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[?]Lisa S Baker Art (Back Up) » 🌐
@LisaSBaker@mastodon.world

Sharing Spidey Webberly for throwback Thursday. Have a good one! 1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featu

A painting of a cute spider wearing a orange witches hat for Halloween. Art by Lisa S Baker.

Alt...A painting of a cute spider wearing a orange witches hat for Halloween. Art by Lisa S Baker.

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    [?]Lisa S Baker Art » 🌐
    @LisaSBaker@mastodon.sdf.org

    🎃 Good Morning! Since it’s Throwback Thursday and the day before Halloween, I thought I’d share Cute Witchy Owl. Have a wonderfully spooky day! 🦉🕷️✨😂

    Cute Witchy Owl / Bird Art by Lisa S Baker. A cute owl dressed in a whimsical witch hat stands atop a branch, surrounded by small pumpkins. The vibrant colors and playful expression of the owl create a whimsical and enchanting scene. The backdrop features ethereal pastel hues, enhancing the magical atmosphere.

    Alt...Cute Witchy Owl / Bird Art by Lisa S Baker. A cute owl dressed in a whimsical witch hat stands atop a branch, surrounded by small pumpkins. The vibrant colors and playful expression of the owl create a whimsical and enchanting scene. The backdrop features ethereal pastel hues, enhancing the magical atmosphere.

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      [?]Lisa S Baker Art » 🌐
      @LisaSBaker@mastodon.sdf.org

      Pumpkin Patch Raccoon: 1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featu

      Whimsical raccoon in a witch hat surrounded by pumpkins under a glowing full moon, by Lisa S. Baker.

      Alt...Whimsical raccoon in a witch hat surrounded by pumpkins under a glowing full moon, by Lisa S. Baker.

        [?]SeaGL 2026: Nov 6th and 7th » 🌐
        @SeaGL@mastodon.social

        🎤 Upcoming at SeaGL 2025:
        📍 04:30 PM on November 08
        🗣️ "FediPact: Why?"
        👥 Speaker(s): Vanta Rainbow Black, Kasanwa Solane Aster Hope
        📍 Room: Room 332
        🏷️ Track: Community and Culture
        📝 the Anti-Meta Fedi Pact at fedipact.online/ is an organized effort to block Meta's Threads p...


        🔗 pretalx.seagl.org/2025/talk/QA

          [?]Aral Balkan » 🌐
          @aral@mastodon.ar.al

          Hey everyone,

          @aseelfromgz, @casey, and I were able to carry out two verification calls today (out of the four scheduled) and we’d like to welcome two new members to Gaza Verified.

          They are:

          • Tahani and her family (@tahine21)
          • Ahmed Aziz (@ahmedaziz24852)

          Please give them a warm welcome to Mastodon and the fediverse, follow their accounts, and, if you can, please help them with their fundraisers and please share this so others might also.

          💕

          PS. We’ve rescheduled the two calls we couldn’t hold to tomorrow and we’ve rescheduled all calls tomorrow to start at the earlier time of 1PM Gaza Time instead of 4PM as Internet access appears to be better earlier in the day, especially after the switch to Daylight Savings Time.

            [?]#FreeSchool <---> Hashtag » 🌐
            @freeschool@qoto.org

            +
            ( etc )

            Soft & ( / NON-Interaction)

              [?]#FreeSchool <---> Hashtag » 🌐
              @freeschool@qoto.org

              Bad Practices (Not replying to people) ... Better Practices (Trust IS possible) ... [SENSITIVE CONTENT]

              TLDR - Inaction = Fascism

              (soft or stronger type of fascism, all considered the same from )

              Might get than a 1-liner here but if you reply we can ALWAYS work this out.

              Towards better practices... Constructive Critique below...

              is generally diverse but has same traits as Twitter etc people online ... We are evolving but never taught HOW to trust and increase trust online... All you ever heard is do less of this, watch out for that...

              Increasing trust (to avoid fascism / have stronger people is part of the 'product' of doing what I suggest should be normal / normalised - otherwise we fall fast into fascism or silent forms of the same).

              There need for "fixing" / accepting change of our habits... is not easy but it's measurable... and does have steps to improve...

              Improving communication else we die basically (!) alone or fall into more / / fascism / anything almost.

              Fascism can be the more-comfortable version AS WE HAVE IT NOW... SORRY!

              Our bad habits = not talking / helping others is exactly what you are getting ! (not blaming you but you can help)

              TLDR = Inaction = Fascism

              Constructively "we" all are always are the MAIN problem (not just Trump Musk etc people pour time into... it's about the time the common folk people don't invest into themselves!... ⌚

              Talking to each other properly / deeply).... gets us there way faster!

