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Alright everyone, new week, new mutual aid goals.

I didnt get enough donations last week to cover all my expenses, so my donation goals are higher now.

Please donate if you can.

I live in an abusive home and my family hates me bc im trans.

Having a roof over my head isnt garanteed, neither is food or anything else.

Please donate to me to help me afford my basic expenses, like HRT, food, new glasses, feminine clothing that fits me, phone bill, etc.

Please help.

Thank you to anyone who boosts or donates.

current goals:

food: 0$/75$

misc bills/expenses: 0$/200$

prescription glasses: 0/250$

payment information:

cashapp: cash.app/vparagon

gofundme: gofund.me/034cef1a

cashapp referral (i make 5$): cash.app/app/QPL1BJF

monero address: 8576pqM8cmNW92eogjqnYzEewZbmwUbY61xRcGmbVCFphchaXKyAad1Xj9oNrYWQNqZkcm2kCHEzea4Y5Wd3DMUW4DozSV2

@mutualaid @disability @trans @vegan

“Last month, #PaulWeiss removed a web page that had highlighted its ‘leadership in a court-ordered effort to find parents deported by the #Trump administration & to reunify families.’ Visitors to the page now get an error message, as do users looking for any mention of Paul Weiss's pro bono work on behalf of #LGBTQ people.”

#law #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny #immigration #CivilRights #FreeSpeech
nytimes.com/2025/04/02/busines

Skadden is one of two law firms that struck deals with President Trump to reverse executive orders against them.
The New York Times · Elite Law Firms’ Deals With Trump Decried by Their AssociatesBy Matthew Goldstein

For everyone worrying about how they’ll respond to the current US administration — and thinking they may need to flee their home, their state, the country — this is a thoughtful way of doing risk analysis and response. It was posted by @staffsre1138 for Trans Day of Visibility, but nothing about it is specific to the trans community — except those are some of the folks most at risk right now.

I really wish we didn’t need to have such concerns, but here we are.

sysadmin1138.net/mt/blog/2025/

sysadmin1138.netApplied risk managementI've been in the tech industry for an uncomfortable amount of time, but I've been doing resilience planning the whole time. You know, when and how often to take backups, segueing into worrying abou

Hey folks. The car insurance and loan vultures are circling again for their respective pounds of flesh. Please help me keep them at bay while I get ready for a month or two of training for my new job. It's $220 insurance, $280 car loan, $500 or so total just for those. I also have other expenses including food to cover and once again my accounts are well into the red.

Any amount spare helps, it all adds up.

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