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[amfnlovejones]

They killed him. And no one is reporting it.

[seijohsremade]

ways to help protestors if you are unable to protest

everybody has to do their part. as a reference, this was posted on 1 june 2020. if any links are broken or direct to a place they should not, please feel free to add on with corrections. if there is new information with better knowledge, please feel free to share. thank you.

1. donate

do not donate to shaun king. he has repeatedly collected money to “support” black people, but no one knows where the money is.

BAIL FUNDS (ALPHABETICAL ORDER; NOT A COMPREHENSIVE LIST)

note: washington dc and new jersey have cashless bail systems.

bail fund google doc (also includes lawyers for protestors)

national bail fund network (directory of community bail funds)

community bail funds masterpost by @keplercryptids

resistance funds (google sheets; lists bail funds around the country)

nationwide bail funds (split a donation to the bail funds listed on the linked page with a single transaction)

atlanta bail fund

brooklyn bail fund

colorado freedom fund

columbus freedom fund

houston chapter of black lives matter

liberty fund (nyc based; focuses services on people from low-income communities)

los angeles freedom fund

louisville community fund

massachusetts bail fund

minnesota freedom fund (as of may 30, 2020, they are encouraging people to donate elsewhere since they have raised enough money; as of may 29, 2020, they do not have a venmo, as some fraudulent accounts have been claiming, source)

philadelphia bail out fund

richmond bail fund

MORE PLACES TO DONATE

note: more links are listed in the masterposts below.

northstar health collective (healthcare and medical aid for people on the front lines)

reclaim the block (aims to redistribute police funding to help the minneapolis community)

twin cities dsa (provides fresh groceries and hot meals to people in minneapolis)

2. educate yourself

it isn’t enough to sign petitions and reblog/retweet/etc. nonblack people, including people of color, owe it to black people to educate themselves and correct themselves and the people around them on anti-blackness.

note: more links are in the masterposts linked below.

resources and tools regarding racism and anti-blackness (google sheets compilation)

readings on society, racism, the prison system, etc. (twitter thread)

“where do we go after ferguson?” by michael eric dyson

official black lives matter website

3. give out supplies to protestors

people need supplies to protest safely, and even if they bring supplies with them, they can often run out. if you’re able, stock up and hand them out to people protesting. for more supplies to donate, see the “george floyd action” google docs link in section 5.

water bottles (dehydration and heatstroke are not things people should have to deal with alongside bastard cops. if the police in your area are particularly violent or known to use tear gas, get the ones with the sports cap/suction-thing/etc so people can use them as emergency eye-flushes.)

snacks (make sure to take into account that people have allergies of all sorts. foods will have a little label that says “may contain” and then list any potential allergens. write the allergens on the ziploc (or any container you use) in permanent marker, or better yet, write the snacks included in the pack.)

masks (don’t forget there’s still a pandemic going on. also it will aid in deterring facial recognition when the police try to track down protestors,  also part two, if the cops use tear gas, wearing a mask (with the combination of a scarf or bandana) will lessen the adverse effects. lessen, not stop.)

bandanas, scarves, etc. and goggles (ski goggles, swimming goggles, etc.) (see above for explanation on the scarves. same goes for the goggles. anti–tear gas and anti–facial recognition.)

clean shirts (for people who are heavily gassed. also helps deter recognition through clothing.)

wound care supplies (band-aids, packets of neosporin packets or a similar antibiotic, alcohol wipes, etc.; if you can, decant bactine into those little travel bottles.)

a sharpie or another type of marker (for writing bail numbers or emergency contacts on arms, hands, etc. it’s not enough to have your city’s bail fund number stored on your phone; the police won’t give it to you to look it up. give people a marker so they can write it down, preferably not washable so it isn’t easily removed.)

IMPORTANT: KNOWING FIRST AID

tear gas: if you’re hit, get out as fast and as soon as you can. take anyone you can with you. the longer you’re in the gas, the harder it will be for you to see, and it can irritate your airways, making it hard to breathe. if you’re hit, don’t run; it’ll only make things worse on your lungs. when you leave the area, take a cold shower. don’t use hot water (it will only reactivate the agent); don’t bathe (it will only spread the CS around). (source 1) (source 2) (cdc fact sheet on tear gas)

move them to a clean and ventilated area where it’s as safe as possible.

ask them if they’re wearing contact lenses. have them remove it. if they’re wearing glasses, rinse it with water.

solution of half liquid antacid, half water. spray from the inside going out, with the head tilted back and slightly towards the side being rinsed. if they say it’s okay, open the eye slightly while doing this. (source)

bullet wounds: the most important thing is to stop the bleeding. be sure to check for an exit wound and cover that as well. treat both wounds, but treat the worse one first.

stop the bleed (youtube video by uc san diego health)

first aid in active shooting scenarios

making a tourniquet (a commercial tourniquet is best, but improvised ones can work as well if done properly; the most important things to remember is that tourniquets are for limb injuries and are not meant for the head or torso and that they have to be very tightly wound on the injury.)

