different topics, why we podcast, the themes that matter the most, and why the big evil is always three capitalists in a trenchcoat!

LISTEN HERE 👇🏽
butwhytho.captivate.fm/episode/epis...

two men are sitting next to each other and one of them says " you 'd know that if you listened to my podcast ! "

ALT: two men are sitting next to each other and one of them says " you 'd know that if you listened to my podcast ! "

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But Why Tho? @butwhytho.net · 17h

Gen V Season 2 Episode 6 feels like empty set-up for the next season of The Boys.

Read our recap:

RECAP: ‘Gen V’ Season 2 Episode 6 — “Cooking Lessons”

Gen V Season 2 Episode 6 feels like empty set-up for the next season of The Boys. Read our recap:

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