#mutualaid Timeline

123d

Haven't received my first pay yet from the new job and some bills are coming due as my savings are low from a major move. Appreciate any boosting. 🙏

https://ko-fi.com/jasperfuchs/goal?g=0

#MutualAidRequest #Mutualaid

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118d

Privacy is a human right, but getting more people to care about it is frankly (and literally!) a full-time job.

2025 has seen some of the worst attacks on privacy to date, and it has also represented the greatest commitment to our work our team has ever made.

Going into 2026 and beyond, we really need the support from all of our followers to keep our staff fed & housed and to keep our momentum going.

Your membership will directly support @Em0nM4stodon's writing work, @jw's top-quality video content, and @kevpham's work keeping our daily tasks on point. It also helps us find the best guest contributors, and review paid products completely independently.

If we've put out anything you've found helpful this year, this will determine the future of that work. Please read my message on our forum for more info:

🔗 https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/become-a-member-to-support-independent-media-discount-for-our-og-supporters/30968/1
❤️ Become a member here

#Donate #Privacy #Community #PrivacyGuides #MutualAid #DirectAction #Activism #Solidarity #Capitalism #CrowdFund #Donations

2025 has been a crazy year for Privacy Guides.

In just 9 months we’ve published 15 videos, 21 articles, and we’ve pushed releases to the privacyguides.org website 13 times, with each release typically containing 10–25+ PR submissions from our team and volunteers. Since only July we’ve hosted 10 livestreams of our revived podcast, and there are plenty more on the way.

Since December, 3700+ more people have followed us on Mastodon, and about the same number have subscribed to our new YouTube channel. There are 200 per week more active users on our forum, and pageviews across all our sites have well more than doubled.

All of this is to say that people care about privacy a lot, and I believe we set the example in this space. While other “cybersecurity influencers” promote one-size-fits-all advice, we focus on practical and nuanced recommendations that account for the complexity of your personal situation.

To be real with all of you, the reason all of this is possible is because we hired 3 people to work on a regular basis at the beginning of this year.

Our volunteer team, moderators, and this community have all been doing exceptional work since 2021 which has established the foundation for all of this.

However, the reality is that to get this fantastic content out there and in front of people, there has to be a team doing work day in and day out to stay on top of the news feeds and create content that sticks with people and informs newcomers about why this all matters.

ALT

Our greatest strength is that we have no sponsors or affiliates. We have sent thousands of new subscribers to subscriptions for tools like Proton Mail/VPN, MySudo, Ente, and so many other privacy tools, and we do it purely because we believe in these tools and want them to succeed.

Frankly, many of the companies we recommend regularly send hundreds or thousands in affiliate dollars to other channels that give them far less traffic, while rarely if ever voluntarily making a donation to support our work.

Our choice to only receive income from the people who directly support our work makes us virtually the only review team in this space which has no reliance on the companies we recommend.

We have a handful of regular supporters who we are very grateful for, and we have received a very small number of very generous one-time donations which have made all of our work over the past year possible.

However, one-time donations dry up, and if we want to maintain our great momentum in 2026 and onward, we simply need people to make this work sustainable and give our team the safety of monthly recurring revenue.

ALT

My personal goal is for our membership program to give our members far more value than you will get from any other ~$10/month Patreon or subscription service from other YouTubers, podcasters, and writers in the personal privacy space.

I want anyone pushing privacy forward to be hugely successful, but to tell you the truth, I personally believe we are creating the best content in this space right now, and I hope that you trust Privacy Guides to publish the best version of this information as well.

Going forward, some of the content that we pay to produce will probably have to be restricted to people who are willing to pay for that content in return. Our members will also receive:

Early access to new videos on our channel
Priority Q&A responses on This Week in Privacy
Recognition on our forum and website
Priority response to comments on our articles/videos

We are also constantly considering new ideas in the team and from our members. Part of my commitment to make sure you can get the highest quality version from the Privacy Guides team of anything you can find from anyone else is to work with you all to decide what direction we should go in here.

