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The Peculiarity Shop @peculiarityshop.bsky.social · 19h

*points*

The ten item limit is lifted for this because it's seasonal, if you already maxed out your week.

Thank you!

Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 19h

Our release for @peculiarityshop.bsky.social was a wild success. Half the items were gone by day one. I still have three weeks to Halloween and spooky stuff I'd love to move.

20% off.

LGBTQIA+ staffed and owned!

www.peculiarityshop.com/halloween2025
www.peculiarityshop.com/nightborne

HALLOWEEN 2025 PECULIARITY SHOP

General Halloween goodness fromThe Peculiarity Shop.

www.peculiarityshop.com

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gin. @showupforthis.bsky.social · 11h

Hey if you have a middle schooler in your life a fun thing to do in lieu of saying "so-and-so ate that up" is to just confidently state "so-and-so gobbled that down!" and then just watch their face, just watch what happens immediately and involuntarily to their facial expressions.

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mori (goal: $429.98/$1,000) @kookysnell.bsky.social · 14h

people see $1000 and feel overwhelmed. let me break it down: that's just 40 people giving $25. or 100 people giving $10. that covers my meds, supplies, and the specific foods I need for two months. we can find 40 helpers.

I normally only need $500 a month, but I did not meet the September goal.

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s. eek smith 👻 @sesmith.lol · 3d

I'm at the budget shutdown! I'm at the National Guard deployment! I'm at the ICE invasion of an apartment building! I'm at the combination

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Hoodoo Soulaanese 🕯️💅🏾🐈‍⬛ @qatnsfw.bsky.social · 10d

Y'all are bewitched by AI fr.

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gin. @showupforthis.bsky.social · 3d

Hi friends! Sunday evening reminder to go ahead and do something now that your Monday-self will thank you for!

It can be super small, it doesn't matter. Just do something now that you'll be glad you didn't put off til tomorrow.

Okay love you bye!

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genXcrone (she/her)(tldegray, anonymous_sibyl, gen_crone) @genxcrone.bsky.social · 5d

#Helpsky #MutualAid #MutualAidRequest

SN Désirée Cha @sndesireecha.bsky.social · 12d

We’ll be homeless on the streets tomorrow.

Please help a dog and her human by boosting our fundraiser and helping us prepare for being and when we become unsheltered homeless. Thank you.

V SNDesiree
C $SNDesiree
gofund.me/79b8c1580

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 3d

happy sunday, remember that you are completely expendable to your employer and that when you die they will forget you ever existed within weeks and easily replace you

Work really hard and one day this can be you (followed by graffiti of a headstone that says “RIP worked really hard” on it

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MashedBex ✨ @bexmashaba.bsky.social · 7d

hey i'm bex & i'm a non-binary cancer patient.

i currently have no income and i have mounds of medical debt.

i've been evicted twice this year alone, so i'm renting this room on thread-like mercy.

i cannot lose this room- it was such a struggle to find it & get the landlord to agree to a lease

MashedBex ✨ @bexmashaba.bsky.social · 7d

it's 4 am and the landlord is already asking for the rent that was due yesterday. i received $96 towards this yesterday- thank you very much ❤️

please help me if you can.

i can't lose this too.

please

paypal.me/thelongestroad
ko-fi.com/rebekamash

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gin. @showupforthis.bsky.social · 4d

Y'all did it!! Thank you so much for your help!! Rent is paid and utilities are caught up! 😭😭😭💜

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gin. @showupforthis.bsky.social · 4d

Y'all did it!! Thank you so much for your help!! Rent is paid and utilities are caught up! 😭😭😭💜

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gin. @showupforthis.bsky.social · 4d

Y'all did it!! Thank you so much for your help!! Rent is paid and utilities are caught up! 😭😭😭💜

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gin. @showupforthis.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you 💜

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gin. @showupforthis.bsky.social · 5d

I've received so many kind wishes for my birthday, I'm headed to bed with a happy heart tonight. Thank you all for all the ways you help. Your kindness makes more of a difference than you might believe 💜 Love y'all, sleep sweet.

gin. @showupforthis.bsky.social · 10d

Recap: Rent went up in January, I was laid off, utility rates went up, the kids, dogs, and I've all had urgent health issues in addition to the cost of food, gas, everything going up.

