Matteo Cesari
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A visual summary of inequality. Cartoon from last year.
joene 🏴🍉
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Did anyone suggest eating the rich yet? #capitalism #anticapitalism #eattherich #feedthepoor #poverty #snap #foodstamps #foodbank #foodbanks #activism #anarchism #socialism
Billy Smith
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a 17 year-old homeless teenager prostituted herself for orthodontic care and the pedophile #MattGaetz was one of her rapists; because, let’s be clear: this is how #pedophiles #ephebophiles use poverty ―to #rape.
it’s coercion ―as in, there is no #consent―, when a teenager resorts to #prostitution to survive #poverty.
yes, teenagers have agency, but this isn’t one of those moments.
rich men exploiting poverty-stricken teenagers are rapists.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/us/politics/in-matt-gaetz-scandal-circumstances-left-girl-vulnerable-to-exploitation.html
Did anyone suggest eating the rich yet? #capitalism #anticapitalism #eattherich #feedthepoor #poverty #snap #foodstamps #foodbank #foodbanks #activism #anarchism #socialism
a 17 year-old homeless teenager prostituted herself for orthodontic care and the pedophile #MattGaetz was one of her rapists; because, let’s be clear: this is how #pedophiles #ephebophiles use poverty ―to #rape.
it’s coercion ―as in, there is no #consent―, when a teenager resorts to #prostitution to survive #poverty.
yes, teenagers have agency, but this isn’t one of those moments.
rich men exploiting poverty-stricken teenagers are rapists.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/us/politics/in-matt-gaetz-scandal-circumstances-left-girl-vulnerable-to-exploitation.html
Jess Mahler
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EDIT: We got approved for the apartment, but we now need to scramble to raise enough cash to qualify for a huge move-in discount.
I realize this is an absurdly large sum to ask for, and I'm sincerely hoping we *won't* need that much in the end but I'm a realist (okay, I'm a pessimist) and want to try and be prepared.
Ultimately it should help everyone because it would further reduce our living expenses (and by extension less begposting) but I fully acknowledge it's a.. preposterous sum. I'm sorry. I've divided into three steps in order to make it seem slightly less daunting.
We've decided on which apartment to apply for, but we've got to act fast. The staggering total amount I've listed in the CW is worst-case scenario. Supposedly we'll get about $750 knocked off of that total if we qualify which will help significantly but because their website says "up to $750" I'm trying not to consider that in my calculations.
I should have started this last night as soon as we got home but I just didn't have the spoons. Which unfortunately sets us back that much further on time.
Anyway.. here's the itinerary as of now:
Phase 1: Application fees and "Admin Fee" (because it costs soooo much money to type numbers into a computer and hit "print"). Total: $350
Phase 2: If we somehow qualify, we'll need to pay the deposit. It could range from $500 to a full month's rent depending on credit, so once they run ours it'll be a month's rent plus our right arms for the deposit. Total: $1400
Phase 3: Pet deposit is an unpleasant $525, and the first month's pet rent is $45 plus $60 for the "media" package. Total: $630
Grand total: $2,380.
Any help you can give is is appreciated. I'm respectfully requesting that my followers blitzkrieg every social media platform to which they have access to help spread the word and the burden.
They say it takes a village, and for a project this size we're going to need every villager's help with this.
LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Thank you everyone so very much for your help, kindness, encouragement, and generosity.
#Poverty #Housing #MentalIllness #BPD #CPTSD #LGBTQ #Solidarity
If you're willing AND able, please boost and if possible donate. If you can't donate, *do NOT feel guilty* for being in the same boat as us. Your feelings about it are valid but rest assured you needn't feel bad.
Venmo: https://venmo.com/thegizmotwins
Cashapp: https://cash.app/$thegizmotwins
PP: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/gizmo1982
GFM: https://gofund.me/12171be3
Sabrina Web :privacypride: 📎
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November Mutual Aid (135/800) food/med/heat insecurity
It's November and that means more expenses. We're living on a single disability check but being poor, disabled, queer, biracial, immunocompromised, and lots of other things that society frowns upon is very expensive, and the US south can be a pretty scary place to be.