              And that hurts to say and to accept perhaps as you or me (measurably) by what we are not doing also... so it needs two to tango and even 1 person to continually show up, for messaging properly to continue and have a place they can always go to (Fediverse let's say), In person can have it's place but it's not always suited for bashing our internal into something more cultivated when we do go out and not yelling at others (even the bad who still do near-0 and continue the bad).

              So in taking more responsibility, for people messaging us, for our own etc - IT IS OUR INACTION in what we do bad - NOT JUST THE ACTIONS we do generally only for our direct )

              THE INACTION IS ALSO EVIDENT / THE EVIDENCE, much like how our leaders don't ask testing questions. Not much different. We need to learn to use our own power and not "hope" in leaders always (we give power away a lot by doing that too). It's just us or just !

              TLDR - WATCH OUT FOR THOSE THAT DON'T REPLY -
              They can be wasting your time if people-progress interests you (better people as the resultant output at the end) not just improving tech or sciences or more memes - actually developing better people.

              Those that don't want to look at themselves or talk outside the box are limited.,.

              IS PART OF THE SAME PROBLEM AS A POPULATION (NOT magically different people)

              People here are NOT AS USEFUL AS THEY MAKE OUT or INTEND !!
              They might not see how they are in victim-mode constantly pointing at the others and throwing stones and need to divert some energy into people not on TV etc. People nearer to being able to change (not professional / )

              (Not all but some are really 3hiding from the conversations / just pumping their wares a bit selfishly). Need to listen to almost anyone really trying (check their account too and ask them) else it's rather much circular (doesn't spiral out and reach others).

              When they are not responding (but continue to chat to to others online veraciously) that is SAYING SOMETHING too - despite people kindly asking, Even a polite no is better but NOTHING.

              It's not just - it's the general populations of people in cities that have this "ignore them" switch whenever they encounter a feeling a subject they are not sure about. Not to discuss it AT ALL or risk it with 1 person continents away!

              People who seem wonderful as text and media- but don't have a way to talk.

              Check my account - I've messaged / tested 100's (10's daily) and the best here... THANK YOU TO MANY (I CAN GIVE YOU A LIST)

              BUT often it's a fail after first reply - you'd really be surprised... it's almost like your hero on TV and they turn out to be opposite.

              No longer so many hero-people (aesthetically yes) and though it's natural and even very human to "meet the band" and be disappointed - it's I think also very deliberate to say the talk but not walk the walk (like trusting people more and slowly talking about everything to .heal it all). Just to start (no need go all-in).

              Despite their skill level... it's almost proportional that more skill / higher techies and some educated seem to be inversely self-blocked or unkilled in socially raising the internet kids... because clever-but-unskilled-socially is worse than messaging people with less of qualified skill.

              If they don't reply and don't say why - DON'T RELY ON THEM...

              even though it's their right - be a bit wary when they claim to stand for stuff (don't write them off 100% but consider them a 75% potential waste of time). Without communication or trying you are of little use to others (that's a rule for life - though I don't mean people = 0). Just online memes IS NOT ALL OF IT ONLINE. Had to convert to positives and communicate.

              Some part of the problem is similar to the other sides (like Fasism) where they are Silent / One-way messaging / Ignorant in smoe other way / not willing to answer / change - IT IS DELIBERATE.

              A quick bad example are those in church that claim peace but can't sit down and have a debate (ok outside the church is the right place BUT asking them to sit down after is still hard for them).
              THERE IS NO PEACE WITHOUT TALKING ABOUT HARD THINGS

              AND YOU START TO FEED FASCISTS (OR BE ONE) EVEN IF IT'S A SOFT-TYPE / INDIRECT FORM OF FASCISM.

              It's clever but not clever (because it's not genuine and even hiding things - (again quick-bad example - church and it's people hiding banks war on people / keeping people down / giving them debt they don't need but billionaires that are causing problems and harvest people by 'giving' them money).

              Be a little wary (it's not 100% but they are bad practising people (not brave enough / etc) but if they don't say why THAT IS BAD while - because you see them messaging fast other people - but not you...or after the first posts they cut off suddenly... BAD PRACTICE and even creates problems as we learn how to do this social - it's not easy but answer everyone (especially when you can see you don't have that much going on or need to make the process better else hop one legged).

              Hashtag - Get in contact and make Better People as the "product" & process !

              Start somewhere / Pick something within this text to talk about...

              Text reads: Better online community practices = practice practice practice (words fill the text and are magnified such as "invite", "Hold" "Admit", "Be With" Hashtag #FreeSchool for more...

