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ok i think im getting somewhere

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#me #metaphorically #and perhaps literally 😳

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And the provision of your Lord is better and more enduring.

- AlQuran

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john cassavetes on the lack of communication between people

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Montenegro. Perast.

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#me and my sisters used to quote this all the time lmao

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Palestinians ride horses on Gaza beach as the sun sets in Gaza City on February 15, 2013. (Hatem Moussa/AP)

#🤍

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#this is how it feels

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it really is mind-boggling to me that the only reason i know about the Congolese and Sudanese genocides is because of the tireless work of grassroots activists and advocates posting on social media. I can honestly say that if I didn't have social media and didn't happen to be following Black authors and activists, I never would have known what was happening in Sudan and Congo because it is simply not being reported in the great majority of mainstream media. We're talking millions upon millions of PEOPLE enduring unimaginable pain and devastation with next to no official reporting. And yes that is in huge part due to the level of violence and displacement occurring that is preventing a lot of news from getting out of these countries, but it's also so blatantly due to anti-Black racism and the perception of African Nations as inherently savage and violent. But genocide is not and never should be normal for anyone anywhere. With that in mind, please keep Congo and Sudan in your thoughts. Check out Focus Congo for resources to help the Congolese people on the ground. Focus Congo's MO is a local organisation whose goal is to rebuild homes, rehabilitate land, and provide medical aid, education, and resources to Congo's most affected people. Also, Check out Keep Eyes On Sudan for how to help out and raise awareness of Sudanese people displaced by civil war. According to Sudanese TikToker bsonblast, donations to local food kitchens in Sudan are desperately needed to fight famine. If anyone has other resources specifically for helping Congo and Sudan, please add them and link them <3

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god calls me on the payphone, tells me there aren't enough magnolia trees in the garden. asks me a question. i spend my whole life answering it.

#i was literally trying to find this post. and it found me. #words

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the world is heartbreaking every day and the world is beautiful every day and we have to pay attention to both

#my heart is both broken & whole & nothing at all

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