Thoughts at the Speed of Confusion

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It would be a real shame if instead of being covered by paint, which can be removed, bronze statues of racists were to come into contact with saltwater or tomatoes and be destroyed by irreversible bronze disease.

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developing story relating to the protests, i’m still digging through twitter trying to figure this stuff out as i go

okay so there was some buzz about “armed black panthers” showing up at the protests-

naturally, i was hoping this was members of the New Afrikan Black Panther Party (maoist) and not the New Black Panther Party (reactionary) (yes there are two different politically opposite revivals of the Black Panther Party and yes this does get confusing)

later i learned that the buzz was that the panthers in question were not affiliated with the NABPP and thus were probably associated with the NBPP. further bad news came in the form of this photo:

this photo of course inspired condemnation of the NBPP, and was pointed to as a demonstration that reactionary nationalism fails to be liberatory- which is true, but then there was buzz from the NBPP-supporting side of twitter that they don’t know who this is and don’t co-sign her actions. furthermore, the patches used by this group:

don’t match those used by the NABPP or the NBPP.

so there are a lot of questions still remaining, but it seems that either there is yet another group reviving the BPP name, or, more likely, this entire scenario is a psy-op staged by the police themselves.

someone says they tracked down their instagrams and found out that they’re all actors and models, but i still don’t have confirmation of this yet.

[leviathan-supersystem]

oh also i forgot to mention this but not only is that patch not used by any of the various revivalist black panther groups but it’s actually used by the 66th Infantry Division of the US Army

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they’re all actors btw

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Jesus fucking Christ

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WAYS TO SUPPORT/BE AN ALLY

Here is a compilation of places to donate (IF you can, simply reblogging and sharing this can help) and petition to sign. I found these websites and organizations on twitter.

DONATIONS

THE MINNESOTA  FREEDOM FUND: Donate to this to collect funds to pay jail bonds for the protesters who get arrested.

BLACK LIVES MATTER: An organization fighting for the BLM movement. Donate if you can. 

BLACK VISIONS MN: an organization that is led by Black, Queer and Trans people. Donate if you can.

NAACP Legal Defense Fund: Fights for the overall equality fight. Donate if you can.

PETITIONS

Willie Simmons has spent 38 years in prison for a $9 robbery. He had two prior convictions similar to robbery that he served time for. He was prosecuted under the Alabama Habitual Offender law and was given a life sentence for his third strike - stealing 9 (NINE) dollars. Sign his petition. 

Breonna Taylor was killed by police who were conducting an UNANNOUNCED drug raid, where they gave no request to enter. They bashed her door and entered, shooting her EIGHT times. They were in the WRONG HOUSE. 

George Floyd was killed by a police officer who knelt on his neck and suffocated him to death, after George pleaded with the officer and told him he couldn’t breathe. The officer had pulled him from where he sat in his car on an alleged FORGERY. You can also text “FLOYD” to 55156

ARREST THE OFFICERS WHO KILLED GEORGE FLOYD: The main police officer who murdered George is being kept in PROTECTIVE CUSTODY. You probably have heard he was arrested, but this is NOT TRUE. He was placed under PROTECTIVE custody because of the riots and “threats” on his life. 

If you know of ANY other organizations or petitions, PLEASE ADD TO THIS LIST. The fight for justice doesn’t end here, it will never end. Especially when the president of the United States calls white supremacists good people and protesters of a mans death THUGS. USE YOUR VOICE. NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE. FUCK COPS. FUCK “BLUE LIVES”. ALL BLACK LIVES MATTER!

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the minnesota freedom fund is asking folks to donate to other organizations instead. the specific ones they listed are black visions, linked above, and these two:

northstar health collective, organized healthcare professionals working with anti-authoritarian groups

reclaim the block, a collective that aims to redistribute funding away from police and towards more community-oriented projects in minneapolis

these are the links i send to my facebook friends who keep running their mouths about “the protests hurting the community”

minnehaha food shelf & calvary church food shelf are both centered in the south minneapolis area where the riots started. the grocery stores in the area have been decimated, so food shelves and food insecurity charities need a lot of love right now.

northside funders group is a philanthropic group in the twin cities that’s using all its funds right now for helping local businesses

migizi is a native american media/history nonprofit whose office was destroyed in the riots

we love lake street is devoting funds specifically towards rebuilding the lake street area in south minneapolis

some more groups that could use your help

the healing justice foundation is a national nonprofit that’s specifically focusing on mental health resources for bipoc right now

ctul is a nonprofit focused on low-wage workers and workers rights in minnesota

mpd 150 is focused on policing and specifically trying to reroute the conversation from “we need to change police procedures” to “the police need structural reform”

the spiral collective is providing funds for supplies, medic kits, and other things that protesters will need on the ground

unicorn riot is a media collective that has had people on the ground filming every night in minneapolis

last but not least some more bail funds

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I saw this tiktok on twitter and I just had to 😂

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this is so much more well animated than is called for

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Rest in Peace, Lonnie :(

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Barbie Princess Charm School (2011) hits the kids with a lesson on Gentrification real hard

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(Rare) Selena Quintanilla covers Michael Jackson’s hit “Billie Jean” in 1987

“Janet Jackson’s brother” 😂😂😂

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Averaged Faces of Members of the 116th United States Congress

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It’s him, Gerry Mandering

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( ◕ ᴥ ◕ ) /

Photo by Ivan Kislov

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Like parents, like daughters

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the prince of egypt (1998) dir. steve hickner, simon wells & brenda chapman “a single thread in a tapestry, though its color brightly shine, can never see its purpose in the pattern of the grand design. and the stone that sits on the very top of the mountain’s mighty face, does it think it’s more important, than the stones that form the base? so how can you see what your life is worth, or where your value lies? you can never see through the eyes of man. you must look at your life… look at your life through heaven’s eyes!”

[jaubaius]

You had me at Bear Cat (sound on)

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I’ve held a binturong many times, and yes, they do frequently accidentally strangle their handlers. They’re also little chaos demons who can, and will, use all of their intelligence and willpower to make your life as difficult as possible, and get great joy out of doing so. They have the personality of a raccoon with an increased physical ability for mischief making due to their claws and tail.

Also they smell like oddly musty popcorn and will make you smell like oddly musty popcorn for the rest of the day.

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If you can’t have the sound on, for whatever reason, it’s just the guy talking about binturongs; but the most relevant bit is “they have a very strong prehensile tail, so they can use those to grab tree branches, or choke their handler”.

[scotianostra]

Back off ya spooky wee virus thingy