              Alt...Text reads: Better online community practices = practice practice practice (words fill the text and are magnified such as "invite", "Hold" "Admit", "Be With" Hashtag #FreeSchool for more...

                [?]Woodoo Prod » 🌐
                @WoodooProd@mastodon.cloud

                Surkit - Remixed & Remastered
                by Reel By Real

                epmmusic.bandcamp.com/album/su

                  [?]Der Pepe (Hubzilla) ⁂ » 🌐
                  @pepecyb@hub.hubzilla.hu

                  Herzlich willkommen im Grid und im Fediverse, @Bergoma

                  #fediverse #hubzilla

                  Location: Nagybaracska

                    [?]Aral Balkan » 🌐
                    @aral@mastodon.ar.al

                    Hi everyone, today we’d like to welcome two new members to Gaza Verified after @aseelfromgz, @casey, and I had the honour of talking to them over video chat.

                    They are:

                    • Samar and her family (@Samar_2025). We spoke with her children, Qais and Mohammed.

                    • Maram and her family (@maram4). Maram’s account is mainly run by Weaam, her daughter, who we spoke to.

                    Please give them a warm welcome to Mastodon and the fediverse, follow their accounts, and, if you can, please help them with their fundraisers and please share this so others might also.

                    💕

                      [?]🇨🇦Samuel Proulx🇨🇦 » 🌐
                      @fastfinge@fed.interfree.ca

                      So one thing I notice about Internet culture: even back on Twitter, and now here in the , blind people tend towards having discussions in giant threads, sometimes with as many as 10-12 people in them, that can often stretch on for days. I rarely (if ever) see sighted culture do this. I wonder why? It's not a criticism, it's just interesting to me. Maybe because Discord and other chat apps were historically less , so blind culture tends to use the fediverse more as a discussion platform? Or maybe it's something UI related that makes it easier for blind folks to track giant threads of doom? The few times I've been involved in this style of discussion with sighted folks, they've become confused and begged for everyone to move to Discord or Slack or somewhere. On the other hand, I rarely see blind people do a single, lengthy post broken up and threaded the way sighted people do, with (1/N) at the end. We tend to just move to instances with longer character limits, or put our long form thoughts on a webpage or something.

                      Edit to add: I'm pleased to say that this post has now become a perfect example of the thing I was talking about; my last post in the thread included the phrase "transsexual furry puppygirls". It makes me happy that people unfamiliar with what I'm talking about need do nothing more than look at the thread on this post.

                        [?]Aral Balkan » 🌐
                        @aral@mastodon.ar.al

                        Hi everyone,

                        Due to a combination of Internet issues and personal issues we were only able to hold a verification call with one person from Gaza today.

                        Please give Lubna (@Lubnaaj5), who is a mother of three and an engineer, a warm welcome to Mastodon and the fediverse (and please follow her, donate to her fundraiser if you can, and share this so others might do also).

                        gaza-verified.org/people/@Lubn

                        This is her fundraiser:
                        chuffed.org/project/155233

                        Thank you.

                        💕

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                          [?]Lisa S Baker Art (Back Up) » 🌐
                          @LisaSBaker@mastodon.world

                          Good Morning! A little Dancing Through Sunshine to twirl into your Tuesday. 🌸✨ Have a good one! 😍 1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featu

                          A vibrant floral painting featuring pink, cream, and golden-yellow blossoms arranged in a textured vase. Broad painterly strokes and soft light give the impression of petals dancing in sunshine, with hints of green leaves and warm golden undertones throughout, by Lisa S. Baker.

                          Alt...A vibrant floral painting featuring pink, cream, and golden-yellow blossoms arranged in a textured vase. Broad painterly strokes and soft light give the impression of petals dancing in sunshine, with hints of green leaves and warm golden undertones throughout, by Lisa S. Baker.

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                            [?]Kaye Menner Photography » 🌐
                            @KayeMenner@mastodon.social

                            2 Print by Kaye Menner Wide variety & lovely at:

                            kaye-menner.pixels.com/feature

                            I captured this image in an elderly couple's garden in the west of Sydney. Their garden was like a beautiful floral nursery. Just walking the streets, this lovely couple were kind enough to invite me in to view their wide range of snapdragons and various other flowers. They had so many shades and colors... I never realized how beautiful Snapdragons were. The botanical name for Snapdragon is Antirrhinum. By Kaye Menner Photography https://kaye-menner.pixels.com/featured/variegated-snapdragon-2-kaye-menner.html THE FINE ART AMERICA LOGO WILL NOT APPEAR ON PURCHASED PRINTS OR PRODUCTS.

