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Jul 5, 2021 20 tweets 7 min read Read on X
[THREAD] I'm an artist. Every time I see a new donation towards the legal fund to save @crippledcommie's disabled relative from an abusive guardianship, I add an update to my drawing. The urgent goal to secure an attorney is $10,000. Donate here: gofundme.com/f/23zgqzzd00 Image
For an idea of the potential of this new drawing, here's the what my previous fundraiser drawing looked like in the end. 😁 Let's do this thing!
The first donation, the one that kick-started the new drawing, was made by Samuel Crehan.

Want to see the drawing evolve? Then make a donation to @crippledcommie's fund for their abused relative. 😊

Go here: gofundme.com/f/23zgqzzd00/d…
Thank you to the anonymous donor!

Just a little over $700 to go!

Keep donating! gofundme.com/f/23zgqzzd00 Image
Can you please make a succession of donations to save @crippledcommie's disabled relative, even if they're teensy, because this pic is at the annoyingly ugly stage, and I need to move it out of there! Will probably take at least five nudges before it starts looking pretty cool.
Dear People of the Twittersphere

You're forcing me to reappear Image
Not as an artist as you know it

But as some unrefinèd poet Image
All because it's getting late

And I still (yes, still!) await Image
The hour or the later date

When someone will donate. DONATE!

gofundme.com/f/23zgqzzd00 Image
As you see, the drawing's boring

Therefore I am now imploring Image
Those with valued currency

To pay a little random fee. Image
Truth be told, though, while I'm joking

Liberty and rights are choking
Twenty dollars, ten, or five

Could help somebody live and thrive.
Do thing thing and you will see

The hope appear, and with it, glee.

gofundme.com/f/23zgqzzd00
Gah. That wuz lotsiv typostakes.
Yaaaaay! An anonymous donor has broken the spell! Please keep donating to save @crippledcommie's disabled relative from an abusive guardianship! Donate here to see the next update: gofundme.com/f/23zgqzzd00 Image
Just $6 short of $9,300. Lemme give you an ant's eye view of the next update, which is ready to post after the next donation...

gofundme.com/f/23zgqzzd00 Image
Just noticed something cool. There have been 200 donors, but 230 donations, which means some people have donated more than once. I think people realise that there is just no way, given how society is (badly) designed for disabled people, that this could be addessed without money.
Yeaaaah! Another donation! Thank you, O Mysterious Person!

Keep donating! gofundme.com/f/23zgqzzd00 Image

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1/x
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2/x
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3/x
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