We need $800 for grocery, medical supplies, rx, and maybe a new hot water heater before things start to really ice over.
You can help!
Patreon can get you access to cool stuff, like pixel art and music - Our vtuber models are even on there for free.
Thank you for reading, please give if you can (even a couple of dollars helps!), and boost. You're saving our lives.
-jj
#disability
#MutualAid
#MutualAidRequest
#IndigenousMutualAid
#TransMutualAid
#TransCrowdFund
#DisabilityCrowdfund
#neuroDivergent
#ActuallyADHD
#LGBTQIA
#poverty
#SettlerSaturday
#DisabilityMutualAid
#TransCrowdfund
#HelpFolksLive2025
#DisabilityMutualAid
We need $515 more to be able to pay for food, doctors, meds. House is literally falling apart. Please help.
OP is at https://queer.party/@squirrellilly/115488052250379614
Hope I formatted this in an acceptable way. Thank you.
#disability
#MutualAid
#MutualAidRequest
#IndigenousMutualAid
#TransMutualAid
#TransCrowdFund
#DisabilityCrowdfund
#neuroDivergent
#ActuallyADHD
#LGBTQIA
#poverty
#SettlerSaturday
#DisabilityMutualAid
#TransCrowdfund
#HelpFolksLive2025
#DisabilityMutualAid
EDIT: We got approved for the apartment, but we now need to scramble to raise enough cash to qualify for a huge move-in discount.
I realize this is an absurdly large sum to ask for, and I'm sincerely hoping we *won't* need that much in the end but I'm a realist (okay, I'm a pessimist) and want to try and be prepared.
Ultimately it should help everyone because it would further reduce our living expenses (and by extension less begposting) but I fully acknowledge it's a.. preposterous sum. I'm sorry. I've divided into three steps in order to make it seem slightly less daunting.
We've decided on which apartment to apply for, but we've got to act fast. The staggering total amount I've listed in the CW is worst-case scenario. Supposedly we'll get about $750 knocked off of that total if we qualify which will help significantly but because their website says "up to $750" I'm trying not to consider that in my calculations.
I should have started this last night as soon as we got home but I just didn't have the spoons. Which unfortunately sets us back that much further on time.
Anyway.. here's the itinerary as of now:
Phase 1: Application fees and "Admin Fee" (because it costs soooo much money to type numbers into a computer and hit "print"). Total: $350
Phase 2: If we somehow qualify, we'll need to pay the deposit. It could range from $500 to a full month's rent depending on credit, so once they run ours it'll be a month's rent plus our right arms for the deposit. Total: $1400
Phase 3: Pet deposit is an unpleasant $525, and the first month's pet rent is $45 plus $60 for the "media" package. Total: $630
Grand total: $2,380.
Any help you can give is is appreciated. I'm respectfully requesting that my followers blitzkrieg every social media platform to which they have access to help spread the word and the burden.
They say it takes a village, and for a project this size we're going to need every villager's help with this.
LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Thank you everyone so very much for your help, kindness, encouragement, and generosity.
#Poverty #Housing #MentalIllness #BPD #CPTSD #LGBTQ #Solidarity
If you're willing AND able, please boost and if possible donate. If you can't donate, *do NOT feel guilty* for being in the same boat as us. Your feelings about it are valid but rest assured you needn't feel bad.
Venmo: https://venmo.com/thegizmotwins
Cashapp: https://cash.app/$thegizmotwins
PP: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/gizmo1982
GFM: https://gofund.me/12171be3
Esther Payne :bisexual_flag:
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These #politicians and their #poverty #porn posts of eating on "$6/person/day", when they have *clearly* never actually had to live on a tight #budget, let alone a #SNAP #FoodStamps budget.
