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gahdamnpunk

Can we support him please?!

nevver

Orange you glad, Eva Woolridge

understands

snommelp

So, I’ve been pulled over a few times in my life. Not many, but a few. And I’ve also been in a couple of cars that got pulled over. And let me tell you, if you were actually doing something wrong, the officer doesn’t make any small talk, just straight into “I clocked you doing 70 in a 55.” The only time I’ve ever gotten the “do you know why I pulled you over?” was the time when I wasn’t doing anything wrong, and I got let go even though he insisted to the end that I was doing 87 in a 70 (white privilege at work).

“Do you know why I pulled you over?” is a trap. It means there’s a good chance the officer doesn’t actually have a good reason to ticket you, and is trying to get you to waive your 5th Amendment rights and incriminate yourself. If you make a guess, that’s a confession of guilt.

But there’s another trap, that I’ve heard of but haven’t yet experienced. It’s “do you know how fast you were going?” With that one, they’re hoping you’ll say no, because then they can name whatever speed they want – you just said you didn’t know how fast you were going, if you deny the speed they name then you’re lying to them.

themightytej

Oh, I’ve had that one. Go with “yes.” Don’t give them a number, just say “Yes.” Then they still have to offer a number and you can deny it without contradicting yourself. They could just ask you, at that point, but that’s suspiciously similar to saying they don’t know, and they tend to avoid doing that.

fattyatomicmutant-deactivated20

Reblog to save a life

notyourmamasspoons

Just for anyone still thinking the civil rights movement was “SO long ago!”

Fred Hampton would be 51 this year if police hadn’t executed him at age 21.

Ruby Bridges is 65.

MLK would be 91 (he was assassinated at 39).

Malcom X would be 95 (he was assassinated at 39).

Claudette Colvin (the first Black woman known to refuse to give up her seat AT 15) is only 80.

Mary Louise Smith is 83.

Fred Gray is 89.

EMMETT TILL WOULD BE 79 (he was murdered at age 14 because of a white woman’s lie).

Ask yourself how old your grandparents are. Hell, how old your PARENTS are. How old are the people in most government seats right now?

Miss me with that bullshit of “It’S sO lOnG aGo. Things are better now.” These people and so many more who aren’t able to be here would be distraught at what is STILL fucking happening today. To say things like that is just willfully turning your head away from the injustices that we see today! That’s the that on that.

colormush

joshpeck

I teamed up with one of my friends who helped to make menstrual products free on our college campus to make these graphics about periods & sustainability! (info sourced from this natgeo article)

therdadeter

i read this article when it came out and it actually inspired me to switch over to reusable pads and i genuinely will never go back to shilling money for disposable pads/tampons everrrr again

trying to find the right ones was kind of daunting but I found this brand that I’ve been using for awhile now that i can’t recommend enough - they sell a starter pack with a case, a trial pack to test out, a cheaper 5-piece set, and individual pads!

opalited

i went digging around on the linked brand above and found the promo code “sustainable” for an extra 10% off their sale prices we love to see it

pointcardinal

Reblogging bc this is so important and it is also going to be my bachelor thesis topic

bifauxbia

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