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the old house (spn sideblog because i am unclean: @sammytorture)

[emmaharwoods]

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[realpersonfacts]

when girls have the ugliest boyfriends…girl stop. i could be your ugly girlfriend instead.

[examtorture]

why are some of my favourite characters either

a) really traumatized lawyers having narratives strewn with religious guilt and themes of repentance, or

b) really traumatized would-have-been lawyers having narratives strewn with religious guilt and themes of repentance ?

just to be clear i am talking about jude st francis, matt murdock, and sam winchester. anyone else here feel me?

[m0derngrrl]

Carrie Brownstein in Fan Mail (2003)

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son ???

[rozieramati]

Comme des Garçons: Poem T-Shirt (2002)  Designed By: Junya Watanabe

[tiredguyswag]

dont get me wrong, its great that pradhan resigned and all, but i cant help but think that the only reason that this protest reached its (toothless) goal is because of how a lot of the people involved in it and heading it were privileged UC/middle-class people who although politically opposed to BJP were ideologically aligned with it. thats the only reason their voices were heard, that it was so widely televised in comparison to the trans bill protests or ken-batwa etc. this protest was just a drop in the ocean compared to the CAA NRC protests and farmers protests and what have you. his resignation was dipke's only goal, and the only reason a lot of the involved students spoke up is to get the situation back to the status quo. i hope you all remember that the education system in india needs radical change. the entire system of neet and competitive exams is flawed. and the resignation of dharmendra pradhan is in the end simply to appease, it does not contribute much to any meaningful, necessary radical change.

dont stop fighting.

[churrosandbrownie]

THIS THIS THIS THIS

Also this is why while the upper middle savarna class will always have the loudest voices they'll be the shallowest. Pradhan resigned. New one is worse. Next year it will be sold again. Not that it matters because the entire system is flawed from the core.

Umar Khalid was questioning the structure, the very system and he's been in the jail without a trial for 6 years. Not even British used to do that. They used to put up a farce of a trial but they did that. The current state of India doesn't even pretend that it considers Dalits, tribals, muslims more than second class citizens.

[examtorture]

i love switching up my tumblr appearance everytime i start going through any emotional/mental/life crisis.

[liamupdates]

liampayne via Instagram story - 02/19

[loveridden1999]

education minister dharmendra pradhan resigns!!!!!

[loveridden1999]

[wherestoriescomefrom]

something really interesting about the way bhagat singh is remembered. for leftists in India, he's everything - on wall murals, on paintings, in our salutes and in the pamphlets. but people outside that... like my mum and dad don't know him that way. he's just a revolutionary in the broader unconscious. just a brave man who gave his life for the country. someone from Rang De Basanti, i guess.

and then there's this other, more complex, more interesting Bhagat Singh of his letters... of leftist imagination. someone who stridently stood against Indian capitalism as well as colonisation. my friend read his letters in Punjabi, her first introduction to leftism was him. i met him on wall paintings at university with quotes i couldn't have imagined he said. quotes that wouldn't fit in Rang De Basanti.

man who gave up his life for freedom, indeed

[lokihiddleston]

DEAD POETS SOCIETY (1989)

[loveridden1999]

i need indian youth to remember this anger and hold on to it and make sure that this time you stand up for muslims, dalits, trans community, framers, manipur and student activists the same way next time. now that you've seen how barbaric our police is, always remember that its first victim is minorities & it is our responsibility to let them know that we will not let that happen. when they come for them you stop the ball there itself.

[loveridden1999]

few updates you guys need to know about what's happening as an aftermath of 20th july & still the continued protest-

• they've started detaining students liberally. if you're going to the protest or coming from it they're very likely to detain you (the police has spread it check points all across central delhi). you'll be denied entry by auto or even walk, they'll either try to scare you away or detain you. if you're coming from other state especially by railway you'll be asked what are you here for & be asked to prove it.

• the government has blocked 17 metro stations surrounding jantar mantar. for some reason they're also covering up janpath & other nearby metro stations. all entrances to jantar mantar have been closed off & a complete internet shutdown near jantar mantar.

• they are denying lawyers contact with their clients. they've also been denied entry in police station to speak to their clients, that inspector has apologized qa of now & an internal investigation for his behaviour is said to have started.

• they're also making sure that the protesters have no access to food, water or electricity. last night electricity supply to janpath was cut off ++ the police are now stopping delivery men at check points & seizing food ordered by supporters from all across the country (don't worry they have enough food).

• cafes & shops in connaught place have been given a legal notice to shut down by 6 (since many of them were providing free water & washroom services to protesters). even nearby hotels have denied room booking to doctors.

• many creators have been offered money to speak against the protest & start a hate campaign.

• we are under complete state surveillance. the police is using meta ai glasses to record the protesters, and is later running a facial recognition check on them.

anyways if you're still planning to go this weekend because no more office & let's be honest none of us will stop showing our support no matter how much they try to scare us, here are few things you should remember.

[loveridden1999]

every morning by mary oliver

[certified-yapper-guy]

also the increasing number of posts i'm seeing 'demanding' solidarity from muslims for these protests. it's baffling. muslims have been at the forefront of resistance in this country for decades while majority of the same crowd that is currently protesting, has turned a blind eye or even encouraged the brutality they have faced at the hands of the state. you called them anti national for doing the same. how can you forget umar khalid, sharjeel imam and many other activists who are behind bars without a trial?

it's good to see the youth gain a political consciousness, you should absolutely go to these protests, it is your right. but do not forget the countless voices that you ignored and mocked until the water reached at your doorstep.

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