FumpyAer

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[–] FumpyAer@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

There's a few possibly unmet mutual aid posts. They're pretty low amounts for the most part.

[–] FumpyAer@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

There's probably mug heating pads that are cheaper than $100 too.

[–] FumpyAer@hexbear.net 20 points 2 years ago

It's entertaining and the sets and costumes are pretty great usually. And I like the characters.

[–] FumpyAer@hexbear.net 29 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You're supposed to shower before you swim at literally every pool

[–] FumpyAer@hexbear.net 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Vitamin D is a group of fat-soluble secosteroids responsible for increasing intestinal absorption of calcium, magnesium, and phosphate, and for many other biological effects.

-Wikipedia

[–] FumpyAer@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

In short, it's the fallacy that you're not trans unless you transition medically and socially and that those things should match. But this is bullshit because it privileges binary genders and requires that you choose one of a narrow set of configurations for your body/social gender when in reality you should just do things with your body and social transition that make you happy.

[–] FumpyAer@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago

I think depending on the work you had done you might be able to stop after 3-5 years. Ask your ortho.

[–] FumpyAer@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Guy I hooked up with today who is like 55 years old had his retainers in a glass of water next to his sink.

[–] FumpyAer@hexbear.net 18 points 2 years ago

We should put the lathe down and step away slowly.

[–] FumpyAer@hexbear.net 26 points 2 years ago (4 children)

It will fall on and crush the people who need the aid if Israel has anything to do with it.

[–] FumpyAer@hexbear.net 18 points 2 years ago

Article text:

US to airdrop humanitarian aid into Gaza — how it can help and why it’s so complicated

BY ZEKE MILLER Updated 3:26 PM CST, March 1, 2024 Share WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday announced that the U.S. will begin airdropping sorely needed humanitarian assistance into Gaza amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

Here’s what you need to know:

WHEN WILL THE AIRDROPS START? Biden said the airdrops will be coordinated with Jordan, which has conducted several rounds of airdrops into Gaza in recent months and will begin in the “coming days.” The first deliveries are expected to be pallets of food -– military rations known as MREs — with other assistance potentially to follow. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby didn’t offer a more exact timetable for the airdrops but said the first round would not be the last.

WHY NOW? The Biden decision comes after at least 115 Palestinians were killed and more than 750 others were injured on Thursday trying to access aid in northern Gaza under disputed circumstances, according to Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry. Witnesses said Israeli troops opened fire as huge crowds raced to pull goods off an aid convoy, while Israel has said it fired only when its troops felt threatened and that most of the civilian casualties were from trampling.

The U.S. has been pushing Israel to speed the flow of humanitarian assistance into Gaza and to open a third crossing into the territory, but Friday’s violence showed the challenges no matter the circumstances.

“The loss of life is heartbreaking,” Biden said Friday as he announced his decision to order airdrops. “People are so desperate.”

HOW WILL THE U.S. ENSURE AID GETS TO WHERE IT’S NEEDED? Asked how the U.S. would keep the supplies from falling into Hamas’ hands, Kirby told reporters that the U.S. would learn over the course of the aerial operation.

“There’s few military operations that are more complicated than humanitarian assistance airdrops,” he said. Kirby said Pentagon planners will identify drop locations aiming to balance getting the aid closest to where it’s needed without putting those on the ground in harm’s way from the drops themselves.

“The biggest risk is making sure nobody gets hurt on the ground,” Kirby said. He said the U.S. is also working through how the airdropped aid will be collected and distributed once it’s on the ground.

WILL IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE? The U.S. believes the airdrops will help address the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza, but they are no replacement for trucks, which can transport far more aid more effectively — though Thursday’s events also showed the risks with ground transport. Kirby said the airdrops have an advantage over trucks in that planes can move aid to a particular location very quickly. But in terms of volume, the airdrops will be “a supplement to, not a replacement for moving things in by ground.”

WHAT ELSE CAN BE DONE? The U.S. and allies have tried to broker a new temporary ceasefire between Hamas and Israel that would see the release of more hostages held by the militant group in Gaza, the freeing of some Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails and an up-to-six-week pause in the fighting. If a ceasefire were secured, the U.S. hopes it would allow large quantities of aid to flow into Gaza over a sustained period of time. Biden on Friday also said the U.S. was working with allies on establishing a “maritime corridor” to provide assistance to Gazans from the sea.

ZEKE MILLER Zeke is AP’s chief White House correspondent twitter

[–] FumpyAer@hexbear.net 60 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (12 children)

"US to airdrop humanitarian aid into Gaza — how it can help and why it’s so complicated" https://apnews.com/article/airdrops-israel-gaza-palestinians-biden-9e6cfb3a2c7d909ca2a8a2abd25793ca

No paywall, text in reply.

WILL IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

The U.S. believes the airdrops will help address the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza, but they are no replacement for trucks, which can transport far more aid more effectively — though Thursday’s events also showed the risks with ground transport.

The fucking risk, AP, is that Israel will open fire on any gathering of people, no matter how docile or noble (hospitals). Not just "general risk."

Maddeningly both sides-y too.

The Biden decision comes after at least 115 Palestinians were killed and more than 750 others were injured on Thursday trying to access aid in northern Gaza under disputed circumstances, according to Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry.

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