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   Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Feb-2026 16:36:13 JST Aral Balkan

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   Let’s try something different: Looking for pledges to become patrons for one of our volunteers at Gaza Verified*, @aseelfromgz, so we can move her and her family out of living in a damp, unsafe tent and into an apartment.

   Aseel’s family needs to pay $600/month rent if they’re to afford the apartment they’ve found. And I’d like them to not have to worry if they’re going to be homeless again next month if they can’t raise enough from the kindness of strangers every month.

   So let’s try something new: If you’re willing and able to become a patron and pledge to donate a set amount so they can afford this apartment, please reply to this thread.

   I’ll start us off: I pledge to become a regular patron and donate $50/month to help cover Aseel’s rent.
   
   If 11 of you match my pledge, we can move Aseel and her family out of a tent and into the safety of a real home.

   What do you say? :)

   💕

   * https://gaza-verified.org/team

   #Gaza #Palestine #mutualAid #fediAid

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     Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Feb-2026 18:05:03 JST Aral Balkan

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     @aseelfromgz Just had someone who wants to remain anonymous contact me over Signal with a pledge to become a patron for €50/month.

     Going to update the post now.

     Thank you, dear anonymous patron 💕

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     Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Feb-2026 22:23:37 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Fabio Manganiello

     @fabio @aseelfromgz 💕

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     Fabio Manganiello (fabio@manganiello.eu)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Feb-2026 22:23:39 JST Fabio Manganiello

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     @aral @aseelfromgz as mentioned privately, you can count me in with $50/month 🙂

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     Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Feb-2026 22:26:22 JST Aral Balkan

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     @aseelfromgz Thanks to Fabio, we now have pledges to cover $150 of the $600 rent that Aseel’s family needs to move from their tent to a proper home in Gaza.

     $450 in pledges to go. Let’s do this!

     Will you become a patron and pledge a monthly amount to help them cover their rent and give them some sort of stability? Please reply with your pledge in the comments :)

     (And please share so others can see this.)

     Thank you!

     💕

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     Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Thursday, 26-Feb-2026 02:17:55 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Fabio Manganiello

     @neutrinoceros @fabio @aseelfromgz Aww, thank you so much, I’m going to update the original post now.

     💕

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     Clément Robert (neutrinoceros@ieji.de)'s status on Thursday, 26-Feb-2026 02:17:56 JST Clément Robert

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     • Fabio Manganiello

     @fabio @aral @aseelfromgz to be clear: I'll match your 50$ pledge

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     Clément Robert (neutrinoceros@ieji.de)'s status on Thursday, 26-Feb-2026 02:17:58 JST Clément Robert

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     • Fabio Manganiello

     @fabio @aral @aseelfromgz ... and my bow ! (I'm in)

     Aral Balkan repeated this.
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     Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Thursday, 26-Feb-2026 02:27:39 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Clément Robert
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     • Fabio Manganiello

     @liaizon @neutrinoceros @fabio @aseelfromgz 💕

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     wakest ⁂ (liaizon@social.wake.st)'s status on Thursday, 26-Feb-2026 02:27:40 JST wakest ⁂

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     • Fabio Manganiello

     @neutrinoceros @fabio @aral @aseelfromgz this is beautiful to see, tha k y'all for putting ur money directly to help people. Super inspiring

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     Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Thursday, 26-Feb-2026 06:28:19 JST Aral Balkan

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     @aseelfromgz Thanks to two more donors (one who contacted me on Signal and one here via DM) we are now up $70/month on pledges and almost at the half way mark to getting Aseel and her family out of a tent and into an apartment in Gaza :)

     Please consider pledging to be patron if you can and share this so others can too.

     Thanks you!

     💕

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     Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Friday, 27-Feb-2026 02:38:56 JST Aral Balkan

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     @doc @aseelfromgz Thank you so much :) 💕

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     Dr. ir. Brian R. Pauw (doc@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 27-Feb-2026 02:38:57 JST Dr. ir. Brian R. Pauw

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     @aral @aseelfromgz it’s not a lot but count me in for 10/mo.

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     Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Friday, 27-Feb-2026 02:39:40 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Shervin

     @shervin @aseelfromgz That’s very kind of you, thank you 💕

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     Shervin (shervin@openbiblio.social)'s status on Friday, 27-Feb-2026 02:39:42 JST Shervin

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     @aral @aseelfromgz Thanks for organizing this, Aral, and for your work, Aseel. I would like to pledge 15 USD/month.

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     Dr. ir. Brian R. Pauw (doc@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 27-Feb-2026 05:27:00 JST Dr. ir. Brian R. Pauw

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     @aral @aseelfromgz Please add 5€/mo to my pledge (so €15/mo total). Then we’re halfway.

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     Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Friday, 27-Feb-2026 05:27:00 JST Aral Balkan

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     @doc @aseelfromgz We passed the half-way mark :) Haven’t added your $5 yet. Would you still like me to? (Perfectly cool either way) :)

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     Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Thursday, 12-Mar-2026 17:30:20 JST Aral Balkan

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     @harpaa01 @aseelfromgz Aaron, thank you so much. I’m sorry I apparently missed your reply when you first wrote it :)

     I’m going to collate the list of all the patrons and I’ll be touch very soon so we can coordinate how best to make the payments, etc.

     💕

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     Aaron (harpaa01@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 12-Mar-2026 17:30:21 JST Aaron

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     @aral @aseelfromgz I'm in for $50 a month.

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     Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Thursday, 12-Mar-2026 21:38:25 JST Aral Balkan

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     @harpaa01 @aseelfromgz Thanks so much, Aaron :)

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     Aaron (harpaa01@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 12-Mar-2026 21:38:26 JST Aaron

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     @aral @aseelfromgz awesome! I made one payment but I will appreciate any extra help with coordinating ongoing support.