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“I got a message from God the other day about how to solve the world’s problems. We’ve got to send all the world leaders to play on one of Trump’s golf courses. Then while they’re gone, we replace them with grandmas. Because nobody ever got invaded by a grandma.”

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how does God decide who is allowed to sleep and who isn’t

silvermist-moon

I have some bad news for you, Thomas.

geekandmisandry

Poor Thomas. It’s hard times out there.

captainvatican

As soon as we’re done with our protests, two random prochoicers showed up with a sign that says “Teachers for Planned Parenthood.”

Like… what?

You’re not gonna have any students left if they’re all slaughtered in the womb.

pocket-sizedsweetheart

Most likely their response to that would be something “yeah but fewer kids in each class”…

Scary…

dembeans

What?

thevibrant-vegan

GIVEAWAY! Hey guys! So a few days ago I hit 10,000 followers! Yay. So I thought I’d do a bit of a giveaway for you all! There is over $150 worth of items. Everything is vegan, organic and cruelty free. Rules: - Must be following me (I’ll check) - No likes, reblogs only - You can reblog it as much as you want, but please don’t spam people, no one wants that. The winner will be announced on the 20th of August- Australian time (just over 3 weeks from now) via a random generator. The giveaway is WORLDWIDE and I will ship it out to you. I will contact you if you’ve won to get your details, if you don’t respond within 48 hours, ill draw out another winner. If you win you will receive: - Epzen Relax premium magnesium salt crystals: You place these in your bath and it helps to de-stressify you and also re-balance your skins pH levels. Magnesium and sulphur are the two key elements present in natural hot springs. - Lush Eau Roma toner water: A gentle everyday toner - Lush 9 to 5 cleanser - Lush: The olive branch shower gel - Lush Bubblegum lip scrub: This smells amazing, it’s so temping to eat (it’s edible) - Lush Galaxy bathbomb: It turns your bath water into a galaxy, who wouldn’t want that? It’s pretty epic. - Vegan cook book- By the Healthy Kitchen. Full of delicious vegan recipes that are easy to make - Loving Earth Organic Drinking chocolate: You can make hot chocolates and iced chocolates, yum. - Loving Earth Organic Coconut Sugar - Loving Earth Raw Organic creamy coconut mylk chocolate: This actually tastes like heaven - Loving Earth Raw Organic choc chip Turkish delight chocolate - Pana Chocolate- Wild fig and orange: These chocolates are hand made from Melbourne, so you wouldn’t find them out side of Australia. (Or maybe even Melbourne, I’m not sure) - Pana Chocolate: Coconut and Goji Berry. - PB2- Powdered Peanut Butter: Low fat peanut butter! In fact 85% less fat than regular, mix 2 Tbs with 1 Tbs of water and voila. (2 Tbs = 1.5 g Fat) - Yoga Food Organic complete Superfood blend: Add to smoothies, its full of antioxidants, probiotics and minerals - Organic Maca Smoothie Blend: Blend of Maca powder and cacao powder. Add to smoothies. - Salt and vinegar sea crisps: 100% Natural crispy seaweed snack (From Tasmania) - Pukka- Organic Wild Apple and cinnamon tea with ginger - Dr. Bronner’s Magic all in one “peppermint” lip balm: I forgot to take a photo of this - Dr. Bronner’s Magic all in one “naked” lip balm - Apple Cinnamon Candle- who doesn’t love candles, right? So, happy reblogging! Ill announce the winner on 20th of August : )

#vegan buffet #vegan

Vegetable curry at Camp restaurant in Osaka, Japan

#vegan

bonniekristian

In July I shared a story of an incident in which my city’s police stormed a man’s house looking for drugs in the middle of the night and executed his two (understandably startled) dogs. One of the dogs was shot to death while fleeing in fear, and as I noted then, this isn’t an isolated incident. Just a few years ago, the Saint Paul Police killed another family dog…and forced handcuffed children to sit next to its bleeding corpse. The kicker? The raid wasn’t even in the right house!

Now, a new report has surfaced of SPPD brutality. This time, a young father named Chris Lollie was arrested while waiting to pick up his kids from school. The charges were “Trespassing, Disorderly Conduct, and Obstructing Legal Process,” and police claimed he refused to leave an area reserved for employees of the bank building he was in. However, not only were there no signs indicating that the location was private, but Lollie wasn’t even in the bank proper; he was in the skyway.

(For those who aren’t familiar with the skyway system, it’s a thing we have in St. Paul, Minneapolis, and some other Minnesota cities. Basically, it gets hella cold here in the winter, so they built enclosed sidewalks, or skyways, one or two stories up. In the downtown areas, the skyways form a whole second network of pedestrian roads, and once you get inside your office building—or whichever building is closest to your parking garage or bus stop or whatever—you can use them to move from building to building to get around the whole downtown area. It’s an easy way to go to lunch or meetings without having the snot in your nostrils freeze. I mention all that to say: Skyways are public spaces. You do not have to be an employee in the buildings they connect to use them. Lollie was not trespassing.)

Fortunately, Lollie had the presence of mind to capture his interaction with the SPPD on film. Here’s a transcript I’ve made of the first few seconds:

Lollie: So what’s your business with me right now?

