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China is putting Uyghur Muslims into Concentration Camps
This is one of the greatest attrocities and oppression taking place in the world today yet still it is one of the least talked about issues. It’s estimated possibly over 2 million Uyghur Muslims have been put into these concentration camps which China calls “re-edcuation camps” and the goals is to wipe out and clean them from their cultural and religious identity. They have built dozens of these camps with fortified walls and barbed wire fences which they hide from the world media.
China sees Islam as an ‘ideological disease’. Many of the people put in these camps don’t make it out alive due to to the harsh living conditions inside. Many leave behind children who are then sent to government run orphanages and are brainwashed from a young age removing their cultural and religious identity.
Uyghur Muslims can be arrested and put in these camps for the smallest of reasons and every step they take is monitored by the authorities. Facial recognition cameras and high tech equipment has been deployed in East Turkestan turning it into a complete surveillance state. This isn’t fantasy or ‘fake news’. This is happening now in East Turkestan. Don’t let history repeat itself. Share and let the world know the truth.
please boost this!!!!
I believe every word here because I remember China’s infiltration in African countries especially Uganda. Forcing the women to marry Chinese men and give up their culture as a way to maintain tight control of their minerals and resources. The Chinese are the new colonizers but they are getting away with because no one is aware of it. They are being a lot smarter about it and thus history repeats itself. Please spread awareness about their literal concentration/ death camps.
Signal boost bc this ain’t a joke.
I’ve met the refugees, I’ve heard their stories. Western media could care less, so let’s do their job for them and spread this like wildfire.
Humanity promised itself ‘never again’ after the horrific tragedy of the Holocaust. Let’s keep that promise.
These aren’t ‘reeducation camps’. People are going in and they aren’t coming back out. Their children are taken from them and sent to state run orphanages where they are taught that their religion and culture isn’t conducive to a prosperous society.
This needs to be spread around more on Arab media so let’s get it there please
boost. this, my boys and girls.
https://www.change.org/p/heritage-xperiencial-learning-school-we-would-like-to-raise-awareness-on-cruel-injustice-taking-place-against-muslim-uyghurs/share_for_starters?just_created=true
just for awareness, nothing much else! acknowledgement is the first step here.
wishing all my asian american mutuals a very safe and good day today
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HI. TEXANS. PEOPLE WITHOUT POWER. HERES A BUNCH OF THINGS THAT MIGHT HELP
Via a bunch of people ( @marelicina @paperback-rainbows @chaosofbattle and myself who know some stuff about cold temps)
Have a bunch of water stocked up in big bottles (ONLY USE WHEN POWER IS OUT)
Layers, layers, layers!! It’s been said before but they MATTER. Warm hats, socks and gloves! Multiple layers of everything makes it awkward to walk but It Doesn’t Matter because it’ll keep you warm
Wear scarves, hats, winter coats, and even shoes indoors
Old clothes that are too big are good for later layers
You should sleep in the layers you wear during the day, but you can take off a few layers, as you might get too hot
Minimize the amount of time you’re naked/wearing less clothes
Silky stuff doesn’t hold heat well, it gets cold easy
Being cold with protection and cold without protection is VERY different
If you don’t have neck warmers/bandanas, masks keep your face warm
You lose the most heat from your head, feet, and chest
Minimize surface area by curling into a ball or laying facedown
Sleeping does help preserve warmth, but too much can cause more harm than help
Face, fingers, toes, hands, feet, ears tend to get coldest fastest. Arms and legs take a bit more work to get cold (when covered)
Keep your chest, head, feet, and hands warm (cold hands lose functionality fast)
Please please please keep your hands warm. You do everything with them.
If your fingers/toes go from being freezing to not having any feeling that is FROSTBITE SETTING IN. Warm them up FAST.
Again; fingers, nose and toes get cold fast
Layer your chest as much as possible
Wet hair/skin is BAD. Avoid as much as possible. It makes you 100x colder
Shower less because if you lose power it’ll be BAD
If you get wet: take off the wet clothes IMMEDIATELY. Dry off and put something else on ASAP
Snowy clothes are wet clothes, even if it doesn’t feel like it
If the power is out long-term. Do not shower/bathe. Wipe yourself down really fast with a damp cloth and leave it at that.
Sanitary wipes are much better than showers/baths
Wood flooring is better than tile and stone but not by much
Carpets/having blankets on the ground are/is better than bare flooring
Sitting/laying on the floor is Not Helpful. The floor gets colder faster
Bringing mattresses and cushions into one small room to sit on helps
Heat goes to the top of the room, so having your feet/hands up/off the floor is better
Again: get everyone in the same room. Pets, plants, EVERYONE. The smaller the room, the better. Large rooms are harder to keep heated.
