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9.25.20. Louisville

Among the 24 protesters arrested last night was Representative Attica Scott, author of Breonna [Taylor’s] Law and the only Black woman on Kentucky’s state legislature. She was arrested while crossing the street past curfew and has been charged with 1st degree rioting. Video evidence shows no rioting by her.

All 4 officers involved in the murder of Breonna Taylor have been cleared of any murder charges by a Kentucky Grand Jury Wednesday.

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HOLY SHIT, IT WAS THE ORIGINAL ONE

MAKE A WISH

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date of origin: 2013

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Ok, so I was reading this news story:

So far so normal, right? But then:

Like what. And then:

Like, I think Alaska State Trooper Ken Marsh wants to be a romance novelist.

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well would you look at that

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30 Minute Speedpaints (6 of 9) - Diana Franco

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now we know the source fellas please appreciate and acknowledge the artist for all ur memes

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THIRTY MINUTE?????

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THESE ARE SPEEDPAINTS??!?

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adulthood is just a constant struggle of, “man, i want cookies for breakfast, but I also recognize this is a bad nutritional decision. On the other hand, the only one who can stop me is me. i know that fucker’s weaknesses. i could totally take me in a fight.”

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frog and toad are my two remaining brain cells struggling to keep my horrible body alive

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HAIR LOVE (2019) dir Matthew A. Cherry, Everett Downing Jr., Bruce W. Smith

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First time crying in 2020 heyyyy

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the more things change the more they stay the same

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hey all, here's a petition to the Honolulu City Council, the Kailua Neighborhood Board, and Kailua and Oahu residents, urging them to support the Kawainui Street Apartments project in Kailua:

Hawaii needs more affordable housing NOW! Please support the Kawainui St. Project!

this petition only has 310 signatures.

and here's another petition (with 5 signatures at the time of posting this) by a group of volunteers working with the Faith Action for Community Equity group that made the other petition:

We are a volunteer group of Kailua renters and homeowners working in association with Faith Action for Community Equity. We believe housing

if reading the above post bothered you, do something about it!

sign the petitions before August 2nd and share this post.

want to do more?

write an email to a member of the council urging them to support affordable housing for Kailua residents.

here's the contact information for the council members!

do some good today!

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❌BREAKING NEWS❌

Atlanta Police Walkout In Protest Following Murder Charge Against Officer Who Shot Rayshard Brooks

The head of Atlanta’s police union confirmed Wednesday June 17th, 2020 that officers from the Atlanta Police Department in Zones 3 and 6 walked off the job Wednesday afternoon.

Vince Champion, southeast regional director of the International Brotherhood of Police officers, said that police officers had stopped answering calls midshift, in response to charges against Officer Garrett Rolfe who is accused of murdering Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta.

Police are doing what they call the BlueFlu: a strike action, especially among police officers, in which workers are absent on the pretext of “sickness”.

#WAKEUP

Follow here for more news

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What is it about society that disappoints you so much?

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Hello, Friend. It’s been five years since we met Mr. Robot.

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PSA for my followers in the Southern and Midwestern States (and those not in the know in Latin America):

(Photo by Gabriel L. Hamer from the Texas A&M University Kissing Bug Website)

Do Not Handle This Bug.

These are Triatoma, or kissing bugs. The bugs themselves are not much to look at, but rather it’s the parasites that they carry that are cause for concern.

Chagas disease is transmitted by kissing bugs when they bite their sleeping victim and the parasite (in their defecation) is exposed to the wound. This disease has two stages, acute and chronic. The chronic stage may not show up until years, decades, down the line and by then can cause a long list of health problems, including sudden death.

At this point, there isn’t really a general consensus about how worried people should be about Chagas disease. I’ve seen it compared to AIDS, and I’ve also seen people say it only affects dogs(false).

About four years ago I was working in NE Kansas. Before we could go out, we were given flyers about Chagas and kissing bugs - as the location we were going was known to have them and there was a chance we could accidentally touch them. If we did? Scrub, scrub with soap and don’t touch your face (much like with a certain virus going around nowadays). If we saw any kissing bugs wandering, we were to kill them and bleach the surface they were walking on.

Fortunately, I never saw them on that trip. Two years later I saw one in my house. I’ve seen even more this year. I don’t particularly live in the deep south, and I don’t live in a rural area at all.

(Photo by Texas A&M University Kissing Bug Website - the shaded areas represent states that have reported Triatoma)

With summers warming every year, we can expect these bugs to move more and more northward. The reason I am making this post?

People have been mistaking these for stinkbugs. They have been handling them, not knowing the danger these bugs pose. Hell, even the health center I contacted didn’t even know that Chagas disease existed.

TLDR: Don’t touch these bugs, don’t let your pets touch these bugs. They carry a parasite that can cause sudden death years down the line.

For more information (please, I haven’t included nearly everything over this issue, nor am I an expert), check out Texas A&M University’s research team’s website: https://kissingbug.tamu.edu/

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NZ traditional haka for black lives matter, video posted june 3rd 2020

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For those of you who don't know, this specific haka was written by a father to acknowledge his son's wrongdoing and basically tell him to get his shit together. It is also modernly used as a haka tautoko, or acknowledgement, in some contexts.

Y'all see how symbolic this is, right? It's both acknowledging current events as a show of solidarity, but also calling for world leaders to get their shit together and admit their wrongdoings and try to change things. This shit is powerful.

The user quobbo on tiktok did a little rundown analysis of it here:

#stitch with @tonifui 👈(credit) | Tika Tonu (a ngeri/haka) in a 60sec tt #blm #poc #sons #aotearoa #māori

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for some reason this ^ reblog isnt showing up in the notes? maybe it's the link, but for those looking to explains the significance of this from a closer maori experience - what the dance means and why the video is so culturally epic (if interested in knowing more, pls click this reblog)

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The sirens have started up again. We’re unsure if we’ll be able to stay in place and provide updates but here is an interactive map of what is going on (we didn't create it) it tracks police scanners and updates on current situations as they happen

https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1nM1SpfOFNwZgjieyVXzhfvgkdNtWoVu_&shorturl=1&ll=44.942813090755735%2C-93.19463968723947&z=13&fbclid=IwAR0zZ7I-ql1SHMyLPsEkVlfI-B8K_3krYHTHfzmN-ngnDf0lqv7IIqRxvvo

Also pulling information from: https://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/13544

Everyone stay safe out there.

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May 30th, 2020 7:18pm this map is still active as has been updated to show the highways which are now closed around the Twin Cities. Stay safe out there.

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FB Post: "Nazis reported at: Midway in St. Paul; Fairview Ave N & W Pierce Butler; Newell Park" 8:50 pm. Avoid the area if possible.

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Y’all I'm seeing some misinformation going round about the KKK showing up in Chicago (and by the time I post this, who fucking knows) but the KKK have bee spotted here in Twin Cities MN on Chicago Street not Chicago.

Please try and check the info you're spreading, I know it's downright difficult right now but please do try.

There's also reports of National Guard firing at people for being out on their porches and not inside their homes. Please stay inside if you can, rubber bullets can still do serious harm if they hit you. Less lethal does not mean harmless.