Officer: I want to find out who you are, and what the problem was back there…

Lollie: There is no problem—that’s the thing.

Officer: So, talk to me, let me know, and you can be on your way.

Lollie: Let you know…why do I have to let you know who I am? Who I am isn’t the problem.

Officer: Because that’s what police do when they get called.

Lollie: Well, I know my rights, first off. Secondly, I don’t have to let you know who I am if I haven’t broken any laws. Like I told him, I’m going to New Horizons [School] to pick up my kids at 10 o’clock. I was sitting there for ten minutes…

As the officer brushes aside his explanation and continues to illegally demand he identify himself, Lollie cuts to the chase: “The problem is I’m black. That’s the problem. No, it really is, because I didn’t do anything wrong.”

Next, Lollie and the female officer he’s been walking and talking with meet a male officer. When Lollie politely asks the officer not to touch or obstruct him, because he has to go get his kids, the man immediately responds, “Well, you’re going to go to jail then.”

As the police initiate the arrest process—telling him to put his hand behind his back or “otherwise things are going to get ugly"—the camera visuals go black. Lollie continues to be heard pleading, still polite even while he’s assaulted, that he be allowed to go meet his children.

Next, they tase him.

If that’s not enough to convince you that this is gross police misconduct, seriously, take five minutes and watch the video. The calmness of his tone alone should make it obvious that there is no possible argument that the situation merited this kind of police action:

After multiple witnesses verified Lollie’s version of events, prosecutors dropped all charges against him. One woman who is also not an employee at the bank the skyway links noted that she regularly sits during her lunch break exactly where Lollie was sitting, but she has never been harassed by police. However, the SPPD continue to defend their actions.

At The Atlantic, Conor Friedersdorf points out how simple it would have been for police to resolve this situation without violence and an arrest had they cared to do so:

His story about getting his kids wasn’t merely plausible, given the man’s age and the fact that there was a school right there–it was a story the female police officer shown at the beginning of the video or the male officer shown later could easily confirm.

Lollie is also absolutely correct that no law required him to show an ID to police officers. As Flex Your Rights explains, “Police can never compel you to identify yourself without reasonable suspicion to believe you’re involved in illegal activity,” and while 24 states have passed “stop and identify” statutes “requiring citizens to reveal their identity when officers have reasonable suspicion to believe criminal activity may be taking place,” Minnesota isn’t one of those states.

The female officer shown in the beginning of the video could easily have de-escalated the encounter by saying, “You’re right, sir, you have every right to refuse to show me identification, and if you’re just picking up your kids I’m so sorry to have bothered you. If you don’t mind, I just want to walk with you to confirm that your story checks out so I can inform the 911 caller of their error. That way we can make sure this never happens again when you’re just here to pick up your kids.”

Or she could’ve said, “Sir, I totally see why this is confusing–a lot of people would think so. Let me try to explain. That totally looks like a public seating area, but it’s actually private. Don’t you think they should have a sign saying so? Calling me may seem like an overreaction, but technically they can ask you to leave. You’re walking away now, so there’s actually no problem as long as you’re not going to go back. Are you? Okay, then we have no problem, have a wonderful day.”

As Lollie is carried away post-tasing, he can be heard challenging the officers’ “legal” assault: "Who are you? You don’t rule me. I didn’t do anything wrong. I didn’t hurt anybody. I didn’t touch anybody."

If only the SPPD could honestly say the same.

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That video that was being passed around yesterday

dynastylnoire

boooooooooooooooooooooost

modernlifeisagainstme

This is in a town close to where I live. The SPPD and the MPD (Minneapolis) have been known to be brutal fucking pieces of pig shit.

person: get your license

me: The Road Is A Terrifying Place And I Am Very Afraid To Drive

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what does whoever owns this train do with it any other time ??? whose train is this ??? i want this story

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i’ve seen a lot of people reblogging news from ferguson, wondering if the situation has changed at all. the answer is YES—massively! so i thought i would compile some updates, courtesy of alderman antonio french (who, less than 24 hours ago, was being [wrongfully] held in jail for alleged unlawful assembly). the time right now is 4:20AM CST, august 15th.

yesterday afternoon—thursday, august 14th—ferguson & stl police were taken out of control of ferguson and replaced with MO highway patrol, led by captain ron johnson, who grew up in the area. his first order of business was to order police to remove their masks and cease violent tactics.

orange cones replaced tanks, the police line vanished, not a drop of tear gas was in sight and families felt safe enough to have their young people out protesting with them. without the fear tactics and police intimidation, people came out in droves to support ferguson.

the discussion of mike brown cannot end here. the relief is palpable and the decrease of tension under johnson’s excellent leadership is a huge mercy, but justice has not been served yet. now, hopefully, citizens will get to work together with the legal system for swift and transparent justice for mike brown & the countless other black men & women across the nation who have been unlawfully treated, and in many cases died, at the hands of police. let all of us use the alleviated atmosphere to focus the conversation, focus the nation. #mikebrown

angrywocunited

So the wife of Ferguson police chief says community is “feral”.

A wild cracker appears.

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WHAT THE F UCK

bogzoi

LITERALLY how can this petition possibly still be struggling to break 70k signatures?? are you against more measures to keep cops from killing black people in the streets? in their own homes? please signal boost this petition to all your social media sites.