Enclosed/small spaces are warmer
Close your windows. Close the shades and curtains. Heat escapes through windows
Get all the blankets possible in the room you’re all staying in
Clothes too. It’ll make a mess but all else fails, you can use them in a way similar to blankets, or as more layers
HUDDLE TOGETHER FOR WARMTH. You don’t have to be touching (if you’re touch averse) but the closer you are to people, the more heat you share
Keep younger children, the elderly, and pets near the middle of the huddle. They get cold faster
Conserve your energy as much as possible. Cold saps your energy FAST
BUT do move around every once in a while to keep circulation going. The cold will fuck it up.
If you go numb that is BAD. VERY VERY BAD. Move around if you start to go numb. Take care of your circulation
Candles give off a bit of both heat and light, but use them carefully
Battery and solar powered things will help a LOT. Keep them charged
If you get power back for even a short bit, charge portable chargers to use later
Your phone will die so much faster if it gets cold
If you can, turn off bluetooth on your phone, and close all unneeded apps. If you’re not going to be online, turn off your wifi and put it on airplane mode. It’ll conserve battery
If you get power back, make hot drinks and keep them in thermoses
Drinks made in hot dairy will probably give you more energy and warmth rather than just hot water
Holding said thermos will also help keep your hands a bit warmer
The food coolers you’d fill with ice and take to the beach can keep food hot, so you can put food in there to keep it warmer longer.
Peanut butter and bread provides some nutrients and energy and doesn’t require energy to make
Hard to prepare food is Bad. Any food should be easy to make
Having pre-prepared food that you don’t need to heat up is important
Eat the unhealthy boxed meals with a shit ton of calories. Whatever diet you’re on doesn’t matter, you need food. (Allergies don’t count obvs)
If you can make bread, do it. Download a recipe and make sure you have it. It usually requires power, but bread is a good base thing to eat.
If doesn’t have to be loaf bread either!! There are flatbreads that are easier and faster to make
If things have an expiration date, try and eat those first, but make sure you have enough food to last for a while
Canned stuff is good too, especially if you don’t have to heat it up
Please don’t start fires to cook things if you’re indoors. If you have a to-code fire pit in your living room, you might be able to use that, but please, please be safe
Eating snow is a HORRIBLE idea. It’s dirty as shit and it’ll make you so much colder.
You can boil it in an emergency, but it’s not reccomended at all
DRIVING ON ICE/SNOW USES A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SKILLSET.
Don’t drive in snow, especially blowing snow. Don’t.
If you absolutely have to drive, at least double the distance between you and cars in front of you.
Be super careful. Don’t get distracted by falling snow. If you can’t see through the snow, PULL OVER. Keep near the shoulder of the road so you can get traction if needed.
Start slowing down before you get near stop signs/traffic lights. Ice tends to build up around them.
Ice can and will fuck your shit up. Google tips on how to survive ice, ESPECIALLY black ice.
Make sure your car doesn’t freeze over. It can really fuck with the internal mechanisms. They do not react well with cold temperatures.
Keep a blanket and flashlight in the back seat of your car, even if you don’t think you’ll need it. You might, and it’s better safe than sorry.
If you are going to drive, do not dress for the car. I do not care how hot you will get in the car, dress for the outside temperatures, because if your car breaks down, you are FUCKED.
If it looks like your power might go out, tell someone, but make sure they don’t come to check on you. Nobody should be leaving their houses.
Direct wind is BAD. Windchill makes everything worse, and can cut through all of your layers.
Morale is important. I know this sucks, and it’s hard to stay positive, but the more down everyone in the house is, the harder it gets to keep staying safe and to have the energy to stay safe
METAL IS BAD. VERY BAD. It gets cold very fast, and your skin can (and will) stick to it.
WET METAL IS EVEN WORSE. That is a guarantee that you’ll get stuck to it.
If you do get stuck to metal, WARM water poured over the area of contact should help you get free.
Putting salt in front of your house will help keep snow/ice off.
If you’re going down/up an icy/steep place, going sideways is good. Always keep one foot on a steady spot.
In general, when moving on ice, move slowly, keep your body low, shuffle or take small steps, and if you have to crawl, fucking crawl.
If you are crawling, DO NOT put your bare hands in the snow. Don’t put bare ANYTHING in the snow.
There is no time for pride to get in the way. If it helps you stay alive and safe, it helps you stay alive and safe.
Snow in shoes is BAD. Always look for the path with the least snow.
Wrapping cloth around your shoes can help you walk on ice/slick surfaces. If you don’t have any winter shoes, this will help.
If you do the above, don’t use things you want to wear. It’ll take forever for it to dry.