                            Alt...I captured this image in an elderly couple's garden in the west of Sydney. Their garden was like a beautiful floral nursery. Just walking the streets, this lovely couple were kind enough to invite me in to view their wide range of snapdragons and various other flowers. They had so many shades and colors... I never realized how beautiful Snapdragons were. The botanical name for Snapdragon is Antirrhinum. By Kaye Menner Photography https://kaye-menner.pixels.com/featured/variegated-snapdragon-2-kaye-menner.html THE FINE ART AMERICA LOGO WILL NOT APPEAR ON PURCHASED PRINTS OR PRODUCTS.

                              [?]dansup » 🌐
                              @dansup@mastodon.social

                              You may notice the Follow button on Loops.video is clickable even when logged-out.

                              I added a modal that explains how to remote follow, isn't that neat?

                              Loops.video profile showing the follow modal for guests

                              Alt...Loops.video profile showing the follow modal for guests

                                [?]#FreeSchool <---> Hashtag » 🌐
                                @freeschool@qoto.org

                                "We have more in common with each other than we do with them." [SENSITIVE CONTENT]

                                and my account show we don't get interactions much -

                                So I really like and believe the poster's idea and 100% been doing it for near decades in person or online... it's tough...

                                "We have more in common with each other than we do with them."

                                Bottom half of a street poster that says: "We have more in common with each other than we do with them."

                                Alt...Bottom half of a street poster that says: "We have more in common with each other than we do with them."

                                  [?]Faraiwe » 🌐
                                  @faraiwe@mstdn.social

                                  @textfiles woop, woop!

                                  Welcome, guys n gals. Grab a seat. Mind the cables. There's some drinks n cookies somewhere over there. Don't worry about the humming noise from that box; it's been doing that, but it works, so eh...

                                    [?]Nicol Wistreich » 🌐
                                    @nicol@social.coop

                                    Just before CiviCamp I finished a long piece about the and sector brewing for five years.

                                    Its main target is an audience not on here (yet) & suggests decentralised web protocols could help restore the human side to media distribution we’ve swapped for algorithms: the video store clerk, art house programmer and indie record shop.

                                    For everyone else it maybe sheds light on the limits of the streaming giants, hosting < 2% of feature ever made:

                                    25.netribution.co.uk/nic/reint

                                    Portrait picture. In the back is a bridge against a beautiful sky nearing completion. Over this is a large number 25, then ‘issue 4, year 24, then Reintermediation - Humans over algorithms, the movement building a new web.’

                                    Alt...Portrait picture. In the back is a bridge against a beautiful sky nearing completion. Over this is a large number 25, then ‘issue 4, year 24, then Reintermediation - Humans over algorithms, the movement building a new web.’

                                      [?]Aral Balkan » 🌐
                                      @aral@mastodon.ar.al

                                      “We also do our best to keep track of various campaigns and differentiate ‘real or scam’, to the degree that we are able. For campaigns that are identified as scams, we do our best to research and prevent that traffic from coming to Hachyderm …

                                      We also recognize that there are legitimate campaigns. One relatively new effort is the Gaza Verified project. I (Quintessence) spoke to Aral to ask questions and generally understand the process, and am comfortable confirming that 1 ) Aral is a real person who is doing the work he states and 2 ) that the people that are being listed on Gaza Verified are confirmed with in-person verification with the network that he and Joy are building. To be overclear: the work is being done, and being done the way it is being communicated.

                                      In-person verification is slow work, as it requires each new contact to be verified by an existing contact. They also take the time to attempt to onboard people who mostly are unfamiliar with the technology we take for granted, and therefore both do not have prior exposure to cultural norms and also due to suffering, do not have a lot of mental bandwidth to ‘just learn it’.”

                                      community.hachyderm.io/blog/20

                                      A big thank-you to @quintessence not only for this lovely article (that goes into mental health tools to protect yourself online and which you should read in its entirety if you can) but for standing by our friends families in Gaza and for making Hachyderm.io a safe server on the fediverse (gaza-verified.org/guide/#serve) for people being forced to endure genocide and famine in Gaza.

                                      💕

                                        [?]#FreeSchool <---> Hashtag » 🌐
                                        @freeschool@qoto.org

                                        @reverend Hi,
                                        I'm interested in really talking audibly with people about the many things that interest us... as the direct action, network building, the education etc... many things people don't want to do often... (which is self-perpetuating / stays in victim-mode despite legitimate fear)... so I'm looking to get out of that as an eventually unhealthy / limited loop.

                                        Is this the kind of social network here or mostly text + music and not those things I listed?

                                        ❓

                                        Thanks

                                        ➡️ If the answer is positive or you're curious then let me know who I can try speak with please.