Some other things we are considering include members-only forums and group chats, more detailed news reports about privacy tools and companies, private chats with team members, or free merch for our supporters. If any of this interests you, or if there’s something else you might want, please let us know.

ALT

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It's hard to believe it's nearly 2026 and that just a few years ago, I escaped the most horrific chapter in my life

I still don't know how I survived, and with physical and emotional reminders that have changed me forever. 🧵 1/3

Still at 5/1360

#Helpfolkslive2025
#mutualaid
#mutualaidrequest
#disability
#housingcrisis
@mutualaid @disabilityjustice @blackmastodon @writers

https://linktr.ee/khernandez

Rectangular graphic, background is a pale pink, framed in bold brush strokes of burned orange, dark and light gray. Upper left corner holds a black and white phot of a Black woman with shaved head and large earrings.

Text reads: Care for this Black Queer Autistic Survivor in January. $1360 due 1/2

I am healing my body & mind as a survivor of violent assaults & human trafficking.

I'm calling on my communities to assist with shelter and critical needs.

One time blessing:
PyPl kshernandezinc
Vnm skillingmesoftly

Consistent blessings, Reparations:
Ko-fi.com/khernandez

All ways to be a blessing:
linktr.ee/khernandez

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115d

#MutualAid EMERGENCY!!

Need to raise $1,000 RIGHT NOW for major utility bills coming due, rent due on Friday 9/26, and purchasing food! Still waiting on SSDI for disability benefits appeal; NO INCOME until that is resolved. PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN!!

@mutual_aid@hexbear.net @mutual_aid@starflower.space @edendestroyer @MutualAidVisibility @MutualAidNet

https://ko-fi.com/anthonyjkenn38399/goal?g=52
https://cash.app/AnthonyJK6319
https://venmo.com/u/AnthonyJK6319
https://paypal.me/anthonyjkenn
https://donate.stripe.com/6oE9BeeJ2c2peyYfYY
https://spot.fund/121vs4wct
https://gofund.me/977004d80

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115d

Update: 9/22/2025 No movement, y'all.

I'd greatly appreciate any help I can get with these kneads, for my shelter and the bare basics for living.

$45/$1260 Due 10/3 Rent
$45/$45 phone

Thank you to all who care about me.

v:skillingmesoftly
pypl: kshernandezinc
ko-fi.com/khernandez

#helpfolkslive2025 #mutualaid #disability #housingcrisis #Blackmastdon #BlackMaGe @mutual_aid@starflower.space @MutualAidNet @mutual_aid@hexbear.net @anarchomutual

More about me and ways to bless:

https://linktr.ee/khernandez

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21d

I know many people are having a hard time.Just one of those many people who are trying best just being able to meet ends. Tbh this holiday season & being the last month of the year the landlady is been handling Memo's & Notice😢 This Christmas any help at all—cat food,essentials for the holidays—would make a big difference for me. It would give some relief even for the mean time its a big help.

—omoshiroii.jj@gmail.com (kindly leave a note 2 heads-up to my cousin) Boosts Welcome 🤍

#mutualaid

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111d

Hey y’all, another status update on @catbailey ’s situation. Apologies for any mistakes but I’m working from phone and memory, so if I get anything wrong I’ll correct the post.

Storage Units containing her kid’s inheritance are going up for auction in a matter of days if not day. Moving anything out of them would require becoming current on payments ($1350), having help, and either her car or use of one. Becoming current here is her highest priority.

Her car was repossessed early last week or late the week before after the bank with the loan took 9 days to draft their ACH against her account, allowing some other charges to hit first and dip her into insufficient funds. She can still reinstate the payment plan by becoming current before it sells in ~early November, to the tune of $2200.

Her internet faces cutoff immediately, $100, and phone is due soon, $120.

And, y’know, there’s the whole feeding her kids, her cats, and herself bit, in that order if I know her, plus the other essentials like cat litter, toilet paper, and so on. Adding it all up I’m bumping the goal again, because nothing ever gets cheaper.