That’s all for now, Texan friends please stay safe and take care, we’re all here for you <3
IF I SEE ANYONE IN THE NOTES BEING A CLOWN TOWARDS TEXANS ITS AN INSTANT BLOCK. CARE ABOUT OTHERS. DONT BE A DICK.
IF YOU SAY ANYTHING ABOUT TEXAS BEING A RED STATE I WILL PHYSICALLY FIGHT YOU. THE PEOPLE NEED HELP. REBLOG THIS.
it’s the 21st day of the 21st year of the 21st century.
you can only reblog this today.
why closed captioning should always be provided on every video:
Deaf People Exist
auditory processing disorder is a Bitch
people with ADHD can find it hard to concentrate on what is being said without the words in front of them
^autistic people for the same reason
autistic people may also find it hard to interpret verbal messages within the context of the video, so it's useful to have written alternatives to fall back on
do you know how painful it is to be excluded from every joke, every video, every conversation because others just Can't Be Bothered?
some people live in a conservative household or with family who don't share the same ideals, and they may not have privacy to view things on their own, so they may need to watch things with the volume extremely low or muted
We Want To Watch Videos In Public, Dammit
feel free to add on!
as always, ableism will get you blocked (:
tw: hate crime, lynching, disfigurement
Quawan Charles was only 15 when we he was taken from his home on Oct. 30, 2020. He was last seen with a “friend” and the friend’s mom. His parents reported it to the police and were told that he was probably at a football game.
He was found on Nov. 2nd with wounds so horrific they’re being compared to Emmit Till’s. The family is not being provided with the official autopsy results, so they have to raise their own money to get a second autopsy before his funeral because of the chances of a cover up.
If you’d like to donate, you can google ‘Quawan Charles gofundme’. I have not posted the link because the cover photo of the gofundme is Quawan’s battered body and it is potentially triggering.
Farewell online privacy
What happened?
Trump happened.
just get a VPN?
You can’t just tell people to ‘get a VPN (Virtual Private Network)’. Buying a VPN is like buying a house. It’s very very important. Having no VPN or having a ‘wrong’ one can seriously damage your life. Especially for Americans because their privacy laws are garbage. I am going to try explain why you should get a VPN but bare with me, I am from Germany and my English is far from perfect.
Let’s start with a simple test. Click this link here: https://whatismyipaddress.com/ It will tell your IP adres, your ISP (internet service provider), and your location. The location might not be very accurate, but then again, it’s just a simple website. Imagine what the government can do!
So basically, everyone can find out where you live. But there is more danger. Your ISP. Your ISP logs your every move online and they are required to keep it in case the government wants access to it (or if a 3rd party wants to buy your data (yikes). They have everything. What websites you visit. How long you stay on a website. What you download. Your search terms. European laws are more subtle on this but if you are from the US you are #@*#&, especially because Trump doesn’t support the open internet. It’s scary but maybe in the future you can’t get a job because the recruiter knows your searched on ‘how to deal with depression’ or anythings else that’s supposed to be private because it’s your f*cking right. Or you get a $100k fine because you pirated a movie 15 years ago. You need a VPN. You’re dumb for not using one. but what does a VPN do?
A VPN encrypts all your data so if it were be intercepted no one can ‘crack the code’ and damage your privacy.
Usually being online goes like this (simplified): Your computer —-> ISP (—–> keeps data —–> sells it)
But with a VPN it goes like: Your computer —–> VPN (encrypts data)—–> ISP (ISP can’t see shit)
Furthermore, a VPN hides your IP address and location by giving you another IP address located in Spain for example (you can often choose from a list and change as many times as you want).
Now that you know why you should get a VPN and what is does it is important to educate yourself because people often choose the wrong VPN. VPN providers are also businesses and have to obey the law. If you choose a VPN provider located in the US then you are throwing your money away because the laws in the US shits on your privacy. If the US gov wants the provider to give all their logs they have to obey. The ISP still can’t see what you are doing online and sell your data but the US gov can interfere with your VPN provider so NEVER CHOOSE A PROVIDER LOCATED IN THE US.
I just wanted to make that very clear so my followers don’t buy false security.
There is still more danger! Who says your VPN provider isn’t selling your data? You need to check their logging policy. Do they keep logs? If yes, what for? For how long do they keep them? Tip: Choose a provider who doesn’t keep logs
More about law The US is part of the Five Eyes program (the worst):
The Five Eyes, often abbreviated as FVEY, is an intelligence alliance comprising Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. These countries are bound by the multilateral UKUSA Agreement, a treaty for joint cooperation in signals intelligence (source)
There is also a Nine Eyes (bit better) and Fourteen Eyes Program (better). You don’t want a VPN provider who is located in one the Five Eyes countries. If you had to choose go for a provider located in a country that’s part of the Fourteen Eyes Program or even better, go for a country that isn’t part of any program!