                                        I have a simple chat link ( instant in the browser) which I'll send so you can hear me out - it's chat much like zoom but without the corporate crap parts (you might know it already) and just browser is needed

                                        (no install / no account / no google etc! Really the best / instant / privacy-respecting / safe-enough out there!).

                                        Instant chat for the way /
                                        at least part of the way /
                                        more human way...

                                        Talking and not just / (though it's part it also). Converting to the positives and even people towards loving people...


                                        &

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                                          [?]Kaye Menner Photography » 🌐
                                          @KayeMenner@mastodon.social

                                           

                                          of by Kaye Menner Wide variety & lovely at:
                                          kaye-menner.pixels.com/feature

                                          Cats of Halloween - My digital art rendition of 4 spooky black cats at Halloween looking after the property and minding the pumpkins. Digital art image enhanced in Photoshop. https://kaye-menner.pixels.com/featured/cats-of-halloween-by-kaye-menner-kaye-menner.html THE FINE ART AMERICA LOGO WILL NOT APPEAR ON PURCHASED PRINTS OR PRODUCTS.

                                          Alt...Cats of Halloween - My digital art rendition of 4 spooky black cats at Halloween looking after the property and minding the pumpkins. Digital art image enhanced in Photoshop. https://kaye-menner.pixels.com/featured/cats-of-halloween-by-kaye-menner-kaye-menner.html THE FINE ART AMERICA LOGO WILL NOT APPEAR ON PURCHASED PRINTS OR PRODUCTS.

                                            [?]#FreeSchool <---> Hashtag » 🔓
                                            @freeschool@qoto.org

                                            @dre Hi Andreas, would you be will to do an talk about this for mainly people to listen to?

                                            Would be the best audio clips of our talking about it as some questions answers (you wouldn't have to do much but talk and then confirm the final audio).

                                            Would be interdependent / non-commercial / you have final say on it.

                                            Thanks

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                                              [?]Kaye Menner Photography » 🌐
                                              @KayeMenner@mastodon.social

                                              by Kaye Menner Wide variety & lovely at:

                                              kaye-menner.pixels.com/feature

                                              My photograph of a vibrant pink Stargazer Lily macro or close-up captured in beautiful parkland in the north of Sydney, NSW, Australia. By Kaye Menner Photography https://kaye-menner.pixels.com/featured/stargazer-lily-macro-by-kaye-menner-kaye-menner.html A vibrant pink lily fills the frame, showcasing its intricate petals and prominent red stamens. The flower's detailed close-up reveals delicate textures. This image is a close-up macro photograph of a Stargazer Lily flower. The vibrant pink petals are delicately speckled with a few darker pink spots, and the focus is on the flower's reproductive structures - the stamens with bold orange-red anthers covered in pollen and the central pistil with its bulbous stigma. The fine detail and texture of the petals and structures are beautifully captured, highlighting the intricate beauty of this striking bloom. THE FINE ART AMERICA LOGO WILL NOT APPEAR ON PURCHASED PRINTS OR PRODUCTS.

                                              Alt...My photograph of a vibrant pink Stargazer Lily macro or close-up captured in beautiful parkland in the north of Sydney, NSW, Australia. By Kaye Menner Photography https://kaye-menner.pixels.com/featured/stargazer-lily-macro-by-kaye-menner-kaye-menner.html A vibrant pink lily fills the frame, showcasing its intricate petals and prominent red stamens. The flower's detailed close-up reveals delicate textures. This image is a close-up macro photograph of a Stargazer Lily flower. The vibrant pink petals are delicately speckled with a few darker pink spots, and the focus is on the flower's reproductive structures - the stamens with bold orange-red anthers covered in pollen and the central pistil with its bulbous stigma. The fine detail and texture of the petals and structures are beautifully captured, highlighting the intricate beauty of this striking bloom. THE FINE ART AMERICA LOGO WILL NOT APPEAR ON PURCHASED PRINTS OR PRODUCTS.

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                                                [?]Melancholic Mediocrity :v_bi: » 🌐
                                                @LibertyForward1@beige.party

                                                Hi. It's me again. It's another #MutualAidRequest for groceries, gas and apartment applications. ($50/$200) [SENSITIVE CONTENT]

                                                Hello Everyone,

                                                I'm sorry, but it's already time for another . We've been safely housed this week thanks to the incredible generosity of our friends here on the . What little wages I was able to earn from my shifts earlier this week went to the monthly storage unit bill to avoid a hefty late fee.

                                                Consequently, we've exhausted our grocery supplies and my "E" (low fuel) light is on in my car.

                                                While we're somewhat content where we're currently staying, it is a 40-mile round-trip commute and we were a little dismayed to learn that this motel's policy is no more than 30 days in any given room before we have to change so that it can be "deep cleaned".