how to apply pressure dressings

miscellaneous

adult cpr tutorial (youtube video by cincinnati children’s; think of “staying alive” by the beegees or “uptown funk”)

4. be a source of information

be responsible with this. people’s lives are at stake. that being said, the media is a fucking joke and the best way to get accurate information in a grassroots rebellion is amongst ourselves. record everything, but if you are going to share any information at all, be sure to blur people’s faces.

signal (encrypted messenger app; messages delete after x amount of time): app store | google play

tool for scrubbing metadata from images and selectively blurring identifiable features

tech tips to protect yourself while protesting (by rey.nbows on tiktok, via vicent_efl on twitter)

cop spotting 101 (google docs)

know your rights (by personachuu on twitter)

NUMBERS TO CALL FOR ARRESTED PROTESTORS (ALPHABETICAL ORDER; SOURCES LINKED TO THE NUMBER)

remember to keep phones OFF unless absolutely necessary. cell phone towers, stingrays, location notifs can all be used to track you and other protestors. don’t fuck around. if your phone must be on, keep it on airplane mode as often as possible and only communicate using encrypted methods. no, snapchat doesn’t count. (a twitter thread on stingrays, for those interested)

lawyers assisting protestors pro-bono (by riyakatariax on twitter)

atlanta: 404-689-1519

chicago: 773-309-1198

minneapolis: 612-444-2654

5. miscellaneous links and links for protestors

masterpost of petitions to sign, numbers to call, places to donate, and more (carrd by dehyedration on twitter)

#blacklivesmatter (google docs by ambivaIcnt on twitter; includes information on relevant events, other masterposts, lists of petitions and donation links, how to protest safely and protests to go to, and more)

george floyd action (google docs; includes information on apps to download, supplies to buy and donate, places to donate to, protest safety, resources on unlearning racial bias, and more)

how to get out of ziptie “handcuffs” (by finnianj on tiktok, via katzerax on twitter)

how can i help? by @abbiheartstaylor

how to make a signal-blocking cell phone pouch

tips for protestors by @aurora00boredealis

twitter thread for protestors (by vantaemuseum on twitter)

also, if you’re protesting, change your passcode. make it at least 11 characters long and don’t use facial/thumb recognition.

[devinellekurtz]

Two brothers, spending a rare weekend together at their dad’s house, awaken in the night to find they’re surrounded by mysterious bioluminescent sea creatures intently swimming east…. And what’s that shape in the distance that they see for just a moment as they dash wildly into the hall? Is it… a mermaid?

[muuchan42-deactivated20200622]

Date outfits every season!

[campmiasmas]

What I’ve really picked up on is the connection that people have had with Villanelle’s sexuality. [She has] really resonated with the LGBT community, and I know through speaking with Luke Jennings [who wrote Codename Villanelle, the book that served as the basis for the show], he has had so many people write to him and say that they feel seen and are enjoying the fact that this woman is celebrating that. You can have these relationships with women, this fascination, this compulsiveness to know this, and I don’t think that I’ve ever really seen that explored on television.

[immaculate-benediction-batch]

Dracula’s Endless Queerbaiting

Before Dracula aired, Steven Moffat made a comment about how Dracula was not bisexual but “bi-homicidal” in an attempt to get ahead of any fandom conversations that would inevitably surround the series. Sherlock was especially popular with fan fiction writers and shippers, in large part because the show frequently leaned into the queer subtext. With Dracula, it couldn’t help but feel like a “no homo” disclaimer, and fans felt all the more irritated by the comment when, within the first five minutes of the first episode, a character forwardly asked Jonathan Harker if he’d had sex with Dracula. Dracula also refers to Jonathan as his “bride” and every moment of contact he makes with a victim, regardless of gender, is shown in a deeply sexual manner. The implication is clear with how Dracula devours humans and what a pleasurable experience it is meant to be for him. Moffat may be eager to let the audience know how not gay Dracula is, but he sure is happy about milking those moments of queer subtext for all their worth.

[nitid-noemee-deactivated2020052]

[everythingfox]

Just thought I had to share this lil baby

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[whitepeopletwitter]

[vikinglanguage]

What it's like to live and work with 6 people of 5 different nationalities and none of you is a native English speaker

- desperately trying to explain to another coworker that your Bangladeshi flatmate is saying "pea shells" and not "bee shells" ("pea pods, du ved, ærte... skræller..? Ærtebælge!“)

- Tunisian guy says a French word. Everyone understands. French guy says "it's the same in English"

- you forget the English word for strainer. You know it in German. Only your Austrian flatmate understands what you're talking about.

- "according to my high school diploma I speak B1 French"

- Austrian forgets the English word for fork, but remembers it in Danish.

