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@aral sorry for this, but this fundraiser has been linking to gaza-verified.org as their credential: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-displaced-family-in-gaza-survive-and-rebuild

is there a way to tell if this Abdelfattah is actually listed on gaza-verified? I don't know how to search Mastodon for a URL

Donate to Help a Displaced Family in Gaza Survive and Rebuild, organized by H N

My name is Abdelfattah, and like thousands of families in Gaza, my life has be… H N needs your support for Help a Displaced Family in Gaza Survive and Rebuild

gofundme.com

DOGE goon fired after admitting that he was surprised to find that "government works" and is "not as inefficient as I was expecting."

https://www.govexec.com/management/2025/05/va-based-doge-associate-gets-boot-after-publicly-discussing-his-work/405641/

https://www.fastcompany.com/91330297/doge-sahil-lavignia-gumroad

VA-based DOGE associate gets ‘the boot’ after publicly discussing his work

Sahil Lavingia detailed in a personal blog how the reality of hunting inefficiencies at the Department of Veterans Affairs was not what he had expected.

Government Executive

Me, an idiot: “So, kids, by setting the thermostat a little lower and eating less meat, we’re doing our part to make the world more sustainable”

VCs, very smart: “We just raised $100 billion dollars from the sovereign wealth funds of three petrostates to build the world’s largest AI supercomputer. It uses as much power and water as Guatemala and the primary use case is for management consultants to autogenerate powerpoints for justifying mass layoffs.”

Looks like this strip is already making the rounds. Fun with ethno-nationalist dog whistles!

#politics #cartoon #fascism #authoritarianism #democracy #comic

The king has been a prisoner
And a prisoner long in France
And Willie o' the Winsbury
Has gotten into his daughter's pants
#childballad #poetry #poem
Many thousands of daycares will close over the next few months, exactly as employers are ramping up demands that people work in-person. If you wanted to design a way to force women out of the workforce, this is how you'd do it. https://19thnews.org/2023/08/child-care-centers-closing-pandemic-era-funding-communities/