I know this is a shitty explanation and please pardon my english but now it’s time to do your own research. Take your privacy seriously. Maybe WWIII breaks out and you get killed for liking the ‘wrong’ FB-page.
Go to this website: https://thatoneprivacysite.net/simple-vpn-comparison-chart/
Make sure that your future VPN provider both has green boxes for Privacy Jurisdiction and Privacy Logging.
I recommend ovpn.se and trust.zone. ovpn is located in Sweden so they are part of the 14 Eyes Program and they keep minimal logs. Their business ethics, however, are alright.
Trustzone is located in the Seychelles. No country can interfere and their privacy jurisdiction is the best you can get. The US want your data but needs to get it from Trustzone? The Seychelles will simply give them the finger and wave them goodbye. However, this makes this provider very appealing for people who torrent and criminals because they keep no logs (and that is how it shoud be) Also, there are almost no marketing efforts so this provider is one the cheapest)
Also, often providers such as ExpressVPN are being called ‘The Best’ on websites about VPNs but know that this is just marketing which also makes those provider more expensive (and they too shit on your privacy)
This must be the worst article you have ever read but please, please take your privacy very seriously.
EDIT: I got many people asking me which provider I use. For those who want to know, I use Trust Zone. They offer a free 3-day trial with no strings attached. But still do your own research!
I am also with Trustzone but I think you forgot to explain one of it’s most important features. It protects you when you are using someone else’s Wi-Fi. If you are at Starbucks and you use their Wi-Fi your privacy is at risk. Anyone with ill intentions could steal your information. Especially if you are using an unsecured Wi-Fi hotspot. With a VPN your data gets encrypted so no one can steal it.
Wait, what’s going, on? Did trump destroy internet privacy with a bill or something? Where’s the news? Oh wait, why am I getting visions of Alex Jones and selling water purifiers?
He hasn’t yet but he says he wants to. And if he is serious about it it would be really easy to do. Since all our data is already recorded, as the person above explained.
Trump wants more surveillance of Muslim Americans. This in a country where internet privacy is already close to non-existent.
Trust.Zone has a free trial. Use it.
btw this post only has 11k notes? That’s quite disappointing for something this important.
Don’t reblog this post to save a life. Reblog this to protect an entire family!
@earth-ruins @writing-prompt-s Should I get trustzone for my mobile device?
If you use public Wi-Fi, then yes. Which VPN you use is up to you, amigo. Take @earth-ruins advice. Do your own research first.
@elvesfromthedeep just brought the current situation in the US to my attention (March 30, 2017).
Sources
Anger as US internet privacy law scrapped
Congress just voted to let internet providers sell your browsing history
To all my friends in the US, please read this entire post. Making everyone aware of VPNs is going to be my mission. Your privacy matters. Please reblog this post.
Don’t tell me you just wanted to scroll past this. Stop looking at pictures of cats for a moment, okay? Don’t you realize how important this is? This is dangerous! ‘America, the best FREE country in the world’ my ass.
With this new law your ISP can sell your Internet history which could include passwords, usernames, religion, credit card numbers, race and much more to the highest bidder. So here is what I want you to do. You are going to read the whole thing and before you think ’this is so important. Let me reblog this real quick and go back to admiring cats again-’ NO! Don’t reblog this. Take action first. Then reblog. Sign up for a free trial! Trust.Zone offers one (here). Yes. It might be difficult to set up a VPN for some people. But is that going to stop you from protecting yourself and your family? 30 minutes. 30 minutes is all that it takes. 5 if you know how to install software. The problem with some of you is that you see ‘difficult’ as something negative. I want you to see difficult differently. I need you to push through this stuff. You are going to protect yourself. There is nothing negative about that. VPNs are fun and costsaving too! A VPN bypasses geographical restrictions so you can access websites you normally can’t or you could start Netflix’s one month free trial over and over again- forever. And it’s legal! (unless you use it to buy weapons etc.,) Don’t tell yourself that you are too tired and that you will do this tomorrow. Because that isn’t going to happen and you know it. You have to do this right now. You only have to click on it. Don’t let this/shit/life just happen to you. Take yourself seriously. Get a VPN.
Privacy is not a privilege, it’s a fundamental human right
Ok sorry that it’s so freaking long and also sorry for the language, but this is extremely important. Please reblog!
Reblogging again bc this is important
We have a VPN you should get one too
Please read.
Can you get them for your phones?
^ you can. & when you have a subscription you can use it on your phone and computer. no need for separate subs or purchases.
it is absolutely so important for safety. but one of my fave things to do with my vpn is access non-US netflix. I mean other places have all the new good place eps, all the ‘classic’ bggo eps…
IMPORTANT
THIS. READ THIS.