- "I don't have the name in English" *tells us what an animal is called in Latin*

- 0 out of 6 people can remember what broom is called in English

- "fucking... she's trying to kill me" – our Frenchman after tripping over the dishwasher

- *accidentally speaks Danish to non-Danish flatmate* *starts to say something in English to my family* *is spoken to in English by Danish flatmate*

- I tell the Frenchman to write leverpostej om the shopping list. He looks at me like he's dead inside and writes pâté

- no one knows how to spell

- "what gender is apple in German?" "is book neuter or common gender in Danish?" *calls an inanimate object he or she* "what's the plural of hus? Huser?"

- What are gendered genitive pronouns? I mean, who really knows? Not the French speakers, that's for sure!

- everyone speaks 2 languages, most at least kind of speak 3.

- my English gets worse for every day that passes

-translating jokes from your native language to English makes for the best anti jokes. "A dwarf walks into a bar and the bartender asks him 'Do you play cards?' 'No, I was born this way,' the dwarf answers"

- Austrian: "ti, tyve..... uhhhh..... fyrre, halvtreds, tres, halvfjerds.... fjers?? ..... ...?????? hundred."

- "can you hand me the... Uhh... You know the, the thingy!" "The what?" "THE BOWL!"

- "You can't name your child Valdemar, that's the guy from Harry Potter!"

- I try to speak German and my Austrian roommate tells me that my accent is cute because I speak the hard German sounds so softly

- Frenchman imitates really bad French accent and it's hilarious

- someone thought the Austrian was Scottish because she rolls her r's

- "Share a coke with... Vendire... Veninerere..." "Veninderne" "Please tell me that's not a name" "It's means female friends"

- Høkeren -> hookeren

- *French speakers forget to pronounce an h*

- there's a heated discussion about whether or not some penguins can fly. The argument immediately dissolves as it is revealed that in French auks are called penguins.

- you learn to never correct people unless they ask you to or you literally do not understand what they're saying

- you translate an idiom from your own language into English. It's the same in one of the other languages, but not in English. No one questions it.

- you borrow a flatmate's Netflix. All the titles are in a language you don't speak. FRIENDS is dubbed in German, so you turn on sous-titres. They're in Bangla.

- "Santa Claus surprise", the Frenchman cheerfully says about secret santa

- you try to talk about knitting with your roommates but you don't know any of the proper terms in English. They try to talk about crotcheing in turn, but they don't even know what that's called.

- you have to disassemble the couch, so you send your roommate to get the tools for doing that. You never talk about the tools of which you don't know the names, but she brings the right ones regardless.

- you say a sentence and someone repeats it back to you, mispronouncing one of the words because they're certain you mispronounced it

- you somehow manage to hold a conversation in two languages at once

[beachdeath]

[emtmercy]

ICONIC

[sarahviahhday]

I was gonna put this in my queue but tbh I think it’s more relevant right now.

[cluegrrl]

Yeah.

[laulink]

Reblogging again because I remember someone pointing out that the doctor here (O’Malley I think ?) doesn’t even mean that he would have consciously let the guy die in the O.R, he means that he, a white guy, wasn’t competent enough to save this dude and that if Dr Bailey, who is much more competent than him, didn’t step in, his life couldn’t have been saved because she was the only doctor present who was talented enough to save this guy.

Power move, babies.

[organizedstudy]

Going through the notes on your phone is just like: *codes and passwords that don’t tell you what they lead to* *a random fact* *midnight thoughts from 3 years ago* *a wishlist* *something your friend told you about that you were “definitely going to check out”* *random numbers* *drafts of emotionally charged messages* *shopping lists* *todo lists* *fake poetry* *a diary entry*

[txmel]

[untitled10709]

Therapy: wack

This video of Bill Hader:

[billhaderdidthis]

Richie “Trashmouth” Tozier being hot as fuck at the Loser’s Club reunion in IT: Chapter2

[baneheco]

ARMS DUDE

Arms

[mattrnurdock]

[mattrnurdock]

What was it like sharing the comedic spotlight with [Bill Hader]? I felt like I was going to get a chance to learn how to do improv and sketch comedy with somebody who knew what they were doing, and I felt really hyped about that, because the truth is that we didn’t know each other well. We met at an audition for that Michael Mann movie, Public Enemies, like 12 years ago. And we got along fine, and then we had similar tastes in music and art and books and movies and TV shows. So, when we met, it was built in, we knew each other, but then it was really fun for me as a performer to learn some new skills. Because I don’t have a lot of them.

A lot of it was improvised then? Well, there was a full script. I didn’t see the movie, because I can’t watch myself. I hate watching myself in anything. I just freak out. I can’t do it. But we did improvise a lot of stuff. Bill said he thought it was about 50% improv and 50% scripted. So, we would shoot what was on the page and then we’d add something and Andy would like that. And he’d go back in and expand on that or elaborate on it. The whole puppy scene was all improv.