[viejospellejos]

[wild-west-wind]

See the TURTLE of enormous girth! On his shell he holds the earth.

[fillielitsa]

The names of those killed by racism and police brutality are written along Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis. George Floyd was killed on this street in front of Cup Foods after being accused of using a counterfeit $20 bill. The site of his death has been converted into a large shrine.

PHOTOGRAPH BY LESHON LEE

[la-laborista-republiko]

[odinsblog]

Mass incarceration has always been a tool for white supremacy and maintaining political control.

Same thing for anyone still fighting against decriminalizing marijuana.

It’s the same group people who are pushing these laws.

Prison gerrymandering has always about systemic structural racism.

[kingjaffejoffer]

Murderers from Oakland Police Department attempting to show solidarity with the community they’ve terrorized.

[pisswizzard]

WHERE ARE THE DC PROTESTERS???

For real, if anyone has info on this, please pass the salt

[pisswizzard]

I’m really, really hoping that it was all an elaborate joke, but I don’t have confidence in that level of optimism, given this week’s transition from covert to overt fascism.

[nebulous-bounds-of-bad-taste]

here’s something from last night

https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/local/protesters-paint-defund-the-police-on-dc-street/2020/06/06/29c09f53-cdd4-4978-aeb9-c4f27b8fc21b_video.html

Protesters paint 'defund the police' on D.C. street

A block from where D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) had “Black Lives Matter” painted near the White House earlier in the week, BLM organizers

[pisswizzard]

no, I’m talking about the ~1000 protesters that supposedly went missing friday night during the #dcblackout (no power outages or service drops tho)

The night that Trump hid in the bunker, things escalated a lot.

These were the last images that made it out before there was no contact getting in or out for several hours. There was also NO social media access from 1-8 am.

Silencer spotted:

From a resident:

Then the tweet that went out en masse from protesters’ accounts

There is also very disturbing footage that I can’t seem to embed right now but if you want it, I have it.

Also, at this same time, all of the street cams in the area were down and many were play looped footage.

They power-washed the streets over night. Then put up that big, yellow mural, which the mayor was very quick to agree to.

[jakeperalta]

some uk petitions to sign you may not have seen:

suspend uk export of tear gas, rubber bullets and riot shields to usa

justice for belly mujinga

battle racism by updating reading lists at gcse

make white privilege and systemic racism a compulsory part of the british education course

uk parliament condemn the violence against peaceful blm protesters by the us police/military

more protection for black trans women uk

uk government must condemn trump's response to george floyd's murder #speakupboris

investigate the death of sheku bayou in police custody

[goawfma]

public should absolutely be free

[dat-is-chill-ghafa]

A collection of headlines about Robert Pattinson’s pasta that equated the proportionate amount of wtf energy to the most chaotic celebrity that has ever existed who I love and adore so much.

[unrealunearths]

the way i hate mark zuckerberg

[ororomunroedontpullout]

A true warrior queen has risen

[emmersdrawberry]

C h o s e n

[awed-frog]

I want her to be in charge of everything, just like the Lady intended.

[survivablyso]

https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2017/09/05/girl-pulls-sword-from-legendary-lake-of-king-arthurs-excalibur_a_23197937/

[freddieandersen]

to clarify, these are two different young girls pulling two different swords from two different lakes, about a year apart. strange women in ponds will continue to distribute swords

[skyline-sunset-in-my-veins]

Listen maybe Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is  a good basis for a system of government.

[whitepeopletwitter]

[ithelpstodream]

[darkerskin-deactivated20170723]

Take this with you

[your-royal-momoness]

Sokka: so… I hear you’re in love with someone. what’re they like?

Zuko: tall, muscular, wolf tail. dumb but honorable

Sokka: that kinda sounds like me. too bad you’re in love with someone else

Zuko: did I mention dumb?

Sokka: yea

Zuko: just checking

[greed-the-dorkalicious]

Ugh, ok. I didn’t want to have to say this, but… I keep seeing those cheeky posts going around like “Tee hee, I sure hope no protesters know that-” or “It would be a shame if anyone were to-”

Guys, PLEASE STOP SPREADING THOSE. Those posts are going to get someone hurt.

You should NOT trust unverified advice from strangers on the internet. Honestly, some of the advice I’ve seen is so bad I almost have to wonder if it was created by plants to try to get people hurt. Speaking as someone who’s involved in multiple martial arts, improper self-defense techniques will get you hurt; Speaking as someone who is familiar with plywood, it ain’t going to do shit to block a heavy projectile and WILL fill you with horrible splinters. Unless you know for certain advice is trustworthy, you should be neither listening to nor spreading it.

If you see any attempt at combat or self-defense advice online, you should ask yourself:

Who is posting it?

What are their qualifications?

Where did they get this information?

Is it being explained in a clear, detailed, and easy-to-understand manner?

What are the precautions? How might this go wrong?

If you don’t have good answers to these questions, then it’s bad advice and should not be followed or spread. Sure, maybe some of it might be genuinely good advice- But it might not be, and unless you know for sure, then it’s far better to err on the side of caution than to risk getting hurt.

Be safe, be smart, and always check your sources.

[hideandseaking]

If I could piggyback on this, as a lawyer I also want to say this goes for legal advice as well. The jury duty post comes immediately to mind but make sure that the person posting any legal advice relating to the cops, the court, or the legal system is an attorney, someone with a law degree, judge, or some other experienced person in the law.

The last thing you want is to say the wrong thing to the cops, to the court, or get yourself held in contempt of court because you followed unqualified tumblr advice on the law. Especially because the law is different in every country, every state, and even in every county. Some federal law will go across the country, such as the advice on saying “I am invoking my right to an attorney and invoking my right to silence,” but again you don’t know what the qualifications of the person posting the advice is and you don’t know what country they could be posting advice about. The questions listed above are great for any legal advice. Be careful out there.

[greed-the-dorkalicious]

Good addition, thank you!

[tastefullyoffensive]

[dvxdm]

An analogy for life. (photos via thecrookedstep)

You’re thinking “is he really going to spend the whole book worrying?” and then it hits you

[gaijinhikikomori-deactivated202]

Fuck. I didn’t get it until the comment

[heresatoast]

Hey I know that we’re dealing with something huge right now but trump is trying to allow adoption agencies to refuse services to lgbtq+ families.... not only is this descrimination but there are TOO many children in the system for them to allow this. Those kids need homes.... I’m disgusted

[heresatoast]

My guess is that they’re trying to pass this kind of stuff while the country is distracted and focused on other things??? Don’t let up on the current movement at hand, but please give this the attention it needs to be stopped

[one-time-i-dreamt]

HE HAD ASTHMA! THEY PEPPER-SPRAYED HIM TO DEATH!!!

SIGN THE PETITION!

Sign the Petition

Bill de Blasio: Justice For Jamel Floyd

JAMEL FLOYD JAMEL FLOYD JAMEL FLOYD

[labrador-entity]

dated 5th June 2020

[one-time-i-dreamt]

The petition is only at 6k signatures!