$360/4500 raised

Best to use Venmo/PayPal/CashApp, but GoFundMe is appreciated too and good for higher latency needs.

GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/aid-for-cat-and-her-kids-in-crisis?lang=en_US
PayPal: https://paypal.me/catalystediting
Venmo: @BlackCatHackers
CashApp: $BlackCatOps

#MutualAid #MutualAidRequest #InfoSec #HelpCatAndCo

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21d

Mutual aid, car repair

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109d

A long way to go, y'all. 9/30/2025 No movement

Lateness is not tolerated by the overlords. Please chip in and tell a friend or five?

Every effort to uplift and meet on time is appreciated.

On/offline *cheres* in kind spaces ok.

AT $300.72/1260 with just 4 days to go.
0/100 food
v:skillingmesoftly
pypl: kshernandezinc
ko-fi.com/khernandez

#helpfolkslive2025 #mutualaid #mutualaidrequest #disability #BlackMaGe #housingcrisis @mutual_aid@hexbear.net @mutual_aid@starflower.space @mutualaid @disabilityjustice

A square graphic gradient background of pink yellow and white, large circles hold text that reads: Care for this Black Queer Disabled Survivor $1260 rent due 10/3 $0/$100 Food due after rent

A photo of a Black woman with shaved head and dangle earrings in the upper right corner.

v:skillingmesoftly
pypl: kshernandezinc
ko-fi.com/khernandez

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105d

Able to get online & recharged my phone 😢 Electricity has not working in some areas included here where I lived. Being still in bad weather likely another LP is coming, I feel so hopeless, Jury wont eat rice.IM OUT IF CATFOOD & some basic needs😭 PLS IM KNOCKING AGAIN TO PEOPLE here in #Fediverse #Mastodon for a little Help pls My cousin's paypal email is in my Pinnedpost, PLS do leave a note or let me know in dm if anyone can Help.🙏🏻 KEEP SAFE EVRYONE. THANKYOU.BOOST PLS

#philippines #Mutualaid

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103d

Hi guys, due to having my hours cut with my part-time job and being in the red with my bank I am leaving my Ko-Fi up for anyone that is able to help me stay afloat during October in this harsh world we live in. Any assistance is greatly appreciated. 🙏

https://ko-fi.com/jasperfuchs/goal?g=0

#MutualAid #MutualAidRequest #Fediaid

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107d

Please send some Cannedfood/rice,Drinking Water,Bread,Instant Noodles also EmergencySupplies like or any (Candles/Matches/First Aid/Batteries or Power Bank,Flashlight etc)
Need Community Support🙏🏻🥺 Please Boost it's helpful to reach out. ✉️ omoshiroii.jj@gmail.com 👈🏼pypal email
(PLS LET MY COUSIN KNOW its ur help by leaving a note tysm)
Update: Typhoon is outside PAR but still some areas is having severe rain.

#typhoonbualoi #WeatherUpdate #today #Mutualaid #Fediverse

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105d

Y'all, @catbailey has lost phone service, and target to get that turned back on is $85.83. She's also working out how to explain to her kid that everything he inherited from his father is gone, because it doesn't look like there's any chance of saving the storage units. Her car was repossessed and is expected to sell in ~early November.

$460/4800 raised

Best to use Venmo/PayPal/CashApp, but GoFundMe is appreciated too and good for higher latency needs.

GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/aid-for-cat-and-her-kids-in-crisis?lang=en_US
PayPal: https://paypal.me/catalystediting
Venmo: @BlackCatHackers
CashApp: $BlackCatOps

#MutualAid #MutualAidRequest #InfoSec #HelpCatAndCo

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103d

Well, here we are, it's October 1, and now two months of rent are due to the tune of $2040, and I have only $650 to give.

I was forced to be away from home to manage family matters for 10 days this month, and ended up sick in bed for a whole week, something I'm still getting over.

The merger with another NPO that I have been waiting to here about has been pushed back again.