                                                I don't feel the policy is unreasonable given the demographics for a low-budget motel, but the thought of having to switch rooms every few weeks is exhausting to even consider. Dragging our microwave and mini-fridge (which I don't know with complete certainty whether we're technically *allowed* to have said items) and our stuff over and over is not the most appealing.

                                                If we don't stay here, our only other options (besides living in our car) are an extended-stay type hotel that in multiple google maps reviews was referred to as a "trap house", or an apartment complex which I'm afraid could potentially be referred to as the same.

                                                We were disappointed last month when we tried and spectacularly failed to secure an apartment at a complex we'd fell in love with, and have been sort of floundering on that front since.

                                                But I think we've both had our fill of motel/hotel life, and it's time to settle down again. We don't want to rent a room in anyone's home, at least not for a very long time, after our past couple of experiences with that.

                                                So, I'm leaning towards the semi-sketchy apartment complex, if they even have any rooms available now. I can't say I'm very optimistic about living there being a pleasant experience, but we're worn out. We're tired of nearly all our belongings being locked away in a storage unit halfway across the valley.

                                                Like everywhere else, there's an application fee for both of us. We may have to be creative at addressing the rental history problem. Both our credit scores are atrocious but my gut instinct is that this complex won't be as concerned about that.

                                                It might save us a tiny bit of money monthly, but the downside is we can't just pay the rent daily or weekly. We'll likely have to fundraise an entire month's rent before we can get moved in, plus any deposits (the specifics of which I can't recall at this moment).

                                                And, with hours at work being the way they have been and seem likely to continue for the immediate future, I don't know how easy it's going to be to keep ahead of that monthly rent bill.

                                                I don't know whether we'll actually be able to pull this off. I don't know if we're "jumping out the frying pan and into the fire". But I do know we're pretty burned out and I'm not sure what else to do.

                                                In summary: we need funds for food, gas, application fees to what will likely be a dirty, musty "ghetto" apartment, so that at least we can resume having a semi-permanent address.

                                                As always, thank you all in advance for your help and support.

                                                If you're willing AND able, please boost and if possible donate. If you can't donate, *do NOT feel guilty* for being in the same boat as us. Your feelings about it are valid but rest assured you needn't feel bad.

                                                Venmo: venmo.com/thegizmotwins
                                                Cashapp: cash.app/$thegizmotwins
                                                PP: paypal.com/paypalme/gizmo1982
                                                GFM: gofund.me/12171be3

                                                @mutualaid

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                                                  [?]Kaye Menner Photography » 🌐
                                                  @KayeMenner@mastodon.social

                                                  by Kaye Menner Wide variety & lovely at:

                                                  kaye-menner.pixels.com/feature

                                                  https://fineartamerica.com/saleannouncement.html?id=d762f48d831c3bfbfa10843ebf897cf9 https://fineartamerica.com/saleannouncement.html?id=c2fa3783f665770720b73f0397833c47 **ACHIEVED TIED 1ST PLACE IN FAA CONTEST - "Elegant Floral Macro - Photography" October 2021. Won Guru Shots Top Photo Contest >> https://gurushots.com/photo/a406c58fdec28f5c9b43bc6b627bf3c9 **ACHIEVED SHARED 2ND PLACE IN FAA CONTEST - "Over Ten Thousand Visits" November 2018. **ACHIEVED 3RD PLACE IN FAA CONTEST - "Sold in January on FAA 2017" - February 2017. **ACHIEVED 3RD PLACE IN FAA CONTEST - "Botanical Abstract" October 2016. **ACHIEVED 1ST PLACE IN FAA CONTEST - "Abstract Fun" January 2015. A macro or close up photograph of a pretty pastel lemon and pink Dahlia flower making a lovely floral abstract showing us the beautiful patterns nature has to offer. By Kaye Menner Photography https://kaye-menner.pixels.com/featured/pretty-pastel-petal-patterns-kaye-menner.html THE FINE ART AMERICA LOGO WILL NOT SHOW ON PURCHASED PRINTS OR PRODUCTS.