Last night, I bought 12 chicken drumsticks for $0.99/lb, or $4.27 for 4.31 lbs (1.955 Kg) of drumsticks. That's enough meat for six adult portions, and the skin and bones make their own sauce while you cook them.
No one is walking away from my table #hungry or disappointed and dissatisfied.
U.S. communities have seen an uptick in charitable donations and activities as a historic lapse in SNAP has strained low-income households. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/world/society/communities-us-food-aid/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #poverty #food #us #us #donaldtrump
Angela Antunovic
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Just work hard. Today’s cartoon by Tjeerd Royaards. More cartoons: https://www.cartoonmovement.com/
Just work hard. Today’s cartoon by Tjeerd Royaards. More cartoons: https://www.cartoonmovement.com/
These #politicians and their #poverty #porn posts of eating on "$6/person/day", when they have *clearly* never actually had to live on a tight #budget, let alone a #SNAP #FoodStamps budget.
Last night, I bought 12 chicken drumsticks for $0.99/lb, or $4.27 for 4.31 lbs (1.955 Kg) of drumsticks. That's enough meat for six adult portions, and the skin and bones make their own sauce while you cook them.
No one is walking away from my table #hungry or disappointed and dissatisfied.
hypebot
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"The council playgrounds are used by more than 91,000 children a year, while 21,000 attend its youth clubs.
Portsmouth council took a decision to fund and prioritise play and youth services two decades ago because so many children were living in “absolute poverty”
#Portsmouth #Poverty #Playgrounds #YouthCentres
‘I used to be a bit naughty’: Portsmouth defied funding cuts and saved its youth centres – here’s what happened | Young people | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/10/young-people-poverty-uk-portsmouth-funding-youth-clubs-playgrounds-families-benefits?CMP=firstedition_email
"The council playgrounds are used by more than 91,000 children a year, while 21,000 attend its youth clubs.
Portsmouth council took a decision to fund and prioritise play and youth services two decades ago because so many children were living in “absolute poverty”
#Portsmouth #Poverty #Playgrounds #YouthCentres
‘I used to be a bit naughty’: Portsmouth defied funding cuts and saved its youth centres – here’s what happened | Young people | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/10/young-people-poverty-uk-portsmouth-funding-youth-clubs-playgrounds-families-benefits?CMP=firstedition_email
#KualaLumpur is a frustratingly annoying city from a #transit and #walkability perspective.
Perfectly nice, clean, on-schedule trains, lovely stations, surrounded by horrible connectivity and terrible pedestrian access. It's a system designed to fail, and there's no reason it should be this bad.
@ncoca Welcome to the pavements/sidewalks of Malaysia! Malaysia's development overly focuses on roads, to the extent that they forget pedestrians have legs and lives too, and need to walk. Maybe the politicians are enjoying their wealthy life in moneyland while we are all in poverty, and we are blamed for our poverty.
#malaysia #infrastructure #urbanplanning #pedestrians #sidewalks #poverty #injustice #governance #sabah #advocacy #roadsafety #development #walkability
Four photos showing an unpaved, poor-quality pedestrian path next to a paved road in Malaysia.
Four photos showing an unpaved, poor-quality pedestrian path next to a paved road in Malaysia.
Four photos showing an unpaved, poor-quality pedestrian path next to a paved road in Malaysia.
Four photos showing an unpaved, poor-quality pedestrian path next to a paved road in Malaysia.
Lisa Melton
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#Trump admin renews #SCOTUS appeal to keep full #SNAP payments frozen
The request is the latest in a flurry of legal activity over how a program that helps buy groceries for 42 million Americans should proceed during the historic US govt #shutdown. Lower courts have ruled that the govt must keep FULL payments flowing, & SCOTUS asked the admin to respond after an appeals court ruled against it again late Sunday.
#law #Plutocracy #hunger #poverty #WealthGap #FoodStamps
https://apnews.com/article/snap-food-benefits-trump-government-shutdown-c633d646f08f395e7d157d1145eaf727?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-11-10-Breaking+News