If you can provide #mutualaid to help a queer woman of color pay her rent, I'd appreciate it. https://paypal.me/gcvsa

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99d

#MutualAid EMERGENCY!! 🆘🚨🆘

STILL stuck at $0 for 10 DAYS NOW!!

$600 needed RIGHT NOW for past due bills now threatening critical service disconnection!!

$2,000 needed for additional upcoming critical bills, including rent due Friday!

Please don't make me go through another eviction drama! D*nations & b**sts are appreciated!!

#HelpFolksLive2025

https://ko-fi.com/anthonyjkenn38399/goal?g=0
https://cash.app/AnthonyJK6319
https://venmo.com/u/AnthonyJK6319
https://paypal.me/anthonyjkenn
https://donate.stripe.com/6oE9BeeJ2c2peyYfYY
https://spot.fund/121vs4wct

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101d

mutual aid

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16d

I have launched https://www.gofundme.com/manage/help-shahed-and-her-family-through-winter to help @shahedgaza 's family buy goods to stay warm and dry during winter.

#MutualAid #Gaza #Palestine #GazaVerified

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100d

Please share! 702/4200 by Sunday Night to get a pregnant mom housed 💖

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSCt4U_GrGJ8c5ptYH9P0QkW9ygyzO7r6C0EV5T2IBydBvTHg2aCvHAqgHgKgbbao09RAmM-Wceaahi/pubhtml?gid=1617420494&single=true

#MutualAid #MutualAidRequest #Gaza #Palestine

A pink and white graphic titled “Help a pregnant mom in Gaza get shelter!” Text: “Our dear friend is in the final term of her pregnancy—while struggling in a tent with no bathroom, blankets, or privacy. Conditions in Gaza are extremely dangerous for pregnant people, so we’re trying to get her housed ASAP. Shelter isn’t just a roof—it’s dignity and survival.” To the right is an ink and watercolor illustration of a rose. Below says “Chip in and click monthly: tinyurl.MomRent.”

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100d

Please share! 702/4200 by Sunday Night to secure housing for a pregnant mom 💖

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSCt4U_GrGJ8c5ptYH9P0QkW9ygyzO7r6C0EV5T2IBydBvTHg2aCvHAqgHgKgbbao09RAmM-Wceaahi/pubhtml?gid=1617420494&single=true

#MutualAid #MutualAidRequest #Gaza #Palestine

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96d

Hi guys, due to having my hours cut with my part-time job and being in the red with my bank I am leaving my Ko-Fi up for anyone that is able to help me stay afloat during October in this harsh reality we live in. Any assistance is greatly appreciated. 🙏

https://ko-fi.com/jasperfuchs/goal?g=0

#MutualAid #MutualAidRequest #Fediaid

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99d

Still in need of Drinking Water [water is the very much needed because of the severity of damage happened in the water supply system] Canned Goods, Rice etc.. Please I am humbly asking for your kind support, Small act of kindness is a big help & goes a long way. Help us recover 🙏🏻🥺 Thank you #Fediverse for standing with us in this times of need.

PP Email: omoshiroii.jj@gmail.com 🆙 (put a note for my cousin 2 notice)

#Earthquake #philippines #Survivor #help #Mutualaid

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14d

Moja znajoma przekazała mi link do zbiórki, którą warto wesprzeć:

https://pomagam.pl/4agtb4

>Niestety przed samymi świętami Bożego Narodzenia Kamil uległ poważnemu wypadkowi samochodowemu i tym samym pozbawił rodzinę jakichkolwiek środków do życia w wyniku wypadku doznał złamania dwóch żeber , odmy płucnej , złamania nogi oraz wylewu wewnętrznego. W obecnej sytuacji nie jest w stanie pracować ani grać w piłkę a to były dochody które pozwalały mu utrzymać rodzinę .( niestety Kamil był zatrudniony na umowach zlecenie co nie daje żadnego w obecnej chwili wsparcia finansowego ). W imieniu Kamila oraz jego rodziny , znajomych prosimy o wsparcie finansowe które przyspieszy powrót chłopaka do zdrowia aby mógł podjąć pracę . Kamilowi będzie potrzebna rehabilitacja wizyty u specjalistów , leki , psycholog , oraz środki do życia na przetrwanie kilku miesięcy zanim będzie mógł podjąć zatrudnienie.