If anyone can help at all, I would be so grateful 💜

Paypal: affirmationgin at gmail
Cashapp/Venmo: showupforthis

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MashedBex ✨ @bexmashaba.bsky.social · 5d

my landlord has asked me to give up the room if i cannot come up with the rent by tmrw. he rented it to me in good faith, despite the evictions on my record.

i get where he's coming from - he needs the money bc his wife is also very ill & he's doing all he can to provide.

please help if you can 🙏🏽

MashedBex ✨ @bexmashaba.bsky.social · 7d

it's 4 am and the landlord is already asking for the rent that was due yesterday. i received $96 towards this yesterday- thank you very much ❤️

please help me if you can.

i can't lose this too.

please

paypal.me/thelongestroad
ko-fi.com/rebekamash

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gin. @showupforthis.bsky.social · 5d

$1499 to go friends! We're getting closer! If we can get this raised and rent and utilities paid it'll be a HUGE relief, beyond words. Thank you all so much for helping!!

Paypal: affirmationgin at gmail
Cashapp/venmo: showupforthis

gin. @showupforthis.bsky.social · 10d

Hey folks! I'm coming out of the woods of being laid off and starting to get paychecks again, but I am in a shortfall cycle that is only going to get worse as we head into fall/winter with heating bills and food costs rising and, you know, literally everything being more costly.

I need some help.

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gin. @showupforthis.bsky.social · 5d

$1499 to go friends! We're getting closer! If we can get this raised and rent and utilities paid it'll be a HUGE relief, beyond words. Thank you all so much for helping!!

gin. @showupforthis.bsky.social · 10d

Recap: Rent went up in January, I was laid off, utility rates went up, the kids, dogs, and I've all had urgent health issues in addition to the cost of food, gas, everything going up.

If anyone can help at all, I would be so grateful 💜

Paypal: affirmationgin at gmail
Cashapp/Venmo: showupforthis

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gin. @showupforthis.bsky.social · 5d

$1499 to go friends! We're getting closer! If we can get this raised and rent and utilities paid it'll be a HUGE relief, beyond words. Thank you all so much for helping!!

Paypal: affirmationgin at gmail
Cashapp/venmo: showupforthis

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ChristelAdina @christeladina.bsky.social · 5d

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gin. @showupforthis.bsky.social · 5d

$1599 needed now! Your help makes all the difference! We still have a ways to go but I'm hopeful we can make it.

If you see this, will you please share it? The more it travels, the better chance of reaching folks who can pitch in!

Paypal: affirmationgin at gmail
Cashapp/venmo: showupforthis

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gin. @showupforthis.bsky.social · 5d

$1499 to go friends! We're getting closer! If we can get this raised and rent and utilities paid it'll be a HUGE relief, beyond words. Thank you all so much for helping!!

Paypal: affirmationgin at gmail
Cashapp/venmo: showupforthis

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gin. @showupforthis.bsky.social · 5d

$1499 to go friends! We're getting closer! If we can get this raised and rent and utilities paid it'll be a HUGE relief, beyond words. Thank you all so much for helping!!

Paypal: affirmationgin at gmail
Cashapp/venmo: showupforthis

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gin. @showupforthis.bsky.social · 5d

$1499 to go friends! We're getting closer! If we can get this raised and rent and utilities paid it'll be a HUGE relief, beyond words. Thank you all so much for helping!!

Paypal: affirmationgin at gmail
Cashapp/venmo: showupforthis

gin. @showupforthis.bsky.social · 10d

Hey folks! I'm coming out of the woods of being laid off and starting to get paychecks again, but I am in a shortfall cycle that is only going to get worse as we head into fall/winter with heating bills and food costs rising and, you know, literally everything being more costly.

I need some help.

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gin. @showupforthis.bsky.social · 5d

$1499 to go friends! We're getting closer! If we can get this raised and rent and utilities paid it'll be a HUGE relief, beyond words. Thank you all so much for helping!!

gin. @showupforthis.bsky.social · 10d

Recap: Rent went up in January, I was laid off, utility rates went up, the kids, dogs, and I've all had urgent health issues in addition to the cost of food, gas, everything going up.

If anyone can help at all, I would be so grateful 💜

Paypal: affirmationgin at gmail
Cashapp/Venmo: showupforthis

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gin. @showupforthis.bsky.social · 5d

Oh my gosh it's you!!! I'm so happy to see you again! Thank you for your help 💜 I hope you've been keeping well in these wild, ridiculous times?

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🏳️‍🌈 Kimberly L Piper Writes Queer Shit 🏳️‍🌈 @klpwrites.bsky.social · 5d

Please help Gin if you can! 💕

gin. @showupforthis.bsky.social · 10d

Recap: Rent went up in January, I was laid off, utility rates went up, the kids, dogs, and I've all had urgent health issues in addition to the cost of food, gas, everything going up.

If anyone can help at all, I would be so grateful 💜

Paypal: affirmationgin at gmail
Cashapp/Venmo: showupforthis

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