                                                  Alt...https://fineartamerica.com/saleannouncement.html?id=d762f48d831c3bfbfa10843ebf897cf9 https://fineartamerica.com/saleannouncement.html?id=c2fa3783f665770720b73f0397833c47 **ACHIEVED TIED 1ST PLACE IN FAA CONTEST - "Elegant Floral Macro - Photography" October 2021. Won Guru Shots Top Photo Contest >> https://gurushots.com/photo/a406c58fdec28f5c9b43bc6b627bf3c9 **ACHIEVED SHARED 2ND PLACE IN FAA CONTEST - "Over Ten Thousand Visits" November 2018. **ACHIEVED 3RD PLACE IN FAA CONTEST - "Sold in January on FAA 2017" - February 2017. **ACHIEVED 3RD PLACE IN FAA CONTEST - "Botanical Abstract" October 2016. **ACHIEVED 1ST PLACE IN FAA CONTEST - "Abstract Fun" January 2015. A macro or close up photograph of a pretty pastel lemon and pink Dahlia flower making a lovely floral abstract showing us the beautiful patterns nature has to offer. By Kaye Menner Photography https://kaye-menner.pixels.com/featured/pretty-pastel-petal-patterns-kaye-menner.html THE FINE ART AMERICA LOGO WILL NOT SHOW ON PURCHASED PRINTS OR PRODUCTS.

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                                                    [?]Kaye Menner Photography » 🌐
                                                    @KayeMenner@mastodon.social

                                                    - by Kaye Menner Wide variety & lovely at:

                                                    kaye-menner.pixels.com/feature

                                                    Calla Lilies I captured in a large garden in the north of Sydney in the afternoon sunshine. By Kaye Menner Photography https://kaye-menner.pixels.com/featured/calla-lily-zantedeschia-aethiopica-kaye-menner.html THE FINE ART AMERICA LOGO WILL NOT APPEAR ON PURCHASED PRINTS OR PRODUCTS. Zantedeschia aethiopica (known as calla lily and arum lily) is a species in the family Araceae, native to southern Africa in Lesotho, South Africa, and Swaziland. Zantedeschia aethiopica is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant, evergreen where rainfall and temperatures are adequate, deciduous where there is a dry season. Its preferred habitat is in streams and ponds or on the banks.

                                                    Alt...Calla Lilies I captured in a large garden in the north of Sydney in the afternoon sunshine. By Kaye Menner Photography https://kaye-menner.pixels.com/featured/calla-lily-zantedeschia-aethiopica-kaye-menner.html THE FINE ART AMERICA LOGO WILL NOT APPEAR ON PURCHASED PRINTS OR PRODUCTS. Zantedeschia aethiopica (known as calla lily and arum lily) is a species in the family Araceae, native to southern Africa in Lesotho, South Africa, and Swaziland. Zantedeschia aethiopica is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant, evergreen where rainfall and temperatures are adequate, deciduous where there is a dry season. Its preferred habitat is in streams and ponds or on the banks.

                                                      [?]Connected Places » 🌐
                                                      @fediversereport@mastodon.social

                                                      Fediverse Report 139 - this week's news:

                                                      - on how the environment and context in which the fediverse, bluesky and the open social web exist is changing and getting more intertwined with politics
                                                      - some thoughts on the recent FediForum keynote by @ben
                                                      - new projects being funded by @nlnet

                                                      connectedplaces.online/reports

                                                        [?]Aral Balkan » 🌐
                                                        @aral@mastodon.ar.al

                                                        Hi everyone,

                                                        Today, @aseelfromgz, @casey, and I had the pleasure of talking to four new families from Gaza and we have the honour of welcoming them to Gaza Verified family.

                                                        They are:

                                                        • Dalia Rezk and her family (@daliarezk)

                                                        • Rewaa Hamdan (and her little ones Jamal and Hamza) – Rewaa is looking for someone to help her set up her fundraiser. If you’re interested in helping, please contact me. (@Rewaa)

                                                        • Ali Nasur (@alinasur895) – I just checked and his account appears hidden on mastodon.social at the moment. (It looks like he’s contacting lots of people with the same message which was likely flagged as spam.) I’m going to be in touch with him and mastodon.social to sort this out.

                                                        • Tahreer Rashwan (@tahreersoph)

                                                        Please give them a warm welcome to Mastodon and the fediverse, follow their accounts, and, if you can, please help them with their fundraisers and please share this so others might also.

                                                        💕

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                                                          [?]dansup » 🌐
                                                          @dansup@mastodon.social

                                                          ✅ Onboarding
                                                          ✅ Auth (with 2FA support/switch account)
                                                          ✅ In-app registration

                                                          The new Loops app is almost ready for you ✨

                                                          Alt...Loops app demo showcasing the new onboarding and auth flows

                                                            Jupiter Rowland boosted

                                                            [?]crossgolf_rebel - kostenlose Kwalitätsposts » 🌐
                                                            @crossgolf_rebel@moppels.bar

                                                            Die unvollständige Geschichte des Fediverse ⋅ Plume

                                                            Die unvollständige Geschichte des Fediverse
                                                            ~~Geschrieben von @me@plume.mecp.de
                                                            — June 4, 2023~~

                                                            Mit der Welle der Twitter Nutzenden ist auch ein Irrglaube entstanden, der nur schwer wieder aufzuräumen ist. Dieser Irrglaube ist, dass das erst mit entstanden ist. Das dem so nicht ist und korrigiert werden muss, wird teilweise mit recht harschen Reaktionen quittiert. ist da noch die seichteste Form der Reaktion. Warum das dumm ist? Weil du wissen musst, womit du es zu tun hast, weil du nur dann verstehen kannst, wie die Dinge hier funktionieren.