Moi drodzy szanowni – wiecie, co mamy robić.

#mutualaid #polska

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97d

#Indigenous #musician #graphicArtist #tailor #blogger #sysadmin needs help getting out of debt, securing his future, & most importantly, putting a $1.7k sec deposit on an apt!

I know these posts can be annoying but, after spending months looking for a new job, my debts have gotten worse.

Full story:
https://gothfvck.dreamwidth.org/2025/10/07/mutualaid.html

Donations:
https://ko-fi.com/gothfvck
https://buymeacoffee.com/gothfvck

Besides past + current bills, I'm still working on a proper rec set up. Daily practice jams, photos, & other evilness for the fediverse & supporters.
Plus growing
https://thefreaksclub.community #TheFreaksClub
Rethreading #FreakAWear

Thanks in advance! plz reshare
#mutualaid

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9d

I know folks have a lot on their minds, what with *gestures at everything*, but we're running up against the deadline for #Housing. #MutualAidRequest ($425/$700)

UPDATE: If you've have the means and have been on the fence about donating to us, I hope you'll consider doing so now; the bulk of our funds for this (and nearly all of our prior fundraisers) have come from one (insanely generous) individual, and it breaks my heart to keep relying on them constantly. They have been so unbelievably kind. Please help us spread out the burden a little more.

Otherwise, please boost the hell out of this so we can reach goal and quit cluttering up the timeline! 🙏

==============================
Good Morning, Friends!

I mean.. I suppose as good a morning as it can be given the international circumstances.

Unfortunately I must add clutter to your already-crowded timelines with more digital panhandling because we're running out of time before #rent goes late. I'm trying desperately to avoid incurring late fees and undue attention from the leasing office. Moreso the latter than the former, if I'm being honest because we loathe "rocking the boat" and attracting scrutiny.

We have received a couple of #gofundme donations in response to my previous post which we sincererly appreciate and can definitely use to compensate for my hours at work having dipped now that we're past the holiday season, but sadly we won't see the funds for several days so I can't count them towards our running total (unless we don't make deadline. Going late would also burn most if not all the funds from those donations in rental late fees which would really suck).

Please forgive me yet again for the constant #MutualAid posts. I know it's getting very, very, very old. I want to say "I shouldn't have let things get this far", but the reality is, it's complicated; I tried to do everything I could. I don't really have the mental and emotional stamina to work multiple jobs -- everyone says, "You'll just get used to it", but I literally start to have emotional breakdowns and mental glitches when I try to work that much, and my #BPD becomes almost unmanageable -- and my partner was struggling so badly with his #PTSD trauma.

I don't want to be a burden to the community anymore, and I promise you we're working as hard as we can to achieve that. But we're not quite there yet. We adore this apartment and don't want to do anything to jeopardize it.

As an additional incentive for donating, I'm including a pic I took this morning from our balcony. If you donate or boost, you can look at it and vicariously enjoy the view that my partner and I have enjoyed for the past month and a half only because of the generosity of the fine folks of the #Fediverse. But only if you donate or boost.. otherwise sorry but you can't look. (kidding)

You all made this happen, and I'm sorry we haven't yet become self-sufficient. It feels like home here thanks to you. We're really, really trying even if it may not seem like it.

Thank you.

If you're willing AND able, please boost and if possible donate. If you can't donate, *do NOT feel guilty* for being in the same boat as us. Your feelings about it are valid but rest assured you needn't feel bad.

Venmo: https://venmo.com/thegizmotwins
Cashapp: https://cash.app/$thegizmotwins
PP: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/gizmo1982

#MentalIllness #Solidarity #Poverty @mutualaid