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   carl marks (tillshadeisgone@blackqueer.life)'s status on Wednesday, 24-Jul-2024 14:38:48 JST carl marks

   So I see that in one day, folks organizing through a hashtag on Mastodon have successfully collected almost $100,000 in donations for Kamala Harris' campaign. This is pretty impressive, in my opinion.

   Now, I'm not going to discourage you from voting or from participating in electoral politics. But I am going to just point out that Black queer and trans folks' mutual aid fundraisers on this platform routinely go underfunded and even the boosts are sparse.

   When considering donating money, I want us to ask ourselves: whose needs are centered? Who benefits? Why donate to a politician but ignore a poor person? What are my politics really and how do they show up in my spending habits?

   These are just suggestions, but I think the implications are pretty important.

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     carl marks (tillshadeisgone@blackqueer.life)'s status on Friday, 26-Jul-2024 01:46:30 JST carl marks

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     • Tim Ward ⭐🇪🇺🔶 #FBPE

     @TimWardCam my guy, do you really think I would write that post if I didn't understand the basic reason why people make political donations?

     It's not hard to understand. If you go back and reread my post, perhaps you will understand that my post is offering a countering view and encouraging people who believe that to think more deeply about their choices and the implications.

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     Tim Ward ⭐🇪🇺🔶 #FBPE (timwardcam@c.im)'s status on Friday, 26-Jul-2024 01:46:31 JST Tim Ward ⭐🇪🇺🔶 #FBPE

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     @tillshadeisgone Political donations, if and when they actually work, can provide a far greater benefit for your chosen causes than giving the same amount of money direct.

     But they don't always work, of course, and getting the balance right (between political and direct donations) is, at the very least, difficult.