                                                            https://gnulinux.ch/die-unvollstaendige-geschichte-des-fediverse

                                                              [?]Aral Balkan » 🌐
                                                              @aral@mastodon.ar.al

                                                              Hi everyone, I just wanted to say thank you again for your amazing support for our fundraiser to fund @joynewacc’s private scholarship at the University of Milan and get her evacuated from Gaza in November.

                                                              Thanks to you, we were able to raise over $15,000 in under 24 hours and meet our goal.

                                                              Joy can’t thank you herself at the moment as her family has moved to a different shelter and she is currently without Internet. We have already sent her an eSIM and hope she will be online again as soon as possible.

                                                              We’re keeping the campaign open until end of day today so if you haven’t had a chance to donate and want to, please do. The additional money we raise will go to covering any unexpected travel, lodging, or other expenses that might arise during her evacuation.

                                                              Thank you all again… you have been (and are) wonderful.

                                                              chuffed.org/project/help-joy-s

                                                              💕

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                                                                [?]Kaye Menner Photography » 🌐
                                                                @KayeMenner@mastodon.social

                                                                Through by Kaye Menner Wide variety & lovely at:

                                                                kaye-menner.pixels.com/feature

                                                                Golden sunlight streams through a weathered stone archway, illuminating a vibrant garden filled with blooming flowers. Rustic charm blends with natural beauty, evoking tranquility. This enchanting image captures an old stone archway with a weathered wooden door, partially open to reveal a radiant garden beyond. Sunlight streams through the doorway, casting golden beams across a lush array of colorful blooms — reds, purples, yellows, and blues that carpet the ground in vibrant abundance. Ivy and delicate flowers climb the cracked stone walls, blending the ancient structure seamlessly with the flourishing nature around it. The scene evokes a sense of wonder and serenity, as though stepping through the doorway leads to a secret, timeless paradise filled with light, life, and endless spring. by Kaye Menner https://kaye-menner.pixels.com/featured/spring-flowing-through-old-archway-by-kaye-menner-kaye-menner.html THE FINE ART AMERICA LOGO WILL NOT APPEAR ON PURCHASED PRINTS OR PRODUCTS.

                                                                Alt...Golden sunlight streams through a weathered stone archway, illuminating a vibrant garden filled with blooming flowers. Rustic charm blends with natural beauty, evoking tranquility. This enchanting image captures an old stone archway with a weathered wooden door, partially open to reveal a radiant garden beyond. Sunlight streams through the doorway, casting golden beams across a lush array of colorful blooms — reds, purples, yellows, and blues that carpet the ground in vibrant abundance. Ivy and delicate flowers climb the cracked stone walls, blending the ancient structure seamlessly with the flourishing nature around it. The scene evokes a sense of wonder and serenity, as though stepping through the doorway leads to a secret, timeless paradise filled with light, life, and endless spring. by Kaye Menner https://kaye-menner.pixels.com/featured/spring-flowing-through-old-archway-by-kaye-menner-kaye-menner.html THE FINE ART AMERICA LOGO WILL NOT APPEAR ON PURCHASED PRINTS OR PRODUCTS.

                                                                  [?]Aral Balkan » 🌐
                                                                  @aral@mastodon.ar.al

                                                                  Hello everyone,

                                                                  @aseelfromgz and I had the pleasure of talking to four new friends from Palestine (and we were lucky enough to have @casey join us for two of the calls) and we’d like to welcome them to the Gaza Verified family.

                                                                  They are:

                                                                  • Mai, who runs a camp taking care of 30 kids (@rouh)
                                                                  • Saher (@SaherGaza1)
                                                                  • Alaa, who is a 4th-year medical student helping the wounded in Gaza) (@alaa123)
                                                                  • Sara, and her lovely little tots, Osama and Yusuf who we got to meet (@sarada9669)

                                                                  Please give them a warm welcome to Mastodon and the fediverse, follow their accounts, and, if you can, please help them with their fundraisers and please share this so others might also.

                                                                  Also, Sara needs someone to help her set up a Chuffed campaign. If anyone is willing, please contact me.

                                                                  💕

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